Newsletter 37
Wednesday 16th November
Dear Families,
Family Christmas Concert
On Friday November 27th we are holding a Family Christmas Concert, led by well-known singer /song
writer, Peter Kearney. The Concert will be in St Francis Xavier’s Hall from 6.30pm to 8pm. During the
school day all of the children will attend a singing session with Peter to prepare for the concert. Three
groups will be arranged from Prep to Year 6. On the night of the concert the children will sit in their
group and will be called up onto the stage to perform their part of the Christmas story. This will be a
celebration of the true story of Christmas, so we are encouraging all children/families to attend. Please
return your attendance sheet as soon as possible
2015 family Christmas event
The P&F will be providing a free sausage sizzle before the performance from 5pm until 6pm, BYO soft
drinks; for catering purposes, please return the BBQ slip to the Office or text your details to Lynda Peak
on 0416 012 830. There is no food or drink in the hall. The children/parents must assemble in their places in
the Hall at 6pm as the Concert will start promptly at 6.30pm. Parents will be seated on chairs in the hall
and the children will be on the floor at the front in their three groups. This will be a very lovely school
Christmas celebration so I encourage all families to attend; there could even be a “special” visitor.
School fee statements
School fee statements will be sent home by email to families with fees in arrears. All Term 4 fees are due
by Friday November 20 th. If you have a Direct Debit arrangement in place, please disregard this notice.
If you need to discuss your fees, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.
St Catherine’s School Board
St Catherine’s School Board will meet tomorrow night at 7pm in the Community Room.
Parents and Friends Annual General Meeting
I would like to thank the 6 parents who attended the Parents and Friends Annual General Meeting last
night. I would like to thank the Executive committee Jo Riley, Julie Hemus and Bea Seguel for their
leadership this year. I encourage a lot more parents to join the General Committee to support the
Executive and to support the new Principal.
biannual Country Fair
On March 19 th, 2016 we will hold our biannual Country Fair. The first term next year is very short, only
eight weeks long and in the lead up to the Country Fair we hold several casual clothes Fridays, where
children bring a forfeit for a stall, eg lollies or second hand books; as the term is short, we will run out of
Fridays! Therefore, this Friday November 20th, we will hold a casual clothes day and the forfeit is for the
Vintage Clothing stall. The children can bring adult/children’s clothes which are clean and in good
condition, shoes, handbags, jewellery, scarves, hats or fascinators would be welcome. We do not want
people’s junk, rather their treasure to make the stall a success.
oRIENTATION DAY 2016
HELPERS NEEDED PLEASE!
If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated – it is just to help new families size their uniform. NO
dealing with payments. Please see the below dates and contact dhinds@stcberwick.catholic.edu.au if you
can help.
Wednesday 16th December
11.30am – 12.30pm
Enjoy your week
Trish
PRINCIPAL AWARDS
YEAR 1KH
Joshua Smythe – his wonderful improvements with reading. Keep up the great effort!
Dulansa Collom – trying to maintain focus when completing hard work.
YEAR 1BH
Rachel Joseph – for always listening attentively during class and constantly applying new knowledge learnt to her work.
Marley Ferracane – for his improvement in using the correct punctuation throughout his writing.
YEAR 1TP
Brodie Cooper – coming such a long way with his learning this year. It goes to show a positive attitude and hardwork pays off!
Daelen Sibal – having a wonderful first year at St catherine’s, making good friends and becoming a valuable member of class.
YEAR 2SC
Nathan Godlieb – Well done Nathan for trying your very best in all activities and working with commitment.
Bradley Harding – Thankyou for your commitment and contributions during Inquiry discussions. A Real Scientist.
YEAR 4CJ
Cassandra Harding (Japanese) – being a keen and enthusiastic learner. You always give 100% effort in all learning activities.
Arigatou (Thankyou)
YEAR 4CJ
Liam Campos – Listening attentively in class and following instructions. You always have a positive attitude and smile to share with your
peers and teacher.
Grace Stinziani – her polite manners and neat presentation in all her bookwork and her persistence and hard work with fractions and
decimals.
Taya Rob – contributing her thoughts and ideas during Guided Reading sessions and class discussions.
Sienna Balsom – continuing to work hard at her Maths skills, using fractions and decimals on a number line and adding and subtracting
fractions with different denominators.
YEAR 4RW
Milli Craven – for always asking questions to extend her learning.
Justin Jose – for his continued effort at presenting solid work ethics and sharing ideas.
