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ST MICHAEL’S PARISH SCHOOL ASHBURTON QUIS UT DEUS | WHO IS LIKE GOD
Parish Priest: Fr Laurence Cortez Principal: Marisa Matthys
NEWSLETTER | MARCH 29th | ISSUE 5/18
SAC Chairperson: Michael Fletcher [email protected] Parents’ and Friends’ Auxiliary: [email protected] www.smashburton.catholic.edu.au
As we journey through Lent let us keep Christ at
the heart of all our words and actions. Let us
focus our lives more clearly on walking in the
way of Christ and living the Christian life.
We pray that our students, families, friends and
staff will all experience the blessings of Easter.
We also pray that all members of our
community have a safe and happy Easter
break
THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL TERM!
TERM DATES - 2018
TERM 1 Thursday 1 February – Thursday 29 March
TERM 2 Monday 16 April – Friday 29 June
TERM 3 Monday 16 July – Friday 21 September TERM 4 Monday 8 October – Tuesday 18 December
DIARY DATES 2018
MARCH
THU 29 Holy Thursday Mass
THUR TERM 1 Ends 3.30pm
APRIL
MON 16 Term 2 Starts 8.50am
WED 18 PFA Meeting 7.30pm
THU 19 SAC 7.30pm
FRI 20 Electives 2.40-3.30pm The Hub
WED 25 ANZAC DAY – Public Holiday
THUR26 PPC Meeting 7.30pm Parish Centre
FRI 27 Athletics’ Carnival Year 3-6
FRI 27 Assembly 2.30pm
SAT 28 School Enhancement 9am – 11am
MAY
TUE 1 Samarinda Lodge Visit
TUE 1 Walkathon 2pm Warner Reserve
THU 4 Electives
SUN 6 Women’s Mass and Breakfast 9am The Hub
MON 7 Art/Music/Storytime 9.30am Wellbeing Room
THU10 First Eucharist Family Faith Night 7pm
THUR10 Mother’s Day Stall
FRI 11 Assembly 2.30pm
SAT 12 First Eucharist Commitment Mass
SUN 13 First Eucharist Commitment Mass 6.30pm
Mon 14 Naplan
TUE 15 Naplan
TUE 15 Child Safe Seminar The Hub
WED 16 Naplan
WED 16 Artt/Music/Storytime
FRI 18 Electives 2.40-3.40pm The Hub
TUE 22 Eucharist Home Prayer Service 7.30pm – 8.30pm
TUE 22 Prep 2019 Interviews
WED 23 Prep 2019 Interviews
THUR 24 Eucharist Home Prayer Service 7.30pm – 8.30pm
FRI 25 Assembly
THUR 31 Letters of offer 2019sent today
JUNE
FRI 1 Electives 2.40pm – 3.40pm The Hub
TUE 5 Reconciliation for the First Eucharist
WED 6 PFA Meeting 7.30pm Staffroom
THUR 7 Reconciliation for the First Eucharist
FRI 8 School Closure Day Symposium
MON 11 Queen’s Birthday – Public Holiday
TUE 12 Reconciliation for the First Eucharist
FRI 15 Electives 2.40pm -3.40pm The Hub
FRI 15 School Disco 5.30pm – 7pm
SAT 16 First Eucharist
2018 SCHOOL FEES AND LEVIES
2018 SCHOOL FEES AND LEVIES
Family invoices have been sent home to all families (Please let Kathy know if you have not received yours). Thank you to those families who paid their school fees and have already commenced their payment plans.
If you require any assistance, please call and ask for Kathy or email [email protected]
PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
Dear Parents, Caregivers, Students and Friends
End of Term One
We are all finding it difficult to accept that Term One has come to an end. The nine weeks goes by so fast. As usual it has been an exciting, interesting and eventful term. I consider that much has been achieved by the students, staff and parents. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the enthusiasm and interest of our students, the dedication of all staff and the fantastic support of our parents. Our working partnership is highly valued and key to the philosophy of who we are at St Michael’s.
Lent Thank you for supporting the work of Caritas through Project Compassion and the work of St Vincent de Paul. The school raised $500 over the 40 Caritas days. We also raised approx. $350 through the ‘Dressed By Vincent’ fashion show plus the amount spent at the St Vincent de Paul Op Shop. I congratulate Rachael M and the Mini Vinnies Team and especially Erin Nagel for
Organisation, Structures, Resource Management, Staff Wellbeing, and Professional Learning
organising the event. I also applaud all parents who supported these events for showing our children that Social Justice is an important part of what we stand for at St Michael’s Parish School.
