Floriade Community - mini working bee

We ended last week in a flurry of gardening as the school took on the task of planting 2080 bulbs, 2080 annuals and move 5m3 of sand into the sandpit. It was a monumental task that we achieved with the help of Mr Owen, Mr Shanahan (Miss Shanahan's Dad), Mr Kahlil (a Year 5 parent) and our incredible staff and students. It will be so rewarding to see our bulbs grow over the next few months before the rose garden explodes in a sea of flowers.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews for this term can now be booked in Compass. Interviews are taking place on Monday 23 - Wednesday 25 of June. The interview is an opportunity for you to hear of your child's progress this semester in anticipation of the Semester One reports being released on Friday 27 June. 

Centred in Learning Gathering Postponed

We will not be having a Centred in Learning Gathering this Friday due to the Athletics Carnival taking place at Merici. We will therefore award two sets of affirmations in Week 9. These affirmations will be published in More News in two weeks.

Cyber Safety Workshop

On Tuesday 24 June from 5:00pm - 6:00pm Penny Vanzwol will be hosting a Cyber Safety Workshop as part of her role as Student Welfare Office. The workshop will be a practical time spent with your child discussing your families approach to cyber safety and making goals moving forward. It is sure to be a useful time spent that will have a direct impact on your child/ren in the home and online.

Open Council Meeting

Following the Cyber Safety Workshop on Tuesday 24 June we will hold our second Open Council Meeting for 2025. The meeting will be an opportunity for community members to give feedback on the proposed changes that will be made to our top carpark so that we can improve student safety and implement a designated drop off and pick up point. Childcare will be available on the evening for families who have attended our Cyber Safety Workshop.

School Fees

Term 2 school fees are now due. Please ensure you have paid you fees in full or set up a suitable payment system. 

Luke Donnelly

Principal

In STEM club this term we have been doing a variety of coding activities. Students have enjoyed, Minecraft, programming through Code.Org and Scratch. We have also been experimenting with our Lego We.Do Robots and learning how to program our creations.

Feast Day Pilgrimage Walk

Our Year 5/6 students are preparing to lead their multiage groups for our Feast Day Pilgrimage walk next Friday 20^th June. Students will walk to the Cathedral from Telopea Park, enjoy morning tea together (provided by Angie's Cafe ), complete activities on St Thomas More and conclude with Mass at the Cathedral. Families are more than welcome to join us from 10:30am at Telopea Park or at 12:15pm for Mass at the Cathedral. 

Luce- Pilgrims of Hope Mascot

Shannon Evans from St Thomas More's Parish is leading the Luce Pilgrimage within the Inner North Parishes, she will be joining us with to introduce Luce on Monday- students will have the opportunity to come together in their pilgrimage groups and consider what it means to be a pilgrim in preparation for our pilgrimage walk on Friday. 

Family Mass and BBQ

Please use the link below to RSVP for the Parish Mass and BBQ on Sunday 22nd June. Students are also invited to be involved in the Mass readings and singing. We would love any additional volunteers to help with the BBQ.  https://forms.gle/FKaAGHqUHbXZht8F7 

Confirmation 

Registration is still open for students in Year 6 to participate in the Sacrament of Confirmation this year. Parents can access information and the registration form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-vGMw8BxrQilZTc5zwYyTYMQ_3NjB7zghlO3ZzLwuf3c8Ow/viewform?usp=dialog.

Child Safe-Guarding

The e-safety commissioner provides free webinars for parents and carers on various topics connected with being safe online. You can access information about what is on offer on their website: https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars

Skye McPadden  

Religious Education Coordinator

This term Defence Club has been well attended. We have had a memorial box from the Australian War Memorial and the kids enjoyed dressing up and learning about Australia in the Second World War. We decorated a canvas to celebrate our Indigenous veteran’s and also made some Nautical flags. We look forward to the next few weeks learning and celebrating everything Defence and how unique we are to be a part of it.

Regards

Biljana Peresin