OFFICE&HOURS& School&Administration&Office&is&attended& Monday&–&Friday& 8.30am&9&3.45pm& P:&(02)&6676&0099& E:&[email protected]& PO&BOX&326,&Pottsville&2489& W:&www.sapotlism.catholic.edu.au&& 2nd April 2015 Term 1, Issue No.5 IMPORTANT DATES TERM 2 APRIL th Mon 20 st Tue 21 th Pupil Free Day – Staff Day First Day of Term 2 Dance Fever - Gymnastics ANZAC Assembly 2.15pm (Yr. 4) ANZAC DAY – March at Fri 24 th Sat 25 7.30am Mon 27th Parent & Child Confirmation Meeting Tue 28th Parent Forum Meeting Wed 29th Rugby League Carnival Thu 30th Zone Cross Country M’bah MAY st Fri 1 School Assembly (Yr.3) rd Sun 3 th Mon 4 Catholic Schools Week th Tue 5 Mass (Whole School) th Thu 7 Mother’s Day Stall th Fri 8 Open Day – Lunch on the Lawn th Tue 12 NAPLAN th Fri 15 School Assembly (Yr. 2) th Sat 16 Parent Assembly Conference th Sun 17 Parent Assembly Conference th Mon 18 Andrew Chinn nd Fri 22 School Assembly (Yr.1) PARENT FORUM MEETING TUES 2 8TH APRIL 9.15AM & 7.00PM PUPIL FREE DAY MON 20TH APRIL SCHOOL RESUMES TUES 21ST APRIL PRINCIPAL OMNIA CHRISTUS EST NOBIS - TO US CHRIST IS ALL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Mass Times Weekend Mass times St Anthony’s Church, Kingscliff Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Sts Mary & Ambrose Church, Pottsville Sunday 7:30 am Weekday Mass times Sts Mary & Ambrose Church, Pottsville Tuesday 9:15 am St Anthony’s Church, Kingscliff Wednesday 8:00 am Thursday 9:00 am (except School Holidays at 8:00 am) Friday 8:00 am Reconciliation Times Kingscliff - Saturday 5.00pm-5.30pm Pottsville - Sunday 7.00am-7.25am HOLY WEEK MASSES/ LITURGIES/ CEREMONIES - 2015 rd Good Friday 3 April Pottsville: Stations of the Cross– 9.00am Kingscliff: Stations of the Cross-10.30am Solemn Liturgical Action of the Cross; The Passion & Holy Communion – 3.00pm th Saturday 4 April Kingscliff: Easter Vigil – 7.00pm th Sunday 5 April Pottsville: Easter – 7.30am Kingscliff: Easter – 9.00am For the latest Parish News click here SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2015 If your child is in years 3, 4 or 5 and you would like your child to participate in the Sacrament of Confirmation this year please send a note to the office by Wednesday 22nd April. Enrolling your child involves: ! Your child having been Baptised in the Catholic Church. ! Attending(a(parent/child(meeting(on(Monday'27th'April'at' St'Ambrose'Primary'School'(Week'2,'Term'2)'at'' 6.00pm(in(the(Year(2(classroom.( ! Attending a Parish Mass on the weekend of 3rd May, that being a commitment Mass to this Sacrament whereby your child will have a small activity to participate in. ! Working through a variety of home tasks. ! Attending the Confirmation Celebration at 6.30pm on Friday 29th May at St Anthony’s Church, Kingscliff. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanking you for your support in the preparation of your child receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. Sue Falcke Leader of Evangelisation Catholic Schools Week 2015 From Sunday the 3rd of May, all Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Lismore will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Catholic schools enrol about 20 per cent of Australian school students. There are 615 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools across NSW and the ACT, providing quality education in a faith-centred environment. Catholic schools teach the same curriculum as government schools. Expectations of achievement and conduct are high. With a strong focus on the individual, a broad curriculum caters for a wide range of interests and abilities. Catholic schools offer highly qualified and professional teachers who cater to the diverse learning needs of our students. St Ambrose will be hosting a number of great events in Week 3 of next term and we warmly invite all of our friends to participate. If you have time, check out this link to see some of the wonderful students from Catholic schools in NSW and ACT showcasing their visions for the future. SCHOOL NEWS Celebration of ANZAC Day As you would no doubt be aware, this year marks the 100 Anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli. The spirit of Anzac, with its human qualities of courage, mateship, and sacrifice, continues to have meaning and relevance for our sense of national identity. As citizens of a very proud nation and members of a wonderful school community, we warmly encourage all families to march with the Pottsville and District Sub-Branch of the RSL at Pottsville on Saturday 25 of April. We would ask that all students wear day