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The Holy Herald
Holy Spirit School Newsletter
Term 4 Week 6 – 12th November 2014
Phone: (02) 60251122
Web page: www.hsslavington.com Email: [email protected]
HOLY SPIRIT IS A NUT-FREE SCHOOL
Yesterday we ‘celebrated’ a beautiful Remembrance Day
service organised by Stage 2 teachers and children. All our
children need to be congratulated for the respect and silence
they showed throughout the ceremony.
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A - 16th November 2014
The Gospel - Matthew 25:14-30
The Gospel– Matthew 25:14-30 (abridged)
Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man on his way abroad who summoned his servants
and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third, one; each in proportion to his ability.
Then he set out.
“The man who had received five talents promptly went and traded with them and made five more. The man who had received
two made two more in the same way. But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his
master’s money.
“Now a long time after, the master of those servants came back and went through his accounts with them. The man who had
received the five talents came forward bringing five more. ‘Sir’, he said, ’you entrusted me with five talents; here are five more
that I have made’. His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have shown that you can be faithful in small
things, I will trust you with the greater; come and join in your master’s happiness.’”
DID YOU KNOW?
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A Jewish talent was a very substantial sum of money. A shekel contained about 14.5g of silver; a talent contained more
than 43,000g! It was about the price of an ox.
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The ‘talents’ are not equally distributed. In God’s plan, all are endowed with different ‘talents’ so that we will recognise
our need for each other and practise generosity, kindness and the sharing of the abilities we have.
From The Principal...
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Before I forget, I will begin this week’s newsletter with an invitation to come and see me if you have any ‘Class’ requests for 2015.
As always , this opportunity will be ‘open’ for one week only – Monday 24th to Friday 28th November. For due process and
fairness, teachers have been asked not to accept requests, BUT, to simply refer them to the school Office. As in past years, I will try
and accommodate any and all reasonable and legitimate requests (to be with a certain friend isn’t a valid reason!). I’m sure you can
appreciate ‘we’ take a lot into account and consideration when collating class lists – the process takes many draft forms and usually
2-3 weeks of negotiation and ‘tweaking’ amongst staff to get right. Please put this week in your calendar (on your fridge…), and
remember late requests will not be entertained! Last year many parents who saw me realised after discussion, that with our
Contemporary Learning Spaces the children have ALL the teachers in a particular Stage teaching them and the request for a
particular teacher isn’t really applicable anymore – but anyway the opportunity is there if you want to come and see me. Also if you
know you are not returning to Holy Spirit next year please let us know as there are people on our waiting list.
Last week the manager of ‘Extend’, a before and after school provider, visited our school and spoke with a number of parents about
the possibility of offering such a service at HSS next year. The feedback to date has been very positive – at our Kindy Orientation on
Wednesday (5th November), 22 Information Packages were quickly ‘snapped up’, with many parents requesting one (these have
been ordered and will be in the office late November). Also a note was sent home last week asking for an expression of interest –
this is being collated as I write. Members of the School Council have given the initiative a ‘green’ light and unless anything
unforseen happens, I am confident that as of 2015, HSS will be offering a wonderful before and after school program.
The Parish/School Fete was a huge success! The change of month and time didn’t seem to effect the crowd. A special thanks to the
parents who helped set up the stalls throughout Friday, the mums and dads who helped on stalls during the evening (the BBQ tent
must have been hot to say the least!), to everyone who supported the cake stall by baking, and the mystery bottles were a great hit.
The clean-up was also one of the quickest in history– thanks to the parents and children who stayed behind to pack up– many hands
really do make light work. It is rumoured that between $10-12,000 was raised. Fantastic! I would also like to thank staff for all
their hard work and time (in setting up, running stalls, selling raffle tickets, cleaning up,…)- very much appreciated.
Yesterday morning, Stage 2 led a beautiful ceremony celebrating Remembrance Day– the 96th anniversary of when the guns fell
silent on the Western Front...the end of WW1, the War to end all wars. Year 5 student Cameron Goss led the singing beautifully and
the children showed their respect during a minute’s silence, it was a time to reflect, to pray, to give thanks. LEST WE FORGET!
Today, teachers from St Michael’s Coolamon visited our Contemporary Learning spaces, and next week I am away (again), for three
days talking to parents, teachers and School Councils from Griffith and Leeton.
Finally, don’t forget that this Friday (14th), is a pupil free day. There is no school for the children on this day.
