Term 3 Week 5 of 10
Friday, 14th August 2026
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Carers,
It was such a wonderful experience to see our Year 4 students celebrate their first Holy Communions over the last three weekends. Our students were very reverent and looked wonderful in their special communion clothes. A special thank you to Fr. Gerard for leading the Masses and being so caring towards our students on their special occasion.
Thank you to Matthew Dalton for all the preparation, organisation and hard work before the communions and on the day. Thanks to Anna, Melanie and Rachael who worked with our Parish children and supported Matt at the communions and in the preparation. It was heartwarming to see the many staff that attended the communions and shared in this experience with our students, families and our parishioners.
This is a great example of the strong bond between our parish and our school and something
that we should be proud of.
Earlier this year it was announced that CRC Caroline Springs will transition to a Years 7-12
college. The next stage of this transition will mean CRC St. Albans, CRC North Keilor and CRC Sydenham will transition to a Years 7-12 educational offering, creating one school across three campuses from 2028. This next stage will provide current and future students with greater continuity throughout their education, integrated pastoral care across one school community, greater collaboration across campuses, and the sharing of resources and best-practice, enabling students to access a richer and more diverse learning experience.
Best Wishes,
Monday, 17th August is a school
Closure day, No children are
Required to attend school on this day
Deputy Principal
Father’s Day Event
We are excited to announce that this year, the fundraising committee will be holding a Father’s Day stall! The stall will be held on Monday 31st August with all gifts being sold for $5.00.
Parents will need to pre purchase items sold at the Father’s day stall using the following URL: https://resurrection-catholic-primary-school.square.site/
Your child will then receive a token at school which they will take to the stall to exchange for a gift. Please note that all gifts are $5.00 and you will be able to purchase a maximum of 2 gifts ($10) per child.
Join us for a Special Father’s Day Celebration! We’re excited to invite our community to a Father’s Day Breakfast and Blessing on Friday, 5th September. This is a wonderful opportunity to come together and honour the incredible fathers and father figures in our lives.
🍳 Event Details
● Date: Friday, 4th September
● Time: 7.30am to 8.30am
● Includes: Egg and bacon roll Breakfast & special blessing
Let’s celebrate the dads who make a difference.
God is here.
He is present in the Eucharist and alive in us!
During the last 3 weekends and over 9 weekend Masses, we celebrated both our students and Parish program communicants who received the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time. We welcome these students to the gift of the Eucharist, and we sincerely thank families for their ongoing support throughout this Sacramental journey and for supporting their child as they continue to grow in Christian faith.
Receiving Jesus for the first time is a momentous occasion that was beautifully shared with the wider Resurrection Parish community. May the children’s First Communion be the first of many!
I would like to echo Adrian’s earlier sentiments.
Thank you, Father Gerard, for his leadership and pastoral care he provides for the children of Resurrection Catholic Parish. We are blessed to have you!
Thank you to Mrs. Melanie and Mrs. Rachael from the Parish Admin team for their arduous work in the preparation of these Sacraments. Everything ran so smoothly because of your efforts.
Thank you to Anna, who worked with our parish children, and to our Year 4 teachers, who spent several weeks helping prepare the students to understand the Sacrament.
And finally, to the parishioners of Resurrection. Thank you for being so kind, supportive and caring towards our children. You certainly made them feel welcome in the parish community!
Wellbeing, Community & Child Safety
Our focus for our Positive Behaviour for Learning lessons will be on Bullying for the next 2 weeks.
The students will unpack what Bullying looks, sounds and feels like and look at ways to deal with or stand up to someone who is hurting them.
Did you miss your Smile Squad dental visit?
The Smile Squad team from Oral Health Victoria (OHV) have now completed their visit at our school. During this time they provided free dental care to students who returned a signed consent form.
If anyone in your family returned their consent form but didn’t get seen, it’s not too late.
You can either:
Book an appointment at IPC’s community dental clinic. Just let the team know you signed up to Smile Squad and returned a consent form. This is a free service.
Or, if you prefer, wait until the Smile Squad team returns to our school from 22–26 February to complete treatment if you have already submitted a signed consent form.
Please note: No new consent forms will be accepted during our return visit. We will only be seeing students whose signed consent forms were received during the original consent period.
Contact the team at:
IPC Health
1 Andrea Street,
St Albans
PH:1300 472 432
The Smile Squad team look forward to seeing you soon.
This week, students have been given the opportunity to enter a range of book week competitions.
There are 5 competitions to enter:
- Create your own story
- Colouring in
- Guess the picture
- Design a book cover
- Spelling Bee
If your child has asked to enter any of these competitions, they will start to bring home the competition sheets to work on.
Whilst these are to be done at home, we do want the ideas and work to be the child's so that the competition is fair. Please encourage them and support them at home to do their best but ensure it is them putting in the effort to complete it.
All entries are due MONDAY 24TH AUGUST (Week 7).
This gives students 2 weeks to work on these entries.
There will be book prizes for the winners of these competitions which will be given out during book week in week 7.
We also have our BOOK WEEK PARADE on Monday 24th at 9am.
We invite and encourage all families to come along and join in on the fun!
