St Catherine of Siena T: 9743 2166 E: principal@scmeltonwest.catholic.edu.au W: www.scmeltonwest.catholic.edu.au

NEWSLETTER Term 2, Week 4 May 12th 2017

Dear Families,

This Sunday is Mother’s Day and I wish all mums a wonderful day and hope that the children pamper you on your

special day. We had a terrific response to the Mother’s Day breakfast this morning; it was wonderful to have so many

mums and grandmothers come and have breakfast with us. Thank you to the staff who attended and helped with

breakfast today, thanks especially to Mrs Hambleton for organising this event. After breakfast our very dedicated parents

from the Parents and Friends opened the Mother’s Day stall, with a fantastic range of gifts and many parents stayed to

help on the day. The children thought long and hard about their purchases and I’m sure there will be lots of pampered

Mums on Sunday. Thank you to the P&F for organising this for the children and helping them with their very special

purchases.

A MOTHERS' DAY CREED

I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who was born of the promise to a virgin named Mary.

I believe in the love Mary gave her Son that caused her to follow him in his ministry and stand by his cross as he died.

I believe in the love of all mothers, and its importance in the lives of the children they bear.

It is stronger than steel, softer than down, and more resilient than a green sapling on the hillside.

It closes wounds, melts disappointments, and enables the weakest child to stand tall and straight in the fields of adversity.

I believe that this love, even at its best, is only the shadow love of God, a dark reflection of all that we expect of him in this

life and the next.

And I believe that one of the most beautiful sights in the world is a mother who lets this greater love flow through her to her child, blessing the world with

the tenderness of her touch and the tears of her joy.

Thank God for mothers, and thank mothers for helping us understand God!

Next Friday is Walk Safely to School Day and while it may not be possible to walk to school we

ask that you consider parking in a different spot so that the walk to the school gate is a longer

one. This is an annual, national event when all Primary School children are encouraged to

walk to school as a way of promoting road safety, better health, alternative transport and care

of the environment.

Best wishes for a great week

Carmel Marantelli

PRINCIPAL

Mothers Day Reflection Thank you for watching over me all of the sleepless nights you lay awake. Thank you for knowing when to hold me close and when to let me go Thank you for every stepping stone and for the path that always leads me home. I thank you for the time you took to see the heart inside of me You gave me the roots to start this life and then you gave me wings to fly. And I learned to dream because you believed in me There's no power like it on this earth no treasure equal to its worth The gift of a mother's love Thank you for every sunlit day that filled the corners of my memory. Thank you for every selfless unsung deed I know you did for me Thank you for giving me the choice to search my soul till I could find my voice. And I thank you for teaching me to be strong enough to bend You gave me the roots to start this life and then you gave me wings to fly. And I learned to dream because you believed in me There's no power like it on this earth no treasure equal to its worth The gift of a mother's love I thank God for a mother's love. A Mothers Love by John Brickman

SCHOOL FEES

Term 1 fees are overdue and families whose fees are not up to date are

asked to address this immediately.

Families who have paid their school fees in full by the end of Term 3 will

go into a draw to receive 1 term of fees ($400) paid back to you. Families

who are on a direct debit payment and have this up to date by the end of

Term 3 will also be eligible to go into the draw.

This week our social skill focus has continued to be Feelings and Emotions (Comfortable and

Uncomfortable).

Sometimes we can feel a bit of emotion and sometimes we feel a lot of emotion and this can be

different for different people. Usually how we express a feeling is by a facial expression, body

language and tone of voice. This sometimes changes depending on what the intensity of the

emotion. When we can identify our own feelings we can then begin to recognise how other people

are feeling by the way they look and act.

As mentioned last week, it is important to reassure children that all feelings are ok and that our

feelings range in intensity. Hopefully the children have a wider range of vocabulary to use when

articulating how they feel.

Have a great week

Kristie Browning , Wellbeing and Special Needs Leader

Comfortable Feelings Uncomfortable feelings

Happy Loved Confident Calm Glad Optimistic Safe Content Intelligent Excited Satisfied Fascinated

Jealous Embarrassed Mad Sad Scared Lonely Angry Grumpy Furious Nervous Pressured Worried

Parish Of Melton Office

10 Unitt Street, Melton

Tel: 9743 6515, Fax: 9747 8603

Email: stdoms@bigpond.net.au

Office Open: Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm

Mass Times - St Catherine of Siena

Wednesday: 9.15am

Tuesday Evening: 7.00pm

Saturday Evenings: 6.00pm

Sunday Mornings: 9.00am & 11.00am

Sunday Evenings: 5pm

Reconciliation

Saturday : 5.30pm - 5.45pm

Mass Times - St Dominic’s

Thurs - Friday : 9.15am

Mother’s Day Stall

A very big thank you to the P & F committee for

organising and running the Mother’s Day stall

today, your time in preparing for this is very much

appreciated. Thank you also to all the volunteers

who assisted today. Without your help the

Mother’s Day stall would not be possible.

Mother’s Day Breakfast

Wishing all the Mums a Happy Mother’s Day!

OSHClub News Hello families,

During Week 3 of Term 2 the children enjoyed participating in many activities to learn about each other. We

completed all about me posters, created family trees and talked about our special talents. These were

displayed in our Osh room to share with each other. We also announced our Anzac colouring competition

winner, WELL DONE Addison McKinley from grade 1H for participating in the competition and displaying

fantastic colouring. Other activities included making woollen octopus’s, shark tiggy, ball tiggy and soccer out

on the oval. This week the children will celebrate Mother’s Day by making some wonderful gifts for their

mums and nans.

