10 March 2017 bull Week 6 Term 1

In this IssueFrom the Acting PrincipalDeputy PrincipalAPRIMR-6 Community7-9 Community10-12 CommunitySports News

The Stapleton Family StoryStudent SuccessEnrolmentsMusicHomestay ExperienceParent Community GroupThe Federation of Catholic School ParentCommunitiesAnzac Day 2017EventsPedal PrixCommunity EngagementWellbeing General InformationUniform

OSHC

WISDOM 2017 Heart Value

Diary Dates

Term 1 Week 7

Term 1 Week 7

Monday 13 March Public Holiday - Adelaide Cup(Uniform Shop closed on Public Holiday)

Tuesday 14 March Playgroup 930am to 1100am L01 4-6 Prayer hosted by 45G 230pm PAC

Wednesday 15 March Year 45 Maritime Museum Excursion - classes 45B and 45Y Year 7 Mass

Thursday 16 MarchJaM and Toast Breakfast Club 815am to 845am Art Room Year 45 Maritime Museum Excursion - classes 45G and 45R R-3 Assembly hosted by 23B 905am PAC R-11 Chess 1100am to 1200pm L01 R-5 After School Dance Academy 330pm to 415pm PAC Senior Vocal after school rehearsal 330pm to 430pm

Friday 17 MarchSt Patricks DayYear 9 Art Gallery Excursion

Term 1 Week 8

Monday 20 MarchAlumni Committee Meeting 630pm Boardroom

Tuesday 21 March Harmony DayCommunity Mass 815am PAC Playgroup 930am to 1100am L01 College Tour 930am to 1100am Year 12 and R-6 Learning Reviews 330pm to 800pm 4-6 Assembly hosted by 6G 230pm PAC

Wednesday 22 March R-6 Learning Reviews 330pm to 600pm

Thursday 23 MarchJaM and Toast Breakfast Club 815am to 845am Art Room R-3 Prayer hosted by 1B 900am The GreenR-11 Chess 1100am to 1200pm L01 R-5 After School Dance Academy 330pm to 415pm PAC Senior Vocal after school rehearsal 330pm to 430pm

Saturday 25 MarchMount Barker Show

Please refer to the College website calendar for whole term overview and key dates

From the ActingPrincipal

Dear Families

Much activity is occurring across ourCollege community as we reach the mid-point of this term with the completion ofsignificant learning tasks for our SACE

The StapletonFamily Story

students across Years 10-12 right downto the wonderful learning opportunitiesbeing provided in our R-3 classes I continue to be inspired by the learning Isee happening in our classroomswherever I visit and the great co-curricular opportunities being provided tostudents to complement their learning

Great excitement continues for our juniorstudents across Years R-3 as theirinvolvement in their swimming lessonshas continued in recent weeks Youmay have already seen of the incrediblesuccess of our Courier Cup team at thecompetition on 2 March Ourcongratulations to all the students inYears 4-7 who were involved andrepresented the College in this event

Our Ash Wednesday Liturgy at theCollege to mark the commencement ofthe Lenten season last week occurred ina slightly different format Due to theextreme weather on the day we couldnot gather together as a whole schoolcommunity in the pavilion FatherRichard still led us through a pre-recorded version on the Liturgy whichwas presented to students in their homeclasses or year levels We look forwardto the opportunity this Lent to be able toreflect upon our lives our relationshipswith each other and our God and to finda way to make a contribution topositively impacting on the lives ofothers

It was terrific to see so many of ourfamilies come together for the R-6 familyMovie Night last Friday on The Green Itwas a beautiful community night and Ithank all of those from the ParentCommunity Group and friends of theCollege who provided support to enableit to occur We will no doubt have similarparental engagement and support duringthis weekrsquos sports day events

Best wishesGavin McLaughlin Acting Principal

We are the Stapleton Family with ourchildren Thomas and Eliza currently inYear 2 with Mrs Baluch and Receptionwith Mrs Nicholls respectively I am one of the Meet and GreetVolunteers for Reception Blue When making the important decision ofwhere to send our children it was asimple choice I am an old scholar and have fondmemories of my primary school days inthe warm and giving communityenvironment We also appreciate the exposure to theJapanese language giving the kids vitalrespect and appreciation of othercultures We have found the teachers and staff tobe compassionate respectfulenthusiastic creative with a greatproblem solving mind set to help build astrong connection with the kids Emma Stapleton Parent

