From the Principal
Dear Parents,
We had a wonderful Father’s Day chapel service this morning. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to join us.
I felt it was important to address our dads and father figures and acknowledge the unique and vital role you play. The Bible highlights qualities of dads such as being a spiritual leader, loving husband, encourager, mentor, dreamer, and provider.
In my life, being a Dad is one of the greatest honours, but also one of the greatest challenges. Embracing tiredness, trying to coach our kids through things, supporting our partners, managing busy schedules and still ensuring we have time to play and spend time with our kids; there is often no easy playbook to these things and all of our kids have different personalities and needs. Our responsibility as fathers is not to live vicariously through our children but to help each of them see their potential and live the life God has planned for them. Striking the balance between discipleship and discipline is not always easy. Our role is not to manage every friendship, emotion, or behavior of our kids but to guide them thoughtfully, prayerfully, and by example. I shared at Chapel this morning, one of my earliest memories of my Father is him holding me up as we fell down a few flights of stairs in the apartment block in Glebe that I grew up in. In the same way our heavenly father holds us up when we are going through challenges. The best qualities of our Dad’s give us just a glimpse of the love that Jesus has for us.
It would be remiss of me also not to mention that, for many, Father’s Day brings mixed emotions, even in our students. My prayer for you this weekend is that you find moments to cherish, celebrate, and lament where necessary, all while feeling the comforting presence of your Heavenly Father leading and guiding you.
This is an encouragement to continue the great work you are doing. Raising children with Christian values in a world that seems increasingly disconnected from these truths is no small task. A shout out to all of our Dads and father figures, and perhaps even our single Mums who often take on much of the role. You are doing an incredible job. May God bless you.
Uniform Changeover
Due to the hot weather, we are bringing forward our uniform changeover. Next week (Week 6) will be the last week of winter uniform. From Week 7 we will have one changeover week, where it is acceptable to wear either summer or winter uniform (but not a combination of both). Then it will be summer uniform from week 8.
Huge Congratulations to Mrs Gunamie
A huge congratulations to Mrs Gunamie and her husband Sean on the birth of their beautiful little girl Tahlia Ma, born on Tuesday. We are so happy for you!
My door is always open,
Joe Britton
Lunch Orders
Our Term 3 Lunch Orders are open! Thank you again to Georgette and her team for providing this service to our school community.
Lunch orders will take place every Friday for Term 3, starting Friday the 2nd of August 2024.
If you would like to volunteer and help out with the lunch order preparations, please be so kind as to email Mrs. Jordaan.
Please see below the menu and associated link for you to order the lunch orders for the term.
Week 6, 6 Sept: Rice with chicken and meat with or without a drink (click here)
Week 7, 13 Sept: Chicken burger with or without a drink (click here)
Week 8, 20 Sept: Ham, cheese and tomato sandwich with or without a drink (click here)
Week 9, 27 Sept: Sausage Sizzle with or without a drink (click here)
A reminder our orders close on Thursdays at 11am.
If you have any questions, please email or speak with Mrs. Jordaan (pa@hpcs.nsw.edu.au).
2 More Weeks To Go!!
We are very excited to announce that our Musical ticket sales are now live.
You can access the tickets for the 12th and 13th of September by clicking here.
Come and support all the hard work our students have put in to make this musical come to life.
There will be food available before the musical, so come hungry!
Father’s Day Chapel.
“A father is someone you look up to, no matter how tall you grow”
Happy Father’s Day to all our HopePoint father figures. May you have a blessed time on Sunday.
Thank you to Mr. Coronado and his Year 6 class for organising a very fun Father’s Day Chapel. Here are some of the great activities we had during Chapel:
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Toakase M. who progressed through to the next stage of Athletics for Discus, qualifying for the CSSA Team that will be competing at the CIS Athletics Carnival.
The CIS Athletics Carnival is being held next Friday, September 6th, at Sydney Olympic Park.
We are very proud of you.
Lost Property.
We have an abundance of lost property left in our basket. If your child is missing any clothing, bottles or lunch boxes, please be so kind as to have a look through the lost property basket.
Could we please urge families to write their children’s names on all their belongings for us to be able to return it back to them.
Save the Dates: Upcoming Dates
02 September: Musical Rehearsals
06 September: Year 1 Chapel
09 September: Musical Rehearsals
12 September: Musical Showcase
13 September: Musical Showcase
13 September: No Chapel
18 September: Year 4 – 6 Camp
19 September: Year 4 – 6 Camp
20 September: Year 4 – 6 Camp
20 September: KS Chapel
27 September: KG Chapel
27 September: End of Term 3