18th March

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Celebrates One Hundred and Three Years
Newsletter - Term 1
Week 8
th
18
March
2016
To all in our School Community Historically our Labour Day Holiday that we all enjoyed last weekend, was originally established to commemorate the gran ng of the eight‐hour working day for Australians, but as me has evolved the focus has changed to a weekend of celebra ng what has become the tradi onal “Moomba Fes val”. Weather wise this year, the three days were typically Autumn and despite the distrac ng incidence of violence in the city, the ini al idea of Moomba being “an event that breathed life into the city and highlighted fun for
families, relishing a reprieve from suburban life” was very much in evidence. Fami‐
lies gathered for both the Moomba Parade and for entertainment in the city parks, with Barbeques and picnics being the meal of choice. And though many of our St Mary’s families chose to enjoy the diversity of this city fes val, others “escaped” to their holiday homes, relishing the last few days of outdoor peace and quiet before autumn becomes winter and we are confined to indoor ac vi es. Certainly my few days at Portarlington were perfect days of relaxa on. In many respects an ideal precursor to my different lifestyle when I re re in a few months’ me. Not only was this week Catholic Educa on Week and the opportunity to celebrate all that we do in Catholic schools and the Catholic educa on community as a whole, but for us at St Mary’s, the week’s focus was on the School Review 2016. Central to the School Review process is our School Vision Statement, a statement that has been developed by our school community and was more recently revised in 2014. This statement provides the mo va ng force for all school improvement planning at St Mary’s. To assist with the achievement of the beliefs that the School Vision Statement espouses, there are five interdependent spheres of schooling: Educa on
in Faith, Learning and Teaching, Student Wellbeing, School Community, and
Leadership and Management. It is the extent to which students are able to achieve their poten al in terms of learning outcomes that is partly dependent upon the capacity of St Mary’s to provide op mal learning environments across these five spheres of schooling. Thus much of the discussion with parents, staff and children was about what has been successful over the last four years and what needs to improve. It is from this discussion and with reference to the School Reflec ve Report 2016 that the goals for the School Improvement Plan 2016‐ 2020 will be devised. Our reviewer Maree Xuereb will present her report to the staff on April 19th and in the evening at 7.00 p.m. to the School Improvement Commi ee. Our final focus for the week was today’s Na onal Day against Bullying and
Violence. This annual day is Australia's key an ‐bullying event for schools, and encourages all our children to 'take a stand together' against bullying and violence in schools, the classroom and beyond. As we are all aware Bullying, like domes c violence, is a serious issue for everyone in a both our school and wider community, especially as bullying and domes c violence can happen anywhere, any me, and can have devasta ng consequences. Central to our student lead‐
ers’ organisa on of the day was the following pledge that was reinforced throughout the various ac vi es. This pledge reminds children of the necessity of endeavouring to eradicate violence and bullying. ST MARY’S PEACE PLEDGE
I promise to do whatever I can to bring more peace into our school. I pledge to use my words to speak in a kind way. I pledge to help others as I go throughout my day. I pledge to care for our earth with my healing heart and hands. I pledge to respect people in each and every land. I pledge to join together as we unite the big and small. I pledge to do my part to create PEACE for one and all. My best wishes. I look forward to seeing many of you at our Learning and Teaching Ac on Day next Tuesday, the 22nd. Graham UPCOMING EVENTS
2016 TERM ONE
TUESDAY, 22ndMAR
LEARNING AND TEACHING
ACTION DAY
WEDNESDAY, 23rd MAR
Pyjama Day
THURSDAY 24th MAR
School concludes for Term One
at 1.00 p.m.
2016 TERM TWO
MONDAY 11th APRIL
School commences for Term
Two at 8.55 a.m. with
Assembly
TUESDAY 12th APRIL
Confirmation Seminar
(7.00 p.m.)
WEDNESDAY, 13th APRIL
Year Five Excursion
THURSDAY 14th APRIL
Parish Advisory Board
(7.30 p.m.)
SUNDAY, 17th April
Year Five children assist with
the Parish Family Mass and the
School Choir leads the singing
(10.30 a.m.)
TUESDAY, 19th APRIL
School Improvement
Committee (7.00 p.m.)
FRIDAY, 22nd APRIL
Parents and Friends
(9.00 a.m.)
