Week 6 Term 2-23 May 2017 42 Juliet Street South Mackay Q 4740 (PO Box 4124) Telephone 07 4951 1743 Fax 07 4951 4793 Email smm@rok.catholic.edu.au The Seven Catholic Sacraments On Saturday night 27 students will celebrate the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion at St Mary s Parish. We welcome Bishop Michael to Mackay to lead the Confirmation ceremony and he will be our special guest on Friday when he visits our school. This term our Religion classes have their focus on The Sacraments. Please keep the sacramental children in your prayers. You may like to discuss the Sacraments with your child, wherever they are on their spiritual path. I have included the following information for your reference. For Catholics, the Sacrament of Baptism is the first step in a lifelong journey of commitment and discipleship. Whether we are baptized as infants or adults, Baptism is the Church's way of celebrating and enacting the embrace of God. (usually early infancy, however any age is acceptable) Calendar of Events MAY Tues 23 Wed 24 Fri 26 Sat 27 Mon 29 Eucharist workshop-st Mary s Hall @ 5:30pm National Simultaneous Storytime Year 4 Excursion - Mackay Recycling Facility St Mary s Trivia Night Celebration of the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist Year 6 Caritas fundraising stalls Bookclub orders due Eucharist, or Communion, is both a sacrifice and a meal. We believe in the real presence of Jesus, who died for our sins. As we receive Christ's Body and Blood, we also are nourished spiritually and brought closer to God. The Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance) has three elements: conversion, confession and celebration. In it we find God's unconditional forgiveness; as a result we are called to forgive others. Confirmation is a Catholic Sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts in which the Holy Spirit is poured out upon us. For Catholics, the Sacrament of Marriage, or Holy Matrimony, is a public sign that one gives oneself totally to this other person. It is also a public statement about God: the loving union of husband and wife speaks of family values and also God's values. Tues 30 Wed 31 JUNE Sat 3 Tues 6 Thurs 8 Fri 9 Tues 13 Wed 14 Year 6 Caritas fundraising stalls ICAS - Science School Board meeting Mercy homework help Children s liturgy-st Mary s Church Interhouse field events-school oval Interhouse athletics (track) carnival- Cathy Freeman Oval, Slade Point Diocesan Director, Ms Jeffcoat visiting ICAS - Writing ICAS - Spelling In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, or Ordination, the priest being ordained vows to lead other Catholics by bringing them the sacraments by proclaiming the Gospel, and by providing other means to holiness. Sat 17 Children s liturgy-st Mary s Church Mon 19 P & F meeting @ 6:30pm Fri 23 Last day of Term 2 The Catholic Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, formerly known as Last Rites or Extreme Unction, is a ritual of healing appropriate not only for physical but also for mental and spiritual sickness. Our library has a vast array of books and DVDs regarding faith, sacraments and self development. Please contact me if you would like any further information. Terri Leotta APRE (http://www.americancatholic.org/features/special/default.aspx?id=29)
FROM THE PRINCIPAL Prep 2018 Interviews We have commenced interviewing for Prep 2018. New and existing families are asked to contact the office to book in an interview time. The interviews will run for the next three weeks. Bishop Michael Visit This Friday 26 th May from 11:30am-12:30pm, we will have a visit from Bishop Michael. We will hold a brief assembly at 11:50am on the basketball court, where Bishop Michael will have an opportunity to speak to our school community. Parents are most welcome to attend this assembly. Bishop Michael will also visit a number of classrooms. Sacramental Students All the best to the students who are making their sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion this Saturday. Bishop Michael will be at St Mary s Church at 6pm Saturday to celebrate Mass. Staff away This Wednesday to Friday Mrs Roper will be away, attending the Diocesan Curriculum Conference in Rockhampton. This Wednesday and Friday, Mrs Wood is away, attending two ipad training courses. ECSIP Surveys Thank you to all the families that completed an ECSIP survey. We had a great number of responses from parents, and the information gathered will be of benefit to our school and Diocese. Each family that submitted a certificate should have received a $5 tuckshop voucher. This is to be used by the end of term. The leader board for the class party for the highest percentage (per capita) of completed surveys is; 1 st 2D 73 % 2 nd 1P 52% 3 rd 5P 51% 4 th 4P 48% 5 th 3K 45% Well done to 2D and 1P, who have won a class party! The raffle has been drawn and the winners are; 1st Prize $250 school fee discount - Miles Family (Max Year 2) 2nd Prize $100 school fee discount - Smith Family (Alex Year 4, Darcy Year 1) 3rd Prize $50 gift card - Brownsey Family (Luke Year 5) Again, I thank our school community for their support with this Catholic Identity survey. Kind regards Wes Rose
Peer Support This week in Peer Support the children will be participating in activities helping them to identify and accept differences in people. Children will also identify ways they can demonstrate being caring through their actions. Discuss with your child the importance of accepting differences in other people. Perhaps take the time to identify and discuss the various differences people may have eg appearance, religion, culture, disabilities. Ask your child to share the qualities they appreciate in their friends. Sacrament of Eucharist Celebration of the Sacraments of Saturday 6pm 27th May Sunday 9am 28th May Confirmation & Eucharist with Sunday 6pm 28th May Bishop Michael McCarthy th Sunday 9am 4 June Practice Friday May 26 after school at 3pm St Mary s Church St Francis Xavier Church St Patrick s Church St Michael s Church St Mary s Church Books for School in Laos Mrs Teresa Hackney who is a teacher, parishioner and past parent of St Mary s is taking a group of 30 students up into the hillside of Laos, about 4 hours north of the main city, to build a new toilet block for the school. It is a remote and quite poor village where the local income is about $15 US dollars per month. The group would like to take books for the students in Laos. They are asking for any donations of children s books, picture books and colouring in books. If you have some books to donate please bring them into the office. Thank you for your support. Terri Leotta Congratulations to Theo Sebastian (6M) who has scored second place in the Mackay Interschool Chess Tournament on Monday. Well done!
