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NEWSLETTER TERM 3 WEEK 2 July 30 2015

PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE

Dear Members of the St Paul’s Community

The Bishops’ Religious Literacy Assessments for Years 3 and 5

This week the Year 3 and 5 students participated in the annual WA Bishops’ Religious Literacy tests, which provide a snapshot of student performance in RE. The students’ faith is not evaluated, rather their knowledge and understanding of the RE curriculum is assessed, using a combination of multiple choice, short and extended response items.

Parish School Mass

Please remember that this Sunday, 2 August, the Year 3 students and parents will be

hosting the 9.30am Parish Mass. It is wonderful to see the children involved in the various

ministries during the Mass and the morning tea afterwards, which will be organised by the

Year 3 parents, is a great way to meet parishioners and school families alike. We hope to

see you there!

2015 Pre Kindy Enrolment Interviews

This term I will be carrying out the enrolment interviews for 2016 Pre Kindy applicants. Children who are turning three before the end of June next year are eligible to apply. If you know of any parents with young children interested in Pre-Kindy 2016, please encourage them to get their applications in as soon as possible. There are also a few places in the 2015 Pre Kindy class if any parents are interested in their three year old children commencing Pre Kindy during semester two of this year.

Condolences

Our sincere condolences are extend to Mary Kerrigan (EA in the Kindy class) and her family on the sad loss of her dear father. We keep Mary in our prayers and ask our Lord to comfort her family and grant her dear father eternal peace.

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

REFLECTION

Prayer for

Generosity

(St. Ignatius of

Loyola, founder of

the Jesuits )

Lord, teach me to

be generous.

Teach me to serve

you as you deserve;

to give and not to

count the cost,

to fight and not to

heed the wounds,

to toil and not to

seek for rest,

to labour and not to

ask for reward,

save that of

knowing that I do

your will.

Amen

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Fri 31 Assembly—Music

Mon 3 Prayer Assembly Yr 3

Tues 4 Class Prayer PP

St paul’s School Band

at Performing Arts

Thu 6 Mass Yr 5 9:15am

(Yr 4-6)

Confirmation Parent Meet ing 6 :30pm

Church

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Happy Birthday to the students who celebrate their birthdays this week Madeleine Iwaniw Alannah Casale

First Communion Photos

A quick reminder that the First Communion Photos are available for your perusal in

the office. Please attend to this as soon as possible.

Confirmation

A reminder to all parents of students preparing to receive the Sacrament of

Confirmation, attendance at tonight’s meeting is compulsory. The meeting will take

place in the Barbier Hall commencing at 6:30pm. Please ensure that you are able to

provide the information regarding the name of your child’s saint and sponsor at this

meeting.

We ask the Holy Spirit to be with these students and their parents as they take this

journey together.

The following Thursday 6 August at 6.30pm in the St Paul’s Church, the parents of

these students will attend a meeting with Father Tim who will outline the importance

of this sacrament and how parents can assist their son/daughter through this journey.

Parish/School Mass

This weekend Sunday 2 August at 9.30am we have our Parish/School Mass that our

Year 3 class will be hosting. We invite all students with their families to attend this

Mass and join us after for morning tea.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday 2 August Parish/School Mass 9.30am (Year 3 hosting)

Monday 3 August Prayer Assembly 8.45am Year 3

Tuesday 4 August Class Prayer 9.00am Pre Primary

Thursday 6 August Mass 9.15am Year 4 (Yr4-6)

(Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord)

Thursday 6 August Confirmation Parent Meeting 6.30pm (St Paul’s Church)

Bishop’s Religious Literacy Assessment – Year 3 & 5

Congratulations to our Year 3 & 5 students who completed the Bishop’s Religious Literacy Assessment this week. The Year 5 results have been sent to the Catholic Education Office to be graded. We can expect to have those results back in November this year. Well done to all the teachers and students involved.

Mac Callisto and Jesse Yock ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

RELIGION NEWS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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IT NEWS

Year 2 IT News

“At the heart of effective technology integration, technology offers opportunities to be more actively involved in the

learning experience.”- Vanessa Vega

Since our last IT Zone blurb, we have been experimenting with more Apps on our IPads. The App that we really enjoyed

using is called ‘Move Note’ and we used this App to video record our recount writing. We worked in small groups and

here is what we thought of this IT Project........

“I liked this APP because we used teamwork and I really liked when we got to watch our videos after we created them.”-

Anna Salfinger

“I liked how I could watch my friends recount.”– Julius Muccilli

“I liked Move Note because it was like you were on TV.”- Tyeson Dang

Here we are working on our IT Project…….

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SCHOOL NEWS

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SCHOOL NEWS

Drive Through Rules and Expectations

In the interest of the safety of the students collected in drive through, a list of rules and expectations regarding student behaviour is listed below.

We ask parents to read these rules and support the school in their implementation.

If you require any further clarification, please make an appointment to see the Principal.

Class teachers will walk their students down to the drive through every afternoon by 3:10pm.

Students are to sit in their year groups, in their designated areas.

Students are not allowed to move around or eat food as this leaves a mess.

Students will not make excessive noise and must sit quietly and watch for their parents’ vehicle.

Students must listen to the instructions given to them by the teacher on duty.

