Dear Community of St Columba’s,
End of Term 3 Message
Thank you for the energy, care, and commitment you’ve brought to Term 3. It is your involvement, in both big and small ways, that makes St Columba’s such a special place to belong.
Whether it was cheering on your children at Sports Carnivals and the Catholic Performing Arts Festival or any of the below:
- joining in with Columba Runners,
- attending the Year 5 & 6 Parent-Child Sexuality Talks,
- being present at Assemblies, Masses, and Liturgies,
- volunteering on excursions,
- celebrating the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation,
- getting creative for the Book Week Parade,
- sharing in the joy of our Father’s Day Breakfast,
- or supporting our P&F at events like Bingo Night, the Athletics Carnival Bake Sale, and the Sausage Sizzle, your presence and participation have made all the difference.
We are so grateful for the way you continue to show up for our students and for each other.
Wishing you all a safe, restful, and joyful break. We look forward to welcoming you back, refreshed and ready for Term 4!
School Athletics Carnival
We were blessed with beautiful weather and an incredible display of energy, sportsmanship, and team spirit from our students at our School Athletics Carnival on Monday.
While we experienced a delay due to a bus mix-up early in the day, the strong teamwork and flexibility shown by our staff and students helped us recover nearly an hour of lost time. This was an outstanding effort that truly reflects the resilience and commitment of our community, and the strong leadership of our PE Teacher, Mr Dylan Banks.
Thanks to your cooperation, we were able to manage the end-of-day transport smoothly and avoid an oversupply of buses. Each year, many families choose to take their children directly home at the end of the carnival, and when we are informed, we are happy to accommodate this.
We recognise that the breakdown in our communication system, along with a higher-than-usual number of early sign-outs, impacted the flow of the day, particularly the end-of-day presentations. These are areas we will review closely to help improve future carnivals.
Despite these challenges, the day was filled with joy, determination, and celebration. A heartfelt thank you to Mr Banks, all staff, our Parents and Friends for the delicious catering, parent volunteers, and all families who supported the event.
Congratulations to our overall shield winners — Pascal, and to Russell, winners of the Spirit Shield.
Well done to all our Champions and Runner-Up Champions — your efforts were outstanding!
Year 1
Champion Girl – Amelia Congdon
Runners-Up – Lynnette Toh and Akira Romeo
Champion Boy – Luke Molony
Runner-Up – Kai Loong
Year 2
Champion Girl – Paige Booth
Runner Up – Holly Magee
Champion Boy – Jude Hoogland
Runner-Up – Mason Meenan
Year 3
Champion Girl – Thea O’Reilly
Runner-Up – Olive Caruana
Champion Boy – Hugo Garrett
Runner -Up – Mason Sardelich
Year 4
Champion Girl – Belle Charlett
Runner-Up – Brooky Hamilton
Champion Boy – Arthur Oliveira
Runner-Up – Marcus Chong
Year 5
Champion Girl – Isabella Goh
Runner-Up – Mia Fernandez
Champion Boy – Huw Humphreys
Runner-Up – Vaughan O’Reilly
Year 6
Champion Girl – Sofia Jaramillo Restrepo
Runner-Up – Ivy Hoogland
Champion Boy – Hunter Sardelich
Runner-Up – Michael Baldwin
We are proud of every student who participated and look forward to building on this success in future carnivals.
Principal Parking Bay
At St Columba’s, we are incredibly fortunate to have a P&F that finds meaningful ways to celebrate and support our families. Since 2023, they have coordinated with me to offer the use of my car bay to one nominated family during Term 4.
This year, instead of a raffle, the P&F invited our community to submit nominations for families they felt were deserving of this opportunity. It is a beautiful reflection of the care and thoughtfulness that exists within our school community.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a nomination. Please see below for a special announcement from our P&F Executive:
We received 18 heartfelt nominations for 11 different families, each with beautiful and thoughtful reasons behind them. It’s lovely to see how many deserving families are part of our community.
We believe that all nominations are equally deserving all in a different way, we used a random number generator to ensure fairness. The selected family, based on a de-duplicated list, is the Byrde Family – CONGRATULATIONS!
They will receive daily access to a private car bay for all of Term 4, including during special events like Disco Night and EduDance Concert.
