Dear Parents, THANK YOU Term 3 is coming to an end. I am sure everybody is ready for a well-earned rest. I trust you will take the opportunity to enjoy the warmer weather and restore your energy levels. Prouille Catholic School Community has been extremely busy. Thank you for your continued support this term and we look forward to working in partnership with you again in Term 4. I also take this time to thank the staff of Prouille for their hard work, commitment, professionalism and dedication. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CHILDREN AT PROUILLE! All the children at Prouille need to be congratulated for their excellent achievements this term. They have worked extremely hard on their Public Speaking, the school musical, independent studies and special interest projects. It has been exciting to see the children’s increased levels of confidence and competence in all areas of the curriculum. Kindergarten need to be congratulated on their brilliant achievements this term - especially with their Public Speaking. Well done, we are extremely proud of you

MOBILE PHONES If a child requires a mobile phone due to safety reasons - contacting parents regarding arriving home safely, change in routines etc then the phone must be left at the school office as the child enters the school then collected as they depart for the day. Any deviation of this protocol will result in confiscation of the mobile phone. SCHOOL MUSICAL Mr. Meagher and his team are underway preparing for our School Musical, with performances today and tomorrow. The children are very excited and we are very proud of their commitment.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE.

“To Find A Bunyip”. Venue: The Veritas Hall, Prouille School, 5 Water Street, Wahroonga. 2076

Ticket prices are:

Adults: $25.00 Children: $10.00

Tickets are available at trybooking.com

https://www.trybooking.com/XUGX

PROUILLE NEWSletter

Prouille Catholic School 5 Water Street Wahroonga NSW 2076

Phone: 02 9489 3233 prouille@dbb.catholic.edu.au www.prouilledbb.catholic.edu.au

26th September 2018 Term 3 Week 10

A HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU TO….

the dedicated Prouille teaching and support staff for their tireless efforts to prepare the students for this year’s musical ‘TO FIND A BUNYIP’

the dedicated administrative staff of Prouille

the dedicated artistic team led by Michael Ford for painting the backdrops

our talented musicians: Dominic Meagher (Music Director, Conductor & Instrumentalist) , Janet Wise (Pianist), Natalie Oong (Keyboard), Espen Brynildsen (Bass), Michael Adams (Harp)

Janet Wise for her assistance with the piano arrangements

the committed group of parents who: assisted as Class Parent Musical Coordinators assisted with costume creation, sewing and organisation designed and made props assisted with their musical expertise to rehearse solo singers

Anne Marie Callahan (former Prouille parent) of Dance Max Studios for her choreography

Angela Chapell for her assistance with directing the acting and drama

A final and mighty vote of thanks goes to the overall creator and producer of “To Find a Bunyip” - three cheers for our brilliant and extremely talented

Music Teacher Mr. Dominic Meagher

NAPLAN Results 2018 Last week the parents of students in Years 3 and 5 received their Naplan results. The National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy known as NAPLAN is a National Test. I am thrilled to announce that our results are extremely pleasing. The results given to parents show the position of their child on the continuum as well as the National average. Children in Year 3 are given results from Band 1 to Band 6. Children in Year 5 are given results from Band 3 to Band 8. On this “one off” test over 3 days, our results for Year 3 are as follows:

Percentage of Year 3 children in Bands

Reading Writing Spelling Grammar and Punctuation

Numeracy

Band 6 Top Band

41 29 41 58 29

Band 5

41 29 23 29 29

Band 4

17 12 6 18

82% in top two bands in Reading and 76% in the top three bands in Numeracy

We are also very pleased with the results from our students in Year 5

Percentage of Year 5 children in Bands

Reading Writing Spelling Grammar and Punctuation

Numeracy

Band 8 Top Band

11 11 33 22 22

Band 7

22 11 11 22 22

Band 6

44 11 33 12

77% in top three bands in Reading and 56% in top three bands in Numeracy. Congratulations to all the children and teachers on their fantastic achievements!

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY Friday 28th September will be a Staff Development Day. There will be no school for children on this day.

Congratulations to all the children who received Principal awards last week for their diligence, consistent effort, respect, kindness and compassion.

STAR OF THE WEEK Congratulations to Cooper Hill in Year 2 who is our Star of the Week. Please visit the school walkway to see Cooper’s fabulous work!

School resumes for Term 4 on Monday 15th October. Children need to wear their summer uniform.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!

Yours sincerely

Sue Bevan Ms. Sue Bevan

UPCOMING DIARY DATES

CLASS

KR Mia Hill, Sol Farias

KB Mia Latimer, Alex Skatulska

1L Alannah Mouawad, Frederick Gosling

1E Adele Scully, Charlotte Littleford

2C James Bull, Ellie Whittaker

3C White Charli May Joel Kelly

3C Black Molly Sheppard, Owen Wang

4OP Sienna Phair, Rosie Cannon

5F Olivia Moait, Alejandro Carrillo

6TN Rosie Willett, Joshua Moait

SPECIAL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Monday 15 October

TERM 4 COMMENCES

Kinder 2019 Parent Information Night @ 7.00pm

Wednesday 17- Friday 19 October

Life Education Program K-6

Friday 19 October

Assembly 2.40pm

Tuesday 30 October & Monday 5 November Surf Ed Yr 3 – Yr 6

Friday 9 November

School Disco

Monday 10 December

Dance Concert

Wednesday 12 December

Year 6 Graduation Mass & Dinner

To the Prouille community thank you for a fantastic and rewarding term. I thank you for your support this term, especially with the school musical and for the teachers as their guide your children through their learning journey. I am very excited about the learning that is being organised by the teachers for Term 4 and thank you and the staff in advance for your support as I step into the role of Acting Principal during Sue’s long service leave.

