APRE News

Dear Parents and Carers,

Grandparents' Day/ Mass/ Socktober Kickoff/ Open Classrooms- NEXT WEDNESDAY

Outline of the Day: Parents & Grandparents are very welcome to join us for all or part of the morning and middle sessions with school routine returning back to normal from 12:30. All visitors are asked to abide by COVID safe practices, including scanning in (at church and and at school), using hand sanitiser and maintaining social distancing as much as possible. Tea/ Coffee stations will be available at morning tea for adults only.

9am: Whole School Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral acknowledging Children's Mission Day

10am: On return to school, Preps head to Prep outside area and set up and run the Prep "kick off". 

Year 6s and Year 5s set up separate kick off areas on the Primary oval and have their Kick Off!. Year 6s to set up House Flags in corners of the oval ready for Morning Tea.

Years 1-4 head to own classrooms for "Open Sessions" or specialist lessons as per adjusted timetable.

10:45: Morning Tea 

Prep students stay in Prep area with any family members

House Groups will be identified by flags on the primary oval and Yrs 1-6 students are to sit in their House Groups unless they are sitting with a family member (grown up) at the picnic tables outside the Mercy Centre.

11:15 Middle Session

Prep- Open sessions in classrooms

Yrs 1 & 2 “Kick off” in separate areas of the primary oval

Yrs 3-6, Open sessions in classrooms

11:45 Yrs 3 & 4 “Kick off” , rest of classes continue with Open sessions.

12:15 Winner announced!  

Open Classrooms working around the “kick offs”. Classes only watch their own due to space issues. 

12:15 Farewell to visitors.  Classes back to normal routine

                                        Sunday Children's Mass

Last Sunday, despite a clash with the Touch Carnival, we had plenty of students, staff and families able to attend and assist with the 9am Mass. A sincere "thank you" to all those who were able to join us and lead the singing and readings. A special mention must be made of Mrs Anne-Maree Spalding and Anita McVeigh who again generously gave of their time and talents to take charge of the music and singing. And this is after such a huge commitment with the school musical. Thank you both very much!

                                   Sacramental Program 2022

Is your child baptised and in Year 3? If so, please consider whether you are wanting to participate in next year's Sacramental Program where students, with their parent/s prepare for and participate in the sacraments of Reconciliation (First Confession), Confirmation and Eucharist (First Communion). A letter outlining the program, along with an Enrolment Form, will be sent home in the coming weeks so I would suggest that you discuss this with your child so that they know about it beforehand. 

If your child is older than Year 3 and has "missed out" on this program in the past, you are very welcome and encouraged to join in as well. There are always older students in the program and students from other schools, as the Sacramental Program is parish based (not school) and is open to students from other schools in town. 

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank Paula Wagner who has been the Coordinator of the St Patrick's Cathedral Parish Sacramental Program for over 10 years, which has been a huge commitment. Paula has recently decided that the time was right for her to step aside and the parish will be looking for someone to help me to run the program. Thank you, Paula for all you have done, the many hours you have given to assisting hundreds of children and their families in their faith journey.

Year 5 students have designed and created "Trading Cards" about significant saints, detailing not just what is known about them but also what we can learn from their "Wisdom". 

Keep an eye out next newsletter for some key dates for the end of term activities.

Looking forward to seeing you next week,

Regards,

Judy