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58 Clegg Road, Mount Evelyn.
Ph: 9736 2219 Fax: 9736 1443
Email: [email protected]
No. 30, 3rd October, 2016
Dear Parents,
Welcome back! We hope that you have enjoyed the break from the school routine and are feeling refreshed.
We also extend a very warm welcome to Harry and Cooper and their family. Harry is joining 5/6L and Cooper 1/2R. We wish the boys and their family a very happy and rewarding association with St Mary’s community.
Our congratulations and best wishes are with Ms Davina Bernau and her husband Niklaus, on their marriage which took place during the holidays. Davina was a beautiful bride and they throughly enjoyed their special day.
With Term 4 now beginning, Summer uniform and “no hat, no play” policy is now in place. With the cool weather still around, for the first two weeks of this term, the wearing of Summer uniform will be optional. However, it is important to note that either full, correct Summer uniform or full, correct Winter uniform is to be worn; not a mixture of both: for example, Winter tights with the Summer dress. It is also obvious that many children have had a growth spurt since they last wore their Summer uniforms, so could everyone please check uniforms to ensure that they still fit and let down hems if necessary. We remind everyone that the uniform length for dresses is not above the knee.
On Monday, 12th September, local Catholic primary schools including St Mary’s, St Paul’s Monbulk and St Thomas More’s, Belgrave, gathered after school at the Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club to play for the inaugural Parish Cup. The cup was won by St Thomas More and St Paul’s, with everyone enjoying a great game. Thank you to all organisers and parents for their support of this event.
Congratulations to our Students of the Week for the last week of Term 3: Prep B: Tess G Prep R: Sebastian P 1/2F: Priya R 1/2H: Alyssa T 1/2P: Jude 1/2R: Cooper 3/4N: Lachlan S 3/4F: Patrick V D L 5/6L: Mason D 5/6B: Bridie McC 5/6F: Alanah J 5/6S: Caleb H-N Congratulations to our Students of the Term for Term 3: Prep B: Tarsha F Prep R: Lily S 1/2F: Blake O’K 1/2H: Tommy P 1/2P: Emily R 1/2R: Kiara S 3/4F: Mawson S 3/4C: Jessica H/Cohen S 3/4N: Reagan A 3/4R: Jayden G 3/4C: Riley McC 3/4R: Teneal W 5/6B: Connor S 5/6F: Kathleen R 5/6LB: Caitlyn L 5/6S: Fraser B
With my prayers and best wishes for the coming week, Mrs Lynne O’Meara Principal
I’m nearly as excited about your success as I am about the doggies winning the grand final! Well done!
St Mary’s Mass Times Saturday 6.00pm & Sunday 10.30am & 5.00pm
St Mary’s Catholic Parish 58 Clegg Road, Mt Evelyn Mass: 6pm Saturdays, 10:30am & 5pm Sundays
Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Park Road, Warburton Mass: 4:30pm Sundays
St Thomas a Becket Church 40 Milners Road, Yarra Junction Mass: 9am Sundays
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
School Closure Days for 2016
Monday, 31st October (Day before Cup Day) – Reporting
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Thursday 6th October Friday, 7th October
8.45am 3.30pm 2.30pm
1st day back Term 4 Staff Meeting Assembly Tuckshop
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Monday, 10th October Wednesday, 12th October Thursday, 13th October Friday, 14th October Saturday, 15th October
8.45am 2.00pm 3.30pm 2.00pm
2.30pm
Assembly P & F Meeting Staff Meeting Ed Board Meeting Regional Athletics Field day preparation Assembly Field Day Field Day
Please ensure that all items of uniform are well maintained, including sports
uniform and hats.
Uniforms All St. Mary’s students are required to wear the full correct school uniform. We believe that the wearing of
uniforms promotes the children’s pride in their school and self-discipline. Uniform items can be purchased or made
at little cost. The uniform shop at St. Mary’s carries all uniform items, including school and library bags. There is a
small amount of second hand uniforms available in the shop.
