Dear Father in heaven,
We thank you for our School, our families, our friends and our environment.
Help us make our School a better place, by being more like St Brigid, who loved, helped, cared and shared.
Thank you for all the people who do things for us.
Bless us all today and everyday. We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ, our lord. Amen
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FAREWELL TO MR WYSS
This morning the St Brigid’s School Community had the opportunity to farewell Mr Greg Wyss after 11 years of outstanding leadership at our school We wish him all the very best as he embarks on his well-deserved retirement. It was wonderful to see many members of the school community come along and join us in farewelling Mr Wyss.
PRE PRIMARY NATIVITY ASSEMBLY
This morning our Pre Primary students performed the Christmas Nativity Play. They reminded us of the importance of the Christmas message and that Christ is at the centre of not only the upcoming season but also our school faith community.
VOLUNTEERS’ MORNING TEA
During 2017 we have had many people who have given their time to come and assist us in many ways around the school. We are very appreciative of all this help. A morning tea will be held on Tuesday 5 December commencing at 9.00am to say thank you for the assistance we have been given this year.
STUDENTS LEAVING THE SCHOOL
Families who are leaving St Brigid’s Primary School at the end of 2017 and who haven’t notified the school are requested to write to the Principal as soon as possible. This allows the school to plan for next year’s classes and new enrolments.
ANNUAL COMMUNITY MEETING
Thank you to the many parents and staff who attended the Annual Community Meeting, on Wednesday night. It was tremendous to see so many people make the effort to come along to this meeting to hear the reports from both the School Board and P&F Association. I am sure that all present would agree that both the School Board and P&F Association have been extremely busy and productive over the year.
Parents in attendance had the opportunity to hear about future developments within the school, the focus areas and curriculum initiatives. The feedback from parents has been that this information was most worthwhile and valuable.
It was also fantastic to see the large contingent of staff present at the meeting. Thank you for this support and level of interest.
STAFFING 2018
It is with some sadness that we will be saying farewell to some long standing staff members at the conclusion of the 2017 school year. Mr Mike DeSouza will be pursuing other opportunities outside education. Ms Kelly Brown has accepted another Finance Officers role in another catholic school. We will have the opportunity to officially farewell these staff members and others mentioned in previous newsletters at our end of term thanksgiving mass on Friday 6th December.
TERM DATES
Term 1 will commence on Wednesday 31 January 2018.
Easter Holidays will commence Friday 30th March 2018 and conclude Tuesday 3 April 2018.
As yet, an end date for 2018 for students from K - Yr 6 has not yet been confirmed. We will keep you posted.
Wishing you all a wonderful week.
God Bless,
Velma
ST BRIGID’S NATIVITY CRIB
With Advent nearly upon us, we look forward displaying our large Nativity located near the Canteen. Fr Benny will bless our Nativity Crib on Tuesday at 10.20am. This is a wonderful and unique tradition of our St Brigid’s School and one that really helps our children to ‘see’ the real meaning of Christmas, Christ’s birth and promise of peace.
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2018
Year 3 RECONCILIATION – Tuesday 20 March 2018 (5.00pm)
Year 4 FIRST EUCHARIST – Sunday 10 June 2018 (11.00)
Year 6 CONFIRMATION – Friday 14 September 2018 (6.00pm)
Commitment Mass Weekend - Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 February 2018.
(For ALL children who are making any of the sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and/or Confirmation).
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CHRISTMAS TOYS & NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DRIVE
Over the next two weeks we are asking the children to bring in non-perishable food items as a gift that can be donated to the St Vincent De Paul Christmas appeal. In the past, St Brigid’s School Community has responded to this need very well indeed.
SPRING NETBALL
Saints 1 5.30pm Court 6
Saints 2 4.30pm Court 6
END OF YEAR CONCERT
A reminder to all parents that our End of Year Concert will be on Thursday 30 November 2017 commencing at 6.30pm. Listed below will be the costume requirements for all classes:
Kindy: Agadoo
Bright colours + lei around neck
Pre Primary: Madagascar
Students can wear any animal clothes/ onesies/ animal ears
Year 1: Ninja Rap
Green top + black sash (shoulder to hip) and black bandana. Black pants and black shoes.
