Dear Families,

I hope the final weeks of Advent are bringing the joy and anticipation of the
Holy Season to your families and friends. We have been super busy in the last
weeks of school and appreciate your lives at home are also challenged with the
tasks that have to be done at this time of the year.

We had a lovely send off to our Grade 6 students last night for their graduation
Mass and then dinner at the RSL. I would like to thank the Grade 6 teachers for
their work in preparing the evening and Mrs. Inchincoli for the Mass
preparation. We are most fortunate to be sponsored by so many community
groups with the awards we are able to give out.
Fossick and Find offer us two awards of $200 each and we give them to a
Sustainability Champion and a Social Justice Champion.
Kurnai College Scholarship award is given to the dux of the school if they are
attending Kurnai, this is $1000 towards school needs.
Mary Mackillop Award is for a Catholic student who has embraced their faith
and actioned the Social Justice Teaching of the Catholic school and who is
attending a Catholic high school next year. This is donated by the parish to the
school they are attending $50.
Sacred Heart RISE award is given by the school for a student who shows the
RISE (Respectful, Inclusive, Safe and Everybody) at school and out in the
community a $50 voucher.
CFA give a community service award of $200
The RSL offer the Bill Brannan award of $200 for a student who shows a
willingness to strive to the future and take advantage of the education.
Newspower newsagency offer the school a $30 gift voucher award which the
school nominated to an exceptional extracurricular helper.
Our gratitude and thanks are sent out to all these community groups, we are
exceptionally grateful for the sponsorship which enhances the future learning
of our students.

The teaching teams for next year have some changes.

Junior Team

Mrs. Erin Larkins/ Miss Barton (one day) in Green Room Foundation and Grade 1
Mrs. Trotman in Blue Room Grade 1/2

Senior Team

Mrs. Inchincoli / Miss Marinus Purple Room Grades 4 and 5
Mr. Keay (pronounced K) Red Room Grades 3 and 4
Mrs. Sheridan Martin Yellow Room Grades , 5 and 6
Mrs. Anne-Marie Robb teaching STEM and supporting all classes
Mrs. Raylene Wilkinson teaching Art and Library
Ms. Kerry Barton teaching PE and AUSLAN

It is with sadness that we wish Mrs. Whitfield all the best as she has secured a
position in far North Queensland as a secondary Art teacher.
We say goodbye to Miss Mancarella for a short period while she is on maternity
leave and we welcome three new Educational Support Officers.
Mrs. Piening will become a fulltime staff member, Miss Stenfors (Miss Maya) will be
permanently employed three days a week and Mr. Cholil Nyachiol will work in an
ongoing capacity two days a week.

I ask all parents to be ever mindful of the challenges your children will come across
on social media. Please check their accounts and interactions at regular intervals.
Children in primary school do not have the ability to exercise the self-regulation
required to be safe for on-line accounts independently. With adult supervision they
are able to enjoy the wonders of the internet and I ask that your continued
sponsorship in this area is vigilant

On a personal note please all be safe and enjoy God’s blessings over the Holy
Season.

God Bless,
Anne-Marie Robb

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