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St Augustine’s Parish School NEWSLETTER No.17 – Term 4 Week 2 2015
Address: 25 Commercial Road, Salisbury – Phone: 8182 7900 – Fax: 8182 7999 – Website: www.saps.catholic.edu.au – Email: [email protected]
TERM 4 WEEK 3 – 26-30 OCTOBER Mon 26/10 2015 SCHOOL FEES NOW OVERDUE Whole School Prayer (9.10 am) Year 5 Excursion – Art Gallery & Migration Museum OSHC Meeting (5.00 pm) Tue 27/10 P&F Meeting (9.15 am) WHS / B&G Meeting (3.30 pm) School Board Meeting (7.00 pm) Wed 28/10 School Banking Piano Concert (5.30 pm) Thu 29/10 Year 2 Excursion – Gorge Wildlife Park
Fri 30/10 WORLD TEACHERS DAY Playgroup (9.00 am – 11.00 am) Years 4-7 Netball Carnival (Northern) TERM 4 WEEK 4 – 2-6 NOVEMBER Mon 2/11 Whole School Prayer (9.10 am) Wed 4/11 School Banking Year 5 Incursion – Lab on Wheels Fri 6/11 Playgroup (9.00 am – 11.00 am) Year 6/7 Mass (9.30 am) SAT 7/11 FAMILY MASS (6.00 pm)
BREAKFAST CLUB every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Siena Hall from 8.30 am to 9.00 am. All children welcome.
T-BALL CARNIVAL On 22nd September last term, 40 of our Year 4/5
students made the trek down to Ridley
Reserve in Elizabeth to compete in the
Northern Area Schools T-Ball
Carnival. The focus of this carnival was to put our newly acquired T-Ball skills to the test
against other Catholic Schools in the Northern area. St Augustine’s demonstrated excellent participation and sportsmanship.
SCHOOL CRICKET
In Term 4, St Augustine’s has entered teams into the Senior (6/7) and Junior (4/5) Tea Tree Gully Primary School Cricket Competition. Trainings commence on Thursday 22nd October from 3:35pm – 4:15pm, attendance is not compulsory but all team members are welcome to attend. Our R–2 students are invited to participate in the all new Salisbury Cricket Super
Centre which commences on Saturday morning at 8:30am. The Super Centres will be run by representatives from SACA and will provide students with the opportunity to develop their cricket skills in a fun, enthusiastic and positive environment. I would encourage any students in Reception through to Year 2 who are interested to attend the following session:
SALISBURY MILO IN2 CRICKET SUPER CENTRE Salisbury North Oval, Bagster Road, Salisbury Saturday 24th October (8:30am – 9:30am)
DATES TO REMEMBER:
NORTHERN AREA SCHOOLS NETBALL CARINVAL On 30th October, students in Years 4 to 7 who have nominated to attend the final carnival for the year will venture to Argana Park, Elizabeth Downs, to participate in the Northern Area Schools Netball Carnival. Consent forms have been sent out to those students who are interested. Please ensure these consent forms are handed in before the due date of Tuesday 27th October. This will be our final carnival for 2015 and it is looking to be our biggest of the year!
I would like to send out a final message to all teachers, parents, staff and students who have helped with carnivals and school sports in 2015. It has been excellent to see a big increase in attendance at our carnivals and we hope to go even bigger and better in 2016. Thank you. Mr Skewes
Dear Families and Friends of St Augustine’s Parish School It is hard to believe we are already in Term 4. We have had an unusually warm start to Spring and Term 4 this year. Please be mindful of the need to wear a hat and to be SunSmart with your children. We have a lot of shaded outdoor space within the school and on days when the temperature reaches 35oC we have a ‘sit quietly in the shade’ policy. NEW RECEPTIONS We welcome our newest Little Augustine’s as our Term 4 Reception class started this term. We also welcome their teacher Ms Eliza Cruse. This Reception class is located in the MacKillop space. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL In the last week of last term our St Augustine’s Choir participated in the Catholic Schools Music Festival at the Festival Theatre. It was a wonderful night of music and our students did us proud. Particular thanks go to Ms Sally Hoffman, who has been working hard training the Choir all year, and to Mrs Charmaine Gillard, who stepped in to keep the practices going in Sally’s absence last term. CAR PARKING & CHILDREN’S SAFETY You will have recently received a letter asking you to be mindful of parking in spaces other than those provided by the school. Children’s safety is of utmost importance and the concern has come particularly from the people at Helping Hand Aged Care. They run a facility across the road from us on Commercial Road. Sadly they have witnessed children playing in their car park, running in and out of their automatic doors and even climbing on the mechanical lifter ramp of a delivery vehicle. All of these incidents have happened at after school pick up time. This is highly unsafe behaviour for both the children and the elderly visitors to the centre. We value our relationship with
our neighbours and would not want these types of incidents to jeopardise that. The car parks opposite our school are Private Car Parks and not for our use. Compared to many schools, we are blessed to have car parking available at both the Church and the Chapel alongside our school. Please don’t use the car parks across the road. RESTORATIVE PRACTICE Last Friday was a Pupil Free Day. The school staff attended a training day building on our work with Restorative Practice. Bill Hansberry from Hansberry Educational Consulting facilitated our day. Restorative Practice is a means of restoring broken relationships and aiding people to find constructive ways of dealing with relational issues. None of us are perfect and from time to time we find that we do things, or make choices that at the very least require an apology and possibly require heavy duty repairing of a relationship. Restorative Practice gives us the tools and language to help with that. It is deeply Catholic to treat each other with dignity and respect and to offer the opportunity to fix problems caused by our own choices and be welcomed back into right relationships with each other. You have probably seen elements of Restorative Practice in action in our school. When we give it the chance to work, it works brilliantly. “Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.’ Matthew 18:21-22” COMMUNITY GARDEN Spring is a wonderful time of year when we see the new growth after Winter, birds sing, trees blossom and flowers bloom. Our Community Garden is coming along beautifully. If you haven’t seen it yet, the garden is located on the Commercial Road frontage of the school adjacent to the Year
