31 march, 2016 newsletter · over the holiday break ms. shannon, our room 12 teacher, and her...

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

NEWSLETTER

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: [email protected] | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791 1

Principal’s Reflection

Dear Families,

This Easter I have been reminded of the powerful symbolism of the Paschal candle. The

candle bears the symbol of the cross – an empty cross.

This symbol reminds us of the risen Christ. It is a sym-

bol of life. At Easter we celebrate life and with that

hope. Let us remember this as we go forward and live

each day full of the hope and joy that is celebrated on

Easter Sunday.

What a fantastic Term 1 we have had at Holy Spirit. I

have been delighted to see how our new students in the Community of Learners,

Transition and various other year levels as well as our new staff, have settled into

our school. It is a real credit to the school the way the existing staff, students and

families have welcomed new members to our community.

This week concludes an action packed term that has seen many Liturgical Celebrations, sporting events, assem-

blies, excursions, parent events, community gatherings, guest speakers, buddy class activities and whole school

celebrations. We are in the process of finalising all the events for term 2, which is looking to be equally exciting.

The school community has again been very generous with the contributions to Project Compassion. Thank you

for parent support of the fundraisers. A reminder that all Project compassion boxes at home need to be returned

to school.

Congratulations to our Easter Raffle winners and again and a big thank you to all those who donated to the ham-

pers. The Parents and Friends Committee raised $785 from this event.

Over the holiday break Ms. Shannon, our room 12 teacher, and her fiancé Tom will

marry. We wish then both all the best for the big day and a lifetime of

happiness together.

I wish all our families a safe and happy holiday time together.

God bless you all and keep you safe,

Mr. Simon Duffy

Principal

31 March, 2016

Week 10, Term 1

Reflection “He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

and he said to them, 'So it is

written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise

from the dead,

and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness

of sins would be preached to

all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

You are witnesses to this.”

-Luke 24:45-48

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http://www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au


Congratulations to the following students:

T/1, Rm.8 - Tiara Daly

Jarrah Livesley

T/1, Rm. 9 - Nejay George

Isaac Peris

Year 1/2, Rm.4 - Stephanie Foo

Year 1/2, Rm.6 - Mylie O’Donnell

Year 3/4, Rm.10 - Tasha Ullas

Year 3/4, Rm.12 - Amy Tinsley

Year 3/4, Rm.13 - Tahlia Grace

Year 4/5, Rm.17 - Ava Stieber

Year 5/6, Rm.15- Daniella Zuccarato

Sport Award - Nicholas Craig & Aiden Ellison de Castro

Indonesian Award - Brendan Ammerlaan

A W.E.S.T Award is presented to a person who is

Welcoming, Encouraging, says Sorry and is Thankful.

This week’s W.E.S.T Award goes to :

Nicholas Craig, Regan Barrett & Mylie O’Donnell

Happy Birthday to the

following Students who

celebrate their birthday in

week 10 and the week’s

break:

Samuel Collins

Lucy Sullivan

Lane Morris

Saraya Mitchell

Edward Hammer

Pania Maika

Angus Parker

Archie Hay

Sebastian Lay-Dizon

Ardee Gojar

PIANO NEWS...

Please note that there won't be piano lessons in Week 10 i.e.

Wednesday 30/3/16 and Friday 1/4/16.

Lessons will resume in Term 2, Week 1.

-Carolyn Gray (piano teacher)

BACK TO SCHOOL VOUCHER

Have you used your child’s “Back to school” voucher?

It is worth $150 and can be used against the Book and Service

Levy or uniforms. Valid till the end of Term 1. Available at the

Front Office.

SPORTS VOUCHER Sport vouchers have been distributed.

If your child has not received one please visit

www.sportvoucher.nt.gov.au or call 1800 817 860 to request a

new or replacement voucher for your child.

UNIFORM NEWS... Size 4-16 new polo shirts are now available from the

front office.

FRONT OFFICE HOLIDAY HOURS

Office hours will be 8:30am - 3:30pm.

As there will be only be a small number of staff at the school

during the week’s break we ask that you please call the

office before coming in to ensure that the front

office is open for your visit.

LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW TR/ Year 1, Rm. 8 with Mrs. Emma

In English we have been learning about recounts and narratives.

In Mathematics we have been learning about numbers, place

value, addition and subtraction.

In Religious Education we have been learning about Lent and

the Easter Story.

For Harmony Day we learnt four different dances with Erin

from Dance Nation.

In Art we have been looking at different art styles and practising

different artistic methods.

In History we have been learning about who we are and where

we come from. We created our own family tree.

In Room 8 we are very lucky to have had Mrs. Gemma Smith

with us for 3 weeks on her Teaching Professional Experience.

