“Let the Children Come to Me” Matthew 19:13-15

Ss Peter & Paul’s Catholic Primary School 16 Beverley Street, Doncaster East , 3109 Tel: (03) 9842 2056 Fax: (03) 9842 1125

Email: principal@sppdcstr.catholic.edu.au Website: www.sppdcstr.catholic.edu.au

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CALENDAR DATES

WEEKLY PRAYER World Day of the Sick February 11 Jesus our Lord, We ask you to have mercy on all that are sick. Give them your strength and love, and help them carry this cross with faith. May their sufferings be one with yours, Overcome the power of evil, And lead others to our Father in heaven. Lord Jesus, hear our prayer, For you are Lord for ever and ever. Amen.

SSPP VISION A SPIRIT-FILLED COMMUNITY INSPIRING: the love of God, the growth to wholeness,

a love of life and learning and the courage and confidence to respect and care for others.

ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION

FRIDAY 23RD FEBRUARY ROOM 8

Thur 8 Feb Beginning of School year Mass at 9.15am

Mon 12 Feb Parent Teacher Interviews 1.00-6.00pm

Tue 13 Feb School Advisory Board AGM at 7.30pm

Tue 13 Feb Shrove Tuesday

Wed 14 Feb Ash Wednesday - Mass at 11.30am

Wed 14 Feb No school for Preps

Wed 21 Feb Community Engagement Committee (CEC) Meeting at 6.00-7pm in Staffroom

Fri 23 Feb Beginning of Year BBQ/Picnic at 6-7.30pm

Wed 28 Feb No school for Preps

Sat 3 Mar Year 5 & 6 Family Mass at 6.00pm

Fri 9 Mar School Closure Day

Mon 12 Mar Labour Day Holiday

Wed 14 Mar School Photo Day

Wed 19-23 Scholastic Book Fair - More details to follow

Wed 21 Mar School Open Day

Thu 26 Apr School Athletics Day

“Let the Children Come to Me” Matthew 19:13-15

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents, In today's newsletter you will find a full list of the grade 6 leadership roles. To hold a leadership position at SSPP is a grand task. The expectations are high, as last year's Year 6’s did a stellar job! Already teachers are being approached by various leaders wanting to discuss ideas and innovations for 2018. And of course, we too are planning to provide as many opportunities for personal growth and service too. I hope the Year 6 leaders find fulfillment over the course of 2018.

The staff have been very focussed ensuring the wellbeing of all students in their care as we settle into our new classes. Next Monday we will be holding our Meet & Greet interviews. Booking details were sent home last Friday. If you need any assistance making your booking don't hesitate to phone or call into the office. If you are not able to attend on Monday, please contact your child’s teacher to make another time. School Review At present, we are busy preparing for our School Review which will be conducted in early term 2. Considerable time is being spent by the Leadership Team and staff in preparing for this. There are two aspects to our review. The first is with the VRQA - Victorian Registrations and Qualifications Authority. The second is with Catholic Education Melbourne & ACER (Australian Council of Educational Research) On both occasions our school will host assessors who will focus on various aspects of our school functioning and governance. They both provide feedback and directions for future school improvement. As a professional educator it is a very invigorating and stimulating process to go through. Every Victorian school undergoes a review process such as this every 4 years. Gardening News Today we have begun a new initiative working with the Manningham Council on an intergenerational gardening project. Each fortnight the seniors club will hold the garden talk at the school, and then spend time tending to the garden beds along the eastern side of our school with the children. This week Grade 2 will venture out for the first session. Over the weekend a very committed bunch of CEG members gathered to ensure the garden beds had enough soil etc. ready for today's session. Thank you very much to those people, your support for our school is much appreciated! Information Coming Home A number of forms will be in your child's bag today. Please look for two notices and an envelope. Please respond to these promptly.

