Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to Term 2. I hope that you and your families were able to find some time to relax over the Easter break. Staff spent Monday continuing to prepare for the term ahead and completing training to assist student wellbeing.  It was fantastic to see so many students proudly represent the school in the Anzac Day March. Truly a great reflection St. Bedes involvement in and strengthening of community bonds post covid.

Staffing Term 2

At this stage Mrs. McPake is not returning until Term 3 and Ms. Teggert has secured work closer to her home and next Monday will be her final day at St Bedes. To ensure that Year 4 have a continuity in their teaching, Mrs Marsh will teach Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Mrs Grant will be in with Year 4 on Mondays and Fridays. Mrs Grant is looking forward to meeting the Year 4 parents at the upcoming Learning Journey’s. Year 6 will have more teaching from Mrs Tooth. To allow this to happen, I will be teaching years 3-6 Physical Education. They will be taught in stage groups.

St. Bede’s is also mindful that with the coming winter, there is always the possibility of staff (and student!) absences. With this in mind, the goal is to ensure that as many as possible classes always have a dedicated teacher in front of them. Splitting a class is the last option. To support this, students may from time to time miss out on library and Science on set days to ensure classes are covered. These missed lessons will be covered on a later date.

The changes in staffing has resulted in Years 3-6 having their PE day moved to Mondays as of week 2. Infants will remain the same and Friday will require sports uniforms to be worn for Sport.

Term 2 goals

This week I shared my term goals with the staff, they included continuing to implement the Catalyst program and High Impact Teaching Practices in every classroom every day. As part of the programe we are looking to implement Spelling Mastery across the primary school to support the Infants Intilit program
We will also look to renew the “Gottcha” element of the school Positive Behaviours reward system. To do this over the next 2 weeks we will seek student, parent and staff input. Also bring the weekly school awards into part of the Positive Behaviours system incorporating the school vision of Live, Love and Learn.
With the third house well established, the next goal is to move toward each house to choose a local animal as their totem. This is hoped to promote house identity and promote house spirit.

Enrolment Period

May is the month that the school begins its enrollment period. Please if you are aware of any families wishing to join the fantastic St. Bedes community please ask them to contact the front office to arrange an interview for a tour.

As always if you have any feedback or concerns please contact the school and have a conversation with a staff member. Your concerns are important to us and starting the conversation is one step in continuing to partner with you to provide the most holistic education we can for your child.

Yours sincerely

Mark Chifley
Acting Principal 

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 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 recieved the clearance please send a copy of the email + your date of birth to the office as the clearances are checked.

Term 2 Canteen

1 May	Brenda , Trish	Anthony
8 May	No Canteen
15 May	Helpers Needed
22 May	No Canteen
29 May	Helpers Needed
5 June	No Canteen
12 June	Helpers Needed
19 June	No Canteen
26 June	Helpers Needed

Canteen Pricelist - April 2023

Please note that we have updated the canteen menu and that there has been a price rise for Sausage rolls - they are now $3.00 each

Added to the Canteen Menu is the popular Chicken Snitzel Burger (crumber Chicken Breast with lettuce and mayo) for $4.50 and also Chicken Tenders - for a $1.50 each, have been added as a permenanent item.

All women are welcome to come along to a Mother’s Day Breakfast on Saturday May 6th. The morning will be held in the CWA rooms in Wallace Street from 8 am until 9:30 am. Please RSVP by Monday 1 May to James' Cafe cost is $10 payable when booking. Let’s get together to enjoy each other’s company and conclude with prayers of thanks and celebration for the mothering roles in our lives.

Our 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.