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25.01.2022 A big thank you to the families who have generously donated to our St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. If you would still like to donate we would be very grateful for your support. We will be accepting donations until the end of the week. 'I am because we are' Families are invited to donate the following items for St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. Children can place in the white baskets outside the classrooms ... Prep - Picture storybooks Year 1/2 - Colouring book and pencils/crayons/textas Year 3/4 - A novel suitable for primary aged children Year 5/6 - Christmas items (bonbons, table/house decorations, Christmas lollies, Tree decorations etc) See more

24.01.2022 MISSION FAIR -FRIDAY 4th DECEMBER Throughout the term, the Year 5/6 students have been interpreting and creating advertisements to market our upcoming Mission Fair.

24.01.2022 Get Active staff update... Our staff have walked 1272kms in 2 weeks as part of our Get Active challenge. We are only 128kms off our goal of walking the distance to Adelaide and back. With two weeks to go we might aim for another 1400kms. Do you think we can do it?

24.01.2022 We said farewell to our year 6 class of 2020 tonight. A mixture of emotions were on display this evening from students and staff - we felt proud, sad, happy, nervous and excited as we wished this cohort of special people the very best and said goodbye! The formal elements to the evening such as speeches, powerpoints and the capturing of 7 years of memories will be made available to the year 6 families. Special thanks to the teachers and staff for all their efforts to make the night special and memorable. Thanks also to the year 6 families for your partnership over the 7 years - they made it!

24.01.2022 There is an elf in our classroom.... It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas

23.01.2022 Our 3/4 classes have been focusing on the Health Care workers in our community and spreading HOPE this Christmas by sending posters and cards of thanks. Ms Rae's class sent a poster to Baxter 5(COVID ward) @ Geelong Hospital, where Erin's (Year 3AR) and Marcus's (5/6BB) Mum Tash works. They were very excited and proud to receive the following email and photos. Hi Andrea,... Many thanks for allowing the 3AR class to do posters for our ward on Baxter 5(COVID ward) @ Geelong Hospital. The staff were very touched by your thoughtfulness and greatly appreciated the posters! They are taking pride of place in our staffroom. I have added a couple of photos. Many thanks once again Natasha Reid and all the staff on Baxter 5

22.01.2022 Tomorrow our Year 6 children will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. Their Prep buddies made beautiful cards to help celebrate this special time.

22.01.2022 Year 5 are just chilling this morning before an afternoon full of dancing and fun.

21.01.2022 On the 23rd of February the I Sea I Care ambassadors went to the Queenscliff Marina with St Mary's Primary. We met a lady named Mandy and all her crew members who are in charge of the Moonraker Dolphin Swim program. Before getting on the boat we were fitted with wetsuits and snorkels and we saw a seal swimming around. We called him Bazza. At the first location, we stopped at we snorkeled and saw lots of different fish and four seals. The water was clear and the seals even joi...ned us when we were snorkeling. At the second location, there were around 40 seals. Most of them were sleeping but some were moving around. Seals can sleep for up to 20 hours. We headed back to the Marina where Mandy showed us a collection of bottle caps that we handed in to be recycled. The bottle caps can be turned into reusable items such as clipboards, magnets, and rubbish bins. We had an awesome time and have already begun talking about ways in which we can help our environment in the future. By Saya and Lily.

20.01.2022 Sacraments Update As you are aware, the current situation with the Covid-19 pandemic has prevented us from gathering in the church for the celebrations of First Eucharist and for Confirmation. The recent lift of restrictions to the Third Step - Coronavirus Road to Recovery remains as follows:... religion - outdoor religious gatherings for up to 10 people plus a faith leader, places of worship open for private worship for households or social bubbles, plus a faith leader. Therefore at this stage, it is not possible for us to plan and inform you of specific dates of when these will occur. We will inform you of any changes and when the reception of Sacraments is likely to take place as soon as we are able. Have a great holiday

20.01.2022 Stella, dressed in yellow and reminding us today, and everyday, to check in on our friends and family! Thanks for checking in on us Stella.

19.01.2022 The Rice Village residents loved the beautiful Nativity Scenes from our Prep children.

19.01.2022 Please return library books to school to enable staff to finish EOY stocktake.Please return library books to school to enable staff to finish EOY stocktake.

19.01.2022 Here is a message from the Italian Leaders to the school community. We hope you are having fun practising Italian during home learning.