Yours in Catholic Education,
Mark MacLean
Feast Days
th
10 November–St Leo the Great
11thNovember –St Martin of Tours
12th November– St Josaphat
13th November – St Francis Xavier
Cabrini
Lord,
We are your Church. Sanctify us
and always be in our hearts.
Amen
SCHOOL MASS SATURDAY NIGHT @ 6PM, HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH, 18TH OCTOBER
Notes have been given out through the classrooms to those children wishing to volunteer to help out at Saturday night’s Mass. If
your child brings a note home, please support them in their enthusiasm. Notes to be back to school by this THURSDAY 14th November. Thank you for your anticipated help.
FIRST RECONCILIATION
Please pray for our Year 2 children who will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation
on Saturday 22nd November. They have been eagerly preparing for the occasion.
God’s blessings, Maree Brosolo
ROAD SAFETY & AWARENESS
Road Safety around your child’s school...your child’s safety depends on you!
Drop off and pick up by car
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Make sure your children are in an appropriate child car seat that is fitted and used correctly.
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Stick to the 40 km/h speed limit in a School Zone as children are about.
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Look for buses pulling out– watch for flashing wig wag lights.
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Always park and turn legally around schools. Avoid dangerous manoeuvres such as U-turns and three-point turns.
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Always give way to pedestrians particularly when entering and leaving driveways.
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Drop your children off and pick them up on the school side of the road. Calling out to them from across the road is
dangerous!
Cyber Trolls
Cyber Trolls are people that like to intentionally say mean, nasty and hurtful things online for everyone to see. Cyber Trolling is
wrong and in some cases illegal.
If you ever encounter a Cyber Troll you can:
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Ignore the Troll: Don’t respond as this gives the troll the attention they want.
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Block the troll: This takes away their power over you. Keep blocking them if they keep
popping up.
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Report the troll: Report them to site administrators. If they keep popping up report to
the police.
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Talk to someone: Talk to an adult, friend, teacher or Kids Helpline, there is help out
there for you.
Information taken from: http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Teens/How%20do%20I%20deal%20with/Trolling.aspx
Optus Lavington and Holy Spirit School working together to make Cyberspace safer!
SPORTS NEWS
Last Saturday November 8th Patrick Bullivant went down to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic
Centre (MSAC) to participate in the age 7-10years Victorian Country Championships. He represented the Ovens and
Murray and swam in various events. He smashed a couple of his personal bests and came 3rd in one event. Well done,
Patrick. It is great to see some HSS students out participating in sports at such a high level.
P.E.NEWS ~ Well it is warming up out there and we all love it! Just a reminder for all students to remember to put
sunsreen on and bring their hats to P.E classes. Children who do not have hats on P.E days will not be participating in
P.E lessons and will be asked to watch in the shade.
The whole school has started doing tennis in their P.E lessons. I encourage the children to bring in their tennis racquets
on P.E days if they wish, as the school only has 11 available.
Last Wednesday the Stage 2 children went to a Cricket Gala day at Jelbart Park. They played multiple games against St
Anne's and St Patrick's and had a great time.
Happy Sporting — Jess Murphy
13th November
Kaidyn Duguid
Danielle Richards
Jessica Mercer
Dusan Ristic
Ashley Boswell
- 26th November
Zachariah Mahoni
Daytona Turnbull
Elizabeth Jefferson
Karlyn Davis
Faith Prendergast
St Vincent de Paul Society
Christmas Market Day at Sacred Heart Church Hall
Mate Street, North Albury 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th
November 10am-4pm. Great range of linen-n-lace,
giftware, material and much more.
URGENTLY REQUIRED ~ Good Quality Furniture
Lounges, Bed sitters, TV Cabinets, Bedroom Furniture, Dining
Furniture
There will be a school Disco in the Hall on the 5th December.
To Lachlan Witt KMV and his family on the
birth of his little brother Isaac, may he bring
them much joy and happiness.
Vale ~ To the Heriot family - Jack 6BOF, Charli 5JD,
Georgia 3SG and Max 2BM on the recent loss of
their great grandfather. May he rest in peace.
CANTEEN ROSTER...
13.11.2014 - 19.11.2014
Thursday 13th
L.Tant, M.Clarke
Friday 14th
Pupil Free
Monday 17th
L.Holding, S.Condon
KMV
Lachlan Warburton
James Wrobel
Dave Sharma
Jordan Delaney
KTP
Tuesday 18th
Wednesday 19th
S.Harriot, J.Harris
NO LUNCH ORDERS ON MONDAYS & TUESDAYS
CANTEEN NEWS
If anyone can help out on 18/11 please phone Carol on
60258503.
