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- St Monica's School Chess Tournament - Veronica Melville
- Library News - Veronica Melville
- Playgroup - Term 3
- Transport Canberra Bus Timetable Changes Commencing 9 October 2023
- Holiday Happenings
- Tennis News
Dear St Monica’s families and friends,
R U OK? Day is celebrated annually in Australia on the second Thursday of every September. On this day Australians check up on each other especially those who may be going through a tough time. In the busyness of our daily lives it is great that days like R U OK? are observed to make us and those around us seen, heard, and understood. The day also addresses the crisis of social isolation and community cohesiveness. With a focus on the prevention of suicides and counseling, R U OK? Day can save lives.
School Visitors - Last week, we were thrilled to showcase some of the great teaching and learning that is happening at St Monica's, to visiting teachers from NSW and Victoria. Catholic Education's Catalyst intitiative is gaining wide interest from other schools, Dioceses and Education Departments across the country.
Save the Date... all parents, including our incoming families for Kindergarten and other year levels for next year, are invited to to our 'Open Forum School Council Gathering' next term, to be held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 24 October. At this event we call for nominations for the 2024 School Council, discuss key intitiatives for next year and participate in a workshop with the Family Engagement Officer from Catholic Education - Sarah Rose.
Peace and Blessings to all families,
PLEASE RETURN ALL WALKATHON PLEDGE CARDS AND MONEY TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.
RAFFLE PRIZES WILL BE DRAWN ON MONDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
| Class | Student | Focus |
| K Blue - Wk 6 | Sophia A | Myself |
| K Blue - Wk 6 | Taryn G | Myself |
| K Maroon - Wk 6 | Sadie H | Myself |
| K Maroon - Wk 6 | Oliver Y | Myself |
| 1 Blue - Wk 6 | Jackson C | Myself |
| 1 Blue - Wk 6 | Sienna D | Myself |
| 1 Maroon - Wk 6 | Henry W | Myself |
| 1 Maroon - Wk 6 | Yichen Z | Myself |
| 1 White - Wk 6 | Eva B | Myself |
| 1 White - Wk 6 | Lewis C | Myself |
| K Blue | Zach B | Myself |
| K Blue | Andrew D | Myself |
| K Maroon | Leonardo A | Myself |
| K Maroon | Riley D | Myself |
| 1 Blue | Freddie O | Myself |
| 1 Blue | Jaxon R | Myself |
| 1 Maroon | Abby P | Myself |
| 1 Maroon | Annelise S | Myself |
| 1 White | Kashvi R | Myself |
| 1 White | Jack R | Myself |
| 2 Blue | Elijah L | Others |
| 2 Blue | Archer P | Myself |
| 2 Maroon | Beau B | Myself |
| 2 Maroon | Joel S | Myself |
| 3 Blue | Stela J | Myself |
| 3 Blue | Elliot S | Myself |
| 3 Maroon | Clementine A-C | Myself |
| 3 Maroon | Atilio R | Myself |
| 3 White | Geeza J | Others |
| 3 White | Liam N | Others |
| 4 Blue | Luciarna G | Myself |
| 4 Blue | Saskia H | Myself |
| 4 White | Grayson A | Myself |
| 4 White | Sophie A | Myself |
| 5 Blue | Saxon H | Myself |
| 5 Blue | Ruben V | Myself |
| 5 White | Noah P | Myself |
| 5 White | Kushi R | Myself |
| 6 Blue | Charlie D | Myself |
| 6 Blue | Jett S | Others |
| 6 Maroon | Aria F | Myself |
| 6 Maroon | Ante P | Myself |
| 6 White | Gus O | Myself |
| 6 White | Millie W | Myself |
Congratulations to the following children who have been acknowledged by their teachers for displaying Engagement throughout the term. Great effort!
|
Class |
Term 3 |
| K Blue | Vincent A |
| K Blue | Indi S |
| K Maroon | Evelyn F |
| K Maroon | Imani N |
| 1 Maroon | Josephine F |
| 1 Maroon | Lily S |
| 1 White | Lincoln L |
| 1 White | Lucy P |
| 1 Blue | Danny I |
| 1 Blue | Olivia M |
| 2 Blue | Faustina A |
| 2 Blue | Eden T |
| 2 Maroon | Ella F |
| 2 Maroon | Ainslea S |
| 3 Maroon | Aria K |
| 3 Maroon | Blake R |
| 3 White | Bonnie C |
| 3 White | Abhijot S |
| 3 Blue | Adele M |
| 3 Blue | Liam W |
| 4 White | Ana L |
| 4 White | Max S |
| 4 Blue | Lucas C |
| 4 Blue | Maddie N-H |
| 5 White | Iyin A |
| 5 White | Marissa den H |
| 5 Blue | Zoe D |
| 5 Blue | Nicholas K |
| 6 Maroon | TBA |
| 6 Maroon | TBA |
| 6 White | Arabella A |
| 6 White | Ostin D |
| 6 Blue | Eva A |
| 6 Blue | Cooper D |
Pride Badge Awards for Week 10 will be given out at Assembly on Friday 22 September at 9.10am in the School Hall
The school held its 9th Annual Chess Tournament on Monday 11 September. An impressive 33 players participated in the event across the Senior and Junior divisions. The quality of play was of a high standard with excellent behaviour and sportsmanship shown. Every participant won at least one game. Jett S won the Senior Division and Elizabeth D-H won the Junior Division. Both players were unbeaten in their respective groups.
Leading scores- Seniors: Jett S - 6.5, Kobe B - 5.5, Cooper D - 5, Nikolas H - 4.5. The following students were all on 4 points Iyin A, Emanuel S, Christian M, Brando B, Lachlan P and Sian S.
Leading scores - Juniors: Elizabeth DH - 7, Alessandro S - 6, Hugh B - 5, Ella F - 4 and Archer S - 4.
Thank you to Eveyln and Jey David Hoole for assisting in the running of the tournament. Well done and congratulations to all players.
Holdiay Borrowing and Overdue books
The holidays are a great opportunity to relax with a book. The students will borrow extra books for the holidays. Students in Kindergarten to Year 6 are able to borrow 5 books for the holidays. If they need more books they can log into Sora and enjoy a audiobook or eBook.
If you don't have the App
- Download the App.
- For the school type in "ACEN Member Collection"
- Login using your CECG login and select Canberra Goulburn for the diocese
You may also like to watch a story on Story Box and do one of their suggested activities.
Overdue Book notices will be emailed out on Friday so that you have time over the weekend to find those books that have managed to sneak under beds, on to bookshelves or have fallen down the back of the couch. Please return the books to school to ensure your child can borrow extra books for the holidays.
The timetable features more frequent weekday bus services, most of which will run at least every 30 minutes throughout the day.
A return to 30 minute daytime frequencies will ensure improved off-peak services can be provided between 9.30am and 3.30pm, while maintaining reliability. The increased frequency has resulted in changes to the first and last service times for some bus routes.
Some refinements have also been made to 14 school services based on school and community feedback, and to align with updated school bell times.
The new timetable does not include changes to weekend bus services and there are no changes to light rail frequency.
School packs and timetables
Updated school packs and timetables are now available online to view and download.
