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Dear Parents and Carers
As we approach the end of a busy but wonderful year for our school community, I would like to share some important updates and events with you.
Our Community Council have been busy organising our Summer Disco, which will be held this Sunday, 8th December, from 4:30 - 5:30 PM at the St Gregory’s Hall. Tickets are available until Thursday 3pm through Qkr! Parents/carers are asked to stay onsite, so can enjoy a catchup and BBQ for a quick and easy dinner from 4 pm.
Year 1, 2, and 3 students have enjoyed several sessions transitioning to the Year 2, 3, and 4 classrooms this term, which has been a valuable experience for them. On Tuesday, 17th December, we will have our annual Step-Up afternoon for all Kinder –Yr 5. This afternoon provides students with a chance to “Step up” to their new class and meet their new teacher for 2025. It is important for us to see change as a normal and natural part of our lives. Ensure you talk positively about the possibilities of a new class, new teacher and potentially some new friends, while still playing with friends not in their class.
Next week, Kindergarten and Year 1 will tell the story of the Nativity at our GIFT Assembly. This GIFT will be held at St Raphael's Church on Friday, 13th December. Due to space constraints, there will be two GIFT presentations:
9:30am for Year 2-6 students, Year 2-6 Principal Awards, Sport Awards.
1:00pm for Kindergarten/Year 1 parents/carers, Kindergarten and Year 1 Principal Awards.
The new play area at Lowe Street is due to open this week! We thank all our families who have supported various fundraising events through the years, like the Lap-a-thon, discos, Trivia Nights, and BBQs to raise funds for this new play space. The Community Council is now building funds for works at Macquoid St.
As the season of Advent begins and we start to prepare for the birth of Jesus, let us pause and focus on the true meaning of this season. Our Glee and Singing Clubs will perform at Heritage Queanbeyan Aged Care Facility on 10th December, which is sure to put smiles on the resident’s faces.
O God, open our hearts to prepare the way for the coming of Christ.
Guide us in your ways of compassion so that we may
extend your love and mercy to all people.
Lord Jesus, we await your coming.
Have a blessed week.
Warm regards,
Tiffany Reedy
Congratulations to our students on their sporting achievments.
These students have been selected in the Canberra Goulburn Team for:
Basketball - MacKillop Selections
Lily Higgs
Hilary Pelos
Henry Earle
Cricket - MacKillop Team - Boys
Reetinder Kharoud
Tennis - MacKillop Selections
Marcus Stojceski
Stocktake Information
Last week (wk7) was the final week for borrowing at both libraries.
It is now time to start returning ALL library books. Overdue notices will be sent home in week 8.
It would be appreciated if all library books could be returned as soon as possible and no later than week 9.
Our annual stocktake of library resources will take place this term at MacQuoid St campus only.
The stocktake will take place during Weeks 9 & 10.
It is important to find as many books as possible. Please look at home for any outstanding returns (they sometimes do turn up in unexpected places) and return them ASAP so they can go through our stocktake.
If they cannot be found, (or have been damaged) please send a donation of $10 to the library if you are able - this will go towards purchasing a replacement copy.
Please email the librarians or your class teacher if you believe the book was already returned or a mistake has been made. Then we can search more thoroughly at school.
We offer a prize at each campus for the classroom that has the lowest amount of books still due by the start of week 10.
Word Millionaires
Congratulations to Luca D (4G) who has become our latest word millionaire through our Accelerated Reader program:
Students have been doing a lot of reading and quizzes through AR and have read at least 1 million words since the start of the year (and some are already well on their way to 2 million!).
Premier's Reading Challenge
We have now received the certificates for the students that successfully completed the Premier's Reading Challenge for 2024. These will be handed out to the children in week 8 & week 9 during their Library lesson.
A special Congratulations to these students in year 6 that received a PLATINUM PRC certificate (for completing the challenge every year during primary school - 7 years in a row):
Matilda D
Ethan G
James H
Abigail H
Stella L
Clare Q
Henry Q
Mitchell T
Congratulations goes out to these students that received a GOLD PRC certificate (for completing the challenge 4 times):
Hayden C
Noah D
Bryson H
Mitchell H
Ryan H
Allistair H
Adam J
Francis L
Maddison L
Lachlan P
Lilijana S
Salman H
Well done to all other students that successfully completed this year's PRC - we had a total of 166 students that completed the challenge.
Scholastic Book Club
Reminder: Order for the latest Book Club catalogue (issue 8) are due by Wed 04 Dec.
The ordering is only available through LOOP - Linked Online Ordering and Payment. This means that we will not accept orders or payment at the school - this must all be done online. Please do NOT send cash to school.
All orders are then sent directly to the school for submission to Scholastic.
Books will be delivered to your child's classroom if you order by the close date (30Nov).
If you miss this close off date, you can choose to have home delivery at additional cost.
There is no need to return any order forms or payment details back to the school.
