Newsletter October 21st, 2025

Dear Members of our St Brigid’s Community,

On Sunday, we joined the global Church in celebrating World Mission Sunday — a special day dedicated to reflecting on and supporting the mission of spreading God’s love and hope throughout the world.

The theme for 2025, Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples, reminds us that through faith, compassion and action, we are each called to share hope with others — both within our own community and beyond.

World Mission Sunday invites us to pause and reflect on our shared mission as followers of Jesus: to bring light, peace and love to those most in need.

As we reflect on this special day, we might ask ourselves:

How can I be a missionary of hope in my everyday life?

Who in my life or community might need a message of hope right now?

What small actions can I take to make a positive difference in the world?

May World Mission Sunday inspire us all to live with open hearts and to share God’s love and hope wherever we go.

Have a wonderful week,

Jayne Bosworth

'Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made.'

Excerpt from St Brigid's Prayer

Today I share the news with you that Pam Sharpe will be retiring at the end of this year.

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Pam  for the time, effort and care she has contributed over the past 17 years at St Brigid’s. Pam’s commitment to our students and her support and advocacy of our beautiful school has been greatly appreciated.

Pam has had such a positive impact on so many – staff, students and families alike – and will be greatly missed. We are truly grateful for all Pam has brought to our school and I wish Pam every happiness as she begins a new chapter.

Each year, teachers undertake the work of creating class groupings for the following year and many hours are spent on this task. Please be assured that teachers use their professional knowledge of students and their professional knowledge of what is best for each individual child when considering groupings. In assigning students to classes, teachers are asked to consider various factors.

Parent/Carer 2026 class requests of a serious nature, need to be emailed to Jayne - jbosworth@sbballan.catholic.edu.au  prior to Monday 27th October, 2025. Please note that requests are not guaranteed.

Requests submitted after this date will not be considered.

Our next P&F meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd October 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.

Hot lunches will resume this week and take place each Friday via the online ordering system - Spriggy Schools on SZapp.

Volunteers

We have re-introduced a roster looking for volunteers to help prepare and serve lunches on each Friday. Ideally 3 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 4 Roster:

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 4 dates:

Monday 27th October, 2025 @2:30pm - Foundation C facilitating

Monday 10th November, 2025@ 2:30pm - Year 2/3M facilitating

Monday 24th November, 2025 @ 2:30pm - Year 1S facilitating

We have only a few boxes of Cadbury chocolates left at the school office for just $60 each. Each box is packed with a tempting selection of treats—perfect for sharing, gifting, or indulging yourself!

All funds raised go directly towards supporting our school community. Please return all money asap.

Let’s make this fundraiser a sweet success! Grab your box today and help us spread the chocolatey joy!

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.

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.

Loreto College invites prospective families to come along to their upcoming Open Morning and Year 7 2027 Information Evening. Open Day is perfect for those families who haven’t toured the College before. At the Year 7 2027 Information Evening, learn more about Loreto life, the future of learning at Loreto College and meet our College Leadership Team and key staff. This evening is for Year 7 2027 (Year 5 Students) prospective parents/carers and students. Please note that availability is limited for both events.

KEY DATES and links:

Open Morning – Thursday 23 October 2025

Year 7 2027 Information Evening – Tuesday 28 October 2025 

Year 7 2027 Application Closing Date – Friday 6 February 2026

For further information, please visit our enrolments page at https://loreto.vic.edu.au/loreto-education/enrolment/ 

https://www.ballarat.catholic.org.au/parish/gordon

Welcome to St Brigid's Primary School's Parent Access Module or PAM.

PAM is the home of your school related, student information and will be used for medical profiles, excursion/camp permissions, parent teacher interviews, absences, text notifications and daily messages.

Please follow the instructions below to set up your account.

Step 1:
You will need to set your own access password. To set your password click on the link below. This will take you to the PAM login page. Click on the 'Forgot Password?' link and follow the prompts.

PAM Login

Step 2:

Download the SIMON Everywhere app to access PAM on your preferred
device/s. Search 'SIMON everywhere' in the app store and download. Once
downloaded, click on the 3 lines in the top left corner, click on 'add school',
select 'St Brigid’s Primary School' then enter the login details that you set up
for PAM in Step 1.

Step 3:
Please complete the medical profile for each of your child/ren and upload any action plan if applicable. Please Note: It is the parents/guardians' responsibility to update their child/ren's profiles, to inform the school of any changes. This profile will be the main school medical reference for camps and excursions. 

If you are experiencing any difficulty with the setup process, please contact the office.