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Late yesterday, we received the sad news that Mrs Rebecca McPake passed away. She has been unwell for several months and following surgery in January her health declined. Rebecca taught at St Bede's in 2022, she was a much loved teacher and will be fondly remembered for her bright personality. Please keep her husband Keef and her family in your prayers.
Eternal Rest
Eternal rest grant unto her,
O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon her.
May the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
Amen
Dear Parents and Carers,
It is wonderful to see the great learning that is happening across the school. The children have been participating in their diagnostic assessment, which is informative assessment for teachers, measuring the students progress in Reading, Mathematics and Spelling. The consistent efforts of our teachers are certainly being reflected in the results that we are seeing supported with the fantastic programs which have been implemented from K-6. We are also very fortunate to have the additional support of our amazing Classroom Support Assistants who conduct regular sessions with students in MiniLit, MacqLit, Spelling Mastery, Maths Mastery and Royal Far West as well as providing additional assistance in the classroom with students and in small groups.
Next week, we will be conducting parent teacher interviews. On Wednesday June 26, we will be offering times from 2pm to 6pm. These interviews will be 15-minute interviews without the students present. During the meeting, the progress of each student as evidenced in their end of Semester reports, will be discussed. We encourage you to take this opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their academic performance and attitude to learning. Parent interviews are a compulsory part of the report writing process. If in the event you are unable to attend, please contact the class teacher and arrange an alternate time. Bookings can be made on the Compass Parent Portal, please check your Compass portal to find the link. Please note that bookings will close at 2pm tomorrow.
Braidwood Writer’s Festival is fast approaching. Parents, please ensure you have returned the entry forms for your children by this Friday June 21. All entries will be submitted on Friday June 28. We are seeing fantastic writing from the children. We look forward to seeing the published stories from each class.
Our Community Council will be meeting next Tuesday at 5:30pm at school. We will have Sarah Rose CE Parent Engagement Officer, attending the meeting to complete our Annual School Community Council Plan
Some reminders:
- Lost property is overflowing: If your child has lost an item of clothing, please check the lost property bucket near the hall. Please ensure your child’s clothing is clearly labelled. If your child is wearing clothing from someone who has left or from the clothing pool, please ensure it is labelled with the new owner’s name. We have had issues with children accidentally taking home items of clothing which don’t belong to them and their owners would welcome their return. Parents, please check your child's clothing to ensure they have their items.
- Please ensure your child is in the correct uniform each day. Coloured jackets, beanies and scarves are not our uniform. If unsure of our correct uniform, please click on this link - our Uniform Policy has been endorsed by the Community Council.
We wish all our students participating in the NR Athletics Carnival the best of luck next Friday, June 28.
Have a lovely weekend!
God bless
Marylou Gorham
Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
Next term, we will offer Sacramental programs for First Holy Communion (Year 3) and Confirmation (Year 5/6). These will be run by Mrs Cathy Ffrench and Mrs Ann Tracey from the St Bede’s Parish again. We thank them for their ongoing support of our children’s faith development. An information note regarding enrolment in these programs was sent home with students last week. We ask families to please return these notes to indicate whether your child will be participating, by Friday 28th June. If you have any questions regarding the Sacramental programs, please contact Cathy Ffrench (at the Presbytery 4842 2444) or Shaye Cooper (via front office).
We invite our families and parishioners to join us on Wednesday 3rd July at 9am in the School Hall for our NAIDOC Week Liturgy. This liturgy will be presented by Year 1.
Yours in faith,
Shaye Cooper
Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)
Parable of the Mustard Seed
"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed,
which a man took and sowed in his field,
which indeed is the least of all the seeds;
but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and nest in this branches."
Matthew 13:31-32
Our School Counsellor, Faith, will be visiting St Bede's on Wednesdays this year. Please see the below information regarding the service and how to make an appointment.
How to make an appointment.
If your child was seen by the school counsellor in previous years and you would like them to receive support in 2024, we require you to complete a new counselling registration form. The link can be found below. New referrals and requests can be made via the same link.
Parent consent for counselling continues to be required for all primary school students and will be sought and provided via email. Where parents are separated, we require the written consent of both parents. Once the referral has been received, I will contact parents on a Wednesday to further discuss the referral and determine whether school counselling can meet your child’s needs or if an external referral may be more appropriate.
Referrals can be submitted here https://mccg.my.site.com/housing/s/school-referral-form
Faith Costigan – Student and Family Counsellor.
| Date | Event | Start Time | Location |
| 21 June | Braidwood Young Writers Festival - Entry forms due back to school | ||
| 21 June | Book Club due | ||
| 24-27 June | Parent Teacher Interviews | School | |
| 25 June | Mr Fox - Directors visit | School | |
| 25 June | Community Council Meeting | 5:30-7pm | |
| 26 June | Parent Teacher interviews - afternoon appointments | 2 - 6 pm | School |
| 28 June | Re-scheduled NR Athletics | Goulburn | |
| 1 July | Student Reports on Compass | Compass | |
| 3 July | NAIDOC Week Prayer Celebration - lead by Yr 1 - All Welcome | 9 am | Schooll Hall |
| 4 July | Parish Mass | 10 am | St Bede's Church |
| 4 July | Yr 5/6 Peer Support Training Day | School | |
| 5 July | End of Term 2 | ||
| 5 July | Biodiversity Incursion | School | |
| 24 July | Students Return for Term 3 |
URGENT: all entry forms for the Braidwood Young Writers Festival are due back to school by tomorrow.
