Term 2 Week 2 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

We had a nice turn out at the ANZAC Day service last Friday. I thank the staff, students and families who attended. 

We have our school Open Day and Evening next Wednesday 7th May. We have a 10am session in the morning and an evening sessions at 7pm. Word of mouth is sometimes the best form of communication, therefore if you know of any families who may have a child ready for school in 2026 please let them know about our Open Day and Evening. 

Today was the first day of classes for what will be a busy term 2. We hope everyone is refreshed and ready to tackle the term ahead. 

Finally, our thoughts and prayers are with the Rollo family and the Terang College school community on the tragic events of last week. Our prayers will continue through this devastating time. 

Matt Uzkuraitis 

News

ASSEMBLY: We will have an Assembly this Friday at 2:45pm in the undercover area. Grade 5/6C will be sharing. All welcome to attend.

FRIDAY TOASTIES TERM 2: Over the course of term 2 on a Friday the P&F will assist in doing some toasted sandwiches. Starting this Friday 2nd May students are invited to bring in a sandwich which is ready to be toasted. With parental support, these will be toasted for the students ready for lunch. We are also asking for a gold coin donation if your child is going to have their sandwich toasted. All money raised is going towards a nominated charity that will be decided by the Junior School Council. 

All students need to if they would like to take up this invitation is to have a sandwich ready, place it in a lunch order bag with their name on it and their classroom along with a gold coin donation.

FULL WEEKS FOR PREP STUDENTS: A reminder to our prep families that they will begin full weeks from now on.

WELCOME HOLLY:  Today we welcomed Holly Davis to our school. Holly is in Grade 4 and has started in Mrs Bouchier's class. We hope you enjoy your time at St Thomas' Holly.

THANK YOU: A big thank you to Dave & Becc Conheady, Luke Heffernan and Michael Sargeant who have helped sow, seed and water the top oval over the holidays. We have also had some neighbour's help with maintaining the watering. We are very appreciative of this from our families and school community. 

State Swimming Titles

We wish Summer Davis all the very best for this Thursday as she competes in the State Swimming titles in Melbourne. Summer will compete in the Breaststroke event. All the best Summer, we know you will do a fantastic job. 

Division Athletics

We have around 9 students competing at the Division Athletics in Warrnambool this Friday. Good luck to the following students:

Nellie Kenna                            Summer Davis                                Georgina Blackford                              Angeline Richard

Kora Wines                           Georgie Mellington                              Annabelle Blackford.                   Matilda Conheady

 Indi Blair     

Jack Gilmour also made it through but is unable to participate due to injury.

Term 2 - Important Dates

TERM 2 - IMPORTANT DATES

APRIL

Monday 28th April - First Day of Classes for Term 2 (Students Return)

MAY

Friday 2nd May - Division Athletics (Wbool)

Tuesday 6th May - District Cross Country

Wednesday 7th May - ST THOMAS' OPEN DAY AND EVENING

Friday 16th May - Division Cross Country

Monday 26th May - Start of Catholic Education Week

Friday 30th May - Grade 5/6 Tri Sports

JUNE

Wednesday 4th June - Gr 3/4 AFL 9's

Monday 9th June - King's Bday Long Weekend (Public Holiday)

Monday 30th June - Gr 5/6 'Taster Day' at MRC Noorat

JULY

Friday 4th July - Last Day of Term 2

Happy Birthday

The following students celebrate a birthday this week. Happy birthday, we hope you have a great day!

Charlotte Taylor

St Thomas' Open Day and Evening

School TV

Michael Carr-Gregg is coming to Camperdown

Whilst in Camperdown Dr. Carr-Gregg will cover a range of critical issues facing young people today, empowering parents, carers and other loved ones with the knowledge and tools to help navigate the challenges of parenting. Dr. Carr-Gregg will offer a range of practical and actionable advice that can be implemented immediately to support children and adolescent mental health. Scan the QR code on the parent carer flyer attached. 

Community Events

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