1 St. Bede’s Catholic Primary School A School with Heart Phone: 4842 2413. Fax: 4842 2224 www.stbedesb.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected]Newsletter – Week 9 – Term 2 – Date: 26 June 2014 Mission Statement ‘A School with Heart’ Where we are inspiring, challenging and nurturing one another to: …..live from the heart, love from the heart, learn from the heart Dear Community ASSESSMENT & REPORTING As you are aware, Reports were sent home today. In last week’s newsletter I placed information regarding your child’s School Report and how you react to them. The students take their cues from your reaction and this will affect the way they see themselves as learners and as people. Here are some questions to consider: Have you read all the information provided about the A-E common grade scale? Do you feel comfortable with the A-E grading scale [Year 1-6],the 3-point scale for Kindergarten and understand that it is very different from the ‘old’ style you had at school? Are your expectations for your child in line with their abilities? Do you expect too much from your child? Are your expectations realistic? Do you hold the belief that children learn at different rates? Are you willing to safeguard your child’s self- esteem rather than deflate it? How much of the A-E grades are you going to reveal to your child? Sadly we must farewell two of our students at the end of the term. Sienna Conroy, Year 3, is leaving St Bede’s and will attend school in Canberra. We also farewell Emilio Rojas-Terry who is also moving to Canberra with his family. We wish Sienna & Emilio all the best for the future. Common Grade Scale Child Friendly Language A Above what is expected Amazing All the time Always works independently Applies to new situations Accurate Achieving Above expectations B By yourself (Works independently But makes a few errors) Brilliant Beyond expectations C Capable Consistently working well Coping well with work Competent Confident Can do it D Developing, but Doing well Direction needed E Encouragement needed Eventually get there Extra assistance needed P for Parents Pack-up Past Perceptions of A – E and Put them aside Don’t Put the focus on the single A – E letter Find the Positive in every grade and comment your child receives Don’t Pin labels on People Keep it Private – it’s no one else’s business Keep it all in Perspective – it’s only Primary School! Avoid Placing Pressure on your child Be Patient Be Proud of your child
Please keep in your prayers all families from St Bede's who may be excited about travelling over
the holidays or may be at the other end of the spectrum and be experiencing difficult times. We
can never be sure how those around us are feeling and by asking "how are you?" to another
parent that you may not know that well, you may make a difference. Keeping St Bede's a school
with heart is not just for the students!
Students return for Term Three Tuesday 15 July.
Yours in Christ
Gerard
Our Indigenous Units of work in all classrooms this term have drawn to a climax with the reflection on and celebration
of Naidoc and Immigrant and Refugee weeks. These have been the focus of our Peace Room activities and our end
of term assembly, to be held on Thursday.
This reflection is important to not only our children but also the families of our school community. In the words of Pope
Francis …. “We need, for example, to recover a certain sense of deliberateness and calm. This calls for time and the
ability to be silent and to listen. We need also to be patient if we want to understand those who are different from us.
People only express themselves fully when they are not merely tolerated, but know they are truly accepted. If we are
genuinely attentive in listening to others, we will learn to look at the world with different eyes and come to appreciate
the richness of human experience as manifested in different cultures and traditions.”
This is the essence of our Catholic faith, experiencing humanity from differing perspectives whilst reinforcing the
importance of maintaining and developing our
relationship with God through our interactions
with others.
Have a wonderful Holiday, May Peace be in your homes, Ann
Lost Size 10 new woollen jumper has Coe’s name on label – parents are asked to check to all labels on their children’s clothing.
Prayer Dear Lord,
Help us acknowledge that different people live in this country. Help us to remember their cultures and be proud of it.
Let us remember that we should all be proud of who we are. I hope that everyone will learn to accept each other as part of the
community. Amen.
Ministries this Sunday 29 June Welcomer: P Coady Commentator: C Gammon Readers: R Coady & T Roach Acolyte: L Hart Special Minister: A Monkhouse & Volunteer PowerPoint: H Hart Gifts: Flores Family Congratulations to Giovanni on his First Communion and to Xanthie and family on her Baptism. Markets in Ryrie Park this Saturday. St Vincent De Paul Braidwood Office hours Friday
0435856541. 11am – 1pm contact the Parish on
Trinity Enrolment Packs
Year 6 parents- Are thinking of sending your child to Trinity Catholic College,
Goulburn, for High School next year?
