Principals News

Good afternoon families,

 Third Week of Lent

Loving God, in this time of Lent

Open our hearts and minds,

So that we can work with Jesus,

 to overturn our attitudes and behaviours

that do not make for life.

May the wisdom of the cross

be the compass that directs our lives 

and leads us to you 

Amen.

First Communion

Last Sunday's First Communion masses went very well. Thank you to Father Andrew, Mrs Marylene Douglas, Ms Jess Anastasi, Mrs Ingram and Mrs Camille Allenby, for all the work they did in making this day so beautiful.

On Sunday 28 March Grade 5 Mr Ellul /Mrs Jen Darby and Grade 5 Ms Krystelle Martin will be receiving their First communion. Please keep these students in your prayers.

District Swimming.

 On Thursday 11 March our swimming team will be competing in the District  swimming sports.The team have one more training session on Tuesday 9 March at 7 am at Toby Haenen's. Thank you to Mr Mitchell, Mrs Barron, Mrs Stefanec and Mr Wood for helping with the early morning supervision of our training sessions.

Good luck to the swimming team on Thursday.

Administration Building Project 

As you would be aware the ceiling in the Administration area fell down in February 2020.

We have been waiting for insurance to cover the cost of replacing the ceiling. Melbourne Archdiocesan Catholic Schools (MACS) recommended that we apply for a State Government Supplementary  Grant to refurbish all of the Administration/ Leadership building. This building continues to leak when we have heavy rainstorms and we have many areas that need attention.

We have received a 1.8 million grant and on Thursday we will start the process by interviewing and appointing an Architect.

I will keep you all updated with the progress of this refurbishing and will ask for parent input when we get further into the process.

Perceptual Motor Program ( PMP)

This week, the Prep students began a Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) and it is off to a fantastic start. We’ve been so pleased with the way the Prep students have engaged in the activities and we are so grateful for the number of volunteers who have offered to assist us.

The Perceptual Motor Program aims to develop a child's perceptions and understandings of themselves and their world through movement and motor experiences. Activities undertaken through the program are designed to develop the following in each child :

·      gross motor skills

·      fine motor skills

·      short term memory

·      eye tracking

·      language skills

·      fitness

·      balance

·      coordination

·      spatial awareness 

PMP gives each child experiences in seeing, hearing, touching, processing, making perceptual judgements and reacting. This is achieved using a variety of equipment during carefully sequenced activities which include running, hopping, skipping, jumping, balancing, crawling, climbing, throwing, catching, bowling, rocking and sliding.

We look forward to lots more fun in PMP and to seeing the ongoing benefits for our students.

The Prep Team

Enjoy your long weekend

Carmel Stutterd