17th october 2013 final2 - Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic ... · 17th October 2013 Welcome Fr. Paul On behalf of all from the Mt Carmel School community I would like to extend a warm

17th October 2013

Welcome Fr. Paul

On behalf of all from the Mt Carmel School community I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new parish priest, Fr. Paul Sireh. Some may

remember Fr Paul who worked in the parish a number of years ago. We are very pleased to have Fr Paul join us and I’m sure Frs. Jerome, Ma&hew and

Frank are also pleased to welcome him. We all look forward to ge'ng to know Father Paul as he se&les into the Mt Carmel community. Welcome.

Zumalai

Congratula(ons to our Yr. 7 leaders who did a wonderful job leading our ”Zumalai Day” on Tuesday. A very different day was enjoyed by all of our

students as they learnt to do without many of the things that we take for granted on a daily basis. The day ended with a very informa(ve assembly led by

our Yr. 7’s detailing just how different life is for children who a&end school in a place like Zumalai. Thanks also to Yr. 7 teachers, Emma Pon( and Carolyn

Taylor, who along with APRE, John Bates, helped guide the children in bringing this ini(a(ve to frui(on. We now look forward to a steady flow of dona-

(ons that will go directly to assist our sister parish in Zumalai.

P&F Mt Carmel Halloween Party Saturday 26 October

Prepara(ons are well underway for the P&F’s Halloween Party in the Hall on Saturday 26 October. This is a chance to catch up with old and new Mt

Carmel Friends before the year ends. Tickets are $65pp which includes entry, Delicious food from Chez Nous, a Fantas(c live band- Golden Child, a photo

booth, free drink vouchers (cash bar when these run out) and a number of other things to keep you entertained.

You don’t have to dress up if you don’t want to although anything goes – scary- fun-any character from anywhere- or just come as yourself!! I encourage

all to get a group together and come along. RSVP Monday 21st

October. Payment can be made through Flexi schools or you can send send cash or cheque

to the office.

NAPLAN Reports

NAPLAN reports were sent home to all children in Years 3,5 &7 on Tuesday. Apologies for the delay. Some reports contained errors and we needed to

wait for ACARA to redistribute some of the corrected reports. Congratula(ons to all of the children on their fine efforts.

Working Bee- Thanks to our Helpers

Thanks to all of the parents who came along as volunteers on Saturday aJernoon at our final working bee for the year. Many jobs were completed in

both the school and parish grounds including the installa(on of a long jump pit on the oval and the completed mulching of gardens.

Thanks in par(cular to Dom Murphy, John Bates and John McCahon who once again put in an enormous effort into organising much for the day. We now

look forward to our next working bee some(me next year.

Class Lists 2014

Teachers will soon be commencing the process of alloca(ng children to classes for next year. Teachers put much thought into the prepara(on of these

lists and have the best interests of all at the heart of their decisions. Having spent the year with the children in their classrooms I believe the teachers are

best placed to prepare these lists based on a wide range of factors and the group dynamics that they have observed. In accordance with school policy I

invite any parents who wish to have input into this process, about their own child, to put their request in wri0ng and forward to me via email

([email protected]). All correspondence will be strictly confiden(al. While I make no guarantees I am happy to consider wri&en requests.

CMV Diagnosed at Mt Carmel

Please be aware that, along with the recent Measles outbreak currently being reported in the media, we have also had a reported diagnosis of CMV

within the school community. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infec(on. In healthy people, it causes a mild flu-like illness that passes harmlessly

within a few days. In certain high risk groups, including pregnant women and organ transplant pa(ents, CMV infec(on can be dangerous. CMV can cause

hearing loss and intellectual disability in unborn babies. If you have any concerns in rela(on to this issue I encourage you to seek medical advice.

Congratula0ons to Ellie Ryan

Congratula(ons to Ellie Ryan who was recently named the Outstanding 11Yr Old Athlete for the Met East Region this year. Ellie was presented with her

trophy in recogni(on of this feat at assembly this week. Ellie has had an outstanding year in both track and cross country events in 2013 having recently

returned from the Na(onal Titles.

CTJ Oct 21- Pupil Free Day

A reminder that this Monday 21 October will be a pupil free day state wide for all teachers to par(cipate in Consistency of Teacher Judgement processes.