District Cross Country at
Aberfeldie Park
MONDAY, 25th APRIL
ANZAC DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
TUESDAY, 26th APRIL
St Mary’s ANZAC Day
Ceremony 11.00 a.m.
FRIDAY, 29th APRIL
Interschool Sport commences
SATURDAY, 30th APRIL
SACRAMENT OF
CONFIRMATION (6.00 P.M.)
Learning in Action Day – Tuesday 22nd March 2016 (Week 9)
On the last Tuesday of Term One, St Mary’s is inviting the
school community to come and visit our learning spaces and
witness learning and teaching in action. You are welcome to
visit the classrooms as the children’s learning is taking place
through a variety of teaching activities. Below is a timetable
of what you can expect to be happening on a normal
Tuesday.
To help minimise any disruptions to the children’s
learning, you are kindly asked to observe the lessons without distracting the children
working.
Tuesday 22nd March Timetable
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Classroom roll and administration
11-11:40 a.m. Recess (includes eating time and play)
1:10-2:00 p.m. Lunch (includes eating time and play)
Specialists classes: Italian in classroom, PE on playground, Drama in the hall, Library, ICT in the
Computer Lab.
CLASS
Foundation Morning session Middle session Afternoon session 9:00 -11:00 a.m. 11:40 – 1:10 p.m.
2:00 – 3:25 p.m.
Literacy Block - reading and
writing 11.40 Numeracy 12.40 RE (FCC) Phonics
(FAV) FCC – Italian / Drama FAV – Drama / Italian Change at 2:45 p.m.
Year 1
Reading / Writing 11:40 Maths / Religion
Art
Year 2
Reading / Writing Maths
Inquiry
Year 3
Reading / Writing
3Jk – Drama / PE 3JD – PE / Drama Change at 12:25 p.m. Inquiry 2-2:45p.m. 3JK ICT 2:45-3:25 p.m. 3JD ICT
Year 4
Reading / Writing
4MB – Italian / Library 4KG – Library / Italian Change at 12:25 p.m. Religion
Year 5
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. 5JM – Drama / PE 5NT – PE / Drama Change at 10:15 a.m. Maths 11:40 p.m. 5JM ICT 12:25 p.m. 5NT ICT
Inquiry
Year 6
1hr block. 9-10/10-11. 6AH – Italian / Library & ICT (Global Learning Centre) 6SG – Library & ICT (Global
Learning Centre) / Italian 6AH – Maths / Writing 6SG Writing / Reading
6AH – Religion 6SG – Maths / Inquiry
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PLEASE NOTE - ENROLMENT FOR FOUNDATION 2017
For those families wishing to enrol for Foundation year 2017, please read the St Mary’s Enrolment
Policy available on the School Website and if you meet the criteria, download an enrolment form.
At present, places are only available for children who have siblings at St Mary’s and children who
have been baptised Catholic and reside in St Mary’s Parish. Other applications are placed on a
waiting list. On completion of this form, please submit it to the school office with a $70.00
non-refundable enrolment fee. Applications close on Friday April 29th. Thank you.
2016 TERM ONE – WEEK NINE TERM ONE CONCLUDES
Monday, 21st March
8.55 a.m.
School Assembly
Tuesday,22nd March
All Day
3.45 p.m.
Learning and Teaching in Action Day
Regional Swimming Competition at Kardinia Park
Professional Development – Staff Meeting
All Day
3.45 p.m.
Pyjama Day
Professional Development – Staff Meeting
Thursday, 24th March
9.00 a.m.
12 45 p.m.
1.00 p.m.
Easter Paraliturgy
Easter Raffle
School concludes for Term One
Friday, 25th March
GOOD FRIDAY
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Wednesday, 23
March
2016 TERM TWO – WEEK ONE
Monday, 11th April
8.55 a.m.
School Assembly
Tuesday, 12th April
3.45 p.m.
7.00 p.m.
Professional Development - Staff M eeting
Sacrament of Confirmation Seminar
Wednesday, 13th April
All Day
3.45 p.m.
9.00 a.m.
7.00 p.m.
Year Five Excursion
Professional Development - Staff M eeting
School Mass (Staff).
Parish Advisory Board
3.00 p.m.
Assembly (General)
10.30 a.m.
Year Five children contribute to Parish Family
Mass. The School Choir will lead the singing.
Morning Tea in the School Hall will follow.
Thursday, 14th April
Friday 15th April
Sunday, 17
th
April
2016 TERM TWO – WEEK TWO
Monday, 18th April
8.55 a.m.
