A message from our Principal
Dear St. Brendan's School Community,
A very warm welcome to all our students and Parents/Carer's to St. Brendan's.
It has been lovely to see the children settle so well into their classes.
The Foundation students have come in very excited and ready to learn. A special welcome to them and their families and new students to our school.
Holiday works and Maintenance Update
It has been a busy time through January for cleaning and maintenance.
- Carpets have been steam cleaned, windows washed inside and out.
- Pulling down of the old Adventure Playground
- All rooms have been cleaned
- Boys toilets - New tiles and toilets
Major Project
It has been very exciting for children to see the work on our new playground. The workmen have been working extremely hard to get the playground completed. They will be working on Saturday as well, and hope to have it completed by early next week.
Teachers will then take out each class out to explain the rules of the new playground. It certainly will be a great asset to our school.
Next school holidays, they will update the colored rubber area in front of the Learning Enrichment Room.
Sports Day
The following Units will have two days to wear sports uniform:
Juniors (Foundation - Year 2)
Tuesday and Wednesday
Middle Years (Year 3 and 4)
Wednesday and Thursday
Senior Years (Year 5 and 6)
Wednesday and Thursday
Full summer uniform will be worn on the other days when it is not a Sports Day.
Uniforms/Belongings
It is lovely to see children in their correct uniform. Please ensure names are on jumpers, lunch boxes and drink bottles as we often have ones left outside and there are no names on them.
School Fees
Thank you for informing us of your preferred fee paying option.
If you intend to use Direct Debit, you will need to fill out a form and have it to us by next Monday. The form can be found on our School Website under Parent Information or in this newsletter under 'Parent Information'.
School fees will be sent out shortly via email. Please contact me if you need to discuss School fees.
If you hold a current Health Care Card you may be eligible for the CSEF (Camps, Sports and Excursion). Please complete the attached CSEF Application form (found under 'Parent Information) and present a copy of your Health Care Card to the office.
Welcome
We welcome all of our teachers to the 2023 Year.
Principal
Paula Stevenson
Deputy Principal
Joel Brian
Administration Officers
Jo Alper and Kim Wong
Foundation/1- Savio Wing
Jake Enright
Kate Turk
Rachael Weber (Junior Learning and Teaching Leader)
Jai Morrison
Year 1/2 - O'Connor Wing
Rosy Finn
David Maskell
Anthony Andronaco
Sophie Sidebottom
Mercy Building
Year 3/4
Nathan Secchi
Brock O'Hara
Andrew Renato
Liz Dainton
John Howley (Middle Learning and Teaching Leader)
Year 5/6
Ted Lindon
Sam Beks
Nick Iorianni
Amelia Mangiameli
Cal Thompson (Senior Learning and Teaching Leader)
Heather Woodman - 4 Days (Reading Recovery and Tutoring)
Specialist teachers - (3 days)
Josh Wild - Physical Education
Angela Collins - Performing Arts
Nicky Mamone - Languages
Leanne Pellegrino - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
Jenny Hull - Science (2 days)
Learning Support Officers
Ben Moylan
Beth Seccull
Jhett Cooper
Wellbeing
Michelle Black
Indigenous Support Worker
Kasi Kelly
Speech Pathologist
Arti Shah (1 day per week)
Occupational Therapist
Angela Robinson - 1 day per week
Annie Stevenson - 1 day per fortnight
Canteen
Rhonda Georgys
Assembly
Tomorrow we will have Assembly on the Courts under the shelter out the back at 9am, as work is still going on in the playground.
Kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Paula Stevenson - Principal