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Principal Andrew Mullaly Deputy Principal Carmel Foster Email: [email protected] Enquiries: [email protected] Newsletter: [email protected] All correspondence for the newsletter must be in by 4pm Tuesday to be included in that week’s newsletter. Sports Uniform Janine 0408 992 537 2nd Hand Uniform Angela 0403 553 202 Jess 0407 536 384 Outside School Hours Care Camp Australia 1300 105 343 www.campaustralia.com.au Co-ordinator
Rose Eldridge Mobile: 0423 418 091
Parish Fr Dispin John Ph: 9873 1341
Pastoral Associate Mrs Maree O’Keefe
Ph: 9873 1341 Parish Playgroup
Ph: 9873 1341
“Seeking the Spirit Learning to Love Loving to Learn
Living Life to the Full”
DATES TO REMEMBER May Wed 24 Family Night – Science Expo 6.30PM – 8PM Thurs 25 2018 Enrolment Interviews Fri 26 Food Day 2018 Enrolment Interviews National Sorry Day Flag Raising @ Whitehorse 2pm Sun 28 Parish Family Mass 9.45am SJM Mon 29 Year 2 Excursion – Scienceworks Tues 30 ICAS – Science P & F Meeting 7.30pm Wed 31 Bread Making Day – Year 3 June Sat 3 Confirmation Enrolment 6pm SJM Sun 4 Confirmation Enrolment 9.45am SJM Working Bee 10.30am – 12.30pm Mon 5 P & F Morning Tea Thurs 8 Interschool Sports – St Phillips vs St James Fri 9 Interschool Sports – St James vs St Johns Mon 12 Queens Birthday – SCHOOL CLOSED Tues 13 Ride2School Day Thurs 15 Confirmation Retreat Day Confirmation Parent Night 7.30pm SJM Fri 16 Food Day Interschool Sports - TBC Sat 17 First Eucharist 6pm SJM P & F Major Fundraiser Sun 18 First Eucharist 9.45am, 11.15am SJM Year 7 Reunion Mass and Dinner 5pm SJM
Newsletter No 15 May 24 2017
St James Primary School 51 Centre Road, Vermont 3133
Ph.: 9874 1830
www.sjvermont.catholic.edu.au
SCIENCE EXPO TONIGHT 6.30pm – 8pm
Dear Families, Wasn’t it a terrific occasion last Saturday evening to be able to support our new Parish Priest Fr Dispin John as he was officially installed as our Parish Priest here in Mitcham. Like many of you it was the first time I had witnessed an installation of a Parish Priest and the ceremony was indeed fascinating. From all of us Fr Dispin our ongoing support and blessings to you always! May our thoughts and prayers be very much with the people of Manchester with the news of the senseless tragedy overnight.
Parish News Just a reminder that you are all invited to the 9:45am Parish Mass on Sunday – Children come and join the choir for the day and help Fr Dispin unpack the Gospel!!! There is no Parish Mass at St James tomorrow due to Prep Enrolment Interviews at the Parish House.
School News Building Works
Please note that NEXT MONDAY – 22nd MAY there will be trucks pouring concrete for our Shelter and Bin Enclosure at the Front area of our school and this will need to start before the school bell.
Students and parents walking into the school from Centre Road will need to use the Gate and path on the west side of the school.
The works for the small shelter and bin enclosure, are planned to be completed by July 3rd.
Prep 2018 Enrolment Interviews Our 2018 Prep Interviews will take place tomorrow, Thursday May 25th and Friday May 26th at ST JOHN’S PARISH HOUSE. 494 WHITEHORSE ROAD, MITCHAM.
• Each interview goes for 15 minutes and will be an opportunity for Fr Dispin and myself to chat with yourself and your child and to go through the enrolment form. Please bring your child along to the interview. Having met with us, you will then have an opportunity to meet with Maree O’Keefe our pastoral assistant.
• All siblings automatically have a place in Prep next year.
• Letters of offer for 2018 Prep will be emailed and posted in June
ALLERGY WEEK Last week was National Allergy Week, but with Family Week, we chose you leave our spotlight on allergies to this week.
Each day we have had reminders about Always taking Food Allergies Seriously.
Some of the points and reminders made have been:
• At St James we don’t encourage any child to share your food with your mates. • Always wash your hands • Know what your friends are allergic to. • If a schoolmate who has food allergies becomes sick, get help straight away! (EVEN IF THEY DON’T WANT
YOU TO) There is a brochure or bookmark coming home to each household today, which will hopefully be a springboard for further discussion.
Science Curriculum Expo is Tonight!! We look forward to seeing you all this evening from 6:30 pm -8pm as we celebrate and showcase our learnings in Science!!
