58 Clegg Road, Mount Evelyn.

Ph: 9736 2219 Fax: 9736 1443

Email: principal@smmountevelyn.catholic.edu.au

No. 28, 5th September, 2016

Dear Parents,

It was wonderful to see so many at the Year 1/2 Special Person morning last Thursday and then, on Friday morning, so many dads at the 3/4 at the Fathers Day Breakfast. What a treat it was for the children, to have all these very special people come to their school! Thank you so much to everyone who came along and thank you to our teachers and learning support officers for their time and efforts in ensuring it was such a special time for everyone to share.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the children who are being confirmed this Friday. This is the final step of their initiation into the Catholic Church; a journey which began with their Baptism, when their parents answered for them, and concludes now, when they can say yes for themselves. The candidates met with Monsignor Greg Bennet on Wednesday, who will be conferring the sacrament, and he was most impressed with them.

Our congratulations and best wishes are with the Farrugia family on the arrival of Lexi’s (1/2P) baby sister, Amber Jessie.

Congratulations to our Students of the Week: Prep B: Tilly M Prep R: Ben G 1/2F: Amelie L/Maya B 1/2H: Lachlan A/Beau M 1/2P: Lexi F 1/2R 3/4N: Beau W 3/4F: Olive K 3/4C: Jake T 3/4R: Gemma W 5/6LB: Lily F 5/6B: Tayah E/Lily O 5/6F: Matisse F/Bianca D 5/6S: Carissa M

With my prayers and best wishes for the coming week, Mrs Lynne O’Meara Principal

St Mary’s Mass Times Saturday 6.00pm & Sunday 10.30am & 5.00pm

St Mary’s Catholic Parish 58 Clegg Road, Mt Evelyn Mass: 6pm Saturdays, 10:30am & 5pm Sundays

Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Park Road, Warburton Mass: 4:30pm Sundays

St Thomas a Becket Church 40 Milners Road, Yarra Junction Mass: 9am

Sundays

CONFIRMATION PRAYER

Spirit of God, grant me: The gift of wisdom to see the world through your

eyes, The gift of counsel to make difficult decisions,

The gifts of knowledge and understanding to use my mind to know you and to love you,

The gift of fortitude to have the courage to live in the faith despite the difficulties and

disappointments, The gift of piety to be able to express my special

love and commitment to you, And the right kind of awe that makes me pause to

wonder and revere God’s love. Amen.

School Closure Days for 2016 Monday, 31st October (Day before Cup Day) – Reporting

Week

Nine

Monday 5th Sept Wednesday 7th Sept Thursday 8th Sept Friday 9th September

3.30pm 1.10pm 2.30pm 1.10pm 6.00pm

Staff Meeting SPIRIT DAY (Gr 6 Students) Basketball Clinic 1/2 Level School Assembly Bowling CONFIRMATION MASS

Week

Ten

Monday 12th Sept Thursday 15th Sept Friday, 16th Sept

3.30pm 3.30- 8.00pm 11.00am 2.30pm

Staff Meeting Parent Teacher Interviews 5/6 Level Bowling LAST DAY OF TERM 3 – FINISH 2.30PM

The Naplan test results for Grades 3 & 5 are available for collection from

the office on Wednesday. We ask that when reading your children’s results that you

remember that they are based on one test, on one occasion, back in May of this year. We monitor and assess your child’s progress on an ongoing basis to maintain a complete

picture of their strengths and learning needs. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to make a time to speak to the classroom teacher.

Blessed are the pure in

heart for they shall see God.

The pure in heart reveal in

CAR PARK RULES AMENDMENT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY………….. Car Park For the safety of all our children we ask that driver courtesy, patience and the utmost care is practised at all times. No standing

in the driveway or roundabout areas unless ALL parking spaces are taken. When you have accessed a car park, do not leave it to join the queue and DO NOT block vacant car park spaces as we need access for emergency and

delivery vehicles and buses. Blocking the driveway also means that others are unable to access available parking spaces and causes a dangerous back up of traffic in Clegg Road. Pick up and drop off on the roundabout only at the designated place. Please ensure that your child can do up their own seat belt if you are using this area, as this will ensure an uninterrupted flow.

