SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated a birthday Week 1,2,and 3 of Term 1. We also wish our January school holidays birthday students a great birthday!
| Kinder | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
| Betty T | Isabel T | Ellen O | Ishaan C | Aarav J | Flynn D | Christian J |
| Edison T | Jacob G | Rhea E | Myra C | Sebastian T | Hayden R | Tom S |
| Joshua R | Della M | Isitha N | Veronica A | Sachi B | ||
| Zachary R |
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE
2025 School Fees
You will have receive your school fee statements from the Catholic Education Office for 2025. These are due in full by 28th February 2025 unless you have an instalment agreement in place. We are listing the fees here for your convenience.
- Tuition Fees: $1898.00 per family
- SEDSO Fees: $1320.00 per family
In addition to the above family fees, the following are school based fees per student for each grade:
- Kindergarten $266.00
- Year 1 $254.00
- Year 2 $284.00
- Year 3 $275.00
- Year 4 $275.00
- Year 5 $520.00
- Year 6 $456.00
These fees cover classroom resources, school carnivals, printing, licences and excursions. Further information regarding school fees can be found on our school website under the parent tab.
Attendance - Arrive to Thrive
Canteen
All canteen enquiries can be directed to Nicole Bonar - if your child is absent on the day you have organised a lunch order please text Nicole Bonar on the below mobile number and let her know before 8.30am - she will organise a credit for you.
PARENTS & FRIENDS NEWS
Welcome to 2025 we are excited to be back for another great school year ahead and share the updates from the P&F.
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Lawn Mowing Volunteers
A huge thank you also goes to the parents who continue to volunteer their time and energy to maintain the grounds. Your efforts create a welcoming and inspiring environment for our students, enhancing their learning experience and fostering a strong sense of pride in their school.
We are extremely grateful for your ongoing commitment to stewardship and appreciate all the time and energy you invest in this important task.
The Term 1 roster is listed below. Thank you once again for your support!
Lawn Mowing Roster 2025
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Weekend of |
Mower #1 |
Mower #2 |
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01/02/2025 |
Adam Fredericks |
Shane Gilbert |
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22/02/2025 |
Zac Beeten |
Nathan McBriarty |
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08/03/2025 |
Fabrizio Curcio |
David Hurrell |
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22/03/2025 |
Vasko Jovanovski |
Nigel McDonald |
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5/04/2025 |
Mitchell O’Dwyer |
Ben Young |
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19/04/2024 |
Darrell Mitchell |
Mark Holgate |
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03/05/2025 |
Ryan O’Connor |
Thomas Mortlock |
P&F AGM & General Meeting
We hosted our AGM and Term 1 General Meeting on Tuesday evening, thank you to all who attended both in person and via zoom, it was a great turn out!
We are excited to continue to offer a remote dial in option to allow families with work and childcare restraint to still be able to be involved.
We are thrilled to have appointed a new Exec team to lead the P&F for 2025 along with committees to support the P&F to work closely with the school and families to bring a lot of fun throughout the year.
The 2025 P&F Executive Team
- President - Lauren Beeten (Mum to Emmett Y3 and Angus Y1)
- Vice President - Romina Rondinell (Mum to Tommy Kindergarten)
- Secretary - April Jovanovski (Mum to Leo Y3 and Archie Kindergarten)
- Treasurer - Mark Holgate (Dad to Georgina Y3)
There will be plenty of opportunities for you to get involved throughout the school year so please keep an eye on the Bulletin and Compass for updates.
Welcome BBQ - Sunday 23 February 2025 from 1:00pm
This is our first event to start the new school year and bring all of our families together in a relaxed setting for a BBQ and a play. Please see details on the flyer below.
We will be putting a call out for the first volunteering event for this event early next week so if you can assist with setting up, cooking the BBQ or serving food please add your name to the list. Remember - many hands make for light work!
Updating QKR
Please be sure to update your children on the QKR app. You should get a prompt when you first open the app though if you don’t it is just 2 simple steps:
- Click PROFILES
- Click on your CHILD’S NAME and select the correct year for 2025.
This stops confusion of orders being misplaced or sent to the wrong at events throughout the year.
PARISH NEWS
St Brigid's Parish Mass Times
| Saturday | 5:30pm Vigil |
| Sunday | 9:00am |
| Thursday | 9:30am |
Lumen Christi Parish Bulletin
Lumen Christi Website
COMMUNITY NEWS
The South Coast Writers Centre’s Young Writers Groups are back!
Starting the week of 10 February 2025, join experienced mentors Rhys Lorenc, Rebecca Monteleone and Bron Pierson in a nine-week workshop series, where young writers (ages 10-18) are encouraged to develop their craft and create work they are proud of in a relaxed, inclusive and supportive space.
Classes run on Monday and Tuesday afternoons for ages 10-13 and Thursday afternoons for ages 14-18. Plus, all-new Saturday morning sessions in Wollongong Library, 10am–12pm, for ages 10-13.
Single trial sessions are available for prospective students.
Enrol now at southcoastwriters.org/upcomingevents