School will resume on Tuesday. Go the Wallabies! Have a great week

Regards

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Principal Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School, Coorparoo. mailto:[email protected]

LEARNING CENTRE CORNER:

Much school funding, in terms of both personnel and

resources, goes into the early years of education and

somemightwonderwhy. Research indicates that the

earlychildhoodyears laythefoundationforall future

development and in particular, learning. “Early

intervention” is a term that can be used to refer to

interventions for infants and young childrenwho are

known to have additional needs because of a

developmental delay, learning dif�iculties, disability,

sensory impairment (eg vision or hearing), or a

speci�ic risk ordisadvantage.TheLeadership teamat

Mt Carmel values early intervention and have put a

numberofmeasuresinplacetosupportouryoungest

students. All of the early years’ classrooms have

strong support from School Of�icers; the Learning

SupportTeacher; theSchoolGuidanceCounsellorand

parent volunteers as well as a great variety of

programs; readers and software made available to

cater for a variety of learning styles and individual

needs. Apart from the school, teachers work closely

with other professionals such as Speech Therapists,

OccupationalTherapists andPsychologists to support

childrenintheirearlydevelopment.Sinceeverychild

isuniqueandsomechildrenmayneedmorehelpwith

growthanddevelopment, it isbest toadoptaholistic

team approach where all professionals are working

togetherinthebestinterestsofastudent.Onbehalfof

the staff,wewould like to thankparents for thepart

youplayinworkingasateamtoenhanceyourchild’s

learningandoveralldevelopment. LEANNE CROFT AND KERRY KEARNS

From the Assistant Principal Administration

AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR OPEN DAY:

Congratulations to girls in Year 1 who recently took part in the AGC assessment workshop at school. By now you should have received your personalised assessment report either posted to your home or

via your school. Girls in Prep children can pick up an information flyer about the AGC Open Day from the school office and we hope you will be able to join us. Everyone is welcome to come along to the

Open Day which will give girls the opportunity to try a free class and attend an information session. Ph 07 3256 0207 for more information or visit

www.aspagroup.com.au. BOOK LISTS 2013:

We have engaged the services of a new Book Pack supplier, SOS (School and Office Supplies) and are currently finalising our list so that parents can order

online for next year's Book Packs. Stay posted and we will let you know when you can start your Book Lists ordering for next year.

Looks like it is going to be a hot and busy Term 4 but at lease it's a relatively short one. Tony Shaw

CALENDAR

Mon 21 Oct Pupil Free Day

Sat 26 Oct Halloween Party—Parent Function

28-30 Oct Year 4 Camp –Luther Heights

Wed 6 Nov Prep 2014 Parent Info Evening

Thu 7 Nov P & F Meeting 7.30pm

Fri 8 Nov Prep 2014 Orientation Morning

11-13 Nov Year 6 Camp –Maranatha

Thu 28 Nov Whole School Concert Rehearsal at venue

Thu 28 Nov School Concert 6.30pm Sleeman Complex

Wed 4 Dec Graduation Mass 7pm Church

Fri 6 Dec Last day Term 4

Wed 18 Dec Christmas Carols 6-7pm

COCOCOCO----CURRICULAR PHOTOGRAPHSCURRICULAR PHOTOGRAPHSCURRICULAR PHOTOGRAPHSCURRICULAR PHOTOGRAPHS

Group photos for band, strings, choirs and sporting teams are available for viewing in the school office.

Orders can be made by completing the Special Order Envelope (collect from the office)

Please enclose correct money and return to the school office by THURS 31st OCTOBER.

STUDENTS CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS

THIS WEEK

Issy Kemp Hannah Lyons

Ryan Walker

Madeleine Garvey Ellie Kreutzer

Jessica Liddy

Jonah Abraham Sarah Giles

Student of the Week

Prep A Kate Moraitis

Prep A Tom Naylor

Prep B Harry Smith

Prep B Georgia Solofa

Prep C Oliver Nasser

Prep C Luke Houston

1A Laura Liddy

2A Ewan Roberts

2B Hugo Panizza

3A Mikael Ibrahim

3B Arabella Burke

4A Jemeka Brock

4B Claire Parry

4C Anna Rowland

5A Hannah Page

5B Jay Vickers

5B Lily Nicolaou

6A Lucy Ware

6A Maddie Sakellariou

6B Sakura Lavery

7 Charlotte Jensen

Music in 2014Music in 2014Music in 2014Music in 2014 In preparation for the 2014 Instrumental Program at Mt Carmel, Expressions of Interest are being taken now for all instruments: Strings, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Woodwind and Brass. If you are considering an instrument for your child, attached to the newsletter are the letters regarding the program. Thanks Sharon Van der Hurk, Instrumental Music Teacher