18.01.2022 MISSION FAIR UPDATE Over the term the Grade 5/6 students have been creating businesses and products to raise money and awareness for the Barwon Health Shaka Up Campaign. On Friday 4th December the businesses will be open to the student community with items for sale from 50c to $2. Sadly, due to Covid procedures, parents and families will be unable to attend this year.... In order to reduce waste and promote sustainability students attending the Mission Fair need to bring with them a carry bag for their purchases. Some of the products to purchase are badges, necklaces, pots, bracelets, key chains, t-shirts, socks, bath fizz, reindeer candy cane. The money raised from the Mission Fair will be donated to Barwon Health.

17.01.2022 Sacramental Evening A very big thank you to all the families who attended our Zoom meeting tonight. We were blessed to have the very engaging Rev Dr Elio Capra as our presenter. Elio presented the Sacraments in a very tangible way, with a touch of humour.

16.01.2022 Week 9 Please see an outline of the Week ahead, Week 9. A few things to remember: ... - Tomorrow (Monday 7th) is a Device Free day. - There are a number of free online webinars on this week. Please see our previous Facebook posts for details of these. -Please check the Family Communication email sent on Friday (4th) for details about the Holy Spirit School rock rainbow. -This Thursday is R U OK? day. We will be supporting this in different ways across the school. Your child's teacher will give you more information about this. Please reach out if you are not ok. See more

16.01.2022 2021 Class Parent Representatives We are looking for 2021 Class Parent Representatives. An expression of interest form will come home this Friday 4th December. Please email [email protected] if you are after more information about the role. I am part of this community because we are all part of this community.

16.01.2022 Looking out for your teens Mental Health Headspace Geelong have an upcoming webinar on December 8th for parents and carers focusing on looking out for teens mental health and providing skills and strategies to assist in doing that. Event link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/geelong-covid-19-parent-and

16.01.2022 Raffle ticket books will be sent home with children next week.

15.01.2022 Holy Spirit Rock Rainbow. More information will come out about this in the Family Communication email sent tomorrow but we are aiming to make a beautiful, colourful rock rainbow in the front garden at school. We are encouraging students to paint a rock and then take a walk, ride or drive past school and add it to our rock rainbow. We have allocated colours to Year Levels to try to get an even spread of colours (Prep, Red- Year 1, Orange- Year 2, Yellow- Year 3, Green- Year 4..., Blue- Year 5/6, Purple) Fingers crossed the rain does not wash the paint off our rocks!

14.01.2022 Week 5 Term 1 Monday 22nd - Parent Representative ZOOM meeting 5pm Tuesday 23rd - Family Sacramental Evening ZOOM meeting 6:15pm (Year 3, 4, 5, 6 celebrating Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation) Wednesday 24th - Foundation Rest Day Thursday 25th - Lunch orders due... Friday 26th - Walk and Talk on school oval 8:15-8:45am Lunch order day Have a great week!

14.01.2022 On Holy Thursday, Jesus shared his last meal with his disciples. He knew it would be his last meal. Jesus was going to die. That was God's plan for him. After the Last Supper, Jesus went to a special garden to pray. While he was there, some soldiers came. They arrested Jesus. The next day was Good Friday. On Good Friday, Jesus was put to death. Jesus died on the cross. This week our Prep children re-enacted The Last Supper.

13.01.2022 REMINDER (Please refer to email letter sent on 10/2) Family Faith Formation Evening for the Sacraments (For all families of children celebrating Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation this year.) On Tuesday, 23rd February the school is hosting a ZOOM meeting Family Evening on the Sacraments, presented by Fr Elio Capra. Elio has a wealth of experience in working with families, schools and parishes. He is a very engaging, funny and entertaining speaker. ... This is an important opportunity to deepen our understanding of the Catholic sacraments, and will also support families talk about and support the sacramental program. Elio will focus on Reconciliation- the sacrament of healing, Eucharist and Confirmation- the sacraments of initiation. It is an expectation that a parent or both parents, will attend the online session with your children. Families will be sent out an enrolment sheet after the workshop. There are a few questions we ask families to respond to, which Elio’s session will support. Please return it to your child’s enrolment form to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday the 26th of February. The workshop will take place online Zoom meeting (Please find the link below) https://divinity.zoom.us/j/82337428712 Elio has requested that you leave your camera on during the zoom meeting, but mute your microphone. However, Elio would love input from families so please feel free to contribute by taking your microphone off mute when you do wish to speak.

13.01.2022 Year 6 Confirmation Thank you to all the families who returned their Confirmation card information sheet. If your child has not returned the form could you please return it TOMORROW

13.01.2022 Congratulations to Jackson who has been raising money for the M.S Readathon. We are pretty proud of him. He has raised $1100 and completed 20 books (nearly all of them were chapter books!) An absolutely amazing effort. What a Superstar!!

