Term 4 Week 7 St Thomas' Newsletter
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Girai Wurrung people of the land on which we live and learn. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respects to elders, past, present and emerging.
Prayer
From the Principal
I hope everyone had a wonderful time at the Noorat Show on the weekend. The students were very excited to talk about their weekend.
Myself, Mrs Bouchier, Ms Cole and Wil were in Dunkeld last week with the Grade 5/6's on their camp. We were joined by the Grade 5/6's from St Colman's. The weather was amazing and the students had a wonderful time. The students participated in activities such as the Flying Fox, the Big Swing, Hut Building and a low ropes course just to name a few. I commend the students for their behaviour and thank the staff that went, along with the staff and students at St Colman's.
We have been lucky to have had an Olympian in this year in Penny Smith. This Friday we will again have another Olympian, this time it will be Gold Medalist Grace Brown. See the details below for Grace's visit to St Thomas'
It is another big week of activities ahead as we start counting down to the end of the school year.
Enjoy the remainder of the week.
Matt Uzkuraitis
Grade 5/6 Camp
News
ASSEMBLY: We will be having an assembly this week. Grade 3/4 will be sharing. We will have it at 2:45pm in the undercover area.
CANTEEN: Canteen prices are as follows:
Quelch Icy Fruit Tubes: 50 cents
Fruit Boxes: 70 cents
MRC STUDENTS: We will be having some MRC students run some activities for our Grade 5/6 students this Friday from 10am -11am. This will be around health and physical education.
2025 PREP HALF DAY TRANSITION: We will have our 2025 preps tomorrow for a half day transition. This is a great opportunity for these students to experience what school life is like.
Grace Brown Visit - this Friday
Grace Brown will be visiting our school this Friday 22nd November. Grace won a Gold Medal at the recent Paris Olympics in cycling - the Women's Individual Time Trail.
Grace will be in at 9am where we will conduct a Q&A in the undercover area. We invite any parents and friends to attend.
F-2 Excursion - Fri 22nd Nov
The F-2 students will have their day excursion this Friday 22nd November. They will be off to the Cobden Miniature railway. They will be leaving shortly after Grace Brown's visit.
There will be a permission form up on PAM shortly.
P&F Meeting/AGM - Tuesday 19th Nov
The Parents and Friends are having their P&F Meeting AGM tomorrow night Tuesday 19th Nov at 7pm. It will be a wine and cheese night - similar to last year. All positions are open. Attending the meeting doesn't mean that you will be assigned a role.
This is a great night to celebrate the achievements throughout the year and look forward to the future.
We hope to see you there.
Book Fair
A big thank you to those who supported our book fair last week.
We will receive a commission of books to the value of $572 for our school library.
Term 4 Important Dates
There are lots of activities planned for Term 4. Here are some important dates:
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 19th November - Half Day transition for 2025 preps
DECEMBER
Friday 6th December - Grade 6 Final Assembly
Tuesday 10th December - Statewide Transition Day
Wednesday 11th December - End of Year Concert
Friday 13th December - End of Year Mass/Graduation Mass at 10am
Tuesday 17th December - Last Day of Classes for 2024
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Friendship & Belonging
It is not always easy for children and teenagers to always know how to manage friendships. Learning how to make new friends and keep them involves a number of skills every young person needs to understand and develop. For some these skills will come very naturally, allowing them to easily move between different friendship groups, sharing their experiences and opening up to new people. For others, this can be much harder to navigate. Belonging to a group that is like-minded with similar interests is highly beneficial to a child’s wellbeing. Friendships are full of ups and downs and it is better for kids to learn how to manage and build their own friendships, even though as an adult carer you may be tempted to interfere.
“The ability to obtain, maintain and retain friendships is, according to all the childhood psychologists in the whole wide world, the greatest predictor of wellbeing. Having a rich repertoire of friends is a true indicator of whether your child is travelling ok.”
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
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