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

Book Week ~ At Holy Family