uniform. In addition to this, we will commemorate ANZAC Day and the 100 Anniversary here at school on Friday 24 of April at 2:15pm. All friends of St Ambrose are warmly welcomed. th th th th STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY On Thursday 19th March the staff from St Ambrose participated in an in-service that focused on Mathematics. The day was run by Anita Chin and involved the teaching of mathematics using concrete materials. It also involved looking at teaching strategies to differentiate the curriculum (i.e. modifying teaching to cater for students of different abilities within the class). The day was extremely practical and focused on the new Australian Curriculum. By utilising these strategies children become active within lessons, they become more engaged and importantly become deeper thinkers! BURINGBAR / MOOBALL BUS RUNS Parson’s Bus Company have informed the school that depending on numbers they can provide a bus service that runs a school bus from Murwillumbah, Burringbar & Mooball into Pottsville (St Ambrose).To determine the feasibility of this run if there are any families / students who would use this service could you please notify the school office on (02) 6676 0099 or [email protected]. Speech and Drama Speech and Drama has been welcomed with enthusiasm at St Ambrose in Term 1! Mime, Frozen snapshots/tableau and hot seating were common themes introduced across all stages this term. Kindergarten opened the door to Mrs Tongue’s House and we had fun learning the 3 bears rap. Year 1’s highlight was Simon says mimes and building on the act of ‘When I am….” Year 2 work shopped a group drama from the story ‘The toy makers dream’ Years 3, 4 and 5 were focused on exploring non verbal communication and gesture through mime and frozen tableau. Also, characterisation leading to hot-seating. Group work enhanced the importance of working as an ensemble. We look forward to an exciting Term 2. Each stage has been entered into the Choral Speaking section at the Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts. Mrs Skene SCHOOL NEWS Student of the Week AWARDS AWARDS: Term 1 Week 8 STUDENT OF THE WEEK KH KF 1 2 3 4 5 - Most Improved Tiago Tirris-Osman Sage Greig Sonny McGregor Lily Jones Daniel Jones Montana Carr Lily Higgins MOST IMPROVED KH KF 1 2 3 4 5 - Damien Addams Ephaedra Jennings-McKay Levi Priest Kaleb Arnold Lucy Bradley Raffael Morrison Kiahli Wood-Peronis KH 2 3 5 - Kobe Warlosz Ava Singh Fletcher O’Bryan Jacob Stella MUSIC Music ART 1 3 - Bronte Woodger - Deacon Streader BUSY BEES Art Raffael Morrison – Yr. 4 SCHOOL NEWS Student of the Week AWARDS AWARDS: Term 1 Week 9 STUDENT OF THE WEEK KH KF 1 2 3 4 5 - William Harrop Hunter Johnston-Sharp Tully Murphy Ewan Bourne Lola Beeby Piper Adams Kalyse Hunter Most Improved MOST IMPROVED KH - Isla Redpath KF - Elisha Cotter 1 - Callum Johnston 2 - Sienna Muir 3 - Cooper Graham 4 - Tom Winning 5 - Darkota Smith Drama ART: KF - Ollie Randell 5 - Shernay Seeker SPEECH & DRAMA: KF 2 3 5 - Sage Greig Hannah Ellis Sean Wegemund Laila Malloy KF 1 3 5 - Abe Kirk Bronte Woodger Anais Prince Kimberley Scard Art MUSIC: Music BUSY BEES Archie Loemker– Yr. KF SCHOOL NEWS OUR SCHOOL CREST At our recent School Opening, Fr Paul McDonald delivered a detailed explanation of the various elements that make up our school crest. In developing a deep and rich culture within the school, it is very important that each student and family within St Ambrose Primary School understand and acknowledge the thinking and understanding that has occurred in order to formulate our School Crest. The triangular shape represents the Trinity, it also picks up on the triangular architectural feature of the front of the Church of Sts. Mary and Ambrose. The Church is the first building people will come to as they approach the school which is located behind the Church. The predominant symbol of the cross is self-evident and is located central in the logo because it fits so well with the motto. The open book represents the scriptures and the fact that St. Ambrose was a scholar and an eloquent preacher of the Word. It is also a symbol of learning or education. The candle represents the light of Christ and the fact that St. Ambrose is the Patron Saint of candle makers. The motto “Omnia Christus Est Nobis” (De Virginitate 16,99) “To Us Christ Is All” is a quote from St. Ambrose. In his General Audience on 24 October 2007, Pope Benedict XVI said St. Ambrose never tired of saying “Omnia Christus Est Nobis”. Having the quote in Latin is recognition of tradition in the