"Blessed are the pure of heart, for they

shall see God."

An individual reads the Bible, completely

opening his or her heart to the message.

Children play together at a park with no

bias or prejudice of one another.

A person completes a good act without

expecting a reward in return.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they

shall be called children of God."

Leaders of countries work towards and

bring about peace.

Two old friends decide to let go of a grudge.

Family members who have not spoken in 35

years reunite with each other.

"Blessed are they who are persecuted for

the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven."

Someone is mocked for standing up for an

individual that others do not like.

Christians continue to hold strong in their

beliefs, even though they are persecuted.

A person states that he or she is a Christian,

even though the individual knows that there

will be consequences.

Leanne Nettleton—Principal

The preparation for the Sacraments of

Initiation are a parish based and family

centred process, here at St Bernadette’s

Parish. The parents are encouraged in the

preparation of their children by attending

the parent only sessions and through Group

Learning. At the group

sessions, parents share their

faith experiences with their

children. This is an excellent

way for the children to see

God’s love alive and working

through each one of us.

We congratulate the children in our Parish

who are celebrating the completion of their

sacramental preparation for the Eucharist

and receiving their First Eucharist at parish

masses over the next two weeks.

No. 19 Friday 22 June 2018

Dear Parents,

“Jesus explained with great simplicity what it

means to be

holy when he gave us the Beatitudes ...

The Beatitudes are like a Christian identity

card”

Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation ‘Gaudete

Et Exultate’ Rejoice and Be Glad

There are a number of ways in which we can

bring the beatitudes into our daily life. Here

are just a few:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is

the kingdom of heaven."

Someone prays every day, but always offers

prayers for others and not him or herself.

A person gives up all of his or her free time in

order to volunteer.

A family works to ensure that God is part of

their daily lives.

"Blessed are they who mourn, for they

shall be comforted."

A person loses a very close family member.

God provides for that person by allowing

them to reunite in the hereafter.

A family is torn apart and a child vanishes.

The parents never find the child in this life,

but the family is reunited in the next world.

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall

inherit the earth."

One individual feeds a homeless individual.

Groups of people anonymously leave

clothing for a clothes drive.

A person humbles him or herself before God

in prayer.

"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst

for righteousness, for they shall be

satisfied."

Volunteers peacefully protest against an

unjust law.

A student stands up for an individual who is

being bullied, teased, and thereby

tormented.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall

receive mercy."

Anytime someone truly forgives another,

mercy is shown.

A child forgives someone who hurt him or

her at school.

Address: 357 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill NSW 2154 Phone: 9407 6600 Fax: 9680 2282 Email: BernadetteCH@parra.catholic.edu.au Website: http://www.stbernadetteschill.catholic.edu.au

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Week 9 Dates

Mon 25 June

Uniform Shop Orders

8.30am Assembly

Tue 26 June

No Uniform Shop

Athletics Carnival

Wed 27 June

Student Banking

Waste Free Lunch Day

11:15pm Yr 3 Grade

Talent Show (Hall)

Thurs 28 June

8:45am Yr 5 Grade

Talent Show (Hall)

11:15am Yr 4 Grade

Talent Show (Hall)

Fri 29 June

8:45am Yr 2 Grade

Talent Show (Hall)

11:15am Yr 6 Grade

Talent Show (Yr 6LS)

Coming Dates:

Fri 6 July

1.10pm Talent Show

Last day of Term 2

Term 3

Mon 23 July

Staff & Students return

Thurs 26 July

Yr 4 Bobbin Head Exc.

Thurs 2 August

Grandparents’ Day

St Bernadette’s School News 2

Mid Year Reports Reports for the first semester of the year will be

distributed towards the end of this term. Students in

Kindergarten will receive a report where the level of

achievement is reported on using a scale of Working

Towards, Working At and Working Beyond. Years 1 to 6

have an A to E reporting system.

A describes students who have an extensive

knowledge and understanding of the content. They

have a very high level of competence and can apply

the skills and knowledge to new situations.

B describes students who have a thorough knowledge

and understanding of the content. They have a high

level of competence and are able to apply the skills

and knowledge in most situations.

C describes students who have achieved a sound

understanding of the content and skills and have an

adequate level of competence in these areas.

D describes students who have achieved a basic

understanding and knowledge of the content and

skills and have a limited level of competence.