School Captains Demi Arvanitis, Sebastian Borg

Faith and Service Captains Clayton Lobo, Gabriel Kok

Values Captains Paula Jimenez–Cruz, Shirin Kalbasi, Sasha Rana, Harry Garniss

Sports - Gold Jayke Daniele, Nicky McColl, Jacob Ross

Sports - Blue Zoe Rangas, Ryan Joseph, Ryan Jarvis

Sports - White Enrique DiD’Amico, BJ Rechtman, Haywood Cheng

Performing Arts Diego Lamilla, Paula Jimenez-Cruz

Visual Arts Captains Labrini Karaferis, Eddie Petruzziello

Library Captains Dylan Spadafora, Davide Ghaly

STEM/eLearning Captains Christian Varrasso, Jamie Verheul, Sam Di Giorgio

Sustainability Captains Mitchell Smith, Clayton Lobo, Elvyn Liao

“Let the Children Come to Me” Matthew 19:13-15

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Class Rep System Our class rep system is up and running for 2018. Thank you Anna O’Toole for all your assistance in coordinating this. If you haven't received anything from your class rep by now, it probably means you haven't given permission. Please contact the office so that this can be rectified. Congratulations During the last week of 2017 Kristina Stephanou and now fiance Shaune announced their engage-ment. We wish them all the best as they prepare for their wedding in October 2019. Anna, our ever reliable crossing lady, was chatting to me last week and informed me that next week she will celebrate 30 years of service on the Ss Peter & Paul’s crossing! What a remarkable feat! Thank you for keeping us safe Anna, each morning and afternoon! Beginning of Year Mass Please join us for our beginning of year Mass tomorrow - Thursday 8th at 9.15am. Children are most welcome to sit with their parents/grandparents for Mass. At the completion of Mass, the Year 6 leadership badges will be presented. Ash Wednesday Mass Next Wednesday we will join with the Parishioners for 11.30am Ash Wednesday Mass. Parents and Grandparents are welcome to join us also. Save the Date! On Friday 23rd February we will be holding a Welcome Back BBQ for all new and existing families… more details will follow. Have a great week! Anita Kelliher

Extra Curricular News Athletics Program A reminder that all students will be participating in the IAAF Kids Athletics program on Fridays during Term One (Weeks 1 - 6). We welcome our coach Dennis Lazar from Athletics Australia for these sessions and are grateful for the Sporting Schools grant which has allowed our school to access this program. District Swimming The North Box Hill District Swimming Carnival will be held on Wednesday 21st February at Aquarena, Doncaster. This is the first School Sport event for 2018. Please return the letter that was sent home last week to all students in the middle and senior schools explaining the entry requirements for swimmers. Parents of swimmers who meet the criteria are kindly asked to return the ‘Record of Swimming Times’ sheet to the school office at their earliest convenience. Thank you in anticipation. Many thanks, Helen Kalac and Stephanie D’Astoli - Ss Peter & Paul’s Sport

“Let the Children Come to Me” Matthew 19:13-15

SCHOOL CHOIR School Choir rehearsals continue on Wednesday’s. Choir is free for students to attend and runs on Wednesdays from 11:30- 12:10pm. At choir, students will sing songs in a variety of styles, including African and Caribbean music, popular and liturgical music in preparation for school masses. For the next 2 weeks, students from Grades 3-6 are welcome to come and 'try' choir. After this period, students are expected to make a commitment to choir and an enrolment form will be sent home to parents. Fiona Markham

SCHOOL NEWS

Shrove (Pancake) Tuesday Last night Peter Lynch led our staff in reflection regarding the Season on Lent. Did you know that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lenten Season? Lent ends on Palm Sunday, one week before Easter Sunday. Historically Shrove Tuesday was the opportunity for people to “empty out their cupboards” in preparation for a period of fasting during Lent. While we know longer fast, the tradition of Pancake Tuesday continues! Next Tuesday the 13th February the children are invited to bring along a gold coin and have a pancake or 2 for morning tea. Our parent reps will be cooking and serving the pancakes. Details have been sent home already via the parent reps. All money collected will be donated to Caritas Australia. “Caritas Australia is part of a global network that spans over 200 countries and territories. For over 110 years, Caritas has worked towards the creation of a just world. In 1964, Caritas began in Australia. A Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, Caritas is Latin for love + compassion – two qualities which are central to our work.” Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising appeal, Project Compassion brings thousands of Australians together in solidarity with the world's poor to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

Language Immersion in the Library News Ciao tutti ! Come stai? Hello everyone! How are you? This year our school library will be open Tuesday mornings from 8.30am. Please come and read together, play chess or cards, draw or write. The library will also be open on Wednesday lunchtime from 1.10pm. Looking forward to seeing you sometime soon. Find your Treasure in the library! Claudia Bortolin and Anna Mazzone

“Let the Children Come to Me” Matthew 19:13-15

SCHOOL NEWS

SCHOOL COUNSELLING SERVICE This year Ss Peter and Paul’s has access to a visiting psychologist who will consult from our school, during school hours. Counselling through this service can be bulk billed or covered by the NDIS. Our psychologist is a fully registered psychologist with experience in working in Catholic Schools. If you think your child would benefit from counselling or you would like to find out more, please speak with Anita Kelliher (Student Services Co-ordinator) or Joelle Lake (Student Wellbeing Leader) for more information.

