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Dear St Monica's families and friends,
There is rarely a week at school that isn’t full of activity! That’s what being part of a vibrant school community is all about. Last week we celebrated our love of literature with the Book week celebrations and this week we have celebrated our Patron Saint, Saint Monica.
Book Week - I wish to publically thank Veronica Melville for her exceptional organisation, planning and preparation for Book Week. Two author visits, a street library launch, Australian libraries day and of course the parade. No doubt a number of you read the Canberra Times over the weekend and watched the video attached to the article. If you haven't been able to source a copy of this please let me know and I can share it with you.
Feast Day Celebrations - I would also like to thank Haley Stonham for her extraordinary organisation of the Feast Day celebrations for our school. Our Whole School Liturgy was beautiful and the children were very engaged. The Talent Show was a hit, the Silent Disco (including disco attire) was off the charts and the Trivia was a lot of fun.
Father’s Day - Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandads and important men in our lives. Join us for the 'Greatest Kick' competition tomorrow morning and have a great day on Sunday!
Peace and Blessings to all families,
Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating a Birthday this week
Robin C-O, Lyndon H, Felix R, Lachlan T, Indiana H
St Monica’s Feast Day Celebrations
What a fun week it has been celebrating the feast of St Monica! Here are some photos of our week so far…
Confirmation
Our Year 6 Students used their footstep of engagement yesterday to explore what being led by the Holy Spirit means. They explored Acts 2 – The Coming of the Holy Spirit using the 3 Worlds of the Text, reflected on what they have learned in some hands on rotations, discussed the topic with Fr Loi and, of course, enjoyed some ‘retreat’ pizza!
Candidates then spent the afternoon reading their Sponsor Letters in the warmth of the sun – opening their hearts to this most wonderful Holy Spirit moment.
Thank you for all your prayers and support in making this week a very special week for everyone! It has been so great to celebrate together!
St Monica, Pray for us!
Sacrament of Confirmation for eligible Year 6 students will be celebrated on 13 September 2022 in St Michael’s Church and 14 September 2022 in St Monica’s Church.
Saint’s Name for Confirmation and Sponsor’s Name
URGENT - If you did not provide this information in your registration form, please provide this information now to the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
Child / Parent Formation Evening – Thursday 1 September – 6.00pm at St Monica’s Church – Candidate and at least 1 parent are required to attend.
Home Booklets - Home booklets are to be returned to the school following the retreat day and child/parent formation evening on 1 September 2022. The booklets must be returned no later than Monday 5 September as Fr Loi needs time to sign the booklets and stamp with parish stamp.
Sacrament of Reconciliation for eligible Year 3 students will be celebrated on 8, 9, and 10 November 2022. Registrations open on Monday 19 September 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
School Fees for Term 3 are now overdue. If you do not have a Direct Debit arrangement in place please make payment in full as soon as possible.
CBCA Shadow Judging
Our Shadow Judges last week finished their creative responses to the 6 Shortlisted Picture Book for 2022 and these have been posted on the CBCA Sun Project Shadow Judging website. If you would like to see the students work and that of other shadow judges around Australia they can be seen at https://shadowjudging.cbca.org.au
The students selected Iceberg as the winning book after much debate and looking at the selection criteria. It was selected as the official winner but not voted the winner by the shadow judges. The students have learnt a lot through the process about what makes a good book and are keen to support next year’s Shadow Judges.
Issue 6 of Scholastic Book Club for 2022 was sent home last week. 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 12 September.
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 safe and sound 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.
A big congratulations to the children who played in the Sullivan Shield at Southwell Park on Tuesday. The children showed excellent teamwork, skills and sportsmanship. From their 4 games played they won 2, lost 1 and had a draw.
Thank you to Mick O'Connor for coaching on the day and Matt Brown for being First Aid Officer.
St Monica's Chess Tournament
We will be holding our annual St Monica’s Chess Tournament in the Library on Monday 5 September. It will be open for students from Year 1 to Year 6. There will be a Year 1-3 category and a Year 4-6 category for students to enter. The students will play approximately 7 games depending on time. Students will be expected to have knowledge of chess to enter the tournament.
Thank you to Mr Drake and Mr and Mrs David Hoole for their support with running the tournament on the day. If you would like your child/children to participate in the tournament please complete the form below and return to the Front Office.
