Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

NEWSLETTER

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791 1

Principal’s Reflection

Dear Families,

It is great to see that our students have settled in and are ready for what will be a busy term. The enthusiasm and joy

that the children bring to a new term is testament to the support that families place on their child’s learning & faith

journey. We extend a special welcome to our new students Stella, Indianna, and Mikayla O’Donnell and James and

George Kennedy and their families and hope that their time at Holy Spirit School is rich in achievements and friend-

ships. A calendar for parents is included in this newsletter so that you can keep up with school events.

We are in the process of re-landscaping our school front garden so that it is appealing and full of colourful plants. We are seeking donations of any of

the following plant types in any size:

Murrayas Crotons Snowflake Hibiscus Lomandra

We plan to start planting at the end of next week.

This term at school we are also endeavouring to collect recyclable containers to raise money to purchase new plants for the school gardens. We are

seeking clean plastic drink containers, drink cans and poppers from home (No glass please). Recyclables can be brought to school and

placed in the school trailer located in the courtyard. The program is beginning coordinated by our Yr. 6 student leaders and Mrs. Baylis.

Let’s see how quickly we can fill the trailer!

Over the holiday break we had large numbers of our students attend the action packed Vacation Care program here at school. Well done to

Mrs. Cherry, Miss Bronwyn and the Vacation Care Team for providing excellent excursions, magic shows, face painting and bike education. The

students have told me they had an excellent time.

On Tuesday 26th April (Week 3), we will be acknowledging ANZAC Day with a school service commencing at 8:20am. We encourage members of

our wider community who are serving or have served Australia in our Defence Forces, including Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles, other family mem-

bers or friends, to attend our special Anzac Day liturgy and to join us for some morning tea after the Liturgy. Members are encouraged to wear medals

and uniforms. Extended family members or friends who currently serve in the Defence Force, Police Force or Fire Department are also encouraged to

come along in uniform as our school community commemorates this very significant occasion.

God bless you all and keep you safe,

Mr. Simon Duffy

Principal

14 April, 2016

Week 1, Term 2

Reflection “In all truth I tell you,

everyone who believes has

eternal life. I am the bread of

life.” - John 6:47-48

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791 2

Congratulations to the following students:

T/1, Rm.8 - Renae Miller

Calum Navin

T/1, Rm. 9 - Angus Parker

Brathan Wakefield

Year 1/2, Rm.4 - Madison Woolley

Year 1/2, Rm.6 - Riley Kurnoth

Year 3/4, Rm.10 - Jayden Newell

Year 3/4, Rm.12 - Hannelie Reyneke

Year 3/4, Rm.13 - Jane Clifford

Year 4/5, Rm.17 - Enrico Santos

Year 5/6. Rm.14 - Jackson Lay

Year 5/6, Rm.15- Jaymie Lechowicz

Sport Award - Ethan Brooks

Indonesian Award - Michael Ginis

A W.E.S.T Award is presented to a person who is

Welcoming, Encouraging, says Sorry and is Thankful.

This week’s W.E.S.T Award goes to :

Mr. Yin

Happy Birthday to the

following Students who

celebrate their birthday in

week 1:

Honey Chastain

Nathan Capati

Steven Copley

Leyla McLaughlin

CANTEEN NEWS... All canteen lunch orders are to be placed online at

www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au

Registration is easy. Just follow the instructions on the website

to register your account, add credit and you can start placing

orders. The cutoff time for orders is 9am on the day the order is

required. Orders must be placed before this time to ensure your

child receives their order for the day. Orders can even be placed

two weeks in advance. Recess orders can also be done online.

Canteen is available Wednesday - Friday only.

OSHC NEWS...

Bookings and cancellations must be in writing. If you wish to

cancel your child’s booking, please sign and return the cancella-

tion form at least 24 hours before the day you wish to cancel

(Before 2:30pm for After School Care and before 7am for Be-

fore School Care). Cancellations received with less than 24

hours notice will be charged as normal fee.

The Change of Bookings Form can be obtained from the front

office and from the OSHC building. All bookings and cancella-

tions must be in writing and made through the front office.

Email accepted, please email to:

admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au

HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED THE SCHOOL APP?

CONGRATULATIONS We congratulate Miss Orla Kitt on her engagement in the

holidays. We wish Orla and her Fiancé Pete all the best as they

plan for their upcoming wedding.

LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW Year 5/6 - Leadership Breakfast

The Year 5 and 6 students were extremely lucky to have Charlie

Manolis as the guest speaker at our Leadership Breakfast at the

end of last term. Students found out about Charlie's work and

his contributions to our community as a leader in his field of

expertise - Crocodiles! He spoke to the students about how he

came to be where he is today, what his work involves and what

makes a good leader. He also brought in some baby crocodiles

for students to have a look at and hold.

We would like to thank Charlie for donating his time to us and

sharing his experiences. We certainly learned a great deal.

NETBALL GALA DAY On the last day of Term 1 some of our students attended the

Netball Gala Day. Most of our team had never played before,

but by the last game they were playing like professionals! Con-

sidering they were competing in Pool A - Division 1, they held

their own and defended extremely well. Although not successful

in winning a place in the competition, our girls must be congrat-

ulated on their fantastic sportsmanship and for keeping their

spirits up throughout the day. This was mentioned at the ended

of the day by the coordinator of the event. Thank you to Kylie

Kavanagh who assisted throughout the day. Well done girls!

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791 3

ABSENCES AND LATE STUDENTS Holiday?

If your child/ren are going to be away during the school term

please notify the front office by e-mail, phone, the school app,

or come in and pick up a ‘Notification of Absence’ form.

Leaving?

If your child is leaving the school please notify the office by

completing a ‘Termination of Enrolment’ form which can be

found at the front office.

