TERM 4 WEEK 10 Thursday 14th Dec 2017 DO SMALL THINGS WELL

Principal:RobertMacklinEmail:principal@stalbion.catholic.edu.auWeb:www.stalbion.catholic.edu.auPhone:93119070

WE HAVE THE YR 6 FINAL ASSEMBLY & PRESENTATIONS

TOMORROW AT 2.15 IN THE MPR. Please join us. It should be fun!

IntroducingOurSchoolLeadersfor2018AfewweeksagotheGrade5studentsdeliveredtheirleadershipspeechestotheschoolandweareverypleasedtobeabletoannouncethesuccessfulcandidates.

SchoolCaptainsRoryMcLeod&BrodieWeber

SportsCaptainsGreen:MargaretJavelona&LayneBartram-HatziGold:DennaTang&KirstenMarayagBlue:AngelinaPerez&CooperSetterfieldRed:ClaudiaD’Emanuele&SuzannaMalek

SRCJulliettePereira(absent)

KhanhHuynh-VuGabrielTeklemarianJasmineNedelokovski

Monitors&PrincipalAssistants

AnanyaSingal,VictoriaMontalto,ValentinoHuynh,SimonVanGemeren,YuanYuanLu,Oliver

Rossi,JoelBrekalo,AbbeyBrowne&OliviaSpiteri(absent),Emilia

Pereira(abs),MalianoSasa(abs)

Congratulationstoallthesechildren.Thestafflooksforwardtoworkingwithyouandwatchingyoudevelopintostrong,proudandthoughtfulleaderswhoinspiretheotherstudents

atStTheresa’stofollowyourexample.

ADVENTAdventisnotaboutChristmasdecorations,orsendingcardsor

aboutbuyingorgiftingpresents….Adventisaboutthetruegift–theGiftofGod’sSoninourlives-andthegiftwegive

toeachother…

ANADVENTPRAYERGodofhope,whobroughtloveintothisworld,bethelovethe

dwellsbetweenus.

Godofhope,whobroughtpeaceintothisworld,bethepeacethat

dwellsbetweenus.

Godofhope,whobroughtjoyintothisworld,bethejoythat

dwellsbetweenus.

Godofhope,therockwestandupon,bethecentre,thefocusofourlivesalwaysandparticularly

atthistimeofAdvent.Amen

CAROLS NIGHT

Grade 2 DAY CAMP To Williamstown

OnFridaytheGrade2childrenattendedDayCampatWilliamstownBeachandIndoorRockClimbingatClip‘NClimb.Thechildrenweretakenintoanunfamiliarenvironmentandprovidedwithchallengesthattookthemoutoftheircomfortzone.Theyspentthedaydevelopingtheirindependence,organisationalskillsandabilitytoworkasateam.Takingrisksandencouragingotherswereamajorfocusfortheday.Theseskillsareimportantforeverydaylifeandwillbetheskillsneededforcampnextyear.FromWilliamstowntheycamebacktoschoolandenjoyedaBBQdinnerandagamesnight…mostimportantlythechildrenhadagreatday!ThankstoPatrick,Kathryn,GenevieveandLaurenforworkinghardtoprovidethechildrenwithamemorableday!HappyBirthdaytoThomastoo….whatagreatwaytocelebrateabirthday.

On a warm Tuesday night, St. Theresa’s recreated the

Nativity Scene on the basketball court, inside a truck! The St. Theresa’s Christmas Carols was a

great success! Each Grade sang beautifully and the

playground was filled with Christmas spirit. Thanks to all those involved and to all

the parents and relatives who came along.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK…and crazy mathematicians!

P/1S:Conorforfabulousimprovementwithhisreading.WelldoneChamp!Theodoraforalwaysactingonfeedbackandmakingafabulouscontributiontoherlearning.Dylanforgivinggreatresponsesabouthisanimalhabitatatourexpo.P/1CE:Anforworkingsohardallthetime,alwayswithasmile.Waylinforbeinganallroundspectacularboyineveryway.2/3K:Ethanforworkingreallyhardinallareas.DigbyforhisfantasticMathsproblemsolving.2/3P:Jackforchallenginghimselfto‘AimHigh’duringWritingandReadingsessions.AnastasiaPerezformakingmassiveimprovementswithherReading.Welldone!3/4B:Nicholasforbeingwellorganizedandshowinginitiative.Shionfortryinghisbestinallthathedoes.3/4D:Quyenforwritingaverydescriptivenarrative.Welldone!Sohamforbeingrespectfulwhenothersarespeaking.Welldone!Shalinaforbeingasuperstarstudentwithherstudywork.5TM:AbbeyforgettinginvolvedwithMathsproblemsolvingtanksandtryingherbest.Jasmineforwritinganexcellentdiscussiontext.Welldone!6F:Milkiasforshowinginitiativeandworkingresponsiblytokeeptheclassroomtidy.Avaforhergreatworkwithher“DiscussionWriting”piece.Excellentuseofevidence.

BEGINNING OF SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2018 We are beginning the 2018 new school year with ‘Parent Teacher Chats’ on Tuesday 30th January from 11am – 7pm (Interviews-on-line will be available for you to book a time once your child finds out their

2018 teacher tomorrow.) Wednesday 31st January : Preps will begin school on their own (There will be no school for Yrs 1-6)

Thursday 1st February : All students to attend school : 8.45 – 3.15pm Friday 2nd February : All students to attend school : 8.45-3.15pm

The school office will be open from Monday 29th January

2018 SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM

SofiaO’Neill,KalebMandic,EvanRestall,KyleForeman,MarcusNedelkovski,LilyRawnsley,AdelaideNelsonandChelseaBrasherweretheluckycandidatesfromover30applicantswhowantedtobeontheSocialJusticeTeamfor2018.Throughouttheyeartheteamwilllookforopportunitiesinourcommunity

tohelpthoselessprivilegedthanourselves.Congratulationsonyourwonderfulapplicationletters!

END OF YEAR ORGANISATION Withlessthanoneweekbeforethestudentsfinishschool,thereisstillquitealothappening….

TonightweareholdingtheYear6GraduationMassstartingat6pmfollowedbytheGraduationDinnerfortheYr6studentsandtheirparents.Thisisalwaysahappynighttingedwithatouchofsadnessaswesay

goodbyetosomeofourfamilieswhohavefinishedtheirtimeatStTheresa’s.

Tomorrow(Friday)weareholdingalunchtimePianoConcertat1.30pmintheMPRwhereourpianostudentswillperformforus.

Tomorrow(Friday)from2.15(takenoteoftheearlierstartingtime),thegrade6studentswillpresenttheir

FinalAssembly.Anumberofpresentationswillalsotakeplace.Pleasejoinus.

Tomorrow(Friday)yourchildwillbespendingsometimewiththeir2018teacherfrom11.30-12.30.Youwillbenotifiedofyourchild’steacherfornextyearviaalettergoinghomewithyourchild’sreporton

Fridayafternoon.

NextMonday18thDecembertheYr6swillbespendingthedaytogetheratAdventurePark.

Wednesday20thDecemberisthelastdayofschoolforthestudents.TheCHRISTMASRAFFLEwillbedrawnat9amfollowedbyashortassembly.

WewillgatherforthelasttimeonWednesdayat12pmfortheSTTHERESA’SENDOFYEARMASS.

Parentsandrelativesareinvitedtojoinusaswesaygoodbyetotheschoolyear.

STUDENTSWILLBEDISMISSEDFROMSCHOOLAT1PMONWEDNESDAY20thDECEMBER