Year 2: Live Louder
Yellow top, any fun/ beachy bottoms and sunglasses
Year 3: We Will Rock You
Red top preferably sleeveless. Black bands arounds wrists (can use black material and tie around wrists). Any denim bottoms, if children have ripped jeans even better.
Year 4: Pop
Black track suit pants, white top, blue jumper tied around waist, black cap, footwear: runners/ joggers
Year 5: AM to PM
Girls: hair in pony tail, pink top, black leggings
Boys: white shirt, jeans
Year 6: Thriller/ Heads Will Roll Mix
White ripped top that has been dirtied and red paint over to represent blood. Can wear any bottoms as long as they are ripped and ragged.
Colours must stay within dirtied white, grey and black. Hair teased and students can do own face makeup/ paint with scars/ fake blood etc. As zombie-ish as possible!
St Brigid’s Parents and Friends Association
In the interest of sustaining P & F activities, we hope to introduce Class Representatives for each year group in 2018. This will allow for the 'load' to be spread throughout the school community and encourage more participation in school activities. It will also help to develop a sense of community within the families at each year group level and provide more opportunities to provide feedback to the School's Leadership Team.
At least one representative per year is required, however, two representatives per year is encouraged. We would like you to consider this role and nominate yourself at the AGM next Wednesday evening. Nomination forms were sent home with the eldest child today.
Class Reps are voluntary positions that provide an invaluable point of contact for parents in the year group. The Role of a Class Representative is:
• Attend (or provide reports/updates to) monthly P & F meetings to represent the views of their year group
• Communicate meeting outcomes back to their year group
• Welcome new families to the school
• Help organize and promote social and fundraising events for the wider school, year or class (including ticket distribution and collection of money on occasions as required) Event organisation may be allocated to one or more year groups, for example the athletics carnival coffee and cake stall may be run by 1 or 2 year groups, with guidance from the P & F Executive.
If you have questions regarding the roles please contact Emma (0432 896 213) or Karryn (0409 293 198) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Attend (or provide reports/updates to) monthly P & F meetings to represent the views of their year group
ST BRIGID'S COOKBOOK PRE-ORDERS
Next week a form will be sent home with information about how to pre-order cookbooks. These books will be a lovely addition to any family kitchen and wonderful gift for Christmas.
CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SALE
Christmas cards with embedded seed paper inside are available to purchase from the front office - a pack of 4 cards is $6. There are 2 pack designs.
Inside each card is a special Christmas tree made from seed-embedded paper which can be planted to grow Australian Native, Swan River Daisies. The seeded paper is permitted in all Australian states and territories. We recommend checking quarantine restrictions for the destination country if sending overseas (this is fairly easy to check online).
If you can't attend the office please contact Emma on 0431 896 213 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
CHRISTMAS GIFT STALL - TUESDAY 28 AND WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER
We will again be selling Christmas gifts and decorations for family and friends. Items will be priced from $1 to $8.
Students will be given the opportunity to attend the gift stall with their class on either Tuesday 28 or Wednesday 29 November. If you would like your child to purchase a gift please send in a small amount of money and hand to the class teacher.
After the classes have visited the stall it will be open for parents and carers before and after school, if we have enough helpers.
TISSUE FUNDRAISER
A reminder to return your tissue fundraising money or unsold tissues to the green P&F box in the front office.
We still have a number of tissue packets left so if you are able to sell additional packets, please contact Karryn on 0409 293 198 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
STUCK ON YOU NAME LABELS
If you are looking to order name labels check out stuckonyou.com.au (for more than just labels). Orders placed will earn our School 20% commission if you use the code: STBRIGIDSPRIMARYMIDDLESWAN at the checkout.
This is an on-going fundraiser so don't forget to keep it in mind when you are doing your back-to-school orders.
Thank you for your on-going support!
