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Holy Family School Newsletter
Term 1: Week 7
FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2015
Kindergarten: Learning in Action
Our Vision
Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a Christ-centred learning community. Through the promotion of wellbeing, quality teaching and
engaging in a meaningful curriculum, learners are inspired and challenged to achieve their personal best. Children are empowered to become
collaborative lifelong learners prepared to make a positive difference in an ever changing world.
Weekend Mass Times
School Hours
Saturday - Ballina - 6.00pm
School Office Hours: 8.30am to 3.30pm
Sunday
Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays
- Lennox - 7.30am
Ballina - 9.00am
3.00pm to 3.30pm
Contact Us
40 Isabella Drive, SKENNARS HEAD 2478
Ph: 02 6687 5311 Fax: 6687 5310
Website: www.moodle.skhplism.catholic.edu.au
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Deadline: 3.30pm Wednesday
Messages from the Principal
Dear Parents, Students and Parishioners,
LENT
As we continue our journey through the season of LENT, we reflect on the ways Christians celebrated it in the past and
how we as Christians today, use it as a time to make changes in our lives. The traditions of observing LENT in some
way recaptures the period in Jesus’ life when he spent 40 days alone in the desert contemplating the task that lay
ahead of Him. Christians today are invited to use the 40 days of LENT to evaluate their lives and adjust them in order
to become more generous, compassionate and prayerful people. We are give the opportunity to look carefully at our
lives and identify attitudes and situations that perhaps do not reflect the Gospel values that we believe. In schools,
much of how LENT is celebrated is focused on helping children to understand what this season of the Church’s year is
all about, and how they can use it to help them become better people and grow closer to God.
“NO APOLOGIES, NO EXCUSES”
School Zone Parking Enforcement Program – “No Apologies, No Excuses” Ballina Shire Council would like to remind
all schools – including teachers, parents/carers and children of parking restrictions in place around your school. The
Council’s School Zone Parking and Enforcement Program has now commenced for the 2015 school year. The Program
aims to provide a safer environment for children attending schools within the Ballina Shire and to minimise the unlawful
parking in and around school zones. Council Rangers monitor school zones during the morning and afternoon periods
and are present in Council marked and unmarked vehicles. They will be observing vehicle movements and taking photographic evidence of illegal parking and stopping in prohibited and restricted zones. Please see the two pages towards the back of the Newsletter for more information.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Every school is on a never ending quest for continual improvement. Excellent school communities attempt to explore
every avenue so that they can to do things better than they are currently doing. Whilst Holy Family is in a very good
place in regards to all spheres of school life and the opportunities we offer our students, we are also conscious of the
fact that we too can do better. Recently Nick Houghton and I attended a workshop at the Catholic Schools Office (CSO)
in Lismore facilitated by a consulting organisation call "Insight SRC", which the CSO has engaged for the next four
years to work with every school in the diocese on school improvement. This project will add a great deal of value to
what we already do at Holy Family. The “tools,” which Insight SRC supply, will assist in identifying what we are doing
really well and areas which we may need to address. This project will involve the surveying of all staff, 60 students from
Years Five and Six, and 60 randomly chosen parents. Soon these parents will receive a survey package and a followup phone call from the school. I urge the parents chosen to please complete and return their surveys to either the
school office or post them directly to “Insight SRC” as soon as possible. Your involvement in this project is very important and greatly valued.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
On Tuesday, 17th March 2015 students do not attend school on this day. The staff will be participating in a professional development day away from Holy Family. If your child/ren needs supervision for the day, please email Kate
Varcin immediately: [email protected]
God Bless
Murray
Principal
KC
Ysabella Matricardi
2CP
Kayla Thompson
4AK
Sienna Moore
6OD
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KW
Indi Piccoli
2S
Evie Sargent
4MK
Ollie Macdonald
6C
Flynn Gibbs
1C
Keiko Bond-Sheehan
3C
Madison Smith
5M
Jalisa Herridge
1G
Lucy Bill
3M
Ava Scotcher
5Y
Austin Higgins
ES1 and Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Oscar Priivald
Alexia Wineti
Savannah Cahill
Lorena Bill
Isaiah Galloway
Rino Lindsay
PROJECT COMPASSION 2015
Heartfelt thanks to all families who donated packets of rice for our “Rice and Water
Lunch” on Tuesday 24th March. Due to your generous response and support we
now have a sufficient quantity of rice for our school community. However, there are
still classes seeking parents to cook their rice at school or who can provide a rice
cooker. If you are able to help out in anyway with this, could you please contact your
child’s teacher.