6/7 classes. It can be seen from the road. Once the building of the garden boxes is completed, all children will have a role to play in the planting, maintenance and protection of the garden. Have a wander to that side of the school when you are dropping off or picking up your children. FOR YOUR DIARY Among the many dates we need to remember this term, don’t forget: Friday 27th November – Carols’ Night
here at school Thursday 3rd December – End of Year
Mass and Graduation It will be wonderful to see as many people as possible at these two school community events.
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal - Weeks 6 & 7 beginning on Monday 16th November and finishing on Friday 27th November – flyer coming soon
FAITH JOURNEY
Sacramental Program A reminder that this Saturday (4.00pm) or Sunday (10.15am), we meet again to continue the journey to full initiation in the Church. Please make sure that you let Louise Svensdotter (8281 9603) know if you cannot attend. Carols’ Night Friday 27th November – BYO Picnic style dinner starting at 5.00pm (allows you to get a good spot), rugs and blankets to sit on. (NO ALCOHOL) The night will feature The Nativity with some new and some traditional music. There will be a song sheet to help you sing along. We will have staging so that all children will be visible. Each year level will present an item. More information over the coming weeks. KEEP THIS DATE FREE
Blessings & Peace
Georgia Dennis, Kerri Dent &
Joyce Mee
$ $ $ $ $ F I N A N C E $ $ $ $ $ SCHOOL FEES
As we are nearing the end of another year, all school fees should be paid in full by 23 October 2015 (unless alternative arrangements have been made). Your School Fee Statement was posted home late last week and if you have any queries with this, please contact me immediately. If you are having difficulties in meeting the deadline of 23 October 2015, please contact the Finance Office to make an agreement/payment arrangement. All overdue school fees will be charged a $50 overdue fee. This includes Direct Debit, Centrepay deductions, BPays and Direct Credits that will not repay this year’s fees by the end of the year. If you need to check your calculation to ensure that your fees are paid in full, please contact me either in person or email me. SIBLING ENROLMENTS
Parents of students already attending St Augustine’s who also have children nearing school age still need to complete an Enrolment Form – please contact the Front Office immediately if you require a Reception place in 2016. We are currently enrolling children for Term 1 intake (turning 5 before 30th April) and Term 3 intake (turning 5 before 31st October). If your child turns 5 after 31st October, they will commence school in Term 1 of the following year. ENROLMENT WITHDRAWAL
If you intend to withdraw your child from St Augustine’s Parish School, one full term’s notice will be required. This must be in writing, addressed to the Principal. Failure to provide this advance notice will incur a term’s tuition fee. We are currently developing our budget for 2016 and student numbers are a key component of the school’s income. If you do not intend to maintain your child/ren’s enrolment in 2016, please provide written notice by no later than the end of Term 3 to ensure you are not charged one term’s fees in lieu of notice. ARE YOU HAVING DIFFICULTIES PAYING YOUR FEES?
If you would like to discuss a fee payment arrangement, please feel free to contact me on 8182 7900 or [email protected] to arrange an appointment. All discussions will be kept confidential.
Liz Polljonker – Business Manager
Upcoming Event: WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY
World Teachers’ Day was inaugurated on 5th October 1994 by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to commemorate the 1966 joint signing of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. In adopting this recommendation, governments unanimously recognised the importance of competent, qualified and motivated teachers in society. World Teachers’ Day celebrates the efforts of teachers on a global scale, acknowledging the important contribution made in an increasingly complex, multicultural and technological world. The day is a wonderful opportunity to draw public attention to the important role of teachers in our local communities. Internationally World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on the first Friday in October. However as this is usually during Australian school holidays, Australia celebrates the day on the last Friday in October of each year. The day allows students, parents and community members to show their appreciation for teachers and the positive impact they make on society. This year World Teachers’ Day falls on Friday 30th October and our school will hold a staff luncheon hosted by the Parents & Friends to recognise the efforts of our teaching staff. Quality teaching is critical to students’ performance and enriches young lives. At St Augustine’s we celebrate the contribution of all staff at the school on World Teachers’ Day. Next Meeting: Term 4, Week 3, Tuesday 27th October, 9.15 am CCC. All welcome.