Have you booked your Parent Teacher interviews yet?
Booking for interviews are closing at 2pm tomorrow afternoon. These interviews will take place in week 9, from 24 - 27 June. Wednesday, 26 June, has been set aside for later appointments from 2 - 6 pm. Appointments can be booked through the Compass Portal.
- Term 2 – Wednesday 1 May – Friday 5 July
- Term 3 – Wednesday 24 July – Friday 27 September
- Term 4 – Tuesday 15 October – Wednesday 18 December
- School fees are now overdue for payment - we are currently sending reminders and letters to families. If you receive a reminder or letter please pay your fees promptly, unless you have made arrangements previously with the school office or Mrs Gorham.
- Book Club is due tomorrow - Friday 21 June.
- If your child is unwell, please place their absence through the Compass Parent Portal App. There is no need to then notify the office once you have placed it into the Compass app.
- Please keep an eye on our FaceBook page for the latest happenings around the school. St Bede's FaceBook page
School Photos
School photos were taken on Tuesday, this included photos of all siblings who were here on the day.If you haven't yet ordered school photos and would like to do so, please contact MSP photography to place an order for either individual, class or sibling. Email canberra.office@msp.com.au or phone 02 6255 9208
Book Club
Important Message for Parents from Scholastic Book Club - The current issue - #4 is due by 21 June - orders before the due date will receive their special offer for this issue only.
Parents also please note when ordering book club and paying by cash, please ensure that the entire order form is returned to the school and that the order form includes your child's name, class number, contact number of a parent.
The order form and cash should be placed in a sealed envelope, with the child's name and book club order written on the front of the envelope.
Currently, we have a book club order in the school office with no name, class or contact number from the last issue. If you or your child placed an order and paid for cash in the last catalogue - please contact the office. We are keen to make sure that this order gets to the right child.
Northern Region Athletics Carnival
Due to the recent wet weather in Goulburn, Hudson Park has been closed for the remainder of the week. The Northern Region Athletics has been postponed and will now be held next week Friday 28th June (week 9). Please ensure that you have provided consent and payment for this event via Compass.
MacKillop Sport
Mack and Sonny (Year 6) recently travelled to Goulburn to represent the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese at the MacKillop soccer trials. In very cold, wet and windy conditions both boys played some outstanding football throughout the day, with Mack making the final 2 teams in a playoff for positions in the MacKillop team.
Sonny also represented the Archdiocese in Sydney at the MacKillop Cross Country championship, where he placed 21st. Congratulations on a big few weeks of sport!
Archdiocesan Rugby Trials
Recently Hamish, Declan and Lewis (Year 6) trialled for the Archdiocesan rugby team in Canberra. Hamish and Declan were successful in gaining selection in the team and will now head to Forbes on 30th June and 1st July for the MacKillop trials. Good luck boys!
Footy Tipping
After 15 rounds the competition is anyone’s for the taking. TimThiso is still leading, but with a number of tipsters hot on his heels! Here’s this week’s leaderboard:
- 1st - TimThiso 71 points
- 2nd - Buschi33 70 points
- 3rd - BeckThiso 69 points
St Bede's Braidwood is enrolling now for 2025!
Kinder 2025 Enrolment offers will be going out tomorrow.
If you have a Kinder age child that maybe starting school next year or you know of a family with a child wanting to enrol at St Bede's for 2025 please make contact with the school office, as a matter of urgency, as places for 2025 are filling fast.
For further information about our school, please visit our website or contact the front office. Enrolments can be completed online. Start your enrolment today! http://enrolments.stbedesb.nsw.edu.au/nsw-schools/start
St Bede's is a Nut Free school
St Bede's is a nut free school - This mean that students should not bring anything containing nuts to school, this includes Nutella, Peanut Butter and any other nut butters as we have several students who are highly allergic to these items.
The sharing of any food, lollies or confectionery is not encouraged.
Unwell Students (Cough, runny nose, fever,vomiting etc.) If your child is unwell please keep them at home. If your child has vomitted the night before, please keep them at home, even if you think they are okay. The NSW Health guidelines suggest that students who have vomitted should be kept at home for 48 hours to help prevent the spread of illness through the school. Please see the guideline from NSW Health regarding vomiting. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Factsheets/viral-gastroenteritis.pdf
- June and July are our No Hat months. The idea behind this is to allow children access some Vitamin D while the uv rays are not as strong.
At St Bede's canteen is run every 2nd Monday and the running of canteen is dependant on volunteers - we require at least 2 parent volunteers per canteen.
Please see the roster below - if you are able to help please contact Brenda, Trish or the office to have your name added.
If canteen is cancelled your child will need to bring their own lunch, as per a non canteen day.
If you have any questions about what is required to help on canteen please contact Brenda on 0438 275 032 or Trish on 0412 889507 or 02 48422027.
Please note that any parents volunteering for canteen must have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC). WWCC can be applied for through Service NSW (link) applying for a WWCC. Once you have received the clearance please send a copy of the email + your date of birth to the office as the clearances are checked.
Term 2 Canteen
| 24 June | Helper Wanted | |
Kinder |
Belle | Ryan | Kayden |
Year 1 |
Maxi | Bella | |
Year 2 |
Lucas | Phoebe | |
Year 3 |
Chidinma | Maddie | Archer & Ben V |
Year 4 |
Jake | Lewis | |
Year 5/6 |
Dylan | Remi |
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