St Catherine of Siena

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1 St Catherine of Siena T: E: NEWSLETTER W: Term 3, Week 1 July 20th 2018 A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians: You have been stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit of the Promise, the pledge of our inheritance which brings freedom for those whom God has taken for his own, to make his glory praised. Let us pray for ourselves, for each other and for our world in this ancient prayer to the Holy Spirit: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, enkindle in them the fire of your love, send forth your Spirit and they shall be created and you shall renew the face of the earth. Amen. Dear Families, We are in the final stages of preparation for Confirmation. This Saturday students from St Dominic s school and St Luke s (Children from non Catholic schools) will celebrate Confirmation at St Catherine of Siena Church. Students from St Catherine s will be celebrating Confirmation next Saturday, July 28th at 12pm or 3pm. Please keep all of these students in your prayers as they take this very important step in their faith journey. Carmel wrote to you in the last newsletter about her visit to Nashville, Tennessee to be present and represent our school community as Sr Maria Joy makes her final vows. I encourage you to visit and explore The Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia website in order to learn more about the process of formation for a Dominican Sister, to learn about consecrated life and to see photos of our Sisters and where they come from in Nashville. Last term, one of our Art teachers, Mrs Yvette Christoe accepted a position at a school closer to her home and will therefore not be returning to St Catherine s. We thank Yvette for all that she contributed to St Catherine of Siena school community. We will miss her creativity and energy and we wish her all the very best in her future endeavours. Ms Megan Humphries has been employed as the new part-time Art teacher. We hope Megan s time at St Catherine s will be professionally and personally enriching. I would like to remind you that St Catherine s follows SunSmart recommendations and we do not wear hats for sun protection when UV levels are low (usually from May to mid-august). Students will be asked to begin wearing their hats when outside from Week 5 of this term, Monday August 13th. Please ensure that the children have a school hat by this date. You can purchase new hats from the uniform shop in the school hall which is open on Monday and Wednesday mornings 8:30-9:00am. Assunta Iacovino DEPUTY PRINCIPAL School Closure Days To assist with you with planning supervision for your children please take note of our school closure days for Tuesday, 28th August Monday, 5th November (Day before Cup Day) Friday, 16th November

2 Welcome to term 3. I hope everyone had a relaxing holiday break and have returned to school ready for another busy term. This week the children and staff have been settling back into routines and keeping warm. Each class has used Circle Time to share their holiday stories and develop relationship skills. Our school expectations are visited daily and are displayed throughout the whole school. These expectations are embedded from Prep and a common language is used by staff and students to ensure our school is happy and safe. This term we have introduced Our School Consequences banners to coincide with Our School Expectations banners. Just like our expectations, the Consequence Banner will be displayed around the whole school to establish a consistency when dealing with poor choices. Through Social and Emotional Learning this term the children will develop an understanding that no one is perfect, that everyone makes mistakes and that we should not be afraid to make mistakes, but it is important to accept responsibility and consequences. The children will also take part in activities that emphasise that hearing the word no can be frustrating, however we need to understand and respect why. Furthermore, when we accept responsibility and consequences we show how much we are growing up and becoming more mature. I look forward to working with the students/staff and parents this term to ensure everyone at St Catherine of Siena is happy and safe (and accountable) Have a happy week. Kristie Browning Wellbeing and Special Needs Leader

3 Religious Education Term 3 at a glance... This term we will be preparing Year 4 students for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion celebrated on Saturday, 15th September 12:00pm 4N & A-K surnames in 4O 3:00pm 4P & L-Z surnames in 4O PLEASE NOTE WEEK 5: First Holy Communion Presentation Masses SATURDAY 11th August, 6:00pm OR SUNDAY 12th August, 9:00am, 11:00am, or 5:00pm Students enrolling for the First Holy Communion Sacramental Program must attend one of the Weekend Masses at St. Catherine of Siena Church and submit their enrolment form to the Parish Priest, Fr. Michael Moody WEEK 2 Confirmation Mass Saturday 28th July 12:00pm, 3:00pm with Bishop Mark Edwards at St. Catherine of Siena Church WEEK 4 Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop Feast Day Whole School Mass Wednesday, 8th August St. Catherine of Siena Church (end of WEEK 5) First Holy Communion Presentation Mass Saturday, 11th August 6:00pm OR Sunday, 12th August 9:00am, 11:00am or 5:00pm at St. Catherine of Siena Church also in WEEK 8 First Holy Communion Retreat Day For Yr 4 students Thursday, 6th September held at school during school hours Casual dress, lunch provided WEEK 3 Confirmation Retreat Day For Yr 6 students Friday, 3 August held at school, with the National Evangelisation Team (NET), Melbourne Casual dress, lunch provided WEEK 5 The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Whole School Mass Wednesday, 15 August St. Catherine of Siena Church WEEK 8 Eucharist Parent Information Evening Thursday, 6th September 7:00-8:00pm with Mr. Paul Spence held in the school hall WEEK 9 First Holy Communion Mass Saturday, 15th September 12:00pm or 3:00pm at St. Catherine of Siena Church

