EMMAUS CATHOLIC PRIMARYSCHOOL Jesus stay with us

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www.emsydenham.catholic.edu.au

Emmaus Catholic Primary School has a commitment to the care, safety and wellbeing of children.

Parish Fair collections continue this week. This week is NEW TOYS week. The year level who brings in the most NEW TOYS will receive a FREE casual clothes day. The preps had their free casual clothes day, for bringing in the most groceries, yesterday. Year 1 students have a free casual clothes day tomorrow, Friday 26th October, for bringing in the most bathroom and laundry items.

Last Friday, the whole school participated in an Athletics Carnival. God blessed us with beautiful weather and everyone displayed great sportsmanship. Many thanks to everyone who came to help on the day. Special thanks to Mrs Greaney, Mrs Nisi and Miss Merhi for their fantastic organisation of the day. Congratulations to BLUE house for getting the most points overall.

This weekend, 27th and 28th October, Year Prep, 1 and 2 students have a Blessing Mass at any of our six Parish Masses.

Our Social Justice activity yesterday, in the form of a COIN TRAIL, raised much needed funds for Catholic Missions. The total distance was 220 meters. Fantastic effort!

Thank you to the Year 3 families and students for attending Family Sacramental Evenings titled SACRAMENTS 2 - RECONCILIATION. The final sessions will take place tonight, Thursday 25th October, 5:00pm or 7:00pm at Sacred Heart Primary School, St Albans.

Tomorrow, Friday 26th October, is World Teachers’ Day. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to thank our teachers for the important role they play in our students’ learning.

Next Thursday, 1st November, a Pie and Sausage Roll day has been organised by the Fundraising Committee.

Thank you for donating items for the Fair each week. We are very grateful for your generosity. This week - NEW TOYS ….. Next week - Lollies, Sweets & Chips . . . Week 5 - Biscuits. . . Week 6 - Anything Else. . .

A letter went home last week regarding FAIR HELP NEEDED. Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fairhelp181118canaem

and nominate how you will help.

Your help is vital for the Fair to be a success.

This week’s Mass was prepared by Prep M. They reminded us about how much God loves us. Our next Thursday morning Mass will be prepared by Prep D.

Reminder that all students must wear a hat this term. NO HAT, NO PLAY.

Congratulations to the Fundraising Chocolate Raffle Winners 1st - Sienna 5M, 2nd - Lara 5B and 3rd - Sebastian 5B

Thursday 25th October, 2018

O Lord, you know how busy I must be this day. If I forget you, do not forget me.

DECEMBER 2018

2 Advent Begins

6 Last 8.30 am Thursday Morning Mass for 2018

10 Year 6 Lunch Year 6 Graduation Mass 7.00 pm

11 2019 Orientation 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

13 Christmas Concert

18 Last day for students

20 Last day for staff.

2019 RE-ENROLMENT

If your child is NOT returning to Emmaus next year, please fill in the information required below and return to the school office. Please note this is for Prep to Year 5 only.

NAME: ……………………………………………….…GRADE:…………….

2019 SCHOOL:…………………………………………………………………

Parents are reminded about safety in the school. ALL students must be picked up from designated supervised areas.

Students are not to walk to cars without an adult. Parents are asked to park legally. Staff parking area is ONLY for staff. Students are not to walk to the staff parking area (near the shed). Disabled parking is ONLY for those who have a displayed disabled sign.

PLAYGROUP Playgroup will recommence this term on Thursday November 1st. For more information contact Enza on 0437 946 700.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Last Friday, all the the Emmaus students participated in the 2018 Athletics Carnival. All of the students came together on the oval to have a fun and exciting day. Preps - Year 2 took part in the novelty bouncy balls and Years 3 - 6 participated in a hurdle race. This day was a day of hard work and encouragement. We the sport captains entertained the children with our positive attitude and chants. In the end the Blue House Team got their victory. Red 4th, Gold 3rd and Green 2nd. We thank all the teachers for helping us prepare for this wonderful day. Thank you Kyle (Green House Captain Kian ( Red House Captain) Daniel (Blue House Captain)

OCTOBER 2018 25 Sacraments 2 - Reconciliation at Sacred Heart

27/28 Prep - 2 Blessing Mass

NOVEMBER 2018 1 All Saints Day

Pie & Sausage Roll Lunch Day

2 All Souls Day

5 School Closure

6 Public Holiday - Melbourne Cup

9 Mini Fair

12-15 Year 6 Swimming Program

18 Parish Fair

19-22 Year 6 Swimming Program

22 Subway Lunch Day

23 School Closure - Report Writing Day No School for students

Top 10 cyber safety tips

By eSmart in News

Care about the Share

Social media wants you to share as much as you can bear! But the share should be rare. NEVER share: passwords, private/personal information, your location.

Privacy Matters If you care about the share, you’ll protect your privacy, no matter what. Regularly check your privacy settings on social media, and always think before you post. It’s amazing where data ends up – usually all over the internet.

Respect the Privacy of Others Treat others’ privacy as you would your own. Ask for your friends’ permission before uploading photos and videos of them. It’s not all about you, amiright?

Keep Everything Updated Any idea what causes the most security breaches on the internet? Software that isn’t up-to-date. Seems crazy simple, but it’s true! Be vigilant about updating software, including apps, anti-virus and even the humble browser.

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spammidy-spam Even with the best anti-spam and malware software – that’s up-to-date – spam is the modern version of junk mail. It’s everywhere! Learn how to tell the difference between real emails and messages, and dodgy things with dodgy links. Sometimes they don’t look so dodgy...always be suspicious of hyperlinks in emails.

Control the Troll Within There be trolls out there – beware! Don’t feed them, don’t give them what they want: an angry response. Block/Report the trolls. But also: resist the inner troll. If you’re not adding something to the debate online, don’t bother. Don’t be part of the problem.

Cyberbullying and Harassment If you’re being targeted by this kind of behaviour, know what you can do, and where you can get help. Visit the National Centre Against Bullying website and the Office of the eSafety Commissioner's website.

Keep Your Friends Close and Strangers at Arm’s Length Do you know how many true friends most people have? Three. Yup, those four thousand and fifty-two Facebook ‘friends’ are a combination of acquaintances, people-you-met-once, people-you-can’t-remember-meeting-once, and probably, some ‘randoms’. They don’t need to know what you had for breakfast, or what concert you went to last night, do they?

Feel the Flow – Keep Your Life in Balance Technology is incredible. Gaming, networking, apps…online shopping! But make sure you take time out and find the right balance for you. Too long on tech can put the world out of whack.

Have Fun, Friend Always remember to chill out and keep things in perspective. There’s too much information online to take it all in! Focus on each moment, and enjoy.