Week 7 Term 2

School Website www.stanthonys.act.edu.au

The newsletter can be viewed each week on this website

Email

office@stanthonys.cg.catholic.edu.au

Phone 6231 4022

Fax

6231 4420

OOSCA Phone: 6296 2261

Mobile (Emergency Only)

0413 905 557

Please support us to make St Anthony’s a NUT FREE

School

Fr Lachlan Coll St Anthony’s Parish

Presbytery Sternberg Cres

Wanniassa ACT 2903

Phone/Fax 6231 7310

Masses

Saturday 6pm Sunday 9am & 5:30pm

http://grapevine.com.au/~stanthonys/

Dear Parents and Carers,

This Friday we farewell Mrs Kate Marsh as her family are moving back to Brisbane. On behalf of the community I want to thank Kate for her hard work and wish her and her family all the best. Brisbane will certainly be much warmer and for that we are all very jealous. 2015 Alpha Show The annual Alpha performance will be held tomorrow in the hall. ‘Alpha Shows’ is a theatre company based in Langwarrin Melbourne, the dedicated group of professionals adapt classic stories into powerful metaphors for our lives as well as highly entertaining and fun comedy shows. This year the show is Hercules. The shows I have seen have been of a high standard so this should be no exception. Winter Prayer Recently I read this prayer and thought it provided a meaningful way to look at winter as the days become colder, shorter and darker. Let us all scatter the darkness with the light of God’s love.

A Winter Prayer From the rising of the winter sun to it’s setting ,

Scatter the darkness with the light of your love, O Shining One.

Make me short on mean thoughts, long on offers of words of comfort.

Make me short on being driven, long on paying attention.

Make me short on focusing only on myself, long on looking beyond.

Make me short of obsessive lists, long on spontaneous acts of kindness,

Make me short on mindless activity, long on time to reflect.

Make me short on tradition as a habit, long on rediscovery and re-owning.

Make me short on rushing and tiring, long on walking and wondering.

Make me short on false, festive jollity, long on stilling and rooted joy.

Make me short on guilt, long on being merciful to myself.

Make me short on being overwhelmed, long on peacableness as I set forth

this day.

From The Celtic Wheel of the Year by Tess Ward

Enjoy your week. God Bless, Greg Walker

St Anthony’s Feast Day- Friday 19th June, 2015 ‘Christ Is Our Light’ these four beautiful words are our school focus for 2015 underpinned by John’s Gospel that reads, “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life”. St Anthony’s Feast Day will be celebrated on Friday 19th of June, 2015 with Mass beginning at 10am at the St Anthony’s Church (if weather prevails). After Recess the students will move around a series of whole grade rotations that will be run and organised by the teachers. In the afternoon from 2:00pm – 3:00pm we would love your involvement Parent/Carer volunteers are NEEDED! This year we are hoping to run a range of activities for the students to participate in from 2:00pm – 3:00pm on Friday 19th June, 2015. We would love some parents to lead a small group if you have a particular interest or skill. Some suggested activities are: Oztag, colouring in, kite flying, card games, bookmark making, bracelet making, cupcake or biscuit decorating, cooking, Zumba, cricket, AFL and many more!!! If you are interested in running a small activity for the afternoon with approximately 13 students please fill in the form below and return to the Front Office by Friday 5th June, 2015.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volunteer/s Name: ________________________ Activity: ______________________________________ Equipment needed: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Age range of students you are happy to have in your group (e.g. Kinder- Year 2) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please highlight one of the following: I have my Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) card and will bring it on Friday 19th June, 2015. I do not have my WWVP card and I am happy to sign a Stat Dec on Friday 19th June, 2015. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confirmation The final parent/child session will be held on Thursday 11th June, 2015 at 6pm in the Year 4/Year 2 Block. We ask that all candidates and a parent/carer attend this session. Orla Rutledge Religious Education Coordinator.

‘ST ANTHONY OF PADUA FEAST DAY’

School Fees

Term 2 school fees are due this Thursday 4th June 2015. Please finalise all Term 1 payments immediately unless you have a prior agreement in place. Payments may be made by cash, cheque, credit card, BPAY, EFTPOS or Direct Debit. Thank You. Judy Mead

Happy Birthday to:

Liam O’K, Noah W, Alexander McL, Cian H, Shanyka N, Jasmine R, Benjamin G, Kobie H, William N and Jerome H.

Have a wonderful day!

