Principal Update
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a relatively settled fortnight at St Benedict’s despite the inclement weather.
Staff Development Day: Faith Formation
Recently, our staff participated in a development day focused on faith formation around the Jubilee year of Hope. During this enriching experience, we explored the concept of hope and discussed ways to instil a sense of hope in our students. As staff, we further developed our understanding of the unique differences Catholic education has to offer our students.
Upcoming PB4L Assembly
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming PB4L assembly next Monday 26th May, where we will celebrate the success of our students. This assembly will highlight positive behaviours and recognise students who exemplify our school values. It is a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our students. It will be a pleasure to see such a large number of students reaching new milestones.
Recent Weather
Despite the large amount of rain over the last few weeks, our students have shown remarkable resilience and perseverance. Their behaviour during this wet period has been commendable, and we are proud of how well they have adapted to the restrictions caused by the weather. Their ability to stay positive and engaged further exemplifies our school’s values. We have endeavoured to have them outside and playing as often as we can, even if, only in our undercover areas. We will continue to pray for all those more severely impacted by the heavy rain and flooding.
Any child that has been sent home with a spare change of clothes, could you please wash them and return to the office as soon as possible.
Spelling and Maths Bees
Next week, we are excited to host our annual school Spelling and Maths Bees. The Spelling Bee will take place on Wednesday, 28th May, and the Maths Bee will be held on Friday, 30th May. These events provide a platform for our students to showcase their academic prowess and celebrate curriculum-based achievements. Our class representatives will be able to have the chance to represent our school at the Regional Spelling and Maths Bees.
Transition to Winter Uniform
All children should be wearing winter uniform at this point.
Girls’ Winter Uniform:
White short or long sleeve shirt with crest, worn with:
- Red check pinafore, worn as a dress or as a skirt (without the bib front) with heavy denier stockings
Or
- Red check winter skort with grey heavy denier stockings
Or
- Long charcoal pants (female fit)
PLEASE NOTE: new style girls pants are now available at Lowes. Tights should not be worn. Sheer stockings should not be worn.
Boys’ Winter Uniform
Blue short or long sleeve shirt with crest, worn with:
- Long grey pants
PLEASE NOTE: Cargo pants, pants with pockets on outside of legs, tracksuit pants should not be worn.
SPORT UNIFORM (Both genders) School sports shirt, school jacket with emblem, black track pants.
EXTRA WARMTH:
- A white or black long sleeved layer may be worn under the sport shirt.
- Extra sloppy joe without crest may be worn as a middle layer under jacket.
SCHOOL HAT is worn all year round.
Further detail on the school uniform with regard to jewellery, etc can be found in our policy here https://shorturl.at/nlLh7
Take care and God Bless,
Dani Reed
