2022 Newsletter #41 Dec 14
Principal News
Dear St Paul's families,
Welcome to our final newsletter for the year. Although the last 12 months have gone both quickly and slowly we are grateful that we have journeyed together as a community. We are extremely grateful for the support that we have received from our school families over the year.
At this time of year, we also farewell staff and families leaving St Paul's. We hope in some way you will always have fond memories of St Paul's and never forget that you are and always will be a part of the St Paul's family. Thank you to the following staff for your contribution to St Paul's:
Mrs Hanna Byrnes, Ms Alison Kedmenec, Ms Bel Jenkins, Ms Emma Rutherford, Ms Cheryl-Anne Courtney, Miss Beth Dicheria, Ms Kirrily Parfrey and the following families: Baker, Body, Brown, Burgett, Bush, Campbell, Cheema, De Maria, Dedman, DeMaria, Dimasi, Edwards, Fitzgerald, Freeth, Gibson, Gill, Havea, Hissey, Hunt, Jamieson, Lion, Mott, Nguyen, Obatoki, Panagiotopoulos, Qasem, Robin, Shahin, Silorio, Smith, Stanger, Strubelj, Trajceski & Zaire.
ASSEMBLY: Friday 16th December we will have our final assembly for the year. This will begin at 2.00pm in the hall. Parents, families and friends are invited to attend. At our final assembly we will officially farewell staff and families leaving St Paul's as well as announce the Year 6 Excellence Award recipients and the new school leaders for 2022.
SCHOOL FINISH: School will finish at the normal time of 3.25pm on FRIDAY.
GRADE SIX GRADUATION: We look forward to celebrating with the Grade 6 students at their Graduation on Sunday 18th December. Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church will begin promptly at 5pm and family and friends are welcome to attend. The Graduation ceremony and presentations will happen in the Church after the Mass. Following the Graduation ceremony, parents are asked to take their child to the Pizza Cafe where staff and Year 6 students will enjoy a meal together. Students can be collected at 7.45pm. We look forward to celebrating with them and wish them all the best for the future.
Congratulations to our final milestone winners who have continued to: Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be Your Best.
BEE MILESTONE: Daisy Gibson, Hayley Rowe, Charlene Lion, Harper Caristo, Amber Echanes, Harry Stanger, Macki Tickle, Candice Trewwek, Jackson Puleio, Felix Blanchard, Holly Welke and Deji Obatoki.
HIVE MILESTONE: Amber Echanes, Austin Jones, Naomi Havea, Felix Blanchard, Zoe Keir, Macki Tickle, Sophie Freeth, Holly Welke, Emmy Rayson, Tanveer Cheema, Emrys Clifford, Marco Guevarra, Nicola De Maria, Emilia Capp and Darcy Silcox.
MOVIES - This week the senior unit will be watching PG rated movies. If you do not want your child viewng these, please contact your child's teacher.
Once again, thank you to all our St Paul's families. May you have a Blessed and Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all on the first day back at school Monday 30th January 2023!
Melissa Sutherland
Deputy Principal, Curriculum
Parent Access Module (PAM) Changes
Reminder over the Christmas holidays, your PAM account used to log onto you SimonEverywhere App will be updated to provide better security and allow for further functionality. As a result of this important upgrade, all existing PAM accounts will be removed and new, individual accounts will need to be created and authorised. The new accounts will be automatically generated from the parent name and unique email address stored in our school administration system. Valid medical profiles will remain valid, and only the PAM account will be reset.
Basically, don’t panic ….. the changes will occur in the background over the Christmas holiday break. The only noticeable change for parents will be that they have login to SimonEverywhere again with your new login details which will be sent to you at the beginning of Term 1.
Administration News
Thank you to those families who have completed their 2023 School Fee Commitment forms so promptly. This been very much appreciated. Admin will follow up with fee calculations in the first week back at school 2023.
We would like to wish you all a very Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year with all your family.
Kathryn, Loretta & Beth.
Parent Noticeboard
2022 School Magazine
Extra copies are available from the office for purchase - $25
Please contact the office if you would like to purchase one.
UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be open at St Paul’s in the holidays on the following dates:
Thursday 19th January 2023 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 24th January 2023 8am - 1pm
First day of school for students will be Monday 30th January 2023
RE NEWS
Children are invited to attend and be part of the traditional Nativity Play on Christmas Eve at the Sacred Heart Parish Church @6pm. Even if you missed the first practice session you are welcome to come along and join in the dress rehearsal on Tuesday 20th December at 5.30pm at the Church. Please contact the Parish office for more details on 5021 2872.