Campbell Community Celebration

It is hard to believe that we have just completed the inaugural Campbell Community Celebration on Friday night! The sun was shining, the food vans were serving delicious meals, there were glitter tattoos, face paint and entertainment from the ADFA Band. It truly was a night to remember. 

Thank you to Caitrin Dunn who coordinated our event. Caitrin spent months finding the right date for the ADFA Band and negotiating with our food vans to cater to our needs. In addition to this, were the hours spent preparing signs, delivering posters and setting up and packing up on the day. Special thanks also must go to Jacqui Owen, Paris Dounoukos, Jo Gale, our Parish Pastoral Council, TeamKids and all other parents who also contributed in many ways.

We would finally like to acknowledge the Community Council for their vision of introducing a family event to our calendar year to strengthen our parent engagement. We look forward to setting a date for the 2024 Campbell Community Celebration.

Staffing News

Yesterday it was announced that Mrs. Skye McPadden has been appointed to the role of Acting Religious Education Coordinator (REC) at St Thomas More's in 2024 as Mrs. Samantha Mance takes up the role of Acting Assistant Principal at Sts Peter and Paul in Garran. Skye is currently the REC at St Thomas Aquinas and will bring her knowledge and leadership skills with her to St Thomas More's. We look forward to welcoming Skye in 2024.

School Photos

School photos will be taking place this coming Tuesday 31 October from 8:50am. It is imperative that all students are dressed in their full school uniform inline with our uniform policy which can be found on our website. Students will need to be at school on time as the photographers run to a tight schedule that will not be changed due to students running late.

Class Placements 2024

The Leadership Team and staff will soon begin the process of creating class groups in 3/4 and 5/6 for next year. When compiling classes, we take into consideration several factors. This process involves many discussions and ensuring we are making the best fit for each and every child. To support our students, we will be inviting them to write 5 friends that they would like to see in their class for next year. When creating the classes, our staff will ensure each student has at least one friend from their list. You may like to discuss this list with your child at home in the coming weeks.

We believe that every teacher at our school is able to teach any child at our school and will therefore not accept requests for specific teachers.  If there is information regarding your child and their class placement that you feel the school is not already aware of and would like considered, please email it to me. Requests from previous years will not be taken into consideration. 

The students will be told their class before our Step Up Afternoon on Wednesday 13 December.

Mission Fete and Colour Run

Our Colour Run and Mission Fete is now 10 days away. We hope your children are enjoying collecting sponsors from family, friends and neighbours so that they can have tickets in our prize draw! The day will commence with students and families filling our wicking garden beds, after recess our leaders will host the missions fete and then at 2pm we will head to the hall for the major prize draw. We are lucky to have Defence Bank on board as our major sponsor in 2023 and they will be there to help hand out the prizes!

World Teachers' Day

This Friday is World Teachers' Day, a day to celebrate and show our appreciation for teachers. Our Community Council have generously contributed to a special vote of thanks for the teachers, however, you might also like to organise for your child to celebrate their teacher on Friday. Taking the time to write a card with kind words goes a long way!

Luke Donnelly
Principal