Prayer for Pentecost

School Newsletter 5th June 2019 Term 2 Issue 6

St Mary Star of the Sea School Board

Fr Mariusz Adamczyk Ex-Officio Treasurer Steve O’Halloran Ex-Officio Sue Jordan Member Jim Andreoli Chairperson P&F Rep Warren Schmidt Vice Chair

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Week 6

Wed 5th June “The Young King” @ the Civic Centre Yr 3

Yr 8 Art Exhibition Visit “Raymond Edney’s - Soul Country “

Thursday 6th June Yr 7 Art Exhibition Visit “Raymond Edney’s - Soul Country “

Yr 9/10 ATO Visit

P&F Meeting @ 5:30pm in the Convent Staffroom

Friday 7th June Winter Carnival—Yr 5—6

Week 7

Tuesday 11th June Yr 9&10 Art Exhibition Visit Raymond Edney’s - Soul Country

Wednesday 12th June to Yr 7 Camp to Coral Bay

Friday 14th June

Thursday 13th June Yr 10 Bike Ride to Quobba

Friday 14th June Yr 1 Assembly –2pm in the School Hall

Saturday 15th June MS3 and MS4 Homeroom Mass @ 9am

Holy Spirit, Lord of Light, From the clear celestial height. Thy pure beaming radiance give. Come, thou Father of the poor, Come, with treasures which endure; Come, thou Light of all that live! Thou, of all consolers best, Thou, the soul's delightful guest, Dost refreshing peace bestow. Thou in toil art comfort sweet; Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe. Light immortal, Light divine, Visit thou these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill. If thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay; All his good is turned to ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew; On our dryness pour thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away. Bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray. Thou, on us who evermore Thee confess and thee adore, With thy sevenfold gifts descend. Give us comfort when we die; Give us life with thee on high; Give us joys that never end. Amen. Alleluia.

F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k

Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends, This coming weekend we celebrate Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit visited Jesus’ disciples following his death and resurrection. Pentecost is the Church’s birthday, the day it was gifted with the presence of God through the Holy Spirit. It was the day the Church was given life, the life that is in us as we are entrusted to be the Church today; it is through us that God’s love is distributed throughout the world. The Church is the people of God, united and empowered by God to share God’s love with the world. However, this will occur only if we activate the potential of the Spirit within us. For most people their birthday offers the opportunity to have a think about their life over the past year and maybe set out a few achievement objectives for the coming year. Pentecost, the Church’s birthday, could be a like time to have a look at how our life is going spiritually, that is, how the Spirit is active in our life.

“Spirit of God within us, We ask You to help identify the gifts that You have given separately to each of us.

Help us to celebrate these gifts and to make positive use of them in our daily activities. Amen.”

WINTER CARNIVAL This Friday, students from Year 5 and 6 will be competing in winter sports with other schools in the region. Competitors will be bussed to and from the event on the main town oval. Parents are welcome to come and show their support for St Mary’s. MIDDLE SCHOOL EXAMS Year 9 and 10 students should now be studying and reviewing this semesters learning as they prepare for their exams which begin in Week 8, just under 2 weeks away. We wish them all the very best and expect those who have prepared well to do their best. CORAL BAY CAMP From next Wednesday, the Year 7 students, some parents and teachers will be going to Coral Bay for their Outdoor Education camp. This has been organized by PE teacher, Miss Barrett, and we wish them all the very best as they demonstrate their learnings from their Outdoor Ed lessons. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION With just over 2 weeks to go, we continue to pray for our Year 4 students who are preparing to meet Jesus for the first time in Holy Communion. The students are being very well prepared by their teacher, Mrs Durmanich, and we’re sure they’re going to have a very special day as they take this important step in their faith journeys. God Bless Mr Steve O’Halloran Principal

F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k

Book Week 2019 Our Book Week parade will be on

Thursday 22nd August 2019. This years theme is:

“ Reading is my Secret Power”

From the REC

Mass Times Saturday night - 7pm

Sunday morning - 9am

Middle School Homeroom Mass The Middle School Homeroom Mass for MS3 and MS4 will take place on Sunday 16

th of June,

commencing at 9am at St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church. As I am sure you are aware, your child is expected to attend their Homeroom Mass in order to show support for the school’s ethos and values. If it is possible students are encouraged to come with their parents/guardians who have such a valuable role in their lives. Students will be assisting in the readings and other aspects of the Mass. As such, we ask that students arrive and are seated by 8.50am in order to prepare for the Mass. After Mass we will have a shared morning tea and we ask that each student bring a small plate to share.

Holy Communion Thursday 20th June Parent/Child Meeting—6:30pm Sunday 23rd June First Holy Communion Mass —10:30am Confirmation Thursday 27th June Parent Meeting—6:30pm Sunday 30th June Commitment Mass— 9am Thursday 12th September Parent/Child Meeting—6:30pm Sunday 15th September Confirmation Mass 10:30am Reconciliation Thursday 19th September Parent Meeting—6:30pm Sunday 22nd September Commitment Mass 9am Thursday 7th November Parent/Child Meeting—6pm Thursday 14th November First Reconciliation 6pm Sunday 17th November Reconciliation Thanksgiving Mass - 9am

Mr Adrian Good Religious Education Coordinator

Thank you to all students who

participated in the Sausage Sizzle last

week. A total of $417.80 was raised for

COMMUNIO.

St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School Carnarvon

is now accepting enrolments for

2020 Kindergarten

and

3 year old pre-Kindergarten

Please contact the school on 9941 1328 for an enrolment form or visit the school website at www.smsc.wa.edu.au

Year Four News

Year Four have been learning about how people

can live a Eucharist life after participating in the Mass and receiving the Eucharist. We created photos to show how

through their actions and words they can live a

Eucharistic life and be the face of Jesus in the World

today.