Holy Week and Easter Prayer Services Easter is that wonderful time of hope. It is a time to acknowledge all the signs and symbols of hope that we experience in our world. All the events of Easter are central to our faith. Easter is a time when we are able to reflect on the meaning of our Christian faith and our Catholic Church through Christ‘s death and resurrection.
Thank you to the parents who were able to join us on Thursday to reflect on the events of Holy Week through the Year One Two Story. I thank the staff and students who did an exceptional job preparing the prayer service. I encourage you to continue the journey at Mass for Holy Thursday, the Good Friday service and of course Easter Sunday. As a school we will celebrate the Risen Christ when we return in Term Two. At school, E aster Sunday will be celebrated after the holidays at the first assembly in week two, Friday 27th April at 2:30pm. Please see the Parish Bulletin for Holy Week times and services.
Sibling Enrolments for 2019 Just a reminder to any siblings who may be enrolling for Prep for 2019, enrolment forms are due by the 11th of May 2018. The form is now available at the office and on the School Website www.smashburton.catholic.edu.au. To avoid disappointment, all Prep 2019 enrolment forms must be received by the due date.
Wine Cheese and Data Thank you to all parents who attended our inaugural Wine, Cheese and Data evening last Tuesday. The teachers were excited to share their knowledge and provide clarity about our assessment practises and the tools we use. We received some great feedback in relation to providing parents with their own copy of the data charts at Parent Teacher Child Conversations to enable greater understanding of their children’s growth in relation to each of the assessments. We are happy to make the data charts available and will hold the Wine, Cheese and Data in advance of Parent Teacher Child Conversations in the future.
St Michael’s Open Days
Congratulations to our school leaders who took the tours for Open Day on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. The feedback from the families was extremely positive. If you know of anyone who missed our Open Days please tell your friends and family to come along, make an appointment and meet our wonderful student leaders and to hear about our amazing school and the excellent learning opportunities our school provides.
Double Denim Trivia Night Congratulations to Mel Bidychak, Jac Sonego, Windsors, Morton Frederiksen, Michelle Menelaws, Alan Bidychak, Elena Squires, Angela Nikolai and Dave Thek and all other PFA members for organising such a wonderful evening last Friday. The staff thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Great fun and excellent fundraising was had by all.
Electives Term 2
Electives will begin on Friday April 20th. There are fourteen different activities that the children may choose from to support their learning. I encourage any parents who are available to consider helping out once a fortnight as we all benefit from the extra support. The Electives are at 2:30pm and are cross-age from Prep to Year Six.
Marisa away on Long Service Leave I will be on Long Service Leave from Monday 16th April for three weeks. Erin will be in charge in my absence with support from our Leadership Team. I am very excited as my parents, siblings and their partners are all meeting at Pumpkin Island off Yeppoon to celebrate my brother’s birthday. I look forward to telling you all about my time away when I return on May 6th for the Women’s Breakfast.
Junior Playground
The Junior Playground committee has met once in relation to establishing a new junior playground utilizing the funds
raised by the 2017 PFA. It is wonderful to have so many parents willing to volunteer to be on the committee. Erin and I
met with the SRC students to obtain their feedback in relation to the current designs. Our final quote has been
organised and will be received early Term Two. Erin will organise another meeting early Term Two to provide the
feedback from the children on their preferred design.
Congratulations to Kimberly Chin 3/4 Teacher, and Joel and Charlie on the
birth of Bailey. A wonderful end of term surprise
Have a safe and happy Easter
Marisa Matthys Principal [email protected]
DEPUTY’S NEWS What a short yet busy term we’ve had! It has been filled with muchfabulous learning and many wonderful celebrations and gatherings. I’d like to commend the teachers and students for their work this term and thank all parents and caregivers for their support.
Term Two promises to be an exciting term filled with many events such as the beginning of Friday afternoon electives for students, the Women’s Day Breakfast, Walkathon and we also look forward to work with and preparing the Year Four students for their First Eucharist celebrations. Have a safe and restful break with your families. I wish you all a peaceful and happy Easter.
LEARNING AND TEACHING NEWS Wine, Cheese and Data Evening
Thank you to all parents and caregivers who attended the Wine, Cheese and Data Evening. As I wandered the rooms it was lovely to hear the teachers sharing their knowledge of assessment, their teaching pedagogies and knowledge of their students so passionately with parents and caregivers. I hope you enjoyed hearing about how and why we teach and assess the way we do at St Michael’s and how our emphasis is on individual student growth and progress.
