PROUILLE NEWSletter - Prouille, Wahroonga · Littleford, McLerie, Murray, Ong-Grimes, Sadr, Sahni, Sheridan, Simon, Webb, Smith, Fay, Alvarez Lopez and Jackson families. I trust their

Dear Parents, A warm welcome to what is promising even at this early stage to be a very exciting and stimulating year. What a good start we have had to the 2017 school year. The children and staff have returned with renewed energy, ready to resume old friendships, be introduced to new ones and keen to continue their journey through school and life at Prouille Catholic School. Our Kindergarten children have just finished their first week and have adapted quickly to school life. Their buddies in Year Six are looking after them superbly at recess and lunch time.

I warmly welcome our new Assistant Principal, Ms. Karen Townsend and our Stage 2 teacher, Mr. Danny D’Souza. We also welcome back Mrs. Liz Toms and Mrs. Amanda O’Brien. Liz will be teaching in Kindergarten and Amanda will be teaching Years K-6 Music. They all bring a wealth of experience to our school and will be joining an outstanding team of teachers who I know will work closely with you and your children in the year ahead. I will also ask you to join me in extending a very warm welcome to our 29 new families at Prouille: Boyd, Cardiff, Clarke-Forbes, Davis, Donovan, Doyle, Duque, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Gunning, Hagarty, Haigh, Hatton, Jones, King, Klumper, Littleford, McLerie, Murray, Ong-Grimes, Sadr, Sahni, Sheridan, Simon, Webb, Smith, Fay, Alvarez Lopez and Jackson families. I trust their stay at Prouille will be an enjoyable and memorable one! Welcome to our Kindergarten class for 2017. Congratulations to Harry, Josephine, Kate, Ariana, Addison, Bryce, Keira, Christopher, Harrison, Gabriel, Reilly, Madeleine, William, Luke, Blake, Annabelle, Samuel, Georgie, Giselle-Sophia, Grace, Meika, Ella, Zachary, Zara, Charlotte, Emily, Ryan, Aurora, Alannah, Emma, Isabella, Max, Nirvan, Raphael, Adele, Annie, Chloe, William, Harley, Thomas, Joshua

Thank you to Carol White and Michelle Whelan who organised the “Tears and Tissues” morning to welcome our new Kinder parents! I am happy to report there were not too many tears but lots of smiles.

We are also happy to welcome some new students who have joined other classes at Prouille. Welcome to James and Max Smith in Yr. 1; James Fay in Yr.2;Natalia Alvarez Lopez in Stage 2 G; Conall Fitzgerald in Stage 2 G; Willow Fitzgerald in Stage 3 F and Ned Jackson in Stage 3 O.

PROUILLE NEWSletter

Prouille Catholic School 5 Water Street Wahroonga NSW 2076

Phone: 02 9489 3233 [email protected] www.prouilledbb.catholic.edu.au

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February 2017 Week 2 Term

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Our School Commencement Mass to officially launch the 2017 Educational Year will be held on Friday 17th February at 11.00am in the Holy Name Church. Our new school leaders for 2017 will also be presented with their badges at this mass. Everybody is welcome to join us on this special occasion. Being a parent is a hard job, a complicated job and sometimes a lonely job. Probably, it’s the most important job parents will ever have, because as their child’s first teacher, they will make a difference. However, parents have the opportunity to form a viable partnership with their child’s teacher, because together they have a common goal: a successful school year for each child. It’s important to remember that parents and teachers are partners in helping each child achieve a successful transition to adulthood. This combined support is essential if the transition is to be a positive developmental experience for your child. A good relationship with your child’s teacher provides an opportunity for you to stay informed about your child’s progress across all areas of schooling and to work together if problems arise during the year. At Prouille we value and encourage this highly valued partnership that assists your child succeed at school. Welcome to the 2017 School Year which I hope will be a rewarding year for everyone in our school community. God, our Father, bless us, so that Your Spirit within us will give us a common bond as together we take responsibility for the well-being of Your gift of creation to us. We ask for strength and determination to create more space in our lives for You, so that by the example of our lives, our children will be inspired to follow Your ways. A Parent/Teacher Information Evening will be held on Wednesday 15th February. The presentation by the class teachers is designed to:

give parents some insights into the work being covered

hear the teacher’s expectations for that particular class

gain other useful information to assist you with practical details of school life.

