Holy Eucharist School 1a Oleander Drive, St Albans, VIC 3021. Ph: 8312 0900 Fax 9366 8192 Principal: Mr. Jeffrey Parker principal@hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

Deputy Principal: Mr. Michael Bonnici

Holy Eucharist Parish Parish Priest- Fr. Tuan Anh Do CSsR. Assistant Priest: Fr Peter Ly Trong Danh CSsR (P) 9366 1310 Mass Times Saturday: 6pm Sunday: 9am, 10.30am, 6pm Vietnamese Mass at 12pm

Prep: Sharon Bonnici Mary James & Natalie Kranjec. Grade 1: Anita Bison, & Aaron Carey. Grade 1/2 Shalini Dos Santos. Grade 2: Julie Murnane & Stephani Ognenovski. Grade 3: Jo Dragovic, Angela Lopez-Dee & Julie Semcesen. Grade 4: Erin McNally, Thilini Nanayakkara & Clare Christie Grade 5: Bruno Pellaschiar & Belynda Horne Grade 5/6: Wally Antonowicz Grade 6: Joanne Stead & Jackie Dabal. Library: Jenny Bistricki. ICT/Community Partnership Allison Borg Art: Shobha Hickey. Prep – Gr 6 Literacy Leader/ Reading Recovery: Angela Burke. Literacy Intervention: Hannah Power Reading Recovery: Leanne Bonello. Maths Intervention/P-3 Maths Leader: Anne Ablinger. Gr 4-6 Maths Leader: Bruno Pellaschiar. EAL/New Arrival: Irene Jurista. EAL/D: Annette Ambessi Physical Ed: Tony Lazarevski. Ed Support: Joe Sirianni. Music: Angela Chiavaroli. LOTE: Linda Hyunh. Business Manager: Sue Smart Office Staff: Connie La Macchia Community Hub Leader/Interpreter: Mandy Huong (Vietnamese) Cleaner: June Balatbat Maintenance: Barry Lynch ours Carely Trii

Holy Eucharist School 1a Oleander Drive, St Albans, VIC 3021. Ph: 8312 0900 Fax 9366 8192 Principal: Mr. Jeffrey Parker principal@hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

Deputy Principal / Learning and Teaching Leader: Mr. Michael Bonnici

Holy Eucharist Parish Parish Priest- Fr. Tuan Anh Do CSsR. Assistant Priest: Fr Peter Ly Trong Danh CSsR Fr Patrick Corbett (P) 9366 1310 Mass Times Saturday: 6pm Sunday: 9am, 10.30am, 6pm Vietnamese Mass at 12pm

Prep: Sharon Bonnici, Mary James, Natalie Kranjec & Shalini Dos Santos. Grade 1: Anita Bison, Aaron Carey & Heribert Herrera. Grade 2 Julie Murnane, Stephani Ognenovski, Vanessa Shaw Grade 3: Jo Dragovic, Angela Lopez-Dee & Bianca Gomez. Grade 4: Erin McNally, Thilini Nanayakkara & Jacelle Cablao. Grade 5: Bruno Pellaschiar, Belynda Horne, & Jennifer Khong Grade 6: Wally Antonowicz, Joanne Stead, Jackie Dabal & Hania Borowik . Religious Education Leader: Joanne Stead. Wellbeing/ Learning Diversity Leader: Julie Semcesen. School Counsellor (Thurs & Fri): Edward Faraci. Library: Jenny Bistricki. ICT/Community Partnership Allison Borg. Art: Shobha Hickey. P -3 Literacy Leader/Reading Recovery: Leanne Bonello Gr 3-6 Literacy Leader/ Intervention: Hannah Power. Reading Recovery/Literacy Intervention: Mary Valentino-Pamment. Literacy Intervention 3-6: Kathleen Bezzina Maths Intervention/P-3 Maths Leader: Anne Ablinger. Gr 4-6 Maths Leader: Bruno Pellaschiar. EAL/New Arrival: Irene Jurista. Physical Ed: Clare Chrisiti . Education Support: Joe Sirianni. LOTE: Linda Hyunh. Office Staff: Connie La Macchia, Mandy Huong & Rosemarie Slatter Sudanese Aide: Angehr Aguer Community Hub: Adella Howard Cleaner: June Balatbat Maintenance: Barry Lynch Out of Hours Care: Kelly Triantafillidis 0402 390 969

Palm Sunday – Year B

A reading from the holy Gospel according to

Mark (11:1-10)

When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage

and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives,

Jesus sent two of his disciples, and said to them,

‘Go into the village opposite you,

and immediately as you enter it you will find a

colt tied, on which no one has ever sat;

untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you,

“Why are you doing this?” say,

“The Lord has need of itand will send it back here

immediately”’.

