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May 31st, 2019
Email: [email protected] Phone: 8325 4500
Website: antonio.catholic.edu.au
ANTONIO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Volume 44 Issue 9
NEWSLETTER
Reception Starr and Reception / Year 1 Little celebrating
Reconciliation Week 2019
We show respect. We share this land.
We walk together, Hand in hand.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope this newsletter finds you warm during this wet and windy week. This weather can sometimes provide challenges for
our busy lives but it also provides opportunities too, such as sharing warm food, watching a movie together or playing a board
game that hasn’t been touched for months or years.
At Antonio the children learn so much about themselves and their world with the changing seasons in our environment. On
our recent Saturday morning Principal Tour we experienced a great downpour of rain in such a short space of time which
resulted in a large pond being created on the pavers by the early years verandah. Two young children who had enjoyed seeing
the inside learning spaces at Antonio, proceeded to enjoy this moment by running and jumping through the pond. The look of
delight and pleasure on their faces was memorable. They enjoyed seeing what the water did as it splashed and rippled away
from them in all directions. This was an opportunity that they didn’t want to miss.
We all love to explore the world around us and our relationships with it no matter what age we are. We recognise that our
children come to school as capable learners who have developed strategies for learning about their world. Our role in
partnership with you is to support your children to continue to learn and develop their capabilities for learning that is life-long
so they can lead, create, innovate, communicate and engage with increasing understanding and wisdom.
Nature Play Development Progress
We are continuing to progress this project as quickly as we can so that we can establish wonderful outside learning spaces that
complement and enrich the inside spaces we are continuing to improve at Antonio. As mentioned previously in the
newsletter, we have been required to complete our master planning for the entire site before we can develop this nature play
space. This process is continuing with the Catholic Education Office with the brief completed and the process for working with
school representatives and an architect to begin soon. I am looking forward to providing further updates soon.
Mary Help of Christians Day
Last Friday was a wonderful celebration for our community and parish. It provided a wonderful opportunity for us to reflect on
Mary and her relationship with God as well as our relationship with God and our faith community here. The children were
engaged in so many creative ways through art, prayer, gardening, technology and music. Thank you to Lillian who co-
ordinated the day and to her support crew which included staff, students and volunteers. These days don’t just happen
without the efforts of many. Lillian Van Brussel will be providing further information about the day in her newsletter
contribution.
Some of our children shared these thoughts about Mary Help of Christians Day…
Niall – “I liked when we made the bracelets and the cross.”
Dexter – “I enjoyed making the cross. I painted it all of the colours which were white, brownish red, yellow and black.”
Ben – “I enjoyed singing the song about Mary Help of Christians. I enjoyed learning that new song.”
Ila – “I liked doing gardening because it is fun. I planted one of the weird looking seeds in a plastic pot.”
Sophia – “I enjoyed the beads. I had yellow, red, white and black beads. They are now on the shelf in my lounge room so
everyone can see it.”
Fabian – “I liked the beads activity. My beads are in my room at home. I also liked the art activity.”
Jordan – “I enjoyed making the cross because I liked painting it. The cross reminds me of God. I have a cross at home that is
decorated with swirlies.”
Locking of Gates
We are locking the front and back gates each morning at 9.00am and unlocking them in the afternoons at 2.45pm. This helps
us provide a safe and secure site for children, staff and volunteers to move and learn freely within. If you are staying at school
as a volunteer in the mornings I recommend that you park and enter or exit through the front entrance to the school to avoid
walking around the block during the wet and cooler days. You might prefer that if you are counting your steps though.
Uniforms
With winter upon us it is important the children are warm and dry. Thank you for supporting your children to wear the
designated uniform each day. By having a consistent uniform across the school, our children’s qualities, achievements and
personalities take centre stage rather than their clothes. If it is a wet day your children are welcome to wear a rain jacket that
is navy blue (available at Lowes for $20) over their jumper and rugby top. Rain jackets are a better option to parkers as they
can be folded and kept in bags when they are dry and take up far less space.
Parking
When parking in the surrounding streets, please respect and consider our neighbours by leaving their drive ways clear for them
to exit and enter their homes safely. We value the relationships with our neighbours and I thank you in anticipation of your
support in helping before and after school to be a safe time for everyone.
Outstanding Antonio Assemblies
I encourage you to keep an eye out on SeeSaw or in the newsletter for further information about upcoming assemblies. These
are a wonderful showcase of the great learning that is taking place across the community at all ages. It is always wonderful to
see the children sharing their learning so enthusiastically and our students in the audience appreciating the great efforts and
achievements. We have a great deal to celebrate each and every day and at our assemblies.
