Week 7:

Thursday 14^th March              Region Swimming (selected students)

Saturday 16/3 or Sunday 17/3       Eucharist Commitment Masses

Week 8:

Monday 18th March                Harmony Day (Wear a splash of orange)

Monday 18th March                Assembly - Student Leader Badge presentation 

Wednesday 20th March           Easter Raffle Casual Clothes Day (Bring a donation)

Wednesday 20^th March           Eucharist Workshop at 5pm in the Hub

Thursday 21st March              School Photos

Friday 22nd March                 Ride to School Day & Breakfast

Saturday 23/3 or Sunday 24/3       Eucharist Commitment Masses

Week 9:

Monday 25th March                Hot Cross Bun Delivery

Tuesday 26^th March                NET SET GO – Grades 3 & 4

Tuesday 26^th March                SUPERKICK – Grades 5 & 6

Wednesday 27^th March           School Athletics Carnival

Thursday 28^th March              Easter Play:Stations of the Cross (10am)

Thursday 28^th March              Easter Raffle

Thursday 28^th March              Term 1 Ends 12.30pm

Dear Families

This week we are trialling releasing our regular scheduled fortnightly newsletter on a Monday not Wednesday.  We seem to have bombarded families with lots of start of the year notices so we do apologise - storm and power failures don't help!  This edition is quite long so please take the time to scan through to find the appropriate details for your family. We have a few busy weeks ahead so please mark down these dates into your calendars and phones.

Across the school year, we have many scheduled events that shape our school calendar. Many of these events can only occur with the support of parents and family volunteers, so I am reaching out to not only thank our regular helpers but also encourage others to not be shy in coming forward to help. We have a simple structure of events coming up, but really need more helpers to add to our plans. If you are able to contribute in any way, to help out with a particular initiative, to be on our organising committee, please let me know. We are currently looking for support to run our Easter Raffle as well as helpers for our school Athletics Day.  I am also looking for some new faces for our School Advisory Board, so please reach out if you think this may be an area you could be interested in.

Child Safety and Well-being are a key consideration in all that we do. As part of our cyber-safety curriculum, we have again partnered with Inform & Empower to assist us by providing resources for our classes, our staff, and our parents. In the next week, we will be sending home another specific newsletter with tip sheets and resources for parents. I encourage all parents, regardless of their children's ages, to make deliberate decisions about becoming more 'informed' so that you feel more 'empowered'.

Looking forward to another great week at St.Vincent's.

Yours

Dave Cooper

As we journey through Lent we are called to think about others.  Project Compassion, a social justice fundraiser of Caritas Australia, gives us the opportnity to reach out to support a variety projects across the country and globe.

Take a look at this clip about Ronita.

Thanks very much to those who came to the Parish Sacramental meeting on Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. You (parents/carers) are fundamental in helping support your child’s faith journey and it was wonderful to see just how many of you were there.

Each year we offer the following Sacraments:

Year 3 – Reconciliation

Year 4 – First Eucharist (Holy Communion)

Year 6 – Confirmation

Please complete the enrolment (sent via email) if you wish to have your child participate in any of the Sacraments in 2024. Please ensure enrolments are handed in by Wednesday 28th of February so the school can order the appropriate resources to support the program. If you have any inquiries about the Sacraments please don’t hesitate to ask.

We will begin our 2024 Sacramental journey with First Holy Communion. Each Sacrament will begin with a parent and child workshop at the school. The first Eucharist workshop will be on Wednesday 28th of February and will be located in the Year 5/6 Hub. We look forward to seeing you there.

Preparation date are as follows:

Week 2

	Principal's Award for Positive Behaviour	Class Award
Prep MP	Everyone	Harper
1/2C	Leny	Lennex
1/2F	Lily	Harvey
1/2SJ	Xavier	Lucia
3/4B	Harvey	Everyone
3/4D
3/4E	Lila	Logan
5/6BM	Tahlia	Orianna
5/6KM	Savannah	Jaxon
5/6W	Jedd	Everyone

Week 3

	Principal's Award for Positive Behaviour	Class Award
Prep MP	Zaydah	Fletcher
1/2C	Halle	Harvey
1/2F	Adelyn	Marley
1/2SJ	Elijah	Chiara
3/4B	Vincent	Alexandra
3/4D	Emmett	Jesse
3/4E	Ruby	Kayden
5/6BM	Talia	Harley
5/6KM	Zoe	Charlotte
5/6W	Livinia	Bailey

Please note the following details provided by the State Government in regarding Smoking and Vaping at school.  [Please note that the entrance points at St.Vincent's are regarded as the school gates and driveways]

"A person must not smoke cigarettes including e-cigarettes (regardless of whether they contain nicotine) within school premises and within 4 metres of any pedestrian access to school premises. Smoking in these places is a fineable offence.

The smoking and vaping ban applies to:

• anyone present on school premises during and outside of school hours including students, teachers, contractors, parents or carers or the wider community, such as sporting groups
• all activities that take place on school premises including pre-schools, kindergartens, outside school hours care, cultural, sporting or recreational activities and school fetes.

Smoking and vaping are also not permitted during school events and excursions held off school premises."

We appreciate your support in ensuring that we provide a safe environment for all St. Vincent community members.