Swimming Carnival Fundraiser
Years 4 – 6 Swimming Carnival
Wednesday 27th March 2024
🌭 Ordered your snags? 🌭
Great, now that lunchbox duty is off the to do list…. 😝Why not spare a small amount of your time to help out poolside on the day…The bbq is right by the pool meaning you’re able to run off if need be to watch your child compete in their race!Many hands make light work after all – if you can assist in any way on the day please reach out. Any help is greatly appreciated 😊Volunteer sign up sheet here👇🏼
Fundraisers ahead
FREE DRESS DAY FUNDRAISER
Wednesday 27th March | Gold Coin donation
Running alongside the upper school Swimming Carnival day, the lower school is ruling the school in free dress to raise funds for School community events!
Call for Agenda items
We encourage all parents within our community to be actively involved in the St Columba’s P&F. Our team is looking forward to hearing your new ideas or feedback on present and future events that support our School. Please communicate with your Class Representatives if you wish for these to be discussed at a P&F meeting.
NEXT MEETING
The next P&F meeting will be held on Tuesday 19th March at 7.00pm in the School Library. We hope to see as many new faces as possible.
Library News
The library is open every morning before school:
PreKindy & Kindy : 8:15am – 8:45am
(accompanied by Parent/Carers)
The library is open every morning before school:
PreKindy & Kindy : 8:15am – 8:45am
(accompanied by Parent/Carers)
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.
Homework/Library Bag
Just a reminder that students require the school green
‘Homework and Library Bag’ in order to borrow from the Library.
Many students will already have the green school
‘’Homework and Library Bag’ from previous years.
‘Homework and Library Bags’ can be purchased
from the Uniform Shop.
Rita Cuthbert – Library Officer – Library - the original search engine
Pastoral Care
Happy Birthday to:
To the following students who will be celebrating this coming week:
William Giblett KG
Kieran Vernon PPW
Oscar Harstrom 1W
Amelia Booth 3W
Oaklyn Payne 3W
Poppy Lillico 4W
Estelle Pirone 5W
PASTORAL CARE 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.
Thank you greatly from the Pastoral Care Team!
WEEKLY RAFFLE ROSTER
TERM 1
Week 7 – 13 March
Week 8 – 20 March
Week 9 – NO RAFFLE
| Kindy Green | Week 7 – Lewis Christie Week 8 – Xavier Bosley |
| Kindy White | Week 7 – Amelia Easton Week 8 – Darcy Eden |
| PP Green | Week 7 – Ayla Christie Week 8 – Amelia Congdon |
| PP White | Week 7 – Liam Chipperfield Week 8 – Holly Bunko |
| Year 1 Green | Week 7 – Nathaniel Byrde Week 8 – Juliette Cahill |
| Year 1 White | Week 7 – Bodhi Chipperfield Week 8 – Alfred Eden |
| Year 2 Green | Week 7 – Aurora Cameron Week 8 – Annabelle Cornish |
| Year 2 White | Week 7 – Ezekiel Byrde Week 8 – Riley Goulding |
| Year 3 Green | Week 7 – Parker Connell Week 8 – Michael Congdon |
| Year 3 White | Week 7 – Belle Charlett Week 8 – Alessandra Cahill |
| Year 4 Green | Week 7 – Alessandro Balla Week 8 – Sajad Aljabry |
| Year 4 White | Week 7 – Millie Charlett Week 8 – Savannah Ceric |
| Year 5 Green | Week 7 – Zozie Higgs Week 8 – Leo Kennelly |
| Year 5 White | Week 7 – Michael Baldwin Week 8 – Shishir Berigai |
| Year 6 Green | Week 7 – Carys Bennetts Week 8 – Jaydyn Duong |
| Year 6 White | Week 7 – Bianca Balla Week 8 – Irissa Duong |
Religious Education and Curriculum News
FROM OUR YEAR 2 CLASSES:
In Year Two the children have learnt that Jesus taught that praying is a special way for people to talk and listen to God. This is how people share their thoughts and feelings with God and God can be a special friend in their lives. They understand that we all need to talk with God, just as family members and other friends need to talk to each other. Followers of Jesus pray to God every day to share their thoughts, feelings and worries. People cannot become close to God, who loves every one of us, unless they spend time with God listening and talking to him.
FROM OUR YEAR 1 CLASSES:
Our Year One classes have settled into the new year very well, thoroughly enjoying the playgrounds, oval and basketball courts that they have been eagerly waiting to use! The students have been working hard to follow all rules, expectations and routines. We are very proud of them!
Throughout our recent Health lessons, we have looked at developing different strategies to enhance our interactions with others, including the importance of being aware of how our actions and words may hurt or harm others. As a class, we read through the book, Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller and Jen Hill, a thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness. We have learnt this through our focus on flowers and their petals. Moreover, once we say something mean, taking it back won’t put the petal back on the flower. However, we can repair the hurt with love and care from others by watering the flower. Consequently, we created a Kindness Garden, which illustrates the many different words or things we can say or do to our friends.
We are so excited to see all of the wonderful work our Year One’s will be creating throughout the year!
Community Notices
2024 SACRAMENTS
Thank you to those who have expressed interest in joining us for our first Community Baptism this year. With it being a short term, and Easter fast approaching, Father has requested we postpone it until after Easter.
We will hold a Baptism Information Night on Thursday 18 April, for parents and the child/ren to be Baptised. This will be held in the Church at 6pm and go for approximately half an hour.
Then we will hold our Community Baptism on Sunday 5 May at 10.45am, immediately following the 9.30am Mass.
I hope that these new dates still work for everyone – and perhaps mean others will have a chance to join us! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Leesa Vinciullo
Assistant Principal
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A warm invitation is extended to our school community to attend the upcoming Open Day for Mercedes College.
The event is tailored for families who may be considering a Catholic secondary education for their daughters.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 12 March
Sessions: 8:30am – 10:30am or
11:00am – 1:00pm
What to Expect
During the Open Day, families will have the opportunity to:
Explore our facilities though guided tours
Meet our dedicated staff
Engage with our talented students
Gain valuable insights into our academic programs and co-curricular activities.
Registration
Families are encouraged to register their attendance as soon as possible, using this link on our website: https://www.mercedes.wa.edu.au/enrolments/open-day/
If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our Marketing team on marketing@mercedes.wa.edu.au
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A fun interactive day for families!
This expo is targeted at families in the aim to provide support to parents and students with mathematics learning at home. Please follow the link below for all the details.
March 10, 2024 – 10:00am
Centenary Park Community Centre
https://mawainc.org.au/civicrm/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=4153
Classifieds
School Counsellor News
Nicole Leach
School Counsellor