‘Easter Next week we enter the very special period of ‘Holy Week’. ‘Holy Week’ is a very sacred time of the year, for it is now that we will commemorate and remember the last week of Jesus’ life on this earth. As the Lenten season of sacrifice come to an end, we prepare for the …
‘Crazy Dress Up Day’: Friday 1st April This Friday 1st April, we are inviting all students in the school to join in the ‘Crazy Dress Up Day’ by wearing their favourite crazy clothes to school. There is a gold coin donation that would be greatly received by participating students and will be used to support …
‘Lots-of-Socks’ day: Friday 25th March Last Monday was Down Syndrome Awareness Day and the theme this year is ‘Lots of Socks’. The campaign is to raise awareness of Down syndrome among the community, as well as raise funds for Down Syndrome Australia.The idea behind the ‘Lots of Socks’ initiative is acceptance of all our differences, …
St Patrick’s Day Today the school community got the chance to celebrate ‘St Patrick’s Day’. Students had fun dressing in their green free dress outfits to recognise St Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick lived a devoted life, spreading the good news of God and converting thousands of people to Christianity during …
Lent On this the second week of Lent, we are given the hopeful image of Jesus being transfigured before the eyes of Peter, James and John. This event encourages us all to pause and reflect on our own lives and faults and to look at the path we are on, and how does the lives …
Lent This week we began the Lenten period, which started yesterday, Wednesday 2nd March. Lent is a time of conversion and a time to deepen one’s faith, demonstrating and sharing it through prayer, abstinence and almsgiving. Pope Francis reminds us about the responsibility we all have towards our brothers and sisters and calls us to …
Important: Carpark and Road Works Update My sincerest apologies, but unfortunately, with very short notice being given, the fencing off of the bush area between Nyabing Pass and Danadaragan Drive has occurred today. I was only informed recently that these works were scheduled to begin next month, but obviously that timeline has been significantly brought …
COVID-19 Update Each week, as I give an update to the changes in COVID-19 safe school operations, it feels the reality of the virus is another step closer to directly impacting in the school. Just this week there have been a number of positive cases and locations pop-up in the Mandurah area and wider region, …
COVID-19 Update A lot has transpired and changed in the past few days regarding the operations of the school due to the new COVID-19 Safety Guidelines being introduced into all schools. I am truly appreciative to all families for the way you have quickly responded and adapted to the sudden changes that have occurred. …
Welcome Welcome to all students and families upon their return to St Damien’s School for 2022. I hope you all had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday break. A special welcome to new families entering St Damien’s School; we look forward to journeying together providing the best education and opportunity and watching your child flourish. …
