Term 1 - Week 9
Prayer
Project Compassion - Lenten Prayer
God of our journey, we are all pilgrims of hope brought together by your love and your wish that we may all be one. We pray that in this Year of Jubilee, when we are called to greater justice and care for our common home that we may Unite Against Poverty. May we work in unity for the freedom of the oppressed and the renewal of creation. May our compassionate minds and generous hearts help bring about a world where all can live in peace. May our Lenten pilgrimage of fasting, almsgiving and prayer bring us closer to your loving heart. We ask this in the name of Jesus.
Amen
Pilgrams Of Hope
SPECIAL VISIT TO ST COLUMBA’S, YEOVAL!
In week 8, we were delighted to welcome CEDB Educational Officer Dane Fitzpatrick to St Columba’s Catholic Primary School, Yeoval! Dane visited our school with a very special gift - a beautiful banner that promotes the 2025 Jubilee, ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. This banner will serve as a daily inspiration, encouraging our school community to walk together as pilgrims of hope, bringing light and love to those in need.
Keeping the Beat at St. Columba's!
The students at St. Columba’s Catholic Primary School, Yeoval, have discovered the joy of percussion. Learning to keep a beat while exploring different percussion instruments, the students are making music with energy and enthusiasm.
My New Gallery
Parent Teacher Interviews - Term 2
Parent-teacher interviews will take place in Week 3 of Term 2.
These interviews will be able to be booked via Compass in the Conference section of your Compass Apps.
Bookings will go live in Term 2, Week 1, and an email will go out letting you know they are open.
Interviews are scheduled for 10 minutes. In light of our new English and Mathematics groups, our interviews will focus on your child's Mathematics and English progress and, therefore, will be conducted with students' relative teachers.
Infants - K-1 - Mrs. Beth Angell
Stage 2 - Years 2-4 Miss Jaimee Nixon
Stage 3 - Years 5-6 Mrs. Alyce Crean and Mr. Glenn Corben
School Lunch Orders
Week 9
Spaghetti Bolognese
Week 10
Chicken Burger
Lunch orders are to be ordered by via FlexiSchools.
Lunch order cut off 9pm Monday Nights
Important Dates - Term 1
Term 1 | Date | Event |
Week 9 | Friday, 4th April | St. Columba’s Cross Country |
Week 10 | Thursday, 10th April | Holy Week Liturgy - 9:30 am at the Church |
Week 10 | Friday, 11th April | Last day of Term 1 |
Important Dates - Term 2
Term 2 | Date | Event |
Week 1 | Monday, 28th.April | Students return to school - Term 2 |
Week 1 | Thursday, 1st May | Year 6 Preschool visit |
Week 1 | Friday, 2nd May | Pupil Free Day |
Week 2 | Monday, 5th May | P&F Meeting (5pm) |
Week 2 | Tuesday, 6th May | Dio Cross Country (Coolah) |
Week 2 | Wed, 7th May | CWA – School Speech Presentations (Year 3-6) |
Week 2 | Thu 8th & Fri 9th May | Christian Living Camp (Year 6) |
Week 3 | Catholic School Week | |
Week 3 | Monday, 12th May | Mother’s Day Liturgy |
Week 3 | Monday, 12th May | Parent Teacher Interviews |
Week 3 | Wednesday, 14th May | Parent Teacher Interviews |
Week 3 | Thursday, 15th May | Parent Teacher Interviews |
Week 3 | Friday, 16th May | Assembly - Catholic School Week Liturgy |
Week 4 | Tuesday, 20th May | Yeoval Show Day |
Week 5 | Wellbeing Week (No Homework and student Wellbeing activities) | |
Week 5 | Monday, 26th May | CWA - Year 3 (Orange) |
Week 5 | Tuesday, 27th May | CWA – Year 4 (Orange) |
Week 5 | Wednesday, 28th May | Primary Spelling Bee (St Mary’s Wellington) |
Week 5 | Thursday, 29th May | CWA – Year 6 (Orange) |
Week 5 | Friday, 30th May | School Assembly |
Week 7 | Monday, 9th June | Public Holiday – King’s Birthday |
Week 7 | Tuesday, 10th June | St. Columba’s School Feast Day |
Week 7 | Friday, 13th June | E.M.M.Y Athletics Carnival (Manildra Hosting) |
Week 8 | Wednesday, 18th June | Year 6 Religious Education Test |
Week 8 | Thursday, 19th June | Year 6 Religious Education Test – Catch-up day |
Week 8 | Friday, 20th June | Pupil Free Day |
Week 9 | Friday, 27th June | School Assembly |
Week 10 | Friday, 4th July | Last day of Term 1 |
St Columba's Cross Country
We are excited to invite you to our annual School Cross-Country Event on Friday, 4th April. The cross-country course is planned at the golf course/showground. Please see the course map attached for further details. The school gazebo will be set up at the starting line.
The school day will begin as usual, with students arriving at school for regular lessons. Please note the following schedule for the event:
8:55 am: Normal lessons
10:30 – 11:00 am: Early recess
11:00 am: Teachers and students will walk the cross-country course
12:00 pm: Races begin
1:00 pm: Return to school for lunch.
Parents are welcome to join us on the day to cheer on the children, offer encouragement, and assist with additional support and directions along the course.
If parents are available to cheer and give directions to children, please report to the school gazebo at 11:00 a.m. for important spots on the course.
We look forward to seeing you there for a fun and active day!
HOLY WEEK LITURGY 10th April 2025
Holy Week commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, marks the betrayal of Jesus on Wednesday, and climaxes with the commemoration of the Last Supper on Holy Thursday and the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday.
This year, Holy Week is in the first week of the school holidays:
- Palm Sunday – April 13.
- Holy Thursday – April 17.
- Good Friday – April 18.
- Holy Saturday – April 19.
- Easter Sunday – April 20.
The school will celebrate Holy Week events at 9:30 am, on Thursday, 10th April, in the Our Lady Catholic Church.
All parents, grandparents and families are invited to share in the celebration of Holy Week with the school.
Following our Holy Week Liturgy, we invite parents, grandparents and families to the school to enjoy morning tea with their children. Please bring a plate to share; coffee and tea will be provided.
Easter Celebrations
This will be followed by our school Easter Hat Parade and easter egg guessing competition.
To finish the celebrations the children will enjoy easter fun activities.
Thursday 10th April Outline
Holy Week Liturgy - 9:30 am at the Church
Morning tea - 10:30 am - 11:00 am (Please bring a plate to share; coffee and tea will be provided.)
Easter Hat Parade - 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Easter Fun Activities - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Easter Raffle
As a part of our Easter hat Parade Celebration, we would kindly ask if families could donate chocolates to go towards our Easter Raffle which is to be drawn at the conclusion of the Easter Hat parade on Thursday, 10th April.
Notes and Raffle tickets will be sent home with students on Monday the 24th of March. All raffle tickets and money need to be returned to school by 9 am on Thursday the 10th of April.
We will also be running an easter Egg Guessing competition for the Students. It will be 50c a guess and the winner will be announced on the 10th of April.
Thank you
Easter Hat Parade
Diocesan Spelling Bee
School Uniform List