YEAR 5RK
Paige Madeley – her hard work and enthusiasm in learning Japanese. You always focus on your learning. Arigatou (Thankyou)
YEAR 6DT
Emma Wilkinson – being an attentive learner and giving 100% effort in all learning activities. Furthermore you are a great helper in the
class. Arigatou! (Thankyou)
YEAR 3SC
Heather Seymour
Alana Brennan
Jude Peters
***FREE TO A GOOD HOME!***
We have a number of Bench-Tops laminated in “Beechwood” that are looking for a
new home. Most pieces are 32mm thick, 800mm wide and 3600mm long. (see
attached photo)
****Idea for workshop benches****
Please contact Mark Crilly in the School Office if you are interested in any of the
bench tops.
Assembly
R.E. NEWS
Parish Weekend Masses: Saturday: 6pm
Sunday 9am, 10.30am and 6pm
Reconciliation: Saturday 9.30–10am and 5.30pm
or by arrangement.
Rosary Beads: Rosary Beads are available for
purchase at the cost of $1.00. Please send the
money in an envelope marked with your child’s
name, grade and colour. The colours available
are: black, brown, white and glow in the dark.
Advent
Entering into Hope and Joyful Expectation
Text: John L Bell
Not the powerful, not the privileged,
Not the famous in the land, but the no-ones and the needy
Were the first to hold God’s hand.
Not a well established family
With an heirloom christening shawl,
But a homeless, wandering couple
Parented the Lord of All.
Not, at first, to little children,
Not to those who faith burned bright,
But to adults, stalled in darkness,
Angels brought God’s love and light.
God, determined to be different
From the standards we think best,
In his choice of friends and family,
Lets forgotten folk be blessed.
Not obsessed by our achievements,
Worldly wealth or family tree,
May we, in and with Gods chosen,
Find our fondest pedigree.
Peter Kearney – Advent and
Christmas : November 27th we are very lucky to
have Peter Kearney – composer and singer –
coming to work with the children during the day. At
6.30pm we will be having our Family Concert at
SFX College Berwick. A note has been sent home
with your eldest child. Please return the slip at the
bottom of the note which lets us know if you are
attending on the night. Peter Kearney will be
working with the children during the day so the
concert is a nice way to finish the day and spend
some time together with family and friends.
Mass Timetable Term 4:
Tuesday December 8th
Graduation Mass
@ 6.30pm
Wednesday December 16th
End of Year Mass
@ 9.30am
Peggy Harvey
REL
Peggy Harvey
Assembly will be hosted by 4RL this week
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
Ashton Burke
Shenely Fernando
Noah Taylor
Chelsea Quinn
Raphael Kirpichnikov
Rhesa Lane
Emilja Maruziva
Jaashwin Balakrishnamoorthy
Thejas Brijesh
LOST PROPERTY
Elly Griscti has lost her sports jumper, it
has her name on it. Please return to Elly in
2BH if found
2015 FAMILY CHRISTMAS EVENT
FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER
At the SFX Hall, Berwick
FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE
BBQ FROM 5:00
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
WITH PETER KEARNEY
FROM 6:30-8:00PM
EVENING FINISHES APPROX 9:00PM
If you are joining us on the evening, for catering purposes
please either,
1. Return the below information to school office via your
child, or
2. Text me the below details – 0416 012 830, or
3. Message me on Facebook the below details via the PnF
page:
https://www.facebook.com/St-Caths-PF-Events129939590438131/
Thanks & Regards, Lynda
canteen CANTEEN NEWS
Icypoles are only sold on a Monday, Wednesday & Friday for $1.20 and that watermelon is available
to order as part of a lunch order in Term 4.
CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 4 2015
SHIFT TIME : MORNING – 8.45 AM UNTIL APRROX 10.15 AM
TUESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER
Melissa Musgrove
THURSDAY 19TH NOVEMBER
Angela Martin
Marcelle Quinn
THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER
Suzie Weeding
Antoinetta Taranto
THURSDAY 3RD DECEMBER
Leanne Nicholls
Sandra Edmunds
THURSDAY 10TH DECEMBER
Denise Heinze
Marcelle Quinn
TUESDAY 24TH NOVEMBER
Rebecca Suhr
TUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER
Nieta Goodman
TUESDAY 8TH DECEMBER
Kylee Hunt
TUESDAY 15TH DECEMBER
Melissa Musgrove
Thank you all for your wonderful help. It is much appreciated. If you are unable to do your shift then please organise a swap
with another parent, but if you have any trouble then contact either Louise on
9702 1731 / 0412 828 059 or Narda on 9768 9119 / 0409 949 356.