Late?

If your child arrives to school after the first bell (8:10am),

please send them to the front office to be signed in. If they are

not signed in they might be recorded as an unexplained absence.

Sick?

If your child is sick please notify the front office by e-mail,

phone or the school app. Your child’s absence will only be

recorded as a notified absence if you advise the school on the

day of absence or provide a medical certificate.

LATE COLLECTION OF STUDENTS Students who have not been collected by 2:45pm will be sent to

After School Care to ensure supervision. Children collected

before 3:00pm will not be charged a fee.

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contact the front office with your preferred e-mail address.

You can also access the newsletter through the School App and

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If you are receiving and do not require a hard copy of the

newsletter because you access it through e-mail and/or the

school app please notify the office.

UNIFORM NEWS... Size 4-16 new polo shirts are now available from the

front office.

Term 2 Calendar, 2016 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Assembly Week 1

April 3rd Sunday Easter

11 STUDENTS RESUME

12

13

14

15

Year 3/4 Room 13 Orla Kitt

Week 2

April 4th Sunday Easter

18

19

20

21 BOARD MEETING

22

Soccer Gala Day Year 5/6 Room 14 Meg Irwin

Week 3

April/May 5th Sunday Easter

25

ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY

26 ANZAC Day Assembly

27

28

29

Safety House visit@ assembly

Year 3/4 Room 10 Dell Williams

Week 4

May 6th Sunday Easter

2 MAY DAY HOLIDAY

3

4

5 Ascension Day

Cross Country Gala

6

Year 5/6 Room 15 Caoimhe Kalinowsky

Week 5

May The Ascension of the Lord

9 Mother’s Day Breakfast &

Liturgy

10 NAPLAN TESTS

Grammar & Punctuation Writing

11 NAPLAN - Reading

Cross Country Gala

12 NAPLAN – Numeracy

Confirmation – Retreat &

Practice 3pm - Church

13

REWARD AFTERNOON Year 1/2 Room 4 Tracey Coco/Kate Seery

Week 6

May Pentecost Sunday

16 Golf Gala Day

17

18

19

BOARD MEETING

20 School Photos

Year 4/5 Room 17 Steve O’Shannessy

Week 7

May Trinity Sunday

23

24

25 Sorry Day Morning Tea

26 National Sorry Day

27

T20 Blast Cricket Gala Holy Spirit Feast Day Mass

National Reconciliation Week

Year 3/4 Room 14 Shannon Lea

Week 8

June Corpus Christi

30 National Reconciliation

Assembly

31

1 Year 5/6 CAMP – Batchelor

2

3 Feast of Sacred Heart

Assembly focus

Hot Shots Tennis Gala Day

Transition/Year 1 Emma Marshall/Kelsey

Crowe

Week 9

June 10th Ordinary Time

6

7

8

9

10

Holy Spirit Athletics Carnival Year 1/2 Room 6 Mimi Woolley

Week 10

June 11th Ordinary Time

13

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

14

15

16 Academic Reports Home

BOARD MEETING

17 Chief Ministers V8’s

Year 3/4 Room 13 Orla Kitt

Week 11 June 12th Ordinary Time

20 21 MultiLit/MiniLit Graduation

@ 9am

22 23

24 Whole school dance-a-thon

@ 10:50am Year 5/6 Room 14 Meg Irwin

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791 4

Community Notices

INVITATION/PERMISSION TO ATTEND DARWIN REGION

TRIALS – 12/13 & Under Football (Soccer) Championship

Ages 10 - 13 Primary & Middle School Students

Players must be a minimum of 10 years – i.e. born no later than 2006, and a maximum of 13 years – i.e. born no earlier than 2003.)

You are invited to attend the 2016 12/13 & Under Football (Soccer) Selection Trials for Darwin Region. To be eligible for selection in the Darwin Region Team students MUST attend 2 out of the 3 trial days. At the end of the 3 trial days, selectors will identify the students that will make up the Darwin Region Team or Squad. Darwin Region Girls Teams will compete at the School Sport NT 12/13 & Under Football (Soccer) Championships being held in Palmerston from 30 May – 1 June and Boys Championships being held in Katherine from 6 – 8 June. Students will be selected based on their ability to participate as a team member, attend training, meet game specific criteria and agree to meet cost. Please remember it is your responsibility to get to and from training, if are unable to attend training, you must notify your coach/Manager or the Darwin Region office.

TRIALS

Day Date Time Venue

Wednesday 27th April 3.30 – 5.00pm

Bagot Soccer Fields Thursday 28th April 3.30 – 5.00pm

Friday 29th April 3.30 – 5.00pm

If you are selected in the Darwin Region team, your coach or Manager will notify you of training dates and venues. More details will be provided by team managers after team selections have been made. This will include information on permission notes, codes of behavior, levy payments and uniforms.

IF SELECTED – SCHOOL SPORT NT EVENT DETAILS

Date Host Venue Travel & Levies Costs (ESTIMATE ONLY)

30 May – 1 June (Girls) 6 – 8 June (Boys)

Palmerston – PARRS (Girls) Katherine (Boys)

$220.00 (Girls) $570.00 (Boys)

Please complete the permission note below and hand in to the coach/manager or School Sport Coordinator at the trials.

STUDENT CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE AT DARWIN REGION 12/13 & FOOTBALL (SOCCER) TRIALS – GIVE TO MANAGER or SSC

Given Name: Family Name:

Date of Birth: Age on 31st Dec 2016 Male Female School

CONTACT DETAILS

Parent/Guardian Given Name: Parent/Guardian Family Name:

Residential Address:

Postal Address:

Mobile Phone: Phone (AH)

Email

Does your child suffer from any medical condition? If yes, please list:

Signed: (Parent/Guardian) Date: / /