13.01.2022 Congratulations to Caitlin & Chris on their wedding yesterday. The Holy Spirit community wishes you both a lifetime of love & happiness xx

13.01.2022 Dear Families, Please read this week’s family communication, which has been emailed to you as NO-REPLY. Take careDear Families, Please read this week’s family communication, which has been emailed to you as NO-REPLY. Take care

13.01.2022 Dear Families, This week’s communication has been emailed to you via the Parent Portal, PAM.Dear Families, This week’s communication has been emailed to you via the Parent Portal, PAM.

12.01.2022 Adventure Park Fun for our Year 6 students.

12.01.2022 Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week 31st August - 4th September A HUGE shout out to our amazing Learning Support Officers. We appreciate everything they do to support the learning that happens at our school. A big thank you for all the help they are currently providing to support our children of Essential workers.

11.01.2022 Wishing all our Confirmation Candidates all the joy, happiness and success in their lives - both in their faith in God and in their pursuits in life! Special thanks to Fr Minh, Bern Boxer (REL) and staff for their support and efforts to bring together this spiritual milestone. CONGRATULATIONS!

10.01.2022 Rex is grateful for the many acts of kindness. Special mention to Sienna and her mum for their kindness and generosity. Rex is counting down the days to when you are all back

09.01.2022 Congratulations to Jude on winning the Holy Spirit Cup and Brigidine our overall winners of the Athletics Carnival

08.01.2022 Congratulations to our golfing superstar Paige (Year 5) on receiving the "Wendy Tottenham junior pennant perpetual trophy award at the Curlewis Golf Club. Paige will represent Geelong this Friday at a tournament in Ballarat. We hope you have a fantastic tournament Paige!

08.01.2022 Get Active staff update.... After 1 week the Holy Spirit School staff have collectively walked, run or ridden a whopping 626kms. Our goal of Adelaide and back looks sure to be smashed if we can keep this up. Have you seen any of the staff out keeping active? Give us a wave if you do! With more nice weather forecast this week it is set to be another big one. This Sunday 13th of September a number of our staff are participating in the Virtual SPAN Suicide Awareness Walk. Have a look at the details of this community awareness event. https://www.spangeelong.com

08.01.2022 Please read the information below about a video that is spreading via social media channels including Tik Tok and Instagram involving a live suicide.

07.01.2022 Please see the details of this free webinar being hosted by St Joseph’s College.

06.01.2022 We're walking to Adelaide and back (virtually) For the month of September the Holy Spirit School staff are trying to keep active and get moving. We are aiming to collectively walk, run or ride 700kms which is about the same distance as it would be to drive to Adelaide and another 700kms to get home again. We will keep you updated on our progress on our Facebook and would love you to share how we are going with your child/ren. Feel free to leave comments of encouragement for ...us! I wonder if your family can think of a 'get moving' challenge or goal for the month of September?

05.01.2022 Advent is a special time in the church year when we prepare and get ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus. God of light and hope. As we light our Advent candle today, guide us to be people of hope in our thoughts, actions and words with everyone we meet. We say this prayer and light this candle in your name.... Amen See more

05.01.2022 10/10 for team chants. Well done Jude.

04.01.2022 Only a few more sleeps......

04.01.2022 Junior Yoga led by out amazing Alice. It is to be celebrated when you get to the end of a year like this one and 150 children can focus and be so mindful

04.01.2022 Today many of our Holy Spirit staff are walking/running to show our support to The Barnett Family and The ODonoghue Family. 'I am because we are' If your family walk today we would love to see your photos. Please send them to [email protected]

03.01.2022 Due to the warmer weather Prep and Gr 1 children will be returning to school by 1.30pm. Gr 2 - 6 children will finish the day at Goldsworthy Reserve and return to school for whole school dismissal at 3.30pm

02.01.2022 Rex says a huge thanks for the acts of kindness he has received this week. He says he is smiling under his mask. I have to say he had tears in his eyes, he was so touched by the gestures - I am proud because we are so caring!

02.01.2022 Today we walked to support The Barnett Family. Today we walked for our much loved cheeky past student Tom. Today we walked for The ODonoghue Family. Today we walked in memory of Mrs J. Today we walked for our loved ones.... Today we walked to support all those suffering in our community. Today we walked for HOPE 'I am because we are' See more

01.01.2022 WEEK 10- or should we say WEEEEEKKKKK 10! What a team our staff and families make together. 'I am because we are'