From the Principal

Do all that you do with love~

Dear Families,

And just like that, the term is over! What better way to end a term than with our annual footy day parade. The sun was shining, the songs played over the PA and the children cheered, sang and wore their footy colours with pride. Whether they were AFL, rugby or soccer jumpers, it didn't matter, we all united in our love of sport. Mrs Hinds kept us all entertained with her running commentary and Mr Sanchez played DJ. It is days like to day that our school community really shines.

This afternoon I will be presenting this term's 100% attendance awards, 33 children attended school every day this term and we are very proud of this! I will also be announcing this term's most improved attendance as well. These celebrations, started last semester, seem to have had a positive impact on some of the children's attendance figures - thank you for supporting us with this, every day really does count. Please remember, this doesn't mean we want you to send your child to school if they are genuinely unwell, we certainly don't want germs passing through the classrooms. A friendly reminder - if you are taking your child out of school for a holiday, you need to send an email to principal@sttcbourne.catholic.edu.au advising of the dates so that a letter of approval can be sent and we can record this information for attendance auditing purposes.

A formal invitation will be shared with you all, but please keep the afternoon of Thursday 16th October free, we have the wonderful Andrew Chinn coming to work with the children. Andrew has written a lot of the songs that we sing at our Masses and Liturgies and he works with the students to put together a mini-concert for them to showcase one of his songs with the rest of the school. We would love to see family members there, his passion for sharing the Gospel through song is infectious and it will be a wonderful day!

Have a wonderful break and enjoy some quality time with your children. Stay safe and well and I look forward to welcoming everyone back next term!

Felicity Broughton

principal@sttcbourne.catholic.edu.au