Newsletter Number 37 22nd November 2018

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1 ST BENEDICT S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 3 9 CENTRAL AVENUE BURWOOD St Benedict s Primary School Burwood During our Information Evenings, parents were also asked to nominate an address that they were happy to have shared on a friendship list for their child s class. Without parental or caregiver consent to share addresses, we are unable to share any contact details with other members of our community. If you were Leadership Day Newsletter Number 37 22nd November 2018 Loving God, may we lead with the light of justice, May we lead with the light of compassion, May we lead with the light of mercy, May we lead with the light of love. Amen. School Sports We were blessed with beautiful weather on Friday for our School Sports. It was great to have our whole school competing together and supporting each other throughout the morning. Congratulations to Clarke House for winning our overall sports and to Hall for winning our spirit award. Thank you to Mel Norton for organising our morning. All of her work allowed for our morning to run smoothly and for our students to fully participate in all activities. Thank you also to all of our parents who assisted throughout the morning with setting up tents, giving out ribbons and encouraging all of our students. Thank you to all of our staff for being part of this amazing morning and of course thank you to our wonderful students for their willingness to give everything a go, supporting each other and assisting with the pack up. The morning was a wonderful example of what makes St Ben s the amazing school that it is. Election Day Fundraising Last week, all families received information and cake trays to support our cake stall at our polling booth for the state election. All families are encouraged to bake a cake, slice or something similar and drop it into the staffroom from 7:30am on Saturday. These goodies will then be sold throughout the day. A flyer asking for volunteers to work at our stalls throughout the day was sent home this week. Thank you to all of our families who have already returned their note to say that they are able to volunteer. If you are able to assist for an hour or two on Saturday, please return your form to school tomorrow. Community Events It has been wonderful to have our students participate in a range of activities with schools within our wider community. Last week, a group of our Five/Six students played soccer against Hartwell Primary. This was a great way for our students to demonstrate their soccer skills and they were certainly able to celebrate with a score of 7 to 1. Yesterday a group of our Year Five/Six students attended Bike It! with Tanya Petersen. This community event also linked into our Year Five/Six Bike Ed sessions that have been held in recent weeks.

2 School Disco We are all looking forward to our annual School Disco which will be held on Thursday 6th December. A separate flyer asking for volunteers for the evening has been sent home today. Bookings can be made through CDF Pay. Please remember that all students must be accompanied by an adult whilst they are attending the disco. Italian Day Yesterday, all parents and caregivers received an electronic copy of information for Italian Day and all students have also received a hard copy of the note. Our Italian Day is always an amazing day and a great way to celebrate our language programme. Please use CDF Pay to order your child s pizza and gelato. Orders will close at 3:30pm on Tuesday 27th November. Prep Orientation and Information Evening Today was our final Prep orientation before we officially welcome our new Preps to St Ben s in It was wonderful to see our new students happily playing and interacting with our Year Five students. I look forward to welcoming all of our Prep parents and getting to know them better at our Prep Information Evening tonight. Please remember that next Friday, 30th November, is a school closure day. This day will allow our staff to begin the planning for next year. Meredith Bennett Principal

3 TERM FOUR Diary Dates November 22 nd Prep 2019 Orientation 9:00am 10:30am November 22 nd Prep 2019 Parent Information Evening 6:30pm 9:30pm November 22 nd STEM Learning Day to Scienceworks 8:00am 3:30pm (selected students) November 24 th State Election Cake stall November 27 th Year Three/Four Metro Incursion 10:00am 11:00am November 29 th Italian Day November 29 th Prayers in Pyjamas Prep-Year Two, 6:00pm 7:00pm November 30 th Curriculum Day Children do not attend school December 2 nd St. Benedict s Choir performing After 10am Mass December 3 rd Excursion Melbourne Synagogue/Melbourne Year Three/Four Museum 9:00am 3:30pm December 3 rd Year Three/Four Movie Night 7:00pm finish December 5 th ABC Music Concert 9:00am December 6 th Swimming Programme commences December 6 th School Disco 5:30pm December 6 th December 10 th -14 th Student Report/Portfolios sent home Swimming Programme December 14 th Thanksgiving Mass 9:00am December 16 th Parish Christmas Carols, St. Ben s Choir perform. After 5:00pm Mass December 18 th Year Six Graduation Mass & Dinner 6:00pm December 18 th End of School Year :15pm finish December 19 th Staff finish for January 29th Staff return January 30th Years One Six commence school 8:45am January 31st Preps commence school 8:45am February 8 th Beginning of School Year Mass 9:00am April 1 st -3 rd Year Five/Six Camp, Mt Evelyn TUCKSHOP OPEN TOMORROW FRIDAY 23rd NOVEMBER Shift 1 Shift 2 Leena Sutherland, Jodee Kelly, Nicole Hendriks Kate Pearson, Sarah Wearne, Melina Natsioulos, Kathryn Woolridge FRIDAY ASSEMBLY 2:45pm alternate Fridays Week 7 23 rd November Year Five Week 9 7 th December Year Six

