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- Mothers Day Breakfast & stall photos
- Nutrition Snippet
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- The Council of Catholic Schools Parents (CCSP) - Parent Talk
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Dear Parents and Carers,
Next week we celebrate the Feast Day of our school patron St Bede.
While St. Bede may have lived over 1,300 years ago. He is a fantastic example for our school community as he was ever occupied with learning, writing, and teaching.
Next week all members of the St Bede's community are invited to join us in celebrating the life of St. Bede next at 10am next Tuesday at the parish mass. Also next Friday students are asked to dress as someone who inspires them and will have a BBQ lunch, tabloid sports in the afternoon to celebrate St. Bede’s life.
Another great community day is the school’s Athletics Carnival. This will be held next Thursday at the Rec Ground and promises to be a great day of fun and for future olympians at the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
Another future sporting opportunity is next Monday when the school will host past Wallaby player Andrew Walker. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in some rugby clinics. All students are asked to wear their sports uniform to allow them to participate.
We welcome Mrs Wolfe who has joined our community as a relief teacher. Mrs Wolfe has a wealth of experience and brings enthusiasm and energy to the classroom. She is a great asset to the school.
Last week I was anonymously nominated to participate in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout. If you are able to donate to this worthy cause please do. https://www.ceosleepout.org.au/fundraisers/markchifley/act
Just a reminder that if your child feels unwell in the morning they are not likely to improve across the school day. While Mrs Hewitt does her best to redirect students back to class. Parents of students who present with an illness and don't improve will be asked to collect their child.
As always if you have any concerns please speak to your child's classroom teacher and if need be please speak to me.
Kind regards
Dear Parents,
Last week we celebrated Mother's Day with a breakfast and liturgy hosted by some Year 5 students, with Kindergarten also sharing a reflection on why they love their mums. We hope all of the St Bede's mothers, grandmothers and those who take on the role of a mother had a lovely day. A huge thank you to Rachel and Kristi for organising and running the Mother's Day stall.
Next Tuesday, 23rd May 2023, we will be attending Mass to celebrate St Bede's Feast Day. All parents and carers are invited to attend. During the Mass our 2023 St Bede Awards will be presented to recipients.
Term 2 Fees were generated and sent out on Tuesday, via email. The due date for this Terms fees is the 9 June 2023.
As advised in the email, we have moved onto a new finance system and the preferred payment method by BPAY. Due to the new system our Biller Code and the Family Reference Numbers have changed, so please before making a BPAY payment check that you have the new numbers. (these are located on the bottom left corner of the statement). Statements will be automatically generated every month to your email.
Any questions or issues with payment of the fees, please contact the office email.
Our School Counsellor, Sharman is currently on leave. We will have Mari with covering this leave for the coming weeks. Mari will be visiting St Bede's on Fridays, except for this Friday May 5. If you think your child would benefit from seeing Mari 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.
| Date | Event | Start Time | Location |
| Until 26 May | Catholic Schools Enrolment Period | ||
| 25 May | Athletics Carnival | Rec Ground | |
| 26 May | St Bede's Feast Day | TBA | School |
| 29 May | Reconciliation Day | School | |
| 29 May | Biggest Morning Tea | 9 am - 11 am | Sunday School Hall |
| 9 June | Term 2 Fees Due | ||
| 12 June | King's Birthday long weekend | ||
| 16 June | NR Althetics Carnival | TBA | Goulburn |
| 26 June | Student reports on Compass | ||
| 30 June | House spirit Day | ||
| 30 June | Last day of Term 2 |
- Unwell Students (Cough, runny nose, fever etc.) should be kept at home, to help prevent the spread of illness through the school
- Any child with hair that is to their shoulders or longer, need to have the hair tied back to prevent the spread of head lice.
- The 2024 enrolment period runs until 31 May. Any families with Kinder age children, including siblings, the applications need to be completed by the end of May.
- Please keep contact details up to date, if your address has changed email the office. Compass can be used to change email and phone details. If these details aren't kept up to date it makes it very difficult for staff to contact parents in an emergency.
- Any children that are late to school, (after the morning bell) the parents need to sign the children in at the office.
- Changes to your child's normal departure arrangements needs to be notified to the office by either email (preferred) or phone before 2:30 pm.
It was a glorious autumn day in Crookwell last Friday for the Northern Region Cross Country carnival. Well done to the 24 students who represented our school, and as always, a big thank you to the parents and grandparents who supported their children on the day. They ran extremely well and cheered each other throughout the day. We have three students moving on to the Archdiocesan championships in Canberra tomorrow. Good luck to Sonny (4th), Pippa (2nd) and Archer (1st). Run well kids!
