RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL

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1 51 Gum Road, Kings Park 3021 RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Telephone: (03) Fax: (03) website: Pope Francis There is no such thing as a part time Christian when we follow Jesus. UPCOMING EVENTS OCTOBER October 20 th Monday Prep Swimming commences Thursday October 16 th, 2014 October 20 th Monday 7.00pm Prep 2015 Parent Information Evening October 27 th Monday 9.10am Prep 2015 Readiness Sessions 11.00am October 31 st Friday Prep Swimming concludes UPCOMING EVENTS NOVEMBER November 3 rd Monday No school for students November 4 th Tuesday Melbourne Cup Day no school for students DEAR FAMILIES, OCTOBER THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY Legend has it that long ago in the 13th Century, Mary our Mother appeared to a young St Dominic who had been praying and doing penance. She was so pleased with his devotion that she entrusted him with the Holy Rosary as a mighty weapon and missioned him to teach it to others. The prayer of the Rosary is one of the most recognisable prayers in our Catholic Tradition. It is a biblical prayer, as it focuses on the major events in Jesus life. Above all, the Rosary is a prayer of the heart in which the repetition of the Hail Mary turns our thoughts towards Christ. It is a prayer that calls us to meditate on the Word of God. When we pray the rosary it is like walking in a garden of roses with Mary our Mother. The children have been learning about the rosary and the meaning behind the mysteries of the rosary and how this traditional prayer can be said at any time. During this month the children are being given the opportunity to join in prayer with the Parish Rosary group. This wonderful group of parishioners have welcomed the children and have explained how each week they pray for them and our school.

2 LADY NORTHCOTE CAMP IT was a cold and wet two days at Lady Northcote Camp in Bacchus Marsh for the Year 3 & 4 children. However, they still had a very enjoyable time and participated in a great range of indoor and outdoor activities. Special thanks to all the teachers that attended and assisted with the leading of the activities, supervision and ensuring each child s well-being was looked after. Special thanks to Mrs. Helen Sorokowski for all of her work in organising the many different facets of the camp and liaising with the camp staff and teachers to ensure the camp ran smoothly. Thanks to the parent helpers who attended and supported the teachers and assisted with the children during the two days. Your generous gift of time was much appreciated.

3 SENIOR SCHOOL Last week saw the children in the Senior School participate in a range of activities to assist them with their new unit of work YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE. The day started off with the students doing some physical activities, watching the Michelle Newland Youtube clip and Ted talk on Gratefulness. For the rest of the day the students rotated around different activities. Mrs.Krajinovic did art; Miss Sara did Zumba, Mrs Shaw did animated short stories, which reflected important life skills while Mr Hein led some sporting activities. We also had Miss Joy doing meditation and Miss Carreon and Mrs.Costabile doing RE. Other guest speakers were Laura Foster (Mrs.Davis sister) a nurse, from RMH and Mark Escano, a juicing trainer. The Senior School students really enjoyed this immersion day. It made them think about the topic You Only Live Once and that they need to live well - physically, spiritually, emotionally and mentally. VEGETABLE PATCH As you can see from the photos below that our Gardening Club and SRC children have been doing a fine job looking after our veggie patches. We all look forward to eating some of the great produce!

4 PREP 2015 INFORMATION NIGHT On Monday 20th October at 7.00 pm we will have our Prep 2015 Information Night. This will be held in the Senior School Building and will provide Prep 2015 parents the opportunity to hear from staff about what happens at our school. This will be an opportunity for parents to have all of their questions about starting school answered. Please note this meeting is for parents only. This night is targeted to new 2015 families to our school. Term 4 In-service days Monday 3 rd November (Melbourne Cup Eve) and Tuesday 18 th November (no children at school on these days) CHILDREN NOT RETURNING TO RESURRECTION SCHOOL IN 2015 If you are aware that your child / children WILL NOT be returning to Resurrection next year, or that there is a possibility at this stage, please complete the slip below. (This does not apply to Year 6 students.) Thank you. My child / children will NOT be returning to Resurrection School in 2015: Child s Name:... Child s Name:... Child s Name:... Room No:. Room No:. Room No:. Only a possibility at this stage? YES / NO (please circle) Are you leaving the area? YES / NO (please circle) School child/children will be attending in 2015 PREP FAMILIES Have you ever wondered how prayer develops in your child? Do you sometimes think what else can I do to help my child pray and build their relationship with God? If you have ever been in this situation then be assured that you are not alone. If you would like more information on this topic then you are invited to come along on Wednesday the 29 th of October. We will explore this over a cup of coffee and through friendly discussion with other parents. The time for this get together is 9.00 am to am and it will be held in the Magdalene room. Hope to see you on Wednesday the 29 th of October. Mrs Frances Barone

