Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

NEWSLETTER

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Principal’s Reflection

16 October, 2014

Week 2, Term 4

Dear Families,

This coming weekend we have many young people in our community who will be celebrating the Sacra-

ment of First Holy Communion. We particularly pray for the following Holy Spirit students undertaking

this Sacrament - Oliver Bernardino, Nathan Capati, Darragh Cooke, Summer Darcy-Duncan, Sophie

Fowler, Patrick Grace-Long, Matthew Hammer, Cain Kurnoth, Jackson Lay, Jacqueen Nguyen, France

Omana, Isabella Paolucci, Anthony Paolucci, Dakota Paterson, Caleb Paterson, Jamelia Sariago, Xavier

Seabrook, Faith Solo, John Thornley, Daniella Zuccarato and Sandrina Zuccarato.

Also in answer to the call from the Holy Father, Pope Francis, we pray for all those meeting in Rome for the Synod on the Family. May

it be ‘a precious treasure to enrich the Church. May the Church undertake a true journey of discernment and adopt the necessary pas-

toral means to help families face their present challenges with the light and strength that comes from the Gospel’. Jesus, Mary and Jo-

seph, graciously hear our prayer (extract from Pope Francis’ ‘Letter to Families’ 2014).

We congratulate Mrs. Cherry Valenzuela who was awarded the ‘2014 Emerging Professional Educator’ Award at Parliament House

for the Northern Territory Education and Care Awards last Friday. This is an outstanding result as staff through-

out the whole Northern Territory were nominated. Cherry was recognised for her outstanding commitment and

significant potential in the Northern Territory Educational and Care Sector. Well done Cherry, we are all very

proud of you.

This week at school we celebrated the fantastic work done by our office and maintenance staff. A big thank you to

the great work done each day by Yola Gray, Lee Chong, Kath Baylis, Alex Dwyer and Yin Jongue. Between

them they have given over 60 years of service to Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School for which we are truly

grateful.

Last night the teaching staff undertook a school retreat with Father Raas, from the Catholic Education Office. Father Raas led staff

through Christian mediation, prayer and spirituality. This allowed staff to reflect on their faith journeys and spirituality. It was a special

occasion for all involved.

Students are eagerly preparing for our Holy Spirit Mission Market Day, to be held on Friday, October 24th from 11am – 12:30pm.

This is a fundraiser as part of World Mission Month and an excellent way for students to reach out to others in need. All money raised

will go directly to Catholic Missions, who work with children in over 160 countries worldwide. Each class is responsible for running

their chosen stall and students can pay a small fee to participate in each of the activities. For a gold coin donation, they may also dress

in casual clothes for the day.

We look forwards to seeing students and parents at our “School Disco and Book Fair” tomorrow night from 6pm. There will be sau-

sages, drinks and glow sticks for sale at the disco. The library will be open for the purchase of books on the night. If you are able to

help in anyway please see a staff member on the night. Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes.

God bless you all and keep you safe,

Mr. Simon Duffy

Principal

Reflection

“Blessed be God the

Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who has blessed us

with all the spiritual

blessings of heaven in

Christ.”

- Ephesians 1:3

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Congratulations to the following students:

Transition, Rm.2 - Chloe Gross

Haley Dwyer

Transition, Rm 9 - Ethan Shiju

Niesha Casimiro

Year 1/2, Rm.3 - Jason Mathew

Year 1/2, Rm.4 - Regan Sando

Year 1/2, Rm.6 - Benjamin Cox

Year 1/2, Rm.8 - Samira Kavanagh

Year 3/4, Rm. 14 - Shaira Potter

Year 3/4, Rm. 15 - Jaymie Lechowicz

Year 3/4, Rm. 17 - Robert O’Neil

Year 5/6, Rm. 10 - Azura Fitzsimmons

Year 5/6, Rm. 12 - Nathan MacDonald

Sport Award - Josh Zarris

A W.E.S.T Award is presented to a person who is

Welcoming, Encouraging, says Sorry and is Thankful.

