All students will receive a further allotment of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) on Thursday 17 March. If your child is not in attendance, they will receive their kits upon returning to school. The use of this allocation of RATs is at your discretion, such as when your child is displaying COVID-19 symptoms. Please be aware that no further kits will be provided beyond this time and symptomatic students should continue to access PCR tests and/or store purchased RATs.

Listed below are some important dates for Term 1 & 2.

Grade Mass 

Grade Mass has been postponed for the students until further notice. 

Assembly

Assemblies will be postponed until further notice. 

Awards

There has been a slight change to the process of how students will receive their silver awards. Silver Awards will be presented to students by their teacher in the classroom, gold pennants and gold awards will still be presented to students at the assembly.

Gold Pennant -

Gold Awards -Lily Kovacevic, Flynn Collins, Jaxson Sanders, Klara Doebler, Abel Boyce, Hazel Kyle, Hudson Batty, Brody O’Hanlon, Celina Jones, Kruz Fiez, Sophie Simpson, Abigail Williams, Isabella Egan, Oliver Satara, Harlow Spiteri, Eliza Deas, Dominic Prioste, Ava Lyons, Jude Galbraith-Marten, Emmeline Magee, Mys Daniels.

Yesterday, Alexis Fenning, Aleera Thomson, Abigail Stack and Bella Noble represented St Anthony's at the Diocesan Selection Swimming Trials. Congratulations to these students who swam really well and displayed great sportsmanship throughout the day. 

Snr Girls Relay - 3rd

50m Freestyle - Alexis - 4th, Aleera - 8th

50m Butterfly - Aleera - 8th

50m Backstroke - Alexis - 5th

50m Breaststroke - Alexis - 9th

200m Individual Medley - Alexis - 8th

Year 6 parents are invited to join teachers, our year 6 students and Father Peter for our Year 6 Leaders Liturgy and presentation of their badges on Friday 18 March at 10:00 am in the school hall. Father Peter will bless the badges and present them to the Year 6 school leaders at the end of the Liturgy.

The National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence is on Friday 18 March 2022.

Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative for schools celebrates 12 years of action, connecting schools and communities to find workable solutions to prevent bullying. On Friday 18 March 2022, help all communities build a Kindness Culture to promote inclusiveness, respect and community belonging in Australian schools.

On Wednesday 30 March at 7:00 pm, St Anthony's will be hosting an information zoom for parents and carers based around The Teaching of Reading in the Early Years.

On Thursday 31 March all students from Kinder to Year 6 will participate in the school's Cross Country Carnival.  As the carnival is being held at Hume Oval, Picton the students  will walk to and from the oval.  All students are expected to participate in this fun day unless there are good medical reasons why they cannot. Children who are unable to participate should still attend school that day as they will be able to assist the teachers. All children will return to school to resume normal classes at the conclusion of the carnival.

All primary children will be participating in the 2km run. A team of runners from the 8/9, 10, 11 and 12 years age groups will be selected to represent St Anthony’s at the annual Diocesan Cross Country Carnival. The infants children will be competing in the St Anthony’s Fun Run over a shorter distance.

The carnival will begin at 9:45am. Please see age group events timetable attached under 'Resources' in our Compass Parent Portal.

To make the carnival an enjoyable and successful event, we will need assistance from parents. If you can help on the day we would be grateful if you could respond to the Questions contained within the online consent by Friday 18 March.

Sacramental Programs

Religious Education is a priority in Catholic schools. It provides the knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith and outlines what is needed to live a Catholic life. Sacramental programs are Parish based, Parish coordinated, family focused and school supported.

Each year the Sacraments of Penance, Eucharist and Confirmation are celebrated in the Parish.

• Year 2 Sacrament of Penance 
• Year 3 Sacrament of the Eucharist
• Year 6 Sacrament of Confirmation 

A Parish based program caters to the needs of all participants. In this way children from all schools receive the same preparation for each sacrament.

The Parish based, family focused approach to Sacramental programs is widely used throughout Australia as the preferred approach. This approach acknowledges the important role of parents and families in the whole preparation process. Parents are the first educators of children in the faith and traditions of the Catholic Church. Parents involvement in Sacramental preparation is crucial in shaping the values and attitudes of each child. So it is vital, for the continual spiritual growth of the child, that the families involve themselves in the Sacramental life of Parish.

Every year, by law, we have to receive consent from parents to photograph and use images of your child. The photos taken will be displayed in newsletters and/or Facebook to celebrate the fun times and achievements of students. Consent forms have been sent home today with your child, if you consent or do not consent to your child's photo being taken please tick the appropriate box and return the form to school.

If we do not receive a form for your child we will not include your child in photos.