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Dear families,

Congratulations to Mal Orr on another wonderful Galilee Art Show. I saw many excited faces as they entered the hall this afternoon. Thank you to everyone who supports the Art Show by attending, helping Mal before, during and after and the parents who organise and help serve the snacks and drinks. Thanks to the staff who stayed to assist.

Summer uniform is to be worn by all students from Monday 28th October. Please see the attachment on the Dates and Information page for more information.

Bandanna Day Tomorrow

CanTeen is the only organisation in Australia that supports young people aged 12-25 who are impacted by cancer - be it their own cancer diagnosis, that of a family member or the death of a loved one.

Established by a group of young cancer patients in 1985, CanTeen supports young people while they cope with the physical, psychological and social challenges that cancer brings. Our 24/7 support services include:

•       Counselling services (online, phone and face-to-face)

•       Programs and services

•       Education and leadership programs

•       Hospital-based treatment

•       Information and resources

A number of fundraising events and activities enable CanTeen to deliver these services – including National Bandanna Day!  Now an Australian institution, CanTeen’s Australia-wide fundraising and awareness campaign spans nine months, generating income through the sale of bandannas. The main activation day is Friday 25 October.

Every year in Australia, more than 23,000 young people are impacted by cancer.

CanTeen exists to provide practical and emotional support to help young people:

•       explore their feelings about cancer

•       connect with other young people and

•       if they’ve been diagnosed themselves, we provide youth-specific treatment teams.

Bandannas are available at the office for $5.

P-2 Swimming Lessons

Swimming lessons at MSAC will begin for Prep-Year 2 students next week, Monday 28th October. They will have 5 consecutive days of lessons, Monday 28 - Friday 1st November.

Please label all clothing, towels, goggles etc.

T-20 Cricket

Tomorrow, 25th October, Year 3/4 students will take part in the Dendy T-20 Cricket competition at Kooyong. Year 5/6 students will compete on Friday 8th November.

CareMonkey permission requests have been sent out and must be completed for students to attend. 

Walk to School Month

Next Friday 1st November we are having a celebration to mark the end of Walk to School Month. 

We will start with a Walking to School Bus. There will be two routes leaving at 8:15 from:

Route 1-  Albert Park Library

Route 2: Port Melbourne Library

There will be more stops along the way. Keep an eye on Class Dojo for more information on the routes. Join us for a fun, healthy way to celebrate the end of Walk to School month with Galilee friends! 

We would love to see as many of you there as possible. If you would like to volunteer to help out with the event then please email Miss Coome at acoome@gsm.vic.edu.au. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far! It is going to be a fantastic start to the day. 

We would also like to welcome parents and carers to our Celebration assembly at 9:00am on Friday morning. There will be races, competitions and prizes to be won! We can't wait to see you there. 

No Open Morning

Due to the Walk to School celebration assembly, there will be no open morning for classes next Friday 1st November

Premier's Reading Challenge

Students who participated in the Premier's Reading Challenge will be awarded with a certificate at Assembly next Wednesday.   

G.O.S.H

An amazing week at Galilee Gosh last week, the theme was Aboriginal Week. The children really got involved in all the activities that we implemented into the program which included: Dot Painting, Rock Decorating, Making Dream catchers, learning about the Aboriginal people and their culture and most of all the children loved making and eating their own Damper!!!

Confirmation at Sts. Peter and Paul's

Father Dean is looking at having a preparation morning/half day on Saturday 16th November for the Confirmation candidates.

Here is the link for registration for the Sacrament of Confirmation at Sts Peter and Paul's.

https://forms.gle/1c8jb6W9Xpj5R9v39

Wedding Bells

Miss Carmen Carnovale and Kingsley Hill are getting married on Saturday 16th November 2019. We would love to have the Galilee community part of our special day so please feel free to come to the ceremony at Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 2pm. 

Catholic Education Melbourne

From 2021, Catholic schools in Melbourne will have a different structure of governance. Currently, Priests/Canonical Administrators are the employers, a model that is unique to parts of Victoria only. We have wonderful Canonical Administrators in Fr Hugh and Fr Dean. From 2021, the responsibility will be held by the Archbishop. Today's Age has detailed article.

Term Four Overviews

Please take the time to read the Term Four Overviews prepared by classroom and specialist teachers to find out what your child/ren are learning about this term.