Dear Parents, Staff and Students

Congratulations to our students who participated in the Rugby and Netball Carnivals last week. It was a successful day for all and we are proud of all students for their participation and sportsmanship. Further information can be found in the Sport news.

Visiting Principals

Last week we had three principals from London visit our school. This was part of their visit to the Cairns Diocese where they also visited other schools and spent time with staff from Catholic Education Services to find out about our schools, our priorities and our approaches to delivering curriculum.  

Staff update

We welcome Alicia Johnston to our staff for the remainder of this year in a Teacher Aide role supporting class and student needs.

We currently are advertising for a Part Time Teacher for 2 days a week commencing in Term 2. This position will replace Kaitlyn Marsilio who will be commencing maternity leave in Term 2.

Lent

We have begun our Lenten journey as a school and parish community. Lent is a time to take inventory of our lives and to see where we need to get back on track.

God of life:

You sent Jesus into the world to show us how to live.

Help us to embrace the example and teachings of Jesus, by spending time with Jesus, the living Word.

Draw us deeper into unity with you and our brothers and sisters, through our efforts to live in peace and justice with one another. Inspire and encourage us to be agents of the Gospel as we strive to be an influence for good in our world.  We ask this through Jesus, the light of the world. Amen

Prayers for Gretta Berge

We continue to pray for the Berge family who are in Brisbane with their eldest daughter Gretta after a serious accident last Monday. Gretta is showing progress every day but is still in need of our prayerful support. Please keep Gretta in your prayers over coming weeks and ask our Lord to give her strength and healing. Your prayers are very much appreciated by the Berge family.

Professional Learning Update

Most of our teaching staff attended the TREWTH Conference in Cairns last Saturday. The TREWTH Conference is held annually as a service of the CES Identity and Outreach team.  In addition to the Keynote Address, TREWTH provides a wide variety of workshops related to Religious Education, Spirituality and Social Emotional Learning. This year’s conference had a special focus on our First Nation People.  

This Thursday and Friday I will be attending a two day Principal Conference in Cairns.

Bus travel

Please notify the office by 2:30pm if after school arrangements change for your child/children with regards to bus travel vs pick up arrangements. This enables us time to ensure the messages are passed on to teachers and children before the end of the day.

Best wishes for the week ahead,

Narelle Harney

Principal