St Marys Parish Primary School Marys Parish Primary School 214 Dandenong Road, St Kilda East VIC 3183 Tel: (03) 9510 7420 Fax: (03) 9510 7872 School Office Hours: 8:40am to 3:45am

St Mary’s Parish Primary School 214 Dandenong Road, St Kilda East VIC 3183 Tel: (03) 9510 7420 Fax: (03) 9510 7872

School Office Hours: 8:40am to 3:45am

NEWSLETTER Volume 2017 – Issue 11 Monday 7th August, 2017

Principal Gerard Lewis Parish Priest Fr Joe Caddy Deputy Principal Ben Fahey Education Support Erica Nastopoulos (Mon – Thurs) Office Assistance Janelle Adams (Fri)

Teachers Year FF Jacquie Fleming Year FM Kate Morgan Year 1J Therese John Year 1S Stephanie Schultz Year 2B Gabrielle Berends & Anna Side Year 2M Brigitte O’Shea Year 3M Maureen McDonald & Catherine LeHunt Year 3S Carrington Speed Year 4B Katie Bryan Year 4C Eleanor Colaneri & Ben Fahey Year 5C Ruth Callery & Jane Davy Year 5R Chelsea Roche & Catherine LeHunt Year 6B Claire Butson Year 6C Clare Curtis Reading Recovery Paula Incretolli Italian Carmela Vozzo Library Daniela Borgese Library Support Robbie Bartlett (Thurs) Phys Ed (Junior) Chris Kidman Phys Ed (Senior) Matt Ottobre Number Intervention Anna Side Visual Art Caroline Egan Teaching Assistant Susan Botta Teaching Assistant Kelly Fay Teaching Assistant Katherine Reade Teaching Assistant Kris Gleeson

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday 13th August 10:30am Year 3 & 4 Parish Mass Tuesday 15th August Foundation Excursion – Scienceworks Thursday 17th August Year 5 & 6 Holt Athletics Thursday 17th August Education School Board Meeting 6pm Friday 18th August School Closure Day Wednesday 23rd August 6:30pm Baptism Renewal Night Year 3 Friday 25th August St Mary’s Footy Day Friday 25th August Year 5 Cake Stall & Second-hand Uniform Stall Saturday 26th August Paediatric First Aid for parents Workshop Tuesday 29th August Year 5 & 6 Leadership Parent Night 7pm Tuesday 29th August CBC, PCW Musical with St Mary’s Choir (over 4 nights) Friday 1st September Father’s Day Breakfast Sunday 3rd September Father’s Day Thursday 7th September Literacy & Numeracy Day Celebration Friday 8th September School Closure Day Friday 15th September Year 3 Eucharist Reflection Day Thursday 21st September Art Show 7pm

Friday 22nd September End of Term – Student’s breakup at 1pm After Care is available until 6pm, booking is essential

Term 4 Monday 9th October to Tuesday 19th December

St Mary’s Parish Mass Times

Sundays: 9:00am 10:30am 5:30pm

Morning Prayer: Monday – Friday 9:15am

School Motto - “Finding the light within”

From the Principal’s Desk:

Year 3 & 4 Camp Thank you to Katie Bryan, Eleanor Colaneri, Carrington Speed, Maureen McDonald, Matt Ottobre, David Pitcher, Danni Bauman and Bill McCorkell for all their organisation, supervision and work in making the Year 3 & 4 Camp at Lake Dewar a success. It was great to see the children enjoy and challenge themselves whilst on Camp.

Beachside Soccer Congratulations to the following students who represented St Mary’s at the recent Beachside Soccer Tournament: Mabok Adams, Zaki Angel, Kristos Barba, Denis Brodskiy, Jack Dormer, Leftheri Drossos, Alex Fatouros, Nicholas Kyriakopoulos, Jon Litsas, Futh Put, Vraj Shukla, Dale Waine and Madeleine Wilson. The children finished sixth in the top division of the Tournament.

100 Days of School Congratulations to the Foundation students who celebrated 100 Days of School last Thursday. Thank you to Rose Tour who again made a lovely celebration cake for the students.

School Assemblies School Assemblies are now held every fortnight. They will be held in the even weeks and will continue to commence at 2:45pm on Mondays. All parents/guardians are welcome to attend the assemblies. Today the Foundation students presented their 100 Days of School Celebration.

