Dear Parents and Students

Revised Newsletter format: We hope staff and parents enjoy the new

format for this Newsletter. We trust

the information it contains is easy to

read in the ‘cleaner’ format.

A n z a c D a y S e r v i c e : Congratulations to all the students

who took part in last week’s

ANZAC Day Service. It was a

moving experience for us all as we

remember those who fought for our

nation. Thank you to Honourable

Lisa Baker who attended the service

and presented the school with a

book on the ANZACs. Photos of

the service may be viewed on the

front page of the website.

Building Education Revolution

Project: It gives me great pleasure to inform the community that our

new library, meeting room, senior

toilets, under covered area, canteen

and junior toilet blocks have been

a pp roved b y t h e Fed e r a l

Government. The contract has been

signed by the Catholic Education

Office and Cooktown Constructions

and the project will commence over

the next four weeks. Plans of the

buildings will be uploaded to the

front page of the school’s website

early next week, for those of you

who would like to view them.

Change to the Planner: Due to

unforeseen circumstances, the Year

3 Assembly has been rescheduled to

Friday, 21st May, commencing at

2.15 p.m. (early start), with the

Years 2 & 3 each presenting their

items on the same day. Please make

the adjustment to the Term planner -

I apologise for the inconvenience.

School Disco: Thank you to the P&F who have coordinated the

disco this Friday evening in the

parish hall. The Pre-Kindy and Pre-

Primary Disco will be held at 5.00-

6.00 p.m. The Junior Disco for

Years 1-3 will be held between 6.15

and 7.15 p.m. and the Senior Disco

will take place between 7.30 and

9.00 p.m. for Years 4-6. Looking

forward to seeing you all there.

Dispute settlement: This week you will receive a copy of ‘How to

deal with a dispute or a complaint in

a Catholic School’. This is an

important document, set in

agreement with the West Australian

State Government requirements.

In a Catholic School, Pastoral Care

is very important when dealing with

any issue. Respect, courtesy,

confidentiality, and fairness for all

parties involved is essential. I am

always pleased to speak with parents

about any concerns, but please bear

in mind that the first port of call in

any situation is the classroom

teacher. In the majority of the cases,

the classroom teachers are able to

deal with the issues at hand and

support all parties.

Greg Martin

Greg Martin

PRINCIPAL

From the Principal’s Desk

Parish Mass Times

Saturday—Vigil Mass 6.00 p.m.

Sunday—Mass 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m.

Parish Youth Mass—Last Saturday of each

month.

Term 2 Dates: Tues. 20 Apr—Fri. 2 Jul

School Times: 8.30 a.m.—3.00 p.m.

Recess: 10.30 a.m.—11.00 a.m.

Lunch: 1.00 p.m.—1.40 p.m.

St. Columba’s School Bayswater

29 April 2010

Term 2, Issue 11

‘How to deal with a

dispute or complaint in

a Catholic School’

Term 2 Canteen Menu

2010 City of

Bayswater

Scholarships letter

Attachments

Important Dates*

Friday 30th April

• Parish Mass Yrs 2 & 5 (9.00am)

• Gymbus PP-Yr2 (9.00am-12.00pm)

• School Disco (5.00pm-9.00pm)

Tuesday 4th May

• YMCA Active W/shops Yr 6 (11.00am-12.00pm)

Wednesday 5th May

• Shutdown drill (between 9.00am-12.00pm)

Thursday 6th May

• Yr 3 Sports, Gibney Reserve (11.00am-12.00pm)

Friday 7th May

• Whole School Mother’s Day Mass (9.00am-9.30am)

• Gymbus PP-Yr2 (9.00am-12.00pm)

• Yrs 5&6 Bayswater Catchment Activity (9.00am-2.30pm)

Newsletter

32 Roberts Street, Bayswater Phone: (08)9271 7181 Fax: (08)9370 3985

PO Box 61, Bayswater WA 6933

Email: admin@stcolsbays.wa.edu.au

Website: www.saintcolumbas.com.au

Parish Priest: Fr Minh-Thuy

Almondbury Street, Bayswater

Phone: (08)9271 1414

parish@stcolumbasbayswater.org.au

At St. Columba’s Primary we believe that Justice is a core value that encourages children to think beyond themselves and look towards

the other.

