Celebrations have been held this week for Harmony Day (week 8). Harmony Day is a day to celebrate Australia’s diversity. It is a week of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home. The ongoing theme of Harmony Day is “everyone belongs”.

By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians equally belong to this nation and enrich it. At Holy Family, each class has be involved in activities leading up to (and including on) Harmony Day.

Tomorrow, Friday 22 March, students are encouraged to wear traditional cultural clothing, orange or their school uniform. Students will also be able to order a special Harmony Day lunch of Butter Chicken or Chickpea Curry and rice and an Orange Jelly for $6.50 through the canteen.  The normal canteen menu for lunch orders will not be available on Harmony Day, however, the canteen will still be open at recess. Please complete the order form below and return to the school with payment. Order and payment may also be completed through the QKR! App.

Holy Family’s Sports Day for 2024 will be held on Wednesday 10 April (week 11, term 1) on the school oval.

Students are allocated to one of the Houses listed below:

School will commence at the normal time of 8.50am and finish at 3pm.  Students will need to wear their sports uniform but may wear a coloured shirt for their sports house.

The program will be run in 2 stages with classes returning to their classrooms for their normal lessons when not required to be at the oval.  Families are welcome to attend to watch their child participate.

If you are a registered volunteer and able to assist the class teacher with the Sports Day activities, please advise your child’s teacher.

Sports Day activities will finish at 2.10pm with all students returning to their classroom until the end of the school day at 3pm.  If you are attending and would like to take your child home early, please ensure that you see their teacher before leaving to sign out your child.

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The Canteen will be open on Sports Day with the available menu shown below.  Please order at the canteen or through the Qkr app.  Families attending Sports Day are welcome to make purchases from the canteen.

Dear families,

This Friday 23rd February at 9:00am is the 2SD & 2EV assembly. The children have been practicing very hard all week and are incredibly excited to share their learning with the whole school and their families. We look forward to seeing you at our assembly.

This Saturday, the 10th of February 2024, is the beginning of the Lunar New Year.

How is the Vietnamese & Chinese New Year celebrated?

During this time, families from Vietnamese and Chinese backgrounds gather together for a reunion dinner on New Years Eve, and clean their houses to sweep away bad fortune on New Year’s Day.

The global celebrations include explosions of light and sound, bell ringing, firecrackers and traditional lion dances.

Traditionally, children are given red envelopes stuffed with ‘lucky money‘ and positive wishes on New Year’s Day.

The Year of the Dragon

The Chinese horoscope for 2024 reveals that this is the Year of the Dragon. This year in particular, is the Year of the Wood Dragon; known to bring authority, prosperity, and good fortune.

Lunar New Year at Holy Family

Children will participate in the Lunar New Year assembly hosted by 6LF & 5KF. To conclude the assembly children will view an inaction Lion Dance.

Children are welcome to wear traditional clothes or red clothing this Friday 9th February. 

Welcome to all the Year 2 SD and EV families for the 2024 school year. We hope your holiday break was happy and restful. We are looking forward to beginning our journey together and working with you all across the year to support your children.

We anticipate a great year full of learning, fun, growth and development and will keep you updated with important notices, key dates and special occasions on this blog.

Below is important information to help you and your child/ren transition smoothly into the new year. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Shanay Dowsett and Elizabeth Van Den Brink