“THE STAR” Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - PAGE 21
Veggie patch: St Joseph’s Primary School, Korumburra Grade 3 students from left, Charlotte, Sophi, Bella and Cilla are proud of the pumpkin they grew in the school vegetable garden.
School community comes together
Posterised: St Laurence’s Primary School prep students created posters of their world in a ST JOSEPH’s Primary school in Kojar for Catholic Education Week, from left Elizabeth, Julian, Matti and Lacey.
St Laurence’s gets ready ST LAURENCE’S Primary School has been busy preparing for Catholic Education Week.
rumburra will be celebrating Catholic Education Week as an important week in their school calendar.
On Monday, May 1 at 9am a liturgy to celebrate Catholic Education Week and St Joseph the Worker “Catholic Education Week mass on Friday, May 5 to herald Feast Day will be held. The remainder of the day will involve the stuis open to anyone who supports the start of Catholic Education our school and our beliefs,” Week, with a special invitation dents participating in multi age activities which will to grandparents, members of be led by both senior students and teachers. principal Kate Dourley said. A sausage sizzle will be organised for lunch. The school will be holding a school families and of the wider On Tuesday, May 2, from 11.30am until 1pm the community. The preps drew pictures of school will be hosting a grandparents or special per-
son’s day. Students will be given the opportunity to invite their grandparents or special persons to their classroom for this session and participate in an activity with them. On Thursday, May 4 from 9am until 11.15am its open morning. The school will be open to all parents and prospective parents to come for a tour of the school. A morning tea will be held by St Joseph’s senior students to thank the members of the school community for helping out and to welcome any prospective new parents.
their world in a jar for Catholic Education Week recently. “The theme is Unity in Diversity,” St Laurence’s teacher Margaret Gatehouse said. “Every child has different dreams and expresses them in different ways. Plenty will be happening at St Laurence’s including plenty of in class activities for the students to learn and enjoy. “We teach our students using a Catholic perspective.” Ms Dourley said. The school will be open for tours on Tuesday, May 2 at 10am Learning: St Laurence’s Grade 6 students Brandon and for prospective families interPlay area: St Joseph’s Primary School, Korumburra Prep and Grade 1 students from left, Mary made slideshows on their iPad’s in preparation for ested in getting to know more Kaiya, Alex, Claire, Lizzie, Georgia and Tegan at recess time. information about the school. Catholic Education Week.