Dear Parents and Carers

A special newsletter to welcome the whistling winds and beautiful turn of the season. This cartoon from Michael Leunig reminds us of our responsibility to care for our environment and for each other, the best kind of ‘Special Forces’.

Talk of chutneys, mushrooms and jam is also a great introductiuon to our Stephanie Alexander

Kitchen Project starting this term. Year 5 will be planting and harvesting in our school garden,

to prepare and produce their own delicious food. This is the Pope’s Laudato Si in action in our school community, focused on responding to the cry of the earth, ecological economics, adoption of simple lifestyles, ecological spirituality and an emphasis on community involvement. Our Vision and Mission statement asks us to work together to contribute to a just and sustainable world, we are very excited to

see this opportunity become real for our students. The fantastic team of Anneliese Robinson,

Anna Sim and Jodie Donnelly have been working hard to lead this great project for our children.

An enormous thanks to our P and F who have provided start up funds to get the project underway.

We look forward to seeing all our mums, grandmothers and friends for our Mothers’ Day celebration next Friday, you will be blessed and celebrated at the liturgy, nourished at the morning tea and entertained at the Talent Quest.

Yours in partnership,

Laurinda Nelson