MERCY VALUE FOR 2010 IS JUSTICE

*PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE PLANNER FOR REGULAR UPDATES TO THE CALENDAR

MERCY JUSTICE SERVICE COMPASSION EXCELLENCE

St. Columba’s School Core Values based on the values of the Sisters of Mercy, our founders.

ANZAC Day Service at

St. Columba’s

The Term 2 Roster is up on the classroom door for you to check when your child/children are due to donate the prize for their class. Kindy to year 4 provide a small gift (e.g. book, puzzle, textas etc.) to the value of $5. Year 5 and Year 6 provide a cake. Please remember the nut-free policy when sending in baked goods. Tickets are 20c each, with a maximum of 3 tickets. Thankyou!

open on Monday,

Wednesday and Friday,

and that canteen

accounts are to be kept

in credit. Thank you.

The new term 2 menu is

a t t a ched t o t h i s

newsletter.

Sheryl Milonas

Dear Mums and Dads,

help is needed in the

canteen. If you are able to

help even for a short time,

it would be greatly

appreciated. Just pop into

the canteen and put your

name down on the roster.

Also please be reminded

that Canteen is only

Week 3 Roster

Pastoral Care

Canteen News

week 4 or 5. All other winter

stock is available. We also have

some good quality second hand

items for sale. If you have

posted winter orders forms you

can now collect these items.

There are still winter pinafores

sitting at the shop awaiting

collection.

We are still looking for another

person to co-ordinate the shop.

A small group would be ideal to

share the responsibility. No

experience is required! Please

feel free to drop by on Friday

mornings from 8.45-9.15am or

contact Caroline.

As of week 3, the Uniform Shop

will revert back to opening one

day a week – Friday mornings

8.45 to 9.15am. If you have any

queries or wish to arrange an

alternative pick up time for

orders please contact Caroline

on 0410 857 688.

Uniform Shop News

It’s nice to see the children

looking smart in their winter

uniforms. There has been some

confusion with the deadline for

the wet weather jacket orders

due to a typographic error in last

week’s newsletter. Please be

advised that the orders for these

jackets can no longer be

received as the cut off date was

31 March 2010. Once the

jackets arrive for collection you

will be notified through the

newsletter – estimated arrival in

REFLECTION

Lord, Jesus,

Unite us to all children of our time,

so that together we may create a world

in which your spirit is present and experienced,

so bringing peace and harmony to all.

Amen

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Week 3

Friday, 7th May

Kindy No raffle, Mothers’

Day Mass

Pre-Primary “

Year 1 “

Year 2 “

Year 3 “

Year 4 “

Year 5 “

Year 6 “

Mon. 3 May Help needed

Wed. 5 May Help needed

Fri. 7 May Help needed

P&F News

Parish Cleaning Roster

HAWAIIAN DISCO

ALOHA! The P & F would like to invite ALL St Columba’s students to come along and have a evening of fun, at the Hawaiian Disco on Friday 30 th April. Tickets are only $8.00 each and this includes a drink and packet of chips. Tickets can be purchased in the canteen area every

morning until the 30th April or you can use the slip provided on the flyer that went home last week. The groups have been divided as follows:

Pre-Kindy/Pre-Primary: 5.00 p.m.— 6.00 p.m.

Years 1-3: 6.15p.m.— 7.15 p.m.

Years 4-6: 7.30 p.m.— 9.00 p.m.

There is a roster in the canteen area for parents who can offer some help on the night. Any queries please contact the P & F at parentsandfriends@saintcolumbas.com.au.