Each session will last 30 minutes. They will be held in the classrooms. If you have sessions that clash, please go to the teacher of the elder child. It is important that at least one parent attend the Information Evening.

First session is from 6.00-6.30pm and the second session is from 6.40-7.10pm.

Swimming Carnival Monday 20th February is our Swimming Carnival which will be held at Hornsby Aquatic Centre. The Carnival is for students in Years 1, 2, and Stages 2 and 3. The children will commence departing by bus at 9:10am. The Carnival commences at 9:30am. The children will return by bus at 2:00pm. Please join us for a day of good sportsmanship and team spirit. Go Jennings, O’Brien, Rawlings and Crawford!!!! Thank you to all those parents who offered to help out at the carnival. All parents who have been allocated a job, will be informed.

Parents could you please return your forms indicating your “going home” arrangements for your child/children after the Carnival. Please be aware that once arrangements are made they cannot be changed as it affects our booking for the buses. Welcome Afternoon Tea On Friday 10th February there will be a welcome afternoon tea for our new students and their families to Prouille. There will be a cake stall and fun activities. Everybody is invited to attend and it will occur from 2.30 - 3.30pm. Assembly Each Friday afternoon from 2.40pm school assembly will be held in the hall. Awards and birthdays will be celebrated. This week due to the Welcome Afternoon Tea we will not be having Friday afternoon assembly. We will celebrate birthdays at Thursday morning’s assembly. Newsletter Newsletter will be emailed fortnightly on a Tuesday. A Principal’s bulletin will be emailed every alternative week. Yours sincerely

Sue Bevan

Ms. Sue Bevan PRINCIPAL

UPCOMING DIARY DATES

Special Dates for your Diary

Friday 17th February

Opening School Mass at Holy Name Church

Saturday 25th February

Welcome Cocktail Party

Wednesday 8th March

Open Morning 9.00 -10.30am

FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Thank you Thank you to all of the families who have welcomed me into this wonderful community. When walking around the playground on the first day I was greeted by the students who were friendly and polite. They are a credit to you! Thank you also to the wonderful parents, who have introduced themselves, taught me a few new Prouille concepts or routines or have simply been patient and shown kindness. I am very much looking forward to working with and getting to know you all in the up and coming months.

Learning and Teaching

Learning and teaching is in full swing throughout K-6. In the up and coming weeks I will showcase different forms of learning that is happening in classrooms or stage groups. Watch this space! Currently teachers are spending time learning about the students through observation, work samples and testing so that programs are written that identify with each individual students learning needs. Please, if you have a questions do not hesitate to make an appointment with your child’s teacher.

God Bless

Karen Townsend Karen Townsend

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND PASTORAL CARE NEWS

Dear Parents and Friends, Welcome back to an exciting year of learning, teaching and growing at Prouille. I am very much looking forward to the year ahead and all the wonderful experiences that we will share in our beautiful community. I sincerely hope you all enjoyed some well-deserved ‘down-time’ over the holiday break!

Keep a look out in this section for any upcoming dates for our Masses and Liturgies as well as a ‘Quote of the Week’ and special announcements/good news stories! Opening School Mass – Friday 17th February (Week 3) at 11.00am You are warmly invited to join the children and staff of Prouille as we embark upon our journey for the year at our Opening School Mass at Holy Name Church next week. This is the opportunity for us to acknowledge our special Year 6 leaders who will be receiving their badges and pledging their dedication and commitment to their roles for the year. It is also a time where we welcome the youngest members of our Prouille family, Kindergarten, into ‘big school.’

Parent and Staff Prayer On Wednesday 22nd February (Week 4) of this term, we will be holding a ‘Parent and Staff Prayer’ opportunity in our Chapel at 8:20am. It will be a chance for you to share and unite in a short prayer with some of our staff members. If you get the chance, feel free to pop in! Year 2 Liturgy with Fr. David Our lovely Year 2 group will have the opportunity to attend a liturgy with Fr. David on Tuesday 21st February (Week 4) at 2pm in our Chapel. Parents are most welcome to join! Prayer Table Cloths We know we have many talents in our community of Prouille and we would LOVE to hear from anybody who is able to hem some prayer table cloths for our classrooms! I have the material ready to go but would appreciate an experienced hand to assist with the hemming of the cloths! If you are able to help, we would be so grateful. Please contact Miss Russell through the office.

