HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students who celebrated their birthdays in January and celebrate this week:

Matilda Gelhaar, Ruby Grob, Isobel Brummell, Lydia McFarlane, Clint Quinn, Clare Bailey, Alice Meyer, Ivy Bogg-Sellers, Lucy van der Waal, Collie Cooper, Zoe McAllister, Kade McBain, Willow Betts, Shelby Hayden, Brooke Graham, Lloyd Newbury, Bronte Ellis,

STAGES

There seems to be some confusion with the classes being named as stages.

In reference to Mass on the Term planner the following applies:

STAGE 3 Years 5 and 6

STAGE 2 Years 3 and 4

STAGE 1 Year 1 and 2

EARLY STAGE 1 Kindergarten

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School Photos will be held on Tuesday 23rd February. Students are to wear full summer uniform. Please RETURN THESE TO THE SCHOOL regardless of payment method chosen eg. Internet; we need the order form back at the office.

School Photos order forms will be sent home as soon as the school receives them. Please return these as soon as possible.

If you have more than one child at school and would like a sibling photo taken on the day please contact the office for an order form to be sent home.

BOOK CLUB

The students are given the chance to order books and items from Scholastic Book Club throughout the year. There are 8 issues per year. If your child wishes to place an order, please fill in the order form and send in an envelope with correct money to your class teacher. Orders are then processed and when the items return to the school they are distributed to your child to take home. If the items are for gifts it is recommended that you put your name and contact number on the top of the order and you will be rung to collect them. As Scholastic gives the school a best before date to place our orders we ask that the orders be returned to school by the due date noted in the newsletter. We cannot accept late orders. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

Issue 1 catalogues are with today’s newsletter. Orders will be due back at school by FRIDAY 12th FEBRUARY

WELCOME

We welcome the new children to our school community: Clover Alt, Violet Bogg-Sellers, Eleanor Brummell, Isobel Brummell, Lylah Gerlofsma, Brooke Halloran, Shelby Hayden, Caitlin Kneipp, Ruby Kneipp, Hannah Ko, Hannah Lawler, Imogen Macbeth, Pollyanna McLeod, Jett Mitchell, Alec Newberry, Isla Nugent, Lacey Poulton, Matilda Schalk, Harry Smith, Samuel Stephens, Bella Sullivan, Ivy Watson, Izabelle Wilkins welcome to kindergarten; Oscar Bogg-Sellers who has joined Stage 3 BLUE, George Claxton who have joined Stage 2 RED and Alissa Antony Pereira who has joined Stage 2 BLUE.

CHRISTMAS EVE MASS

I would like to say a heartfelt thankyou to the children and their families who came to the Christmas Eve Mass at St Patrick's Church at the end of the year- you all did a wonderful job of contributing to the Liturgy with your singing, Given the challenges of Covid restrictions as well as other commitments of families, it was fantastic to see so many of you there.

I would like to especially thank Mr Dylan McKean, who gave his invaluable time and help with the setting up and help with instruments and sound equipment, I am very grateful. Also to Mrs Parsons who came and supported us at the Mass in such a helpful way, it was very much appreciated.

Kind regards,

Shanny Core

LUNCH SERVICE

Smeaton's Bakery supply the students with a lunch service on Tuesdays and Fridays. Students can order anything off the menu (see the end of this newsletter).

Students can either order on the app - EATAPPY or write their order on a paper bag or envelope, put in the correct money and put it in their class lunch box.

We thank Smeaton's for their continued support of the school.

This week in pictures

Welcome back!!