Family Week

This week we are celebrating Family Week.  Our families are unique, diverse and bound by our expression of love for each other.  We are blessed with the families in our school community . . .

Mother’s Day Breakfast and Assembly

Thank you all for a beautiful Mother’s Day Breakfast and Assembly last Friday.  It was so good to see our mums celebrating Mother’s Day and being made to feel very special in our school community.  A very big THANK YOU to school staff for their efforts in supporting this important calendar event in our school year.

Celebrations of Learning

As part of their learning in Inquiry – Design and Technologies, the Year 1 students will be travelling to Collingwood Childrens’ farm next Wednesday 19 May.  Students will participate in ‘paddock to plate’ learning experiences and we look forward to hearing all about their adventures on their return.

Catholic Education Week

“Faith in the future – I have come that they may have life and have it to the full."

Message from the Director – Maria Kirkwood

(Diocese of Sale Website https://www.ceosale.catholic.edu.au/media/catholic-education-week-2021)

This year’s theme for Catholic Education Week, “Faith in the future - I have come that they may have life and have it to the full,” is a combination of a quote from John’s Gospel and the theme for the bicentennial celebrations of Catholic education in Australia.

Catholic Education Week is an opportunity for all members of a school community to consider the call of the Gospel to build the Kingdom of God here and now.

Director of Catholic Education, Ms Maria Kirkwood, encourages everyone involved in Catholic education to contribute to one another’s growth and journey towards the fullness of life.

“During Catholic Education Week we are reminded that Jesus is the good shepherd who invites us to be the best people we can be. In all we do in Catholic schools, we strive to help each person experience the love of God, thus enabling them to live life fully,” she said.

“This year’s theme serves as an invitation to focus on the unconditional love of God and how this love is demonstrated throughout our lives, in our academic and spiritual pursuits. We have been created to be fully human, fully alive and able to participate in the life and love of God.

“The theme also reflects the core purpose of Catholic education, which is to provide an education that enables our students to make a meaningful contribution to the world, and enable them to enter into a life-giving relationship with God.

“I hope that staff, students, families and Parishes enjoy this special time and that our schools continue to be harmonious places where children are able to reach their full potential.

“Catholic Education Week is a highlight of the year for the Diocese of Sale, as the broader Catholic education community comes together to celebrate our Catholic identity and unique mission,” Ms Kirkwood concluded.

NAPLAN Online (Testing period Tuesday 11 May to Friday 21 May)

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses students’ literacy and numeracy skills.  The assessment provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are preforming at the time of the tests.  NAPLAN is one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process – it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance.  Information regarding NAPLAN online was distributed to parents of Year 3 and Year 5 students on Tuesday.  The NAPLAN Online Timetable is set out below.

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)

The AEDC provides a national picture of the development, health and wellbeing of children in their first year of full-time school. Since 2009, the census results have helped communities, schools and governments plan services and develop better policies to target support for children and families.  Students don’t miss any class time, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information for the census.  Participation in the AEDC is voluntary. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.  To find out more about the census and how communities are using the data to help children and families visit the AEDC website: www.aedc.gov.au.  If you have any questions, please contact Sally Lane or Claire Giles – Foundation Teachers.

- LEARNING AWARDS -

Road Works

From late May 2021, crews will begin installing flexible safety barriers on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and Narre Warren North Road, between Thompsons Road in Cranbourne and Fox Road in Narre Warren North, with works taking place Monday to Friday between 7am and 5pm, and on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm.  Works on this project are expected to be completed in 2021, weather permitting.  You can find out more on the project at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/planning-and-projects/melbourne-road-projects/narre-warren-cranbourne-road-and-narre-warren-north-road-safety-improvements.