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12 Robb Street
Reservoir
Phone: 9471 0883
www.hnpe.catholic.edu.au
13 December 2018 Newsletter No.38
Dear Parents,
This is the final newsletter for 2018. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you
for making my transition into Holy Name Primary School a smooth one. I would like to wish you all a wonderful, safe Christmas and look forward to journeying through
2019 with you.
Grade 6 Graduation Last night, we celebrated the Year Six Graduation Mass, followed by supper in the
hall. We thank the families who will be leaving us for their support and wish them and their children the very best in their new schools.
We farewell the following families: Bell, Benetti, Carr, Cerasuolo, Cotronei-Baird, Di Iorio, Di Milta, Evans,
Groubos, Hidalgo, Krestev, Lam, Lapolla, Nestorovski, Ngo, Ognenovska, Paolini, Peponis, Pizzo, Reed, Ruscitti, Santolis, Sharma, Taylor.
Farewell to the Families Not Returning To Holy Name:
Patel, Rajasekar, Tsivourakis, Cotas.
School Fees and Levies
We have sent several letters over the last few weeks advising families that fees are due. To date there are still some families that we have not heard from. If you are
experiencing difficulties please make contact with us.
Teachers for 2019 Here is the Staffing schedule for 2019. I thank the staff for their time and dedication
this year.
Year Level Teacher
Prep Amanda Mastroianni
Prep Joanne Furness (4 days + Sue Torney (1 day)
Year 1 Lynda Bakas (4 days + Sue Torney (1 day)
Year 1 Meagan Baldwin
Year 2 Antonella Catalano
Year 3 Nives Foresio (4 days +Grace Ciorciari 1 day)
Year 3 Peter Koulaxizellis
Year 4 Amanda Pacella
Year 4 Lauren Parmenter (3 days + Maureen Gough 2 days)
Year 5 Wendy Hoare (3 days + Anna Bregu 2 days)
Year 5 Frank Catalano
Year 6 Donna Monteleone (4 days + Geraldine Sloan 1 day)
Year 6 Rosa Zannoni (4 days + Maria Lontos 1 day)
Specialist Staff Principal- Caroline Galea
Deputy Principal/ICT/ Math- Derryn Ling (This role includes intervention and Extension)
Learning and Teaching/Literacy- Maria Lontos (This role includes intervention) Wellbeing/Learning Diversity: Geraldine Sloan
Religious Education Leader- Donna Monteleone
Physical Education- Ryan Hartnett L.O.T.E (Italian)- Anna Bregu
Performing Arts - Maria Buttifant Visual Arts/Math -Luisa Vivarelli
Learning Support Officers:
Megan Papa Clara Salamandis
Angela Ciccone Vivien Costa
Linda Gigliotti Angela Gangi
Secretary
Leanne Fraser
Bursar
Rosemarie Zihlmann
Maintenance/Cleaner Ian Edwards
Farewell & Welcome
We take this opportunity to thank Belinda Iudiciani for her time at Holy Name as she and her husband await the arrival of their first child. We wish Belinda the best of luck
as she embarks on this new journey. We welcome Lauren Parmenter to the Holy Name family. Lauren is already known to
the children as she has spent the past few weeks replacing Grace Ciorciari, one day a week in Year 3. Grace has been on sick leave and we look forward to her return in
2019.
Reports Semester Two reports will be sent home on Friday 14th December. In the report
envelope will be the name of your child’s teacher for next year.
Year 1-6 Resume classes on Thursday 31st January Year Prep begin classes on Friday 1st February
Parents please understand that a lot of time and thought goes into dividing children into their new class and many aspects are taken into consideration.
Carol’s Night
Just a reminder that next Monday the 17th of December we will have our Christmas Carols evening. This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to get together to
celebrate the year and enjoy the children’s angelic rendition of various Christmas Carols. The performance starts at 7pm.
Parents please note that there will be food and drink available for purchase on the night.
Sausage in bread, falafel balls with tzatziki dip and drinks - all $1.00 each.
2019 Transition Transition for 2019 will be on Tuesday 18th December from 9-10:50 am.
INFORMATION FOR 2019
Opening School Mass The opening School Mass for 2019 is on Sunday 17th February at 10am. Please
mark this date in your diary. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Last day of Term: School will finish next Wednesday 19th December at 1:00 pm.
Uniform
It was explained to the children at this week’s assembly that when shopping for new school shoes, please ensure that they are school shoes not black runners or shoes
that look like runners. If you are unsure of the uniform policy please refer to the Holy
Name Uniform Policy that can be found on our website.
