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From the Principal….. Dear Parents,
This week we welcomed Fr Anselm Okeke as our new Assistant Priest. Fr Anselm officiated our Mass on
Saturday night and our whole school Mass today. We look forward to working with Fr Anselm as he joins us at
St Francis Xavier Parish.
On Wednesday this week our staff semi-formally farewelled Mrs Anne Barnier. Anne was an extremely
dedicated and well respected member of our staff who always worked in the best interest of her students. We are
grateful for the most recent support Anne has provided our Kindergarten children with their individual reading
tasks, and we wish her all the very best in her retirement along with her husband, Steve. Thank you for your
service to our school and to Catholic Education throughout your career.
I have noticed over the last week or so an increasing number of children with inappropriate footwear. If for
whatever reason your child cannot wear appropriate uniform items, it is expected that you will resolve the matter
as soon as possible. Children might be expected to sit out from school lunch play if inadequate explanation is
provided from parents. Electing not to purchase new shoes as we are approaching the end of the year is not an
adequate excuse. Children are always growing and purchasing new shoes is a constant and expected expense for
all parents.
How we treat each other plays a crucial role in how our school is defined. As we come towards the end of the
year, we need to ensure we maintain a high standard of student behaviour. Following the recent presentation of
the new format of our school’s Key Behaviour Expectations, we would appreciate it if our parents could reinforce
these expectations with their children at home to assist them with their understanding of what is expected in our
school setting. You may also reference the key policies on our school website: Child Protection Policy and
Procedures., Behaviour Management Policy, Student Uniform Policy, and the Bullying Prevention Policy.
I congratulate David Greenhalgh (Yr5) on his recent success at the
International Pan Pacific Brazilian Jiu jitsu competition in
Melbourne. David won the Gold Medal in the under 11s and now
qualifies for the World Championships in Las Vegas in 2020. Well
done David!
Have a great week,
Dan Gubby
PRINCIPAL
St Francis Xavier Primary School 38-50 Swift Street, Ballina NSW 2478
Phone: (02) 6686 3370
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://moodle.balplism.catholic.edu.au/
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Week 3 Term 4 Friday, 1st November 2019
From the Assistant Principal……
In my article this week I would like to showcase two different year levels, being Year
6 and Year 4, and the fabulous learning that is taking place in these classes.
Year 6 has been involved in a Catholic Schools Office project called The Learning
Gain. St Francis Xavier Primary’s Year 6 team has combined with Jess Schultz from
Xavier College to improve student literacy and to prepare them for what is required
in a high school learning environment.
The purpose of the project is for both
schools to work together around a
common goal for improving the writing
of students in Years 6 and 7. Katrina
Miles and Anthony Evans have observed lessons and have had
planning sessions at Xavier College and Jess Schultz has been
working with our students every Friday during their English block.
Today our students were using criteria to provide self and peer feedback on an earlier writing sample. Quality
feedback has shown to have a strong impact on improving writing standards. This is also a valuable study skill
for high school that can help students to improve their assignment writing in not only English but across all
subject areas.
Yesterday Year 4 were creating balloon-powered vehicles in Science. Students
have been learning the differences between contact forces and non-contact forces.
We had a great discussion on Newton’s 3rd Law and how two different forces
always act upon each other. As well as theories on how the forces work on a
balloon releasing air.
The small groups loved the project and everyone
was highly engaged in this hands-on science lesson.
It was an exciting time when the students were able
to test their creations by racing each other outside.
