Term 1 Week 6 - Friday 4th March 2022
- From Our Principal
- Foundation - Visit to Church
- Shrove Tuesday
- Congratulations!
- WANTED FOR THE ART ROOM!
- Happy Birthday!
- Upcoming Dates
- School Photo Day Information
- 2022 Lunch Order Price List
- eSmart - Free Online Session for Parents/Caregivers
- Parish Bulletin
- Ararat & District Junior Football Association - registrations now open
- Ararat Basketball Association
- Willaura Outdoor Market
From Our Principal
Dear families,
Lent comes around each year and invites us to take stock of our lives - to see more clearly what is in our hearts and to discover what it means to be the best version of ourselves. It is a time to consider how we respond to each other, how we treat our environment and how we can grow closer to God. From time to time you may hear your child tell you that they have been involved in a restorative conversation at School. In line with our School Wide Positive Behaviour approach, we utilise this strategy to restore right relationships and bring about healing after some hurt or harm has been done to others. Central to this approach is the understanding that conflict is a normal and natural part of our human interaction – it is how we deal with it that determines if the conflict will be carried as a hurt or if we can use it for growth and an opportunity for new understanding. Restorative practice has, at its heart, the key Gospel values of reconciliation, responsibility, reintegration and resolution of conflict. It allows individuals to work through what happened and seek positive outcomes.
From Jan Richardson’s Blessing of the Dust;
This is the moment
we ask for the blessing
that lives within
the ancient ashes,
that makes its home
inside the soil of
this ancient earth.
So let us be marked
not for sorrow.
And let us be marked
not for shame.
Let us be marked
not for false humility
or for thinking
we are less
than we are
But for claiming
what God can do
within the dust,
within the dirt
within the stuff
of which the world
is made
and the stars that blaze
in our bones
and the galaxies that spiral
inside the smudge we bear
Every blessing for this Lenten season
Roxanne
Foundation - Visit to Church
Father Andrew gave our Foundation students a guided tour of the Church yesterday! We located some art that depicted Mary and Jesus, heard the special bell ring and got to sing along to a beautiful organ! We also met Sister Maree and Jill who work in our Parish.
Shrove Tuesday
Congratulations!
To the following students who represented our school and competed at the Black Ranges Swimming Carnival today in Horsham:
Olivia Davidson
Charlie Griffiths
Evie Harrington
Charlotte Start
WANTED FOR THE ART ROOM!
We are seeking from families for the Art Room:
Any 2L and 4L plastic ice-cream containers with lids you may have - throughout this school year
Any easter egg foil (whole and flattened out) after the school holidays
Thank you in advance!
Happy Birthday!
Wishing the following students a very happy birthday this week:
Benjamin R, Nate M & Denni M
Upcoming Dates
TERM 1 DATES
Wednesday 9th March
Foundation Rest Day
Friday 11th March
Lunch Order Day
Monday 14th March
Labour Day Public Holiday - no school
Wednesday 16th March
Foundation students at school each Wednesday from this date
Friday 18th March
Lunch Order Day
Friday 25th March
Final Lunch Order Day for Term 1
Monday 28th March
School Photo Day
Thursday 31st March
Athletics Carnival @ Alexandra Oval
Friday 1st April
School Closure Day (Staff PD - Enhancing our Educational Climate)
Monday 4th April - Friday 8th April
Junior LC Swimming
More details to follow
Friday 8th April
Last day of Term 1
Early finish at 2.15pm
School Photo Day Information
2022 Lunch Order Price List
Lunch orders have returned in 2022. Please see our price list below.
eSmart - Free Online Session for Parents/Caregivers
Our parents/caregivers are invited to participate in the following upcoming free cyber safety session:
Gaming- turning it into a positive experience 16th March 7-7.30pm
Our children get a lot out of video games. And when you understand how your child games, how gaming can be good for them and how your child can avoid gaming downsides, it can be good for your relationship too. Come along and hear about just how prevalent gaming is, and how to support your child to make gaming a beneficial hobby and to turn the tussle over gaming time on its head.
Parish Bulletin
Ararat & District Junior Football Association - registrations now open
Ararat Basketball Association
Willaura Outdoor Market
