St Catherine of Siena

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1 St Catherine of Siena T: E: NEWSLETTER W: Term 3, Week 4 August 9th, 2017 Feast of the Assumption And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed. For all who are lowly and poor - Pray for us, holy Mother of God. For all women, made in the image and likeness of God - Pray for us, holy Mother of God. For mothers, nurturers of the image of God in their children - Pray for us, holy Mother of God. For those who have died sharing, with Mary, Christ s glory - Pray for us, holy Mother of God. For all of us disciples of Jesus, your Son - Pray for us, holy Mother of God. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you! Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Dear Families, Next Tuesday, August 15 the Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady when, according to our faith, Mary s body was assumed into heaven. While the bodies of both Jesus and Mary are now in heaven, there is a difference between the Assumption and the Resurrection. Where Jesus arose from the tomb and ascended into heaven by His own power, Mary's body was taken up to heaven by the power of her Son. In November 1950 Pope Pius XII solemnly defined the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. In St Peter's Piazza in the presence of Cardinals, bishops, thousands of priests and more than a million people Pope Pius declared, "Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory,". While this Feast Day is a Holy Day of Obligation, over recent years it has also become an important celebration for both St Dominic s and St Catherine s schools. A few years ago, the students and staff of St Dominic s came down to St Catherine s to celebrate this Feast Day and share the day together. This has continued to grow and develop in the years since and is now an important tradition. In addition to celebrating an important Church Feast Day we are also strengthening our ties and relationships across the two schools and providing an opportunity for the children to catch up with friends and develop new relationships. The soccer match in the afternoon between the senior students from both schools has become a much anticipated event, with large cheer squads from both schools offering support. On this day mass will be celebrated at 11:45am and you are all warmly invited to join us. Last week I put information about Working With Children Checks in the newsletter. Any parent assisting on an excursion or in the school MUST have a current check. These can be applied for online. If you think you may like to assist within the school or on an excursion in the future please begin the process of enquiring about obtaining a check now. Have a great weekend Carmel Marantelli PRINCIPAL SCHOOL FEES Families who have paid their school fees in full by the end of Term 3 will go into a draw to receive 1 term of fees ($400) paid back to you. Families who are on a direct debit payment and have this up to date by the end of Term 3 will also be eligible to go into the draw.

2 At St Catherine of Siena, staff are continuously collecting data, in order to meet the needs of the students. The Australian Education Regulation 2013 requires all schools that receive Australian Government funding to provide information to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training about the adjustments that are made in classrooms to support individual students. The National Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) is an annual data collection that counts the number of school students receiving adjustments to access the curriculum. Whilst the information provided to the Department of Education will not explicitly identify individual students, Victorian Catholic schools have been asked to provide individual student names for the purpose of future funding. If you wish for your child s name NOT to be specified on the NCCD collection provided to the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, please contact Kristie Browning via the front office. Have a happy week. Kristie Browning Wellbeing and Special Needs Leader Catholic Regional College Melton - Year Enrolments Valuing God, Nurturing the Individual, Excelling in Education Applications for Year are now open and close on Thursday, 24th August Enrolment Application forms have been sent home with your child last week. College Tours will be held on the following dates: Thursday 10th August 2pm Monday 18th September 9am Wednesday 25th October 2pm Tours depart from the Performing Arts Centre - enter via pedestrian gate next to Gate 6. Please register your attendance for a tour on the College website

3 Parish Of Melton Office 10 Unitt Street, Melton Tel: , Fax: Office Open: Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm Mass Times - St Catherine of Siena Wednesday: 9.15am Tuesday Evening: 7.00pm Saturday Evenings: 6.00pm Sunday Mornings: 9.00am & 11.00am Sunday Evenings: 5pm Reconciliation Saturday : 5.30pm pm Mass Times - St Dominic s Thurs - Friday : 9.15am School Closed on Thursday 10th August and Friday 11th August for Staff Professional Development St Catherine of Siena Parents and Friends Association Father s Day Raffle Tickets $1.00 each (10 per book) Tickets due back August 25th 2017 *Raffle will be drawn Friday, 1st September 2017 Father s Day Stall FRIDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER 2017 Gifts are priced between $1.00 and $4.00 Please bring along a plastic bag to put your gifts in *Children will have the opportunity to purchase 1-2 gifts

