FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK:
Dear Parents and Carers of Good Samaritan,
As we enter this third week of Lent, the readings form last Sunday remind us of God’s love for us, soon to be witnessed in the suffering and death of Christ Jesus.
In last Sunday’s Gospel, we saw Jesus sweep away the buyers and sellers from the Temple, which should be revered as the house of God. We are reminded that it is through Christ’s suffering and death that salvation will come, and the power and wisdom of God will be revealed.
This week, we can pray for all those areas of the world where places of holiness and sanctuary are debased and de-valued. We pray too, for all people who are prevented from worshipping openly, and from practising their faith in freedom.
AWARDS
From Week 7, you will notice some changes regarding awards.
Firstly, we will now hand out the 2 class based Merit Awards and the 1 class based Values Award at each Friday Assembly. The names of students who have received these awards will be added to the newsletter of the following week.
Mrs Jancetic, our Creative Arts teacher, and Mrs Olima, our PE teacher, will distribute one award each per class in Weeks 5 and 10 of each term to award students who have achieved or participated well in these two Key Learning Areas.
Save the Date
We are hoping to hold a Working Bee on Saturday 16th March from 8:30am - 12:30pm. In order to tidy up our school environment, we are hoping to prepare some garden beds, do some planting and paint some of the areas around the school. If you have a particular interest or skill that might come in handy, or are able to donate any resources, please let us know by contacting the school office via email or phone.
A COMPASS event will be set up early next week to provide more information and gather numbers expected.
In order for the work to be done efficiently and safely, I ask that this be a ‘parents only’ event.
GSFM OPEN DAY:
https://enrol.gsfmdow.catholic.edu.au/open