TERM 2 WEEK 4: Monday 8th May, 2017

DATES TO REMEMBER

Tuesday 9th May: Mother’s Day Breakfast – 7.30am

Tuesday 9th – 11th May: NAPLAN Assessment Activities for Year 3 and 5 Students

Thursday 11th May: Mother’s Day Stall

Friday 12th May: Multicultural Lunch

Monday 15th May: JMA Fizzics Force and Movement Incursion

Monday 15th May: SMA Excursion to Melbourne Zoo

Monday 15th May: Second Hand Uniform Stall – 2.45pm – 3.15pm

Thursday 18th May: Prep 2018 Information Session – 9.15am

Friday 19th May: School Assembly SJR – 2.30pm

Thursday 25th May: Sacrament of Eucharist Family Night 7.00pm St. Paul’s School

Friday 26th May: School Assembly PNA – 2.30pm

Friday 2nd June: School Assembly SJR – 2.30pm

Sunday 4th June: Sacrament of Eucharist –10.00am St. Paul’s Church

Wednesday 7th June: Second Hand Uniform Stall - 8.45am – 9.15am

Friday 9th June: School Assembly SRC – 2.30pm

Monday 12th June: Queen’s Birthday Holiday – No school for students

Tuesday 13th June: MMA Camp Information Night–7.00pm St. Paul’s School. More information to follow.

Friday 16th June: Class Reconciliation SKP and SMM – 11.30am, School Assembly MMD – 2.30pm

Monday 19th June: Children’s Reports sent home

Wednesday 21st June: JMA attending Parish Mass – 9.15am

Thursday 22nd June: Learning Conversations (Parent/Teacher Interviews) 1.30pm. School finishes at 1.00pm

Friday 23rd June: Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass – 9.15am

Thursday 29th June: Ss Peter and Paul Feast Day Mass – 10.30am

Friday 30th June: End of Term II – 1.00pm Children can wear plain clothes Friday 25th August: Applications close for 2019 Year 7 students in Catholic Secondary Colleges – our current

Year 5 Students

Dear Families,

Last week there were reports that cars were travelling down the wrong side of Links Street after 3.00pm.

Unfortunately, cars were being directed down Links Street because of the closure of Glengala Road. This should not

have happened. The council has been contacted to correct this for the remainder of the roadworks. A reminder to

obey all traffic and parking rules around St. Paul’s.

I look forward to seeing all the mums, aunties, grandmothers and other important ‘Mother’ figures at our Mother’s

Day Breakfast tomorrow morning from 7.30am. Many thanks to Ms Mareta Parsons for all her work organising the

breakfast. Thanks also to staff for supporting the breakfast.

I look forward to joining you in the many multicultural day/family week celebrations, this Friday, May 12th – the

Parade of Nations, open classroom time, multicultural lunch and other activities. See you there!!

A reminder to check your children’s hair for headlice as there have been some cases reported recently.

The children’s reports will be sent home on Monday 19th June. Learning Conversations (Parent Teacher Interviews)

will be held on Thursday 22nd June between 1.30pm and 7.00pm. Children will be dismissed at 1.00pm to allow

conversations to begin at 1.30pm. More information will be sent home shortly.

I hope you all have a great week.

Yours sincerely,

Damian Casamento

PRINCIPAL

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

The Second Hand Uniform Shop will be open on Monday 15th May from 2.45pm – 3.15pm and Wednesday 7th June

from 8.45am – 9.15am. Thanks to Effie Ross for all her assistance with coordinating the second hand uniform shop.

You are asked to continue to donate clean items to the shop by dropping them off at the office.

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST – TOMORROW - AND STALL - THURSDAY

The Mothers’ Day Breakfast will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 9th May, commencing at 7.30am. We hope to see you

there.

The Mother’s Day Stall will be held on Thursday 11th May. The price of gifts will range from $3 - $10. Please

support the Mother’s Day Stall. Please return the tear off slip below to indicate how many gifts you would like to

purchase.

PREP ENROLMENTS - 2018

Enrolments for Prep 2018 are now open. I encourage any parents/carers who have not enrolled their child for Prep in

2018 to do so. Contact the school office for an enrolment form. There will be one more information sessions for

2018 Prep Parents/Carers on Thursday 18th May, commencing at 9.15am. Please contact the office to advise if you

will be attending the session.

BEING ON TIME FOR SCHOOL

IS VERY IMPORTANT!!

There are many benefits your child will gain from arriving at school

on time.

Makes sure that your child doesn’t miss out on the important learning

activities that happen early in the day when they are most alert.

Early morning learning activity is often reading or writing your child

can lose so many opportunities to learn these critical life skills.

Helps your child to learn about routines and commitment.

Gives your child time to greet their friends before class and this can

reduce the possibility of disruptions in the classroom.

Class disruption can make your child feel uncomfortable and can upset

other children.

Arriving on time every day makes children feel good about themselves.

