Principal's Report

Principal's Message

Dear Families,

This week I had the privilege of working with the Year 4 Students and their Parents at our Family Faith Night as we prepare for the Sacrament of Eucharist.  It was so good to see all of our families sharing stories and expressing their faith in action, during the course of the activities.  

It is always a very special time in our Parish Sacramental program when the Year 3's receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Year 4's - First Eucharist and the Year 6's - Confirmation.

I wish all of our Year 4 Students a wonderful night next Tuesday as they receive the Sacrament for the first time, in front of their parents and extended families.  

My thanks to Mr. Anderson, Miss Antonio and Mr. Mills for preparing the students for this Sacrament of Initiation.  Thanks also to the St. Finbar's Staff for their support of the Year 4 Students as well.

Principal's Conference and Long Service Leave

Next week (Week 5) I will be attending the South Central Catholic Principal's Network Conference in Darwin.  We will be visiting a number of Educational facilities whilst in Darwin and the Tiwi Islands.  I am also going to visit Miss Sophie Chow at her new school in Karama - Darwin. Miss Chow was a graduate teacher at St. Finbar's for the past 2 years teaching Year 3. I am looking forward to delivering some cards and letters from the St. Finbar's students to her.

During the second week of my absence - Week 6 - I will be taking Long Service Leave so I can visit Yirrkala School in East Arnhem which we have a friendship with.  St. Finbar's Students have been meeting online with the students of Yirrkala for the past 2 years, sharing different perspectives about life and indigenous themes.  I will be visiting the school on Monday 29th May. It will be fun to set up a Google meet with the St. Finbar's Students whilst I am there.  I will post a few photos and some video footage whist I am up there on our school social media pages.  I am expecting to be back for assembly on Friday 2nd June to share my experiences with the students.

During my absence, Ms. Michelle Hill and Mr. Steele Anderson will be Co-Acting Principal's.  Both Ms. Hill and Mr. Anderson have my full confidence to run the school during my absence.  I am incredibly fortunate to be able to leave the school in such qualified and experienced hands. 

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! 

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.

MACS Digital Plan

Please find attached below information regarding the roll out of the MACS Digital Plan, and the opportunity to porvide feedback for it.

God Bless,

Pat Berlingeri

Principal