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Newsletter April 27, 2016 Term 2 – Week 3

Faith Hope Integrity Service Inclusion Collaboration Responsibility

Lest we forget

It was moving to

see so many

members of our

school community

turn out for this

year’s ANZAC Day

commemoration.

A special mention

and thank you to

Bev Baxter for

coordinating our

participation in the

March and wreath

laying ceremony.

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY – Thursday, May 5th is a scheduled PUPIL FREE DAY for OLSEL (Staff PD)

Dear Families.

I am finally back at St. Aloysius following my family holiday to New Zealand. My wife and I had a lovely time enjoying the hospitality, the food and numerous attractions New Zealand has to offer. I would like to thank and congratulate all our staff for continuing the wonderful work we do at St Aloysius working “a man down”. A special thanks to Donna who was Acting Principal in my absence and did such a sterling job! A reminder that next Thursday, 5th May is a School Closure Day, a pupil free day for St Aloysius as our entire staff will attend the next day of our OLSEL training in Ballarat. This is the 3rd day of a 4 day program and the learning from the first 2 days has really improved our effectiveness in teaching Literacy right across our school. So we look forward to Day 3 with great anticipation. The final day of our OLSEL training in Ballarat will be on Thursday, 4 August 2016. We have our World-of-Maths session for families this evening starting at 6.00pm Families are welcome to attend any time from 6.00 – 8.00pm and have some fun with the children while learning about the exciting work we do with Mathematics teaching and learning at St Aloysius. Our thoughts and prayers are for our PE teacher Sue Purves who is having a hip replacement this week. Sue is planning to be back at work before the end of term so let us keep her in our prayers. Thanks to Bev Baxter who organised our school presence at the ANZAC Day commemoration services in Ballarat on Monday. Well done Bev and thanks also to the children and families who attended the service and paid tribute to the brave people who gave their lives in fighting for many of the freedoms we enjoy today.

We appreciate parents being so proud of our children at the ANZAC service but we need to be careful that we only include photos of our own children if we are uploading them to Facebook. Our Walk-a-thon will be held tomorrow, Thursday, 28 April. Departing school at 12:45pm we will walk to the new adventure playground in Victoria Parl. Families are most welcome to join us for the walk or to meet us at the playground. Our annual Walk-a-thon is a major P&F run fundraiser for our school, let us hope we can raise some valuable funds for our school through the children’s efforts and support from our families and friends. Families of children celebrating their First Eucharist later this year have an information meeting this Thursday 28 April at either 10.00am or 7.00pm. It would be great to see all these families attending one of these meetings. Mother’s Day - We will be holding our traditional Mother’s Day liturgy at 9:30am on Friday, May 6th. All mothers, grandmothers and special women in our children’s lives are warmly invited to this event. After the liturgy, all of these women will be invited back to their children’s Family groups to participate in an activity and at 11:00am we will share morning tea together with the children. All mums are welcome to join their children outside to play. The Mother’s Day events will finish at approximately 11.30am.

Our Foundation and Year 5 /6 children start their swimming program next week and we would hope to see the children enjoying the program and improving some of their swimming skills. The Interschool sports for our Senior school children will commence this week. There will not be any Grade 3/4 Interschool sports sessions this year due to circumstances beyond our control.

Have a great week everyone, Joe Caruana Principal

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY – Thursday, May 5th is a scheduled PUPIL FREE DAY for OLSEL (Staff PD)

JUNIOR NEWS

Hello and welcome to week 3. Lots of walking this week! On Thursday we have our Walk-a-thon day and on Friday we are walking to the post-office to post a special letter. If all permission slips could be returned to school before these days, that would be great. In our morning literacy blocks we have been listening to the song 'Ants in the apple', this a great song which sings the alphabet and each letters sounds. The children enjoy singing along, if you wish to listen at home this is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byZVlYaRoV8 The children had a fantastic time exploring the World of Maths roadshow today and we are extremely excited to share this with our families this evening. We hope you have a fantastic week, the Foundation team. Hello everyone and welcome to Week 3. The Ballarat weather is just glorious at the moment. Tomorrow is our School Walkathon. We are leaving the school at 12.45pm to begin our walk to Victoria Park. All children need the following; 1. Sports Uniform (Family Group T-shirt top, if you have one) 2. Water bottle 3. Runners 4. Permission Note

