School Information
Could parents please make a special effort to have the above items clearly labelled/marked. We have had many of these items handed in and if there is no name on them, items like drink bottles and lunch boxes are washed and taken to charities and jackets and hats, at the end of term, are washed and donated to the school clothing pool.
Mini Vinnies Project Cakepassion Cake Stall - Friday 4th April at Break 1
All families are invited to design and bake/prepare their own food items based around the above theme and bring them to the school on the morning of the cake stall. As you move around the stall, you will see that the items prepared by the Mini Vinnies students will have a description of how that item reflects a social justice issue. All families are invited to do the same.
Cakes/slices/biscuits MUST NOT contain nuts. Also, every item submitted for the cake stall must include a list of ingredients used in the recipe so that anyone with an allergy can make an appropriate choice.
All cake, slice and biscuit items will cost just gold coin donation.
School Student Travel
School Opal cards are for travel to and from school, on school days only between the hours of 6.30am and 7pm. School Opal cards do not include travel to school excursions, after-school care, sport and other activities away from school. Child/Youth Opal cards are for personal travel including school excursions using public transport. Schools are encouraged to ask parents to provide their child with a Child/Youth Opal card prior to school excursions. It is important to ensure there are sufficient funds on each card to cover the excursion travel expenses.
It is important that students tap on and off every time.
Ice Blocks
Ice-blocks are available for purchase at Break 2 for 50 cents.
Belonging in a Connected Community
Belonging in a connected community is important to us at Holy Family. We work hard to live out our vision to be a welcoming Catholic school community that endeavours to bear Christ to all. We aim to do this through the many opportunities for faith formation, high quality teaching and learning and robust PB4L (positive behaviours for learning) structures that are built on positive relationships and underpinned by Catholic Social Teaching. Our wonderful community celebrations involving our parents and carers, as well as our school’s Parents and Friends all help connect us as a community.
In addition to this, we know that many of our students participate in a number of extra curricular activities outside of school and we would like to celebrate some of these great achievements! These could include achievements in their Parish, music, sport, dance, drama, community service and community awards, to name a few.
If your child has recently achieved something in an outside school area, please let us know! Details can be sent to info@hfidow.catholic.edu.au with the email subject ‘Belonging in a Connected Community’. We can then showcase their achievement in this section of our newsletter.