ENRICHMENT AND CARE ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE 251 Diamond Creek Road Greensborough North, 3088 Telephone: 9434 4565 No 4 28th February, 2019 Hello Everyone, MORNING TEA Today marks the last day of summer although the season maybe over but the hot weather continues. We are already half way through the term and we welcome the Preps to full time attendance next week. A reminder that the school will be closed next Thursday, 7 th March and Friday, 8 th March, for staff professional development. OSHC Club will not be available due to a lack of demand. Today we hosted the first of our Morning Teas for parents of the different year levels in the school. We started with the Year 5/6 parents meeting up in the foyer. We will roll this out to other levels each month as the year progresses. We believe it is a great opportunity in our busy lives to connect with other parents in the school and have an even stronger connection to the school and staff. OPEN MORNINGS / AFTERNOONS Commencing tomorrow morning we will host our first Open Morning session, where prospective parents are welcome to tour the school. If you know of any families looking to send their children to a great school ask them to have a look on our website for our Open Morning/Afternoon dates. Likewise, if you have a sibling due to start Prep in 2020, enrolment forms are available from Carly and Francine in the office. Next Wednesday parents are invited to join the staff and students at our 9.15 am Mass to celebrate Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season. ASH WEDNESDAY SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS
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ENRICHMENT AND CARE
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
251 Diamond Creek Road
Greensborough North, 3088
Telephone: 9434 4565
No 4
28th February, 2019
Hello Everyone,
MORNING TEA
Today marks the last day of summer although the season maybe over but the hot
weather continues. We are already half way through the term and we welcome the
Preps to full time attendance next week.
A reminder that the school will be closed next
Thursday, 7th March and Friday, 8th March,
for staff professional development.
OSHC Club will not be available due to a lack of demand.
Today we hosted the first of our Morning Teas for parents of the different year levels in the school.
We started with the Year 5/6 parents meeting up in the foyer. We will roll this out to other levels
each month as the year progresses. We believe it is a great opportunity in our busy lives to connect
with other parents in the school and have an even stronger connection to the school and staff.
OPEN MORNINGS / AFTERNOONS
Commencing tomorrow morning we will host our first Open Morning session,
where prospective parents are welcome to tour the school. If you know of any
families looking to send their children to a great school ask them to have a
look on our website for our Open Morning/Afternoon dates. Likewise, if you
have a sibling due to start Prep in 2020, enrolment forms are available from
Carly and Francine in the office.
Next Wednesday parents are invited to join the staff and students at our 9.15 am Mass to celebrate
Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season.
ASH WEDNESDAY
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS
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David Delaney Principal
SCHOOL PHOTOS 2019
A reminder to parents and students that school photos will be taken at school on
Tuesday, 12th March. We ask that all students come in their full summer uniform
irrespective if their PE lesson is on this day. If this is the case students are asked
to bring their runners in their school bags to change into.
Photo order envelopes have been sent home and orders can be placed on line. Extra envelopes can
be obtained from the office for sibling photos and families wishing to place individual orders. An
information flyer is attached at the end of the school newsletter.
CSEF — ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
Please read the a flyer regarding eligibility for CSEF (Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund). You
may be eligible for $125 per child if you hold a Centrelink Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession
Card or a Veteran Affairs Gold Card. Please complete the attached form at the end of the newslet-
ter and return to the school office asap.
SCHOOL MASTERPLAN
We are meeting with our architect to begin the sketch planning of our proposed refurbishment
program in the coming weeks. We will publish these plans for the school community to clearly see
what we plan to do this year with the promised government funding offered last year.
PARISH EDUCATION BOARD
On Tuesday night the new Parish Education Board met for the first time for 2019. This impressive
group of people are there to act as your voice to the school administration and Fr Steve.
The Board is made up of Brendan Walpole (Chair), Cameron Hoey, Deanna Constantin,
Cindy McIntosh, Vanessa Dal Santo, Michael O’Keeffe, Carla Privitera, Jade Scibila, Donna McMah-
on-Puce (ex-parent and Loyola Rep), Tess Dwyer, Fr Steve, Fr Lenin and myself. Please feel free to
contact them if you have any suggestions.
NEW EQUIPMENT
Thanks to Sean Jeffs for dismantling the stone chair in the playground. The children had been
digging under the stones and this was making the structure unsafe. We are hoping to construct our
new climbing frame here during the term break, thanks to the wonderful fundraising of the SCA last
year.
TENNIS LESSONS
Commencing in Term 2 on Tuesdays at lunchtime the school will be offering tennis lessons in the
gym. This is a relationship that we are developing with the St Mary’s Tennis Club. More information
will follow later in the term.