We wish her all the best in her future teaching endeavours. We

will miss Mrs. Gemma.

SCHOLASTIC’S 2016 READING REVIEW CREW

We congratulate Tahlia Grace, Chloe Duffy and Anthony

Paolucci who have been selected for

Scholastic’s 2016 Reading Review

Crew. These student will be reviewing

books on a fortnightly basis for the

Scholastic book organisation. Well

done to all three students.

HOLY WEEK AT HOLY SPIRIT

Students from Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School participated in

events reflecting the Easter story and the events leading up to Jesus’

death and resurrection. Holy Week began with the whole school com-

munity gathering to listen to the story of Palm Sunday. Students waved

palms and laid clothing as Jesus walked into Jerusalem. Students gath-

ered and watched as Jesus washed the Disciples feet and to hear Jesus’

words at the Last Supper. Father Lenin spoke to us about Jesus’ death,

Good Friday and what is ‘good’ about Good Friday. Year 5/6 students

led the school community in the Stations of the Cross. Together with

the narration, music and singing, the gathered audience was reminded

of the poignancy of the Easter story, the sacrifice of Jesus and the antic-

ipation and hope of the resurrection. After the Easter long weekend

students came back to school with exciting news - Jesus is alive – stu-

dents celebrated the resurrection.

Students from Holy Spirit have gained a deeper understanding of the

Easter story. The Holy Week events were the culmination of the

school's Religious Education Units this term. Rather than

a performance, it demonstrated the reflecting and

acting elements of the Religious Education Cur-

riculum.

Emma Marshall Religious Coordinator



http://www.sportvoucher.nt.gov.au


Term 1 Calendar, 2016 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Assembly Week 10

March/April Easter Sunday

28 Easter Monday Holiday

29 30 31 1 Netball Gala Day

Reward Afternoon

Transition/Year 1 – Kelsey Crowe

Term 2 Calendar, 2016 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Assembly Week 1

April 3rd Sunday Easter

11 STUDENTS RESUME

12

13

14

15

Year 3/4 Room 13 Orla Kitt

Week 2

April 4th Sunday Easter

18

19

20

21 BOARD MEETING

22

Soccer Gala Day Year 5/6 Room 14 Meg Irwin

Week 3

April/May 5th Sunday Easter

25

ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY

26 ANZAC Day Assembly

27

28

29

Safety House visit@ assembly

Year 3/4 Room 10 Dell Williams

Week 4

May 6th Sunday Easter

2 MAY DAY HOLIDAY

3

4

5 Ascension Day

Cross Country Gala

6

Year 5/6 Room 15 Caoimhe Kalinowsky

Week 5

May The Ascension of the Lord

9 Mother’s Day Breakfast &

Liturgy

10 NAPLAN TESTS

Grammar & Punctuation Writing

11 NAPLAN - Reading

Cross Country Gala

12 NAPLAN – Numeracy

Confirmation – Retreat &

Practice 3pm - Church

13

REWARD AFTERNOON Year 1/2 Room 4 Tracey Coco/Kate Seery

Week 6

May Pentecost Sunday

16 Golf Gala Day

17

18

19

BOARD MEETING

20 School Photos

Year 4/5 Room 17 Steve O’Shannessy

Week 7

May Trinity Sunday

23

24

25 Sorry Day Morning Tea

26 National Sorry Day

27

T20 Blast Cricket Gala Holy Spirit Feast Day Mass

National Reconciliation Week

Year 3/4 Room 14 Shannon Lea

Week 8

June Corpus Christi

30 National Reconciliation

Assembly

31

1 Year 5/6 CAMP – Batchelor

2

3 Feast of Sacred Heart

Assembly focus

Hot Shots Tennis Gala Day

Transition/Year 1 Emma Marshall/Kelsey

Crowe

Week 9

June 10th Ordinary Time

6

7

8

9

10

Holy Spirit Athletics Carnival Year 1/2 Room 6 Mimi Woolley

Week 10

June 11th Ordinary Time

13

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

14

15

16 Academic Reports Home

BOARD MEETING

17 Chief Ministers V8’s

Year 3/4 Room 13 Orla Kitt

Week 11 June 12th Ordinary Time

20 21 MultiLit/MiniLit Graduation

@ 9am

22 23

24 Whole school dance-a-thon

@ 10:50am Year 5/6 Room 14 Meg Irwin

IMPORTANT NOTICE - FINANCE Thank you to those families who have paid or signed a payment plan for this year’s school fees. For

those who have not paid, can you please pay this term’s overdue school fees before the 1st of April.

If you are unable to pay the outstanding fees, please contact the office to speak to Lee or Tammy as soon

as possible, so we can negotiate a payment plan with you.




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