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With Christmas only weeks away, we will soon commence the Liturgical Season of Advent.  Advent is a time of preparation for the birth of our Lord and encompasses the period of the four Sundays preceding Christmas.

The recognised symbol of Advent is the Advent Wreath, often a circular display of greenery with 3 purple and one pink candle, representing each of the 4 Sundays, with a 5th white candle in the center, which is lit on Christmas Day.

This wreath is used in Churches and family homes alike, to symbolise the Hope, Peace, Love and Joy

experienced through the birth of Jesus at Christmas time.

You family will hear about Advent through our students and you may like to create your own Advent Wreath to display at home.

 

Even though 2020 has not been the school year we would usually have expected, it certainly has been one of many challenges for us all, with experiences requiring exceptional patience and immense learning.

What has not changed this year though, is how quickly the end of year is approaching with all the usual testing, reporting, planning and finalisation processes taking place.

We have enjoyed welcoming our new 2021 Foundation students and preparations are underway to make all our end of year celebrations as special as possible for all those involved, especially the Grade 6 Graduation.

Please keep informed with all correspondence forwarded to families either by email, letter, newsletter, Skoolbag or SeeSaw, as some plans may change according to the level of Restrictions in place.

Staff are eagerly preparing for the return of all students to school in Week 2 of Term Four.

Students in Foundation, Grades 1 & 2 will return to face to face learning on Monday 12th October.

Students in Grades 3 to 6, will return on Wednesday, 14th October.

Please refer to the email sent to all families and the school newsletter, regarding specific drop-off and end of day, staggered pick-up, details.

As restrictions and social distancing measures are still in place, parents are not allowed on the school grounds however if it is essential for you to visit the school office, a face mask must be worn.

 

 

We congratulate our students and their families for their continued support and commitment to Remote Learning during Term 3. There are times when the very thought of facing another day of sharing this learning with your children may have been a little ‘hair-raising’ to say the least however we appreciate that everyone is doing their very best in this challenging and unprecedented time for us all.

This term we were pleased to introduce virtual Class Meetings for all our students and to share Assemblies and School Liturgies remotely too. We can certainly see the benefits of the children seeing other children in their class and feeling connected to their school in this way,  so thank you all.

Our Term 3, Student Free Day for Staff Planning, is now on Friday 18^th September, not Monday 7^th September, as first scheduled.

So for those students currently attending School for supervision of their Remote Learning, families will need to make other arrangements.  For those students working from home, you’ll also have no activities to complete on Friday,18th September, an early start to the school holidays.