CONCERT UPDATE ONLY 6 WEEKS TILL OUR SCHOOL MUSICAL - "THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS JIGSAW" THURSDAY 28TH NOVEMBER AT 6:30 P.M. THE CHANDLER THEATRE, SLEEMAN SPORTS COMPLEX, CHANDLER This week costume details will be sent home. Most of the costumes are fairly easy to put together, but if you have any queries please don't hesitate to come and see me. HELP is needed for some simple costume making. Cutting out, gluing etc is also needed to be done. Please contact me at [email protected] if you are able to help in anyway. Many thanks,

Bernadette Egan

DRAMA NEWS FIRSTLY, A BIG THANK YOU to the ladies from the Second Hand Uniform shop Simone Holmes and Anne Moran for thinking of the Drama Room once again. Some of the monies raised this year have gone towards the purchase of an Ipad for the Drama Room. It is going to be so handy to have the Ipad to record the many performances and to show the students their presentations immediately. This is a wonderful tool for our drama experience. I don't have to borrow anymore!!! THANK YOU!!! SECONDLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOW STUDENTS who received DRAMA AWARDS FOR outstanding efforts in DRAMA for TERM 3: PREP A Ewan McCosker PREP B Finn Totterman PREP C Ruby Ware 1A Henry Manning 1B Daniel Phillips 1C Sarah Joyce 2A Callum McMahon 2B Scarlett Zenonos 2C Eloise Schabe 3A Molly Murphy 3B Alessandro Porreca 3C Owen Greer 4A Eilish Chopra 4B Samuel Palmer 4C Anna Rowland 5A Imogen Wilson 5B Ada Lukin 6A Jasmine Kozionas 6B Angeliki Samios 7 Jessica Quinn

News from the Assistant Principal Religious Education

Working Bee

Through the combined efforts of hard-working parents and parishioners we had a very successful working bee last

Saturday afternoon. Between the school and parish grounds a number of tasks were undertaken. The parish grounds

were given a general tidy-up, the gardens on the banks of our school oval were mulched, new sand was put into the prep

sand-pit and a long jump pit was created on the oval. Additionally the top-end of the school beyond the Yr4/5 Block was

cleaned up. Above all else the working bee was conducted in a very organised, friendly and energetic manner. It was

great to see our school and parish working so well in partnership and new friendships being developed. Many thanks to

Mr Dominic Murphy, who co-ordinated the event and the large number of parents who contributed so much of their time

and effort. Well done to all!

Zumalai Day

Zumalai Day was a wonderful success. It was planned as a day to live simply as a child living in Zumalai East Timor

would. As a result our students weren’t able to use electricity for the day which meant no fans, no lights or chilled water.

Class teachers were also encouraged to avoid using text books and coloured pens and use a single sheet of paper and a

pencil for the day. We even used an old fashioned bell instead of the electric one. Additionally all students were

encouraged to have a very simple morning tea and a bowl of rice for lunch. Our Year Seven leaders cooked and served

the rice which was so gratefully received by the children. Following lunch our year sevens led a very reflective prayer

assembly. The year sevens shared video clips of life in Timor Leste and a wonderful PowerPoint which revealed some

staggering statistics regarding poverty in our world. It is my hope that as a Catholic school community we can nurture in

our children a sense of concern for the poor and a true appreciation of the countless gifts that we are blessed with.

Thanks to everyone involved in the day particularly Emma Ponti and our Year Seven leaders.

Donations for Zumalai

In the past we have organised a Spellathon to raise much needed funds for Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Zumalai, East Timor.

Each year our school raises $12,000 approximately which directly supports a range of projects for our sister school. In

recent times our donations have allowed the Carmelites to build a boarding house for children who would normally walk

to and from school, covering very long distances. By the time many students return from school it is nightfall. Without

power in many villages the students are not able to study at night. The boarding house enables students to live at the

school from Monday to Friday returning home for the weekends enhancing their ability to study effectively.

$12,000 equates to approximately $22 per child. If our students are able to forego some of their weekly treats or pocket

money I’m sure we could reach this target again in 2013. Please encourage your child to actively seek donations from

their friends and relatives and please ask them to tell you all about what they learnt as a result of Zumalai Day.

I will leave you with an image from Zumalai Day and some reflective questions that are worth examining on a regular

basis.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

John Bates

Our Year Seven Students busily preparing the rice for Zumalai Day

Reflection

Take time this week, maybe every week, to consider all of the wonderful things in

your life. What are you grateful for that you may have taken for granted?

As you eat your food, consider your good fortune to have it.

As you take a sip of water, give thanks that it is so plentiful in your life.

As you greet loved ones, appreciate the gift of their health and safety. As you turn on a light, snuggle into bed, or watch TV…..consider

how fortunate you are to have these luxuries in your life.

Think about your lives and the lives of those who have none of what you enjoy. Be grateful for everything that you have and think about

how you can share with others less fortunate.

