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- PARENTS & FRIENDS COMMITTEE - PIE DRIVE
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Newsletter 3 - Term 2 - Week 6
Thursday 29th May 2025
Website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Mrs. Michelle Charlton
Email: principal@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
The weather has definitely changed on us now, with the wind and rain happening. We certainly need our coats, scarves and hats in the mornings.
Pie Drive
Don’t forget our wonderful Parents and Friends are currently running a Pie Drive. Orders close on Wednesday 4th June and need to be made via CDFpay. A reminder that when ordering via CDFpay you should receive an email confirmation of your order and payment once you have completed.
Foundation 2026 Enrolments
Just a reminder that 2026 Foundation enrolments are due in by Friday 4th July 2025. Acceptance letters will be sent out early next term so that families and the school can start to prepare for the transition program in Term Four. If you are a current family of St Gabriel’s please ensure you complete your forms prior to this date.
Enrolment forms are available via the office or our school website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
New Soccer Goals
This week we have taken delivery of our new soccer goals. Stay tuned to our next newsletter for a photo of them. Well done to the SRC for bringing this idea to me. Shout out to our fantastic Parents & Friends group who have supported the purchase of these goals from their fundraising efforts
Confirmation
Congratulations to our 17 confirmation students who will be receiving this sacrament on Friday with Bishop Greg. May you be filled with the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Important Dates to Remember
Friday 30th May - Sacrament of Confirmation
Tuesday 3rd June - 5/6 Winter Sport District Competition
Thursday 5th June - Regional Cross Country
Friday 6th June - Student Free Day
Monday 9th June - King’s Birthday Public Holiday
Tuesday 10th June - 5/6 Swimming begins
Kind Regards
Michelle Charlton
Congratulations to Billie S and Lucy C from Y6 Blue who completed a 2 day leadership workshop with Ms Greer and the team from The Stand Up Project. The students attended theory sessions looking at :
1. psychological phenomenon and theories to explain group behaviour,
2. mental health data from the Latrobe Valley area focusing on the impact of bullying on the victim, offender, teachers and parents,
3. Strategies for safely and effectively combating bullying in schools and wider community
The students collaborated with students from 7 other schools to then create lesson plans so they could go and deliver this valuable information to their school community to promote UPSTANDER behaviour. Furthermore, Billy and Lucy were part of a group that presented to members from the Latrobe City Council about how we could develop community awareness to reduce bystander and increase upstander behaviours. Our St Gabriel’s students were pushed out of their comfort zone and embraced the challenges they were presented with. The students say they are ‘looking forward to working with Ms Greer and a small team of peers to present their new knowledge to St Gabriel’s and helping make our school an even better place for positive friendships and respect to grow’
Leanne Greer
Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader
SEEN - The Film
If you are a parent, looking to better understand and connect with your child/ ren and are not afraid to take your own personal reflective journey, please read the following advertisement promoting the documentary, SEEN. It is showing in Warragul on the 15 th June, so don’t delay, book your tickets today.
https://kinema.com/events/Seen-The-Film-dedeii
| Bodhi Ferguson | Soham Mehta | Havannah Leys |
| Gus Ford | Seth Connaughton | |
| Emmett Watterson | Christian Russell | Rylee Bilyj |
| Brayden Josraj | Jesse Connolly | Maggie Love |
| Astrid Gruis | Ava Galea | Jermion Thekkumpuram |
| Millie Auteri | Zara Byrne | Evie Lane |
| Cooper Galea | Avah Paulet | Robert Harding |
| Jayden Padula | Eve Wilson | Max Spence |
| Chisom Anyanwu | Hollie Jennings | Darcey Campbell |
CLASS MASS
Families are warmly welcomed to attend our weekly class mass, held in the school multipurpose room at 9:30am.
Entry is via Gate B which will be unlocked at 9:15am on the day.
Sign in/out is set up at the multipurpose room/chapel for your convenience.
The class mass dates can be found on our dates to remember calendar in the newsletter.
St. Gabriel's Primary School is a child safe school. We are committed to embedding a culture of Child Safety, adhering to the Victorian Child Safe Standards: Managing the Risk of Child Abuse in Schools and School Boarding Premises (Ministeral Order No. 1359).
We believe that ensuring the safety of the students in our care is an integral part of who we are as a Catholic faith community. The school acts in accordance with the Ministerial Order through policies, procedures, measures and practices, staff training and, ultimately, through the strategies used in working with the students and families within our school community.
We continue to maintain and develop a safe and supportive learning environment where staff are focused on engaging students in meaningful, relevant and challenging learning experiences.
If at any time you have any issues or concerns you feel you need to raise please contact our Principal: Michelle Charlton or our Child Safety Officer: Alison Phillips 5174 5515.
If you have recently updated your WWCC please provide a copy of your new card to the office at your earliest convenience.