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Dear Parents, Guardians and Students, Reflection
What Makes A Dad by Anonymous
God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight, The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed, The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need, Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad Happy Father’s Day - See you on Friday
We wish all the dads, grandpas, nonnos and those very special men in our lives who are like dads to us, a very, very Happy Father’s Day on Sunday. We hope as many of you as possible join us on Friday morning and enjoy some time in the class room and at Bernie’s Café. SWOT Survey
We are asking families to participate in a marketing survey regarding our school’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. There are only three questions and it should only take a few minutes, so please participate, as we value your feedback. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VB8JF6K Learning Conversations
Learning Conversations will be held on Tuesday 12th September between 3:30pm—6:00pm and are compulsory for all families. Learning Conversations are a critical part of our reporting to parents, as well as an opportunity for the students to play an important role, by participating in their own learning conversation. The system will open for bookings at 9:00am on Friday 1st September. A booking instruction sheet is included in this newsletter. The booking code is: z2d5d
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SCHOOL
Principal: Joanne Doherty
St Bernard’s Primary School
36 Patterson Street
East Coburg Vic 3058
Email:
schooladmin@stbernardscoburg.
catholic.edu.au
Website:
www.stbernardscoburg.catholic. edu.au
Phone: 9384 8500
Fax: 9383 1721
OSHC
Director: Carmel Carpinteri
40 Patterson Street
East Coburg Vic 3058
Phone: 9386 8498
Email:
PARISH
Parish Priest: Fr Leo De Marzi
St Bernard’s Parish
60 Sheffield Street
East Coburg Vic 3058
Phone: 9386 1214
Fax: 9386 1495
Masses
Weekdays
Mon – Fri 9:30am
Weekends
Saturday 8:30am
7:00pm (English)
Sunday 9:00am (Italian)
10:30am (English)
August 30th Coburg District Athletics Carnival
September 1st Father’s Day Celebration 3rd Father’s Day 8th Assembly (Admin)
10th 10:30am First Eucharist 10th 2:20pm First Eucharist 12th 3:30pm Learning Conversations (compulsory) -6:00pm 15th 9:00am Coffee/Chat Bernie’s Cafe 22nd 1:00pm End of term three
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Community Code of Conduct/WWCC We have sent notes to all those who are yet to sign the Code of Conduct forms and ask that parents who help or work in the school, sign and return these by Friday 8th September. We ask that all parents who volunteer in any way also obtain a Working With Children Check. Insight Survey As part of our School Improvement Cycle each year, sixty parents are randomly selected to complete a survey. This provides information that we use to support school improvement and we encourage all those who receive the survey to complete it, either online or the hard copy provided. Facebook Remember to like us and encourage your friends to do the same! Thank you to those who have already liked and or followed our Facebook page. The purpose of our Facebook page is to share information about our school with the local community, advertise events and information about our school and to share useful resources, clips, videos, articles and websites that help engage and empower parents in learning success. Circus Program We will be holding a Big Top event at 7:00pm on Friday 27th October at the Coburg Town Hall and we would like a team of helpers to assist us in organising the event. This involves helping with ticketing and seating arrangements for the night. Please contact me via the school office if you are able to help. Extra-Curricular Activities Over the past weeks we have been reviewing the variety of extracurricular activities offered at our school. We are very proud of the many learning experiences the students are offered outside the normal classroom activities. An extracurricular activity is an educationally enriching activity, which enhances students’ experiences socially, academically, physically, creatively or intellectually. Such activities may be grouped into the following categories: - Spiritual Academic Sporting Social Justices Program Excursions/incursions Hot Shots Tennis Sacrament Preparation Camp Program F-6 Cross Country First Eucharist reflection day Book Club Athletics Mass participation Navigator’s Group Swimming Christian meditation GRIN Group Interschool Sport Mini Mission Fete (Getting Ready in Numeracy) Feast day celebration Things are Changing Social/Emotional The Arts Leadership Buddy Program String Ensemble School Leaders Transition Program Music Walk-in House Leaders Taste of School Program Choir Social Justice Crew Child Safety Book Week activities Student Representative Council Buddy Zone Instrumental lessons Artist In Schools - Circus 2017 Diary Dates Please make note of these important dates in your dairies. Tuesday 12th September 3:30pm-6:00pm Learning Conversations Friday 15th September 9:00am Free coffee and chat in Bernie’s Café. All welcome. Regards, Joanne Doherty Principal
Did you know?.......