P&F Update Zumalai Day

On Tuesday it was wonderful to see our staff guiding the

children to think about how different life can be in other parts

of the world. This year, Zumalai Day has replaced the

Spell-a-Thon as a way of raising both awareness about and

funds for the Carmelite school in Zumalai, East Timor. Last year,

through the combined total of Mission Day ac(vi(es and the

Spell-a-Thon, our school community was able to donate over

$11,000 to this important project. Last year, Sr Rosemary

Pa&erson spoke about the school building work, and it is

incredible to see how much they are able to achieve with these

funds.

Date Claimers

These might seem like they are a long way off, but mark your

calendars now……more details to follow:

◊ Christmas Carols – in the School Hall Wednesday

18 December 6-7pm

◊ 2014 Welcome BBQ - Sunday 9 February (not Friday

7 February as printed on the Mt Carmel calendar)

Working Bee Thanks

The P&F would like to add our thanks to all those families who

gave of their (me on Saturday to help maintain the school and

Parish grounds. Special thanks to Dom Murphy, John Bates, John

McCahon and Damian Craig for doing the heavy liJing with the

organisa(on and co-ordina(on of work, equipment and materi-

als.

Kim Broadfoot

P&F President

Final P&F Mee0ng for 2013:

Thursday 7 November 7.30pm in

the Staffroom

School Banking News In 2014 the School Banking program will be launching a new set of exciting reward items for students to redeem their tokens for. Each reward item will continue to be valued at 10 tokens (i.e. 10 deposits) and there will be two new reward items for students to choose from each term.

With exciting new reward items on offer in 2014, please be aware that the Dollarmites moneyboxes will no longer be available next year. To avoid any child missing out on claim-ing their moneybox, please let your children know of this change and encourage them to redeem their moneybox this school year if they wish to receive one. In an effort to ensure

your child doesn’t miss out, the rule of one money box per year has been removed. If your child is trying to collect the series of Dollarmite moneyboxes, they are encouraged to do so before the end of the school year. Please understand that they still need to redeem each moneybox for the required 10 tokens.

Changes in 2014 Due to the Commonwealth Bank implementing of a new reward tracking system, we wish to advise that tokens received this year will not be carried over to next year to claim rewards.

Each child will start at zero deposits at the beginning of the 2014 school year. Therefore your child can only use tokens

this year to claim their reward but will need to claim their reward by the end of this term. There are 7 weeks left for your child to claim a reward so please keep this in mind. Any questions please contact the School Banking team on Tuesday mornings working in the School Hall.

Congratulations to Year 2C bankers for making the most amount of deposits in Term 3! The class has received some

special gifts for all their great banking efforts. School Banking Team

Tuckshop News

Fri 18Oct Rachael Paterson Susan Gunew Tess Sherlock Joannah Ings Amanda Smith Leah Peck

Wed 23Oct Helen Polson Joanna Crowe Gregoria Makras Erica McAllister

Thu 24Oct Jennifer Cochrane Sharni Co&er Kelly Joyce

Fri 25 Oct Louise Weir Anita Marshall Sally Grigson Kate Solofa Melissa Young Maria McCosker Jackie Kerr Catherine Parer

Libby McGahan

Wed 30Oct Melissa Kerr Andrea Avraam Simone Vasiliou Maria Nicolaou Vanessa Pavlou Christalla Savva

Please call Kelly on 3395 5236 if you cannot work on your rostered day.

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RSVP: by Monday 21st October 2013 by completing the attached form.

Payment Options:-

⇒ Flexischools

⇒ Return this form with cash or cheque

⇒ Try Booking : See Quick Links on website or https://extranet.bne.catholic.edu.au/

parent/mtcarmelcoorparoo

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MT CARMEL 2014 CALENDAR ORDER FORM

Outside School Hours

Care We offer some suggestions and children

can choose to participate or be involved

in other tasks:

Monday Pupil Free Day

Tuesday Crimpling art and craft, Spinning plates, Silent ball games, Jelly spike ball activities, Fitness dice fun.

Wednesday Crafty kids butterfly, Simon says, Photo frames, Hula hoop fun, Bat tapping, Tiger feet, Bouncy ball activities.

Thursday Awesome pirate hats, Uno games, Skipping with a partner, Foam football activity, Badminton game, Rhythm ribbons.

Friday You decorate your own creation, Heads down thumbs up, Kids free craft activity, Rainbow play ball, Cup catch.

Thank you to Joshua and Jacob for their contribution to the weekly program.

