Term 1 - Week 7

Prayer

Feast of St Patrick

We celebrate St Partick's Day to commemorate Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and, by extension, celebrate the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. We honour the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick, who was born in the fifth century. He's credited with converting the Irish to Christianity, establishing several churches and carrying the legend of using a shamrock to explain the Trinity Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.

The Children looked fantastic in all their green on Monday, 17th of March. We celebrated with a feast of teats deliciously made by all the teachers. All funds raised will go toward the Project Compassion Campaign. 

Céilithe - A traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing Gaelic folk music, either at home or a larger concert at a social hall or other community gathering place.

St Patrick's Day 2025

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Feast of St Joseph

Saint Joseph's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Joseph or the Solemnity of Saint Joseph is a day dedicated to Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and stepfather of Jesus Christ, celebrated on 19 March.

This year St Columba's was proud to host the Feast of St Joseph. With so many guests coming to visit our beautiful school we set to prepare. We travelled to the Yeoval Community Hall to celebrate Mass with all our friends from St Joseph's Molong, St Joseph's Manildra and St Joseph's Eugowra as we needed more room, with over 240 Students and Teachers attending and community our beautiful church was not going to be sufficient. We returned to school where students broke into smaller groups to participate in various activities such as Crafts, Sports, Nature Dancing and Cooking planned and put together by all of the amazing teachers and the CEBD RE team. 

For our Feast we had a massive sausage sizzle with poppers and zooper doopers for all. Thank you to all the parents for coming in and cooking up a storm it was a tremendous effort Thank you.

St Joseph's Day 2025

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NAPLAN 2025

St Columba's - NAPLAN Schedule

Sport - Last week of Swimming

This week will be the last week of our swimming program. 

Week7 – Friday, 21st March (11:30 am - 1:00 pm)

Students to bring:
Swimmers and rash shirt, goggles (if required), sunscreen, floatation device (if required) and towel.

Diocesan Swimming Carnival

On Tuesday, 11th March, Ryan, Morgan, Preston and Will traveled to Dubbo Aquatic Center to participate Diocesan Regional Swimming Carnival. All the boys swam amazingly in their races and the relay unfortunately they will not be moving on to state, but they should be so proud of all there amazing effort. We as a school and community are so proud of them.

2025 Relay Swimmers

School Lunch Orders

Week 7
Chicken Wraps

Week 8
Pin Wheel

Week 9
Spaghetti Bolognese

Week 10
Chicken Burger

Attendance

Schools in partnership with parents are responsible for promoting the regular attendance of students.
While parents are legally responsible for the regular attendance of their children, schools monitor regular attendance daily, including part and whole-day absences, as a consequence of their duty of care and legislative requirements. 

If your child is sick, parents or carers are required to explain the absences of their children from school promptly. An explanation for absence must be provided to the school within 7 calendar days of the first day of any period of absence. When a school becomes concerned about a student's attendance, staff must address the student's learning and support needs with their parents or carers. Above a 90% attendance rate is legally required at all times.

Please contact the school if you have any concerns about your child's absences, we are here to work with you and support your child to achieve the best possible outcome.

Important Dates

Pupil Free Day

St Columba's Cross Country

Cross-country running is a sport that pushes your limits and rewards resilience. Unlike track running, it takes place on natural, often challenging terrain, including hills, grass, and even mud, making it a fantastic way to build strength, endurance, and a love for the outdoors. Whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out, cross-country offers a unique and enjoyable way to challenge yourself and experience the beauty of nature while pushing your physical and mental boundaries

We have planned for our School Cross Country event to take place on Friday, 4th April 2025.

More information will be sent home in the coming weeks.

So get your running shoes on and start training.

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

Community Information

Wellington Dance Academy

Wellington Dance Academy

Now Accepting new Students

Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical/ Contemporary classes

Girls & Boy Classes from ages 3 and Up

Enquires can be made by.

Phone- 0499 686 996

Email: danceacademywellingtob@outlook.com