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NEWSLETTER TERM 3 WEEK 9 September 17 2015

PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE

Dear Members of the St Paul’s Community

Congratulations to the students in Year 6 who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last Friday night. They are to be commended for their reverence and sincere preparation for this sacrament. Many thanks go to Mr Jesse Yock and Fr Tim for preparing the children so thoroughly. Our special thanks go to the students in the Liturgical Chorale for their beautiful singing and to all the staff who attended to show their support.

Learning Journeys The children were very excited to share the learning that has been happening in their classes with their parents during the Learning Journeys this week. It is always rewarding for parents to participate in their own child’s classroom journeys and also to take the opportunity to look at what other classes are doing. The variety of activities on offer using iPads and other devices is amazing! Our appreciation goes to the teachers for staying back after school to provide this valuable opportunity for the parents and children.

Coppelia The children in Years 2-6 are looking forward to their excursion to the ballet, Coppelia, next Wednesday 23 September at His Majesty’s Theatre. This ballet is very suitable for children and promises to be a wonderful experience for them.

Great Book Swap Please support the Great Book Swap, which is taking place next Thursday 17 September. The Great Book Swap is a great social justice initiative that celebrates books and reading, and raises much needed funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation's literacy work. The children are asked to bring along one of their favourite books and, for a gold coin donation, they can swap it for someone else's. All the money raised will be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Speak Up Competition Final

Congratulations to Isabella Bruining who participated in the oral language Speak Up Competition Final on Tuesday night. Isabella is to be commended for her efforts and out of 145 entries made the top 12! Well done to Isabella and her teachers. An amazing effort.

P&F Meeting The next Parents and Friends meeting will be held at 9.00am this Friday 18 September in the Barbier Hall. Please try to come along and get involved in supporting the school.

End of Term Mass Next Thursday, 24 September, we will have our end of term Mass at 9.15 am. This will be the culmination of our St Vincent de Paul social justice focus for this term. It will also be an opportunity to say farewell to Fr Tim before he leaves for his holiday in the USA. We look forward to his return at the end of Week 3 next term.

Pupil Free Day Friday 25 September Please remember that the last day of this term, Friday 25 September, is a pupil free day and parents will need to arrange alternative supervision for their children.

Commencement of Term 4 Term 4 will commence on Monday 12 October. During this term, the children wear the summer uniform, so please try to get organised for the changeover beforehand.

Joanna Noonan PRINCIPAL

St Paul’s Primary School is committed to Christ-centred education, inspired by the vision of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and the teachings of St Paul, empow-ering us to seek the truth and grow in knowledge from darkness into the light of Christ.

OUR VISION STATEMENT

REFLECTION

Prayer for

Generosity -

St. Ignatius Loyola

Lord Jesus, teach

me to be generous;

teach me to serve

you as you

deserve,

to give and not to

count the cost,

to fight and not to

heed the wounds,

to toil and not to

seek for rest,

to labour and not

to seek reward,

except that of

knowing that I do

your will. Amen

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Mon 21 Prayer Assembly Yr 2

Interschool Athletics

WA Athletics Stadium

Tues 22 Class Prayer Yr 1

B o a r d M e e t i n g

6:30pm

Wed 23 Ballet—Coppelia

Yrs 2-6

Thur 24 End of Term Mass

Yr 4 (4-6)

END OF TERM

FRIDAY IS A PUPIL FREE DAY—CATHOLIC DAY

Happy Holidays

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Happy Birthday to the students who celebrate their birthdays this week Damon Pelpola Isaac Adamos

Confirmation

Congratulations to all the Year Six students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last

Friday. It was a very memorable occasion which I am sure the students will remember for a

long time. Congratulations to Mr Jesse Yock who prepared the students and also to Father Tim

Deeter for the Catechism classes and the celebration. Thankyou to the staff who assisted and

to the parents and sponsors who supported the students. We ask God’s blessing on everyone.

The photo proofs are in the office for your perusal with order forms attached. Please come in

at your earliest convenience to make your selection.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 21 September Prayer Assembly Year 2 8.45am

Tuesday 22 September Class Prayer Year 1 9.00am

Thursday 23 September End of Term School Mass (PP-Yr6) Year 4 9.15am

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

This term we have been supporting the winter appeal and our final date for donations is 18

September. In term four we will begin our Christmas Appeal for St Vincent de Paul. If you are

interested in volunteering in any way at St Vincent de Paul, you can contact them via email

on: retail@svdpwa.org.au or you can call them on (08) 9475 5400. Thankyou once again for

your support.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Next term, the Year Three students will begin their preparation for the Sacrament of

Reconciliation. Important dates have been set for this and they are as follows:

Parent/Child Workshop: Thursday 5 November 6.30pm Barbier Hall

Parent Meeting: 12 November 6.30pm St Paul’s Church

Reconciliation Retreat Day: 17 November (TBC)

