It is inevitable at this time of the year that we begin to look forward to the next year.  It is not that we are finished with this year, but there is such a lot to do in a school to prepare for a new academic year that we have to start in advance.

Parents will have received correspondence from us this week regarding class placements for Year 4 and 5 students in 2020. These classes were arrived at after much consideration by the teachers concerned and decisions made in the best interests of the academic and social needs of the children. By the time you read this, the students will have completed a morning with their teacher for 2020 as part of the transition day on 21st November. On this day we will also have welcomed the Prep students for 2020 for their second ‘Prep Practice Day and the Year 6 students will have sampled life on the Secondary Campus.

Earlier this week the Year 5 students attended a Regional Leadership Day. The event, hosted by St Mary’s School Warwick and held at Assumption College, was attended by over 130 students from 7 different local Catholic schools. The theme was ‘Following in the Footsteps of Jesus’ and each activity was designed to illustrate to the students the many characteristics that leaders have which make them effective in their role. The focus on Jesus and his leadership provided each of them to reflect on their knowledge and understanding of Jesus as a leader and to consider which of his traits they may try to emulate.

The feedback from the students boh on the day and the day following, suggested that the day had been a success and they had learned a lot.  Miss Thompson and I are looking forward to working with these students next year to develop their leadership skills further. If last Monday was anything to go by, it is going to be a great year for these students in that respect!

Finally, congratulations to all those who participated in the swimming carnival yesterday. Congratulations to those who were Age Champions or runners-up, to McAuley house for winning the Spirit trophy and to Davadi for being the overall winners of the carnival.

Sarah Yates
Assistant to the Principal Primary