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NEWSLETTER TERM 1 WEEK 3 February 19 2015

PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE

Dear Members of the St Paul’s Community

It was great to see so many happy families at the P&F Family Sundowner on Sunday. Our thanks go to Clare Salfinger and Beck Hampson for organising the DJ and Sausage Sizzle. This event is always great fun and gives everyone the opportunity to welcome new families and catch up with old friends. Parent Information Night Thank you to all the parents who came to the Parent Teacher Meetings on Tuesday night. This is an important opportunity to meet the staff, especially your child’s teachers, who can explain classroom routines and their expectations for the year. Research has shown that a close working relationship between parents and the school has a major impact on student learning. Many thanks go to our dedicated staff for staying back late to present their meetings. Ash Wednesday The children got off to a great start for Lent this week with our Ash Wednesday ceremonies. The older children went to Mass at the church, while the younger children attended special “Ashing” services in the Heritage Hall. We are very grateful to Fr Tim for devoting his morning so that all the children could attend appropriate and meaningful services. Their discussions with Fr Tim showed their insight into the significance of Lent and the need for us all to turn to God in preparation for Easter. It’s a Boy! Congratulations to the Giumelli family, Nikki, James, Imogen (Year 4), Meghan (Yr 2) and Lachlan (Year 1) on the birth of their new baby boy this Tuesday. We hope this new bundle of joy will bring you much love and happiness.

Joanna Noonan PRINCIPAL

St Paul’s Primary School is committed to Christ-centred education, inspired by the vision of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and the teachings of St Paul, empow-ering us to seek the truth and grow in knowledge from darkness into the light of Christ.

OUR VISION STATEMENT

Ash Wednesday

Prayer

O Jesus, you place on

my forehead the sign of

your saving Cross:

“Turn from sin and be

faithful to the gospel.”

How can I turn from sin

unless I turn to you?

You speak, you raise

your hand, you touch

my mind and call my

name,

“Turn to the Lord your

God again.”

These days of your

favour leave a blessing

as you pass

on me and all your

people.

Turn to us, Lord God,

and we shall turn to

you.

REFLECTION

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday to the students who celebrate their birthdays this week . Harrison Blechynden

Nicholas Blechynden

Dylan Blinco

Isabella Blinco

Matthew Ryan

Chloe Langley

Joseph Ramos

Sacramental Commitment Masses

Sacramental Commitment Masses will be held this Saturday 21 February at 6.00pm and

Sunday 22 February at 8.00am and 9.30am. The Masses will be held in the school’s Barbier

Hall, as the Church is closed for renovations. Parents and Candidates receiving one of the

sacraments must attend one of these Masses. The children love signing the Commitment

Register on the altar during these special Masses as a commitment to preparing for the

Sacrament during the year. It is also an opportunity for the community to pray for these

students and their families.

Parish Mass Year 5

Also , this Sunday 22nd February at 9.30am Mass, our Year 5 students will lead us in the readings

at Mass. Following Mass, you are welcome to join us for morning tea which will be organised by

the Year 5 parents. See you there!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday 21 February 6pm (Sacramental Commitment Mass)

Sunday 22 February 8.00am (Sacramental Commitment Mass)

9.30 am (Sacramental Commitment Mass and School Parish

Mass) Year 5

Monday 23 February 8.45am Prayer Assembly

Tuesday 24 February 9.00am Class Prayer (Yr3)

Thursday 26 February 9.15am Mass (Year4-6) Year 6 leading

Friday 27 February 8.45am Assembly (Yr 2)

Mac Callisto and Jesse Yock ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

RELIGION NEWS

I.T. ZONE

Exciting things are happening at St Paul’s this year with Information Technology. Interactive LED televisions have now

been installed in the new Year 1 and 2 classrooms to further engage students. With iPads being used in all classes from

Pre-Primary to Year 6, Chrome books being used in the upper primary and Year 6 having a one-to-one desktop program,

it’s no wonder the students are excited.

Year 6 have been studying leadership and what makes a good leader. They have selected a noteworthy person to whom

they aspire, to research and present their findings back to the class. Students have used the computers to conduct

research, take notes, create an interactive PowerPoint presentation with visuals, animations and audio over each slide.

