Assistant Director Improved student learning and wellbeing ... · Bressanelli, Cathy Keogh, Betty Mackenzie, Janelle Niklaus, Stephen Blick, Melinda Hughes, Julie Wasley, Nina Garrick,

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� Friday, 25 August 2017

DearFamilies,Students,CarersandStaff

Irecentlyreceivedthefollowingle<erfromCatholicEduca>onSAAssistantDirectorMonicaConway:

Dear Kerry

Your selection by ACARA earlier this year as a school demonstrating above average gains in Year 3-5 Numeracy NAPLAN scores between 2014 and 2016 is of continuing interest to members of the Religious Identity & Leading Learning (RILL) section of the Catholic Education Office.

I am writing to request your participation in a small research project to gather insights and information to contribute to CESA’s Improved student learning and wellbeing Strategy across our system of schools.

Our proposal is to visit your school to interview you and other key leaders of learning in order to ascertain, among other things, • the factors that you would say have

contributed to the above average gains;• the extent to which these gains are indicative

of more general trends; • whether you have seen improvements in

other areas of the school;• structures, processes or roles within your

school that have contr ibuted to the demonstratedlearning improvement;

• particular professional learning around school change, school-based act ion research, data use, agreed practices across the school , pedagogical leadership, assessment moderation;

• changes in models of professional learning;• resources or approaches that have made

changed practices possible;

• any impact of services provided through the CEO RILL teams;

• beneficial legacy of previous programs that your school has been involved in;

• targeted approaches for individuals or groups of students.

Once again, congratulations for your school’s recognition in this matter and I look forward to learning more of what has contributed to these outcomes

Yours sincerelyMonica Conway Assistant Director 18 May 2017

Yesterday,MrRayMoritzfromtheCatholicEduca>onOfficeinterviewedmyselfandothermembersofstaffconcerning themanner inwhich these resultswereachieved.Theconversa>onwentalongthefollowinglines:

• While Holy Family does not specifically targetimproved results in NAPLAN tes>ng, we arepleased to see the con>nuing improvement ofour results in a variety of assessments includingNAPLAN:

• Staff at our school a<ribute our success to theinfluenceofcertainaspectsofthewayweteachhereatHolyFamily:

✦ Our focus on Posi>ve Educa>on and the“uncondi>onal posi>ve regard” our staff havetowards each of our students. (Our childrenhave been iden>fied as being 13% above theStateAverageforcogni>veengagement);

✦ Ourbeliefthatchildrenare“intelligentci>zensfrom birth” and that they are created in theimageofGod;

✦ Webelievethatchildrenhave“100languages”notonlytradi>onalliteraciesandnumeracies;

✦ Many of our students are fortunate to have acommunitylanguageotherthanEnglish;

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✦ Our focus on the three Pillars of “Crea>ng asense of Iden>ty”, “Contemporary TeachingMethods” and “Ecology” blend together andresultinhighlevelsofstudentengagementandachievement;

✦ The children do not learn only by listening totheteachersbutbyusingtheirhandsandtheirbrains to solve problems and use theirc rea>v i ty to respond to cha l leng ingprovoca>ons;

✦ Our students have extremely high levels ofaccess to technology and this has resulted instudents developing a sense of independenceandcrea>vity.

****STOPPRESS****2017NAPLANRESULTSAREIN:MoreGoodNews

Our 2017 NAPLAN results have now been receivedandyourchildreninYears3,5and7willbringhometheir individual results soon. This year the resultsexhibitthefollowingtrends:

• Extremelyhigh levelsofpar>cipa>on inNAPLANtes>ng.InYear7thepar>cipa>onrateisbasically100%;

• Even further improvement in Numeracypar>cularlyinYear3andYear7;

• Solid performances in Reading across the Yearlevels.

Congratula>ons to all the students, their teachersandtoyouathomeforyourposi>vesupportofourstudents. My advice is to focus on the things thechildrendowell. Yourwordsofencouragementwillhelpconquerthechallengestheywillmeetalongtheway.

KERRYWHITEPRINCIPAL

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Holy Family Catholic School

Sunday September 3rd

Father’sDayGiftStallisonFriday1stSeptember

Childrenwillbeabletopurchasegiftsfrom$2to$5

~ WIN a Backpack Gift Pack for Dad

BuyonlineorintheOffice

TopurchaseyourTicketsonlineclickonthelink.Father'sDayRaffleLinktoWebsite

ClickonFather’sDayRafflealongthetopoftheWebpage5Ticketsfor$5or12Ticketsfor$10

Holy Family Catholic School

Sunday September 3rd

Father’sDayGiftStallisonFriday1stSeptember

Childrenwillbeabletopurchasegiftsfrom$2to$5

~ WIN a Backpack Gift Pack for Dad

BuyonlineorintheOffice

TopurchaseyourTicketsonlineclickonthelink.Father'sDayRaffleLinktoWebsite

ClickonFather’sDayRafflealongthetopoftheWebpage5Ticketsfor$5or12Ticketsfor$10

Father’s Day Raffle Link to Website

Includes $100 Voucher for Asian Central Restaurant and a $50 Fishing Store Voucher

https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=rprvp

https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=rprvp

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SHOW AND TELLSPORTS NEWS BasketballCarnivalHoly Family entered a male and female team in the SAPSASA BasketballCarnival held at Port Adelaide Stadium. Both teams performed really wellimproving throughout the day and had a few winning games. The studentsthoroughlyenjoyedtheexperience.

