St Bede’s Primary School - Braidwood
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Park Lane
Braidwood NSW 2622
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Email: office.stbedesb@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 4842 2413

Principals Message

Dear Parents and Carers

This week we celebrated Family Week. We thank Ms Kaptein and some of our students who made the beautiful banner at the front of our school. We also honoured Saint Mary of the Cross, Mary Mackillop. Mary MacKillop was a prodigiously hard worker who put the needs of others before herself. She used the strengths of others but also didn’t tolerate those who were not genuine. Mary MacKillop was kind to all people, even if they did not agree with her. Mary cared about the people who had no one to look after them, such as boys and girls who just roamed the streets, children in the country who had no school to go to, people who were old and sick and people who had nowhere to live. Her commitment to the schooling of children from poor and rural communities established a model of Catholic education that continues today.

Covid19 testing remains the same as previously advised with staff and students to be tested if displaying symptoms and only attend/return to school when symptom free and medical clearance is no longer required. Medical clearance needs to be provided to the school upon return. If your child is unwell, please do not send them to school. Please use the school’s mandatory QR code when entering the school. Please also remember to sign in following the standard visitor process and follow mask wearing requirements. For further information, please follow NSW Health advice.

Health advice

Yesterday, each family received correspondence from the Director regarding the current situation with Covid in NSW. Parents please try to keep travel within our LGA. Today we received the news that the ACT have had one confirmed case of Covid and are going into a 7 day lockdown from 5pm. Teachers at St Bede’s have been provided with additional release from class and are well prepared in case we were to go into a lockdown and move to remote learning. Students have been particpating in online tasks each week. Parents we ask you to assist us by ensuring your children can logon at home to either See Saw (K-2) or Google Classroom (3-6). This will help each child access their learning should the need arise. 

On Monday, each family received a book of raffle tickets for our Father's Day raffle. Please support this fundraiser for our school which will go towards new IT equipment for our classrooms. The prizes are just what every dad would love! Please remember to return your tickets and money once sold, to your child's class teacher.

Earlier this year, our Years 3 to 6 students participated in the Rotary Public Speaking Competition at Bungendore. They will be receiving their trophies at assembly tomorrow morning. This will be an opportunity for all of us to recognise the achievements of our students.  Unfortunately our parents are unable to attend but we will share photos. 

This Sunday some of our Year 3 and 4 students will receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist. We congratulate these students and ask that you keep them and their families in their prayers. We thank Father Mick, Brother Brian and Ms Lisa Kaptein for preparing our students.

Please continue to keep in your prayers all those communities that have been adversely affected by this recent COVID outbreak. We pray that all in our Braidwood community stay safe and well.

God bless

Marylou Gorham