School News
Our latest news and S.T.A.R. students of the Week
2023 STAFFING
As previously advised, the following staff will be leaving us at the end of this year - Fran Miller, Gracie Smith, Andrea Frixou and Lee Hodge.
Kat and Corinne will be taking 12 months leave and are due to return in 2024 and Joanna will commence family leave in December. We wish them all the best.
We are pleased to welcome some new staff to our team for 2023 - Kristina Reid, Jacinta Tillack, Maddie Cadzow, Ruby Harris and Sue Fevreau.
Our 2023 staffing is as follows:
Prep: Micaela, Michelle, Jess
Year 1/2: Julie, Nicole, Kristina, Jacinta, Katherine (3 days) & Sue Feverau (2 days)
Year 3/4: Etta, Danni, Alison, Maddie, Melissa (3days) & Marianne (2 days)
Year 5/6: Andrea J, Beck, Chris, Ruby, Andy (3 days) and Antionette (2 days)
Specialists: Art – Beth, PE – Caeleigh, Performing Arts – Sherree, Japanese - Nicole
TEACHER PRESENCE
Dear Parents and guardians,
Can you believe that we only have a few weeks left of school for 2022? I just wanted to take this opportunity to remind you about the teachers at Holy Spirit Community School involved and supporting Teacher Presence and the four amazing charities they support. You can see if your child’s teachers are part of Teacher Presence here.
Teachers who are registered are asking that if you choose to give a teacher appreciation at the end of the school, you instead, redeploy the money that could be spent on a physical gift through the Teacher Presence platform to one of the four amazing charities supported by Teacher Presence.
As always, giving a teacher gift at the end of the school year is very much optional. Teacher Presence is just an alternative way to say thank you to your child’s teachers. As well as supporting those in need through your kindness and generosity.
Here is a video explaining how Teacher Presence works.
Many thanks for all the support and encouragement from the school community in regards to Teacher Presence.
Regards and thanks,
Andy McKellar and the staff at Holy Spirit Community School
VINNIES CHRISTMAS 2022 HAMPERS & CHILDRENS WISH TREE
We have 81 families on our Christmas Hamper list this year. To help you prepare your hamper a range of suggested items can be found on the back of this letter. Please keep in mind that all food items should be non-perishable and their “best before” dates after December. If you wish to provide gifts specifically for children, age tags can be found on the Gift Wish Tree in the Church Foyer. When packing your hamper please ensure it can be lifted easily by one person if not, please use two containers. Please also remember to attach hamper number tags to each container and do not include your name on any greeting card or tag. You can however write ‘From the Parishes of Holy Spirit, St. Anne & St Gerard if you wish.
If you have any queries, please contact Joe on: 0418 565 795 or Sue on 0419 339 048
Thank you for your generous support.
S.T.A.R AWARDS
Stars for Term Four Week Seven:
Robbie O'Donnell, Mason Ward, Evie Bautista, Sebastian DiRago, Charlie Gardiner, Hudson Ellis, Maya Nawrocki, Elaina Schmid, Sebastian Nanayakkara, Eva Karamanavis, Elsa Bakacs, Maeve O'Brien, Olivia Valentine, Bailey Faulkner, Raffaele Mazzeo, Alex Micallef, Rose Kosi, Indie French, Felicity Coker.
Stars for Term Four Week Eight:
Ted Kenney, Oliver Wray-McCann, Kalliopi Rigoggianis, Ava Lannen, Ava Butters, Charlie Green, Christiano Latella, Marko Daniel, Max Alonso, 3/4M, Charli Manners, Scarlett Henriquez, Eliza Young, Noah Dawson, Ollie Mamone, Olivia Valentine.
Congratulations to our STARs!
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