And they went away, and found a colt tied at the

door out in the open street; and they untied it.

And those who stood there said to them,

‘What are you doing, untying the colt?’

And they told them what Jesus had said;

and they let them go.

And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw

their garments on it; and he sat upon it.

And many spread their garments on the road,

and others spread leafy branches

which they had cut from the fields.

And those who went before and those who followed

cried out, ‘Hosanna!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is

coming!

Hosanna in the highest!’

Principal’s Message

Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers, Thank you to all the parents who attended the parent/teacher chats last Wednesday 14th March. The informal chats are important as they provided an opportunity to discuss valuable information that the teacher needs to know about your child. This helps build better relationship between teachers, parents and children so they can be better informed, to providing learning for your children.

Last Sunday 18th March, Holy Eucharist Parish celebrated its annual Multicultural Day with some fun activities. It was a great day and was well supported by the parishioners and school families.

Parents I have stated this before, so I will repeat that no parent is allowed to feed their children through school gates during lunch and recess times.

I want to discuss a very serious matter around social media and children in our school. Safe and proper usage of technology has been taught through our ICT Lessons, classroom lessons, parent information sessions over numerous years and continues to happen again in 2018.

Parents please note the following: It is ILLEGAL for any child to have a Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and any other Social Media site until a child is of the age of 13 years old. If parents have allowed this to happen in their own homes, then they need to ensure there are proper, safe family procedures around this. Parents need to be aware of what their children are doing at home on IPads, mobile phones, laptops and desktops. The school already has safe measures within our school hours of 9am- 3.15 pm.

On a lighter note, our school along with many other schools represented around Victoria, came together as a faith community to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

School Student Leadership Team 2018 with Archbishop Hart at St Patrick’s Cathedral.

Mr. Jeffrey Parker Principal

jparker@hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

IMPORTANT DATES IN MARCH 2018

Sat 24 /Sun 25

Monday 26th

Tuesday 27th

Wednesday 28th

Thursday 29th

Friday 30th

Saturday 31st

Sunday 1st

PASSION SUNDAY (Year B)

*PSGS

*Think You Know Cyber Safety Presentation At 6pm. *Grade 1 visiting to St Albans

*School Mass today at 9am

*Presatation of hampers to St Vincent DePaul *Portfolios are due back at school

HOLY THURSDAY * End of Term 1 Student go

home at 2pm.

GOOD FRIDAY

(No School)

EASTER VIGIL End of daylight

savings

EASTER SUNDAY

Newsletter – No 4, March 23, 2018. www.hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

LEARNING AND TEACHING

ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIOS Today you will receive your child’s Assessment Portfolio containing samples of work completed during

Term 1.

We, the staff at Holy Eucharist recognise that in order for our students to be successful in school, they need the support and guidance from both the home and the school community. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education.

Therefore, we ask for your co-operation and support by looking carefully at the Assessment Portfolio

with your child.

Encourage them to talk about what they were required to do for each piece.

Discuss what they have achieved. If there are areas which need improvement, discuss with your child what they could do to improve.

As partners, we share the responsibility for our children’s success and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities.

This Assessment Portfolio contains: ● Term 1 - Topic outline sheet. This provides the parent/guardian with a summary of what has been covered

during this term in all curriculum areas. The topic outline went home at the beginning of this term (inside the portfolio) and you were invited to sign it and return it to school inside the Portfolio.

● Work samples. These were collected by the teacher as evidence of what has been taught during term 1. These samples

support what has been documented in the topic outline. The work samples have been corrected by the teacher and have relevant comments to support what your child has achieved.

● The teachers have a put a lot of effort and have worked extremely hard to put these Assessment Portfolios together. You (the parent/guardian) are encouraged to make comments (on the yellow cover sheet provided) after looking at your child’s work. Please sign the yellow card inside the folder as an indication that you have seen your child’s work.

Date: Comment: Parent’s Signature:

Term 1

The Assessment Portfolio needs to be returned to school by: Wednesday 28th March 2018.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Holy Eucharist School has a Uniform Policy. It is an expectation that all students are wearing the correct school uniform at all times. If students are not wearing the correct uniform they are required to have a written letter from their parents explaining why they are out of uniform. Please find an explanation of the school uniform listed below. Alternatively, you can visit our school website to view our school uniform policy http://www.hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au/files/School%20Uniform%20Policy.pdf

END OF TERM 1 Just a reminder that the last day for Term 1 is on Thursday 29th March 2018. Student will finish school at 2pm.

