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58 Clegg Road, Mount Evelyn. Ph: 9736 2219 Fax: 9736 1443
Email: [email protected]
No.16. 29th May 2017
Dear Parents,
Many of you may have read the School Principal Update in the parish newsletter across the
weekend: “It has been decided that Angela Glennie will continue in the role of Acting
Principal for the remainder of 2017.” On a personal note I am very happy to continue in the
position and I’m grateful for the amazing support I receive from parents, students and staff
every day. This week we say “Bon voyage” to Mrs Veronica Fraraccio as she heads on an
overseas adventure. We wish her safe travels and look forward to many wonderful stories
upon her return. Mr Bekkers (5/6B), continues to improve after recent surgery and is
thankful for the prayers and well wishes that are being sent his way. Today we also
welcome Mitchell to our school community who joins us in 3/4 F and we are all looking
forward to getting to know Mitchell and his family.
Congratulations to the year 3-6 students who competed in the interschool cross
country event at Lilydale Lake last Friday. Our students performed brilliantly in
near perfect weather conditions. We are super excited to report that eleven
students have qualified for the next round! A huge thank you to Mrs Mc Cormack
for all of her work both training the students and helping to run the whole day,
thanks to our staff who attended the day, once again commenting on the stellar
behaviour and sportsmanship of our St Mary’s students. Please find a student
written report, (further in this newsletter), outlining the day. This week the year
3/4 level are looking forward to an incursion from “Russell the Baker” it sounds
intriguing; I’m sure the children will have much to report! Our year six student
leaders who form the St Mary’s Student Action Team are also looking forward to
the Mt Evelyn Combined Schools Youth Forum. The Youth Forum is now in its
third year and is always an excellent opportunity for our student leaders to meet
with other student leaders from surrounding schools, spending time identifying
ways to build resilience and positive relationships in our schools. Past major
projects which have been initiated as a result of the forum include the Bully
Stoppers Travelling Boat and the St Mary’s Term Four Student Lead Transition
Program. We look forward to seeing what are students come up with for 2017! Congratulations to our Students of the Week last week: Prep B: Emmett S Prep R: Hailey D 1/2F: Kaylee S 1/2H: Patrick R 1/2P: Bae B 1/2R: Cooper G
3/4R: Beau W 3/4F: Olive K 3/4G: Amelie L 3/4C: Emily R 5/6B: Coen S 5/6F: Harley S 5/6P: Phoebe H 5/6C: Rainer L My prayers and best wishes for the coming week Angela Glennie Acting principal
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WHATS COMING UP!
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Monday, 29th May Thursday 1st June Friday, 2nd June
8.45am 3.30pm 8.45am 1.00pm
School Assembly Staff Meeting SAT team – Youth Forum School Assembly Year 5/6 Interschool Sports – away Rolling Hills. Footy will be played at Lilydale High
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Monday, 5th June Tuesday, 6th June Friday, 9th June
8.45am
2.00pm 8.45am 9.00am
School Assembly Staff Meeting P&F Meeting
School Assembly Year 1/2 Level Incursion
Upcoming Information
School Assembly now every Friday at 8.45am FRIDAY 30th June– LAST DAY FOR TERM 2, 2.30PM FINISH School Resumes for Term 3 on Monday 17thh July at 8.45am
WINTER UNIFORM required to be worn TERM 2 & 3
School Closure Monday 11th
June - Queens Birthday
MASS TIMES
St Mary’s Mt Evelyn
Saturdays - 6:30 pm & Sundays 10.30 am & 5.00pm
Applications for enrolment are now CLOSED for Prep 2018
2017 Medical Forms Medical confirmation forms have been sent out. Please read them carefully to
ensure all details are correct. Please return them to the office for us to keep on file
for when we need to contact you.
COFFEE INVITATION COFFEE INVITATION FOR ALL ST MARY’S
PARENTS EVERY MONDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH
Come and join us, pop in for a quick cuppa and a chat ……
ST MARY’S FROM 9.00am until 10.00am A great way to meet new families
ALL WELCOME!