If you haven't already, it is also the time to start asking your child what they want to dress up as for this parade.
Attached are some costume inspiration ideas and the book week competitions poster.
Thank you for all your support in providing a love of books to your children through this upcoming special celebration.
SHOWCASE SPECTACULAR
Meet the performers
SUNDAY GOSPEL
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 15:21-28
We Reflect
This week’s gospel provides a fascinating illustration of Jesus’ response to those in need. Jesus has travelled to the area of Tyre and Sidon – part of modern day Lebanon. He was physically removing himself from the place of his very active ministry and taking a break. When the Canaanite woman approaches Jesus and his disciples, she is an interruption; a nuisance. Jesus is very abrupt with her. He tells her simply that his ministry is to the house of Israel – the Jews – and is not for her. But the woman is persistent and again asks Jesus to help her. Jesus is even more abrupt and tells her that it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs. Through this use of metaphor, Jesus refers to the children of Israel (the Jews) and to the gentiles and pagans – sometimes referred to as ‘dogs’ to reflect their lowly status in the eyes of the Jewish tradition. Still the woman persists and turns Jesus’ metaphor back on him, saying that even the dogs get to eat the scraps that fall from the table.
The woman’s persistence and faith pay off. Jesus is moved by her faith and through that faith heals the woman’s daughter. Despite his initial abruptness and reluctance, Jesus responds with compassion to the woman’s request. It is as though she needed to demonstrate that she was really serious and that she did in fact believe that Jesus could make a difference in her life and the life of her daughter. This is an important story in Matthew’s gospel. This gospel was written predominantly for Jewish Christians but this story reveals that the ministry of Jesus and the reign of God is open to anyone who believes.
REFLECTION by Greg Sunter
We Read
Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Then out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Sir, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples went and pleaded with him. ‘Give her what she wants,’ they said ‘because she is shouting after us.’ He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.’ But the woman had come up and was kneeling at his feet. ‘Lord,’ she said ‘help me.’ He replied, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house-dogs.’ She retorted, ‘Ah yes, sir; but even house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table.’ Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.’ And from that moment her daughter was well again
Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ
Parish News
Archbishop’s Campaign - Courage Do Not Be Afraid!
Parishioners are advised that the Archbishop’s Campaign 2026 will take place this weekend across all Masses. This annual appeal supports the ongoing pastoral, charitable, and missionary works of the archdiocese.
We invite parishioners to participate prayerfully and generously, according to their means.
Thank you for your continued support of the archbishop’s mission and the wider work of our Archdiocese.
No Mass on Monday 17th August at 9.30am
Parishioners are advised that there will be no Mass on Monday due to a staff professional development day. The usual schedule will resume on Tuesday.
Car Registration Discount Assistance
Parishioners are reminded that a registration discount has been extended to 31st August.
For those who have not yet claimed their discount or who require assistance with the process, the Parish Office will be open on Friday, 21st August from 10am to 1pm to help with completing the claim.
Arrival of the Pietà Statue
We are pleased to inform parishioners that our new Pietà statue has arrived. It will be placed in the proposed newly landscaped garden area, providing a beautiful space for prayer and reflection
Student of the Week Awards: Week 5
Three
A
Claudette Petruccelli
Minh Khoi Bui (Bill) - For confidently identifying and naming right, acute, obtuse and reflex angles in a variety of contexts. Well done Bill!
Layla G - For using creativity and originality to bring writing to life in engaging ways. Well done Layla!
Three
B
Jake Moloney
Isak - For finding fun ways to showcase his answers during Daily Review sessions. Well done, Isak!
Carter D - for utilising his own watch to help him answer time telling questions. Well done, Carter!
Kaira K - For sharing the opening sentence of her information report with her classmates. Well done, Kaira!
Four
A
Lena Aloi
Anne N – For your enthusiasm, positive attitude and willingness to challenge yourself as a learner and demonstrating a positive growth mindset. Well done!
Bawi Z – For showcasing great effort in regulating your emotions, and modelling expected classroom behaviour. Congratulations on demonstrating such maturity and growth.
Four
B
Isabella Pisano
Noah V - For demonstrating an excellent understanding of different angles by confidently identifying and comparing acute, obtuse, straight, reflex and revolution angles. Well done!
Akaje G - For engaging in our novel study and sharing your ideas, predictions to understand the text. Well done!
Four
C
Vanessa Axiak
Caterina N - For consistently demonstrating hard work, perseverance, and a positive commitment to learning throughout the year.
Kayla M - For achieving your goal to confidently speak up more in class and for making valuable contributions to class discussions.
Five
A
Jane Huang
Leila M - For actively participating in the Immigration Museum workshop and continuing taking thoughtful notes in her Migration Passport throughout the excursion.
Levi C - For showing leadership and responsibility in 5A by encouraging team members to complete their classroom jobs and willingly helping others when needed.
Five
B
Malae Suaesi
Frankie G - For being a knowledgeable learner when calculating equivalent fractions with related denominators. Well done!
Bei L - For being a resilient learner during Literacy by confidently sharing his ideas about independent and dependent clauses. Well done!
