Mater Christi Catholic Primary School

Newsletter Volume 39 11th December 2015

Tuesday 2ndFebruary

Wednesday 3rd February

Thursday 4th February

Friday 5th February

School Banking

Uniform Shop Open 8am to 10.30am

1.20pm to 3.20pm

Mater Christi Catholic Primary School 340 Yangebup Road Yangebup WA 6164 PO Box 3077 Success WA 6964

Telephone: (08) 9417 5756 Facsimile: (08) 9417 9092

Email: admin@mcps.wa.edu.au Absentees Email: absentee@mcps.wa.edu.au

Website: www.mcps.wa.edu.au

Dates for Next Week Monday

1st February

Saturday 6th February Sunday 7th February

9am Student Leader Assembly

(No Merit Awards)

Dear Parents

It is hard to believe that this is the final newsletter for the year. It has been another productive year at Mater Christi with much to give thanks for. There are many people to thank and events to celebrate.

Firstly, I thank our children. They are the reason why we are all here! On many occasions we have received messages of appreciation from parents,

parishioners, visitors and the wider public on the friendliness and exemplary behaviour of our students. We are all proud of these very special young people.

I would like to thank the staff of Mater Christi who have worked tirelessly this year in providing the children with a challenging and quality education. Teachers work well beyond the daily six hours of contact time with the students. Many of the teachers are at school till late, working on weekends at home and during holidays preparing for their classes. We also have a group of dedicated Learning Support staff and Teacher Assistants that assist many of our children and teachers every day. We have supportive Office staff that keep the school running throughout the year. Our specialist teachers in Drama, Music, Italian, PE and Science share their expertise and passion for their Learning area. Thank you to all of our staff for your contribution this year.

A special thank you to Fr Bryan for his support throughout the year. He has been involved regularly throughout the year with visits to the school and leading our Masses and liturgies.

Finally, thank you to All the families of Mater Christi for your support. We have a wonderful community of parents who work together for the benefit of the whole school.

Reports: Semester reports will be available on Friday via connect-P. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate your child’s learning for the year. All children have made progress, all the children have something to learn! I thank the teachers, who have devoted a great deal of time over each child’s report, and to Miss Cloutt who

ensures the whole process runs smoothly.

Staffing: I am most pleased to announce that Mrs Moran will next July welcome a little bundle of joy as the stork makes his special delivery. Congratulations to both Cathy and Andy. I know that their baby will be very blessed in having them as parents. Mrs Moran will remain at Mater Christi taking on other duties until her Maternity Leave sometime in Term Two. Miss Sarah McIntyre will be the new teacher for Three A. Sarah is currently teaching Year One C and assisted with Transition last Monday. It is terrific to have Sarah continuing at Mater Christi next year.

Students Commence

Term 1

Farewell and Thank you: A very special thank you and until we meet again to Mr Edwards, Mr Thuijs, Mr Millar and Miss Roche. I am sure the connection with Mater Christi will continue into the future. We also wish Mr Ryan the very best as he commences his six month appointment as Principal of St Columba’s. We all thank the families that are moving on this year for the contribution they have made to the Mater Christi Community. We wish you all the best as you commence your journey with your new school communities. As our Year Six graduating students celebrated the end of their primary schooling yesterday, they celebrated a journey that began seven years ago with their first day in Kindy. A journey that has provided them with countless experiences and opportunities to learn, grow and mature. They are well-prepared and ready to journey onto their selected high schools assured that they have the skills and independence needed to be successful. You all go with our blessing and the very best of wishes for the adventures still to come.

There is so much to be grateful for here at Mater Christi, our loving community, our family, friends, beaches, work opportunities and weather. During this time of year there tends to be an increase in grumbles. Let us work together to

remain focused on what is important in our lives, to be positive, glass half full people, people of hope! May we all go gently in this season of Advent!

On behalf of all the staff, I would like to wish everyone a Blessed Christmas and every Joy and renewed Hope for 2016.

I hope to welcome you and our new families as we commence a fresh year on Monday 1 February (KindyA & KindyC, PP – Yr Six) and Tuesday 2 February (KindyB & KindyD).

God Bless… Toni Kalat

We say Good –Bye to the following

Graduating Families of Mater Christi and thank you for your time with us. Some have been with us for a long time, others a short time. All have contributed to our community and school spirit. These families farewell Mater Christi forever.

