Listed below are some important dates for Term 4.

Grade Mass 

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

Assembly

Year 2 Red and White will be presenting prayer at assembly on Friday 28 October at 2:30 pm. We would like to invite one parent/family member from each Year 2 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 - Billy Bantick, Hudson Maybury, Lily Kovacevic, Noah Page, Scarlett Kovacevic, Riley O’Connor, Riley Fiatarone

Gold Awards - Harley Dalibozek, George Crossingham, Hudson Bulger-Craig, Estelle Eckler, Imogen Short, Levi Carstens, Ivy Humphries, Tyson Barnes, Allegra Tesoriero, Lachlan Jones, Lily Kovacevic, Tayte Gibb, Evelyn Cox, Monica Merheb, Bella Irwin, Mila Vrljic, Isabelle Payne, Zara Cevenini, Leila Catford-Potter, Giacomo Falcone, Jackson Carson, Grace Moody, Amelia Mackrill, Lilly Irwin, Bella Smith, Madeleine Spinks, Adriano Ripepi, Zac Barnes, Billie Jordan, Beau Marano, Ciara Lillyman, Jack Fenning, Eliza Deas, Cayden O’Connor, Drew Mason, Astin Elphinstone, Briarna Barcicki, Isaac Labib, Emmett Wood, Luca Albanese, Violet Stirton, Samwise Nguyen, Flynn Taylor, Sarah Jason, Cooper French, Francesco Frisina.

Socktober & Catholic Mission Week will be held next week and children are encouraged to do extra jobs around the house to earn money to donate on Thursday 27 October.

In a previous newsletter it was advertised that Year 2 red only will be hosting our next assembly. This has now changed to both Year 2 classes (red and white) will host our next school assembly on Friday 28 October at 2:30 pm. We would like to invite one parent/family member from each Year 2 family to join us in the hall for the presentation. 

Parent, Carers, Grandparents and Grandfriends are welcome to join us for our All Saints Day Mass on Tuesday 1 November. The whole school Mass will be held under the COLA at 10.00am. If possible, guests are asked to bring a picnic chair for the Mass and for the picnic lunch, incase we run out of seating. Following the Mass, parents and Grandfriends are invited to stay for a BYO picnic lunch and open classrooms.

Our next Parents & Friends Meeting which will be held on Monady 24 October 2022 at 6:30 pm in the school library or via zoom.

Paul, our Parish Sacramental Coordinator would like to know if any Year 5 students have missed out on making their Reconciliation and/or First Communion and is considering making confirmation in 2023 please contact the parish office as soon as possible on 46 832 230.

Friday 4 November – Sunday 6 November 2022

Wooglemai Catholic Camping Facility/Environmental Centre, Sheehys Creek Road, Oakdale (15 minutes from Picton).

This will be an awesome opportunity for families throughout the diocese to come together in a relaxed camping environment for connection, formation, walks, fun, meals, prayer, games, music, and Sunday Mass with Bishop Mascord.

It will be a self-catered weekend, tents and caravans are permitted and with limited spots for a male and female bunk room. The cost is $50 per adult, or $100 per family regardless of size. Please register here.

For more information or to help with the organisation email helen.bennett@dow.org.au.

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.