Welcome to the Parent Memo for Term 4 Week 2.

Tomorrow, Friday 25 October, 130 students will represent St Francis of Assisi at the Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival.

We have supported this carnival for many years and it’s always a great day. It not only supports two small schools in the bush, but gives our students an opportunity to play against other schools in a setting very different to our own.

Students are required to wear correct sports uniform – which includes their St Francis of Assisi School hat.

We wish our teams all the best tomorrow and look forward to hearing reports of how they went.

A big thank you to Miss Kate Foley and Miss Sam Ryan for coordinating this event and to the many parents who are volunteering their time to coach, manage and support our teams.

A reminder that for those travelling on the bus, the bus will be departing school at 6.15am sharp.  Please arrive early for an on time departure.  The estimated arrival time back at school will be 5.30pm and updates to this time will be posted on the school's Facebook page.

After a solid year of toiling away on some of the most difficult Maths problems ever created we are finally finished!

Our Maths Olympiad team (pictured) have had great fun stretching their brains to answer the challenges set by the Australasian Maths Olympiad and as the year has gone on they've learned more and more about how to manage really demanding questions. As well as building new knowledge and skills they've also learned that more than anything PERSEVERANCE is an absolute must for success. After all, quitters never win and winners never quit!

Special mention must go to the following students :

Equal 3rd - Jonathan Price and Jade Paterson

Equal 2nd - Sean Chifley, Alex Meany, Nathan Salvage, Chloe Smith

1st Place - Ava Bond

All of these students scored in the Top 40% of competitors in Australasia which is an outstanding achievement. Well done Olympians!

Mr Kemp 

Maths Olympiad Coordinator

A big thank you to Jeff Alcock our wonderful groundsman, for all the hard work he put in over the holidays to improve the Kindergarten Playground area.  The area is looking fantastic!

Thank you Woolworths for the Earn and Learn rewards which have just arrived. 

We received many items that the children will enjoy using.  Kindergarten have received an outdoors garden games kit which consists of Jumbo Draughts, Noughts and Crosses, Hopscotch, Jumbo Dominoes, Jamanga Tower. 

The sports room have been able to add Aussie rules Footballs, Tennis balls, Bibs, Storage bags and Get Moving Gross motor cards.  Stem also received Sphero covers, battery holders and a Makey Makey Stem kit. 

A great big thank you to all the St Francis community in collecting Earn and Learn Stickers we definitely appreciate it.

Please be advised that the Working Bee planned for Saturday 2 November as per the school calendar will not be going ahead.

Camp Quality will be visiting us in Week 5 on Wednesday 13 November. 

Years 3-6 will see the performance at 9.00am and Kinder - Year 2 will see the performance at 10.30am.

Please see the attached flyer with further information.  Parents and carers are most welcome to attend. 

We will be collecting a gold coin donation from people wishing to show some support of this worthwhile charity.

Dear families

The final fee statements for 2019 were issued last week.  If you require a copy of your fee statement or would like to discuss you payment options, please let me know by calling on 6292 4500 or emailing susan.rowell@cg.catholic.edu.au.

A reminder that school fees are due for payment by Friday 29 november 2019 unless paying by regular instalments to have fees paid off by the end of the year.

Items available for purchase on QKR:

• 2020 Year 6 Leadership Shirts for $40.00 each - please order by Thursday 31 October.  
• 2019 Graduation Memorabilia - please order by Thursday 31 October
• School Fees - nominate the amount you wish to pay
• Fete Raffle tickets - $40.00 per book

Many thanks

Susan Rowell

A reminder that all orders for the latest issue of book club are due by 3.00pm tommorrow, Friday 25 October 2019.

No late orders will be accepted.