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 |
| Jaxon M | Gracie W | Bohdyn L | Ben F | Levi C | Hrihaan C | |
| Lia F | Korban H | Kana B | ||||
| Magnus A |
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.
School Open Day
Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT
Tell us about your experiences as a Catholic school parent and what you'd like to know more about. We value every parent's thoughts and opinions!
Council of Catholic School Parents (CCSP) NSW/ACT would like to know how involved/engaged you feel you are in your child's learning at a NSW/ACT Catholic school, how connected you feel in your child's school, and your thoughts on how schools could enhance family-school partnerships.
This data informs our parent learning program and provides us with valuable information about how our dioceses and schools are engaging with families.
Thank you so much for taking time out to give us your feedback.
Please use the following link to access the survey: https://ccsp.
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
The 2025 P&F Executive Team
- President - Lauren Beeten (Emmett Y3 and Angus Y1)
- Vice President - Romina Rondinell (Tomi Kindergarten)
- Secretary - April Jovanovski (Leo Y3 and Archie Kindergarten)
- Treasurer - Mark Holgate (Georgina Y3)
Our role as your elected representatives includes not only to organise fundraising, fun activities and social events, but also to advocate for the needs of our students and families. Through our collaboration with the school we provide support via funds raised, and contribute to the overall school spirit and sense of community.
P&F Class Parent Representative Committee
As a part of our P&F plan for 2025 we are introducing a P&F Parent Representative Committee to help support messages going out to parents and collect feedback.Thank you to all the wonderful parents who volunteered – ATTENTION YEAR 5 PARENTS – We need YOU! Year 5 is still in need of a parent rep!!! Shoot us an email to be able to pop your hand up (can be more team effort if you want to grab a friend and do it together). The Parent Representative Committee is:
- Kindergarten – Romina & Caitlin
- Year 1 – Lauren & Jess
- Year 2 – Amy
- Year 3 – Jenn
- Year 4 – Josie
- Year 5 – TBC
- Year 6 – Saira
We are always open to hearing your thoughts and suggestions. You can contact us via pandf@sbgdow.catholic.edu.au
Welcome BBQ
Last Sunday, the P&F hosted the 2025 Welcome BBQ for our school community. A heartfelt thank you to all the families who joined us, especially to those who were new to our community. It was wonderful to meet so many of our new Kindy families and their children. Here are a few photos capturing the event. A big thank you to all our volunteers for their help in making this day such a success!
Easter Family Fun-Day
We invite all St Brigid’s families and community to our Easter Family Fun-Day!
Sunday 6 April 2025 from 1-3pm
The day will include an Easter Hat Parade, a Chocolate Raffle, and of course an Egg Hunt! Put the date in your diaries, more information to come.
Call for Donations
We kindly ask if families are able to assist by donating chocolate eggs (or similar items) to help create prizes for our Easter Chocolate Raffle. Please drop off your donations at the office by 1 April 2025. Your generous contributions play a vital role in making our events a success – thank you for your support!
Join our Facebook Community
If you haven’t already, remember to join our Facebook group. Search for ‘St Brigid’s
Gwynneville P&F Association’.
Lawn Mowing Roster 2025
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Weekend of |
Mower #1 |
Mower #2 |
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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 |
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