Anthony Garton
Principal
APRIM NEWS
Mary Help of Christians Feast Day 2019
Mary Help of Christians is the patron saint of Australia and also the name of
our parish. We celebrate her day, the 24th May as our Feast Day. It was
fabulous to see our students enjoying this day at school last Friday. Their
voices jubilantly filled the church as they engaged in the music and sang their
hearts out. We were approached by parishioners and priests who felt very
blessed and enlivened as they celebrated this special day alongside the
Antonio School Community.
It didn’t end there. Back at school we had a fun but fruitful day as we made
connections with our Aboriginal brothers and sisters and their mothers as well
as the Kaurna land on which our school sits and how to look after it.
We talked about how Mary suffered as her son Jesus was vilified and
marginalised as he went about His ministry teaching people to love one
another. Mary suffered ultimately when her Son was put to death on the
cross. Our Aboriginal mothers have suffered as they watch their children
vilified and marginalised and when historically they were taken away (The
Stolen Generation) from their families in some cases never to be seen again.
We talked about forgiveness, saying sorry and looking after our school
environment that the Kaurna people have cared for over xdx1000’s of years!
We are extremely grateful for the parents and friends of our community that
came along to support the activities which would not have happened as
successfully without them. We are also extremely grateful to the Antonio
staff that organised and coordinated activities.
Most of all we are grateful that we were blessed to come together on this
special day to have fun and celebrate Mary Help of Christians Day.
Dates to remember:
Year 3-6 Mass Friday 7th June
Community breakfast and Grandparents/Special Friends Day 14th June
Swap socks for hot chocolate 21st June
Please don’t forget to support Mini Vinnie’s as they put Faith into Action and work to support
the Hutt Street Centre.
You can bring these items to school any time before June
TERM 2 CALENDAR
Antonio Catholic School Term Two Calendar
Week Six CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK Tuesday 4th June
Simultaneous Silence Day
Sacrament session - Parish hall – 6-7.30pm Thursday 6th June
Early Explorers in Green Doors Friday 7th June
Year 3-6 Mass – 9.15am MHC Church
Week Seven Sunday 9th June
Pentecost Sunday – Mini Vinnies commissioning mass and cake stall 9.15am
Monday 10th June
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Tuesday 11th June
Athletic (Yr3-6) Thursday 13th June
Early Explorers in Green Doors Friday 14th June
Community Breakfast
Grandparents Day
Year 5/6 assembly
Parents Friends and Community Meeting 10.15am
Week Eight Tuesday 18th June
Parish Sacrament session - Parish hall – 6-7.30pm
Mini Vinnies Hutt Street Excursion Thursday 20th June
Early Explorers in Green Doors Friday 21st June
Year R-2 Mass – 9.15am MHC Church
Mini Vinnies Winter Sleep out and Hot Chocolate Day
Week Nine Sunday 23rd June
Parish Corpus Christi Procession and celebration Thursday 27th June
Italian/Music/Art Assembly
Early Explorers in Green Doors
Week Ten Thursday 4th July
Whole School Closure– Staff Professional Development Friday 5th July OSHC will be available both
Whole School Closure (OSHC) – Staff Professional Development
PARENTS, FRIENDS & COMMUNITY BBQ: Weekly BBQ lunch orders need to be placed on Wednesday for collection in the classroom / office box. No late orders can be accepted. Student Banking: Thursday Student Banking Day. Students can open a savings account with the Commonwealth Bank and send their money with their bank book every Thursday via the Office/Classroom container. We are unable to interrupt classes, therefore students need to either place their bank books into the classroom/office contained or leave them in the office on banking day
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS Yesterday your child would have brought home a letter regarding the opportunity to look through an Entertainment Book So you can see what is in an Entertainment Membership, we will be sending a book home with your child on June 6th 2019. If you do not need a book sent home from Antonio Catholic School, please return the form to the office by June 3rd 2019 This is a fundraiser for Antonio Catholic School plus helping to save you money with the 2-for-2 offers that are available.
This month our school community will be participating in Woolworths Earn and Learn for School and Early Learning Centres. There will be containers for stickers at: Antonio Catholic School office, Morphett Vale and Hackham Woolworths stores.
With the weather changing and becoming colder.
It might be time to consider purchasing
your coffee supplies from the school.
All you need to do is
to complete an
order form with payment
return it the school office
and the coffee beans or pods
will be sent to the school office for collection
How nice to make up a mug of tasty coffee
and curl up with a good book or movie!!
MUSIC
AMAZE YOURSELF! LEARN TO PLAY AN
INSTRUMENT!
Learning Through Music provides fun
and educational instrumental music lessons which
are during school hours at the school, once a week.
Instruments offered: Piano / Keyboard, Drums
and Guitar, Instrument hire is also available.
To join in 2019 complete an enrolment form which
is available from the school office and return
to Learning Through Music via post or email.
Phone the office on 0401 398 120 or
[email protected] for more information.
COMMUNITY NEWS
If you would like more information regarding this position, please see school office staff.