Some students have also added hyperlinks, which allow for relevant videos to be watched during the presentation. They

are so eager to present their work. It’s great to see. Check out a few of our leadership presentations below.

Jesse Yock

TEACHER

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NEWS

SMART WORDS PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT (PP-Yr 6)

Please join us for an informative evening next Wednesday February 25th from 6:45-7:45pm in the Barbier

Hall. Smart Words author Julie Bradley will be conducting the parent information session on the new

spelling program being implemented at St Paul’s in 2015. It is important that parents are aware of the

programs and initiatives that run across the school so please take up this opportunity to further your own

spelling knowledge and keep up-to-date with how students are learning to spell in the 21st century. We

look forward to seeing as many parents there as possible.

Year 6 Leaders

Last Friday the Year Six students were commissioned as leaders of the school. All students belong to one of

four ministries: Christian Leadership, Sport & Environment, Library or Events. Each ministry is responsible

for leading different facets of the school. Congratulations to our Year 6 leaders. We know you will do St

Paul’s proud!

Mac Callisto and Jesse Yock

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

LEADERS

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PARISH NEWS

ST PAUL’S PARISH ALTAR SERVER ROSTER

21 & 22 FEBRUARY 2015

6pm Mass 8am Mass 9:30am Mass

A Munro E Crock Year 5

C Iacopetta R Crock Year 5

S Gregory J Brennan Year 5

SHROVE TUESDAY

LUNCH ORDER NEWS

LUNCH ORDER ROSTER FOR NEXT WEEK:

Monday Feb 23 Lyzzy H

Wednesday Feb 25 Celine Hugo

Friday Feb 27 Joanne Williams

Shrove Tuesday

In preparation for Lent and Ash Wednesday the students in Year 6 decided to make pancakes this week. In order get to the creation stage students had to write procedural texts outlining a recipe to follow. They had to research Ash Wednesday and Shrove Tuesday and find out the significance of the two events. In pairs, students presented their information in poster format using the program Microsoft Publisher. Once these two tasks were done, it was time to measure out the ingredients and cook up the pancakes. All I can say is, if you don’t follow the recipe properly your pancake doesn’t taste so good, as a few of the boys found out! Check out the students having some pancake fun.

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SCHOOL NEWS

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LIBRARY NEWS

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PE NEWS

SWIMMING TRAINING

We will continue next week at Beatty Park Pool between 7:30am and 8am. The dates for Swimming Club will be: Thursday 19 February, Thursday 26 February, Thursday 5 March, Thursday 19 March, and Thursday 26 April. There will be a cost of $4:50 per training session, to be paid at the gate. Parents will need to wait or come back for their children to take them to school. Everyone is welcome to attend these sessions. Children who make the interschool squad are strongly encouraged to attend the final two training sessions to practise starts and relay changeovers prior to the interschool carnival. I will require confirmation of attendance to ensure we have enough supervision at the pool. Any help from parents would be much appreciated. We are required to have a minimum of 10 participants to be granted lane allocation at the pool. My email address is menzies.bec@cathednet.wa.edu.au St Paul’s Swimming Carnival will be held at Belmont Oasis Pool on Wednesday 11 March 2015 10am-2pm The Interschool Swimming Carnival will be held at Challenge Stadium on Monday 30 March 2015 A letter will be coming home soon where children can nominate for events for the Faction Swimming Carnival. Please look carefully at the form to make sure your child is capable of the events nominated. Rebecca Menzies PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST

COMMUNITY NEWS

Keyed Up Music will be running guitar, piano, violin, flute and clarinet lessons after school at St Paul’s in term 1. Prices start from $15.45 plus gst for a group lesson. To enrol, go to www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolments.html or ring Therese on 1300 366 243 with any queries.

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BANKING NEWS

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Project Compassion

This week we commenced Lent as we celebrated Ash Wednesday. By now, all families would have received their

Project Compassion boxes. During Lent, it is a great opportunity to think about others and how we might help them.

Caritas is an organisation that has been around for 50 years and with the support of people like ourselves, they can

continue to work towards providing support for those less fortunate than ourselves. The theme this year is “Food For

Life”. It throws a spotlight on global food issues and how Caritas Australia is empowering the world’s poorest people to

establish sustainable food sources for life.

