From the APRE Desk
Our final newsletter for the term means reflecting on where we've been and how far we've come in just 10 weeks. So many events and opportunitites to come together to share our faith journey and make special memories together. Below are just a few things we've been up to.....
St Patrick’s Day 17th March – A beautiful class Liturgy was held by Yr 6O and Prep T to celebrate St Patrick's Day and the commitment he showed to share his faith with others. Fr Michael came to join and it was a lovely gathering of older students with some of their Prep buddies.
Thank you to those who came and participated in our first Family or School/Parish Mass on Sunday 19th March. A huge thank you to those who came and took part in the Mass including the staff, students, choir members, readers, offertory. It was a lovely celebration and coming together of our two valued communities.
We acknowledged Harmony Day on Tuesday 21st March where the theme of "Everyone belongs" was celebrated. Thank you to Miss Kynoch and a number of students from across the school who took part. Everyone in our school community is welcomed, valued and celebrated.
Wellbeing Week – Wednesday 22nd Thank you for wearing house colours and your continued support of Project Compassion with your gold coin donations! Due to the poor weather we didn't get to hold a shared morning tea, however we did enjoy a friendly game of handball with the students and finished the lunch break with an iceblock kindly donated by PEN. Thank you!
Your support of Project Compassion has been overwhelming & very much appreciated! The money in the boxes in the classrooms has been collected and the total amount raised from our school community is $1035. The class with the winning total was Year 3S with a total of $125. A huge effort from our students and school community. Thank you! Thank you! for your support and kind monetary donations. Caritas Australia will be forever grateful.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation was celebrated last Friday 24th and Saturday 25th March. Congratulations to Morgan, Darcy, William, Kaleb, Matilda, Charlotte, Oliver & Amany who took part in this first step of their Sacramental journey. Preparation for Confirmation and First Eucharist will begin after the holidays.
In our classrooms, during Week 10, students learnt and discussed child protective behaviours as we lead into the holidays. Some resources available include the Daniel Morcombe program and the Real Talk program provided by TCSO. Teachers reminded students as to who our Student Protection Officers are here at St Saviour’s and highlighting the importance of safe behaviours, particularly online.
There are a number of parent resources which you can access at home to help support you with these discussions.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents
A very user friendly resource is the eSafety Guide – Want to know more about the latest apps, games and social media that your child is using? The eSafety Guide includes important advice about their safety features, including how to use the settings to report online abuse and protect personal information.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/esafety-guide
If your child feels as though they're witness to or part of inappropriate and ongoing bullying behaviours here at school, please encourage them to report it via the student intranet. The link is as follows https://twbcso.sharepoint.com/sites/ssp/students/SitePages/student_home.aspx
Students also have access to the eSafety website for many relevant and engaging resources https://www.esafety.gov.au/
Holy Week Liturgy was held this week with a focus on the events leading to Jesus' death. Next week is Holy Week and after the holidays. we'll hold our whole school Mass (Wednesday 19th April 9am) to celebrate Jesus' resurrection
Congratulations to the Cornerstone Value Award recipients and those who received Encouragement Awards at yesterday's final assembly.
I wish you a safe and blessed Easter holiday. We look forward to another busy term beginning Monday 17th April (Student free day) for our staff and the students on Tuesday 18th April.
Thanks for reading,
Ann-Maree