2025 Term 3 Week 6
- From the Principal - Lisa Cavanagh
- APMI - Kerri-Ann Manthey
- Curriculum Corner - Kerri-Ann Manthey
- Sports Coordinator News
- Prep - Tennille Kauter
- Year 1 - Jodie Inskip
- Year 2 - Kirralee Bronkhurst
- Year 3 - Sarah McAllister
- Year 3/4 - Stacy Mills
- Year 4 - Katie Green
- Year 5 - Anna Vaessen
- Year 6 - Sandra Rosentreter
- HPE - Jenna Taylor
- Opti-Minds - Sophie Elmes
- Cookbook
- St Saviour's Girl for a Morning
- Acceptable Use of ICT Systems
- Transition to Highschool - Webinar for parents and carers
- eSafety Webinar
- NRL After Schools League Stars - Term 3 2025 - Holy Name Primary School
From the Principal - Lisa Cavanagh
Dear Holy Name Families,
Term 3 has been flying past with some incredible teaching and learning happening in all classes. Several groups have attended excursions recently and I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Year 2 excursion to The Royal Bulls Head Inn at Drayton. I had such a wonderful time with our students and was very proud of their respectful participation in the learning activities at the museum and was pleased to hear the positive feedback from the volunteers running the activities.
During this week, I am attending the Australian Catholic Education Conference in Cairns. Sessions I have selected include; First Nations Education, building parish/school partnerships and enhancing family/school communication. I am looking forward to sharing my newfound knowledge with the school community upon my return. Thank you to Mrs Manthey for deputizing in my absence.
Holy Name Cookbook
The Holy Name PEN has launched this week our major community ‘event’ for 2025/2026 – a Holy Name Cookbook. We are hoping to gather recipes that reflect our culturally diverse community, and all families are encouraged to contribute a recipe to the cookbook. A letter has been sent home to all parents via the Sentral App, explaining the process and providing the link to follow to submit recipes. Our aim is to have all recipe submissions finalised by Term 4, with a cookbook launch celebration to coincide with Harmony Day in March of 2026.
There is the opportunity for Holy Name families who would like to advertise their business in the cookbook to purchase an advertising package. Details of available packages are to follow, however, if your business is interested in sponsoring, please let the office staff know.
Bullying No Way
Last week, the school participated in a number of initiatives to highlight the Bullying Now Way week of action. These included targeted lessons on bullying during Health lessons with Mrs Taylor and in the regular classrooms. The theme this year was “Be Bold. Be Kind. Speak Up.” This theme gave the school opportunity to create a shared understanding about bullying behaviours and to educate the students about what bullying is, and just as importantly, what bullying is not.
As we move forward from our week of action, we continue to build our school community to be a place where everyone can belong, a place that celebrates everyone (regardless of race, religion or abilities) and where bullying is NEVER accepted.
How can parents help build a bully free community at Holy Name?
- Don’t wait for bullying to happen to talk about it.
- Talk about what bullying is before it happens so that children can recognise it and know what to do. This link may assist you when having conversations with your children about bullying - Understanding bullying
- Let your children know how to get help if bullying happens.
- When you speak about bullying with your children, focus on the more appropriate ways to act and positive ways to get on with other people.
- Avoid labelling others as either ‘bully’ or ‘victim’. Young people are growing and learning how to be effective members of the community – these labels can suggest that people are not able to change.
- Ensure you have conversations with your children about the importance of speaking up when they see bullying happen.
- Don’t be hasty to label a disagreement between children as ‘bullying’
If your child has raised concerns with you, please contact the classroom teacher in the first instance and encourage your child to speak to their teacher or other trusted adult at school.
Modelling positive behaviours when speaking to or about others, especially regarding stereotypes of different races, religions or cultural traditions, is a great way for parents to demonstrate an acceptance and inclusion of diversity. As adults we, including parents, staff and other important family members, have an incredibly important role to model and message the acceptance and tolerance of all cultures to our children, ultimately creating an inclusive and save environment here at Holy Name. This relates directly to our Parent Code of Conduct Parent Code of Conduct.
I close with Pope Leo XIV prayer for the month of August. A fitting one for this topic.
Pope Leo’s Prayer Intention: For mutual coexistence
Let us pray
that societies where coexistence seems more difficult
might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation
for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons.
Amen
Best wishes to all our Holy Name Families.
God bless
Lisa Cavanagh
APMI - Kerri-Ann Manthey
Last week, our whole school gathered with the parish to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—a beautiful and sacred moment in our liturgical calendar. It was heartening to see our students participate reverently in the Mass, reflecting on Mary’s faith, courage, and devotion to God. Her life continues to inspire us to live with love, humility, and trust in God’s plan.
We are grateful to our parish team and staff for helping create such a meaningful experience for our students. Moments like these remind us of the strength and beauty of our Catholic identity and the joy of coming together in prayer.
