Dear Parents and Carers

How lovely it was to welcome many "mums and special people" to our Mums and Muffins mornings last week.  We hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day on Sunday with their families and there were perhaps some breakfasts in bed without too many crumbs.

Catholic Education Week 2025

St Clare's will celebrate Catholic Education Week with a number of special events commencing Friday 16 May, 2025

We will hold a Twilight Open School on Tuesday 20 May at 3.30pm, where parents, grandparents and families are invited to visit the school and the student’s Learning spaces.

This year’s Catholic Education Week theme is, Pilgrims of Hope to align with the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope proclaimed by Pope Francis, inviting communities to reflect on the significance of hope and faith in their lives. Our school will be helping to spread the message of ‘hope’ in our community as part of Catholic Education Week.

Members of our staff will be attending a Leadership Mass to celebrate and recognise outstanding service and excellence of staff and students in Catholic education in our Diocese at St Francis Xavier College in Beaconsfield on Wednesday 21 May. We will also have our school choir performing together with students and staff

Our school will be helping to spread the message of ‘hope’ in our community as part of Catholic Education Week

As well as our participation in Catholic Educaiton Week, we have a numberof other actvities happening next week. There is a Foudantion to Year 2 Assembly on Monday 19 May at 2.30pm.  On Monday our Year 6 students will be involved in a Billycart Making Incursion.  On Tuesday our Year 2 students will enjoy a ride on Puffing Billy, we hope the weather remains good for them. The St Clare's Choir will be attending rehersals at SFX on Tuesday in preparation for their performance at  the Diocesan Leadership Mass on Wednesday 21 May. The week ends with our Year 5 students going on excursion to Old Gippstown in Moe.

We remind our Catholic Families  to check the information in this newsletter for those wishing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year.  The process has been changed slightly so we ask you to ensure you read this information which has also been emailed to families.

2026 Enrolments

We are now processing enrolments for 2026.  If families have younger siblings who are due to commence school in 2026 we are now taking enrolments and ask you to submit these forms now so they can be included in the first round offers which will be sent out in June.

District Cross Country

Congratulations to all who competed in District Cross Country last week.  And good Luck to the following who will represent St Clare's at the Divisional Cross Country on Wednesday 28 May - Amity Yr 4, Olivia Yr 5, Alexia Yr 6 , Phoebe Yr 5, Lacey Yr 5 and Charlise Yr 6

Please note due to a clash the Grandparents morning will not be held on Monday 19 May as planned.  It will be rescheduled to another date.  Once the new date is confirmed we shall advise everyone.