Dear Parents, Grandparents and Carers,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff for their dedication and commitment that they have shown to our students, parents, grandparents and to each other throughout the year. To our parents and grandparents who generously give their time to provided the extra care and support our students need across many areas, a sincere thank you. It was great to celebrate this support with you at last Friday's 'SCC Helpers Thank you' afternoon tea. We greatly appreciate all that you do in making our school community so special and unique.

Last Wednesday we formally acknowledged Year 6 on the occasion of their Graduation with a Liturgy, and the presentation of awards in the Monsignor Downey Hall. The Year 6 Graduation is a significant time of gratitude and celebration, as well as a time to acknowledge the students and their families for all that they have contributed to our wonderful school. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Father Patrick and Father Geoff, Mr Ryan Park, our Staff and the many parent helpers across Years Five and Six, for their support, both in preparation and on the night itself. We wish our Class of 2019 every sucess and happiness moving into the future.

There are a number of families leaving our school community at the end of the year. I take this opportunity to thank each of you for your contribution during your time at St Columbkille’s. I hope that you take with you many fond memories and I wish you much happiness for the journey that lies ahead. You will always be part of us here at St Columbkille’s.

Thank you to the following families: (6 Blue) Bosevski, Butler, Disibio, Duggan, Frizell, McIntyre, McPhee, Panagiotidis, Panetta, Payne, Schmidt, Simon, Sweeney, Walton, Waters and Zielinski; (6 Gold) Disibio, Giannetti, Good, Kelly, Lesile, Lim-Corby, Mullard, Short and Singh families.

Congratulations to the following Graduation Presentation Year 6 Award recipients;

Monsignor Downey Faith Award – Ciara Dorin 

Anthony Devlin Citizenship Award – Emy Ryan

Ebony Giraldi Learning Award – Macie Simon

Hon. Sharon Bird MP Book Prize Award – Lucas Disibio and Logan Bosevski

Keira Leadership Award (Hon. Ryan Park MP) – Felicity McIntyre.

The following students have been elected by our staff and their peers from Year 4 & 5,  for the following student leadership positions for 2020. I would also like to acknowledge and commend the Year 5 students who nominated themselves for these positions. Congratulations to the following students:

SCHOOL CAPTAINS & VICE CAPTAINS

School Captains:    Emma Lumsden & Lucas Dubowski          

Vice Captains:        Alessandra Ezquerro & Samuel Morrisey  

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

Matilda Bailey, Joelle Bates, Zara Srbinoski, Harper Fursey, Olivia Otsyula, Emily Sharman, Tahlia Capocchiano, Isaac Fielding, Lucas Cooper, Taje Dorrington

SPORT CAPTAINS

Downey:    Isabella Oliver & Indiana Dalton

Joseph:      Maddison Wood & Oliver Ibrahim 

MacKillop:  Billy Collyer & Noah Smart

McCabe:     Lukas Srbinoski & Liam Pleace

LEADERS OF COMMUNITY

Cameron Munn, Xavier Palermo, Ellie Cram, Evelyn Ritz, Jasmine Whiddon, Lucas Tortorici, Mia Akhurst, Jay Giblett, Elayna Elston, Lucas Sharman, Tayler Humphries

LEADERS OF FAITH

Steven Porter, Lucy Baggio, Niceisha Manago, Neave Hurley, Sophia Kordalis, Robert Banfield, Jake Walsh

LEADERS OF LEARNING

Levi Hart, Saxon Cappellin, Kaden Drady, Mira Cameron, Alana Mauroplous, Riley Locke, Tyler Karhof

 LEADERS OF CELEBRATION

Max Baumeister, Ellie McCormack, Kobe Carter, Jed Petre, Gabriela Ramirez, Riley Holl, Wil Malcolm

Enviro Ninjas:

Isaac Fielding, Ellie Cram, Samuel Morrisey, Niceisha Manago, Sophia Kordalis, Neave Hurley, Riley Holl, Liam Pleace, Emma Lumsden, Cameron Munn, Indiana Dalton, Lucas Cooper

I would like to wish all families a safe, joyous, fun-filled and Holy Christmas. Enjoy the holiday break with family and friends. I look forward to seeing you again in 2020.

Take care,

Mr Brad Colquhoun - Principal