School News

SCHOOL NEWS

Beginning at the start of term two, the 3:15pm finish on Mondays will change to a Friday afternoon. The 3:15 finish used to coincide with assembly and this shift will ensure that it matches again. It will also give another 15 minutes of learning time earlier in the week which can and will be well utilized.

PARENTS & FRIENDS

P&F Meeting

The first P&F Meeting  meeting is on 

Tuesday, 23rd of February.  Come and join us if you would like to join the committee. 

Please contact Sharon Wolff on 0414 346 223.

ASSEMBLY CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS

Congratulations to 3/4CM and 3/4MK who shared their learning at Assembly in weeks 4 and 5. 

We loved learning with you.

S.T.A.R. AWARDS

Congratulations to our STAR Award recipients of week 5. 

There were no STAR awards in week 4.

EXTEND

OSHC will be operating on our whole school closure days and early dismissal day.

WINTER SHELTER

Maroondah Winter Shelter – 2021

Throughout the lockdown period MWS has not been able to provide our usual shelter and meals for our local homeless community but we have not been idle.  Homelessness and poverty still haunts Maroondah.

The seven local churches of MWS has changed focus for this period to provide take away meals delivered to accommodation houses and distributed from Café Vive in Croydon and Urban Café in Ringwood. Obviously compliance with Covid19 Restrictions have been implemented to protect both clients and volunteers.  It must have worked because MWS distributed over 1325 meals, delivered 247 meals to housing, supporting 526 people ..... in the month of Aug 2020 alone. 

Holy Spirit’s involvement has been provided by Jacki Wooten and her team of cooks.  Our deepest appreciation goes to Jacki and those other generous people.

With the new year comes a new look.   

Holy Spirit will be teaming with Uniting Church North Ringwood (Dickson Cres) to provide meals from the café’s on Sunday evenings once a month.   We will need 85 meals so that means cooks and volunteers to facilitate the distribution.   Jacki will again be coordinating the program.  Our first Sunday is on Feb 28.

How can you help?   

If you can cook we can use your service.   The more cooks we have then the fewer times each will be called upon.   

If you are good with people we need volunteers to manage the distribution.

If you would like to donate, we would prefer Supermarket Vouchers that can be given out to clients (esp. families).

We aren’t taking general groceries but we can use Long Life Milk, Bottled Water, Breakfast Cereals and Tinned Soups. These can be left at the School Admin during the week or at the Church (at mass times).

To donate cash, please go to the Maroondah Winter Shelter webpage and donate online.

If you can help please call Jacki on 0488 013 666 or jacki.carman@hotmail.com or Silvio on 0431 399 938 or svolomb1@gmail.com.