Term 2 resumes on Monday 16th April.

HOLY EUCHARIST PARISH – LENTEN AND EASTER TIMETABLE

LENTEN RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation

(2nd Rite) in the Church

Wednesday 28th March at 7:30pm (English)

Thursdays 22nd March at 7:30pm (Vietnamese)

HOLY THURSDAY: (29th March)

No 9am morning mass today

Mass of the Lord’s Supper

7pm in the Church.

GOOD FRIDAY: (30th March )

Stations of the Cross

10am on Holy Eucharist School Oval.

NB: No 9am Mass.

Celebration of the Passion of the Lord

3pm (English)

7:30pm (Vietnamese)

EASTER SATURDAY: (31st March)

Blessing of the Food

11am

5pm Easter Vigil Mass

6pm (English)

8pm (Vietnamese)

EASTER SUNDAY: (1st April)

The Resurrection of the Lord

(Mass Times)

9am (English)

10:30am (English)

12pm (Vietnamese)

3pm (Sudanese)

6pm (English)

EASTER CELEBRATION AND PARADE On Thursday 29th March, we will be having an Easter Liturgy in the Church at 12pm followed by an Easter Hat Parade and the draw of the Easter raffle. Please come along – All welcome.

HEAD LICE The school was informed by a parent that their child had head lice. It is common for young children to get head lice particularly at school. Anyone can get head lice including adults. We encourage parents to check their child’s head and hair carefully and regularly. Pharmacies have lotions and shampoos to treat head lice. Our School Uniform Policy states that ‘Hair which is shoulder length or longer must be tied back at all times’.

M Bonnici – Learning and Teaching/Deputy Principal

Please sign the yellow card when you have seen your child’s work.

Please return the Portfolio to school by Wednesday 28th March 2018

Please write the date when you have seen your child’s

work

Please look at the samples with your child and encourage them to talk about each sample.

Please write a positive comment about your child’s work. These comments can be written in English or in the language spoken at home.

MY SCHOOLS – NAPLAN DATA READING WRITING

NAPLAN 2018 The students in Years 3 and 5 will be taking part in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) on 15th, 16th and 17th May 2018. NAPLAN is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. The assessments are undertaken nationwide, every year, in the second full week in May.

NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four areas (or ‘domains’) of:

Reading

Writing

Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation)

Numeracy NAPLAN tests skills in Literacy and Numeracy that are developed over time through the school curriculum.

IMPORTANT DATES IN 2018:

MARCH 2018 Fri 23rd -Portfolios/Work-samples are sent

home Sun 25th -Palm Sunday Wed 28th - End of Term Mass 9:00am Presatation to St Vincent De Pore Portfolios are due back at school. Thurs 29th -Holy Thursday - Whole School Assembly at 12:45pm

-Easter hat parade -Easter raffle drawn

-Students go home at 2pm . Fri 30th -Good Friday

APRIL 2018 Sun 1st April -Easter Sunday Mon 2nd April -School Holidays Wed 4th April – 15th -Commonwealth Games in Brisbane

Mon 16th April -Term 2 begins (11 Weeks) Mon16-18th April -School Review Wed 18th April -State Swimming 20th April -FINAL for Inter school Sports Mon 23rd April -Confirmation Family Night 7pm

Tues 24th April -Boys Gala Day- (Green Gully Soccer Club)

Wed 25th April -ANZAC DAY – No School Fri 27th April -Girls Gala Day-

(Green Gully Soccer Club) Mon 30th April -Grade 4 Urban Camp (overnight)

-First Holy Communion / Grade 4 Reflection Day at National Gallery of Victoria

-Grade 5 Camp Doxa (return on the 2nd May)

Mr Michael Bonnici Learning and Teaching/Deputy Principal mbonnici@hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

NAPLAN – My School Website: www.myschool.edu.au

Earlier this month the 2017 NAPLAN testing Data was available for everyone to view on the ‘My School’ website. In 2017, students at Holy Eucharist school achieved ‘high gains’ in literacy and numeracy. An article in ‘The Age’ newspaper stated that Holy Eucharist school had “made the list” of schools for achieving high gains. (The Age, March 7, 2018). We are very proud of our 2017 - Year 3 and Year 5 students and the results they have achieved.

