2017 2017 2017 2017 GOD MOMENTS ARE EVERYWHERE ST VINCENT’S VIEW PO Box 22, Kwinana WA 6966 Telephone: 9419 2631/Fax: 9419 5991 Email: [email protected]Web Address: stvincents.wa.edu.au Dear Parents, Friends and Students of St Vincent’s School, Welcome to Term 4; great to see so many *bright eyes and bushy tails*. Thank you for your prayers whilst my husband Tony and I were away travelling the world. We had a wonderful time and we didn’t get lost, I believe due to your prayers. It’s wonderful to see other places but even more wonderful to return home, the best place in the world. Thank you for your welcome upon my return. Should you be interested in where we travelled, you are welcome to read my (rather clumsy) blog, the address being karmyst.wordpress.com Thank you to Stephen Blake for assuming leadership of the school in my absence and to Kirsty Byrne for taking on both the Assistant Principal roles in that time. We are blessed to have Stephen and Kirsty on our staff; both are terrific leaders and I always knew the school was in good hands. Certainly, the Principal’s newsletter piece during my leave was highly entertaining. Athletics Carnival: This term promises to be super busy with many things going on. We started the term with our Athletics Carnival. Miss Terri Robbins did a ‘fantabulous’ job of preparing all the students, as well as skilfully organising and co-ordinating the carnival run over two days. My sincere thanks to Terri Robbins for her efforts and all staff, parents and friends who helped. Your collective efforts ensured we had a successful Athletics Carnival. Congratulations to the students who won medals and well done to all participating students. It’s always a pleasure to see students trying their best and celebrating their effort and the effort of others. School Production: It’s all systems go for the school production of Peter Pan. Notes have been sent home with important information; please ensure you have found the notes and refer to them. Our production will take place on Saturday 28 th October with a matinee and twilight performance. After careful research, we chose Kenny Baptist College Auditorium as the venue. All students are expected to be a part of the production, which is part of the Arts Curriculum. I have seen a practise and was so proud of all the students; it promises to be a lot of fun. I look forward to seeing our families at both performances, celebrating the fruits of your child/children’s labour. School Pick Up Protocol: Please ensure you notify teachers when picking children up during school hours. At school, all visitors must go to the School Office and sign the appropriate paperwork. If off site, like a sports carnival, parents must notify the class teacher they are taking their child after the event. Parents wishing to pick up their child during an event must provide a written note, as per usual practice. If someone other than a parent is picking a student up, parents must provide the school with notification. All staff take their duty of care of your children very seriously. Please ensure you follow school pick up protocol, thus avoiding stress and embarrassment for yourselves, your children and staff. Kindy Playground: We have a gorgeous new play area in the Kindy playground. This is the result of a number of years of planning with many people involved along the way. The area is intended as an inquiry based play area where children can freely use their imaginations. Thank you to the playground committee and to Mrs Byrne for finally realising our Kindy playground dream. …/2 VISION STATEMENT The school is Catholic and therefore the vision is based on the Gospel Values. Our motto is SPIRIT, PEACE & WISDOM and we try to encompass this in all that we do. No. 1 Friday 20 October 2017 Thought for the Week: Being a good person does not depend on your religion, status in life, race, skin colour, political views or culture. It depends on how you treat others. Went Home yesterday: • Production Information – Yr 1 – 6 and Student Collection Slip • Production Information KG – PP
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2017201720172017
GOD MOMENTS ARE
EVERYWHERE
ST VINCENT’S VIEW
PO Box 22, Kwinana WA 6966 Telephone: 9419 2631/Fax: 9419 5991
Dear Parents, Friends and Students of St Vincent’s School,
Welcome to Term 4; great to see so many *bright eyes and bushy tails*. Thank you for your prayers whilst my
husband Tony and I were away travelling the world. We had a wonderful time and we didn’t get lost, I believe due
to your prayers. It’s wonderful to see other places but even more wonderful to return home, the best place in the
world. Thank you for your welcome upon my return. Should you be interested in where we travelled, you are
welcome to read my (rather clumsy) blog, the address being karmyst.wordpress.com
Thank you to Stephen Blake for assuming leadership of the school in my absence and to Kirsty Byrne for taking on
both the Assistant Principal roles in that time. We are blessed to have Stephen and Kirsty on our staff; both are terrific
leaders and I always knew the school was in good hands. Certainly, the Principal’s newsletter piece during my leave
was highly entertaining.
