Week 3 - St Paul`s Primary School

NEWSLETTER
TERM 1 WEEK 3
February 19 2015
PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE
OUR VISION STATEMENT
Dear Members of the St Paul’s Community
It was great to see so many happy families at the P&F Family Sundowner on Sunday.
Our thanks go to Clare Salfinger and Beck Hampson for organising the DJ and Sausage
Sizzle. This event is always great fun and gives everyone the opportunity to welcome
new families and catch up with old friends.
Parent Information Night
St Paul’s Primary School is
committed to Christ-centred
education, inspired by the
vision of the Sisters of Our
Lady of the Missions and the
teachings of St Paul, empowering us to seek the truth and
grow in knowledge from
darkness into the light of
Christ.
REFLECTION
Thank you to all the parents who came to the Parent Teacher Meetings on Tuesday
night. This is an important opportunity to meet the staff, especially your child’s
teachers, who can explain classroom routines and their expectations for the year. Ash Wednesday
Research has shown that a close working relationship between parents and the school Prayer
has a major impact on student learning. Many thanks go to our dedicated staff for O Jesus, you place on
staying back late to present their meetings.
my forehead the sign of
your saving Cross:
Ash Wednesday
“Turn from sin and be
The children got off to a great start for Lent this week with our Ash Wednesday
ceremonies. The older children went to Mass at the church, while the younger children
attended special “Ashing” services in the Heritage Hall. We are very grateful to Fr Tim
for devoting his morning so that all the children could attend appropriate and
meaningful services. Their discussions with Fr Tim showed their insight into the
significance of Lent and the need for us all to turn to God in preparation for Easter.
faithful to the gospel.”
How can I turn from sin
unless I turn to you?
You speak, you raise
your hand, you touch
my mind and call my
It’s a Boy!
name,
Congratulations to the Giumelli family, Nikki, James, Imogen (Year 4), Meghan (Yr 2) “Turn to the Lord your
and Lachlan (Year 1) on the birth of their new baby boy this Tuesday. We hope this new God again.”
bundle of joy will bring you much love and happiness.
These days of your
favour leave a blessing
as you pass
on me and all your
Joanna Noonan
PRINCIPAL
people.
Turn to us, Lord God,
and we shall turn to
you.
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RELIGION NEWS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Sacramental Commitment Masses
Sacramental Commitment Masses will be held this Saturday 21 February at 6.00pm and
Sunday 22 February at 8.00am and 9.30am. The Masses will be held in the school’s Barbier
Hall, as the Church is closed for renovations. Parents and Candidates receiving one of the
sacraments must attend one of these Masses. The children love signing the Commitment
Register on the altar during these special Masses as a commitment to preparing for the
Sacrament during the year. It is also an opportunity for the community to pray for these
students and their families.
Happy Birthday to
the students who
celebrate their
birthdays this week .
Harrison Blechynden
Nicholas Blechynden
Dylan Blinco
Parish Mass Year 5
Isabella Blinco
Also , this Sunday 22nd February at 9.30am Mass, our Year 5 students will lead us in the readings
at Mass. Following Mass, you are welcome to join us for morning tea which will be organised by
the Year 5 parents. See you there!
Matthew Ryan
Chloe Langley
Joseph Ramos
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday
21 February
6pm (Sacramental Commitment Mass)
Sunday
22 February
8.00am (Sacramental Commitment Mass)
9.30 am (Sacramental Commitment Mass and School Parish
Mass) Year 5
Monday
23 February
8.45am Prayer Assembly
Tuesday
24 February
9.00am Class Prayer (Yr3)
Thursday
26 February
9.15am Mass (Year4-6) Year 6 leading
Friday
27 February
8.45am Assembly (Yr 2)
Mac Callisto and Jesse Yock
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
I.T. ZONE
Exciting things are happening at St Paul’s this year with Information Technology. Interactive LED televisions have now
been installed in the new Year 1 and 2 classrooms to further engage students. With iPads being used in all classes from
Pre-Primary to Year 6, Chrome books being used in the upper primary and Year 6 having a one-to-one desktop program,
it’s no wonder the students are excited.
Year 6 have been studying leadership and what makes a good leader. They have selected a noteworthy person to whom
they aspire, to research and present their findings back to the class. Students have used the computers to conduct
research, take notes, create an interactive PowerPoint presentation with visuals, animations and audio over each slide.
