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- Points to Remember
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- Sports Days - Term 4
- Lunchbox Reminder
- Speech Pathologist Talk at Braidwood Library - Copy
- Uniform
- STEAM at Braidwood Library
- St Bede's Primary Christmas Raffle
- Library Reminder
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- Braidwood Swimming Club
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- Week 6 - Term 4 - Awards
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week was our final week for Kinder Orientation. The orientation was very successful and on Tuesday morning we had many parents attend an informative presentation organised by Ms Shaye Cooper. Our Kinders are looking forward to starting next year and our welcome many new families to St Bede’s in Kinder and in other classes across the school.
Following recent interviews, we are pleased to announce the following new teaching staff for 2025:
- Ms Hayley Millsom - Hayley has been teaching for several years in the Wollongong Diocese and more recently Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese
- Ms Laurel Clark - Laurel is an experienced teacher who has worked at Public and catholic schools.
- Ms Elizabeth Conroy - Elizabeth is an experienced teacher who has worked in several schools in Sydney.
- Mrs Sue Anderson - Library - Sue has many years of experience teaching in CECG schools as a Teacher-Librarian and is currently Teacher-Librarian at St Benedict's Narrabundah in the ACT.
The 2025 staff at St Bede’s is as follows:
- Principal: Mrs Marylou Gorham
- Assistant Principal: Ms Amy Doszpot
- Religious Education Coordinator (Acting): Ms Shaye Cooper
- Kinder-Ms Shaye Cooper- Kinder (4 days per week) and Ms Elisabeth Mertens-(1 day).
- Year 1: Ms Hayley Millsom
- Year 2: Ms Laurel Clark
- Year 3: Ms Jade Crispin
- Year 4: Ms Elizabeth Conroy
- Year 5/6: Ms Renee Foot
Teacher-Librarian: Mrs Sue Anderson - 2 days per week
Classroom Support Teacher: Mrs Bridget Bradley -2 days per week. Bridget has extended her leave from the REC position for 12 months.
RFF: Sport and Science: Mrs Katie Tooth
Office Clerical: Mrs Lara Hewitt
Classroom Support Assistants: Michelle Bartley, Michelle Ridley, Shannon Harrison, Katie Moran, Rachel Farley, Steve Normansell and Nadja Kelly.
We say farewell to Mr Bob Fletcher, Mrs Jennie Marsh and Ms Krys Wise. We will have time to farewell and thank them for their commitment to St Bede's before the end of term.
Just a reminder to all parents, if your child is absent from school, please ensure you provide the class teacher with an explanation on Compass before they return to school.
As the term nears to a close, please ensure you check for the upcoming events so you don’t miss out on any opportunities to engage with your children at school. Just a reminder that the Community Council Open meeting will be held at 5:30pm on Thursday December 5 in the Kinder classroom. The agenda item is the Sensory Garden. All parents are most welcome to come along, enjoy some refreshments and view the plans for the sensory garden and provide some suggestions/ideas for the garden.
God Bless
Marylou Gorham
Principal
Dear parents and carers,
We are officially on the count down to the end of the year and Christmas! There are several events and celebrations coming up and we hope to see you there!
Sacramental of Confirmation
This Saturday 23 November, our Year 5/6 students will be receiving their Sacrament of Confirmation. We have 11 children receiving their sacrament – congratulations to Reece, Tyrone, Samuel, Nicholas, Meredith, Remi, Rose, Mack, Hamish, Lewis and Harvey. We invite families to join us at Mass at 5pm this Saturday to support these children. Please keep these children in your prayers as they prepare. We are grateful to Mrs Cathy Ffrench (RIP), Mrs Ann Tracey and Mr Bob Fletcher for all their support and guidance in preparing the students.
St Vincent de Paul FOODraiser
Last week, we launched the St Vincent de Paul FOODraiser at St Bede’s. We appreciate any assistance you are able to provide with this initiative. For more information, please see the flyer further down in the Newsletter.
Kinder Nativity
Kindergarten are busy preparing for their Christmas Nativity performance. It will be held on Friday 6 December at 10:30am in the Hall. We invite all families to join and cheer Kinder along.
Claim the date!
St Bede’s Parish Advent Breakfast – Saturday 7 December, 8am at St Bede’s School Hall.
End of Year Liturgy – Tuesday 10 December, time TBC at St Bede’s Church.
