Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends, This Sunday is the fifth Sunday of Lent. Our journey as we head towards the death and resurrection of Jesus is almost over. A focus as we head towards Easter Sunday is that of repentance, and entering Easter in the right spiritual space. Just as we choose to sin, so we can choose to give that which is our very own, our sins, to God. After all, He came to take away our sins, but he cannot do that, if we do not give them to him. This is exactly what He desires from us; our sins, our weaknesses, and our repentance. No matter who we are or what we have done, God is waiting in the Sacrament of Penance for us, through the Priest, to take our sins away and be reconciled to Him. The priest is not there to judge, the priest is not there to condemn, He is there to help, to heal you, to be the instrument of God’s wonderful mercy. CONFIRMATION CAMP Next week our Year 6 students, some parents and teachers, head down to Geraldton to their Confirmation Camp. During this visit, they attend the mass of the Holy Oils and meet with Bishop Justin. It is a great opportunity for the boys and girls to deepen their faith understandings as they prepare to receive the Holy Spirit in Confirmation. SWIMMING CARNIVAL Many thanks to the parents, students and staff who ensured we had a very successful swimming carnival last Friday. It was a very smoothly run event and a credit to PE Teacher, Mr Paul Willison. Well done to all involved and congratulations to overall shield winners, Stirling INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL The Interschool Swimming Carnival is being held this Friday. I encourage all parents and friends of children involved to come along on the day and support St Mary’s students as they compete with other schools in this region. School Newsletter April 2nd , 2014 Term 1, Issue 9 S t M a r y S t a r o f t h e S e a C A R N A R V O N T o J e s u s t h r o u g h M a r y St Mary Star of the Sea School Board Fr Adam Babinski Ex-Officio Karen Gilbert Treasurer Steve O’Halloran Ex-Officio Di Ramirez Secretary Paul Mullane Chairperson Andrew Alston Vice Chair Max March Member John Nuttall P&F Rep Chris Schelfhout Parish Rep From The principal’s desk Prayer: our prayers for the next few weeks have been written by the members of our ‘Mini-Vinnies’ group Dear God We pray for all the sick people that are in hospital. We really hope that they get better soon. Amen By Lomasey Mongoo IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Thursday 3rd April Primary Open Day Friday 4th April Interschool Swimming Carnival Yr 4—Yr 7 Sunday 6th April Year 5 Class Mass 10am Thursday 10 April Holy Week Liturgy (Assembly) – April 1:45pm Friday 11th April Last Day of Term 1 Monday 28th April First Day of Term 2
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Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends, This Sunday is the fifth Sunday of Lent. Our journey as we head towards the death and resurrection of Jesus is almost over. A focus as we head towards Easter Sunday is that of repentance, and entering Easter in the right spiritual space. Just as we choose to sin, so we can choose to give that which is our very own, our sins, to God. After all, He came to take away our sins, but he cannot do that, if we do not give them to him. This is exactly what He desires from us; our sins, our weaknesses, and our
repentance. No matter who we are or what we have done, God is waiting in the Sacrament of Penance for us, through the Priest, to take our sins away and be reconciled to Him. The priest is not there to judge, the priest is not there to condemn, He is there to help, to heal you, to be the instrument of God’s wonderful mercy. CONFIRMATION CAMP
Next week our Year 6 students, some parents and teachers, head down to Geraldton to their Confirmation Camp. During this visit, they attend the mass of the Holy Oils and meet with Bishop Justin. It is a great opportunity for the boys and girls to deepen their faith understandings as they prepare to receive the Holy Spirit in Confirmation.
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Many thanks to the parents, students and staff who ensured we had a very successful swimming carnival last Friday. It was a very smoothly run event and a credit to PE Teacher, Mr Paul Willison. Well done to all involved and congratulations to overall shield winners, Stirling INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL
The Interschool Swimming Carnival is being held this Friday. I encourage all parents and friends of children involved to come along on the day and support St Mary’s students as they compete with other schools in this region.
School Newsletter April 2nd , 2014 Term 1, Issue 9
St M
ary Star of the Sea
C
ARNARVO
NTo Jesus through Mary
St Mary Star of the Sea School Board
Fr Adam Babinski Ex-Officio Karen Gilbert Treasurer Steve O’Halloran Ex-Officio Di Ramirez Secretary Paul Mullane Chairperson Andrew Alston Vice Chair Max March Member John Nuttall P&F Rep Chris Schelfhout Parish Rep
F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k
Prayer: our prayers for the next few weeks
have been written by the members of
our ‘Mini-Vinnies’
group
Dear God We pray for all the sick people that are in hospital. We really hope that they get better soon. Amen By Lomasey Mongoo
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Thursday 3rd April Primary Open Day
Friday 4th April Interschool Swimming Carnival Yr 4—Yr 7
Sunday 6th April Year 5 Class Mass 10am
Thursday 10 April Holy Week Liturgy (Assembly) – April 1:45pm
Friday 11th April Last Day of Term 1
Monday 28th April First Day of Term 2
PRIMARY OPEN DAY
The Open Day for primary classes is occurring tomorrow from 2:00 – 4:00. This is a terrific opportunity for parents and guardians to come and touch base with class teachers and view their children’s work.
TEMPORARY TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITION
Congratulations to Mrs Sam Punch who will be joining the St Mary’s staff for Term 2 whilst Mrs Trish Thompson takes well deserved long service leave.