ThankyoutoMrWintersandMr.Bartoldfororganisingandcoachingtheteam.

CrossCountryCongratula>ons to the 83 studentswho par>cipated in the Catholic Schools Cross Country carnival. Allstudentscompletedthechallenging2kmcourse.Welldonerunners!

ManythankstoMr.Coad,MrsAdamsandMr.Murrayforsupervisingthestudents. AlsoMrs.MusolinoforbeinganofficialcoursemarshalandMrs.A<anasioforbeingaparenthelper.

Itwaswonderfultohavesomanystudentseagertobeinvolvedandrepresentourschool.

BoysFootball/GirlsNetballHolyFamilypar>cipatedintheboysfootballandgirlsnetballcarnivals.Wehadsomefantas>cresults.Theboysfootballteamendedupfinishingin3rdplacewhilethegirlsnetballteamplaced2nd.Bothteamswereanexcellentrepresenta>onofHolyFamilybothonandoffthefield.ManythankstoMrPearceandMrDowhohelpedorganiseandcoachthefootball,andMrsReadfromtheofficewhohelpedsuperviseandumpiredontheday.

ThankyouforyoursupportLisaRobertsandLeanneCooymans

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SPRING FAIR MEETING Wednesday 30th August (6.30pm - all welcome)

FATHER’S DAY STALL Friday 1st September

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM DAY Thursday 7th September

CASUAL DAY Friday 8th September - Bring 2nd hand items

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FROM THE APRIMLast Sunday was the feast of Saint Bernard. He was born on August 20th, 1090 in France. Bernard was born into a wealthy family. At age 22 he decided to join the Benedictine monks who lived a strict life of prayer, silence and penance.

I believe Saint Bernard had many special qualities that we could aspire to support in our own lives today.

Simplicity-Bernard lived a life of simple meals, prayer and little sleep.

Compassion- When he became sick he became more understanding of human needs and began to help others.

Peacemaker- Because of his ability to settle disputes he was called on to travel to various countries to give his advice on Church and government affairs.

Passionate- He was fearless in giving his opinion and highly respected for his insight into problems. He was an inspiring speaker and writer on the love of God, Mary, Scripture and leading a spiritual life.

He died in 1153. He was a Doctor of the Church and patron saint of beekeepers, candle makers and Gibraltar.

He was canonized a saint in 1174.

Morning Prayer, Liturgy & Mass

Morning Prayer ,3/4SM Thursday August 31stth 9am Liturgy, Thursday, 3/4 MC August 31st 9am Mass 3/4 MJ & KC Thursday August 31st 11.30 Centre

Michael Urdanoff APRIM

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Term 3Term 1 PresentingWeek 1 LeadersWeek 2 R/1EC and 5/6IBWeek 3 2RS and 6/7JWWeek 4 6/7RG & 2JHWeek 5 R/1MS and 5/6MNWeek 6 R/1AM and 6/7NBWeek 7 2DH and 3/4BHWeek 8 2MP and 3/4CMWeek 9 R/1RV and 3/4DPWeek 10 Moon Lantern

R/1JM and 5/6PATerm 4

Term 2 PresentingWeek 1 LeadersWeek 2 3/4MC & 5/6PNWeek 3 3/4SM & 5/6EWeek 4 R/1MR and 5/6DEWeek 5 R/1GC and 3/4MJWeek 6 R/1TB and 3/4KCWeek 7 REQ and support

classesWeek 8 Carols NightWeek 9 Year 7 Graduation

Assemblies

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Term 3 Week 5

P&F GROUP • Members - Luisa Antoniciello, Allana

Bressanelli, Cathy Keogh, Betty Mackenzie, Janelle Niklaus, Stephen Blick, Melinda Hughes, Julie Wasley, Nina Garrick, Amos Davies & Serena Kennedy

• School Reps - Adam Slater & Hong Nguyen

NEXT P&F MEETING: TBA All volunteers & parents are invited to

attend the P&F meetings. WE WANT YOU

� Meet other Parents & Friends �Support the CAFE �Volunteer some spare time to P&F activities �Contribute your Ideas

To get your Catholic police clearance. Apply in the Office.

For Further Information Call or Email Luisa or Adam

Phone: 8250 6616 EMAIL: [email protected]

What’s On in Term 3

• Cafe Open - Friday 8th Sept at 8.30am for

Assembly 2DH & 3/4BH

• Fathers Day Stall - 1st Sept

• Casual Days: 8/9 & 22/9

• Moon Lantern Festival - 29th Sept

OPEN NEXT Friday 8th September

at 8.30am Assembly for 2DH & 3/4BH

Please come in for a hot Tea or Coffee while you wait. (We do Take Away)

The Parent Cafe(Located next door to the resource center)

A great place to wait for your children, catch up with other parents and have a cuppa in

warmth and comfort.