School Assembly
Tuesday, 19th April
3.45 p.m.
7.00 p.m.
Professional Development - Staff M eeting
School Improvement Committee
Wednesday, 20th April
3.45 p.m.
Professional Development - Staff M eeting
Thursday, 21st April
9.00 a.m.
School Mass (6SG)
Friday 22nd April
9.00 a.m.
All Day
3.00 p.m.
Parents and Friends
District Cross Country
Assembly (2VM)
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Once again, this year I am
supporting and raising money for
The National Breast Cancer
Foundation. Fragrant Goats Milk
Soaps are available for purchase
for $6.00 each - $1.00 per bar
going towards NBCF. Please join
me in supporting a wonderful
cause.
Come via the office to purchase.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Lauren
PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE
Thank you to everyone who has registered for the Challenge so far. There are a number of students who are very close to comple ng the Challenge already! eBooks
Did you know that if you are a member of the Moonee Valley library, you can download eBooks for free from your library directly to your pc, smartphone and or tablet? How do library eBooks and audiobooks work? Digital tles from your library are borrowed just like print material. Once you find your library using ‘Get
Books,’ you can browse your library’s digital collec on on the web, check out a tle with a valid library card, and download the tle directly to your device. Each eBook that you check out has a lending period. The tle automa cally expires in the app at the end of the lending period, so there’s never a late fee. There’s even a handy countdown clock built into the app so you know how long you have to read before the tle expires. To borrow an ebook : Visit Moonee Valley Libraries eBooks, or use the 'Get Books' feature from OverDrive's mobile app. Search for Moonee Valley Libraries. 1. 2. 3.
4. Browse or search the website for the books you want. Login. Use your library card number and your 4 digit pin. Borrow. Click the Borrow bu on under the tle of choice ‐ this will place it in your account. Download (and transfer if needed).
Click the Download bu on under the tle, and the so ware will launch and tles will download. If you've downloaded to a computer you can now transfer your ebook/s to another device, such as 4
an ereader. 5
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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SPHERE
ST BERNARD’S COLLEGE 41 Rosehill Road, Essendon, 3040. 2016 TOURS of the College are as follows:
22 March, 12 April, 14 April, 18 April, 19 April, 21 April, 26 April, 29 April,
3 May, 6 May, 13 May, 17 May, 19 May, 24 May, 27 May, 31 May, 9 June, 10 June
commencing at 9:00 a.m. Bookings essential - telephone 9289 1182.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
COLLEGE WEB SITE: www.sbc.vic.edu.au or Telephone: College Receptionist - Jenette Nicholl on 9289 1182
APPOINTING THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT ST MARY’S ASCOT VALE
THE PANEL OF FATHER JUSTIN, GENEVIEVE MOSS, SHANE BYRNE, NATALIE HUG AND ANDREW GIBSON MET ON THURSDAY EVENING TO FORMALISE THE PROCESS OF APPOINTING A NEW PRINCIPAL AT ST MARY’S COMMENCING IN TERM THREE. WE WISH THE PANEL EVERY SUCCESS IN THEIR ENDEAVOURS TO APPOINT A NEW LEADER FOR ST MARY’S. Who is knocking at the door and how will we answer it?
2016
Mercy and Justice in the Year of Mercy
“For I was hungry and you gave me food,
I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
I was naked and you gave me clothing,
I was sick and you took care of me,
I was in prison and you visited me.”
(Mt 25:34, 36)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The role of Religious Education Leaders is to actively and collaboratively promote, maintain,
enhance and uphold:
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The Catholic identity of the school.
An education in faith and opportunities for faith development.
Processes for reflection, prayer and liturgical celebration.
A commitment to social justice and action in the school and wider community.
On Thursday, 10th March, I attended the Religious Education Leaders Network Meeting at the Treacy
Conference Centre in Parkville. These meetings are an invaluable opportunity for school leaders to
further develop their knowledge and understanding of Catholic theology and contemporary theory
and practice. In one of the sessions, we explored the ‘nature’ of Mercy – with particular reference
to the Catholic tradition – and were later invited to reflect on whether our understanding had
changed. We also looked at Mercy in the Curriculum – Where are the opportunities to explore
mercy with our students?
Teresa
(Religious Education Leader)
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STUDENT WELLBEING SPHERE
2016 National Day of Action Against
Bullying and
Violence
Take a Stand Together
Our school has registered to be part of the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, being
held today.