We have been learning about Chemical and/or Physical Science throughout the school this term. We would love to share our learning with our families and so warmly invite you to come to our Science Expo tonight- Wednesday 24th May at 6.30-8.00pm. You will have the opportunity to see your child’s learning in action in the form of displays, work samples, demonstrations and interactive activities. The expo will also include a presentation of some of the work the Year Threes and Fives have been doing in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Specific information pertinent to your child’s class will be communicated through the classroom teacher if required. There will also be a display of Science activities, games and kits in the Multi-Purpose room for you to purchase if you choose to.
Displays and interactive activities will take place in the following rooms or areas of the school.
Community Centre- STEM (Year 3 and Year 5) Room 2 (PN)- Prep. Display and work samples. Room 3 (1D)- Year 1. Display and work samples
Room 5 (2D)- Year 2. Demonstrations at 15 minute intervals. Rooms 7 and 8 (5O & 5F) -Year 5. Demonstrations at 6.45pm,
7.15pm and 7.45pm Rooms 9 and 10 (6F & 6N)- Year 6. Demonstrations at 6.45pm, 7.15pm and 7.45pm
Room 11 (3 P)- Year 3. Demonstrations and work samples. Room 13 (4B)- Year 4. Demonstrations
Room 14 (4 C)- Year 4. Work samples and quiz Multi- purpose room- Science activities and games display for purchase.
You are free to view any or all of the above presentations in any order. There will be a code breaker sheet that you can complete as a family as you explore the school to be placed in the marked box in the Community Centre as you leave.
Curriculum News Communication Portfolios have gone Digital!!! The aim of the portfolio is to provide a springboard for conversation about learning between you and your child. We hope you have enjoyed the opportunity to view the snapshot of your child’s learning progression. Please remember, if you have not done so already, to leave a comment on the Parent comment page in the portfolio.
RECONCILIATION – ‘The Long Walk’ Today, we and a few other lucky Year Six students went on the ‘Long Walk’ created by ex-Essendon footballer and Indigenous role-model Michael Long. It was held at Aquinas College and St James along with 40 other schools, were invited to participate.The ‘Long Walk’s’ founder Michael Long was there along with the first ever aboriginal Olympian Gold Medalist, Nova Peris. As we entered the school we were welcomed with three small pieces of wool, 1 yellow, 1 red and 1 black all tied together at the top. The Aquinas choir sang a beautiful song about how aborigines as children were taken away from their families and taken to schools where they were abused. Nova Peris had a talk with the school captains about her life whilst Michael Long talked about why he pushed aboriginal rights and how the ‘Long Walk’ was established. by Social Justice Captains Haylee and Michael
As you are aware, this year at St James we will again provide the opportunity for students in Years 3-6 to participate in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS).
The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is an independent, quality skills-based assessment program which rewards and recognises achievement. ICAS gives you broad insights into your child’s performance across English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Writing. ICAS (sometimes referred to as the UNSW assessments) has
been developed by Educational Assessment Australia (EAA) since 1981. ICAS evaluates thinking and problem-solving ability, not memory.
The first of these assessments is Science which will take place on Tuesday 30th May. We wish all the students taking part in this assessment well.
Lost jumper Spencer (Grade 6F) has lost his Grade 6 Rugby top. Can everyone please check if they have picked it up by mistake.
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday to the following people who celebrate this week – Rose (4C), Liam (6F), Mia (2VH), Alannah (5F), Lucas (2VH), Samuel (PN) and Lily (PN).
Have a great week Andrew Mullaly Principal
ICT UPDATE: CAN’T ACCESS YOUR CHILD’S DIGITAL PORTFOLIO?
Access is simple: 1. Type the following address into your address bar …
https://sites.google.com/site/stjamesvermontst/ 2. Ask your child to fill in their school google username and password 3. Bookmark this address for future use! 4. Ask your child to go to Google Drive and open their Portfolio folder. Easy!
Please note! PARENTS CANNOT USE THEIR OWN GOOGLE DETAILS TO ACCESS THIS ACCOUNT !!!!!!!!!
This account belongs to your child and they are responsible for its management. Also, it is far more valuable for children to be sitting with you and talking about all their wonderful work!
Many students have had their school landing page bookmarked from the start of the year and have had access to great
educational websites and games. The Landing page also has a student memo that outlines all the student events for the week ahead. (Usually updated on the weekends if Wendy isn’t too busy!)
Bookmarking our student landing page is a real winner!
FARM NEWS: NO MORE EGG CARTONS NEEDED AT THE MOMENT. THANKS FOR THE DONATIONS TO DATE!