Cross Country training is still on every Wednesday morning 7.15-7.45am, all interschool

cross country runners are required to attend but everyone else from Years 3-10 is still welcome to join!

Fitness for Fun is on every Monday afternoon 2.45-3.45pm. Grab a friend and come join the challenging and rewarding classes to build your fitness!

The Winter Carnival is coming up this Friday the 7th of June. The Year 5/6 classes have been working hard with their Nagle student coaches getting ready for the event.

The Interschool Cross Country is in Week 8 on the 21st of June, the Year 3-6 students ran their Interhouse Cross Country last Friday, there were some amazing efforts and quick times. The top 4 runners from boys and girls in every year group has been selected to

represent St Marys at the Interschool.

The Middle School Cross Country Fun Run is in Week 10 on the 4th of July. All students are able to dress up or wear their faction colours as they run from Pelican Point to the Foot Bridge in town!

Miss Barrett Health and Physical Education Teacher

Homework Classes

Homework classes have now commenced and are every

Tuesday and Thursday after school.

Please see the School Office for application forms.

Year 10’s Ride to QUOBBA The Year 10’s from St Mary’s have their Blowholes bike ride next Thursday 13

th – all students are

required to be at school at 8.00am and will be back at normal time 2.30pm. We welcome all parents to come along and support and anyone able to volunteer with driving a vehicle or preparing drinks etc.

You can ring Gavin on 0422 301173. We will have a wind up dinner at the Carnarvon Motel, David Brand Dve at 6.30pm. All students who complete the ride will have dinner/drinks provided. Parents/friends are all welcome to attend but will require to make their own dinner bookings with the venue.

Good luck to the Year 10 students and come along to support them!!!

Gavin Griffiths Co-ordinator

New Faction Sport Tops are now

available from the Uniform Shop

Child Sizes $29-00 Adult Sizes $34-00

Term Dates 2019

Last Day of Term 2 Friday 5th July First Day of Term 3 Tuesday 23rd July Pupil Free Day - Friday 23rd August Catholic Faith Day - Monday 26th August Last Day of Term 3 Friday 27th September First Day of Term 4 Monday 14th October Pupil Free Day - Friday 22nd November Last Day of Term 4 Friday 13th December

Woolworths has just launched their Earn & Learn program, and this year we're joining in. For those parents who aren't aware of the program, if you shop at Woolworths between 1st of May and the 25th of June, you can earn stickers. Our school will be collecting those stickers which we can then swap for new school equipment; things like art and craft supplies, sports gear, teaching aids and much more. There are thousands of things we can choose from. So for any parents who shop at Woolworths, please collect the stickers and drop them in to our collection box, which is located in Woolworths or send them to the School Office or JLC. Thanks for helping us out!

Friday 15th June

The school administration office on 99411328

The address it is https://smsc.coneqt-p.cathednet.wa.edu.au/

The Uniform Shop is open from

2:15pm to 3:15pm every Tuesday and Thursday

for all your uniform needs.

There is a large amount of lost property

currently outside the School Library, including jumpers, drink bottles, hats and lunch boxes—all with no names.

Please take the time to check out

anything that may be yours.

Thank you.

Carnarvon Dental Therapy Clinic Please be advised the Carnarvon Dental Therapy Clinic will be open on the following dates in 2019. Monday 13/5/2019 – Friday 28th/6/2019 Monday 29 /7/2019 – Friday 13/9/2019 Monday 14/10/2019 – Friday 8/11/2019 Staff arrive on the first Monday and depart on the last Friday of each scheduled visit, hence the clinic will not be open for patients on those days

Kiss and Drop Friendly reminder— the roundabout is to be used for picking up and dropping off students only. This is a “No Standing” zone. If you are collecting your child from this area, please remind your child/ren to be waiting to avoid congestion. Thank you

LIZ NEWTON DANCE ACADEMY, CARNAR-

VON

It’s not too late to enrol in classes at LNDA for 2019! LNDA offers a wide variety of super fun classes for boys and girls of all ages! We have: Jazz/hip hop – this is a really fun, energetic style of dance! These classes offer great fitness benefits as we start with a dynamic cardio warm up and then move into progressions and combos. The kids love these classes as many of the moves come from commercial dancing made famous in music videos and TV shows. Tap – Tap dancing is like making music with your feet! It is also excellent for improving focus, stamina, listening skills and coordination. Acrobatics – Acrobatics is a style of gymnastics that was designed specifically for stage performance. There are definite differences to traditional gymnastics because Acro it is a dance and per-formance style, but the elements of flexibility and strength are still paramount. In this class students learn to limber, balance and tumble in routines that are energetic and fun! We also use props in this class such as a tightrope, trampolines, hoola hoops, blocks and balance bars. Lyrical – Lyrical dance is derived from both ballet and jazz dance. The style is very expressive, with stu-dents ‘telling a story’ through their movements. It is a real favourite at LNDA! Boys Only Hip Hop and Acro – this class is for boys only! It is super high energy, with lots of strength and cardio based games, dance and acrobatics.

LNDA is a fun and friendly place to dance and learn. Our students are super supportive of each other. We practice kindness and encouragement, celebrating each other’s successes and helping each other to reach new achievements. If you would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me or to come in for a free trial of any of the classes! LNDA’s fees are very affordable; for the price of two take away coffees a week your child can be part of an awesome, inclusive and professional dance school! We also put on several fantastic performances throughout the year, which the kids love! And it’s great for their confidence and self-esteem. Hope to see you soon! Liz x