CLASS OF 2018 BOMBER JACKETS As per the letter that went home to Grade 6 parents earlier this week please hand in the bomber jackets to the office for printing by Monday 12th October.

ICY POLES FOR SALE AT LUNCHTIME

Our icypoles are for sale at lunch time - 0.50cents each.

SECOND HAND UNIFORM Thank you to all the families who have recently contributed to our schools second hand uniform cupboard. Unfortunately many donated items are either dirty, faded, stained and/ or ripped and unsellable. Please wash and check items before sending them in. REMEMBER: if you wouldn't buy them for the above reasons, others won't either. Items are sold for $5 per item (payable at the school office) Please email through your requests and items will be sent home with your child. 2handuniforms@sppdcstr.catholic. edu.au

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SCHOOL NEWS

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS NEWS We had a fun first week back and it was great to see all the children again. They were all full of lots of news from their holidays. Educators for 2018 Stacey Murphy - Monday, Wednesday and every second Friday (even weeks) before and after care. Sandra Wood - Thursday before school care, Tuesday and Thursday and every second Friday (odd weeks) after care. Lorraine Rodenberg - Monday, Wednesday and every second Friday (even weeks) after care. Karen Hartmeier - Tuesday and Thursday and every second Friday (odd weeks) after care. Sarah Fayd - Tuesday before school care. Lilly Pallotta - Relief staff member. Thank you to those families that have notified us in regards to the days you require this year. It was very helpful to know when to expect your child/ren. Please remember to notify us if your child/ren will not be in. We will go looking for them at the school if we have not been informed. A little reminder at the start of the year of a couple of things:

• Please sign in/out all of your children do not do one sign in or out across all of your children. • If your child is not in and we have not notified you will be charged. Please ensure at least 24 hours notice is given. • If your child is sick or left school sick you will not be charged. This also applies if you’re sick and not at work or a sibling is sick and you’re not at work.

Accounts will be sent out this week, along with a separate email that contains an enrolment form for 2018. It is essential that ALL areas of the form are completed. If not we will not be meeting regulations. I know it's very repetitive but it must be done.

Have a great week! Stacey and the OSHC Team

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund - CSEF Do you have a Centrelink Health Care Card? If so, you could be entitled to assistance with payments for your child’s school camps, sports and excursions. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund – CSEF is a state government funded scheme to assist eligible families with payments for their child’s camps, sports, and excursion activities run by their school. To be eligible, parents must hold a valid means-tested concession card, including one of the following: 1. Veterans Affairs Gold Card 2. Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) 3. Pensioner Concession Card (PCC). The payment for primary age children is $125 per child and is made directly to the school from the commencement of term three each year. The payments are tied to the student, and can only be allocated to applicable school activities. If you believe your family to be eligible, please collect an application from the office, complete it and bring in a copy of your concession card to the office. In addition, the Catholic System provides additional to the school, per eligible child. The funds for this additional funding are provided by Catholic Education Melbourne.: all of the Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne give up some of their respective federal funding entitlements so that this assistance may be paid. A budget in excess of $4.8M in 2017 have been set aside for this assistance to schools

“Let the Children Come to Me” Matthew 19:13-15

SHROVE TUESDAY-PANCAKE DAY

SCHOOL NEWS

When: recess on Tuesday 13th February Cost: Please bring $1 on the day if you wish to have a

pancake

On Shrove Tuesday all students have the opportunity to purchase a freshly cooked pancake for $1. All money

raised from the day will be donated to Caritas Australia to support those in need.

We thank you for your support.

Ingredients: Gluten free starch (maize, potato), sugar, maize flour, buttermilk powder (5%), whole egg

powder, whey powder, Raising Agents (450, 500, 575), mineral salt (341), Thickeners (412, 415), salt, natural vanilla flavour. This product contains 5.0% Buttermilk.

Allergen Advice: Contains: Egg and Milk Icing sugar will be the topping of choice. CSR Pure Icing Sugar Ingredients: Cane Sugar.

Canola spray.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR CHILD TO HAVE A PANCAKE PLEASE BRING ALONG YOUR $1 COIN AS CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE.

MANY THANKS!

“Let the Children Come to Me” Matthew 19:13-15

SCHOOL NOTICES

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