Children are expected to have a school bag with the St Mary’s School logo.
Please ensure that your children bring their correct school bag.
Girls’ Summer Uniform Boys’ Summer Uniform
St Mary’s uniform school dress Navy Shorts Length of dresses and tunics should (no jeans, jean style or cargo pants) not be above the knee St Mary’s polo shirt St Mary’s windcheater St Mary’s windcheater Navy socks Navy socks Black polished shoes Black polished shoes (no sneakers/runners) (no sneakers/runners) School hat School hat
Girls’ Summer Sports Uniform Boys’ Summer Sports Uniform
Navy track suit pants Navy track suit pants St Mary’s windcheater St Mary’s windcheater Navy unisex sports shorts Navy unisex sports shorts St Mary’s sports polo shirt St Mary’s sports polo top White St. Mary’s sports socks or plain White St. Mary’s sports socks or plain white socks and runners white socks and runners School hat School hat
St Mary’s School logo school bag
No jewellery – plain studs, sleepers, watches excepted.
No make-up
No extremes of hairstyles
Long hair to be tied back at all times with navy ties and ribbons
No nail polish
An important note on Uniforms. Whilst it is not compulsory to purchase uniform items only from
our uniform shop, we trust that parents will only purchase items that are of the same as sold in the shop. We
would ask that you continue to support us as we strive to ensure a disciplined atmosphere in our school, by
ensuring that your children do wear the standardised uniform.
Your children may, at times, tell you that it is okay because, “others do it” or “have it”, but this is a good signal
that it is NOT okay!
A note about hair. As we are a primary school, we feel that any change of colour is inappropriate for
children. In the spirit of our practice at St Mary’s, to keep children as children, we ask that you cooperate with
this and leave the hair colouring as something that they can look forward to in their older age. We also
differentiate between “weekend hair” and “school hair”. The use of hair gel, etc., and
styling, is considered to be a “weekend hair” practice. There is also the problem of
styling hair so that it will fall over the child’s eyes or face when they lean forward, e.g.,
long fringes or strands being left out of ties. This then becomes a distraction when they
are writing or reading. If we can all work together on this then not only does it assist
in their learning and give a more disciplined and uniformed approach, but it will also
save you time and money!
SPORTS
POLO TOPS AVAILBLE
$26.00
The Naplan test results for Grades 3 & 5 are available for collection from
the office on Wednesday. We ask that when reading your children’s results that you
remember that they are based on one test, on one occasion, back in May of this year. We monitor and assess your child’s progress on an ongoing basis to maintain a complete
picture of their strengths and learning needs. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to make a time to speak to the classroom teacher.
Blessed are the pure in
heart for they shall see God.
The pure in heart reveal in
2016 FEES
STATEMENTS for term 3
WILL BE SENT HOME THIS WEEK Please check them carefully
St Mary’s BSB/ACCOUNT Details St Marys Primary School
BSB 083-347 Account Number 676054930
Parents of Grade 4 & 5 Students 2016
Enrolment process for starting year 7 in
2018/2019
Make contact with your preferred secondary school in term 4, 2016.
Follow their enrolment requirement process.
Term 2 of 2017 – St Mary’s will send you forms to complete of which secondary school you hope your child to attend.
These forms are forwarded to your applied secondary school.
Offers are made to you by the secondary school you have applied for a placement in
May 2017.
Look in the newsletter for advertisements of open days ……
REMINDER EVERYONE
WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL
These classes foster creativity while teaching technical art skills. Students will experiment with a number of materials including lino printing, etching, clay, acrylic paint and drawing materials. A great starter for students moving onto high school, or for any age artist! The classes will be run by Jo van der Linden, a young practicing artist studying education ([email protected]). Time: Thursday afternoon 3.30-5.30pm Classes run every week from 14th October til the 18th of November (drop ins are welcome) Cost: $30 per 2 hour class, materials and snack provided Location: 13 Clegg Road Mount Evelyn For more details or to book your child in please call Jo on 0417570008 or email at [email protected]
Religious Education News
Sunday, 2 Oct 2016: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
Faith is not magic, rather it is an inner strength which allows us to do wonderful things.
