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We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of our lands,
Australia. We acknowledge the Wailwan & Wiradjuri Nation as the traditional custodians of these lands we
now call Bathurst, and we pay our respects to their Elders
St Philomena’s is A Child-Safe Child-Friendly School.
Child-safe means taking active measures to keep children and young people safe from physical, sexual or
emotional abuse.
Child-friendly means creating a trusting environment that values, respect and welcome children and young
people. This means children and young people feel confident to raise any problem or concern and know they will be listened to.
If you are aware of a family experiencing difficulty please approach the School Executive (Principal, Assistant Principal, REC,
Parish Priest) or email this address: bthstpastoralcare@bth.catholic.edu
Week 9
Week 10 Term 4 Week 1
15.09.17 CANTEEN CLOSED
15.09.17 9am Awards Assembly,
all Welcome to attend.
Please return all sold or unsold
chocolates to the school as soon as
possibile
18.09.17 CANTEEN CLOSED
21.09.17 10am End of Term Mass
22.09.17 Last day term 3
22.09.17 CANTEEN CLOSED
Race Weekend -
07.09.17 Race car parking
08.09.17 Race car parking
09.10.17 First Day Term 4
09.10.17 Canteen CLOSED
12.10.17 7.30pm Penance Parent
Meeting
13.10.17 CANTEEN CLOSED
Dates to remember -
19.10.17 Sydney Excursion
01.11.17 Kindy 2018 Orientation Day
St Philomena’s School Newsletter
“Live Justly, Lovingly and Faithfully in Christ”
Lloyds Road (PO Box 2031)
Bathurst NSW 2795
Phone: 02 6331 1198 Fax: 02 6332 397
Email: stphilsbathurst@bth.catholic.edu.au
Web: www.stphilsbathurst.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Mrs Louise Davies
Term 3
Week 9
13th
September
2017
This week’s Gospel looks at forgiveness and having the grace to move on. Let us all accept this challenge.
Sacrament of Penance
Our Year 2 children will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Penance next term. A separate note
will be sent home this week outlining meeting times and expectations. Please ask your child if they have
received this note. The Parent Information evening will be held on Thursday 12th
October in the Assumption
Church at 7:30pm. Please put this on your calendar to ensure you can come along. This is the Thursday of Week
1 next term.
12th
Catholic Parent Schools Parent Conference - #Future Ready – Preparing Our Children for a
Future World
Last weekend I was fortunate to be able to attend the conference hosted by the Council of Catholic School
Parents at St. Paul’s Catholic College, Manly. Professor Lea Waters (PhD) opened the conference with her
keynote address on strength based parenting focusing on parents and their role in helping their children flourish
in an ever changing world. I have purchased her book “The Strength Switch’ which will feature in our Parenting
Matters area for parents to borrow from next term. During Mass on Saturday evening, Most Rev Peter A
Comensoli, Bishop of Broken Bay thanked Parents who were able to attend the weekend especially for their
‘diligence, generosity and love with which they undertake their role and responsibilities as parents, for our
Catholic schools exist to support parents in their role as educators of their children in faith and in life, helping
all children to know and love God, and to share the love of God in the world through all that they are and do.’
Awards Assembly
Week 9 awards assembly will be held Friday, 15 September in the Girra Girra Gymnasium at 9.00am. Our
Kindergarten and Years 3 & 4 classes will be presenting an item, all welcome to attend especially to hear some
our verse speaking entries at the Bathurst Eisteddfod. Our children and staff are very proud of their
achievements and look forward to presenting them again this Friday.
School Hours
Over the last few weeks there has been a noticeable increase in the number of children who are being dropped
off to school from as early as 8.05am. Supervision for the children does not begin until 8.30am and the school
doors and top gate are opened by 8.20am. I realise that many parents are under time constraints for work but
‘duty of care’ for the children is not being met during the early drop off time and supervision commences. I
urge parents to make arrangements so that children arrive closer to 8.30am.
End of term Mass
On September 21st we will celebrate Mass as a school in the Girra Girra Gymnasium to celebrate the feast of St
Matthew the evangelist and also the end of Term 3. Please join us at 10am to celebrate the Mass.
Bathurst Eisteddfod Results
Congratulations to all the children who attended the Bathurst Eisteddfod which took place over the last two
days at BEMC. A special thank you to our teachers for the outstanding preparation in preparing our verse
speaking choirs.
Kindergarten – Third Prize
Year 1 & 2 – Third Prize
Year 3 & 4 - Received a” Highly Commended “Award
Polding
Last Friday Anthony Allen, Noah Maskill-Dowton, Paddy O'Hara
and Lara Farraway represented the Bathurst Diocese at the Polding
athletics carnival. All reports point to a fantastic effort by all
athletes pushing themselves to the limits and representing the school
with pride!
Congratulations to Anthony Allen for making it through to PSSA
for Shot put. Well done
V8 Parking
Parking cars for the V8 Races on the
weekend of 7th
and 8th
October is quickly approaching. If you are able to assist
please complete the volunteer sheet sent via Skoolbag –eForm or return the form
sent home today. We appreciate any assistance with this school major fundraising
event.
