Dear Parents, 

Thank you to those able to attend the ‘Meet the teacher’ evening this week. Information handouts from the teachers are available for those parents unable to attend. The evening was an opportunity to briefly meet your child’s teacher and find out what the students will be learning this year. Thank you to all the staff who attended. With nine new staff and one returning staff member from Canada, there is a great feeling of excitement and optimism within the school. Following my introduction of staff, I covered the following areas:

• Sacraments
• Parents and Friends Association (P&F)
• Student banking each Friday
• Recommended bedtimes for students
• Devices
• Social media
• School uniform
• Addressing parent concerns
• Some reminders
• School rules based on ‘respect’.

A PDF has been attached.

Our Religious Education Coordinator Mrs Martine Mathieson spoke to parents about our Catholic school and extended an invitation to all families to attend all of our class and grade masses, as well as all liturgies including Ash Wednesday, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and regular Sunday mass. We would love to see more of our parents at our regular liturgies and events. 

I have asked Mrs Mathieson to share her presentation with you in today’s newsletter. Please take a few minutes to read as it does sum up perfectly why our Catholic schools exist. Thank you again to the parents who did attend the evening. 

Yours in Faith and Virtue,

Mr Christopher Paton