Wednesday 26th November 2014 Newsletter No 37

St Margaret Mary’s School A Dynamic Community of Learners in Action

7 Chetwynd Road, Merrylands 2160 Tel (02) 9637 4600 Fax (02) 9637 0509

Email: stmargaretmarys@parra.catholic.edu.au www.stmmmerrylands.catholic.edu.au

Notes Sent Home • Mrs Haurdic Farewell invitation

• StMM Got Talent Parent Invitation

Next Weeks Happenings

Thursday 27th November

Friday 28th November

‘H’ DAY

‘H’ Day come dressed as something starting with the letter H and bring a Gold Coin donation for Mrs Haurdic’s Farewell Gift. Assembly: Year Three 2pm in the Hall.

Monday 1st December

8:40am Morning Assembly and Ad-vent Prayer Service by Years Five and Six Students.

Tuesday 2nd December

Last Day for Student Banking

Second hand uniform shop will be open from 2:45pm—3:15pm. This will your last chance before the end of the school year.

Wednesday 3rd December

Leaving We have a large number of students wishing to attend St Margaret Mary’s Primary School. If you are moving out of the area or unable to attend in 2015 please let the office know as soon as possible.

Did you know that

St. Margaret Mary's School students are artists?

Please come along and visit our

2014 Visual Arts Exhibition featuring works from Grades K-6.

When: Term 4, Week 10

Tuesday 9th – Friday 12th December

Time: 8:15 – 8:40am

&

3:00 – 3:30pm

Where: LARC

H Day Parents Friday 28th November we will be holding a

“H” Day at school to raise money for Mrs

Haurdic’s farewell gift from the students of St Margaret Mary’s .

On this day students are asked to bring a Gold Coin Donation and dress in something that begins with the letter

H for eg Harry Potter, Hello Kitty, Hippie, Hollywood, Hercules, Hot Dog, Hen, Horse, Hot Wheels, Hamburger, Happy Feet, Hula Girl, Heart, Hobbit, Humpty Dumpty, Hulk, Homer Simpson, Happy Face, Hamburgular

Tuckshop Roster Thursday November 27th

Friday November 28th M. Cheng

Monday December 1st M.Cruz

Tuesday December 2nd M.Aoun

Wednesday December 3rd C.Hitti, A.Essey

Year Six Year Six Children would like to share their reflections on LISTEN, ACT and SHARE through their prayers and poems.

Thank you for helping me listen to what others think and say. Thank you for sharing your love and trust with me. Thank you for making me think before I act and for being an honest and helpful person. Pateel Krikorian

Give us faithful ears to listen to your word, Give us tongues to share the word of God, Give us dedicated arms to act out the word of God And give us loving hearts to carry out your mission. Jonathon Horley

Listen-A part of listening to God at Mass listening to what others say, listening to teachers commands. Share- By sharing we listen, it is like when Jesus shared his meal with his disciples. Act-Acting the word of God is like saying “NEVER SEE A NEED WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.” Mariah Caraan

We listen to the word of God, to understand His every command. We share the word of God, to preach His every word. We act the word of God, to follow His every say. Krista Obmasca

Listen, and you will hear God speaking to you Through everyone’s voices Speaking of what is good and true.

Share, like Jesus did When he broke the bread Give what you can And do what Jesus said.

Act, the word of the lord Treat the people around you The way you would treat yourself Just think what would Jesus do To follow the path of God. Aryan Gupta

Year Four Liturgy

We would like to tell you all about Year Four’s fantastic liturgy!

The Liturgy took place on Thursday November 20th in the Year Four learning space. We started with a prayer, then we all sang a song called “Receive The Power”. After that, Victor, Antonia, Dib, Rahda, Theara and Priscilla brought up some symbols to the prayer table.

Our liturgy was followed by a Year Four picnic with our family and friends. Our parents brought food to share with the grade. Written and edited by Luke, Kiana, Caleb and Antonio.

Student Banking Last day for Student Banking will be Tuesday 2nd December 2014. Student Banking will recommence in week 3, 2015. No more tokens can be redeemed.

Parent to Parent Support Movember We now have a donation box in the school office. Any parent wishing to make a donation please see the office ladies. Annual General Meeting

The Parents & Friends Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 10th December at 7pm in the Staffroom. At the AGM all positions will be voted on and nominations can be made for the positions below.

The new committee will help organise and co-ordinate different fundraising events throughout the year. The funds raised throughout the year help to purchase different, exciting, new tools to enhance our children’s education. Currently the committee co-ordinate the following events: Easter Raffle, Mother’s Day Stall, Father’s Day Stall and a Christmas event. This year we have also supported The Pink Hope foundation and Movember. Members of the committee have also helped the parish during the Sacramental Program for our Years Three and Five.

“Many Hands Make Light Work”

Our meetings are held once a term, which means we only have 4 meeting a year, and this includes our Annual General Meeting.

I would like to thank all the parents who have helped out this year and look forward to seeing you again.

If you would like to nominate for a position on our P&F committee please complete the form below and return it to the school office before the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you all at our Annual General Meeting on the 10th December 2014.

The following positions are up for nomination: President Secretary Treasurer Fundraising Committee member Pauline Poumale President �———————————————————————

P&F Nomination

I would like to nominate for the following positions:

� President � Secretary

� Treasurer � Fundraising Committee

Name:___________________________________

Contact Phone Number:____________________

Disco If you have sent in your Sausage sizzle order form and no money could you please send the money in an envelope with your child’s name and class on the front. Parents, please ensure all sausage sizzle orders have the correct money and order form in an envelope with the child’s name and class.

Head Lice

Parents it is coming to that time of year again where we have reported cases of head lice. We are asking all parents to check their child/ren’s hair. This is also a good time to wash all school hats and caps.

Library News Congratulations to the 362 children from our school who completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year. A wonderful effort! You will soon receive your certificates.

Thankyou to all of the parents who have helped in the LARC this year, especially Mrs Cheng for your support covering books. It is greatly appreciated. Thank you Mrs Balogh—Caristo

Lost Property All articles in lost property will be either sent to St Vincent

de Paul or to the second hand uniform shop at the end of

next week (Friday 5th December).. If any items of

clothing have legible names they will be returned

to the student via their teacher.

St Margaret Mary’s

Splash!

The students of St Margaret Mary’s

shine when it comes to swimming.

Last Tuesday, the 18th of

November selected children from

Years 2-5 attend an Invitational swimming

Carnival at Merrylands Pool. They

swam with excellent confidence and

speed. So many children who

participated on the day got a ribbon

and some of the fastest qualified for

the Cumberland Zone Swimming

Carnival next year. Thankyou so

much to all the lifeguards, who kept

us safe that day and all the teachers, Years 6 helpers and

parents who helped make the day run smoothly and a big

success. At the end of the day, everyone had fun and

everyone enjoyed themselves.

By Charlize D’Souza