St Bernadette's Primary School

NEWSLETTER | TERM 3 | WEEK 3 I 2 August 2024

Afternoon everyone,

It has been a very busy week for me behind the scenes with our Stage 9 CDP (Early Learning Centre and carpark) going out to tender in the coming weeks. This is an exciting time for our community, and I look forward to working with our staff and consultants to build a beautiful space for our students. And while we are at it, try and fix some of the issues in the carpark!

On that note, just another reminder that whenever we experience conflict (particularly in the carpark) Kindness and Respect should be the starting point for every interaction. The more we can model dealing with conflict appropriately to our young people, the better off our community will be.

With a few carnivals coming up, it is also a timely reminder to demonstrate, discuss and model good sportsmanship with our students at all events. There have been a few incidents of poor behaviour (nothing to do with St Bernie’s) at sports carnivals recently and all schools have been asked to highlight this in their community. We are very lucky to have a vibrant community of people who want the best for their kids and this sort of behaviour, just like getting angry in the carpark, does not align with the values of our school and community.

On Wednesday I met with the SAC and Tracy, Caitlin and I went through some of our recent NAPLAN data at this meeting. We have lots to celebrate with our whole school data looking really good across all learning areas. Over the past 4 years, our staff have worked really hard to give our students the best opportunities to succeed and while there is always more to do, I can’t thank them enough for their hard work and dedication to their profession. If you are interested in having a look at some data, I will be going through some of the graphs at our P&F Meeting on Monday morning.

It has obviously been a great day outside with our Cross Country Carnival. Congratulations to Lourdes who took out top honours today! Thanks to all who came to watch and our staff for their hard work! Enjoy the weekend and we look forward to seeing you next week!

Geordie

We have new students who have joined us this week!

Welcome Reuben O in Pre Kindy, Saoirse K in KGB and

Conor K in 6R to our school. Please make them feel at home

as we welcome them to our Bernie's community.

School Census

Today is school census day, all absentees must be confirmed in writing by completing an online absentee form on our website.

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Assembly 9 August

The following students are receiving Merit Awards at our assembly on Friday 9 August. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

RSVP Community Mass

St Bernadette's school and parish are hosting our next community mass and sausage sizzle on Saturday 10th August at 6pm. We would love to see you and your family there! If you are a family member of a student in Year 5 and would like to read the liturgy of the word, please let Miss Ryan or Mr Hilton know. The sausage sizzle is kindly provided by our school P&F and cooked by the parish men's group. For catering purposes, please complete the attached RSVP.

Bernie's Reading Challenge

Don't forget our read-for-enjoyment reading challenge is now on and open to all students in our school. Reading logs have been sent home and there will be prizes for the student who reads the most books in each year level. Extra logs will be available in the office if you need more!

HAPPY READING!!

Father’s Day Stall

Please purchase your tickets, on the Spriggy App by

Friday 23 August at 3.00pm. We close this off to ensure

we have enough gifts for the students to choose from.

Please hop onto the Spriggy App to purchase

your gifts - $7.00 each.

No cash sales on the day of the stalls

School Disco Friday 16 August

It's the last week to purchase disco tickets and pre-order snacks and drinks through the Spriggy App under the Events tab. Tickets and pre-orders close 3pm Friday 9th August.

Door sales will still be available on the day of the disco for $8 eftpos only. No snacks and drinks will be available to purchase at the disco.

Please be aware students are NOT permitted mobile phones at the disco. If they bring one it will be handed to the class parent helper for safe keeping. Parents and guardians signing students into the disco are always required to leave a contact number, and contacted when needed.

There will be a few photo stands for parents to take photos of their children but please do not post photos of any other students on social media. The disco sessions are for students only and no younger siblings can stay. Please also be aware no children are permitted on the parish hall playground.

Parent Volunteers - thank you to those who have offered to help, these events can't run without your support. If you would like to volunteer please email pnf.sbcps@gmail.com and list which session you are available for, if you have First Aid Certification and/or Working With Children Check. We will get in touch with more details.

The Disco Sub Committee