The National Day of Action is a day where school communities across Australia, Take a Stand Together
against bullying and violence.
ST Mary’s is dedicated to creating supportive school environments, free from bullying, harassment and
violence. By working together at St Marys, we are sending clear messages to young people that bullying and violence, in or outside of school, is not okay - at any time.
The National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence is a major activity organised by Bullying. No
Way! (www.bullyingnoway.gov.au). The Bullying. No Way! website, created by all Australian education
jurisdictions, offers practical resources and information to help schools work together against bullying,
harassment and violence.
Students and parents can also download the free iPhone app Take a Stand <http://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/take-a-stand/id507931486?mt=8> to keep tips and advice on dealing with bullying close at
hand.
St Mary’s celebrated the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence today by holding a
special assembly organised by our school leaders at 3.00 p.m. in the hall.
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EDUCATION IN FAITH SPHERE
St. Patrick’s Feast Day – March 17th
This year, our Year Six Leaders were chosen to represent St. Mary’s at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass for
Schools and Concert for Schools. The Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart at St Patrick’s Cathedral
and the concert took place in the Treasury Gardens.
Who was St. Patrick?
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is credited with bringing
Christianity to Ireland. He was born in Wales somewhere around
AD 385. He was carried off by pirates and spent six years in slavery before escaping and training as a missionary. He died on
March 17 in AD 461 and this day has since been commemorated
as St. Patrick’s Day.
Why is St. Patrick so important to us here in Australia?
The Irish people who migrated to Australia in search of a better life
were responsible for building the first Catholic churches and
schools here. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is a prime example of their
legacy.
What is the national emblem of Ireland?
The national emblem of Ireland is the shamrock. St. Patrick used
the three-leaved shamrock (clover) to teach people about the Trinity – the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
This week, our Social Justice Captains visited the classrooms for a
second time to remind everyone about the importance of giving to
people less fortunate than ourselves and to please return all Project Compassion money boxes to the School Office. Heartfelt
thanks to the generous families who have already done so!
Teresa
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EDUCATION IN FAITH SPHERE
The Last Supper in Art
Scenes of the Last Supper were ideal for churches with a wide altar space.
The artist could show all thirteen figures – that of Christ and his twelve disciples – at a table.
Originally, the Passover meal – the Jewish commemoration of freedom from slavery in Egypt – was taken standing,
just as the Israelites stood to eat in haste on the eve of the Exodus.
In early paintings, however, the apostles were depicted in a reclining position, propped on the left elbow, leaving the
right arm free.
This was a later Jewish custom when observing the Passover ritual – a Roman influence.
The three moments which were most often depicted were Christ's washing of the feet of his disciples, his revelation
that one of the disciples (whom he did not name) would betray him and the communion of the apostles.
Upon Christ's revelation of the betrayal to come, the apostles were sometimes shown with querying expressions as
they pointed to themselves, asking, "Master, is it I?"
The apostles, Peter and John, were often depicted on either side of Jesus.
Judas was sometimes shown standing or sitting slightly apart from the other apostles, sometimes holding a purse of
money, isolated or in the act of leaving the table.
In his masterpiece (above), Leonardo da Vinci turned away from doctrine to depict the human drama that sprang
from Christ's announcement that he would be betrayed by one of those present.
Christ is seated at the centre of the long table, his hands outspread in a way that seems to imply resignation.
The apostles look shocked and enraged.
Judas (fifth from the left) is cast in shadow.
It is said that the look of every apostle was based on a real-life model, and that when it came time to pick the face
for the traitorous Judas, Leonardo searched the jails of Milan for the perfect looking scoundrel!
Holy Week Pageant
Dear Families and Friends,
You are cordially invited to our ‘Holy Week Pageant’ –
The retelling of the dramatic events of Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
Date & Time: Holy Thursday, 24th March at 9 a.m.
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Venue: St. Mary’s
School
LEARNING AND TEACHING SPHERE
HIGHLIGHTING THE LEARNING IN 3JK
3JK’s Assembly
This is our Celebration of Learning so far this year. The following was presented by some of the students from 3JK.
Our class motto is: ‘Let the Learning Flow’.
Lucy: This means that learning,
like water, should flow easily sometimes, can be challenging other
times and like water, learning is always good for us and is essential to
our everyday needs.
