The staff at St Anthony's have notice a high number of students arriving to school late or being picked up early. 

Regular attendance by each child is a legal requirement. Therefore, parents and the school must assume the responsibility of regular attendance. 

PARENTS ARE ADVISED THAT LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY DEPARTURES ARE DISCOURAGED UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY BECAUSE

• Of the legal requirement of regular school attendance
• Of the interruption to class routines and learning
• Of the negative impact and disruption to children’s learning and development.

While parents are legally responsible for the regular attendance of their children, school staff, monitor part or whole day absences as part of their duty of care.

Please note that students should only be picked up early during school hours in exceptional circumstances.

Listed below are some important dates for Term 2, 3 and 4.

Grade Mass 

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

Assembly

Year 1 Red will be presenting prayer at assembly on Friday 3 June at 2:30 pm. We would like to invite one parent/family member from each Year 1R family to join us in the hall for the presentation. 

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 - Luca Falcone, Ava Jowsey, Lachlan Batty, Ivy Humpries

Gold Awards -Holly Hughes, Nicholas Morschel, Ava Stam, River Gardiner, Flynn Burgess-Gorrie, Cooper Spiteri, Mackenzie Greene, Alexis Gordon, Giacomo Falcone, Khloe Kovacevic, Angelina Mohanna, Emily Tague, Jaxon Spehar, Leah Norton, Oliver Satara, Isabelle Smith, Bella Noble, Charlotte Reynolds, Harmony Williams, Nate Coulter, Finnegan Collins, Chase Berry, Benjamin McMullen, Blake Fitch, Noah Page, Hudson Bulger-Craig, Evie Biffin, William Bruffer, Diesel Medd, Ivy Slater, Jessica Condous, Banjo Kyle, Anthony Falzon, Olive Martyn, Charlotte Stirton, Tayte Gibb, Imogen Short, George Crossingham, Ella Williams, Silvanna Tawfeeq, Juliana Lapic, Lincoln Dee, Beau Marano, Violet Mitchell, Chloe French, Zoe Falconer, Jennifer Condous, Emily Axiak, Noah Ryan, Eleanor Cox, Emma Mackrill, Evelyn Cox, Mate Bastac, Harry Houghton, Samuel Ungaro, Luke Nikolic, Tyler Barnes, Liam Dempster, Gabrielle Merheb, Emily Erwin, Sophie Tague, Elizabeth Smith, Luella Fletcher.

The P & F Committee would like to invite all parents and carers to join our next P & F meeting on Monday 6 June at 6:30 pm via zoom. The zoom link will be sent out on our Compass Parent Portal on Monday.

Due to our Feast day falling on the Monday of the long weekend, we will be celebrating the Feast Day on Tuesday 14 June. To commemorate this important day, students will catch a bus out to St Anthony's Parish Church Tahmoor for a whole school Mass, where parents are welcome to join us for Mass at 10:00am. After Mass, we will acknowledge one student from each class to be presented with a St Anthony award. The St Anthony's award is for students who does try to be "In service to do good for others" Students will catch a bus back to school where the P&F are preparing a special lunch for the children. 

Please collect and send in your bread clips so we can help with the very worthy cause of funding wheelchairs for vulnerable people in Australia and South Africa and other countries. During Laudato Si’ Week we are reminded of our mission to respond to the cry of the poor. Every contribution that we can make adds up to make a big difference in our world.

Thank you for your support. 

Mrs Newton

​WEEK 3 - Parents prepare children

SECTION 3 Living
Topic 1: The shape of the Eucharist (Mass) Complete Pgs 41 - 51 at home

SESSION 3 - Small group conversation 4 June 5pm OR 5 June 8:30am at Church

Children share with the group & the group facilitator what they discovered when they completed the activities.

*Sacramental Practice in the Church*

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.

Our first Sacrament for 2022 will be First Holy Communion.

18 June at 5pm or 19 June at 8:30 am

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.