Regards and God Bless,
Matthew Ritchie
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
DATES TO REMEMBER Please note – Newly added events or date changes will be highlighted in blue
TERM 4 - 2019
Week 4 Tuesday, 5th November Year 2 Dolphin Dreaming Excursion (9am)
Kinder 2020 Transition Day – 9am to 11am
Wednesday, 6th November Kinder Excursion
Thursday, 7th November Crowley Visit – 5OF (9.40am)
Friday, 8th November Years 3-6 Swimming – Ballina Pool
Years 3 & 4 – 9:10am to 10:30am
Years 5 & 6 – 10:10am to 11:30am
Missions Mini Fair – 12.30 to 1.30pm
No Assembly
Week 5 Monday, 11th November Remembrance Day Liturgy - 10.30am
Seasons Celebration 9.15am to 10.15am
Wednesday, 13th November XCC Year 7 Transition Day
Friday, 15th November Cocciola Cricket Cup – (Lismore)
No Assembly
Years 3-6 Swimming – Ballina Pool
Years 3 & 4 – 9:10am to 10:30am
Years 5 & 6 – 10:10am to 11:30am
Sunday, 17th November Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Week 6 Monday, 18th November Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Tuesday, 19th November, Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Kinder 2020 Transition Day – 9am to 11am
Wednesday, 20th November Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Thursday, 21st November Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Year 5 Exuro Retreat Morning
Friday, 22nd November No Assembly
Years 3-6 Swimming – Ballina Pool
Years 3 & 4 – 9:10am to 10:30am
Year 5 – 10:10am to 11:30am
Saturday, 23rd November Family Mass-Early Stage 1 – 6pm
Week 7 Friday, 29th November Years 3-6 Swimming – Ballina Pool
Years 3 & 4 – 9:10am to 10:30am
Years 5 & 6 – 10:10am to 11:30am
Whole School Mass – 12 Noon – Stage 2
No Assembly
Week 8 Monday, 2nd December K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
Tuesday, 3rd December Kinder 2020 Transition Day – 9am to 11am
Parish School Day
Wednesday, 4th December K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
Thursday, 5th December K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
Christmas Disco
K to 2 - 5:30pm to 7pm
Years 3 to 6 – 7.00pm to 8:30pm
Friday, 6th December Years 3-6 Swimming – Ballina Pool
Years 3 & 4 – 9:10am to 10:30am
Years 5 & 6 – 10:10am to 11:30am
Assembly – 2:30pm – Year 4 Prayer
Week 9 Monday, 9th December K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
Tuesday, 10th December K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
Wednesday, 11th December K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
Thursday, 12th December K-2 Intensive Swimming
Years 1 & 2 - 9am to 11am
Kinder – 10am to 12 Noon
SFX Christmas Carol Celebration 6pm to 7:30pm
Friday, 13th December Years 3-6 Swimming – Ballina Pool
Years 3 & 4 – 9:10am to 10:30am
Years 5 & 6 – 10:10am to 11:30am
Assembly 2:30pm – Year 3
Week 10 Monday, 16th December Year 6 Graduation
Wednesday, 18th December Last Day Term 4 Students & Staff
TERM 1 2020 Week 1 Monday, 27th January Australia Day Public Holiday
Tuesday, 28th January Staff Development Day
Wednesday, 29th January Staff Development Day
Thursday, 30th January Years 1 to 6 - MAI Testing
Kinder - Best Start Assessment
Friday, 31st January Years 1 to 6 - MAI Testing
Kinder - Best Start Assessment
Week 2 Monday, 3rd February Years 1 to 6 First Day Back for 2020
Kinder – Best Start Assessment
Tuesday, 4th February Kinder – Best Start Assessment
Wednesday, 5th February Kinder First Day for 2020
Weekend Mass Times
Mini Fair Friday, 8th November - 12.30pm - 1.45pm
Our Mini Fair is fast approaching. The activities/stalls for each class are listed below. Any donations of preloved
toys or books would be most welcomed in Year 4E. Class teachers will post reminders on their communication
pages before the Mini Fair as to how you can help.
On the day children will need lots of spare change rather than notes, as stalls may not have change at first. Money
raised on the day will be donated to Catholic Mission and Our Lady of Fatima School, Turiscai. Please see last
week’s newsletter to read about how that money will help students of Our Lady of Fatima School, Turiscai.
Students will receive a raffle ticket each time they spend money at a stall. These raffle tickets will go into the
draw for thirteen major prizes, that will be drawn at the end of day. The prizes include; Waterslide vouchers,
Movie vouchers, Baskin and Robin vouchers and Coles Myer gift cards. We would like to thank Lee and Vicki
Fitzgerald from Ballina Pool for generously donating the waterslide vouchers and Paul McGrath from Ballina
Fair Cinemas for his donation of movie vouchers. We thank you in advance for your support and generosity to
those less fortunate than us. Parents and younger siblings are welcome to attend the Mini Fair.
Whole School Mass
Thank you to those families who celebrated our first Whole School Mass with us today for All Saints Day. It
was lovely to have our new Assistant Priest Father Anselm celebrate the Mass for us. Welcome Father Anselm
to our St Francis Xavier School family.
Upcoming Dates
Early Stage 1 Family Mass Saturday, 23rd November – 6pm (invitations sent home next week)
Remembrance Day Liturgy Monday, 11th November – 10:30am in the Hall
Year 5 Exuro/Leadership Retreat Thursday, 21st November – 9am in the Hall
Saturday Ballina 6:00pm Vigil (No Children’s Liturgy)
Sunday Ballina 9:00am (With Children’s Liturgy)
Sunday Lennox Head 7:30am (With Children’s Liturgy)
RE News…
Mini Fair Stalls
Kinder Guess the Lollies in the Jar and Cake Stall
Year 1N Tombola
Year 1S Fashion Parade
Year 2B Green Screen Photo Booth
Year 2L Quoits
Year 3C Passing Competition
Year 3H Chocolate Wheel
Year 4F Crazy Hair
Year 4E Preloved Toys, Games and Books
Year 5C Bean Bag Throw/ Games
Year 5F Mini Golf
Year 6 Coin Toss
Year 6 Fingernail Painting
Canteen Roster - Term 4, Week 4
04.11.19 to 08.11.19
Monday: HELP NEEDED
Tuesday: C. Wales, HELP NEEDED
Wednesday: HELP NEEDED
Thursday: C. Whitty, HELP NEEDED
Friday: G. Wisemantel, HELP NEEDED
CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Tammy is looking for volunteers for canteen, if you are able to spare a couple of hours,
between 9am and 11:30, once a month please contact the school office on 66863370 or see
Tammy in the Canteen and just let her know what day suits you.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ON OUR FRIDAY SPECIAL DAYS STUDENTS CANNOT ORDER ANY
OTHER FOOD
Canteen News…
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Sushi Day - Term 4
$3.90 each - Sauce 20c each
Chicken, Tuna, Avocado or Vegetarian
Please note that any chicken or tuna sushi that are ordered will NOT have avocado in them.
