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St Stephen's School opened its doors for the first time in 2004, to serve the families of Algester and the surrounding suburbs.

Our supportive Catholic school environment nurtures and challenges children as they develop in all areas of the curriculum.

St Stephen's School provides education for children from Prep to Year 7. According to our master plan, St Stephen's will eventually become a three-stream primary (Prep to Year 7) school catering for approximately 600 children.

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Enrolment Information

Tuckshop Menu

P&F News

Volunteer Information

 

Important Dates

10th February
7pm P&F Meeting

11th February
School Board Meeting 7pm
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Sacramental Program Information Evening
6.30pm Our Lady of Lourdes Paloma Reception Centre

13th February
8am Working Bee

16th February
Parent Information Session
Prep to Year 2

17th February
Ash Wednesday
Liturgy 8.50am

18th February
Parent Information Session
Years 3-7

22nd February
Swimming Lessons begin Years 2 & 3

 

Regular Events

Assembly - Mondays 8.50am

Uniform Shop Open
Wednesday 8am to 9am
Friday 8am to 9am

 
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Staff Email

Brisbane Catholic Education Office

 

Community News

Parent Information Evenings
All parents are invited to our 2010 Parent Information Evenings, which will be held on Tuesday, 16 February (Prep – Yr 2) and Thursday, 18 February (Yrs 3 – 7) from 7.00p.m. The Parent Information Evenings provide a formal opportunity for parents to hear about plans for the coming school year and to meet and talk with your child’s teacher and other members of staff. The timetable for the evenings is as follows:

Time

Activity

Venue

7.00pm – 7.35pm

Classroom Meeting

Your Child's Classroom

7.40 pm – 8.10 pm

School Information Session
All Year Levels

Library

8.15 pm – 8.50 pm

Classroom Meeting
(Repeated)

Your Child's Classroom

In preparation for the construction of our new hall, a working bee will be held to move surplus furniture and equipment from the Library, Tuckshop, Outside School Hours Care and store rooms into containers this Saturday, 13 February, from 8.00am. Please plan to join us, as many hands will make light work! (Please note that this is an extra working bee for the year. The regularly scheduled working bee for Term 1 will be held in March.)Celebrating Catholic Education

Futsal Trials were held last Wednesday and teams were selected to represent the school at the Futsal State Titles later this term. Thank you to the members of staff and parents who have accepted coaching responsibilities for these teams!

Please keep our Yrs 6 & 7 children in your thoughts and prayers during their exciting sojourn at Tallebudgera Beach for Seniors Camp this week! The bus will return on Wednesday afternoon.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday 17th February, 8.50am
All members of our St Stephen’s Community are invited to participate with us in a liturgy to celebrate the beginning of Lent. Parishioners who live in the area are also welcome to join us but, as our parish priests are very busy on this day, we will not be having a Mass. Our children will conduct the liturgy.

 

Sacramental ProgramSacramental Program
Each year, Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima Parish offers a Sacramental Program which helps to prepare children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation (previously known as the Sacrament of Penance), Confirmation and Eucharist (First Communion). This program is offered to all children in the parish, from Yr 3. If older children in the school have not yet had the opportunity to participate in this program, they are also very welcome.

The co-ordinators of the program are Damian and Susan. An information evening will be held on Thursday, 11 February at 6.30pm in the Paloma Reception Centre. The theme of the evening is: My child is receiving the Sacraments this year—what do I need to do and know?

For those new to the parish, the Paloma Centre is situated beside Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mains Rd, Sunnybank. If you require further information before then, please feel free to call Damian or Susan on 0407 112354 (after 4.00pm on a weekday), or e-mail them at damiang@bigpond.com

P&F News
The P&F Committee is back into the swing of things with our first meeting for the year scheduled for next Wednesday, 10th February.

The agenda next week will include
• discussions on commissioning of an artist for the oval wall mural project,
• parent reps for each year level,
• the popular prep BBQ,
• and the possibility/planning for a school fete just to name a few.

2009 Enrolment Applications now being taken. Click here for more information.So if you are keen to know what’s going on firsthand, have a suggestion you’d like to raise or just want to come and see what it’s all about - Please feel free to join us in the library for a 7.00pm start next Wednesday night, 10th February. We would love to see as many people there as possible. Any agenda items can be e-mailed through to Fiona at: fmccartney@bne.catholic.edu.au
or feel free to contact Belinda on 0413 884 033.

We are keen to hear from anyone with an interest in coordinating the design and painting of a mural on the large blank oval wall. We are hoping to commission an artist for this work soon and would love to hear from someone with an interest in taking on this project.

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   St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
   156 Ridgewood Road, (PO Box 5158)
   Algester  QLD  4115

   Principal: Mr Steve Taylor

Phone: 07 3711 4911  
Fax: 07 3711 4922  

Email:    palgester@bne.catholic.edu.au   

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