Heidi: Having a growth mindset allows us to love learning better,
looking forward to challenges and trying harder. We love getting feedback about our learning and being inspired by
others with how they learn. It might not be easy but it will be worth it.
INQUIRY
Gisele: Our inquiry module is called Many people, Many stories. We are learning how Australia is made up of
many cultures and this is what makes our country unique. We had to
take home a family tree poster and talk to our parents about our background and where our ancestors came from. We filled in the tree and
found out some interesting facts such as:
Cormac: In my family tree, twelve of my family members are Irish
and four are Australian, my grandfather was adopted and I was born in
Ireland and lived there for four years and 364 days and my first full day
in Australia was my 5th birthday.
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LEARNING AND TEACHING SPHERE
Yong: My Brother is the only person born in Egypt. Most people in my family were born in Uganda.
Lots of people in my family have been to lots of countries in Africa.
Kiara: In my family tree I have 6 backgrounds they are from Australia, Laos, Vietnam, Libya, Greece and Italy.
When my mum was little she had tea with peanuts which most Libyans have. My mum and I are the only people on my
family tree who were born in Australia.
Justine: In my family tree I am the only one born in Australia and the rest of my family was born in Philippines. There
are 2 last names that are Spanish. They are Pena and Escano. Even there’s 4 names that start with the letter J like
Justine, Josephine, Juliana and Josefa.
TECHNOLOGY
Ethan: Now that we are in year 3 we have to take on more responsibility when using
computers. We now have own our username and password which can be a headache for
the teachers when we keep forgetting them.
Mr D’Amico taught us about google drive and we are now preparing our Celebration of
Learning folios on google slides. Mr Dwyer said there is too much googling going on and
that it gives him a headache. He said he will have to jump in his car and go down google
drive to visit the google doc so he can feel better to play on the google slide. Now that we
have more computers in our classroom, we love googling to research.
Grace: During our inquiry unit we
ART
discovered that the Aboriginal culture is
indigenous to our country. They were the
first Australians. We looked at how they told
stories through their art and the many
symbols that they used.
Nash: Using the technique of dot painting, we used cotton buds to paint dots with
earth colours such as brown, orange,
yellow, red and black. We learnt that using
dots to make patterns took a long time and
that patience is needed to complete the
work.
MATHS
Ned: One of the fun things we did in Maths this term was looking at 3D shapes. We looked at the characteristics of a shape such as faces, edges and vertices. We found out that a triangle pyramid is called triangular based pyramid. We discovered the differences between pyramids and prisms.
Scarlett: We used many hands-on resources to rotate in groups and discover different things about shapes. We had
fun looking at making new shapes with cubes, matching shapes and names, building shapes with straws and trying to
draw shapes. This helped us learn about 3D shapes more easily.
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LEARNING AND TEACHING SPHERE
Vincent: Year3JK is also enjoying Mathletics and have been trying hard to complete the set activities. So far
this term we have been awarded 4 gold certificates. We are also receiving many silver and bronze certificates which
means we are nuts about Mathletics.
PERFORMING ARTS UPDATE
On Tuesday, the 22nd of March, the Year Six Buddies will be with their Foundation counterparts to assist in
the construction of Paper Cranes. 6AH will be with FAV from 2 until 2.45 and 6SG will be with FCC from
2.45 until home time. Thanks, Faye Nardella
DON’T MOVE PUPPET THEATRE
This term in Performing Arts we have been studying Puppetry and Drama, so to enhance our learning,
last Thursday, the Years Five and Six had a Puppeteer, John from “Don’t Move” Puppet Shows visit the
school.
John put on a puppet performance that was surprisingly engaging and the students watched with
rapt attention. After the performance, he showed
the students the mechanics of the theatre, the
sound, the puppets and how to “keep an eye” on
what is happening in the performance. He also
talked about following your passion and was quite
motivational on a personal level.
All the students and teachers thoroughly enjoyed
themselves and some have been further inspired
to create puppets and theatres. Money well spent
methinks!
