St Michael’s Primary School

3 – 5 Chapel Lane, Baulkham Hills Tel: 9639 0518 Fax: 9686 2910

Issue 22 Term 3 Week 3 Thursday 1 August 2013

From the Principal From the Principal From the Principal From the Principal

Dear Parents,

Last Tuesday I met with the Principal of Crestwood High, Therese Hourigan; Angela Vernicos, Road Safety Officer, The Hills Shire Council; and Michael Doyle, Engineer, The Hills Shire Council. The three of us stood outside Crestwood High and observed the line of traffic headed towards St Michael’s school. Parents from St Michael's were already parked in the No parking zone from 2.40 pm.

The Hills Shire Council is very concerned about the safety of students and parents whose children attend either the high school or our school. From what we observed it is obvious that there is a total disregard for the Parking rules in Chapel Lane. If the rules are not followed there may be the possibility that our Slow and Go will have to be dis-banded.

The Slow and Go gates are not opened until 3.15 pm. Why are we queuing at 2.40 pm? The gates do not close until 3.40 pm. It is possible for our excellent Slow and Go system to continue if we all work together. We could for instance stagger the times of our arrival. If your eldest child is in Kinder you arrive at 3.15 pm, Year 1 at 3.20 pm, Year 2 (eldest child) at 3.25 pm, Year 3 at 3.30 pm, Year 4 at 3.35 pm and Years 5 and 6 at 3.40 pm.

Please note the following penalties and demerit points associated with all offences in School Zones.

Please do not place our Slow and Go system in jeopardy. Let’s all work together to keep our community safe. The Compliance officers will be booking people from Monday afternoon.

“God, my Father in heaven, give me discernment in my everyday proceedings, so that when the big issues come

along I will be prepared to do what is right. Through the Gifts of the Holy Spirit may I be strong in moral courage;

may this strength be in my children. Amen.”

Wishing you every blessing for the week ahead.

No Parking

You have no more than 2 minutes for drop-offs or pick-ups and must stay

within 3 metres of your vehicle.

Penalty from

$169 and

2 demerit points

No Stopping

Under no circumstances are you permitted to stop on a length of road to

which a No Stopping Sign applies.

Penalty from

$304 and

2 demerit points

Bus Zone

You must not stop your vehicle in the indicated zone unless you are driving a

public bus.

Penalty from

$304 and

2 demerit points

Illegal U turns $405 and

4 demerit points

Stop across driveway $169 and

2 demerit points

RE NewsRE NewsRE NewsRE News Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Children’s Liturgy will be on this Sunday 4th August during the 10 am Mass.

Year 5 Reconciliation

Year 5 will celebrate the Second Rite of Reconciliation on Wednesday 7th August at 10 am in the Church.

Kindergarten Non Eucharistic Liturgy

Kindergarten will celebrate their Non Eucharistic Liturgy on Friday 9th August at 10.15 am in the Church. All family and friends are welcome to attend.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

We will join together in prayer on Thursday 15th August for the celebration of the Eucharist. There will be two masses—one at 9.15 am (Parish morning mass) and the other at 12 noon. Mass attendance for the day is as follows:

9.15 am Mass attendance:

6F, 6ID, 5OC, 5C, 4RB, 4VG, 3M, 3R, 2G, 2R, 1Q, 1K,

KR & KS

12.00 pm Mass attendance:

6DD, 6S, 5M, 5S,4C, 4G, 3J, 3Rugg, 3N, 2A, 2BT, IFM , 1R, KIH & KB

Father’s Day Liturgy

The Father’s Day Liturgy will be held on Thursday 29th August at 10.15 am in the church followed by morning

tea at 11.15 am in the School Hall.

Enrolment Ceremonies for Reconciliation Programme

Enrolment Ceremonies will take place at all masses this

coming weekend. Please keep the children and the

families in your prayers. A reminder that children will need to bring their enrolment card and present it to

either Fr Mick or Fr P.J. during the mass.

Lectors Required

The parish is always appreciative of our many volunteer Lectors and are happy to welcome new Lectors for any

of our Masses. The parish is currently in need of Lec-

tors for the 8 am Sunday Mass. If you are able to assist please contact the parish office on 9639 0598. Thank

you.

David Ison

Student of the WeekStudent of the WeekStudent of the WeekStudent of the Week Term 3 Week 2Term 3 Week 2Term 3 Week 2Term 3 Week 2

KB Mikayla Eltenn 3R Bradley Mathewson

KIH Isabella Botros 3RUGG Jorja Grguric

KR Frederick Taylor 4C Emily Beattie

KS Emily Cory 4G Madison Nye

1FM Angelina McLean 4RB Daniel Zorzit

1K Marcus Borg 4VG Matthew Chapman

1Q Riley Nolan 5C Emily Piperata

1R Cooper Hume 5M Rebecca Saliba

2A Sienna Hansen 5OC Daniela Jurcevic

2BT Giorgia Bennett 5S Taylor Tattersall

2G Sienna Gunawan 6DD Lua Pellegrini

2R Dominic Arundell 6F Abby Wakefield

3J Domenic Orsina 6ID Shannon Salama

3M Isaac Sakr 6S Nathan Gremmo

3N Nathan Sarlog

DATES TO REMEMBER

Wed 7 August Reconciliation—Year 5 @ 10 am

Fri 9 August

Kindergarten Non-Eucharistic Liturgy—10.15 am in the Church

Hymn Practice @ 2 pm

Mon 12 August P&F Meeting @ 7pm

Tues 13 August

International Competitions and Assess-ments for Schools (ICAS) - Mathematics

Year 5 Incursion—Author: Mark Green-wood

Wed 14 August Year 6 Voice of Youth Grade Final—11.30 am—1.00 pm in the Hall

Thu 15 August

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Liturgy—9.15 am and 12.00 noon