A reminder to all parents that our Learning Journals are due back NOW. Please bring them back to your class teacher. SCHOOL CLOSURE – Thursday, May 5th - The school closure for our ongoing OLSEL training will be Thursday May 5th. Please make suitable arrangements for your child/children. For this day, thank you. Mother’s Day Liturgy - On Friday, May 6th we have our traditional Mother's Day Liturgy. This will commence at 9.30am in the St. Aloysius Church. The children will be presenting a tribute to their mothers during this time. After the Mass, we will have a shared Morning Tea together as a school. A reminder also about purchasing raffle tickets for this day. There are some great prizes to be won. Be early to get a seat for the Liturgy. Physical Education - classes are held on Wednesdays and this is the only day to wear sport's uniform. School Uniform – another reminder for school uniform for the boys; Long Blue Pants from the uniform shop, (we also run a second-hand shop at school) – Tracksuit pants are NOT Winter Uniform. Blue Socks and Black School Shoes. Thank you. PERMISSION NOTES – All children need to return a signed permission note for all excursions, if you require a spare permission form please enquire at the office or your child’s teacher. Have a great week everyone. Bev, Savior and Shay

MIDDLE NEWS

Welcome to week 3, after a reflective ANZAC weekend. This week, the children are continuing with their preparation NAPLAN and if they would like to follow through with some of this they can access Study ladder for NAPLAN activities at home on their computers. The 3/4 Unit is currently learning about the cultures of our neighbouring countries. In Religious Education we are focusing on the stories of creation and psalms that praise God for creation. In maths we have begun to learn about division and multiplication. This Wednesday we are very excited about Our Maths World Day and would be delighted to see as many parents attending the night session anytime between 6:00pm and 8:00 pm, this evening. This week is another busy one as we have the Walk-a-thon on Thursday. In preparation the children have been running laps in the morning to improve their personal fitness levels. Some other reminders are that we are still waiting on some of our Learning Journals to be returned, please. A reminder also that children need to bring library bags so they are able to borrow from the Library. If children bring slippers to school to wear in class on the wet (muddy) days, please ensure that they are a practical style suitable for the classroom. Jo, Anne and Kelvin.

SENIOR NEWS

Welcome to week 3 in the Senior unit. We would like to say a big thank you to all the families who joined us for the 5/6MB liturgy. It was also great to see so many families join us for our ANZAC Day prayer on Friday. Throughout the day the senior students engaged in a range of activities with an ANZAC Day focus. The students watched news segments relating to ANZAC Day, investigated maps of Gallipoli, created an iMovie and also made traditional ANZAC biscuits. A big THANK YOU to the mums who were able to help out with the cooking. Your help is greatly appreciated.

In preparation for an upcoming art lesson we are in need of clean soup or spaghetti tins that are free of any sharp edges. Any spare tins can be passed onto Ms Byron please. Tomorrow, we are all eagerly looking forwards to our Walk-a-thon, and walking in our family groups to visit the new playground at Victoria Park. Families are welcome to join us this Friday's for the 5/6PW liturgy at our whole school prayer. Have a great week! Katherine, Tamara, Claire and June

CAN you help! The seniors students are on the lookout for donations of clean empty tin cans; soup, baked beans or spaghetti tins for their upcoming craft project. They are hoping for 50 tins that are free of any sharp edges, so if you have a few spare tins at home please drop them into school.

What’s happening at St. Al’s

Please join us for this very special celebration Mother’s Day Liturgy

Friday, May 6th

St. Aloysius Church, commencing at 9:30 am

We look forward to including all our families and their children in this treasured tradition

of our Mother's Day liturgy.

To celebrate all the ‘Mums’ of St. Aloysius we would like to screen a slideshow in the school foyer of our children with their Mum (or other ‘special woman’ in their lives) as part of our Mother’s Day celebration.

We invite each family to submit a favourite photo of their child or children pictured with their Mum (or special person) for inclusion in the slide show.

This is a celebration of our special bonds, a memory that brings joy and a smile, so please don’t feel it needs to be a professional photo.

Photos for inclusion in the slideshow need to be submitted by no later than Friday, April 29th.

Photos can be emailed to aloysius@saredan.catholic.edu.au

Or if you would like us to take a photo, please see your child’s teacher.

