Scholastic Book Club

The last day for ordering from the Book Club Magazine Issue #7 is Thursday, 31st October. As always, I will distribute these to students as soon as they arrive. Issue #8 of the Book Club magazine will be sent to us soon after. 

Don’t forget, you can mark an order as a “gift” and I will contact you directly to arrange collection ensuring your child remains unaware of the purchase. Happy Christmas shopping!

Scholastic Book Fair

Yes, our 2024 Book Fair is almost here! This year, we’ve extended it to being available for 8 days to give students and families ample time to browse and enjoy the selection.

We truly appreciate all purchases made, as every purchase helps us refresh our library with the latest books for our students.

Book Fair Sales / Browsing Times

Location - Gunya (The Basement)

Week 3:

Friday 1st November - 8:15am - 9am

Week 4:

Monday 4th November - 8:15am - 9am

Tuesday 5th November - 3pm - 4pm

Wednesday 5th November  - 3pm - 4pm

Thursday 6th November - 3pm - 4pm

Friday 5th November - 8:15am - 9am & 3pm - 4pm

Week 5:

Monday 11th November - 8:15am - 9am

Tuesday 12th November - 3pm - 4pm

Please support our school whilst getting your hands on the best new children’s books. Stock up early for Christmas! All donations made to our school will be gratefully received.

A Plea for Prayer

On Sunday, 13th October, the Parish of St Mary MacKillop, Oran Park, received the heartbreaking news of Fr David’s resignation as Parish Priest due to his diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). This news has deeply affected both the parish and school communities. As some of you may recall, St Justin’s Primary School is now led by Mr Colquhoun, who serves as Principal.

I strongly believe in the power of prayer and the importance of supporting not just our own community but the wider diocesan family. I humbly ask you to keep Fr David, as well as the parish and school communities of Oran Park, in your prayers.

Recently, Bishop Brian invited us to pray a special novena to St Mary MacKillop and Eileen O’Connor for Fr David. While the diocesan novena has concluded, our prayers need not end. If you feel moved to do so, please consider committing to a novena over any consecutive nine days. I know the Oran Park community would be grateful for your prayers and support so please hold Fr David close in your heart and prayers, trusting that God is always with us and always listening.

Best wishes to you all - 

Katrina Carroll

Library Administrator