Dear St. Clare’s Community,

Welcome to the halfway point of Term. It has already been jam packed and we look forward to all the learning and activities throughout the final five weeks of term.

Communication between home and school is such an important part of us working together in your child's learning journey. We have many ways in which we communicate with each other and they all serve a different purpose. For any student absences or other time sensitive matters, such as bus changes and early pickups for appointments, please ring the office.

Seesaw is a wonderful platform for teachers to share work in the classroom and the message and announcement functions can be very useful. Please be mindful that teachers do not check messages while teaching and often do not get to messages and emails until the end of the day. Likewise, teachers are not expected to check and respond to messages once they are home with their families.

This Newsletter is another way we communicate and comes out fortnightly. The sign on Mars St. has upcoming events and reminders and is updated weekly. We also promote the great things happening at St. Clare’s on our Facebook page. If you don’t already follow us, please do, as many photos are shared through this platform.

HPE Teacher

I am very pleased to let you know we will have Jeb (Jebediah) Ryan starting with us in the latter part of Term 1. Jeb will work with Cherie and Penny in the last few weeks of Term 1 to get to know the ropes and our students, taking over the role from Term 2 onwards. Jeb has extensive experience both in primary and secondary schools and we look forward to welcoming him into our wonderful community. We will revert back to wearing Sports Uniforms on Tuesday & Thursday from Term 2 - a reminder will be sent out!

Prep 2025 is very nearly full, with just a few spaces left.  If you have a child born between 1/7/2019 and 30/6/2020, your child is eligible to start Prep in 2025. Please go to our website to complete an online enrolment - https://www.stclares.qld.edu.au/enrolling/enrolment-application/. Interviews for 2025 will commence in Term 2.

Sent to the Principal's Office

Sadly as I have been on leave since our last newsletter, I have only had a handful of visitors. Most of my visitors have shown me their writing. It is quite amazing to see students use such descriptive language to create imagery. 

Blessings for the weeks ahead,

Karran Burzacott