ICYPOLE ROSTER TERM 4 2015
DUTY TIME – 12.45 PM UNTIL APPROX 1.15 PM
WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
Angie Davenport
FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER
Sandra Edmunds
TH
MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER
TH
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVMEBER
TH
FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER
RD
MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER
TH
WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER
TH
FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER
TH
MONDAY 30 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY 2
ND
DECEMBER
TH
FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER
TH
MONDAY 7 DECEMBER
TH
WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER
TH
FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER
TH
MONDAY 14 DECEMBER
Nina O’Dea
Antoinetta Taranto
Sharon Bahn
Jodie Molzen
Denise Heinze
Diana Ebrahim
Marcelle Quinn
Nancy Heffernan
Kate Beveridge
Anne Janke
Clair McGuire
Doveton Pool Day
Geraldine Martin
Thank you to everyone for giving your time. The children appreciate being able to have their icypole
treat. If you are unable to do your shift then please organise a swap with another parent, but if you have
any trouble contact either Louise on 9702 1731 / 0412 828 059 or Narda on 9768 9119 / 0409 949 356.
St. Catherine’s Term Overview
Term 4
2015
PLEASE NOTE UPDATED ITEMS IN BLUE
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat/Sun
Nov 17
P&F AGM
Nov 18
Prep Orientation 2
Nov 19
School Board 7pm
Nov 20
Sports Day back up
Country Fair coloured
clothes day – vintage
clothing
Nov 21/22
Nov 23
Nov 24
Nov 25
Nov 26
Nov 27
PETER KEARNEY
CHRISTMAS
CONCERT 6.30-8pm@
SFX hall
Nov 28/29
Nov 30
LIBRARY STOCKTAKE
NO LIBRARY LESSONS
Dec 1
P&F Handover& dinner
Dec 2
De c3
Dec 7
Dec 8
6.30pm – Graduation
Mass and Supper
Dec 9
Dec 10
Board Dinner 7pm
Dec 11
Doveton Pool Day
Dec 12/13
Dec 14
Moving day
Reports home
Dec 15
Dec 16
End of Year Mass
9.30am
Orientation 11.30- 12.30
Last day for students
– FINISH
Dec 17
Dec 18
Dec 19
11
10
9
8
7
Nov 16
LLL Day
Dec 4
Parent Helpers
Morning Tea
CAD Preps “Giving Tree”
Dec 5/6
NORMAL TIME
3.15PM
School Holiday Program
January School Holidays
Moonlit Sanctuary Junior Ranger Program
Kids enjoy environmental activities, animal encounters and native animal care.
Day includes: interactions with dingo, python, off-limits animals, feeding animals & food prep, animal
enrichment activities, fun and games for ages 7-14 years.
January school holiday dates:
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Week 1: Monday 4th to Friday 8th January 10am – 4pm
Week 2: Monday 11th to Friday 15th January 10am – 4pm
Week 3: Monday 18th to Friday 22nd January 10am – 4pm
Cost: $65.00 per day, or $175 for 3 days (pro rata for additional days).
Maximum 16 children per day.
Bookings essential as spaces are limited
Dress for the weather and wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and remember your hat or raincoat. BYO
lunch or purchase at the café.
Moonlit Sanctuary
550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale
Phone 5978 7935
Web: www.moonlitsanctuary.com.au/juniorrangers.aspx
Open daily between 10am and 5pm
To all People interested in the effects of Climate Change,
You are invited to join
Fr Gary Walker
Regional Director of the Columban Missionaries
Leading a Presentation and Discussion about Pope Francis’ Letter on Climate Change
Laudato Si
St Michael’s Basketball Stadium
Entrance off Bain St, Berwick
Thursday November 26 2015.
7.30pm.
HUNGER GAMES - Mockingjay - FUNDRAISING FOR THE WEEKEND TO
END WOMENS CANCER.
TICKETS:
DATE:
TIME:
WHERE:
$20 - includes small popcorn, drink and movie ticket.
Sunday 29th November
7:00pm
Village Cinema Fountain Gate
LYNDA & JASMINE PEAK ARE FUNDRAISING FOR THE WEEKEND TO END WOMENS CANCER, MONEY
BENIFITING PETER MAC.
Next year in April Jasmine (my daughter at SFX) and I are walking 60Ks with the Making Strides Team to raise
money for Women’s Cancers.
If you are planning on seeing The Hunger Games please come along and support us for this very worthy cause.
Payments for tickets can be made by bank transfer to
ANZ Bank
BSB# 013403
ACC# 4557 02463
Making Strides
be sure to put your name & number of tickets please and let Lynda know you have made a deposit.
OR
Please contact Lynda on 0416 012 830 or Lynda.Peak@peakpeople.com.au to arrange cash.
Thank you Lynda