Dear Families,

Welcome to Week 7!

It is a very busy time, with lots of exciting events happening this week. It is easy to forget that we are in the season of Lent and already celebrate the 5th Sunday in Lent this coming weekend and Passion or ‘Palm’ Sunday the next weekend. We are reminded of the importance of prayer, almsgiving and fasting during this time of preparation for Easter.

Project Compassion

A big thank you to all of the students who are supporting our work with Project Compassion this year. Many classes have earnt multiple ‘chickens’ with their donations. Please continue to support this worthy cause during Lent. We are also looking for donations from families towards our Easter Raffles. Mrs McPadden will put the easter treats together to make some hampers which will be raffled off at the end of term. Tickets will be on sale soon, please watch for more details shortly.

Year 6 Camp

This week our Year 6 students are off at camp. The students have travelled to Fitzroy Falls this year along with Miss Vickers, Miss Evans, Mr Mackenzie, Miss Mudford and Mrs Taylor. The camp looks to be an exciting outdoor adventure experience for the children, building on team work skills and challenging themselves to try new things and possibly move outside their comfort zones. Please watch for updates on arrival time back at school on Wednesday afternoon via Szapp.

Cross Country

On Thursday this week, we will have our annual STA Cross Country Carnival.

I know that classes have been doing some training in preparation for this event and it will be exciting to be able to have parents, grandparents and friends be able to join us at school for this fun carnival. The carnival starts after second break with classes assembling on the basketball courts at 11:50am. Please refer to the timetable below, under Sports News, for approximate running times. Remember when coming onto school grounds you will need to check in with the Check in Canberra App, there will be posters up on the day with our QR code.

Bullying. No Way! – National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence 2021

This Friday 19^th March, is National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence for 2021 which is Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative, connecting schools and communities to find workable solutions to bullying and violence. 

The theme for this year is ‘Take Action Together’ which aims to elevate student voice, empowering young Australians to join the conversation about this important topic.

We will be building in aspects of this event with our activities for St Thomas Aquinas Day.

St Thomas Aquinas Day

We end our busy week with a celebration of our school and patron saint on Friday, 19 March 2021 with our St Thomas Aquinas Celebration Day!

Students are invited to come to school in uniform free clothing, remembering to wear closed in shoes and to bring a hat.

The day will begin with a Prayer Celebration for staff and students only, students will be able to take part in fun games and team building activities during the day, as well as the much anticipated jumping castle time!

It should be a wonderful way to finish off a super busy week of learning!

Have a wonderful week,

Carmen Myles
Assistant Principal

Please note that the last day of Term 1 is Thursday, 1 April 2021 as Friday, 2 April 2021 is Good Friday.

Please note that Term 2 begins on Tuesday, 20 April 2021. 
Monday, 19 April 2021 is a pupil free day due to staff training.

School Fees

• School Fees for Term 1 are now overdue.  Please note that this does not apply to families with direct debits.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Lunch Boxes

Medication at School

• As we are a primary school, students are unable to store medications, including Panadol, Nurofen, Claratyne etc, in their school bags.  All medications must be stored securely in the Front Office, except for medications for asthma and anaphylaxis.
  
  
• If your child requires medication at school, please complete Medical Form 1- Request to Dispense Medication During School Hours attached and provide the medication to the Front Office.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Online orders for Issue 2 due by 17 March 2021

Scholastic Book Club Order Forms have been sent home last week.
Scholastic now use online ordering.

No cash orders will be accepted at the Front Office for Scholastic Book Club.

The school will still get credits and the books will still be delivered to school for us to distribute, unless parents have requested they be delivered to their home.

Please download the INLOOP App
on your device or order from the online website.

https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx

 Any questions please contact me via email ksligar@bigpond.net.au

Community News is located on our website.

MARCH 2021
Congratulations to the following students who will be celebrating their birthday this month:
Lincoln L; Ellie H;  Ashlyn T;  Izak V;  May R; Chloe M;  Jack K;  Levi W;  Sofia A; Evamaria P;  Aseem H;  Aarav S;  Aryan S;  Krystof M;  Maeve S;  Samuel A;  Ruby R;  Layne Mc;  Cameron C;  Astrid F;  Aiden H;  Ambox B;  Zara B;  Alessandra M;  Sofia A;  Archie W;  Maxine M