5 SCHOOL FEES School fee accounts were sent home this week. Term 4 fees are due by Friday 7 th November. Please ensure your account is paid and up to date. Thank you to the families that have already paid their account. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AWARD NEXT MONDAY. YEAR RM CHILDS NAME YEAR RM CHILDS NAME PREP 7 Xavier Bugeja Moses Doan PREP 8 Abuol Mabior Catherine Nguyen PREP 9 Junior Ohanekwu Jaedyn Bongcaron THREE/FOUR 12 Hineake Timoteo Diana Sumuni THREE/FOUR 13 Mirra Kannen Cindy Tran Yuri Magno THREE/FOUR 14 Lana Le-Dinh Sophia Pittari PREP 10 Nathaniel DeLeon Amos Tachee THREE/FOUR 15 Gabriel Gatt Angel Catayong ONE 3 Tristan Wolfe Martin Nguyen THREE/FOUR 17 Bagat Beyong Airam Dimabuyu ONE 4 Tyson Lewis FIVE/SIX 18 Daniel De Domenico John Atanasovski Rhianne Alamo ONE 5 Jayden Tran Angela Dao FIVE/SIX 19 Christian Carapellotti Kon Daw TWO 1 Natasha Young Abass FIVE/SIX 20 Mom Daw Rhea Salalila TWO 2 Sasha Bangit FIVE/SIX 21 Nyaluak Anyang Liam Lavery Luke Strmota TWO 6 Paige Dikes Tarelle Salalila THREE/FOUR 11 Kristina Hruba Aimeree Manabat FIVE/SIX 22 Andre Pagdanganan Caleb Way Joshua Schneider FIVE/SIX 23 Liam Suter Justin Nguyen PRAYER Lord, we come before you empty handed, acknowledging that everything that we are and everything we possess comes from you. Fill our hungry hearts and souls, with your Word this day. Amen Best Wishes Thought for the Week My Mumma always said Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you re gonna get. Forrest Gump John Kremers Principal

6 CATHOLIC REGIONAL COLLEGE ST ALBANS ENROLMENTS FOR YEAR Enrolments for Year are now open. Enrolment information is available from the school office or the school website. Prospective families can find out about the College in a number of ways. We welcome visitors. Come and see us at work. Visits are conducted throughout the year and arranged at a time that suits families and the school. Please ring Anne Stokie on or contact her at astokie@crcstalbans.com.au for further information. Alternatively, visit us at our website at An Information Night for Year families will be held on Wednesday 29 th October at 7.30pm. Last term the Literacy and Numeracy Cuppa chats were held for parents. They were run by Helen Cozmescu (Literacy Leader) and Jessica Davis (Numeracy Leader) In the newsletter over the next few weeks we will go through the different things that were discussed in these meetings. This week we will start with Foundation. Literacy Students are involved in a number of activities that are designed to help them improve their oral language, the skills needed to participate in group activities and their thinking. Each of the Prep classrooms have Learning Support Officers that work during the literacy block, four days per week. What can you do at home to help? Read - Home Reading Books, Library Books, online reading Write - diaries, lists, just for fun note Talk - involve your child in conversations that encourage thinking - Why do you think? What might happen if? How do you know? Word Games most used words Numeracy We want our foundation students to be able to confidently do the following by the end of the year Have an understanding of the language and processes of counting by numbers in sequences. To be able to connect numbers with their names, numerals and quantities e.g. 5 = FIVE = Subitise small collections of objects e.g. look at a group of objects and know the total without counting one by one. Represent practical situations to model addition and sharing Compare, order and make correspondences between collections beyond 20 What can you do to help at home? Count EVERY DAY! Start at 0 and count as far as your child can. Count forward backwards and introduce the idea of counting by 10 s then try 5 s. Include them in everyday maths! Ask for the assistance with cooking, shopping, counting money etc Work on Subitising. This means asking children to count a collection of objects without counting them one by one. E.g. Just looking at a group of buttons and just knowing that there is 6.

