St Jude’s Catholic Primary School

A number of our students received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time this week. This is an important Sacrament in the faith life of our students and focuses on the ability to make good moral choices and building strong relationships with others. This Sacrament also reminds us that we all make mistakes and the importance of restoring relationships when we make a wrong choices.

Students from across the school had a blast as they danced the night away at our Term 2 School Disco. The event was well attended across our two discos with our Kindy to Year 1 students attending our earlier time slot which was followed with our Year 2 – Year 6 disco. During the night, there were several competitions from best dancer, to four corners and mystery spot. A huge thank you goes to our FOSJ for organising such an awesome event!

One of our Catholic Social Teachings remind us the importance to help those in need. Students took part in our annual Crazy Hair, Pyjama and Rice Day this week. During the day, students were reminded of those without food or those in the world that live on only one bowl of rice a day if they are lucky. Grumbling tummies were a reminder of this throughout the day. All money raised will go towards helping those in need in our local communities through our LifeLink agencies.

Students from our Year 3 class, joined together with other students throughout our school and afterschool classes who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation later in the term. Students took part in a day of retreat at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Mount Nasura where Sr Lisette led the students in a most beautiful day of prayer and reflection as they took part in a variety of activities centred around the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

This week around 52 students, along with their families and a dozen staff began the day with a bit of fitness as part of ‘Walk to School Day’. The 15 minute journey from the SDNA Netball Courts to school was a great start to the day with each student participating receiving a special ‘Walk to School’ day sticker. This day was about raising awareness of our transport habits and trying to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, active way to get around.

What a wonderful way to celebrate our Mothers and Mother figures at our school. We began the day coming together to celebrate Mass. This was followed by a special morning tea. Our Pastoral Committee did a fantastic job ensuring that all our Mums and mother figures were looked after. It was great to see the amount of Mother’s, Grandmum’s and mother figures attend our special morning tea. Thank you to all who organised and helped with the preparation for the day!

What a day! Students from across the school took part in our Harmony Day celebrations today. We began the day with a special liturgy centred around belonging and loving your neighbour. This was followed by cultural activities throughout the day centred on the cultures of the students in each classroom. Adding to the festivities was a ‘Bollywood Dance’ incursion which had everyone up and dancing as students learnt a number of Bollywood dance routines.

Raising money for Caritas (Project Compassion), students took part in a 4km Project Compassion Walkathon around the school! The event started with a special presentation about Caritas and included an explanation outlining the purpose of the event and where the funds raised would be going. It was wonderful to see so many families offer to help out during the day which assisted immensely in the success of the day. The vibe was great as students and staff completed each lap.

Welcome back to all our family and friends! It was wonderful to welcome our students and families to this afternoon of fun and laughter as they navigated through a variety of activities which included games such as Tug-O-War, Coights, Rob the Nest, Spray Tag, Egg and Spoon and Fill the Pipe. It was great to see such a wonderful turn out to our first community event for 2023. Thank you to our Friends of St Jude’s for supplying our afternoon snack packs.

What a start to the year! Swimming lessons took place in the first two weeks of Term 1 to complement our Physical Education program. This year, students attended lessons during Summer and learnt many skills over the two weeks from developing confidence in the water, to refining their swimming strokes and learning new strokes, to a number of survival skills which included water safety and rescue techniques. It was a great way to start the year!