Myshoes Just letting you know that while it is totally up to you as to where you purchase your
children’s school shoes, Holy Name has registered with Myshoes. Myshoes is an instore or online store that stocks and fits children’s school shoes.and are offering
20% off all shoes. If you mention that you are associated with Holy Name and quote code BTS17 at the checkout, 5% of sales are returned to us.
Myshoes is a local business and is located at Shop 111B Spring St Reservoir Vic 3073
Parents and Friends Meeting The first P&F meeting for 2019 will be on Wednesday 13th February at 7pm. This
meeting will be to discuss options on what to spend the funds on that will be best for the children.
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES:
Monday 24 December
6.30pm: Family Mass
8.30pm: Vietnamese Liturgical Dancing;
9.00pm: Mass in Vietnamese
Tuesday 25 December
9.00am: Mass in Italian
10.00am: Mass in English
4.00pm: Mass in Vietnamese
Caroline Galea
Principal
CAREMONKEY – MEDICAL UPDATE REMINDER
Please ensure your child's/children's Caremonkey Profile is up to date, especially the Medical Profile Records. This is extremely important as it helps all staff members to be
aware of medical conditions such as Asthma, Allergies and any other important
information
CODING CLUB NEWS
“Coding Club News”
@
https://www.aeroboticsglobal.com/upcoming+school+programs#1528477294774-65460f5c-b875
Greetings from the Coding Club, Mr Ling and Mr Catalano!
With the Summer School Holidays fast approaching, the members of the Coding Club
would love to inform you all that there are a vast range of opportunities to explore all things “Coding” throughout the Summer break.
We have provided a list of websites and links that detail a number of workshops
taking place over the Summer School Holidays that you can sign up for, learn and enjoy!
“Your kids will learn and have fun with our fabulous school holiday programs.
Whether they are interested in coding, game design, VR or wearables, we have a program for you! Watch them transform from technology consumers to technology
creators. Highly trained staff will provide kids with a range of experiences designed to fire their passions and ignite their creativity.”
Coder Academy @ https://coderacademy.edu.au/
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL NEWS - MR DERRYN LING
Basic to Advanced Robotics and Programming courses available
ADVENT
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a
Happy & Holy Christmas and a safe start to the New Year. Hopefully you can all enjoy a bit of a break over the
school holidays and come back refreshed and ready for
2019.
END OF YEAR MASS
Reminder: We warmly invite all families to attend mass on Wednesday 19th December at 9:15am; we will gather
together as a school and parish community to celebrate the end of the school year.
God Bless and Best Wishes,
Miss Monteleone.
There are no Honour Roll Winners this week
MATHLETIC CERTIFICATES
Gold
5C – Mykayla A
Silver
PI – Jacques Y 4B –Gabrielle D
5C – Eva M, Alexandra
HONOUR ROLL WINNERS
MATHS NEWS - MRS LUISA VIVARELLI & MR DERRYN LING
MATHS LEADERS
R.E. NEWS - MS DONNA MONTELEONE, R.E. LEADER
STUDENTS NOT RETURNING IN 2019
To assist with planning for 2019, if you know your child is not returning to Holy Name School next year, please email the Principal ([email protected]) as soon as
possible.
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE BURSAR
Thank you to all the families who have finalised their payment and / or advised the
office regarding fee payment. You can pay by cash, EFTPOS or credit card at the office OR pay by credit card over
the phone to Leanne. You can also use Bpay. Your prompt attention to finalising your account is appreciated.
Rosemarie Zihlmann Bursar ([email protected])
ACADEMY UNIFORM Just a reminder to our parents, if you order online (our password is – reservoir), or by
phone with your credit card, Academy will deliver the item to the school, at no cost.
2019 STUDENT STATIONERY ORDERS You can purchase your child’s stationery from Officeworks or a department store.
You can also recycle what you already have. This year, we are not using the services of any specific company, as they no longer deliver the orders to school, and will not
guarantee delivery to your house by a specific date.
**All we ask is that students have every stationery item requested by the teachers.
P&F NEWS The first meeting of the New Year will be to go through the calendar for the year to get all activities in the School calendar, so organising of events can be easier, and also to
nominate/fill the vital roles of the Committee which are:
Chairperson/s Secretary
Treasurer General Members
If you’d like to take on/nominate yourself for any of the above roles, could you please email [email protected] with your nomination by the 1st February.
