Principals Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

After several weeks of advertising in the newsletter, it is wonderful that we have had parents volunteer to be members of the Community Council, to fill our vacant positions. We are looking for another parent to volunteer to share the fundraising position. Should you be interested in undertaking this role, please call or email the front office. Our first meeting for this year will be held next Wednesday, March 19 commencing at 5:30pm at the school.

Our Community Council members for 2025 are:

Chair - Katie Lyons
Secretary - Kate Ellis
Treasurer - Susi Pluess
Parish Priest - Father Sijo Jose
Fundraising - Ruby Green & volunteer needed?
Parent Representatives - Sarah Paciorek, Emily Ryan and Kristi Morrison
Principal - Marylou Gorham
Assistant Principal - Amy Doszpot

We have many opportunities for parent engagement at St Bede’s. This afternoon commencing at 3:30pm, the Infants teachers will be conducting an InitiaLit parent information session for parents, commencing at 3:30pm. This is always an informative presentation and we encourage all our Infants parents to come along to the presentation. On Thursday, March 27, commencing at 5:30pm, we will be having our Meet and Greet Barbecue at the Club. This is always a great night and a wonderful opportunity to meet our Community Council members, our staff and new and existing families. To assist with catering, information will be sent home to all families next week. We hope you can come along and join in the fun!

On Friday, April 4, we will be having a working bee at school. This enables us to lop trees, tidy gardens, clear gutters, leaves and debris as we prepare for the winter months. There will also be a movie night for the children, so parents can drop their children off, spend some time at the working bee and a barbecue and refreshments will be available for the adults and children. More information will be provided in the next few weeks.

This week, our Year 3 and 5 students have been participating in NAPLAN testing. The testing will conclude on Friday. The purpose of NAPLAN is to assess the literacy and numeracy skills the children have already learnt at school. We encourage all our children to do the best they can on the day.

God Bless

Marylou Gorham

Principal