This week Sharon Chappel and I will be attending the Australian Catholic Education Conference. National Catholic Education Commission is partnering with host diocese, Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns to offer an engaging professional learning experience for an anticipated 1,500 Catholic educators, leaders, clergy, parents and others from the broader Church involved in Catholic education.

With the theme ‘hope, anchored in faith’, the conference will focus on the strategic vision and mission of Catholic education across three key areas – Faith, Excellence and Access. The conference will feature a broad range of speakers, presentations and workshops focused on Catholic identity, mission and formation; learning and teaching; leadership and governance; parent engagement; parish and community engagement; resourcing and infrastructure; advocacy and marketing; and more.

A gentle reminder for students on buses. If you have any changes for the bus, please ring through to the office with these messages before 2:30pm. The bus roll for each day is generated by the office and classroom teachers are then notified of these changes. We ask that you do not message teachers for bus changes. The reason for this is they may get missed during the teaching day. Or if your child’s teacher happens to be away, a relief teacher will not receive the message.

Sent to Principal’s Office

Once again I have been fortunate to see some amazing examples of student learning. A huge thanks to our wonderful staff for providing engaging activities and support for our students. Also, hats off to all the students of St. Clare’s  - you truly try your best in learning - well done!

A reminder that Friday 5th September is a pupil free day. All staff will be participating in professional development for the day.