The chart above displays average NAPLAN scores for each area (domain). The coloured bars indicate whether the school's scores are substantially above (in dark green), above (in light green) or close to

(in white). If the school was below the other school’s average scores these would have been indicated in pink/red. Holy Eucharist School achieved substantially above average

growth in comparison to schools with similar students is affirming of the learning and teaching practices that are in place in the school. Our school made above average growth in comparison to all Australian

students. The graphs on the right indicate gains in reading, writing and numeracy. Our school’s scores are shown in maroon. Average

achievement of students in schools with similar students (statistically similar schools) are indicated in blue and the average achievement of students in all Australian schools are in black.

As you can see from the graphs, students from Holy Eucharist reported gains in reading, writing and numeracy. By the time our students reach Grade 5 they make much higher gains than all schools.

NUMERACY

WRITING

ADMINISTRATION

CAMP, SPORT AND EXCURSION FUND

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND CSEF application 2018 is now open. CSEF will be provided by the Victorian

Government to assist eligible families to cover costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a concession card, you may be eligible for CSEF. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities. Please ensure that the Office has a copy of your current Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card. Thank you.

Mrs Mandy Huong

Administration mhuong@hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

NEW ENTRANCE TO SCHOOL OFFICE

Visitors, our Administration Block is complete and is now our School main entrance. Parents/Visitors will only be able to enter the school via Chedgey Drive between 8.30am to 3.30pm. All other gates will be locked at 9.05am and re-opened at approximately 2.35pm. Parents/Visitors are to report to the School Office before entering the school grounds. SCHOOL FEES

Per Capita & Excursion Fees were due 23rd February 2018. If you have not paid yet please finalise immediately. Thank you.

Mrs Connie La Macchhia

Administration clmacchia@hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM

Yesterday during our school assembly we commissioned our Holy Eucharist Social Justice Team and Mini Vinnies’ members of the St Vincent de Paul Society. This group will be working hard to organise events to help families in our community and in our world who are in need, by giving them an opportunity to live a life that is just and to understand how God’s love and mercy is present in all of us through our actions and words. Congratulations to the following students: Katherine, Truc, Marquez, Karina, Kevin, Lily (Absent), Simon, Jennifer (Absent), Steven, Patrick, Ayen, Shealla (Absent), Sang (Absent) and Bob (Absent). We look forward to seeing their great work and dedication

in helping those people in need and making a BIG difference throughout the year.

NEWS

Help your children stay safe on the internet!

Holy Eucharist will be hosting a ThinkUKnow presentation on

TUESDAY 27TH MARCH 2018 at 6:00pm in the MacKillop Building.

All parents and carers are encouraged to attend.

Miss. Allison Borg ICT/Community Partnership Leader

aborg@ hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

St Vincent de Paul 2018 Easter Appeal

Easter is just around the corner and we have started to collect donations for the St Vincent de Paul Easter Appeal. We are asking for particular

items from each class so that we can collect a variety of foods. It is vital that all grocery and other food items are non-perishable and are ‘in-date’. It would be gratefully appreciated if each student could bring in an item. The non-perishable foods will be presented to the St Vincent de Pauls representative at our End of Term mass on Wed, 28th March at 9:00 am. All donations will be collected and given to needy families in our community Together we can make a big difference.

Social Justice Team, Mrs Dragovic, Mrs Stead & Mrs Xuereb

Term 1 Holiday Club- bookings for the Easter Holidays are now open from the Camp Australia website

at www.campaustralia.com.au/holidayclubs All information, activities and prices are available on the website. Please book in before the program commences as there will be a $25 late fee once the program has started. We provide breakfast, morning tea and afternoon tea. Lunch needs to be brought in from home. Hot food or nuts are not permitted into the service. Thank you Kelly Triantafillidis Holy Eucharist OSHC Coordinator ktriantafillidis@hestalbanssth.catholic.edu.au

Learn KEYBOARD - VIOLIN - GUITAR at Holy Eucharist School! ENROL From April 1st ONLINE at www.abcmusicgroup.com.au/enrol-now/ to secure a spot for

Term 2. KEYBOARD & GUITAR Group lessons cost $138 per term VIOLIN (Group of 2 students) cost $220 per term We offer Private Lessons which cost $35 per lesson Lessons run every Friday during school hours. For more information please contact the ABC office via email: info@abcmusicgroup.com.au or call 03 9427 8049 Instruments are also available for rent or purchase through our website. Follow us on social media for news and updates. @abcmusicgroup