Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome to our first newsletter for 2023. What a delight it has been to welcome students and families back to school. It has been wonderful to see so many parents and carers on the school grounds. Our students have looked refreshed and ready for learning.
Thank you to our teachers and support staff, who have been very busy preparing for the year. Being flexible has been an attribute we have all mastered over the last few years with the challenges and changes we had to manage. We look forward to continuing to work with our parents and carers to create learning communities that build and maintain collaborative partnerships, which will enhance student faith, learning and well-being outcomes. It takes a village to raise a child, and our children will always benefit when adults work together in a respectful partnership.
A warm welcome is extended to all the new families who have joined us this year. Fatima (Year 1), Mahmoud and Dikran (Year 3), Zara and Lilyarna (Year 4) and Lara (Year 5). We also look forward to welcoming our Kindergarten students when they officially start school on Tuesday 7 February. We wish them a rewarding and fulfilling experience at St Francis of Assisi. 

As we begin this new school year, we ask for your blessing on our school,
Open our minds as we learn about the glory of your creation, grant us courage as we accept new challenges, and help us to play our part in shaping this community.

We give thanks for the opportunities that lie before us: for the people who help us learn and play, for friendships old and new, and for the support of our families,

Finally, we pray for all those around the world. Comfort and support those who suffer and give them hope and strength to work for a better future.

We ask all this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

We are looking forward to a great year and a productive Term 1 working in partnership with you.

Mrs Vicky Davidson
PRINCIPAL

St Francis of Assisi acknowledges and pays respect to the Dharawal people, past and present, the traditional custodians on whose land we educate our students.