Mon 19-Fri 23 August

Book week

Fri 23 August Diocesan Athletics Carnival—Blacktown

Thu 29 August

Father’s Day

Non-Eucharistic Liturgy – 10.15 am in the Church

Morning tea—11.15 am in the School Hall

Gift stall

A big thank you to everyone for their

support of the Year 6 cake stall. Your

generous dona1ons ensured a suc-

cessful day for all the children.

SPORT NEWSSPORT NEWSSPORT NEWSSPORT NEWS

St Michael’s Opens Primary School Rugby League

team have celebrated some great success recent-

ly. Seventeen boys from Year 6 were the 2013 Parra-

matta Primary School District Champions and pro-

gressed to the 2013 NSWRL All Schools Carnival

State Cup held on Monday at Whalan Reserve,

Tregear. Coached by Scott Watson and Steve Wilde

with trainers Andrew Madden and Michael Gremmo,

they represented their school and families with distinc-

tion as they were undefeated throughout the carnival

and proceeded to the grand final. The grand final be-

tween the top two school teams in the state was a

great game of rugby league and was drawn nil all

when the siren sounded. Unfortunately the boys lost

in golden point extra time.

The team consisted of the following players: Dylan

Madden, Matt Kubatka, Zane Dean-Matthews, Con-

nor Shelley, Daniel Abela, Edmond Matta, Jack

Holliday, Tom Watson, Cecil Lahood, Owen

Storkey, Josh Cavallo, Harrison Wilde, Brandon

Moore, Josh Beattie, Nathan Gremmo, Jack Nos-

talgi and Alex Finnegan

Pool A matches:

Defeated Wollondilly Anglican College 6-0,

Defeated Macquarie Fields Public School 24-0, De-

feated Holy Family Emerton 6-4

Quarter-Final

Defeated Albion Park Public School 24-6

Semi-Final

Defeated Avoca Beach Public School 6-4

Grand Final

Narrowly defeated by Valentine Public School 4-0 in

Golden Point.

The coaching staff would like to express our gratitude to

the school for allowing us to assist in the development

of the boys over the past five years. We have observed

the boys grow in maturity and confidence during their

formative years and attribute this to the excellent tuition

and guidance provided by the teachers who work for

this great school. As this is the last year at the school

for these boys we wish you continued success in the

future and will miss these special events. To the boys

we wish you every success in your challenges ahead

and enjoy your next journey in life at high school.

From the coaching staff and parents

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOLS (ICAS)

Congratulations to the following students on their achievements:

SCIENCE SKILLS

Distinction

Year 3: Kristen Betros, Georgia Cowling, Jake Harris

Year 4: Matthew Hatton, Jamie Marshall, Kim Pham

Year 5: Luke Shields

Credit

Year 3: Dominique Barbara, Emma Boutros,

Liam Donnelly, Nathan Hayek, William Khoury,

Thomas McGoldrick, Chloe Nolan, Zoe Rutkin,

Max Ryan, Noah Scollard, Dylan Thorpe

Year 4: David McKay, Thomas Cowling, Juliette Mkali

Year 5: Therese Barbara, Isabella Bovino,

Liam Gollan, Georgie Lamond

Year 6: Joshua Beattie, Bianca Carney, Tulizo Mkali

COMPUTER SKILLS

Distinction

Year 4: Lyonel Maung

Year 6: Tulizo Mkali

Credit

Year 3: Kristen Betros, Georgia Cowling,

Jackson Flood, Angelina Halcrow, William Khoury,

Thomas McGoldrick, Anneke van Zoggel

Year 4: David McKay, Matthew Hatton,

Jamie Marshall, Ashwin Rodrigues, Adrian Spence

Year 5: Sonnia Cheung, Chloe D’Lima,

Felicia Gunawan, Samuel McGoldrick, Tara Miletic

Year 6 Jaden Ranasinghe

NEWS FROM 1R CLASSROOM

Yesterday, Year One had a visit from the CSIRO. They came to talk to us about sound. We learnt how it is made and how it travels. We discovered that sound can travel through air and water. It can also travel through solid things. We learnt that sounds can be loud or soft. We also discovered that sounds can be high pitched or low pitched. A longer instrument makes a lower pitched sound and a shorter instrument makes a higher pitched sound.

Here are some photos of us having fun experimenting with sound.

SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAMSOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAMSOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAMSOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAM

The social skill for next week is:

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Being reliable and honest at all times.

UNIFORM SHOP

Thursday 8th August, 8.30-9.30 am

Year 6, PDH Programme 2013 The teachers in Year 6 would like to thank the parents who attended the information session on ‘Growing and Changing’ on Monday evening. For those parents who could not make it to the session, we encourage you to ask your children to bring home their exercise books for your perusal.

If parents have any concerns, please contact your child’s teacher.

The teachers will commence teaching this unit in full as of Friday Week 3.

Mrs Day, Mrs Downie, Mr Francis, Mr Ison, Mrs Stuart

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