Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians,

Welcome to the final newsletter of Term 1. What a huge term we have had, filled with so many activities. Today, Holy Thursday, we remember the Lord’s Supper and his warning to his disciples that one of you will betray me. It is during the holidays when we can stop and reflect on our own behaviour and wonder if there have ever been times when we have betrayed someone we love, made a promise we cannot keep or lie to save our own face.

Easter should be a time of forgiveness and change. As Jesus sacrificed his life for us, may we always remember his love will never stop and he will always hold us dear in our hearts.

I would like to thank my wonderful staff for the incredible work they do for our students both in front and behind the scenes. Yesterday in particular, as we came together to support Louise Breeden for Cross Country, what a pleasure it was to see teachers, ESOs and parent and grandparent helpers all there cheering and supporting our children. This is what community is about and the spirit of the day was just amazing. Thanks to Louise for her incredible work in organising the Cross Country for all grade levels. What an amazing feat!

Thanks to our P and F committee for all their efforts in putting together the Easter Raffle. Many families were leaving very satisfied yesterday with their Easter prizes. The work of our 3 P and F ladies raised $1500 for the school! Just brilliant!!!!

Unfortunately, this week, I have been dealing with cyber bullying concerns from across our students in years 4, 5 and 6. These events are happening outside of school hours, therefore as teachers and leaders, we have no control over what the students do on their devices during these times. However, what we do see at school is the fall out and serious damage that cyber-bullying can have on the children. I BEG parents to please know what your child is doing when they are on a device and to see what apps they are on. Tik Tok is for children 13+ which is secondary school age and yet I am aware of many students under the age of 13 with Tik Tok accounts. I have spoken at length with our grade 5s and 6s to try and enlighten them as to their choices when using social media. I would sincerely appreciate parent support in this matter.

Take care and God Bless

Meg