Dear parents and carers,

Yesterday, we commemorated Remembrance Day with a whole school liturgy. The notion of pausing and reflecting upon the service that fellow Australians willingly gave for the sake of others, always inspires me. Remembrance Day does not glorify war – it honours the memory of all those who laid down their lives for Australia. Images of war, violence and destruction fill our social media feeds. Pope Francis has been inviting us to think of our neighbour since he began his papacy and he constantly calls us to consider who is our neighbour. When we look through the news and some of our social media feeds, we can be brought to tears by the vulnerability of children caught in war zones, in places that we may have heard about in geography and religion classes, but not necessarily known about in terms of human cost and the impact of war. On Remembrance Day, we unite in solemn respect and remembrance for all those who served and died.

They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

Annual School Report

Each academic year every school in NSW is required to complete an Annual School Report and as such, I am seeking the voice of parents and carers for their perspectives on our school which will help to inform our school’s 2021 Annual School Report. If possible could parents and carers complete a very quick survey indicating your satisfaction with Holy Cross. The link to the survey is below.

Annual School Report Parent Survey

The closing date of the survey is Friday 26 November 2021. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback to the school, as we value the feedback from our community.

Kind Regards

Mrs Kaylene Duffin
Principal