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Calendar Dates- What's on.

DECEMBER

15th Final Assembly - 9.00am

15th Last Day of School - 1.00pm Dismissal

JANUARY 2024

29th Staff Resume

30th Student Testing

31st Yr 1 - Yr 6 Students Commence

FEBRUARY

1st 2024 Prep Students Commence

PLEASE NOTE: SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS BETWEEN 8.40AM TO 3.45PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.

PRAYER

All powerful God,

Your eternal word took flesh on our

earth when the Virgin Mary

placed her life at the service of your plan.

Lift our minds in watchful hope to hear the

voice which announces His glory and open our

minds to receive the spirit who

prepares us for His coming.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

From the Principal

Dear Families,

Many thanks to the dedicated staff of St Philip’s for their ongoing commitment and dedication towards ensuring that every student has optimal learning experiences. Thank you to Father Dillon for his support and guidance of our faith community.

Thank you to all families for the tremendous support offered in many ways. Educating children is done in partnership between the home and the school and we value the opportunity in being able to work together with you.

Thank you to the members of the Parents & Friends for taking on the many elements that comprise this committee and contribute in various ways to the social and fundraising aspects of our community.

Thank you to the members of the School Advisory Council. Your ministry provides a valuable service to our school and I have appreciated working with you again this year.

This year we farewell the Andrews, George, Hume, Le, McLindon, Salvatore and Yang families. The support the leaving families ha provided in terms of, mowing, canteen, supporting excursions, transporting to sporting events, the list goes on, is immeasurable. We wish them all well as they relocate to new communities.

School Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received the following awards this morning during our final assembly.

Menzies Shield Award

Josie L

Stephen Keighery Award

Anastasia

School Sports Victoria Award

Chole G

Ethan A

2024 Student Leadership

Congratulations to the following students who together comprise our 2024 student leadership team.

School Captains: Zara R & Jane M

Arnold House – Belinda L

Heriot House – Eliza R

Loreto House – Navkirat B

Ryan House – Daisy G

Library Leader – Seth D

Student Action Leader – John J

Wishing all of our families a safe and happy Christmas.

We have a lot to look forward to for the 2024 school year and I look forward to seeing you then.

Warmest regards,

Michelle Worcester

Principal

SEWING

TheYr 5 Children have been sewing Library bags for the incoming Prep Children.

Yr 5/6 Water Safety Program

The students in Yr 5/6 enjoyed their water safety program earlier this week.

Yr 6 Big Day Out

The Yr 6 Children went to Bounce in Heidelberg for their Big Day Out yesterday.

The pure joy and concentration on their faces says it all.

PARENTS & FRIENDS

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Looking forward to seeing you in 2024!

Thank you for your continued support of the school and the P&F.

Ashley Mitcham

pandf@stphilipbbn.catholic.edu.au

See below for important P&F notices:

P&F Survey

We'd like to collect some feedback from you all about how P&F is going- what is working well and what needs improvement. We invite all families, including those graduating and moving on, to participate in the survey about how the school’s Parents and Friends Committee (P&F)will function in 2024!Please respond in a manner that suits the needs of your family.

https://forms.gle/PuFxDjy3yBdyp3Eq8

Christmas Raffle

Thank you to Maria Andrews for organising an amazing range of prizes for our annual Christmas raffle! Congratulations to the winners of this years raffle.

Cake Raffle

Thank you for your contributions this year.

Tuck Shop

Thank you to Nicole and the tuck-shop team for running tuck-shop this year.

Looking to get involved? Please contact:

Clara and Angi will be taking over the tuckshop in 2024 - please reach out to the new team if you’d like to join the tuck shop fun next year!

Clara: 0449 767 020 and Angi: 0431 021 711

Entertainment books are another piece to our fundraising puzzle. When you sign up you receive 12 months of discounts and offers - and our school benefits - 20% of every membership purchased goes to support our school!

https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/9a27151