St Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish Primary School Warrawong eNewsletter

From the Principal's Desk

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Enrol now for 2022.
Applications available online; please visit our website. www.sfawdow.catholic.edu.au Email: info@sfawdow.catholic.edu.au or collect an application form from the school office. Interviews will be held next term.

St Patrick's Day

Yesterday was the feast of St Patrick – patron saint of Ireland. St Patrick is one of the Church’s most famous saints. Although he is the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick was actually born in Roman Britain in the fifth century. When he was a teenager, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. During this time, he discovered his own faith, finding strength through his relationship with God. Saint Patrick’s enslavement lasted for six years until he had a dream in which he was told to escape by going by way of the coast. He successfully made it back to Britain, but after a few years, he had a vision in which a man came to him from Ireland and gave him a letter with the heading "The Voice of the Irish." It led Patrick to further his education and study for the priesthood. He would later be ordained a bishop and was appointed as successor to Saint Palladius, the first bishop of Ireland. Saint Patrick spent the rest of his life bringing the Good News of the Gospel to the people of Ireland, which was a pagan country at the time. He is believed to have used the three leaves of the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity, and the shamrock remains associated with the saint and the Trinity to this day.

Thank you to Mrs Todoroska for making our green jelly, Mrs Welch, for helping out at recess and our families for their kind donations.

Catholic Schools Week

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During Catholic Schools Week, we joined with dioceses and Catholic education systems and schools across the country to celebrate 200 years of Catholic education in Australia. As we look to the future with optimism and hope and dream of the next 200 years, we can draw inspiration from the same source that has sustained generations of Catholic educators: a commitment to the gift of Catholic education and its continual improvement.

During Week 6, we have highlighted what Catholic Education means to us here at St Francis of Assisi. We feel blessed to be part of such a wonderful community steeped in rich Catholic tradition and values.

School Uniform – Haircuts
Many thanks to those parents who ensure their children have haircuts that meet the expectations for students at St Francis of Assisi. Students are required to wear their hair in a neat and tidy manner.

Haircuts should be of an even cut.
Hair should be brushed and combed.
Hair should not be in a condition as to invite comment.
Long hair is to be tied back or plaited off the face and should not extend to cover the eyes.
Only navy, blue or yellow headbands, ribbons or scrunchies are to be worn in the hair.
Extreme styles, colouring or dyeing of hair is not permitted.

Celebration of Learning Assembly

All parents, particularly those of Year 5 students, are warmly invited to attend Year 5’s Celebration of Learning in Week 9 on Friday 26 March at 2.10 pm. This assembly will provide an opportunity for our Year 5 students to share some of the wonderful learning experiences that they have engaged in so far this year. Principal and Values awards will also be presented during this assembly.

Thank you to Mr Green, Mr Murphy and our Year 5 students for preparing and leading the Week 9 Celebration of Learning assembly.