Congratulations to our Kindergarten students and their teachers for their fantastic Christmas Nativity on Monday. Our Kindergarten students have come such a long way since the start of the year. What great performances! It was wonderful to see so many parents and relatives at the event. Congratulations to the teachers for all their work in preparing our students. It was an enormous job. Big thanks to the many parents who assisted with this too - especially putting together the costumes!

The Year 6 students, supported by their parents and staff, formally marked the end of their primary schooling last night. We congratulate our Year 6 students on the successful completion of primary school and give them our blessings as they progress on to the next stage of their journey. We thank Kristy Everding, Jeremy Stevens and Anita Ramirez for their organisation of the ceremony.

To all the families who are ending their association with St Clare of Assisi. Thank you for your dedication to our school and for assisting to making St Clare of Assisi the wonderful place it is. Best wishes in the future.

To the staff (mentioned in last week’s newsletter) leaving this year. Thank you for the contribution you have made to the life and spirit of our school. You leave with our gratitude and prayerful best wishes. A special farewell to Miss Anita Ramirez and Mrs Christine Roos. Both of these dedicated, caring and compassionate teachers are moving on after nearly twenty and ten years respectively, of service to SCA. I thank them most sincerely for the years of hard work they have brought to our school. They have enriched the lives of so many children and been of great support to all the staff.

Reports

Last Friday your child’s Semester Two Report was sent home with them in a sealed envelope. Reading the reports from Kindergarten through to Year Six gave me a great feeling of pride in all that the students have achieved in this challenging year and in the teachers who have provided teaching and learning of excellence. So many children have worked extremely hard and they deserve to take credit for a most successful year.

Meet the Teacher

Students will meet their teacher for 2021 tomorrow afternoon (Thursday). Please note that due to privacy considerations your child will not be provided with a copy of their class list, nor will class lists be displayed.

School Fees

A reminder that school fees are now overdue. For those who are not on a regular direct debit with us I ask that you settle your account with us by tomorrow so that we are able to meet our budgetary commitments.

2021

School starts, for all students, on Monday 1st February.

To all the families who are ending their association with St Clare of Assisi. Thank you for your dedication to our school and for assisting to making St Clare of Assisi the wonderful place it is. Best wishes for the future.

As we travel the season of Advent and prepare for Christmas, I encourage you to remember in prayer those families associated with the school who have lost loved ones during the year and those who have experienced serious illness in their families.

To each and every member of our St Clare of Assisi family, may your Christmas be blessed and truly enriched by the presence of Jesus and his Blessed Mother.

Merry Christmas.

It was once said…

“It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you ... yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.” ~

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.

Principal