Mini Vinnies and Dressed by Vincent
Today we held our first red carpet event the ‘Dressed by Vincent’ Fashion Show.
I would like to congratulate the Mini Vinnies Team for all the work they have put into organising the event and a special thanks to Reine, Alyssia, Rachael and Macy for entertaining us whilst being the MCs for the show. I can proudly share that the team raised a total of $340 to donate to St Vincent de Paul.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION St Patrick’s Day Mass Last Friday Marisa and I went with the Year Six School Leaders to the St Patrick Day Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in the city. It was a lovely Mass followed by a fun concert and activities in the gardens. Our Year Six Leaders were a fine representation of our school.
Reconciliation Congratulations to all the students who celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the very first time last Tuesday and Thursday. It was a pleasure working with Gail Ryan the Parish Sacrament Coordinator and the Year 3/4 Teachers and students.
Easter Prayer Service This morning we held an Easter Prayer Service in the Hub. It was great to see how reverently the students entered the Hub and shared prayers for Easter. I thank 1/2C for their beautiful reading of the Easter story and look forward to hearing the Great News that the 5/6s will share at the first assembly in Term Two.
Erin Nagel Deputy Principal / RE & Mathematics Leader [email protected]
Dear St Michael’s Parish School Families
St Michael’s Parish and School is inviting all St Michael’s Parish School families, along with all parish families, to nominate a
month and Mass time in 2018 whereby their family will participate in the Presentation of Gifts at a Mass during the year.
Bread and wine symbolize a wonderful cooperation between God and humans. We lay upon the altar not only creation’s goods but
ours, too. The gifts are not mere wheat and grapes, but “the work of human hands.” Symbolically, that’s us on the altar, offering
ourselves to God. In the Eucharistic Prayer, we ask God to send the Spirit to change the gifts and change us as well. The gift of
ourselves is never easy, and the church, knowing that, treats our offerings with great care. The priest places them in a dignified
place on the altar and asks God to receive them to himself. “Pray, sisters and brothers, that my sacrifice and yours” — not only
bread and wine, but what they symbolize: our work, struggles, joys, money, our very lives — “may be acceptable to God, the
almighty Father.”
Mrs Matthys and I value our Catholic culture and tradition and would like all families to feel they belong and are welcome.
Participation in the Sacraments at Sunday Mass supports our children in readiness when they will share in the Sacrament of
Eucharist and Confirmation and brings them closer to God and our wonderful parish community.
The Parish will establish a roster which will be published in the School newsletter once we receive your nominated Mass months
and time. Thank you for supporting our Parish and School.
Fr. Laurence Marisa Matthys
Parish Priest Principal
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Wherever there is a year level scheduled to attend weekend Mass or children’s liturgy or Sacrament listed there is no requirement
for a family for Presentation of Gifts. Please number two months in order of preference in the Mass time you attend. Please indicate
if you are unavailable during school holidays if they occur in that month. Tear off the form and return to the School Office by
Monday 26 February.
Family Name (PLEASE PRINT BLOCK LETTERS)
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Child’s Name/s & Level/s (PLEASE PRINT BLOCK
LETTERS)………………………………………………………………….
Mass Times
Month 6:30pm 9am 10:30am
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December
STUDENT WELLBEING
Dear Parents and Caregivers, I would like to share a letter from a parent from one of the students:
Hi Jo, Just thought I'd email you to say thanks for a fabulous day for the grade six children. Ana has not stopped talking about it since she got home. We've heard about the train trips, the socialising within our grade 6 group, the venue, each speaker, the silent disco, meeting children from other schools, how well Adam did on stage and even the grey jumper dress that looked so good on you! She has told us the point each speaker was trying to get across, eg. Harrison Craig...follow your dreams and has even Googled the speakers to find out more about them. Thanks again to all involved for organising such and exciting and stimulating day for the children...your efforts are greatly appreciated. Regards Fiona Baker (Ana 5/6ES)
Jo Mannix Student Wellbeing Leader [email protected]
National Young Leaders Day 2018
On Monday the 26th of March, the Grade 6 students attended the Halogen ‘National Young Leaders Day’ at the Melbourne Exhibition Building. We had the privilege of watching 4 guest speakers share
their inspiring life stories. Here are some photos, quotes and stories from the day.
