Mary Immaculate Primary Newsletter

I hope you are all as well as can be expected. We are experiencing quite an increase in covid cases and urge everyone to continue to work towards keeping our community safe. Please remain informed by checking in with any updates through NSW Health.

As far as school news goes there is a lot to follow so I will be brief. However I would like to inform you that I did meet with our architect and facilities personnel from CEDP about our carpark issues. A meeting with a traffic related engineer firm is being scheduled and I will keep you informed as this progresses. In the meantime, I remind everyone that walking through the lower carpark area is completely unsafe and to be avoided at all costs. Safe parking is available in the top carpark where parents can escort their children down and up the augmented stairway. Kiss and Drop in the morning is an essential provision that everyone should use to keep their kids safe. In a time where the importance of personal responsibility has been reinforced by the need to adopt safe practices to avoid covid we should all be acutely attuned to our carpark responsibilities as well. 

With appreciation for your ongoing support, 

Stephen Dowd

Principal

Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta, have purchased a Lenten Program from the Diocese of Wollongong.Most Rev Brian G Mascord DD, Bishop of Wollongong writes:

"Here we are again, returning to the Lenten cycle, this time from the Lucan point of view. St Luke, throughout his Gospel, calls the disciple to identify with Jesus. He points out to us that Jesus is open and caring to those who are on the edge of society—the outcast, the widow and orphan. He recognises that we have, as we do, a dependence on God. Luke also challenges those who are proud and self-righteous. He calls the disciple to recognise the compassion and mercy of God present in every situation of our living. He calls the disciple to recognise the presence of God all around us.

Our real purpose in faith is to make Jesus known and loved throughout the world, but to do that, we have to reconnect with him. I hope and pray that our Lenten journey will be one where we reconnect and reinvigorate our call to go out and make disciples. To do that, we must first encounter Jesus and know him so that we can make him known to others by the lives we live. This is not an easy thing to do, but as we reflect upon the grace given to us by God, all things are possible."

I hope you can use this resource as part of your Lenten journey this year. They will continue to be a part of our newsletters as we make our way through Lent.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Helen Moore

Religious Education Coordinator

Congratulations to Aviel F, Danica D, Elena D, Dominic D and Heleni M and Jayden M  who were commissioned as Junior Altar Servers at Mass, 26th February. May we keep them in our prayers as they grow to love and serve the Lord as an integral part of our Parish community.

Mrs. Helen Moore

Religious Education Coordintor

Congratulations to all our students who competed at the Diocesan Carnival on Friday 11th March! 

It is an outstanding achievement to make it through to Diocesan and we are extremely proud of your efforts. 

Good luck to our students who have made it though to represent Parramatta. Go MIPS! 

As always, thank you to all parents and staff for your support on these incredibly busy days. You are valuable in keeping our school community close and strong!

Payment for Instalment 1 2022 fees are due by Wednesday, 16th March 2022.

If you have changed details, eg. new address, email or phone number, please let us know in writing by using the “Change of Details” eForm in the Skoolbag app.

Please refer to the detailed information that was enclosed with your school fee statement for further payment options if you require a payment plan. You can set up the payment arrangement via  https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/Our-Schools/School-Fees and selecting “flexible payment options”. 

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact myself on 02 9933 7800 or email imac-qkhlfees@parra.catholic.edu.au.

Liz Padlan

Senior Finance Officer