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Dear Parents and Carers,
Together again
How wonderful it has been to see the joy on the children’s faces now that they are able to play together again! The staff and I have really enjoyed watching them interact, chatting and joining in games together, including during whole school fitness sessions.
Last lot of RAT tests
From Monday 28 February, we moved to symptomatic testing. Tests are to be used at your discretion such as when your child is symptomatic or there are cases in their year group. Our school has provided each student and staff member with 8 tests per student. 5 tests were sent home in Wk 4 and the remaining 3 tests will go home with your child tomorrow. Beyond that, students and staff can access PCR tests or buy their own rapid antigen tests.
Parents are now welcome on site regardless of vaccination status. So please feel free to pop in and say hello when dropping off or collecting your child.
We would love to see you at our weekly assemblies held on Friday at 2:40pm.
New furniture
We were also very excited to receive delivery of our new furniture to go in the classrooms this week. This has included 6 tall cupboards and 4 low cupboards. Over the next few weeks, the staff will be working together to tidy up and make use of the new storage. How beautiful and organised our classrooms will be! Once we have everything ready, we plan to hold an open day for parents to come and visit and see the wonderful new learning spaces.
Congratulations to our swimmers who competed in the Archdiocesan Swimming Carnival held at Queanbeyan.
Charlie swam a great 50m freestyle getting a personal best and placing 5th.
Saskia placed third in the 50m breaststroke event and battled hard in the 50m butterfly placing 2nd.
India placed 4th in the 50m freestyle event and swam her heart out to get a personal best and 1st place in the 50m butterfly. Great swimming guys!
Have a lovely weekend.
Kind thoughts,
Melissa Hotham
Principal
Sadly, the women of Ukraine would have had no opportunity to celebrate International Women’s Day this week as they are trying to survive in a war zone. However, we can stop and recognise their courage, strength and hope in the midst of the ongoing crisis.
These are women who pray. These are women who stand by their husbands to resist the advancing tanks. These are women who give birth in bomb shelters and breastfeed in the rubble. These are women who are preparing food for others and taking part in the rescue efforts. These are women who are driving cars and trucks with supplies because their husbands are fighting at the front.
Finally, these are women who are on the march, in the cold and snow, with their children, and often other children as well, waiting for long hours at border crossings, hoping and praying for a better life in the days and months ahead.
Today my chosen prayer is especially for these women and all in the Ukraine who are living with the devastation of war. Today my prayer is for peace.
A prayer for Ukraine
Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine,
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.
We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.
We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.
May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world.
Amen.
Reflection retrieved and adapted from https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news
Prayer retrieved from https://cafod.org.uk/
Peace and blessings,