We have children attending our school with severe (life threatening) peanut allergies.
As always, we are concerned for the safety of our children, and ask everyone to avoid bringing any items that may
contain peanuts to school, as the smallest amount of peanut or proteins of peanuts on benches, etc., can affect an
allergic child. Whilst I can appreciate that there may be children who just love to have their peanut butter sandwiches or bars, I am sure that if it was your child with the allergy, you would also appreciate people helping out in
this way
IMPORTANT NOTICE - YEAR 7 2018 and 2019
APPLICATIONS TO COLLEGES CLOSE FOR YEAR 7 2019 ON 25TH AUGUST 2017
Parents of Grade 5 Students of 2017 Enrolment process for starting year 7 in 2019
Make contact with your preferred secondary school in term 1, 2017. Follow their enrolment requirement
process. Term 2 of 2017 – St Mary’s will send you forms to complete of which secondary school you wish
your child to attend. These forms are forwarded to your applied secondary school. Offers are made to you
by the secondary school you have applied for a placement with by May 2018.
Look in the newsletter for advertisements of open days
GRADE 4 parents of 2017 please contact your secondary school of preference to get information on the
enrolment process for year 7 2019.
APPLICATIONS TO COLLEGES CLOSE FOR YEAR 7 2019 ON 25TH AUGUST 2017
(CSEF) CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
REMINDER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS WITH A HEALTHCARE CARD
Every Vict o r ian ch ild should have access t o t he w or ld o f learn ing oppo r t un it ies t hat exist beyond t he
classroom . The Cam ps, Spor t s and Excursions Fund helps ensure t hat no st uden t w ill m iss out on t he
oppor t un it y t o jo in t heir classm at es f o r im por t an t , ed ucat ional and f un act iv it ies. It is par t o f m aking
Vict o r ia t he Ed ucat io n St at e and t he Governm ent ’s com m it m ent t o b reaking t he link bet w een a st uden t ’s
background and t heir out com es.
IF YOU HAVE A CURRENT HEALTHCARE CARD Contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from
www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
FOR SALE Bunks for sale $190.00 contact Dave on 0421 055 014
2017 SCHOOL FEES
If you have not yet filled out a 2017 fee agreement, please contact the office immediately.
St Mary’s BSB/ACCOUNT Details Please see below our BSB details for online transfers
St Marys Primary School BSB 083-347 Account Number 676054930
When paying online please clearly state your eldest child name and surname when
processing your payment
ST MARY’S CAR PARK RULES
For the safety of all our children we ask that driver courtesy,
patience and the utmost care is practised at all times.
No standing in the driveway or
roundabout areas unless
‘ALL’ parking spaces are taken.
DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN OUT
OF YOUR CAR ON THE INSIDE
(drivers side)
LANE OF THE ROUNDABOUT
We need access for emergency and delivery vehicles and buses. Blocking the driveway also means that others are unable to access available parking spaces and causes a
dangerous back up of traffic in Clegg Road.
Pick up and drop off on the roundabout only at the designated
place. Please ensure that your child can do up their own seat belt if
you are using this area, as this will ensure an uninterrupted flow.
If we all cooperate the car park does work. We find that generally, the car park is virtually cleared by 3.30pm. So it may be beneficial to come a
little later, rather than earlier.
