Today I am thankful again for our community.

First Reconciliation

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Sacrament of Reconciliation for our Year 3 students. Thank you to our Parish Team of Fathers Kimi and Michael, Marian England and Sharon Greaves who spent a lot of time preparing the program and celebration for parents and children. Their commitment to ensuring a meaningful experience of each sacrament for the children is much appreciated. 

Year 6 Camp

Today I spent time with Year 6 students on their last day of camp. They have had a wonderful time and I would like to thank their teachers Serae Love and Tabitha Wormald for preparing them and organising the experience. I received a number of messages and photos from them both over the last few days, telling me about the fun they were all having. It is a lovely experience for learning about their own strength and to have greater respect for each other. Thank you also to Rebekah Brown and Lachlan Smith for helping supervise and look after the students over the camp duration, supporting their teachers.

Prayer Assembly

Yesterday afternoon Year 3 led us through a Prayer Assembly about forgiveness. They sang to us, read and acted out one of the stories Jesus told and prayed with us. They were so reverent and beautiful. It is such a privilege to be able to gather together in such a way and spend time in prayer, being thankful for all that we share.

Garden Club

I have an enthusiastic Garden Club led by a small group of Year 5 students who are keen to share their love of growing fruit and vegetables. They will thoroughly enjoy looking after the vegetable garden beds after the Working Bee this weekend.

Community Council

Our enthusiastic Community Council are meeting this coming Wednesday and we will talk about the work to be undertaken for the remainder of the year. If you have any items that you would like the Community Council to discuss please be sure to contact any of the members (listed on our school website) or using the Community Council email address: sjapscommunitycouncil@gmail.com. One of the focuses of the Community Council will be to develop opportunities to gather as a community again since our time of being apart last year. Any suggestions will be welcome.

May you have some beautiful family time this weekend.

This weekend kitchen garden working bee!

We'd like to get the kitchen garden ready for winter planting and it needs a little tidy up that adults will do more effectively. Our Working Bee will be held on Sunday morning 21st March, 9.00am to 11.00 am. We'd love to have as many people as possible. If you can make it please register below. Children are welcome to come with parents or grandparents to either help or play nearby. Refreshments will be provided.

Principal