Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you to all members of our school community who made our 'Family Fun Day' such an entertaining, fun and successful event. To 'Family Fun Day' team - Wayne Rohoseink, Sarah Foster, Fiona Lally and Kelly Saveski, your work is greatly appreciated. Thank you also to the support of the teams of parents and grandparents for their organisation and time. We are very privileged to be part of such a giving and dedicated school community. 

Due to the numerous donations, generous sponsors and purchasing of tickets and items on the day the P&F were able to raise $18 000 which will support the ongoing wholistic learning needs of our students.  

Tomorrow evening and Sunday morning we celebrate the Sacrament of First Holy Communion with many of our Year 3 and 5 students, along with children from the wider Corrimal community. Thank you to Father Patrick, Mrs Herring, staff and Catechists, Kelly Glen and Anna D'Acunta who have supported both the students and parents in preparing and celebrating this Sacrament. It is a very special and memorable time in the faith development of these children.

In relation to staff, we would like congratulate Mrs Jenny Westblade on announcing her retirement from St Columbkille's after 25 years. She has predominately taught Physical Education K-6 supporting our students in their fundamental skills and movement, and sharing her love of the outdoors and sport with them. Mrs Westblade a giving, caring, compassionate and highly respected staff member, who will be greatly missed by us all. We wish Jenny and her family all the very best and look forward to seeing her in a casual teaching capacity here at St Columbkille's next year and beyond.

We also congratulate Mrs Chloe Tighe, Mrs Natalie Shelley and Miss Erin Steep on their new staffing appointments for 2020. Mrs Tighe has been appointed to a Permanent Classroom Teaching position at St Pius - Unanderra, Mrs Shelley to the leadership position of Religious Education Coordinator at Good Samaritan - Fairy Meadow and Miss Steep to a Temporary Full-time Teaching position at Nazareth Catholic School - Shellharbour.  It is wonderful news for Chloe, Nat and Erin. Well done.

We are currently finalising staffing and classes for 2020. Our team along with their class placings will be announced in the Week 8 Newsletter.

Thank you to our staff who are currently working on completing Semester Two reports which will be available via Compass on Thursday 5 December. These reports will be a genuine reflection of the learning and efforts of our students over the course of Semester Two.

Wishing you a brilliant couple of weeks and looking forward to seeing you throughout this time.

Take care. 

Mr Brad Colquhoun - Principal