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Vol 1

Issue 14

31st August, 2017

St Bernard’s Catholic Primary School 11 Katanning Road, Kojonup WA 6395

Phone (08) 9831 3500 Fax (08) 9831 1611 Email: admin@stbernards.wa.edu.au Website: http://web.stbernards.wa.edu.au

VISION STATEMENT Through the community of students, staff, parents and parish, we strive to provide each child with the desire and opportunity to reach his/her

highest potential: spiritually, emotionally, intellectually and physically, in an environment which reflects strong Christian values.

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

TERM

3

Week 8

4th September

CANTEEN: Courtney Hunt

5th September

1.45pm Year 5/6 Debates

6th September

7th September

8th September

Assembly & Choral Speech

(PP-Year 4)

9th September

10th September

Week 9

11th September

CANTEEN: Caroline

Te-Aotonga

9am Interschool

Catering Committee

Meeting

12th September

13th September

14th September

2.15pm K/PP Circus

Performance

15th September

INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

16th September 17th September

Dear Parents and Caregivers

We wish all the dads in our community a wonderful Fathers’ Day on Sunday. All our Kindy to Year 2 dads are invited to our fathers’ games evening tonight at 5.30pm in the K/PP room. Please bring along your Kindy to Year 2 child/ren. A sausage sizzle will be provided by the P & F. Thank you once again to everyone who attended and assisted in various ways at the Faction Carnival. Congratulat ions to

Mrs Peta Marinoni for organising such a fantastic event! There will be a catering committee meeting for the Interschool Carni val at 9am on Monday 11 Sept in the library and a P & F Meeting at 9am on Monday 18 Sept. Please add these dates to your diaries. Please also note that we will now be hosting the Interschool Carnival at St. Bernard’s due to the condition of the town oval. However, th is is a lovely

opportunity to showcase our beautiful school.

I have recently confirmed with the Education Department In-term Swimming that our students will be participating in swimming lessons

in the last two weeks of Term 4 this year (27 Nov to 8 Dec). We will forward on more information as it comes to hand.

Learning: We are committed to learning at every level

We hope you all enjoyed the extra family time on our student free day on Monday. Staff spent Monday morning interrogating our whole school and cohort data, identifying trends over time to assist us with our planning for 2018. As a result of our data, staff have decided that next year’s whole school focus will be on place value in maths and we will continue to consolidate the implementation of explicit

instruction, Spelling Mastery and our new writing programs. This year, class teachers have been working on creating whole school planning documents for mathematics and we continued this work on Monday afternoon. This year’s main focus has been on writing. The Kindy to Year 4 teachers have been enjoying the implementation of the Talk 4 Writing program and on Monday 4 Sept Mrs Sandy

Jackson will be participating in a ‘7 Steps for Writing’ course in Perth. This program will follow on nicely from Talk 4 Writ ing and, once implemented, will ensure that we have effective writing programs in place across the school. At this week’s Professional Learning Community meeting, staff loaded writing samples from common assessment tasks onto the Brightpath program. They then used the

Brightpath ruler to plot students writing against a continuum. The Brightpath ruler is equated with the NAPLAN writing scale and the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) A to E grades used for reporting. Therefore, this process allows teachers to effectively moderate students writing as well as providing strategies for teachers to move each child’s writing to the next phase of

development.

Don’t forget to continue to record your child’s reading for our RAM challenge. We will soon be sending home a form for parents to

indicate if they expect their child to complete the challenge. This will assist us to order the Ram badges.

Engagement: The promotion of positive relationships and the engagement of parents in their child’s learning

In the first week of Term 4 (9—13 Oct) we will be having our dance lessons with Debbie Ann from Humphries Dance. Thank you to th e P & F who have once again agreed to cover these costs. Each class will have daily dance lessons and we have organised to have an evening dance for parents and students this year instead of the dance assembly. On Friday 13 Oct, families are welcome to bring a

picnic lunch from 5pm and Debbie Ann, will lead class dance performances at 5.30pm followed by dancing for everyone. The even ing will conclude at 7pm. Please keep this date free—it should be a wonderful night! Debbie Ann has also offered to provide dance lessons for staff and parents one or two evenings after school during dance week. We are seeking expressions of interest so please contact

reception if you would like to be involved and let us know whether Monday 9, Tuesday 10 or Wednesday 11 Oct suits you best.