Student of the Week Certificates:

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected their classes Student of the Week:

Harnaz S KA, Sammi P KP, Elizabeth F KP, Taylor M KP, Daniel G KP, Melodie R 1P, Reid S 1L, Tessa K 1L, Georgia B 1L, Charlie C 1L, Jake C 2A, Amy L 2P, Charlie H 2L, Taliyah F 3P, Hayden S 3P, Griffin H 3L, Ryan O’K 4P, Flynn O 5A, Halle B 6L.

Certificates will be awarded at Friday morning assembly.

Sensory Playground Project

What’s going on behind the black fence between OOSCA, the Resource Centre/Library and Year 3 buildings? We’re glad you asked.

On display on the Community Noticeboard located on the asphalt (where the children line up for morning assembly) is a concept map and photo display of this project. The aim is to share current ideas and plans of our future Sensory Playground with all parents and friends. This playground will be used by all students and of course by the OOSCA children. This project started in term 4 of 2014 with the most noticeable progress being made last school holidays when the site was cleared for future development. In the coming weeks and months we will need to form various committees to tackle different stages of the project. We are looking for assistance on projects such as mural painting, mosaic coordination, landscaping and garden planting. A separate committee will also be formed by the P&F to organise an art show as a fundraiser. If you are interested in becoming part of this exciting and creative project we would love to hear from you. If you would like to assist in any way or make any comments or suggestions, please drop your details and ideas into the front office where you will find a box and paper marked “Sensory Project Feedback”. Sensory Playground Committee

OOSCA News

Vacation Care bookings are now open, and the flier is attached to this newsletter, it is also available on the website under “Notes for Parents”. Bookings will only be accepted if the account is financially up to date. Please submit all bookings as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Accounts were sent home last Thursday, if you haven’t received your account please contact Sarah Waller as soon as possible. Sarah.Waller@cg.catholic.edu.au. Fees are due by next Thursday and prompt payment of all outstanding fees would be greatly appreciated.

Little Sports

An invite to all St Anthony’s students from Kindergarten to Year 6 to join this unique and exciting program which encourages children to participate in sporting activities.

Every Saturday morning during Term 2 from

10am to 11am. Sporting activities held at St

Anthony’s Parish Primary School which will be

Indoor (School Gym) and Outdoor (School

Oval).

Activities include Pass and Run, Keep the Ball,

Soccer, Space Ball and much much more!

No registration, no commitment and no cost!

Adult supervision, however Parents or Carers

are encouraged to help and participate.

For St Anthony students only.

Be a good sport - come

& have heaps of fun at

Little Sports!

CANTEEN ROSTER: 6231 4022 Maree Alchin

Wed 10 June Peta Crowder 9am-2pm

Thurs 11 June Carole Coulton 9am-2pm

Fri 12 June Lea Locke 9am-12pm

Kerrie Fradgley 12-2pm

Selina Walker 9am-2pm

Jodie Nicholls 9am-12pm

Tues 16 June Sue Kemp 9am-12pm

HELP NEEDED

Mark the Date: Friday 19th June – Whole School Disco

Combined disco – all grades welcome to attend. Note was sent home today. Early bird packages to be returned by the 17th of June.

Warm Milo is available before school each Friday morning for $1.

Flexischools On-line Ordering Go to www.flexischools.com.au

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability

Our school is participating in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on

School Students with Disability (NCCD). This Data Collection is taking place in

Catholic, government and Independent schools across Australia, and will

provide valuable information about supports required for a broad group of

students. This will enable Australian and State governments to better target

support and resources in schools. This in turn will help schools like ours give

students the support they need.

The NCCD is not limited to students with diagnosed disabilities. It uses a very

broad definition of disability, taken from the Disability Discrimination Act 1992

and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, which includes a range of

health issues and learning difficulties where schools implement strategies to

support students in participating effectively in their learning.

The Data Collection will take place at the end of Term 2. No personal or

identifying information about any student will be included, however, if you

decide you do not wish information about your child to be included in the

NCCD, you are asked to contact Trina Twyford the learning support teacher

to discuss your concerns. If you are still concerned you can contact Greg

Walker and request an information page for parents/carers. If you are still

concerned you should complete the opt-out section of the information page

and return to the principal. The opt-out letter will need to be completed,

signed and returned to the principal.

More information about the NCCD is available at:

http://www.schooldisabilitydatapl.edu.au/