On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, many of our Year 3 students made the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The candidates are excited for their first Sacrament made with their school friends, and it was fantastic to see families attending in support of the children. 

As with all of our Sacraments, we have to thank our Parish Priest Fr Phil Linder as well as our Sacramental Co-ordinator Mr Thomas Dabbah. The students are certainly enriched by their contributions.

Sydney Catholic Schools ‘The Christmas Story’ Art Competition

Year 6 students were given an opportunity to enter the annual ‘The Christmas Story’ Art Competition held by Sydney Catholic Schools. It was great to see our selection of students working hard on their artworks both before and after the school holidays. This involved students staying back at school to work on their artworks in our art room (some until 6pm!). However, I am told that some students put in many more hours at home. What a great effort!

The students submitting artworks this year were Tiernan Cargill, Harry Farquharson, Charlotte Grebe, Ava Hatzidis, Kiera Mironova, Lulu McNamee, India O’Connor and Francesca O’Grady.

This year, Ava Hatzidis was lucky enough to be accepted into the Exhibition at the University of Notre Dame, Chippendale on December 1. Congratulations Ava! What an achievement!

St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal

As you can imagine, Christmas is always a difficult time for some families in our community. The rising costs of celebrating Christmas can be hard for families, so the St Vincent de Paul Society is on hand to help those who need it most.

There will be a note circulating to students and families soon. Essentially, each grade has a set of items that they are encouraged to bring. Collection baskets will be available in each classroom.

Class parents and our Year 6 students will be packing the hampers for St Vincent de Paul Society so that they can distribute to those in need before Christmas.