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Dear St Monica’s families and friends,
Open Forum Council Meeting
Next Wednesday 4 May we will be holding an Open Forum Council Meeting. The meeting will be held onsite, in the library. Unfortunately attendance by MS TEAMS will not be available as there are no video conferencing facilities in the library. The following agenda items are up for discussion at this meeting:
- Explanation of governance around P&F fundraising and expenditure
- School, Parish, P&F, SMOOSH and fundraising Reports
- 2022 Annual Improvement Plan
- Open Day and Enrolment Period
- Classroom Parent Representatives
- Council Sub-Committees
- Mother's Day Stall
- Working Bee
St Monica’s Open Days – Thursday May 12 and Tuesday May 17
I am pleased to announce the dates for the St Monica's School Open Days. Word of mouth is always the best advertisment for prospective families looking to enrol their child into a school. Please share the good news about our school and invite people to come for a visit in May. The flyer below will be used to market our school in the coming weeks. A letterbox drop and advertising campaign is currently being organised in preparation for the Catholic Schools Enrolment period.
Peace and blessings to all families,
Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating a Birthday this week
Elijah G, Patrick H, Raylah O, Oliver V, Maddison C, Maddie P, Lucy P, Catherine V, Ella F, Leila M, Elian D, Grace E, Braxton N
He is Risen! Alleluia!
WOW! We were very blessed with the wonderful weather this school holidays. How lovely was it to sit outside with my family, enjoying the sun over the Easter weekend.
This Easter Sunday, I was drawn to how Mary and her companion would have felt that morning when they realised that the tomb was empty. What fear they must have felt in the moments before Jesus appeared to them. I was also drawn to a beautiful image that I believe captures this very well.
What draws me to this image is that it is clearly early in the morning as the sun has not risen yet - the only light is coming from the tomb. You can see the whole event - the crosses on the hill in the top left - the village in the top right and the garden and tomb in the middle. There are three women in this image in the foreground. You notice that two of the women are consoling each other and the woman on the right is pointing, unafraid, maybe knowing what they are witnessing.
This new Church season, I want to be awake, an early riser. I want to be able to see when Jesus is making himself visible to me. Through people around me, through the changing colours in the leaves, a butterfly in my garden, the sun on my face, the laughter of those I love, through prayer.
How will you be the early riser this year?
Parish Sacramental Program 2022
If you have a child in Years 3, 4, or 6 in 2022 this is a Sacramental year.
Sacrament of First Eucharist - will be celebrated on the weekend of 18 and 19 June 2022 (Corpus Christi Sunday) across the four Parish Sunday Masses.
5pm - 18 June at St Monica’s Church – Evatt
8am - 19 June at St Michael’s Church – Kaleen
10am – 19 June at St Monica’s Church – Evatt and
5.30pm – 19 June at St Michael’s Church – Kaleen
Trybook for the Sacrament
The trybooking opens on 16 May 2022 and the links will be on the Parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
Registration for the Sacrament of First Eucharist will close this Friday 29 April 2022.
Registration must be made via the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Qkr! App (NOT the school app).
No late registrations can be accepted after the closing date.
Commitment Masses
Students and parents must attend one of the weekend Masses at either St Monica’s Church (5pm Saturday or 10am Sunday) or St Michael’s Church (8am or 5.30pm Sunday) on one of the dates listed below to make their commitment for the Sacrament.
Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 May
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May
There will be no additional commitment masses beyond these dates.
Purchasing a stole for First Eucharist
Purchasing a stole is optional and is not compulsory. If you wish to purchase a stole, please make a payment of $20 through the Qkr! App and then send an email to sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au and arrangements will be made for delivery/pickup.
Confirmation will be celebrated in Term 3, 2022.
Reconciliation will be celebrated in Term 4, 2022.
For further Information regarding the Sacramental Program – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website for updates at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
Issue 3 of Scholastic Book Club for 2022 was sent home yesterday. This is a fantastic way to build your child’s/ children’s personal library and love of reading. All purchases support the school library with the library receiving a percentage of the sales to purchase books for the library. Orders need to be placed by Monday 16 May.
It is easy to order. All orders are placed using Book Club LOOP platform which allows parents to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
St Monica’s Scholastic Book Fair
We will be holding a Book Fair in Week 5 Monday 23 - Friday 27 May. The Fair will be in the library and parents will be able to visit the library before and after school to purchase books.
National Simultaneous Story Time
National Simultaneous Story Time will be held on Wednesday 25 May. The Book for 2022 is Family Tree by Josh Pyke and Ronojoy Ghosh. To help celebrate the story I am creating a display of our St Monica’s families. I would greatly appreciate photos of your extended family that we can display in the library. Please place your child’s name and class on the back of the photos so that they can be returned after the event.
Cross Country
A reminder that our School Cross Country Carnival is Friday Week 2 (6 May). If parents or family members are willing to help please contact me.
Gala Day Participation
A reminder to please send back expression of interest notes for Gala Days. Paper copies are available from the note stand near the front office or were sent out on Compass in Week 10 of term 1. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Athletics Carnival
Our School Athletics Carnival will be taking place on Monday 23 May at Merici College in Braddon. More information to follow in the coming weeks.
Walk Safely to School Day
This event will be taking place on Friday 20 May (Week 4). More information to follow in the coming weeks.
A big thank you for the wonderful volunteers who supported me in Term 1 - Katherine O’Sullivan, Tracy D’Ambrosio, Samantha Cox, Jane Rabbets, Chris Regan, Sarah Clark, Esme Rolleston, Tim Porter, Trina Brown, Fiona Steinberg, Katarina Pilatic, Katrina Ciampa, Udayani Iiyanage, Claudia Musolino, Megan Rhind, Simone Hogan and Anoushka Goodger. I could not do this job without volunteers and your presence in our school brings joy and a wonderful sense of community.
Our Hot Cross Bun morning tea was a wonderful success. The profits from this event led to a donation of $270 to Caritas. Thank you everyone for your support.
I thank Sarah from Masterfoods for the donation that inspired our canteen lucky draw. I hope Charlie V enjoyed his pack of goodies.
The Cross Country Carnival is next Friday 6 May. We will have some special treats on offer for this event day, look out on Qkr! next week.
As always, volunteers are welcomed (and needed) in this space. Please join us if you have the capacity, even one hour of your time is valuable.
Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:
To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.
Thank you for volunteering!
MERICI COLLEGE ENROLLING NOW CAMPAIGN
A wonderful opportunity for prospective families to see the College in action, meet our students and attend the Principal’s Address, Year 7 and 11 Information Evenings and lots more.
We are enrolling now for 2023 and beyond!
Please visit www.merici.college for all dates and information for our Open Day, Be a Merici Girl Days and Talk and Tours. Register online now!
Open Day, Principal’s Address and Year 7 2022 Information Night: Tuesday 3 May
Be a Merici Girl Days: 29 April, 2 and 9 May