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357 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill. Phone: 9634 2898 Fax: 9680 2282 School email: [email protected]
WEBSITE: http://www.stbernadetteschill.catholic.edu.au
St Bernadettes School
No.8 Friday, 23 March, 2012
Dear Parents,
How can we be present to each other today?
We all need to be reminded regularly that we
matter to others and we need to remind others
that they are important to us. Gestures such as
a loving hug from a parent or perhaps a smile
from a friend or even a stranger, gives us a
special warm feeling. Such gestures remind us
that we are special to others. Being present to
others when they are talking to us, sharing
some news or just saying hello is another
powerful way that we demonstrate to others
that we care about them.
With the pace of life today it is very easy to
forget both. We have even gone so far as a
society to coin terms such as multi tasking to
give ourselves permission to not be fully
present to others both in the context of family
and work. Everyone needs to be valued, to be
noticed and to be loved. How can we be present
to our families, friends and colleagues today?
Being present to others may not look the same
for everyone. It may be stopping when we say
hello and having a brief chat, or asking about a
friends family or new job or it could be a
heartfelt hug, doing a favour for someone,
helping around the house or yard, giving an
unexpected gift to a friend, being a good
listener, or reaching out to those who will never
personally know us but who are in need.
In his gospel, John challenges us
Let us love, not in word or speech but in truth and action.
Leanne Nettleton Principal
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Katherine Sing
Sophie Burnett
Ravin Fernando
Lachlan Fraietta
Lachlan Baguley
Ella Barone
Benjamin Berkeley
Stephanie Calabrese
Lauren Calabria
Olivia Carrozzi
Benjamin Cavallo
Kyle Chapman
Abbie Coleiro
Samuel Comerford
Aidan Conlin
Conor Daly
Justin De Souza
Ewan Stennett
Marco Varacalli
James Weppner
Christian West
Callum Willard
Danielle Wilson
Adrian Yu
Christian Zerafa
Lukas Battisti
Brendan Brown
Gianfranco Favaro
Jacob Minassian
Rachel Steenson
Lydia Burnett
Michaila Fraietta
Jessica Skudder
Benjamin Skudder
Matthew Mirabello
Andrew Mizzi
Lucio Molina
Kieran Murray
Kyle O'Connor
Sarah O'Sullivan
Elizabeth Parington
Samantha Parsons
Antony Radman
Nicola Rakuljic
Joshua Ramos
Aidan Robinson
Owen Ryan
Daniya Sammour
Jaxon Schillaci
Amelia Sing
Nicole Sroba
Isabella Dodd
Aaron Gabriel
Luis Gamez
Elizabeth Gauci
Nicholas George
Christopher Ho
Paige Iwatani
Marcus Jamison
Jack Kelly
Frank Leuzzi
Alannah Lichaa
Luke Lichaa
Billie Lloyd-James
Sabrina Losurdo
Dylan Martin
Emily Matthews
Ebony Miller
Aloha 1 week to go -
Saturday March 31st - 7.30pm.
We have had a fantastic response already with 8 tables booked. Come along for a night full of fun and laughter. You do not have to dress up. All welcome - Parents, Grandparents, Friends... we welcome everyone. There are a couple of tables still looking for some party-goers so if you do not have enough for a table please let us know and we will line you up - obviously with the super intelligent table. Tickets $15. There are games/raffles/choc wheel and on the night so bring some money along to participate. BYO nibbles and drinks (to share at your table). PRIZES!!!!! Class to sell the most tickets will win an ice-cream for each child in the class. Prize also goes to the best dressed table. Aloha P & F Association
Congratulation to the following children who will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on
Tuesday or Wednesday evening next week:
Mathematical Language Many of the problems students experience in mathematics are due to language. Consider for example the code - switching that must go on in a mathematics lesson. The teacher introduces a lesson on volume and the student thinks isnt that a control on the TV? Consider how many of the words we use in mathematics that have a different meaning in the real world or how many words have more than one meaning. The word more is a good example of a word that can imply either addition or subtraction depending on the way that it is used. If I said Gemma had 4 pencils and then she was given 3 more. How many pencils does she now have? you would expect to add 4 and 3. The word more may also involve subtraction as is the case in the following example: If Gemma has 8 pencils and I have 5 pencils, how many more pencils does Gemma have? If that was enough to confuse the children, consider the specialised mathematical vocabulary that we use. If you do not realise that sum means to add and product means to multiply then any word problem that includes these terms will cause difficulties. The word sum is also often used to describe written algorithms. Ways that teachers help the students unpack the language in mathematics lessons:
At the beginning of a topic, teachers assist children to brainstorm all the words that they associate with the topic. This is an excellent assessment technique as it helps the teacher to find out what children know, what they do not know and what misconceptions they might have.
Throughout their lessons, teachers model and record the correct use of mathematical language. In the classrooms you will see this language displayed for the children to refer to as they work.
Explain the origin of words by getting children, for instance, to consider prefixes such as deca. Where is it used? In words like decade, decagon. If students know the prefix deca means ten and the suffix gon comes from the Greek gonia or angle, corner, then they may be able to work out that a decagon has ten corners.
Mon, 26 March Feast of the Annunciation
NSWCPS swim trials Homebush
1.10pm Choir
Dance Fever Challenge
Homebush
Tues, 27 March Dance Fever
Reconciliation Ceremonies
Wed, 28 March Reconciliation Ceremonies
Thurs, 29 March Cross Country Day CANCELLED
Fri, 30 March 8.30am Assembly
St Bernadettes Celebration Day
WEEK 9
Coming Dates
Celebrating Talents
Congratulations to Dylan Martin
(4W) and Charlotte Bourke (3W)
who were presented with the
winner's trophy from the Castle
Hill Knights Baseball Club for being
the Under 10/3 Premiers.
Mothers Day Celebrations
Please note this date in your diary:
Mothers Day Mass:
Thursday 10 May at
9.15am
Enrolments for Kindergarten 2013Enrolments for Kindergarten 2013Enrolments for Kindergarten 2013Enrolments for Kindergarten 2013
collect your enrolment pack at the
school office from Monday 23 AprilMonday 23 AprilMonday 23 AprilMonday 23 April.
Open Day Open Day Open Day Open Day Tuesday 1st May Tuesday 1st May Tuesday 1st May Tuesday 1st May
(see poster on Page 6 for further details).
Term 2
Staff Development &
Pupil Free Day:
Monday 28 May
(Week 6)
Only 12 days left - SELL, SELL, SELL
Thank you to everyone who has already sent in their money. We still have over 200 boxes out there to be sold.
Please remember to send in your money by Thursday for our
raffle draw on Friday morning at assembly.
Still more boxes available if you would like to sell more.
Congratulations to this weeks winners:
Abbie McConnell 5B Samuel Cali 1W
Thanks again for all your support with this fundraiser.
Clare Parker - P & F Assoc.
As you know, the school uses parents email
addressed more and more now for
newsletters, Grade information and many
other things.
It is therefore very important that all
information is kept up to date. If you have
changed your email address or are not
receiving school newsletters, could you
please inform me immediately.
Please email your details to:
[email protected] and your
details will be updated.
Thank you.
Dawn CrakeSchool Office
St Bernadettes School News 4
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Parent helpers please arrive at 10.25am for recess
and 12.45pm for lunch.
Monday (recess) - (lunch) - Tuesday (recess) - Jenny Tole (lunch) - Jenny Tole, Lisa Francis Wednesday (recess) - Nicole Willoughby (lunch) - Thursday (recess) - (lunch) - Vicki Radman
Friday (recess) - (lunch) - Thank you for giving your time.
Good Gu