Article St Thomas theTitle Apostle SpectacularMothers Day Breakfastat St Michael’s KaleenSpectacular use of timber, glass and colour feature in thenew learning spaces at St Thomas the Apostle PrimarySchool KambahThursday, 2 December 2010 marked the conclusion of ajourney which our school community had been undertakingfor over 21 months. We celebrated the opening of ourrefurbished school facilities with an official opening by MsGai Brodtmann MP and blessing by Monsignor John Woods.<strong>Catholic</strong> Schools Week Community / Mothers Day Breakfast– what a morning we had!! On Thursday morning the StMichael’s school community was an Easter light for all.Our special guests included Fr Peter Doai; Mr Zed Seselja,Leader of the Opposition; Mr Steve Doszpot, ShadowMinister for <strong>Education</strong> & Training; Mrs Mary Porter, Memberfor Gininderra; Mr Alistair Coe, Member for Belconnen,Nicholls and Hall; CEO representatives Mrs Helen Casey,Mrs Mary Dorrian, Mrs Lyn Smith, Mrs Therese Nolan,Mrs Madonna Pianagonda and Mrs Tracy Sinclair; ourcommunity sponsors Jenny White & Bruce Husking fromBunnings; and Sue Briskey from Jacaranda. All were verypleased to be part of our celebrations.Stage One of the refurbishment was made possible by aBlock Grant Authority grant, supplemented by the <strong>Catholic</strong>Schools Building Fund and with a contribution by the schoolcommunity of $400,000. Stage 2 was made possible withfunds from the Federal Government initiative Building the<strong>Education</strong> Revolution and National Pride grants. In all a totalof $3,573,470 was invested in remodelling and preparingour school for the years ahead.We would like to thank the Australian government for thisgenerous contribution to the future of Australia growinghere at St Thomas. A dedicated and talented team from theschool community, CEO staff, architects and builders havemade spectacular use of timber, glass and colour to createindoor and outdoor environments which have truly movedour school into the 21st Century.Working in half a school, without storage rooms, offices,staffrooms and libraries proved challenging at times, butwas handled with good humour by the dedicated staff, whocontinued at all times to engage our students in excitinglearning programs. Students and teachers are pleased tosay goodbye to the regular task of packing and moving andare now enjoying the benefits of our beautiful new school.David ThielePrincipal, St Thomas the ApostleMany of our wonderful families also attended, enjoying asatisfying breakfast and impromptu entertainment fromthe children. What better combination could we havehad, than to celebrate the importance of mothers in thelives of our students, with the importance of families in theoperation of a <strong>Catholic</strong> School.The staff of St Michael’s showed an amazing generosityof spirit and time in preparation, cooperation and gettingup early to assist with the presentation of breakfast forour community and guests. A fitting continuation of thiscelebration occurred when the mothers were presentedwith a flower during our Mothers Day Mass led by Fr PeterDoai.Judy WalshPrincipal, St Michael’s Primary School1 THE BULLETIN EDITION 1, <strong>2011</strong>
Marvellous MaySt John Vianney’sHennessy ArticleCelebrates TitleTerm 2 looks like another action packed term at St JohnVianney’s Primary School in Waramanga! Last week thestudents enjoyed a visit from the Life <strong>Education</strong> van.Healthy Harold shared important information that willsupport the Personal Development and Health program.For <strong>Catholic</strong> Schools Week, St John Vianney’s held a “Mathswith Mums” afternoon where visiting mothers were keptbusy testing their mathematical skills! For the marvellousMum’s a Chicken and Champagne event was then held onFriday after school to help celebrate Mothers Day.At Hennessy <strong>Catholic</strong> College we have been very busyduring CSW.We have undertaken several initiatives to promote ourschool and <strong>Catholic</strong> education in our region. Pamphletdrop to homes in Young, Harden and Boorowa. Signagescreens prominently displayed within our Collegegrounds. Advertising on the radio and in local and regionalnewspapers.We held a magnificent Mass with St Mary’s Primary Schoolcelebrated by Fr Richard Thompson.We conducted school visits to St Mary’s Young, St Joseph’sBoorowa, Trinity Harden/Murrumburrah and St Joseph’sGrenfell.St John Vianney’s also held a very successful Book Fair as afundraiser for the Library. All this and more in one week –we can’t wait to see what St John Vianney’s has in store forthe next 9 exciting weeks!The most significant promotion of the College was theundertaking of School Registration. The opportunity for ourcommunity members to reflect on our past and to beginthe process of strategically moving forward is priceless.Pictured above: Hennessy community members and staffwith the Registration Panel.Vicky van der SandenPrincipal, St John Vianney’sPeter WebsterPrinicipal, Hennessy <strong>Catholic</strong> CollegeTHE BULLETIN EDITION 1, 3, <strong>2011</strong>18