Mitch Tambo

Next Tuesday, our school will be welcoming proud Gamilaraay man, Mitch Tambo and Voice of Lele to St Bede’s. The whole school will enjoy a performance from Mitch Tambo and Voice of Lele. Parents are able to come and watch the performance. Afterwards, Year 6 and our First Nations Students, will experience a Yarning circle led by Mitch Tambo.

Mitch Tambo is Australia's unique and dynamic First Nations entertainer, renowned as "the new voice of our generation." His debut album "Guurrama-Li" topped charts worldwide. Mitch's powerful renditions of iconic songs, like 'You’re the Voice' at the historic Fire Fight Concert, showcase his commitment to preserving Gamilaraay language and culture. His electrifying pop single 'Yugal Yulu-gi' marked his tenth consecutive #1 iTunes Worldwide Chart success. Mitch has received two Golden Guitar Award nominations and passionately supports various social causes.

Voice of Lele

Lele is a remarkable individual—a refugee, singer, proud West Papuan woman, mother of four daughters, and the wife of Australian world music star, Mitch Tambo. She is also a passionate advocate for refugee women in Australia and a dedicated decolonisation activist. 

Lele and her family, now residing in Melbourne, were granted refugee status after seeking safety in Australia in 1988.

Music has played a pivotal role in Lele's life from a young age, thanks to her late father, Agustinus Rumwaropen, a revered cultural song man. He not only influenced Lele's musical journey but also instilled in her the belief that she could share her culture and songs with the world. Agustinus Rumwaropen was the lead singer and composer of the Black Brothers Band, a group that not only filled stadiums across the Pacific and Indonesia but also paved the way for many other Melanesian artists.

As previously advised St Bede's has a more significant focus on students wearing the correct uniform. We ask parents for their support in ensuring that their child/ren are wearing the correct uniform. Some students have received a reminder letter about wearing the correct uniform. Thank you to parents and students for responding positively.

We ask that you pay particular consideration to the following:

1) ensuring that children do not wear shorts on normal uniform days.

2) wearing joggers on normal uniform days.

3) mixing elements of sport and normal uniform.

4) wearing non approved socks.

Please remember that the uniform shop is open from 8.30-9.30am on Friday morning or by appointment. Uniform items can also be ordered on Qkr!. 

St Bede's would like to extend a massive thank you to Paul Calgaro for undertaking some concrete work in the recent holidays. We now have a pathway and landing outside of the Uniform Shop as well as an extended concrete area in the senior courtyard for Year 5/6 students to enjoy when eating their recess and lunch.

Thank you Paul for donating your time, expertise and materials for this project. It is appreciated.

Each year Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn acknowledge staff from across the Archdiocese. St Bede's have wonderful staff and we are extremely lucky to have a great team. Our school received a number of nominations:

Early Careers Teacher- Lisa Wright

Middle Leader- Breen Fox

Middle Leader- Nikki Dwyer

Support Staff- Maria Barbara

Support Staff- The Learning Hub (Judy Elliott and all of our Classroom Support Assistants).

On behalf of the entire St Bede's Community, we congratulate these nominees.

All 8 of our St Bede’s teams return to play this Saturday!  It’s been a long 5 week break and have many players away or unwell so if families can please check in with their team coach/manager if they are going to miss the game. Our youngest teams (Doves, Ducks, Bimbi & Rosellas) have Court Set Up as well as Canteen duty this weekend. Team Managers will be requesting help with these tasks – thank you in advance.

The photos have arrived back and Jenny will distribute to teams shortly. It’s not too late to purchase the photo if you are yet to do so, but please select and pay for the ‘postage option’ as now they will be sent directly to you.

Good luck to all this Saturday, especially to our Albatross who are taking on the top team!

Doves l Ducks l Rosellas l Bimbi l Peacocks l Flamingos l Eagles l Albatross

Catholic Education have now confirmed the term dates for 2025. Please note that the dates below are student related dates only (first and final day for students).

Congratulations to our Snow Sports Team that competed in Perisher during the week. We look forward to sharing a report, images and results next week.

Thank you to the parents for transporting and enabling this wonderful opportunity for our students. A special thank you to Megan Edwards for managing the team.

The following students received an award in Week 1:

WALK IN LOVE AND PEACE AWARDS