This year Project Compassion focuses on the ways in which our partners empower communities to establish

sustainable food, walking with them as they free themselves from the burden of food insecurity and develop new,

improved income streams for a better future. Last year Project Compassion raised nearly $11 million, let us continue to

support this worthy organisation to help build a more just and fair world for all.

Below is an example of how our donations can help provide much needed resources around the world to help make

others’ lives more comfortable.

$5= A tray of seedlings, so a farmer can diversify the crops they grow on their farm in Fiji.

$20= Could provide a 105 litre water storage container, so a family of seven can have improved access to drink water

in Niger.

$75= Could provide ingredients, so that eight mums can learn how to cook a healthy meal in Australia.

$300= Could provide a five day training course for 10-15 people, so they can learn to raise and sell fish in Nepal.

$930= Could provide two adult dairy cows for a farmer, so his family can generate a stable source of income in

Indonesia.

These are just some of the ways the money is used in supporting these communities. Project Compassion helps end

poverty and promote justice so the world’s poor won’t need to rely on charity. We must continue to pray as a

community to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

Each person is a member of society, and we are all called to further the development of human society as a whole.

Paraphrase from Pope Paul VI,

Populorum Progressio, 1967, #17

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ST PAUL’S PRIMARY SCHOOL | TERM ONE 2015 PARENT CALENDAR

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

Jan 26-Feb 1

26

27

28

29

Teachers commence

30

31/1

1

Feb 2-8

2

Students commence

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

3

4

5

Whole School Opening Mass 9:15am

Kindy Information night 5:45pm

6

7/8

2

Feb 9-15

9

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

10

Class Prayer 9:00am Year 4

11

12

Mass 9:15am

13

Assembly Year 5

P&F Meeting 9.30am

Barbier Hall

14/15

Valentine’s Day

P&F Family

Welcoming Sundowner 4-6pm

3

Feb 16-22

16

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

17

Class Prayer 9:00am Year 5

2015 Parent Infor-mation Night 6:45pm

Pre Primary – Year 6

18

Ash Wednesday Mass 10:00am (Year 3-6)

11:20 Distribution of Ashes (Year 1-2)

11:40 Distribution of Ashes (Kindy & Pre Primary)

19

No Mass

All Sacraments parent meeting 6:45pm

20

21/22

Sacramental Commitment Masses

Parish Mass 9:30am

Year 5

4

Feb 23-Mar

1

23

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

24 Class Prayer 9:00am Year 3

School Nurse visit for Kindy parents 9am

Board Meeting 6.30pm

25

Spelling ‘Smart Words’ Parent Information Night 6.45pm-7.30pm

26

Mass 9:15am

27

Assembly Year 2

28/1

5

Mar 2-8

2

Public holiday

3

Class Prayer 9:00am Year 1

4

5

Mass 9:15am

6

7/8

6

Mar 9-15

9

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

10

Class Prayer 9:00am Year 2

11 School Swimming

Carnival 10am-2pm

Belmont Oasis

12

Communal

Reconciliation

13 Assembly Year 6

P&F Meeting 9.30am

Barbier Hall

14/15

7

Mar 16-22

16

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

17

St Patrick’s Day

Class Prayer 9:00am Year 6

18 19

Mass 9:15am

20

Harmony Day

21/22

Parish Mass

9:30am

Year 6

8

Mar 23-29

23

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

24

Class Prayer 9:00am

Pre-Primary

Board Meeting 6.30pm

25

YEAR 6 CAMP

26

Annunciation Mass 9:15am

YEAR 6 CAMP

27

Assembly Year 1

YEAR 6 CAMP

28/29

Palm Sunday

9

Mar 30-Apr

5

Holy Week

30

Prayer Assembly 8:45am

Interschool Swimming Carnival

(Challenge Stadium)

Parent Teacher Inter-views 3:30-6:30pm

31

Holy Week Reflection Palm Sunday

Parent Teacher Inter-views 3:30-6:30pm

1

Holy Week Reflection

Holy Thursday

Parent Teacher Inter-views 3:30-6:30pm

2

Holy Thursday

Stations of the Cross and Benediction

Year 1-6

Term 1 concludes

3

Good Friday

4/5