SPP CAROLS NIGHT

Thank you for suporting our BBQ at the Carols night yesterday evening. $2000 was raised which will help us buy a high quality BBQ and some heavy duty aprons for our fabulous cooks! Thank you also for the Donations of food to the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. We were able to donate 8 washing baskets of food items, plus stock our two hampers which were raffled off at the Carols.

SCC & P&F

A review of School Boards, Community Councils and P&Fs across the Archdiocese has been undertaken over the past 18 months. The review has now concluded and in line with the recommendations made, our Community Council & P &F Committee will be transitioning to a new School Community Council over the next few months. Our Community Council is working with the Catholic Education Office on aspects of the change, and I will provide you with more information in the weeks ahead.

Community Council Meeting update

The Council met for the last time this year. There was considerable discussion on our plan for transition to new structure that head office wishes us to follow. The council will be in interim mode next year with elections in Term 2. The P & F will operate in a similar structure looking after fundraising & social events and will be renamed as the Fundraising & Social committee.

The Council voted to spend accumulated funds for 2023 on new softfall for  the K-2 equipment & new Chrome books. A reserve of money remains for ongoing Canteen & Uniform shop purchases , support & maintenance.

CCSP NEWSLETTER

Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT (CCSP) has published its latest newsletter.

The Parent Talk newsletter provides parents and carers with information about developments in education, wellbeing, CCSP advocacy work and other relevant news and events. We request you share the newsletter link with families.

Link: https://www.ccsp.catholic.edu.au/parenttalk?nid=32

END OF YEAR

We will be holding our final assembly to farewell Year 6 on Friday 16^th  December at 2.45pm. Everyone is very welcome to come along. Students are allowed to wear casual clothes and bring devices on the last day.

STAFFING UPDATE

I would like to inform you that Andrew Moss has accepted a transfer to John Paul College in Canberra for 2024. We sincerely thank him for his work and wish him success in his new role. I have begun the work to recruit a new 5/6 teacher.

THANK YOU

As the year comes to a close, I am extremely grateful to all the students, staff and families for their efforts in what has been a busy year.

Thank you, families; your support and understanding has been terrific. Your financial commitment through fees & fundraisers are very important to keep our school running.

THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL PARENT CLASS HELPERS for volunteering & keeping the lines of communication open.

Special thanks to the School Community Council and P&F for all their great work.

Our student leaders have done a terrific job, and my thanks to all the students striving to be welcoming, studying hard and following our motto - To Learn, To Lead, To Love.

My thanks to some of the less seen workers at our school - Di & Courtney in the canteen, our cleaner Vicki and Steve our Groundsperson. 

Thanks to Father Joshy and Father Hilary for their support of our spiritual needs.

Thanks to Tracey for her smooth running of our Front Office and Caitlan & Stacey who have supported her. My thanks to the School Executive Brad, Cassie, and Greg for many hours of extra work especially in Term 3 on short notice. I will always be grateful for time I got to spend with my father before he passed away.

All the staff here do an extraordinary job and strive to be kind, caring and understanding in what are very demanding roles. I hope they enjoy their well-earned break.

Best wishes to Sarah Brown & Sarah Yeo for the safe arrival of their babies.

This year we are having some families finishing at Ss Peter and Pauls who have made tremendous contributions to our school community and I sincerely thank them. To all the other students, staff and families leaving the school, I thank them for their contribution to our community and I wish them well for the future.

Thanks to all for their hard work and I wish all a lovely break.

To all - May Christ bless you and may you have a Happy and Holy Christmas. 

Parents experiencing significant financial difficulties may apply for school fees assistance.  In line with the Catholic Education Office Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocese Fees Policy, no student will be refused enrolment, be excluded, or be disadvantaged because of an inability (as opposed to an unwillingness) on the part of the parents/guardians to meet financial requirements.

Any reductions granted generally apply on a year-by-year basis, i.e., a separate application is required each year. 

Based on the information provided in this form I will determine an appropriate level of fee support based upon guidelines agreed to by the Catholic Education Office Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn and Ss Peter and Paul’s and with consistency and in confidence. 

If you would like to apply for a reduction in fees, please contact the office for a form.

Congratulations to our School Leaders for 2024!

Our Leader's Badge Ceremony will be on Friday 2 February at 2.45pm. Parents/carers and families are welcome to attend.

Captains: Carter Beardmore & Lilian McLean

Vice-Captains: Hudson Salmon & Ava Cosgrove-Bowden

O'Brien: Tobias Loberg & Georgia Brown

Patrick: Austin Ratcliff & Ava Batty

McCauley: Kieran Holmes & Alysha Prater

Blake: Oliver Keast & Tilly Thrower

Sacramental dates for 2024 - Optional for baptised students

• Reconciliation enrolment date - 15^th February - this will be Year 3 and above. 4 lessons, typically after school at the parish. Days and dates to be confirmed. As there was no Reconciliation offered this year, our 2024 Year 4 students MUST take part in these lessons prior to FHC.
• First Holy Communion enrolment date - 25^th April - This will be Year 4 and above. 4 lessons and a retreat, typically after school at the parish. Days and dates to be confirmed. First Holy Communion will be made at weekend Masses - Sat 1^st & Sun 2^nd  June.
• Confirmation enrolment date - 8^th August - This will be Year 6 and above. 5 lessons and a retreat, typically after school at the parish. Days and dates to be confirmed. Confirmation will be made at weekend Masses - Sat 21^st & Sun 22^nd  September.

If your child is baptised under any Christian denomination (not only Catholic) and you would like them to take part in the Catcholic Sacramental program please contact Cassie Harris.

It has been a wonderful year of learning and fun in KH and KW. We finished the year off with an excursion to the Adventure Playground. We had lots of fun climbing, sliding, swinging and racing on the flying fox. The ice blocks were a lovely treat to cool us down!

On Monday the 13th of November (week 6) Kindergarten to Year 2 participated in shoelace tying workshops run by Athletes Foot and Ascent Footwear. Students were given their own shoe pencil case to practise on and learnt through the guidance of the instructor and a video. Students are encouraged to continue practising this skill at home until they have mastered it.

Here is the link to the video we followed on the day: https://youtu.be/9CK2tVgPmTg?feature=shared

Our school counsellor Madi is now on maternity leave. For any questions or concerns please reach out to your classroom teacher or school staff. If your child is needing further assistance this term, we can direct you to appropriate community or private services that can assist your family until the counsellor returns in Term 1, 2024.

Counsellor Referral Link: https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form