Principals Report
On Tuesday we farewelled Br Brian Berg from our St Bede's community. Br Brian has been very involved in our school for over 12 years. He attended our school events, liturgies and assemblies, and assisted with the Sacramental programs. Br Brian will be sorely missed by staff, students and parents. Our parting gift was to name the new K-2 classroom block the ‘Brother Brian Berg Wing’. The staff and students also dressed in black and orange in support of Brother Brian’s favourite football team, the West Tigers. God bless Br Brian!
Thank you to those who spoke at our assembly and shared some of our favourite memories - Stella (Year 6) and Amanda (Community Council Chair). Thank you to Trish and Kristi for making cupcakes for all the students. Thank you to Anthony for organising the plaque for the classroom on behalf of the Community Council.
Tomorrow, we farewell Mark Chifley who has been Assistant Principal of St Bede's School since 2022. Whilst Mark has been here for a short period of time, he has made an enormous impact within our school community and he will be sorely missed by staff, students and parents. We thank Mark for his contribution to St Bede's and we wish him all the best at his new school, St Clare's College Griffith ACT next term. Everyone is welcome to come to our assembly tomorrow at 2:45pm to say farewell and thank you to Mark.
This week, it was announced that our new Assistant Principal is Ms Amy Doszpot. Amy is currently the Assistant Principal of St Joseph's Primary School O'Connor ACT. Today, Amy visited St Bede's and received a very warm welcome from staff and students. Amy will commence at St Bede's in term 4. We welcome Amy to St Bede's and we look forward to her joining our community.
Congratulations to Mrs Bridget Bradley who is our Religious Education Coordinator. Bridget has been acting in this position this year and is now permanent. Bridget is doing a fantastic job as REC working with teachers and the parish.
Congratulations to Mrs Sarah Jebb who has been successful with obtaining a permanent teaching position at St Bede's. Sarah commenced teaching earlier this term in Year 1 as a replacement for Mrs Cherie Kilburn. We are very excited to have Sarah join our team.
Yesterday we conducted Learning Journeys in our classrooms. It was wonderful to see so many parents attend to see the progress that their children are making with their learning. We are extremely proud of the standard of work the students are achieving and are very grateful to our talented and dedicated teachers and Classroom Support Assistants. Recently, we welcomed two additional Classroom Support Assistants to our staff, Mrs Nadja Kelly and Mrs Shannon Harrison.
Our new classrooms and front office are almost finished. We will be moving into our new spaces early next term and are hoping parents will be able to assist with the move. The next stage of the building will soon commence, which is the refurbishment of the existing office and the Year 5 and 6 classrooms. Parents, if you are in Braidwood during the holidays, it would be fantastic if you could do a walk through, especially after 4pm or on the weekends when the builders are not here. If you notice any vandalism, please report it immediately to either Richard Bunn on 0427633184 or Amanda Vardanega on 0427011579.
Have a fantastic holiday and enjoy your time with family and friends. We look forward to seeing all our students and families at St Bede's on Tuesday, October 10. Children have the option to wear either summer or winter uniform until week 2.
God bless
Marylou,
Principal, St Bede's School