We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of our lands,

Australia. We acknowledge the Wailwan & Wiradjuri Nation as the traditional custodians of these lands we

now call Bathurst, and we pay our respects to their Elders

St Philomena’s is A Child-Safe Child-Friendly School.

Child-safe means taking active measures to keep children and young people safe from physical, sexual or

emotional abuse.

Child-friendly means creating a trusting environment that values, respect and welcome children and young

people. This means children and young people feel confident to raise any problem or concern and know they will be listened to.

If you are aware of a family experiencing difficulty please approach the School Executive (Principal, Assistant Principal, REC,

Parish Priest) or email this address: bthstpastoralcare@bth.catholic.edu

Week 9

Week 10 Term 4 Week 1

15.09.17 CANTEEN CLOSED

15.09.17 9am Awards Assembly,

all Welcome to attend.

Please return all sold or unsold

chocolates to the school as soon as

possibile

18.09.17 CANTEEN CLOSED

21.09.17 10am End of Term Mass

22.09.17 Last day term 3

22.09.17 CANTEEN CLOSED

Race Weekend -

07.09.17 Race car parking

08.09.17 Race car parking

09.10.17 First Day Term 4

09.10.17 Canteen CLOSED

12.10.17 7.30pm Penance Parent

Meeting

13.10.17 CANTEEN CLOSED

Dates to remember -

19.10.17 Sydney Excursion

01.11.17 Kindy 2018 Orientation Day

St Philomena’s School Newsletter

“Live Justly, Lovingly and Faithfully in Christ”

Lloyds Road (PO Box 2031)

Bathurst NSW 2795

Phone: 02 6331 1198 Fax: 02 6332 397

Email: stphilsbathurst@bth.catholic.edu.au

Web: www.stphilsbathurst.catholic.edu.au

Principal: Mrs Louise Davies

Term 3

Week 9

13th

September

2017

This week’s Gospel looks at forgiveness and having the grace to move on. Let us all accept this challenge.

Sacrament of Penance

Our Year 2 children will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Penance next term. A separate note

will be sent home this week outlining meeting times and expectations. Please ask your child if they have

received this note. The Parent Information evening will be held on Thursday 12th

October in the Assumption

Church at 7:30pm. Please put this on your calendar to ensure you can come along. This is the Thursday of Week

1 next term.

12th

Catholic Parent Schools Parent Conference - #Future Ready – Preparing Our Children for a

Future World

Last weekend I was fortunate to be able to attend the conference hosted by the Council of Catholic School

Parents at St. Paul’s Catholic College, Manly. Professor Lea Waters (PhD) opened the conference with her

keynote address on strength based parenting focusing on parents and their role in helping their children flourish

in an ever changing world. I have purchased her book “The Strength Switch’ which will feature in our Parenting

Matters area for parents to borrow from next term. During Mass on Saturday evening, Most Rev Peter A

Comensoli, Bishop of Broken Bay thanked Parents who were able to attend the weekend especially for their

‘diligence, generosity and love with which they undertake their role and responsibilities as parents, for our

Catholic schools exist to support parents in their role as educators of their children in faith and in life, helping

all children to know and love God, and to share the love of God in the world through all that they are and do.’

Awards Assembly

Week 9 awards assembly will be held Friday, 15 September in the Girra Girra Gymnasium at 9.00am. Our

Kindergarten and Years 3 & 4 classes will be presenting an item, all welcome to attend especially to hear some

our verse speaking entries at the Bathurst Eisteddfod. Our children and staff are very proud of their

achievements and look forward to presenting them again this Friday.

School Hours

Over the last few weeks there has been a noticeable increase in the number of children who are being dropped

off to school from as early as 8.05am. Supervision for the children does not begin until 8.30am and the school

doors and top gate are opened by 8.20am. I realise that many parents are under time constraints for work but

‘duty of care’ for the children is not being met during the early drop off time and supervision commences. I

urge parents to make arrangements so that children arrive closer to 8.30am.

End of term Mass

On September 21st we will celebrate Mass as a school in the Girra Girra Gymnasium to celebrate the feast of St

Matthew the evangelist and also the end of Term 3. Please join us at 10am to celebrate the Mass.

Bathurst Eisteddfod Results

Congratulations to all the children who attended the Bathurst Eisteddfod which took place over the last two

days at BEMC. A special thank you to our teachers for the outstanding preparation in preparing our verse

speaking choirs.

Kindergarten – Third Prize

Year 1 & 2 – Third Prize

Year 3 & 4 - Received a” Highly Commended “Award

Polding

Last Friday Anthony Allen, Noah Maskill-Dowton, Paddy O'Hara

and Lara Farraway represented the Bathurst Diocese at the Polding

athletics carnival. All reports point to a fantastic effort by all

athletes pushing themselves to the limits and representing the school

with pride!

Congratulations to Anthony Allen for making it through to PSSA

for Shot put. Well done

V8 Parking

Parking cars for the V8 Races on the

weekend of 7th

and 8th

October is quickly approaching. If you are able to assist

please complete the volunteer sheet sent via Skoolbag –eForm or return the form

sent home today. We appreciate any assistance with this school major fundraising

event.

