AROUND THE SCHOOL

STATE ATHLETICS

What a great day our team had at the State Athletics yesterday, Thursday 29th October.  The relay team received a Bronze Medal in a very close race.  It was a very exciting and close race. A special mention to Charlotte, who stepped in for Pheobe at Regionals last week which assisted the relay team get to the State level.

Harlow was very happy with a PB of 15.27 seconds in her 100m event and  just missed 3rd place in high jump, jumping 1.30m to come 4th on count back.

We are so proud of the teams achievements  progressing to this high level of competition.  Well done to you all.    

CHRISTMAS BOOK FAIR

Christmas Book Fair. The Book Fair will run for two days only, Friday November 20th and Monday November 23rd in our library (It might be a bit squishy). It's your chance to do some early Christmas Shopping. 

 One of Santa's Helpers is available for discrete orders.   

Please contact mgatehouse@stlleongatha.edu.au during the book fair if you would like Madame Gatehouse to contact Santa's Helper and arrange for the discreet delivery of books. 

The sale of these books at this fair helps to support our beautiful library. I hope to see you there.   -  Cordialement Marg

AWARDS

Friday 23rd October

FRENCH DAY

French Day is fast approaching on Friday November 6th. Our grade 5/ 6 students have been working hard behind the scenes to create 6 wonderful activities for the day. 

Children are asked to dress up as something French. Some ideas are:  a French citizen, wear a beret, dress in red, white and blue or red, white or blue, a snail, a French fry, a frog, a baguette, Napoleon, Coco Chanel, the Eiffel Tower, Marie Curie, a cat, a French poodle etc. We would love you to attend the parade and annual snail race which will be held in the gymnasium during morning assembly. After assembly the CFA will be giving a demonstration

Please fill out the food note that was sent home. The food is free of charge. Please make sure you read the note carefully and fill it out and return it to school. 

Cordialement Mme Gatehouse

SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM - 'Sock'er Balls

FOUNDATION 2027 TRANSITION DAYS

Our next transition day is on Monday 9th October.  We look forward to seeing you all again then.

HEARTS AND MINDS AT ST LAURIE'S

JUNIOR AFTERNOON CAMP FUN

Gr 5 & 6 Human Growth & Development Program 

On Monday evening, St Laurence's offered families of year 5 and 6 children the opportunity to participate in CatholicCare Victoria’s online Early Years Introduction to Human Growth and Development. The purpose of the program was to encourage good communication between parents and children about the important topics of babies, birth and puberty.

This family-friendly session has been reviewed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) and has alignment with Catholic teaching and values. The program described the bodily and emotional changes that occur during puberty within the context of the whole person’s growth – their body, heart, mind and spirit. The program positively described the fact that each person experiences puberty, in their own time and so we need to accept this and to show respect for others' time of growth by being supportive friends. Another important message was to trust the people who love you - parents, relatives and teachers with your wonderings about puberty and to seek their advice to help you problem solve, safely.

This same program will be offered again next year so parents have the choice of their child participating as a year 5 or a year 6 student depending on their child’s readiness for the topics outlined.

FOUNDATION FOOD DRIVE - Suporting Our Local Community

This term, our Foundation students are learning about “Who is My Neighbour?” and exploring how we can be good neighbours by showing kindness, caring for others and helping people in need.

As part of our learning, Foundation will be coordinating a food drive in support of our local Leongatha Salvation Army Foodbank. The foodbank supports approximately 60 individuals and families in our local community each week, and their current food supplies are running very low.

We are inviting our school community to get involved by donating non-perishable food items and essential household products. Donations can be brought to the Foundation classroom, where we will collect and organise them before delivering them to the Salvation Army.

Some of the items currently needed include:

• Cereal
• Tinned fruit, baked beans and soup
• Pasta, rice and pasta sauce
• Long-life milk
• Tea and coffee
• Shampoo and conditioner
• Sanitary products and toilet paper
• Children's school snacks, such as muesli bars and Shapes

Donations will be collected in the Foundation classroom until the end of Week 9 (Friday Dec 4th).

This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to put their learning into action and discover that even small acts of kindness can make a big difference. We hope our school community will get behind this initiative and help us show what it means to be a good neighbour.

Thank you for your generosity and support in helping us care for those in our local community who may be doing it tough. Every donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated!