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24 May 2019ST LUCY’S SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
www.stlucys.nsw.edu.au
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
MOVING TOWARDSK-12
TERM 2 2019
SUNDAY 26 MAY Hope Mass Holy Name
Church 9.00am
Family Fun Day St Lucy’s School 10.30am
TUESDAY 4 JUNE Mens Group 6.30pm
St Lucy’s School
THURSDAY 6 JUNE Sacrament of Confirmation 10.00am
THURSDAY 13 JUNE Key Word Sign Workshop
St Andrew’s Anglican Church Wahroonga 9.00am-3.00pm
THURSDAY 20 JUNE P&F Meeting 6.30pm
Siblings Day
FRIDAY 21 JUNE Parliament House Lunch
FRIDAY 28 JUNE Last Day of Term 2
Ph: 9487 1277 Principal: Mr David Raphael
www.stlucys.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents,
Traffic Safety Around the School:Our very lovely Traffic Wardens who supervise taxis entry in to the School morning and afternoon have reported to me a serious traffic safety concern they have witnessed about parent driving behaviour. In the interests of traffic safety for students, parents , staff and the wider community - please do not do U-Turns at any stage in the streets around the School and especially not during peak periods. For the vast majority of parents who drive responsibly around the School thank you for doing the right thing.
Pride of Workmanship Award:Earlier this week a number of colleagues attended a dinner hosted by the Rotary Club of Pennant Hills to recognise a variety of staff from a wide range of organisations for the excellence of their work in the district. Congratulations to our very own Mrs Kirsten Willis who was one of the recipients of the Pride of Workmanship Awards. This is well-deserved recognition for all the thought and care and devotion Mrs Willis displays in her everyday work and reflects the professionalism of herself as well as all our staff who go above and beyond each and every day to serve the needs of the children in our care.
At this same event, the Rotary Club of Pennant Hills presented the School with a cheque of $3,500 from
their annual Trailer Raffle which will be put towards our Bursary Fund. This will enable a family that could not otherwise afford an education here to attend. We thank Rotary for their on-going support of the School in this way which has become a tradition over many years.
National Volunteer Week: 20-24 May
We are celebrating the wonderful selfless contributions of our many volunteers in this National Volunteers Week. We rely on the service of the more than 150 Volunteers per week who so ably support the students and staff in so many varied ways in the classroom, the pool, the canteen and our Multi lit and Maths with Meaning programs amongst many other areas of School life. Our volunteers are incredibly generous with their time and devotion to the cause of St Lucy’s. Some of our volunteers have been with us for many years and other volunteers for just a few months - all volunteers share our student’s learning journey in becoming their most empowered self.
To show our appreciation for their continual voluntary support we invited the volunteers to Morning Song each day and presented them with a ‘Certificate of Thanks’, as the St Lucy’s students sang the ‘Blessing Song’. Decorated throughout the School were specially made posters showcasing the
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many different ways our volunteers support the St Lucy’s staff and students. Each day, cakes and slices were provided for our volunteers to enjoy with a cuppa. Included on our social media platforms were posts acknowledging the wonderful involvement of our volunteers. Finally, our volunteers are invited to attend the HOPE Mass next Sunday 26th May at 9:15am, where they will be thanked and receive a special blessing from Fr David.
Mum’s Night Out:Some 24 mums attended this wonderful night of food and pampering last Friday. Meals were cooked and souls restored in a lovely night of conviviality and fun with plenty of chat as well. Thanks to our staff led by Mrs Dillon in making this such a worthwhile event.
Hope Mass and Family Fun Day:This Sunday at Holy Name Church we celebrate with St Edmunds our regular Hope Mass. Come along and enjoy Mass in a relaxed, friendly and supportive atmosphere where all are made to feel welcome as we each worship in whatever way the children wish ably led by Father David. Mass starts at 9.15am and is followed by the Family Fun Day organised by the Parents and Friends’ with a BYO picnic in the grounds of the School afterwards. Come along and catch up with or make new friends and feel supported by our community. Remember we never walk alone!