CHILDREN’S HEALTH Children always seem to be catching

something, especially at this time of

year. Some basic health and hygiene

tips at home can help keep children

well:

Wash children’s hands.

Immunise children.

Have a smoke-free home.

Get to know a local GP.

ST. PAUL’S MULTICULTURAL DAY – Friday, 12th May 2017

Please note that our school’s Multicultural Day will be held on Friday, 12th May. We look forward to you joining us

for the Parade of Nations at 9am in the school yard, Open Classroom from 9:30am and lunch at the parish hall at

12:15pm. You are very welcome to wear your cultural dress on the day.

NEWS FROM JMA The JMA students have been hard at work learning about the various landmarks of Melbourne. To finish up our

learning we have been hard at work transforming each class into one of Melbourne's iconic landmarks. As part of

Multicultural Day this Friday, we invite all JMA parents, carers and special people to come and visit all the JMA

rooms to view our awesome creations. The viewing will take place after the Multicultural Day parade between 9.30 -

10.00. We look forward to seeing you there!

Also on Monday 15th May, each JMA class will be participating in an Incursion run by Fizzics Education to begin

our next Inquiry/Discovery unit - 'May the Force be with You'. In this science workshop we'll look in depth at how

push and pull forces act to move objects.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2017

The following dates are very important for ALL students who will be attending Catholic Secondary school in 2019 –

our current year 5 students. If applications for Catholic Secondary school are not in by Friday 25th August, 2017

your child will not be enrolled in your Catholic school of choice in 2019. Please note this is earlier than usual.

25th August 2017: Applications close for 2019 Year 7 students in Catholic Secondary Colleges

13th October 2017: Offers of places to prospective 2019 Year 7 students are posted

27th October 2017: Final date for acceptance by parents of offers made

SMA EXCURSION TO MELBOURNE ZOO – Monday 15th May 2017

As a part of our Term 2 inquiry unit ‘Call of the Wild’, the SMA level will be attending an excursion to the

Melbourne Zoo next Monday. Students are required to bring their own snack, lunch and drink bottle for the day, and

to wear full winter uniform.

MOTHER’S DAY STALL TEAR OFF SLIP – PHIẾU ĐẶT MUA QUÀ TẠI GIAN HÀNG MỪNG NGÀY LỄ MẸ

THURSDAY 11TH MAY – THỨ NĂM, NGÀY 11 THÁNG 5

STUDENT’S NAME: ________________________ CLASS: ______ TEACHER:_______________ Họ Tên Học Sinh Lớp Giáo Viên

Yes I would like to purchase a Mother’s Gift - No. of Gifts: _________ Vâng, Tôi muốn mua quà cho Ngày Lễ Mẹ - Số lượng quà:

The cost of each gift ranges between $3.00 and $10.00.

Giá mỗi món quà từ $3 đến $10

I am able to assist with the Mother’s Day Stall on Thursday 11th May (Please tick the box if you can help) Tôi có thể phụ giúp Gian hàng Mừng Ngày Lễ Mẹ ngày thứ Năm, 11 tháng 05 – Xin đánh vào ô vuông nếu quý vị có thể giúp.

Helper’s Name (Tên người phụ giúp): ______________________________ Phone (Điện thoại)_________________

FOSTER CARERS NEEDED

If you have thought about foster care, please get in touch and ask the questions you have

always wanted to.

Ring: Key Assets 1800 932 237 or 1800 WE CARE

Email: info@keyassets.com.au

Web: canifoster.com.au or keyassets.com.au

Interested families would receive a brochure, information and no pressure!

to the following students who received awards at assembly on Friday for supporting others in their

learning.

PNA Riley Brooks

PNZ Phinhas Tesfay

PLC Tina Nguyen

JTJ Monyping Malual

JJM Noah Saliba

JSC Veronica Moscosa

JCM Raven Boc

JVC Alana Kuloski

JGO Thy Phan

MKH Paul Ziak

MMD Tommy Le

MJG Destiny Mulipola

MLC Vrishti Jan

MSC Fiona Ulku

MPT Emma Kuloski

SJR Dylan Cao

SVB Christina Le

SSM Matthew Vella

SRC Vicenza Soochoon

SMM Emeline Fifita

SKP Esther Scalise

WESTERN SPIRITUALITY IN THE PUB/CLUB

Come along for an evening of good adult

conversation where you may be challenged by what is said, you may learn something new

and you may be really excited by what you hear.

Tuesday, 16th May at 7.30 p.m. or come

earlier in time for a meal beforehand. Club Italia, Furlong Rd. St Albans, between Sunshine Hospital and the Western Ring

Road.

2017 Theme – Pope Francis: In the Church, women are more important than bishops

and priests.

Topic: What Can Society Offer the Church? – A Woman Leader Within the

Church.

Speaker: Julie Edwards, Chief Executive Officer of Jesuit Social Services: a woman with vast experience within a wide range of

international and national bodies.