The message from Jesus is seen clearly in his daily life. He has shown us how to serve others by helping them.
Being a member of the church is like becoming a member of God's team. We all get a chance to play, take turns, and improve and learn from our efforts.
The Holy Spirit helps us by strengthening our awareness of our faith and our call to serve others.
Lk 17:5-10
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’ The Lord replied, ‘Were your faith the size of a mustard seed
you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea”, and it would obey you.
‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would say to him when he returned from the fields,
“Come and have your meal immediately”? Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my supper laid; make
yourself tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink. You can eat and drink yourself afterwards”? Must he be
grateful to the servant for doing what he was told? So with you: when you have done all you have been told to do,
say, “We are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty.”’
The Gospel of the Lord
Class Mass: This Thursday 6th September, 3 / 4 F and 1 / 2 H will attend the 9.00 a.m. Mass in
the church. All welcome to attend.
Social Justice: Catholic Mission's World Mission
Month aims to help us learn more about issues of
mission and justice and to reach out to the children
in Cambodia who cannot go to school because their
families live in poverty. This is one way in this Year
of Mercy, to live out Pope Francis' call to be the
“hands of mercy”. We will be supporting Catholic
Mission through a fundraising effort. Please look out
for further information. a Student is a program
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MATHS COMPETITION Helping your children with Mathematics
Have a go at the Maths competition. Found on the school website.
Prize to be drawn at assembly on Thursday. http://www.smmountevelyn.catholic.edu.au
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Do you find that your child is having emotional or behavioral issues or is overly anxious? OnPsych are a team of fully qualified and registered psychologists who specialise in child and adolescent services working in primary and secondary schools in both individual and group settings. Services are performed on site at school, at NO COST to the school, student or parent, through Medicare bulk billing. These services are also available to parents. We now have an OnPsych psychologist, Arabella Mayne, working here at our school. The approaches that
Arabella use include: CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) Client centred and solution focussed therapy. Employs a collaborative approach.
Issues covered by a mental health plan include: Anxiety, Attention deficit, Alcohol/drug abuse, Adjustment disorders, Bereavement, Conduct disorder, Depression, Eating disorders, Enuresis (non organic), Neurasthenia, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Panic, Phobia, Psychosis, Post- traumatic, Stress, Sleep disorders, Mood disorders, Spectrum disorders, Interpersonal, learning or behavioural disorders, exam stress, harming and adjustment difficulties (social and situational)
If you believe that this service may benefit your child or yourselves, please contact Lynne O'Meara or Angela Glennie on 9736 2219 for further information on how to access Arabella’s services.
COFFEE INVITATION
COFFEE INVITATION FOR ALL ST MARY’S PARENTS EVERY MONDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH
Come and join us, pop in for a quick cuppa and a chat …… ST MARY’S FROM 9.00am until 10.00am
A great way to meet new families
ALL WELCOME!
WORKING BEES 2016
We believe that having a safe and pleasant school environment is important. Thank you to all families who have helped with
school maintenance during last year.
To assist planning for this year we are asking each family to attend ONE Working Bee and to indicate which session,(listed
below) suits best.
In an effort to cater for everyone, we will hold Working Bees across a range of days and times.
The alternative to attending a Working Bee is to complete the payment details below which are for a $60.00 contribution
toward hiring maintenance help as required.
Please complete and return the form below as soon as possible (families who have not replied by Feb 26th will be contacted).
Yours faithfully,
THE MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE.
EDUCATION BOARD.
______________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO SCHOOL
NAME:_______________________________________ ELDEST CHILD’S GRADE:_______________.
