VISION STATEMENT Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is committed to the pursuit of Christian Truth & Excellence. All members of the school community are encouraged to develop their potential and special qualities in an environment centred on Christ. No 5 Wednesday 4th March, 2009 Dear Parents, Prayer for Lent Jesus, you spent forty days in the hot, dusty desert to get ready to do your Father’s work. Help us to get ready for Easter during the forty days of Lent. Help us to forgive others, to say ‘sorry’ and to make peace with everybody. Help us to say ‘yes’ to others so that we can follow you more closely. In this time of Lent give us generous hearts to become better people, More helpful people, More loving people. Amen ASSEMBLY: Assembly this Friday 6th March will be a Merit Award Assembly. THANK YOU: A very big thank you to Doug Dellit (Dina’s husband) for the very generous donation of furniture, including desks, chairs, a white board and filing cabinets. A very big thank you to the P & F from the Year 2 children. They really love their new desks – what a great way to start the year. SNACKS: With the welfare of the children in mind, may I urge parents to look at what children are given as snacks; especially at recess time. Many children have packets of chips, packets of heavily salted savoury biscuits, heavily processed snacks etc. Good health habits start early – so do bad ones! Remember – Monday is “Healthy Eating Recess” at Holy Spirit School – we ask that you support us by sending fruit, cheese, crackers, yoghurt, sandwiches etc. for morning recess – not cakes, packets of chips etc. PADDY BUCKLEY PRINCIPAL YEAR 2 PRAYER SERVICE: Parents and grandparents are welcome to join the Year 2 Class next Wednesday 11th March at 9.00am in the Holy Spirit Church. Thank you to the many parents who are supporting our Healthy Eating Policy. PLAYING ON SCHOOL EQUIPMENT: We are concerned with the number of children who are playing on school equipment before and after school, often unsupervised. For safety reasons, school equipment is out of bounds except during school hours. R.A.I.S.e – RAISING ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOLS: A reminder that Monday 16th March and Tuesday 17th March will be Pupil Free days while all staff attend the R.A.I.S.e Conference. I know that the information/training that the staff will gather from these days will assist us greatly as we develop the R.A.I.S.e initiative in our school. You will have all learnt a little more about the initiative from your child’s teacher at the Parent / Teacher night. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of our progress in our newsletter. KINDY 2010: Letter of offer for siblings wishing to start Kindy in 2010 will be sent out over the next couple of weeks. Could all parents please check that you have completed an application form. A further reminder is also given, that a Parish Priest Reference MUST accompany all applications including applications from existing families. Copies of the Parish Priest Reference form are available from the office or can be down loaded from the school’s website. Interviews for new families will take place in March. If you have friends or relatives who may be interested, please remind them that application forms need to be submitted by Friday 19th March. INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING TRAINING: Please be advised that the entry fee for swimmers at Bold Park is $3.20 per session. It would be helpful if the children have correct change to hand over to the pool staff. We would like to have a celebratory breakfast in the last week of term to congratulate the children on their hard work. If any parents are willing to assist, either by co-ordinating or helping on the day please advise Mr Somers. Mr Somers – Assistant Principal MERITS & HAPPENINGS: HAPPENINGS Kindy Last week we were very busy reading “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. We also had a great time visiting the library and still found time to make some delicious pancakes. This week we are learning all about shapes by using fruit and vegetables to make shape stamps. Pre-Primary We are learning about our Families and how each child fits into their special group. We are also measuring children to see how tall they are. There is a Height Chart displayed in the classroom. In Religion the children are learning about families. God has created families to love and care for family members. Jesus belonged to a family and wants each person to be part of a loving family. Year 1 We had a fantastic time on Friday presenting all our wonderful work at our class assembly. Many thanks to all the parents who came to support us at the first assembly. We all felt very ‘Special’! We have continued working hard with our reading and writing. Lots of children really enjoy telling us all about what they did on the weekend. Many thanks to the parents who have put their name on the roster for our Literacy groups and reading book exchange. All your help is appreciated. Year 2 We have been doing some excellent work in Year Two. In Literacy we have been learning how to write narratives. We have written some very exciting stories and are beginning to learn how to edit our own work. In Maths we have been looking at maps and found our school in the street directory. In Religion we are learning about special celebrations called sacraments. Year 3 Thank you to all the parents who attended our Class Prayer Service. This term we are studying ‘Australia.’ We are currently learning about Australian animals. In Australia there are many different types of animals. Many of these animals can only be found in Australia. We have learnt about kangaroos, emus, koalas, the platypus and what a marsupial is. Did you know that Australia has more marsupials than any other country in the world? We are excited to start our research this week on the characteristics of our favourite Australian animal. Year 4 We had a fantastic excursion to the Fremantle Ship Wreck Museum last week and learned some amazing things about the explorers that travelled to Western Australia. Did you know that the Batavia was on her first voyage carrying spices when she ran aground off the coast of WA? The skeleton on display was gruesome but really interesting! Thank you to the parents who drove us and helped out on the day. In religion we are talking about how Jesus showed forgiveness – a true sign of love. Year 5 We have been busy learning about animal migration and have prepared a report on why animals migrate. We also have been working on our Explorers Assignment, which is due next week. Year 6 For the last 2 weeks the Year 6 class have worked so hard writing expositions. This was quite a challenge, but the students worked very hard to created balanced arguments on many different topics. In Religion we talked about Ash Wednesday and Lent. We talked about the importance of preparing ourselves Easter. MERITS: Pre-Primary Cerys Evans, Imogen Harris, Adam Rowe, Thomas Tranter. Year 1 Natalie Szelid, Jack Harlow, Emily Tyson, Patrick Williams Year 2 Evan Thompson, Bronwen Evans, Kylee Kotula, Ciarán Rymer Year 3 Adele Cole, Kelly Schneider, Bailey Pearce, Georgia Williams Year 4 Anastasia Beasley, Roisin Connolly, Luke Pearce, Matthew Rapkoch Year 5 Max Evangelisti, Gus MacLeod, Maddie Penniment, Eloise Price-Norgaard Year 6 Isaac Gannon, Arabella Bargmann, Emily Low, Jema Kerrich SCHOOL UNIFORM: New uniforms and socks can be purchased from Mrs Meldi White previously Down’s Drapery: [email protected] Mobile: 0434 128 777 Fax: 9443 6008 Summer Uniform Sale: Mrs White will be at the school on Monday 9th March at 2.45pm if anyone wishes to purchase new summer uniforms. ALTAR BOYS: Week 6 – NO SERVERS REQUIRED. MUSIC NOTES: ♫ ♫ If there are any students interested in doing lessons in SINGING or in VIOLIN, at school please write a note with your name and contact number. If there is enough interest, we may be able to engage music teachers in these areas. Julie Doyle – Music Teacher ♫ ♫ P & F NEWS WHERE: WHEN: ‘’ICEBREAKER’ On the school oval. Friday 20th March 5-8pm Put this date in your dairies! An invitation to all families is extended to join us at this years ‘Icebreaker’. Watch out for the event to be advertised around the school. It should be a social and fun event for adults and kids alike. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, with free kids activities and icy poles. Thanks to the Class mums from all years, who are bringing this event together for us all. See you there. Jocelyn Young – P & F President UNIFORM SHOP: The uniform shop will be open Mondays from 8.30am – 9.00am. Payment via cash and cheque only please, cheques made out to Holy Spirit P & F. To register, please go to www.footytipping.net.au/holyspiritschool, click on the "join" link, fill it in - including the all important alias - and you're done. We've kept the entry fee at $50 - that needs to be dropped into the office with your entry name as soon as possible, so that the prize pool can be determined. Please invite friends, families and colleagues to join - it is very easy to get your tips in once you're registered and the weekly prize can cover your entry in a couple of rounds if you pick it right! Should you have any difficulties - or should you not have internet access but still wish to participate (which is absolutely fine) - please contact Karen Catlin (Sean Year 4) on 0420 980 669. Thanks, Karen PARENT NEWS: YEAR 6 PARENT’S DRINKS NIGHT: WHEN: WHERE: Thursday 12th March at 1930 ‘Botanica’ Wine Bar YEAR 6 PARENTS: Please be advised not to place the Leavers shirt in your dryer, it will ruin it! We have almost received all the money, as soon as everybody pays it we will be able to order