Some students have also added hyperlinks, which allow for relevant videos to be watched during the presentation. They
are so eager to present their work. It’s great to see. Check out a few of our leadership presentations below.
Jesse Yock
TEACHER
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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NEWS
SMART WORDS PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT (PP-Yr 6)
Please join us for an informative evening next Wednesday February 25th from 6:45-7:45pm in the Barbier
Hall. Smart Words author Julie Bradley will be conducting the parent information session on the new
spelling program being implemented at St Paul’s in 2015. It is important that parents are aware of the
programs and initiatives that run across the school so please take up this opportunity to further your own
spelling knowledge and keep up-to-date with how students are learning to spell in the 21st century. We
look forward to seeing as many parents there as possible.
LEADERS
Year 6 Leaders
Last Friday the Year Six students were commissioned as leaders of the school. All students belong to one of
four ministries: Christian Leadership, Sport & Environment, Library or Events. Each ministry is responsible
for leading different facets of the school. Congratulations to our Year 6 leaders. We know you will do St
Paul’s proud!
Mac Callisto and Jesse Yock
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
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SHROVE TUESDAY
Shrove Tuesday
In preparation for Lent and Ash Wednesday the students in Year 6 decided to make pancakes this week. In
order get to the creation stage students had to write procedural texts outlining a recipe to follow. They had to
research Ash Wednesday and Shrove Tuesday and find out the significance of the two events. In pairs,
students presented their information in poster format using the program Microsoft Publisher. Once these two
tasks were done, it was time to measure out the ingredients and cook up the pancakes. All I can say is, if you
don’t follow the recipe properly your pancake doesn’t taste so good, as a few of the boys found out! Check out
the students having some pancake fun.
LUNCH ORDER NEWS
LUNCH ORDER ROSTER FOR NEXT WEEK:
Monday
Feb 23
Lyzzy H
Wednesday
Feb 25
Celine Hugo
Friday
Feb 27
Joanne Williams
PARISH NEWS
ST PAUL’S PARISH ALTAR SERVER ROSTER
21 & 22 FEBRUARY 2015
6pm Mass
8am Mass
9:30am Mass
A Munro
E Crock
Year 5
C Iacopetta
R Crock
Year 5
S Gregory
J Brennan
Year 5
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SCHOOL NEWS
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LIBRARY NEWS
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PE NEWS
SWIMMING TRAINING
We will continue next week at Beatty Park Pool between 7:30am and 8am.
The dates for Swimming Club will be:
Thursday 19 February, Thursday 26 February, Thursday 5 March, Thursday 19 March, and
Thursday 26 April.
There will be a cost of $4:50 per training session, to be paid at the gate. Parents will need to wait or come
back for their children to take them to school. Everyone is welcome to attend these sessions. Children who
make the interschool squad are strongly encouraged to attend the final two training sessions to practise
starts and relay changeovers prior to the interschool carnival.
I will require confirmation of attendance to ensure we have enough supervision at the pool. Any help from
parents would be much appreciated. We are required to have a minimum of 10 participants to be granted
lane allocation at the pool.
My email address is [email protected]
St Paul’s Swimming Carnival will be held at Belmont Oasis Pool on Wednesday 11 March 2015 10am-2pm
The Interschool Swimming Carnival will be held at Challenge Stadium on Monday 30 March 2015
A letter will be coming home soon where children can nominate for events for the Faction Swimming
Carnival. Please look carefully at the form to make sure your child is capable of the events nominated.
Rebecca Menzies
PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST
COMMUNITY NEWS
Keyed Up Music will be running guitar, piano, violin, flute and clarinet lessons after
school at St Paul’s in term 1. Prices start from $15.45 plus gst for a group lesson. To
enrol, go to www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolments.html or ring Therese on 1300
366 243 with any queries.
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BANKING NEWS
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Project Compassion
This week we commenced Lent as we celebrated Ash Wednesday. By now, all families would have received their
Project Compassion boxes. During Lent, it is a great opportunity to think about others and how we might help them.
Caritas is an organisation that has been around for 50 years and with the support of people like ourselves, they can
continue to work towards providing support for those less fortunate than ourselves. The theme this year is “Food For
Life”. It throws a spotlight on global food issues and how Caritas Australia is empowering the world’s poorest people to
establish sustainable food sources for life.
