Issue 3-14th March 2018 Gospel Reading for this Sunday, 18 th March, 2018 - Fifth Sunday of Lent John 12:20-33 Jesus teaches his disciples about the way in which he will be glorified by God, and a voice from heaven is heard to affirm this teaching Family Connection Family life is often a balancing act in which we prioritise and attend to a variety of competing needs. We learn the value of putting others needs ahead of our own. In family life we also learn that when we make personal sacrifices to serve others, we gain so much more than we may have lost. As you gather as a family, talk about how important it is to your family life to gladly serve one another. Ask each person to consider the last time that another family member asked for help. What was your response? Did you cheerfully try to honour the request, or did you ask Why me? Read Sunday s Gospel, John 12:20-33. How do you think Jesus would want us to respond when someone in our family asks for help? Invite each family member to make a commitment for the next week to try to respond cheerfully to requests for help. Pray together, asking God s help with this commitment. Pray the Prayer of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Copyright Loyola Press. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. http://www.loyolapress.com CONTACT DETAILS PO Box 336 Smithton, TAS, 7330 Phone: 03 6452 1431 Fax: 03 6452 2581 Email: spc@catholic.tas.edu,au Website: www.stpeterchanel.tas.edu.au BANK DETAILS BSB 067-000 ACCOUNT 10273413 REFERENCE: Your Name @stpeterchanelschool
Prayer for Generosity - St. Ignatius of Loyola Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God, Teach me true generosity. Teach me to serve you as you deserve. To give without counting the cost, To fight heedless of wounds, To labor without seeking rest, To sacrifice myself without thought of any reward Save the knowledge that I have done your will. Amen. North West Swimming Carnival - 22nd March A reminder to those in the NW Swim Team that the NW Swimming Carnival begins next Thursday at 10:30am at the Burnie Aquatic Centre. Please ensure permission forms have been returned to school so that the appropriate transport can be arranged. Canteen opening soon We have appointed a Canteen Co-Ordinator for 2018, Mrs Debbie Plaza. The canteen will be operating two days per week for lunches only. We are hoping to have the canteen operational in the coming weeks. We will be operating a cashless canteen in order to simplify administration, reduce canteen wastage and enable fast, easy payments for parents and carers from a secure mobile app. Further details will be distributed in the coming weeks. Catholic Education Week Next week is Catholic Education week. As a part of this celebration, all of our Grade Six students will be attending the North West Catholic Education Week which will be held on Tuesday at 11am at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Devonport. Easter Bun Drive Easter Bun Drive orders are due to the office by Tuesday, 20th March, these will be delivered to school the following Tuesday. Order Forms are available at the Office if you require one. Thank you all for supporting our Canberra Fundraisers! Riverbend Camps Forms are now available for the upcoming Riverbend camps held in the April school holidays. Camps are open to students in Grade Three and above. If your child is interested in attending, paper forms are available from the front office, alternatively you can visit riverbend.org.au and fill in a form online.
Aiming High Awards Congratulations to the following students who received Aiming High Awards at Friday s assembly: Grade 5/6 - Brielle Bryan for a persistent attitude in Maths, and positivity to all learning areas. Toby Graham for being an excellent leader and role model in Daily PE. Grade 5 - Addison Grey for working hard and leading others in her actions of being kind and generous. Makayla Buckby for showing the values of the Sisters of St Joseph by making a sacrifice to empower others. Grade 4 - Asha Howard for her excellent motivation, application and enthusiasm towards spelling and writing. Charlotte Field for her growing confidence to speak up and participate in class discussion. Grade 3 - Libby Buckby for her dedication to self-improvement and living out the Spirit of Jesus. Lucy Bonde-Bramich putting in 100% effort in all our learning. Grade 2 - Addison Shortland for trying her best with her reading and writing. Zarah McLaren for conscientiously completing all her work and for being a friendly and helpful member of Grade 2. Grade 1 - Lucas Facey for always striving to work his hardest and help others to learn. Olivia Graham for being a wonderful role-model in the class, displaying a caring and committed attitude. Prep - Jackson Hodgetts for being more engaged in his learning and trying super hard. Natalia Rutter for being a supportive and encouraging member of our Prep class.