Faye Nardella
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LEARNING AND TEACHING SPHERE
SPECIALIST AWARDS
CLASS
HEALTH & P.E
ITALIAN
Performing Arts
Library
FAV
Jake B
Damon L
Emily S
Stevie H
FCC
Elizabeth C
Tia M
Amaia A
Aaron N
1HW
Christian M
Jack Mc
Zara D
Grace T
Jack Mc
1RL
Ethan K
Chelsea C
Leon B
Finn C
Leon B
2CR
Joshua C
Aidan D
Rachael W
Shay T
2VM
Asha M
Ava D
Leah M
Monica D
3JD
Aiesha B
Xavier F
Ruby M
Alexander A
3JK
Kiara V
Flynn J
Gisele P
Amy N
4KG
Shija Z
Audrey K
Francesca S
Christian A
4MB
Mia D
Olivia A
Miranda H
Alyssa C
5JM
Ryan T
Emily K
Wesley Y
Wesley Y
5NT
Ella K
Max D
Martin P
Bridget S
6SG
Amy T
Bridgette A
Lucia J
Lucia J
6AH
Fred F
Rosaria G
Katelyn S
Phoebe B
INTRODUCING ACTIVE APRIL!
This April, the St Mary’s community is par cipa ng in Ac ve April. Everyone is encouraged to do 30 minutes of physical ac vity/ sport/ fun outdoors every day in April! If you choose to, you can sign up to the Ac ve April website to score prizes and collect virtual trophies for your efforts. Eve‐
ryone who signs up wins prizes, and we as a school commu‐
nity can win too! Just go to www.ac veapril.vic.gov.au, sign up and then join our school community team! Our school community ID is “st
‐marys‐ascot‐vale” – all our students, parents, families, friends and staff are welcome! C’mon! Let’s have fun and be ac ve together! 14
Simon Plumridge LEARNING AND TEACHING SPHERE
SCARLETT ANDERSON AND MACKENZIE BATE GATEWAYS
On the 23rd of February we had our first gateways session. We learnt about Newton’s First Law of motion.
We had to draw about one of the experiments we did. We choose to do the egg drop. We choose to do it
because the egg drop uses force when we pulled the cardboard at a fast pace.
EGG CART
We did an activity where we had to make a car roll down a ramp. We had to work with others in the classroom. On our table we made a car with a small roof with a seat. We put bubble wrap inside the seat so the
egg did not fall out. We had to use masking tape to stick the seat, roof and the whole car together. We had
to use a lot of teamwork to complete this task to create our car. When we finished, Robyn our teacher, took
us outside and made a ramp which balanced on a chair. One by one we had to put our car on the ramp to
roll it down. Robyn tried dropping the cars that did not break and the egg smashed everywhere. We had to
help Robyn clean it up with newspaper.
HOVER CRAFT
A hover craft hovers over the earth’s surface. The bigger the engine the faster and the higher it will go.
Hover crafts make quiet a noise when hovering. We made our own hover craft. We made it out of a balloon, pop top lid and a CD. Robyn gave us a disk with a pop top lid stuck to it. We had to blow up our balloon with the pop top lid closed. When you open it the hover craft hovers on the floor.
THE MAGNET
You don’t have to put magnets completely on a fridge because magnets can stick to the fridge. You can
just hold the magnet close to the fridge and the magnet will pull itself towards the fridge because the force
of the magnet will stick to the fridge. The fridge is a just like a big magnet and two magnets easily stick together.
HILLS AND CARS
The steeper the hill the faster a car moves. We were rolling toy cars that we chose. We rolled them down
different ramps. Some of the ramps the cars did not roll down, for example fake grass. It would not move
very fast because of the texture. But ramps such as cardboard and sand paper are very smooth. So the
cars rolled down them very easily. THAT WAS GOOD!!!
WATER ROCKETS
On the 8th of March we made Water Rockets. To make a Water Rocket, we attached a bottle to a pump
and someone had to pump the pump to fly in the air. It did not go very high. After we tried that we put water in our bottle and attached the pump and it flew much higher. But not all the water came out. There was
a little bit left. So we tried pumping it again. It went so high, much higher the building. We found out that
the less water, the higher it goes. However, you still have to have water in it.
A LAND YACHT
On the 14th of March, our last session of gateways, we made a land yacht. We made it out of a rectangular
piece of cardboard, cardboard wheels, a piece of paper shaped like a sale, three skewers and of course
masking tape. At the end our land yacht didn’t turn out as we expected, but it doesn’t matter because we
tried our best.
A WATER BOAT
We made a Water boat. We used cardboard, paper, an elastic band and paddle pop stick and plastic
spoons. Once we finished we finished we put them in the water but they broke.
