Principal's Message
Dear St Monica's families and friends,
Reconciliation Retreat Day – Our Year 4 students, and their teachers, are gathered in our Parish Centre today, as they begin their final preparations for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. All Year 4 students participate in this important day, even if they are not receiving the Sacrament. This offers everyone the opportunity to walk alongside and in support of their peers, wherever they are in their faith journey. Please keep in your prayers all students who are preparing to make their First Reconciliation.
Harmony Day - recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Tomorrow is Harmony Day and whilst we are not coming to school in Cultural Dress or Orange, we still whole-heartedly support and celebrate the magnificant cultural diversity we have here at St Monica’s.
Keep School Funding Fair campaign – Education is the cornerstone of equity and opportunity. In Australia, school choice ensures that parents can choose a school that best suits the needs of their child and their values as a family. The Keep School Funding Fair campaign aims to explain the Australian school funding system. I strongly encourage you to learn more about what makes Australia’s school funding system fair, by clicking on this link: www.keepfundingfair.org.au
Fete News - Our annual School fete is fast approaching and it's not too late to volunteer! Please consider offering some time to help out at the Fete, you can click on the QR code on the posters around the school or by using this link: https://volunteersignup.org/HAKMX
Huge thanks to Kim Todd, Kirralea Thompson and their team of helpers for their fabulous coordination of this extraordinary event. Special shout out to the businesses from our local area for their sponsorship and in-kind donations. Big thanks also to all St Monica’s families for the selling of raffle tickets, donations for the Chocolate Toss, Book Stall, White Elephant Stall and more…. It is going to be a magnificent day!!
Student Safety - To help keep students safe when making their way to and from school, please ensure you drive and park safely and legally, at and around, school grounds. We all have an important role to play in supporting road safety. Access Canberra has notified us that mobile speed and parking vans are in operation to support our students’ safety. These enforcement teams play a critical role in supporting our students get to and from school safely and we thank them for their ongoing support. In addition to sticking to the speed limit, please remember to park safely – including not parking across pedestrian crossings, in no stopping zones, on corners, verges and double parking. Unsafe and illegal parking can reduce visibility of our students and motorists to see each other, creating a significant hazard when students cross the road. Let’s work together to keep our kids safe.
Important dates:
Week 8
- Tuesday 25 March - Belconnen Region Swimming Carnival
- Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 March - Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Friday 28 March - WSP led by 4 Maroon, last day to bring in Fete donations and raffle tickets.
Week 9
- Thursday 3 April - Tombola donations (Free dress day)
- Saturday 5 April - FETE!!
Week 10
- Monday 7 – Wednesday 9 April - Year 5 Camp
- Thursday 10 April - LAST DAY TERM 1, Star & Pride awards assembly, Swimming and Cross Country carnival ribbons handed out
- Friday 11 April - PUPIL FREE DAY
Term 2
- Monday 28 April – Pupil Free Day for all students.
- Tuesday 29 April – Term 2 begins. Students return in their Winter Uniform
