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- Uniform Orders for 2025
- STEAM at Braidwood Library
- Speech Pathologist Talk at Braidwood Library
- Swimming Club
- Parish Advent Breakfast
- Sports Days - Term 4
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- Week 4 - Term 4 - Awards
Dear Parents and Carers,
Recently, St Bede’s had the official opening and blessing of the new Administration Block and the Brother Brian Berg Wing. We were delighted to see our beautiful new state of the art facilities, officially opened and blessed by the Vicar General, Fr Richard Thompson. Mr Ross Fox, the Director of CECG Catholic Education and the Member for Monaro Steve Whan attended to celebrate the occasion with staff, students, previous Principals and staff, CECG staff, parents, grandparents and parishioners. What a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our beautiful school.
World Teachers Day was celebrated last Thursday with a special morning tea hosted by our support staff and Mrs Gorham. Our teachers go above and beyond for all our students to ensure they enjoy learning and their needs are catered for each day. How blessed are we to have such talented and creative teachers!
Last Sunday, many of our students participated in BYPAA Wonderwood performance. Our students were outstanding. Congratulations to all our students who participated and the many hours of work by our teachers that went into practicing and preparing for this event and for attending the weekend rehearsals. A special thank you to Shaye Cooper, Amy Doszpot, Jade Crispin and Renee Foot. Together they write the script, choose the music and created the props and all our staff supported and assisted the Arts rotations which occured each week. A special mention to Jade Crispin for composing the amazing ‘We Are Braidwood’ song. We are fortunate to have such a skilled staff. A great team effort!
On Tuesday, we hosted our annual Melbourne Cup events. Students and staff were invited to wear a fascinator or accessory to school, for fashions on the playground. The children fossicked in their gardens and found their fastest snails and bought them into school in anticipation of the Snail Cup. During Recess, Mrs Tooth organised the track and trial races. This was quickly followed by the grand final. The snail in first place was Luca R’s snail, ‘Lightning' and second place was ‘Jeff ', Jack L’s snail. Congratulations boys! You will be awarded your special trophies at assembly this week.
This week, we had our first Kinder Orientation for our 2025 Kinder students. The children had a great time and left the classroom with big smiles on their faces. We look forward to seeing them again on Tuesday next week.
On Thursday December 5, all parents are invited to an Open Community Council meeting at St Bede’s. The agenda is to view the plans for the new Sensory Garden. We hope you can come along, meet our Community Council members, enjoy some wine and cheese, and view the plans and provide any input for the new garden. This will be held in the Infants courtyard commencing at 5:30pm and conclude at 6:20pm, in time for the Community Council Executive to have their final meeting for 2024 at 6:30pm.
Our Year 5 and 6 students left for camp yesterday at Berry Sport and Recreation Centre, accompanied by Renee Foot, Bob Fletcher and Greg Paciorek. From all accounts, students are having a great time enjoying the activities. Today they participated in water sports. We look forward to their return tomorrow afternoon.
Following some very busy weeks, we are looking forward to focusing on our learning in the coming weeks as teachers begin preparations for reporting writing and end of year school events.
God Bless
Marylou Gorham
Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
Sacramental Program
Next week, our Year 5 & 6 students will resume their preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Information will be sent home to families today. We thank Mrs Ann Tracey and Mr Bob Fletcher for supporting our students to make this sacrament. We have 11 children receiving their sacrament – congratulations to Sam P, Tyrone, Reece, Nicholas, Rose, Remi, Mack, Harvey, Lewis, Meredith and Hamish. The students will make their sacrament on Saturday 23 November at the 5pm Mass at St Bede’s Church. We invite families to join us at Mass to celebrate these children. Please keep these children in your prayers as they prepare.
Remembrance Day
Next Monday 11 November, we recognise Remembrance Day. It is a day of solemn reflection and gratitude to all who have served in our military. Year 5/6 will lead the school in a Remembrance Day prayer liturgy at 9am in the Hall. Families are welcome to attend. At 11am, Year 5/6 will attend the Remembrance Day ceremony at Ryrie Park accompanied by Ms Foot and Mrs Gorham.
