From the Principal

59 MOORES ROAD MONBULK VICTORIA 3793 TEL: (03) 9756 7201 FAX: (03) 9756 7544

Web: www.spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au Email: office@spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au

News Sheet 2018 The Year of Youth

(Australian Catholic Bishops Council)

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er Active in the Spirit

Journeying in God’s love

Striving for success

Reaching out to all

Thursday, 9 August 2018

Term 3—Week 4

No. 24 of 2018

AUGUST Friday 10 SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY Monday 13 Space Week begins First Eucharist Family

Workshop—3.30-4.30pm Tuesday 14 Year 5 & 6 NASA Scientist Presentation at Emerald SC Wednesday 15 Whole School Mass—9am (Feast of the Assumption) Friday 17 Hot Lunch Day P&F Movie Night—6.20pm ———————————————- School Supervision Times: 8:25am—3:15pm Please ensure that children are not dropped off at school prior to 8:25am and are collected from classrooms by 3:15pm

—————————–———–— P&F Meeting Friday 24 August—9am ——————————————- School Advisory Board Next Meeting: Wed 12 September :7-9pm —————————————— Emerald BBQ Saturday 18 August 9-11am: Fasan & Colussi 11am-1pm Bouke/Gaunt & Giudice

—————————————— Working Bee Sat 1 September—8.30-11am ——————————————— UNIFORM SHOP CONTACTS Uniform Shop Mariske de Wit—0418 516 464 Secondhand Uniform Tanya Hammond—0400 421 300

IMPORTANT DATES

Dear Families, As a community of believers we gathered last Saturday for the Sacrament of Confirmation. I would like to say a huge congratulations and thank you to all of the Confirmation candidates, their sponsors and families on a wonderful occasion. Thank you and congratulations to Fr. Geoff, Denham Harvie, Carolynne Boyd and Greg McCourt for their hard work in preparing the students for the Sacrament. Fr. Geoff welcomed and thanked Monsignor Tony Ireland for celebrating the service. We also thank Monsignor Tony for his leadership and guidance. Congratulations to: Isabella C, Kyan dW, Daniel S, Charlotte H, Georgia K, Patrick G, Joshua P, Chiara G, Archie G and Joseph F.

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SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY - TOMORROW Friday 10 August there is no school for students. Staff will be engaged in professional learning around Numeracy.

Teaching & Learning: NUMERACY The St Paul’s staff are constantly looking to evolve, improve and lift learning outcomes. We have high expectations. Nadia Abdebal, Numeracy Consultant, has been working with us for the past 18 months. We are achieving great things with Nadia. Nadia is part of the Australian Mathematics and Science Institute (AMSI) through the University of Melbourne CHOOSE MATHS project, and will lead our Professional learning day tomorrow. Information on the Choose Maths project can be found here: https://choosemaths.org.au/

BUILDING PROJECT Our newly refurbished classrooms and library eagerly await the arrival of our students. As at 10pm last night we have our Certificate of Occupancy so moving will commence shortly!

Other items to note regarding our refurbishment (the list is getting smaller!):

The library will not be complete for a little while yet with furniture still to come

The whirlie birds on top of the roof above the four classrooms have been removed.

New wall pin carpet has been installed throughout.

New blinds have been installed throughout.

Existing classrooms tables, chairs and desks will need to be moved back into the refurbished classrooms.

From the Principal (continued)

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SCHOOL Phone 9756 7201 Fax 9756 7544 Email office@spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au Web www.spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au

Banking Details Account: St Paul’s Primary School Bank: NAB BSB No. 083 347 Account Number: 671116274

Office Hours Monday – Thursday 8.30am to 4.00pm Friday—8.30am to 3.30pm

Principal Mr Michael Watt Deputy Principal Mr Denham Harvie Business Manager Mrs Helen Dinkgreve

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PARISH Phone 9754 2141 Fax 9754 4118

Parish Priest (Administrator) Father Geoffrey McIlroy Parish Secretary Mrs Helen Surman Email belgrave@cam.org.au

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SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Parish Priest (Administrator) Father Geoffrey McIlroy Principal Mr Michael Watt Board Chairperson Tarnia Hiosan Vice Chairperson Kylie O’Grady Secretary Brad Trinnick Staff Representative Mr Denham Harvie P&F Representative Sally Zylinski Grounds Committee Representative Tanya Hammond Uniform Shop Representative Mariske de Wit General Members Steve Hooper Mary Larkin

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PARENTS & FRIENDS President—Michelle Barnard Email parentsandfriends@spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au

Banking Details St Paul’s Parents & Friends Bank: Bendigo Bank BSB No. 633 000 Account Number: 147509038

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After School Care Program Youth Leadership Victoria Program Contact Phone 0412 958 603 Bookings & Enquiries Website: ylv.com.au Phone: 8790 6511

Negotiations with furniture companies continue for some updated library furniture.

School bag storage will be included in the furniture quotes.

Solutions for school bag storage will be solved with staff and students after classes move in.

As soon as we have the Certificate of Occupancy we will move the students into their updated classrooms.

School Community: VIP (Very Important Prep) SCHOOL READINESS SESSIONS Beginning Tuesday, 21 August at 2.00pm, and continuing EVERY Tuesday at 2.00pm until the end of Term 3. ALL kinder children are welcome! Parents of pre-schoolers are invited to register their child for a special ‘Very Important Prep’ school readiness activity program that will help prepare children for school in the year 2019. Children do not need to be enrolled at St Paul’s to attend these sessions, however they do need to be attending 4 year old kinder or equivalent childcare. The children will be introduced to the school curriculum through a range of basic educational activities that will be both enjoyable and stimulating.