Reconciliation Liturgy: 26 November 6.30PM St Paul’s Church

St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) 23 September

Padre Pio was born in Pietralcina, Italy on May 25 1887. The 4th child of Grazio Maria Forgione

and Maria Giuseppe De Nunzio He was given the name Francesco, after a brother who died

shortly after birth. From the time he was very young, it was his desire to join the Monks at the

Monastery who ‘wore the beard’. His dream to join the Catholic Capuchin Order of Friars

Minor was realized in 1903. In 1916, struggling with ill health, he transferred to the Friary of

Our Lady of Grace, in San Giovanni Rotondo and there he remained. This humble Capuchin

Priest from San Giovanni Rotondo Italy, was blessed by God in many wonderful and

mysterious ways.

Mac Callisto and Jesse Yock ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

RELIGION NEWS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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IT NEWS

This term, the Year 4s undertook a massive IT project based on our Ancient China Theme. It was a step-by-step project

with each step being an assessable standalone piece. However, when all pieces were joined together, we ended up with

one fluid project or journey. Each section of the project was open-ended allowing students to complete their work and

extend themselves as far as they wanted. Here’s what was involved.

THE TASK

Compare and contrast various aspects of life for children living in Ancient China and modern

day Australia.

STEP 1: BRAINSTORMING & PLANNING

The students’ introduction to Ancient China studies included watching kid-friendly documentaries on YouTube. They used

the app, Popplet, to brainstorm ideas and information they found useful or interesting. Using the Internet, students were

able to search for more information, images and resources to assist in completing their brainstorms.

STEP 2: CREATING DIGITAL PRESENTATIONS

Using information that they found in Step 1, the students started collating their data

into topics. The students used the Google apps, Docs and Slides, to create presentations.

Slides is similar to Microsoft’s PowerPoint.

Using the Internet, students were able to search for more information, images and

resources to assist in completing their brainstorms.

STEP 3: SHARING PRESENTATIONS

Arguably the most important step in this project, the students were asked to share their

presentations with the class in the form of an oral presentation. There was no time limit and

students’ presentations could be as simple or as elaborate as they wanted, so long as they

completed all tasks by themselves. Students were assessed by the teacher and their peers

also provided feedback in the form of “Two Glows and a Grow” (two positive feedback

comments, and one constructive comment for an area on which to improve.) Slides

presentations were uploaded to Google Classroom for peer comments (teacher-approved) and feedback.

STEP 4: GOING GLOBAL

The students took comparing and contrasting their lives to that of the Ancient Chinese to in a real and meaningful way

when they captured moments from their lives to share with students in a class in China. The class in China had a

reciprocal agreement where they completed studies on Australia and also filmed aspects of their lives to share with our

class. These videos were uploaded to private YouTube channels that only our classes could access.

STEP 5: HANGING OUT

Our studies culminated in a real-time video conference with our buddy class in China using Google Hangouts. The

students were able to ask and answer questions of each other and share their insights about what they’ve been learning.

THAT’S GREAT! BUT WHAT WAS THE POINT?

This project taught the children a great deal about using technology in a variety of useful and practical ways that have

real world applications for them. They also developed research and problem-solving skills which they will use in future.

The Year 4 students were taught to:

Develop project and time management skills on a step-by-step basis.

Use the latest apps and technology to set and achieve a purpose.

Link learning from previous steps to proceed with their next step.

Share and present their learning, thereby articulating their understanding.

Listen to others and provide warm and cool feedback to others.

Focus and reflect on important aspects of their lives, then capture and share it.

See aspects of another culture and learn that the world they know is not the only way to live. Through this, they

developed respect and understanding for others.

Catherine Nguyen

Year 4 Teacher / Key ICT Teacher

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SCHOOL NEWS

Ballet Excursion

On Wednesday 23 September the students in Years 2-6 will travel to His Majesty’s Theatre to see the ballet, “Coppelia”. We are very excited to be offering this experience to our students. A permission note will be sent home with additional information. Please ensure you sign and return the slip to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible.

INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

The Interschool Athletics Carnival is Monday 21 September at the WA Athletics Stadium, Stephenson Ave Mt Claremont.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS AT SCHOOL BEFORE 8:15AM ON MONDAY AS THE BUSES DEPART

AT 8:20AM SHARP

Please bring wet weather gear and a change of clothes in case of rain, including shoes and socks.

Where: WA Athletics Stadium, Stephenson Ave Mt Claremont

Time: Program commences at 9:30—2:15pm

Kristy Wise

P.E. SPECIALIST

REMINDER

AT THE START OF TERM 4 ALL CHILDREN MUST BE IN SUMMER UNIFORM.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD’S UNIFORM FOR SIZE.