4 Education in Faith Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Feast of Christ the King) Year B Gospel: John 18:33-37 Pilate questions Jesus about his identity. Gospel Reflection This week marks the end of the liturgical year. Next week, with the first week of Advent, we begin the new liturgical cycle. It is fitting that the Church concludes the liturgical year with the celebration of Christ the King. The conversation between Jesus and Pilate displays a lot of word play on the part of Jesus and quite a lot of confusion on the part of Pilate. The confusion stems from different perceptions of what it means to be a king. For Pilate, part of the most powerful political and military rule in the ancient world, the idea of a king was a threat. Claiming kingship was claiming authority and power that would inevitably lead to challenging the authority and power of Rome and, more directly, its representative in Palestine Pilate. Jesus, of course, had a completely different idea about ushering in a kingdom. He does indeed declare that he is a king and that is what leads us to today s feast of Christ the King. However, his intention is not to claim a position of power and authority. When we think back to Jesus teachings about the kingdom of God, we recall that he declares the people of highest status the first in the kingdom to be the lowliest of this world. It is the poor, the sick, the outcast, the children and the widows who will hold the highest places in the kingdom of God. In a kingdom like that, what does it mean to declare oneself king? The confusion about what it means to be a king that is captured in this interaction between Jesus and Pilate is the same confusion that we saw among the disciples as they came to terms with exactly what it means to be the Messiah. Living the Gospel Truth Jesus says to Pilate that he came into the world to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice. That is where today s gospel passage finishes but as the gospel continues on, Pilate famously asks Jesus What is truth? and the question is left dangling; unanswered. The truth Jesus has borne witness to is the truth of his whole life the revelation of God s love for humanity. It is for proclaiming this truth that Jesus is placed on trial and is brought before Pilate. Historical Context Christ the King Unfortunately, political and military images of kingship have played a dominating role in the Church since very early in its history. The very earliest Christians, or followers of the Way, did not conform to social and political hierarchies of their day. But when Emperor Constantine declared Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman Empire the structure of the Church quickly adopted the political and social structures of the empire. At times in history the Pope has adopted a regal status and led huge armies into battle. Many of these structures persist today and we sometimes struggle to recapture Jesus intention when he declared himself a king. Have you thought? The Kingdom of God When Jesus speaks about the Kingdom of God he never gives a particularly clear picture of what he means. He usually refers to the kingdom with metaphoric language ( the kingdom of God is like ) and often the kingdom is defined by what it is not. The kingdom is also a real contradiction: it is here and now and yet it is still to come; it is almost impossible for some to enter the kingdom while others are assured a place; it is within us and in our hearts and yet is a great banquet to which all are invited. Greg Sunter Weekday Mass and Adoration Week Day & Date Mass Adoration School Events 7 21/11/18 1/2CH 5/6O & 5/6PN 8 28/11/18 5/6PN Junior School Prayers in Pyjamas Thursday November 29th 6pm School Closure Friday November 30th 9 5/12/18 3/4B Prep F & 1/2CH Year Three/Four Excursion Monday Dec 3rd 10 12/12/18 3/4C 11 19/12/18 1/2CH Graduation Mass and Dinner Tuesday December 18th Ms Mary Brooks, Religious Education Leader

