Dear Community of St Columba’s,
Happy Father’s Day
To all our fathers and those who play a fathering role, we recognise the special role you play in our lives this weekend. In many ways, your love, guidance, and strength mirror the devotion and care of Jesus. Just as He taught us to love one another with a selfless heart, you embody these values in all that you do. Your dedication to your family is a testament to the grace and love of God working through you.
Throughout your celebrations this weekend, know you are cherished and blessed, and that your presence makes a profound difference in our lives.
Wishing you a day filled with joy, peace, and the blessings.
Many thanks once again to our P&F and all volunteers who will be up early tomorrow morning in preparations for our Annual Father’s Day Breakfast. We hope to see you there.
Church Busy Bee
This Saturday, St. Columba’s Church is hosting a busy bee from 8 am to 10 am, and we would love for you to join us. If you have a passion for gardening, your help would be appreciated. Please bring your own gardening tools as there is plenty of weeding to tackle.
Your contribution will make an enormous difference!
Bishop Don Sproxton
Next Friday, Bishop Don Sproxton will visit the school to meet with all our Year 6 students as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation that evening. Please keep all the students and their families in your prayers during this special time.
Are you leaving?
It is hard to believe that it is already time to start preparing for the 2025 school year. While we are always sad to see families go, we understand that circumstances can change. To help us with budget planning and class compositions, please let us know by September 13, 2024, if your enrolment plans for 2025 will be changing. You can do this by emailing – admin@stcolsbays.wa.edu.au or calling 9208 2700.
Your assistance in this matter is appreciated.
Upcoming Events
- Friday 30 August: Father’s Day Breakfast, served from 7.15 am, Mass at 9.00 am.
- Saturday 31 August: St Columba’s Parish Busy Bee, 8.00 am – 10.00 am.
- Monday 2 September: Confirmation Family Workshops.
- 6 White, 4.30 pm – 5.45 pm
- 6 Green, 6.00 pm – 7.15 pm
- Tuesday 3 September: P&F Meeting @ 7pm in the School Library.
- Wednesday 4 September: Year 6 Confirmation Reflection Day.
- Thursday 5 September: Parent Hope Project Workshop at 7.30 pm (please refer to details in last week’s Donegal).
- Friday 6 September: Year 5 Assembly.
- Friday 6 September: Confirmation @ 6.30 pm, St Mary’s Cathedral.
In gratitude,
Gina Burns
Principal
P & F News
DON’T FORGET
Father’s Day Breakfast
If you didn’t order, that’s OKAY – GET INVOLVED, COME ALONG ANYWAY, chat with some NEW DADS over a coffee and take part in the paper plane comp! Start practising your folding families and we shall see you Friday for a 7:15am kick off!
TERM 3 FUNDRAISING FOCUS
School Athletics Carnival Bake Stall
It is that time of year again! The Athletics Carnival is fast approaching on Tuesday 10th September and the P&F will be hosting a Bake Sale to raise important funds for our School community. Savoury, sweet, GF and vegan items will all be greatly appreciated.
To help things run smoothly, please:
- no meat or fresh dairy (cream etc)
- ensure all items are nut free
- provide a full list of ingredients
- label your container clearly
- deliver to the office by 8am ON THE DAY
Our P&F Athletics Bake Sale won’t be able to go ahead without our amazing volunteers so if you are able to help at the stall (especially if you haven’t volunteered at an event this year already), please click on the link below to nominate yourself for a selected time:
volunteersignup.org/XAPXT — Thank you for your support.
Car Space Auction – The annual car spot auction is back up for grabs! Your family will go into the running to win 1 x car space at School for Term 4 and the Edu-Dance Concert evening. Tickets are $5.00 each and will be available soon to purchase, with the prize being drawn on the last day of Term 3. Good luck everyone!
Gingerberry Offer
Rob and Jayne Jagger have been a part of the St Columba’s community since 2015 and want to give back. Rob designs baby & children’s feeding products and has been in the industry for 20+ years. His brand Gingerberry, affectionately named after his girls Sophie and Lilah with their ginger & strawberry hair, focuses on ergonomics and provides young families with all they need when introducing a sippy cup, starting solids for the first time & teaching their little ones how to hold cutlery correctly. Rob is offering 20% off with part proceeds going to the School. Simply head to the website www.gingerberry.com.au and enter these two discount codes at the checkout (STCOLS20 + FREE) – all orders can either be collected from their home in Bayswater or the school and this offer will be on for the remainder of 2024. We understand you may be past this point or there may be another little bundle on the way, however they make great gifts and this offer can be passed onto friends. See flyer attached to this newsletter.
Entertainment Book Offer
20% of every Membership purchased is donated to supporting our fundraising efforts. Join today and help us make a difference.
Order yours today: https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/83589g
Containers for Change deposits
Love to contribute to our schools fundraising efforts? Consider the St Columba’s P&F at your next Containers for Change deposit. Simply scan the QR code, download the app and add the member number to your profile. The P&F fund would be so grateful for your contribution to further aid in the students resources and equipment.
EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY
- 30 August – Father’s Day Breakfast 7.15am -8.00am
- 10 September – Faction Athletics Carnival Bake Stall
- 20 September – Whole School Subway Order Lunch Day
- 20 September – Annual Car Space Auction Draw
- 18 October – School Disco
NEXT P&F MEETING
Please click on the link below for the Agenda for the next P&F meeting held on Tuesday,
3 September at 7.00pm in the Sr Irena Library. We welcome all families to join in on the conversations and get involved by volunteering.
Library News
A big thank you to Staff, Parents and Students for your help promoting Book Week and the literacy experience for our students.
This year’s Book Week winners have been announced and can be viewed at:
Our students enjoyed a fun filled week of Book Week activities, Performance and finished off with the infamous Book Week Parade.
Winners of the Colouring Competition were announced and are off to Crow Books to spend their $20.00 Gift Vouchers. Congratulations to the following students:
Kindy Green : Lily
Kindy White : Charlie Rose
Pre-Primary Green : Loki
Pre-Primary White : Theo
Year 1G : Isla
Year 1W : Andrea
Year 2G : Otis
Year 2W : Hugo
Year 3G : Michael
Year 3W : Belle
Year 4G : Bianca
Year 4W : Millie
Year 5G : Isla
Year 5W : Ella
Year 6G : Carys
Year 6W : Charlie
Thank you everyone!
It’s not too late to join your child for the Premier’s Reading Challenge 2024. Challenge closes 6 September. Let’s see if we can be the top school and win a school performance for St Columba’s.
Unlock the magic of reading. There are prizes to be won, fun to be had, and stories to uncover.
Details at:
https://www.premiersreadingchallenge.wa.edu.au/parents-and-families
Make sure you join: ST COLUMBA’S SCHOOL
KEEP UP THE GREAT READING, AND LOG THOSE BOOKS!
USED BOOKS
Used Books (from the Library) for students and families. These books are now FREE!
On display outside the library – Before school, recess, lunchtime and after school.
The library is open every morning before school:
All students are welcome from 8:15am
Pre-Kindy and Kindy students must be accompanied by Parent/Carer until 8.45am
The library is a calming and quiet place, making it the perfect spot for students to have a smooth and calming transition in the morning.
Students may also like to return and borrow books before school.
Looking forward to seeing you the library.
Rita Cuthbert – Library Officer – Library - the original search engine
Pastoral Care
Happy Birthday to:
The following students who will celebrate birthday’s in the coming week:
Evelyn Nebel PKW
Logan Salt PKW
Xavier Bosley KG
Hannah Linke KG
Hamish Linke KG
Jack Franich KG
Harper Bradley PPG
Lyla Bradley PPG
Mia Etheridge PPW
Isabella Will 1W
Ella Phillips 2W
Mia Paulus 3G
Arden Bezich 3W
Ethan Borich 3W
Alessia Marrapodi 5W
Rose Badamsuren 6G
Kaitlyn Bidwell 6G
Neve Gerick 6G
PASTORAL CARE WEEKLY RAFFLE
Tickets are 3 for $1 (maximum of 3 tickets per child).
We are always looking for Volunteers to join the Pastoral Care Team. If you can spare a little time on a Wednesday morning after drop off, you can find us in the Church meeting room just as you enter from the basketball court.
WEEKLY RAFFLE ROSTER
TERM 3
Week 8 – 4 September – NO RAFFLE
Week 9 – 11 September
Week 10 – 18 September – NO RAFFLE
| Kindy Green | Week 9 – Isaabelle Glare |
| Kindy White | Week 9 – Greta Williams |
| PP Green | Week 9 – Ned Moore |
| PP White | Week 9 – Lily Sinfield |
| Year 1 Green | Week 9 – Eliza McGlue |
| Year 1 White | Week 9 – Francis Masek |
| Year 2 Green | Week 9 – Harriet Stazzonelli |
| Year 2 White | Week 9 – Ella Phillips |
| Year 3 Green | Week 9 – Reuben Williams |
| Year 3 White | Week 9 – Lily Vernon |
| Year 4 Green | Week 9 – Henry Webb |
| Year 4 White | Week 9 – Abigail Vernon |
| Year 5 Green | Week 9 – Harriet Webb |
| Year 5 White | Week 9 – Estelle Pirone |
| Year 6 Green | Week 9 – Giorgia Trevenen |
| Year 6 White | Week 9 – Tony Masek |
Religious Education and Curriculum News
From our Year 3 Classes :
In Year 3, we have been learning about God’s love and forgiveness. Our focus was on how Jesus used the parable of the Lost Coin to teach about God’s love for people. We enjoyed creating a coin that shows we are loved by God and that God will always welcome us back if we are lost.
Community Notices
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School Holiday Athletics Clinic for boys and girls aged 8 to 16 years. Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd of October 2024. WA Athletics Stadium. 8.30am-3pm. $125 per day. Or $240 for both days. Includes a personised certificate. Choose ANY 4 events per day. More Info: http://sprintingfast.com/