Pupil Free Day The first Pupil Free Day for this year will be held on Friday 18th August. On this day, staff will spend time working on school reports. In our end of year reports, there will be some changes to the Literacy section. More information about this will follow in Term 4.

Coats for Kids – St Kilda Mums Thank you to the families who generously donated coats to the St Kilda Mums appeal for Coats for Kids. Thank you to Leah Lloyd Smith who organised St Mary’s participation in this appeal.

School Uniform – Term 3 It is expected that all children are in full Winter Uniform. Please be aware of the following uniform expectations:

Boys should be wearing long trousers not shorts. Students are not permitted to wear nail polish. Students should always be in correct school uniform that is clean and tidy. Hair that is longer than shoulder length is to be tied back. All hair ties are to be either navy blue or white. White or navy ribbons are permitted. Plain sleeper or studs are permitted to be worn. On these cold mornings, students may wear a navy blue coat, raincoat, beanie, scarf. Please keep the

colours to navy blue, the same as our school uniform colour. A note from a parent is required to be given to your child’s teacher when they are out of School Uniform.

I hope you have an enjoyable week.

Gerard Lewis Principal

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS – Term 3

Friday 18 t h August

Friday 8 t h September Please note that there is No school for students

ST MARY’S ART SHOW

Thursday 21 s t September – 7pm

S C H O O L F E E S A reminder that all school fees must be finalised by Wednesday 23rd August, 2017. If you have any concerns please don’t hesitate to contact Erica in the office.

R E T U R N I N G I N 2 0 1 8 Each year at this time we commence our planning for the following school year. Enrolment patterns influence staffing, class numbers and our response to enquiries about new enrolments. A form will be sent home this week and we ask that you complete the form to advise us if your child is returning in 2018 so that our planning is as accurate as possible.

S T U D E N T W E L L B E I N G N E W S Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017 (Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September) This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new sports equipment for our students. You will receive a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school or at Woolworths in Acland Street. At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. We understand that families shop at other food stores and we don’t ask that families change their shopping habits to support this program. If you do shop with Woolworths and would like to support the program, thank you in advance.

Student Representative Council Congratulations to the following students who have been elected by their peers to be this Semester’s SRC Leaders:

Foundation: Zoe, Chris, Leo & Heidi Year 1: Sophia, Neil, Kaylen & Amelia Year 2: Massimo, Amber, Sophie & Matthew Year 3: Liam, Lucinda, Rory & Scarlett Year 4: Xavier, Helen, Ivor & Amelia Year 5: Alannah, Lulu, Thomas & Charlotte.

These students will be active in bringing student voice to our SRC meetings led by Mr Fahey. Ben Fahey - Wellbeing Leader

FREE PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID AT ST MARY’S Join St Mary's and Tiny Hearts First Aid on Saturday 26th August or Saturday 18th November from 9am - 12.30pm for a free Paediatric First Aid Course. To enrol yourself or to find out more information see the flyer attached to the newsletter or visit www.tinyheartsfirstaid.com/fundedcourse. Ben Fahey - Community Leader

ART SHOW NEWS – Thursday 21s t September St Mary’s Art Show is back in 2017 and we are looking forward to exhibiting all the creative artistic talents of our students on Thursday 21st September. Art will be displayed in the St Mary’s Parish Hall throughout the day and ending on the night with a wine and cheese celebration (adults only). Each class will be creating a collaborative art piece that will be auctioned off on the night. Funds raised from the event will go towards paying for the new playground and running costs to put on the event. We invite families to submit a family art piece that will be on show for everyone to enjoy. A great opportunity to get the family together and create a long lasting master piece. Details about the family art piece will be on CareMonkey.

Ben Fahey - Community Leader

CAREMONKEY – IMPORTANT INFORMATION A reminder that this Term, school permission slips and event information will be sent out via the CareMonkey system. This means that families will receive information about incursions and excursions on their smart phones, computer or tablets and be able to respond by giving permission for your child to attend quickly and efficiently. As we familiarise ourselves with the new system, some information

may come home in hard copy. Updates and reminders will still continue through the school app. We are moving towards a paperless and more efficient system and ask that all families help to support this endeavour. If you have any questions, please follow the links on the school website under School Community or email either Daniela Borgese [email protected] or myself [email protected].

