Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you are all having as good a start to the year as we are here at St Bernie’s! I have spent a lot of time with our students this week and it has been amazing to see the positive energy and calm, engaging classroom environments. Our staff have done a lot of work to make the start of the year a success and I thank them for all their hard work.

I would also like to thank all the parents for bringing their children back refreshed and ready to go. It’s clear that parents have been having quality, positive conversations with their students and setting them up for a successful year. I am looking forward to keeping the momentum going.

Clear communication continues to be a focus this year and we are working hard behind the scenes to ensure parents have all the information they need and that it is easily accessible. Next Tuesday 7th February, we will be hosting our Parent Info Sessions here at school. This is an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher, ask any questions and meet other families from your child’s class. I will also be talking briefly about whole school goals and priorities between the two sessions. Please see below for all the details. Hopefully, you have received all the day-to-day information about the year in the ‘Welcome Letter’. We will be sending a feedback form to see how we went in Week 3’s newsletter.

I hope you have a great weekend

Geordie

The students will be participating in fun educational activities learning about our patron St Bernadette and participating in team building activities in the afternoon. Students are to wear their sports uniform for the day.

Our lovely P&F will be providing all students with icy -poles as it is going to be a warm one!

Fume Free Fridays are back, kicking off on Friday 17 February! Families are all encouraged to leave the car at home and walk, ride or scoot to school together.

Lots of prizes up for grabs! Watch out for our Sports Captains who will be handing out stickers and raffle tickets to everyone that participates.

And introducing Walk n Talk Wednesdays, starting on Wednesday 8 March! All participants will go in the draw for a family Rebel voucher.

Please support this healthy initiative, it goes without saying that:

• Walking before school sets you up for a good day ahead!
• Moving our bodies releases happy chemicals in us that make us feel GREAT
• Gets the blood pumping in our bodies to help improve our concentration
• Getting some sunshine gives us some daily Vitamin D to help us feel happy & relaxed

Our school canteen is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Orders can be placed in person at the canteen or online, using Spriggy Schools. All orders need to be placed by the 9.00am cut off.

Steps to get started:

• Go to www.spriggyschools.com.au to register and download the app.
• Add a profile for each of your children, making sure you select SCHOOLNAME and your child’s class.
• Start placing lunch orders! You can place orders up to 4 weeks in advance.

If you have any questions, please contact Spriggy Schools via their website.