Student Outcome, Curriculum, Assessment, Reporting, Principles, and Pedagogy
Silent Disco
John Courtis
By Olivia Durkin
John Courtis’ parents were told the day he was born that he was not going to survive through the day.
But, to their surprise, he made it through that day, then he made that week, then he made it through
that month. The doctors told his parents that he was surely not going to make it to his first birthday...
but he made it to his forty-eighth birthday! All of this talk was because of John’s legs, they were
deformed at birth.
John started off in a disabled school for kids then he decided that in year five to go to a regular
primary school. He went through some rough times at school. In primary school he experienced severe
bullying.
In high school John experienced more bullying. One time an ambulance had to come to save John’s life.
That was when he decided to get his legs amputated.
Right at that time in his life, John decided he was going to be an inspirational speaker, which is exactly
what he did. John’s golden rule is simply this:
“Know what is right, know what is wrong, it’s your choice.”
You make mistakes and so does everyone else. But helping anyone in need can help even just a little.
Treat everyone the way you would like to be treated, so you and everyone can get the respect they
deserve.
Cosentino was shy when he was younger and it was mostly because he had learning difficulties. He was
always the guy that would sit at the back of the classroom so he could try and avoid the questions the
teacher would ask. His mum was the principal of the school and she tried everything she could to get
him to learn quicker. He was put in focus classes out of school to try and improve his learning.
One day, when he was in the library with his mum, he stumbled across a magic book. He was interested
in the pictures in the book so he asked his mum if she could read him some of it. He took the book
home and attempted to practise the magic tricks, but he couldn’t read so he had to get his mum to
‘transfer all the fancy language’ in the book to something that he could understand. By now he had
learnt his first word, but he was twelve. These books helped him develop his learning. Kids made fun of
him at school because of his learning problems but none of them knew about his magic. He chose not to
tell anyone because he knew that if one day he ‘made it big’ they would realise that he is amazing. And
he was. Cosentino has taught me to embrace who I am and not let anyone tell me what I can and can’t
do.
ART AND TINKERING CLUB Art and Tinkering Club will be held each Tuesday (11.00am - 11.30am), during first break. All students are welcome to come and go as they please and work on any project that interests them. We are still happy to receive all your treasured bits ‘n pieces to the art room veranda door. Please do not take donations to the office. We are always in need of fabric and textile scraps, boxes, plastic containers, cardboard tubes and off cuts, broken electrical goods and other house hold recyclable items. We do not use toilet rolls, egg cartoons, old milk bottles, glass jars and bottles or any electrical goods with glass or sharp cutting edges. If you donate a printer please remove the print cartridges (these are usually able to be recycled in print stores). Thank you very much for your continued support of the Art and Tinkering Club. Deb Chapman Visual Arts Teacher [email protected]
SPORTS NEWS Swimming Carnival 2018
Congratulations to the following students who represented St Michael’s at the Division Swimming Carnival at the Monash Aquatic Centre. All students put in strong performances and showed fantastic sportsmanship. Well done! Sam B, Evelyn M, Abigail G, Claire B, Sophie W, Ella Y, Isabella B, Alice O
District Swimming - Aggregate Shield Win After some concerns about the results of the Glen Iris District Swimming Carnival at Harold Holt on Thursday 22nd February, aggregate scores have been recalculated and St Michael's has been awarded the Aggregate Shield. Congratulations to all swimmers on this well-earned win. The shield will be presented at an upcoming assembly.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU:
St Michael’s Staff Name: Josie Walton Birthdate: 21st April 1995 Where were you born? Mitcham Private Primary Education: St Philips Blackburn Nth Secondary Education: Aquinas College Ringwood Tertiary Education: ACU Favourite Subject: Mathematics Passionate About: Reading What makes you feel happy? Playing Netball with my friends What frustrates you? When people don’t clean up after themselves. What is your favourite food? Chocolate What is your favourite animal? Elephants What is your favourite sporting team? Collingwood If you were a super hero who would you be and why? Iron man because of his cool suit Where is your favourite holiday destination? Suggan Buggan (promise it’s a real place) on the border near Snowy River. Which three words describe you best? Organised, Caring, Bubbly What are you most looking forward to in 2018? Graduation Ceremony after 4 years of dedication to study.
