Welcome to the 2020 school year, I trust you all had a lovely break with your family and friends and are looking forward to the year ahead.

The students have had an excellent start to the school year, they have been very keen to meet up with their friends and teachers and have quickly settled into their new class groups. During my visits to classrooms, it was wonderful to see how settled the students are and how eager they are to embrace their learning tasks. 

The teachers have worked hard over the last weeks of the school holidays to ensure that everything is ready and prepared for the students. I would particularly like to thank them all for their enthusiasm, care and professionalism. 

This year we continue to work together towards our vision, to be 'an engaged Catholic community, inspired by the Franciscan spirit, empowering all learners to reach their full potential.' Our priorities are focused on improving students’ growth in faith and learning, particularly in the areas of literacy, numeracy, reviewing our PB4L procedures and exploring ways to engage parents in their child's learning.  We look forward to sharing our school review and improvement plan with the school community.

We ask for God’s blessings over our entire school community as we embark on a very special milestone at St Francis of Assisi, 60 years of Catholic Education. A year of faith and learning certainly awaits us, as we celebrate the past and look forward to creating the future. I look forward to working with you in partnership to make 2020 a rewarding year.

Dear God
Thank you for the gift of education in every form. As our children prepare to start a new year, may confidence be their foundation, may grace be their guide and may hope be their compass toward a bright future.
We pray they would have eyes to see the needs of those around them and a heart to love well. May they face each day with positivity knowing that no matter what comes their way, they do not have to face it alone. Amen.