Dear St Clare's Community,

Not only are we halfway through Term 3, but we have reached FETE WEEK. With the Fete being held a little earlier this year it has come around very quickly. As always, the staff and students have been putting in extra time and effort to polish their performances and we cannot wait to see what they have in store for us this year. A huge amount of work has been going on in the lead up to the fete and we sincerely thank all those involved as it could not be done without all the donations and volunteering of time from our parent community. I look forward to seeing you all there on Saturday to celebrate the St. Clare’s community and all things Disney!

Unfortunately I was unable to attend the Principal’s Conference in person last week due to Covid. It does seem that the immediate impact of Covid on absences is lessening for us at St. Clare’s and we are hopeful this trend will continue. Thank you for the part you are playing in this, by keeping students at home if they are unwell, reminding your children of good hygiene and handwashing practices and notifying the school when a positive case occurs. We will continue to take measures at school to help minimise the spread as much as possible. A reminder that if your child is not able to attend school, for any reason, to please notify the office, either by phone, email or the Skoolbag app.

PROPOSED BUILDING PROJECT

The P&F and I have been in the initial stages of talks with the Building & Projects team at Cairns Catholic Education to look at the feasibility of upgrading our student amenities, small upgrade to the tuckshop and building a multi-purpose classroom. We have a draft plan which I shared at the last P&F meeting. Our next P&F meeting is Tuesday 13th September (5 pm) and I am happy to go over these initial plans again if anyone is interested.

Pupil Free Day

A reminder that Friday 2nd September is a Pupil Free Day. All of our staff will be involved in professional learning for the day.

Blessings for the weeks ahead.

Karran Burzacott
Principal