Welcome back to Term 4 for what is sure to be an exciting 10 weeks of learning and community celebrations. We are so excited to be commencing the term with our Dance Display today, Campbell Community Celebration next Friday and then our Colour Run later in the term.

We look forward to seeing you all at 5:30pm to celebrate our success in dance lessons from last term. It is sure to be a great night!

Staffing News

You would have read that Mrs Samantha Manca has been appointed to the position of Acting Assistant Principal at Sts Peter and Paul in Garran for next year. Whilst we are sad to see Samantha leave us, we know this is a wonderful opportunity for her to develop her leadership skills and will be ready to welcome her back to St Thomas More's in 2025.

Following a recruitment process we are pleased to announced the appointments of Mr Reuban West and Miss Olivia O'Donnell to St Thomas More's in 2024. Reuban comes to St Thomas More's as an experienced teacher from Holy Family in Gowrie and Olivia will be commencing her teacher career with us having graduated from ACU this year. 

Highly Accomplished Teacher Certification - Congratulations

Congratulations to Mrs Gwen Tarleton and Miss Karen Tozer who were both successful at the end of last term in achieving a module in their journey to be certified as Highly Accomplished teachers. This is a huge undertaking that has meant many hours of gathering evidence and annotating these towards the standards for teachers. Gwen achieved Module 2 and Karen achieved Module 1. Gwen will have one more module before she is fully certified and Karen has two modules to go. We are so blessed to have such experienced teachers at our school.

K-2 Swimming Safety Program

In Week 7 of this term our Kindergarten to Year 2 students will attend Queanbeyan Pool for their annual Swimming Safety Program. The K-2 Swimming Program has been unable to proceed in the last three years due to COVID-19 and staffing shortages so we are please to see this event returning to our school calendar. 

A letter has been sent out to K-2 families today with an important form to be filled in for the pool. We would ask these to be returned promptly.

Campbell Community Celebration

There is only a week and a half before we open our doors to the wider community and celebrate our school through the entertainment of the ADFA Band. There will be food trucks in the top carpark, kids activities courtesy of TeamKids and our Parishioners and the main event taking place in the courtyard.

Colour Run - Sponsors still needed

We are still looking for sponsors to donate prizes to our Colour Run. We will be launching the Colour Run with the students next week and sharing the exciting news that we will be raising funds for a new senior playground equipment to replace the outdated red rope equipment. If you know of a business who would be able to donate prizes or funds towards the event please encourage them to get in contact with the school of a member of our Community Council.

Christmas Eve Mass

We are thrilled to be celebrating the Christmas Eve Mass in our school courtyard once again and are looking for families who are interested in being involved in this important celebration. Please complete the RSVP below if your family will be attending the Christmas Eve Mass.

Luke Donnelly
Principal