Student Success

Deputy Principal

lsquoWe are companions on a journeyrsquo This hymn title is an appropriate way tocapture the special partnership that ourCollege has with its families in building astrong team around your child to givethem every opportunity to flourish Tothis end parents teachers and studentsare each tasked with responsibilities inensuring that they do their part to makethis successful We value thecommitment and support of parents asthey stay involved and engaged in theirchildrsquos learning and development In the last few days information hasbeen sent home about the Year 12 andthe Reception to Year 6 LearningReviews being held in Week 8 this termThe Year 7 to Year 11 reviews areoccurring in Week 2 of Term 2 Thesesessions provide important opportunitiesfor connection and discussion about theprogress of your child We ask thatstudents be present for the interviews sothat they can contribute to theconversations Our teachers lookforward to meeting with parents on theseafternoons knowing that this is anotherway that we can lsquowalk togetherrsquo on thisjourney Sonia NelsonDeputy Principal

Enrolments

Enrolments 2018 A friendly reminder to current familieswho have children who arecommencing at St Francis de Sales in2018 and havenrsquot submitted theirenrolments forms to please do so assoon as it is convenient Enrolmentforms can be downloaded from theCollege website under enrolments orcollected from the College ReceptionIf you would like further informationplease contact Vanessa Grave Marketing and CommunicationsManager infostfranciscatholiceduau

Music

WHY TEACH MUSIC

MUSIC IS A SCIENCEIt is exact specific it demands exactacoustics A conductorrsquos full score is achart a graph which indicatesfrequencies intensities volumechanges melody and harmony all atonce and with the most exact control oftime

MUSIC IS MATHEMATICS It is rhythmically based on thesubdivision of time into fractions whichmust be done instantaneously notworked out on paper

MUSIC IS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Most of the terms are in Italian Germanor French and the notation is certainlynot Englishshy but a highly developed kindof shorthand that uses symbols torepresent ideas The semantics of musicis the most complete and universallanguage Also many songs we studyare form other cultures

MUSIC IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION It requires fantastic coordination offingers hands arms lip cheek andfacial muscles in addition toextraordinary control of thediaphragmatic back stomach and

Term 1 Learning Reviews

Year 12 Tuesday 21 March 330pm to 800pm

R-6 Tuesday 21 March 330pm to 800pm

Wednesday 22 March 330pm to 600pm

Term 2 Learning Reviews

Years 7-11 Tuesday 9 May 330pm to 800pm

Wednesday 10 May 330pm to 600pm

APRIM

On the eve of Lent we celebratedShrove Tuesday throughout the Collegewhich was very successful due to thefantastic team-work of the staffstudents and parents involved Thankyou to all involved I particularly thankDoyle Angas Alex Michael AshleyMaddy and Cara who gave up somelesson time and their lunchtime to cookand serve pancakes All classroomteachers in the primary school with theassistance of some parents ran theirown classroom pancake making whichenabled each class to personalise theirShrove Tuesday experience Thesecondary school feasted on pancakesat lunchtime in the main courtyard Wethank the Mount Barker Rotary Club forlending us some BBQs on the day Weappreciate it The Shrove Tuesdayexperience assisted us to be mindfulthat Lent is about to start and that theCaritas Project Compassion fundraisingcampaign will begin Due to the hot weather we had recentlythe Pavilion was not the ideal place tohave our whole school Ash Wednesday

chest muscles which respond instantlyto the sound the ear hears and the mindinterprets

MOST OF ALL MUSIC IS ARTIt allows a human being to take all thesedry technically boring (but difficult)techniques and use them to createemotion That is one thing sciencecannot duplicate humanism feelingemotion

Source Music Makes Our StudentsSmarter

HomestayExperience

Expression of Interest for Japaneseand Chinese Homestay

We are seeking expressions of interestfrom families in Years 7 to 12 who wouldlike to host a Japanese or Chinesestudent

We look forward to welcoming back toSFdS our Japanese friends fromSonobe High School from 30 July to 11August 2017 This year we areexpecting 12 students

There will be students from Chinavisiting from 12 August to 22 August2017 as part of the Collegersquos developingInternational Student Programme

Families are welcome to host a studentfrom Japan China or both Families willbe paid $30 per night for the homestayexperience

Some of the benefits hosting a studentprovides families with forming specialconnections and lifelong friendships witha student from another culture as well asforming deeper understanding of othercultures Over the past five years wehave had 170 of our families engage witha homestay experience

