Week 9 Term 2 2019

Feast of the Sacred Heart

The Sacred Heart (also known as the Sacred Heart of Jesus) has one of the deepest meanings in the Roman Catholic practice. The symbol represents Jesus Christ's actual heart as His love for all of humanity. Other symbols may have a flame or light surrounding it, which signifies the divine light of love.

Hello Everyone,
Just a reminder that by the last day of term every student should bring in a can of food for the Feast of the Sacred Heart mass. You may bring in more than one can of food if you wish.
Kind Regards,
The Year 6 Faith & Social Justice Team

Mission, Culture and Spirituality - Formation Program for Principals

Catholic Education Melbourne is sponsoring a group of 15 principals from across Victoria to participate in a formation program through the Australian Catholic University at their centre in Rome, Italy. I am fortunate to be a recipient of this postgraduate opportunity. The residential program is of three-week's duration commencing on the 23rd June. The program will engage participants in understanding more fully our mission and identity as Catholic educators in supporting the full flourishing of all leaders. In addition to lectures and workshops, we will take part in excursions to the Vatican Museum, Gardens and Crypt, the Basilicas of St Pater, St Paul Outside the Walls and St Major, the town of Assisi and other places of religious significance to Catholic education and schooling. I look forward to sharing my experiences with you when I return.

May I take this opportunity to thank you for your valued support this term and wish you and you families a safe holiday period.

Netball Lightning Premiership Report
On Wednesday the 19th of June some Year 6’s were selected to represent St Patrick’s at the Netball Lightning Premiership. We were very lucky to have the day close to our school with it located at Duncan Mackinnon. Despite the cold and rainy weather everyone gave netball a go and participated in a competitive but fun day full of netball. Everybody played extremely well and showed great sportsmanship and respect toward the umpires and their teammates. The players encouraged and supported each other to put in their best efforts and play to their full potential.

At the end of the day we had great results with the A Girls team finishing 4th overall with a few wins and a few loses. The A Mixed team finished 5th overall with some wins, draws and loses and the B Mixed team finished 5th overall with a few wins and loses and with only five players!

The Netball Lightning Premiership was definitely a highlight!

By Ella C and Catia B (Year 6 leaders)

Parish Education Board Update
Some of the points discussed at the June meeting included:

• The Masterplan/grants committee will submit an application through the new Government Capital Grants portal
• Suggestions from the tennis club in relation to the masterplan will be put forward to architects K2LD for consideration
• Interest in a St Patrick's Alumni group 
• E-Smart school accreditation is underway
• Annual Report to the school is available on the Learning Community Site
• Strong enrolments for 2020

PAM

Hopefully you have now all accessed PAM (Parent Access Module), updated the medical records and viewed your children's reports.  If you have not received an email, it is probably because your email address has changed from the one we have in our system. Please email the office from your current  email address and request it to be updated.  There is now also a QUICKLINK to PAM on Flexibuzz and the school website for faster access.

Child Safety Update
The working party  (Jenny Hawkins, Angela Yates, Michelle Barclay, Fiona Quayle ( Xavier 5J), Tash Amit (Luca 3L)
Some of the points from the June meeting included:

• SRC preparing a video for respectful and safe behaviours in the playground and inside. The playground safety video has been located and will be promoted at assembly.
• Follow up a message on the website re suggesting parents get a WWCC\
• We are using the SIMON/ duty folders to share playground safety expectations and updates
• New signage ordered to discourage the use of school grounds by the general public

 Cultural Inclusion Update
The working party consists of (Jenny Hawkins, Kerryn Oliver, Victoria Nguyen (Hugh Prep C), Leon Egan ( Layni 3D) and Patrick Muscat ( Isabella 1A). There was a  meeting on Tuesday 18th June and an outcome of the meeting is to action the following:

• Gather information from school families in relation to cultural backgrounds to develop a strong sense of identity for the children. Display this information on a world map.
• Set up 2 more flagpoles to display the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to observe flag protocols.
• Invite guests to speak to the children at assembly. Begin with Chantella Perera AFLW and WNBL representative.

OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) Update
The working party (Jenny Hawkins, Kerryn Oliver, Stuart Campbell (Fiona 1A,  Kayley 5J) Arash Rashidian (Millie 1C) held a meeting on Monday 17th June and an outcome of the meeting is to action the following:

• Liaise with TeamKids around a united approach to OHS
• Provide clarity around Kerryn Oliver 's role as OHS rep for the staff
• Set up a display with posters in relation to OHS for staff
• Review OHS policies and procedures 

Term 2 Dates

Mon 24th June                          Music Showcase

Friday 28th June                       Whole School Mass Last Day of Term 2 (3.30pm dismissal)

Term 3 Dates
Mon 15th July                          School resumes for Term 3

Tues 16th July                          Public Speaking commences for Years 5 & 6
Mon 22nd July                         Whole school photo....(full winter uniform to be worn)
Tues 6th Aug                            First Communion Workshops 6.15pm - 4V & 7.30pm - 4S
Tues. 27th Aug                         Confirmation Workshops 6.15pm  & 7.30pm
Sun 15th Aug                           First Communion

Click here to view the Team Kids Holiday program for the WINTER school holidays

Week 8 Term 2 2019

Family Mass
This weekend is the Feast of the most Holy Trinity. It is also a Family Mass and we look forward to celebrating mass with you at 9am on Sunday.

Here is information about the gospel reading for Sunday.
In the Gospel, from John 16:12-15, Jesus looks to the future when he will no longer be physically present to the disciples. He assures them that their privileged sharing in the intimacy of the relationship between himself and the Father will not cease but continue through the gift of the Spirit. The “truth” which the Spirit communicates is truth in the Johannine sense of the definitive revelation of God given to the world in the person of Jesus. The truth is ultimately the revelation that “God is love” (1 John 4:7, 16).


Archbishop Peter and the Bishops of Ballarat, Sale and Sandhurst have prepared a Pastoral Letter regarding Voluntary Assisted Dying, which becomes legal in Victoria on Wednesday 19 June 2019. You can access the copy of the letter at this link.

You can access the accompanying WE CARE resource at this link


PatCare
We need a few more people on the PatCare list. This is a community initiative that provides a meal to members of our school community who are suffering. It’s such a beautiful component of our caring community. If you would be willing to cook a meal (one once or twice a year!) please email pandf@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au and we will pass on your details to Paula Sanders our PatCare leader.

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Whole School Mass

As a Catholic school community we are grounded in the belief that each person is made in the image and likeness of God. The dignity of the human person is the starting point for a vision for a just society – the Kingdom of God. From this vision, we respond to a call to service by reaching out beyond ourselves to act for justice and the Common Good.

On Friday 28 June we are celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart with a whole school Mass. This feast day traditionally has a focus on the poor. As a part of our call to service, we are asking each family to bring a can of food which will be donated to St Vincent de Paul.


PAM Parent Access Module

By now, every family should be registered to be able to access PAM. PAM is the Parent Access Module, the parent part of our SIMON management system we use for the electronic attendance register at school.

Please check and update your child's medical details on PAM.

Your child's school report will be accessible through PAM instead of a hard copy being sent home.

You will have access to last year's reports too.

The 2019 Mid Year report will be available through PAM after 4pm on Tuesday 18th June in readiness for the parent meetings on Thursday 20th June. We look forward to catching up with you at the parent meetings.

Parent/Teacher Meetings

Parents/teacher meetings will be held from 1.30 pm this Thursday 20th June.  Bookings will close on Tuesday, therefore any late changes or bookings will have to be advised to the office.
Children will be dismissed at 1pm on this day.  Team kids will be operating from the earlier time of 1.00pm  Bookings essential.

Email Protocols

Our staff are more than happy to receive email communication from parents. From a pastoral perspective for the well being of our staff, they will respond to parent emails between 8am and 5pm during week days in a timely manner.

SeeSaw

It's great to see so many parents engaged with Seesaw and their children's learning. Please be aware that any comments you make will need to be approved by the class teacher before being displayed on the class post. This means, at times, there may be a delay in the visibility of your comment.

 Term 2 Dates

Mon 17th June                          3D Assembly

Thu 20th June                           Parent/Teacher Interviews
Mon 24th June                          Music Showcasw
Friday 28th June                       Whole School Mass Last Day of Term 2

Click here to view the Team Kids Holiday program for the WINTER school holidays

Click here to view enrolment information for De La Salle College