Term 4 Week 6 - November 15th, 2018

2019 sacrament dates Eucharist Saturday June 15th 5pm

Penance Wednesday September 11th 11.30am and 7pm Confirmation Friday November 8th

Dear Parents And Friends Of St Paul’s,

PREPS 2019 It was wonderful to see many of our newest community members, our 2019 Preps at school on Monday for the first of our Transition to Prep sessions. They enjoyed participating in crafts, playing and making new friends, while parents got to know each other. Transition ses-sions are very important for young children as they begin the next chapter of their life - starting their school journey.

NOVEMBER Tuesday 20th Disco 1pm to 3pm Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd Staff Conference - No classes for students on these two days Friday 30th Hamburger lunch place your order via St Paul’s Online Store by Tuesday 9.00PM https://spcoburg.cdfpay.org.au

REMEMBRANCE DAY—NOVEMBER 11 Our Senior Leaders led our morning St Paul’s Remembrance Day tribute on Monday morning. Each year on Remembrance Day, November 11 we remember all those who served and sacrificed during times of war and in peacekeep-ing operations in recent decades. Remembrance Day has a special significance in 2018. Sunday, 11 November 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). One hundred years ago, on this day, the war on the Western Front ended after four years of continuous warfare. German leaders signed an Armistice, bringing to an end the First World War. In the four years of the war more than 330,000 Australians had served overseas, and more than 60,000 of them had died. Each year on this day Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.

Remembrance Prayer for Children We remember those who stood for love and truth, And thank you for the sacrifice they made for me and you. Thank you that we can now enjoy peace and learn to love not fight, Thank you that we can now sing and play, and not be scared or hide.

We pray for other countries where children live in fear, And there is war and fighting and many are in tears. Please help to make things better, and bring some peace to them. Protect all those who try and help to make friends again.

Amen. BABY NEWS Mrs Laura Dzanovski our former PE teacher on the safe arrival of little girl, Isla. Mrs Stefanie Marin and her husband Joe who have announced they are expecting their first baby in April Congratulations to the Ali family (Mahmoud 3/4 T & Sienna 1/2 B) on the arrival baby Ali.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL - New Date Tuesday 27th November Just like Melbourne, to bring on rain when we planned our Athletics Carnival. Thanks to all parents for your patience and understanding when we had to postpone our Athletics carnival yesterday due to rain. . It is times like this that we realise how important the Skoolbag app is. Please ensure you have downloaded the latest version of the St Paul’s Skoolbag app, it is a very handy communication tool in cas-es of emergency. There are instructions included in this newsletter regarding a new revised release of Skoolbag app Have a great week. Maria Mercuri

REMINDER School will be closed

Thursday 22nd

November & Friday 23rd

November

Keeping children safe is everyone’s responsibility.

Saint Paul’s has had an important couple of weeks exploring ways to be safe. On the 26th of October we participated in the Day for Daniel to raise awareness of keeping safe.

Day for Daniel – children talked about and wrote down five people they could go to if they felt unsafe.

The Junior classes had a visit from our local crossing supervisors Neil, Erica and Steve from Moreland Council and delivered

a fun and interactive session on issues regarding road safety.

Road Safety in 1/2M Road Safety in 1/2P

We are seeking costumes / dress-ups that are in good condition, but no longer needed at home. Please

drop of any costumes to the office – they will find a good home in the Passive Play area.

Ms Donna

School Community News

LUNCH CLUBS Lunch Clubs will be finishing next week, with the exception of Library and Board Game Club which will con-

tinue for the rest of the term. All children are welcome to attend on Monday at lunchtime, so please encour-

age your child to come along and have some fun !

A reminder that St Paul’s Playgroup takes place every Wednesday in the O’Connell Building from 9.15 until 10.30. Lots of fun activities are available to children of all ages. All Welcome !

SkoolBag App: Apple made policy changes this year which has meant we had to move to a new version. We encourage parents and other users to update to this latest version available on the Google Play or Apple App Store. While the old version may still work the performance is vastly improved on with the latest update. Kindly go to App Store or Play store and search for “SkoolBag” (not St. Paul’s) install the new version of the app. It's the blue bag with red asterix that says 'SkoolBag'. Once you have downloaded the app follow the instructions to Create an account with your existing email address and pass-word or alternately for new users create your account.

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