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- Week 6 - Term 1 - Awards
- St Bede's Footy Tipping Comp
- NSW Service Centre Visit
- Trinity Catholic College Goulburn - Open days
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Dear Parents and Carers,
Tonight, we look forward to seeing our parents and families at the Meet and Greet Barbeque at the Club. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to meet the class teacher and other staff if they haven’t already and to mix socially as a community. Thank you to Mark Chifley for his organisation.
This Friday, the Interim reports will be sent home to parents for each student. The interim reports provide parents with insights into students work habits, attitudes towards learning, relationships and behaviour. Formal parent/teacher interviews will be held at the end of term 1. Further details about how to book your time will be sent out in the next few weeks. If you need to talk to your child’s teacher before then please email them to make an appointment.
‘Catholic Education Canberra-Goulburn (CECG) has communicated to schools regarding reporting to parents/guardians. CE has advised schools that general comments will not be required on Semester 1, 2023 reports, but to prioritise Parent/Teacher Conferences for every family. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress, their strengths, challenges and future areas of focus. A Semester Report will still be sent home as in previous Semesters providing A-E grading and attendance information. CE has advised schools that Semester 2, 2023 reports will require a general comment for all children. This general comment will provide a summative comment for the year, areas of achievement and areas to focus on for the following year. A-E grading and attendance information will remain as normal.
We would encourage all parents/guardians to engage regularly with their child/ren’slearning, connecting with their class teacher/s regularly to discuss learning progress.’
Earlier this term, a note was sent home with each child about a parent representative for each Year level. A class representative is the contact person for each class. This role is not huge but of vital importance for each class. They parent contact may organise a social event outside of school each term e.g., a coffee morning, dinner at the Club or support for a student or a family member who is unwell, organising parents to provide meals in times of need etc. If you wish your child to participate, please return your note to school with your contact information by tomorrow, Friday March 3.
We thank the following parents who have volunteered to be Class Representatives:
Kinder: Rachel Farley
Year 1: Kahla Harton
Year 2: Nicole Vardanega
Year 3: Jen Collier
Year 4: Leila Picken
Year 5: Beth Ross
Year 6: Volunteer please
Each Friday at 2:50pm we have an assembly where the children receive their weekly awards and birthdays are celebrated. This is a change of time from last year due to structured programs occurring in classes in Literacy each morning. Parents/carers and grandparents are most welcome to attend the assemblies.
Next week is Sabbath Week. This is a wonderful opportunity for each family to have a break from homework and use the time for the children to play outside and do family activities. At this stage of the term, it is always a welcome break for the children and parents.
Tomorrow will be my last day at St Bede’s until term 3. I am very confident you will be in safe hands under the leadership of Mr Mark Chifley who will be Acting Principal in my absence. I am looking forward to the break from school routines to spend time with family and friends.
God Bless
Marylou GorhamOur School Counsellor, Sharman is available each Wednesday, during the school term, at the school. If you think your child would benefit from seeing Sharman please complete the online referral form at https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form.
Parents please note that St Bede's is a Nut Free school and as such the sharing of any food, lollies or confectionery is not encouraged, as we have several students that have severe reactions. Therefore Nutella, Peanut Butter and any other nut butters are strongly discouraged.
For canteen to run at St Bede's we need at least two parent helpers for each week on the roster. If we do not have two volunteers then we are unable to have canteen and it will be cancelled for that week. Please refer to the below roster.
If canteen is cancelled then your child will need to bring their own lunch, as per a non canteen day. Please note that if canteen is cancelled and your child has an order, parents/carers will be contacted to provide lunch.
Any parents that are interested in helping in canteen and have a couple of hours available on a Monday morning (Please see the roster for coming dates) please email the office. If you have any questions about what is required to help on canteen please contact Brenda on 0438 275 032.
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 recieved the clearance please send a copy of the email + your date of birth to the office as the clearances are checked.
Term 1 Canteen
6 March | Brenda | Trisha |
20 March | Anthony | Anja |
3 April | Anthony | Helpers Wanted |
- If your child is late arriving to school - (after 9:10 when the rolls are marked) - a parent needs to sign their child in at the office. Parents who are not signing late children in will recieve an unexplained absence note.
