Community Update #1.13

Rejoice in Hope this Easter

Year 4 led the Good Friday Stations of the Cross school Liturgy.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:3)

On behalf of the staff, I wish you and your families a joyful Easter and relaxing holiday period.

Thank you for your continued support throughout the first term.

Thank you to our Parent and Friends committee for coordinating the Easter Raffle, the first school fundraiser since this time one year ago. Thanks to all of you who contributed by supplying prizes and selling tickets. Details of the results will be shared early next term.

We look forward to welcoming you all back in Term 2 when the children wear the winter uniform.

Winter Terms 2 &3 (Prep – Yr 3) :Navy & Blue checked tunic with sky blue long sleeved Peter Pan collar shirt OR Navy gabardine pants and sky blue long sleeved polo shirt

Do you want to understand more about what the Catholic faith really means and how you can support your children to receive a Catholic education ?

Our Parish Priest, Fr Siby and I, encourage you to come along to a short talk, and question and answer session in the school hall on Wednesday 28th April from 7:30 to 8:30pm.

Please email office@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au to express your interest. Any questions to principal@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au. 

Go to this link for further details 

Staff News

We wish Cara Baker every blessing as she goes on maternity leave and wish her and Josh well in the coming weeks.

We also wish Veronica Sciulli well as she takes leave for the next three terms.

Further news about staff replacements will be confirmed next term.

New arrangements for drop off and pick up (as published in Community Update #1.12)

From Monday 29th March, due to the latest easing of Covid restrictions, we wish to make the following changes to current drop off and pick up practises:

DROP OFF ( 8:45am - 8:55am)

• All children from Prep to Year 6 may enter school through the front yard gates from 8:45am and go straight into their classrooms. Parents and carers are welcome to walk their children into the front yard.
• Children from Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 will walk their bikes and scooters in through the back yard gates and go straight to the bicycle shed and then into class from the backyard.
• Children riding or scooting from Prep, Year 1 and 2 may enter the bicycle shed from the front yard (or the backyard if coming to school with an older sibling).

PICK UP (3:25pm)

• Parents and carers are welcome to wait in the front yard to pick up their children at 3:25pm.
• All children apart from the Year 3, 4, 5, 6 children who are riding will exit through the front yard.

We will continue to monitor the playground and review and make changes as necessary. Any questions, suggestions or feedback to principal@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au

Term 2 - Time to open up the school and celebrate reconnecting together safely onsite

We are excited to be moving into a safer Covid normal. We are planning to welcome parents and carers into classrooms on certain days for morning prayers and for afternoon visits to view their children's work. More details coming out early next term.

Staff Closure Day April 1

If you are interested in learning more about the staff day, you can access a summary of the vision and values work revisited on the day at this link.

Next term our core value focus is - We are open and honest.

Easter blessings,

Jenny Hawkins

Principal

2021 Term Dates

Term 2 

Beginning Term 2                                          April 19

Year 5/6 Camp ADANAC                               April 19-21

Football/Netball Interschool                                     

April 23,30 7/5,21/5,28/5,4/6,11/6,18/6

Year 5 Reconciliation                                    May 5 6pm

Year 6 Confirmation                                      May 7 7pm

Year 5 First Communion   5S                       May 8 9:15am

St Pat's Cross Country                                 May 14

Year 5 First Communion   5J                        May 15 9:15am

Soccer Lightning Premiership                     June 2

Year 4 Reconciliation                                    June 16 10:30am

Netball Lightning Premiership                     June 10

Football Lightning Premiership                   June 11

Soccer Lightning Premiership

End Term 2                                                     June 23 at 1pm

Closure Day Staff PL Day 2                          June 24

Closure Day Staff PL Day 3                          June 25

Term 3

Beginning Term 3                                          July 12

Closure Day  Staff PL Day 4                         Aug 20

Dendy Athletics                                             Sep 7

Year 3 Reconciliation                                    Sep 8 10:30am 

Rugby Gala Day                                             Sep 15                                

End Term 3                                                     Sep 17

Term 4

Beginning Term 4                                          Oct 4

St Pat's Sports Day                                       Oct 14 tbc

Year 4 Reconciliation                                    Oct 20 10:30am

Year 4 First Communion                               Oct 24 9am & 5pm

Closure Day Assessment                             Nov 1

Closure Day Planning 2022                          Nov 19

School Swimming                                         Nov 29 - Dec 10

End of term                                                    Dec 15 at 1pm