Dear Parents,

A big thank you to our teaching staff who have organised many engaging activities for this week’s Literacy and Numeracy Week. Students have already participated in reading lines, multi age activities and teachers have modelled their love of reading by sharing their favourite books.

On Thursday we will have our Book Week Dress up Day, where children come to school dressed up as their favourite book character. We will have a parade in the outdoor undercover area at 9:00am, parents are welcome to attend.

Father’s Day Breakfast:

Our inaugural Father’s Day Breakfast will be held next Thursday 1^st September. Our school staff will be cooking bacon and egg rolls for the dad’s and children between 7:15am-8:30am. Please arrive any time between these hours that suit your morning/work routine. If dad can’t make it please feel free to bring along grandad or a special friend. Students will be supervised at school if dads need to head to work after breakfast.  For catering purposes if you haven’t already registered your attendance please do so at the following link.

Father’s Day Stall

Our Father’s Day Stall will also be held on this day. Each student will have the opportunity to purchase a gift for their Dad or special person.
The students will visit the stall in their class groups during the morning.
Gifts range from $2.00 to $8.00. 
Please note: Students will have a $10.00 limit, please ensure money is in a named envelope or zip lock bag, 

Father's Day Stall Parent Helpers

Please see the below web form to register your assistance if you are available to help on the day. Please note Parent helpers will be required from 9am.

Winter Sport

Our Homegroup L students will represent our school in a Winter Sport Round Robin Tournament against other local Catholic Schools in Warragul, Bunyip, Trafalgar and Drouin on Friday 2^nd September at Marist Sion College. Our school will field a Soccer and Newcombe side, permissions for this activity or now available on PAM. 

School Concert

Tickets for our upcoming School Concert on Wednesday 14^th September will be go on sale today at 6pm. Please note that tickets will be strictly limited to two per family due to the limited venue capacity. Please click on the following link to book tickets:

2022 Catholic Education Photography Project

Our School has been selected to participate in the 2022 Catholic Education photography project. The images from the photo shoot may be used to promote our school online, in school publications (such as the newsletter) and in a number of other media outlets.

Photo forms were sent home to all students last week and are to be reurned by Tuesday 30^th August, 2022. Spare forms can be collected from the office.

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge ends on the 2nd of September.

With only several weeks of the 2022 Premier’s Reading Challenge left, it’s time to make sure you have your books completed for the challenge.

So far, we have:

13 students registered

6 students completed

452  books finished

Keep Collecting!

The final day of collection for the Wonder Recycling Rewards program will be on Friday 9th September.

Thank you for your support and participation in this great recycling program.

Wrong Footed

Jesus delights in catching us on the wrong foot! Week after week in Luke’s gospel, his challenges fly in the face of worldly wisdom.

Shouldn’t I just look after myself? No, put your neighbour (that is everyone else) first. Don’t the practicalities of the world take first priority? No, don’t stress over the things of this world; listening to the Word of God takes priority. But how can I be sure? Have faith in God’s love for you.  Wouldn’t I be wise to focus first on financial security? No, that would be dumb. Look to spiritual security. Be prepared for your eternal future. Surely only the good guys (that is people who think like us) are saved? Don’t you worry about that! The Father’s mercy is unfathomable.

And in this gospel (Lk 14:1, 7-14), set in the house of a leading Pharisee, Jesus again turns accepted wisdom on its head. Don’t big-note yourself, be self-effacing, leave honour for others to accord and give generously without anticipation of earthly reward.

Yes, we nod sagely at Jesus advice to his audience of Pharisees. But do we listen as though we were fellow guests there ourselves? Or do we sit in our comfortable, clean-scrubbed congregation pointing at those Pharisees from long ago?

Do we hear Jesus instructing us in our parishes and communities to invite the poor, crippled, lame and blind to our Sunday feast?  Are we inspired to share our abundance with the homeless and hopeless, with the unwashed and maybe the “unworthy”? Do we simply wish for it or do we roll up our sleeves and actually do it? Are we alive to the precious essence of each person we encounter, especially the seeming least, cherishing them and easing their burden without counting the cost?

As always, if Jesus’ teachings don’t make us uncomfortable, then we are not truly listening.

Deacon Mark Kelly

Parental Controls

Separation anxiety at school drop offs

Going to school for most children is a positive experience however some children can struggle making the transition from their home environment to school. It's naturally distressing to see your child upset at school drop-offs but there is a great deal you can do to make school drop-offs easier for you and your child.  Please see the below article for some tops on how to make mornings easier for your child.

Religion

At the beginning of Term 3, the students spent some time considering the question ‘If goodness ruled, what would happen?’ Our classroom discussions revolved around what the term ‘goodness’ means, what goodness looks, sounds and feels like.

We then moved on to considering what the Bible is, what it contains, who wrote the Bible and the types of text we see within the Bible. 

The remainder of this term our Religion lessons will include considering what it was like in Jesus’ time in terms of the land and buildings, and also looking at scripture describing events from when Jesus was a small boy.

Houses

The Temple

Religion

During our Religion Inquiry ‘Community and Belonging are important’, our Foundation students have been exploring the Scripture passage, ‘The Boy Jesus in the Temple’. We have engaged with the passage in many new and exciting ways, opening up a sense of mystery, wonder and meaning for our students. Some of our favourite experiences so far have been; role play, exploring imagery, completing a lunch wrap analysis and using concrete and visual materials such as scripture dolls. What an exciting and engaging way to learn more about Scripture!