5 Learning and Teaching The Australian Mathematics Competition is a competition run by the Australian Mathematics Trust for Australian students from Year Three to Year Twelve. Twenty-three students from St Ben s completed the testing and were awarded certificates in the following categories.: 9 CREDIT 13 PROFICIENCY 1 PARTICIPATION Congratulations to the following Year Three - Year Six students who achieved excellent results. These students will be presented with their certificates at Friday s assembly. Year Three- Kobe J, Lucas M, Kate P, Charlie P, Romy P,, Ned S and Eric T. Year Four- Emei B, James H, Darren S and Zoe S. Year Five- Thomas B, Alannah F, Rose M, Hana S, Henrik T and Max T. Year Six- Xavier B, Stavros G, Teagan H, Chiraag N and Patrick S. Year Three/Four News The term is flying by and our students have been very busy. We are all looking forward to our excursion on December 3rd to the East Melbourne Synagogue and the Melbourne Museum, followed by our Movie Night. Permission slips are due back at school tomorrow, so please ensure you have returned both notes. We will then be able to confirm our parent helpers. Thank you to those who have already returned their notes. This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Liturgical year, which also means that next Sunday marks the beginning of Advent. It is hard to believe that once again we are preparing for the beautiful celebration of the Birth of Christ. Our students will be comparing the telling of the birth of Christ as told in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and why this event is not mentioned in the Gospels of Mark and John. They will be investigating world religions, including Christianity, finding out about places of worship and if and how Christmas is celebrated by other religious cultures. Mathematics has been centred around patterns - repeating patterns and growing patterns and rules to create and continue a pattern. Our next Mathematics units are mass, volume and capacity. The final homework tasks for the year have been sent home this week. Thank you for the guidance and support you have given your child regarding his/her homework each fortnight. We would like our students to continue with their reading logs until the end of term. We also recommend that you encourage your child to continue with some regular reading during the holiday break. Books for Christmas or a visit to your local library during the holidays makes for an enjoyable outing. If you have not returned your swimming note regarding your child s swimming level, it needs to be returned tomorrow. This information is important to ensure your child is correctly grouped for his/her lessons and has to be sent off to PLC prior to our swimming program. Thank you, Mary and Sophie

6 Learning and Teaching cont d Italian Day Thursday, 29 th November An exciting day has been organised for Italian Day starting with a performance by Spectacular Spettacolo. Children are asked to come in something representing Italy. A pizza lunch with gelato will be provided. Please log on to CDFPay to place orders and make payment. Placement of orders will close off at 3.30pm Tuesday, 27 th November A payment of $8.00 is required for each child to cover the cost of the incursion.

7 Learning and Teaching cont d St Benedict s and ABC Music Group present the Term 4 Concert! Please join the participating music students in the Hall on Wednesday December 5th at 9am. The performance will include pieces by the grade 3/4s and 5/6s performing on guitar, violin and wind instruments. We look forward to seeing all the amazing work the students have put into their pieces this year and hope to see you all there! Follow us on social media for news and

8 School Community 2018 CHRISTMAS DISCO! As another great school year comes to an end, it s time to celebrate! For those new to the school, the disco is a great family event enjoyed by all. WHEN: Thursday 6 th December, 5.30pm 9pm in the School Hall COST: $25 per family or $5 per person Includes sausage sizzle for all, soft drinks & icy poles for the kids and a special visit from Santa. Please jump on to CDF to organise payment from Monday 19 th November. The sausage sizzle will start at 5.30pm. Bring along a deck chair or picnic rug, BYO drinks/nibbles and make yourselves comfy in the school grounds. The disco will get going around 6.30pm. As always, help will be required to cook the BBQ, supervise the children in the hall and clean up at the end of the night. Any time you can offer to share the load makes it an enjoyable evening for all families. A flyer will come home soon via the bucket system requesting volunteers! Please note that this is a family function, children will need to be accompanied and supervised by their parents or guardians. RSVPs are essential for catering purposes. Please RSVP via CDF and indicate number attending. Please also return the slip via bucket system indicating your preference for help with the BBQ and Disco. We look forward to seeing you there! ***To assist with the clean-up, please take your recyclables with you for disposal at home***

