Principal Message 9th September 2022
Again I write to you all after a very busy but rewarding fortnight at Columba.
Thank you to all parents who attended our parent conference on Tuesday or Wednesday. We are very appreciative of the time you gave to talk through your child’s learning with their teachers. I am continually impressed by how dedicated our Columba staff are and it is so obvious how much they care about your children and their learning. To have parents and teachers work in partnership is exactly what we want for our children, so thank you all for your role in that.
As this will be the last newsletter for the term, I want to wish all families a safe, restful and memorable holiday. Even if you are not able to get away for a holiday, please take the time to rest and recover from what has been a rugged two terms. As the weather gets warmer, make the time to be outside, get some fresh air, go for a walk and recharge those batteries both students and parents.
As the term drawers to a close, I need to let everyone know we have had an overwhelming amount of enrolments for Prep in 2023, as well as many enrollments in our other grades. We continue to grow and welcome new families which is wonderful. You must all take credit for your part in this, as I know that you are and have been the voice for our wonderful school. There is no better way to advertise our school than ‘word of mouth’ in the community, so thank you for speaking so highly of our school. Whether it be informally at the shops, hairdresser, restaurant or caffe, or when formally asked for recommendations by prospective families, your positive talk about our school helps us all build belief within our community that we are a special school and that we can provide an excellent, well rounded education for all families that chose Columba.
PREP ENROLMENTS 2024
Our 2023 enrolments for Prep are officially closed. We currently have a waiting list for Prep for 2023 and have minimal positions for students in other classes for 2023.
In 2024 we have re designed our enrolment process. All existing families will need to enrol their Prep child for 2024 by the end of term 1 2023. This will ensure we have a clear idea of how many other Prep students we can enrol and ensure our local students have a position for 2024. To be clear the priority for enrolment for all Catholic Schools is
Priority 1. Current families (Catholic and Non-Catholic)
Priority 2. Catholics Living within our Zone*
Priority 3. Non Catholic Living within our Zone*
* Living within our Zone - Bunyip, Longwarry and Garfield (East of Mont Albert & Gillespie Rd).
Celebrating Child Safety Week in the Diocese of Sale 2022
Take care everyone
Andrew Greco