A huge thank you to our Principal for generously making a staff car park available for this special initiative.
Please respect that this bay is reserved exclusively for the nominated family throughout Term 4. A sign will be displayed to indicate the reserved space.
Let’s continue celebrating and supporting each other, our community is something special!
P&F Executive Team
Are you leaving?
It is hard to believe that it is already time to start preparing for the 2026 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 the end of this term, September 26, 2025, if your enrolment plans for 2026 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
- Thursday 25 September: Pre Primary Sport Morning 9.00 am – 10.00 am
- Friday 26 September: Term 3 Ends for Staff and Students
- Monday 13 October: Term 4 Commences for Staff and Students
- Tuesday 14 October: Uniform Try Ones for Pre Primary Students
- Wednesday 15 October: Kindy Health Checks
- Friday 17 October: P&F Disco
In Gratitude,
Gina Burns
Principal
Assistant Principal's Updates
SCHOOL UNIFORM – SUMMER UPDATE
Parents a reminder that summer uniform returns for Term 4.
Also, a reminder JFE have supplied the school with some sample uniform items for try-ons on Wednesday afternoons from 2.30pm – 3.00pm at the front office. Please note that all orders must still be placed online through JFE.
Mrs Leesa Vinciullo
Assistant Principal
P & F News
THANK YOU
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL FUNDRAISING
The P&F want to extend a huge thank you to Mr Banks and all the school staff for running such an enjoyable and successful Athletics Carnival on Monday. Thank you also to all the parent volunteers and bake sale contributors — the baked treats and sausage sizzle were greatly enjoyed by the whole school community. Special thanks also to Tim and Dannii at IGA Local Grocer Bayswater for their generous sponsorship of the sausage sizzle. We are so grateful for their ongoing support.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BYRDE FAMILY
The winner of the private car bay for Term 4, including the School Disco and EduDance!!! Thank you to all the lovely nominations sent in for families across the community. See Gina’s message above for more details.
SCHOOL DISCO
Who’s ready to bring their fun vibes, sparkle and dance shoes to our Term 4 DISCO!! Thanks to the incredible fundraising success of our P&F this year, we’re giving back — THIS YEAR ONLY, each child’s ticket includes: One Sausage sizzle, One Juice Box + One Glow Stick (All for $7) TICKET SALES CLOSE THURSDAY, 16 OCT @ 12pm. There will be limited sausage sizzles available to purchase on the night. Tickets available via the link:
Your HELP is needed to make this a fun and fabulous night for the students of St Cols. There are MANY volunteer roles that need to be filled on the night across both sessions (PreK-Year 2; Year 3-Year 6).
Each year group has been allocated a ‘task’ with some extra ‘tasks’ being open to all year groups. Many hands make light work! Sooooo if you are yet to volunteer this year, it is not too late, make this your ‘JUST ONE THING’. If you have volunteered this year – THANK YOU – and we love to have you on board … again. Follow the link to sign up to volunteer at the DISCO! Thank you St Cols Families!!
NEW
A new private facebook group has been setup exclusively to buying, selling and swapping second-hand school uniforms online. Please note, this group is separate from the main school community group and is purely for uniform-related posts. Search ‘St Columba’s Bayswater | Second Hand Uniforms’ and join now heading into Term 4!
DON’T FORGET
Help Our School Move Forward — Join ‘Your Move’!
We’re inviting all parents to sign up to the Your Move website and join our school group! Every registration earns points for our school — and the more points we accumulate, the more exciting opportunities we unlock. From Connecting Schools Grants to bike education, student leadership labs, and Safe Routes to School guides, Your Move helps us build a more active, connected school community. Whether your child walks, wheels, scoots, or rides, your support helps us inspire healthier habits and access valuable resources. Let’s get moving — sign up today and help our school thrive! https://yourmove.org.au/register
Containers for Change
Get involved with our School yard fundraising by joining the containers for change group. All you have to do is scan the barcode attached to the newsletter with your containers from home — all funds from your deposit goes directly back to fundraising for items that benefit the kids at St Cols.