We look forward to including all our families and their children in this treasured tradition

of our Mother's Day liturgy.

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

An invitation to celebrate

Mothers’ Day

An invitation - to all our mums, nans, aunties – ‘the women’ of our

school community, to enjoy a relaxing social get together.

Enjoy a meal or just call in for a drink. We’d love to see you there!

Friday, May 13th - 7pm

Upstairs at the Freight Bar, 49 Mair Street, Ballarat.

This is a lovely opportunity for our Foundation mums to get to know

other members of our school community a little better… and no

doubt we’ll share a few laughs.

Please R.S.V.P Michelle Bennetts on 0488 631 039

or Emma Donald on 0409 560 309 by May 11th.

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Friday May 13th

All mothers, grandmothers, aunties and special women in our children’s

lives are warmly invited to this event. After the liturgy, all of these

women will be invited back to join with their children’s Family groups to

participate in an activity. At 11:00am we will share morning tea together

and our special guests are invited to join their children outside to play.

The Mother’s Day events will finish at approximately 11.30am.

Tuckshop - Tuckshop is open for lunch orders this Friday. Save the date - Friday, July 22nd Comedy Night, Book the babysitter. Save the date - Sunday, Sept 11th Regent Movie Fundraiser ‘Kids Movie - family social event’. Mother’s Day Stall - on Friday, May 8th the children will have the opportunity to purchase a gift for their

‘special someone’ from the gift stall. A selection of gifts will be available for $5. and the children will have the opportunity to shop in their Family Groups.

Mother’s Day Stall Gift Wrapping – If anyone would like to assist with wrapping gifts for the stall please call into the Boardroom on Tuesday, May 3rd at 9:00am – just after school drop off.

P & F meeting - Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 7:30pm in the boardroom.

Second-hand Uniform Shop - our second hand uniform shop has a good selection of reasonably priced uniform items on offer. If you are in need of a particular item, or would just like to have a browse please message Bron Kennon on a Thursday during school hours on - 0409 162 353 or enquire at the school office. If you would like to place a uniform item for sale, please place clean items in a bag, clearly labelled with; your name, an item/items description, the sale price and your contact details - on an envelope attached to the bag. All items for sale can be left at the school office. We also accept donations of clean outgrown uniform items.

Upcoming Meeting Dates for the Parents and Friends 2016 Tues May 17, Tues June 21, Tues Jul 19, Tues Aug. 16, Tues Sept. 19, Tues Oct. 18 & Tues. Nov. 15.

Have a lovely week!

Have a wonderful Week!

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

Walk-a-thon, tomorrow is our annual school Walk-a-thon and we are all looking forward to a great day. Sponsorship forms for the Walk-a-thon were sent home to families a fortnight ago, if you have misplaced your form or would like another form please call into the office. As this is a major fundraiser for our school we would love to see our families supporting this event by sponsoring the children. All families that raise money go into the draw for a voucher…there could also be a surprise for the family that raises the most!

Parents & Friends News .

St. Aloysius School Pastoral Care services…

Parents, if you would like your child to see me, please enquire at the school office for a consent and referral form. Once you have filled out the form I will call you to discuss any issues raised in the form before I see your child. It is important that your child is informed about the request to see me, so please discuss it with them.

I am also available to see parents to discuss parenting and other family issues. Parents can request to see me before, after or during school. Please feel free to call me with any questions.

Amy Powell. Pastoral Care Worker, Centacare - Phone: 0409 136 080

My name is Amy Powell and I am the Pastoral Care Worker at St. Aloysius school. I am a mum of three boys and have a Bachelor of Psychology. I have worked at many schools over the last 10 years providing support to families, students and schools. This is my second year working at St. Aloysius and I am available every Thursday during school Terms. I am able to see students at school one-on-one, with their parents, in small groups or whole classroom groups. I also provide feedback and encourage participation with parents. Some of the reasons that I see students are to support them through:

- General worries or anxiety - Family separations - Learning to be in charge of anger

- Loss and grief

- Improving friendship skills -

First Communion (First Eucharist) (Year 4 children or older who have been Confirmed and celebrated Reconciliation)

Parent Meeting, Thursday, 28th April at 10am or 7pm in Ryan Hall Celebration dates – 28th & 29th May and 4th & 5th June

Confirmation – (Baptised Catholic and in Year 3 or older) Parent Meeting – 21st July 10pm or 7pm Celebration dates –20th, 21st, 27th & 28th August

Thursday – Parish Mass Times for Term 2 Each Thursday Mass will be attended by a different class, please refer to the following schedule to see when your child’s class will be attending Mass. Families are invited to share this occasion with the children.

