W E B . D A W E S V I L L E C P S . W A . E D U . A U

St Damien’s Drum Thursday, 11th August 2016

Friday, 12th August

• Year 5 Assembly, 8.45am

Saturday, 13th August

• Confirmation Prep Mass, 6.00pm

Monday, 15th August • Whole School

Mass, Feast of the Assumption of Mary, 9.00am - No Assembly

Sunday, 21st August

• Confirmation Prep Mass, 8.30am

• Athletics Carnival, 10.00am

Wednesday, 24th August

• Year 6 Liturgy, 8.50am

Friday, 26th August • Pupil Free Day

Saturday, 27th August

• Confirmation, 6.00pm

Important Dates Dear Parents One of the things with which we pride ourselves at St Damien’s is the wide variety of learning opportunities and educational experiences we offer to our students. In addition to high quality academic programs, StDCPS also provides many liturgical, sporting, environmental, creative and musical activities through which students may learn, grow and excel. Last week some of our students from years five and six participated in the annual ‘Robocup Challenge’ at Curtin University. These children had been working for a number of months during the school holidays and in a limited number of class sessions with Mr Brett Crebert, who was ably assisted by Mrs Majella Burns and Mrs Sandi Hilson, in order to learn construction and coding skills to enable them to build and program a variety of robots to perform specific tasks. On the first day of competition, last Friday, our students performed exceedingly well in a number of sections including Obstacle Course Manoeuvring and Synchronised Creative Choreography. All teams are to be congratulated on their achievements. One of our teams performed so well that they were invited back last Saturday to participate in the state finals of the Obstacle Course Manoeuvring Challenge. This team of young ladies from our school performed fantastically well and managed to place fourth in the state; a mighty achievement on their first attempt in the competition. I extend my congratulations and thanks to all staff, (including class teachers who modified their programs to free up time for the participants to rehearse), students and parents involved and I also wish to acknowledge the assistance of the P&F in funding the robotics kits for the students to use. Well done, everyone. Yesterday, the Pre Primary students celebrated a beautiful liturgy in which they expressed through prayer, song and liturgical movement their gratitude to God for the gifts of their talents, their families and their bodies. It was a beautiful and poignant reminder that the kingdom of heaven truly belongs to such as these little children. Matthew 19:14 The school Athletics Carnival on Sunday the 21st August commencing at 10.00am is fast approaching and I would just like to remind all families that it is an expectation that all children, barring extenuating circumstances, attend the carnival. This is a great day to witness the endeavours of the children in a spirit of competitive fun. The carnival will be preceded by a Confirmation Preparation Mass commencing at 8.30am for all children receiving Confirmation the following week. All families are of course welcome at these masses. Next Monday 15th August we will be holding a whole school mass at 9.00am in order to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary and there will consequently be no assembly on the day. I would finally like to thank the P&F for once more providing the school community with the opportunity to attend a Protective Behaviours Presentation on Wednesday evening. The parents who attended would have been both alerted and perhaps even somewhat alarmed by the message; the salient point, however, was that actions can be taken to safeguard your children provided you know what you are looking for. For those who were unable to attend you may look up the Protective Behaviours website to see if there are any other presentations taking place in the area. Alternately we may look at a providing other opportunities to present this vital information to the school community at another presentation at StDCPS in future years. Christ Shines Joe Bartucciotto

   

 Guardian Angel from heaven so bright, Watching beside me to lead me aright, Fold thy wings round me, and guard me with love, Softly sing songs to me of heaven above. Amen.

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! St Damien’s Robocup – Top 4 in the State…

Canteen News The lunch order forms have been sent home for the Athletics Carnival and also Bookweek. Please return your orders with the correct money where possible and place them in separate clearly marked envelopes. All orders are due Tuesday 16th August. The Athletics lunch order is for the Sunday Carnival the 21st August and the Bookweek order is for Thursday 25th August, which is the Bookweek dress up day. Good luck to everyone in the upcoming sports carnival Jackie Craig