E describes students who have achieved an elementary

knowledge and understanding of the content with

teacher.

To put the A-E reporting system into perspective, it may be

helpful to look at the analogy below for driving a car. Where

do you fit on the scale?

Attendance Every Learner Every Day — Attendance rate to date

is 91.0% At St Bernadette’s we believe it is important for students

to attend school each day so they can maximise their

learning opportunities.

Congratulations to Kinder, Year 2, Year 4 and 5 who

have maintained their targets above 90%. A fantastic

achievement. Well done and keep it up.

Our attendance levels are recorded below:

Kindy 92.5% Yr 4 92.1%

Yr 1 88.7% Yr 5 90.8%

Yr 2 95.8% Yr 6 88.9%

Yr 3 88.5%

RE NEWS cont …

Sunday 24th June

Nicholas Beames Bridget Clemente Lucas Heyes

Georgina Kassis Levi Parame Antonio Wadih

Rhys Zerafa Matthew Barone Nathaniel Barone

Najeeb Haddad Isabella Scotti Layaan Arraf

Denzel Coutinho Isabella De Souza Lana Formosa

Isabella Long Lily Procter Roman Younan

For students in Year 6 and older in our parish, they will

soon be preparing to receive the

Sacrament of Confirmation. Parish families

who are interested in their child

commencing preparation for the sacrament

of confirmation are asked to attend one of

the information evenings held on Monday

25th or Tuesday 26th June, in the Church at 7:30pm.

For our school and parish, it is a joy to support these

children through prayer, resources and celebrating the

liturgies.

Mrs Shane Robinson—REC

Peer Support – Stronger Together In Week 9, our Peer Support lesson will focus on how

working together as a team developing common values

and beliefs can ensure our school in an inclusive

environment where everyone belongs and feels safe.

When everyone is focused on building positive

relationships that respect diversity and individual need,

all students are able to make the right choice to ensure

our school is a place free from teasing and bullying.

Students will work together with their peers to

strengthen their relationships and build a positive

school culture based on our values of respect, honesty,

tolerance, forgiveness, care and compassion. It is by

building strong relationships that we will help support

students to become confident in using their skills to

bounce back from challenging situations and to discuss

how to solve these situations with teachers and parents.

We encourage all parents to talk with their child over

the weekend about how they can build positive

relationships and help others who may be facing

challenging relationships. This will assist all students

when they are discussing their ideas during Peer

Support on Monday.

Mrs Borg - Peer Support Coordinator

Grandparents’ Day—Advance Notice Thursday 2 August—Term 3 Week 2

On this day we will be celebrating grandparents. The

morning will include open

classrooms, mass and morning

tea. We look forward to meeting

all of our grandparents on this

very special day whether you are

grandparents that travel from interstate, or from just

around the corner.

E D C B A A person on ‘L’ plates, must always be accompanied by an experienced driver.

A person on ‘P’ plates, drives independently but still learning.

Full drivers licence, like most of us!

Advanced driver training with extra skills.

Grand

Prix racer!

St Bernadette’s School News 3

Social Skill: Responsible Decision Making—Respecting Others

Being a Fair and Considerate Student at St Bernadette’s

Class Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Social Skill Award

KB Mila MaGrath Daniel Rowe Samara Colaco

KG Tiffany Lavulo Nicholas Ward Eve Lincoln

KW Clare Baker Georgia Elias Jamie Haj

1B Riley Bandiera Zoran Djurisic Aarshia Arun

1G Alastair Mattin Audrey Michael Alexis Mortel

2B Emma Ballesty Amelia Lavis Thomas Masina

2G Riley McGlynn Sebastian Napoli Jackson Randall

2W Fabian Crecca Jackson Leib Mia Lee

3B Olivia Goss Campbell Sing Sebastian Viloria

3G Mikayla Alam Daniel Giallonardo Poppy Dibble

3W Zoe Kouknas Oscar Polley Sienna Leuzzi

4B Georgina Kassis Ella Macey Charlie Akle

4G Cohen Orsini Kaiden Taggart Jasone Iwanowski

4W William Abouhamad Emily Duthoit Ella Hammersley

5B Logan Emmas Ashleigh Scrooby Luke Giallonardo

5G Angelique Daniele Daniel Egan Charlie Barone

5W Sarah Jacinto Paavni Kumar Michael Khoudair

6B Lucas Tole Aaliyah Symin Alessia Lalli

6G Conrad Lopez Sophie Kouchoo Liam Collyer

6W Aprille Exton Thomas Heyes Niamh Bradley

Congratulations to the following

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Principal’s Awards:

David Lievano 3W

Isaac Beshay 2W

Khiara Heyes 2W

Charlotte Ward 2W

Marc-Anthony Zeaiter 5G

Olivia Drogaris 5G

Joshua Foo 5G

Seth Robinson 6W

Chloe Henrico 6W

Christian-George Farfoud 6W

Premier’s Reading Challenge Here is the list of names for the PRC list

this week.