15 years - Fernandes Family 14 years - Roberts Family 13 Years - Teirnan Family, Ramos Family 12 years - Mazzone Family, Kendrick Family, Butt Family 11 years - Traynor Family, Dougall Family, Canestraro Family, Farr Family 10 years – Petkovich Family, Gonsalves Family, Coventry Family, Sweetman Family, Williams Family 9 years - Bodilly Family, Chaplin Family 8 years – Priest Family, Mattioli Family, Gault Family, Brown Family, Lamport Family, Lawrence Family, Abrahams Nonis Family, Sanbrook Family 7 years – Gibson Family, Dean Family, Miller Family 6 years – O’Connell Family 5 years - Lang Family 3 years – Coppen Family 2 years - Kostkova Family, Lumbang Family, Langley Family, Low Family, Housego Family 1 years – Urquilla-Avalos Family, Elliott Family

Congratulations

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE MATHEMATICS ACCELERATION PROGRAMME

Congratulations to Charley Wehr, Fabiana Velezmoro and Declan Shersby who have all achieved a result which has enabled qualification for the Mathematics acceleration class in 2016 at Corpus Christi College. Well Done !

We say Good –Bye:-

The following students will be leaving us this year:-

Matthew Kelly, Liliana Jorek, Nate Jakovcevich, Thomas Bond, Lily Brown, Luka Celizic, Xavier Jolliffe, Natasha David, Lucas Low, Sabina Jorek, Sarah Low, Anastasia Cutts, Alexander David and Jye Mingay.

Good Bye and Good luck

Religious Education

Christmas Food Appeal Thank you for your tremendous response to our Christmas Food Appeal. On Wednesday morning we had an assembly to present all of the Christmas hampers to representatives from St Vincent de Paul. They thanked our school for our support and they were overwhelmed with the amount of hampers that we had created. Your effort and generosity were greatly appreciated. We look forward to your continued support in 2016.

Best Wishes Courtney Dunsire Assistant Principal

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: THANK YOU MATER CHRISTI!

We want to take this opportunity to say a big THANK YOU to all the students, parents and families who attended the 2015 Mater Christi End Of Year Christmas Concert.

We are so proud of our children and the amazing job they did last night. They worked hard during rehearsals leading up to the concert and all their hard work paid off.

Thank you to the following people for their contributions:

Mr Yusof our Guitar Tutor and the Mater Christi Guitar Ensemble Mr A our carols accompanist and Piano Tutor Craig Booker from Adasound Christmas Concert Committee Staff of Mater Christi

Without your help, we wouldn't have been able to put on a good show!

Last but not least, THANK YOU to all the parents, guardians, grandparents, aunties and uncles who helped with costumes. The kids looked AMAZING!!!

Yes, it is all over for another year but we look forward to doing it all again in 2016!!

Alison Clunies-Ross & Pat Pottier Arts Specialists

Parish News

Sacramental Dates for 2016 In the Archdiocese of Perth and throughout Western Australia, generally children in Year Three make their First Reconciliation, children in Year Four receive their First Holy Communion, and children in their final year of primary school (Year Six at Mater Christi), receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. To enable forward planning, the Sacramental dates for 2016 are as follows:

Sacrament Event Date ALL Sacraments Collection of all Sacrament Enrolment

Forms 13th/14th & 20th/21st February

General Sacrament Meeting for parents of ALL children receiving a Sacrament

Wednesday, 24th February

Return of all Sacrament Enrolment Forms 27th & 28th February Confirmation Confirmation Commitment Masses 12th & 13th March Confirmation Parent/Child Workshops Tuesday, 5th April & Wednesday,

6th April Confirmation Meeting for Candidates Wednesday, 11th May @ 3:30pm Confirmation Saturday, 14th & Sunday, 15th May Communion First Communion Commitment Masses 11th & 12th June First Holy Communion Parent/Child

Workshops Tuesday, 28th June & Wednesday, 29th June

First Holy Communion Sat 6th & Sun 7th August, Sat 13th & Sun 14th August, Sat 20th & Sun 21st August

Reconciliation Reconciliation Parent/Child Workshops Wednesday, 7th September & Thursday, 8th September

Reconciliation Commitment Masses 10th & 11th September Reconciliation Sat 22nd October, Sat 29th

October, Sat 5th November & Sat 12th November

NOTE: These dates are published in good faith, however, due to unforeseen circumstances, may change. In this event, as much notice as possible will be given. You and your child’s presence at these Masses, meetings and workshops form an important part of your commitment to Sacramental preparation and as such are not optional.

Science Where did the year go!! It has been a fantastic year in Science and we have all learnt a lot about how our world works. Don’t forget to keep your children reading non fiction texts to keep there inquisitive natures working. Good general knowledge makes all the difference! Next year we have Waste Free Wednesdays so maybe a recyclable sandwich wrap, for crafty parents we have how to make them on the Science blog! Maybe a new waste free lunch box for Christmas! It has been such a privilege teaching all the students at Mater Christi and you all should be proud of your wonderful children. Wishing you all the Blessing of the Christmas Season and I look forward to more Science next year!