Kind regards, Karryn & Emma
St Brigid’s P&F
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Monday 27th Nov S Thomas
Tuesday 28th Nov H Vranjes
Wednesday 29th Nov M Vidot
Thursday 30th Nov H Vranjes
Friday 1st Dec L Petersohn
GREG'S FAREWELL
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE
THIS WEEK AT HELPING HANDS
NEW STAFF
Hi families! I regret to announce that our assistant Raelene Brown has suddenly had to leave our helping hands family due to urgent family Circumstances. We wish her the best and apologise for any disruption this unexpected leave may have cause our families. Melanie has been working round the clock to ensure our routines and support to parents are maintained and that your children are able to thrive throughout the rest of the term with lots of fun Christmas activities and socialized independent play. Qualified Educator Varsha from Arbour Grove primary school will be filling in for the afternoons as the 2nd educator until the end of term alongside Coordinator Melanie.
Over the summer holidays Melanie will be collaborating with Helping hands Managers to find the perfect permanent assistant for the start of term 1 2018.
SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Helping hands head office and services are closed from the 22nd Dec 2017 to 07 Jan 2018.
As the end of term School holiday’s approach we are focussing on assisting families with finding a Helping Hand’s vacation care location near you. Our vacation care services at St. Brigid’s unfortunately haven’t been well utilized and is again on hold for term 4 holidays.
Our closest locations for helping hand vacation care are:
Dawson park primary school in Forrestfield.
Hillcrest primary school in Bayswater.
We do apologise for the inconvenience this decision may cause for anyone.
If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact our central office on 1300 612 462 or our regional operations manager Jacinta Lydiate on 0432 335 324
QUALITY AREAS
Element 6.2.2 Current information is available to families about community services and resources to support parenting and family wellbeing.
Element 5.1.2 Every child is able to engage with educators in meaningful, open interactions that support the acquisition of skills for life and learning.
JOIN THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY VOLUNTEER FAMILY
St Vincent de Paul Society is seeking people to join their volunteer team. Your efforts will help to support their good works, such as the provision of bedding, clothing and food to those experiencing hardship, and providing shelter for the homeless. In turn, you can enjoy a range of benefits proven to be associated with volunteering, such as an increase in well-being, happiness, health and longevity! There a number of diverse, interesting and stimulating roles available, at a range of locations, on a range of different time commitments. To name a few, you could try your hand at sorting material donations, providing customer service in our retail stores, assisting truck drivers to collect donations, assembling furniture and helping with store displays. To find out more or to express your interest, call Sarah on 6323 7531 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
MERCEDES COLLEGE
Early in 2018, Mercedes College will commence interviewing Year Five students who are due to start Year Seven in 2020. If you are considering enrolling your daughter at Mercedes and have not yet requested an information pack, please contact Mrs Julie Lamb on 9323 1340 as soon as possible. Further information about enrolments is available on our website, www.mercedes.wa.edu.au.
VACSWIMEnrol your children now in VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays.
With swimming pools and beaches a part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children learn how to swim and are safe in the water is a must for all families.
Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim in lessons run at pools and open water venues across the State. VacSwim is for all children – from beginners through to advanced survival, rescue and resuscitation.
Your children can learn to swim for just:
• $7.00 per child for a five day short program
• $13.00 per child for all other programs.
It's even cheaper if you have three or more children:
• $18.00 a family for a five day short program
• $35.00 a family for all other programs.
To find out more about VacSwim and to enrol online please visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming.
WAAPA Summer School 2017/2018
This summer The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) is again offering an exciting school holiday program for students in years 4 to 12. The Summer School includes classes in dance, drama, acting, screen performance, music theatre and of course, how to perform Shakespeare. For information about the fantastic courses on offer please visit WAAPA Summer School or contact Gabrielle Metcalf at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 9370 6775.
Fun Station Midland
Is now offering a Vacation Care Program
We are CCB AND CCR Approved so you only pay us the gap.
Our care hours are 6.30am to 6.30pm.
We provide breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
Our program will include excursions and daily regular outings.
Please contact our friendly staff on 9250-6634 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further information
