Lest We Forget: The Ode of Remembrance They shall grow not old,  as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them,  nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.   On Monday 27th of April, we gathered as a school to acknowledge ANZAC Day and recognise the sacrifices of many in their service to our country.  Our memorial service is one way to teach students about some of our history as well as providing an opportunity to participate in this highly respected tradition in Australia and New Zealand.   Thank you to the many families that purchased an ANZAC badge that Year 6 student David F was enthusiastically selling over the last few days!  Well done to David for displaying wonderful civic duty.  

On Thursday 26 February, eight students from St. Christopher's competed in the Highbury Schools District Swimming Carnival. Six schools competed in this event. The following students competed in their age group in the 50m freestyle; Amira Abdul, Lincoln Archibald, Sophie Desperles, Mikayla Leung, Marlow Tran and Pennie Tran. Alexander Archibald competed in both the 50m freestyle and breaststroke. Well done to all of these students who competed valiantly. Special mention to Marlowe Tran (first place) and Mikayla Leung (second place) who will represent our school at the Division level next week.

It was wonderful to see so many families at our Welcome Picnic Last Friday.  What a great way to start the beginning of the school year and an opportunity to meet the new families joining our community.  We had an ice cream truck, games and plenty of fun for all the children and the adults too! We would like to thank Shane Daveron and Natalie Banks for coordinating the games, Danika Rait and Adele Nittoli for supporting the logistics of the event and the Parents Association for their effort to organise and run the picnic.  A great time was had by all.  

After four years at St Christopher's School and a stellar career in school administration, Tracey Atkinson from our office has decided it is time to call an end to her career.  Tracey has been a wonderful asset to our school.  Her dedication to her job, how well it was done and how she created efficient processes in the office is only surpassed by her generous and caring nature for our students, families and staff. We wish Tracey well in retirement as she navigates the challenges of letting go of her connections here and her important role. Tracey has been a key reason for our community being made to feel welcomed and valued.  This has been through her ability to build strong relationships and provide quality service to all.  During this time St Christopher's has nearly doubled in enrolments which would never have happened without her welcoming manner and astute attention to detail. Tracey tells me that whilst she is excited about moving into retirement she is sad to be leaving our wonderful families and especially the delightful children she encountered everyday here. From all at St Christopher's THANK YOU Tracey and best wishes.