Until next week…
God Bless
Steve O’Halloran
Principal
From the REC – Kate Chilvers
Priamry School reconciliation—Thursday 3rd April
Year 4
Liturgy 11.10am to 11.30am
Sacrament 11.45am to 12.15pm
Year 6
Liturgy 11.10am to 11.30am
Sacrament 12.15m to 12.30pm
Year 5
Liturgy 12.00pm to 12.15pm
Sacrament 12.30pm to 1.00pm
Middle School Reconciliation—Friday 4th April
Year 9
Liturgy 11.10am to 11.30am
Sacrament 11.30am to 12.00pm
Year 7
Liturgy 11.45am to 12.00pm
Sacrament 12.00pm to 12.30pm
Year 10
Liturgy 12.00pm to 12.30pm
Sacrament 12.30pm to 1.00pm
Year 8
Liturgy 1.30pm to 1.50pm
Sacrament 1.50pm to 2.30pm
Primary News
The final in my series of home reading tips: Do I Correct All Reading Mistakes? When children are reading, they will make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes when they read, and we usually get by with it unless it’s a favorite book that your child has memorized! It isn’t important to cor-rect every mistake that the child makes if it doesn’t change the meaning of the text, but chil-dren should-n’t get in the habit of reading inaccurately either. Help your child make corrections by asking if what they read makes sense and by sounding out the words. Keep it fun so children enjoy reading and aren’t wor-ried about making a mistake.
How Do I Correct Reading Mistakes? You can help your child make corrections while reading and still keep it positive. After your child has read to the end of a paragraph or page you might say, “Look at all of the words that you read cor-rectly. Let’s go back and look at this word again to see if we can figure out what it really is.” Be specific in your praise as well. Instead of saying “good job” try “I like the way you made your voice sound mad when the character was angry” or “You read a lot of hard words in that story.” Your child will repeat the behaviours that you praise.
Thankyou to everyone for the support I have received for the past 5 terms as Acting Head of Primary I
have thoroughly enjoyed the role. Mrs Nyman returns next term I will continue in the school in the role of
Learning support Coordinator and Teacher Mentor.
Trudy Cox A/Head of Primary
Boardies Day
A big thankyou to St Mary Star of the Sea School for raising $65-00 for Boardies Day. Well
Done!
Congratulations to all students who competed and helped with this years swimming carnival! Year Four Champion Boy Brock Ramirez Runner Up Matthew Gilbert Champion Girl Melanie Pidala Runner Up Emily Bumbak Year Five Champion Boy Jared March Runner Up Barry Bellotti Champion Girl Darcie Botica Runner Up Isobelle Warren Year Six Champion Boy Adam Clark Runner Up Tyrell Oakley Champion Girl Linzey Roberts Runner Up Fynn Morgan Year Seven Champion Boy James Morgan Runner Up Patrick Mullane Champion Girl Brooklyn Roberts Runner Up Bree Hudson Year Eight Champion Boy Harrison Kershaw Runner Up Karttar Andreoli Champion Girl Chelsea Botica Runner Up Gianna Lawrence Year Nine Champion Boy Will Faithfull Runner Up Roger Clark Champion Girl Kirsty Mullane Runner Up Amber Faithfull Year Ten Champion Boy Hamish Campbell Runner Up Bede Virtue Champion Girl Kailani Whitby
STIRLING 976 GREY 862 FORREST 856
Health Care Card Tuition Fee Discount Scheme Parents/Legal Guardians from Kindergarten to Year 10 who hold a Centrelink Health Care Card (yellow) or Centrelink Pen-sioner Card (blue) may be eligible for Tuition Fee Discounts. The cards must be current, be in the name of the person respon-sible for payment of fees, and list the name/s of the cardholder’s dependants. The Card must also indicate one of the following categories: DSP, PP, FA, LI, NSA, PA, SA, SL, WA & MAA. Please bring your card to office to be copied and a concession application form signed. If you have applied to Centrelink for either of the above cards but have not received your card you will need to wait until you have the card before paperwork can be completed and discounts applied. New forms must be filled in at the commencement of each year before discounts are applied. If your card expires during the year you must present your new card to the office to claim the reduced rate for the remainder of the year. You are only eligible to receive the discount for the period of time you hold an eligible card. If your financial situation changes and Centrelink advises you that your card is no longer valid and must be destroyed then you may not use this card to obtain discounts. This discount scheme does not apply to students who receive ABSTUDY. SECONDARY STUDENT ASSISTANCE – APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 11th April 2014 Parents/Legal Guardians of students from Year 8 to Year 10 will also be eligible to receive the Secondary Student Assistance in the form of tuition fees and Uniform Allowance from the Department of Education. Forms need to be completed and signed at the school office. Please bring your bank account details with you when making this application as the Dept of Education will deposit the uniform allowance direct to your bank account. The tuition fee allowance will be directed to the school and your ac-count will be credited with this amount. Parents/Guardians of students who receive ABSTUDY may be eligible to receive the Secondary Student Assistance. The card holder must be the parent/guardian not the student. Anna Brooks
Canteen News
Another busy week and I thank Jan De Boni for her help on Thursday. I am still looking for volunteers for next Term. Tuesday-Thursday 10.30-1.30. Thanks in anticipation, Charmaine.
Uniform Shop
Open Tuesday and Thursday 3.15pm to 4.15pm every week. Charmaine
Footy Tipping
Round 2 winner saw new tipper
"Dodger" come away with the 9
tips and lowest margin.
CARNARVON JUNIOR SOCCER
ASSOCIATION
REGISTRATION NIGHT WHO? Boys & Girls (5-16) WHERE? Festival Grounds
