This week we see the end of school year. I was thankful to be able to spend some time with our graduating students on their river cruise and see them enjoying their last days of primary school. I look forward to seeing their many achievements in years to come.

Next Friday evening we will be having our school Christmas Concert. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather together and get into the Christmas spirit. The children have been busily preparing their dances and learning the moves to all of the songs. Reminder information about the evening will be forthcoming and I hope that you are able to attend.

Our ACM will take place on the 27 November in our school hall. The P&F will provide a light supper commencing at 6.30pm. We will start the ACM promptly at 7pm. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated.

This week our Interschool Athletics Team has been involved in two days of competition. Mr Bouffler has been busy training the students and they have performed extremely well. The team took out third place overall and was only a few points behind the winning school. Congratulations to the following students on their amazing achievements at Interschool Athletics:

• Year 5 Boy Champion – Michael
• Year 4 Boy Champion – Kulang
• Year 4 Girl Runner up Champion – Ella

Welcome back to the new term and the last for the year. I hope you managed to have some quality family time together and that your children are well rested for the busy term ahead. We are now in summer uniform and the children will have until the end of week two to have made the transition to the summer uniform. All uniform items can be purchased through Uniform Concepts at 30 Kembla Way, Willetton.

What a busy term we have had with both Athletics and Performing Arts events taking place and our children being involved in so many exciting activities. It has been wonderful to see children develop, show their talents and excel in their areas of interest during this time. It was particularly pleasing for our school to be presented with the Performing Arts Festival Shield for Christian Dance. I’m sure the children are ready for a well-deserved break after such an exciting and action-packed term.

Next week we have our school Athletics Carnivals. The Carnival is held over two days. Day one is the Field Events at Langford Oval on Wednesday 4 September for Years 4 to 6. Day two is at school on Friday 6 September for students in PP to Year 6. Detailed information will be sent home via SeeSaw from Mr Bouffler regarding the days. We look forward to seeing the children involved in a variety of events and showcasing their skills they have been developing in their Physical Education classes. I thank Mr Bouffler in advance for all his hard work in organising the carnival and preparing students for the events.

Next week we have children performing as part of the school choir in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival and our Dance Troupe will be performing the following week. It is fantastic that children get an opportunity to share their skills and talents in this format. Best of luck to all our children involved in the Performing Arts and a big thankyou to Mrs Christina Vinci who coordinates our Arts program and the staff and parents that have been assisting her. I look forward to the performances.

What an amazing couple of weeks we have had with many events taking place. Our Interschool Cross Country team came in second place and our Christian Dance Troupe performed at the Catholic Performing Arts Festival.

Welcome back to a new term! We have had a great start to the term and the children have all settled back into school nicely. I hope that you were able to attend our Parent Teacher meetings and gained further insights into how your child is performing at Sacred Heart.