Athletics Carnival: This term promises to be super busy with many things going on. We started the term with our
Athletics Carnival. Miss Terri Robbins did a ‘fantabulous’ job of preparing all the students, as well as skilfully
organising and co-ordinating the carnival run over two days. My sincere thanks to Terri Robbins for her efforts and
all staff, parents and friends who helped. Your collective efforts ensured we had a successful Athletics Carnival.
Congratulations to the students who won medals and well done to all participating students. It’s always a pleasure
to see students trying their best and celebrating their effort and the effort of others.
School Production: It’s all systems go for the school production of Peter Pan. Notes have been sent home with
important information; please ensure you have found the notes and refer to them. Our production will take place on
Saturday 28th October with a matinee and twilight performance. After careful research, we chose Kenny Baptist
College Auditorium as the venue.
All students are expected to be a part of the production, which is part of the Arts Curriculum. I have seen a practise
and was so proud of all the students; it promises to be a lot of fun. I look forward to seeing our families at both
performances, celebrating the fruits of your child/children’s labour.
School Pick Up Protocol: Please ensure you notify teachers when picking children up during school hours. At school,
all visitors must go to the School Office and sign the appropriate paperwork. If off site, like a sports carnival, parents
must notify the class teacher they are taking their child after the event. Parents wishing to pick up their child during
an event must provide a written note, as per usual practice. If someone other than a parent is picking a student up,
parents must provide the school with notification. All staff take their duty of care of your children very seriously.
Please ensure you follow school pick up protocol, thus avoiding stress and embarrassment for yourselves, your
children and staff.
Kindy Playground: We have a gorgeous new play area in the Kindy playground. This is the result of a number of years
of planning with many people involved along the way. The area is intended as an inquiry based play area where
children can freely use their imaginations. Thank you to the playground committee and to Mrs Byrne for finally
realising our Kindy playground dream.
…/2
VISION STATEMENT
The school is Catholic and therefore the vision is based on the
Gospel Values.
Our motto is SPIRIT, PEACE & WISDOM and we try to encompass this in
all that we do.
No. 1
Friday
20 October 2017
Thought for the Week: Being a good person does not depend
on your religion, status in life, race, skin colour, political views or culture. It depends on how you treat others.
Went Home yesterday:
• Production Information – Yr 1 –
6 and Student Collection Slip
• Production Information KG – PP
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Reminder: Parents and community members please remember ALL playground equipment is out of bounds unless a
teacher is on duty. This means before and after school as well as outside of school hours; the play equipment should
not be used by anyone. This rule is in the best interest of safety for all.
Fun test: The newsletter is an important means of communication; additionally information is sent out via text, email
and through our FaceBook page. Yet parents are failing to read the information. With this in mind I have decided to
run a poll. If you are reading this email, I sincerely thank you in the first instance, and in the second instance ask you
to send a note to your child’s class teacher addressed to Mrs Messineo with the following message in it, “East, West,
home’s best.” Ensure you have written your child/children’s names on the note. This is to be done by Tuesday 24th
October. I will publish the results in the next newsletter, fingers crossed the results will be positive.
Respect and dignity: Always remember we are a community bound to each other by our love for the students of our
school; we all want the best for each student. If we all remember this and treat each other with dignity and respect,
our students will be the ultimate beneficiaries. As adults, we set the examples for our children. May our examples
always be dignified and respectful.
Thank you to Mr Brad Whittaker for teaching 4 Gold whilst Miss Alicia Paparella was on leave.
Congratulations to Alicia (née Paparella)and Joel Elias on their recent nuptials. On behalf of St Vincent’s School
Community, I extend to Alicia and Joel our heartfelt well wishes and blessing for a wonderful life together. We look
forward to welcoming Mrs Elias back next week.
Condolences to the Barjarktarevic, Da Silva and Iriks families on the passing of their beloved Oma. Eternal rest grant
onto her, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
God Bless … Karmela Messineo – Principal
Spirit – Peace - Wisdom
CANTEEN: CANTEEN: CANTEEN: CANTEEN: The Canteen is open every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please
see the new Canteen menu on our website
and order online.
UNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOP is open 8.35 to 9am Mondays and 2.30 to 3pm Wednesdays. Eftpos available.
October
Fri 20 Prayer Assembly: Yr 5 GO KSSA T-20 Blast Cricket Tournament (selected Yr 6’s) at Thomas Oval Mon 23 Virtue of the Week: Faithfulness
Prayer Assembly: Yr 6 GO
Tues 24 Whole School Production Rehearsal KG – Yr 6 Wed 25 Year 5 incursion – “Growth and Development”Program BOARD MEETING - 6 pm Thur 26 Yr 5 Healing Mass 10am Fri 27 Prayer Assembly: Yr 6 GO
P&F Meeting Sat 28 PETER PAN PRODUCTION
P and F News – Term 4 Week 2 2017
Welcome back everyone!
Can you believe we are in Term 4 already? We were off
to a flying start with an AMAZING sports carnival . Thank
you to everyone who came along and gave a helping
hand.
Next week we have the much anticipated Peter Pan
Production. At this event the P&F will have a snack bar
open before and in between the show. Light snacks,
cool drinks and tea and coffee will be available. This is
CASH ONLY.
Our Colour Run has been rescheduled. Kindy will run on
November 30th and the rest of the school on 1st
December.
Our final disco for the year will be held on the 24th of
November.
We have a meeting on NEXT FRIDAY after assembly and
would love to see you there.
Katie Thompson - P&F President .
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MERIT AWARDS Term 3 Week 10
PP GOLD Ryu Nguyen Alexander Walker
PP GREEN Jake De Sousa Ashton Garth
YEAR 1 GOLD Jon Thomas James Wilks
YEAR 1 GREEN Gabriel Castro Matilda Guy
YEAR 2 GOLD WHOLE CLASS
YEAR 2 GREEN -
YEAR 3 GOLD Alyssa Vella Genevieve Graham
YEAR 3 GREEN Bob Stevenson Jenae Boullineau
YEAR 4 GOLD WHOLE CLASS
YEAR 4 GREEN Dhanya Shanmuganathan Emmanuel Umali
YEAR 5 GOLD WHOLE CLASS
YEAR 5 GREEN Monique Palentinos-Cruz Servel Bacal
YEAR 6 GOLD WHOLE CLASS
YEAR 6 GREEN Mia Smith Gabby Sison
RELIGION
All Saints Day Mass – Wednesday 1st November: On Wednesday 1st November, we will celebrate All Saints Day with a
Mass at 9am. Classes from Kindy to Year 2 will attend the Mass and it will be the first time our Kindy students will join in a
Eucharistic celebration with their peers. On the Feast of All Saints we remember the men, women and children, including
many we have known, who are now in Heaven. We will continue to be inspired by the qualities they revealed in their lives:
humility, a concern for justice, gentleness, purity of heart, mercy, and courage. We take comfort in knowing that from their
home in heaven they intercede for us still. We hope you will be able to join us for this special Mass.
All Soul’s Day Mass – Thursday 2nd November: On Thursday 2nd November, classes from Year 3 to 6 will attend the 9am
Mass to celebrate All Soul’s Day. All Soul's Day is a day of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have passed away.
While the Feast of All Saints is a day to remember the glories of Heaven and those there, the Feast of All Souls reminds us
of our obligations to live holy lives and that there will be purification of the souls of those destined for Heaven. We hope
you will join us to pray for all of the souls destined to be received into Heaven.
Year 3 Reconciliation - Sacramental Program Dates – 2017
• Reconciliation Retreat – Tuesday 7th November 9am – 3pm
• Reconciliation Family Workshop – Tuesday 14th November at 6pm
• Reconciliation Rehearsal – Thursday 16th November 3:30 – 4:15pm
• The Sacrament of Reconciliation – Tuesday 21st November at 6pm
Early Childhood Playgrounds: Over the holidays a lot of fun and exciting new additions were created
in our Kindy Playground by Ryt Angle Carpentry. We would like to thank Ben and his team for
developing an awesome nature playground for us. Thank you to our fabulous Early Childhood Team
for developing the playground plans. Also, we had a number of early childhood staff who pulled on
their gardening gloves and planted over 40 plants in our Pre-Primary playground. Thank you to Mr
Holbrook, Mrs Nolan, Mrs Lazzara, Miss Wylie, Miss Van Ryt and Mrs Ikin for your help. The
playground has been brought to life with some greenery which was kindly donated by LD Total. Thank
you LD Total, we truly appreciate your generosity and our children are loving their new play spaces
and future hidey holes!
Kirsty Byrne - Assistant Principal
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ADMIN
Faction Athletics Carnival
A fantastic couple of days were had by all at St Vincent’s Faction Athletics Carnival last Thursday and Friday. The
sun was shining and the competition fierce as the students competed in a range of events from sprint races to
turbo javelin throwing. The Carnival concluded with the annual Parent vs Students vs Teacher race, in which it
hurts me deeply to say that the parents again won.
Congratulations to our overall winners De Paul (Green Faction)!!!
A huge thank you to Miss Terri Robbins for her fabulous organisation of the two days and to all parents and
teachers who assisted on either day of the Carnival. Without your help the Carnival would not have been such
a success.
