Faithful God,

You guide us on the path of life

and your goodness is our constant companion.

Be with our new Shepherd, Pope Leo XIV,
in his service of the Church.
Fill him with the power of your Spirit,
the peace of your presence
and the compassion of Christ.

May he walk with you,
in wisdom and humility,
and lead us, together with all God’s people,
to embody your love for the world.
Amen.

Mothers' Day Celebrations

Last Friday was a wonderful celebration of our mums, as we held a Mothers’ Day Breakfast and Gift Stall at school. My thanks to the Community Council for their great work and support of our school community. My thanks as well to Julia Norgrove, our Youth Ministry Officer, and Andrea McQuirk, our REC, for helping to organise and coordinate an assembly celebrating Mothers’ Day. I hope all of our mums had a wonderful day on Sunday.

Early Career Teachers' Induction

Last week, our Early Career Teacher, Sarah Cunneen, was inducted into CECG at a special Mass at St Christopher's Cathedral in Manuka. We are so lucky to have Sarah here at Sts P&P, her knowledge, enthusiam and sensible approach is a real asset to our community.

Student Representative Council

Yesterday, the first meeting of the year took place with our Student Representative Council (SRC), which is made up of students from Grades 3 – 6. All the student representatives were voted in by their peers. The SRC is an important avenue to allow for student voice. Yesterday, they discussed ways they can support the school’s School Wide Positive Behavior Program (SWPB). My thanks to Bridget Pigram and Sarah Walsh for their support of the students.

School Rostrum Finals

Next Monday, Year 6 students will participate in the School Rostrum Finals. Rostrum is a public speaking competition. It asks all students to write and present a 3-minute speech on a particular topic. From the school finals, a winner and runner-up will be chosen. The winner will represent our school in the regional finals, with the runner-up taking the winner’s place in the event of illness. I wish all of our School Finals speakers the very best.

Literacy Activities – Week 4

In Week 4, we have a number of literacy activities taking place. Aside from the School Finals of the Rostrum Public Speaking competition, our Book Fair also begins, on Tuesday afternoon next week. My thanks to Amanda de Jongh for her excellent work in coordinating the fair. Week 4 also sees our Community Languages Day. A number of parents who speak a language other than English at home are coming in to read to the children, in their mother tongue. This is a wonderful celebration of diversity and inclusion, and a celebration of literacy in all of its language forms. Again, my thanks to Amanda for making this possible, and to our wonderful parents for being so generous with their time.

Treetops

Friday week sees our Year 6 students continue their leadership program, with a visit to Treetops. This program provides the children with both a great deal of fun as well as developing their resilience and grit, and teamwork – all essential qualities in life.

Have a wonderful week with your families.

Best wishes

Cameron Johns

Principal