Dear Parents & Carers

We are excited about our Family BBQ night which is this Friday 2nd December, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Food orders have now closed but if you missed out, feel free to bring along your own picnic dinner. BYO chairs/picnic rugs. We require a few extra helpers to man the BBQ's, serve the food and drinks, and an extra set of hands to help set the BBQ’s up. Set up will commence at 4pm and cooking will commence shortly afterwards.  If you are able to assist can you please let the school office know by phone or email spa-info@ww.catholic.edu.au

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Advent

God of hope, lead us to hope by the power of your Spirit, as your Spirit moulds and shapes us. Lead us to hope with the trusting hand of a child, as we learn anew from children what it means to trust. Amen.

The Advent wreath is a symbol of growth and of life. The circle of the candle reminds us that God’s love for us has no beginning and no end. The candles remind us of Jesus - the light of the world and a guide for us to follow. There are four candles, each representing the four Sundays of Advent - a candle for HOPE, PEACE, LOVE and JOY

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On Friday Jack Bennett travelled to Wagga to participate in the Diocesan Touch Football trials. It was a beautiful day for sports trials and Jack had a great time.
Yesterday we had a number of students represent our school at the Diocesan Basketball and Tennis Trials for the 2023 MacKillop pathway. All students played well and demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship. Congratulations goes to: 
 
Basketball: Sophie Kirk, Isla James & Lilly Hilton
Tennis:  Willow Doughty, Asha Franks, Evie Meagher & Jake Meagher
 
We wish these students the best of luck for the MacKillop trials early next year!

Recently, Mia Hogan travelled to Brisbane to participate in the All Schools Athletics Carnival. This means that Mia represented NSW to compete against students representing all the other states in Australia. Well done Mia!
Mia had a sensational meet and won:
Gold in Discus
Gold in Shotput  
Gold in 800m and broke the 10 year old girls T13 School Sports Australia record
Silver in long jump and broke the 10 year old girls T13 school sports Australia record
Silver in the medley relay. 
4th in 200m and also broke the 10 year old girls T13 school sports Australia record. 
4th in 100m 
What an amazing achievement Mia!
  
2023 Swimming Carnival
If you have not already done so, please ensure that you submit your child’s event nominations for the 2023 Swimming Carnival. These event nominations are now overdue.
If your child is a non-swimmer, please ensure that you still return the Google Form.When completing the Google Form for a non-swimmer, please only select “my child cannot swim Freestyle”. It is important that a form is filled in for every student.  As our carnival’s program is finalised prior to the day, please be aware that students are unable to enter an event on the day of our carnival if they have not nominated this event on their completed Google Form.  If you have any concerns about this, please feel free to contact me. 
 
HOUSE CUP
Only a few more weeks left of our House Cup Competition! 
Students are earning points for their houses for following our 5 Positive Behaviours, trying their best in all they do, upholding our school values, showing great sportsmanship and participating in sport. 
 
This week the points are as follows:  

 Brigid is holding onto their lead with Patrick and Rice close behind. Keep up the great work everyone! Anything could happen in the last few weeks!
 
Have a wonderful week. 
 
Shauni McKenzie
Sports Coordinator