This week’s W.E.S.T Award goes to :

Maita Magodora

Happy birthday to the

following Students who

Celebrate their

birthday in week 2:

Sophie Hanson

Daniella Zuccarato

Jesse Brown

Is your child turning 5 before the 30th of June, 2015?

If they are, they are eligible to start Transition next year!

Please collect an enrolment pack from the front

office and arrange an enrolment interview.

Dates to remember

Transition 2015, Information session—12th of Nov, 5:30pm

Transition Orientation Day—14th of Nov, 8:30am-10:30am

The Canteen now has an online ordering service.

Go to : www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au

Sign up - add your child - add credit

To place an order:

1. Select your child

2. Select order date

3. Add meal items to your order

4. Confirm your order

You can also access the online canteen ordering through the

school App.

Uniform

Students are expected to wear full school uniform each day.

A signed note from parents must be sent to school if a student is

out of uniform. Students out of uniform will be issued with a

note to parents advising breach of uniform - the note is

requested to be returned signed

School Uniform

Purple polo shirt with school emblem and black collar -$25

Black Shorts/Skorts - plain black with NO logos, stripes -$20

Dress -$38

Hats - Black school hat -$12

Black shoes or sandshoes - must be plain black with black laces

Socks - white or black

Sandals - black or brown

Jewellery

A wrist watch may be worn and a thin gold or silver chain with

a cross but no other form of jewellery is acceptable. Students

who have pierced ears may wear one pair of ‘sleepers’ or

‘studs’ only.

Hair

Needs to be neat and tidy at all times. Hair is not to be hanging

in the face of students, if longer than students shoulders needs

to be tied back. Purple or black ribbons are acceptable.

Nail Polish is not to be worn at school.

Hats are a compulsory uniform item

Book Fair

The Book Fair will be open during the School

Disco (this Friday) and run through to

Wednesday the 22nd of October.

Please contact Mrs. Baylis for more

information. Arriving Late to School

If your child/ren arrive at school after the first bell (8:10am),

they should go to the front office so that their arrival can be

recorded. This ensures that their attendance is recorded

correctly

Children are reminded that if they are late, they are not in

trouble. Checking in at the office is to confirm that they have

arrived safely. When: Wednesday 12th of October, 2014

Time: 5:30pm –6:30pm

Where: Holy Spirit School Library

We ask that your children not attend this meeting

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Term 4 Calendar, 2014 Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Assembly

Week 2

October 28th Sunday Ordinary Time

13 14 15

16 Swimming – Casuarina

NAP ICT Test – Year 6

17 Disco and Book Fair,

6pm

Transition Rooms 2 & 9 Lauren Copeland &

Sarah O’Hehir

Week 3

October 29th Sunday Ordinary Time

20 Swimming Program

21 22 BOARD MEETING

23 24 Mission Market

Year 3/4 Room 15 Anna Hill

Week 4

Oct/November 30th Sunday Ordinary Time

27 Swimming Program

28 29 30 31 Gymnastics - Marrara

Year 1/2 Room 6 Emma Senior

Week 5

November All Souls

3 Peter Combes Concert

4 Melbourne Cup

5 6 7 REWARD AFTERNOON

Beach Volleyball – Darwin Indoor

Year 1/2 Room 4 Angela Saunders

Week 6

November Dedication of St John

10 11 REMEMBRANCE DAY

12 Transition 2015,

Information session, 5:30pm

13 14 Year 5 nominate for Year 6 Captains 2014

TR 2015, Orienta-tion,8:30am –10:30am

Year 3/4 Room 14 Rowena Staude

Week 7

November 33rd Sunday Ordinary Time

17 18 19

20 BOARD MEETING

21 Hockey - Marrara

Year 1/2 Room 3 Kate Fiedler

Week 8

November Christ the King

24 25 Indigenous Families End

Year gathering

26 27 Christmas Concert @

Marrara – 6:30pm

28 Indoor Cricket –

Winnellie

Year 1/2 Room 8 Tracey Coco/Meg Carne

Week 9

December 1st Sunday Advent

1 Academic Reports home

this week

2 3 4 REWARD AFTERNOON

5 Whole School Mass Student Awards

Year 6 Retreat with Fr Dan

Year 3/4 Room 17 Steve O’Shannessy

Week 10

December 2nd Sunday Advent

8 9 Christmas Raffle

10 Year 6 Graduation- Mass, awards and

shared dinner

11 Water Activities T-5

Students finish

12 NO

SCHOOL

Simon Duffy and Paula Sellars

Music is so much fun! STARTS Term 4!

