Principal's Message
Welcome to Wk. 5 everyone
Last weekend Fr Simon Falk from my Parish talked about Lent and giving things up.
Often in this modern era, we don’t talk about abstaining but about what we can do for others. Fr Simon countered this with the following – “We can abstain, we can abstain by giving up talking about others. By giving up not caring about the people around us. By giving up thinking ill of others and acting upon our thoughts.
There are many things we can give up to be better people; it just takes a little thought.
Catholic Education Weston Creek/Molonglo Meeting – Wednesday 11th March
The purpose of this meeting is to evaluate, from our parent community, how education can be best served in our region travelling into the future. Staff from both schools have already been consulted and have had input into this process.
If you have the ability to attend this meeting I would very much appreciate your presence as it is vital for the CE’s strategic direction for our school.
Disco
Do not forget that our school disco is on Friday Week 6 the 13th March. It promises to be a glittering affair if the Disco Ball on the flyer is anything to go by. The ELC children have been invited to the first session so come along and boogie with a 4 year old! Tickets are available on Qkr!
School Fees/ Levy rename
Some parents may have noticed that there are different headings for the school levies in their fee statement. You will note that there used to be five levies before and now there are only two. This makes the administration of the levies easier to manage for our front office and there has been no new levies introduced.
Principal’s Retreat/System Direction Day
Currently I am away until Tuesday (Monday is a Holiday). All the principals of the Canberra Goulburn Diocese use this time for spiritual renewal. The CE Leadership Team also use this time to outline to Principal’s the strategic direction that it is taking for the year.
If you need assistance with any issue, please contact Mrs. De Rosa our Assistant Principal.
Working Bee Saturday 14th March
A flyer was sent home with your child today to outline what is occurring at this semester’s working bee. If you sometimes find it difficult to make some of the regular parent events (canteen, discos, fete etc.) then it would be great if you could lend a hand for a couple of hours and then enjoy a free BBQ lunch at 12:00 to finish the day.
SCC Treasurer Needed – repeat request
The SCC is still looking for the office bearer of Treasurer. If you have a skill set in this area, you would be an invaluable person to assist the school. Please consider putting your hand up to be part of a great team of people whose aim is to help provide a great education for all the children of SJV.
Please contact office.sjv@cg.catholic.edu.au
God bless you and your families
Peter Rodda
Principal