Maximum speed anywhere in the school grounds is walking pace – our school grounds begin at the Clegg Rd entrance.

The driveway in front of the church, in front of the Presbytery carport and the driveway to the rear of the presbytery is to be kept clear at all times to allow 24hour access.

Please keep the access to the staff car park clear

When backing into allocated car parking spaces please indicate & avoid backing over two lanes from an opposite bay and ensure that your car is not overhanging the walkway.

Please depart from the car park as soon as possible after collecting your children, so that others may park in the designated areas.

The school property begins at the green gates at Clegg Rd. When departing from the school grounds, it is necessary to give way to traffic coming from the right of the roundabout at Clegg Rd. Traffic, other than school traffic, use this roundabout.

Please avoid parking on the nature strips at the front of the school or blocking the driveways of our neighbours. You may incur a fine from a visiting parking inspector.

Please be polite and respectful of everyone (including our neighbours) at ALL times. If we all cooperate the car park does work. We find that generally, the car park is virtually cleared by 3.30pm. so it may be beneficial to come a little later, rather than earlier.

2016 FEES

ST MARY’S require every year a new fee agreement form to be returned with your up to

date payment details. Always check your statements carefully and

confirm they are correct.

St Mary’s BSB/ACCOUNT Details St Marys Primary School

BSB 083-347 Account Number 676054930

Parents of Grade 4 & 5 Students 2016

Enrolment process for starting year 7 in

2018/2019

Make contact with your preferred secondary school in term 4, 2016.

Follow their enrolment requirement process.

Term 2 of 2017 – St Mary’s will send you forms to complete of which secondary school you hope your child to attend.

These forms are forwarded to your applied secondary school.

Offers are made to you by the secondary school you have applied for a placement in

May 2017.

Look in the newsletter for advertisements of open days ……

REMINDER EVERYONE

WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL

Religious Education News

The Sacrament of Confirmation Spirit Day, a day of reflection and final preparation, takes place this Wednesday 7th September at St. Mary’s

School with students from St. Joseph’s Yarra Junction also attending.

This Friday 9th September - Please keep the following

children in your prayers as they will receive the sacrament of

Confirmation on Friday.

Thomas B, Fraser B, Olivia B, Victoria C, Sienna C, Natalie

C, Bianca D, Mason D, Declan E, Elizabeth F, Tyler F,

Jasmine H, Lachlan H, Alessandra H, Caitlyn L, Brodie L,

Charlotte M, Mia M, Andre P, Chloe P, Leilani M, Stephanie

M, James M, Cheyenne M, Christian N, Lily O, Ella P, Karri

P, Lachlan R, Connor S, Connor S, Ethan S, Tianna T, Dustee

W, Jaimee W, Joshua Z. Confirmation Prayer Spirit of God, grant me:

The gift of wisdom

To see the world through your eyes,

The gift of counsel

To make difficult decisions,

The gifts of knowledge and understanding

To use my mind to know you and to love you,

The gift of fortitude

To have the courage to live in the faith despite the difficulties and disappointments,

The gift of piety

To be able to express my special love and commitment to you,

And the right kind of awesome fear

That makes me pause to wonder and revere God’s Love.

Amen

Sunday, 4 Sep 2016: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

Lk 14:25-33

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

All who do not renounce their possessions cannot be my disciples.

Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. ‘If any

man comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children, brothers,

sisters, yes and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple. Anyone who does not

carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

‘And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit

down and work out the cost to see if he had enough to complete it? Otherwise, if he laid the foundation and then

found himself unable to finish the work, the onlookers would all start making fun of him and saying, “Here is a

man who started to build and was unable to finish.” Or again, what king marching to war against another king

would not first sit down and consider whether with ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who

advanced against him with twenty thousand? If not, then while the other king was still a long way off, he would

send envoys to sue for peace. So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his

possessions.’ The Gospel of the Lord

Class Mass this week: 3 / 4 N and 1 / 2 F will celebrate Mass in the church at 9.00 on Thursday. All welcome!