Please remember to cancel your booking if your child is no longer attending a session, in the event of a last

minute change please phone or text the program phone number to inform the staff and they can change it

for you. This will help minimise the search and confusion for your children when they do not show up for

OSHClub.

If your child has asthma, anaphylaxis or a diagnosed medical condition and their plans are out of date could

you please provide the program with an updated one ASAP. Please remember to book your child in at least

24 hours prior to the session so that we can ensure we are in child/educator ratio and you will avoid a late

fee.

Please check out the weekly planner and program journal in the parents sign in/out area to see the amazing

experiences your child has at the program.

Enrolling your child into the program is free! If you are thinking about having your child attend the

program but are still not sure, please feel free to come in with your child and experience the service

we provide.

Have a great week,

Allison, Cindy and Heidi.

2018 Prep Enrolment Prep 2018 Enrolments are now open.

Applications are available from the office. When lodging an application copies of

your child’s birth certificate, Baptism certificate and immunisation certificate must be

attached along with any VISA or legal documents if these are applicable. Children

starting in Prep must turn 5 by the end of April in the year they start school and

all applications are due back by Wednesday, 31st May.

All siblings of current students as well as all

new applicants are required to have an

enrolment application lodged and attend an

enrolment interview with our Principal

Carmel Marantelli and our Parish Priest

Fr Michael Moody.

Weekly Math Puzzlers

Don’t forget to put your entry into the box in the office by Thursday. Winners will be drawn and announced in the newsletter each week.

Congratulations to the winners of last weeks puzzlers! Prep: Isaac Ralph Year 1 & 2: Dakota Somerville

Years 3 & 4: Lauren Linton Years 5 & 6: Jessica Ferris

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Prep - Red, yellow and blue carriages. Blue, red and yellow wheels. How many combinations can you make?

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Years 1 & 2 - How many nines are there between 1 and 100?

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Years 3 & 4 - How can you add eight 8’s to get the number 1000? You can only use addition.

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Years 5 & 6 - Jake weighs half as much as Joe and John weighs three times as much as Jake. Together they weigh 326 kg. How much does each man weigh?

Term 2 2017

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

15 Week 5 16 *District Cross Country

17 *Class Mass Yr 5

18 19 *Yr 3 Excursion to CERES

20 *Eucharist Presentation Mass

21 *Eucharist

Presentation Mass

22 Week 6 23 24 *Class Mass Yr 3 *Yr 6 Excursion to the Immigration Museum

25 26 *Assembly at 2:30pm in the hall

27 28

29 Week 7 30 31 *Class Mass Yr 1

1 2 3 4

5 Week 8 6 7 *Class Mass Yr Prep

8 9 *Assembly at 2:30pm in the hall

10 11

12 Week 9 Queens Birthday

13 14 *Class Mass Yr 6

15 16 17 18

19 Week 10 20 21 *Class Mass Yr 5

22 23 *Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass @ 9:15am *Assembly at 2:30pm in the hall

24 25 *Sacrament

of First

Eucharist

@ 2:00pm

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the following children who received an award at our assembly today.

Well done on all you have achieved this week. Keep up the great work!!

Prep B - Mia Wolfe

Prep C - Marissa Sant

Prep D - Maja Vukcevic

1E - Lily Maguire

1F - Mayam Makuei

1H - Jaxon Viragh

2I - Gabriella Valentine

2J - Tehzeeb Marwaha

2K - Amelia Alford

3L - Whole Class

3M - Lauren Linton

3O - Oziya Agostino

4R - Olivia Tong

4T - Elyse Stancic

4V - Jonnabelle Santos

5Q - Whole Class

5S - Whole Class

5U - Whole Class

6N Sandbox Passes - Jayden Richmond, Baak Dau, Fanuale Tsegaye, Josh McKay, Jack Walker and Sean Chandiwana

6P - Drew Henthorn

Photography - Awien Mialual, Ashok Yel and Ayuum Baang

Reading - Lily Maguire, Nyaleng Mayan-Tong and Maddison Sicily

ST CATHERINE OF SIENA PRIMARY SCHOOL

- WINTER UNIFORM ORDER FORM -

Parent Name: __________________________________ Phone: ________________________

BOYS - Daily, except sports day

ITEM 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

TROUSERS $32.00

BOYS SPORTS DAY ONLY

ITEM 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

TRACKPANTS $25.00

GIRLS - Daily, except sports day

ITEM 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

TUNIC - CHECK $50.00

TROUSERS - CHECK $40.00

GIRLS SPORTS DAY ONLY

ITEM 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

TRACKPANTS $27.00

Miscellaneous for both boys and girls

ITEM 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

POLO SHIRT - Short Sleeve $25.00

POLO SHIRT - Long Sleeve $27.00

WINDCHEATER $35.00

SCHOOL JACKET [Optional] $65.00

ART SMOCK S M L $17.00

SCHOOL BAG $40.00

TOTAL ORDER AMOUNT

Presentation of Uniform:

All students are expected to wear the prescribed school uniform, at all times.

Black shoes are to be worn daily, except on sports days - runners are to be worn.

Socks - navy.

Jewellery: a watch can be worn. Earrings are to be plain studs/small sleepers only.

Hair - long hair to be tied up in black/brown hair-tie, with or without a blue/yellow ribbon.

No Nail polish.

UNIFORM SHOP IS OPEN EACH MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS BETWEEN 8.30AM - 9.00AM

PAYMENT BY CASH & PAID IN FULL AT TIME OF ORDER