Leadership & Management
Management encompasses the following areas: Organisation, Structures, Resource Management, Staff Wellbeing, and Professional Learning.
Week 12 Term 4
St Fidelis School is committed to the care, wellbeing and protection of children, young people and vulnerable people in our community.
Dear Parents and Carers,
This is the last newsletter for 2022. It is my hope that as we enter this Christmas Season we can spend a moment reflecting on the invitation to see the revelation of God in our lives and create the next chapter.
Christmas Mass Timetable:
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES : 24 DECEMBER 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Our Lady Help Of Christians | Family Mass 5:00 pm |
| St Fidelis | Family Mass 6:00 pm |
| St Joseph | Family Mass 7:00 pm |
| St Ambrose | Christmas Mass 8:00 pm |
| St Joseph | Christmas Mass 9:00 pm |
| St Fidelis | Christmas Mass 10:00pm |
There will be Christmas Carols 30 minutes prior to all Christmas Eve Masses.
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES: 25 DECEMBER 2022 | |
|---|---|
| St Joseph | Christmas Mass 9:00 am |
| Our Lady Help Of Christians | Christmas Mass 9:00 am |
| St Ambrose | Christmas Mass 10:30 am |
| St Fidelis | Christmas Mass 11:00 am |
TERM ONE DATES | |
| Friday 27th January | -Staff Begin |
| Monday 30th January | -Staff Professional Learning Day |
| Tuesday 31st January | -Foundation to Year Six attend school Welcome Foundation children to St Fidelis -Foundation students finish at 1:00pm |
| Wednesday 1st February | Foundation Rest Day |
| Friday 3rd February | Year 3/4 Softball Clinics |
| Wednesday 8th February | Parent/Carer Teacher Meet and Greet Foundation Rest Day |
| Friday 10th February | Year 3/4 Softball Clinics |
| Wednesday 15th February | Foundation Rest Day |
| Friday 17th February | Year 3/4 Softball Clinics |
| Tuesday 21st February | Shrove Tuesday |
| Wednesday 22nd February | Ash Wednesday |
Friday 24th February
| Year 5/6 Round One School Sports Victoria Year 3/4 Softball Clinics |
| Tuesday 28th February | Year 3 Parents & Child Reconciliation Workshop Online 7:00pm |
| Wednesday 1st March | School Tours begin 9:30am Foundation Students full time at school |
| Friday 3rd March | Year 5/6 Round Two School Sports Victoria |
| Saturday 4th March | School Working Bee - Details to follow |
| Tuesday 7th March | School Advisory Board meeting 7:00pm |
| Wednesday 8th March | School Tour 9:30am |
| Friday 9th March | Year 5/6 Round Three School Sports Victoria |
| Monday 13th March | LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY |
Wednesday 15th March
| School Tours 9:30am NAPLAN begins Year 3 and 5 students THE RESILIENCE PROJECT Parent Information session 6:30pm |
Friday 17th March
| St Patrick's Day National Day Against Bullying Year 5/6 Round Four School Sports Victoria |
| Sunday 19th March | ST FIDELIS COMMUNITY OPEN DAY 12:00PM-4:00PM |
| Tuesday 21st March | School Photo Day |
| Wednesday 22nd March | School Tours 9:30am |
| Thursday 23rd March | Year 3/4 Reconciliation celebration 7:00pm-8:00pm |
Friday 24th March
| National Ride to School Year 5/6 Round Five School Sports Victoria |
| Sunday 26th March | Foundation & Year 6 Buddy Mass 11:00 am |
| Wednesday 29th March | School Tours |
| Sunday 2nd April | Palm Sunday |
| Thursday 6th April | End Term One 1:00pm |
| Friday 7th April | Good Friday |
| Sunday 9th April | Easter Sunday |
| Monday 24th April | Term Two Begins Staff Professional Learning Day NO students at school St Fidelis Feast Day |
| Tuesday April 25th | ANZAC DAY Public Holiday |
| Wednesday April 26th | First Day Term Two for Foundation to Year Six Students |
THE FOLLOWING DATES ARE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF PRINTING. PLEASE READ THE NEWSLETTER EACH WEEK AND NOTE THE DATES TO REMEMBER | |
SACRAMENT DATES 2023
TERM ONE: RECONCILIATION
- Parent and Child Reconciliation workshop (Tuesday 28th February 7:00pm)
- Reconciliation Celebration (Thursday 23rh March 7:00pm @ St Fidelis Church)
TERM TWO
- Parent and Child First Eucharist workshop TBC
- First Eucharist Celebration Sunday June 18th 11:00 am @ St Fidelis Church
TERM THREE
- Parent and Child Confirmation workshop July 25th @ 7:00 pm
- Confirmation Celebration Sunday August 13th at 3:00pm
CONGRATULATIONS TO 2023 SCHOOL LEADERS
A formal school assembly will be held early in 2023 to present our school leaders to the community.
2023 - Student Leaders 2023
| Co- Captains | Maya Woodhouse Catherine Francione |
| Co-Captains | Luca Sortino Christian Xerri |
| Sport Leaders - Daly (RED) | Hunter Fitzgerald Xavier Carr |
| Sport Leaders - Mackillop (BLUE) | Olivia Scarmizino Christian Pappas |
| Sport Leaders - Lee (GOLD) | Sebastian Lunardi Isabella Joson |
| Sport Leaders - Mannix (GREEN) | Clea Polidano Daniel Gaffney |
| Community Leaders | Ethan Mercandante Julliete Mignone Siearra Carnes Emily Mallaurino |
| Social Justice Leaders | Genevieve Mmadike Penelope La Porta Rafael Sicura Adelyn D’Astolo |
Curriculum Leaders Council Rep, Sustainability, Maths, Book Week, Science Week, Library | Kiara Louca , Alexandra Archibald, Christian Calabro, Lucien Culosi-Thiagu |
TIMES FOR A SCHOOL DAY -PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF START TIMES
The daily school times for 2023:
8:30am
- SCHOOL GATES OPEN SUPERVISION IN THE YARD BEGINS (CHILDREN ARE NOT TO ENTER THE LEARNING SPACE UNTIL 8:40 AM)
8:40am - 8:50 am
- Students unpack bag, lunch, sign off their reading book, follow class routine
8:50am
- Attendance Roll taken and class prayer
9:00am
- Gates are locked (Any child that is late, parents must take them to the office and sign late book) Parents are NOT to drop off students and leave without signing them in - this is very unsafe to leave your child unattended.
- Formal learning begins
10:00am
- Fruit / Veggie break
11:00am - 11:25am
- Recess Break
11:30am - 1:30pm
- Formal Learning Time
1:30pm - 1:40pm
- Supervised eating time in the learning space
1:40pm - 2:20pm
- Lunchtime and outside play
2:25pm - 3:35pm
- Formal learning time, messages, prayer
3:30pm
- Students are walked out to Hawthorn Street by their teachers for dismissal
Wishing all the families and students of St Fidelis a Holy Christmas and healthy 2023.
Kind Regards,
Manuela Watson