Church and provides an opportunity to teach the meaning of this beautiful and important quote from our Patron Saint. th The colours have been carefully chosen. Purple is a recognised colour used by several organisations in Pottsville and is generally regarded as “Pottsville’s colour”. Green (or Teal) represents new life as a result of Christ’s death for us on the Cross. It is also a predominant colour in the countryside around Pottsville with the bush and green pastures. Gold is a colour associated with St. Ambrose because of the bees, the bee hive, honey (his words were golden and sweet like honey) and because he is the Patron Saint of candle makers (beeswax candles being golden in colour). All colours used are also “liturgical colours” and as such are rich in meaning. The emblem is simple, yet rich in meaning and provides a wonderful opportunity to teach and reflect on the Catholic message it conveys together with its strong link to St. Ambrose as Patron. While containing the essential elements the logo is contemporary in design and as such it is in harmony with the schools contemporary building and the Catholic Schools Office focus on “contemporary learning”. Our sincere thanks are extended to Catherine Holliday (Holliday designs - graphic design solutions) who played a significant role in developing this crest. (The colours of the crest determined the uniform of which Catherine and a number of parents within the school helped design). The crest is clearly evident on the school uniforms, school stationery and on school buildings. Importantly it will be the symbolic representation of this school and it will be an emblem that we are and will truly be proud of! EASTER BONNET PARADE On Monday the 30th March our Kinder, Yr 1 and Yr 2 students participated in an Easter Bonnet Parade. Many thanks to all those children who participated. There were many, many fabulous bonnets and all the children had a wonderful time. Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, friends, neighbours etc who assisted in creating the bonnets, they looked fantastic!! Following the parade, the boys and girls took part in an Easter Egg hunt which was conducted in and around our playground area. Special thanks to our friends from Gumnuts Preschool who visited for the morning. They also had an Easter Egg hunt which topped off their excursion!!! SPORT TERM 2 In addition to our normal sport the school will be conducting a gymnastics program throughout the school, run by Dance Fever. There is no additional cost as this is part of the school resources levy. This program will take place every Tuesday, therefore sports uniform will need to be worn on the following days (two days for some students): Students K-2: Tuesdays Students 3-5: Mondays & Tuesdays NAB AFL Auskick is the Australian Football League’s Key introductory program for primary schoolaged boys and girls and their families. Through our WEEKLY COACHING PROGRAM, you’ll learn the skills of the game through appropriately modified activities and rules, play football in a fun and safe environment, and make plenty of new friends too! In 2015 Auskick will run on Friday afternoons during term 2 at the new St Ambrose Primary School, starting week 4, Friday 15th May, 3.15m-4.15pm on school oval, and continue each Friday for 6 weeks. Cost is $70 for 6 week program. Includes backpack football and 4 Gold Coast Suns tickets. Students will receive a registration form early Term 2 from the school. You can also register online at www.aflauskick.com.au Tweed - All Primary Schools Rugby League Carnival This was postponed recently due to the state of the playing fields. It has now been rescheduled to Wednesday 29th April. St Ambrose Sport Calendar Term 2 Tuesday 21st April - Dance Fever Gymnastic Program begin, St Ambrose Monday 27th April - K-5 AFL Clinic, St Ambrose Wednesday 29th April - Rugby League Carnival, South Tweed JRLFC Thursday 30th April - Zone Cross Country, Murwillumbah Showgrounds Friday 19th June - St Ambrose Athletics Carnival, St Ambrose X-COUNTRY TRAINING Hi all Cross Country Runners, 2015 Cross Country Season is here and I do hope that you are feeling fit and ready to RUN. As from Tuesday the 21st April we shall start training 2 days a week, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Meet in front of the Pottsville Beach Public Primary School at 4.15pm All welcome. Parents welcome. No Cost. For more information phone: (02) 6677 7288 Happy Running, Bob Jones Trainer UPDATE St Ambrose Primary&School&is&an&‘Allergy&Aware’&school.