Dear St Monica’s families and friends,

God of love,
We thank you for our wonderful grandparents. They bring such joy and happiness into our lives. Thank you for all the special times that we have with them.
Please watch over them, protect them and care for them now.
May they know your goodness and love always.

Amen

  St Joachim & St Anna Grandparents of Jesus

Grandparents fill an irreplaceable role in a child’s development. They are pillars of wisdom and sources of support, they possess a unique understanding of a family’s history and traditions. They love their grandchildren with unconditional affection that matches that of a child’s own parents, and though some families are separated by distance or circumstance, being able to connect with a grandchild frequently fosters a relationship that can influence a child to define values, flourish in self-confidence and strengthen the bonds of family.

Grandparent's and Special Friends Day - We are looking forward to welcoming Grandparents and Special visitors to our school tomorrow. The classrooms will be open to Grandparents from 9.15am. Following classroom visits we invite all grandparents up to the Hall for a special performance by the School Choir and Morning Tea. We are so excited to welcome these special visitors to our school.

School Council News – Due to the resignations and term of membership expiring for some of our current sitting members, nominations to be a member of the St Monica’s School Community Council Executive are now open. Sitting members of the council contribute to the school through their interest, expertise, advice and commitment to the development of the school. While all parents in our school community are automatically part of the broader council, the council executive is the key body responsible for leading Council activities and providing advice and support to myself and the Leadership Team. I know that a number of parents are keen to support the school, but struggle making it to meetings or think they shouldn’t be on the Council because ‘that’s for other people in the school’.  Please consider nominating for the council by filling in the form below and returning it to me no later than Monday 25 November.