Students will be coming home with their Semester 1 reports tomorrow.

A reminder to please log in and book a Parent/Teacher Meeting or 3-way Conference to meet with your child's teacher next week:

https://stfranciscalwell.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/23

Parent/Teacher Meetings are for students in Kinder to Year 2 (students do not attend) and 3-way Conferences are for student in Years 3-6 (students attend with their parents).

An essential component of the new Catholic Education reporting structure is parent participation in Parent/Teacher Meetings or 3-Way Conferences.

If you need assistance making a booking please call the office on 6292 4500 and we will be happy to help.

Congratulations to our Year Six Students

Congratulations to the 31 students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Monday and Thursday last week.  Their reverent participation at each Mass made the celebrations very special.  We wish them all the best as they continue their journey with the Holy Spirit.

"Fr Josh has been very crucial and important in the weeks leading up to our Confirmation” – Chloe S 

“My grandma was my sponsor who will guide me through the rest of my life” – Elaina M

“First it was just like a normal mass then there was a special part where we were confirmed” – Grace H

“It was good to see all those teachers there supporting us throughout our journey of Faith” – Hayley C 

“I noticed that there were seven candles. each one represents a gift of the Holy Spirit” – Ingird M 

“I remember how holy and reverent everyone was” – Ebony R 

“Fr Josh and Fr James came past everyone and put his hands on our heads” – Seth

“Father blessed us with oil on our foreheads and we said ‘Amen’”- Chloe K

“We all said our ‘I dos’ and I felt powerful after” – Caitlin M

“Walking down to get my certificate I felt proud and welcomed” – Ynaki G

"It was the biggest most meaningful ‘yes’ we have said yet” -Olivia W

“Fr James gave me a special blessing” -Dany R

“When it was my turn to get the Chrism oil on me I was nervous but excited” – Bronte K

“My family from Queensland came down to celebrate my Confirmation” -Ollie E

“My Uncle handed Father a card, and he put my hand on my shoulder” -Oliver B

“Then Father said “be sealed with the Holy Spirit’ and I replied ‘Amen’” – Madeline H

“We stood and said ‘present!’ when they called out our name” – Zoe K

A reminder that Term 2 fees are now overdue for payment.

If you'd like to check the balance of your school fee account, or need a copy of your fee statement, please let me know and I can assist.

Many thanks

Susan Rowell

susan.rowell@cg.catholic.edu.au 

A reminder that tomorrow is Hot Dog Day in the canteen.  Orders are now closed and unfortunately no late orders can be accpeted.

There are no other lunch orders available at the canteen tomorrow, but there will be over the counter sales at recess and lunch as usual.

If you can offer some of your time tomorrow to help us pack the Hot Dog lunches, your help would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Kathy Crosbie

Canteen Manager

6292 7477

Cookie Dough orders are arriving tomorrow, Friday 18 June.

Orders can be picked up from BASCA between 2.30pm and 3.30pm tomorrow afternoon.

We ask that you please do not park on the ring road, to ensure traffic is not blocked for the afternoon pickup.  Please park in the car park and proceed to BASCA to collect your order.

Thank you for your support!

With the end of Term 2 fast approaching, please note the following calendar reminders:

• The last day of Term 2 is Friday 25 June 2021.
• Monday 12 July is a is a student free day so students will return to school for Term 3 on Tuesday 13 July. On Monday 12 July, all staff will be involved in Catholic Education professional learning aligned with Catalyst.

We have updated the class names in QKR to enable better reporting.

The word has been replaced with the number for each class e.g. One Dhaura is now 1 Dhaura.

Next time you make a payment through QKR you may need to update the class name for your child since the old class names no longer exist.  This is just a matter of choosing the new class name from the list.

Please ensure your child comes dressed appropriately for the cold weather.  Many children are arriving at school without jumpers or jackets in freezing temperatures!

In addition to the standard uniform, students may wear a navy blue jacket, beanie or scarf on these cold days.

Some families are looking for a number of lost property items including jackets.  Please ensure all uniform is clearly labelled.  If your child has come home with another student's clothing, please send it to school so we can return it to the right person.

We are pleased to advise that unbranded items of the St Francis of Assisi school uniform are now available to purchase from Workin' Gear in Fyshwick.

To see what is available and to order items online, please visit:

https://workingearschools.com.au/product-category/uniforms-by-school/st-francis-of-assisi/

We are working with this new supplier to have our school bag and other branded items of uniform available for purchase through them soon. 

In the meantime, these items are available at Savvy schoolwear and limited second hand items are for sale at our Clothing Pool.  The Clothing Pool is open on Tuesdays after school and Fridays before school.  If you have any donations of second hand uniforms for the Clothing Pool, please drop these into the front office.

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