What to know more Please contactVanessa Grave Marketing andCommunications Managervgravestfranciscatholiceduau

Liturgy Plan B was to video-record FrRichard leading the liturgy and thenmaking the recording available to allstaff Each class experienced the sameliturgy during Pastoral Care time fromthe air conditioned comfort of their ownclassroom The classroom teacherswere provided with the ashes for theliturgy and placed an ash cross on theforehead of the studentsstaff in theirroom This way of running the liturgyproved to be quite successful and wethank Fr Richard for his skills in front ofthe camera The whole College wasunited by the fact that we all viewed andparticipated in the same liturgy howevereach class or year level was able topersonalise their experience and tailor itto provide more meaning for them In Lent we take the time to reflect on ourlives focus on our many blessings andmake the time to serve others in someway Itrsquos an ideal opportunity to step outof our comfort zones to work at restoringor deepening a relationship or reallymaking an effort to be aware of theneeds of those around us During Lentvarious classes and year-levels will beworking hard to run fundraising activitiesto raise money for the ProjectCompassion campaign Thank you foryour generosity Oreste FarrugiaAPRIM

Shrove Tuesday

Parent CommunityGroup

The Parent Community Group met for aproductive meeting on Wednesday 8March to look at events for 2017

Run 4 Colour will be occurring againthis year and a date is currently beingdiscussed and will be communicated tothe Community in the next two weeksOther events and fundraising initiativeswere discussed and will becommunicated to the Community whenthey have been confirmed

Rshy 6 Meet and Greet Volunteers havebeen confirmed and information packshave been sent home this week to eachMeet and Greet Volunteer A Buzz Listfor each class will be completed by earlynext week and distributed to classes bymid-Week 7 Meet and Greet Volunteerswill be communicating with their classesand introducing themselves Each Meetand Greet Volunteers contact details willbe displayed on their classes windowfrom Week 7 onward We will finaliseMeet and Greet Volunteers for Years 7-9within the next week

Meet and Greets

Main role Two Meet and GreetVolunteers per class (R-9) to welcomenew families to be the parent who is thefirst contact for the class encourageother parents to participate in CollegeeventsWe encourage you to liaise and supportyour classes Meet and Greet Volunteers

St Francis de Sales valuesworking in partnership withfamilies Vanessa Grave Marketing and CommunicationsManager

Ash Wednesday

Project Compassion

During Lent our whole-Collegefundraising focus is ProjectCompassion which is run by CaritasThe theme for Project Compassion thisyear is Love your Neighbour

Second Hand Uniforms Sale LeadersRequired

The College is looking for two volunteerswho would like to take on running andorganising the Second Hand UniformSales You will label the uniforms runthe uniform sales as well as sorting outthe finances of the sale It will be easyto pick up and you will get training fromthe current parents running the sales Ifyou would like to be more involved withthe College and meet more parents thisis an ideal opportunity

Please contact Vanessa Grave onvgravestfranciscatholiceduau forfurther information or to let her know youare interested Rachael Brazzalotto and Anna JonesParent Leaders

The Federation ofCatholic SchoolParentCommunities

e-news Update is the first of six weeklyLenten stories which share ProjectCompassionrsquos 2017 theme of LoveYour Neighbour

Each week of Lent the Federation willshare ways families can talk togetherabout the messages in each story andtogether be inspired to learn more andcreate changeThe article can be accessed on the StFrancis de Sales Parent Portal and isalso on the Federation of CatholicSchool Parent Communities websitewwwparentfederationcatholiceduauand Facebook page

ANZAC Day 2017

The College would like to commemorateANZAC landing on ANZAC Daythroughout the Hills in 2017 We areasking families who are attending Dawn

Dear Claire and the Vinnies Team On behalf of the St Francis de SalesCollege we would like to thank youpersonally for thinking of the students inour College by donating an extensivearray of very useful Art resources Your generosity was very muchappreciated by our teaching staff andstudents

