From the Principal's Desk:
Dear Parents and Caregivers of Good Samaritan,
Last weekend students from Good Samaritan joined together for the beautiful sacrament of First Holy Communion. This is such a special occasion and the children demonstrated a genuine excitement for the sacrament.
An occasion such as this requires a great deal of preparation and organisation. The children were extremely well prepared for the sacrament and I very much thank Mrs Jenny Jancetic and Mrs Louise Testa for the work they did in their classrooms. I would also like to thank Mrs Natalie Shelley for her work in overseeing the classroom preparation as well as the organisation of the Retreat Day and the mass at St John Vianney Co-Cathedral on Sunday morning.
Thank you also to our administration staff who assisted in many ways to ensure the day was well organised.
Our work with the Parish during this period was great. Thank you to Fr Bernard, Kevin Galea and Lisa De Paiva for their support and collaboration.
Good Samaritan has a ‘sister school’ in St Brigid’s Gwynneville. Both schools worked closely together in the preparation, communication and organisation of the sacrament. Thank you to Kathy Uroda and the staff of St Brigid’s.
If you had the pleasure of being at the mass on Sunday you would have enjoyed the wonderful sacred music that brought a very special element to the mass. We very much appreciated the talent of the musicians and singers who gave so generously of their time and talent. A special thank you to Mr & Mrs McCarthy who supported the singing practices leading up to the celebration.
Enjoy the week ahead,
Toni Sillis
Principal
Summer Uniform
The seasons are starting to change and, as is custom at GSFM, following Father’s Day (Monday 4 September) students are able to begin to wear their Summer uniform. This is always done at parents’ discretion based on the weather each day.
Thank you for supporting our Good Samaritan Uniform policy and expectations.
Father’s Day Celebrations
Father’s Day will begin with the Father’s Day Breakfast at 7:30am on Friday morning. This will be followed by a Liturgy prepared by Year 4.
Bring your money along for the P&F Father’s Day Raffle, tickets will be $5.
There are some great prizes to be won.
The P&F is requesting helpers for the day to help cook the BBQ breakfast from 7am, as well as for help on the Father’s Day Stall from 9am. Volunteers are encouraged to please add their name on the sign up sheet: https://signup.zone/fathers-day-breakfast, any and all help is welcome!
Father’s Day Stall
Father’s Day Stall is this Friday 1 September 2023.
This year the prices of the gifts will range from $2 to $10 per item.
No EFTPOS will be available.
PLEASE PROVIDE A BAG FOR YOUR CHILD TO CARRY THEIR GIFT HOME IN
Our inaugural school disco is next week on Thursday 7 September. We are still looking for a few volunteers to help set up and supervise the junior disco, as well as with serving our sausage sizzle. Please add your name to the sign up sheet if you’re available to help: https://signup.zone/school-
Prices for Disco Night:
- Sausage Sizzle $3
- Face Jewels $5
- Temporary Tattoos ranging from $2 to $5
- Lollies ranging from $1 to $4
Dont forget to RSVP your child in Compass and send $5 to the School Office before Wednesday 6 September.
A huge thank you to Miss Majesty for supplying the face jewels!
P&F Treasurer
I sincerely thank those who put themselves forward to take up the role of the Good Samaritan P&F Treasurer. Following a ballot on Monday evening, Corinne Cortese will hold the position until the next Annual General Meeting.
Screen Aware Week
Each term Good Samaritan holds a Screen Aware week throughout Week 7. We know that managing your child’s online environment can be challenging. This term we have put a 5 Day Online Safety Challenge out to our families. Across the week the children will be revisiting some online safety messages in their classrooms.