1st November to 7th November 2019
Fraser Ironside Benjie Love
Ella Cheek Elijah Cowan
Kyan Gasnier Xanthe Vaughan
Indira Stokes
Swimming Program 2019
The annual Swimming Program will begin on Friday, 8th November and run every Friday until Friday, 13th
December. This program will be run by Francis Quinn and qualified swimming instructors at Ballina Pool. The
swimming students will be assessed on their swimming ability by the qualified instructors and then put into
levelled groups. The lessons will cover stroke correction and water safety along with the guidelines from aquatics
outlined in the PDHPE syllabus. Please make sure any outstanding permission notes and payments are handed
in to the front office. Please also remind your child to bring all necessary swimming equipment such as towel,
wet bag, swimmers, goggles, sunscreen and rash vests/top.
Congratulations to the following students who were all successful in being selected at the Zone Summer Sports
Trials last Thursday, 24th October 2019.
Week 4 Friday,8th November Pasta Day
Week 5 Friday, 15th November Pie and Sausage Roll Day
Week 6 Friday, 22nd November Sliders Day
Week 7 Friday, 29th November Sausage Sizzle Day
Week 8 Friday, 6th December Pie and Sausage Roll Day
Week 9 Friday, 13th December Chicken Sub/Wrap Day
Week 4 Thursday, 7th November
Week 6 Thursday, 21st November
Week 8 Thursday, 5th December
Happy Birthday…
Sports News…
Touch Football
Tennis
Please make sure all information and medical notes are completed online and handed back to Mr Cook asap.
Good luck to the following students who will be attending the 2019 NSWPSSA Athletics Carnival next week
held on the 6th and 7th of November, 2019 in Sydney at Homebush Stadium.
Amahli Scott Elizabeth Quinn Liliana Thompson
Skye Dogan Tyler Dogan Kayden Thompson
We wish them all the very best at State.
Mr Cook
Sports Coordinator
Scholastic Book Club
Brochures for the latest Scholastic Book Club have been
distributed to students this week. Online orders for Scholastic
are preferable, however we do take cash orders.
Orders will need to be in no later than Thursday, 7th
November 2019. (Please note date change from last week’s
newsletter)
Denise Miller
Librarian
CHRISTMAS SCHOOL DISCO
Thursday, 5th December 2019 We will be holding a Christmas Disco on
Thursday, 5th December in the School Hall.
Please note you are required to escort your child to and from the venue.
Kayden Thompson Elijah Cowan
Jaxon Whitty Zane Close
Elizabeth Quinn Amalia Anderson
Teleah Puglisi Cooper Gerada
Chloe Pignat Zoe Hope
Yali Amit Ariah Smith
School News…
Library News…
K - 2 – 5.30pm – 7.00pm (Infants Only)
Yr 3 - 6 – 7.00pm – 8.30pm (Primary Only)
Please note that Infants finish at 7.00pm and
Primary finish at 8.30pm (sharp).
Drinks, Chips, Lollies & Glow sticks
will be available to purchase on the night.
We ask that parents please remember to collect children at the time stated above from
inside the Hall, as they will not be allowed to leave without adult supervision.
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SAVE THE DATE
Christmas Carol Celebration
Thursday, 12th December 2019
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Year 6 Graduation
Monday, 16th December 2019 – 9am
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Last Day Term 4
For STUDENTS & Staff
Wednesday,
18th December 2019
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TERM 1 2020 IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday, 28th January & Wednesday, 29th January 2020 – Staff Development Days
Thursday, 30th January & Friday, 31st January 2020 – Years 1 to 6 - MAI Testing
Thursday, 30th January to Tuesday 4th February 2020 - Kinder 2020 Best Start Assessments
Monday, 3rd February 2020 – Years 1 to 6 First Day Back for 2020
Wednesday, 5th February 2020 – Kinder First Day Back for 2020
(Please notify the school office immediately if your child/children are not returning in 2020)
Community News…