Building Update:With this magnificent run of balmy May weather the builder Marc Morabito Constructions is forging ahead. Excavation and concrete shoring of the walls of the excavation are all completed. Next for the first concrete pour of the ground floor so the builder can work above and below simultaneously.
St Lucy’s Fundraising and Networking Lunch at Parliament House:On Friday 21 June, St Lucy’s will be having our annual fundraising and networking event of the year at Parliament House. This is a fantastic opportunity to network and hear our guest speaker David V. Murray AO discuss his views on how financial institutions can regain the trust of their customers. If this is something you or your company would be interested in attending, please see the invitation on page 3 or call Caroline Fowler on 0413 307 598 or email [email protected]. Tickets are $175 per person or $1650 per table of 10 and we only have limited spaces available.
David RaphaelPrincipal
Alister Henskens SC MP invites you to attend St Lucy’s Future Bound Fundraising and Networking event.
Hear David Murray AO present his views on how financial institutions can regain the trust
of their customers, including a lively discussion with our MC Anton Tagliaferro.
During the event guests will have the opportunity to meet and discuss, and contribute to preparing
our children for a resilient life beyond school.
When: Friday 21 June 2019 | Time: 11.45am – 2.30pm
Where: Strangers’ Dining Room, Parliament House, Macquarie St. Sydney
Cost: $175 per person or $1,650 per table of 10
RSVP: Monday 17 June 2019.
To purchase tickets please contact Caroline FowlerM: 0413 307 598 E: [email protected]
ST LUCY’S SCHOOL – EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND PASTORAL CARE
HOPE Mass this Sunday 26th May: A reminder that you are all welcome to come along and join us at this weekend’s HOPE Mass at Holy Name Church Wahroonga from 9.15am. It is St Lucy’s turn to host this Mass and we would love to have as many of our students as possible there to participate and lead the songs and prayers throughout! This Mass is a very inclusive celebration of the Eucharist with songs that are known by our students and prayers that we say here at school. We look forward to seeing you there!
Mum’s Night Out: Last Friday 17th May we held our first Mum’s Night Out for the year! We had many of our mums come along and enjoy three hours of hospitality where they were catered for with food and drink, as well as invited to enjoy a hand scrub and massage! All the mums loved the chance to be together in a place where they could create meaningful connections and to relax and have fun! A massive thank you to Terry, Mimi, Renata and Shancel for helping to provide this beautiful experience for our deserving mums! And thank you also to the very lovely Kirsty for generously providing an individual pamper pack for each
of our mums, as well as a lucky door prize that was one by Lettie! If you were unable to come to this one, please don’t worry – we have our second one scheduled later in the year on Friday 15th November, so be sure to pop it into your diary now!
2019 Sacramental Program begins! This week, Sr Helen facilitated a wonderful first session for our participants as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in a few weeks’ time! We ask that you keep the following children in your prayers: Luka R, Luke D, Chris O, Daniel O, Elijah D, Dylan A and Alexander C.
C3 Cares Shopping Trip: A very heartfelt thank you to our wonderful friends at C3 Church Wahroonga for organizing another wonderful outing for our parents to attend to their large C3 Cares warehouse. Fourteen of our parents attended this time around, and could not believe the generosity that was extended to them! There will be another two shopping trips scheduled for the remainder of the year, so hopefully you can attend one or both of them if you missed out this time!Wishing you peace and blessings!
Vanessa Dillon Classroom Teacher - REC
This week is National Volunteers Week and at St Lucy’s we have provided many special moments to express our appreciation for
the many volunteers we have in our school community! We have provided them with some yummy treats for morning tea, we
have presented them with special certificates of thanks, we have provided a special song of blessing for them at our Morning Song
assemblies, we have placed posters of gratitude around our school and we have had special class parties and outings with them as well!