Great effort from the following

children who have completed the Premier's

Reading Challenge:

Zachary Drogaris, Isaac Saad, Harry Watson,

Thomas Macey, Lila Oliver, Tayla Van Ryswyk,

Hailey Xue, Marissa Zeaiter, Jasmine Drogaris,

Annabelle Farag, Felicity Miller, Audrey Sullivan,

Sebastian Viloria, Valentina Anderson, Matthew

Barone, Nathaniel Barone, Charlotte Cowper, Ella

Macey, Cohen Orsini, Natalie Samperi, Isabella

Scotti, Jasmine Azzi, Ella-Rose Semaan, Nicolas

Samperi.

Sport News Athletics Carnival

Tuesday 26th June, AH Whaling Reserve,

Roxborough Park Road, Baulkham Hills

Primary events: 9:15am (800m start

8:30am),

Infants events: 9:30am

Carnival concludes at 2:00pm

Parent Helpers

Parents are welcome to attend the carnival and we really

would like parents to attend as Parent Helpers to assist

with the running of the day. The children love it when

their parents are involved. If you are able to assist at the

carnival please complete the online google form https://

goo.gl/forms/SDQfou72GcpZSdZw2

High Jump

High Jump events will be held at the Diocesan Athletics

Carnival on Thursday 23rd August at Blacktown

International Sports Park, Athletics Track, Rooty Hill.

HIGH JUMP will NOT be held at the zone or school

carnivals. To facilitate selection of the children to

participate in these events children must meet the

qualification heights and have their heights verified from

their Little Athletics Achievement results.

Please note the NEW qualifying heights

for HIGH JUMP are a GUIDE:

Junior Girls Qualifying height – 1.00m

Junior Boys Qualifying height – 1.00m

11 yrs Girls Qualifying height – 1.05m

11 yrs Boys Qualifying height – 1.05m

Senior Girls Qualifying height – 1.10m

Senior Boys Qualifying height – 1.10m

There is NO maximum of nominations from each school.

The twelve best entries across the Diocese will be

invited to compete. All school's will be informed of who

has been selected to compete. The entrants will receive

a consent form to attend the Diocesan carnival after the

closing date. ENTRIES CLOSE: FRIDAY 29th JULY 2018.

Should your child wish to participate in High Jump,

please submit your Little Athletics Results to Mrs Orsini

via email on: korsini@parra.catholic.edu.au.

100 days of Kindergarten — Fri 27 July Kindergarten and their teachers would like to invite

Kindergarten parents to help them celebrate 100 days of

Kindergarten on Fri 27

July. There will be a

morning of activities

and fun in the classroom

and on the top grass

area where the children

will share a morning tea

together.

Inquiry A-thon WOW! What a fantastic day we had on Wednesday!

Throughout St Bernadette’s, we were amazed by all of

the wonderful, creative and insightful questions students

researched and investigated throughout the day.

Students investigated significant people within our

history, how the stars and moon were formed, ways in

which we can colonise another planet, how the World

Cup operates and how we can build a waste free

school! The students were so excited to share their

questions and findings from their investigations. We

look forward to continuing to foster and encourage

students to critically think, investigate and find solutions

to their questions.

Now with the A-thon day over, the time has come to start

collecting the money pledged from all of the generous

sponsors. To be in the running for some great prizes,

please ensure that all of the Inquiry A-thon sponsorship

money is returned to school by Wednesday 3rd July.

Photo from our fun filled event and the rest are on the

school Facebook page! A-thon Committee

This week St Bernadette’s will be hosting their Grade

Talent Quests. Below is a table outlining

performances.

Date Time/Grade Venue

Wed 27/6 11:15am Yr 3 Hall

Thurs 28/6 8:45am Yr 5 Hall

11:15am Yr 4 Hall

Fri 29/6 8:45am Yr 2 Hall

11:15am Yr 6 Yr 6 LS

Parents are welcome to come along and join in the fun

and entertainment.

