Staff Development Day Reminder

Just for your forward planning, the first day of Term 3 - Monday 21 July 2025 is a Staff Development Day and the Friday 22nd August is the Staff Spirituality Day. Please make alternative arrangements for the supervision of your students on these days. 

Last Sunday’s Gospel

It was the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul last Sunday. We heard in one of the readings that an angel led Peter out of prison where he was chained and between two guards but still simply walked out with the angel. We also heard Jesus telling Peter he was to be the leader of the church moving forward. Peter therefore became the first Pope, appointed by Jesus and all other Popes have been voted in by the successors to the Apostles, the Bishops made Cardinals - the closest advisors to the Pope.  Paul is included with Peter because while he was not an apostle and didn’t actually meet Jesus, it was his teaching and extraordinary journeys that spread the Good News throughout Europe. Without both of these men, we wouldn’t have the legacy of Jesus living with us 2000 years later.

From the Principal and Assistant Principal…

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews

We hope these meetings have been useful for you and your child with regards to learning about their learning - what they have accomplished and the learning they need to do next. If you have any feedback for us, we would be very glad to hear it.

Principal Information Session and Q and A

We will hold two sets of these for Term 3. The topics will include behaviour data at your request and the recommendations from the Cyclic Inquiry process. We are just finalising dates based on when this report is available so we will get them to you very soon.

Athletics Carnival

We are praying it will be dry enough to still hold the athletics carnival on Friday. Office staff have been in contact with the venue today. We will keep you posted on any changes. Hopefully to slightly different format to previous years will serve us well. I am sure you will give us feedback about the day. We are looking forward to a happy and successful last day of the term. Thank you also to the parents who have attended the three Induction Sessions I ran recently. We are grateful to you for giving your time to work with us and our students.

Student Break

We hope you have a happy and safe holiday with your children and look forward to welcoming you back to a site that is ready for the next stage of our ‘farm’ once the levelling and fencing is complete during the break.

Michelle Rolfe and Emilia Ahern

Principal      and     Assistant Principal

As a school community, we are proud to support the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal, which provides essential assistance to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, hardship, and disadvantage during the colder months. Each winter, the Appeal helps provide warm clothing, blankets, food, and vital support services to those doing it tough in our local community and across Australia.

To contribute to this important initiative, we will be hosting a Winter Warmer Mufti Day on Wednesday, 23 of July (Term 3, Week 1). Students are invited to wear their favourite warm, cosy clothes in exchange for a gold coin donation. All funds raised will go directly to St Vincent de Paul to help support vulnerable members of our community this winter. Together, let’s spread warmth, kindness, and hope to those who need it most.

Dear Parents,

School photography day is coming up soon. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link below or by returning the order envelope with your payment to our photographer on school photo day.

Two easy ways to purchase:

Visa, MasterCard or PayPal

Or visit: www.advancedlife.com.au

And enter online order code:      737 5JZ 8ZH

CHILDREN ARE TO WEAR FULL WINTER UNIFORM (NO SPORT UNIFORM)

School photography information:

• Online orders only - do not send cash

• Sibling Photos - Don’t forget to pre-order your sibling photos online up to 24 hours before photo day. We provide your school with a list of sibling orders right up to the day of photography, so no one misses out. If you miss the online order deadline, you can submit a completed sibling order envelope first thing in the morning of the day of photography, so your school is aware you want the photo taken and can bring your children together in time for it. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at your school.

• Late fees - a late fee will be applied to each package purchased after photo day due to the additional cost of producing these packages separately

• Package delivery - School photographs will be returned approximately 6 weeks after the day of photography. Please note this delivery timeframe is dependent on proofing and additional photography days at your school.

• Previous Years’ photos - Past years’ photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups are also available to order under the “previous years or group photo” tabs at your school’s advancedorder site when you click on the “Order School Photos Here” button above. You can also order past packages, portrait images and gifts from your child’s unique, individual and secure advancedyou image archive site using the unique 9 digit image code found on packages you have ordered in the past

advancedlife would like to express our appreciation to Mary Immaculate Parish Primary School for placing your trust in us.

Please remember we offer a 100% money back guarantee on our products to ensure your peace of mind. We would also love to receive your feedback or resolve any issues you may experience as fast as possible, to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your advancedlife experience please contact us at: www.advancedlife.com.au/contact

Catholic Care are offering a complimentary 2 hour workshop to support parents on one of the following topics.

• Emotion Coaching
• Anxiety
• Family Wellbeing

 If this is something that you would be interested in, please complete the attached link.