Year 6

Project Compassion Week 3 – Arsad’s Story

March 13, 2021
Project Compassion Week 1 - Jamila's Story

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…

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2021 MJR Spirit of Jesus Award Winners – Term 1 Week 5

March 13, 2021
MJR Spirit of Jesus Award Winners – Week 2 and 3

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

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‘The Loft House’ Play Space Has Been Unveiled

March 13, 2021
'The Loft House' Play Space Has Been Unveiled

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…

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Access to Individual Swimming Carnival Race Times

March 12, 2021
Access to Individual Swimming Carnival Race Times

If you are interested in viewing your child’s times from Thursday’s swimming carnival, please click on the following link below to set up a Results HQ account. Results HQ Put in your child’s first name and last name followed by _SDS e.g Username: BobJones_SDS Password: SDS   The first initial of the first name and…

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Year 5 and 6 Interschool Tennis and Cricket Competition – Friday, 26th March

March 12, 2021
Year 5 and 6 Tennis and Cricket Day Information

All Year 5 and 6 students will be participating in an Inter-school Tennis and Cricket tournament on Friday, 26th March, at Abbett Park and Scarborough Tennis Club. St Dominic’s will field the following teams: 1 x boys cricket team 1 x girls cricket team 1 x mixed cricket team 3 x girls tennis teams 2 x boys…

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P&F 2021 Meeting 1 Minutes Now Available

March 12, 2021
P&F 2021 Meeting 1 Minutes Now Available

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…

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Harmony Week Celebrations and Liturgy

March 9, 2021
Harmony Week Celebrations and Liturgy

Harmony Week is celebrated from 15th – 21st of March every year and celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity.  It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Year Three will be organising a Harmony Day Liturgy for students and staff on Friday, 19th March.  On this day, students are invited to come to school dressed…

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Year 6 Australian Red Cross Incursion

March 8, 2021
Year 6 Australian Red Cross Incursion

Today the Year 6 students were visited by members of the Australian Red Cross.  Julie and Pat delivered an interactive program designed to dispel the myths and misunderstandings about why people seek asylum.  This tied in nicely with our learning on human migration in HASS and above all else, educated the kids on just how…

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Clean Up Australia Day

March 8, 2021
Clean Up Australia Day

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…

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REMINDER – Please Check and Update Family Details

March 8, 2021
2020 Student Background Data Collection

A sincere thank you to those families who have returned the ‘Family Details’ form sent out at the end of last month.  If you haven’t as yet, I ask that you return this form immediately, so that we can be reassured that the details we have on file for your child are up to date.…

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