Online Safety

As we continue to educate our studentsabout online safety through our DigitalLearners Licence Program here at theCollege it is important that this onlinesafety is continued into the familyhomes As parents it is easy to becaught up with the business of everydaylife that we sometimes forget to ask ourchildren about certain aspects on livingin a digital world They have easyaccess to so much online Here is afantastic resource that includes a parentsection which is worth visiting regularlyThe most recent article on ldquoSharentingWhat should you dordquo IS about having adiscussion with your children aboutposting their picture online If you wouldlike any further information regardingthis please do not hesitate to contactme at the College

httpswwwesafetygovaueducation-

resourcesiparent

Reneacutee BellReligious Education Coordinator R-12MITIOGChild Protection R-12

R - 6 Community

What a wonderful and busy start wehave had to the year This week wehave begun preparations for the Season

Services in their towns to volunteer toplace a wreath on behalf of our Collegecommunity Students will need to be in full winteruniform and the wreaths will need to becollected from the College during theweek before the service which is in theschool holidays If we have more thanone family volunteer for a town we willask you all to stand together at theservice and the students move forwardas a group and place the wreathtogether The following towns will haveservicesEchunga Gumeracha HahndorfStirling Littlehampton Lobethal MountBarker Murray Bridge NairneStrathalbyn Woodside Army BarracksMylor Also if anyone can supply Camellia andLaurel leaves for the making of thewreaths this would be muchappreciatedPlease register your interest confirmingtown number of students and availabilityto collect College wreath tovgravestfranciscatholiceduau Vanessa Grave Marketing and CommunicationsManager

Events

of Lent with Shrove Tuesday and anAsh Wednesday Liturgy As we preparefor Lent we encourage our students tolook at the little things that they can doeach day to show kindness andcompassion for others This might berandom acts of kindness like helpingsomeone in the yard or opening a doorfor a staff member You can also use theseason of Lent to talk to your child aboutthe ways they can be helpful at home oreven in their community We would like to thank our parentvolunteers who gave up their time tocome and help us prepare cook andserve pancakes to the Junior SchoolWe also would like to send a specialthank you to Fr Richard who was able toadapt the liturgy for our Hot Weather sothat classes were able to watch the AshWednesday liturgy via video link in thecool and comfort of their ownclassrooms The R-3 students have had a lot of fun atswimming lessons this week andagain thank you to our parents whohave been able to offer some time tohelp organise students before and afterswimming Swimming week can also bea very busy time for teachers who plantheir classroom time around buses andensuring all students are kept safe atthis time so a very special thank you tothem as well Our movie night was a great successwith many families attending Thank youto those of you who were able to makeit The students certainly had a greattime and itrsquos always a good opportunityto meet other families and build upon ourwonderful community here at St Francisde Sales Our busy term will continue over thenext few weeks We will be celebratingHarmony Day with a liturgy on thegreen and a shared morning tea whichwe invite you all along to Students willbe encouraged to wear lsquoa touchrsquo of redorange or yellow to show respect for ourcultural diversity Parent Teacher Interviews will be heldin Week 8 this term You will soonreceive correspondence explaining theprocess for booking a time Weencourage all parents to take thisopportunity to meet with your childrsquosteacher A meaningful learningexperience is based on a cooperativeeffort among parent child teachers andschool community With yourparticipation both in and out of theclassroom we can look forward to aproductive creative and enjoyable year

The St Francis de Sales MusicDepartment is excited to bring you abrand-new event for Term 1 ndash the AfterDark Cabaret This dazzling event will raise funds tosupport the Generations in Jazz VocalEnsemble as they prepare to compete inMount Gambier in May With live music games and eats (alsoBYO) it promises to be a night of greatmusic dance and laughter So gatheryour adult friends and family in tables often and start dusting off your dancingshoes DATE Friday 7 April 2017 (Term 1Week 10) VENUE The College Performing ArtsCentreTIME 700pm for 730pm startTICKETS $20 per adult via CollegeReception Stay tuned for more informationregarding this adults-only event Wecanrsquot wait to see you there Yours in Music The Music Department

Pedal Prix - WEWANT YOU

together We believe that every child is bornimmensely capable and that given theopportunity to develop their skills withina safe and collaborative learningenvironment they can succeed It is ourjob as teachers to also challenge eachchild in order to progress with theirlearning When children face challengesat school the results may not always bewhat they or you are expecting This isperfectly normal and a great opportunityto remind your child that learninghappens in many different ways Weencourage you as parents to ask yourchild ldquo What can you learn from th isrdquoand remind them ldquo You havenrsquotmastered that skill YETldquo The powerof lsquoYetrsquo has been a key focus for ourstudents as we encourage them todevelop a Growth Mindset when tacklingnew and challenging learningexperiencesFinally a very big thank you to ourwonderful Junior School staff who worktirelessly to ensure that each and everychild at our school has had a great startto the year

