APRE NEWS
Dear Parents and Carers,
The Catholic Church in Australia has dedicated the month of November 2019 as a time to pray for those affected by crippling drought conditions and to pray for the gift of rain. The initiative is called the National Prayer Campaign for Drought. There is a specially dedicated prayer as well as prayer slides and other prayer resources available on this website.
https://www.catholic.org.au/drought
SSPS students and wider schol community are supporting this initiative in at least three ways. We are sharing and saying the prayer during class time, we are communicating about the Prayer Campaign to our families and we are holding a fundraising Disco for Drought in two weeks time (Thursday of Week 7). Details regarding the Disco are on a flyer within this newsletter and will also be sent home via the class Communication Notes. You have been very supportive in the past and we thank you in advance for your continued support.
YEAR 5 VISIT to SALEM
Year 5LJ visited Salem nursing home on Tuesday of week five. These have been regular visits between both year five class every two weeks. The students have had a huge impact on the residents whose spirits are lifted during and after their visits. The students tell stories, sing songs and make arts and crafts with the residents. Mrs Wagner, Mrs Jarrett, Mrs Jackson and Mr Luck have been so proud of the compassion shown by the year fives during this service activity.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM for 2020: If your child has been baptised and you are wanting them to participate in the Sacramental program for 2020, please be on the lookout for Enrolment Forms which will be sent home (paper copy) in the next fortnight. Mrs Wagner and I will visit Year 3 classes to talk with the students and distribute paperwork, however parents need to be aware that this program is NOT school-based but a home/ parish program that does involve weekly commitments outside of school hours, for the majority of Terms One and Two. A Schoolzine notification will go out when the forms are distributed so that parents know to ask/ look out for them.
Enjoy the rest of the week,
Judy