ADMINISTRATION & OTHER NEWS
fficial Certificates will be delivered by the Premiers’
What we’ve been up to this last week………
"Can't believe there's only 1 week left of school, hope everyone is as excited as I am. Our cheeky Missy (elf on the shelf) has been moving around a lot at the centre, on
Monday she was sitting next to the heater, then on Tuesday she was up near the
ceiling and today she is stuck on the Xmas tree. Just to remind everyone that next Wednesday will be our last day of school and we will open at 1pm. We will have a
party to celebrate end of the year and also giving out a Honour Roll and have balloons and yummy food!
P.S Our holiday programs are now open, please go to our website if you are
interested making a booking.
Parents….if you would like your child to attend for a trial, the first session is free.
**This term, we need to wear hats and sunscreen when we are playing outside.
Reminder
To enrol your child/ren in our program, or to view fees, go to www.campaustralia.com.au and search for our school OR ring 1300 105 343.
If you need to contact me, the OSHC mobile number is 0418 576 410. I am happy to assist you with information about our before and after school program.
CAMP AUSTRALIA NEWS – MS HELEN LI - CO-ORDINATOR
Calendar of Known Dates for 2018 Reminder – some dates may need to change
(ADDED DATES FEATURED IN RED)
KNOWN DATES FOR 2018 DECEMBER
P - 2 Swim Program commences Mon 3 to Fri 14 Yr 4 Class Rep End of Year Function Thurs 13 (CANCELLED)
Gr6 Fun Day Out Fri 14 End of Year Reports Distributed Fri 14 Carols Evening Mon 17 (6pm)
School Finishes for 2018 Wed 19 (1.00pm) Gr 2 Christmas Picnic Wed 19(1.30pm)
Gr6 End of Year Disco Wed 19 (6pm to 8.15pm)
2019 KNOWN DATES JANUARY
Teachers Start Tuesday 29 All Students Yr1 to 6 commence Thursday 31
FEBRUARY Year Prep students commence Friday 1 Opening School Mass Sunday 17 (10am)
Getting to know you evening Wednesday 20 Carnival celebration Thursday 28
MARCH Gr5 & 6 Camp Wed 5 to Fri 8 March Ash Wednesday Wednesday 6
Presentation Mass for all students receiving a sacrament Saturday 23
APRIL End of Term Friday 5 MAY
School Photo Day Thurs 9 Confirmation Sun 19 (10am)
JUNE First Communion Sun 23 (10am) AUGUST
First Reconciliation Tues 13 (7pm)
SCHOOL TERM DATES FOR 2019
** Please note that the School’s In-Service Days may affect this Education Department schedule (as per our start date for Term One)
Term 1 Term 2 Thurs 31 Jan (Yr 1 – 6) to 5 April 23 April to 28 June
Term 3 Term 4
15 July to 20 September 7 October to 18 December
Children Finish
fficial Certificates will be delivered by the Premiers’
DAREBIN PLAY MAPS EVALUATION
Have you seen the Darebin Play Maps?
The creation of the Play Map has been wonderful opportunity for Darebin Council to work with your community, and hear directly from children about what is important to
them about where they like to play and what they like to do. A total of 1,568 children & 286 adults have actively participated in the development of 14 Play Maps.We are
now seeking feedback about the Play Maps from children, adults and staff.
Tell us what you think about them by completing the short
survey: http://surveys.darebin.vic.gov.au/s3/darebinplaymaps
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you again for your involvement with the Darebin Play Map Project in 2018.
If you require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact Linda
Harman on 0421 557 014 or via email [email protected].
Thank you for your assistance.
Jo Smale
Manager Families, Youth and Children
PRESTON OP SHOP | SACRED HEART MISSION
DONATE | VOLUNTEER | SHOP
Sacred Heart Mission helps people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage to
access food, shelter, care and support. Our network of op shops aims to raise funds
and awareness of this work.
We have recently opened our new Preston Op Shop at 311 High St. We are looking for
committed and fun loving volunteers to give a few hours each week. If this could be
you please call Jacob (Store Coordinator) on 0488 048 659.
Of course we will also need donations of good quality books, clothing, accessories,
bric-a-brac and household items. Donations are accepted 7 days a week, 10:30am -
6:00pm. Please visit us soon and have a shop, so many bargains to be had!
You are very welcome to come on a tour of Sacred Heart Mission to learn more
about what we do. And we invite you to come and visit us at any of our op shops,
they are open 7 days a week.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Kind Regards,
Jacob Miller
Store Coordinator
Op Shops, Preston, Sacred Heart Mission
Opening Hours: 7 Days 10:30-6:00 | Late Night Fri 10:30-9:00
311 High St Preston
VIC 3182 http://www.sacredheartissmission.org
T: +61 (03) 8658 1687 M: 0488 048 659 E: jmiller@ sacredheartmission.org