4 Weekly Math Puzzler Don't forget to put your entry into the box in the office by Thursday. Winners will be drawn on Friday morning and announced in the newsletter each week. Congratulations to the winners of last weeks puzzlers! Prep: Sami Gebreyesus Year 1 & 2: Sienna Wright Years 3 & 4: Dana Huerto Years 5 & 6: Jessica Ferris Prep - Mrs Tuckerman s Laundry Mrs Tuckerman is hanging out her towels to dry. She puts two pegs on each towel. How many pegs does she need to hold 4 towels? Years 1 & 2 - Alphabetical Order Puzzle Find a number with its letters in alphabetical order. Example: "five" has "fiv" in alphabetical order, but not "e". Years 3 & 4 - How Old Is Granny? Tom asked his Granny how old she was. Rather than giving him a straight answer, she replied: "I have 6 children, and there are 4 years between each one and the next. I had my first child (your Uncle Peter) when I was 19. Now the youngest one (Your Auntie Jane) is 19 herself. That's all I'm telling you!" How old is Tom's Granny? Years 5 & 6-24 from 8, 8, 3 & 3 Puzzle How can I get the answer 24 by only using the numbers 8,8,3,3. You can use add, subtract, multiply, divide, and parentheses. Bonus rules: also allowed are logarithms, factorials and roots Good luck!

5 Important Notice: The Archdiocese of Melbourne Catholic Development Fund (the Fund) is not prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority nor has it been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Therefore, an investor in the Fund will not receive the benefit of the financial claims scheme or the depositor protection provisions in the Banking Act 1959 (Cth). Investments in the Fund are intended to be a means for investors to support the charitable, religious and educational works of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, the Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Catholic Diocese of Bunbury and for whom the consideration of profit are not of primary relevance in the investment decision. Furthermore, investors should be aware that neither the Fund nor the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation for the Archdiocese of Melbourne

6 City of Melton New Suburb Boundaries As you will be aware Melton is currently in the process of establishing 11 new suburbs within the township. As part of this change a number of our families will be affected and will now need to update their residential addresses to reflect the new suburb of Harkness. The boundaries for the Harkness suburb are as follows; The northern boundary of Harkness will align with the northern boundary of MacPherson Park, extending south along Bulmans Road, turning westbound along the centreline of Porteous Road, continuing along the northern property boundary of 2 92 Harkness Road to Djerriwarrh Creek. The western boundary extends southbound along Djerriwarrh Creek to the northern property boundary of Hardys Road. The southern boundary extends eastbound from the northern property boundary of Hardys Road, extending along the centreline of Hardys Road. Turning southbound along Harkness Road until the southern property boundary of Harkness Road, the southern boundary continues eastbound, meeting and continuing along the centreline of Sovereign Boulevard. Progressing northwards along the centreline of Bulmans Road until Centenary Avenue. Then continuing along the centreline of Centenary Avenue eastbound to Coburns Road. The eastern boundary with Kurunjang remains unchanged. If you live within the Harkness suburb please let the office staff know as soon as possible so your contact details can be updated.

7 CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the following children who all received a class award this week. These awards will be presented to you all on Monday morning. Keep up the terrific effort!! Prep B - Ebony Barrow Prep C - Will James Prep D - Blake Williamson 1E - Mwajuma Marinjira 1F - Maisey Kucic 1H - Dayne Crabtree 2I - Pauline Abela 2J - Morgan Partridge 2K - Sienna Wright 3L - Layla Moore 3M - Wek Kuek 3O - Nathan Palmer 4R - Toby Olinowski 4T - Gracie O Neil 4V - Angelika Nesbitt 5Q - Elesha Gruis 5S - Brianna Gill 5U - Abby Janetzki 6N - Nathan Perez 6P - Noah Carneiro LoTE - Sarah Abraham, Kiristopher Lieba, Aaron Dao, Gai Ajieth, Melissa Ishak Term Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 14 Week 5 *Monday morning awards 21 Week 6 *BOOK WEEK 15 *Feast of the Assumption 11:45am 16 *NO Class Mass today *NO Class Mass today *Book Week Parade 17 *Yr 3-6 Athletics Carnival - Track Events 18 *Yr 3-6 Athletics Carnival - Field Events *Assembly at 2:30pm in the hall Week 7 *Monday morning awards *Yr Prep Excursion to Donegan s Farm *Yr 3 Class Mass 9:15am *Reconciliation 6N 31 1 September *Fathers Day Breakfast and stall *Assembly at 2:30pm in the hall Week *Confirmation Retreat Day *Yr 6 Class Mass 9:15am *Reconciliation 6P *Sacrament of Confirmation Week 9 *Monday morning awards Yr 2 Class Mass 9:15am *Reconciliation 5S *Assembly at 2:30pm in the hall Week *Yr 1 Class Mass 9:15am *Reconciliation 5U *Last day Term 3 Students dismissed at 1:30pm 23 24

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