UNIFORM SHOP IS OPEN WEDNESDAY 2:45 TO 3:30PM

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P & F NEWS

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P&F NEWS

PARISH NEWS

ST PAUL’S PARISH ALTAR SERVER ROSTER

Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September 2015

6pm Mass 8am Mass 9:30am Mass

C Iacopetta J Brennan J O’Connor

A Munro L Brennan T Rose

A Franchi O Fuller

FAMILY FUN DAY SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 11-3PM

Our Family Fun Day is getting closer. Each week in the newsletter you will find new ways that you may be able to help out with some of the stalls. Each class has been allocated various stalls for the day, but it doesn’t mean we can’t all

pitch in and help one another. WANTED!!

Your old books! Please send into school your pre-loved books for the Family Fun Day book stall.

All donations gratefully accepted (except text books). Books can be left in the supplied boxes at the back of the Heritage Hall.

Please continue to save your jars with their lids! We will be asking for them soon!

LUNCH ORDER ROSTER

18 SEPTEMBER KATE TRELOAR

21 SEPTEMBER MALAIKA JORDAN

23 SEPTEMBER TINA COLLOVA

25 SEPTEMBER PUPIL FREE DAY

STAMPS FOR THE MISSIONS

We are collecting postage stamps, which the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition will convert into cash to help missionaries in Timor Leste & Peru.

The entire stamped envelope is required, not just the individual stamps.

There is a collection box in the porch at St Paul’s Church.

You may also leave them in the school office and they will be passed on to Fr Tim

DUE TO THE BALLET ON WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER, THERE WILL BE NO LUNCH

ORDERS FOR STUDENTS IN YEARS 2-6

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SCHOOL NEWS

LEARNING JOURNEYS

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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ST PAUL’S PRIMARY SCHOOL | TERM THREE 2015 PARENT CALENDAR

Mission Focus: St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

1

Jul 20-26

20

Pupil Free Day

21

Pupil Free Day

22

Students commence

Yr 5 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

23

Whole School Opening Mass / Scapular

(P-Yr 6)Yr 6

24

Performing Arts

Festival Opening Mass

25/26

2

Jul 27-Aug 2

27

Yr 4 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

28 Class Prayer Yr 1

Board Meeting 6:30pm

29

30 Mass 9:15am

31 (Y4-6) Yr 5

Parent / Candidate Confirmation Work-shop 6:30pm Barbier Hall

31

Assembly - Music

1/2

Parish / School Mass

Year 3

3

Aug 3-9

3

Yr 3 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

4 Class Prayer PP

St Paul’s School Band Performing Arts

5

6 Mass 9:15am (Y4-6) Yr 4

Confirmation Parent Meeting 6:30 Church

7

8/9

4

Aug 10-16

10

Yr 2 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

St Paul’s Liturgical Chorale Performing Arts

11

Class Prayer Yr 2

12

13

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6)Yr 6

14

Assembly - Year 5

P & F Meeting 9:30am

15/16

5

Aug 17-23

17

Yr 1 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

18

Class Prayer Yr 3

19

20

No Mass

St Paul’s School Choir Y3/4 & Y5/6

Performing Arts

21

School Spelling Bee

Y3-6

Crazy Sock Day—Gold coin donation

22/23

6

Aug 24-30

24

Year 6 Prayer

Assembly 8:45am

BOOK WEEK

BOOK IN A DAY

COMPETITION

25 Class Prayer Yr 4

Yr 6 Poetry Performing Arts

Board Meeting 6:30pm

26

School Athletics

Carnival

PP-6

Inglewood Oval

27

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6)

Yr 5

AUTHOR VISIT:

Danny Parker ((Yr1-3)

28 BOOK PARADE

Assembly -

Tournament of Minds

Performing Arts

Festival Concludes

29

Tournament of Minds

30

Parish / School Mass

Year 1

7

Aug 31-Sep

6

31

Year 5 Prayer

Assembly 8:45am

1

Class Prayer - Yr 5

2

3

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6) Yr 4

4

Fathers’ Day Breakfast and Liturgy Yr 6

Interschool Spelling Bee @ St Peter’s from 9-12

5/6

Fathers’ Day

8

Sep 7-13

7

Yr 4 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

8

Confirmation Retreat

Communal

Reconciliation (Year 4-

9 10

No Mass

11 Assembly - Year 2

Confirmation Mass 6:30pm

12/13

9

Sep 14-20

14

Yr 3 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

PAF Concert - Perth Concert Hall Monday 14th September 7:00pm

15

Class Prayer Kindy

16

Learning Journeys 3:30—5:30pm (PP-Yr6)

17

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6) Yr 5

18

P & F Meeting 9:30am

19/20

10

Sep 21-27

21

Yr 2 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

Interschool Athletics

22 Class Prayer - Yr 1

Board Meeting 6:30pm

23

Coppelia Ballet

Yrs 2-6

24 End of Term Whole School Mass (P-Yr6)

Yr 4

Term 3 concludes

25 Pupil Free Day:

Catholic Day

26/27