Parent Input Series: CUP OF TEA TUESDAYS! Do you ever have that “I am not sure what is happening” feeling? Starting Tuesday 21 August, at the same time as our VIP School Readiness sessions, from 2.30pm I will be available to ANY parent that wishes to chat over a cuppa in a relaxed, informal fashion. I will set up for tea and coffee and be waiting in the new library space. Parents of children in the VIP Session are also invited. It is a chance for parents to provide input, ask questions, get clarification, or simply come inside and chat before school pick up.

School Community: FENCES BEING REBUILT You may have noticed the preparations for the timber fence being built between Fr Geoff’s residence - the Monbulk Parish House - and the school are underway. The igloo/hothouse that contains our Mini Monbulkers’ garden has been moved and is part of our Kitchen Gardens behind the hall.

NEW SCHOOL APP - PLEASE DOWNLOAD FLEXIBUZZ We have a new School App, and we are very 'Appy about it! FLEXIBUZZ is the name of the company hosting our new App. Instructions on how to download our app onto your phone/tablet have been emailed to all families and we will send a hard copy of these instructions home in due course. If you wish to download the app immediately, please go to your app store on your phone/tablet. Search 'Flexibuzz'. Download the Flexibuzz app. Once downloaded, open up the app and select 'sign up'. This will ask you to register with your name, email, etc. You will choose your own password. After you register, you will be asked to select your organisation. Search to find "St Paul's Primary School, Monbulk". We are under "Schools, Primary", we can also be seen under 'near me' if your phone/tablet has location services switched on. You will then be asked to select groups from which you will receive notifications. You can select all groups or just those that are relevant to you. We would be SO ‘APPY if you could please download our app to your phone or tablet. It is our goal to have ALL families registered on our new school app. Thanks!

SCHOOL DROP OFF Just a gentle reminder to please ensure cars do not park in the drop off zone. The drop off zone is for cars to pull in, say goodbye, and keep moving. For cars that wish to park, please use the middle section of the basketball court. Thanks.

NEW NEWSLETTER FORMAT - iNewsletter To compliment our contemporary new website - check it out at www.spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au - we are also updating our newsletter. In consultation with the School Advisory Board we have been discussing a new look as our current newsletter template is well overdue for an update. Currently we are negotiating with Michael at iNewsletter, and the intention is to soon begin using an electronic newsletter format. iNewsletter is mobile phone and tablet friendly, easy to update, will sync with our online systems and most importantly iNewsletter is easy to access 24/7. As a School Advisory Board we looked at iNewsletter, used by 250 schools, and we agreed that it meets our needs. We will keep our community updated on this process, but we look forward to a contemporary new newsletter to be released soon - tech savvy at St Paul’s!

We hope all our students and families enjoy their long weekend this weekend. Kind Regards,

Michael Watt Principal

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Religious Education News

Sacrament of Confirmation Last weekend Monsignor Ireland confirmed 10 of

our school children, who were joined by 2 boys

from our Parish. We thank Fr. Geoff, Miss Boyd

and Mr McCourt for preparing the children for

this special Sacrament.

A special thanks to the musicians, altar servers,

our staff and school families that were at Mass to

support our children as they completed their

initiation into the Catholic Church.

CONGRATULATIONS ~Archie G, Charlotte H, Chiara G, Daniel S,

Georgia K, Isabella C, Joseph F, Joshua P, Kyan de W and Patrick G

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New Archbishop of Melbourne~ Bishop Comensoli Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli as the ninth Archbishop of Melbourne. Born in the Illawarra in 1964, Bishop Comensoli graduated from the University of Wollongong with a Bachelor of Commerce in economics, and worked in the banking sector before switching to theology. In 1986, he entered St Patrick’s Seminary, Manly, and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Wollon-gong in 1992. Bishop Comensoli served as Chancellor of the Diocese of Wollongong for six years. Bishop Comensoli was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney in 2011, becoming Australia’s youngest bishop. In 2014, Bishop Comensoli served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Sydney for nine months until Archbishop Fisher’s installation as Archbishop of Sydney. That same year, Bishop Comensoli was appointed the third Bishop of Broken Bay. In addition to his Bachelor of Commerce, Bishop Comensoli holds a Bachelor of Theology and a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the Catholic Institute of Sydney, a Licentiate in Sacred Theology in moral theology from the Accademia Alfonsiana in Rome, a Master of Letters in Moral Philosophy from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and a Doctorate of Philosophy in theological ethics from Edinburgh University. The new Archbishop has had a significant interest in the schools of his current diocese, which has been significantly affected by the Turnbull Government’s funding reforms.

‘Come, Holy Spirit fill the hearts of your faithful,

and kindle in them the fire of your love.’

Denham Harvie

Religious Education Leader

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New Child Care Package From 2 July 2018

The Child Care Rebate and Child Care Benefit will be replaced by a single

Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

If you haven’t already done so, please complete a Child Care Subsidy assessment online to check

your eligibility and entitlement to CCS. In order to do this you need to sign into your Centrelink

online account through myGov:

Select Complete your Child Care Subsidy assessment task.

Work through the steps to give Centrelink new information and confirm your current details.

Please read: What you need to do to get Child Care Subsidy if you currently get a child care

payment.

Under the new arrangements, there will be more support for more Australian families, with most

lower and middle-income families eligible to receive a higher subsidy than they do now.

Families earning less than $185,710 will have no annual subsidy cap on the amount of

child care they can claim;

While those earning over $185,710 and under $350,000 will benefit from an increase in the

current cap of $7,613 to $10,000 per child, per year.

The level of Child Care Subsidy that families may be entitled to will depend on the family’s combined

income, the activity level of both parents, or the sole parent.