School specialist photos (graduation, captains & whole school) that were taken on our school photo day are now available for online

ordering. Go to www.academyphoto.com.au, select ‘Products for Parents’ and ‘Order Online’ and enter the shoot key: BTQ75DWQ.

The 2017 Kojonup Show is fast approaching (21 Oct). The P & F will once again be running the Chocolate Toss stall and is seek ing

donations of family sized blocks of chocolate. These can now be sent in to school at any time during the lead up to the show.

Accountability: Taking Responsibility for the Quality of our Work

Supervision is provided for students from 8.30am on school days. Please ensure that your child is not dropped off before this time as we

cannot guarantee that there will be staff onsite prior to 8.30am. Lately we have been noticing students being dropped off as early as

8.10am. Thank you for assisting us to ensure your child’s safety.

A reminder to please notify the school by 9am if your child will be absent from school.

Discipleship: Living Out the Teachings of Jesus

Thank you to everyone who participated in or donated to our St. Bernard’s Day Fair recently. Around $360 was raised to support Flores. Flores is an island off Indonesia, which had no schools or education services. St. Damien’s Catholic Primary School in Dawesville along with several other organisations provide direct and hands on support for the Flores community. For several years now we have been

supporting St. Damien’s financially with their efforts in Flores to create schools (the island now has 3), provide school uniforms, art supplies, books and sports equipment. Previously our money has also been used to purchase pigs, cows, ducks and goats. This was

aimed at assisting the students of Flores to learn how to farm, care for animals and provide food for the local community.

Many thanks and God bless

Mrs Siobhan Galos

Principal

SCHOOL, COMMUNITY & PUBLIC NOTICES.

2018 KINDY ENROLMENTS

Applications are now open for 2018 Kindergarten enrolments. If you have a Kindy aged child for next year please complete an enrolment form at reception. FEES

School fees are due. The fees can be paid any time by cash, cheque, visa or a direct debit can be arranged weekly or fortnightly. ALLERGY AWARE SCHOOL

Parents please remember that St Bernard’s promotes a nut and sesame free school. Your support of this school policy is appreciated. UNIFORM ORDER

The summer uniform order has been sent home. Please check all uniforms and place an order a.s.a.p. so that the orders can be filled before the end of term. The Uniform shop is open from 8.30 on Friday mornings. Please contact Annie 0427779828 or Sophie 0427472140 if you cannot make it on a Friday to make a time suitable for you both.

SCHOOL HOURS

Supervision commences at 8.30am

School Starts 8.45am

Recess 10.50 -11.10

Lunch 12.50 -1.30

End Of Day 1st Bell 2.50pm

2nd Bell 2.55pm Close of School SACRAMENT DATES 2017

Confirmation Retreat - Friday 20th October

Confirmation - Saturday 28th October

COMMUNITY NEWS The inclusion of any community advertising does not constitute or

imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by St.

Bernard's School.

St. Bernard's does not accept any responsibility or liability for the conduct or content of those advertisements and sites and the

offerings made by the third parties.

KATANNING JUNIOR BASKETBALL ASSOC Registration Nights for Term 4 Monday 18th September from 3pm-5pm Tuesday 19th September from 4pm-6pm Fees must be paid on Registration Night. If you require further information please contact: Tania Wolfe President KJBA on 0419932605

MASTERY AT MLC A holiday Masterclass opportunity Come and stay at MLC and take part in one of our fun and challenging Masterclasses from Monday 2 until Thursday 5 October. Choose from coding, textiles, art, cooking and percussion. Transport is available from Wagin and Williams, and complimentary accommodation packages in the MLC Boarding House are offered to each regional participant and a parent. Course prices vary. Please contact our Head of Admissions, Chavaune Francis, on 9383 0269 for details and to book.