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MATHS COMPETITION Helping your children with Mathematics

Have a go at the Maths competition. Found on the school website.

Prize to be drawn at assembly on Thursday.

http://www.smmountevelyn.catholic.edu.au/

1st winner for maths comp was Sharli F from 1/2H…. Well done Sharli!

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Do you find that your child is having emotional or behavioral issues or is overly anxious? OnPsych are a team of fully qualified and registered psychologists who specialise in child and adolescent services working in primary and secondary schools in both individual and group settings. Services are performed on site at school, at NO COST to the school, student or parent, through Medicare bulk billing. These services are also available to parents. We now have an OnPsych psychologist, Arabella Mayne, working here at our school. The approaches that Arabella use include:

CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) Client centred and solution focussed therapy. Employs a collaborative approach.

Issues covered by a mental health plan include: Anxiety, Attention deficit, Alcohol/drug abuse, Adjustment disorders, Bereavement, Conduct disorder, Depression, Eating disorders, Enuresis (non organic), Neurasthenia, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Panic, Phobia, Psychosis, Post- traumatic, Stress, Sleep disorders, Mood disorders, Spectrum disorders, Interpersonal, learning or behavioural disorders, exam stress, harming and adjustment difficulties (social and situational) If you believe that this service may benefit your child or yourselves, please contact Lynne

O'Meara or Angela Glennie on 9736 2219 for further information on how to access Arabella’s services.

COFFEE INVITATION

COFFEE INVITATION FOR ALL ST MARY’S PARENTS EVERY MONDAY MORNING

AT THE CHURCH

Come and join us, pop in for a quick cuppa and a chat ……

ST MARY’S FROM 9.00am until 10.00am

A great way to meet new families

ALL

WELCOME!

FIREWOOD

Firewood sales

A generous, well split, one cubic metre of local hardwood with 2 large bags of Stringybark

kindling delivered for

$125.00 Call Andrew Zmegac

0427 887 329

JUNIOR REGISTRATION WEDNESDAY 7TH

SEPTEMBER @ 5PM AT SEVILLE CRICKET

CLUB MONBULK–SEVILLE ROAD SEVILLE

$50 REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES PLAYING

TOP AND A CAP

UNDER 12,14,16 SIDES ALL AGES WELCOME

WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME NEW FACES

BRING YOUR FRIENDS ALONG

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT

ROD PEARSE 0412 853

827 OR EMAIL AT ROD@WILBRAD.COM.AU

WORKING BEES 2016

We believe that having a safe and pleasant school environment is important. Thank you to all families who have helped with

school maintenance during last year.

To assist planning for this year we are asking each family to attend ONE Working Bee and to indicate which session,(listed

below) suits best.

In an effort to cater for everyone, we will hold Working Bees across a range of days and times.

The alternative to attending a Working Bee is to complete the payment details below which are for a $60.00 contribution

toward hiring maintenance help as required.

Please complete and return the form below as soon as possible (families who have not replied by Feb 26th will be contacted).

Yours faithfully,

THE MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE.

EDUCATION BOARD.

______________________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO SCHOOL

NAME:_______________________________________ ELDEST CHILD’S GRADE:_______________.

Wednesday Oct 12th Monday Nov 28th

(Twilight 3.30pm-6.00pm) (8:45-10:45am)

Please debit my credit card for $60.00:

(Please circle) Visa / Mastercard

Name on the card ____________________________________________________________________

Credit Card Number: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] – [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] – [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] – [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Expiry Date: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

SEVILLE NETBALL CLUB ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING

PLAYERS OF ALL AGES – UNDER 9s THRU TO OPENS –

FOR THEIR SPRING SEASON NEW PLAYERS MOST WELCOME

REGISTRATION NIGHT

MONDAY 15TH AUGUST, 4-6PM LOT 2, 357 WARBURTON HIGHWAY, WANDIN

SEASON COMMENCES ON SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER WITH ALL GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT PINKS RESERVE

