In Holy Week the Church remembers that Jesus, in being faithful to his mission, suffered and was crucified. We acknowledged the events of Holy Thursday as a school community today. 

Triduum is a word that means “three days.” The Easter Triduum begins on Holy Thursday evening, April 6, 2023, and ends on Easter Sunday evening, April 9. The Triduum is a total of three consecutive days from sunset to sunset. The three days of the Triduum are the most important days of the liturgical year.

On Holy Thursday, we recall Christ’s giving of his Body and Blood at the Last Supper.

On Good Friday, we remember that Jesus Christ suffered and died.

On Holy Saturday, we reflect and pray about Jesus’ death and then celebrate the Easter Vigil through special prayers and rituals.

During Triduum we hear the Gospel accounts of the Last Supper and the Passion of Christ. The Scripture readings during the Easter Vigil encourage us to meditate on the wonderful things God has done for his people from the beginning. 

We hope that the Easter break and upcoming holidays will be an opportunity for well-deserved rest and rejuvenation in preparation for a new school term. We wish you every Easter blessing as you celebrate with your family and friends. If travelling we pray that you will remain safe and we look forward to seeing you all again straight after ANZAC day.

Thank you for your support and engagement during Term 1.

As outlined in last weeks newsletter, the bell times are as follows:

8:45am - first bell 

2:55pm - final bell

3:00pm - car lines begin.

This is to maximise daily learning time. Students arriving after 8:45am will be directed to the office for a late note. Gates will not open before 2:55pm for dismissal.

Thank you for your support with punctuality and expectations around this.

Traffic and Transport around schools is a high priority for our school and Wollongong City Council. Please be assured that we share the priority for safety and are working towards an improved network for community members and visitors of all ages and abilities to enjoy.

A Safer Routes to School Working Group will be established with Council engineers, planners, Council’s Road Safety Officer, The Principal & a P&C representative. The role of this group is to inform the school community of existing road safety education programs and support schools with respect to transport around schools; to develop short, medium, and long term plans which improve safety around schools, promote public transport and encourage walking and cycling to schools. 

This initiative will be raised at our next P&C meeting to ensure that we have consistency and an agreed approach to transport planning around our schools.

We have some very excited and smart looking year 6 students who are proudly wearing their Good Samaritan Sports Polos. Many thanks to ACEIT Wollongong who were a pleasure to work with and very patient with our frequent requests and emails to fit and size 73 students.

With Thanks,

Catherine Hailstone