A Message from the Principal

Our Vision With family, faith and friendship, we

grow share and live as authors of

our own learning.

Our Values

Excellence Compassion Trust

Courage Respect

Wednesday, 21st September 2016 —Term 3 Week 9

Pope Francis called for an observance yesterday of a

‘Day of Prayer for Peace’. Below is the prayer he

asked us to pray.

Peace Prayer to St Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Traffic Flow

Lorraine King, School Board Chair, and I have have

been working behind the scenes to find a solution to

the traffic congestion at the end of the school day. We

met with Darwin City Council in June and they have

now proposed a traffic audit be undertaken to identify

solutions for our concerns. At the School Board

Meeting next Monday, we will discuss their proposal

and make a decision on what they have presented.

Staff Professional Development Day

The below has been in the Newsletter for the last few

weeks. Please remember the school will be closed on

Friday, 30th September for staff professional

development.

Like the Green Tree Frog, I grow and change.

Like the Bush Bee,

I can work with others and on my own to be successful.

Like the Eagle, I see what I

need to do to achieve my

goal and take responsibility.

Like the Crocodile,

I can overcome challenges and keep

going when things get

tough.

Like the Dolphin, I am free to

develop my own ideas and take

risks.

Like the Green Ant, I use what I know and

what others know to

build meaning.

Like the Tata Lizard I can become a learning detective, searching

for answers or clues to my own or

others questions.

Learning Power Project

A Message from the Principal ...

This includes After School Care and Rainbows.

Every year, we have a staff professional development day on

Catholic Identity. This year, all our staff from the school,

Rainbows and After School Care will come together for this day.

It will be on the last day of the school term, Friday 30th

September. On this day, the school will be closed. No childcare

or After School Care will be available. We will return to normal

hours on the Monday for Rainbows and Vacation Care.

We will also be getting asbestos removed in our Junior toilets

over the holidays as part of the completion of the toilet

upgrades. This will occur on the Friday—Pupil Free Day.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Evening

Make sure your keep next Thursday, 29th September free for

our Rock ‘n’ Roll evening. Should be a fun evening for all the

family. See the flyer attached in the Newsletter for more

information.

Students Representing the NT

Congratulations to Jaime Schubert who will be representing the

NT at the national squash titles this week and next. Also, we

wish Tannwyn Lewis all the best as she heads to Perth next

week as part of the U/13 Girls NT team. Good luck to both of

them!

Raffle

Thank you to the school community for supporting Jaime at

such late notice with her raffle yesterday. Jamie was able to

raise $103.00 for her trip to Sydney.

God Bless

Shane Donohue

How to be Merciful…

Take advantage of sales to buy small toothpastes,

soaps, shampoos, socks and feminine products/

toiletries; donate them to parish outreaches or

make gift bags and have them ready to hand out

where needed.

http://aleteia.org/2015/12/07/54-ways-to-be-merciful

22/09

Year 3/4 Excursion

Casuarina Coastal

Reserve 9:00am

29/09

Rock ‘n’ Roll Evening

6:00—8:00 pm

30/09

Staff Professional

Development Day

(Pupil Free Day)

10/10 Term 4 commences

Students resume

DATES TO REMEMBER

Religious Education

HOLY FAMILY PARISH Calytrix Road, Karama

Ph: (08) 8927 5454

Mass Times:

Saturday Mass

8.30am and 6.30pm (Vigil)

Sunday Mass

9.00am, 10.30am and 5.30pm

1st Sunday of the month 10.30am

African Mass in English

2nd Sunday of the month 10.30am

Spanish Mass

3rd Sunday of the month 10.30am

Portuguese Mass

4th Sunday of the month 10.30am

Tetum Mass

Religious Education

Therese Kozak 30 Years of Service

Thank you to all the people who attended and

contributed to Therese’s mass to celebrate her 30

Years of Service at Holy Family Catholic Primary

School.

AROUND THE SCHOOL...

Learning Social Values

Children’s ability to understand others and take their needs and views into account develops over time. Young children are naturally self-focussed. They often play beside, rather than with, other children and tend to think that everyone sees things the same way that they do. In early primary school children learn that others may see things differently from them. Then, as their thinking skills develop, children are more able to understand another person’s point of view and, finally, to appreciate multiple ways of looking at the same event or situation. Teaching children how to put themselves in someone else’s shoes helps them to relate better to others and manage conflict more effectively. It promotes caring, respect and fairness. Research shows that children who have learned to value others are more likely to include and appreciate children who are different from them or who are viewed negatively by others.

Tee-Ball Cluster Participants

Parents & Friends Committee

AROUND THE SCHOOL...

Student Awards Congratulations to the following

students who received an award at

Assembly last week. Rm 15—TR/1 Benvie Salas

Teleah Walker

Rm 14—TR/1 Adam Grace

Jasmine Grant

Lilli Jean Whistler

Rm 13—1/2 Arianna Parmenter

Leigh McCormack

Jamika Randall-Reid

John Vincent Palma

Rm 12—2/3 Ashleigh Lewfatt

Dyzel Lambino

Luke Ferguson

Phoebe Turnbull

Rm 11—3/4 Elijah Millard

Mirander Sanders

Rm 09—3/4 Jorja Murray-Govan

Maddy Walters

Rm 06-5/6 Ebony Bayliss

Sophia Plews

Rm 07-5/6 Dylan Mende

Rien Abanes

Shaeneille Tomlins

This week we wish the following students a

Happy Birthday

Teleah Walker 17 September

Claudia Bowie 17 September

Joshua Heath 17 September

Faith Ocampo 20 September

Sarah Sedman 23 September

Jayden Orian 23 September

Birthdays from Last Week

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