Mrs Ziegelaar

Class Representatives 2016 Are you interested in being a Class Representative in 2016? Listed below are the classes no one has yet nominated for.

CLASS 2016 TEACHER

PPC Donna Ward/Michelle Romano Year 2A Year 2B

Lauren Boland Sandra Leavy

Year 3C Siobhan O’Gara Year 4A Year 4C

Kate McNally Jessica Fic

Year 5B Claire Nunes Year 6B Courtney Edmondson

Just to clarify all other classes ARE still open for nominations. The cut off for nominations is Monday 8th February 2016 at 4pm so please be sure to email me before then if you are interested in the role. Thank you very much to everyone that has contacted me so far. Your generous support is very much appreciated. Following the cut off date if there was a single nomination for that class the role will go to that person. If there were multiple nominations the decision will be made by “name in the hat draw” by one of the teachers. All nominees will be contacted in the following week and the list of class representative for 2016 posted in the newsletter that Friday. If anyone would like to nominate for any classes or simply would like any further information please don’t hesitate to contact me on dj.lones@westnet.com.au Kind regards, Leonie Jones Class Representative Coordinator

Holiday Soccer Clinics (January 2016) All Kindy to Year 2 children were given a registration form for our Holiday Soccer Clinics in January 2016. We are using 2 schools to cater for zones that include your child’s school. Canning Vale Zone: St Emilie’s CPS, Amherst Rd, Canning Vale - (Dates) Tues 12th January / Wed 13th January / Thurs 14th January. (Times) 9am – 11am Atwell Zone: Atwell Primary School, Lydon Blvd, Atwell - (Dates) Tues 19th January / Wed 20th January / Thurs 21st January. (Times) 9am – 11am The activity is coordinated and run by Physical Education and/or Soccer Specialists; all with their Working With Children Checks. The Clinic focuses on Maximum Participation during Organised and Fun 3 Days x 2 Hour sessions. The cost for each clinic is $65.00 per child. Children can be registered for either or both clinics. If you are interested in letting your child learn and play this World Game in fun sessions and you have not yet registered, then please register online at www.play4life.com.au no later than 2 days prior to the scheduled zone start date. (Spare registration forms are available at reception). If you have any queries, please call Jacob Aquino on 6162 0932. Phone: (08) 6162 0932 Email:info@play4life.com.au Website:www.play4life.com.au

Class Rep Events

Parish Corner

Advent / Christmas Timetable 2015

Weekend Masses : 6pm (vigil) 8am, 10am, & 5pm Weekday Masses : 9am (Mon. Tues, Thurs Fri) Wednesdays: 5pm Holy Hour; 6pm Mass Christmas Carols: 6pm – Sunday 20th December Family Reconciliation 7pm -Wednesday 16th Dec. Anointing of the Sick : All Masses – Saturday 19th Dec. & Sunday 20th Dec.

Christmas Masses

Christmas Eve (vigil) 6pm - Children’s Mass 8pm – Mass at Hammond Park (Catholic Primary School, 25 Woodrow Ave) 9pm - Family Mass 12am - Solemn Midnight Mass (preceded by carols) Christmas Day 8 am - Family Mass 10am - Family Mass Please note: NO 5pm Mass today Fr Bryan Rosling Tel: 9417 4763 Email: materchristi@westnet.com.au

Uniform Shop

Great News. We are now online. Please go to the school web site and click on the uniform ordering button to order online. I will process your order at school and send to your child's classroom. The Uniform Shop will be opening before school start next year on the following dates: Thursday January 28th from 9am - 1pm and Friday January 29th from 9am - 1pm Have a Blessed Christmas from Myself and everyone at Perm-a-Pleat Ilonka Heinzle Uniform Shop Manager Perm-a-Pleat

Christmas Light Display and Celebration (Invitation from Jayla Oliver -4B)

On Saturday 19th December from 7pm-10pm Mudlark Way, Yangebup will be having a display of Christmas lights. Quite a few houses in the street will be participating. Stitches the Bear plus Disney characters will be walking around the street. An ice cream van, coffee van, local Cockburn fire truck, raffle and a variety of different fundraising events will be available. All proceeds collected will go to PMH. The residents of Mudlark Way would love to see as many families from Mater Christi come along. See you there. The Christmas lights will be turned on 1st December.

ONLINE ORDERING

Calling All Shepherds, Angels and Sheep

For all primary school aged children wishing to participate in the Nativity Mass at 6pm on Christmas Eve, there will be a rehearsal on the Wednesday, the 23rd of December at 9am in the Mater Christi Community Centre. We look forward to seeing lots of families there.