A Walking School Bus is a way to encourage primary school children to walk to and from school rather than being
driven. The children walk in a group with an adult "driver" at the front and an adult "conductor" at the rear. The WSB
program provides significant benefits to its users:-
1. Increases physical activity. It is healthy to walk and combats the inactivity that is a threat to our children's health. 2. Reinforces road safety. It introduces children into being street and traffic wise. STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, THINK 3. Children arrive at school alert and motivated. 4. Enjoyable and social experience being part of a group/team. 5. Children become more familiar with their neighbourhood. 6. It’s fun for kids and adults. 7. Each time a child walks in the WSB they earn a house point.
The Walking School Bus (WSB) will run again this year every Friday commencing on the 9th of February!
A special thank you to all our volunteer drivers and conductors for making it possible for the kids to participate this year.
We are still looking for bus drivers and conductors for the Green and Yellow routes which are not operational as yet.
If you would like to get involved or have any questions or ideas please contact Steve on 0409850444 (Rachel 5/6R) or
[email protected]. The more walkers we have the better the walk will be!
If your child / children were registered and walked last year you must register again this year.
We look forward to seeing you walking to school!
Into Africa: St Michael’s
Production 2017 DVDs... Available... NOW!!!
With sincere thanks to Scott and Angela Nicolai for the many, many hours they gave at no cost to filming and editing the Tuesday and Thursday night shows, we are now able to offer families beautiful recordings of our whole school community productions.
DVDs for Cast A or Class B are available separately for $10 each and can be purchased by sending payment to Kathy Muhllechner via your child’s class Office Basket or by calling into the office.
We would greatly appreciate your letting our past students and their families know that the DVD is now available via our office. Again thanks to Scott and Angela for their dedication and the many, many, many people who gave so generously to make the performances such a success giving our students many memories to cherish and learn from.
Parents, Parish, School Advisory Council, and Wider Community
CSEF (Camps, Sports, Excursion Fund) Families who have a current health care card may be eligible for the Government's Camps, Sports, Excursions Fund (CSEF) payment. Application forms may be collected from the school office. Applications will be lodged this week.
LUNCH ORDERS AND CLASSROOM CUISINE
Children can have lunch orders from the milk bar on Monday and Friday only. An updated Price List has been sent home for your information. Please remember to write your child’s name, class and room number, lunch order, and price on a paper bag. Please enclose the correct money. A charge of 10 cents will be made for each bag supplied by the milk bar. Classroom Cuisine is an online lunch order service available every day except for Tuesday.
LOST PROPERTY
LOST PROPERTY: We have many unnamed items in the Lost Property Box. Please come and look for your child’s
items. Please make sure that your child’s clothing/items are named clearly, this would help greatly.
Orders for the Winter Jackets close at midnight Thursday 29th March and can only be ordered via the online uniform shop. Jackets are $55 and as they are made to order we cannot accept orders after this date. Jackets will be ready early to mid-May.
The uniform shop will be open from 8.30am to 9.00am on the following days:
Monday 30th April
Monday 4th June
The students transition to winter uniform in term 2 once advised by Mrs Matthys. So that you are prepared, please place your orders for winter uniforms over the school holidays and they will be sent home the first week of term 2.
Thank you to everyone that has donated 2nd hand uniforms. We have been overwhelmed with donations and at the present time we cannot accept any more items. Once stock is cleared we will let you know! Please note that we cannot accept any 2nd hand school bags so please dispose of those at home. We also can’t accept 2nd hand items that are not official school uniform items, eg: Target pants, K-mart polo’s, Cancer Council Hats. Etc. . Likewise with items that are not washed. Many people donate items that are dirty and have come straight off a child! Please remember that we are volunteers and don’t want to spend unnecessary time sorting these items out!
You can place online orders at: https://stmichaelsashburton.shopdesq.com/ and you can contact
Melanie and Belinda via email – [email protected] if you have any questions.
Happy Easter!
Melanie W (Lexie 3/4M) and Belinda O (Aiden 5/6E & Caitlin 1/2D)
Funky Double Denim Trivia Night
Thank you to all those who supported the Trivia Night last Friday. It was a great night and we appreciated your support. With your help, we successfully raised almost $7000, proceeds going directly to the School. Congratulations Denim Beats for winning the coveted SMASH Trivia Trophy! A special thanks to the Windsors, Morton Frederiksen, Michelle Menelaws, Alan Bidychak, Elena Squires, Angela Nikolai and Dave Thek for your help with the bar and
generally on the night. A big thanks too, for those people who stayed after and assisted us with packing up. We are floating the idea of a Parent’s Disco / Karaoke night later in the year, likely October. We would love your feedback if this is something you would like to attend or even be involved in assisting with running. Please contact us on [email protected].