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DIARY DATES 2019
MARCH
1st Open Morning
Year 1 Swimming
4th Nillumbik Division Swimming
Year 2 Swimming
5th Open Morning
6th Ash Wednesday
7th School Closure
8th School Closure
11th Labour Day Public Holiday
12th School Photos
14th Prep 2019 Teddy Bear’s Picnic
15th St Patrick’s Day Mass at St Patrick’s
Cathedral
Year 1 Swimming
17th St Patrick’s Day
18th Year 2 Swimming
19th Open Morning
Year 3/4 ‘Clean up Schools Day” 9-11am
20th Eucharist Faith Night—Yr 3 families
22nd Year 1 Swimming
23rd Open School Morning (Saturday)
23rd Eucharist Commitment Mass 6.00pm
24th Eucharist Commitment Mass
10.30am
25th Year 2 Swimming
27th Year 5/6 Camp - Waratah Beach
28th Year 5/6 Camp - Waratah Beach
29th Year 5/6 Camp - Waratah Beach
Year 1 Swimming
APRIL
1st Year 2 Swimming
2nd Prep 2020 Information Evening
3rd Parent/Teacher Chats
5th Prep Easter Bonnet Parade 9.15am
Year 1 Swimming
End of Term 1. Finish at 1.30pm
7th Daylight Savings ends
19th Good Friday
20th Holy Saturday
21st Easter Sunday
22nd Easter Monday
23rd Term 2 Commences
25th Anzac Day
27th First Eucharist 6.00pm - 3ST (1/5)
28th First Eucharist 10.30am - 3ST (2/5)
MAY
4th First Eucharist 6.00pm - 3OR (3/5)
5th First Eucharist 10.30am - 3OR (4/5)
10th Mother’s Day Morning Tea
11th First Eucharist 6.00pm - 3MP (5/5)
12th Mother’s Day
14th NAPLAN
15th NAPLAN
16th NAPLAN
17th School Closure—Report Writing Day
21st PEB Meeting 7.00pm– 8.00pm
JUNE
10th Queen’s Birthday—Public Holiday
18th Confirmation Faith Night - Yr 5/6
19th Basket Supper
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22nd Confirmation Commitment
Mass, 6.00pm - Yr 5/6
23rd Confirmation Commitment
Mass, 10.30am - Yr 5/6
27th St Thomas Feast Day
28th End of Term 2. Finish at 1.30pm
JULY
15th Term 3 commences
25th School Disco
31st Term 3 Goal Setting Chats
AUGUST
13th PEB Meeting 7.00pm-8.00pm
15th Feast of the Assumption
19th Book Week commences (26th - 30th)
26th Book Week Parade
29th Father’s Day Breakfast
SEPTEMBER
1st Father’s Day
4th Art Show
11th Confirmation rehearsal at St
Patrick’s Cathedral
13th Confirmation (Yr 5/6) at St
Patrick’s Cathedral 7.00pm (Friday)
20th Footy Day
20th End of Term 3. Finish at 1.30pm
OCTOBER
6th Daylight Savings commences
7th Term 4 commences
8th Reconciliation Faith Night
Yr2 families 7.00pm
12th Reconciliation Commitment Mass Yr 2
13th Reconciliation Commitment Mass
Yr 2
17th Year 4 Camp to Holy Cross
(amended date)
18th Year 4 Camp to Holy Cross
(amended date)
18th Gymnastics - Years 3/4
24th Sports Carnival
NOVEMBER
1st All Saints Mass 9.15am
Gymnastics - Year 3/4
4th School Closure — Report Writing Day
5th Melbourne Cup Day
8th Gymnastics - Year 3/4
11th Remembrance Day
12th Prep Orientation (1/3)
15th Gymnastics—Year3/4
19th Prep Orientation (2/3)
20th First Reconciliation 5.30pm & 7.00pm
22nd Gymnastics - Year 3/4
26th Prep Orientation (3/3)
DECEMBER
2nd Advent begins
4th Carols Evening
16th Year 6 Graduation Mass & Disco
17th End of Term 4. Finish at 1.30pm
DIARY DATES 2019
CHANGE IN SECOND HAND UNI-
FORM HOURS FOR 2019
Monday afternoon (after school)
Wednesday morning (before school)
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WELLBEING @ ST THOMAS
STAR ON THE YARD At assembly this week we launched a new initiative - ‘Star On The Yard’ as part of our whole
school approach to promoting School Wide Positive Behaviour. This is to promote positive behav-
iour and acknowledge students who are doing amazing things out on the yard.
Students can be nominated by a School Captain, Peer Mediator or a Teacher. Each week 1 student
will be announced as ‘Star On The Yard’, and will receive a certificate of acknowledgement and our
Star On The Yard trophy to keep (at school) on their desk for the week.
Mrs Theresa Egglezos
Student Wellbeing Leader
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Congratulations to the 25 students who competed at the Eltham District Swimming Carnival last
Friday morning. All students impressed with both their efforts in the pool and their encouragement
and behaviour out of the pool. I wish to thank all of the students that came along to our before school
training sessions. The improvement from just two or three sessions was evident at the competition.
I also thank parents for making the effort to ensure their children attended these sessions, to train
and prepare for the swimming carnival.
Matt Wals
ELTHAM DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVAL
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PRINCIPAL AWARDS
PKK Harry W
PLS Oliver B
1CM Ebony P & Alex B
1FL Charlotte S & Chris G
1SH Sophie C
2DH Liza H
2JL Evelyn C
3OR Charlotte M
3ST Marc O
3/4MP Christabel D & Marco P
4RS Ruby F
5/6LC Sarina F
5/6MG Elly W
5/6MW Mikayla S& Nathan L
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated their birthdays
26th February - 3rd March
Mikayla V, Madeline McI, Marc P, Gabriel V & Matilda W
GOLD AWARDS
Evie S (PKK)
Ruby S (2JL)
Ava G & Sophie I (3OR)
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ATTENTION: YEAR 5 STUDENTS
Applications are now open for Year 5 students commencing Year 7 in