If so enrolment packs are available at the St Bede’s Office.
A few copies of the Catholic Education Office’s Bulletin are
available in the front office, for anyone wanting a copy.
Claim the Date
DJ Karunas’ School DISCO
31 July 5.00 until 6.30 - requests for songs to Mr Laffan.
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Year 5/6 key dates. Please place these in your diary.
Confirmation Sunday 17 August
Camp @ Narrabeen Monday 15 - Friday 19 September
End of Year Mass Thursday 27 November
Year 6 only-Jamberoo ‘Big Day Out’
Presentation Assembly Thursday 11 December
Graduation Dinner Thursday 11 December
The school is aware that the events above may cause some concerns regarding costs. As
always, please contact Gerard at the school if this is the case. No child will be disadvantged
because of financial difficulties.
Last Tuesday, St Bede's Staff were privileged to complete a professional development afternoon/evening with Ms Ange Casey from the National Museum of Australia. She worked with us enabling us to familiarize ourselves with the History document of the Australian Curriculum. This curriculum encourages teachers to make use of artifacts to facilitate our teaching. Ange brought several artifacts for staff to view and plan some learning that could flow from these pieces. It was a wonderfully enlightening session. She also told us about some “local” history and alerted us to this sign. It appears on the Braidwood Road approximately 16 kms from Goulburn. If you’re driving past in the holidays, perhaps stop and view the sign for yourselves. It may just spark some “historic” discussion.
27 June Last day of school
15 July Students return to school
24 July NR Athletics Carnival Goulburn
29 July ICAS – English Test
30 July School Public Speaking Yrs. 2-6
31 July School Disco 5pm School Hall 28 August School Photo’s
Claim the date
Friday 22 August – Book week parade – Who will you come
as this year??
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Week 9
Kinder Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year4 Year 5/6
Mia Yeomans Lachlan Yule Regan
Hindmarsh
Joshua Clark Madison Pieper Jonathon Coe
Arlo Rose Bally
Gunderson
Tyler Edwards Isabella
Hindmarsh
Mia Corey Jack Tetley
Willough
Corby
Week 9
Kinder Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year4 Year 5/6
Milly Coe Hope Bunn Angus
MacPhail
Maddison
Smyth
Xanthe Putra -
Jaya
Jorja Noye
Sy Jason William Sullivan Emilio Rojas-
Terry
Ellie-Rose
Roberts
Orlando
Throsby
Liam Riches
Katelyn
Wilkinson
Sport News
Fundamental Movement Skill - Stationary Dribbling
This is a skill used in basketball and other playground games. Ask your child to show you how
to dribble at home. Bigger balls are easiest to practise with. When stationary dribbling it is
important to:
Hold the ball about belt level in one hand.
Push the ball down with the fingertips, not the palm.
Make sure the ball hits the floor in front of or beside the preferred foot.
Calling all Redbacks and lovers of the game they play in heaven
Brumbies V Waratahs. All Redback players and families are invited to watch this much anticipated clash at
the Braidwood Servicemen’s Club, Saturday 28 June. This is the first Saturday of the holidays. Please arrive
6:00pm for 6:30pm free BBQ with the game to start at 7:30pm. Please arrive early so that numbers can be
countered and catered for. Brumbies by 8.
Aussie Footy
This week all classes concluded a term of AFL skills or Aussie Footy. Certainly the older classes enjoyed
the final weeks where games were played with a pleasing degree of skill shown. Younger classes played
modified games that comprised of running, kicking and hand-balling. I have asked that student try and
watch even 10 minutes of an AFL game to see where their new skills may take them. Thanks for a great
term! Mr G
The Northern Region Athletics Carnival is on Thursday 24 July in Goulburn. Notes are due back please.
Parents are also asked to consider how their child will travel to and from the venue. Students wishing to
withdraw from an event or who may be unable to attend should have informed Mr Galvin by now. Please
see Mr G tomorrow if you have any concerns as the squad will be emailed by lunchtime Friday.
