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Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
Families… like diamonds – have endured many Different shapes
Over the centuries the treasure,
The gift that is family
Is precious, irreplaceable, unique.
Creating strong family bonds is a slow process –
there Needs to be much giving and accepting,
Forgiving and healing, Illuminated with love…
Families… enable the individual to grow,
To move and form other families.
Forming families takes Courage, skill, and commitment… Imagining beauty… and mystery.
Families… have the power… To reflect…’rainbow’ qualities Of each person
And to be shining light for others.
A family may be lost but not destroyedIt
can be discovered and reformed all over again…
The search for the perfect family could mean…
A person may miss seeing
The beauty in the family they already have.
MARGARET MCCARTHY 1994
Congratulations to ex- students Holly Pritchard and Miley Affleck who as a part of the Lavalla year 8 relay team won bronze in the freestyle relay at the ssv secondary schools championships.
Kind regards,
Jodie
The gospel this week continues with the theme of Jesus caring for his’ flock. Jesus says “I know my sheep and they follow me.” Jesus knows and loves each one of us just like a shepherd with his sheep. The readings talk about listening to God’s message and putting our faith in God. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who will care for us, protect us and show us the way to everlasting happiness - this is the promise that He makes in this week's gospel. Reflect on how much time you take to listen to God? How do you respond? This is a really important conversation that you can have with your children …… Are we a follower of Jesus? How can we be a messenger of the Good News in 2022?
Each week students from each class are awarded Student of the Week certificates. These children are nominated for the example they have been within the school based on the School Wide Expectation focus for that week. The weekly focus will be from Wednesday until Tuesday the following week. Awards will be presented to students at assembly on Friday.
In Week 2 the School Wide Expectation focus was Respect:
I treat my peers, teachers and learning environment with respect.
I show appreciation for the efforts of others.
I speak kindly to others.
I show justice and fairness to all.
I listen carefully to others.
The award winners for Week 2 are:
| Devarjun Libin | Zach Seeber | Hamish Greenhill |
| Elsie Stanistreet | Haylee McInnes | Tajh Brand |
| Kaleb Daniel | Oscar Marotta | Ariana Riseley |
| Eva Skarlatis | Nathan Kimani | Nicole Betera |
| Ashton Giersch | Sophia Robinson | Ashton Pavich |
| Cael Booth | Joel Wilson | Hudson Smith |
| Bruno Crivari | Pippa Roscoe | Ruby Hoggard |
| Candice Bayer | Lachlan Moon | Indi Bowen |
| Ollie Martyn | Harper Kite | Lily Sanders |
| Eden Marotta | Daniel Ochieng | Lincoln Geary |
| Amaya Freshwater | Archer Conway | Melanie Stanistreet |
| Finn Hourigan | Bassy Goicoa | Spencer Campbell |
| Rose Calabro | Emerson Hayes |
The Parents and Friends Committee would like to thank all those involved in making this years Mother’s Day stall a great success.
A huge thank you goes to Torah & Quinn Chapman’s grandmother as well as the Red Cross, for their generous donation of goods.
We were lucky to have 9 parent helpers, in addition to a few committee members, come throughout the day to man the stall. Thank you for giving of your time, we would not be able to run these fundraising and social events without the great support from our school community. A huge thank you to Kylie and Daniella for their help and support in setting up the stall.
The Parents and Friends committee are still looking to welcome additional members. If you are looking for a way to connect to the school community and be more involved in the fundraising and social life of your child’s school I highly recommend joining us.
Your time commitment can be as big or small as you like, there are plenty of opportunities behind the scenes to participate and we acknowledge everyone has a different and worthwhile skill set to bring.
Cheyanne Bramley who recently competed in the State Judo championships winning the gold medal. Cheyanne will now have the opportunity to participate in the National championships later in the year. Congratulations Cheyanne!
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and (insert school name) is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:
- access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
- a modern user-friendly interface
- rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
- the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 2 September 2022.
Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-
challenge
To join the challenge please click on the link below:
Lowes uniform update:
Following the recent broadcasts regarding localised lockdowns throughout Shanghai, the COVID-19 outbreak continues to surge through Shanghai. There is no firm date at this stage of when the lockdown will conclude as the health experts will review the situation on weekly basis and decide whether it needs to be extended.
Airfreight movement is the most dramatically impacted with no flights into or out of Shanghai centre hub. This is likely to continue to be extended for the full length of the lockdown. At present, trucks from other cities cannot deliver cargo into Shanghai with the warehouse currently not permitted to receive airfreight shipments.
Sea freight services are also under limited operation. Port operations continue however, with huge delays and disruptions as the labour required to operate the port and customs department is significantly impacted by infections and isolation requirements. In addition to this, most shipping lines are now restricting Reefer and Hazardous bookings into Shanghai which might cause further congestions and delays.
Please note, whilst not all uniform garments will be impacted, please be prepared that we will have some delays across a number of items.
