News from Term 4, Week 3, 2024

Welcome to our newsletter for Week 3 of our final term for 2024. Our students are busy preparing and are beginning to work on their performances for our Christmas Carol evening. Here’s what else is news:

Class Update | Year 3/4 GB

As part of their Design and Technology assessment, our 3/4GB class has been researching their chosen Olympic sport to recreate out of alfoil. We’re very proud of their efforts and great design skills.

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SAVE THE DATE: End of Year Celebration

Jump Rope for Heart Update

This Friday we will complete our Jump Rope for Heart 5-week program. Thank you to all teachers, students and families who got involved with Jump Rope for Heart!

Congratulations to our students and families once again, for some amazing skipping and fundraising efforts! Our school has surpassed our target of $500, raising over $760 so far. this money will all go towards vital heart research and education programs. We have loved seeing so many smiling faces skipping for fun and in their fitness lessons.

Our Jump Off Day will be tomorrow – straight after the year 1MA assembly on the basketball court and we welcome parents/caregivers to attend. The Jump Off Day is the final day of our schools Jump Rope for Heart program. It’s a day when our students can have fun, show off the skills they’ve learnt and be acknowledged for their fundraising efforts.

Here’s our school leaderboard, congratulations to our top fundraisers! Keep up the skipping and thanks again for the hard work!

• Scarlett
• Noah
• Aidan
• Kaylee
• Tobias
• Ella
• Luke

Kind Regards,
Cristian Morgado

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School Calendar for Term 4

We continue to update our School Calendar with important events for Term 4. Please take the opportunity to regularly check our School Calendar throughout the term for information regarding:

• Pupil Free Days
• Graduation Dinner and Liturgy
• Year Level Litugy’s

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Years 3 – 6 | SACPSSA Athletics Carnival

The SACPSSA Athletics Carnival is on Wednesday, 6 November at the SA Athletics Stadium – Majorie Jackson Nelson Drive, Mile End – from 9.15am to 3.30pm approximately. The children will be travelling to and from the carnival by bus and there is a cost of $10.00 that must be paid using Qkr! (cash will not be accepted). The bus will depart St Thomas More School at 8.15am sharp and return at approximately 4.10pm. Permission forms have been sent home, and must be signed and returned by Monday, 4 November. If you would like any further information, please contact our Front Office.

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2025 School Fees Remain the Same

” It is at the heart of Catholic education that our schools are affordable and accessible to all”

We are pleased to inform our school families that there will, once again, not be an increase in school fees for the 2025 school year. If any family has financial concerns, we ask them to contact our Business Manager – Janelle Lieu on 08 7285 1500 or email finance@sttmore.catholic.edu.au to confidentially discuss additional support.

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