School Newsletter 23 October 2019 Term 4 Issue 2

St Mary Star of the Sea School Board

Fr Mariusz Adamczyk Ex-Officio Treasurer Steve O’Halloran Ex-Officio Sue Jordan Member Jim Andreoli Chairperson Val Shrubb Member Warren Schmidt Vice Chair

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Week 2

Wednesday 23rd October Board Meeting 7:30pm

Thursday 24th October Crazy Sock Day Kindy only—Gold coin donation

Friday 25th October Crazy Sock Day PP –Yr10—Gold coin donation

Week 3

Monday 28th October Year 5 Space Museum Visit

Friday 1st November Year 1 Assembly—2pm in the School Hall

Week 4

Monday 4th November to Science Week

Friday 8th November

Thursday 7th November Reconciliation Parent/Child Meeting 6pm

Friday 8th November MS Assembly

Prayer for Christian Missionaries

This month we keep in our prayers all the men and women

around the world who are involved in Christian

missionary apostolates. We pray:

Dear Lord Jesus, please bless and protect all the

men and women who are working to spread, your

light, truth and teachings to the four corners of the

world.

May your Holy Spirit give them strength, courage and

enthusiasm to continue the good work that you have

inspired in them.

F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends, Developing Resilience. Whether it's missing out on a prize or the ice cream shop has run out of chocolate sprinkles, life is full of big and little disappointments. And as much as we'd like to spare our child from let-downs, we can't - and that's a good thing. "When children learn at an early age that they have the tools to get over a disappointing situation, they'll be able to rely on that throughout childhood and even as adults," says Robert Brooks, PhD, co-author of Raising Resilient Children. "If you bend over backwards to shield them from disappointment, you're keeping them from developing some important skills. If you help a child learn to ask for realistic support, lean on others, communicate well, and stay optimistic, you're assisting them to handle what life throws at them." Learning how to cope with disappointment is a part of growing into a responsible young adult. Failure can also motivate children to practise harder, study longer or attempt a different approach. Children can learn more about problem-solving through failure. Through trying and failing, then trying again and succeeding, our children learn about patience, perseverance and justified pride in their accomplishments. Your child may feel like it's the end of the world. Help them see the light at the end of the tunnel. Some children will say that this one experience has ruined their life and they will often look to you, their parents, to contradict that belief. Remind your children that while this disappointment hurts, there will be many other successes in their lives. As a society, we are very focused on success. We can become so focused on the final outcome that we miss the important role our effort plays. Research has suggested that children who are praised for their effort and hard work are more likely to try harder to solve difficult problems than those who are praised simply for getting the answers correct. So, praise how hard your children work, how much they studied, or how frequently they practised. Help your child see what they have learned from that hard work even if the outcome wasn’t exactly what they wanted. SCHOOL BURSAR POSITION St Mary’s is currently seeking a suitably qualified person to fulfill the role of School Bursar. If you believe you have the skills and qualities to be successful in this position, further information can be obtained from the office. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING APPOINTMENTS Mr Jason Meynell, currently Principal of Kearnan College Manjimup, has accepted the role of secondary English teacher. Mr Meynell has experience teaching senior school English in both Perth and country schools. His wife Rebecca, currently teaching at Kearnan College, has also accepted a teaching position at St Mary’s next year. Mrs Meynell is an experienced secondary HASS and Science teacher. Both offer significant expertise and experience as we embark on our Year 11 and 12 programme in 2020. Mr and Mrs Meynell have two daughters who will also be joining our school community next year. We wish them all the best with their move to Carnarvon. CRAZY SOCK DAY This Thursday for Kindy and Friday for Years PP to Year 10, students can wear socks of their choice for a gold coin donation. The funds raised from this event supports Catholic missions. END OF YEAR DATES The last day for students this year is Friday, 13th December. The last day for staff will be Thursday, 19th December.

God Bless

Mr Steve O’Halloran Principal

F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k

From the REC

Mass Times Saturday night - 7pm

Sunday morning - 9am

Crazy Sock Day Our annual fundraiser for the charity Catholic Mission will be on this Friday 25th of October. Come along and join in the fun by wearing your most colourful and eye-catching socks for a gold coin donation. Christmas Food Hampers This year our school community will be asking students over the next couple of weeks to donate non-perishable food items which will be used to make food hampers which will be distributed to the poor and needy in our community who often find it difficult to make ends meet during the Christmas season. Starting next week each year group will be given a specific food item to collect such as biscuits, baked beans, long-life milk etc, which will be collected up in the last couple weeks of the term and be used to create the food hampers by students completing Christian Service Learning hours. Reconciliation Thursday 7th November Parent/Child Meeting—6pm Thursday 14th November First Reconciliation 6pm Sunday 17th November Reconciliation Thanksgiving Mass - 9am

Mr Adrian Good Religious Education Coordinator

PP—Yr 10 Friday October 25th

(Kindy Crazy Sock day Thursday October 24th)

Gold coin donation with all money raised going to Catholic Mission

Socktober - Pull up your socks and help sock it to Poverty!