FAMILY ON WEEKEND DUTY:
EGGS THIS WEEK:
DOWDS FAMILY 2VH
ANYONE WHO PUTS IN AN ORDER
Parents & Friends Newsletter Wednesday May 24, 2017 Page 1
May Friday, 26th May Subway Food Day
Tuesday, 30th May P&F Meeting, 7:30pm Donation Drop Off
June Monday 5th June P&F Morning tea 9am
Friday 16th June Food Day
Saturday 17th June Casino Night
Friday 30th June End of Term BBQ
Auskick Tuckshop - Volunteers Needed Does your child do Auskick? Each Saturday, the Auskick Tuckshop is run by P&F volunteers. Volunteers are required to help cook the BBQ (1 person), bake the goodies (3 people) and serve food (3 people) . Helpers are required from 9:45am for an hour. Can you help at the Auskick Tuckshop? Sign up here https://www.volunteersignup.org/R4LHF
P&F Email Address The P&F now have an email address. Please send any correspondence to the following address. Your email will then be directed to the relevant P&F member. [email protected]
Be quick to buy your tickets for Casino Royale via the following Trybooking Link; www.trybooking.com/279860
We must have final numbers no later than Friday the 2nd of June!
Donations Do you have some brand new items still in their packaging that you can donate for our silent auction? If so you can bring them to school between 3pm and 3:30pm on Tuesday the 30th of May. Deliver them to the sheltered area outside the Community Centre.
Please direct any enquiries to Daniela on email [email protected]
The St James P&F are proud to announce our sponsors for the Casino Night.
We thank the following companies for their support.
Parents & Friends Newsletter Wednesday May 24, 2017 Page 2
Live Auction Item
Casino Night 17th June 2017
$1,000 credit with Yum Catering
Yum Catering have been catering our Prep Dinners over the past few years.
Have you got a corporate event, private event, party or family gathering coming up? Yum Catering have a range of options for you. The $1,000 credit can be used for Yum Catering, Yum Paella, Yum Tagine or Yum Mexico.
Check out their menu, services and testimonials at www.yumcatering.com.au
Conditions Apply
Valid until 31st December 2018
Thank you to Paul from Yum Catering for the donation!
Live Auction Item
Casino Night 17th June 2017
Holiday House in Merimbula for a week
Family beach house and a much loved holiday destination. Easy access to Merimbula main street via the boardwalk (no bikes/scooters etc allowed on boardwalk but prams are ok). 4 bedrooms, 2 with queen beds, 1 with a double bed and a single bed and the 4th bedroom downstairs sleeps roughly 4-5 with 3 single beds, 1 with a trundle and a couple of spare mattresses, making this room best suited for the children to sleep in! There are 3 bathrooms (1 is an ensuite to the main bedroom). Big deck off the back of the house and laundry facilities are available. Large enough for two families!
CONDITIONS
The house is a family holiday home which is not rented out to the general public and is maintained as such, it also needs to be treated accordingly.
Rental period must be negotiated with the owner. It is unavailable mid December until the end of February. Other school holidays may be available.
Starting Bid: $250
Thank you to the Ryan Family for the donation!
St James Primary School | 24th May 2017
Recently In OSHC… Last week in OSHC, we had the theme dancing which was amazingly popular! We found out that many of us have great dancing skills and great taste in music. We had a lot of fun making up new dances and working together to create fun dance routines!
Appreciation message
We were very lucky last week to have received some new couches to replace our old ones. The Weymouth family donated some beautiful couches to our service for the children to enjoy. We all absolutely love them so cannot thank them enough for this amazing donation!
To the Weymouth family – a big thank from all the staff and students in the OSHC room for our amazing and comfy couches that we all adore. You have helped us revamp our chill our area, bringing it a new life and getting the children back into hanging out in this area regularly. Thank you for everything, especially helping us update and create new amazing spaces for us to chill our after long days at school.
Prep Parents Please Note
As we come to the middle of the year, we will be stopping walking the prep students to and from their classrooms in the morning and afternoon soon. This is something that we can make an exception for some students upon request – if you would like to talk to me about it, then come see me in the OSHC room and we can discuss this.
Thanks,
Rose Eldridge
ST JAMES P&F PRESENTS
Dress: Cocktail (optional)
Ticket prices: $25 per person
Bring: BYO drinks and glasswear
RSVP: Payment by Friday 2nd June
via Trybooking website.
Includes: Ticket includes entry,
play money and nibbles.
Parents, you’re invited to a Casino social night!
There will be Roulette, Cards, Play Money, a Jukebox,
Raffles, Silent auction & more!
Saturday 17th June at 7.30pmSt James Community Centre
Got questions? email:
Trybooking: BOOK NOW - RSVP by Friday 2nd June
Additional play money can be
purchased on the night.
Play money is used to play the
Casino games (no cash prizes)
Trophy for the best player
Limited to 200 capacity so
get in quick.
Parents & Friends are invited,
no children allowed.
Company providing the tables is www.royalcasinoevents.com.au
www.trybooking.com/279860