Good afternoon families,

I hope you all had a good week and are now preparing for the footy season to start and the weather to slowly change.

This year, Lent begins on March 5 and ends on April 17. Lent is 40 days long to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert before starting his own ministry.

The three traditional pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Through the three pillars of Lent we journey to develop a closer relationship to God. The 40 days of Lent should be filled with reflection, service and prayer.

On Wednesday ( Ash Wednesday) the students from Years 4 - 6 will attend mass at 12 pm. Parents are welcome.

Preps begin full time school this week.

Carpark and safety for our whole community.

The gates open at 2.50pm at the end of each school day. Please do not arrive too early to queue up in the local streets as it is blocking the street for residents.

Please do not park in the Drop and Go area, if you are walking your child/ren into class, then you need to park in the centre carparks.

Please do not cut through the carpark as you exit. You need to go all the way around the carpark to exit legally and safely.

Please make sure your children are safely seated in your car, as last week I was sent a photo of a parent leaving the school with their child standing on the seat and part of their body was out the top of the sun roof.

School Closure - Student Free Days

Tuesday 11 March is a school closure day and therefore it is a student free day. The staff will be at school, participating in a literacy professional development day.

Friday 6 June staff will be working with Father Rob Galea on Faith Development

2026 Prep School Tours

Our next school tour is on Friday 14 March at 9.30 am

The dates for the tours are

Tuesday 25 March 9.30 am

Thursday 1 May 9.30 am

Thursday 8 May 6.30pm

Sunday 18 May 10.30 am

Monday 19 May 9.30 am

Wednesday 11 June 9.30 am

Thursday 26 June 9.30 am

If you know anyone who maybe interested in a school tour for a child beginning school in 2026, please pass on these dates.

Kids on Keys

Kids on Keys music lessons will now be on a rotational time table. Cath Dowling will have notified any parent who have their child/ren enrolled in this program and alerted them to the change. The school will notify all classroom teachers of the weekly timetable so they will try and remind the students of their lessons each week.

School Advisory Council

We had our first SAC meeting last Tuesday night. We welcomed a new member Mr Jean Roux. Jean joins Bill Tabourlos (Chair person), Julian Lau, Daniel Belton, Nicole Dobrohotoff and Linda Mc Donald- Jones. The SAC members who attended the meeting went through the new MACS Code of Conduct. All SAC members will sign the St Louis' Child Safety Code of Conduct.

Community radio

Some of our Year 6 STEM/Podcast team participated in the Community radio last Thursday morning. Four of the team did a fantastic job and their discussions were informative and entertaining. Well done Jimmy, Alex, Lincoln and Cooper.

Chelsea District Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to our swim team for the fabulous job they did yesterday in the Chelsea District swimming carnival. Everyone competitor gave their very best and I was so proud of their effort and behaviour. Thank you to Mr Andrew and Rachel for training our swim team. Thank you to Mr Wood for the fantastic cheering and supervision of our students.

I will be on leave from Thursday 6 March until Monday 17 March. I will travelling in India and doing a cooking course. Mrs Michelle Barron will be in charge in my absence.

Enjoy your week

Carmel Stutterd

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