Term 2 Week 5 Newsletter 2025

Important Dates

Character Virtue:   H U M I L I T Y
What it looks like:   Humility is like being modest and not bragging about your achievements.  It's acknowledging that everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
What it means:  Humility is about being down-to-earth and not thinking you're better than others.
Why it is important:  Humility makes you a likable and respectful person.  It helps you learn from others and grow as a person.

From the Principal

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Week 5. 

Today is National Sorry Day.
It is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generation Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation. While this date is significant for the Stolen Generation and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it is also commemorated by Australians around the country. 

Kindergarten Enrolments 2026
Enrolment interviews for all new families begin today.
Enrolment interviews for siblings of current students will be held in a few weeks.
Younger siblings of current students commencing Kindergarten next year should have submitted their enrolment application by now.

The Primary Bathurst Diocesan Spelling Bee will be held in Wellington this Wednesday.
Best of luck to Bede, Lucy, Emma and Victor

Winter Uniform
Officially, the children are to wear their formal winter uniform after the June Long Weekend, but if your child is feeling cold, they may wear their winter uniform from the commencement of Term 2.

Sport

Rugby 7s - Well done to our Rugby 7s team, who made it to the semi-final stage of the Central West Rugby 7s finals. Thanks to Mrs Nuttall and Mr Fuller, who coached our team.

Best of luck to our AFL team, who are competing in the Central West AFL finals in Orange today.
Thanks to Mrs Sutcliffe and Mr Fuller, who are coaching today.

Religious Education

National Sorry Day
To mark this special day, each of our classes participated in a reflective prayer service to remember, taking time to reflect on why this day is so important to our Nation.

Year 6 Pre-Confirmation Retreat
Year 6 will attend a pre-Confirmation retreat at St John’s next Tuesday (Week 6).  During this time, we will be working with St. Pius and Mrs Burden from St John’s College as we prepare to receive the sacrament of Confirmation in early Term 3. 

Year 6 Religion Test
Every year all Year 6 students across the Diocese participate in a Year 6 Religious Education Test. This will take place on Wednesday, 18th June. 

2025 Sacraments
A reminder of important dates coming up for the 2025 Confirmation class: 
Confirmation enrolment Weekends are on the 18th/19th May and 24th/25th May. (Families need to attend one of the Masses over these weekends to enrol). 
Preparation Sessions are as follows. Families need to attend one session per week and are able to change times/days across the weeks.
These sessions are held at St. Brigid's Hall:

Week 1 - Tuesday 10th June @ 6.15pm, Wednesday 11th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 15th June @ 10am 

Week 2 - Tuesday 17th June @ 6.15pm, Wenesday 18th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 22nd June @ 10am

Week 3 - Tuesday 24th June @ 6.15pm, Wednesday 25th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 29th June @ 10am 

Confirmation Practice is scheduled for Tuesday, 22nd July @ 6.15 pm at St. Brigid's Church. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Rosie Hosking (Sacramental Coordinator) or myself at;
Rosie - sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au
Tim - t.keady@bth.catholic.edu.au

Diocesan Aboriginal Mass
We have been invited to the first Diocese Aboriginal Mass to be held at St. Brigid’s Church on Friday, 30th May.
All students who will be involved will receive further information via Compass later this week. We encourage our families to come along and celebrate this Mass with us and other Catholic Schools in our Diocese. 

ST. BRIGID'S PARISH - MASS TIMES: 
St Brigid's:  Saturday - 5pm, Sunday - 9am and Sunday - 5pm
St. Laurence's Church:  Sunday - 7.30am

Awards

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

HOUSE AWARDS:
Congratulations to the following students for gaining 10 points for
their Sports House for exemplary behaviour:

Attendance

School Fees

Community News

BIRTHDAYS:
Celebrating their birthday this week are:
Phoebe, Hugh, Ari, Albie and Cora.
We hope you enjoy your birthday!

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Congratulations to Emily Dickson and Joel Crowe on the birth of their son Huxley.
A little brother for Hudson (KB).

Help Me Help My Teen - This 2-hour event, based on Maggie’s latest book, is a reassuring, practical guide for parents, carers, and educators to help teenagers navigate adolescence and grow into confident, capable adults.

Maggie will provide clear and compassionate ‘what to do’ advice for some of the most difficult, sensitive topics – such as technology use, sex, drugs and alcohol, dropped school grades, school refusal, mental health and identity – and shows us how we can provide a safe and supportive environment for all our teens.

NOTE: Sensitive topics are discussed. Teens 13+ can attend with their parent/s or carers at their discretion. All attendees require a ticket.          

Canteen

MunchMonitor - We encourage all families to use the MunchMonitor online program for lunch orders. 

We Are Allergy Aware

Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. We want to do our best to keep those at risk, as safe as possible. We have several children at our school who have allergies to peanuts and tree-nuts.
It is important for the safety of these children that we ask that you don't send any nuts or nut products to school.
This includes foods such as peanut butter, Nutella, hazelnut spreads, trail mix or muesli bars/biscuits that contain nuts.

Please help us maintain the health and well-being of all our students by considering this information when packing lunches for your child.

We appreciate your support.

School Uniform