Dear St Clare's Community,

Welcome to Term Three.  It has been wonderful to see so many smiles over the past week as we all return for the term. I hope that you all had a chance to spend time with family and friends. I’m sure many families will take advantage of the long weekend this week (Tully Show Holiday Friday 22nd) and are keeping everything crossed for fine weather.

 Over the holidays we had fans installed in the undercover area. These two enormous fans will really help out when the weather heats up later in the year. We sincerely thank the P&F for making the purchase and installation of these fans possible.

 I would also like to thank the St. Gerard Committee for purchasing and installing two new bench seats. This seating has been placed in play areas for students to use. The St. Gerard Committee has donated this seating on behalf of Fr. John O’Connor, who many of you will remember as a former Parish Priest who was heavily involved in supporting students to participate in sports.

School Satisfaction Surveys

You should have received an email with a link to our annual School Satisfaction Survey. All parents, staff and students in Year 5 & 6 are invited to participate in this survey. It takes around 10 minutes to complete and your input is a very valuable resource to help plan for continuous improvement and ensure we are meeting the needs of our students.

Catholic Education Week

Next week is Catholic Education Week (Wk 3). This week is an opportunity for all 309 Catholic schools in Queensland to celebrate and promote their distinctive mission and ethos.

Our Yr 4-6 students will travel to Innisfail to celebrate Mass with other schools in the Southern Deanery and stay for a short time afterwards. Prep – 3 Students will celebrate with a Liturgy at St. Clare’s. Further information can be found in the APRE News.

National Pyjama Day

National Pyjama Day falls on Friday 22^nd July. As it is our show holiday, St. Clare’s will celebrate this day on Monday 25^th July. Students & staff (parents are welcome to join in too!), are invited to come to school in their pyjamas. Closed in shoes are still required to be worn and pyjamas also need to fit in with the school’s Sunsmart policy. Anyone coming to school in their pyjama’s is asked to bring a gold coin donation. Students that do not wish to wear their pyjama’s are to come in their usual school uniform.

2023 Planning

We are in the beginning stages of planning for next year.  I will be having staffing and budget meetings over coming weeks and it is always good to know of any changes in enrolment. If your family will not be continuing at St Clare’s in 2023 please advise by emailing principal.tully@cns.catholic.edu.au

Wishing everyone a very enjoyable long weekend,

Karran Burzacott
Principal