Message from Online Canteen
Regarding the Service Fee REASON FOR CHANGE – For the best interest of our users.
A high proportion of our families were paying much higher fees than necessary. Over 95% of our families order
within 12 hours of canteen’s cut off, paying by Credit Card for orders under $10. These orders incurred a $0.28
fee per order (Credit Card orders, under $10). This fee has now been REMOVED and replaced by a Service Fee
of $0.19 for all orders placed via QuickCliq. Along with a reduction is Credit Card surcharges.
As a result, the majority of our families will see a saving in the cost off ordering via QuickCliq. There will, of
course, be a small proportion of users that will not see a saving and we do apologise for the inconvenience
caused. Please also note that ordering online does save time and money for your school canteen. We actively
still support and give back to schools, students and families.
Steve Blake – Assistant Principal
PETER PAN PRODUCTION: Have you bought your tickets for Peter Pan next week?
Notes have gone home. Please refer to them for information.
URGENT – HELP NEEDED ON THE DAY!! Parking attendants needed at the
venue on the day (male or female).
A new videographer has been hired for this production. We are excited to see her work!
If you have problems ordering tickets online, please see Mrs Gaynor Cook in the School Office next week.
STUDENTS LEAVING: Please advise the School Office as soon as possible,
in writing, if your child/children will not be returning to St Vincents in 2018.
Thank you.
Did you know … ?
� Lifelink received donations totaling $93,011.68 from 51 primary and secondary schools.
� Mrs Cook’s daughter, Nicole, is performing with APAN Entertainment at Telethon on Sunday at 8.30am and 3pm on Channel 7 with Fat Cat.
� PP GO have live snails in their classroom. � Year 5 and 6 are learning about boats and boat design, and they will race their
own Styrofoam boats this term.
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SPORTS NOTICES
FACTION ATHLETICS:
Congratulations to all competitors!!!
I was so proud of everyone!
I saw some brilliant jumps (I was very happy with
the Triple-Jump tricky feet patterns!) and throws
(pointing where you want it to go and leaning
right back!). The games and relays went so, so
well, I did not see anyone run the wrong way,
pass the ball to the wrong person OR drop the
baton. All of the practise must have paid off. I saw
some brilliant super-fast running in a straight line
from our younger students, and our older
students really showed a strive to achieve the
best they could in addition to some great displays
of sportsmanship after the finish line.
Thank you to all the students who stepped up to help the other year groups with their games and relays.
Thank you to all of the parents, staff and students that helped to ensure a smooth running couple of days. Your
help was invaluable. I have never worked at a school before where so many people are willing to put their
hands up and help. What an amazing community!
The results are as below (some very close ones!):
RUNNER-UP CHAMPION
YEAR ONE GIRLS Brodii Gonclaves Denise Hilario
YEAR ONE BOYS Kymani Halkyard Sebastian Bake
YEAR TWO GIRLS Hollie Reid Abbey Iriks
YEAR TWO BOYS Isaiah Woods Madden Pivac
YEAR THREE GIRLS Avanthika Anish Sophia Rowe
YEAR THREE BOYS Bailey Butler Mitchell Deery
YEAR FOUR GIRLS Tanika Hamer Sarah Johnson
YEAR FOUR BOYS Charlie Sullivan Jacob Scoon
YEAR FIVE GIRLS Jade Henn Monique Palentinos-Cruz
YEAR FIVE BOYS Ashton Smith Percy Fernandes
YEAR SIX GIRLS Jeren Calingasan Liana Tuhakaraina
YEAR SIX BOYS Jaylen Barlow Michael Rosales
FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH
OVERALL GREEN BLUE RED GOLD
TOTALS 1215 1155 1091 923
FIELD YR 1-3 114 106 91 132
FIELD YR 4-6 135 184 160 103
TRACK YR 3-6 THURS 216 182 183 135
TRACK YR PP-6 FRI 543 474 439 347
RELAYS AND GAMES 207 209 218 206
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KSSA ATHLETICS
The Interschool Athletics Competitions will be held at Wellard Oval on Thursday 2nd and Friday
3rd November.
On the Thursday we need to provide 2 volunteers on a Long Jump Pit, and one for Place Judging for 800m and
400m events. Please let me know ASAP if you can assist.
Letters were given out this week for squad members. Please return ASAP, so I can organise the teams and find
replacements if needed.
Squad members are invited to training sessions on the following dates at 8am. Please arrive on time! Any help
to prepare our budding athletes is, as always, greatly appreciated.