Dear Parents and Carers,

A very warm welcome back to the beginning of the 2022 school year. I hope you were able to enjoy a restful break and some quality family time together.  It has been so wonderful to see all the bright smiling faces of the children as they returned, so happy to be back with their friends and back learning. It was especially lovely to welcome our new Kindergarten students.

K-12 School Theme
At the end of last year, the new Year 6 leaders and myself met with the 2022 leaders of St Bernards and Carroll College and worked together to develop our combined spiritual theme for the 2022 school year. After some discussion and collaboration, the student leaders unanimously decided on the theme, taken from a Mary Mackillop quote: 

“Find happiness in making others happy”  

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Students in Year 3 are invited to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation this term. The enrolment meeting will be held on Thursday 17th February at 5:00pm. More information will be provided to parents next week. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the sacrament of Reconciliation. 

Please also note the following key dates for the sacrament of Reconciliation:

Caught in the Act
This week while I was on playground duty, I was heartened to see, at the conclusion of their lunchtime footy game, each of the Year 5 boys made their way around to their teammates and opposition, shaking hands and giving each other a pat on the back. It was so wonderful to see such a positive display of sportsmanship and maturity from these boys. Keep it up, you are setting a wonderful example for our younger students.

A Prayer for Students

Dear Jesus,

here I am back at school,

not only ready to learn new subjects

but to grow in my love for You.

Open my eyes, my ears, and my heart,

to listen and learn from my teachers

as they share the words of Your Gospel

and the teachings of the Church.

Help me to be the best student and person

that I can be, reaching out to others as You did,

and giving good example to all.

Let me receive Your blessing

now and throughout this school year.

AMEN

Mrs Jess Afflick
Religious Education Coordinator