Hail Mary

Hail Mary, 
Full of Grace, 
The Lord is with thee. 
Blessed art thou among women, 
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus. 
Holy Mary, 
Mother of God, 
pray for us sinners now, 
and at the hour of our death

Amen.

Lord, I thank you for my mother. Thank you for placing her in my life, and for the blessing she is to me and my family. Thank you for the godly wisdom that she has instilled in me. Words cannot express the gratefulness I have in my heart for her beauty and spiritual influence in my life.

Mother’s Day celebrations

It was with great excitement that all of our students had the opportunity to purchase a special gift for their mums. Thank you to Ben, Pete, Luke and the other dads involved in both the stall, running the tuckshop and assisting with the Mother’s Day breakfast.

We are looking forward to welcoming lots of mums, aunties, grandma’s and other significant women in our lives for breakfast. We will have plenty of pastries, coffee, tea and juice. It is likely to be cold outside, which means we will be hosting this in the school hall from 8:30am on Friday. As we are expecting over 200, we wont be able to have children in the hall, with lot’s of hot drinks, we want to avoid possible accidents. Mums, you will have plenty of time with your children in their classrooms. A little bit of advice is to ask your child what activity they will be doing, I have heard that some classes are doing beauty school, while others may be doing yoga or health hustle, you may need leisure wear.

Our classroom events will conclude around 10 am as the whole school will need to head to the Church for a liturgy. Unfortunately, as a result of limited space, it will only be Year 2 mums invited.

Director’s visit

Mr Ross Fox, Director of Catholic Education will be visiting St Jude’s next Thursday, between 11:00 am and 1:00pm. Mr Fox has been visiting all the schools in the Archdiocese over the past 12 months. He will spend some time within our classrooms, talking to students about their learning. The school executive will also spend some time with Mr Fox. Some of the topics for discussion will be, Molonglo, enrolments, staffing, resources and CE strategic plan. This is a great opportunity to showcase all the wonderful learning which occurs at St Jude’s.

Cross Country Carnival

Over 2 separate days the students from ELC - Year 6 did a great job, demonstrating perseverance and persistence to complete their allocated distance. Thank you to staff and parents involved in ensuring these events ran smoothly.

St Jude’s Enrolment Period

Kinder enrolments are coming in thick and fast. If you know of anyone thinking about enrolling, please advise them to submit their application asap. We currently have spaces in Years 2 – 6 for 2023 and all year levels in 2024. Since the beginning of this term we have welcomed 4 new families, with 7 children. On another note, I had a conversation with Matthew Hutchison about Marist enrolments, and he confirmed, Catholic boys, coming from St Jude’s would not miss out on a place at Marist in Year 7. As our enrolment period continues, we will continue to have opportunities for tours each Tuesday morning in May from 9:30 am until 11:00 am. We had 4 families tour last Tuesday. Our Year 6 leaders were fantastic tour guides.  

Mulleygrub Café

You may recall the following message, circulated via Compass:

Dear Parents and Carers,
I am sure you will agree, that we are fortunate in having Katrina as our canteen manager.
We have also been fortunate in having a great group of parents and carers who have assisted.
One thing we have overlooked is a back up plan if Katrina is not able to work.
We are seeking expressions of interest from members of our community who may be able to cover the odd day or two, should we require it.
If you are able to help out, please email stjudes.scc@gmail.com

Unfortunately, we received no responses. As a result, the Canteen will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday (24 & 25 May) of week 5. The usual Canteen menu will be unavailable on Friday; however, a meal deal will be available to order for those families interested.

The meal deal will consist of a Sausage, Juice and Quelch Stick for $6.50. Vegetarian and an additional sausage are also available. Orders need to be placed through Qkr!, cash order forms are available at the front office.

Orders will close strictly by COB on Thursday 18 May. No late orders can be accepted.  

Thank you for your ongoing support.

ELC NEWS

This week our St John Vianney’s Year 5 buddies had their first visit to the ELC. This is the first year we have had previous ELC students return as the peer buddy. It is wonderful to see the leadership skills and confidence grow in the Year 5 students and the relationships they form with the ELC students over the year. We look forward to more visits over the term.

SJV Athletics Carnival

The ELC will be participating in the St John Vianney’s Athletics Carnival at Chapman Oval tomorrow, Friday 12 May. Please ensure you have returned the permission notes today. This will be the first SJV carnival that we have managed to attend in a long time. Covid and poor weather conditions have prevented this special connection the past few years.

Mothers Day Breakfast and Open Classroom

On Friday 12 May, we invite mothers, grandmothers and special friends to enjoy some light breakfast (pastries, tea and coffee) in the hall from 8.30-9.10, followed by a visit to the classrooms to spend time with your children. The morning will finish at 10am. The ELC children will not be attending the liturgy as they will be heading off to the SJV carnival.

Open Days and Tours

We had another successful Open morning on Tuesday and received very positive feedback from the families who visited.  Families are welcome to drop in for a tour on Tuesday 16 May and 23 May between 9:30 and 11am.

2024 Online Enrolments

Online enrolments are now open for Catholic schools and ELCs via the relevant school websites. A reminder to all ELC families that you need to submit an enrolment form for Kindergarten in 2024. Please note, if you are considering a second year of preschool, please contact your class teacher as soon as possible.

Primary School Enrolment Zones

Enrolments are now open for our primary schools (St Jude’s and St John Vianney’s) for 2024.

• If your residential address is Stirling, Fisher, Waramanga, Chapman or Rivett you are zoned for St John Vianney’s for primary school.
• If your residential address is Holder or Duffy you are zoned for St Jude’s.
• Weston and Molonglo are shared zones and families can choose which school to apply for. Please note this does not guarantee you a place at that school.

Enrolments are based on a priority system.

Canteen Volunteers – Week 4

Wednesday 17  May –  J. Long  & another volunteer needed please

Thursday 18 May – L. Gardiner,  R. Buckley & R. Arnold

Friday 19 May – G. Cabot, E. Eyles, S. Monges & S. Devonport

I am still in need of some volunteers this term, if you are available to assist on either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday please email katrina.howden@cg.catholic.edu.au

OPENING: FRIDAY 12 May 2.30pm-3.30pm

Orders can always be placed on Qkr!, or via email (for secondhand items) to: uniform.stjudes@gmail.com

***If any item displays as 'OUT OF STOCK' please email the uniform shop and we will follow it up/order in the stock for you**

The long sleeve sports polos have been very popular!! Orders for these may be placed via Qkr! **We must apologise to those waiting on size 8 long sleeve polos - these are being embroidered as we type - and we anticipate their arrival very soon. They will be distributed as soon as we receive them. **This sports polo IS NOT COMPULSORY. It is an optional extra for the winter months, for children who feel the cold.