This year Project Compassion focuses on the ways in which our partners empower communities to establish
sustainable food, walking with them as they free themselves from the burden of food insecurity and develop new,
improved income streams for a better future. Last year Project Compassion raised nearly $11 million, let us continue to
support this worthy organisation to help build a more just and fair world for all.
Below is an example of how our donations can help provide much needed resources around the world to help make
others’ lives more comfortable.
$5= A tray of seedlings, so a farmer can diversify the crops they grow on their farm in Fiji.
$20= Could provide a 105 litre water storage container, so a family of seven can have improved access to drink water
in Niger.
$75= Could provide ingredients, so that eight mums can learn how to cook a healthy meal in Australia.
$300= Could provide a five day training course for 10-15 people, so they can learn to raise and sell fish in Nepal.
$930= Could provide two adult dairy cows for a farmer, so his family can generate a stable source of income in
Indonesia.
These are just some of the ways the money is used in supporting these communities. Project Compassion helps end
poverty and promote justice so the world’s poor won’t need to rely on charity. We must continue to pray as a
community to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.
Each person is a member of society, and we are all called to further the development of human society as a whole.
Paraphrase from Pope Paul VI,
Populorum Progressio, 1967, #17
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ST PAUL’S PRIMARY SCHOOL | TERM ONE 2015 PARENT CALENDAR
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
26
27
28
2
3
4
Jan 26-Feb 1
1
30
31/1
6
7/8
12
13
14/15
Mass 9:15am
Assembly Year 5
Valentine’s
Day
5
Kindy Information
night 5:45pm
9
10
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
Class Prayer 9:00am
Year 4
11
P&F Meeting 9.30am
Barbier Hall
3
Feb 16-22
4
Feb 23-Mar
1
SAT/SUN
Whole School Opening
Mass 9:15am
Students commence
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
Feb 9-15
29
FRIDAY
Teachers commence
Feb 2-8
2
THURSDAY
Welcoming
Sundowner
4-6pm
16
17
18
19
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
Class Prayer 9:00am
Year 5
Ash Wednesday Mass
10:00am (Year 3-6)
No Mass
2015 Parent Information Night 6:45pm
11:20 Distribution of
Ashes (Year 1-2)
Sacramental
Commitment
Masses
Pre Primary – Year 6
11:40 Distribution of
Ashes (Kindy & Pre
Primary)
All Sacraments parent
meeting 6:45pm
Parish Mass
9:30am
24 Class Prayer
9:00am Year 3
25
23
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
School Nurse visit for
Kindy parents 9am
20
P&F Family
21/22
Year 5
26
27
28/1
Spelling ‘Smart Words’ Mass 9:15am
Parent Information
Night 6.45pm-7.30pm
Assembly Year 2
4
6
7/8
14/15
Board Meeting 6.30pm
5
2
3
Class Prayer 9:00am
Year 1
Mar 2-8
5
Mass 9:15am
Public holiday
6
Mar 9-15
7
Mar 16-22
8
Mar 23-29
9
10
11 School Swimming
12
13 Assembly Year 6
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
Class Prayer 9:00am
Year 2
Carnival 10am-2pm
Communal
P&F Meeting 9.30am
Belmont Oasis
Reconciliation
Barbier Hall
16
17
18
19
20
21/22
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
St Patrick’s Day
Mass 9:15am
Harmony Day
Parish Mass
Class Prayer 9:00am
Year 6
9:30am
Year 6
23
24
25
26
27
28/29
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
Class Prayer 9:00am
YEAR 6 CAMP
Annunciation Mass
9:15am
Assembly Year 1
Palm Sunday
Pre-Primary
YEAR 6 CAMP
Board Meeting 6.30pm
9
Mar 30-Apr
5
30
31
1
2
Prayer Assembly
8:45am
Holy Week Reflection
Palm Sunday
Holy Week Reflection
Holy Thursday
Interschool Swimming
Carnival
Parent Teacher Interviews 3:30-6:30pm
Holy Thursday
Stations of the Cross
and Benediction
(Challenge Stadium)
Holy Week
Parent Teacher Interviews 3:30-6:30pm
Parent Teacher Interviews 3:30-6:30pm
YEAR 6 CAMP
3
4/5
Good Friday
Year 1-6
Term 1 concludes
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