Good afternoon Parents and Carers,

Marylou is attending the Northern Regions Principals meeting and I asked if I could prepare the newsletter as I have news to share with the St. Bede’s community. Unfortunately I will be leaving St. Bedes at the end of this term. My family circumstances mean that I need to be closer to home. I have been enriched by my time at St. Bedes and thank Marylou and Amanda for the trust they placed in me. I also thank the marvellous St. Bedes community that has made me feel so welcome.

Over the last week we have celebrated many important community activities. Last Friday eight of our students participated in the Northern Regions Public Speaking competition. Congratulations to all the students who competed and especially Evie who placed second in the Year 6 group. We also on Tuesday celebrated Book week with this years theme - Read, Grow, Inspire. The students and staff looked fantastic in their dress ups. It was fantastic also on Tuesday afternoon to attend the skate park and share afternoon tea with the Year 2 parents as they welcomed Mrs. Wanda Wolfe. Mrs Wolfe was disappointed that she didn't bring her skateboard and wasn't able to demonstrate her Tony Hawk like skills.

Also over the past months the parent body and Community Council have been raising funds towards the Year 5 and 6 Camp for 2024. I hope to have the final costing to parents next week. The community council has been raising funds to supply House Flags for the school and to purchase much needed tech equipment for the students. Thank you to everyone for their work and to all in the community who have supported the school.

The new classrooms and Administration Block are coming along well, We hope to move in in the first week of Term 4. Class teachers will be asking parents to help them to relocate their class equipment in term 1. More details to follow.

A reminder to all parents that if your child is late to school they must be signed in at the front office by a parent. Students can not sign themselves in. Students also need to be signed out if they are leaving the school. This is to ensure the safety of all students.

We continue to pray for Fr. Mick and his recovery.

As always if you have a concern please contact your child's classroom teacher or any member of the school leadership team.