St Benedict's Catholic College

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

'The Ode' for the fallen.

by Laurence Binyon 1914

• Sunday 25 April - Anzac Day.
• Monday 26 April - DIO Cross Country.
• Tuesday 27 April - St Benedict's ANZAC Day Celebrations at the College.
• Wednesday 28 April - School Photo Day, envelopes to be returned on the day.
• Friday 30 April - Year 9 Reflection Day.
• Friday 30 April - White Card Course for selected Year 10 & 11 Students.
• Wednesday 5 May - Catch up day for School photos.
• Thursday 6 May - P&F Mother's Day morning tea.
• Friday 7 May - St Benedict's College Feast Day.
• Friday 7 May - CAFE closed for St Benedict's Feast Day.
  
• Tuesday 18 May - P&F Meeting 7:00 pm, School library.

The School Photo Day is in Week 2 of Term 2. Please see the flyer attached below.

• Keep Covid safe: If your child is sick, keep them home. See below for Covid updates.
• Please do not use Disabled Parking Spaces unless you have a Disability Sticker.
• Tuesday afternoon is Sports Day therefore, if you are collecting your child early they must have a note for them to remain at school.

Don't forget to collect your ordered items from the College office.

Please refer to the flyer below for more uniform shop news.

The P&F are excited to support the Mother's Day morning tea being held on Thursday 6 May. Please RSVP via the Compass notification sent out, as numbers are limited due to Covid.

The P&F meeting for Term 2 will be held on Tuesday 18 May at 7 pm in the library. The agenda is being finalised and will be distributed prior to the meeting.

The clothing pool is re-opened on-site for fittings and purchases via appointment only.

Please send an email to pandf@sbccdow.catholic.edu.au for any enquiries.

Fiona Place

P&F President

Congratulations to Olivia H who represented the Wollongong Diocese in the NSW CCC Swimming Championships on 29 March. Olivia was self-nominated to swim in both the 200m freestyle and the 400m freestyle events, which are not swum at the diocesan level in Corrimal. Olivia was successful in her nomination to represent the Diocese of Wollongong at the NSW CCC event and swam very well on the day, achieving personal best times in both events.

Well done, Olivia.

Over the Easter holidays, Riley E represented Macarthur at the NSW Baseball State Championships, where his team came in second. This qualified them for the Australian Junior League Championships which are being played in May 2021 in Adelaide. St Benedict's would like to congratulate Riley and his team and wish them the best of luck.

This year, every MVP that is nominated by their Sport teacher will go into a raffle to win a CAFE Voucher each week.

Congratulations to our MVP Raffle winners from Week 10, Term 1 - Brendan R & Liana C!

7 Dharawal: Isaac S & Abbey O

7 Ingham: Jack G & Larissa S

7 Polding: Sophie A & Ayden P

7 Mackillop: Gabriel V, Emily D & Tom B

7 Norcia: Bodi & Grace

7 Hildegard: Nayana T & Alejandro P

8.1: Logan C & Natasha P

8.2: Alex J & Tori W

8.3: Noah H & Penelope A

8.4: Aidan G & Jayla B

8.5: Claire S & Cameron M

8.6: Santina A & Alyssa D

9.1: Samuel F, Caitlin Q & Braith T

9.2: Ryan H & Gabriella

9.3: Zane H, Sean S & Annalise S

9.4: Kieara L & Aaron F

9.5: Allen Y & Lily G

9.6: Lucas A & Andre S

10.1: Kiara N & Benjamin A

10.2: Isaac O & Montana C

10.4: Brayden W, Jayden S & Breah H

10.5: Ceara N & Tyler P

Yours in Sport

Miss Lisa Paton (Sport Coordinator)

College uniforms can now be purchased online or from Ranier Schoolwear in Narellan.

ADDRESS:

Ranier Schoolwear Unit 5/6-8 Porrende Street Narellan 2567.

For online purchasing and appointments visit: shop.ranier.com.au

We offer:

• Collect from Shop
• Collect from School
• Home Delivery.

CONTACT US via email narellan@ranier.com.au

Phone: 02 4647 8942

Responses will be provided during opening hours. For more immediate assistance, Head Office details are:

Online: ranier.com.au/contact

Email: custservice@ranier.com.au

Phone: 02 8337 7290

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS FOR SHOP ENTRY

• Please do not attend the shop if you are unwell
• Limited people permitted in the shop at any time

Please refer to the fly for shop hours.

A reminder of our responsibilities on laptop usage at the College.

• At all times laptops should be carried in the school approved case and zipped up.
• Drinking next to a laptop is not permitted due to spillages. (This can be a costly repair).

If you have any concerns please come and see me or the IT department.

Thanks,
Mr Andruschko

We ask Parents/Carers to only report all day absences via COMPASS, part day absences should be reported to the office via phone on 4631 5300 or email to info@sbccdow.catholic.edu.au

If a student is having an absence of 3 days or more, a request should be sent to the Principal via email to info@sbccdow.catholic.edu.au

If a student is having an absence of 10 days or more an Application for Extended Leave should be completed and submitted to the office with a copy of the students itinerary, if the absence is within Australia or a copy of flight tickets if the extended leave is to be outside Australia. A copy of the Application for Extended Leave can be found here .

Given the presence of COVID-19 coupled with the commencement of the influenza (flu) season, our school has an important responsibility to provide a safe environment for students and staff. Your child should not attend school if they are showing any flu like symptoms.

If a student is sent to the office with flu like symptoms we will place them in isolation and call their parents to organise for them to be collected as soon as possible.

Your support in keeping our school healthy and safe is appreciated.

We have a number of unmarked clothing items, jewellery, reading glasses and containers which would like to be returned to their owners. Please ask your child/ren to come to the office if they may have lost one of these items.

We ask parents to check that all items are marked clearly with their your child's name in permanent marker.

Any items not collected will be given to the P & F Clothing Pool at the end of Term 3.

Please contact the P&F via pandf@sbccdow.catholic.edu.au with a list of your requirements and a contact telephone number and Tracey will contact you with availability.