Each child is asked to donate a gold coin to support our Lenten Mission Initiative
– Project Compassion. The money will be placed on a coin chain set up on the
Stage Area.
On the day, the children will need to bring a spoon, a plastic cup or dish and a bottle of water. The children are able
to have any food at afternoon tea but are encouraged to eat fruit.
Finally by taking action and contributing financially to Project Compassion, staff and students have the opportunity to help
alleviate the poverty and injustice that so many others experience.
This week we meet Sarita who was struggling to grow enough food for her family on her tiny farm plot in Nepal. In
2007, with the assistance of a program run by Caritas Nepal, she started a fish-raising business with 11 others. Now,
they have a life-long source of food and income.
Please donate to Project Compassion 2015 and help people in rural Nepal create a life-long source of food
and income to benefit entire communities.
SCHOOL MASS
Our next School Mass will be held on Thursday, 19th March at 9.30am at St Francis Xavier’s Church,
Ballina. It will be prepared by the children and teachers of Year Three. All parents and friends are warmly invited to come along to be part of this Eucharistic Celebration.
FIRST EUCHARIST REFLECTION DAY
On Friday, 20th March, children making their First Holy Communion will participate in a Reflection Day in the School Hall.
The day will comprise of activities based on prayer, Scripture, group discussion as well as DVD presentations on the Blessed
Eucharist. It will be led by Miss WInkler and Mrs O’Dwyer with the assistance of the Year Three teachers, Mr Campbell and
Mrs McManus.
PREPARATION FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
This weekend, children preparing for the sacrament of First Eucharist will be given a special blessing
at Mass. Then next Sunday, 22nd March, these boys and girls will receive the consecrated body of
Jesus for the first time, at a special Mass held at St Francis Xavier’s Church at 11 o’clock. Please
keep them and their families in your prayers.
Congratulations to the lucky children who celebrated their birthdays this week.
Claye Benson Franceska Payne, Oliver McDonald Jet Thomas-Borger Jedha Thomas-Borger
Joel Butterfield Lauren Evans
First Communion Gifts
The St. Vincent de Paul Piety Shop operates from St. Francis Xavier Church, Ballina. It opens before & after
mass on Saturday night, 6pm mass & Sunday 9am mass. They have a good range of gifts at reasonable prices.
First Communion Gift Ideas:
Communion cards $2.50, Statues– Jesus, Holy Family $5 & $7, Communion bookmarks $4, Communion medal on Bar $5,
Communion Cross $7.50, Rosary Beads $10- $16, Rosary Bracelets $7, Aust. Children’s Mass Book $12, Prayers I Pray Book
$12, Pewter Communion Box $13.
Come and have a look at these great gifts.
School Photo Day Dress Code
FRIDAY March 27th 2015
Are you photo ready?
Checklist: Compulsory Uniform
● Navy Polo Shirt
● Senior shirt for Year 6
● Navy skirt for girls
● Navy drill shorts (not sport/taslon)
● Holy Family school socks (preferably new navy with red stripe)
● All black school shoes
DO NOT WEAR—Checked Dress or White Polo Tops
Full Covered School Footwear
Over the last few years some girls have been wearing black leather strapped footwear to school instead of the traditional fully covered black leather footwear. Apart
from the added protection and safety provided by the fully covered shoes, they
also support the foot when students are involved in physical activity.
We are conscious of the costs which have already been by outlayed by some families in purchasing these strapped shoes, however from next year the fully covered,
black leather shoes will be the only option for school footwear.
Uniform Shop Closed
The Uniform Shop will not be open on Tuesday March 17th which is a Staff Development Day and a pupil free day.
New Navy Sock Orders
A yellow order form for the new navy socks has been given out to the eldest child in each family. Please order your new socks
ASAP as we would like the children to be wearing the new socks in the school photos which will be taken on
Friday 27 March. Size 13-3 socks are now out of stock but they will be available in April.
