Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to Term 2! I hope you and your families had a wonderful Easter. The resurrection part of the Easter story is critical to our faith. According to the Bible, Jesus' death was a sacrifice for the sins of others, but his resurrection represents something even more powerful: the potential for rebirth, salvation, and renewal of faith. Easter is the perfect opportunity for Christians to recommit to their beliefs.

This Sunday our Year 3 students commence their preparation to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist - another central element of our Catholic faith. Eucharist comes from the Greek eucharistia, meaning thanksgiving. When we receive the Eucharist we are nourished spiritually, brought closer to God. Registration for the Sacrament will take place straight after 9:30am Mass this Sunday, the 6^th of May.

ANZAC Assembly

Special thanks to Sonja Mingay for her organisation of the ANZAC Day assembly on the last day of Term 1. It was a very moving experience. Click on the link below to read an article that appeared in the in the Catholic Voice: https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/special-anzac-liturgy-at-st-thomas-mores-primary/

Coding Club

Mrs Gwen Tarleton and Mrs Cassie Neiufi will be taking Coding Club every second Tuesday starting next week. This is a lunch-time club for all students.

Welcome

We warmly welcome Mrs Katherine Morris to STM teaching staff. Katherine will be teaching The Arts every Wednesday.

Enrolment 2020

Enrolment Period: 6 May until 24 May. Our STM Open Day is on Monday 6 May. If you have a little one ready for school in 2020 or you know of anyone interested in looking at our wonderful school for their child, please encourage them to come along to our Open Day or visit our website and click on the “Enrolment” tile. The online application is much more streamlined!

Working with Vulnerable People Cards

A reminder to all parents that if you are helping in the classroom you must have your WWVP card on you always. These cards are free for volunteers.

Mother’s Day

Next Friday, May 10, parents are invited to attend our Mother’s Day breakfast. Coordinated by the 3/4 W parent contact, Sally Witt, and with the help from our wonderful 3/4 W parents, will be organising the event. We would love to see you from 8:00am onwards. After the breakfast we will have our Award’s assembly.

ACT Buses

The ACT government have removed dedicated bus services to schools across Canberra. (Many students now have to rely on the public bus network and navigate busy interchanges). We have received a petition from the ACT Liberal Party calling on the ACT government to reconsider the changes and improve the dedicated school bus network. If you would like to sign the petition drop by the front office in the next week some time.

Yours sincerely,

Julie Wiley
Principal.