We are indeed blessed to have such selfless, generous people with us every day!
“Good will come to those who are generous and give of themselves freely, who act with justice.” Psalm 112:5
“Because of the service by which you have provided, others will praise God for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you” 2 Corinthians 9
“One person gives freely, yet gains even more…” Proverbs 11: 24
“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25
“The Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3.
IN CELEBRATION OF
Thank you to our wonderful Volunteers
“One person gives freely, yet gains even more…” Proverbs 11: 24
“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25
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CREATIVE ARTS NEWSAnother fortnight of artistic expression and creative process in the studios. As all of the classes have begun exploring new themes and focusing on new skills, we are seeing a high level of engagement and enjoyment in Creative Arts.
The enrolment form for the JULY Creative Arts Holiday Program ‘ARTISTS of INDUSTRY’ is coming to you via email next week. Here is a preview:
Explore a diverse range of artistic processes in this series of collaborative and dynamic workshops. Artists of Industry will engage students in everything from photography, jewellery making, fashion design, green screen editing and food design in this week of creative pursuits.
The Holiday Program will run for 5 days from Monday 1st July – Friday 5th July.
Please stay tuned for more information.
On Tuesday this week, Dance Project invited parents into the studio for our Open Session. Dance Project students showed their families some of the choreography they are working on and included them in some dance activities, which was good fun for all!
Kind regards,
Alessandra Picone Head of Creative Arts
July Creative Arts Holiday Program
Dance ProjectNext week St Lucy’s will be
exhibiting artworks at St Ives Village. If you are local
and would like to visit the exhibition, it will be up from
Monday 27th of May.
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THANK YOU TO HARRIS FARM, HEALTHY LIFE AND PUKKA TEASSt Lucy’s would like to thank Harris Farm, Healthy Life and Pukka Teas for their donations for our St Lucy’s Mothers Day stall.
• Harris Farm generously donated $100 gift card to purchase Pukka Tea’s.• Healthy Life Health food store in Chatswood donated 20 boxes of tea
valued at $160.00• Pukka Teas donated over 80 samples of their Love and Relax tea for
our mothers to enjoy.
These wonderful companies certainly made our mum’s feel special!
MENS GROUP TUESDAY 4TH JUNE
P&F FAMILY FUN DAY SUNDAY 26TH MAY
The next Men’s Group meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 June at St Lucy’s. Light dinner and drinks at 6.30 followed by the meeting at 7pm. The finalisation of the Lutz Inquest (after two and a half years!) raised more emotions for us all. Disability can provide more than our fair share of tragedies. What has surprised me though is the quality of the friendships that have been formed and the amazing achievements of our children. Looking forward to chatting with you. Warren Hopley and Brendan [email protected]
Don’t forget we have the P& Family Fun Day on the school oval this Sunday 26th May from 10.30pm - 2.00pm.
Jumping Castle for the kids to enjoy!
Families welcome, bring picnic and picnic rug.
Kerrie & Peta P&F
Anglerfish: Gidon Budai & Saskia RobertsClownfish: Leo HartCoral: Luka RomikDolphin: James Suharta & Andrew ChibikaHammerhead: Samara MacklinJellyfish: Daniel O’ConnorOrca: Nathan BrownSeahorse: Zef De BruinDugong Joshua Gill
Seal: Daniel ShimSeaSnake: Annika Sashikumar.Shark: Luke HughesShrimp: Jamie HunterStarfish: Molly GreerStingray: Jacob HillardTurtle: Hugo HaylerWhale: Matthew ThelfroWobbegong: Oliver Tobin
Anglerfish: Mia RichardsonClownfish: Josiah WormaldCoral: Innika SandmanDolphin: Austin SproatsHammerhead: Ollie ZawodnyJellyfish: Alex SquiresSeahorse: Angeline BoyadjianDugong Sophia LawSeal: Edward Price
SeaSnake: Ezekiel MarrettShark: Claire ZhaoShrimp: Aiden WilliamsStarfish: William FitzgibbonStingray: Tayla TobinTurtle: Amelia WoodWhale: Maggie NoonanWobbegong: Addison Williams
ST LUCY’S CLASS AWARDS
STAR OF THE WEEK (WEEK 3)
STAR OF THE WEEK (WEEK 4)
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St Lucy’s School would love you to collect stickers for us so we can get some exciting new equipment!