Our whole school St Bernadette’s Has Got Talent Show

will be on Friday 6th July beginning at 1:10pm on Top Court. Some students will be invited to perform

along with all of Kinder, Year One and the school

band. Again all families are invited to join us in

finishing the term with some light entertainment.

SINGING DANCING ACTING TELLING JOKES

CHEERLEADING

St Bernadette’s School News 4

Lunchtime Clubs: Mon—Library & Homework

Tues—Library, Choir, Science & Lego

Wed—Library, Art, Robotics & Coding, Gardening

Thurs—Library, Chess

Year 1 and 2 families The Incredibles 2 Movie Night

Join us on Tuesday 3rd July at 6pm, Event Cinemas

Castle Hill. All tickets $10. Please RSVP by 28 June.

Contact Julie-Ann Wigham 0400 144 721 for more details.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2018 Parish families who are interested in their child

commencing preparation for the sacrament of

confirmation are asked to attend one of our information

evenings held on: Monday 25 or Tuesday 26 June.

Both evenings will commence at 7:30pm in

the Church. This preparation process is

suitable for children who are in Year 6 or

above, who have received the sacraments

of baptism, reconciliation and eucharist (holy

communion). Evenings will last approximately one hour

and children do not need to attend. Please contact Alice

Bradshaw (Sacramental Co-ordinator) at the parish office

on 9634 2622 or sacraments@stbernadette.org.au, for

more information.

COSHC—Winter Vacation Care Vacation care enrolments are now open for the Winter

holiday period 9th July to 20th July 2018. Please contact

Casey on 0408 582 535 for a booking form or more

information. Email:

coshcstbernadettescastlehill@parra.catholic.edu.au

Student Council War on Waste initiative – Waste

Free Wednesdays

Don’t forget – EVERY Wednesday pack a waste free

lunch.

R.I.P. †† Our prayerful sympathy is extended to the Timbrell family (Rhys in 3W

and Mischa at Gilroy College), following the

recent passing of their great grandmother.

May she rest in peace.

St Bernadette’s Primary is a Parenting Ideas Schools

member, and as such our school has special access to

vouchers for parent webinars. These vouchers allow

those in our school community to attend the webinars at

no cost.

Next Webinar Topic:

21 Days to Happier Family

Who is Talking?

Hosted by Dr Jodi Richardson with guest presenter Dr

Justin Coulson.

When

28th June 2018 - 7:30-8:30pm

Price

Free of charge to families at schools that have a

Parenting Ideas membership

Voucher code : POSITIVEPARENTING

Register for the Webinar via this link:

www.parentingideas.com.au/product/webinar-21-days-

happier-family

This webinar equips parents with a fresh way of

proactively developing the habits that will strengthen

their family, combining cutting-edge insights from the

positive psychology arena with classic psychological

research underpinning relationships, parenting and

personal choices. ‘21 Days to a Happier Family’ gives

parents scientifically validated suggestions for making

their family happier than ever, starting today!

Everyone wants their family to be happy, but so many

things get in the way. The usual suspects include work

stress, commitments and our children’s challenging

behaviour. Some of the less obvious obstacles include

our habits and expectations, a reactive (rather than

proactive) approach, and even a lack of clarity around

what a happy family is and does. As a result, families

often feel (or are) fragmented, stressful and out of

control.

Coles Sports for School Vouchers Congratulations to the St Bernadette's community who

helped raise 59,536 Coles Sports for

School vouchers. Your generosity will be

used to purchase new sporting

equipment for the students to use as part

of their physical

education lessons.

Congratulations to the Blue

Colour House who were

awarded our house spirit points

for donating the most vouchers.

St Bernadette’s School News 5

SBFC Movie Night—Wed 4 July @ 6.30pm The Incredibles 2 Cost $16pp Contact Brett Allan on 0406

007 384 for further details.

NAIDOC Week at NSW Parliament House,

Sydney Tuesday 10th July 2018 10—2pm. Join us for a

fun day filled with activities for the whole family

including: Didge & Dance, Aboriginal Arts ^ Crafts,

Wiradjuri Language Workshops and Storytelling. For

further information phone 9230 2047 or email:

dps.education@parliament.nsw.gov.au