Principal's Report
Principal's Message
Dear Families,
Welcome back to Term 2! I hope you all had a great Easter break and are ready for the educational experiences that Term 2 will have to offer to our community. Yesterday we held our annual Year 3-6 Cross Country Carnival at Dendy park and I would like to to congratulate all of our students for participating in this event. There was a great sense of camaraderie across each year level as students and staff supported each other across the 2 km and 3 km courses. My thanks again go to Mrs. Tania Thompson for yet another amazing school sports carnival for our students and special thanks to the many parents who helped set up, supervise and pack up the event. Congratulations to Xavier house for taking our the house points this year!
Start of Term Mass and Assembly
Please note that our start of Term mass will be this Friday at 9:30am. This will mean that we will not be having an assembly this Friday morning. Christian the Coffee Van Man will be onsite this Friday Morning from 8am for Hot Chocolates and Coffees for our community. Assemblies will resume again as scheduled next week.
School Google Calendar
Please use the following Google Calendar link HERE to stay up to date with all school events. You'll never miss another school event again!
Staffing Updates
I would like to update the community on our staffing schedule for Term 2. We welcome back Mrs. Jemima Christie from maternity leave who will be Teaching in Year 1N on Mondays to release Mrs. Amanda Norton for her eLearning Leadership Duties. Mrs. Peggy McDonald who was working in Year 1N during Term 1 will now be assisting other classes during this time.
Mrs Louise Pickering (Year 3P) will be enjoying some well deserved Long Service Leave at the start of this term for 2 and a half weeks. She will be travelling to the USA with her family.
School Winter Uniforms
At the commencement of Term 2, students may wear either the FULL summer uniform or FULL winter uniform (please do not mix and match the uniforms) until the end of Week 2. From Monday 8th May, ALL student must be in FULL WINTER UNIFORM. This date will be reviewed closer to the time in case the weather is unseasonably warm. I would like to thanks Mrs. Cath Davies-Gray for her amazing work in the uniform shop.
Welcome to New Students in Term 2
At the start of this term we have the following new students who have started at St. Finbar's School:
- Kadir G - Prep
- Adina B - Year 2
- Layan M - Year 3
- Nadir G - Year 3
- Samuel P-N - Year 4
- Scarlett H - Year 5
We welcome you all to St. Finbar's School community and we hope your time with us is enjoyable as well as educational.
Sex Education and Protective Behaviours
Please see below information regarding Sex Education lessons with Cath McCallig for Term 2. Cath is an ex-parent of St. Finbar's and an excellent educator in the area of Protective Behaviours and Sex Education.
The two Sex Education sessions will be held online on the evening of Tuesday 30th May - booking details are via the TryBooking link which will open on May 1st. Link HERE.
Session 1 - 6pm - 7pm - Families, Bodies and Babies is generally suitable for Year 3-6 Students.
Session 2 - 7:15pm - 8:15pm - Puberty, Growing and Changing is generally suitable for Year 5-6 Students.
Tickets: $20 per family for ONE session or $25 per family for BOTH sessions.
Please tick either Session 1 OR Session 2 OR both on the ticketing page. Book HERE.
The Protective Behaviours sessions will be held during class time - one hour for each class on the dates between Monday 22nd May - Thursday 1st June.
The sessions will include discussion around body awareness, private and public body areas, personal space as well as ways of keeping ourselves safe. A more detailed overview is attached below. All students in Prep to Year 6 will participate in this program in their class groupings.
Year 4 Bike Ed training
The Year 4 Bike Ed program kicks off next week. I am looking forward to working with Mr. Mills, Miss Antonio and the Year 4 students in this exciting educational experience. Can all year 4 families please ensure that their child has a well fitted, approved helmet and a fully working bike ready for Monday. The Year 4 camp has been moved to early in Term 4 but now is a great time for us to prepare our bike riding skills.
Upcoming Events
Friday 28th April- Start of term Mass - 9:30am
Friday 28th April- Round 1 of Year 5 & 6 Inter-school sport begins
Monday 1st May - Year 4 Bike Ed Begins
Thursday 11th May - Mother's Day Stall
Friday 12th May - Mother's Day Breakfast and Lunch
Sunday 14th May - Mother's Day
Colour Run Fun
Please see below a video of our Colour run from last term.
God Bless,
Pat Berlingeri
Principal