Principal News

Dear Parents, Staff and Students,

The amazing win of Ash Barty and Dylan Alcott at Wimbeldon was a wonderful way to finish the holidays and provided much commentary at the start of the week.  Ash Barty’s determination to achieve her childhood dream of following in Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s shoes and winning Wimbeldon is true testament that if you set your sights on something anything is possible.  Despite being a paraplegic Dylan Alcott is also inspiring for our young learners as a true example of not letting his physical disabilities hold him back.  His determination has seen him represent Australia in quad tennis and wheelchair basketball. Simply outstanding!

As I visited the classes and walked through the playground throughout the week, I reminded students to continue to be determined in their learning, set goals and make good choices in order to achieve their best. This theme of being determined is one that I have emphasised at various times throughout the year. I have encouraged the staff and students to set goals, to dream big and to always strive to stretch themselves beyond what they think they are capable of achieving. This applies to all dimensions of school life as well as their development as young people. In sharing these thoughts with the students, it was to set the scene for the term ahead and to ensure that we make this second semester a successful one.

Let’s all be determined to have a champion attitude just like Ash Barty says, “It’s important to be a good person than it is a good tennis player.   Being a good human is absolutely my priority every single day.” 

Special thanks to the Year 1 staff and parents for helping move classrooms in the last week of Term 2 in readiness for our building project.  The children have settled in well in their new rooms. The building project has gone out for tender, which is a four week process.  It is anticipated that once a builder is secured, building will start mid to late August.  The first stage will be the Year 1 classrooms then administration. 

Catholic Education Week 25 – 31 July 2021

Catholic Education Week will be celebrated in Catholic schools in Queensland from 25 – 31 July 2021.

This annual event is held to promote the special ethos of Catholic schools and to highlight the great things that take place in Catholic schools every day.
The theme for this year’s celebrations is: A Spirited Tomorrow.   Catholic education strives to make a difference in the lives of those in our schools and in the wider community by challenging young people to live out the message of Jesus and to reach their full potential as compassionate, contributing, life-giving members of society.  There are 309 Catholic schools in Queensland that educate around 154,000 students and employ more than 20,000 teachers and staff, and most will celebrate Catholic Education Week in some way.

Our school is planning a number of activities during the week including:

Tuesday 27/7/21: Whole School Mass 9 am in the Cathedral  - All welcome to attend; Acknowledgment of 20 - 45 years experience working in Catholic Schools

Thursday 29/7/21: Catholic Schools Netball and Touch Carnival

Friday 30/7/21: Student Free Day; Staff Professional Development Day

Finally, I welcome the new families who have joined the community over the holidays. We hope that these first few days and weeks of settling into the school go well for our newest SSPS learners and families.

With every best wish for the term ahead.

Warm regards

Madonna