Nut Free Cakes & Biscuits are welcomed to share with a hot tea or coffee

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Playgroup at Holy Family Catholic School

Come and join us! Holy Family now offers playgroup for children aged from 0- 5 years old. Our playgroup is based on the principles of continuity, transition and pathways for children and their families. Stay and spend the morning with your little one watching them play and learn and build friendships and social skills in a safe and supported environment.

Who: Everyone is welcome to join playgroup, you don't need to have children attending the school.

When: Thursday mornings 9:00am - 11:00am

Where: Holy Family OSHC room

What to bring: Water, hat, fruit and a gold coin donation

For enquiries and bookings call 8250 6616 or email [email protected]

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Laptops The laptops are a great tool for the students. Here are a few tips for looking after them:

• No food or drink near the laptop;• Store in a safe and dry area;• Use in a dry area (ie not near sinks or wash areas);• Do not run or walk with the laptop in the open position;• Do not run with the laptop;• Always ensure the protective cover is on and not

tampered with.

Thank you and enjoy.

Some Gentle Reminders:• School starts at 8.50am, children must be under supervision of adults at all times. Yard Duty

begins at 8.30am, if they arrive earlier they need to attend OSHC;• School finishes at 3pm if you cannot collect your child by 3.10pm, they need to go to OSHC;

• Please use the Kiss and Drop Zone and DO NOT drop off your children in the car parks or park in Disabled Zones … it is illegal;

• Please don’t walk on the driveways, use the footpaths, don’t walk in or out of the vehicle entry/exit gates.

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HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Donations please! What about a spring clean? We are happy to take donations of new items for the silent auction, main auction and new/used (2nd hand clothes etc.) items for the garage sale.

Helpers needed... Helpers will also be required throughout the day or on Saturday 21 October to set up the stalls etc. if you can support us with an hour or so on either day please let us know by emailing [email protected] or telephone 8250 6616.

Next Casual Clothes Day Please note change of date: Friday 11th August. Students can wear casual clothes for a donation of Books/Games /Toys and DVD. (Please note NO SOFT TOYS)

Sponsorship There are various sponsorship opportunities available. What a great way to showcase your business and support to the school! Should you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact the Principal, Kerry White on 8250 6616.

SPRING FAIR UPDATE

Casual Clothes Day

Friday 11th August

Please donate - Books / Games / Toys (no Soft Toys)

Friday 8 SeptemberGold Coin Donation

Friday 22 September

Please donate a sealed packet of Lollies( No Nuts)

Next Spring Fair MeetingWednesday 30th August at

6.30pm in staff roomAll welcome

This is a great attraction of the Fair. We have many Stall Holders exhibiting their wares from craft,

cooking, jewellery to toys and cosmetics.

If you know anyone who may be interested in a stall please let them know this is happening.

Registration form available from www.holyfamily.catholic.edu.au

RIDE PASSES Ride Passes are now for sale in the front office for

$40. This pass will provide the children with unlimited rides during the times of

2-5pm. Ride passes must be pre-purchased and are

available up to 20th October. Monster Cars not included

Sunday 22 October 2017 11am to 8pm

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That’s it! There’s no need to return paper orderforms or payment receipt details to your school.

Head to scholastic.com.au/LOOP or

Follow these easy steps!

LOOPLOOP is the Scholastic Book Club

Linked Online Ordering & Payment platform.

1 Simply grab your child’s Book Club catalogue and either SIGN-IN or REGISTERyour account.

3 Click on ORDER and enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue.

Looking for MORE product information? Additional content such as videos and downloads are available for select titles. Select your issue and enter the item number to view information on titles and some great resources, such as videos and reviews.

4 All orders are linked directly to the school for submission to Scholastic. Books will stillbe delivered to your child’s classroom if you order by the close date.

It’s easy to order and pay online for your child’s Book Club order using your credit card. If your school is not yet in the LOOP,

speak with your school’s Book Club Organiser.

2 Add your child’s fi rst name and last initial (so the school knows who the book is for),then select your SCHOOL and your CHILD’S CLASS. Note: You can order for multiple children at once if they attend the same school.

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Saturday Theme Roller-Skating Disco

Saturday September 9, 2017

Theme: Aussie Outback

Time: 6pm - 9.30pm

Top 40 music and Prizes to be won for Best

Fluoro Disco for people with a disability!

Fluoro Disco for people with a disability!!

Friday 20th October, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

$8.50 per person (Parents/Carers will not be charged)

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Little Athletics caters for children from ages 3 to 16 of all abilities with a focus on individual improvement and fun

COME & TRY

8:30am Saturday Sept. 23rd 2017

Creaser Park - Lavender Drive, Parafield Gardens SA

For more information:For more information:www.salisburylittleathletics.com.au

Email: [email protected]

Phone: Shannon (President) 0419 032 598


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