Telephone: 53982001 Canonical Administrator: Fr Glynn Murphy

Fax: 53982210 Principal: Mrs Joy Quarrell Email:principal@smwarracknabeal.catholic.edu.au

Welcome to Term 2 Week 4. MASS Mass is celebrated this weekend on Sunday at 11am.

SYMPATHY

We offer our sympathy to Mrs Appledore, Ian and family on the passing of Ian’s father, a loved father, father-in -law and grandfather.

We also offer our sympathy to the family of Mrs Margaret Kennedy. Mrs Kennedy passed away recently. Mrs Kennedy was a former teacher of music at St Mary’s School. She volunteered for many years at our school and we are most grateful for all that she taught our students.

We are also grateful for the time our students spent with Mrs Kennedy during their visits to Wattle last year.

MOTHER’S DAY

Thanks to all those mums, grandmothers, great grandmothers and other significant females in the students’ lives for your attendance at our Mother’s Day Liturgy, gift making and lunch last Friday. We hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day.

Thanks to the staff and students who prepared the food for lunch.

DOLLY’S DREAM and ELLI MARTHA FOUNDATIONS

Students and staff wore something blue last Friday to stand together against bullying for the first “Do it for Dolly” day, a day created by Tick and Kate Everett, parents of Dolly. Dolly took her own life at age 14 after extended periods of bullying and cyberbullying. The day seeks to raise awareness about the seriousness of bullying and its devastating effects.

Funds raised for “Dolly’s Dream” go towards many projects such as introducing cyber safety workshops and eSmart programs into schools and lobbying for tough penalties for cyber bullies. Thanks to Hailey for bringing this to our attention. Students were invited to wear something blue, Dolly’s favourite colour, and to make a gold coin donation. Thank you to Tammy and Emma who donated over 100 blue cupcakes which were sold to raise extra funds. Thank you also to all the students, staff and families who made a donation. $182.50 was raised for Dolly’s Dream Foundation and the same amount, $182.50 was donated to the Elli Martha Foundation. Thank you everyone for your generous donations.

SPECIAL LUNCH DAY The next special Lunch Day will be held on Friday May 31 . This will be a Soup and Dim Sim lunch. $3 = 4 Dim Sims OR $3 = Cup of Soup and 2 Dim Sims. Thank you to our parent helpers for making this lunch day possible. Orders are to be placed in the container outside Lentils Classroom. Orders need to be by MONDAY MAY 27. We are unable to accept late orders due to catering purposes.

DISCO A Disco will be held for students on Friday June 21. More information to follow, however for forward planning - Foundation - Year 2 5- 6.30pm Years 3- 6 6- 8pm A BBQ tea will be held at 6pm.

PIE DRIVE The Parents’ Club will be holding a Pie Drive Fundraiser for this term. Please look out for the Order Form which will be coming home in the next couple of weeks.

CROSS COUNTRY Congratulations to the children who will be travelling to Kaniva on Tuesday May 21 for Cross Country. They are - Charlie M, Hayden, Seth, Dane, Oliver C, Lucy, Kyah, Matilda, Cody, CJ, Aiden, Edward, Shannon, Tom and Eljah. Thank you to the staff who are accompanying the students. We wish the students all the best.

CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK CELEBRATIONS This year we will be celebrating Catholic Education Week at St Joseph’s Hopetoun on Wednesday May 29. The children will be leaving school at 9.30am and we will be returning before the end of the school day. Please watch for permission notes etc. The children may wear their winter sports uniform. They need to bring their snack and drink bottle. Hot roast rolls will be provided for lunch. If your child does not eat/like this option they need to bring their own lunch.

NAPLAN At the time of writing this newsletter our experiences with NAPLAN ONLINE have been quite positive. We have completed Writing and Reading and today, Conventions of Language. We have had some minor technical difficulties but the students have taken these difficulties in their stride and have been patient whilst we sort out the issues. Well done. All children have approached these tasks in a relaxed way. We need to remember that NAPLAN is just one snapshot of our students’ learning. It is another piece of data, but remember please, only one piece of many that make up your son or daughter’s learning profile. The computer or person marking the NAPLAN tasks does not know what a beautiful child you have - we do! We ask that our students give the task their best effort which every child has done. Great effort. We will conclude our NAPLAN tasks with Numeracy on Monday.

YARRILINKS - FRIDAY Years 3-6 We will be leaving school at 9am sharp. We will be travelling by bus to Cannum where we will be instructed on how to plant trees. The children need - Winter school uniform Sturdy footwear - gumboots or similar Other shoes to change into at the end of the day. A bag to put their dirty shoes into - they will not be permitted to travel on the bus with muddy shoes. Mug for a hot drink Snack Lunch will be provided. If you do not like a sausage sizzle please bring your own lunch. Coat, beanie, gardening gloves etc.

These birthdays are this week. Pippa (May 15), Harlow (May 16), Archisha (May 17) and Makaidee (May 19).

YEAR 6 TOPS The Year 6 jumpers have arrived. Our students look particularly smart. We thank Evelyn for the design.

SCHOOL FEE STATEMENTS Fee Statements have been sent home today - please look out for them in your child’s bag. All future camps and excursions have been debited to your account along with the heavily subsidised credit amount. The Years 3-6 camp was subsidised by the amount of $250 per student. The F-2 by $25 per student and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been subsidised by $133 per student. If you were in receipt of CSEF that has also been credited to your account. All camps and excursions are prepaid by the school so there will be not be any refunds and your child will still be charged whether or not they attend. It is an expectation that all students go on their respective camp or excursion. We have a few families who are still owing the Student Levy from Term 1 - could this please be attended to by the end of May. Thanks.

