Please go to our school calendar on the website or COMPASS for more details.

Please note that the first day of Term 4 (14 October) is not a pupil free day. Students attend school on the first day of term. 

Please note that the last day of Term 4 (17 December) is a pupil free days for professional learning for staff. Students do not attend school on this day. OSHClub will be available.

Term 3 Week 9-10

• Yrs 3-6 Ultimate Frisbee (week 10)
• Yr 1 Excursion - Arboretum (week 10)
• Yr 2 Excursion - Floriade (week 10)
• End of Term Awards (week 10)
• 6M Class Mass (week 10)

What Teachers Are Learning About

Schools engaging with Communities of Collaboration in Religious Education (CCRE) have now completed Module 4 from the Sample Scope and Sequence in Religion Curriculum.   Ongoing feedback and evaluation are required for improvement in planning learning in Religious Education. As part of the Communities of Collaboration in Religious Education, participating teachers (Mrs Osborne-Goldsbrough, Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Stewart) are now completing evaluations for Module 4.

The draft plan for learning in Module 5 from the Sample RE Scope and Sequence has been developed by incorporating suggestions for learning engagements from teachers within the Communities of Collaboration in RE. The learning engagements and strategies were identified within the planning process.  HITP (High Impact Teaching Practices) strategies have been identified within the module and aligned to our current school practice.  There is a strong emphasis on the use of HITP, particularly Review and Checking for understanding.

Catholic Life and Reflection

This week Year 2 began a new unit starting with a review of ‘forgiveness’ and ‘reconciliation’.  They have learnt that to forgive is to give up, or let go of anger. Reconciliation is the act of reconciling, especially in a personal relationship.  

Forgiveness is not just letting go of past hurts or misunderstanding—it's about opening our hearts to kindness and new beginnings. The process of forgiveness can help us heal. When we choose to forgive, we let go of any anger or resentment, allowing peace to fill our hearts.  

This week, I confiscated a note being passed during an afternoon RE lesson.  My heart was filled with joy when I read the words on the note: ‘I forgive you’.  The lesson was about forgiveness.   When I returned the note to the recipient, I experienced even more joy when his face filled with the most beautiful smile.  In response, the sender's face beamed another wonderful smile.  I of course was also smiling!  

“Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

May the  Sacred heart of Jesus be everywhere loved… Forever!

MyWay+ is coming! Transition set to commence

The next major phase for MyWay+ is about to commence from Friday 20 September ahead of the next generation ticketing system going live this November.

Over the last few months significant progress has occurred in the design, development and testing of the new MyWay+ system.

We are now at the exciting point where system installation can commence. This includes removing the existing MyWay equipment on board buses and installing the new MyWay+ validators both in buses and along the light rail alignment. System user testing will also take place with over 200 Canberrans providing feedback on the new system and its journey planning functionality.

To enable these critical activities to take place the current MyWay and NXTBUS real time systems will no longer be available from Friday 20 September.

Bus and light rail services will continue to operate as per the scheduled timetable and frequency, however people will not need to pay during the transition period to MyWay+.

A fare free travel period was always planned as part of the MyWay+ transition. We didn’t want to try and run two systems at the same time given it will take at least six weeks to fit out the whole bus fleet and install new ticket machines at locations such as along the light rail alignment.

Key changes taking place from Friday 20 September 2024:

• Travel will be free - The MyWay ticketing system will no longer be available. Travel on buses and light rail will be free. Customers will not be required to tap on and off during this fare free travel period.
  
  
• Timetable Information will be available online and at major stops and interchanges - NXTBUS will no longer be available. This includes on board buses at bus stops and stations as well as the SMS service.
• Bus services will continue to operate to the scheduled timetable. Where possible, static timetable information be available at bus stations.
  
  
• Light rail will continue to operate to the scheduled frequency. Next stop information will still be available for light rail (onboard and at stops).

Further details on impacted services are available online at https://www.transport.act.gov.au/news/news-and-events-items/september/transition

Customers are encouraged to KEEP their MyWay cards as the card number will assist with the balance transfer to MyWay+.

Getting Along With Siblings