7 PARISH NEWS EVANGELII GAUDIUM (THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL) A Church which goes forth is a Church whose doors are open. Going out to others in order to reach the fringes of humanity does not mean rushing about aimlessly into the world. Often it is better simply to slow down, to put aside our eagerness in order to see and listen to others, to stop rushing from one thing to another and to remain with someone who has faltered along the way. At times we have to be like the father of the prodigal son, who always keeps his door open so that when the son returns, he can readily pass through it. #46 PRAISE@RESURRECTION The Joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. With Christ joy is constantly born anew. ~ Pope Francis. Have you read Pope Francis Evangelii Gaudium? If reading is not your thing or you haven t got time to sit down and open the book, you can come and listen to the podcast on Fridays beginning 7.30pm followed by discussions and fellowship. Praise@Resurrection Prayer Group Friday s at 7.30pm in the De-Gabrielle Room REMEMBERANCE DAY On Remembrance Day this year, well actually that night (11 November at 7.15pm) we are very fortunate to have Fr Frank O Loughlin coming to Resurrection. He is going to give a talk on the Eucharist. His talk is guaranteed to deepen your faith by expanding your understanding appreciation of the power of symbols. SENIORS ACTIVITIES OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Wednesday, 22nd October - Cuckoo Restaurant By popular demand we will be going to the Cuckoo Restaurant in the Dandenongs for lunch. Please be at Resurrection by 7.45 a.m. for 8.00 a.m. departure. We will stop for morning tea along the way and have lunch at the famous Cuckoo Restaurant. As usual we will have a raffle after lunch and a few games of Bingo on the bus on our way home. Cost: $50.00 per person, all inclusive. All seats taken. Monday, 3rd November - Cup Eve Picnic This year we will be going back to the Jack Roper Reserve on Camp Road, Broadmeadows. We meet at Resurrection at 8.15 a.m. and proceed to the Jack Roper Reserve for morning tea. A BBQ lunch will be prepared there and served with salads, followed by Fruit Salad for desert. Soft drinks, tea and coffee will be provided. We will have our usual Melbourne Cup Race for retired Stallions and a Hat Parade for Young-at-heart Mares. Those not wishing to participate can have a game or two of Bocce, or some may like to take a walk in the Reserve. We will have a few games of Bingo and a raffle will be held. Cost: $25.00 per person, all inclusive. If you wish to attend, please contact Jane for a seat on the bus. FOR ALL ENQUIRIES REGARDING SENIORS ACTIVITIES, PLEASE CONTACT JANE CARUANA ON OR ON HER MOBILE PLEASE READ THE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY BULLETINS REGULARLY AS SOME OF THESE EVENTS AND VENUES MIGHT CHANGE. UPDATED INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE ON THE NOTICE BOARD IN THE NARTHEX AREA OF THE CHURCH. ATTENTION: SEWERS! Do you love to sew? Have you got scraps of fabric you don t know what to do with? Relay for life distribute bandanas and caps for summer to cancer patients at the Footscray Hospital. Your fabric scraps can be cut into triangle shapes and hemmed. They need to be big enough to fit around your head and tied at the back. Patients are so grateful for all gifts and our generosity lets them know they are not forgotten. All donations can be left at the Parish Office in the Bulletin pigeon hole. Stewardship Corner thoughts on Giving. Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar s and to God the things that are God s. ~ Matthew 22:21 Everything we are and everything we have belongs to God. We aren t owners of anything, we are merely stewards of the gifts God has given each of us. All God is asking is that we give back a portion of what He gave us. This is the essence of Stewardship. God should be our first priority in everything. All else comes second.. Prayers of the Faithful That we realize we aren t owners of anything but merely stewards of the gifts God has given us..

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