Dear Parents

Dear Parents

It has been a delight to welcome our parents back into the school once again after what is almost a year to the day of restrictions. The joy on parents' faces has been obvious this week, as has the students’ faces as well.  

The first of the new St Kieran’s Playgroup took place in the parish hall this morning, another reason for celebrating the return to a more normal community. Thank you once again to Eleanor and Kate for organising and those families who joined in. The next playgroup will take place on Friday 26 March. 

Parents and Friends Meeting 

The P&F AGM will take place in the library next Monday evening commencing at 6.30pm. COVID-safe guidelines will restrict total numbers to thirty so we are asking that you register via the Google form which will be sent along with the Zoom link via Compass. You will need to sign in via the NSW Services app when you arrive and follow COVID-safe guidelines. The agenda is linked here. I encourage you to attend if you are able to do so. 

Open Day 

Many thanks to those who have offered to help on Open Day. The more parents we can have onsite to assist, even just to be there to chat with visitors, the better. We have over a dozen volunteers so far. You still have time to complete the Google form before Monday when all volunteers will be contacted about your role on the day.  

Afternoon Car Park 

Council rangers were on King Street at pick up time on Wednesday following complaints from the public regarding the traffic jams in the afternoon. The rangers assured me that our parents were doing nothing illegal but rather it was cars parked in the “No Stopping” zone that were causing the issue. Their advice was to stagger pick up time, as we have previously advised, and to arrive after 3pm, rather than the first 10 minutes. Car park pick up is supervised between 2.50-3.10pm. Consider arriving in the last 10 minutes. 

Parish Youth Mass 

I hope many of our families will be able to attend Mass this Sunday evening at 6pm. It promises to be an enjoyable celebration with music from Simon Hyland (understudy for Hugh Jackman in Boy from Oz) and his band. I will be there and look forward to seeing you if you can make it. 

Please note that dates may be subject to change.  Remember to check your Compass App for any updates.

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Term 1:  Wednesday 27 January to Thursday 1 April (Good Friday 2 April)
Term 2:  Monday 19 April to Friday 25 June
Term 3:  Monday 12 July to Friday 17 September
Term 4:  Tuesday 5 October to Friday 17 December

If you have a child starting in 2022 please forward their application to the school as soon as possible.  Applications are available from the school website. Don't forget to come along to the Open Day on Tuesday 16 March.
 

Book Club

Congratulations to the following students who received Merit awards this week:

KB: Sofia S and Sam S
KW: Diego AD and Avik S
1B:  Gordon T and Hayden B
2B:  Addison S and Jude C
2W: Mia L and Mario R
3B:  Luke W and Charlie S and Freddy W
3W:  Jack H and Finn W
4B:  Irie W and Maylea C
4W:  Zosia K, Erica K and Aidan C
5B:  Samuel M and Sophia S
5/6:  Darcy B and Tristan DS
6B:  Nicholas H and April U
PE:  Thomas M, Benjamin P, Lauryn W and Lincoln D
Italian:  Eli A, Tyler P, Maddox W, Thomas D, Zara B, Scarlett M, Douglas S, Alana R, Zac B, Sienna S, Jake B, Abbey M and Maddison R

Earlier this week our student leaders in the Mission Team represented St Kieran’s at a Student School Leaders Day. I would like to thank them for their contribution to the discussion and the exemplary manner in which they represented our school.
Here is their report.
 
Diocese of Broken Bay Student Leadership Day.
 
By Addison L, Freya M, Makayla Jand Nicholas H
 
Student Leadership Day is when six to eight student leaders of each school in our dioceses come together in one room to discuss Catholic Mission in our schools. Due to COVID-19 we were not able to meet physically, however, COVID did not stop us from coming together and representing our school via Zoom. We had special guest speakers join us via Zoom to tell us how they have helped their communities in many different types of ways.    READ MORE

Yours in Religious Education,
     Mrs Kerrie Wetzlar

The PRC is now open and closes for students on Friday August 20, 2021. Students may use their logins from previous years and Kindergarten students will receive theirs in the next few weeks.

At St Kieran’s we have always strongly encouraged the students to participate in the Challenge to not only foster a love of reading but to develop their reading skills.
You must read a certain number of books to complete the challenge. See the table below:



There is a student site that makes it easier to search for books and enter the books that have been read.
Happy Reading!

The Football Factory
Holiday Camps from 6 - 16 April.  Click here for information.

Northern Beaches Council - Vacation Care
Northern Beaches Council offers quality and affordable Vacation Care right around the corner.  Our action-packed programs at Cromer, North Curl Curl, Forestville, and Manly Vale are perfect for primary school aged kids.
These holidays enjoy a visit from the animals from Taronga Zoo, science experiments, billy cart building and racing, wheelchair basketball and more. Check out the full program.
Dates: Tue 6 April - Fri 16 April | plus Mon, 19 April at Cromer
Time:  7.30am – 6pm weekdays
Cost: $76 per day (Child Care Subsidy available)
Bookings: Book online or call 9942 2312
northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au