Sport News St Mary s Rugby League We are now in the middle of our John Paap Wednesday afternoon U12 Rugby League competition. The boys have had 2 wins and 2 losses so far. What our team lacks in size they make up for in determination. Each year our team wears the St Mary s Battlers jersey with pride and each year they make us proud with their teamwork and commitment to their mates. This week we play Emmanuel at 4:00pm at Abbot Park. Come on down and cheer the mighty battlers on! Caritas Fundraising Stalls Next Monday and Tuesday the Year 6 s will be running their Caritas stalls to raise money for this very important charity. The stalls will be active during both breaks and will have a variety of wares available for purchase. They will have home baked goodies, raffles, sponge throws, bookmarks, jewellery, hair bands, home-made lemonade, icy cups and much, much more. Please send along some spending money and support this initiative of the hard-working Year 6 students. Mrs Jenni Motteram and Mrs Virginia Lewis Tuckshop Tuckshop is open everyday except Tuesday. If you would like to help out in the tuckshop, Sharon would love to hear from you. She can be contacted on 0447 750 240. Wednesday 24 May Thursday 25 Friday 26 Monday 29 Help appreciated please Kevene Albert Help appreciated please Sharon Etwell A copy of the tuckshop menu is available from the school office, tuckshop or our school website www.smm.rok.catholic.edu.au Thursday Special Spaghetti Bolognaise Available Thursday 25 May ONLY
St Mary s Trivia Night We would like to thank the following local companies for their generosity towards our trivia night which is being held this Friday evening, 26 th May. We have received such an overwhelming response and we are very appreciative of the donations we have received. Seaforth Civil Executive Living Homes Mackay Denture Centre Reef Maritime Corals Down Under Chunk Ice Mackay CJ & ML Bettini Plumbing Nikita Kinanne - Independent Scentsy Consultant Leanne Norsworthy - Independent Arbonne Consultant Heaven on a Cakestand Holus Bolaus Boutique Ignite your Glow Meditation Ready Steady Go Kids Harvey Norman Mackay Hairway In Cogneato Hair Artistry City Brothers Football Club We are only days away from one of St Mary s biggest fundraisers for the year. Come along for a fun filled night with plenty of entertainment, laughter and great company. Tickets can be purchased from the office and will be available on the night. If you have a little spare time throughout this week, we require helpers in the tuckshop (Wed Fri) and also in the hall kitchen Friday morning. It would be greatly appreciated if you could assist in anyway. We also require large eskies for Friday night. If they could be dropped at the hall on Friday morning this would be a great help. A big thank you to Sharon Smith, St Mary s Tuckshop Convenor. Sharon has volunteered her time to prepare the food for the night.
Our Weekly Achievers TERM 2 WEEK 5 STUDENT AWARD WINNERS Prep B Prep V Year 1L Year 1P Year 2B Year 2D Year 3B Year 3K Year 4A Year 4P Year 5B Year 5P Year 6M Year 6L Thomas for the terrific effort in all your activities this week! Well done! Kai for the excellent behaviour you displayed on our very exciting excursion this week. Well done! Mary for wonderful, confident sharing of your holiday to Scotland. We loved looking through your scrapbook. Nev for outstanding participation and behaviour during our excursion to Artspace and the library. Tayla for the great listening skills you have been using in class. Jordan for the passionate way you approach art activities. Layla for always coming to school with a beautiful big smile on your face. Your happiness is infectious! Romeo for the clever answers that you provide during maths discussion. You always have something valuable to share. Riley for the positive attitude and confidence you have been showing when working on your math tasks. Keep it up! Zoe for the great thinking and reasoning you are putting into your ideas when answering our Question Challenge. Charlie for your delightful happy chicky approach towards life and others. You are an inspiration! Asher for pushing yourself this term to raise the bar. Keep it up superstar. Oliver for using a bold beginning sentence to start your writing. Sienna for the enthusiasm you come to school with every day! Bekem for working so hard to improve your reading! Your teacher is so proud! Kaitlyn for displaying the virtues of kindness and gentleness to all around you. Alexander for concentrating well and working diligently in class. Mya for being responsible for your own learning by using strategies to expand your vocabulary. Keep up this awesome work. Well done! Charlotte for displaying the virtues of honesty and forgiveness. Rhylea for showing the virtue of commitment in the classroom. You are really working hard to focus on the task at hand! Tom for your kindness and reliability in the classroom. You are always there to help out a friend in need. Eve for your excellent teamwork when working on and presenting Team Awesome s re-enactment of the formation of the early church. Kye for displaying the virtues of persistence and determination in all areas of your school work. Rimia for the courtesy and friendship you give to fellow classmates! Jackson for your focus and attention during independent writing tasks! Excellent work!
Come alone, with a friend or buy a table of up to ten. WHEN: Friday, 26 th May 2017 WHERE: St Mary s School Hall, Juliet Street. TIME: Doors will be open from 6:30pm for a 7pm start. COST: $25.00 per person including nibbles. Alcohol will be available for purchase on the night. Lucky door prize, game prizes & raffles to be won. Tickets available from the St Mary s School Office from Wednesday. If you have any questions, please contact Tanya Davies on 0438 138 392.