Dear Parents and Carers,

It was wonderful to see so many of our fathers, grandfathers and special people at our Father’s Day breakfast. Everyone enjoyed the gourmet bacon and egg rolls prepared and cooked by our chefs Mark Chifley and Richard Bunn and the wonderful St Bede’s staff who arrived at school early to assist. This was followed by a beautiful liturgy presented by Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2. Thank you to Shaye Cooper for her organisation of the liturgy assisted by Bridget Bradley, Wanda Wolfe and Sarah Jebb. What a wonderful way to celebrate and acknowledge all the special things that you do for your children and the St Bede’s community.

St. Bede’s uniform is distinctive and sets our school apart in the community. The manner in which our uniform is worn, conveys a great deal about who we are as a community and how we value and respect the school to which we belong. Students wear black shoes to school with their full school uniform and joggers with their sports uniform. Parents, we would appreciate it if you could assist us to ensure the children are correctly attired. It is important that staff, students and families work together to ensure that our school uniform is worn with pride and that we adhere to the list of uniform requirements.

Recently, Ava Bernardoff, sister of (Kitty Year 2) lost her guinea pig. It was found and returned to Ava by some of our Year 6 students-Gordon, Matthew and Ethan. The boys took it upon themselves to find out who owned the guinea pig, knocked on the Bernardoff’s door and found the owner. What a relief for Ava and the family and a lovely, kind deed to do. We are so proud of the boys and the story was also on the front page of the Braidwood Bugle. They did not ask for any reward or fuss but we are certainly making sure they are recognised for their thoughtfulness. This is Ava’s story of what happened:

OUR PET GUINEA PIG by Ava Bernardoff (5 years old) 4 September 2023
"Lightning is our pet Guinea Pig. Oh, let’s get started on the story. One day we were going to school and we went to feed Lightning, but he was GONE!
Then we went to look in his bed. But it was empty. We looked for him everywhere. In all the bushes. My friend Sunny even came to look too. Then we went to school.
The next day, we still hadn’t found him. And the next day we still hadn’t found him. And the next. Dad wasn’t looking for him. He was too busy looking for a tool that he couldn’t find.
I was very worried about Lightning. I thought he had got stolen by a burglar. Or a dog or a cat or an eagle. We had given up hope.
The next day when we were doing craft some boys came along and knocked on the door and said “Hey, is that your guinea pig over near the drainpipe?” It was Lightning! He was alive and healthy without a scratch. The boys had found him on their fishing trip and thought he was a strange bunch of orange grass.
I really love Lightning so I am very happy to have him home. He ate a big carrot and fell asleep.
The end.
PS. When we were doing gardening, I found Dad’s tool."

Have a fantastic weekend!
God bless