Grace Pi= , Coordinator

Our Lady of Mount Carmel OSHC

P: 07 3847 9585 F: 07 3847 9858

Norfolk Street, COORPAROO 4151

INTERNET BANKING DETAILS :

BSB 064-786

Account# 310861800

Account name: OSHC Mt.Carmel

Reference No: Child’s full name

Before school capped at 15

ADer school capped at 30

PARENTS NOTE:

Please come and see Grace personally

about casual bookings. Permanent

bookings are charged on being

ABSENT or in ATTENDANCE.

OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL PARISH NEWS Today we welcome Fr Paul Sireh as our new Parish Priest. Paul will be celebrating all masses with us this weekend. Come along and introduce yourself and your family to Paul.

SPARKS is on again! Sunday 27 October at 4pm

SPARKS is:

· a group for kids in grades 4-6

· to get together one Sunday a month

· for some games, sharing of faith

· and to share some food afterwards

· then to attend the 5:30pm Mass together.

Food-wise, can kids bring something small to share (no nuts please).

Contact Paul Mulligan on [email protected] or 0439 784 604

or Michael Barry on [email protected] or 0412 236 782.

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Holland Park Junior Cricket Club (HPJCC)

In2Cricket Registrations Open!

Join Online Now: www.hollandparkcricket.org.au

In2Cricket – Learn the basic skills required to play cricket

through fun, skill-based activities.

Registration includes - In2Cricket backpack, shirt, hat, bat

and ball!

Programs - Friday Night or Saturday Morning

For Assistance: Call Jo on 0418 97 67 97

Year 4

Charli Kelley Credit

Fergus Farrell Credit

Olivia Davidson Credit

Luke Palmer Credit

Stefania Tesolin Credit

Harry Ward Credit

Sebastian Allan Distinction

Amelia Dang High Distinction

Year 5

Annabelle Allan Credit

Caleb Hopton Credit

Bronte Job Distinction

Monique Piunti Distinction

Imogen Wilson Distinction

Year 7

Ruby-Leigh O’Brien Credit

Siobhan Lyons Distinction

UNSWEnglishCompetitionResults2013

UNSWMathsCompetitionResults2013

Year 4

James Panizza Credit

Sebastian Allan Credit

Luke Palmer Credit

Harry Ward Credit

Fergus Farrell Distinction

Amelia Dang Distinction

Stefania Tesolin Distinction

Year 5

Annabelle Allan Credit

Bronte Job Credit

Imogen Wilson Credit

Caleb Hopton Distinction

Monique Piunti Distinction

Jordan Curd High Distinction

Year 7

Madelyn Kelley Credit

Ruby-Leigh O’Brien Credit

Evie Lukin Distinction

Charli Kelley Credit

Congratulations to all

children who participated in

the UNSW English

and Maths Competitions.

PARENTING TODAY'S TEENAGER

Q & A Evening for Parents with Dr Jeff Kemp

Wed 23 October 7pm

St Joseph’s Primary School

Anglesey Street, Kangaroo Point

• Why is parenting a teenager like taking a wild roller-coaster ride?

• What's the same and what's different in parenting a teen in today's fast changing complex

media driven world?

• Why do you need to 'be a parent, not a pal' to effectively parent today's teenager?

• What are the six parenting essentials?

St Joseph’s Primary School is pleased to announce that Dr Jeff Kemp has kindly offered to come speak to parents

about preparing for parenting teenagers. A father of four, Dr Jeff Kemp is a highly successful educator with over

30 years experience as a primary school teacher, a secondary school teacher, a university lecturer, a presenter at

National and State conferences, and guidance counsellor working with children and teenagers. In addition to his

Doctorate of Education, he holds Bachelor Degrees in arts and education, as well as a Graduate Diplomas in

Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Leadership Studies. He is currently the Guidance Counsellor at

St Michael’s College, Merrimac on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Jeff's work has been recognised in State and

Commonwealth Government awards for his outstanding contribution to youth in the community.

Jeff's extensive experience and practice in working with teenagers, in particular troubled teenagers

is now available in resources for parents including his book ‘Be A Parent Not A Pal’, a range of

programs and audio CD's including The Parenting a Teenagers Program, The Parenting a Child

Program, The Homework Helper Program and The Ready for School Program. Jeff also provides an

online individual support service for parents of children and teenagers.

The evening will be an interactive one so come along with your burning questions about teens and friends,

mental health, body image, sexuality, managing technology use….

This evening is open to all parents so feel free to bring a friend along even if their child attends another school.

All are welcome. A complimentary glass of wine on arrival, and coffee and tea also will be made available on the

evening.

RSVP - Tuesday 22 October by phoning the school on 3391-5397 or by emailing

[email protected]