the t-shirts. Thank you, kind regards, class mums. Virginia Simone, Pip & Felicity . Regards Shelley McGrath 9385 2242 or 0409 103 628 KINDY PARENTS DINNER: When: Thursday 26th March 7.30pm Where: Mambo Italiano Restaurant – The Boulevard, City Beach FOOTY TIPPING 2009: The season starts Thursday 26th March, 2009 and the 2009 P&F Committee hope to make this the biggest Footy Tipping Competition yet. Please join us for our 1st Kindy parents get together. Set menu (with choices), including cost, located on the info board outside Kindy room Thank you Felicity, Frances & Simone SUSHI: No sushi week 7 (16th March) due to pupil free days. Hope to see as many parents as possible make the night and have some fun! Di, Anastasia, Karen & Anna YEAR 2: Please join us for morning tea after the children’s Prayer Service WHEN: 11th March 2009 WHERE: Parish Centre Loretta, Frances, Annelise & Rebecca PARISH NEWS: HOLY SPIRIT PARISH AFTER SCHOOL CARE: Holy Spirit Parish After School Care will be operating this year on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Afternoons. Enrolment forms are available from the School Office. Please note there has been a fee increase from $15 to $20 a session. We are also looking for someone to help out on Thursday afternoons from 3pm to 4pm; if you could help it would be greatly appreciated. Contact Janine Hart 0418 828 468. CHILDREN’S LITURGY: All children are invited to join us for Children’s Liturgy at 9.30 Mass every Sunday during term time. We especially wish to welcome new families. Children’s Liturgy is organised and run by parents from the school and parish community, and we would love to hear from parents who would like to help. If you are interested, speak to Fr Don after Mass or Toni Jenkins on 9341 5196 ST PATRICK’S DAY DINNER: WHEN: Saturday 14th March, 2009. TIME: 1915 – 2330 hours WHERE: Holy Spirit Parish Hall TICKETS: $30 PER PERSON Call Parish Office 9341 3079 Or Vincent Oswald 0400 834 821 PLAYGROUP: Looking for somewhere to take your little one on Tuesday mornings? Come to our Playgroup! Activities, free-play, morning tea (please bring a piece of fruit), good coffee, singing. From 0915 – 1100 hours at the Parish Centre (tea room with kitchenette, next to church. Contact Tereza 0428 501 010 CHILDREN’S ROSARY: Children’s Rosary is held the first Friday of the month in the Holy Spirit Church at 3.15pm. Next Rosary Friday 6th March. SCHOLARSHIPS - 2010 OUT & ABOUT: MAJKIDS : Theatre Workshop Club for Years 5 and Year 6 only. Run at His Majesty's Theatre one Saturday morning a month from March until December. Learn about everything from backstage to from to house. Contact 9265 0900 or www.hismajestystheatre.com.au/majkidz Clare Magee – HotShot/Challenge Coordinator ARANMORE CATHOLIC COLLEGE: Small Community Nurturing Big Dreams Applications for Enrolment are currently invited for Years 7 & 8 in 2010. Fee discount is given to families with a student at Aranmore and any other Catholic primary school. To find out more about Aranmore, visit the College on our Open Day on Friday 13 March from 4pm – 6pm. To book a tour of the College on Open Day or for an Enrolment Application Pack, please contact 9201 5241. IONA PRESENTATION COLLEGE: ENROLMENTS YEAR 7 – 2011 If you are seeking a place for your daughter at Iona Presentation College, please contact the College on 9384 0066 to obtain an application for Admission Form or download from www.iona.wa.edu.au In 2010, the following scholarships are being offered: Academic: A minimum of two scholarships will be awarded to incoming Year 7 and/or Year 8 students and one scholarship for a student entering Year 10 Boarding Scholarship – Year 7 or Year 8 Indigenous Scholarship – Year 7 or Year 8 Music: ♫ Presentation Sisters’ Music Scholarship ♫ Music Scholarship for Excellence ♫ Margaret Mary Eaton Music Scholarship For further information refer to our website www.iona.wa.edu.au. Applications for scholarships close at 1700 hours Friday 13th March, 2009. MERCEDES COLLEGE: This term, Mercedes College will commence interviewing students currently in Year Five who are due to start Year Seven in 2011. There are also a few places left for Year Eight in 2010. If you are considering enrolling your daughter at Mercedes and have not yet requested an information pack, please contact Mrs Alison Sim on 9323 1335 as soon as possible. Further information about enrolments is available on our website, www.mercedes.wa.edu.au. SUSHI ORDER FORM: 5 PACK OF: TERIYAKI CHICKEN No: _________ Name/s: ___________________ Year: ____ ____________________ COOKED TUNA ____ No: _________ Name/s: ___________________ Year: _____ ___________________ COMBINATION _____ No: _________ Name/s: ___________________ Year: _____ ____________________ ______ 1 Term = $10.50 per child x 3 orders 1 Week = $3.50 per child Accompanying the Newsletter: ♦ ♦ The Paraclete Ice Breaker Flyer