Rachael HollandR-6 Director of Learning and Wellbeing

Learning in 23B The students have been working onsorting pictures into friendly andunfriendly behaviours Each groupworked cooperatively together tocomplete a task and after the task webrainstormed the positive behavioursthat help teams work well together Michelle Baulch Homeroom Teacher

7- 9 Community

Creating a Cybersafe homeWe know our children are

If your child is in Years 5 to 11 and isinterested in being part of the 2017 SFdSteam its not too late

Please contact Kristin Mack TeamParent Manager on lbb01optusnetcomau

CommunityEngagement

R-6 Moonlight Movie Night

On Friday night we welcomed 80students and their families to the annualR-6 Movie Night for the showing of lsquoThePeanuts Moviersquo It was a lovely eveningand the weather was perfect

Thank you to the Parent CommunityGroup Heather Reid Susana Ferreriaand Angela Wiggins for selling drinksicy poles slushies pizza and raffletickets

Slushies were kindly donated by JanetteSize from Hills Party Juke and the BIGScreen at a discounted rate wasprovided by Michael Bentley fromHaycom Trusted Events

A total of $326 was raised by selling offood and beverages

Thank you to the families that attended

Thank you to Gavin McGlaughlinRachael Holland Fran Nicholls KathyGriffiths Emma Shaw Michelle Baulch

knowledgeable and skilled in accessingand using computers and while we arekeen for our children to gain the mostfrom their virtual space we have a hugeresponsibility in keeping them safeThere are many things parents can do tohelp and guide their children in safelyusing the Internet To ensure that yourchildrsquos experience remains positive thefollowing tips may helpTalk with your children This is themost important action you can takeDevelop an open dialogue with yourchildren so that you can talk about thebenefits and dangers of the InternetDevelop an understanding and interestin what they do online and never beafraid to ask what they are doing onlineEncourage your children to tell you ifthey come across any online activitywhich makes them feel uncomfortable oris inappropriateThe house rules Establish guidelinesabout the amount of time your childrenare permitted to spend online and whenthey access it for example afterhomework is complete when chores aredone after some outside or sportactivity Centrally locate the access of digitaldevices Allow access where there isfamily activity A digital device in achildrsquos room is out of sight and does notallow you to monitor their activity Become a net-savvy parentcaregiverBeing informed is the best safeguardagainst online dangers Research readarticles talk to other parents seekadvice from othersBlocking and fi ltering softw areEnsure your devices are protectedProtection is readily available to helpprevent undesirable material enteringyour home via the InternetPrivacy is paramount Photos andvideos are public by default and cancontain location data Therefore it isimportant for children to use privacysettings to limit their audience andremind your children never to sharepersonal information on the InternetTake a genuine interest in what yourchildren are doing and stay engagedwith them online The enrichment thatthe Internet can bring to your childrsquoslearning can be safe positiveeducational and fun

Jen Nessshy Ferry7-9 Community LeaderPeta Bojanic7-9 Learning and Accountability

Year 8 Camp

and Marg Heath for supporting theevening

SFdS values working inpartnership with families

Vanessa Grave Marketing and CommunicationsManager

Clean up Australia Day

The R-6 SFdS team (students and staff)were fantastic in their true St Francis deSales spiritAs a community we value our call to beprotectors of creation The newencyclical by Pope Francis Laudato Si

What was the purpose of the CampThe purpose of this camp was tostrengthen relationships with our peersand teachers The camp was held at theAdare Camp and Caravan Park in VictorHarbor a historic house that has beenstanding for about 150 years The campshowed us a new understanding ofourselves and we were able to meet andmake friends with people we may notnormally associate with Taylor To me the main purpose of the campwas about having fun and enjoyingourselves I think that this camp was agreat way to bond with new people andmake some new friendships It was alsoa great way for us to practice somefriendly competitiveness working as ateam and challenging yourself to testyour limits (hence the name of the campBeyond Limits) I think that this camp ismeant to show you that no matter whatchallenges or obstacles you face in lifeyou can always overcome them with thehelp of others as well as having yourown strength and willingness to persist Ialso learnt heaps of new things at thiscamp and tried some things I thoughtthat I would never do Hayley Body BoardingBody Boarding was super fun We wentdown to the beach and we were taughtthe parts of a board and how to ride on aboard Then we were able to get in thewater and start body boarding It was agreat experience and I would love to doit again Bella Flying KiwiThe flying kiwi was an activity thatrequired everyones participation One ata time we were secured in a harnesswhile the rest of our tribe ran in theopposite direction causing the person inthe harness to fling into the air This wasa great activity because it pushed us outof our comfort zones and made many ofus conquer our fear of heights Shelby Experiences and Highlights

has inspired our community to embraceour connection to creation and thenatural world

