Dear Parents and Carers,

Last Saturday it was wonderful to see some of our Year 3 students make their first Reconciliation. We congratulate our students and Mrs Sue Anderson who prepared the children on behalf of the parish and we thank Ms Shaye Cooper, REC and Fr Sijo for their assistance and their parents and families for their support.

How lucky were we to be blessed with such beautiful weather for the athletics carnival last Friday. The children had a great day and enjoyed participating in the events, cheering on their house and dressing themselves and their teddies in house colours. We thank Mrs Katie Tooth for her amazing organisation of the carnival, staff for assisting and our parents who were officials and helped transport equipment. Another example of the wonderful community we have at St Bede’s. The winning house will be announced and ribbons will be presented, at assembly this Friday, commencing at 2:40pm.

It is wonderful to see that most of our children are wearing the correct winter uniform. Just a reminder - girls should be wearing navy tights with their tunics, no leggings or white socks. Students are not required to wear hats in June and July, but they may wear a navy or black beanie.

School photos will be taken on Tuesday, June 17. All students will be required to wear their full school winter uniform. If your child does not have a tie or is missing part of the uniform, please do not leave it until the last moment to purchase from the clothing pool. Kahla Harton voluntarily runs our second-hand uniform shop and she does an amazing job keeping up with orders. Please contact the front office if you require an order form. Alternatively, Muttons have ample supplies of uniform available for purchase.

This week we celebrated Reconciliation Week. The theme this year was “Bridging Now to Next’’. The children participated in a range of activities in their class groups that were culturally respectful and faith aligned. We thank Ms Hayley Millsom for preparing the activities.

Next week is Sabbath week. During Sabbath week students have a break from homework routines but instead are encouraged to read a book, have family time, play outside, engage in board games, card games etc. We hope all families have enjoyed this time together.

As the term progresses, teachers are experiencing higher levels of absentee rates and children arriving late to school. Parents, please ensure that all children arrive at school between 8:30am and 8:55am every day so they are organised, focused and not missing out on any significant learning.