Are YOU a Former Student or Staff Member? Are you a former student or staff of St Joachim’s, Xavier College, Our Lady Help of Christians, Our Lady of Mercy or Ursula Frayne Catholic College? We are looking for you to join the newly formed Alumni. Let us help you reconnect with your old school and friends. Go to our website www.ursulafrayne.wa.edu.au and complete the registration form (under Community) or contact Mary McGonigle on 94700925 or alumni@ufcc.wa.edu.au to have a form sent to you. In 2019, we celebrate 120 years since our foundation school was opened and we would like to have as many former students and staff join us in celebration.

DENTAL THERAPY CENTRE Contact: The Mobile Van 0437 202 882 Katanning DTC 98 211734 Go to http://www.australia.gov.au/learningpotential

2017 BLOOM FESTIVAL & KATANNING FLOWERS

FEATHERS FAMILY FUN FAIR

We would like to invite the community to enjoy the 2017 Bloom Festival, presented by Act-Belong-Commit! This year we have a record number of 79 events in 9 shires of the Great Southern region with many activities - there will be something for everyone. Please see our programme online or find it at the nearest visitor centre, CRC or shire office. http://www.hiddentreasures.com.au/bloom/default.aspx Join us at the launch event in Katanning, September the 16th 10am-2pm. This is a FREE community event with lots of entertainment for kids including Happy Feet Fitness, Petting Farm, Circus Workshops, Face Painting and Jamie the Clown, art and craft activities and much more. There will also be talks about sustainability, markets, a chook auction, music and of course fresh local food. As part of the 2017 Bloom Festival we are also running a colouring in competition for children and adults with prices to be won. Best designs will be displayed at the launch event in Katanning and the winner will be announced. Colouring in designs can be downloaded here or just turn up at the launch and join in at the craft tables. http://www.actbelongcommit.org.au/images/Act-Belong-Commit_Colouring.pdf

TERM DATES 2017 Term Three 17th July - 22nd September Student Free Day 28th August

Term Four 9th October - 8th December

Education in Faith—A Prayer for Dads and Grandads

If you are Dad or Granddad, you are deserving of blessing and honour for who you are and for all you do. Here is a prayer of blessing for every good work, every good word, and for every act of love you have provided on behalf of the ones you love:

Dear Lord,

Bless every father and grandfather in our community with the best of your blessings today. Let him know he is not alone in the tasks you have given him to provide for and support those under his care. Show him how much you delight in his work, and affirm the value of whatever You have given him to do—both as a father or grandfather and as a child of Yours. Confirm his

worth daily so he has no reason to doubt whether he is loved in the eyes of God and his family.

Create in him a deep sense of trust in You, knowing that He can count on You to help him lead and protect those dependent on

him. Let him know what a difference he has and can make to those around him, no matter how big or small the task.

Watch over him when challenging times push him beyond his limits. Reward him for his faithfulness past, present, and future,

assuring him that true success and satisfaction don’t lie in his accomplishments or accolades, but in his steadfast character.

Teach him how to meet the needs of his child’s life that are within his ability to do so, but help Him to trust You for the rest.

Complete any healing of past hurts or regrets that may interfere with parenting or grand parenting his children. Build in him a

sense of joy, humility, and playfulness that draw his family close.

Today, on special days, and for all the days of his life, fill him with the best of Your blessings, so that one day he will stand

before you and hear Your ultimate words of praise, “Well done, my son, well done!”

Amen

Keep Australia Beautiful Last Thursday all the students participated in a rubbish collection with Jane Kowald NRM/Landcare Officer. They cleaned up the areas

around St Bernard’s Church, the school grounds and the Spring area.

9th September Ryan Bellotti Year 6

13th September Elizabeth Mathwin Year 4

Green Slips

Draye Jury, Edward Cooke, Brooke Trethowan, Ella Sullivan, Tom Clayton,

Archie Atkinson, Alexander Mathwin and Ava Chitty.