Dear families,

This Friday, 22nd of September is the Moon Lantern assembly at Holy Family.

As part of this celebration the students are invited to wear their cultural clothing on the day to celebrate the diversity of the Holy Family school community.

In 5/6LF and 5/6 NA we are going to be hosting a shared lunch  at 12:20 on the day to celebrate the cultures of our double class.

We invite families to please send in some savoury food for the shared lunch on Friday.

I apologise for the late notice in getting this to you and am hopeful that you will be able to support us in this event.

Kind regards,

Luke Flanigan and Nella Apolloni

Some photos from the 5/6 LF, 1KS and RWP buddy assembly.
An amazing effort by the students to lead an assembly with three different classes coming together.

Thank you to the family who were available today to cheer them on and to those who were unable to attend, I hope you are able to enjoy some photos of the event.

An effort we can all be very proud of today.

Dear Families,

Orders for issue 6 are due: Wednesday 13 September 2023 (Term 3, week 8).

Please find attached a special offer for this issue. 

ENJOY!

Dear Families,

Next week we celebrate Book Week, an initiative of the Children’s Book Council of Australia. As part of Book Week, the library hosts a series of activities and events to promote and celebrate reading.  The theme for 2023 is ‘Read, Grow, Inspire’.

On Friday 25 August, students are encouraged to dress as their favourite character from a book.  Parents are welcome to attend the assembly and costume parade at 9am.

Kindly,

5/6NA & LF

Dear Families,

Thank you so much for continuously supporting our school, especially through fundraising. This term, we are hosting a Colour Splatacular School Fun Run to raise money for a very important project. Accordingly, we are seeking to boost our Library Resources. 

Did you know? Students raise 3x times more when they fund raise online! Visit www.australianfundraising.com.au to create your child’s cybersafe fundraising profile which will be available from 18 August. Instructions are in the sponsorship booklet which will be sent home with your child. You have until 28 September to fundraise, so make sure you get cracking!  

The big day is coming! We are so excited to host our Colour Splatacular School Fun Run on Friday 29 September from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. Parents are invited to attend. On the day, make sure your child brings a white or old tshirt for the Fun Run! They will be covered in non-toxic, high quality colour powder and ooey gooey slime from head to toe! They will also need a water bottle and their hat. Sunscreen will be provided.  

How do prizes work? Help your child fundraise more by setting a prize goal online! Students automatically achieve incentive prizes as they fundraise, starting from $10. The more they raise, the more prizes they receive. Each prize is ordered automatically, so you don’t need to worry about prize ordering! You can see what the inventive prizes are in the sponsorship booklet provided. 

Share in $200,000 worth of extra prize credit! Achieve bigger prizes by helping your child earn bonus credit on their online profile. By creating an avatar, sharing your page with friends and reaching milestone donations, you can share in $200,000 of extra prize credit!   

Monstar Madness. There are heaps of prizes you can win when you fun-raise with Monty! Create your fundraising page in the next 7 days, and you will receive a Holographic Monty Sticker! Check out your sponsorship booklet for more awesome Monty prizes up for grabs, like a Monty Plush toy, a bag tag or a high-bounce handball! 

Win a $10,000 JB Hi-Fi Shopping Spree. Do you think you can top our school’s leader board? The highest fundraising student in our school will go into the draw to win a $10,000 JB Hi-Fi Shopping Spree, including your choice of televisions, laptops, phones, home accessories and more! Start fundraising at www.australianfundraising.com.au for your chance to win.  

Thanks in advance for your support, and happy fundraising!  

Dear Families,

South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) will be running a 4 week cricket program to our classes in Years 1-6.   All classes in Years 1-6 will participate in the clinics on either Monday or Thursday during the school day commencing from 28 August for 4 weeks.

Cricket Australia has asked that students are registered for the program.  Registration is essential for participation for a number of reasons, including:

• Participation Packs – Participants receive a pack including a personalised shirt and hat. This cannot be processed by their supplier until registration is completed.
• Insurance – Upon registration, participants will be covered by the comprehensive Cricket Australia personal injury insurance provided by Marsh.
• Talent Release – Cricket Australia and Woolworths may wish to capture photos or videos to showcase the program. Our school will be advised in advance if this eventuates.

To register, please complete the registration at https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/f741e4 before 28 August.

Please note that participation packs can only be provided to the students who are registered through the link above.

SACA have been advised of the following schedule of classes:

Monday 28/8, 4/9, 11/9, 18/9

Thursday 31/8, 7/9, 14/9, 21/9

Kindly,

5/6NA & 5/6LF

Dear families/caregivers,

Last week we enjoyed 3 action packed days at Mylor Adventure Camp. The students were involved in activities ranging from a 40km per hour flying fox to bouldering, bug hunting, bridge building, raft making, low ropes courses and my personal favourite the challenge course (where everyone was soaked)

The kids represented our school in an incredible manner and Nella and myself could not be prouder in how they conducted themselves.

Camp is always a tiring and sometimes challenging experience, it forces us from our comfort zones and even from the comfort of home and the safety of mum and dad. However…while we had some tears and some students who were missing family throughout…I am confident that we had even more laughs and smiles across the 3 days.

I have attached some photos of the activity group that I was working with for the 3 days. I apologise in advance for the poor lighting/quality of some of the photos…( I definitely have no future career in photography)

For those not in my activity group…we will endeavour to hunt down some photos across the next week or so and will hopefully be able to share some of the moments with you.

Thank you.

Luke Flanigan