APRE NEWS

Dear Parents and Carers,

I take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy day for Sunday, with some time spent in appreciating what our Mothers are doing or have done for us. I hope too, that your child/ren show you by their thoughful actions and kind words, just how much their parents and carers mean to them.

Weekly Parish Mass: From next Tuesday, classes from SSPS will be joining with Fr Michael and parishioners  for a weekly 9am parish Mass. Year 6s will be going next Tuesday, May 10 with Year 5s going the following week. After that, the order (at this stage) is, Year 3, Year 2, Year 1, Prep, with Year 4 attending in Week 10. This of course is after our Sacramental Group has made their 1st Communion.

Parents and families are very welcome to attend as well and we hope that you can join us sometimes as this will be a regular event now for the rest of the year. 

Sacramental Program: Resources and an email have been sent home to families with information about the program this term.

Please note that the first Cluster Group is being held today (Thursday 3:30pm in the Cathedral Centre).

Pastoral Care Team: For several years now, SSPS  has had an active Pastoral Care Team, comprised of a diverse group of parents and coordinated by me.  The aim of this group is to maintain our strong, welcoming community through activities such as hosting and greeting new families and providing assistance to those having a tough time. 

Due to restricitions imposed by COVID and also the lack of space/ staff room, fridge etc the Pastoral Care Team has not been as active as before. However, I am pleased to get the word out that I will be sending out a group email in the coming days " to rally the troops" again, so that we can restock our fridge with meals and determine an opportunity to welcome everyone back, particularly new families.

If you would like to be a part of this group, or at least find out more about what that means, please email me at judy.smith@twb.catholic.edu.au and I will be in touch.

Fundraiser for school in Lismore devastated by recent floods: St Carthages in Lismore was severely inundated by recent floodwater, with a teacher I know and her early years class, losing everything. See photos below...

Classrooms are unuseable and even the oval is not deemed safe for the students to play on. 

As a gesture of solidarity, we are going to have a "Free Dress Day for Lismore" next Friday 13th, asking all students to bring a gold coin which will be collected and sent to St Carthages. 

And finally, today we celebrated Administrative Officers' Day with our three amazing "front of house" ladies, Julie, Jodie and Alex. SSPS is sooo fortunate to have these ladies who "do what they do" and always with a smile on their face. A huge "Thank You" as the rest of us could not do what we do, without you! 

Administrative Officers' Day is actually tomorrow (Friday) so please feel free to show your appreciation too, if you get the opportunity. 

Enjoy your weekend,

Judy