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A SAINT MARY MACKILLOP Primary School Keilor Downs
24 February 2015
No 4
Email: [email protected] Tel: 9367 6199 www.mmkeilordowns.catholic.edu.au123
e-NEWS
From the Principal
Individual Highlights
Inside Story 2
Inside Story 3
Inside Story 4
Inside Story 5
Inside Story 6
Inside Story 7
Last Story 8
Trust in God
Dear Community,
Last evening (Monday) the Parents Association (PA) met for its first night meeting for 2015. I was pleased to see three additional parents attend who generally can’t make day meetings. We will keep you informed of future evening meetings with plenty of notice. The PA has a major role in the life of our school. Our 2015 Parents Association statement sums this role up:
ST MARY MACKILLOP P.S.
PARENTS ASSOCIATION
VISION STATEMENT In the spirit of St. Mary MacKillop, the Parents Association,
“Never sees a need without doing something about it.” It is an inclusive and welcoming body of parents established to support the Principal
in serving the school community. The Parents Association enhances the school as a centre of learning and well-being
for all members of the school community.
The main objectives of the Parents Association are;
to stimulate an active interest in the life of the school,
to foster a spirit of positive fellowship amongst parents, staff and
friends of the school,
to promote a spirit of genuine cooperation between parents, staff and
students of the school,
to provide financial assistance for the development of the school’s
facilities and teaching resources,
to provide a pathway for parents to be involved in supporting the
school,
to give an opportunity to provide feedback on school policy, programs
and procedures,
to provide opportunities for parents to be informed about their child’s
school,
to encourage involvement and support from the wider community.
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The wisdom of
St. Mary MacKillop
“In every difficulty to
St. Joseph in
confidence”
(1906)
IMPORTANT DATES
2014
Friday 27 February
Closing date for
applications for Year 7,
2016
Monday 09 March
Labour Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 10 March
Preps Start Fulltime
Monday 16 March –
Wednesday 18 March
Year 5 Camp
Friday 27 March
Term One Ends @ 1:00pm
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL CONTINUED….
The Association plays a significant role in building the community spirit of the school. Its events and functions may provide opportunity for parents, families and staff to gather together in a spirit of fun and fellowship.
The PA meets every second Thursday. Please consider coming along even if only occasionally. There is a meeting this Thursday (26/02) at 9.00am in the staff room. Everyone is welcome.
On Monday of this week we announced our School Captains for 2015. Our 4 Captains were selected from 14 students, chosen by their peers and teachers after a rigorous round of presentations from a large number of students as to ‘Why I would make a good school captain?’
These 14 students went through to a final round in which school leaders and a number of staff made the final decision as to who would be School Captains. In the end, all the presentations were excellent, but we decided to choose a student from each class group.
Congratulations to all children in Year 6 who nominated. All of these children displayed real leadership qualities and as I say to all of the Year 6 students; they are all leaders!
And to our School Captains, we say Congratulations to;
Jessica Amarella 6 Blue
Monique Barbara 6 Red
Luke Highland 6 Green
Joshua Pascale 6 Yellow
Our school captains will now have a major role in supporting myself and all members of our school community in implementing our School Wide Positive Behaviour Framework;
The Three R’s
Respectful
Responsible
Resourceful and
Safe
Have a good week everybody.
Anthony McCluskey Principal
CANTEEN
Our updated School Canteen Menu is attached. Please note we have placed the food into various categories. We’d ask you to make conscious decisions regarding the food you order for your children.
Also please ensure when ordering your child’s food for the day, not too order too much in one break. A small child cannot eat for instance, a hot dog, chips, and a donut and have a drink in 10 minutes! (And do they really need that much in one sitting?) All children eat inside or at the very least seated outside with their teacher, during the scheduled Eating Time and not on the yard.
Any food not eaten is sent home with the children so you as parents can see what is and is not eaten.
Thank you for your support.
Could all parents please note that the cut-off for ordering is 8.00am via the website (for orders that day). Please make sure that you update your child’s class for 2015. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CANTEEN
If you’d like to volunteer to work in the Canteen, please leave your name at the front office. We will then contact you about times and days, so we can prepare a roster.
