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10 June 2016ST LUCY’S SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
St Lucy’s Weekly Newsletter | Friday 10 June 2016 Page 1
Dates For Your DiarySunday 19 June
St Lucy’s ‘Finding Dory’ Movie morning
Sunday 19 June St Lucy’s Annual Parents
and Carers’ Retreat
Friday 12 August St Dominics Day
Friday 24th JuneLast day of Term 2
School ContactsPhone:
9487 1277
Fax: 9989 8056
Website: www.stlucys.nsw.edu.au
Principal: Mr Warren Hopley
Business Office Manager: Mrs Caroline Fowler
St Lucy’s is Part of the mission of the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia
FROM THE PRINCIPALOur Family Mass was a special celebration last night because Summer Taylor was baptised as part of the Mass. Many thanks to Fr David for making the celebration so inclusive, happy and sacred. Congratulations to Summer and the family.
Next week we celebrate St Lucy’s Feast day. A special liturgy will be held on Friday 17 June at 9am. The children will be involved in a few fun activities during the day.
We have 20 parents joining us for the parent retreat! More parents are of course welcome. Please RSVP to Jennifer Gregory via email to [email protected] by 6 June.
Congratulations to Jo Karalois (former principal) for an outstanding evening last Friday night. Jo launched her new book ‘With Enough Love’ which is the story of her 10 years at St Lucy’s. It was a great honour to have Professor Marie Bashir former Governor of NSW officially launched the book.
Warren Hopley, Prinicpal
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PASTORAL CARE
This week at St Lucy’s we celebrated our once a term Family Mass. This was a joyful occasion for all who attend. We had the added joy of celebrating the Baptism of one of our students, Summer. In Matthew 18:4-5, Jesus says to his disciples: “Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me”. Later, in the same chapter, Matthew records Jesus’ words: “where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them”(18:20). In welcoming Summer into the Christian family through the sacrament of Baptism, gathered in Jesus’ name, we welcome also Jesus, and wonderfully and mysteriously, He Himself is present amongst us.
Jennifer Gregory (Pastoral Care).
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HEALTHY LUNCHBOX’S OF THE WEEK!ENTERTAINMENT BOOK - P&F
Please click on the link if you wish to purchase https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/20373z0
FREEDOM WHEELS CLINIC AT TERREY HILLS
What? Healthcare and engineering staff of TAD Disability Services will hold a bike clinic to assess each person (child aged 4 through to adults) and write a specification for a bike to meet their exact needs. This may include stabiliser wheels, postural supports, belts, footcups, towbars and modified handlebars. The bike cost is subsidised by TADNSW; with client payment based on the bike specifications. Interested therapists, service providers and family members are invited to find out about the Freedom Wheels bikes and TAD’s other services (custom designed equipment, library) from 9am-10am.
Where? Terrey Hills Community Centre, 11 Yulong Avenue, Terrey Hills.
When? Tuesday 5 July, with 9-10am service providers, families for Freedom Wheels bike assessment 10am-4pm.
Info? Contact Chris Tynan, Community Awareness Officer, on 9912 3422 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm) or
[email protected]; main office 1300 663 243. Volunteers welcome to help customise bikes.
RSVP? You can apply for an assessment at http://tadnsw.org.au/what-we-do/freedom-wheels. FREE
INVITATION To St Lucy’s Annual Parents,
Grandparents & Carers’ RetreatSunday 19th June, 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Enjoy listening to insights from a past parent, St Lucy’s Principal and our School Chaplain.
This will be followed by High Tea.Your St Lucy’s child and siblings will enjoy fun activities and a delicious, healthy snack. They will be supervised
by St Lucy’s staff in the safety of our playgrounds.
RSVP Monday 6 June 2016
Jennifer Gregory [email protected]
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ST LUCY’S CLASS AWARDS Aza Addison W Ben S
Bologna Owen E Will D
Cabra Elodie S Andrew C Caleruega James S Alex S
Carcassonne Luke D Bradley C
Fanjeaux Annamieke B Jai W
Osma Campbell D Charli D
Orvieto Luca G Piper S
Palencia Sophia L Poppy B
Santa Sabina Bobbi-Jo Eva M
Vence Nicholas A Benson H
St Lucy’s Week Without Words Campaign has started.Fundraising is fun. If you would like to be involved in Week Without Words 2016,
here are some ideas to get you started. Let your imagination go wild!
