Special wishes to those children who will celebrate their birthday this week: Jonadab M, 1/2B, Mia B, 1/2R, Kyliemaine S, 3/4G, Bianca C, KY, Zoe M, 3/4O, Dante B, 3/4O.

Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Harmony Award this week.

Well done!!   

Parish Sacramental Program 2024

Sacrament of Confirmation – will be celebrated:

Tuesday 17 September at 6pm in St Michael’s Church, Kaleen;

Wednesday 18 September at 6pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt; and

Thursday 19 September at 6pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt.

Registrations are now closed.

ALSO – Please get in touch if you haven’t specified a Saint’s name or a sponsor by emailing sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au

TRYBOOKING HAS NOW CLOSED – contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator ASAP to be registered manually by emailing sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au

For further Information – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth

Tennis Clinics

All students in years K-6 will participate in a 6 week tennis program with Get Set Tennis. Lessons will commence in Week 9 and conclude in Week 4 next term. K-2 lessons will be at school on Tuesdays and 3-6 classes will be at the Kaleen Tennis Courts on Thursdays. The program is being jointly funded by an School Sport grant and our school.

Ribbon Presentation - Belconnen Region Athletics

The ribbons for the Belconnen Region Athletics Carnival will be presented next Friday 6 September at assembly, not this Friday as previously advised. Parents are welcome to attend.

ACT Athletics Championships

The ACT Athletics Championships will be held on Tuesday 17 September at Woden Athletics Park. Congratulations to Mahli 5/6P, Olivia 5/6P and Nicole 5/6P who will represent Belconnen Region at the event. We wish them all the best for their events!

Congratulations

Congratulation to Mahli (5/6P) who has been selected to the Girls ACT Football (Soccer) team and Nick (5/6P) who been selected to the Boys ACT Football (Soccer) shadow team. We are very proud of your achievements!

An online literacy event for all families to celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day!

Wednesday 4 September

7pm – 7.30pm

Indigenous Literacy Day is held on the first Wednesday of September and is an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Stories, Cultures and Languages (find out more here: (https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/ild). To celebrate this year, the Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee has organised a wonderful online evening event open to all families in our schools.

We are delighted that Aboriginal Australian author Anita Heiss will read her book Bidhi Galing.  Dr Anita Heiss AM is a proud member of the Wiradyuri nation of central New South Wales and one of Australia's most prolific and well-known authors publishing across genres including non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial fiction and children's fiction.

Her book Bidhi Galing (Big Rain) tells the story of the Great Flood of Gundagai in 1852 and the Wiradyuri heroes Yarri and Jacky Jacky who paddled bark canoes through raging floodwaters, risking their lives to save countless others. Primary school students aged 7–12 – and their families! – will love this story and the beautiful book illustrations. It’s a chance to sit down together and enjoy a nice, quiet time listening and reading, which is a wonderful way to support children’s literacy skills at home.

Go to the Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT website to REGISTER or complete the form here: https://ccsp.schoolzineplus.com/form/63.

Or use the QR code:

See you online on the 4th September at 7pm!

We would like to thank the following businesses who have generously donated prizes to support our fundraising efforts this year!