39 Queen Street (PO Box 525) Principal: Mr Troy Baker Woolgoolga NSW 2456 Phone: 6654 1981

At St Francis Xavier we will come to love and know God through the Catholic Faith. We will work together to empower children to become successful learners.

Email: sfxpwool@lism.catholic.edu.au Web Address: http://www.woolplism.catholic.edu.au

December 1, 2017

CALENDAR

3/12 Mass SFX Church Woolgoolga 9.00am

4/12 Year 6 Camp 7.45am

5/12 Year 5 Leadership Speeches 1.00pm - 3.00pm

6/12 St Francis Xavier Feast Day Last Playgroup Stage 1 attending Parish Mass

9.00am - 11.00am 9.30am

7/12 Exuro - Year 5 attending

8/12 Assembly Year 6 return from Camp

2.30pm 3.30pm

10/12 Mass SFX Church Woolgoolga 9.00am

11/12 Christmas Concert 6.00 - 7.00pm

12/12 Whole School/Parish End of Year Mass in the Hall 9.30am

15/12 Last day of Term 4 for Students Pool Fun Day Assembly Newsletter

9.30am - 2.30pm 2.30pm

STUDENT AWARDS

Gold Honour Award Sienna Gray, Ella Gould

Silver Honour Award Matilda Rounds, Ella Grant, Soraya Mills Izard

Bronze Honour Award Grace Morton

Principal’s Award James Lin-Green, Sammuel Chivers, Chelsea Hollinshead,

Finn Toovey-Powditch, Maddison Mifsud, Keziah Friend

Semester 2 Reports

Semester 2 Reports will be sent home with students on Tuesday, 12th December. Please check with your child on

their arrival home that day. Please note, the aim of this Report is to provide a comprehensive view of your child’s

progress. The assessment is continuous and teachers use many procedures involving formal and informal testing.

Parents are requested to study their child’s report from two viewpoints - effort and achievement.

Announcing the 2018 Student Leaders

The 2018 School Leaders and Assistant Leaders will be announced at the Assembly on Friday, 8th December.

However, the presentation of their badges will take place during a special ceremony at the End of Year Mass on

Wednesday, 13th December.

Family Christmas Gathering - Monday, 11th December

Families are asked to arrive by 5.45pm and students are to go straight to their classrooms where their teachers will

be waiting. Performances in the Hall will start at 6.00pm sharp. The evening will conclude with an address from Mr

Baker at around 7.00pm.

Whole School Pool Fun Day - Friday, 15th December

To make the last day for students a fun and memorable occasion Miss Kokegei has organised a whole school pool

fun day at the Woolgoolga Pool. Miss Kokegei will send home a note with more details closer to the day. However,

the day will end by 2.00pm so students and families can return to school for the final whole school Assembly.

Week 10 Final Whole School Assembly

Everyone is invited to attend our final whole school Assembly on Friday, 15th December starting at 2.30pm.

Traditionally, at this Assembly we give the Year 6 students a very special farewell.

Introducing… Suzanne Rea!

G’day! I guess I’m going to have to get used to saying that?

I’m very excited to be coming to the community of Woolgoolga, and to teaching at St. Francis

Xavier Primary. I grew up in Vancouver, BC – the third largest city in Canada, but have spent the

last 26 years in a small town called Comox on Vancouver Island. This is where I raised my son

and daughter who are now quite independent. The Comox Valley has been an ideal location for

me because I have been able to pursue the activities I enjoy most, like biking, swimming, hiking,

boating, and skiing – though a bad knee has curtailed that last activity. I enjoy going to exercise classes and just

keeping myself relatively fit – not easy when I enjoy chocolate and cheese. Educationally, I have a Bachelor of Arts

with a double major in Anthropology and Sociology; a Diploma in French Language Studies from the University of

Grenoble, France, where I spent one year; a Bachelor of Education with a focus on the Middle Years and with a

specialization in teaching French as a second language; and finally, a Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership.

I have visited Australia on two other occasions and have thoroughly enjoyed the people and the country. I’m

looking forward to meeting you all very soon.

Troy Baker

Principal

St Francis Xavier Feast Day

This Sunday, December 3, is the Feast Day of St Francis Xavier. We will be celebrating as a school this Wednesday, December 6. As the Year 6’s will be away at camp, the Year 5 students will be stepping up and showcasing their leadership skills. The Year 5 stu-dents will be running a range of games and activities for the whole school in the after-noon block 1.40pm - 2.40pm and families are very welcome to come and join in. We will also have a rally at the end of the day 2.40pm - 3.00pm featuring music, dancing and scripture.

Who is St Francis Xavier?

St Francis Xavier is the patron saint of missionaries and one of the founders of the Jesuit order. St Francis Xavier sought religious converts throughout Asia during the 1500s. St Francis Xavier was born in 1506, in Spain. His friend, Ignatius of Loyola, encouraged St Francis Xavier to devote himself to religious service and he became one of the founders of the Jesuit order. Much of St Francis Xavier’s life was spent tending to missions in areas such as India and Japan. He was 46 when he died on China's Shangchuan Island on December 3, 1552.