End of Year Presentation – Tuesday 17 December, 10am at National Theatre.
Yours in faith,
Shaye Cooper
Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)
Prayer for Confirmation
Come, Holy Spirit, be with me always.
Show me to use your seven gifts,
WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, COUNSEL,
FORTITUDE, KNOWLEDGE, PIETY, AND FEAR
of the Lord in ways to help my
community, family and friends.
Allow me to follow Jesus faithfully
every day of my life, enlighten me with
your love and help me to make wise and
good decisions.
Amen.
| Date | Event | Start Time | Location |
| 23 Nov | Sacrament of Confirmation Mass | 5 pm | St Bede's Church |
| 29 Nov | Braidwood Writers Festival- Awards | 11 am | Natonal Theatre |
| 1 Dec | 2025 Uniform order cut-off date | Len Mutton & Co | |
| 4 Dec | Book Club due - Issue 8 | ||
| 5 Dec | Community Council Open Meeting | 5:30-6:25pm | Kinder Classroom |
| 5 Dec | Yr 7 - 2025 Trinity Orientation day for enrolled students | 9 am - 3 pm | Trinity Catholic College Goulburn |
| 6 Dec | Kinder Nativity | 10:30 am | School Hall |
| 6 Dec | Final day for Vinnies FOODraiser Donations | School Office | |
| 7 Dec | Parish Advent Breakfast | 8 am | School Hall |
| 10 Dec | End of Year Liturgy | TBC | St Bede's Church |
| 10 Dec | Parent Thank you Morning Tea | TBC | St Bede's Church |
| 11 Dec | Yr 6 Graduation Dinner | 6:00-9:00pm | Braidwood Servicemans Club |
| 13 Dec | Reports onto Compass | ||
| 13 Dec | Students Meet the Teacher Day | School | |
| 16 Dec | Yr 6 Jamberoo | 10 am | Jamberoo |
| 17 Dec | Presentation Assembly | 10 am | National Theatre |
| 18 Dec | End of Year Picnic | 12:15 -2:15 | Ryrie Park |
| 18 Dec | Yr 6 Farewell Assembly | 2:30 pm | Hall |
| 18 Dec | Final Day of School for students | ||
| 2025 Dates | |||
| 4 Feb | Term 1 starts for all students | ||
| 7 Feb | School Swimming Carnival | Braidwood Pool | |
| 20 Feb | NR Swimming Carnival | Queanbeyan |
- The final day of school for students in 2024 is Wednesday 18 December 2024
2025 Term Dates
- Term 1 starts for all students - 4 February 2025
- Term 1 - Tuesday 4 February - Thursday 10 April 2025
- Term 2 – Tuesday 29 April – Thursday 3 July
- Term 3 – Tuesday 22 July – Thursday 25 September
- Term 4 – Tuesday 14 October – Thursday 18 December
2025 Uniform Orders
Len Mutton and Co are the supplier of St Bede's Uniforms and they are currently taking orders for the Term 1 2025 school year.
The due date for all orders is the 1 December 2024, after this day orders cannot be guaranteed. Their contact number is 48422446 and they are located in Wallace Street.
St Bede's will once again be collecting donations of food and Christmas 'goodies' for the St Vincent de Paul FOODraiser.
We are asking for donations of non-perishable goods - see the below suggestion list.
These can be left in the school office or handed to the classroom teacher. Please be aware that donations should not expire before February 2025.
Suggested items could be:
UHT custard and milk, tinned fruit, biscuits (e.g. Christmas shortbread), box of chocolates, Christmas pudding, corn chips & salsa, bags of chips, muesli bars, pasta & pasta sauce, packet of rice, curry sauce in jar, tinned fish, tinned vegetables, tinned ham, salad dressing, mustard, jam, honey, jar of coffee, drinking chocolate, tea bags, bottles of juice, soft drink, box of cereal/muesli, Christmas decorations, etc.
Donation can be left up until Friday 6 December.
- Term 4 School fees are now overdue for payment, if you haven't yet paid your fees please do so promptly. If you are unable to pay your fees please speak with Mrs Gorham or Mrs Hewitt to put an arrangement in place. Families that are leaving St Bede's at the end of the year, are reminded to ensure that their fees are paid up before the end of week 8.