Student events are posted near the Front Office. Those competing in discus or shot can see Mr G for
equipment to practice leading up to the NR Carnival.
Happy Birthday to: Declan Sullivan, James Castro, Mia Corey, Miah Gunderson, Nicholas Allen.
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St Bede’s Footy Tipping Competition Top Tipper Mrs Daniel Senior 78 points
2nd Lara Hewitt LH2622 76 points
3rd Annette Galvin Mrs G 73 points
4th Jamie Yeoman Yeoman’s Bunnies 72 points
=4th Richard Bunn Something about Snow...? 72 points
Special mention to Richard who was 3 points clear after round 7 and 6 points ahead or Mrs D at the same
time!!! The snow must be slippery. NOTE: The authors name has not mentioned on the leaders table at all
this season! Glass houses........
TERM 2 –CANTEEN ROSTER
Week Date Volunteer 1 Volunteer 2 Volunteer 3
9 27 June 2014 Jamie Yeomans Chris Nelson
Term 3
1 18 July 2014 Jamie Yeomans
2 25 July 2014 Jamie Yeomans
3 1 August 2014 Ruth Wall Chauntelle Hindmarsh Jamie Yeomans
4 8 August 2014 Karen Cairns Rhonda Waters Janine Hindmarsh
5 15 August 2014 Jamie Yeomans
6 22 August 2014 Jamie Yeomans
7 29 August 2014 Jamie Yeomans
8 5 September 2014 Jamie Yeomans
9 12 September 2014 Jamie Yeomans
10 19 September 2014 Jamie Yeomans
REMINDERS
If you haven’t yet paid your school fees please do so promptly or contact the office to put a
payment plan in place. Parents are reminded that school fees are used to purchase valuable
resources and keep the school running.
The old sports uniform will no longer be able to be worn after the end of this term – please
ensure that your child is in the correct new sports uniform at the beginning of Term 3.
Public speaking timeline Term 3 Topics given by class teachers to students Years
3-6 before end of Term 2. Year 2 will prepare a
modified one minute speech
St Bede’s Public Speaking Wednesday 30 July
Northern Region Public Speaking Wednesday 13
August
Archdiocesan Public Speaking week
commencing Monday 1 September. This is the
first year the succesful students at the Northern
Region level will be able to progress to an
Archdiocsan level in Public Speaking.
Braidwood Servicemen’s Club Dance
Party
Braidwood Servicemen’s club will be holding a FREE dance party on Friday 15 July. There will be 2 age groups - Under 10’s from 4pm until 5pm
- Over 10’s from 6pm until 9pm
Will be fully supervised. For more information please contact the club on 48422108
Thank you to
Therese Culmone
for her donation of
much needed ice
packs
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Community Council Update
The Community council meet last night and discussed a range of issues affecting the school. These include
Removal and replanting of shade trees
Discussion of a new toilet block
Refurbishment of Kinder and Year One classrooms
Parish updates
Staff and RE updates Thank you to Therese Culmone for her donation of much needed ice packs
Fundraising
Social events
Students bringing iPads from home as a learning device
St Bede’s is exploring the idea of students bringing a personal iPad as a learning device from 2015 however
much work and discussion needs to happen before this can occur. Parent information will be sent home
once more details are available. Students without an iPad will not be disadvantaged. If you are
considering a mobile device e.g. tablet or iPad for your family, household or child or would like to know
more, please contact a member of the Community Council or a staff member. A deal of infrastructure will
need to be in place before this can happen with the preferred option being iPads at this stage.
Thank you these parents who have replied to our request to help with CC tasks:
St. Bede’s Primary School Lamington Drive fundraiser.
Please collect as many orders as possible from family and friends, fill in the order form below and return back to the school office by Friday 25th July 2014. Lamingtons will be ready for collection on the afternoon of Wednesday 30th July 2014. Payment at time of ordering please. Many Thanks,
The Fundraising Committee.
NAME PHONE ½ DOZ $12.00 DOZEN $18.00 AMOUNT PAID
Lamington Drive – Help Wanted
Anyone who has a few hours to spare on Wednesday 30 July to help assemble lamingtons from 8.30 onwards, your help would be greatly appreciated.
For more information please contact Janine Hindmarsh on 0428 471 160.