2018 St Michael’s PFA Parent Helper Form
Dear St Michael’s Families.
We have an enriched welcoming community of families at this school, which is made possible by the help the PFA
receive from hosting many fundraising and social events for our community. The aim of the PFA is to raise money for
the needs of the students at our school. This year, all funds raised will be going towards the new junior
Play ground, fitting out the blackbox theatre and an electronic sign outside the school.
We are aware that we often ask parents to volunteer to help for many events, and so this year, thought we would alert
you to all the events the PFA is running, including the timing of these events, and ask you to consider which ones you
would be keen to volunteer for. The hope is that we only have to ask once, at the beginning of the year, and then the
event co-ordinators will be in touch directly with their team of willing parent volunteers. Please note some events may
be subject to change and additional events added.
Please return this form to the office basket by Friday 20th April.
Many thanks,
St Michael’s PFA.
[email protected] Name: Class: Email: Phone:
Once upon a ..Winter’s Ball,
St Michael’s PFA did call,
“Please save the date,Do not be late, as this event will
Enthrall!”
PFA’s Winter Ball - “A Touch of Fairytale” Merrimu, Friday 27th July, 2018
More details to follow shortly
Savethe
date
St Michael’s Combined Catholic Parishes Raffle
2018
For your chance to win one of these fabulous prizes and to support St
Michael’s Parish we ask
St Michael’s School families to purchase tickets at $2.00each.
Whole books of 10 raffle tickets are also available for collection if you wish to
sell them. Tickets are available at School Office. Draw date 2nd June 2018.
Thank you for supporting St Michael’s Parish
Date EventYes I can
help!
Tuesday
May 1 Walkathon
Sunday
May 6Women’s Mass and Breakfast
Tuesday
May 8
Wrapping evening - Mother’s day
stall
Thursday
May 10Mother’s day stall
Friday June
15Kid’s disco
Friday July
20
Grandparent’s and Special Friend’s
Day
Tuesday
August 28
Wrapping evening - Father’s day
stall
Thursday
August 30Father's Day stall
Thursday
August 30Father’s night
Term 2
Term 3
Date EventYes I can
help!
October
TBCParents Disco and Karaoke Night
Tuesday
October 30World teacher’s Day - lunch
Tuesday
December
11
Carols on the Green & BBQ
Tuesday
December
18
Grade 6 Graduation dinner (Grade 5
parents only)
February
2019First day of school morning tea
February
2019
Prep and New family welcome drinks
(current year Prep families only)
February
2019Ashburton Street festival
March
2019Trivia Night
Term 1 2019
Term 3
Extend OSHC at St Michael’s Primary School
Hi Everyone! Term 1 is at an end and what a busy term it’s been. The fine summer weather has let us spend a lot of time outside playing games and using our imaginations. Our new disco activity has become very popular and it has been great to see everyone showing off their best moves. We have also spent time cooking healthy treats, conducting some very colourful science experiments and creating some art and craft masterpieces. We require all students to have hats on for outdoor play. You are more than welcome to leave one at ASC, or have this in your children’s bag for each day! We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Easter and holidays and are looking forward to seeing everyone back next term for more fun. Margaret, Team Leader HAVE YOU BEEN TO EXTEND? At After School Care we have heaps of activities that are planned in advance that include arts and crafts, team games, sports, science, fun with food, and more! If you haven’t been before we’d love to meet you. Feel free to pop by any time during operation hours to meet the Service Coordinators and see what activities are on which your child could enjoy. To enrol visit: https://www.lookedafter.com/
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Thank you for your patience as we out
our new online system, CareMonkey.
We hope that this quickly becomes an easy and user friendly
communications tool for us all to work with.
Please be understanding as we iron out any issues that arise.
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Dear Families, The 2018 Aussie Easter Colouring In competition is an opportunity for primary school student to showcase their creativity and win prizes not only for themselves but also for their school. The prizes are 2 x $100 Toys r Us vouchers, one in each category, 5-8 years and 9-12 years. All entries must be returned to Aussie Ashburton by 5pm on 26.03.2017 and the winner will be contacted by 5pm on Tuesday 27.03.2017. All entries will also go in a random National draw with a chance to win $1000 for the school plus a $100 toy store voucher. Parents’ permission is essential for the entry to be valid. Marta Olak Aussie Franchisee - Ashburton
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