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The Cancer Education Program, featuring the much-loved Camp Quality Puppets, visited our school recently to deliver its very engaging, age-appropriate cancer education.  Their program aims to dispel myths and also, whilst talking about cancer treatment and its side-effects, explains lots of the associated vocabulary children may struggle to understand.  Through simple story telling the performers used puppets to demonstrate everyday activities to explore the feelings and challenges that a sick child or their sibling may face during treatment or recovery.

Our families were encouraged to support this great cause through a small donation with our students and staff also enjoying a Crazy Hair Day.

Our congratulations to Fr Avinash, who was appointed Parish Priest of the Iona-Maryknoll & Koo Wee Rup Parishes recently. This change appointment from Parish Administrator to Parish Priest assures Fr Avinash and ourselves of his continuing leadership here in our Parish for a number of years.

We look forward to his visits to our classrooms, support with Sacramental preparations and celebrations,  and the continuing celebration of Whole School and Class Masses.

 

It has been wonderful to welcome students back for the commencement of Term 1. Their excitement and enthusiasm reinforces to us that we are providing the school community and learning environment worthy of the students entrusted to us.

A special welcome to our new students and their families, we trust your transition to our school community will be an enjoyable experience. So too, for our new staff, Mrs Jacqueline Taylor (Deputy Principal), Erin Bolton & Tamara Durrington.

Term 1 will fly by with our Start of Year Mass, Welcome Picnic, swimming sports, school camp, online workshops and fundraising, all in addition to our usual classroom activities.

Please contact our school office for any inquiries, Di & Nancy are available to assist.  Ph: 59971653

We are so pleased to be holding our traditional Grandparents’ Day again this year. It continues to be a highlight in our school calendar.  Grandparents’ Day provides students with a wonderful opportunity to showcase their school community and to share their learning environment with their grandparents and family members. We find grandparents reminiscing and reflecting on their own primary school days too, some of whom are past students themselves.

With our new and refurbished rooms now in use and our outside works nearing completion, there will be a lot of changes to see.

Information regarding the day’s schedule and associated information is as contained on this poster.

 

Well, it’s almost here. St John’s Whole School Musical – Madagascar Jnr.  Thursday 27th October is the big day, and it certainly will be a full day with a dress rehearsal during the day followed by two shows in the evening. With props and costumes almost complete the excitement is certainly building.

Two shows will be held at the Cardinia Cultural Centre on Thursday the 27th October, the first at 
6pm and the second at 8:30pm, with staff and students having a short break in between shows.

See Operoo and the School Newsletter to keep updated on specific details as to how this day will unfold for students and their families.