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It was a day of sun, fun and sport at our annual Primary Inter-House Cross Country ! Thank you to everyone who made the day absolutely perfect- teachers, volunteers, parents, supporter. Our young athletes showed their sporting mettle and enjoyed the day immensely. Congratulations to our running champs and the House win this year went to Watson. Here’s a full list of our the results of the day House Points 1st Watson 2nd Docherty 3rd O’Connor 4th McAuley 5th Shine 6th Reilly Spirit Bear Year 5’s Champions Girls Boys Pre-primary 1st Isabella Allibone 2nd Willow Altinier 3rd Ebony Naismith Pre-primary 1st Patrick Fitzgerald 2nd Jack Jones 3rd Aleksei Pellicciotti Year 1 1st Zara Daby 2nd Vittoria Mammone 3rd Mini Omedei Year 1 1st Jack Sanderson 2nd Daniel Ouwendyk 3rd Lewis Dickson Year 2 1st Wynter Miller 2nd Jaime Spencer 3rd Kate Bolding Year 2 1st Xavier Foster-Saville 2nd Blake Petersen 3rd Logan De Vos Year 3 1st Amelia Ouwendyk 2nd Harriet Dickinson 3rd Eva Separovic Year 3 1st Nate Paull 2nd Oscar Hamill 3rd Oscar Fitzgerald Year 4 1st Indiana Hall 2nd Eva Griffiths 3rd Annie Zuiderzijk Year 4 1st Tate Shortis 2nd Thomas Bolding 3rd Joshua Goodall Year 5 1st Aurelia Turley 2nd Dou Dou Aird 3rd Jessica Edwards Year 5 1st Henry Herbert-Drake 2nd Oynx Wearn 3rd Ben Guppy Year 6 1st Clara Hamill 2nd Molly Sayer 3rd Kaylee Tuffin Year 6 1st Kade Sanderson 2nd Benjamin Olk 3rd. Jace Goodall

This morning St Brigid’s College was one of multiple Catholic schools across WA who attended the Archbishop’s 2023 LifeLink Day – Forum for Secondary Schools. The LifeLink Day Forum is an opportunity for students attending Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Perth to join together to learn about how the Church’s social service agencies reach out to provide practical care and direct assistance to thousands of people in need each year. This year LifeLink Day 2023 will be launched on Wednesday 7 June 2023. LifeLink Day provides a wonderful opportunity for students attending Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Perth to join together to show their support for the Church’s social service agencies – agencies which on behalf of us all, reach out to provide practical care and direct assistance to thousands of people in need each year. A key takeaway from the day was in the words of the Archbishop that at the heart LifLink is an appeal to all to support those in need and it is us living our Christian faith as we listen to the needs and do our part. “I hear but I forget, but when I see I remember, and when I do I understand.” Our Head of Faith and Mission, Mr Adrian Martino, recently sent out communication to our school community on our Term 2 LifeLink Day activities: Each year in Term 2, our fundraising efforts assist LifeLink Catholic Caring Agencies within the Archdiocese of Perth. This year we are holding two concurrent events: Winter Appeal — Weeks 3 – 5. Each family is asked to bring to school, non- perishable cans, goods and donations (see attached list of suggested items) that will assist ‘The Shopfront’, a LifeLink Agency supporting needy families in the Archdiocese of Perth. St Pat’s Community Support Centre, who we have supported with donations in the past, have also requested support from us as they are experiencing even greater need than usual for this time of year. Each House will create a ‘hamper stack’ in Student Reception with their donated goods. House points to be awarded according to the amount donated by each House. Donated goods will then be sent to The Shopfront & St Pat’s Community Support Centre. Gold Coin Challenge — later this term the Young Mercies for Vinnies group will organise an event requiring a gold coin donation from each student (details to follow). House points to be awarded for the most coins collected. Your generosity in supporting these two events will ensure that the wonderful work carried out by LifeLink Agencies and St Pat’s continues in our local community. More information regarding LifeLink Agencies can be found at: https://lifelink.com.au/ and St Pat’s Community Support Centre https://stpats.com.au/  

Recently, Aaden Kettle (Year 6) made the trip to Brisbane for the Australian School Sports Swimming Championships!  Indeed, a fantastic experience for Aaden! During the trip, he spent time with like-minded kids who loved swimming as much as he did. Unsurprisingly, the 11-year-old boys’ team was acquainted closely with our lovely student and made fantastic friendships. They also got to swap pins with other states’ teams, which was a true highlight for Aaden. He loved that the other states appreciated our little swan pin so much! The pins were highly collectable as our team was small in number. Here are his achievements: 100m Breastroke – 5.91 Personal Best and placed 8th in his first-ever final 200m Medley Relay – Boys finished 4th (PB for Aaden in his leg) 200 Individual Medley – Finished 11th in the final Made finals in 100 Freestyle. Qualified 3rd with a PB and finished 6th 50m Breast – Qualified 8th for finals and pulled out a fantastic swim finishing in 4th with a massive 4.61sec PB. This is a high achievement for a 50m event. Freestyle Relay – boys finished in 4th Well Done Aaden, the St Brigid’s Community is so proud!