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- RE News - Melanie Stratford
- Parish Sacramental News for 2024
- Star Awards for Week 3
- Story Dogs - Veronica Melville
- BYOD Information Session
- Library News - Veronica Melville
- Chess News - Veronica Melville
- Student Movement Register Requirements
- Playgroup - Term 4
- Trivia Night - Save the Date
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 JesusGrandparents 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.
Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating their birthday this week
Parents are invited to join your child when we attend our parish mass on Wednesday with our buddy class. Look at the timetable below to see when their class is rostered on this term.
Last Friday Father Mick celebrated his 70th Birthday. Our school children sang Happy Birthday to him in the church after the Whole School Prayer led by 4 Maroon and presented him with a finger lime plant. The celebrations continued on Saturday night when our parish surprised him with a party in our school hall after mass. Throughout the celebrations Father Mick mentioned a few times how our community is his family. We are so blessed to have Father Mick lead our parish. He constantly goes above and beyond in meeting families where they are at. If you have been wanting to know more about becoming a Catholic or being more involved in our parish give Father Mick a call.
Social Action and Justice
Socktober
Our Silly Sock Day raised $410.50 for Catholic Mission. This year we raised awareness and funds for the Caring Center in Mongolia. The Caring Center provides a home for Otgonbayar and his friends who have nowhere else to call home.
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Term 4 Liturgical Life of St Monica’s Primary School |
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Masses |
Whole School Prayer |
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Week 2 |
Buddy Mass Wednesday 9.30am: 3M and 5W
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Whole School Prayer Focus: Flourishing Growth Others led by 4 Maroon Friday 9.15am |
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Week 3 |
Buddy Mass Wednesday 9.30am: 4W and 2W |
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Week 4 |
Buddy Mass Wednesday 9.30am: Kinder and Year 6 |
Whole School Prayer Focus: Flourishing Growth God led by 1 Maroon Friday 9.15am |
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Week 5 |
Buddy Mass Wednesday 9.30am: 4M and 2M
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Whole School Prayer Focus: Flourishing Growth Surroundings led by K Maroon Friday 9.15am |
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Week 6 |
Buddy Mass Wednesday 9.30am: 4B and 2B |
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Week 7 |
Buddy Mass Wednesday 9.30am: 1W and 3W |
Whole School Prayer Focus: Advent |
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Week 8 |
Buddy Mass Wednesday 9.30am: 1M and 5M |
Whole School Prayer Focus: Advent |
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Week 9 |
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Whole School Prayer Focus: Advent |
Sacrament of Confirmation 2024
Congratulations to all the Confirmation candidates and God’s blessings to you on this special occasion.
2025 Sacramental Program – for students who are baptised and will be in Years 4-6 in 2025.
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in Term 1, 2025. Information Evening will be held on 13 February 2025. Retreat Day and Parent Prayer Night will be held on 20 March 2025. Sacrament will be celebrated on 25, 26 and 27 March 2025.
Sacrament of First Communion will be celebrated in Term 2, 2025. Information Evening will be held on 1 May 2025. Retreat Day and Parent Prayer Night will be held on 12 June 2025. Sacrament will be celebrated on 22 June 2025 (Corpus Christi).
Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated in Term 3, 2025. Information Evening will be held on 31 July 2025. Retreat Day and Parent Prayer Night will be held on 4 September 2025. Sacrament will be celebrated on 10 and 11 September 2025.
For further Information – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
| Class | Student | Focus |
| K Maroon | Mackenzie B | Myself |
| K Maroon | Niamh W | Myself |
| K White | Serafina M | Myself |
| K White | Arthur T | Myself |
| 1 Maroon | Eleanor B | Myself |
| 1 Maroon | Tishe O | Myself |
| 1 White | Stefan J | Myself |
| 1 White | Oliver Y | Myself |
| 2 Blue | Freddie O | Myself |
| 2 Blue | Henry W | Myself |
| 2 Maroon | Sam N | Myself |
| 2 Maroon | Annelise S | Myself |
| 2 White | Eva B | Myself |
| 2 White | Ethan E | Myself |
| 3 Maroon | Robin C | Myself |
| 3 Maroon | Emily P | Myself |
| 3 White | Olivia A | Myself |
| 3 White | Flynn C | Myself |
| 4 Blue | Abhijot S | Others |
| 4 Blue | Jett T | Myself |
| 4 Maroon | Sonny Mc | Myself |
| 4 Maroon | Clelsea T | Myself |
| 4 White | Eli B | Myself |
| 4 White | Xavier P | Others |
| 5 Maroon | Donato A | Myself |
| 5 Maroon | Fatmata K | Myself |
| 5 White | Grayson A | Myself |
| 5 White | Joshua R | Myself |
| 6 Blue | Ado A | Myself |
| 6 Blue | Marissa den H | Myself |
| 6 Maroon | Iyin A | Myself |
| 6 Maroon | Ivan P | Myself |
| 6 White | April A-C | Myself |
| 6 White | Izzy J | Myself |
BYOD Information Session
Parents of students who are currently in Years 3-5 are invitied to a Parent Information Session about our school Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program at St Monica's in 2025. The session will run from 6.00-7.00pm in the Library on Monday 11 November.
We will cover the following:
- Specifications for devices
- What we use them for and the educational benefits
- Management and security
- Policies and procedures
- Responsibilities of School and Students
Please contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you on the 11th.
Ryan Matchett- Digital Technology Teacher
Readers Cup
On Friday 25 October we hosted the CBCA ACT Readers Cup. There were 41 teams from across 17 Canberra schools competing in the competition. The students had spent the last seven weeks reading 5 novels and had to answer 10 quiz questions on each book. We had 3 teams participating. They have had a great time over the last few weeks reading the books and quizzing one another about the books. They demonstrated fantastic teamwork in the lead up to the quiz and at the quiz and can be very proud of their achievements. Our teams finished 14th, 20th and 23rd. Well done to all the students for their achievement.
2024 ACT Primary Interschool Chess Final
On Thursday Kobe, Cooper, Iyin and Emanuel represented St Monica’s at the 2024 ACT Primary Interschool Chess Final at Trinity Christian School. The boys had a great day and showed great skill and sportsmanship scoring 11 points out of a possible 28. They are now preparing for the school tournament to be held on Monday 18 November. They have demonstrated that it will be a tight and strong competition to be the school champion for 2024.
Student Movement Register requirements for all students leaving ACT schools (including Year 6 and Year 12)
Under the ACT Education Act schools are required to obtain details of all departing students for the ACT Education Directorate’s Student Movement Register.
For Year 6 students schools must obtain details of the student’s future school from parents or carers.
Parents or carers of students in other years who are departing an ACT school must also provide details of the student’s future school. This includes families who are moving interstate.