Results of the 2019 Parish Bazaar Art Competition

Face of God

Thank you to everyone who entered and supported the above competition and voted in our Peo-ple’s Choice Award. Fr Mariusz, Mrs Da Luz and Mrs Fee (guest judge) are pleased to announce the following winners: $25 class prize: Kindy, Pre-Primary, Year One, Four and Seven (Art class) $25 individual gift voucher: Year Four – Denisse Samson, Joy Eze – Year Seven, Yasmin Gane – Year Ten. $50 individual gift voucher – Overall Primary School Prize: Year Four - Summer Chaplin $50 individual gift voucher – Overall Middle School Prize: Year Eight – Finn Ellis-Smith $50 individual gift voucher – People’s Choice Award: Year Eight – Finn Ellis-Smith Congratulations to all our winners and to all those who entered the competition. The judging panel selected five finalists for the People’s Choice Award: Summer Chaplin, Denisse Samson, Joy Eze, Finn Ellis-Smith and Yasmin Gane. Voting was very close with only nine votes separating the Ellis-Smith’s “Mirror” and Chaplin’s “Face of God.” Many thanks to our generous sponsor R&L Couriers for donating all the prizes. Vouchers and certificates will be presented to individual winners at a brief Whole School assembly next week on Friday 1

st November at 1:45pm.

God Bless.

Mrs Da Luz

Denisse Samson – Year 4 Joy Eze – Year 7

Yasmin Gane—Year 10 Summer Chaplin—Year 4

Thank you, thank you, thank you! To all the wonderful parents and friends who volunteered their

time and cooking skills to donate so many delicious treats! The plates looked amazing and were a

huge success. Thank you also to all the band of merry workers who helped setup, plate up and sell

the High Tea Treats – fantastic team effort!

Reminder: Crazy Sock Day

Thursday - October 24th for Kindy Friday - October 25th P-10 There are still a small number of socks available in the office for only $5.00 Please remember to send in the gold coin donation as these funds

will go to the Catholic Mission so we can help ‘Sock it to Poverty’.

P & F News…

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Did you know the P & F has a Facebook page? (So does the school!)

Stay up to date with what the P & F are up to and what’s happening around School by liking and following our page. Head on over to ‘St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School Parents & Friends Association’ and like our page!

Pull up your socks this Socktober and help

sock it to poverty!

Socks available now at the School Office

All socks only $5

Limited styles in sizes XS, S, M, L and XL

Proudly coordinated by St Mary’s Parents and Friends

St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School Carnarvon

2020 Kindergarten

and

3 year old pre-Kindergarten

Please contact the school on 9941 1328 for an enrolment form

or visit the school website at www.smsc.wa.edu.au

Homework Classes

Homework classes have now commenced and are every

Tuesday and Thursday after school.

Please see the School Office for application forms.

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Thursday 31st October

The school administration office on 99411328

The address it is https://smsc.coneqt-p.cathednet.wa.edu.au/

The Uniform Shop is open from

2:15pm to 3:15pm every Tuesday and Thursday

for all your uniform needs.

There is a large amount of lost property

currently outside the School Library, including jumpers, drink bottles, hats and lunch boxes—all with no names.

Please take the time to check out

anything that may be yours.

Thank you.

Carnarvon Dental Therapy Clinic Please be advised the Carnarvon Dental Therapy Clinic will be open on the following dates in 2019.

Please be advised that the Dental Therapy Clinic at the Marmion Street Campus will re-open in Term 4.

Tuesday 15th October to Thursday 7th November

Kiss and Drop Friendly reminder— the roundabout is to be used for picking up and dropping off students only. This is a “No Standing” zone. If you are collecting your child from this area, please remind your child/ren to be waiting to avoid congestion. Thank you

Term Dates 2019 Term 4 Pupil Free Day - Friday 22nd November Last Day of Term 4 Friday 13th December

Enrol now in VacSwim summer holiday swimming lessons!

All children should know how to be safe when swimming at the beach, pool, water holes or rivers.

There are over 180 VacSwim locations around Western Australia. If you are travelling during the summer school holi-days, there may be VacSwim programs available. VacSwim is for all children - from beginners through to advanced survival, rescue and resuscitation. Your children can start as young as five years old. Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/swimming.