Dear Families

This coming Sunday is Pentecost Sunday which concludes the 50 days of Easter. On this day, we are reminded of the power of the Holy Spirit and of the great gift of love that has been left to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus.

I encourage you and your families to attend mass this weekend at Holy Family Church, Gowrie to celebrate this Feast Day.  A reminder that children who are making their Confirmation this year will also need to attend a Commitment Mass over the next 2 weeks.

Enrolment Time 2022

A final reminder to those who are yet to return their enrolment forms for St Francis of Assisi Primary School. Your enrolment forms are due by next Friday 28 May. We will hold our final Open Day next Thursday 27 May between 9:30am - 11:00am and 4:00pm – 6:00pm. If you know of anyone who may be interested in enrolling here at school, please let them know or direct them to our Facebook page.

Those who think they may not be at St Francis of Assisi Primary School next year (Year 6 exempt) are also asked to let me know your intentions, via writing. My estimates regarding predicted numbers for St Francis of Assisi in 2022 must be submitted to the Catholic Education Office very soon. 

Compass

Our new student management system is now up and running. There are various parts to this new system which will be rolled out throughout the remainder of this year. For now, the teachers are using it for the roll. All rolls are marked at 8:55am. Any student who arrives to school after this time, will be marked absent. If your child is late, they MUST be accompanied by an adult and be signed in at the front office. We have a new sign-in machine (Compass Kiosk) which talks directly to our rolls. It is a legal requirement that all children are signed in by an adult. Please do not let students in through the gate and ask them to go to class. The children will be directed back to the Front Office by the classroom teacher if they have not presented them with a late card.

Disco

Last Friday night we had our first disco since 2019. It was a fantastic night with lots of children enjoying our dance festival. A huge thank you to Lisa Hyland and her band of volunteers for ensuring that the night was so successful. It was really great to see the children dressed up and enjoying a fun time at school. Thank you to Kathy and her helpers who manned the canteen all night. There were lots of lollies sold on the night.  

NAPLAN

We have recently finished the Online NAPLAN tests. Well done to all our Year 3 and Year 5 students who worked hard to complete all these assessments on this new platform.

Hats Off June and July

In June and July, hats go away! In Canberra, we have already started to witness daily UV levels decrease to what is considered “low” levels (under 3), during the morning and afternoon periods.

Cancer Council ACT does not generally recommend sun protection behaviour (ie hat wearing and sunscreen application) when UV levels are under 3 due to the low risk of potential UV skin damage. In Canberra UV levels drop and remain under 3, all day, around the June and July period and so the ‘End of May is Hats Off Day!’ 

Peace and Best Wishes

Kate Markcrow

Principal