Save the Date
Term 4 is always a busy time of the year with Christmas and end of year celebrations. We have many events coming up at St Bede’s. Please keep an eye out for information regarding these events in our Newsletter each week.
Yours in faith,
Shaye Cooper
Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)
Prayer for Remembrance Day
Lest We Forget
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families
for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of
need.
I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Saviour.
| Date | Event | Start Time | Location |
| 6-8 Nov | Year 5 & 6 Camp | Berry | |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day Prayer Celebration | 9 am | School |
| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day Service | 10:45 am | Ryrie Park |
| 12 Nov | Kinder 2025 Orientation Day | 9 am | School |
| 15 Nov | BSC Year 7 Taster Day | Central | |
| 19 Nov | Final Kinder 2025 Orientation Day | 9 am | School |
| 19 Nov | Kinder 2025 Parent Meeting | 9:30 am | School |
| 19 Nov | Muttons Uniform Display | 9 am | School |
| 23 Nov | Sacrament of Confirmation Mass | 5 pm | St Bede's Church |
| 29 Nov | Braidwood Writers Festival- Awards | TBA | TBA |
| 1 Dec | 2025 Uniform orders due to Muttons | Len Mutton & Co | |
| 5 Dec | Community Council Open Meeting | 5:30-6:25pm | Kinder Classroom |
| 6 Dec | Kinder Nativity | 10:30 am | School |
| 7 Dec | Parish Advent Breakfast | 8 am | School Hall |
| 10 Dec | End of Year Liturgy | TBC | |
| 10 Dec | Parent Thank you Morning Tea | TBC | |
| 11 Dec | Yr 6 Graduation Dinner | 6:00-9:00pm | Braidwood Services Club |
| 13 Dec | Reports onto Compass | ||
| 16 Dec | Yr 6 Jamberoo | TBC | Jamberoo |
| 17 Dec | Presentation Assembly | 10 am | National Theatre |
| 18 Dec | Final Day of school for Students | ||
| 2025 | |||
| 4 Feb | Term 1 starts for all students |
- Tuesday - 12 Nov - 9 am to 12 pm
- Tuesday - 19 Nov - 9 am to 12 pm
- 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
- Term 4 School fees have been generated and emailed out to parents. The due date for Term 4 fees is Friday 8 November 2024. Families that are leaving St Bede's at the end of the year, are asked to ensure that their fees are paid up before the end of term.
- 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 our FaceBook page for the latest happenings around the school. St Bede'sFaceBook page
Our School Counsellor, Faith, will be visiting St Bede's on Wednesdays this year. Please see the below information regarding the service and how to make an appointment.
How to make an appointment.
If your child was seen by the school counsellor in previous years and you would like them to receive support in 2024, we require you to complete a new counselling registration form. The link can be found below. New referrals and requests can be made via the same link.
Parent consent for counselling continues to be required for all primary school students and will be sought and provided via email. Where parents are separated, we require the written consent of both parents. Once the referral has been received, I will contact parents on a Wednesday to further discuss the referral and determine whether school counselling can meet your child’s needs or if an external referral may be more appropriate.
Referrals can be submitted here https://mccg.my.site.com/housing/s/school-referral-form
Faith Costigan – Student and Family Counsellor.
St Bede's is a Nut Free school
This includes Nutella and unfortunately we have found sandwiches 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.
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
- 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
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.
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
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
Parish Ecumenical Advent Breakfast
St Bede's Parish warmly invites all interested women to their Advent Prayer Breakfast.
Date: Saturday 7 December
Where: St Bede's School Hall
Time: 8 am - 9:30am
Cost: $15
RSVP: Wednesday 4 December - to James Gunderson (Café 134) please place the exact cash in an envelope with your name.
Unfortunately there can be no refunds due to the costs incurred, should you not be able to attend after paying.
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 18 Nov | Help wanted | |
| Monday 25 Nov | Help wanted | |
| Monday 9 Dec | Help wanted | |
| Monday 16 Dec | Help wanted |
Kinder |
Kayden | Venice | |
Year 1 |
Elise | Maxi | |
Year 2 |
Lucas | Agatha | Kito |
Year 3 |
TBA | ||
Year 4 |
Betty | Eden | |
Year 5/6 |
TBA |
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