Thursday 28th April - No Mass Thursday 5th May - Mass 1/2K & 1/2 H

Thursday 12th May – 1/2B Thursday 19th May – Mass 3/4E & 3/4T

St Aloysius Parish News

NEWS from the Library… Have you noticed the Library is becoming more and more colourful each week with new shelves, cushions, posters and displays? So, make sure you come in and have a browse for a favourite book to enjoy.

As the weather gets cooler, it's a great time to curl up with a book! Have a look at a new Goosebumps, Dr Suess, Trickstar and some of the beautiful picture story books … for a change.

There's also the Little Lunch series from ABC2, Disney The Never Girls and Star Fighters if you're looking for books from your favourite TV series. Please remember to bring your Library Bag with you on your Library day. You can also come in and borrow after school on Tuesday or Wednesday as well.

Happy reading! Colleen

In November last year Pope Francis called for the Catholic Church around the world to celebrate a Year of Mercy.

Pope Francis’ message to the young people of the word.

The Church is celebrating the Holy Year of Mercy, a time of grace, peace, conversion and joy. It is meant for everyone: people of every age, from far and near. There are no walls or distances which can prevent the Father’s mercy from reaching and embracing us. The Holy Door is now open in Rome and in all the dioceses of the world.

This grace-filled moment also concerns you, dear young people. I encourage you to take an active part in this celebration and to realize that each of you is a child of God.

We pray, Mary, the mother of Mercy. May her merciful gaze be upon us throughout this Holy Year, so that all of us may rediscover the joy of God’s tenderness.

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

We would like to welcome you to our first netball report for this season. It is wonderful to see so many Year 3/4 children eager to represent our school through the sport of netball. The following children are a part of our Year 3/4 team this season: Lilli, Maddie, Imogen, Alana, Abbey, Ella, Freyja, Zoey, Scarlett, Phoebe, Molly and Bridgette. We would like to thank Louise, Aileen and Nicole who have offered to coach our team this season. Congratulations to our team who had a convincing win against their opponent this week. Katherine.

SPORTS REPORT – NETBALL NEWS

St Aloysius Parish School - Term 2 Planner, 2016

TERM 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun

Week 1 11-17 April

11 Camp - Seniors

12 Camp - Seniors

13 Camp - Seniors

14

Whole school 15 Prayer Liturgy 3/4P

16/17

Week 2 9-15 April

18 Assembly 2:45pm

19

P&F meeting

20 ‘Pyjama Day’

Wear your PJs day Gold coin donation

Mass F/LW & G 21 Community Walk Year 1 and 2

Whole school 22 prayer liturgy 5/6MB Post Office walk – Foundation Interschool sports Seniors

23/24

Week 3 25 Apr- 1 May

ANZAC DAY 25 Public Holiday

ANZAC Day March & Wreath Laying

Ceremony

26

27 World of Maths Family Evening

No Mass 28 Walk-a-Thon First Communion Parent meetings 10am & 7pm

Whole school 29 prayer liturgy 5/6PW Interschool sports Seniors

30/4 01/5

Week 4 2-8

May

2 Swimming Year 5/6 & Foundation. Assembly 2:45pm

3 Swimming Year 5/6 & Foundation. SAC meeting

4 Swimming Year 5/6 & Foundation.

5

SCHOOL CLOSURE

PUPIL FREE DAY for all staff to participate in

OLSEL PD

Mother’s Day 6

Liturgy – 9:30am St. Aloysius Church Mother’s Day stall Swimming Year 5/6 & Foundation. Interschool sports Seniors

7/8

Week 5 9-15 May

9 Swimming Yr. 3/4

Assembly 2:45pm

10 Swimming Yr. 3/4

NAPLAN Yrs. 3 & 5

11 Swimming Yr. 3/4

NAPLAN Yrs. 3 & 5

Mass 1/2 B 12 Swimming Yr. 3/4

NAPLAN Yrs. 3 & 5

Whole school 13 prayer liturgy 3/4T Swimming Yr. 3/4 African Drumming visit Interschool sports Seniors