Religious Education A Gr. 5/6 picture of our Church and some stand out Lent artwork, using ashes by Grade 3. The Wyndarra Centre Therapeutic Pool Service is utilised to enhance recovery and rehabilitation and provides a unique environment to maintain health, well-being and fitness. Our range of Therapeutic Pool Services include: Babies and Young Children Emmerton Park Autism Group Disability Group School Referrals Workers Compensation/MAIB Individual Exercise, including injuries/arthritis etc Day: Place: Cost: Tuesdays & Thursdays Tall Timbers Pool, Scotchtown Road $15.00 Hour Session $10.00 ½ Hour Session $12.00 per baby session Referrals can be made by doctors or physiotherapists. Referrals from physiotherapists must include an exercise program. Self referrals and enquiries regarding the service can be made by contacting Tammy or Denese at Wyndarra Centre on 6452 2722.
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing FRIDAY - 16 TH MARCH 2018 What is National Bullying, No Way! Day? The eighth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is on this Friday, and we are celebrating this day at our school. As a School Community we are Taking a Stand Together and Stamping bullying out of our School Community. This annual day is Australia's key anti-bullying event for schools, and encourages all students to 'take a stand together' against bullying and violence in schools, the classroom and beyond. Whole school approach: This year Australian schools are invited to share their BIG IDEAS for a world free from bullying within their communities. We are asking for every student to trace their hand on coloured cardboard/paper and respond to this question: Is our school ready to imagine a world free from bullying? Students can draw a picture or write their response. These hands will then be up on display near the library. For any further information or support please visit the below website. https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/respondingtobullying/parents BREAKFAST CLUB Is now operating successfully from the new kitchenette in the hall. Easily accessible with plenty of space. Lots of children are utilising this free facility to charge their brains ready for some valuable and important learning. Donations welcome: VEGEMITE JAM HONEY BUTTER
RE Newsletter On Wednesday, 7th March, the St. Peter Chanel Church celebrated 30 years as a parish. We united in this celebration at our beautiful Church with some moving Prayers and symbolic artwork of our Church, by our Grade 5/6 class. It was wonderful to come together with some of our parishioners and acknowledge this milestone. Next Friday, 17 th March, is a well known day of festivities in many parts of the world. Yes, it s St. Patrick s Day! St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland despite having been born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17th, around 460 A.D. At the age of 16, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family s estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. Patrick eventually became a missionary after he escaped his captivity and commenced religious training. Once ordained as a priest, he ministered to Christians already living in Ireland and began to convert the Irish. Did you know? St. Patrick created what is now well known as the Celtic cross (at the time, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan religion). He superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish. *To celebrate St. Patrick s Day at SPC, Gr. 4 will be leading us in a Prayer Service in the Multipurpose Hall at 12:20pm and we welcome you to join us. Catholic Education Week begins on 19 th March and the theme is: Discovering New Horizons. This theme has been aligned with the official Year of Youth theme for 2018 and is derived from a speech given by Pope Francis at World Youth Day 2016 where he called young people and the Church to open new horizons for spreading joy. Catholic Education Week is an acknowledgement of the contribution the Catholic education is to the lives of the over 16,000 and about strengthening relationships between all those that have a stake in our schools students, teachers, parents, priests, parishioners and members of the wider community. One of the central pillars of Catholic education is creating a sense of belonging and community and providing the support that is integral to enabling students become the best versions of themselves, said Director of Catholic Education, John Mula. Youth Mass will be held at on Palm Sunday, 25 th March, at 5pm. Come celebrate with us! *Altar servers for Youth Mass, Sunday 25th March at 5pm are: Jordan & Alexis Donovan.
Calendar of Events - March 12-8Hr Day Public Holday 13 14 15 16 - Bullying No Way Day - St Patrick s Day Prayer Service led by Grade 4 12.20pm 19 20 - Easter Bun Drive Orders Due to the Office 21 22 - NW Swimming Carnival 23 - Assembly 2.15pm in Hall 26 27 - Easter Bun Orders Delivered - Palm Sunday Prayer Service led by Kinder & Prep 12.20pm 28 - Holy Thursday Prayer Service led by Grade 5 12.20pm 29 - Good Friday Prayer Service led by Grade 1 12.20pm 30 - Good Friday Public Holiday 2 - Easter Monday 3 - Easter Tuesday 4 5 6 - Whole School Assembly 2:15pm 9 10 11 12 13 - Last Day of Term - Plain Clothes and Sav Day Term Dates 2018 Term One - 8th February - 13th April Term Two - 30th April - 6th July Term Three - 23rd July - 28th September Term Four - 15th October - 20th December