The speed limit at St Mary’s is 5km
at all times in the Car Park
OTHER STUFF
School Vegetable Garden News The weather has turned cold, we are beginning to plant our winter veggies and some flowers to colour our garden! Donations needed: any coloured flowers, native plants and outdoor paint to paint the tyres would be great! This week the garden club will be working in the garden on Wednesday 31stMay from 10.45am till 11.30am. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. All helpers are required to have a working with children’s check. Also, if you would like to assist, please email [email protected] Thank-you - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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WARNING ‘NO’ PHISHING ………
Dear Parents You may be aware of this breach that has affected a Victorian Government high school through a phishing email.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/blackburn-high-school-families-details-illegally-downloaded-in-targeted-attack-20170524-gwbsc9.html School systems may be accessed when these emails or links in them are opened or responded to and malware or ransomware can be downloaded to systems. We recommend that you:
to be alert to emails which request any personal information or payments from them
never to provide passwords or sensitive or financial information or credit card details in response to an email request
the authorised methods by which such details may be requested by the school
to check the destination of the email address and ensure it is trusted and known to them before they reply
not to reply to any suspicious emails from the school, its service providers or other third parties
not to click on any links in any suspicious emails; and
to immediately report any suspicious emails to the school’s IT support.
TENNIS LESSONS BEFORE SCHOOL AT ST MARY’S STARTING 2017
Platinum Tennis Coaching strives to provide a fun, positive and challenging
environment for your child to learn and enjoy tennis. Lessons are now being
offered at St Mary’s at a convenient time before school, which means a
positive start to the day for your child by engaging them in physical
activity before they head into class. Also every student who signs up for a
Term of Coaching receives a free racquet!! Tennis is a fantastic sporting
activity and our coaching reflects the passion we have for everyone to learn and participate in it.
We feel very privileged to be able to conduct these lessons on the outdoor courts at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School. I
look forward to seeing you out on the court! Matt O’Toole – Head Coach
www.platinumtenniscoaching.com.au E: [email protected] Ph: 0425 711 879 Before School Tennis Lessons at St Mary’s
Contact Matt O’Toole on 0425 711 879 for further information
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
Entertainment Books are now available for sale in the school office.
They sell for $70.00 each and contain a huge amount of discounts/savings.
ALL PURCHASES MUST BE MADE WITH CASH OR CHEQUE. CHEQUES MADE PAYABLE TO
‘ST MARY’S PARENTS AND FRIENDS COMMITTEE’
THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS COMMITTEE
DONATIONS REQUIRED FOR UPCOMING RAFFLES FOR 2017 GENERAL RAFFLE
COLLECTION If you have anything that we can use for raffles
during 2017 please send the item’s to the office. We do require new unused items.
Community Craft Club
Thank you to all of our new and existing volunteers who have once again got together to
enable our much loved Craft Club to get up and running.
Tuesdays grade 3/4 & 5/6’s & Thursdays grade 1/2’s
Look out for the crafty items your children bring home with thanks for the time and effort that the ladies
in the craft club have put into planning and sourcing materials to create these art pieces
Thank you COMMITTEE PARENTS Thank you
Thank you once again to the volunteer parents in our school community who are there, day after day morning and
night, preparing, organising & giving their valuable time….These include for our recent Disco parents- Melissa Morse,
Liz Gibson, Shelley Holt, Narelle Kearton, Lauren O'Toole, Viv Miller, Bec Cafarella, Grace Napoli, Natalie Tenace and Mothers Day Stall helpers- Amanda Pearse, Kat Anderson, Melissa Morse, Krystal Berka, Sindy Vitale
To all the committee members and the parents that help out when they can we applaud you from all of us at St Mary’s.
Child Safety Code of Conduct
St Mary’s endeavours to create and maintain an environment where child safety is paramount and there is zero tolerance of any form of child abuse.
What is the purpose of a child safety code of conduct? A child safety code of conduct is intended to promote child safety in the school environment. A child safety code of conduct spells out professional boundaries and acceptable and unacceptable adult/child relationships and behaviour.
It should be unambiguous, widely disseminated and supported by supervision, professional development and training. A child safety code of conduct helps schools, staff and volunteers to raise behavioural issues. It provides a reference point for discussion when there may otherwise be confusion, uncertainty, or a lack of confidence about boundaries for appropriate behaviour with children. The code specifies behaviour unacceptable for a professional relationship between a teacher and a student. All parents, relatives and caregivers
attending St Mary’s Primary School to help within the classroom must hold a current Working with Children Check and must have read and signed the Code of Conduct. Please go to our website for more information.