OIARY DINNER TABLE MATHS Measure items found around the house. Have your child find objects that are longer or shorter than a shoe or a string or a ruler. Together, use a shoe to measure the length of a floor mat. Fill different containers with sand in a sandbox or with water in the bath, and see which containers hold more and which hold less.

Make a weather graph. Have your child draw pictures on a calendar to record each day’s weather. At the end of the month, make a picture graph showing how many sunny days, cloudy days, and rainy days there were in that month.

Have a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday.

Karen Townsend

Karen Townsend Assistant Principal

Dear Parents and Friends,

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION We wish to congratulate all those children who have prepared themselves to receive a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit and who fulfilled this Sacrament on Sunday. You demonstrated reverence, respect and a beautiful connection to the Spirit throughout the celebration. We are all very proud of you!

MISSION MONTH – CANDELA STALL Mrs Mary Rajca will visit on Monday 15th October (Week 1 of Term 4), to speak to the students about the work of the Sisters of Mercy in the shanty town of Candela in Lima, Peru.

The mission in Candela helps women through a program that teaches them to make beautiful handicrafts. The sale of these crafts gives the women an income so they can provide for their families. There will be a sale of the beautiful handicrafts that the women have made during the week. All items cost between $2 - $10.

All funds raised go back to the women who have made the goods. This money is used by the women to buy basic necessities for their families. Our school has supported the Candela mission and much has been done to improve the lives of these women and their families. Your support of the mission is greatly appreciated.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND PASTORAL CARE NEWS

LAST CHANCE TO BUY

SOME CRAZY SOCKS!!!!

What: Year 6 Stall

When: Thursday 18th October

(Week 1)

$4 PER PAIR – BARGAIN!!!

Socktober - CRAZY SOCK DAY IS ON FRIDAY 26th OCTOBER

Prouille will ‘sock it to poverty’ on Friday 26th October (Week 2 of Term 4) We invite all children to participate in this special cause by bringing in a gold coin donation for Catholic Mission and wearing some crazy socks on the day!

Catholic Mission’s 2018 World Mission Month Appeal is propelled by Pope Francis’ annual World Mission message, which reminds us that each one of us is Mission, and we are called to play our part.

This year students in Catholic schools across Australia are invited to partake in World Mission Month celebrations by supporting the work of Catholic Mission in Myanmar, as we come together in prayer and understanding to help “heal a nation through education.”

SOCCER CHALLENGE – A NEW INITIATIVE! In order to further support our focus on ‘accompaniment’ and stepping into the shoes of those who need our assistance the most, Dorothy Makasa (Mission Education Officer – CSO), will be running some workshops for the children to deepen their understanding of the reasons why we are raising money for the community of Myanmar. These workshops and presentations allow for children to be ‘hands on’ in the engagement phase of understanding what it’s truly like to be in the position of children in Myanmar.

On Friday 26th October (when we will be wearing our crazy socks ), we will be having a Soccer Penalty Shootout. You are invited to sponsor your child for these shootouts, as a means to raise further awareness of the need for Education in Myanmar. The children will be raising points from their goals, for their Colour House!!!

The Prouille Catholic School Registration Page is ready to go via the Catholic Mission Website. All you need to do is include your child/children’s first name and first initial of their last name. Then…sponsor away!! Feel free to investigate the website further over the holiday period. We are aiming for EVERY child at Prouille to be registered and ready to go for 26th October!!

https://2018.socktober.org.au/prouille-catholic-primary-school

ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO BE A GOAL KEEPER ON THE DAY?? (just a bit of fun!!) Please let Miss Russell know via the office ASAP if you can volunteer your time

PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE OF DATE FOR THE KINDY CLASS LITURGY (postponed to Tuesday 30th October @ 2pm) Due to the busy nature of the end of this Term, Fr David has kindly swapped our Kindy Class Liturgy in the school Chapel from Tuesday 25th September to Tuesday 30th October at 2pm (Week 3 of Term 4).

As always, all are welcome to attend. We hope you can make it!

PLENARY COUNCIL Next Term, we will be arranging two sessions whereby Parents will be invited to come and engage in small groups for Listening and Dialogue encounters. All people connected with the Catholic Church are invited to reflect on the question:

“What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?”

YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT!

Your experience of faith and the Church is important. All people are invited to contribute to the Plenary Council agenda by sharing your experience of faith and of the Church. Read about how you can #shareyourstory at plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au. Keep checking out this section within each Newsletter to receive the dates for our Parent Plenary Sessions for Term 4! Warm regards,

Jessica Russell

Religious Education Coordinator

COMMUNITY NEWS

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