9 School Community cont d PARISH NEWS Twilight Carols Please save the date for the St Benedict s Twilight Carols! When: Sunday, 16th December after 5pm Mass Where: Just outside St Benedict s Parish Hall, on the St Benedict s primary school grounds. Bring: a picnic rug, nibbles and your singing voices! There will be Carols from the School children & Parishioners, a sausage sizzle, raffle & cake stall. Christmas Mass Times: Monday, 24th December - Christmas Eve: Family Mass at 6pm Monday, 24th December: Midnight Mass Tuesday 25th December - Christmas Day: 10am Mass

10 School Community cont d Extend After School Care at St Benedict s Primary School Check out what s on next week! Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Making slime Advent calendar making Frozen fruit pops Sports challenge Curriculum Day No Service Operating What s been happening at Extend? This week at Extend we continued our sand art creations. Using coloured sand that we dyed the children were limited only by their imagination and created some lovely works that we have added to our gallery. We also played some sports including indoor cricket and dance competition. We found out what happened to a balloon when we added bicarb soda and vinegar into a bottle and created some awesome looking origami flowers out of recycled book pages! We also did some baking on Friday afternoon for Saturday's cake stall fundraiser!

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12 School Community cont d TUCKSHOP ROSTER, TERM DATE FIRST SHIFT (9-9:30) SECOND SHIFT ( ) 12 th Oct Kaz Palma Kaz Palma Trami Truong Carolyn Peters Jodee Kelly Mary Munafo Nicole Trippit 19 th Oct Kate Pearson Kate Pearson Rebecca Ceveri Amanda Mitsios Susannah Runci-Oddy Daniela Lacaria Justine Percey 26 th Oct NO TUCKSHOP SUBWAY FUNDRAISER LUNCH 2 nd Nov NO TUCKSHOP FRIDAY BEFORE LONG WEEKEND 9 th Nov Leena Sutherland Leena Sutherland Kate Sutherland Mary Munafo Sarah Wearne Nicole Trippit Daniela Lacaria 16 th Nov Experienced volunteer? Kaz Palma Cas Coomans Justine Percey Carolyn Peters Jackie Tuček Maria Filipovic 23 rd Nov Leena Sutherland Kate Pearson Jodee Kelly Sarah Wearne Nicole Hendriks Melina Natsioulos Kathryn Woolridge 30 th Nov NO TUCKSHOP CURRICULUM DAY PLEASE USE THE VOLUNTEERS LIST TO CHANGE ANY SHIFTS

13 ST BENEDICT'S TUCKSHOP - PRICE LIST 2018 HOT FOOD CAKES Meat Pie 3.50 Blueberry Muffin 2.40 Pastie 3.50 Apple Muffin 2.40 Party Pie 1.30 Jam Donut 2.40 Sausage Roll 3.00 * New Gingerbread /2 Sausage roll 1.50 DRINKS Chocolate Big M 250ml 1.80 Chicken Nuggets (4 per bag) 2.20 Strawberry Big M 250ml 1.80 Just Juice - Paradise Punch 200ml 1.60 Hot Dog 3.00 Just Juice - Apple 200ml /2 Hot Dog 1.50 CHIPS Chips - Red Rock Honey Soy Pizza Ham and Pineapple 3.30 Chicken 1.40 Macaroni Cheese 3.50 Chips - Plain 1.40 Cheese Jaffle 1.80 SUSHI ROLL ICECREAMS Tuna 3.00 Paddle Pop - Chocolate 1.60 Chicken Teriyaki 3.00 Paddle Pop - Rainbow 1.60 Paddle Pop - Lemonade Icy Avocado 3.00 Twist 1.40 Vanilla Ice Cream Cup 1.40 Sauce is provided in the classroom and bags are now supplied by tuckshop. Please log onto CDF Pay to place your tuckshop order, please note the cut off time is 8.30am Fridays If you cannot place an order for a particular day then Tuckshop is not open that day please refer to newsletter for further information Tuckshop Needs more Helpers for 2018 Tuckshop is purely parent run and returns all profits to the school. To keep it going we are urgently seeking people that could help us out even just once a term. Please tear off and place this form in the bucket system if you can help in 2018 We have two shifts where the fantastic help of parents or grandparents is needed on Fridays We also need experienced helpers that assist in both shifts on the one day, please indicate if you are able to assist or would like further information. Shift am Name: Shift How many shifts per term Childs Class

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