School Canteen
Due to unforseen circumstances our school canteen will be closed for the remainder of this term and start of
next term. The canteen will reopen on Friday 20th
October.
Cadbury Chocolate Drive
Thank you to everyone who has already sold their box of chocolates. There are NO more boxes for sale from
the school. If you do not wish to part take in this fundraiser please return full box to your child’s classroom
teacher, so it can be sent home with a family wishes to sell more chocolates.. This is a major fundraiser for our
school which goes toward all the wonderful resources that the children use daily.
Please return all chocolate money to your child’s classroom teacher as soon as possible.
Get Henry Miller to Darwin – fundraiser!
Henry Miller (Yr6) will be jetting off to Darwin on the 28th
of September for the NSW PSSA Rugby
Championships. As you could well imagine the cost for such a trip is expensive, around $2500, covering his
flights, accommodation, and playing fees. At St. Phils we can help Henry by:
1. Buying a raffle ticket.
The cost of the raffle is only $2 with first prize being an Apple Ipad Air 2
WiFi, 2nd
Apple Ipad Mini 2 WiFi, 3rd
Fitbit Flex Activity Wristband,
4th
/5th
Sony Bluetooth Speaker.
There are only 100 tickets so be quick! If you would like to purchase a
ticket, send money in an envelope with details of family name, phone
number and number of tickets to be purchased.
2. Cup cake stall
Year 6 will show our support by holding a cup cake stall on the last day
of term, Friday, 22nd
September. All money raised will go towards
Henry’s flights and accommodation.
Early Stage One - Kindergarten
Geography
This term Kindergarten have been learning “Our Places”. The students have
been focusing on their own home environments and the special features
associated with them.
English We have been learning the sound trees and different spelling choices for
sounds. For example- ai, a-e. We brainstorm words and use them in our
writing.
The children are working hard on learning their list words and moving their aliens each time they improve.
Maths We have been concentrating on multiplication this term. We know how to make 3 groups of 4 and
5 groups of 2 with counters. We have had maths groups and tried hard to write our numbers
correctly.
Science
Weather in our World has been the topic this term. We have written weather
reports, looked at the seasons and written a class book about day and night.
Sport Kindergarten have been lucky enough this term to have a range of sporting
activities delivered to them. Basketball Australia and Western Mariners Soccer
have been conducting numerous coaching clinics for the children on Wednesday
throughout the term. Students have also been participating in sports groups on
Fridays which incorporates all of the fundamental movement skills.
Creative Arts
During this term the students have been attending weekly music lessons with Mrs Fish that incorporate dance,
drama and music. In class time students have been creating beautiful artworks that link to the topics in each Key
Learning Areas (KLA).
This term the Eisteddfod has been a major
focus for the class. Students have been
preparing for the big day with daily practice of
the poems, working on facial expressions and
delivery of the performance.
Religion
We have been learning about God’s great family and looking at stories in the Old Testament. We brought our
own baby photos in like baby Moses and placed them in a basket. God took care of Moses.
Crunch and Sip Why shouldn’t students eat snacks like muesli bars or fruit leathers during Crunch&Sip?
Foods such as fruit-topped muesli bars and fruit leathers are often high in sugar and energy, and low in
other nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Fruit and vegetables are lower in energy and high in
nutrients, making them the ideal snack option.
Fruit leathers, roll-ups and sticky muesli bars also have the tendency to cling to teeth, which increases
the risk of tooth decay.
Fruit and vegetables are the only foods allowed to be eaten during this time.
Children and Self-Esteem - Information for Parents by Yin Hourigan,
School Counsellor (Centacare Bathurst).
Self-esteem refers to feeling good about and accepting yourself. For school-aged children, self-esteem tends to
be related to a number of factors, including learning, their appearance and friendships. Good self-esteem helps
children to try new things and solve problems. It also provides them with a solid basis for learning and
development. 1
2 3
According to the Raising Children Network, the building blocks for your child’s self-esteem include:
Relationships, connections and a sense of belonging: Knowing they’re loved, and belong to a family and
community that values them is good for your child’s self-esteem.
Quality time: Spending quality time with your child lets them know they are important to you.
Achievements and challenges: Being encouraged to try new things, finding activities/ interests they’re
good at, and being praised for their achievements and efforts can help your child feel
good about themselves.
Over the coming weeks, I will discuss each of these building blocks in more detail. 1 About self-esteem: Children 1-8 years. (2017). Retrieved from http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/self-esteem.html.
2 Tips to build their confidence. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families/enewsletter/tips-build-their-confidence.
3 Building self-esteem: Babies and children. (2017). Retrieved from http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/self-esteem.html.
Other Notices
Uniform for MacKillop College 2017
Marietta’s (233 George St Bathurst)
advise that their permanently pleated
Australian made kilt for next year needs
to be ordered by end of Sept. Also those
who haven’t already done so, wishing to
receive messages about uniform matters
or register for the Uniform pool should
email their details to mjp@activ8.net.au
P &F CHRISTMAS
FUNDRAISING
Order forms sent home with
your child today
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