Quote of the Week

Wishing you blessings and joy, Jessica Russell

HAVE YOUR PICTURE HERE!

Many of us like to document our blessings

in photographs that last a lifetime. Each week/fortnight I would like to feature one

here, with your name, in order to share the blessings that we identify in our lives.

It may be a flower, a moment, a laugh or anything you are grateful for.

Please send your photo to Carol at our

School Office as a jpeg via email and it will be passed on to Miss Russell. If you don’t

see yours straight away, stay tuned!

This is for both parents and children! Happy snapping!

P & F

Prouille School

Parents’ and Friends’ Association

A big Welcome back to all our new and returning families at Prouille – we are looking forward

to a wonderful year supporting our children, their teachers and families within the Prouille

community.

A few key dates for your diaries:-

Welcome Afternoon Tea and Playdate – this Friday 10th

February 2.30 – 3.30 pm in

the main school playground. Please stick around to meet the new families and support

the Year 5/6 fundraising cake stall.

Welcome Event – Saturday 25th

February 7.30-10.30 pm, outside the school Veritas

Hall in the Meeting Place, please come and enjoy free food and wine, live music from

the band led by our very talented Amanda O’Brien and good company all for just $30

per each! Tickets from the QKR! App which can be downloaded from the Apple Store

or Google Play for details see last page of Newsletter.

Parents Meeting – Monday 13th

February 7.30 pm at the school. Please consider

volunteering to be a Class Parent, it’ a great way to get involved with your children’s

school and there is plenty of support from our Stage Coordinators and Social

Coordinator. Don’t worry if you can’t make the meeting – simply email Erica Bayldon

on [email protected] to confirm your interest and we’ll be in touch!

P&F General Meeting – Wednesday 22nd

February 7.30 pm in the Library. Everyone

is welcome to join us for the first P&F meeting for 2017.

Kind Regards Emma & Warwick

P&F Co-Presidents

[email protected] [email protected]

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND PASTORAL CARE NEWS

Thank you to the parents who have already offered their services and help for our annual

'Welcome Event'.

We need lots of parent helpers in order to make this the fantastic night that we have enjoyed in

the past. Please help out if you can! If you can assist in any of the following areas, or are happy

to come along and help where required, please let us know ASAP;

Decorating the hall on the day

General set up on the day

Picking up of drinks, alcohol/ice and Eskies (need a large vehicle or van)

Running the welcome table on the night (distributing name tags etc)

Selling raffle tickets (at the welcome desk and also 'roaming' sellers)

Clean up crew

Small final clean up Sunday morning

A planning meeting for all helpers is scheduled for next Thursday 9th

February at 9am after

school drop off. Please come along and by all means, bring your toddlers or little ones as they

are welcome also. Any questions, or let us know if you can help but can't make it to the

meeting;

Ange Chappel [email protected] or Laura Munce [email protected]

Donations towards Prouille’s Fundraising Raffle Required

Welcome to 2017!

The P&F are busily planning our Welcome Event for 2017 and look forward to seeing you there! In order to achieve some of our fundamental goals for the school, such as teaching resources, pastoral care and wellbeing initiatives, the P&F organise a range of fundraising activities throughout the year. Where possible we like to gather the support of local organisations and businesses, such as yours, to assist in achieving the goals to support our school. We are asking for donations of goods or vouchers to be used at the Welcome Event, Mothers Day Celebration and Fathers Day Breakfast. As one of our generous supporters of the school your company name will be advertised throughout the raffle and in the weekly school newsletter leading up to the event.

If you are able to donate goods or vouchers to be used as raffle prizes next year please contact me via e-mail on [email protected]

Kind regards Laura Munce and Ange Chappel Prouille Parent and Friends Committee (P&F)

Last but not least...... Raffle Prizes! We need lots of donations of prizes for our

raffle. If you have a business, use a business or know of a business that would

be willing to

provide goods, vouchers or services as prizes, please collect on our behalf.

All business' that donate will be announced on the night and also thanked in

print after the event and then again at the end of the year.

Some prize suggestions include; Hair/beauty vouchers, cafe/restaurant vouchers,

gym/personal training vouchers, photography vouchers, wine, Books, digital or technological

items, home cleaning/maintenance vouchers, accommodation vouchers.

Please contact Laura Munce to arrange raffle donations [email protected]

Many thanks!

Ange Chappel

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