“Lord Jesus, We ask for Your help as we begin this new school year.

Allow us to experience Your presence in the many blessings You put before us.

Open our eyes to the new challenges and exciting opportunities that this new school year brings. Open our hearts and minds to new friends and new teachers. Amen.”

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to the 2025 school year - I hope you have enjoyed a wonderful break over the summer holidays. We extend a warm welcome to new families joining us for the first time.

Our staff have been working hard in preparation for next week and are looking forward to the year ahead with their classes.

Our school values of kindness, compassion and respect guide all our interactions as a community. Communication and partnership between families and school remain important and we look forward to connecting with you throughout the year at school events, parent meetings, and classroom activities. Our parent information evening will be held in the second week of term, and the P&F are arranging a Welcome Back Movie Night on Friday, 7 March.

Please remember to refer to the Families page on our school website for calendars, dates, uniform and quick links to a wide range of topics.

Enjoy the final weekend of holidays and I look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday, 5 February for the beginning of Term One.

God bless.

Allen McMahon

Principal

Wednesday 5 February

• Students commence

Thursday 6 February

• Commitment and Commissioning Mass Y1-6 - 9am

Monday 10 February

• Swim Trials Y4 - Y6 at Bayswater Waves

Wednesday 12 February

• Parent Information Sessions PP-Y6 - 6pm and 6.30pm

Uniform is purchased from Nell Gray Uniform Concepts, either instore or online.

NELL GRAY STORE:

30 Kembla Way, Willetton WA 6155,

Phone: 08 9270 4669

Email: willetton@uc.nellgray.com.au

Order online https://www.nellgray.com.au/Schools/St-Columba-s-Catholic-Primary-School

Sports uniform is worn for Edu-Dance and PE classes.

Edu-dance will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Class PE Days:

Monday: Year 1 and Year 2

Thursday: Year 4 and Year 6

Friday: Year 3 and Year 5

The canteen will open in Week 2, from Wednesday, 12 February. Canteen operates on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for recess and lunch. Orders must be placed online by 9am.

Order online https://quickcliq.com.au/

Please see below class times for Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Kindy White: 8.30am – 11.30am

Kindy Green: 12.00pm – 3.00pm

Thursday will revert to our normal times of 8.30am – 3.00pm.

Please provide all medication / epipens / ventolins and Action Plans to Administration on the first day of Term 1.

School Fees will be emailed out to families by the end of Week 3. Statements are only sent to one parent who is the Primary Contact according to our records. If your Primary Contact person has changed please contact the school ASAP. Please check your Junk/Spam folder if you do not receive your fee statement.

Those families who hold a valid Concession Card please complete the document below and return to the school with a copy of your card so that relevant discount can be applied.

Remember that all stationery and books have already been delivered to the classrooms.

Your child only needs to bring a pencil case.

Please find the Sacramental dates for 2025 in the attachment below.

This includes the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation.

Welcome everyone to 2025!

On behalf of the P&F, we hope you had an amazing holiday break and are ready for the start of school.

For those of you who are new to the school, welcome. We look forward to meeting you and your children.

We have organised a wonderful welcome back event for everyone.

WELCOME BACK OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT

Lock in your calendars - Friday 7th March 5pm onwards. We welcome everyone to an outdoor movie night under the stars held on our beautiful bottom oval. Bring your picnic rugs, dinner, drinks and be ready for a fun night filled with new friendships and fun.

The P&F are really excited to offer two extra-curricular activities this term:

TERM 1 CRICKET (commencing week 2)

For the first time, we are excited to offer cricket. Details are as follows:

Tuesdays: Year 1-3

Thursdays: Years 4-6

Time: 7:30-8:30am

Duration: 8 weeks

Location: Bottom Oval

Limited spots available.

TERM 1 SOCCER (commencing week 2)

We are happy to continue our popular before school soccer. Details as follows:

Wednesdays and Fridays: Years 1-6

Time: 7:30-8:30am

Duration: 8 weeks

Location: Bottom Oval

Registrations will be sent out via email over the next couple of days, so please keep an eye out.

Looking forward to seeing everyone back next week.

Hayley Mitchell

P&F President

Cash payments are no longer accepted. Payments can be made by credit card - Visit scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the LOOP app. Your order will be electronically linked to the rest of your school's order. You do not need to complete the order form.

Term 1: Wednesday 5 February - Friday 11 April

Term 2: Monday 28 April - Friday 4 July

Term 3: Tuesday 22 July - Thursday 25 September

Term 4: Monday 13 October - Friday 12 December

Term 1: Monday 3 February, Tuesday 4 February

Term 2: Monday 12 May, Friday 30 May

Term 3: Monday 21 July, Friday 26 September

Term 4: Monday 27 October

Sacramental Program Enrolment Mass: Saturday, 15 March at 6pm

Confirmation: Saturday, 7 June at 6pm, Saturday, 14 June at 6pm

Eucharist: Sunday, 17 August, Sunday, 24 August, Sunday, 31 August at 9.30am

Reconciliation: Saturday, 15 November at 10am

Email: admin@stcolumbassp.wa.edu.au
Website: https://www.stcolumbassp.wa.edu.au/
Location: 30 York Street, South Perth WA 6151, Australia
Phone: (08) 6436 9500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Education/St-Columbas-Catholic-Primary-School-South-Perth-173160579973945/