CAMPS, EXCURSIONS, SLEEPOVERS Please note all these dates on your calendar.

Please check your statements for these costs which need to be paid before the children attend the Camp or Excursion. Any questions or difficulties please make a time to speak

with me. Fri Sept 13 F-2 Excursion - Halls Gap Zoo. Oct 15-18 Years 5 and 6 - Robe Oct 23-25 Years 3 and 4 - Lady Northcote Recreation Camp Nov 1 Year 2 - Sleepover Nov 13 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Melbourne Nov 21-23 Energy Breakthrough - Maryborough These Camps and Excursions have been heavily subsidised by the school. Parents/guardians will have in excess of 4 months to have payments made. Thank you in anticipation of your support.

ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE Date Class

Fri May 24 Note change of date Lentils

Fri May 31 Canola

Fri June 14 Barley

Fri June 28 Wheat

Term 3

Fri July 26 Chickpeas

Fri August 9 Lentils

Fri August 23 Canola

Fri Sept 6 Barley

Fri Sept 20 Wheat

Term 4

Fri Oct 18 Chickpeas

Fri Nov 1 Lentils

Fri Nov 15 Canola

Fri Nov 29 Barley

Fri Dec 13 Wheat MEALS ON WHEELS TERM 2

Date Family

Mon May 20 Hausler family

Mon May 27 David Holland

Mon June 3 Keam family

Mon June 10 Public Holiday - No Meals on Wheels

Mon June 17 O’Connor family

Mon June 24 Richards family Thank you in anticipation of your support. Please arrange your own swaps. If you do swap with another family can you please let the school know as this affects the children who will be attending.

Please be aware that the following days have been ratified as School Closure Days. The children do not attend school on these days.

Thurs May 23 Wed Aug 28 Please note, school Closure Days are not set by the school. These dates are set by the Catholic Education Office, Ballarat.

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN There is a box for stickers located at the front office.

DATES

Advanced notice Friday May 17 Yarrilinks Tree Planting Tuesday May 21 Cross Country Kaniva Thursday May 23 Closure Day Children are not required at school Friday May 24 Lentils Assembly Friday May 31 Assembly Canola Friday May 31 Special Lunch Order Day Monday June 10 Public Holiday Friday June 14 Assembly Barley Friday June 21 Disco Friday June 28 Assembly Wheat Friday June 28 End of Term 2 School concludes at 2.15pm.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY In 2016 we took the whole school to see the theatre production of Matilda and it was a huge success. Later this year we are proposing to take all the children to the theatre production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The show will be playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne. We are currently investigating the logistics of making this happen. The date we are attending this production is Wednesday November 13 . More details to follow.

CHICKPEAS Religious Education: We have been discussing what a community is and what is special about a community. Reading: This week our big book is ‘ Elizabeth’. Vocabulary: Our focus words are: decorating, brightly, mess, spell, shook and trouble. Writing: We are learning how to write a recount. Mathematics: In Maths we have been learning about measurement. Art: In Art this week we are cutting and sticking shapes together. Inquiry: We have been discussing what earth is and why it is such a special place. Japanese: This week students are learning how to identify shapes in Japanese.

WHEAT Religious Education: We are learning that the Church is a community of people who respond to the Good News. Reading: We are learning about consonant blends and digraphs. Vocabulary: soared, boasted, exclaimed, confused, moaned, recognise Writing: We are learning to include consonant blends and digraphs in our writing. Mathematics: We are learning 10 more and 10 less, and to order three-digit numbers. Art: We used Autumn leaves to create animals. Inquiry: We are learning ways we can refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and recover to help the environment. Japanese: Year ones are learning what sounds animals make in Japanese (yes they are different). Year twos are practising family members and how to say what they like.

BARLEY Religious Education: We are learning what The Good News is Reading: Recognise most high-frequency words and sound out unfamiliar words Vocabulary: responsible, consumer, resources, frugal, tossing Writing: I can plan my writing in a range of genres. (Narrative) Structure my writing according to the purpose and language features. Mathematics: Construct, represent and solve multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays. Art: We are beginning to create a 3D sculpture and looking at what sculptures are for. Inquiry: We are continuing to look at how different situations affect our emotions. Japanese: Year twos are practising family members and how to say what they like, Year threes are learning basic sentence structure patterns and how to form an “I do” sentence.

CANOLA Religious Education: We are continuing to look at the events of the resurrection. Reading: Our shared text this week is ‘The Plastic Problem’. Vocabulary: everlasting, entangled, discarded, biodegradable. Writing: In Writing we are working on similes and metaphors. Mathematics: We are using algorithms to solve multiplication problems. Art: In Art we are creating artworks inspired by Okudu San Miguel. Inquiry: We are looking at what it means to refuse, reuse, recycle and recover. Japanese: Year fours are learning basic sentence structure patterns and constructing some simple sentences, Year fives are identifying things they like and don’t like and asking others what they like in Japanese.

LENTILS Religious Education: We finished our work with the Resurrection and began looking at the meaning of sin. Reading: “Woldren the Evil Wizard’ is our text this week. Vocabulary: compassionate, turmoil, shrouding, tattered, brittle. Writing: This week we have been continuing our focus on adding extra detail into our narratives. Mathematics: Our focus for Maths this week is multiplication. Art: For Art this week we explored weaving. Inquiry: We have been exploring adaptations plants and animals make for survival. Japanese: Year fives are identifying things they like and don’t like and asking others what they like in Japanese, Year sixes are learning seasons in Japanese and the different type of weather.

CANOLA CLASSROOM PAGE In Maths we have been working on multiplying larger numbers with algorithms. To help us, we created number flowers. The petals show the multiples of 8 or 9 and we used those to help with our algorithms.