What a jam-packed term this has been. On behalf of the staff, I would like to thank all the parents for their support in their child’s learning this term. There have been many wonderful things happening across all classes and lots of fantastic work being shared. There is a feeling that we may be seeing …
Holy Communion Mass On Sunday, 29 young people, most of whom come from our Year 4 classes, will be receiving their 1st Holy Communion. This is a significant day in their faith journey as it allows them to participate more fully in the mass. The action of receiving communion is an important one as it …
R U OK Day Today is ‘R U OK Day’. Sometimes, we do not really know what people, especially those close to us, are really going through; the chances are, someone you may know might be really struggling at the moment. Today is the perfect day to reach out to that special someone and …
Education Assistants Recognition Week This week we have taken the opportunity to pause and recognise all of the wonderful work our Education Assistants do in and around the school. We are truly blessed to have such a dedicated and caring team of EA’s who always go above and beyond to support and assist for the …
Athletics Carnival The School Athletics carnival is being held this Friday 26 August. The carnival is for all students in Pre Primary to Year 6 and will officially begin at 9:00am. The weather seems to be looking very promising, so hopefully it makes for a great sunny day for the carnival. An important notice …
Book Week Next Monday 22 August is a very exciting day in the school; it is the day of our ‘Book Week’ parade. This year, the theme for ‘Book Week’ is ‘Dreaming with eyes open…’. All students in Kindy to Year 6 are encouraged to dress up in their favourite story characters to celebrate this …
School Photos A reminder that school photos that were to take place next week, have been rescheduled for Monday 17 October, Tuesday 18 October and Friday 21 October (Term 4, Week 2). Whilst we endeavoured to conduct the school photos next week, a number of implications have arisen that would have prevented the success of these. …
Principal’s Message It has been a very wild and windy week here in Dawesville, with the winter weather being in full swing over the past few days. I need to acknowledge the resilience of the students who have not let the weather bother them, even when inside play has been called during the week. …
PSSA ‘A Division’ Cross Country Champions Yesterday we had 30 students from Year 4 to 6 compete in the PSSA Cross Country Carnival, held in Meadow Springs. I was fortunate enough to be able to go along and support the team and what an amazing experience it was. Apart from the many fantastic individual performances, …
Principal Welcome Welcome back to St Damien’s for term three. I hope you had a very enjoyable and relaxing holiday. It has been wonderful to hear all of the stories and adventures the children have spoken about during their holiday break and it is great to see them all back at school enthusiastic and ready …