Volunteering in the canteen is a practical way in which you can support your school and having enough volunteers is essential to ensure we can keep the canteen operating. TUESDAY’S CANTEEN SPECIAL-Hamburger with the lot. Beef Pattie, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, tomato sauce and chips. Each Tuesday we will be having a special. Next week (3
rd Mar)
will be a Hamburger with the lot and chips for $5.00. CAROLINE CHISHOLM CATHOLIC COLLEGE-OPEN DAY Caroline Chisholm Catholic College would like to invite you to join us at this year’s Open Day on Wednesday, 25th February. Open Day welcomes parents and prospective students to tour all our campuses and find out why Caroline Chisholm Catholic College is a leader in learning excellence. All classroom doors are open to visitors and 30 minute tours will run between 9am and 12pm. Explore our facilities including classrooms, music centre, gym, swimming pool, performance centre, trade training centre and upgrades to outdoor areas. To Register your attendance, please contact our Registrar, Jacqui Duong on 92965311 or [email protected] Caroline Chisholm Catholic College is dedicated to learning excellence in a faith-filled, engaged and supportive environment.
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PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION PROPOSED EVENTS FOR TERM ONE
Tuesday 17th
March – St Patrick’s Day – Green Cup Cakes, these will be supplied by Maria’s Creative Cakes (order forms will be sent out with the e-news in the coming weeks) the ingredients are as follows;
Vanilla cupcake-Wheat flour, sugar, eggs, water, vegetable fat, antioxidant (320), milk solids, thickener (1422), raising agents (500, 541), salt, vegetable gum, natural flavour, emulsifier (481), acidity regulator (330), vegetable oil.
Vanilla cupcake GLUTEN FREE- Sugar, rice flour, potato starch, eggs, water, modified tapioca starch (1412), raising agents (500, 450), emulsifiers (475, 471 from soy), flavour, salt, thickener (466), vegetable gum.
Green frosting-Vegetable shortening, icing sugar, clear vanilla essence, green food colouring.
Friday 20th
March – Movie Night on the Big Screen on the Oval; Treats for sale; Pop Corn, Gelati, Hot Jam Donuts and coffee cart. Gates will open from 7pm (more details to follow in the coming weeks)
Friday 27th
March – Casual Day (optional) Gold Coin Donation (This will be the last day of term).
Easter Egg Hunt – Details are still to be confirmed. Donations for this event would be greatly appreciated. Please send them to the office.
PARENT PORTAL
The purpose of the PARENT PORTAL is to improve communication between home and school. At this stage our e-News, letters home regarding events, excursions etc. and your child’s reports are securely available via the PARENT PORTAL. Our School Calendar is also available.
The PARENT PORTAL also provides the space to update all family and child details and you are able to access details of your account.
We encourage all parents with access to the internet to utilise the convenience of our PARENT PORTAL.
A PARENT PORTAL icon/hyperlink is available on our school website: www.mmkeilordowns.catholic.edu.au
A printed letter was sent home with a password and login to the PARENT PORTAL. If you have not received this please contact the school office.
e-NEWS is also available via the Skoolbag App. You can download the Skoolbag App through the App Store (and it’s free!). We also send out reminders and information on short notice via the Skoolbag App.
For privacy reasons e-NEWS is no longer available on our website. Please access e-NEWS through our Parent Portal.
UNIFORM SHOP
Remember, our Uniform Shop is open Tuesday Mornings from 8.30am until there are no more customers. Alternatively you can purchase uniforms from Academy Uniforms, 238 Wolseley Place Thomaston, 3074.
www.academyuniforms.com.au
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MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
Invest in your most precious asset......Your Marriage! Forget life’s tensions and interruptions and rekindle the closeness, intimacy, love and romance that brought you together. Recharge your relationship batteries and explore the precious nature of your marriage, allowing you both to share your feelings, hopes and dreams with each other in ways that normal, daily living tends to inhibit. There is no group sharing. Couples and a priest present the weekend. It is based around Catholic values but couples of all faiths are welcome. 2015 Melbourne weekend dates : 17-19 Apr, 19-21 June, 21-23 August and 23-25 Oct Starts 7pm on Friday. Ends 5pm Sunday. Accommodation and all meals provided. Information/Bookings: PH: Marianne & Marcel (03) 9733 0997 Email: [email protected] www.wwme.org.au
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