Raffle Winners

FETE MAJOR RAFFLE WINNERS:

1st —Jacquie Walsh               2nd—T Piasente               3rd—Tanya Privitera 

4th—Eileen Hanrahan            5th—Hannah Fiddelaers

FETE HAMPER RAFFLE WINNERS

1st— Liz Smith        2nd—Pat Bowler     3rd—Jacinta Johnston               4th– John Jefferis

SCHOOL/PARISH FETE at this stage we have raised $15,946.10.  Many thanks to those who supported this major fundraiser for the Parish and  School.

Easter Raffle Winners:  Thank you to everyone who donated Easter items to our Easter Raffle. 37 hampers were created.   Approx $900 was raised.

1st Oscar Verboon

2nd Nathan Wright

3rd Jett Tieman

Other winners:  Lyn Brown, Arche Gannon, Levi Privitera, Patch Wilson, Harper McRae, Bree Fennell, Nathan Wright, Elijah Smith, Kade Berryman, Julian Aeschlimann, Diesel Tieman, Reece McRae X 2, McGannon Family, Aiden Launder, Tate Borg, Ryan Landry, Khloe Falls, Jett Tieman, Anne Hemming, Lydia Giles, Glenn Bainbridge, Chiara Marinou, Ava McRae, Ana Heneghan, Hayley Ruhl, Diesel Tieman, Jayda Simpson, Kade White, Ella Thompson, Matisse Carmody, Billy Misale, Leah Mark and Indigo Campbell.

Seasons For Growth

Dear families,

During this term we will be running our Seasons For Growth Program.

Seasons For Growth is an evidence-based educational program founded by the Sisters of St Joseph, which stemmed from a need to build self-esteem in young people. The purpose of this program is for a facilitator (trained teacher) to act as a companion to listen to participants and help them develop life skills that will help them cope in their daily lives when dealing with issues relating to change, grief and loss. For example it could be a change of family structure (due to separation), a change of house (due to a disaster like a flood or fire) or it could be the loss of a close relative. These issues can often have a major impact on young people and it can affect their coping strategies during their time at school.

The objective of Seasons for Growth is not to counsel the group, rather to educate and provide the opportunity for young people to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that can assist them when adapting to change. It involves a number of non-threatening activities and discussions about how to deal with change in their lives. Like the seasons, we all go through changes and it can often help when young people can talk in a group where others are experiencing change as well.

This has been a very successful program in the past at St Laurence’s and we will be offering this throughout Term 2. If you would like your child to be involved in this program, please email Christy Roberts on croberts@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au

Congratulations

To Joel and Stacey on the birth of their daughter Octavia Paetyn Taylor on 7 March.

26/4 Awards

Thank you to our Fete sponsors