Sunday
15
March/April 2015
Wk 8
Monday
16
Book Club 2 orders
close
RSVP Proclaim Parents
Mtg
23
22
Wk 9
First
Communion
School Choir
singing
29
30
Wednesday
18
Multicultural Family
Fun Night:5 -7.30pm
Yr 6 Retreat
24
25
Project Compassion—
Rice and Water Lunch
31
Kylie Hyde’s B’Day
Wk 10
Palm
Sunday
5 Holidays 6
Easter
Sunday
12
Tuesday
17
Pupil Free Day
Staff Development Day
St Patrick’s Feast Day
Uniform Shop closed
Thursday
19
HF School Mass
Friday
2pm Assembly
Proclaim Parents Mtg
12.00pm
26
27
Mini Vinnies 10.50am
1pm Assembly
Parent Forum
Meeting 6.30pm
1
2
HF Cross
Country
Saturday
20
21
First Holy Communion
Reflection Day
28
School Photos
3
4
Last Day of Term
1pm Assembly
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
7
Linda Dahl’s B’Day
8
9
10
11
13
14
15
16
17
18
20
First Day of Term 2
21
22
Easter Hall Parade: 9am
(Infants)
23
24
25
Holidays
19
Wk 1
Anzac Day Liturgy ANZAC
DAY
9am—Hall
Assembly 1pm
Canteen Information
Canteen Roster
Canteen Email: [email protected]
Lunch orders must be in by 8.50am.
Orders for Sushi on Wednesday must be in by 9pm Tuesday.
Mon 16/3/15
Larissa Butterfield
Wed 18/3/15
Simone Wilson
Fri
20/3/15
Lea Foley
Jo Burnett
Natalie Hardy
Book Club
Book Club orders are due in by next Monday 16 March. Orders can be paid by cash, cheque (payable to Scholastic Australia NOT Holy Family) or credit card. To pay by credit card phone 1800 557 908 or online at
www.scholastic.com.au/payment Please write the receipt number on the credit card coupon on your order form.
Please ensure that your child’s name and class are on the order and that all the details are filled in correctly.
NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
SPORT SIGN ON DAYS
LENNOX HEAD RUGBY CLUB Jnr Rego U/7 (b.2008) to U/18 (b.1997) 25 March 5-6pm Williams Reserve LH. Mick Sheather 0403 107 603
BALLINA BOMBERS JNR AFL New U8’s & U16’s age groups in 2015. New U12’s girls only competition. We also have U10, U12 & U14
competitions. Season starts April. Enq: Sean 043 265 2820
BALLINA RUGBY UNION Registration Wednesdays from 5pm $95 includes shorts, socks and shirt. Kalinga St, West Ballina. Games played Friday evenings. 2015 season starts April 24th
Multicultural Family Fun Night
The Multicultural Family Fun Night is fast approaching. It will take place at Holy Family School in
Week 8 on Wednesday 18th March from 5 -7:30pm.
There will be exciting multicultural and old favourite games, drumming, delicious food and summer time picnic
blanket catch up time on the school oval. Yummy multicultural foods will be on sale (including gluten and dairy free
options) Woodfired Pizza, Samosas, Sushi, Falafel, Greek Desserts, Tacos, Gelato
Each food dish is $5. Food tickets can be purchased on the night and then taken to the food stall of your
choice. Cold drinks will also be available for purchase on the night. You can, of course, bring your own picnic
dinner and drinks if you prefer.
The games are going to take place on the school oval, and you may put your picnic blanket down there too. Because
of the free range nature of the event, we really urge parents to become very involved in the games WITH their
kids – both for their safety and the general safety of the event. Teachers will not be on an extended playground
duty timetable, however, they will be involved in some activities on the night.
It is a not to be missed event and is open to the extended family too!
We need lots of helpers for the night!!
Time
4:30-5:00
Setting Up and Packing
up
Setting Up
Selling Drinks in Hall
Canteen
Selling Food in School
Canteen
Selling Food Tickets
near Office
* Michelle Herridge
* Katie Rampling
*Katrina McQuaker
* Ken and Annette
Crawford
5:00-5:30
* Liz Kelleher
* Michelle Lyons
* Louise Thurston
* Jody Baker
* Kathryn McLaren
* Carol Lynch
* Melissa Creighton
* Grace McLaren
* Randall Evans
* Kate Moloney
* Sandra Evans
* Sara Davis
5:30-6:00
* Craig Webster
* Michelle Lyons
* Ana Miletic
* Jane McDonald
* Eve Angeli Serafin
* Caroline Klose
* Susan Frazier
* Peta Grew
* Leanne Robbins
* Sonia Acret
* Emma O’Brien
* Matt Benson
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
* Craig Webster
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* Jane McDonald
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Packing Up
* Brett Adlington
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Help needed!
Help needed!
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* Natalie Edmiston
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7:00-7:30
* Sharon Morris
* Rebecca Hetherington
Help needed!
Help needed!
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