Looking ahead, we warmly invite all families to join us for our Father’s Day Prayer Celebration, hosted by our wonderful Year Two students, on Thursday 4 September at 8:45am in the MEAC. This will be a special opportunity to honour and give thanks for the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures in our lives. We hope you can join us for this joyful celebration of love, gratitude, and community.
Blessings,
Kerri-Ann Manthey
Prayer
Loving God,
We thank You for the gift of fathers and father figures in our lives.
Thank You for their strength, guidance, and the love they share so generously.
Bless all fathers with wisdom and patience,
With courage and kindness,
And with hearts full of compassion.
May they reflect Your love in all they do,
And may they always know how deeply they are appreciated.
We pray especially for fathers who are no longer with us—
May they rest in Your eternal peace.
Bless our families and help us to grow in love,
Following the example of St Joseph,
A faithful and humble father.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Term Three Date Claimers:
Wednesday 20 August Fr Darrell Classroom Visit Year Three 10.00am
Friday 22 August Year Five Parish Mass Attendance 9.00am (Holy Name Church)
Wednesday 27 August Fr Darrell Classroom Visit Year Two 10.00am
Friday 29 August Year Six Parish Mass Attendance 9.00am (Holy Name Church)
Monday 01 September St Mary Of The Southern Cross Feast Day 10.00am Year Six (St Patrick’s Cathedral)
Wednesday 03 September Fr Darrell Classroom Visit Year One 10.00am
Thursday 04 September Father’s Day Prayer Celebration 8.45am Hosted by Year Two (MEAC)
Wednesday 10 September Fr Darrell Classroom Visit Prep 10.00am
Wednesday 17 September Wellness Wednesday
Wednesday 17 September Fr Darrell Classroom Visit Year Six 10.00am
Thursday 18 September Mercy Day Mass 9.00am Hosted by Year Five (Holy Name Church)
Thursday 18 September Footsteps Of Jesus Awards Assembly 2.15pm
Curriculum Corner - Kerri-Ann Manthey
Term Three Learning Meetings
This term Learning Meetings will be held in the MEAC on Tuesday 26 August (Week Seven) from 3:10-6:00pm and are booked online via the Sentral Parent Portal. Registrations for Learning Meetings will be open from 9:00am on Monday 18 August, 2025 to 3:00pm on Friday 14 22 August, 2025. To ensure Learning Meetings run to schedule please do not book back-to-back Learning Meetings for your children.
To book an interview please follow the prompts:
Desktop Users
- Log on to the Sentral Parent Portal https://sis.twb.catholic.edu.au/auth/portal using your access key.
- In your News Feed you will see a notification for Learning Meetings, click on the Select Timeslots
- Select Interview Time.
- Select the Request Interview With Teacher
- Click on the Save Bookings
Phone Users
- Log on to the Sentral Parent Portal https://sis.twb.catholic.edu.au/auth/portal using your access key.
- In your News Feed you will see a notification for Learning Meetings, click on the Select Timeslots
- Select the Interview Time.
- Select the Request Interview With Teacher
- Click on the Save Bookings
Kerri-Ann Manthey
Sports Coordinator News
What a fantastic day of competition at the Central Zone Athletics Carnival last Monday! Our students represented our school with pride, determination, and sportsmanship, achieving some outstanding results across a range of events.
We are thrilled to celebrate the following achievements:
Adit – 1st place in the 800m (9 Years)
Jonathan – 2nd place in High Jump (9 Years)
Adrian – 3rd place in Long Jump (9 Years)
Ceharliah – 3rd place in Shot Put (10 Years)
Akiit – 1st place in Shot Put (11 Years) and 3rd place in Discus (11 Years)
Sassy – 2nd place in 800 m (11 Years)
Ramesses – 2nd place in Discus (12 Years)
Akiit, Adit, Ceharliah and Jonathan have been selected in the Toowoomba Central Zone Track and Field Team, well done!
Congratulations to all our athletes who participated—you’ve made us proud!
A big thank you to our staff and families who supported the team. Your encouragement and enthusiasm helped make the day a memorable one.
Kerri-Ann Manthey
Prep - Tennille Kauter
Year 1 - Jodie Inskip
Year 2 - Kirralee Bronkhurst
Year 3 - Sarah McAllister
Year 3/4 - Stacy Mills
Year 4 - Katie Green
Year 5 - Anna Vaessen
Year 6 - Sandra Rosentreter
HPE - Jenna Taylor
Opti-Minds - Sophie Elmes
Cookbook
Join Us in Celebrating the Diverse Flavours of Our Community – Through a Cookbook!
We are thrilled to announce the creation of a community cookbook that celebrates the rich cultural diversity of our Holy Name families. This special collection will feature cherished recipes from across the globe—shared by you!
This cookbook is also a fundraiser for our Parent Engagement Network (PEN), with all proceeds supporting the development of a ‘Bush to Basket’ garden—a sustainable, educational space for our students and community to connect with nature, learn about native plants, and enjoy the fruits of their labour.
