APRE's Report
Dear Families,
Welcome to our fourth and final term of the year! This term, our Year 5 students will be preparing and delivering their leadership speeches, while we also look forward to welcoming our 2025 Preps during the Transition Days.
World Mission Month
October is a special time in the Church’s calendar as we celebrate World Mission Month, recognising the incredible global work of the Church and the commitment of missionaries, both religious and lay, who dedicate their lives to supporting children and communities in need across the world.
This celebration culminates on World Mission Sunday, which this year falls on Sunday, 19 October. It’s a day when the entire Church comes together to pray for and contribute to the vital work being done in mission areas.
At our school, we’ve made it a tradition to raise funds each year through various mission activities to support those in need. This year, we are having a Crazy Crocs, Socks and Hair Day on Thursday, 23 October. Children are to bring a gold coin donation. The contributions we collect will go directly toward helping those less fortunate, in keeping with the spirit of World Mission Month.
The Month of the Rosary
In the Catholic tradition, October holds a special significance as the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, one of the most cherished devotions in the faith. At the heart of this devotion is a focus on Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the pivotal events in the life of Christ. The highlight of the month is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, celebrated on October 7, reminding us of Mary's intercession and her role in guiding us closer to God.
Praying the Rosary is a meaningful way to celebrate this month, offering a moment of peace and reflection that allows us to meditate on the significant events in Christ’s life. It’s through this devotion that many deepen their relationship with God, finding comfort and strength in each prayerful mystery. This October, we are invited to embrace this beautiful tradition, reflecting on its importance in our faith journey.
Year 6 Rite of Passage
On the morning of Thursday, November 27, we will hold the Year 6 Rite of Passage. The event will commence with a Mass at 9:00 am, followed by the presentation of school awards and the official handover of student leadership to the incoming Year 5 leaders. Parents will receive a letter soon with further details and important information about the day.
Thanksgiving Mass – Thursday, November 27 at 9:00 am
At this time of year, charitable organisations invite the public to contribute to their Christmas appeals. At Our Lady of Lourdes, our last Mass for the school year is a Rite of Passage/Thanksgiving Mass, where we give thanks for all that has been and offer something to the poor.
Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Church, and we would like each child to bring a gift. Children are asked to bring the items listed, and representatives from the St. Vincent de Paul Society will collect and distribute them to those in need.
Each year, families from Lourdes School have generously supported this appeal, and once again, we ask for your cooperation.
Prep: Tinned/packet soup, pudding, cake mix, nuts
Grade 1: Tinned meats, including spaghetti, baked beans etc.
Grade 2: Breakfast cereals, grains (e.g. rice, spaghetti etc.)
Grade 3: Biscuits (sweet or savoury), fruit cakes.
Grade 4: Lollies, processed cheese, Christmas pudding
Grade 5: Tinned vegetables (corn, peas, carrots, three bean mix, beetroot).
Grade 6: Bottles (spaghetti sauce, cordial, jams, vegemite).
| Prep | Bathroom supplies e.g. soap, baby wipes, shampoo, conditioner soap dispensers, toothpaste, cotton wool balls, liquid bath soap, bubble bath, hand sanitizer. |
| Grade 1 | Non-perishable food items e.g. tins of canned foot (corn, beans, tuna, peas, carrots, mushrooms, asparagus, tomatoes, pineapple, peaches, apples), dried fruit. |
| Grade 2 | Breakfast cerals, rice, spaghetti, spaghetti sauces, tin tomatoes, tea towels. |
| Grade 3 | Christmas paper plates, Christmas wrapping paper, cake packet mix, garbage bags, Christmas lollies, cakes and puddings. |
| Grade 4 | Savour biscuits e.g. BBQ shapes, chicken crimpy, ritz, sao. Christmas puddings, bottles of olives, cocktail onions, gherkins. Soups e.g. french onions, tomato, chicken noodle (tins or packets). |
| Grade 5 | Teabags - loose leaf team, flavoured teas. Coffee, milo, quick, coco, sugar, condensed milk, pancake mixes, coconut, long life milks. Flours plain, self raising. |
| Grade 6 | Cordial, jams vegemite, sink sponges, micro fibre cloths, spray & wipe, soap powder/liquid. |
Children may bring these items to their class teacher or the office any time before 21 November.
God Bless
Moris Gori