Leadership & Management
Management encompasses the following areas: Organisation, Structures, Resource Management, Staff Wellbeing, and Professional Learning.
Week 1 Term 3
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back to Term 3. I hope you had some quality time with family and friends, and had a chance to recharge your mind and body ready for another great term of learning.
We begin our term with the Parent and Family Confirmation Faith workshop this evening at 7:00pm. This will be online and you will find the link below.
Topic: Confirmation WorkshopTime: Jul 11, 2022, 07:00 PM
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85228544437?pwd=JCX1ohBKARwSAJL_89F9JE0XO7fqqY.1
Meeting ID: 852 2854 4437
Passcode: qzA8Ti
Maria has asked that you also bring along a candle to light during our prayer.
These faith workshops are a time to learn more about the Sacrament of Confirmation and an opportunity to engage in dialogue with your child about your own experience of Confirmation. It is compulsory that all students and at least one parent or carer attend this workshop. Annette, our Religious Education Leader will give everyone specific information regarding the Confirmation evening. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated Friday August 5th at 6:30pm.
Parent Faith Workshop Foundation and Year One - PARENTS AND CARERS ONLY
All Foundation and Year One Parents or Carers are asked to attend a Parent ONLY faith workshop on Wednesday July 20 at 7pm. Please place this in your calendar. Further details will be sent to you this week. This workshop will be in the SLA hall and after the evening will be a time to connect with families in your child's year level with a cup of tea.
Long Service Leave
To all the families at St Fidelis, I will be on leave from Wednesday July 27 and returning on Friday 2nd September. This leave has come about due to my daughter’s selection to represent Australia in this year's Commonwealth Games in Netball. The games will be held in Birmingham, England.
My hope is to also have the opportunity to visit the only other St Fidelis School in the world in Bexley UK to make a connection with them and the Mercy house in Dublin.
My husband and I will spend a couple of weeks visiting family in Italy. I will be fortunate enough to go to Rome and visit the Vatican where I will pray for all the St Fidelis families.
In the last week, I will also be attending the Northern Region Principals' conference in Darwin where we continue our Professional Learning about Indigenous Cultures.
Vira Pirotta will be acting Principal in my absence. Annette Gasbarro & Michael Jennings will share the acting Deputy Principal roles supported by Sally Lentini, member of our school Leadership Team. I thank them for their willingness to take on this responsibility during leave.
Important dates for the remainder of 2022
At the end of Term 2 we received correspondence from the MACS Executive Leadership Team that they have approved an additional Student Free Day for MACS Primary Schools to ensure all teachers have acquired sufficient Professional Learning this year.
Please note the dates for your diary. Please also note that Monday December 19 is the last day of the School Year for students. There will be no early finish. We will finish at 3:30pm as usual. Teachers will finish on Tuesday December 20.
Pupil Free Days for the remainder of the Year
TERM THREE:
DATE: Friday August 26
FOCUS: Child Safe Standards and Staff Spiritual Development
TERM FOUR:
DATE: Monday October 31
FOCUS: Report Writing Day
DATE: Friday December 2
FOCUS: Additional Professional Practice Day - Kath Murdoch Inquiry
Trivia Night July 23
A reminder to book a table for this fun evening. Please read the attached flyer.
Hope you all have a lovely week and it will be great to see the childrens happy faces once again.
Kind regards,
Manuela