We are proud to have made many
connections in the Salisbury community which enables the children to know and explore their community as citizens. Julie Tilley is
the Manager of Bendigo Bank - Salisbury Branch and we are looking forward to all the opportunities working together can bring. My name is Julie Tilley and I am the Branch Manager at Bendigo Bank, Salisbury. I wanted to introduce myself as I will be working in partnership and become part of your school community at St Augustine’s. I have worked in finance for the past 17 years, I am a wife to my husband, Patrick, of 23 years and am a mother to our 14 year old daughter, Trinity. I have a passion to educate our children when it comes to their understanding of Banking and finance. The financial world is becoming more and more challenging, and I know when we work together we can help navigate our children through this. Running a household is hard these days as the bills and our commitments are hard to meet. This puts pressure on us as adults and our children. I am really keen for us to work together. I really am looking forward to becoming part of your community. Julie Tilley, Bendigo Bank – Salisbury - [email protected] - https://www.facebook.com/SalisburyBranch
Term 4 Week 3 : 26-30 October Monday Sarah, Nicole (9 am-11.30 am), HELP NEEDED
(11.30 am-1.30 pm) Tuesday Toni, HELP NEEDED Wednesday Rob, HELP NEEDED Thursday Kate (9 am-11.30 am), HELP NEEDED (11.30 am-1.30 pm) Friday Amanda, Charlene
Term 4 Week 4 : 2-6 November Monday Sarah, Nicole (9 am-11.30 am), HELP NEEDED
(11.30 am-1.30 pm) Tuesday Toni, HELP NEEDED Wednesday Rob, HELP NEEDED Thursday Kate (9 am-11.30 am), HELP NEEDED (11.30 am-1.30 pm) Friday Amanda, Charlene
PLEASE NOTE: The current Price List (lilac paper) is dated 27/1/15.
The latest edition of Federation e-News has been posted on the Federation’s website www.parentfederation.catholic.edu.au The direct link to e-News is here In this jam-packed edition focussing on family engagement in children’s learning, find out more about:
• The inaugural Parents in Education Week • School Start Buddy – helping young children
learn to read and write • Learning Potential app for parents • Family support during Year 12 exams
• Walking with Year 12’s – from an award winning SACE co-ordinator • Our new Federation Ambassador Initiative • Welcome Pack for new families • Our School in Profile: St Joseph’s, Hindmarsh • Council member Rebecca Smith
And so much more….. Be connected. Be informed. Be heard.
WEBSITE LINKS – The Federation of Catholic School Parent Communities Newsletter: http://www.parentfederation.catholic.edu.au/?wtCmd=viewnewsletter&guid=2181
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER: http://www.saps.catholic.edu.au/news-events OR each year you may request a printed copy (see Front Office)
The Southern Cross (latest issue): http://www.thesoutherncross.org.au
South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools Annual Report 2012: http://www.cesa.catholic.edu.au/about-us/SACCS or http://online.cesanet.adl.catholic.edu.au/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-22563/SACCS+2012+Annual+Report211013Final.pdf
The Australian Parents Council Inc (APC) website: http://www.austparents.edu.au/
Tips for parents with children in primary school - Parent/Teacher Interviews - tips for parents (Primary)
“Parenting Ideas” by Michael Grose: http://www.parentingideas.com.au/Home
Mary MacKillop Centre, Adelaide: www.marymackillopadelaide.org.au
The services and events contained in this newsletter are in no way connected with the school and are included for your information only. Parents and guardians need to make their own enquiries and assessments about the suitability of these events and services for their needs and those of their children.
St Dominic’s Annual Fete & Auction – Sunday 25/10/15 (10 am to 3 pm) at 139 Molesworth Street, North Adelaide Kildare College Term 4 2015 Principal’s Tours - 8369 9999 or email [email protected] OLSH College Tours & Open Day - 8269 8800 St Francis Community Children’s Centre - 8258 9494 Parents in Education Week free events – go to https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/parents-in-education-week-registration-18623409118
World Taekwondo - 0400 224 887 PestCorp Australia – pest management - Matt on 0408 632 936 Kesab Waste & Sustainability Expo - 8234 7255 or visit www.kesab.asn.au Salisbury Libraries – Library Talk October 2015 8406 8311 or email [email protected]
On the Notice Board
St Dominic’s Priory College
139 Molesworth Street
North Adelaide.
Annual Fete & Auction
25th October 2015
10am – 3.00 pm
Something for everyone!! Food, food and more
food!! Amusements for all ages!! Bargains galore!!
Monster Auction - items include Accommodation,
Pamper Packages, Restaurant Vouchers, Movie &
Theatre tickets, and much, much more!!
Come see for yourself and enjoy!
6.30am
to
6.00pm
