Newsletter May 6th, 2025
- Weekly Prayer
- Mother’s Day Stall - Thursday 8th May
- Mother’s Day
- Head Lice
- School Uniform
- Inform & Empower
- Hot Lunches
- Whole School Prayer/Assembly
- St Brigid’s Parents & Friends Committee
- School Counsellor/Pastoral Care
- NCCD Parent Information Sheet
- Enrolments are open
- Preschool Story Time at St Brigid’s
- Key Dates to Remember
- Birthdays
- Gordon & Bungaree Parish News
- Community News & Events
- SZapp Mobile Application - St Brigid's communication in one place!
- Change of Details
Luke 1:46-49, also known as the Magnificat, is a beautiful song of praise that Mary sang to God after she received the news that she would give birth to Jesus. In this passage, Mary expresses her joy and gratitude for God's mercy and faithfulness, and acknowledges the great things that God has done for her.
As we approach Mother's Day, Mary's words in the Magnificat take on a special significance. Mary was chosen by God to be the mother of the Messiah, and her faith and trust in God's plan serve as an inspiration to mothers everywhere. Like Mary, mothers are often called upon to make sacrifices and to face difficult challenges, but their love and devotion to their children reflects the selfless love of God.
This week we look forward to acknowledging and celebrating the amazing women and special people who gently shape and guide us. Wishing our mothers and special people in our lives a very happy Mother’s Day on Sunday.
St Brigid's Primary School Ballan wishes to acknowledge respectfully the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, work, learn, play and gather.
On Thursday 8th May, our P&F will be facilitating a Mother’s Day Stall. On this day, children are invited to bring $5 to school to purchase a gift for their mothers, grandmothers or special people in their lives.
A big thank you to Jo Muldeary and Hayley Plageman for organising and facilitating our Mother’s Day Stall.
This term, we are delighted to invite mothers, grandmothers and the special women in our lives to join us for our Mother’s Day Breakfast and Liturgy on Friday, 9th May.
Our celebration will begin with breakfast at 8:30am in the Gathering Space for mothers, grandmothers and special friends. This will be followed by a Liturgy with the children at 9:00am at St Brigid’s Church.
Please note that, due to limited space, children will not be attending the breakfast and should be dropped off at school from 8:30am as usual.
Recently we have had cases of head lice reported in our school community. While head lice are not harmful, they can spread easily, so we encourage all families to take a few proactive steps.
Please check your child’s hair regularly for any signs of head lice or nits (eggs). If you find any, we recommend beginning treatment promptly and notifying the school to ensure that we can monitor the situation. For guidance on treatment and prevention, please consult your pharmacist or healthcare provider.
We have now made the transition to winter uniform. Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct winter uniform daily.
Children are required to continue to wear the correct sports uniform each Tuesday and Wednesday. Given the nature of Physical Education lessons, on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s children can wear either correct sports shorts/skorts or track pants.
If you have any winter tunics or navy trousers you would like to sell, particularly in smaller sizes, please contact the school office.
The St Brigid’s winter uniform consists of the following:
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Delivery: Community Webinar Presenter: Martin McGauran & Carley McGauran Date: Thursday May 15th Time: 7.30pm (90 mins) |
Please register using the following link:
Hot lunches will take place each Friday via the online ordering system - Spriggy Schools on SZapp.
Volunteers
We have re-introduce a roster looking for volunteers to help prepare and serve lunches on each Friday. Ideally 2 helpers are required.
If you are available to help out on a Friday between 11.30am-1.00pm please contact the school office with your dates (valid Working with Children Check is required).
The children really enjoy hot lunches and this can only happen with the help of volunteers!
Term 2 Roster:
| Date | Helper 1 | Helper 2 | Helper 3 |
| 9 May 2025 | Rhiannon Breguet | Niccole Le Feuvre | Brooke Simpson |
| 16 May 2025 | Verity Mc Lucas | Megan Wells | Elsa Bonnet |
| 23 May 2025 | Rhiannon Breguet | Elise Jreige | Brooke Simpson |
| 30 May 2025 | Sarah Pandur | Meghan Loft | |
| 6 June 2025 | Student Free Day | Student Free Day | Student Free Day |
| 13 June 2025 | Verity Mc Lucas | Rhiannon Breguet | Elise Jreige |
| 20 June 2025 | Elise Jreige | Jo Muldeary | Brooke Simpson |
| 27 June 2025 | Rhiannon Breguet | Nicole Le Feuvre | |
| 4 July 2025 | Elise Jreige | Sarah Pandur | Brooke Simpson |
Please find below an updated menu.
Whole School Prayer/ Assembly will continue to take place on a fortnightly basis at St Brigid’s Church on Monday afternoons from 2:30pm.
Term 2 dates:
- Monday 12th May, 2025 @ 2:30pm - Foundation C facilitating
- Monday 26th May, 2025 @ 2:30pm - Year 2/3M facilitating
- Monday 23rd June, 2025 @ 2:30pm - Foundation A facilitating
Our next P&F meeting will take place on Monday 2nd June from 3.15pm - 4.00pm in our school Library. An active P&F committee allows families the opportunity to play a valuable part in providing social and fundraising activities. Please attend this meeting if you are interested in joining our P&F committee. Any help would be greatly appreciated as all funds raised contribute to resources and materials to support your children in their holistic development.
Suzanne Beaver will again be at St Brigids every Tuesday this year.
Suzanne is available for individual sessions with children. Common issues addressed are managing strong emotions, self esteem, friendship issues, anxiety, and family challenges such as illness, grief and separation.
Suzanne is also available for individual sessions with parents. Topics can include a range of parenting challenges, i.e. managing strong emotions, school reluctance, helping your child form strong friendships, and helping your child to navigate family separation.
Suzanne can also assist you in finding the right external support for your child and family.
This is a great service provided right here at school. Please don't hesitate to contact Suzanne with any concerns you might have. Contact Suzanne by phone on a Tuesday or by email any day sbeaver@sbballan.catholic.edu.au.
You can also access the service through the office or your classroom teacher.
All of the timetabled events (to date) for the school year can be found on our school calendar which can be accessed through PAM and via this newsletter.
2025, Term 2
| Thursday 8th May |
Mother's Day Stall |
| Friday 9th May |
Mother's Day Breakfast & Liturgy Cross Country event |
| Monday 12th May |
Whole School Assembly/Prayer 2:30pm Foundation C facilitating |
| Thursday 15th May |
SEED Experience Day - Year 5 Inform & Empower Community Webinar 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 20th May |
LFBF - Day 2 |
| Wednesday 21st May |
SAC Meeting 4:30pm |
| Monday 26th May |
Whole School Assembly/Prayer 2:30pm Year 2/3M facilitating |
| Monday 2nd June |
Parents & Friends Meeting 3:15pm |
| Friday 6th June |
Student Free Day |
| Monday 9th June |
King's Birthday Public Holiday |
| Monday 23rd June |
Whole School Assembly/Prayer 2:30pm Foundation C facilitating |
| Friday 4th July |
Last day Term 2 - 2:20pm finish |
May 11 - Adelaide Loft
May 11 - Alice Loft
May 11 - Roczen Mead
May 12 - Alyssa Muldeary
May 13 - Heidi Edwards
May 15 - Scarlett Tatchell
May 17 - Ash Arthur
May 20 - Ailie Ogrowsky-Sharp
May 20 - Violette Ogrowsky-Sharp
May 22 - Freddie Lynch
May 29 - Amelia Borg
SZappp Mobile Application is a fantastic way for communicating and making information or resources available to our St Brigid's school community.
Please follow the instructions in the below guide on how to install the SZappp and register an email account for communication.