L.Tant, R.Yensch
Friday 21st
V.McQualter, L.Schneider
Monday 24th
P.Nichols, D.Irving
Tuesday 25th
S.Bullivant, J.Beschay
Wednesday 26th
M.Jackson
1/2MM Coden Heinjus
Callan Seidel
Tahleah Witt
Cody Gardiner
TEAM 2
12th November
Lisa Harris
Sten Sakkas
Angela Gleeson
TEAM 3
Jo Davies
Bev Lowe
19th November Michelle Brown
TEAM 4
Mark MacLean
Nicole Hickey
26th November Maree Brosolo
TEAM 5
3rd December
Maree Brosolo
Ross Condon
Kate Besford
Working hard to improve his reading.
Uses expression when reading.
Much better effort with reading at home.
Thanks for sharing your bike during the ‘Bike
Safety’ lessons.
1/2BL
Andrew Tants
Kasey Franks
Grace Young
Charlie McGregor
For helping clean every week during Art.
For helping clean every week during Art.
For being the Spelling Champion of 1/2BL.
For working well in Writing Groups.
1/2SM
Paige Moran
Making pleasing progress with reading and
spelling.
Is learning her Oxford Words well.
Is learning his Oxford Words well.
For excellent Maths results.
Sayah Parley
Kaidyn Duigood
Brad Molina
3/4SG
Braydan Godde
Isaac Street
Patrick Lockwood
Hayley Amarant
3/4MH
Jamison Byrnes
Ava Neall
Billy McCarthy
Brock Moran
3/4SK
Brenton Byrnes
Jordan Rhodes
BINGO ROSTER…
For excellent work in Maths.
For always working well in Reading Groups.
For always sharing interesting facts. Great
general knowledge.
For working well in all areas.
Deklan Walters
A helper is needed for Friday 21/11. Please give me a
call on 60258503.
Fish & Salad/Wedges $5.00
Fish Burger / Salad $4.50
Banana Split $1.40
Recess ~ Dim Sims 40 cents
Our
will be on Wednesday 3rd
December at 1.45pm in the Hall. All helpers most
welcome.
Ryan Ferris
Kelly Russell
William Walsh
Isabella Webb
Douglas Martin
For his interesting work on Ned Kelly.
For always trying her best to work out
unknown words in writing.
A great, interested student who works hard all
the time.
Making good use of Discovery Time.
Working hard with his writing.
Lovely, clear, fluent reading
Responsible class member.
Consistently hard-working student.
100% effort into everything he does.
Great role model.
Beautiful manners and an enthusiastic attitude
to learning.
Reads with great confidence and skill.
1/2BM
NO LUNCH ORDERS ON MONDAYS & TUESDAYS
CANTEEN NEWS
Abbey-Rose Young
Matilda North
Zachary Clohesy
Lomio Uasilaa
CANTEEN ROSTER...
20.11.2014 - 26.11.2014
Thursday 20th
Phoenix Hutton
Emilie Yensch
Riley Keenan
Hannah Coleman
Stage 3 Liarna HopgoodNewey
Kyle Knobel
Bailey Alexander
Lily McQualter
Nicholas Petts
Jayden Vangorkom
Joel Witt
Abbie McLachlan
Georgia Peters
Bailey Walker
Bradley Quirk
Christopher WilsonDanswan
For his problem solving and team work during
Maths.
For his research on what makes a gun work.
For beginning to design and make his own
robot.
For her problem solving in building robots.
For showing excellent progress with his
reading.
For showing excellent progress with her
reading.
For the effort he puts into reading.
For an awesome effort at the Cricket Gala Day.
Keeping himself busy and on task during
Discovery.
Getting his hands dirty whilst trying to fix a flat
tyre in Stage 2 Discovery.
Displaying great cricket skills at the Stage 2
Gala Day.
Sharing her understanding of Division with
others.
For her willingness to share her knowledge
about the Rosary.
For his respect of others and himself.
For his improved effort in completing his
Religion task.
For her fantastic effort in her English and HSIE
assessment tasks.
His persistence in understanding subtraction
strategies.
For a more consistent effort when completing
tasks.
For making good choices concerning his
learning.
For her positive attitude to all her work.
For choosing to focus on her learning.
Mastering multiple digit multiplication.
For a more conscientious effort in Health and
HSIE.
For his enthusiasm in dance lessons.