Wednesday Oct 12th Monday Nov 28th
(Twilight 3.30pm-6.00pm) (8:45-10:45am)
Please debit my credit card for $60.00:
(Please circle) Visa / Mastercard
Name on the card ____________________________________________________________________
Credit Card Number: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] – [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] – [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] – [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Expiry Date: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
PARENTS AND FRIENDS COMMITTEE
UNIFORM SHOP
The uniform shop is open on Tuesday afternoons from 3.00pm – 3.30pm
And Thursday mornings from 8.30am – 9.00am
Headbands are now to be purchased directly from the uniform shop.
Sticky Beak lunch bags are also available for purchase
FIELD DAY HELP NEEDED
Each year the St Mary’s P&F Committee runs a food tent at the Wandin-Silvan Field Days. The Field Days are an opportunity for Horticultural, Agricultural and Farm Machinery producers/exhibitors to showcase their products and services to the local community. This year the event will be held on Friday 14th October (No tuckshop this day) and Saturday 15th October. We are looking for volunteers to help us run our food tent. You might be taking food/drink orders, flipping burgers on the BBQ or making up orders. We’ll train you up and only put you somewhere you feel comfortable. It’s a fun day out for the volunteers and a great way to meet some other parents from the school. You also get free entry into the event, instead of the usual $12! We also need help loading and unloading our equipment at the start and end of the event. Please consider putting your name down and helping out the school with this fantastic fundraiser. It’s nice to have the monies raised come from outside the school for a change! Just fill in the slip below and return to the office. We will send home your shift information and entry ticket the week of the event. Thank you!
**Please see over page for the roster so far for 2016**
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Name: _________________________________________________________________________________
Eldest child’s name: __________________________________________________ Class: _______________ Contact number: _________________________________________________________________________
*PLEASE CIRCLE SHIFT AVAILABILITY*
Friday 14th October: 7:15am-10:30am 9:00am-11:30am 11:30am-2:30pm 2:30pm-6:00pm Saturday 15th October: 7:15am-10:30am 9:00am-11:30am 11:30am-2:30pm 2:30pm-4:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm (clean, pack up and transport equipment back to school)
Thursday 13th October: Food prep in tuck shop at school, approx 9:00am-12:00pm 9:30am-12:00pm (at site) 12:00pm-2:30pm (at site) Wednesday 12th October: Pack trailers/truck after school, transport to site, un-load
ST. MARY’S TUCKSHOP
Term 4, 2016
ORDERING: Please put your child’s Name, Grade, Order and Amount (and change) clearly on a paper bag. Correct change if possible (wrap money in paper) For Families paying together, please write on each bag name and grade of each child.
HOT FOOD
Beef Pie 3.00
Party Pie 1.00
Party Sausage Roll 1.00
Hot Dog 2.20
Dim Sims .80
Chicken tenders 1.10
Party Pasties 1.00
Hawaiian / Margarita Pizza 2.50
Extras
(Please write as a separate item)
Soya Sauce .30
Tomato Sauce .30
Brown Paper Bags .20
ROLLS
(white only)
Buttered 1.00
ADD
Vegemite .30
Cheese .50
Mayo .20
Lettuce .50
Tomato .50
DRINKS
Nippies Milk 1.50
(Choc ,Strawberry)
Mineral Water 1.20
Orange, Cola, Apple Raspberry or Blue Heaven
Just Juice 1.20
Apple or Paradise Punch
Zooper Dooper .50
Dixie Cup 1.00
SNACKS
Jam Doughnut 1.10
Ring Doughnut .90
Chocolate or Strawberry
Choc Chip Cookie .80
Low Salt Popcorn 1.00
Vegie Chips Salt & Vinegar 1.20
Chips:
Low salt plain 1.20
Honey and soy 1.20
SPECIAL TREATS
Limit 1 per order
Red Skins .30
Milko Sticks .30
Ovalteenies .90
Sunfruit Lolly Bag .90