Congratulations to Evie (Year 6) who gained selection in the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese Girls Soccer team. She will now attend the MacKillop selection trials next Friday. Good luck Evie!
Archdiocesan Rugby Trials
A group of 9 boys travelled to Canberra to trial for the Archdiocesan Rugby team on Monday. Well done to Mack, Hamish, Declan and Lewis (Year 5), and Angus, Archer, Oscar, Lewy and Josh (Year 6) who flew the flag for St Bede’s! Congratulations to Angus, Archer and Oscar who were selected in the team. They will head to Forbes in June for the MacKillop selection trials and we wish them the best of luck!
Footy Tipping
Tim Thiso has opened up a handy lead in the St Bede’s Footy tipping comp, which may prove challenging to run down! Here’s the leaderboard after round 11:
- Tim Thiso - 58 points
- Troy Vardanega - 54 points
- Mrs T - 53 points
Health Education
As a portion of our Health Education, the students from K-6 will be participating in a Fire Education program. Our students will learn about Fire Safety and the effects of being aware of personal safety, safety in the home, staying safe while learning and playing at school, and the role of safety service. Through practical application, students will develop help-seeking skills and adopt strategies that help to keep themselves and others healthy, safe, and active. They will explore health and safety messages and describe how they relate to decision-making and health-related behaviours.
We are working closely with our local Fire services personnel and our learning experiences will involve the Fire engines visiting St Bede’s as well as a visit to our local Fire Station. Our Fire Station Visit is scheduled for Tuesday, 13th June. All classes will visit on a rotational basis on this day.
Library news
I have just ordered the latest shortlisted books from the Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards for 2023. The winners will be announced on 18th August, 2023. This coincides with Children’s Book week which runs from 19-25 August, 2023.
I would appreciate any parents how could find a small amount of time to cover some of these books, before they go into circulation. Any parents who could help in this regard, the contact will be supplied. Please contact Ann Monkhouse at school 48422413 on a Monday or a Tuesday.
Yours in reading
Ann Monkhouse
Dear Parents and Carers
We hope all our St Bede’s Community Mothers, Grandmothers and Motherly figures enjoyed their special day on Sunday! It was a beautiful and enjoyable Mother’s Day breakfast and liturgy last Thursday morning, thank you to all the St Bede’s teacher’s, staff and students. Following on from this the Community Council Mother’s Day stall was a great success, with some lovely gifts and the children enjoying the experience. The Community Council would like to thank Kristi M and Shaye C for all of their organising, and Rachel F, Sarah P, Marita F and the year 6 students for helping on the stall.
And a big thank you to Bees R Us and Len Mutton & Co for their very generous donations and support with the gifts for the stall.
At the Community Council meeting last week, we had a lot to discuss, as the Fundraising Sub Committee have held their first meeting and generated some great ideas. The first major fundraiser is the upcoming Bunnings Sausage Sizzle to be held in Fyshwick on Saturday 10th June 9am – 4pm.
We are looking for volunteers to assist in time slots: 10-12pm, 12-2pm and 2-4pm. If you are able to assist, please contact Kristi M on 0410 902 965. There will also be a raffle with some great prizes that will be running in conjunction with the Bunnings Sausage sizzle, so please watch for further details over the next week.
Brenda and Trish are doing a wonderful job with canteen, the children (and parents!) are enjoying the lunches , thank you very much ladies! We are always looking for volunteers to help with canteen, if you are able to volunteer please see notice later in the newsletter.
If anyone would like further information, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or other members of the Community Council.
Thank you for your support and enjoy term 2!
Amanda Vardanega
Chair
0427 011 579
The Compass Parent Portal is a secure online portal that lets parents access information about their child.
The Portal is accessible via the web and the Compass School manager App (via the the App store on your device)
What You Can Do?
- Submit absent notes
- Communicate directly with teachers (desktop only)
- Access your child's reports
- View and maintain attendance records
- Update basic Contact information
- Receive relevant messaging through the app or desktop
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 received the clearance please send a copy of the email + your date of birth to the office as the clearances are checked.
Term 2 Canteen
| 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 Price list - 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 Schnitzel Burger (crumbed Chicken Breast with lettuce and Mayo) for $4.50 and also Chicken Tenders - for a $1.50 each, have been added as a permanent item.
Kinder |
Charlie | Holly | Rupert |
Year 1 |
Lucas | Casey | |
Year 2 |
Kyra | Eleanor | |
Year 3 |
Jake | Leo | Ajay |
Year 4 |
Cara | Reece | |
Year 5 |
Eleanor | Harper | Nicky |
Year 6 |
Lyall | Stella |
St Clare's College is now enrolling - please contact the school for more information.
NOTICEBOARD