NAIDOC Week This week our school community has been celebrating NAIDOC Week. The theme for the NAIDOC Week in 2023 is, ‘For Our Elders’. ‘Across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families.’ The week started on Monday …
NAIDOC Week Next week our school community will be celebrating NAIDOC Week. The theme for NAIDOC Week in 2023 is, ‘For Our Elders’. ‘Across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families.’ Our students will be participating in …
Sacrament of First Holy Communion Congratulations to all of the students who celebrated the Sacrament of First Holy Communion on Sunday. It was a beautiful Mass and we thank all of the parents and families involved for their support and commitment to the Sacramental program over the past few months. I would also like to …
Sacrament of First Holy Communion This Sunday 11 June, some of our Year 4 students will be celebrating the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. We wish these candidates the very best as they take this very special and important step in their journey of faith, and thank their parents and school staff for the support …
School Closure A reminder to parents that the school will be closed from this Friday 2 June, with the students returning on Wednesday 7 June. I hope all families get the opportunity to enjoy the extra-long weekend. Dockers Cup On Tuesday our Senior Girls football team, consisting of Year 5 and 6 students, competed in …
Walk Safely to School Day Well done to all of the families who were able to join in the Walk Safely to School initiative last Friday. The weather was fantastic and made for a very enjoyable walk to school. Our participation in the Walk Safely to School Day was in support of the school’s …
Walk Safely to School Day This Friday 19 May is National Walk Safely to School Day. Correspondence was sent out to families on Wednesday, via SEQTA, informing parents how the school is going to support this event. We are encouraging all families, where possible, to walk to school. For students who live too far from …
Mothers Day Mother’s Day will be celebrated this coming Sunday, a time when we celebrate the special part Mothers and Grandmothers play in all our lives. ‘Mothers are the sweetest gift from God, to us’. There is no way we can ever really thank our Mothers for all they do for us, nevertheless …
Feast Day Next Wednesday 10 May marks the Feast Day for our patron saint, St Damien of Malakai. We will be having a ‘Feast Day’ Mass at 9:00am, to start the day, to mark this significant event. During the day the students will be engaging in some ‘Buddy Art’ activities, as well as enjoying a …
Lent This Sunday week we celebrate Easter Sunday. It is a time of rejoice as we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord, after his crucifixion and death on Good Friday. It also concludes the season of Lent, where hopefully we have tried to commit to a period of fasting, prayer and almes giving. As …
