Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

NEWSLETTER

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411

A Message from the Principal

Dear Families,

An ANZAC Prayer

They shall grow not old, As we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

We welcome you all this week to begin our new term. Our students and staff have arrived feeling refreshed and energised in their work. We are especially grateful of your support during this time. At the end of last term we were not sure of how the new term would look for our schools in the Northern Territory. It is wonderful to know that we are open and able to provide important education to your children each day. I would like to thank you all for taking such good care of our staff and students at the end of Term One with your words of encouragement and support as well as the amazing treats provided. We are truly grateful and blessed to have you all at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School.

We hope that you had a wonderful time celebrating Easter with family and friends. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new families; we hope that your time with us is both fulfilling and rewarding. I wish to acknowledge all families for this term and those who arrived during Term One. We welcome and thank you for choosing Holy Spirit as your school. We welcome Jack and Billy Hancroft, Annette and Ann Joseph, Mason and Lochlan Sisson, Davin and Conan Gilligan, Daniel Liberato, Anett Biju, Jeneil Vendiola, Isaac Peris and, Harden Humphreys.

We welcome back Mrs. Emma McDonald from maternity leave. Emma returns to us as our specialist Performing Arts Teacher. She will be teaching all our children on Tuesday and Wednesday of each week. In addition, Emma resumes her role as Religious Education Coordinator. Thanks to Mr. Steve O’Shannessy as our Acting Religious Education Coordinator while Emma was on leave.

Congratulations to Mrs. Sharon Floyd and her staff with our Vacation Care Program that was available to students. We thank all those involved in making our holiday program a positive experience for our students.

With ANZAC Day approaching we would normally have a whole school ceremony. To keep in line with restrictions in place we will be acknowledging this important event in each of our classrooms

at 11:00am on Friday. Our staff have prepared a PowerPoint presentation that will be shared during this time. We shall provide photos of this through Class Dojo.

Our term calendar is provided in our newsletter; please take the time to note down important dates. While many events have been placed on hold, we plan to still celebrate and acknowledge them as a school. We shall keep you all informed to ensure you can participate as required.

We wish you well in the term ahead and thank you for the support and guidance provided. Please ensure you continue to take the time to check on links below for updates and important information.

Coronavirus – https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/

Secure NT – https://securent.nt.gov.au

Diocese of Darwin – http://darwin.catholic.org.au/

To ensure we continue to adhere to important COVID-19 advice and not become complacent, it is important that you read all correspondence as sent. We acknowledge there has been much to read. As a snapshot, we provide reminders:

Where children are unwell; please remain at home (this includes parents, visitors and volunteers)

Unless absolutely necessary, we encourage all parents/carers to utilise ‘drop and go’ both before school and at afternoon dismissal. This assists us in minimising the number of adults on school site

Where a student is not attending school, they must be learning from home. Please ensure you have notified our front office on 89 273411 or via email at admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au should your make the decision to keep your child at home.

Please ensure our children provide their own water bottle each day

Continue to communicate regularly with us at school. It is important we maintain two-way communication between teachers and families. Continued connection between school and families is very important during this time.

A reminder to all families that duty of care does not begin until 7:45am each day. Before School Care is available to families from 7:00am each day. Please ensure you make contact with our front office if you are required to make a booking and use this important service.

I thank you all for your continued support during this time. Please do not hesitate in making contact with us as required. I am available to speak over the phone as required, or if preferred, an email is fine. Wishing you all a wonderful week.

Blessings, Mrs. Paula Sellars Email: paula.sellars@nt.catholic.edu.au Principal

22 April 2020

Week 1, Term 2

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 |

CHILD SAFETY AND WELLBEING Parents are reminded that staff supervision commences at

7:45am each morning prior to school commencing at 8:10am. Parents who require care before this time are asked to book their child into the ‘Before School Care Programme’ at a cost of $60/week or $12 per day.

Parent pick up– Parents are reminded that the Parent pick up is for a drop off in the morning and collection in the

afternoon. It is not a designated parking area.

Please do not park on the yellow lines outside the front office entrance. This area is monitored and you may be fined.

SPECIALIST CLASS TIMETABLE CLASS THE ARTS INDONESIAN PE LIBRARY

Rm. 8 Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Rm. 9 Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday

Rm. 2 (4) Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Monday

Rm. 6 Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Friday

Rm. 15 Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Thursday

Rm. 17 Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Monday

Rm. 12 Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Friday

Rm. 10 Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday

Rm. 13 Wednesday Wednesday Tuesday Tuesday

CANTEEN NEWS... All recess and lunch orders are to be placed

online at www.quickcliq.com.au

Registration is easy. Just follow the instructions on the website to register your account and you can start placing orders.

Canteen is available Thursday - Friday only. No over the counter sales

TERM DATES 2020 Semester One, 2020

Term 2 Mon. 20 April - Fri. 26 June

Semester break Mon. 29 June - Mon. 20 July

Semester Two, 2020

Term 3 Tues. 21 July - Fri. 25 Sept.

Term 4 Mon. 12 Oct. - Thurs. 17 Dec.

HATS Please label your child’s hat with a puff pen or white out on the

brim of the hat to assist the front office and teachers with the return of missing hats to their owners.