4 CONFIRMATION Saturday, 28th July 12:00pm and 3:00pm St. Catherine of Siena Church Please remember to arrive on time for photographers to take individual and family photographs. Group photos will be taken at 11:30am and 2:30pm, before each Mass. Bishop Mark Edwards will meet with Candidates and Sponsors 10 mins before Mass. THINKING OF BECOMING A CATHOLIC? The Catholic Church welcomes those who are searching for God, for meaning in their lives. The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process by which adults are welcomed into the community of believers in the Catholic Church. The journey consists of periods of formation interspersed with the celebration of faith-filled and moving rituals. The door is open the Catholic community is ready to welcome you. The course is starting in September Contact Fr Michael Moody, Parish Priest, on or Jenny Brown (RCIA Coordinator) on PE News This week our Year 1 students had a visit from local tennis coach Patrick. They enjoyed learning how to accurately hold the tennis racket, angle the racket and bounce and strike the tennis ball over the net during the game jail break. If your child is interested in beginning a new sport, itennis Coaching Academy operates from Arnolds Creek Tennis Club and offers junior and adult group classes, please contact them on or info@itennis.net.au Parish Of Melton Office Unitt Street, Melton Tel: , Fax: melton@cam.org.au Office Open: Tuesday - Friday 9am - 3pm Mass Times - St Catherine of Siena Wednesday Morning: 9.15am Tuesday Evening: 7.00pm Saturday Evening: 6.00pm Sunday Morning: 9.00am & 11.00am Sunday Evening: 5pm Reconciliation Saturday : 5.30pm pm Mass Times - St Dominic s Thursday - Friday : 9.15am

5 CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the following children who all received a class award this week. These awards will be presented at our school assembly today. Prep A - Pepsi Nguyen Prep B - Atong Kuek Prep D - Achigam Poundak 1E - Ayol Anyar 1F - Erica Dranca 1H - Madison McGrath 2G - Indyah Cassar 2I - Jayke Gauci 2K - Ella Evans 3J - 3L - Mitchell Stancic Tyrese James Young Keep up the terrific effort!! 3M - Romy Hossni 4N - Erin Johnstone 4O - Ava Sliwa 4P - Lui Westerlund 5Q - Manwel Ayoob 5S - Jacobus Van Munster 5U - Diya Solanki 6R - Jasmine Hodge 6T - Leona Guanlao 6V - Amelia Vannuccini PE - Chimann Poundak Term 3, 2018 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 23 Week *Class Mass Yr 26 *Feast of St Anne & Jachim *MPSSA Yr 5/6 Soccer Competition *Sacrament of Confirmation Week August *Class Mass Yr 2 3 * Yr 6 Confirmation Retreat Day Week 4 7 *Yr 2 Excursion to Werribee Zoo 8 *Whole School St Mary of the Cross *Eucharist Presentation 6:00pm 12 *Eucharist Presentation 9:00am & 11:00am 13 Week 5 14 *Yr Prep Excursion to Animal Land *Yr 3 Excursion to Werribee Treatment Plant 15 *Whole School Feast of the Assumption *MPSSA Yr 3-6 Athletics Day - Track Events 16 *MPSSA Yr 3-6 Athletics Day - Field Events 17 *Yr 1 Excursion to Werribee Zoo Week 6 Book Week Begins Week 7 28 School Closure Day 29 *Class Mass Yr *Fathers Day Breakfast 1 September 2

6 WEEK 1 Term 3 OSHClub Newsletter St. Catherine of Siena Melton OSHClub Program Number Program Co-ordinator Luke Lambert Program Assistant/s Satwinder Atwal OSHClub Head Office OUTCOME 4: The children develop dispositions for learning such as creativity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity. What a great first week back of Term 3! The children have had a great rest and enjoyed themselves over the holidays and have had fun sharing their holiday adventures at OSHClub. This week we have immersed ourselves in winter and all things winter and cold! The children have made snowmen/women, snowflakes and learnt that each individual snowflake is as unique as all of us as not one flake is the same, learnt about animals that live in cold environments like Antarctica or the Arctic and made winter trees and learnt why they lose their leaves. We ve learnt a new game, hospital tiggy and dodgeball and enjoyed our favourites like silent ball, Night at the Museum and Down Town Tiggy. Just a friendly reminder of the importance of signing your child in to OSHClub. Knowing that your child is safe and looked after is on the forefront of every parents mind, and, having them booked in to OSHClub so that our program staff are aware they need to be here is very important in this process. Please use our website or give the program a call if you require care on the day or even visit our friendly staff! Please note our Before School Care program begins each morning at 6.50am. **IMPORTANT** Please ensure you or any of your emergency contacts bring in your I.D and mobile phone if you are new to the service. We need to verify who you are, if you are new to the service, for the safety of your children. OSHClub St. Catherine s Melton Team FRIENDLY REMINDERS: If you need to cancel ASC please do on the internet by 3:15pm on the day before, send us a text on: or pop in to let staff know you are collecting your child so that we know where the children are. There is a $2/minute fee for each child that is picked up after 6:30pm. Week 2 Term 3 Activities DAY BSC ASC MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Paper Plate Dinosaurs and Red Light Green Light Dinosaur Drawing Competition and Minute Mime Dinosaur Diorama and Silent Ball Clay Dinosaurs and Pacman Dinosaur Research and Night at the Museum Paper Plate Dinosaurs and Hospital Tag Dinosaur Drawing Competition and Dodgeball Dinosaur Diorama and Simpsons Clay Dinosaurs and Talent Show Dinosaur Research and Dinosaur Relay Week 2 Term 3 Menu BSC ASC Children have a self-serve breakfast consisting of wholemeal bread, basic cereals (corn flakes, rice puffs and weet bix), fresh milk, soy milk etc. NOTE: All after care meals are served with a range of fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables. Salada s with Spreads Pasta with Spaghetti Sauce Crackers and Dip Vegemite Scrolls Salad Wraps

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