& Our school aims to provide a learning environment that is safe and supportive of all students. This includes providing for the needs of students and staff who may have anaphylactic (severe allergic) conditions –&including nut allergies. For these individuals exposure to allergens at school may constitute a serious risk to their health and wellbeing and it can be fatal. The Department of Education have recently made changes to the guidelines in Allergy Management. To adhere to this, St Ambrose is now an ‘Allergy&Aware&School’. So, what does this mean for us all?& The school is committed to minimise the risk to children with documented allergies to nut products; the&school&encourages&parents,&children&and&staff&to&AVOID&bringing&foods&that&contain&nuts&to& school. This allergy aware practice applies to those ingredients specifically listed as nuts. The school acknowledges that it is impractical to ask parents not to send food which states ‘may contain traces of nuts’&on the label. & We#suggest#that#the#peanut#butter#sandwiches#are#a#great#afternoon#tea#snack! And did you know that you can buy a Nut Free chocolate spread at Woolworths? ….Scooby Doo Chocolate Mud Spread…tastes just as good as Nutella but no nuts! As food allergies are common, it is much easier to buy food products which are clearly labelled ‘Nut free’.& We acknowledge that some families have notified school administration of whereby they require foods with nuts for nutritional purposes due to restricted diets.& The school takes an active approach to minimising risks; a note is given to the class where there is a child that has severe allergies, teachers encourage children to wash hands after eating and reinforce the no sharing of food policy. Teachers will engage children in learning with new resources to educate students about being “Allergy Aware”. The aim of this program is for students to:& • understand the importance of supporting students with food allergy& • help children with food allergy Avoid their trigger& • learn what Action to take if someone has a severe allergic reaction/anaphylaxis.& The school has provided regular training to teachers in Anaphylaxis Management - this provided clear guidelines to follow in the event of an emergency management of a child suffering anaphylaxis. Staff are informed of children with allergies, are observant to the first signs of a reaction –&rash,#welts,#abdominal#pain,#swelling#of#face,#lips,# eyes and are trained in the use of the adrenaline injector medication.& How&can&parents&help?& ✓ Discuss&with&their&child&about&being&allergy&aware ✓ Avoid&packing&lunches&with&foods&that&contain&nuts& SCHOOL NEWS Buzz Hub KIDS BITS BACK TO SCHOOL TUESDAY 21ST APRIL PARENT FORUM MEETING The next Parent Forum Meeting has been moved to Tuesday 28th April. A Parish Confirmation Meeting has been scheduled for this night, hence the change. Parent Forum Meetings will be held on the Monday of Week 2 and Week 7 of each term. Two meetings will be held, one at 9.15am and the other at 7.00p.m. The agenda for each meeting will be set the same. Hopefully this will provide an opportunity for many parents to attend. For future dates, please check the school calendar. SCHOOL DISCO Many thanks to all those students and parents who attended our first school disco. It proved to be a great opportunity for the children to have some fun with their new found friends, it also provided an opportunity for parents to mix and meet new families. A BIG THANK YOU to the staff who assisted on the night, in particular to Victoria Stubbs who coordinated the Canteen and to Mr Constable who came to the rescue and provided the music on the night. He is now available for 21st birthdays, engagement parties etc!!! I would also like to apologise for some confusion around supervision on the night. Due to the nature of our disco’s, students are not confined to a hall and a such can move around the quadrangle area of the school. In addition to this staff are involved https://itunes.Sapple.com/au/app/schoolin the canteen, barbeque etc and cannot provide supervision. streahttps://itunes.apple.com/au/app/schoolConsequently, students who attend evening events must be streashjgdm/id6804165448m/ 8 supervised by an adult. Hopefully this avoid future misunderstandings. Many thanks to all those parents who fed back to the school your positive feedback regarding the night, it is greatly appreciated! Easter-egg cookies http://www.foodtolove.com.au/recipes/easter-egg-cookies-11289 COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS
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