SO THAT’S THE END OF ALL OUR GATEWAYS THIS TERM. WE HOPE WE GO BACK TO GATEWAYS AGAIN AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED OUR RECOUNT
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COMMUNITY SPHERE
UNIFORM SHOP
The Uniform Shop is open on Friday morning and afternoon. If you need to purchase uniform and
can’t attend on Friday, you will need to fill in an order form and leave it with payment at the office.
The ladies will endeavour to have it filled on Friday. Please ask at the office if you have any queries.
CANTEEN NEWS
To Staff, Parents and Students,
Thank you to all for your ongoing support and to all those parents who put their names down on our
roster.
JUST A REMINDER THAT YOU NEED A CURRENT WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK TO
VOLUNTEER YOUR HELP IN THE CANTEEN.
Menu for the Week
Monday
Ravioli with Bolognese Sauce served with Parmesan Cheese
Chicken/Beef Noodle Cups
Wednesday
Canteen Helpers
Monday
Vic Stanway
Chicken Schnitzel Roll/Wrap
Chicken/Beef Noodle Cups
Wednesday
Sally Caddy
Friday
Good Friday (Start School Holidays)
Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter and look forward to Term Two.
Tracey and Maryanne
P.S. Yogurts are $1.00 next Monday and Wednesday.
ST MARY’S PLAYGROUP St Mary’s playgroup is starting again in Term Two. Open to all pre-school babies,
toddlers, children and their carers, it runs every second Friday during the term
weeks, from 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. in the school hall. Entry is through the school office if the gate is not open.
Bring a small plate of healthy food to share and enjoy a cuppa and a chat while the
children play.
First date for Term Two - Friday April 15
Enquiries - Jacquie 0439824778
YMCA School Holiday Programme – Book now!
The YMCA will be running an Autumn School Holiday
Programme at Moonee Ponds Primary School, offering heaps of awesome activities,
including Melbourne Zoo, Movie
Madness, Inflatable World, and more!
For full details and to book, visit: www.childrensservices.ymca.org.au.
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MOTHERS’ DAY LUNCH 2016
The Mothers’ Day lunch will be held again this year:
Friday 6th May
11.30 a.m. - 3.25 p.m.
School Hall
Cost - $35 (3 course lunch and soft drink, BYO wine)
For those mums who are new to St. Mary’s this is a wonderful event to celebrate being mums!!
Further details on purchasing tickets, will be sent out next week. We will endeavour to again
provide childcare for non-school aged children so everyone can attend.
Also we do run a raffle on the day so if you are in a positon to provide a prize or know someone/
business who can (free advertising on the day), then please contact either Kathryn Smith 0401
993 206 or Rosanne Nicolazzo 0417 542 544 as soon as possible.
We look forward to seeing you all on the day.
GIRLS AT ST MARY’S (GAS) NIGHT OUT
Term One just went too fast so we are kicking off Term Two where all Girls (Mums) are encouraged to come along and enjoy a night out.
Date: Friday 15 April (first week back for Term 2)
Time: 7 p.m. onwards
Venue: Ginger Annie Bar, 914 Mt Alexander Road, Essendon
Thank you,
Nicole Coughlan (0411 605 905)
PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE
Congratulations to the following students who were the first to complete the Reading Challenge:
Alexandra Raimondi from 1RL, Thomas Scicluna from 3JD and Laura Scicluna from 1RL. Well done!
When you have completed the required number of books, please hand in your reading log to the office
for verification. You can still keep reading and adding to your log. The challenge website can list up to
100 books.
EASTER NEWS!
Every family should have received a book of raffle tickets for our annual Easter raffle. If you would like another book,
please collect one from the front office.
Please have your tickets returned to school no later than Tuesday 22nd March.
Thank you to everyone who has donated Easter Eggs, however, we still need more to make our Easter raffle another
success. Eggs are to be placed in the box outside the classrooms. Cash donations are to go in the communication
box.
The children can win a large jar of eggs simply by guessing how many are in the jar. You will find the Jar of
chocolate eggs at school reception desk. It is $1.00 a guess or 3 guesses for $2.00.
Thank you and Good luck!
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Essendon Auskick 2016
AFL is nearly back for the 2016 AFL Season and so is Auskick. NAB AFL Auskick is the AFL’s key introductory programme for primary school aged Girls & Boys (Kinda/Founda on to Year 6) and their families to become involved in and learn the skills of AFL Football. Our weekly coaching programme allows children to enjoy learning the skills and teamwork of AFL Football in a structured, friendly, fun, and safe environment.