Vanessa Grave Marketing and CommunicationsManager

Wellbeing

In this weekrsquos newsletter you will find arange of resources for helping you todevelop your childrenrsquos potential andsocial emotional skills

Help kids change their perspectivewhen th ings go wrongParents can help catastrophisers learnto change their perspective when thingsgo wrong

How to grow kids into leadersHere are seven ways you can fosterrather than inhibit your childrsquos or youngpersonrsquos leadership potential

Maggie Dent ndash Common ConcernsHere Maggiersquos team has pulled togethera go-to guide with key articles audiosvideos and other resources covering arange of common concernsEverythingrsquos arranged under varioustopics so hopefully yoursquoll find some tipsideas and solutions to whateverparenting dilemma yoursquore currentlyfacing ndash even if itrsquos the middle of thenight

Please go to the Parent Portal onthe website to view all of these articles

Carol JarellSchool Counsellor

General Information

Our Beyond Limits Camp had manythrilling activities which the Year 8students were ecstatic to participate inOne of the favourites was the flying kiwiand a close second was the bodyboarding The activities werent the onlyhighlight of the camp shy the food we wereprovided with throughout camp wasgreat and we were all thankful for thefood preparation by the staff Otherhighs of the camp were the freedom wecould have being allowed to have freetime and also the teachers being veryrelaxed and having humour was good Kaitlyn

We had fun with peers challengedourselves went beyond our limits andmet new people We had fun with noelectronics and stayed away from homefor a short timeOne of the biggest highlights was theamount of activities we did and also thefree time we had The camp organisershad so many activities to do and theywere all fun Adare was full of room andplaces to play It was good to be able touse all that space with our friendsLucas We had three important things toremember to encourage our tribe andother tribes to communicate amongstyour tribe and participate in all activitiesThe names of our tribes were TsunamiSurfers Flaming FlamingoesTempestade and 4747 Tayla

10 - 12 Community

Dear Parents and Community members As the midpoint of Term 1 approaches itis pleasing to note the studentrsquos positiveresponse to wearing the correct uniformand doing so with pride to the pointwhere the small minority now stand outThe College Diary is the standard

Maths and Physics Tutoring availableWednesday lunchtimes

The College is lucky enough to have MrEric StMartins offer FREE (yes thatsright shy FREE) tutoring in Maths andPhysics to any student who would like itEric gives up his day job (running anengineering company) to come andvolunteer at St Francis so we are veryfortunate to have this opportunity Youwould normally expect to pay $30+ perhour for a service like this so pleasemake the most of this great service

Tutoring sessions will be held in thelibrary at lunchtimes on WednesdaysThese sessions will only continue whilethere are students that support them

To register contact Jacob RobsonDirector of Learningjrobsonstfranciscatholiceduau

Volunteer Eric StMartins

expected and reference point for alldecision of this nature Whilst thestudent reasons are oftenabout preferred comfort individual styleor the latest trend it is worth reflectingon why many parents strongly support auniform standard A College uniform shows that youbelong to a community When it is wornwith pride it shows that you respect andsupport that each of us are in thistogether It creates an identity for theCollege in the community and helpsthem prepare for when they have toleave school and assume the role ofemployee and representative for acompany or other organisation Manybelieve that a school uniform can alsoimprove learning by reducing distractiondue to peer pressure sharpening focuson learning and making the classroom amore serious environment allowingstudents to perform better academicallyIt is also fair on every other parent andchild who represents the College whenthere is consistency by all members At present the main concerns areincorrect socks shorts school shoesand excessive jewellery All students areexpected to know and respect thestandards and to take pride in andresponsibility for their personalpresentation each day To encourageour young people to be their best it isoccasionally necessary for individuals tore-commit to the College by engaging ina restorative conversation to finalise aplan and to complete a CommunityService task in their own time I thank all parents for the wonderfulsupport and continue to look forward toworking with you in the education ofyour child Please contact me if you require furtherclarification God Bless Gerrard Doyle10-12 Community Leader