- Parents are reminded to complete and return the ICT agreement and Departure arrangement notes to their child's class teacher. Children without a signed ICT agreement will not be allowed to access technology while at school, until a signed agreement is received. The departure arrangement form is for parent instructions on how your child normally leaves the school of an afternoon. If you have misplaced the notes please email the school for more forms office.stbedesb@cg.catholic.edu.au
- Any change to your childs normal departure arrangments need to be notified to the office by either email (preferred) or phone before 2:30 pm. After this time it becomes increasingly difficult to ensure that your child receives a notification. If there is any doubt as to how a child is getting home your child will be kept at school and a parent will be called to collect.
- School Fees are now overdue for payment. Reminder notices have been emailed out. Any families who are unable to pay their fees are asked to contact Mark.
- Families who paid their school fees by instalments last year are asked to review the amount they are paying to ensure that this years fees are covered.
Dear Parents and Carers,
After discussions with Ainsley from QPRC library services, we have set down times for each class to visit the town library.
QPRC library visits for Term 1 are
Year 5 Tuesday 7/3 - 11.30-12.15pm
Year 4 Monday 6/3 - 11.30-12.15pm
Year 3 Monday 27/3 - 1.50-2.30pm
Year 2 Monday 6/3 - 10-11am
Year 1 Monday 27/3 - 11.30-12.15pm
Kinder Tuesday 28/3 - 2-3pm
If you would like your child to be able to borrow books from the town library during this visit, they would need to have a borrowing card form Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council. Please follow this link to join your child and obtain a library card. https://library.qprc.nsw.gov.au/
For these visits Mrs Monkhouse would appreciate parent support to walk the children to and from the library, please notify the office if you re able to help.
Thank you for your support,
Yours in reading,
Ann Monkhouse
Date | Event | Start Time | Location |
13-17 March | NAPLAN Testing Years 3 - 5 | 9:10am | School |
13-17 March | Parent Teacher Phone Interviews | various | phone call |
17 March | National Day of Action Against Bullying | ||
21 March | Harmony Day | ||
23 March | Try it at Trinity Day | 10 am - 2 pm | Trinity Goulburn |
24 March | Cross Country Carnival | Rec Ground | |
28 March | Rotary Public Speaking Event | TBA | Bungendore |
31 March | Working Bee | 2 pm -5:30 pm | School grounds |
5 April | Easter Liturgies | 10 am | School |
5 April | K - 6 Learning Journeys | 2 - 4 pm | School |
6 April | Easter Hat Parade | 11:30 am | Main Street |
6 April | House Spirit Day | ||
6 April | Last day of Term |
Northern Region Swimming
Congratulations to the 23 students who travelled to Yass last Thursday for the NR Swimming carnival. The children were brilliant on the day, showing great determination with their swimming, and excellent sportsmanship and team spirit. Thank you to our ever-supportive group of parents and grandparents who assisted on the day with timekeeping, organising and supervising.
Our relay boys started the day off well, with our Seniors placing 1st and our Juniors placing 2nd. 12 students have qualified to represent the Northern Region at the Archdiocesan championships next Tuesday 7th March in Queanbeyan – what an outstanding result!
Congratulations and good luck to Isabella, Ben V, Leo, Luca, Charlotte, Reece, Mack, Jolyon, Hamish, Angus, Evie and Archer.
Mackillop Touch Football Trials
Kinder |
Klay | Rupert | |
Year 1 |
John | Jessica | |
Year 2 |
Cooper | Harrison | |
Year 3 |
Mason | Sam | |
Year 4 |
Tyrone | Sam | |
Year 5 |
Edie | Harper | |
Year 6 |
Stella | Pippa |
Footy tipping is back!
The NRL season is about to kick off and our St Bede’s footy tipping comp is back for another year.
It is open to anyone who is interested, whether you are a parent, student (past or present), staff member or friend of the school.
To join, click on the link below and enter the password.
Footy tipping is back!
The NRL season is about to kick off and our St Bede’s footy tipping comp is back for another year. It is open to anyone who is interested, whether you are a parent, student (past or present), staff member or friend of the school.
To join, click on the link below and enter the password.
https://www.footytips.com.au/comps/st_bedes_school_braidwood1&p=braidwood
Password: braidwood
Hurry - the action gets under way tonight, so get on board and join in the fun! Bragging rights and a trophy await the competition winner at the end of the season!