Past issue · Term 4 · Week 3 · 2026

St. Brigid's

Catholic Primary School

Ballan

United in the courage and warmth of Brigid and with Jesus at our heart, we aspire to be an inclusive learning and faith community who nurtures lifelong learners

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World Mission Sunday

Last Sunday, 18 October, the Catholic Church celebrated World Mission Sunday. This year’s theme, chosen by Pope Leo XIV, is One in Christ, United in Mission. The celebration is particularly significant as 2026 marks 100 years since World Mission Sunday was established in 1926.

The theme reminds us that, as members of one global Church, we are called to live in unity, share God’s love and bring hope to others through prayer, compassion, generosity and service. We are all part of this mission, whether through our actions in our local community or by supporting those in need around the world.

As a Catholic school community, World Mission Sunday invites us to reflect on how we can put our faith into action and work together to build a more compassionate and caring world.

To learn more about World Mission Sunday and the work of Catholic Mission, please visit the Catholic Mission website.

From the Principal

Principal Message

Jayne Bosworth

Principal

Dear Members of our St Brigid’s Community,

As we move through the term, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support, encouragement and commitment to our school.

I am thrilled to share some exciting news regarding our upcoming building project. Following a recent meeting with the architects and representatives from Catholic Education Ballarat, we are pleased to confirm that our building project is scheduled to commence in early December.

This is an important and exciting step forward for our growing school community. The project will include the installation of two new classrooms and a toilet block, providing additional learning spaces and improved facilities for our students.

These developments will help us continue to create a welcoming, supportive and engaging environment where every student has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. We look forward to seeing this project take shape and to the positive impact these new facilities will have on our school.

As the project progresses, we will keep families informed of key developments.

Kind regards,

Jayne Bosworth

Principal

'Inspire us to act justly and to reverence all God has made.'
Excerpt from St Brigid's Prayer

Our Diocesan Community

Please find following the link for the August 2026 edition of “Our Diocesan Community” here

Welcome Gary, Jay & Danni

This term, we are excited to welcome three new faces to our St Brigid’s staff!

We warmly welcome Gary Kerridge to our team as our new Language Assistant, following Chantelle Stacey’s time in the role. We thank Chantelle for her contribution and wish her all the very best. We also welcome Jay Lisle as our Term 4 Performing Arts teacher while Pete Mullane takes leave. As previously communicated Danni Stephens has joined our team this term in the role of Foundation teacher.

We are excited to welcome Gary, Jay and Danni to our school and look forward to the wonderful contributions they will make to our school community.

Class Structure 2027

Each year, teachers undertake the important task of creating class groupings for the following school year. Many hours of consideration go into this process.

Please be assured that teachers draw on their professional knowledge of each student and their understanding of what will best support each child’s individual learning, wellbeing and development when determining class groupings. A range of factors are considered to ensure that students are placed in environments where they can continue to thrive.

After carefully reviewing enrolment numbers, available spaces and class sizes, we will move from a seven classroom to an eight classroom model in 2027.

Our 2027 class structure will be as follows:

● Foundation

● Year 1

● Year 2/3

● Year 4/5

● Year 6

Parent/Carer 2027 class requests of a serious nature, need to be emailed to Jayne - jbosworth@sbballan.catholic.edu.au prior to Friday 30th October, 2026. Please note that while all requests will be considered carefully; requests cannot be guaranteed. We are unable to accept teacher requests.

Congratulations Brodie, Landen and Grace

On Friday 9th October Brodie (Year 3), Landen (Year 4) and Grace (Year 6) participated in the Greater Western Track and Field at Llanberris Reserve on Friday 9th October in the following events:

● Brodie - 200 m event

● Landen - in the 1500 m event

● Grace - long jump event

All three students did an amazing job, demonstrating perseverance and resilience throughout the events. We are incredibly proud of their efforts, determination and willingness to give everything their best. They are absolute superstars!

No newsletter next week

Please note that our school newsletter will not be distributed next week. Newsletter distribution will resume the following week.

Christmas Raffle Donations

Our school is again facilitating our annual St Brigid’s Christmas Raffle. We are currently seeking donations for this raffle and would greatly appreciate any donation for this raffle. We will be promoting the raffle prizes, donations and businesses on our St Brigid’s Facebook/Instagram page. All money raised from this raffle will go back to our school as we fundraise for a cover over our basketball courts.

The Week That Was!

My favourite part about Angahook camp was.....

My favourite part about camp was the giant swing and I went all the way to the top. My second favourite thing was rock climbing and the zip line. My favourite dinner was the chicken schnitzels and chocolate mousse and on the first night I loved making the smores as well. - Ruby T

The activity I liked the most at school camp was the giant swing. I love heights so being pulled 18 meters high is something I call fun. It was awesome just swinging high in the air back and forth for a couple of minutes. It was super fun and I would definitely do it again. - Alice

My favourite part of camp was the beach walk. It was really fun to do because we got to play tug of war and also some fun games then we got to take our shoes off. It was really fun. - Audrey T

The best part of camp was the giant swing and the rock climbing because first I was really worried and went half way then I went to the top because it was really fun. When I did rock climbing I went climbing not to the top though but I did it a couple of times. - Annie W

The best activity for me was archery because it tested my skills and it was also very competitive. I got a bullseye I felt so happy and proud of myself - Sophie

My favourite part of camp was the rock climbing wall because although it was scary I LOVED going down the zip line and also I faced my fear of heights! - Mia

My favourite part about camp was the rock climbing because it was really fun to climb and then just jump off from the wall and when you get really high to the top and jump off it was even funner. - Madeline

My favourite thing about camp was the initiatives and the giant swing I liked them because one for initiatives was because it was sooo fun swinging on the rope to bring the fake acid with out splling it and I like team work, giant swing is because it was fun to be up there and I was proud that I even had the harness on. - Amelia B

My favourite activity at camp was initiatives. In initiatives, we did team work activities like make everyone to the other side via a rope and we did get across the spider web without touching the spiderweb. That was my favourite activity at camp!! - Lucas H