St Francis Xavier passed away at a young age, but he accomplished much in his life. He was a founding member of the Jesuit order (the same order of our Pope Francis) and he baptised an estimated 30,000 people. St Francis Xavier was beatified by Pope Paul V in 1619 and canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622.

Year 5 Events for Week 9

Year 5 will have a busy schedule of events next week. Families are most welcome to come and observe their leadership opportunities.

Tuesday - Leadership Speeches 1.00pm - 2:15pm in the school Hall

Wednesday - St Francis Xavier Feast Day Celebrations (From 1.40pm throughout the school)

Thursday - Year 5 class Exuro Retreat (whole day in the Hall)

Friday - Year 5’s will lead the afternoon assembly. 2018 School Leadership positions will be announced.

Gemma Ballantine

Assistant Principal

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REMARKABLE READER OF THE WEEK!

This is our Remarkable Reader of the Week for Week 8.

Her name is Charlotte Vrouwenvelder and she is in Kindergarten.

What’s your favourite book?

My Little Pony!

What do you like about it?

I like that they’re friends and I love ponies!

If you could be any book character, who would you be and why?

Elsa, because she has ice powers!

If you could have a superpower what would it be?

Flying!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A professional horse rider.

What is the best thing about school?

Learning, especially maths, I can count really high!

What do you like to do when you are not at school?

I like to draw and play with my big sister, Georgia.

Thank you Charlotte, you are a remarkable reader!

The Books & Arts Team

Mini Vinnies needs your help!

Our Mini Vinnies members are preparing for this year’s Christmas Hamper Appeal.

Each class has been given a hamper to fill, and a list of items required to provide a local family in need with a Christmas Day meal.

We are asking the children to bring one item to contribute to the hamper.

We thank you for your generous support of the Mini Vinnies Christmas Hamper Appeal.

Kerrie Gagliardi and Helen Hunt Mini Vinnies Coordinators

Important Message from Learning Lounges 1 and 2

Overdue notices have gone out to the children this week.

Please return ALL books to the Libraries before 8 December.

If you are unable to locate the books, please contact Dianne Benefield, as often they

can be in the library or classrooms and have not been scanned back in.

Thank you for your assistance and support.

Dianne Benefield Library Coordinator

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Our Year 4 SFX Swifts who remain undefeated with two weeks of the comp to go. Go team!!

From Left: Ella Chapman, Kiarra McGowan, Bethany Fraser, Chelsea Hollinshead, Jocelyn Maybury, Lucy

Johnson and Saffron Picker.

Hannah Kokegei Leader of Sport

ALLERGY ALERT

Nuts and other food allergies

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have students in our school and some who are recently enrolled who are at risk of Anaphylaxis. They have an allergy

to peanuts and/or tree nuts. Exposure to nut products will trigger a serious reaction, and such a reaction (anaphylaxis)

could be fatal if not treated quickly and appropriately.

In order to provide as safe environment as possible for all children, we are asking for your cooperation in not sending nuts

or nut products to school at any time. This will help to reduce the risk for these children. Nut products include peanut

butter, nutella, crunchy nut biscuits, peanut muesli bars and dips.

The school, staff and parents of ‘at risk’ children are implementing strategies to help these children to be aware of their

allergies and to learn responsibility. Whilst we cannot guarantee the elimination of nut products from the school environ-

ment, your full and alert cooperation will ensure risks are minimised especially around special food events, for example,

cake stalls, parties and everyday lunch and recess.

We understand that these measures will require extra thought when packing your child’s lunch. Thank you for your co-

operation, which we understand may cause some inconvenience, however it will enable these children and their families

to feel supported and safer in their school environment.

If you require further information regarding Anaphylaxis please contact the school.

Snack Suggestions - Pre-Packaged Foods

Many Pre-Packaged foods contain nuts, however here are a few pre-packaged brands and products which we understand

do not contain nuts.

This may help you in providing snacks in your child's lunch box that meet our Anaphylaxis Policy requirements.

MOTHER EARTH: Muesli Bars

KELLOGGS: K-Time Bars

K-Time Twists

K-Time Squares

HOMEBRAND: K-Time Bars

K-Time Muffin Bars

UNCLE TOBY'S: Fruit Twists

Fruit filled bars

‘Real Fruit’ Fruit Bars

IXL: Fruit Bars

SUN VALLEY: True Fruit 100% Fruit Bars

GOLDEN BAYS: Apricot Bars

Sultanas

Pikelets / Hot Cakes

Cheese and Cracker Dips

Cheese Sticks

Fruit Puree Snack (Plastic Tub)

Fruit Snack in Jelly

Parents & Carers are asked to

check all packaging to ensure

products are in fact ‘nut-free’.

registered with midcoast family daycare Maldon Place Parking

We have received numerous complaints

from residents regarding vehicles blocking

driveways in Maldon Place.

Please be aware of where you are parking.

The safety of our children is of utmost

importance.

Police will be monitoring

the parking situation in Maldon Place.

Thank you.