Mums, we know how much some of you love football and we would love to see your daughters get involved in Auskick. If we can obtain enough interest we aim to run a ‘Girls only’ group each week so please consider signing up. Essendon Auskick
Centre is based at Aberfeldie Park (on the Maribyrnong River near Poynton’s Nursery) 260 The Boulevard, on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. Registration for 2016 Season
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Registra on and Payment for the 2016 programme needs to be completed online. online. Cost is $90 per child and
includes the benefits back pack for our 14 week programme. All Auskick Benefits Packs are being delivered directly to your nominated address this year.
Log on to www.aflauskick.com.au, put in your postcode, scroll down the centre locator, choose Essendon Auskick Centre and complete the registra on details, this will create an invoice for online payment with a credit card. You are now fully registered! First Auskick Session: Saturday April 16th from 9 a.m. at Aberfeldie Park) and each Saturday thereon.
All those who register and pay online by 10th April will receive 4 Tickets (entry for 2 Adults & 2 Children) to an AFL match of your club of support during the 2016 season through the AFL Game Day Programme. Look forward to seeing you there!
Please contact Tony Fisher on 9413 2194 (Bus Hours), or see our website https://
essendonauskick.teamapp.com if you require any further information.
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Special price for
Preps 50% off
our program!
Call to book in!
The weather is cooling off so now it’s me to turn up the heat with our Awesome Autumn
Sports and Dance Fun or our Specialist Sport Programmes. Not only will you have a great me with your friends, our experienced coaches will help you learn some great new skills. Term 2 will see children experience popular sports and try some new ones as well! They will learn some new games that will improve their hand eye co ordina on. This term we are focusing on Soccer, Ball Skills, AFL, Hockey and Basketball. Kelly sports is a wonderful opportunity for your child to develop key spor ng skills and inspire them to give sport a go as they improve their catching, throwing, striking, running and jumping. So if you are in Founda on to Year 4 , come and see what 40 000 thousand Australian kids do at the end of their school day. So what are you wai ng for! Look out for our fliers and come out and join us. For more informa on call Kelly Sports Essendon on 93842204 or email [email protected] or checkout our website www.kellysports.com.au.
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Registrations Are Open!
Welcome to Season 2016!
Auskick is a great way for Boys & Girls to learn
Football Skills & follow in the footsteps of their
AFL Heroes.
Visit www.aflauskick.com.au, click REGISTER &
type St Monicas
If you have any problems/queries, please email to
[email protected]
Once registered and paid, your Auskick Sports Pack
will be delivered (to your address) around March.
Register and pay ASAP to receive
4 Complimentary AFL Tickets to a selected
match (while stocks last)!
Best Regards
Vince Leone
St Monica’s Auskick Co-ordinator
M +61 (0) 421 054 140
E [email protected]
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Join School Banking on an outback adventure!
Every year the School Banking programme launches a new savings theme and 8 new exclusive School Banking reward items. This year’s programme is themed the Outback Savers and School Bank‐
ing is taking students on a wild adventure through the Canyon of Sav‐
ings, where they’ll learn to master smart savings habits. There are 8 new reward items for 2016!
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Flying Snake Tail 
Wildlife Writer Set 
Mud Splat Handball 
Outback Pat Bag Tag 
Backtrack Eraser Pen 
Jump and Skip Rope 
Bush Fly Fan 
Wriggly Glow Worm Win a wildlife family adventure holiday to Australia Zoo!
This year School Banking is giving students the chance to win a family trip for up to two adults and three children to explore Australia Zoo and meet Bindi and Robert Irwin. Students who make 15 or more School Banking deposits by the end of Term 3, 2016 will be automa cally entered into the draw. This is another great way to mo vate students to save regularly and reach their savings goals. If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2016 School Banking
program informa on pack from the school office. SCHOOL BANKING DAY
IS EVERY FRIDAY
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CONTACT DETAILS
SCHOOL
74 Roseberry Street
Ascot Vale VIC 3032
P: 03 9370 1194
F: 03 9370 1068
E: [email protected]
W: www.smascotvale.catholic.edu.au W: www.s
PARISH
Parish Priest: Father Justin Ford
123 St Leonards Road
Ascot Vale VIC 3032
P: 03 9370 6688
F: 03 9370 9112
E: [email protected]
W: www.stmaryschurch.org.au
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