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P&F  NEWS    

To  the  parents,  teachers  and  friends  who  made  it  to  our  second  PROTECTIVE  BEHAVIOURS  night,  THANK  YOU!!!    A  big  thank  you  to  Kelly,  Andrea,  Brett,  Jackie,  Joe  for  organising  the  event  and  food,  and  all  the  students  who  carried  chairs  in  and  out  for  our  Protective  Behaviours  workshop.  It  was  fantastic  and  is  vital  to  our  children's  survival  in  this  world.  Whilst  the  school  teaches  Protective  Behaviours,  it  is  our  responsibility  as  parents  to  know  what  to  look  out  for  in  terms  of  identifying  if  someone  is  grooming  our  child,  how  important  it  is  to  use  the  anatomically  correct  names  for  ALL  our  body  parts,  the  difference  between  safe  and  unsafe  secrets,  that  in  an  EMERGENCY  a  child  is  allowed  to  yell  out  NO!  LEAVE  ME  ALONE!!!  With  anyone,  especially  people  they  know.  Justine  O'  Malley  was  awesome  in  her  presentation.  It  was  empowering  and  ever  so  helpful  to  be  equipped  with  tools  to,  in  turn,  equip  our  children.  Parents,  if  you  missed  our  Protective  Behaviours  workshop,  try  to  attend  one  elsewhere-­‐  go  to  Perth-­‐  it  is  as  vital  as  learning  First  Aid.    (Please  do  this  as  well!!!)      The  ATHLETICS'  CARNIVAL  is  coming  up!  The  Year  Two  parents  have  banded  together  and  are  busy  organising  a  cake  stall  and  sausage  sizzle/roast  beef  rolls.  Thank  you  to  Chenelle  and  Kelly  for  all  your  organising.    Parents  of  Year  5's  and  6's,  if  you  are  able  to  give  the  Year  2  parents  a  hand,  that  would  be  great.  We  have  found  many  Year  2  parents  have  FIFO  partners  or  younger  siblings.  So  if  you  can  spare  half  an  hour  please  put  your  name  on  the  roster  or  offer  a  hand  on  the  day.    Teamwork  is  the  secret  to  any  successful  event!  Sausage  sizzle  $3  each    Roast  beef  rolls  $6  each  Water  $1.50  Make  your  own  tea/coffee/milo  Gold  coin  donation  Slice  of  cake/biscuit/slice  $1  large,  small  50  cents  Coffee  van  available  (This  is  not  a  fundraiser,  but  for  your  enjoyment)    Upcoming  is  our  GIRLPOWER  workshop  on  Wednesday  24th  August.  Cancel  all  your  girls'  extracurricular  activities  for  the  arvo/evening  and  come  along.    The  P  &  F  is  subsidising  each  parent/child  from  our  school,  as  we  believe  this  is  a  valuable  workshop.  Other  parents/girls  are  welcome  at  full  cost.  Hope  to  see  you  there.    Thank  you  to  Sally  and  Kim  who  joined  me  for  our  Walk  n  Talk,  it  was  delightful.  All  welcome  to  join  me  next  Friday  19th  August  at  8.45am  outside  the  office.  Look  forward  to  seeing  you  there!    The  P&F  Planner  will  be  in  the  upcoming  newsletter  so  that  you  know  which  activity  your  class  is  doing  and  who  is  your  class/year  group  Rep.  You  are  welcome  to  bring  any  ideas/issues  to  these  people  or  to  myself.    DISCO  time  is  coming!  Save  your  pocket  money  kids  for  some  treats!  This  will  be  held  Friday  16th  September.  Thanks  to  Elise  and  Kristie  for  your  organising.    The  next  P&F  Meeting  is  September  7th  at  7pm  in  the  staff  room.  All  welcome.    For  those  who  have  been  asking,  we  are  looking  at  Before/After  School  Care  on  site.  We  need  a  minimum  of  10  children  for  this  to  be  a  viable  option.    SCHOOL  BANKING  -­‐  Thank  you  to  the  Daniella,  Sharon,  Kim,  Jodee,  Andrea,  Kristie  and  all  the  children  and  parents  that  support  school  banking.  This  is  an  ongoing  fundraiser  that  teaches  our  children  to  save.    We  have  an  amazing  school  with  so  many  lovely  hard  working  parents  who  also  make  time  to  serve  one  another.  Keep  an  eye  out  for  how  you  can  reach  out  to  those  in  your  class.    Have  an  awesome  week!  Alicia  Sun  P&F  President  

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Mother Goose  

The young performers of Primadonna Productions are delighted to present "Mother Goose" at the Pinjarra Civic Centre on Aug 12th & 13th at  

7-30pm - plus a matinee show at 2pm on the 13th.  At just $9 a ticket this is fun for the whole family, and the ticket price includes one complimentary glass of wine for each

adult patron - either pre-show or at interval.  Starring Bella Lambert in the title role, and chock full of catchy song and dance numbers ("Born to be Alive", "Wake Me Up Before you Go Go" and Python's "Lumberjack Song" to name a few), this comical script will provide an entertaining outing for

the whole family, from Grandies to youngsters.   So.......get into Music Force on Pinjarra Road in Mandurah and grab your seats for all the "eggcitement" (sorry I know it’s

an old joke!) of Mother Goose!! Or buy tickets at the door.

Cooper Hay (1G) is a little trooper who battles everyday with the pain of Juvenile Arthritis. His family have organised a ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ to help raise much needed funds for Arthritis Australia. Along with education and assistance, Arthritis Australia spearheads the effort to further the community’s knowledge of arthritis and to search for cures. Come along and support Cooper, his family and help raise awareness about Juvenile Arthritis. For further details, contact Jenna 0424 155 749