Principal's Message
TERM 2 SEMESTER 1
Bonjour à tous.
We celebrated the end of Catholic Education Week with a whole school mass today. What a wonderful way to end the week. It was lovely to see so many families joining in our school celebration.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LEARNING SUPPORT DAY - May 16th
We thank all our Learning Support staff for their dedication and hard work - they go above and beyond to support our staff and students.
Thank you: Simone, Holly, Claire, Heidi, Abbey, Nicole, Kizz,Elysha, Koby & Kym
Thank you to Genevieve Ellt for making the most divine cookies especially for our staff for the day. That was very kind of you. They were delightful and very much appreciated.
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DATE CHANGE FOR SCHOOL CLOSURE SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY 5th JUNE. Please note that the school closure scheduled for Friday 5th June has been rescheduled to MONDAY, 15th JUNE. This is due to capturing more staff members on a Monday than a Friday for this particular staff PD. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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A reminder around taking family holiday during school time.
Victorian Government regulations state that youmust request to take holidays during term time. Please view the link below for more information: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/behaviour/Pages/attendance.aspx
To remain compliant, the school requires that a Holiday Request Form must be completed priorto holidays that are taken during the school term.
The Holiday Request Form is available by request from the Principal, Liz O'Loughlin, at principal@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au Once this has been filled in and emailed back to Liz, an acceptance response form will be issued.
There is another great 5 minute read on the Community News page of this newsletter from John Quillinan called 'Entitlement'. It is well worth te read.
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DIARY DATES 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| TERM 2 | |
| MAY | |
| Mon 25 | SCHOOL CLOSURE |
| Thu 28 | Foundation Farm Excursion 9am-1.30pm |
| Fri 29 | First Eucharist Retreat at Mary MacKillop - all of Gr 4 cohort will attend this event F/1/2 Incursion |
| Round 5 Winter Sport vs Leongatha at Mary MacKillop | |
| Sat 30 | First Eucharist Mass Leongatha 5.30pm |
| Sun 31 | First Eucharist Mass Leongatha 11am |
| JUNE | |
| Thu 4 | Regional Cross Country |
| Mon 8 | Public Holiday |
| Thu 11 | Open Morning 9-10.45am |
| Fri 12 | Lightning Prem |
| Mon 15 | SCHOOL CLOSURE ** Note change of date from Fri 5th June |
| Tue 16 - Fri 26 | 3/4 Bike Ed Program |
| Tue 16 | Open Morning 9-10.45am |
| Wed 17 | Confirmation Parent Child Workshop 5.30pm |
| Thu 18 | F/1/2 Incursion |
| Fri 19 | AFL Girls , Netball Boys |
| Fri 26 | Last Day of Term 3 - 2.30pm finish |
| JULY | |
| Tue 14 | School resumes for Term 3 |
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Merci,
Enjoy your weekend.
Liz
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Heavenly Father,
We celebrate the diversity of learners across our world today. Thank You for the dedicated educators and learning support staff who work tirelessly to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed. Bless those who struggle to learn with the confidence, clarity, and tools to overcome their obstacles. We pray that our classrooms and institutions reflect Your love by being spaces of radical welcome, empathy, and lifelong growth.
AMEN