14/15

Week 6 16-22 May

16 Swimming Yr. 1/2

Assembly 2:45pm

17 Swimming Yr.1/2 P&F meeting

18 Swimming Yr. 1/2

Mass 3/4E & T 19 Swimming Yr. 1/2

Whole school 20 prayer liturgy 1/2H Swimming Yr. 1/2 Interschool sports Seniors

21/22

Week 7 23-29 May

23 Assembly 2:45pm

24 25 26 Princess & Punk Dress up Day for Stella May

Whole school 27 prayer liturgy 1/2K Interschool sports Seniors

28/29

Week 8 30 May 5 June

30 Assembly 2:45pm

31

1

Mass 3/4P 2

Whole school 3 prayer liturgy 1/2B

Interschool sports Seniors

4/5

Week 9 6-12 June

6 Assembly 2:45pm

7 SAC meeting

8

Mass 5/6PW 9

Whole school 10 prayer liturgy Foundation F-/LW Interschool sports Seniors

11/12

Week 10

13-19 June

13 QUEENS BIRTHDAY

Public Holiday

14

15

Mass 5/6MB 16

Whole school 17 prayer liturgy Foundation F+/G

18/19

Week 11

20-26 June

20 Assembly 2:45pm

21 St Aloysius Feast Day

22

23

24 Last Day of Term 2

Last update 27/04/16 Please check the calendar each week for updates – Thank you.

Exploring our World of Maths…

Pinarc Parent Information Sessions and Support Groups

Centrelink Information for families of children with disabilities Presented by James Everard of Centrelink Ballarat. Monday 18th of April, 6.45pm - 8.30pm Pinarc Disability Support, 1828 Sturt St Alfredton A DVD for children will be showing in another room with supervision by Pinarc Recreation staff for families unable to find childcare for that evening. Please confirm numbers at time of registration.

Register at Pinarc Reception: Ph: 5329 1300 Email: Admin@pinarc.org.au

Pinarc Free NDIS Pre-Planning Information Sessions. Learn about the steps you need to take

Receive Handbooks to guide you through the process

Speak directly to a Pinarc Planner who can answer your questions.

Ballarat - 1828 Sturt Street Alfredton Other locations Wednesday 27th April, 7.30-8.30pm. Bacchus Marsh, Thursday 21st April 10.00am Tuesday 10th of May, 9.30am. Daylesford, Thursday 28th April, 10.00am Bannockburn, Monday 2nd May, 7.00pm Bannockburn, Tuesday 3rd May, 10.00am Creswick, Thursday 5 May, 10.00a.m. Ararat, Tuesday 10th May, 11.00am Phone Pinarc on 5329 1300 to book your place.

Individual Pre-Planning Sessions. Meet with a qualified and experienced Pinarc planner

Identify the supports you are receiving now and any additional support you need.

Prepare your participant or carer statement

Learn about the language the NDIS uses

Book a time to suit you. Phone Pinarc Central Intake: 53291398

Ballarat MyTime group This group is for parents and carers of young children with disabilities or chronic illness. MyTime sessions provide opportunities to connect with others whilst an experienced Play Helper provides activities for children who attend. My Time runs at Pinarc, 1828 Sturt St, 10am - 12pm on alternate Wednesdays during school terms. April topics: 13 April - Bedtime and sleep issues

27 April - NDIS update

Ballarat Autism Parent Connection

This social group meets at The Robin Hood Hotel, 33 Peel St Nth, Ballarat on the second or third Monday of the month,

10am – 12pm. The next meeting will be Monday 16th May at 10am. New members always welcome.

ADHD/ADD/ODD Parent Connection This social group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month. The next meeting for this group will be Tuesday April 26th, 10am at Ballarat Yacht Club. New members more than welcome.

Blokes Brigade This is a group for fathers of children with disabilities. New members welcome. Contact: Matthew Smith Ph: 0497 587 285, blokesbrigade@hotmail.com

Down Syndrome Parent Support Group The Ballarat Down Syndrome Support Group meet regularly for a meal or a coffee. Contact Wendy on charingal.park@bigpond.com for more information.

Look who is in the news…

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS

COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS