May 31st, 2019

Email: info@antonio.catholic.edu.au Phone: 8325 4500

Website: antonio.catholic.edu.au

ANTONIO CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Volume 44 Issue 9

NEWSLETTER

Reception Starr and Reception / Year 1 Little celebrating

Reconciliation Week 2019

We show respect. We share this land.

We walk together, Hand in hand.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope this newsletter finds you warm during this wet and windy week. This weather can sometimes provide challenges for

our busy lives but it also provides opportunities too, such as sharing warm food, watching a movie together or playing a board

game that hasn’t been touched for months or years.

At Antonio the children learn so much about themselves and their world with the changing seasons in our environment. On

our recent Saturday morning Principal Tour we experienced a great downpour of rain in such a short space of time which

resulted in a large pond being created on the pavers by the early years verandah. Two young children who had enjoyed seeing

the inside learning spaces at Antonio, proceeded to enjoy this moment by running and jumping through the pond. The look of

delight and pleasure on their faces was memorable. They enjoyed seeing what the water did as it splashed and rippled away

from them in all directions. This was an opportunity that they didn’t want to miss.

We all love to explore the world around us and our relationships with it no matter what age we are. We recognise that our

children come to school as capable learners who have developed strategies for learning about their world. Our role in

partnership with you is to support your children to continue to learn and develop their capabilities for learning that is life-long

so they can lead, create, innovate, communicate and engage with increasing understanding and wisdom.

Nature Play Development Progress

We are continuing to progress this project as quickly as we can so that we can establish wonderful outside learning spaces that

complement and enrich the inside spaces we are continuing to improve at Antonio. As mentioned previously in the

newsletter, we have been required to complete our master planning for the entire site before we can develop this nature play

space. This process is continuing with the Catholic Education Office with the brief completed and the process for working with

school representatives and an architect to begin soon. I am looking forward to providing further updates soon.

Mary Help of Christians Day

Last Friday was a wonderful celebration for our community and parish. It provided a wonderful opportunity for us to reflect on

Mary and her relationship with God as well as our relationship with God and our faith community here. The children were

engaged in so many creative ways through art, prayer, gardening, technology and music. Thank you to Lillian who co-

ordinated the day and to her support crew which included staff, students and volunteers. These days don’t just happen

without the efforts of many. Lillian Van Brussel will be providing further information about the day in her newsletter

contribution.

Some of our children shared these thoughts about Mary Help of Christians Day…

Niall – “I liked when we made the bracelets and the cross.”

Dexter – “I enjoyed making the cross. I painted it all of the colours which were white, brownish red, yellow and black.”

Ben – “I enjoyed singing the song about Mary Help of Christians. I enjoyed learning that new song.”

Ila – “I liked doing gardening because it is fun. I planted one of the weird looking seeds in a plastic pot.”

Sophia – “I enjoyed the beads. I had yellow, red, white and black beads. They are now on the shelf in my lounge room so

everyone can see it.”

Fabian – “I liked the beads activity. My beads are in my room at home. I also liked the art activity.”

Jordan – “I enjoyed making the cross because I liked painting it. The cross reminds me of God. I have a cross at home that is

decorated with swirlies.”

Locking of Gates

We are locking the front and back gates each morning at 9.00am and unlocking them in the afternoons at 2.45pm. This helps

us provide a safe and secure site for children, staff and volunteers to move and learn freely within. If you are staying at school

as a volunteer in the mornings I recommend that you park and enter or exit through the front entrance to the school to avoid

walking around the block during the wet and cooler days. You might prefer that if you are counting your steps though.

Uniforms

With winter upon us it is important the children are warm and dry. Thank you for supporting your children to wear the

designated uniform each day. By having a consistent uniform across the school, our children’s qualities, achievements and

personalities take centre stage rather than their clothes. If it is a wet day your children are welcome to wear a rain jacket that

is navy blue (available at Lowes for $20) over their jumper and rugby top. Rain jackets are a better option to parkers as they

can be folded and kept in bags when they are dry and take up far less space.

Parking

When parking in the surrounding streets, please respect and consider our neighbours by leaving their drive ways clear for them

to exit and enter their homes safely. We value the relationships with our neighbours and I thank you in anticipation of your

support in helping before and after school to be a safe time for everyone.

Outstanding Antonio Assemblies

I encourage you to keep an eye out on SeeSaw or in the newsletter for further information about upcoming assemblies. These

are a wonderful showcase of the great learning that is taking place across the community at all ages. It is always wonderful to

see the children sharing their learning so enthusiastically and our students in the audience appreciating the great efforts and

achievements. We have a great deal to celebrate each and every day and at our assemblies.