School Canteen

Due to unforseen circumstances our school canteen will be closed for the remainder of this term and start of

next term. The canteen will reopen on Friday 20th

October.

Cadbury Chocolate Drive

Thank you to everyone who has already sold their box of chocolates. There are NO more boxes for sale from

the school. If you do not wish to part take in this fundraiser please return full box to your child’s classroom

teacher, so it can be sent home with a family wishes to sell more chocolates.. This is a major fundraiser for our

school which goes toward all the wonderful resources that the children use daily.

Please return all chocolate money to your child’s classroom teacher as soon as possible.

Get Henry Miller to Darwin – fundraiser!

Henry Miller (Yr6) will be jetting off to Darwin on the 28th

of September for the NSW PSSA Rugby

Championships. As you could well imagine the cost for such a trip is expensive, around $2500, covering his

flights, accommodation, and playing fees. At St. Phils we can help Henry by:

1. Buying a raffle ticket.

The cost of the raffle is only $2 with first prize being an Apple Ipad Air 2

WiFi, 2nd

Apple Ipad Mini 2 WiFi, 3rd

Fitbit Flex Activity Wristband,

4th

/5th

Sony Bluetooth Speaker.

There are only 100 tickets so be quick! If you would like to purchase a

ticket, send money in an envelope with details of family name, phone

number and number of tickets to be purchased.

2. Cup cake stall

Year 6 will show our support by holding a cup cake stall on the last day

of term, Friday, 22nd

September. All money raised will go towards

Henry’s flights and accommodation.

Early Stage One - Kindergarten

Geography

This term Kindergarten have been learning “Our Places”. The students have

been focusing on their own home environments and the special features

associated with them.

English We have been learning the sound trees and different spelling choices for

sounds. For example- ai, a-e. We brainstorm words and use them in our

writing.

The children are working hard on learning their list words and moving their aliens each time they improve.

Maths We have been concentrating on multiplication this term. We know how to make 3 groups of 4 and

5 groups of 2 with counters. We have had maths groups and tried hard to write our numbers

correctly.

Science

Weather in our World has been the topic this term. We have written weather

reports, looked at the seasons and written a class book about day and night.

Sport Kindergarten have been lucky enough this term to have a range of sporting

activities delivered to them. Basketball Australia and Western Mariners Soccer

have been conducting numerous coaching clinics for the children on Wednesday

throughout the term. Students have also been participating in sports groups on

Fridays which incorporates all of the fundamental movement skills.

Creative Arts

During this term the students have been attending weekly music lessons with Mrs Fish that incorporate dance,

drama and music. In class time students have been creating beautiful artworks that link to the topics in each Key

Learning Areas (KLA).

This term the Eisteddfod has been a major

focus for the class. Students have been

preparing for the big day with daily practice of

the poems, working on facial expressions and

delivery of the performance.

Religion

We have been learning about God’s great family and looking at stories in the Old Testament. We brought our

own baby photos in like baby Moses and placed them in a basket. God took care of Moses.

Crunch and Sip Why shouldn’t students eat snacks like muesli bars or fruit leathers during Crunch&Sip?

Foods such as fruit-topped muesli bars and fruit leathers are often high in sugar and energy, and low in

other nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Fruit and vegetables are lower in energy and high in

nutrients, making them the ideal snack option.

Fruit leathers, roll-ups and sticky muesli bars also have the tendency to cling to teeth, which increases

the risk of tooth decay.

Fruit and vegetables are the only foods allowed to be eaten during this time.

Children and Self-Esteem - Information for Parents by Yin Hourigan,

School Counsellor (Centacare Bathurst).

Self-esteem refers to feeling good about and accepting yourself. For school-aged children, self-esteem tends to

be related to a number of factors, including learning, their appearance and friendships. Good self-esteem helps

children to try new things and solve problems. It also provides them with a solid basis for learning and

development. 1

2 3

According to the Raising Children Network, the building blocks for your child’s self-esteem include:

Relationships, connections and a sense of belonging: Knowing they’re loved, and belong to a family and

community that values them is good for your child’s self-esteem.

Quality time: Spending quality time with your child lets them know they are important to you.

Achievements and challenges: Being encouraged to try new things, finding activities/ interests they’re

good at, and being praised for their achievements and efforts can help your child feel

good about themselves.

Over the coming weeks, I will discuss each of these building blocks in more detail. 1 About self-esteem: Children 1-8 years. (2017). Retrieved from http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/self-esteem.html.

2 Tips to build their confidence. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families/enewsletter/tips-build-their-confidence.

3 Building self-esteem: Babies and children. (2017). Retrieved from http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/self-esteem.html.

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Other Notices

Uniform for MacKillop College 2017

Marietta’s (233 George St Bathurst)

advise that their permanently pleated

Australian made kilt for next year needs

to be ordered by end of Sept. Also those

who haven’t already done so, wishing to

receive messages about uniform matters

or register for the Uniform pool should

email their details to mjp@activ8.net.au

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