School Rewards Program — THE ATHLETE’S FOOT Morley Galleria
With $5 from every pair of shoes purchased being donated back to our School, This applies to the whole family across their fantastic range of school, sports, work and casual shoes. Make sure you mention St Col’s.
TERM 4 P&F DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Whole School Disco – Friday 17th October (PK – YR 2 @ 5-6:30pm / YR3 – YR 6 @ 6:45-8:15pm
Pastoral Care
Happy Birthday to:
The following students who will celebrate birthday’s in the coming week:
Ava Murphy KG
Evelyn Pearson KW
Zariah Byrde KW
Elias Byrde KW
Ella Rich KW
Sebastian Setzinger 2G
Corey Nguyen 5G
Mia Harstrom 5G
Isla Bentley 6W
And to all staff and students who will be celebrating a birthday during the holidays.
Would you like to Volunteer with us?
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 entrance. Come say Hi and see what we are all about or please feel free to reach out to us by leaving a message with Lisa or Kylie in Administration and one of our amazing volunteers will talk you through volunteering with us.
WEEKLY RAFFLE ROSTER
TERM 4
Week 1 – 15 October – NO RAFFLE
Week 2 – 22 October
Week 3 – 29 October
| Kindy Green | Week 2 – Austin Kent Week 3 – Edward Kourtesis |
| Kindy White | Week 2 – Hendricks Kaler Week 3 – Poppy Kay |
| PP Green | Week 2 – Isabelle Glare Week 3 – Kailesh Jeganathan |
| PP White | Week 2 – Eliyah Kaler Week 3 – Hunter Kemmy |
| Year 1 Green | Week 2 – Leonardo Milhinch Week 3 – Arden O’Reilly |
| Year 1 White | Week 2 – Mason McMurtrie Week 3 – Luke Molony |
| Year 2 Green | Week 2 – Vy Hoang Week 3 – Ada Marie |
| Year 2 White | Week 2 – Eliza McGlue Week 3 – Francis Masek |
| Year 3 Green | Week 2 – Ivan Masnyk Week 3 – Harvey Kemmy |
| Year 3 White | Week 2 – Pastoral Care Week 3 – Thea O’Reilly |
| Year 4 Green | Week 2 – Patrick McGlue Week 3 – Olivia Molony |
| Year 4 White | Week 2 – Jacob Mak Week 3 – Harrison MacPherson |
| Year 5 Green | Week 2 – Anh Hoang Week 3 – Stefano Mustica |
| Year 5 White | Week 2 – Bianca Milhinch Week 3 – Vaughan O’Reilly |
| Year 6 Green | Week 2 – Stella Kent Week 3 – Ella MacPherson |
| Year 6 White | Week 2 – Grace Masnyk Week 3 – Sasha Mazurak |
Award Winners
MERCY AWARDS – Term 3
Congratulations to all the recipients of our Term 3 Mercy Awards:
PP Green – Olivia Smith
PP White – Logan Albouni
1 Green – Marie O’Callaghan
1 White – Max Bateman
2 Green – Bodhi Chipperfield
2 White – Eliza McGlue
3 Green – Ivan Masnyk
3 White – Samiya McShanag
4 Green – Maria Mustica
4 White – Parker Connell
5 Green – Abigail Vernon
5 White – Savannah Ceric
6 Green – Alex Pizzata
6 White – Mason Harper
Class News
From our Year 3 classes:
In Art, Year Three have been learning about the Australian artist, Emma Gale. Her work celebrates a love for colour, shape and texture. Inspired by Emma Gale’s work, we have created our own Zany Zebras.
From the Pre-Kindergarten classes:
In Pre-Kindy the children have been welcoming Spring. They listened to a story about Clara the Caterpillar and made their very own balloon print caterpillars. They also scrunched up tissue paper to make beautiful flowers. They have had lots of fun while developing their fine motor control, hand eye co-ordination and pincer grip!
Student Achievements
We are delighted to recognise two students who have demonstrated exceptional artistic skills through their remarkable artworks. Their creativity, imagination, and dedication stood out among an incredible pool of talent, making the selection process wonderfully challenging! In the Kindy to Year 2 category, congratulations to Elena. In the Year 3 to 6 category, a big congratulations to Monica.
We are so proud of both students and their artistic achievements!
Community Notices
