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Educating and developing the whole child for life in the Church and the world of today and tomorrow
Term 2 Week 2 6 May 2015
Diary Dates
Coffee Club each Friday 8:40am all welcome Whole School Prayer each Monday 9:00am all welcome Children's University launch next Tuesday at 2:40pm
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Last term I alerted you to a St Therese Facility Development survey
which was developed by Sean Kirchner on behalf of the School Board.
It was unfortunate that we experienced technical difficulties at that
time and the survey did not appear. The issues have been rectified
and the survey is up and ready to go. Please take a couple of minutes
to respond to assist the School Board in continuing the robust,
enthusiastic, futures focused conversations about the possibilities for
the school. Please note the survey will close on Thursday 21st May.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F52LS5B
As promised in last week’s Inter Nos, I have included
information regarding Mark LeMessurier’s community
presentation which is on Thursday 21st May from 7 – 8:30 pm in the
Dominican building. Please see a copy of the invitational flyer which
will go home to every family next week. I strongly encourage you all
to attend.
You will also find a Parent Grievance Procedure which has been
ratified by the school board as a clear and consistent way to share
any concerns in a manner which is respectful and productive.
Soccer players can wear sport uniform on to school on Thursdays for
after school training.
Our first Assembly will be next Monday 11th May at 2:40 in the
Dominican building presented by Room 2. I especially invite the
parents of the Year 7 students as they will be presented with their
senior jumpers on this occasion.
The year 5, 6 and 7 classes will begin the Enrichment Program along
with the cluster schools of St Joseph, Kingswood and St Thomas,
Goodwood, on Tuesday in week 4. The Enrichment Program is a
unique and exciting offering for the senior students in our cluster
schools and students are able to select from 11 exciting activities
across the 3 sites. This year we are joining with the Children's
University Australia in partnership with the Adelaide University, aims
to provide high quality out of school hours activities to children,
engaging the wider community as learning partners in this process.
An important principle of The Children’s University is that
participation is voluntary and it is intentionally something other than
school. Activities must take place outside the normal school day
during lunch, after school, weekends and holidays.
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Parish Contact Details: Parish Priest 8271 2109 Fr Michael Brennan Parish Office 7070 0022 Pauline Wilson (Thurs,Fri) Mass Times: Saturday: 6.00pm Sunday: 8.30am
SCHOOL FETE Sunday 8 Nov. 2015
Next Tuesday afternoon Sally Owens from the Children's University will be here to launch this initiative at
a special assembly at 2:40. You are welcome to join us. For more information please have a look at the
website at http://childrensuniversity.com.au/
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for
students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It has been an everyday part of the school calendar since 2008. It will
occur next week and will be in paper format in 2015 with the view to being electronic in the future.
NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life, such
as reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. The assessments are undertaken nationwide, every year, in
the second full week in May.
NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four areas (or ‘domains’) of:
reading
writing
language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation)
numeracy.
NAPLAN tests skills in literacy and numeracy that are developed over time through the school
curriculum.
To get a sense of the ‘look and feel’ of the tests and to understand what types of questions are asked,
a full set of example NAPLAN tests is available.
The Federation of Catholic Parent Communities have written the attached resource, designed to
answer a number of questions commonly asked by parents about the purpose and scope of NAPLAN. http://www.parentfederation.catholic.edu.au/__files/f/2052/Putting%20NAPLAN%20in%20Perspective%20-%20FINAL.pdf
I wish all mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunties, caring and loving parents and caregivers an especially
wonderful Mother’s day on Sunday. Please join us on Monday for Whole School Prayer where we will
honour you.
God Bless
Angela
“I am the vine, you are the branches” John 15:5 This week in the Gospel we reflect that God is the vine and we are the branches. The influence we have with our branches and the fruit we may be producing and sharing within our community revitalize us to continue our growth.
Caritas: Our contribution to Caritas will make a significant impact on the lives of many people they support through their work. We extend a special thank you to Helena Kojevnikoff whose annual Easter raffle this year raised $324. The total contribution from our school community to Caritas was over $575. Many thanks to all members of the community for their support through contributions made via the Project Compassion boxes and the Just Rice Day held during Term 1.
Mothers: An invitation is extended to all families to join us on Monday 11th May at 9.00am for the Whole School Prayer. The Year 5/6 class will lead us in celebrating the special people who have the role of Mothers in our lives.
Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians: The patron of Australia is Our Lady Help of Christians and you are invited to join us at Mass on Monday 25th May at 9.00am in the St Therese Parish Church for this special feast day celebration. All children will be present at the Eucharistic Mass and you are warmly welcome to join us.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: The celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held at the St Therese Parish Church at Colonel Light Gardens on Thursday 28 May at 7.00pm. You are all invited to share in this special time with our candidates.
Many blessings Iva Denton APRIM
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