Year 2

Wednesday, 27th May, marked ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 20th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote…

Last weekend, Ella, one of our extraordinary Year 1 students, decided that she would like to raise some additional funds for Project Compassion by making and selling sweets, cakes and bubbles from a stall set up on her driveway.  Friends, family and neighbours all dropped by to purchase an item from the stall.  With their…

Last term, our Head Girl and Boy, supported by their deputies, organised a fun Easter egg hunt for each year level. It was put on hold due to COVID-19, however, with everyone now back at school, the team pulled out their plans and hosted the event last Friday. The students had a lot of fun…

Tuesday the 26th of May was National Sorry Day; a day where we as Australians recognise the wrongdoings of the past.  This year’s theme is ‘In This Together’.  National Reconciliation Week is about non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal people coming together to celebrate respectful relationships they share through a process or truth, justice and reconciliation. National Reconciliation…

As has been the case in recent times, things have needed to change here and there.  Due to current circumstances a need has arisen to change the teacher professional development/ pupil free day that was scheduled for the last day of Term 2.  The professional development/ pupil free day will now be on Monday, 22nd…

Last week, the Gardening Club harvested 2kgs of broccoli.  This was planted last term and survived Covid-19 as well as some wild weather.  Last Friday, the Gardening Club enjoyed some hot broccoli soup with some home made kiroshan bread, courtesy of the Foster family, and some garlic bread, courtesy of Karen (using garlic from our…

An updated Term Two Planner is now available on the school website here, however, as you can imagine it is very sparse in detail.  As some normality begins to return over the coming weeks/ months, we hope to be able to add events back onto our school calendar, however, please note that some events will not…

I hope you had a wonderful week. Please find below the link for this Sunday’s Prayer gathering.   The timetable for our Prayer Gathering this Sunday is as follows: 9.00am-9.15am; Children’s Prayer Gathering 9.30am- 9.50am;  All are welcome to log in and chat with other parishioners 10.00am; Prayer Gathering   Log in Details Join Zoom…

Commencing this week, the school canteen will reopen for pre order sales on a Thursday and Friday!  However, During these unprecedented times we have needed to put in place several changes, which will remain in effect until further notice.  Please take note of the following: The canteen will be open on a Thursday and Friday Only pre…

Over the past 2 weeks, St Dominic’s has been collecting non-perishable food items for the St Vincent’s De Paul Emergency Appeal. Even in the tough times that Covid 19 has brought, I can’t be prouder of the way the community has banded together to help those that are less fortunate. This week, I dropped all…