Religious Coordinator News

School Improvement Plan Goal (SIP)

This Year our focus as a school related to Catholic Culture and Catholic Curriculum is:

Deeply embed Vision and Mission statement in all aspects of our Catholic school culture.

Throughout the year we aim to:

* align some of our liturgies with our new Vision and Mission statement.

* promote our Vision and Mission statement to the wider community.

* adjust our school prayer to incorporate our new Vision and  Mission statement with in the prayer.

Jubilee Year of Hope Diocesan Launch

As you would have read in Mr Treloar’s section of the newsletter Pope Francis has called this Jubilee Year a year of Hope.  Our Bishop has called us to participate in the Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage from Nobby’s Beach (8am) to sacred Heart Cathedral, culminating in Mass (10am) and a Festival (11am) in the Cathedral precinct grounds on Sunday 2^nd March 2025. We as a school will fly our school banner to make our community known. Please join us on this special occasion, all are welcome.

Change to Liturgy Time

This year Liturgies will be held every second Friday afternoon at 2:30pm. They will be on a rotation with school assemblies. There will be the odd occasion where a liturgy may be during the week but all liturgies will be advertised through the newsletter.

Staff and Student Commissioning Liturgy,  21^st February

Everyone is welcome to attend our first Liturgy for the year which is our Staff and student Commissioning Liturgy. During this liturgy year 6 students will be presented with their leadership badgers, Teachers will be introduced to the school community and pledge their commitment. This Liturgy will be Friday 21^st February at 2:15pm in our school hall, please come and join us.

Term 1 Fundraising

Throughout this term we as a school community will fundraise for Caritas via Project Compassion. Over the coming weeks you will receive a Project Compassion box with information about who you will be helping out. All Project Compassion Boxes will need to be returned to school  within the last week of school.

Our first fundraiser will be Shrove Tuesday or better known as Pancake Tuesday (4^th March) where the staff will provide pancakes for the students to buy. More details closer to the date.

Pastoral Care

Seasons for Growth

 Everyone is affected by change and loss at some time in our lives. We recognise that when changes occur such as separation, divorce, death and school transitions young people may benefit from learning the skills to manage these changes effectively. We are therefore pleased to be offering an education program called Seasons for Growth. This program ran at OLV in 2024 with great outcomes for our children, we are confident that it will again be a valuable learning experience for those involved. Please note this program in not designed for kinder students.

If you think your child/children would enjoy joining the Seasons for Growth program, we encourage you to talk to him/her about it and contact Mrs. Telford. 

If you require further information, please email samira.telford@mn.catholic.edu.au