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Colour Run and Mission Fete
It was a fantastic day on Friday for our annual Mission Fete and Colour Run. The courtyard was covered in books, toys and games during the middle session as the students busily shopped for their next treasures. Then in the afternoon our hall became a buzz of excitement for the grand prize draw and finally, we headed to the oval for the fun of the colour run. Our fundraising efforts in these spaces saw the school raise $396.00 for the Mission Fete and $3,3564 towards bubblers in our Colour Run.
Staffing News
We are pleased to announce that Carly Sargent has been appointed as a classroom teacher from 2025. Carly comes to use with over 15 years experience teaching in NSW and ACT schools. We know that she will be an asset to our community.
Council Nominations - Executive and Events Working Party
We are continuing to seek nominations for representatives on the Community Council Executive from 2025. In addition to this, the council are interested in forming an Events Working Party. The Events Working Party will be a group of parents who support the successful coordination of events within the school year including liaising with school staff and parent contact coordinators and evaluating the events, feeding back potential adjustments to these events in future years. We are proud of our strong community and see this working party as an opportunity to grow stronger in 2025. If you are interested in either of these roles or would like to nominate a member of the community please contact myself or Michael Kelly.
60th Anniversary of St Thomas More's Parish
Thank you to all of our families, Community Council members and staff in attendance who celebrated our parish's 60th Anniversary. It was so wonderful to see our school community turn out to celebrate with parishioners. We would particularly like to thank Skye McPadden for her coordination leading up to the event as a member of the Parish Pastoral Council and in coordinating the school run BBQ. A gallery of photos are included in our REC Skye McPadden's report.
Principal
| Thursday 10 April 1.45pm | Good Friday & Easter Sunday Gathering Y5/6 |
| Thursday 10 April | Last day of Term 1 |
| Tuesday 29 April | First day of Term 2 |
| Wednesday 30 10.30am | ANZAC Day Ceremony |
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Congratulations to the following students who will be presented with a certificate which reflects an affirmation from their teacher. These affirmations will highlight their applications to their learning as well as affirm how they have been a person of Wisdom, Courage, and Peace. Affirmations will be handed out at 8.50am on Friday morning. Parents are welcome to attend. |
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| Week 9 | Centred in Learning | Centred in Faith |
| Kindergarten | Theodore Mobbs | Eleanor Zhang-Bull |
| Year One | Henry Witt | Parker Davis |
| Year Two | Emma Hansen | Jihoo Park |
| Year Three/Four Green | Jemima Boettcher | Aya Makin |
| Year Three/Four White | Siara Damyon | Jed Williams |
| Year Five/Six Green | Katherine Holmes | Lachlan Ridgway |
| Year Five/Six White | Matilida Head | Alyssa Groenwoud |
| Principal's Affirmation | Zula Khash-Erdene | Eamonn Wickremasinghe |
| Joseph Holmes | Keira Kelly | |
Advent
Year 4 will be leading Advent prayers with classes each Friday at 10:45am in the
classrooms. This week we light the 2nd Advent candle- the Peace candle. When we celebrate Peace we think of Jesus the Prince of Peace who came as a baby into the world so that we can learn and live in Peace with one another.
Jesse Tree
Youth Group
Out final St Thomas More's Youth Group for Year 3-6 students will be held on Wednesday 11th December- keep an eye out in coming weeks for the registration information.
Mission Fete
Thank you to everyone who purchased vouchers and donated items for our Mission Fete. It was lovely to see everyone enjoy visiting the stalls and making their purchases. Well done to our Year 6 students for organising the stalls and facilitating the running of the event. We successfully raised $740 for Catholic Missions to support The Caring Centre in Mongolia- we will add to this a contribution from the Colour Run.
60th Anniversary of St Thomas More's Parish
A great celebration was had by all who attended the 60th Anniversary Mass and BBQ for our Parish. Thank you to the School Community Council for donating and running the BBQ. It was such a lovely gathering and really demonstrated the strong connection we have as the St Thomas More's Community. We would like to shout out the staff, parents and students who attended and participated in both the Mass and the BBQ, your presence and representation of our school was greatly appreciated.
Year 2 have been looking at Mapping and started off small by mapping a birds-eye view of our classroom. They recently challenged themselves and mapped out the entire school, using landmarks and known areas as their guides!
