Principal's Message
Dear St Monica’s families and friends
Have you ever noticed how infants and toddlers seem to have no fear? How they can’t say much but will work things out in their own time? How a “No mummy, I do it” level of independence suddenly happens?
The custard, milo, rice, milk, cereal goes all over the floor. T-shirts go on backwards, shoes are on the wrong feet and buttons are done up incorrectly but the look of success and achievement on your child’s face is priceless because they did it themselves!
Those of us with young children witness these marvels every day. How often do we want to step in but don’t because we understand that this is a natural part of their learning!
Let’s stop for a moment and look at the world through the eyes of a small child. Sometimes it the little things that can make us feel like a child again. Relish these moments!
- To giggle at silly noises and pay attention to the whispers beneath the clamour.
- To peer deeply into the eyes of someone who cares.
- To squeal with delight at daily discoveries.
- To see the ordinary from a different point of view.
- To learn something new each week.
- To smack my lips with new tastes and celebrate the miracle of each moment.
IMPORTANT - Return to school date in Term 2
Monday 25 April: ANZAC day public holiday.
Tuesday 26 April: Pupil Free Day (SMOOSH has places available on this day)
Wednesday 27 April: Students return to school
School Council News
Are you interested in helping our School Council? Why not join one of their Sub-Committees! We are looking for people with green thumbs, with communications expertise, to help with meal preparation, to help with letterbox drops and classroom parent representatives! An expression of interest form will be sent home with the eldest child from each family next week, so please look out for this in bags. You are welcome to email the school council: council.stmonicas@cg.catholic.edu.au
Did you know....?
This is a photo of Ginninderra Public School, 1905. Charles William Thompson (1868 - 1948) was the Great-Great Grandfather of Raylah (5M) and one of the first teachers in the Canberra district. He taught in several schools for 50 years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Charles was also the first teacher appointed to the brand new Federal Capital Territory!