- Please remember to contact the office before 2:30 pm with changes to your child's departure for the afternoon. After 2:30 it becomes difficult for staff to ensure that your child receives notification in time.
- If your child is unwell, please place their absence through the Compass Parent Portal App. There is no need to then notify the office once you have placed it into the Compass app.
- Please keep an eye on ourFaceBook page for the latest happenings around the school. St Bede'sFaceBook page
Unwell Students (Cough, runny nose, fever,vomiting etc.) If your child is unwell please keep them at home. If your child has vomited the night before, please keep them at home, even if you think they are okay. The NSW Health guidelines suggest that students who have vomited should be kept at home for 48 hours to help prevent the spread of illness through the school. Please see the guideline from NSW Health regarding vomiting. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Factsheets/viral-gastroenteritis.pdf
St Bede's is a Nut Free school
Unfortunately we have again found sandwiches and baked goods with Nutella, please beware that this is placing some of our students at great risk.
St Bede's is a nut free school - This mean that students should not bring anything containing nuts to school, this includes Nutella, Peanut Butter and any other nut butters as we have several students who are highly allergic to these items.
The sharing of any food, lollies or confectionery is not encouraged.
Speech Pathologist Talk at Braidwood Library
When : Friday 22nd November
Time: 10:30 – 11:30am
Do you have a child between 0-5 years? Would you like to help develop their language and literacy skills? Join us for a FREE presentation from your local speech pathologist, Khye McCann, on developing language and literacy in children at home. Come along for tips and a demonstrated book reading. This presentation is intended for adults, but children are also welcome (tickets for children not required).
Please book in if you would like to attend:
https://events.humanitix.com/speechie-talk-at-braidwood-library
- Please ensure that your child/ren bring a hat to school every day.
- Parents are reminded to check that their child's name is on all their clothing - it is impossible to return clothes with no name.
- Any families who have uniforms that they are no longer need, please consider donating these to the schools 2nd hand uniform pool. Please drop any donations into the office. Thank you
Braidwood Library STEAM Club - Final STEAM club for 2024
Location: Braidwood Library @ 144 Wallace St, Braidwood
Date/Time: Wednesday 4 December 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Event Name: STEAM Club at Braidwood Library
Cost: Free
Join us for fun and educational activities. For the December club we're getting into the festive spirit! Come and make reindeer Christmas cards with us using electronic circuits.
For ages 8+
Places are limited, bookings are essential.
Booking link: https://events.humanitix.com/steam-club-at-braidwood-library-asyb823y
St Bede's Community Council are holding a Christmas Fundraising Raffle.
Tickets have been sent home to familes in Week 4 with the eldest child. Tickets will also be available the Ryrie Markets on Saturday 23 November.
Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5
1st - $150 Bendigo Bank Christmas cash
2nd - Merinda River cruise valued at $120
3rd - $100 Bunnings Goulburn voucher
4th - Braidwood Butchery Ham voucher
5th - $50 Braidwood Bakery voucher
6th - Homemade Christmas cake
7th - $25 Oscar’s Donuts voucher
The Raffle will be drawn Friday 6th December, 2024
Braidwood Swimming Club meet on Monday nights - For more information please contact - Alisa Stephens (President), Emily Krout (Vice President), Susi Pluess (Secretary)
At St Bede's canteen is run every 2nd Monday and the running of canteen is dependant on volunteers - we require at least 2 parent volunteers per canteen.
Please see the roster below - if you are able to help please contact Brenda, Trish or the office to have your name added.
If canteen is cancelled your child will need to bring their own lunch, as per a non canteen day.
If you have any questions about what is required to help on canteen please contact Brenda on 0438 275 032 or Trish on 0412 889507 or 02 48422027.
Please note that any parents volunteering for canteen must have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC). WWCC can be applied for through Service NSW (link) applying for a WWCC. Once you have received the clearance please send a copy of the email + your date of birth to the office as the clearances are checked.
| Monday 25 Nov | Help wanted | |
| Monday 9 Dec | Help wanted | |
| Monday 16 Dec | Help wanted |
Kinder |
Ava | Nevaeh | Belle |
Year 1 |
Gus | Klay | |
Year 2 |
Aiden | Poppy | Aaleyah |
Year 3 |
Joshua | Beni & Toby J | Paige |
Year 4 |
Ajay | Luca | |
Year 5/6 |
Remi | Zara | Seb & Harper |
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