Staffing News

We are very sad to announce that Lisa Holl has made the difficult decision to resign from her position as Defence Schools Mentor (DSM). Lisa commenced her role as DSM in July of last year and has been a great support to our Defence families and their children. We will miss her warm approach to the children and the pastoral care she provided to our families. 

The position of DSM is currently being advertised and closes next week. We are hopeful of having our new DSM commence before the end of the term. If there are any of our defence families requiring support please do not hesitate to contact Julie Ogden or me.

Dance Display - Save the Date October 12

The annual Dance Display has been moved to Term 4, Week 1, Wednesday 12th October. We will start with a family BBQ at 5.30pm, followed by the Dance Display at 6.00pm and concluding by 7.00pm. Stay tuned for further details in the coming weeks.

Book Week

Wow! What a wonderful week of celebrating books we had last week. Ms Mikkonen truly embraced her new role of the teacher librarian to ensure there was a special activity each day, an author visit and of course our Book Week Parade. Another highlight of the week was the calm, peaceful time families spent at Snuggle up and Read sharing a hot chocolate and inspiring minds and nurturing hearts with a good book. We can't wait to hear what the theme of Book Week 2023 will be.

2023 Enrolments

We are continuing to accept enrolments for 2023 in the majority of grades. Do you know any families who would be interested in enrolling at St Thomas More's next year? We are particularly interested in enrolling additional Kindergarten children as this may present an opportunity for two small classes in Kindy. An adjustment in enrolments would also ensure the school is prioritised in receiving renovations to our current classrooms. If you know of any families who would be interested in joining our beautiful community please encourage them to make contact with the school or send their details to the front office for us to reach out to them. 

Father's Day Breakfast

We look forward to celebrating Father's Day with our families on Friday morning from 8:00 am in the courtyard. Our wonderful 5/6 team of parents will be cooking bacon and egg rolls and at this stage, the weather looks to be a bearable second day of Spring morning. I will be taking leave this Friday so will be unable to attend the event . I wish you all the best for a lovely breakie and extend a Happy Father's Day to all our Dads. 

Legacy Week

At our breakfast on Friday, we will be selling merchandise via cash payments for Legacy Week. The Legacy Week appeal has been running since the 1940’s and is a

time for all Australians to show their support for the widows and children whose loved ones have served our country. The Legacy badge is a special emblem of support for our veterans’ families, symbolising our nation’s greatest values of mateship, compassion and fairness. Legacy badges may be little but the funds they raise make a big impact in the lives of our veterans’ families. 

St Thomas More's Christmas Eve Mass 2022

Whilst we are only just farewelling Winter it is time to start thinking about Christmas and how you may celebrate. Each year our Parish invites families to be involved in the Christmas Eve Mass. This year the Mass will be celebrated in our school courtyard. We are looking for families who are interested in their children being involved in the nativity and/or a children's choir to sing carols at the event. If you are interested in becoming involved please complete the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/pNKmSKxrHdsJ6sFw5 

Special Lunch Day Thursday 8th September

Further details can be found in Community News.   

Luke Donnelly
Principal