CHILD SAFETY CODE OF CONDUCTS CAN BE COMPLETED AT THE OFFICE
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK
All Parents and Friends visiting St Marys must have a ‘Working With Children Check’. These are available FREE to volunteers on line.
FOOD BANK – DONATIONS REQUIRED Donations required of, lasagne sheets, pasta sauce, tomato paste, cheese, stock and anything else we can use
to make up trays of yummy lasagne and Bolognese sauce. We would also appreciate monetary donations so we
can purchase food stuffs to try some new recipes.
If you know of anyone from St Mary’s Primary school that may need some help with a meal for their
family, please contact the office.
NEXT COOK-UP – TBA
Next P&F Meeting
Tuesday 6th June – 2 p.m. Agenda items for discussion need to be emailed directly
to Sharon at [email protected] before the end of school on Friday 2nd June.
Sports Report
Cross Country Friday 26th May at Lilydale Lake
Congratulations to all the students who ran cross country last Friday. Everybody had trained really well and this was evident when they ran. A special congratulations to Mawson, Brigitte, Chloe, Maya, Isacc, Bridie, Ella, Samuel, Harley, Alice and Isabella who made it through to the division event in a few weeks’ time. Special thanks to Mrs McCormick for organising it for us and making it a great day. Thank you.
2017 WORKING BEES Working Bees at St Mary’s are fundamental to maintaining safe and orderly learning environments for our students. There are so many tasks to do with such a large school ground that we need all the help we can get!
To assist planning for this year we are asking each family to attend ONE Working Bee and to indicate which session (listed below) suits best.
As an incentive this year the families that attend a Working Bee date will be rebated the $60.00 working bee levy from their account.
In an effort to cater for everyone, we will hold Working Bees across a range of days and times. If these dates to not suit you please contact the office and schedule a time that will be appropriate. If you are a tradie, we would appreciate your expertise at times around the grounds, so please let us know your skills below.
Please complete and return the form to the office by February 10th 2017.
We looking forward to seeing you all,
Veronica Fraraccio Deputy Principal
Please complete and return to school before 10th February 2017
Family Name: _______________________________Eldest Child’s Grade: _______________ Please tick to select a date from below or nominate a date of your own _______________2017 I have particular skills and expertise in the area of ___________________________________ () Thursday 29th June 1:10 - 3:15 pm () Friday July 28th 8:45 -10:45 am () Saturday Sept 16th (Production set up) 9:00 -11:00 am () Wednesday Oct 25th 3:30 - 5:30 pm () Thursday Dec 7th 8:45 - 10:45 am
To the families that have participated in a working bee for 2017. Your school fees have been credited $60.00, Thank
you for your efforts
Religious Education News
Other Religious Education news:
First Communion Family night is on Tuesday 6th June, 6pm. For those children preparing for
sacraments, please remember to have the Church newsletter signed by Father each weekend after
Mass and returned to school.
Please keep in your prayers the children preparing for First Holy Communion which takes place on
Sunday 18th June, 2pm.
This week 3 /4 C will be attending Mass on Tuesday 30th May and 1 /2 R will be attending
Mass on Thursday 1st June, 9am.
FUNDRAISING MONEY FOR ST. MARY’S
Dear Parents and Friends of St Mary’s Catholic, Step into Life
Lilydale has offered us an amazing fundraising offer to all
parents and friends of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School.
In a great way to become motivated about your health and fitness, we want you to get active and help raise
some funds for our school! Step into Life Lilydale has made an amazing and very generous offer to our
School for the month of June 2017.
From 1st-30th June 2017, Step into Life Lilydale is ”throwing open the doors” and inviting you to join their
team for fun, fitness and fresh air - for the entire month at only $49.00!
That’s unlimited Group Personal Training for the entire month of
June for only $49.00!