Stay Silent at workHold a fundraising event
such as a marathon, golf game or movie night
Sponsor your teenager to stay off social media for an hour,
evening or a day Host a morning tea or lunch
Get sponsored to stay silent for a special meeting, a whole day at work, an hour or give up social media communication (facebook, Instagram, twitter) for a day
Have a fundraising run such as City2Surf, dog walk, corporate golf game, Mah Jong,
Bridge, movie night, book club, tennis game, gym class etc. etc with your friends
Sponsor your child to stay off social media for an elected period of time. As parents you will love this concept I am sure and you don’t
have to do anything except sponsor them!
Host your own personal event whilst fundraising for St St lucy’s. We are happy to help you with invitations, receipting etc...
WHICH WEEK WILL BE YOUR WEEK TO SUPPORT US?To register your interest or for more information about St Lucy’s Week Without Words please email
[email protected] or phone 9487 1277.
Our Week Without Words Campaign finishes on 9 September, We do hope you will join Week Without Words in 2016.
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Senior Music Ensemble excursion to the Opera House to meet the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Today the Senior Music Ensemble Group were lucky enough to meet some members from The Australian Chamber Orchestra. As you can see by the smiles on their faces they got so much out of the excursion and were even lucky enough to test out the instruments!
St Lucy’s Weekly Newsletter | Thursday 03 June 2016 Page 5
CREATIVE ARTS
From the StudiosImaginative Play meets Narrative
Osma Knights building a fortress in the Drama Studio this week and then, they faced the DRAGON!
This week our Thespians enjoyed their first full dress rehearsal on
the stage for A Mid-Summer Nights Dream. Here are some
process photos to enjoy
And our final set of Publicity Posters!
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LORETO DAY
Toulouse, Bologna, Vence and Carcassonne classes went along to Loreto Day last Friday., a carnival day filled with fun, food, dancing and socialising. They all had a ball and we are very grateful to Loreto senior students for their excellent support and guidance to get the most out of their big fundraiser day.
Please come to St Lucy’s ‘Finding Dory’ Family Movie Morning. All children with
disabilities, friends, family & carers welcome.Date: Sunday 19 June 2016
Time: 10.30amVenue: Event Cinemas Hornsby
This event is open to all families in Sydney.
It will be a relaxed screening for families who would otherwise find it difficult to attend a film at the cinema, particularly for kids with
developmental delays.
Sound will be a lower volume than standard screenings, low house lights will remain on and attendees will be free to move in and out of
the cinema if necessary.
Visual aids to prepare attendees for visiting the cinema will also be provided. There are also 3 headsets available for people with hearing impairments (who do not use hearing aids).
There is a lift that goes to level 4M which would give direct wheelchair access and avoids the very noisy entry foyer and Timezone area
of the cinema. To book please click on this link:
https://www.trybooking.com/LOXR
ST LUCY’S AUTISM FRIENDLY FAMILY MOVIE MORNING ‘FINDING DORY’
$16 pp All proceeds to St Lucy’s
WRAPPING PAPER NEEDED PLEASE
Wrapping paper needed pleaseThe Development Office is in need of Christmas
wrapping paper, general wrapping paper and gift bags so if you have any spare rolls you no longer need we
would love to put them to good use.
Thank you
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ANNUAL GIVING
At this time each year we write to our community to acknowledge and thank our generous supporters who have contributed to St Lucy’s School over the years.
We know that every year you have a hard decision to make with your charitable giving and we appreciate those who have graciously included St Lucy’s.
St Lucy’s is a registered charity and all donations are tax deductible.
This year Poppy, Elliot and Jeremy are the heroes of our Annual Giving campaign and I encourage you to read their
inspiring journeys, written by their parents
I encourage you to share this attached flyer with your friends and family who may wish to philanthropically support St Lucy’s. They can help us make extraordinary experiences possible for our amazing children by helping us to provide services and programs that tuition fees alone can’t cover.
Thank you! Gifts of all sizes are treasured.
Diana Morison
If you are thinking of participating in the City to Surf marathon this year, please consider raising funds for
St Lucy’s by joining our team:Here is the team details if anyone would like to join:
Team Name: St Lucy’s School No Password Required
Payment Method: Payment by Entrant
CITY TO SURF 2016 - WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN THE ST LUCY’S TEAM?
https://secure.tiktok.biz/register/default.aspx?EventID=city2surf&Edition=2016&Team=StLucysSchool
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Go to the green tab
In The Page Title, type in what event it is, for example: • Week Without Words• City2Surf• Blackmores Sydney Running Festival• Your own event (a morning tea, golf game...)
https://www.everydayhero.comTo fundraise an event you are doing for St Lucy’s go to:
HOW TO SET UP A FUNDRAISING PAGE FOR ST LUCY’S SCHOOL
Start fundraising
In the CHARITY box, always type in St Lucy’s School