SNAPPY SIX Name: Mrs. Sharon Floyd Favourite Colour: Orange Favourite Food: Seafood Favourite Book: Anything by Matthew Reilly Favourite Sport: AFL and Netball What do you like best about Holy Spirit School? The community feel the school has.

COL Asst. Director & OSHC Coord.

Congratulations to the following students:

T/1, Rm. 8 - Yongo Adakpoku & Mukudzeiishe Dzongodza

T/1, Rm. 9 - Kayla Panatos & James Dang

Year 1/2, Rm.2 - Anna Theodosiou & Nicholas Bisset

Year 1/2, Rm.6 - Robyn McLaughlin & William Stokes

Year 3, Rm.15 - Anthony Kariotis & Isaac Matejic

Year 3/4, Rm. 17 - Brodie Harris & Annan Mckay

Year 4/5, Rm.12 - Lochlan Sisson & Nathan Loding

Year 5/6, Rm.10 - Izaiah Fermanis & Daniel Liberato

Year 5/6, Rm.13 - Zaviar Bond & Max Hennessy

Arts Award- Suwa Adakpoku & Arthur Merton

Indonesian Award - Senan Cooney

The MJR (Making Jesus Real) Award is presented to a person who puts enthusiasm, energy and happiness into our school

and is a team player. This week’s MJR Award goes to:

Sofia Commons-Fidge & Siobhan Cooney

OSHC BOOKINGS,CANCELLATIONS, CHARGES & CHANGES

Cancellations or bookings must be made in writing at least 24 hours in advance for a normal rate of $27 to apply and for

cancellations not to be charged (Before 2:30pm for ASC and before 7am for BSC the day prior of booking or required

booking). Bookings made less than 24 hours in advance will be charged $37 per child.

Vacation Care enrolment forms received after the submission date will incur an additional cost of $50 per child.

Vacation Care requires 48 hours (before 7am, two days prior) in advance written notification for cancellations.

The Change of Bookings Form can be obtained from the front office and from the OSHC building. All bookings and

cancellations must be in writing and made through the front office. Email accepted, please email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au

A $50 late fee (plus $1 per minute) per child will apply if your child is collected after 5:30pm.

As per the Terms and Conditions on the OSHC enrolment form, public holidays will be charged if the front office has not

received a cancellation of booking for that date.

Students who have not been collected by 2:45pm will be sent to OSHC to ensure supervision. Once a child is signed in at OSHC

the casual rate will be charged.

Emergency contacts and people approved for collection of children must show identification when collecting students

from OSHC and be of at least 18 years of age.

INTRODUCING… Mr. Matthew Kleidon

Hello everyone,

I am Matthew Kleidon. I teach Year 5/6 in Room 13 with Mrs.

Kalinowsky. I began teaching in 2001 and moved to the

Northern Territory in 2005, drawn by the amazing weather and

the relaxed lifestyle that is so apparent

here. My first seven years as a teacher

were in upper primary, after which I

taught in secondary school. This year I

have come full circle, returning to

upper primary with the specific goal of

helping the students to make a

successful transition into their

secondary schooling.

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 |

Term 2 Calendar, 2020 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Assembly

Week 1 April 2nd Sunday Easter

20

Students resume

21

22

23

24

Awards Assembly

Mrs. Sellars

Week 2 April/May 3rd Sunday Easter

27

28

29

30

1

Awards Assembly

MJR @ St Mary’s (Year 5 only)

Year 1/2, Room 4

Week 3 May 4th Sunday Easter

4

MAY DAY HOLIDAY

5

6

Windows into St John’s – Year 5/6 - TBC

7

Mothers Day Liturgy & Stall

8

Awards Assembly

Year 3/4, Room 17

Week 4 May 5th Sunday Easter

11

12

13

14

15

Awards Assembly REWARD AFTERNOON

Year 1/2, Room 6

Week 5 May 6th Sunday Easter

18

P&F MEETING

19

20

21

Ascension

BOARD MEETING

22

Awards Assembly

T/1, Room 8 & 9

Week 6 May 7th Sunday Easter

25

26

National Sorry Day

27

28

29

Awards Assembly

Holy Spirit Feast Day Mass

Year 5/6, Room 13

Week 7 June 7th Sunday Easter

1

2

3

4

5

Awards Assembly

Defence Family gathering

Year 3, Room 15

Week 8 June Pentecost Sunday

8

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

9

10

11

School Athletic Carnival chants @ 2:00pm

12

Athletics Carnival 8:30am -12:45pm @ HS Year 5/6,

Room 10

Week 9 June Trinity Sunday

15

P&F MEETING

16

17

18

Academic Reports emailed

BOARD MEETING

19

Awards Assembly

Year 4/5, Room 12

Week 10 June 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

22

23

24

25

REWARD AFTERNOON

26 Awards Assembly

Whole school colour

run from 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Year 6, Leadership

NAPLAN Tests - Cancelled

NAPLAN Tests - Cancelled

National Reconciliation Week - (27/5/20 -3/6/20)

Year 5/6 Camp – Batchelor Outdoor Education Unit—TBC