Violin Tutoring: Suzuki, AMEB,

Music Maestros Methods and

Musicianship.

AMEB qualified teacher with over 10

years experience.

Lessons are available at school. Group

or individual options.

www.dolceviolinschool.com

m: 0402 657 103

Dolce Violin School At Holy Spirit School by Sarah Ladd

Combined Mass

Holy Spirit Parish and St. Martin de Porres Community will be

combining to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the covenant

between the two groups on Sunday 26th October at 10am. After

mass all parishioners are welcome to come along to a shared

lunch. Please being a plate.

S wimming Program

The school Swimming program begins next Monday. The cost

of the program is $55 and must be paid before lessons com-

mence. Please contact the front office to make your payment.

School DiscoSchool DiscoSchool Disco The school disco is tomorrow night at 6pm.

There will be a BBQ, drinks and glow sticks for sale.

All school aged children must be supervised by an adult.

Ticket prices:

Child - $2 (under 3, free)

Adult - $5

Family (2 Adults/2 children) - $10 Peter Combe Concert

Peter Combe is visiting our school on the 3rd

of November. His concert will be held in the

multi-purpose room. He will be bringing

CD’s, DVD’s and sing-along books for

purchase. Prices are between $10-$30.

You can also order from his website:

www.petercombe.com

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Swimming Program - Term 4, 2014 Monday 6th October 2014

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

RE: School Swimming Program Casuarina Pool

Swimming Program begins on Monday 20th October (Week 3) and concludes on Thursday 1st No-

vember (Week 4). There are no lessons on Friday of each week. Please ensure children bring

their bathers, sunscreen, sandals and a towel each day. Please remind students to bring along clean

underwear to change into after their lesson. Students must change after their lessons; they are not

to remain in their bathers for the remainder of the school day. Students are encouraged to dress in

their best sun smart gear while at the pool. The sun is very hot and it doesn’t take much for them to

get badly burnt. Children wear bathers, hat and sandals to the pool and take with them their towel

and sunscreen (please make sure these are labeled) . It’s important that we not allow children to go

to the pool in bare feet. Teachers will walk their classes to and from Casuarina Pool each day.

Cost of Swimming Program is $55 per student. Payment is due to our office prior to commence-

ment of lessons. Please do not hesitate to contact our front office if you wish to discuss a payment

plan for swimming.

Below is a timetable of when classes are having lessons. This timetable has been coordinated with

Royal Life Saving Instructors and cannot be changed. I would encourage students in the first two

session (8:45-9:30 & 9:30-10:15) to come to school dressed in swimming gear (under school uni-

form) to ensure they are ready to begin.

This program not only looks at stroke development, but survival and rescue skills. It’s important

for children to learn these necessary skills or at least to familiarise themselves with what to do in

case of an emergency.

Kind Regards,

Paula Sellars

Deputy Principal/PE Coordinator

LESSON TIME CLASS TEACHERS

8:45-9:30 Year 3/4 Rooms 15 & 17 Anna Hill & Steve O’Shannessy

9:30-10:15 Year 3/4 Room 14 & Year 5/6 Room 13 Rowena Staude & Meg Irwin

10:15-11:00 Year 5/6 Rooms 10 & 12 Caoimhe Kalinowsky & Emma McDonald

11:00-11:45 Year 1/2 Rooms 3 & 8 Kate Fiedler & Tracey Coco/Dell Williams

11:45-12:30 Year 1/2 Rooms 4 & 6 Angela Saunders/Dell Williams & Emma Senior

12:30-1:15 Transition Rooms 2 & 9 Lauren Copeland & Sarah O’Hehir