Year 2

As promised, I am writing to provide an update on the progress of finding an onsite before and after school care provider here at St Dominic’s.  Since my last communication earlier in the year (see link below), I have met with several out of school hours care providers but have been unable to secure their…

Thank you to our Year 5 students for their very entertaining and informative assembly about the arrival of the first European settlers here in Australia.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions and not being able to have all of our community in the hall, the assembly was video recorded for everyone to enjoy.  A higher quality version…

As we move closer to Term 2 and the change to our winter uniform, I would like to encourage all families to begin placing orders now for any items that may be required.  By placing winter uniform orders before the end of Term 1, Peta (uniform shop coordinator) can assist well in advance, ensuring that…

Last week, Mrs Peta Kelly informed me that she had made the decision to step away from her role as the Administration Officer here at St Dominic’s School.  Peta will finish in her current role at the end of Term 1. After many years as a St Dominic’s School staff member and parent, it is…

Third Week of Lent (School Week beginning 15th March) Arsad, an Indonesian farmer, had no toilet in his house, so always had to walk into the forest to the open defecation area. His family was often sick and open defecation caused many neighbourhood disputes. With the support of Caritas Australia and its partner agency, Laz…

Congratulations to the following students, who were awarded the MJR Spirit of Jesus Award for making Jesus real in our school, at last weeks online Monday morning assembly. Term 1 Week 5     Leon Bolding Principal

Back in late 2019 and early 2020, the staff at St Dominic’s discussed the idea of naming an area of our school after our dearly departed friend, teacher and colleague Mrs Lofthouse. In addition to the special garden in front of the church created by our loving community and the memorial plaque placed at the…

As was the procedure last year, all P&F Meeting Minutes in 2021 will once again be uploaded to the school website and made available for families to access via a link at the bottom of the P&F page.  After each meeting a notice will be sent home to inform families that the minutes are ready…

Clean Up Australia Day was on Sunday the 7th of March. To get involved and to step up and make a positive impact on our school environment, the Year 6 and Year 1 students teamed up to collect as much litter as they could on Friday, 5th March. It was a lot of fun!  Click…