Five
C
Lavina Stewart
Noah L M - For showing great effort and persistence while learning to add and subtract fractions with like denominators. Well done Noah!
Sui T H - Showing wonderful reverence in recognising how Feast Days occur throughout the Liturgical Calendar. Great job Sui!
Six
A
Kurt Caguin
Elizabeth B - For being more mindful and responsible, responding to questions with critical thinking and managing her time more effectively. Great job Elizabeth!
Ebenezer LH - For consistently demonstrating strong logical reasoning to figure out unknown angles. Well done Ebenezer!
Six
B
Georgia Tankey
Daphne C - For homework that is consistently thorough, thoughtfully presented and handed in on time — a wonderful example of taking pride in your work.
Lana H - For stepping outside her comfort zone to share her ideas with new peers and larger audiences, with more courage each week.
Japanese:
Yumiko Aiki
Ajok M (6B) - For being a self-reliant and independent student who consistently strives to improve her Japanese. Her willingness to embrace challenges and her positive contributions in class are commendable. Well done Ajok!
Performing Arts:
Jody Banks
Olivia M (5A) - For her dedicated approach to preparing for her performance items in “Showcase Spectacular” and for always striving to do her best during Performing Arts lessons. Keep up the amazing effort, Olivia!
Visual Arts:
Emma Lyons
& Enza La Rosa
Michaela M (4B)- For thoughtfully reflecting on the special activities she enjoys with her dad and creatively transforming those memories into a meaningful Father's Day artwork.
S T E M:
Joanne Abos-Padilla
Velasquez
Matthew T (5B) - For confidently sharing your Scratch knowledge while creating a gravity game. You supported your classmates, explained your ideas clearly, and showed excellent problem-solving and teamwork.
P.E:
Nathan Koprek
Amy R (6A) - For her active participation in the school’s sports program, including PE lesson tasks, District Senior Sports and sports training sessions. Amy is a dedicated and talented athlete who works hard across all sports.
Celebrating Kai’s Outstanding Inquiry Work in 4C
This week in Inquiry, Kai has produced a marvellous piece of work that showcases deep thinking, creativity, and a strong grasp of our learning focus. His ability to investigate, organise information, and present his ideas with clarity has stood out to the whole class. It’s wonderful to see such engagement and pride in his learning.
Well done, Kai keep up the fantastic effort.
TERM THREE DATES 2026
Week 6
Monday 17th August
School Closure: Staff Professional Learning Day (RE/Faith)
Tuesday 18th August
Leadership meeting at 3:30pm
August Staff Birthdays
Wednesday 19th August
Thursday 20th August
Senior Year Level Mass 2.30pm
Year 3 Camp to Camp Weekaway
Staff Meeting at 3:30pm
School Advisory Council (SAC) - 7pm
Friday 21st August
Year 3 Camp to Camp Weekaway
Saturday 22nd August
Sunday 23rd August
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary TIme
Week 8
Monday 31st August
P & F: Father’s Day Stall in the hall
Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 1st September
PSGs
Leadership meeting at 3:30pm
Wednesday 2nd September
PSGs
Thursday 3rd September
PSGs
Staff Meeting at 3:30pm
Friday 4th September
PSGs
Father’s Day Breakfast BBQ at 7am
Saturday 5th September
Sunday 6th September
Twenty - Third Sunday in ordinary Time
Week 10
Monday 14th September
P&F: Footy Colour’s Day (gold coin donation) & Hot Dog Day and zooper dooper ($5)
Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 15th September
Leadership meeting at 3:30pm
September Staff Birthdays
Wednesday 16th September
Talent Show
Thursday 17th September
Talent Show
Friday 18th September
Saturday 19th September
Sunday 20th September
Twenty - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 5
Monday 10th August
Year 3 - 6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 11th August
Wednesday 12th August
STEM Incursion - Year 3&4 Biodiversity Audit with Resource Smart Schools (all day during STEM lessons)
Thursday 13th August
Middle School Year Level Mass 2.30pm
STEM Incursion - Year 1&2 Nature Journaling with Resource Smart Schools (all day during STEM lessons)
Staff Meeting at 3:30pm
Friday 14th August
Feast of the Assumption - Whole School Mass 9am
Saturday 15th August
Sunday 16th August
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 7
Monday 24th August
Book Week Parade 2026 at 9:15am!
Year P -2 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 25th August
Curriculum Team Meeting all day in the parish
Wednesday 26th August
Thursday 27th August
Staff Meeting at 3:30pm
Friday 28th August
Saturday 29th August
Sunday 30th August
Twenty - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 9
Monday 7th September
Year P-2 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 8th September
Student Engagement Team Meeting all day in the parish
Wednesday 9th September
Year 4 Camp to YMCA Camp Wyuna
STEM Incursion - Year Prep Vegetable gardens with Bunnings 2pm
Thursday 10th September
Year Prep Year Level Mass 9am
Year 4 Camp to YMCA Camp Wyuna
Staff Meeting at 3:30pm
Friday 11th September
Year 4 Camp to YMCA Camp Wyuna
Principal Network
Saturday 12th September
Sacrament of Confirmation - 11am and 1:30pm
Sunday 13th September
Twenty - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