Ben Fahey - Deputy Principal

ST MARY’S FOOTY DAY The Annual St Mary’s Footy Day will take place on Friday 25th August. Students are invited to come to school in their favourite footy team’s colours and bring a gold coin donation to support the Fight Cancer Foundation. Face painting, tabloid sports, singing AFL theme songs and an AFl player visit, we are sure the day will be a great success. For further information about our footy day, please refer to the information on CareMonkey.

Ben Fahey – Deputy Principal

I T A L I A N D A Y - Wednesday 18th October St. Mary’s Community will celebrate the Italian language and culture through a variety of exciting activities.

Costume: Students are invited to create a costume with an Italian theme and wear it for the day. They can dress as a Gondoliere, Sports player, Roman soldier, Swiss guard, Gelato, Pizza, Carnevale character, Baci chocolate, Formula One racing car driver, Musician, Monument, Scientist, Artist,

Marco Polo, Pinocchio, Michelangelo, etc. Awards will be given for the children‘s creativity and initiative.

As a special treat, they will have the opportunity to savour a gelato, and/or a piece of pizza alla Margherita.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to a great day! Signora Vozzo – Italian Teacher

Parent & Friends Committee Update

P & F Mission Statement Encouraging and strengthening the school community and coordinating social and fund raising events for additional educational resources for our children.

Upcoming events Cake Stall (Year 5) & Second-hand Uniform - Friday 25th August Scouts Raffle – return by Friday 25th August Father’s Day Breakfast – Friday 1st September

P&F Fundraising Event ‘Our School Raffle; Scouts Monster Raffle’ ‘Scouts School Raffle’ book (with 10 tickets). There are more than 100 prizes including a Kia Sportage SUV as first prize, to be won. Further information about prizes is available at www.ourschoolraffle.com.au . Scouts Victoria will return 75% of each ticket sale ($1.50 of the $2.00 per ticket) to the P&F, with all proceeds directed towards this year's P&F fundraising effort. All ticket books and money collected (including unsold tickets) are to be returned to your class teacher by Friday 25th August 2017. There will also be a prize for the two children who sell the most tickets - a Sherrin AFL football in the team colour of their choice, or a Spalding Basketball. For those children who would like additional books to sell parents can contact Christine (Year FM) by email [email protected]

Evening Wine & Cheese Art Auction – Thursday 21st September The Wine & Cheese Art Auction being held as part of the School’s Art Show, is the major fundraiser for the P&F this year, coordinated with support from the School Wide Event Group (SWEG) and the assistance of the broader school community. If you are willing to volunteer your time to help with the set-up/clearing of the event , play a musical instrument on the evening or donate wine, beer, crackers and dried fruit, please follow the link to register your details: www.volunteersignup.org/MEETD. Your support is appreciated! Information about buying a ticket for the evening show will be circulated shortly.

Donations for a Second Hand Uniform Stall The P&F will be holding a Second Hand Uniform Stall in late August. If you have any uniform items that you no longer need, and are happy to donate them, please place them in the Blue Bin near the front office. A further stall will be held in Term 4 as part of the Foundation orientation.

Bakers Delight in Balaclava If you shop at Bakers Delight in Balaclava don’t forget to let the staff know that you are from St Mary’s Primary School. Our fundraising partnership provides for 5% of what you spend to be donated to the P&F fundraising goal for 2017.

Questions? Please contact the P&F Management Committee, Ben Merlin and Anoushka Bondar at: [email protected]

St Mary’s Primary School - Footy Day Friday 25th August 2017

Footy Day Lunch Order Celebrate the AFL culture in Melbourne by ordering your ‘Footy themed Lunch’!

This year the CBC Tuckshop will be supplying the pies, sausage rolls and ricotta/ spinach rolls.

Therefore orders need to be made on-line.

If you haven’t registered for lunch orders yet: go to www.flexischools.com.au and click

register. You will need to add St Mary’s Primary School St Kilda East to add your registration

details.

Orders will need to be made by Monday the 21st August.

Sausage Roll $3 Meat Pie $3.50 Ricotta/Spinach Roll $4.50

Regards,

Parent & Friends Committee