Father of mercy,

give your people help and strength from heaven.

The birth of the Virgin Mary’s Son

was the dawn of our salvation.

May this celebration of her birthday

bring us closer to lasting peace.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Dear Parents

On Wednesday night we celebrated Confirmation in our Parish Church.  Congratulations to these children who received the sacrament this week and we continue to keep in our prayers those children who will receive the sacrament in the coming weeks.

I hope all our dads, grandfathers and significant role models in the lives of our students had a wonderful Father’s Day last Sunday.  If you haven’t viewed the messages from your children yet, please watch this video created for you all!

Certificate of Extended Leave for Travel

Just a friendly reminder that if you plan to take your child out of school during the school term for the purpose of travel, you will need to fill out an application form. Travel is considered to be domestic or international travel for the purpose of a family holiday, family business, bereavement or other reasons.   The application needs to be completed at least four weeks prior to your departure and travel documentation, such as travel itinerary or e‐ticket must be attached.  If approved, you will then receive a certificate that you need to carry with you while travelling.  Please contact the office to obtain a copy of the application if you have any upcoming travel plans or require any further clarification.

End of Term Assembly

Please join us for our End of Term Assembly on Friday 23 September at 11.30am.  We will present our Excellence Awards for Term 3 at this time, as well as our Principal, Shamrock and St Patrick’s Awards.  If you believe your child’s name has been missed off the list below please notify the school office by Friday 16 September.

Principal Awards: Luis Cowan, Toby Fogarty, Marko Milenkovic, Meila Kusa

Shamrock Awards: Leah Dragarski, Cleo Capocchiano, William Di Ciaccio, Isla Lukarovski, Chavez Ntallaris, Dominic Romancewicz

St Patrick’s Awards: Jacob Dimitrijevic

Summer Uniforms

 Students are welcome to return to school in Term 4 in their Summer Uniforms.

Cyberbullying and Online Drama: CCSP Webinar for parents and carers of young people aged 11-18 years

In partnership with the eSafety Commissioner, the Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT (CCSP) is running a free webinar designed for parents and carers of young people aged 11 to 18 years old. The webinar will include hints on how to start conversations with your child about their online friendships and positive ways to deal with changing relationships.

The webinar will cover:

• starting conversations with your child about their online friendships and positive ways to deal with changing relationships
• understanding the rights, laws and community expectations that govern social media use

The webinar is being held on Tuesday 20 September 2022 from 7.30 pm-8.30 pm. Access the webinar flyer here.      Click here to register

Ms Gabi Tobin - Principal