St Bede’s Primary School - Braidwood eNewsletter

17 June - Tuesday - is School Photo day! Children will need to be in full Winter uniform. No sports uniform or joggers! All Orders and information are available on Compass. Any issues with ordering please contact MSP photography (Canberra) on 02 6255 9208.

Date	Event	Start Time	Location
17 June	School Photos	9am	St Bede's School
20 June	NR Athletics		Goulburn
24-27 June	Parent & Teacher Interviews	TBA	School
27 June	Souper Hero Day
30 June	Reports onto Compass
3 July	Breaking of the ground - new playground	TBA	school
3 July	NAIDOC week Liturgy	9 am	School Hall
3 July	Last day of Term for Students
22 July	Students return for Term 3

Please keep an eye on ourFaceBook page for the latest happenings around the school. StBede'sFaceBook page

2025 Term Dates

Term 2 – Tuesday 29 April – Thursday 3 July
Term 3 – Tuesday 22 July – Thursday 25 September
Term 4 – Tuesday 14 October – Thursday 18 December

We are currently in the process of conducting interviews for Kinder 2026.

If you have a Kinder child turning 5 by July 31, 2026 and are considering sending them to St Bede's, or you know of a family that is interested in enrolling at St Bede's, please either contact the office for more information OR lodge an online application as soon as possible to ensure a position in Kinder.

link for online enrolment here

If you are coming into the school outside of drop off and pick up times you are required to report to the office and sign in. It is important that we have a record of all visitors to the school.

Please be mindful of what containers you send to school with your child. Please do not send ring pull cans (like the lids on small tuna cans etc.) or glass containers as these present a cutting hazard to children. Please open the can at home and place in a plastic container.

We would ask that soft drinks are not sent to school with your children as we do try to encourage a healthy alternative like water.
If your child is unwell, please place their absence through the Compass Parent Portal App. There is no need to then notify the office once you have placed it into the Compass app.

School Counsellor

Currently we are without a school counsellor and Marymead are continuing to look for a replacement for us. Meanwhile parents can still complete referrals via the below link, and where possible support will be via their telehealth system.

Referrals can be submitted here

https://mccg.my.site.com/housing/s/school-referral-form

School fees for Term 2 are now overdue for payment. Any families who haven't paid their Term 2 school fees, prompt payment is appreciated. Please note that reminders and debt letters will be sent out next week.

Any families who are struggling to pay their fees are asked to contact the office to put arrangements in place.

Dear Parents

Introducing a new way to pay your school fees, with the Commonwealth banks BPOINT facility.

There will be an email sent to parents, tomorrow, with the offer to sign up for this facility.

Please note that the link will only last one week before expiry.

Any questions please contact the school office.

Upcoming RE dates for you diary

Super Hero Day - Friday 27 June 2025
NAIDOC week Liturgy - Thursday 3 July @ 9am in the school hall

St Bede’s Parish Mass

Today Kinder and Year 5/6 attended our weekly Parish Mass. This will be the last weekday Parish Mass until late July as Fr Sijo will be on leave. Our Saturday Mass will continue at 5pm as normal with a rotation of Priests covering our Parish. We wish Fr Sijo a safe and restful break!

All students should now be in full winter uniform.

At St Bede's we are very proud of our students uniform, it is what identifies us within the community of Braidwood, and it is important that the uniform is worn correctly. This includes all students wearing ties, black shoes, hats or navy/black beanies, long sleeved shirts, blue trousers or tunic. Students wearing the winter tunic should be wearing navy blue tights, no leggings permitted. Winter jackets need to be navy blue. There should be no variation on the school's uniform - the uniform policy can be downloaded via the attached link or copies of the uniform policy can be found in the school office.

St Bede's Uniform policy

Also a reminder that all uniform items should have your child's name, this makes it easier to return lost items to the correct owner.

* CHANGE for week 8 - Full Winter uniform on Tuesday 17 June for school photos - thank you

Library days for Term 2 are:

Wednesdays - Kinder, Years 2, 3, 4
Thursdays - Years 1 & 5/6

Please remember to bring your library bag and any books to be returned on these days!!!!!!

Unwell Students (Cough, runny nose, fever,vomiting,diarrhoea etc.) If your child is unwell please keep them at home. If your child has vomited the night before, please keep them at home, even if you think they are okay. The NSW Health guidelines suggest that students who have vomited and or diarrhoea should be kept at home for 48 hours to help prevent the spread of illness through the school. Please see the guideline from NSW Health regarding vomiting.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Factsheets/viral-gastroenteritis.pdf

We appreciate your co-operation in this matter.

St Bede's is a Nut Free school

St Bede's is a nut free school - This mean that students should not bring anything containing nuts to school, this includes Nutella, Peanut Butter and any other nut butters as we have several students who are highly allergic to these items.

The sharing of any food, lollies or confectionery is not encouraged.

At St Bede's canteen is run every 2nd Monday. The running of canteen is dependant on volunteers - we require at least 2 parent volunteers per canteen.

Please see the roster below - if you are able to help please contact Brenda, Trish or the office to have your name added.

If canteen is cancelled your child will need to bring their own lunch, as per a non canteen day.

Please consider volunteering for Canteen in 2025

If you have any questions about what is required to help on canteen please contact Brenda on 0438 275 032 or Trish on 0412 889507 or 02 48422027.

Please note that any parents volunteering for canteen must have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC). WWCC can be applied for through Service NSW (link) applying for a WWCC. Once you have received the clearance please send a copy of the email + your date of birth to the office as the clearances are checked.

Date
Monday 16 June	Kristie W	Helpers Wanted
Monday 30 June	Kristie W	Helpers Wanted

Please see our updated menu below:

Canteen_Menu_Pricelist_8_May_2025.pdf

Kinder	*Mae*	*Jamie*	*Sunny*
Year 1	Evie	Matilda
Year 2	*Bella*	*Bronn*
Year 3	*Miguel*	*Alexis*	*Jasmine & Elna*
Year 4	*Harry*	*Eleanor*	*Ben*
Year 5/6	*Jake*	*Aadrika*	*Sam P*

Kinder

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5/6