Anthony Garton

Principal

APRIM NEWS

Mary Help of Christians Feast Day 2019

Mary Help of Christians is the patron saint of Australia and also the name of

our parish. We celebrate her day, the 24th May as our Feast Day. It was

fabulous to see our students enjoying this day at school last Friday. Their

voices jubilantly filled the church as they engaged in the music and sang their

hearts out. We were approached by parishioners and priests who felt very

blessed and enlivened as they celebrated this special day alongside the

Antonio School Community.

It didn’t end there. Back at school we had a fun but fruitful day as we made

connections with our Aboriginal brothers and sisters and their mothers as well

as the Kaurna land on which our school sits and how to look after it.

We talked about how Mary suffered as her son Jesus was vilified and

marginalised as he went about His ministry teaching people to love one

another. Mary suffered ultimately when her Son was put to death on the

cross. Our Aboriginal mothers have suffered as they watch their children

vilified and marginalised and when historically they were taken away (The

Stolen Generation) from their families in some cases never to be seen again.

We talked about forgiveness, saying sorry and looking after our school

environment that the Kaurna people have cared for over xdx1000’s of years!

We are extremely grateful for the parents and friends of our community that

came along to support the activities which would not have happened as

successfully without them. We are also extremely grateful to the Antonio

staff that organised and coordinated activities.

Most of all we are grateful that we were blessed to come together on this

special day to have fun and celebrate Mary Help of Christians Day.

Dates to remember:

Year 3-6 Mass Friday 7th June

Community breakfast and Grandparents/Special Friends Day 14th June

Swap socks for hot chocolate 21st June

Please don’t forget to support Mini Vinnie’s as they put Faith into Action and work to support

the Hutt Street Centre.

You can bring these items to school any time before June

TERM 2 CALENDAR

Antonio Catholic School Term Two Calendar

Week Six CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK Tuesday 4th June

Simultaneous Silence Day

Sacrament session - Parish hall – 6-7.30pm Thursday 6th June

Early Explorers in Green Doors Friday 7th June

Year 3-6 Mass – 9.15am MHC Church

Week Seven Sunday 9th June

Pentecost Sunday – Mini Vinnies commissioning mass and cake stall 9.15am

Monday 10th June

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Tuesday 11th June

Athletic (Yr3-6) Thursday 13th June

Early Explorers in Green Doors Friday 14th June

Community Breakfast

Grandparents Day

Year 5/6 assembly

Parents Friends and Community Meeting 10.15am

Week Eight Tuesday 18th June

Parish Sacrament session - Parish hall – 6-7.30pm

Mini Vinnies Hutt Street Excursion Thursday 20th June

Early Explorers in Green Doors Friday 21st June

Year R-2 Mass – 9.15am MHC Church

Mini Vinnies Winter Sleep out and Hot Chocolate Day

Week Nine Sunday 23rd June

Parish Corpus Christi Procession and celebration Thursday 27th June

Italian/Music/Art Assembly

Early Explorers in Green Doors

Week Ten Thursday 4th July

Whole School Closure– Staff Professional Development Friday 5th July OSHC will be available both

Whole School Closure (OSHC) – Staff Professional Development

PARENTS, FRIENDS & COMMUNITY BBQ: Weekly BBQ lunch orders need to be placed on Wednesday for collection in the classroom / office box. No late orders can be accepted. Student Banking: Thursday Student Banking Day. Students can open a savings account with the Commonwealth Bank and send their money with their bank book every Thursday via the Office/Classroom container. We are unable to interrupt classes, therefore students need to either place their bank books into the classroom/office contained or leave them in the office on banking day

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS Yesterday your child would have brought home a letter regarding the opportunity to look through an Entertainment Book So you can see what is in an Entertainment Membership, we will be sending a book home with your child on June 6th 2019. If you do not need a book sent home from Antonio Catholic School, please return the form to the office by June 3rd 2019 This is a fundraiser for Antonio Catholic School plus helping to save you money with the 2-for-2 offers that are available.

This month our school community will be participating in Woolworths Earn and Learn for School and Early Learning Centres. There will be containers for stickers at: Antonio Catholic School office, Morphett Vale and Hackham Woolworths stores.

With the weather changing and becoming colder.

It might be time to consider purchasing

your coffee supplies from the school.

All you need to do is

to complete an

order form with payment

return it the school office

and the coffee beans or pods

will be sent to the school office for collection

How nice to make up a mug of tasty coffee

and curl up with a good book or movie!!

MUSIC

AMAZE YOURSELF! LEARN TO PLAY AN

INSTRUMENT!

Learning Through Music provides fun

and educational instrumental music lessons which

are during school hours at the school, once a week.

Instruments offered: Piano / Keyboard, Drums

and Guitar, Instrument hire is also available.

To join in 2019 complete an enrolment form which

is available from the school office and return

to Learning Through Music via post or email.

Phone the office on 0401 398 120 or

emailinfo@ltmusic.com.au for more information.

COMMUNITY NEWS

If you would like more information regarding this position, please see school office staff.