AND
All the money raised will go directly back to the school!
If we had ‘just’ 20 family and friends take up the month offer that would mean
over $900 for our school!
Step into Life Lilydale welcomes all ages, fitness levels and abilities with a range of session times and
activities to suit all, BUT BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL.
Registration for this offer commences from 22nd May 2017 and can be done by:
1. Calling or texting Step into Life Lilydale on 0430 793 815 and tell Dave you’re from St Mary’s
Primary; or
2. Go to the Facebook page ‘step into life lilydale’ and send a message. Dave will get back to you ASAP
and get you ready.
We would like to raise as much money as possible for the School, so please share this fantastic
opportunity with family and friends of the St Mary’s Catholic Primary School community and let’s
see how much we can raise whilst getting active!!
For a full timetable, visit their website www.stepintolife.com and go to the Lilydale drop down, visit the
Facebook page for Step into Life Lilydale or contact Dave on 0430 793 815 for any further information.
____________________________________________________ SOCCER
If your child is interested to play soccer all ages boys and girls please contact Ilona Dorian on 0408558630 or
Sindy Vitale on 0423 354 217
FOR SALE
Girls White Shoes, Size 2,
Worn Once, Excellent
Condition, Perfect For First
Communion. $30. Please call
Catherine
on 0417 575 386
2017 Registration Form for Basketball - Season 2 – 2017 Any child interested in playing After School Basketball in Season 1 (commences early February 2016) will need to fill out the
following form and return it to the school office by ASAP.
CURRENT PLAYERS: If you are currently playing After School Basketball in Season 2 2017, you will still need to fill out
the following form so I can format the new teams. Games start at 4pm and finish at 7pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or
Friday afternoons at Kilsyth or Lilydale Basketball Stadiums.
Monday: Grade 4 - Grade 6 Boys
Tuesday: Grade 3 Boys
Thursday: Grade 3 - Grade 6 Girls
Friday: Grade 2 Boys & Girls
Name_____________________________________ Age 2017_____ Class 2017_______
Are you currently playing After School Basketball? Yes No (please circle)
Have you played competition basketball before? Yes No (please circle)
Parents Name__________________________________Mobile______________________
Email Address______________________________________________________________
Are you able to help as : Coach Yes/No ` Team Manager Yes/No
NOTE:If you are currently playing After School Basketball and do not want to continue in 2017, could you please return your
washed basketball singlet top to the office in a bag, clearly marked with your name and class on it. You will then be eligible for
your refund.
2017 BASKETBALL CO-ORDINATOR REQUIRED FOR ALL QUERIES PLEASE CALL
SINDY VITALE on 0423 354 217
St Mary's Basketball Singlet Tops Children playing in the after school basketball competition are to wear navy blue shorts (the shorts you wear for PE at school are
perfect), runners and the St Mary's Basketball Singlet Top. Tops are $25.00 to hire, however, once your child returns the top back
to school they will receive a $20.00 refund. Payment can be made by cash or cheque. Cheques need to be made out to "St Mary's
Parents and Friends Committee"
Could all payments for the singlet tops and this form please be given to the office ASAP, in an envelope, clearly marked
"Basketball Singlet Top Money". If you still have your top from last season, you DO NOT need to pay any more money, just
hang onto the one you have and use that again.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
St Mary's Basketball Singlet Tops Players name:____________________________________________ Year Level:________Class:______
Mum's name:________________________________ Dad's name:_______________________________
Mum's mobile:_______________________________ Dad's mobile:______________________________
Amount enclosed:_______________________
If you already have a basketball top, please fill out below.
Number_____________ Size________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Office use:
Top number given:_______________________ Amount enclosed:_______________________________
Cash Yes/No Cheque details____________________________________________________________
Date top given:____________________________ Date top returned:_____________________________
Date refund of $20.00 returned:___________________________________________________________
TO ALL TEAM
MEMBERS
NO FORM NO PLAY