Once their family name is called students must move quickly to the position identified by the teacher on duty

FAMILY FUN DAY

14 WEEKS TO GO!!

Our Family Fun Day is getting closer. Each week you will find in the newsletter, new ways that you may be able to help out with some of the stalls. Each class has been allocated various stalls for the day, but it

doesn’t mean we can’t all pitch in and help one another.

Pre Primary will be looking after the plant stall this year. Perhaps while you are out and about visiting friends and family this weekend you may

like to keep an eye out for some “succulents.” Please ask for cuttings.

Below is a great website to give you some tips about growing them in tin

cans.

http://www.gardening4kids.com.au/mini-succulent-garden/

If you have any ceramic or terracotta pots that you would like to part

with, please bring them down to Pre Primary.

Please continue to save your Jars with their lids! We will be asking for

them soon!

P & F NEWS

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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SCHOOL / COMMUNITY NEWS

New School Website

By now we hope you have taken the time to check out the new-look St Paul’s School website. We trust you find it a user-friendly, easy to navigate, contemporary website that both parents and friends can easily access.

Our new website includes a “Quick Links” section with an absentee, newsletter and calendar icon to make your life easier.

Please be aware that the ‘Absentee’ Quick Link must only be used for illness and appointments. All other planned absences must be forwarded in writing to the Principal.

We are very excited to be able to make communication easier between the school and home. Please take the time to visit the new website and check out the galleries section to see the latest photos of the main events taking place at St Paul’s. The school website will still be accessed from the same address at www.stpaulsmtl.wa.edu.au

PARISH NEWS

ST PAUL’S PARISH ALTAR SERVER ROSTER

Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 AUGUST 2015

6pm Mass 8am Mass 9:30am Mass

A Dowling M Yozzi J O’Connor

N Panton N Yozzi A Ramos

J Brennan T Yozzi

SCHOOL PHOTOS

By now you should have all received your gorgeous school photos. If you have had any issues with these, please contact Academy directly, on 1800 816 224 or email them at office@academyphoto.com.au

The School Band and Liturgical Chorale photo proofs are in the school office for you to view.

If you would like to order one or both of these group photos, we have reorder envelopes available.

Photos are $15 each.

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

Mission Focus: St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

1

Jul 20-26

20

Pupil Free Day

21

Pupil Free Day

22

Students commence

Yr 5 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

23

Whole School Opening Mass / Scapular

(P-Yr 6)Yr 6

24

Performing Arts

Festival Opening Mass

25/26

2

Jul 27-Aug 2

27

Yr 4 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

28 Class Prayer Yr 1

Board Meeting 6:30pm

29

30 Mass 9:15am

31 (Y4-6) Yr 5

Parent / Candidate Confirmation Work-shop 6:30pm Barbier Hall

31

Assembly - Music

1/2

Parish / School Mass

Year 3

3

Aug 3-9

3

Yr 3 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

4 Class Prayer PP

St Paul’s School Band Performing Arts

5

6 Mass 9:15am (Y4-6) Yr 4

Confirmation Parent Meeting 6:30 Church

7

8/9

4

Aug 10-16

10

Yr 2 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

St Paul’s Liturgical Chorale Performing Arts

11

Class Prayer Yr 2

12

13

Staff Prayer

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6)Yr 6

14

Assembly - Year 5

P & F Meeting 9:30am

15/16

5

Aug 17-23

17

Yr 1 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

18

Class Prayer Yr 3

19

20

No Mass

St Paul’s School Choir Y3/4 & Y5/6

Performing Arts

21

School Spelling Bee

Y3-6

22/23

6

Aug 24-30

24

Year 6 Prayer

Assembly 8:45am

BOOK WEEK

BOOK IN A DAY

COMPETITION

25 Class Prayer Yr 4

AUTHOR VISIT:

Danny Parker ((Yr1-3)

Yr 6 Poetry Performing Arts

Board Meeting 6:30pm

26

School Athletics

Carnival

PP-6

Inglewood Oval

27

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6)

Yr 5

28 BOOK PARADE

Assembly -

Tournament of Minds

Performing Arts

Festival Concludes

29

Tournament of Minds

30

Parish / School Mass

Year 1

7

Aug 31-Sep

6

31

Year 5 Prayer Assem-bly 8:45am

1

Class Prayer - Yr 5

2

3

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6) Yr 4

4

Fathers’ Day Breakfast and Liturgy Yr 6

Interschool Spelling Bee @ St Peter’s from 9-12

5/6

Fathers’ Day

8

Sep 7-13

7

Yr 4 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

8

Confirmation Retreat

Communal

Reconciliation (Year 4-6)

9 10

No Mass

11 Assembly - Year 2

P & F Meeting 9:30am

Confirmation Mass 6:30pm

12/13

9

Sep 14-20

14

Yr 3 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

PAF Concert - Perth Concert Hall Monday 14th September 7:00pm

15

Class Prayer Kindy

16

Learning Journeys 3:30—5:30pm (PP-Yr6)

17

Mass 9:15am (Y4-6) Yr 5

18 19/20

10

Sep 21-27

21

Yr 2 Prayer Assembly 8:45am

Interschool Athletics

22 Class Prayer - Yr 1

Board Meeting 6:30pm

23

24 End of Term Whole School Mass (P-Yr6)

Yr 4

Term 3 concludes

25 Pupil Free Day:

Catholic Day

26/27