Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,

Welcome back to Term Three. The students and staff have settled back into the ‘flow’ of school life after a restful and relaxing break. In the coming weeks we have some important events that will allow the whole school to come together as a community. 

Two of these events will occur next week. The first of these, a ‘Parent Information Night’, will be on next Wednesday 7 August commencing at 6:00pm in the school hall. The information night will centre on how we best cater for students with specific individual needs including, anxiety, autism, emotional and social behaviours. We have invited Lee Casuscelli who is the NSW Team Leader at Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), as our guest speaker. I would like to encourage as many parents and carers as possible to attend this information session. One of our key strategic initiatives is to continue to closely engage with the wider school community.

The other event is our St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Feast Day celebrations on Thursday 8 August. Starting with Mass at 10:00am in the school hall and then followed by a picnic lunch and open classrooms. We as a school community look forward to engaging in the charism of St Mary of the Cross. This Charism influences all that we do and allows the values, such as care, compassion and respect, which were so important to St Mary of the Cross, permeate into the very core of who we as a community.

Both these events will help build on coming together ‘to be community’. The opportunity to discuss, to listen, to pray, to celebrate and to enjoy the company of each other are at the very core of what we value. It is with a sense of excitement and anticipation that I look forward to both important events.

Take Care

Mr Justin Devlin

Principal