St Bernard is the patron saint of candle makers and beekeepers.
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Cross Country News
Last Saturday 26th August, Niamh Tabit represented St Bernard’s in Sydney at the Australian Cross Country Championships. Niamh competed in the Under 14 Girls category. The majority of the runners were 13 years old. Competitors for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships are selected from this
race. Once again Niamh did a marvelous job and finished the race in 11th position. This was a fantastic performance considering that Niamh was one of the youngest competitors in the field. Her distance running is continuing to go from strength to strength. Coburg District Athletics Championships
Our athletics team is competing today at Harold Stephens Athletics Track. Hopefully all of our athletes perform to their potential and we have a great day as individuals and as a team. I will let you know the results in next week's Bernardo.
Celebrating Picture Story Books
Next week during their LIT lessons, every child in the school will be asked to borrow a picture story book to take home. It would be wonderful if you spent some time exploring this book with your child and share it as a family. Library Bags
It is expected that each student brings their library bag each week to their LIT lesson. These will be needed, so everyone can borrow a picture book next week. If you have any problems please come and see me. I promise I am not a library lion!
St Bernard’s Cookbook— Deadline extended one week only!
We need ten more recipes to go to print on the school cookbook and would love some more savoury options. Parents, don't forget to submit your family recipe by Wednesday 6th September. https://form.jotform.co/71621275168861 Also, children can enter the design competition for the cookbook front cover, starters, mains, desserts and lunchbox sections. A4 vertical size, email to [email protected]. Order forms will go out in Term 4 and will be a great Christmas present for family and friends, and lovely for Year 6 students leaving the school. Father’s Day Stall - Thursday 31st August
There are lots of great gifts for dads this year. Gift prices are between $1-10, please remember to send children with some money in a secure zip lock bag or wallet. Father’s Day Raffle - Tickets due Thursday 31st August
We have some great prizes for dads this year so please remember to have tickets and money back this Thursday 31 August. The raffle will be drawn this Friday 1st September at the Father's Day Morning Tea. 1st Prize – Handmade toiletries bag, leather wallet, Woodlands voucher, Jacket, 2 x gym Vouchers Retail value $360 2nd Prize – 105 piece Super tool kit, Chemist pack of aftershave and toiletries bag, 2x gym vouchers Retail value $140 3rd Prize – Castrol spanner, screwdriver set, 1 x Gym voucher – Retail value $70 Boscastle Pie Drive - Orders due Monday 11th September
Order forms went home with children yesterday and with over 20 pies to choose from - including vegetable and meat - you'll find a pie for every family member. Get your orders in as we hit footy finals fever. Bogan Bingo Night - Saturday 21st October ** Save the Date ** Parents, find your inner Bevan or Shazza for a night that's sure to bring lots of laughs, a little air guitar, mullet competition and of course....bingo. This will be an adults only event so lock in the date, book the babysitter and dust off your Acca Dacca tees.
Physical Education Phil Pearson
LIT Centre Josephine Natoli
Parents and Friends Association
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Out of School Hours Care
St Bernard’s Vacation Care Program
25th September to 6th October 2017 Registration packs are now available
Heaps of opportunities for fun and enjoyment in a safe and home-style environment! Our qualified educators follow the guidelines set out by the National Quality Framework and are committed to keeping the children entertained, safe and supported at all times. Week One: 25th-28th September Week’s theme ‘Kickin’ Goals’ Week Two: 2nd-6th October Week’s theme ‘You can do it’ Cost: $60.00 per child per eleven-hour day less CCB/CCR rebates. Includes care, incursions and afternoon snack; collect a current Vacation Care information pack from our OSHC venue, school office or via email request: [email protected] Please return your registration by: Friday 15th September 2017.
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