Our collection box will be in reception but you can always send them to school in your child’s school bag.
Thank you for your support!
One of the reasons NDIS Plan utilisation rates are lower than expected, is because not everyone has access to support coordination. As we know its not that easy to find and organise ones’ NDIS supports.
We are really excited to be addressing this important issue, together with Plan Partners, by hosting a FREE webinar on how to organise your NDIS supports and bring your NDIS Plan to life.
If you are intersted in the webinar pease register and join us on June 20th: https://mycarespace.com.au/organising-my-ndis-supports
SCHOOL FEES REMINDER
Term 2 school fees were due on 17th May 2019.If you are having difficulty with payment please contact the school on 9487 1277 and ask to speak with the Business Office. Thank you
Please collect Earn & Learn stickers for St Lucy’s so we can get some exciting new equipment.
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Speech Pathology
Our Word of the Week for weeks 5 and 6 will be “where”. “Where” questions tell us about places, so this is a great word for talking about places we’ve been and places we’d like to go. It’s also a useful word for games like hide and seek, or for real life situations like lost items
For those people using Key Word Sign, here’s the link to the sign for “where”. http://www.auslan.org.au/dictionary/words/where-1.html
For those using Proloquo2Go, “where” is located on the home page as shown.
Let me know if you have any exciting gains through focussing on “where”. I always love a good news story.
THERAPY UPDATE
Head of TherapyDear families,Hope everyone’s staying well. With the changeable weather these days there’s a few nasty bugs going around. I’ve been a little under the weather myself. Stay healthy, folks.
We’ve just managed to nail down a location and time for this term’s Key Word Sign workshop. With the building works well underway at St Lucy’s, space is at a premium, so we’ve been lucky enough to have the help of St Andrew’s church, just down the road from St Lucy’s. I went out this morning to check out the space, and I think it’ll be a wonderful place to have our workshop, so big thanks to St Andrew’s! Hope to see a good crowd there for it.
We have the last of our three optometry visits coming up next week. Thanks very much to Sindy Lowinger for providing this service for our students with no out of pocket expense. This has allowed many St Lucy’s students who would otherwise have difficulty accessing optometry services to have their sight checked. There’s a couple more students I see around St Lucy’s with glasses, and I’m sure this will help them to access the learning opportunities at St Lucy’s.
All the best,Steve
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KEY WORD SIGN BASIC WORKSHOP
This workshop covers the use of Key Word Sign and natural gesture to assist individuals who have difficulties with receptive and/or expressive communication.
This workshop is relevant for anyone living or working with a person with communication difficulties including families, teachers, health professionals, child care workers and vol-
un-teers. No previous signing experience is necessary.
TIME: 13th June, 2019, 9:00am-3:00pm
LOCATION: St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Cnr Cleveland and Water St, Wahroonga
REGISTRATION: Bookings essential, open until 6th June. Book using this link
https://www.trybooking.com/BCMLX
CANCELLATIONS: If the school is notified before 6th June, refunds are available. Between 6th and 9th June a credit note is available. After 9th June, no refunds or credit
notes available
COST: $140 for people not associated with St Lucy’s. $110 for parents of current St Lucy’s students
Morning Tea and Light Lunch will be provided. Please advise of any dietary requirements
For further information please contact:
Steve Davies, Head of Therapy Services
Phone: (02) 9487 1277 | Email: [email protected]
www.stlucys.nsw.edu.au