NETBALL COMPLEX, KILSYTH

TRAINING WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT THE SEVILLE NETBALL COURTS

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST PLEASE CONTACT SUE LENNIE IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUERIES – PH. 0438 709 772 OR 5964 3514 OR EMAIL sevillenc@outlook.com

PARENTS AND FRIENDS COMMITTEE

UNIFORM SHOP

The uniform shop is open on Tuesday afternoons from 3.00pm – 3.30pm

and

Thursday mornings from 8.30am – 9.00am

Headbands are now to be purchased directly from the uniform shop.

Sticky Beak lunch bags are also available for purchase

FIELD DAY volunteers

Each year the St Mary’s P & F Committee runs a food stall at the Wandin-Silvan Field

Days. The Field Days are an opportunity for Horticultural and Farm Machinery exhibitors

to showcase their products and services to the local community. This year the event will

be held Friday October 14th (No Tuckshop) and Saturday October 15th.

We are seeking volunteers to help us run our food tent. You might be taking food orders,

flipping burgers on the BBQ or making up orders. It’s a fun day out for the volunteers and

a great way to meet some other parents from the school. We also need help loading and

unloading our equipment at the start and end of the event.

Please consider putting your name down and helping out the school with this fantastic

fundraiser. Just fill in the slip below and return to the office. We will contact you with more

information the week prior to the event. Thank you!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Name: _________________________________________________________________________________

Eldest Child’s name: ___________________________________________ Class: _______________

Phone: ____________________ Mob: ___________________ Food Handlers Permit Held? Yes/No

Please circle shift availability

Wednesday (9th Oct): Pack and Load truck after school, transport to Field Day venue, unload

Thursday (13th Oct): Food Preparation (at school, approx. 9:00 – 12:00)

9:30am – 12:00pm 12:00pm – 2:30pm

Friday (14th Oct): 7:15am – 10:30am 9:00am – 12:00pm

11:30am – 2:30pm 2:30pm – 6:00pm

Saturday (15th Oct): 7:15am – 10:30pm 9:00am – 12:00pm

11:30am – 2:30pm 2:30pm – 4:00m

4:00pm – 6:00pm approx (pack up)

ST. MARY’S TUCKSHOP MENU

Term 3, 2016

ORDERING: Please put your child’s Name, Grade, Order and Amount (and change) clearly on a

paper bag. Correct change if possible (wrap money in paper) For Families paying together, please write on each bag name and grade of each child.

HOT FOOD

Beef Pie 3.00

Party Pie 1.00

Party Sausage Roll 1.00

Hot Dog 2.20

Dim Sims .80

Chicken tenders 1.10

Party Pasties 1.00

Lasagne 2.50

Mac n Cheese 2.50

Extras

(Please write as a separate item)

Soya Sauce .30

Tomato Sauce .30

Brown Paper Bags .20

ROLLS

(white only)

Buttered 1.00

ADD

Vegemite .30

Cheese .50

Mayo .20

Lettuce .50

Tomato .50

DRINKS

Nippies Milk 1.50

(Choc ,Strawberry)

Mineral Water 1.20

Orange, Cola, Apple Rasberry or Blue Heaven

Just Juice 1.20

Apple or Paradise Punch

SNACKS

Jam Doughnut 1.10

Ring Doughnut .90

Chocolate or Strawberry

Choc Chip Cookie .80

Low Salt Popcorn 1.00

Vegie Chips Salt & Vinegar 1.20

Chips:

Low salt plain 1.20

Honey and soy 1.20

SPECIAL TREATS

Limit 1 per order

Red Skins .30

Milko Sticks .30

Ovalteenies .90

Sunfruit Lollie Bag .90

UNIFORM SHOP

The uniform shop is open on Tuesday afternoons from 3.00pm – 3.30pm

and

Thursday mornings from 8.30am – 9.00am

Headbands are now to be purchased directly from the uniform shop.

Sticky Beak lunch bags are also available for purchase