Important School Notifications

Uniform

A reminder that all children are to wear the correct school uniform including school hat and black school shoes on all days except when they have PE or classroom sport. Classroom teachers will inform you of the days when sport and PE occur.

Assemblies

Assembly is held at 9:00am on Friday mornings and will be held in the hall. Parents are welcome to attend.

At assembly each year level will share their learning. Class awards and birthdays will be celebrated at each assembly. And our school leaders will provide updates on initiatives they have organised for the school community.

Listed is the schedule:

March 31 Easter liturgy

Marqt

On Sunday 2 April we will host our annual Children's Marqt & Fair on our school grounds. It will be our 3rd marqt and it is great to see the number of visitors growing each year.

What to expect?

A Children's Flea Marqt- This is a children's market. We invite all our students and budding entrepreneurs to sell their old toys(in good condition), craft, new items or show their creativity and busk.

Becky Bubble- Our main entertainment this year is Becky. She makes giant bubbles and will teach the children how to make their own. It will be great!

Games- Back by popular demand we have giant Jenga and the can throwing game. We have also added more games this year: ring toss, giant Mikado, Finska and...if all goes well, our GaGa Pit will arrive in time. Ask your child about it, they love this game!

The Easter Egg hunt- Takes place on our playground. The Easter Bunny will of course pay us a visit and will happily be in a photo with your child.

Bike repair: if your bike needs to be repaired, please bring it in. We have a team of experts ready to help.

There will be so much else to enjoy like buskers, the free fruit stall, fairy floss, snow cones, Dutch pancakes and great coffee !

Spread the word - everybody is welcome!

If your child or you would like to participate in the flea market or if you can assist by volunteering at a Marqt stall, please let us know : marketing@scelwood.catholic.edu.au

New Lunch Order Menu in Term 2!

Dear all,

Our SRC has been busy investigating what the children thought about our current lunch order. Based on their outcome, we made the decision to change supplier. Starting in term 2, Fun Fresh Foods will be our new Tuckshop provider. They have been running primary school canteens in the Bayside area for over 10 years.

Below is some information from Fun Fresh Foods to help you:

Days Operation:

Food will be dropped to school at 1.15pm Friday

Online Ordering:

orders are to be placed online by 8.30am.
Sushi Orders need to be placed by 10pm Thursday.
Online ordering is thru www.spriggyschools.com.au
Contact Spriggy via Webchat - open from 7.00am – 3pm

Order Cancellations:

Go online and cancel your orders before 8.30am Friday.

If after 8.30am – please contact Liz via text, phone or email. Your order will be able to be held over till next week.

Liz: mobile 0418 577 120 email liz@funfreshfods.com.au

Kitchen Notes

We are a Nut Free Kitchen
Gluten Free items are available to order.
Our Menu is subject to change with seasons and availability of produce.
Tomato sauce and Soy Sauce are free of charge. Each Classroom will have a bottle of each to use.
Children to BYO cutlery.
We are trialling a container recycling system. Pasta, Salads, fruit cups, muesli and yoghurt tubs will all be served in special containers that St Columba’s has purchased. These containers will be picked up by FFF staff and washed and sanitised ready to be used again for the following week.
We DO NOT do IOUs

Website: www.funfreshfoods.com.au

Please feel free to contact us anytime.

Many thanks,

Liz Martin and the Fun Fresh Foods Team

Dear parents,

We are very excited to launch The Resilience Project (TRP) to our wider school community!

The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs to schools, providing practical, evidence-based mental health strategies to build resilience and happiness.

Through presentations, school curriculum, events, the TRP App, and Wellbeing Journals, children learn about the benefits of Gratitude, Empathy & Mindfulness, and easy ways to practise these in everyday life. The program also incorporates Emotional Literacy, Connection and Physical Health education and activities as they are foundational contributors to positive mental health.

Across the school P-6, our children have already begun their TRP journey. You may have already heard them talking about 'being grateful', which is the first part of the program.

To make the most of The Resilience Project, and to support your child you are invited to participate in the journey by accessing the dedicated Inspire Parent and Carer Hub which can be accessed at any time via a secure link, no login required. This hub hosts all the parent Inspire videos, that will introduce you to the program and GEM principles. As well as links to research and additional resources and wellbeing activities for families to try.

Please read the attached letter which explains the program and the resources. Over the course of term 2, we will share via Seesaw 5 activities/videos and resources.

The videos are 5-10 minutes long and will walk through the key pillars of resilience: Gratitude, Empathy & Mindfulness. You’ll hear stories and be introduced to activities to show how these strategies can support our children’s' learning and development and support you as parents and carers.

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