Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
Celebrating 100 Days of Kindergarten
This week, we had the joy of celebrating a significant milestone in our youngest students' educational journey – the 100th day of kindergarten! Our Kindy students have reached this special day with excitement, enthusiasm, and countless achievements.
To celebrate the special occasion, the Kindy classrooms were buzzing with energy and creativity. The children engaged in a variety of activities with their buddies focussing on the number 100, making this day both educational and fun. Our fabulous Kindy teachers organised a series of engaging tasks and projects, ensuring that the celebration was as meaningful as it was enjoyable.
My deepest gratitude to our Kindergarten teachers, Mrs Busseler, Mrs Brady and Miss Keating for their unwavering dedication. Their efforts have created a nurturing and stimulating environment where our students can thrive. Congratulations to our Kindergarten students on reaching this important milestone!
The Importance of Gratitude
Research has shown that practising gratitude on a regular basis enhances our mental and physical well-being. It reduces anxiety, improves sleep and generally brings a great sense of contentment. Practising gratitude helps us to refine what really matters in life and draws us closer as a family. It shows us that too often we take things for granted, and that our happiest moments are often found in moments of simplicity. Gratitude leads us away from negativity and nurtures self-awareness, harmony and emotional resilience. Being grateful for something or someone is also a simple form of thanksgiving and a simple way of praising God. It also helps us to be aware of God’s graces and presence in our daily lives.
Whilst sharing a meal, invite every family member to share at least three of the following questions and finish off your mini reflection with a simple thank you prayer:
What was really good today?
What am I thankful for?
What was the best thing I heard today?
What was the best thing I did today for someone else?
What was the best thing someone did for me?
What can I improve tomorrow?
What was the best thing I said to someone today?
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to
order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Melody Beattie, American Author.
Pauline Dinale
Principal
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| Term 3 |
| Week 3 | |
| Wed. 7 August | Holy Family Public Speaking Finals |
| Thursday 8 August | St Mary of the Cross Liturgy |
| Week 4 | |
| Monday 12 August | Book Week Parade |
| Tuesday 13 August | Stage 2 Soccer Gala Day at East Killara Assembly 2.15pm |
| Wed. 14 August | Stage 3 Soccer Gala Day at Hornsby Book Week Performance CSNSW Board & Diocesan Director's Visit |
| Thurs. 15 August | Solemnity of the Assumption Mass |
| Week 5 | |
| Monday 19 August | Staff Spirituality Day at Cana Communities |
| Tuesday 20 August | SPARK Day - Science Day at Berowra |
| Wed. 21 August | P&F Forum |
| Thurs. 22 August | North Shore Athletics Carnival |
| Week 6 | |
| Tuesday 27 August | Assembly 2.15pm |
| Wed. 28 August | Lower North Shore Public Speaking Competition at Pymble |
| Friday 30 August | Father's Day Liturgy Creative Arts Prize submission Set-up Art Show |
| Week 7 | |
| Fri. 6 to Sun. 8 Sept. | Lindfield Art Show and Fair |
| Sun. 8 Sept. | Tournament of the Minds Competition |
| Week 8 | |
| Tuesday 10 September | Assembly 2.15pm |
| Fri. 13 Sept. | Musica Viva - Kaboom Performance |
| Week 9 | |
| Wed. 18 Sept. | First Eucharist Parent's meeting 7pm SPARK - Sacred Geometry |
| Thurs. 19 Sept. | Senior School Gold Rush Day |
| Sunday 22 Sept. | Synodal Gathering No. 2 First Eucharist Rite of Enrolment Mass |
| Week 10 | |
| Tuesday 24 September | Zing Active Dance Showcase K-Year 6 Assembly 2.15pm |
| Thursday 26 September | Zing Activ Dance Challenge at Olympic Park Ignite Conference Term 3 concludes for students |
| Friday 27 Sept | Staff Development Day - Focus on Mathematics Curriculum |
Coles Development Update
Last week the site has made some progress, see below items that were achieved.
- Poured additional concrete to the L4 P3 upstands
- Poured concrete to the S09 overrun
- Continue with Sandstone on the Southern, Western & Eastern Elevation
- Complete with the Level 1 Unit Sheeting
- Continue with the Level 2 Unit Works
- Coles Fit Out continuing
Over the coming week we anticipate the below:
- Pour L4 Upstands
- Pour L5 Upstands
- Continue with Level 2 Sheeting
- Install Louvers to the Western Elevation
- Commence Render to the Western Elevation
- Continue with the Level 2 Unit Works
- Continue with the Internal Stud and Track for Level 3
- Continue with the Sandstone install of Southern & Eastern Elevation