Leesa Vinciullo PRESIDENT

The hall can be cleaned after

school on Friday or on

Saturday before 4.00 p.m. Please contact Jill Brazil on

0 4 1 1 5 9 2 2 3 4 o r

jbrazil@iinet.net.au for further

information.

The key to clean the parish hall

is located at the school office

and can be picked up on Friday

afternoon. Once you have

finished cleaning please

remember to lock the hall and

return the key to the office on

Monday morning.

If the date allocated does not

suit, please call another team to

arrange a date swap.

Cleaning Roster

THANK YOU

Thank you so much to everyone

who has volunteered their time.

To those of you who are

continuing on the roster this

year, thank you for your on-

going support. To the new

volunteers, thank you for your

very welcome help.

The parish hall cleaning takes

about 1.5 hours or less if you

have 2 people working together.

Happy Birthday!

Only two special people

have birthdays this

week!

Many hands make light

work!

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Ms Frisina (Teacher) Harrison Morgan (Yr 3)

Fri.

30 P&F Disco

Leesa

0403 131 319

Fri. 7

May TBA

and 8.45 a.m. Please contact

Marcia Mackenzie on 0439

827434 with any queries.

School Banking has

commenced! Students may

make deposits at the Canteen

every Tuesday between 8.15

School Banking

ECU Mathematics Problem Solving Program for

Able School Students

Applications will be accepted in August and September for the 2011 ECU

Mathematics Problem Solving Program. The year-long program operates

after school at the Mount Lawley campus of the University.

In 2011 the program will be in its twentieth year of operation. As in the

past, classes will be offered at five different levels. These classes provide

challenging mathematics problem solving experiences for able students

aged 10 to 15.

Students intending to apply for the program are strongly advised to

participate in the Australian Mathematics Competition on Thursday,

5th August.

Fuller information is available at the website: http://

www.chs.ecu.edu.au/courses/mpsp/.

Holy Cross College Open Day – Thursday,

20 May 2010

The Principal, Mandy Connor invites you to attend the

College Open Day on Thursday, 20 May to view the

brand new facilities we have to offer and to see the

students at work in these new surroundings. Tours

will be conducted at 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.— no

bookings are necessary.

Academic Scholarships: Year 7, 2011

Holy Cross College invites applications for Year 7,

2011 academic scholarships. The academic

scholarship offers successful applicants full tuition in

the Middle School years (Years 7 to 9). The

Scholarship Selection Tests (SST) will take place at

the College on Friday, 28 May at 9.00 a.m. The

closing date for registration is Friday, 21 May.

Registration for the SST can be accessed online

t h r o u g h t h e C o l l e g e w e b s i t e

www.holycross.wa.edu.au or forms obtained through

the College Office.

For further information please contact the College

Office on (08) 9297 7600 or email

admin@holycross.wa.edu.au.

St. Vincent de Paul Society clothing drive

The St. Vincent de Paul Society has sought the assistance of the

St Columba’s School community with its Clothing Drive.

Please clean out your wardrobes and bring in reasonable quality

clothing only, with few stains and rips.

No blankets, bedding or bric-a-brac is required, thank you.

The Society will commence pick-ups in Week 4 (10th May). We

have until Week 9 (18th June) to do our best to help the needy.

Community News

Tennis Coaching

During the school term Ross Gerrans’ Tennis School will be

conducting tennis coaching for children and adults in your area.

Application forms are available from the school office or by

calling Ross Gerrans on 9284 9588 or 0408 945509.

If times or venues are unsuitable, please call for details of

alternative venues.

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World Asthma Day

Did you know that asthma is the highest cause of school absenteeism – 965,000 days per year?

Asthma is serious....... so let’s talk about it. In support of World Asthma Day on the 4th of May, the Asthma Foundation of Western Australia is offering free asthma education courses around the metropolitan area. Take control of asthma today by finding out where your nearest Asthma Education course is being held. Free call 1800 645 130 or visit the Asthma Foundation of WA’s website at www.asthmawa.org.au.”

Classifieds

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