Stage 2 Learning Reviews The Stage 2 Learning Reviews will beheld on Tuesday 21 March for parentsand students in Year 12 subjectsPlease check your emails from theCollege to ensure that you make a timeto speak with teachers as this is animportant process in maintainingawareness of the support anddevelopment of our students learning

Uniform

St Francis de Sales CollegeUniform Shop

Term Opening Hours Monday 300pm to 430pm Tuesday 830am to 930am Thursday 300pm to 430pm Saturday 930am to 12 noon

Please visit our Uniform Shop to placeyour order as soon as convenientShop contact number 0423 408 099

Online ordering available through theCollege Website

OSHC

Ros Mattn er10-12 Learning and AccountabilityLeader

Sports News

SSSSA E Grade Swimming On Tuesday 28 February a team of 26swimmers attended the Marion StateAquatic Centre to participate in theSSSSA E Grade swimming carnivalThe team competed valiantly all day andbattled through the muggy conditionsinside the centre Of the ten schools inattendance St Francis de Sales finished3rd in the girls division 8th in the boysdivision and ended up 5th in the overallstandings which was a great effort The team should be commended on theircommitment perseverance and teamspirit Special mentions going to LiamMadison and Kaitlyn who all producedoutstanding individual performances onthe day Mark AndrewsTeam Manager

Courier Cup Swimming

We had another successful schoolsporting experience on Thursday 2March with our Year 4-7 Swimming(Courier Cup) Team winning the BarkerDistrict swimming title All the studentsdid a fantastic job and the support theyshowed each other was greatespecially the older students workingwith the younger ones A specialmention also needs to go to Lucy andMadison for their help with time keepingon the day Results and bestperformances as follows

Barker DistrictSt Francis shy 122 Cornerstone shy 73Hahndorf shy 60

Individual Results1stJacob Breaststroke ButterflyBackstroke FreestyleLeni Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Sophie Breaststroke ButterflyBackstroke Freestyle

2ndIsabella Butterfly

3rdIsabella Freestyle

Camp Australia is proud to partner with StFrancis de Sales College providing yourchildren with a safe environment in whichthey can explore and play

Dear ParentsCaregivers

Donrsquot forget OSHC can be used forongoing care or even if you just need usfor a few sessions We will have a widerange of activities on the program fromart and craft physical play gamescooking activities and heaps more Ifthere is an activity you would like us toprogram to help settle your child in ontheir first visit we are happy to add yoursuggestions to the program

Medical needsIf your child has medical needs it iscrucial we have these few thingsUp to date and signed action plan fromyour doctorMedication with prescription label (eg onthe canister of inhaler for asthma)indicating the name of prescribed childand what the medication isAll other paper work will be supplied bythe OSHC service (feel free to pop inbefore or after school care)

Service Times Please remember thatBefore School Care opens at 700am andthe children head off to school at 830amIf children are with us outside of servicetimes it poses a risk to the care of yourchildren as we are not liable After schoolCare closes at 630pm any time afterthat you will be charged $1 per minuteOf course if you are unable to collect yourchild or get someone else to then pleaseremember to contact me on 0405 433544

On the dayAttendance Please remember to bookyour children using the family portal Ifyou are having difficulty then you cancontact our Customer Service Team on1300105343 You are able to contact meto book your children in - I add them tothe roll manually but that also means Iam unable to take them off So if youhave given me verbalwritten consentsaying that your child will be attendingthat day and then they dont come youwill still be charged

To ensure the safety of children pleaseremember to book your child in If at255pm you need your child booked inbut you donrsquot have time to use the appthen send me a message on 0405 433544 that way I can ensure we have thecorrect staff and qualifications working onthat shift

Thank you

Leni BackstrokeTyler Backstroke Marne Butterfly Breaststroke Freestyle Gabriel Breaststroke

Mark Billington R-12 Sports Coordinator

Mikaela Fraser

email sastfrancisoshccampaustraliacomau

Mobile 0405 433 544

Hours of Operation Before School Care 700am to 830amAfter School Care 310pm to 630pm

Get up to 50 off your feesThe Child Care Rebate is not incometested It pays up to 50 of your out ofpocket costs up to $7500 per child peryear For more information on what youare entitled to and how to claim you cancontact the Family Assistance Office on136150

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