STELLA MARIS PARISH SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Term 3 Week 3 8 August 2019

Coming Events:

Tuesday, August 13

Hot Dog Meal Deal

Tuesday, August 13

Confirmation 7pm

August 19 – 23

Book Week

Wednesday, August 21

Building Opening and

Blessing

ALL WELCOME

Thursday, August 29

Father’s Day Breakfast

  

Thursday, August 29

Assembly 2:15pm

Friday, August 30  

Pupil Free Day  

OSHC available

  

Friday, September 13 

School Concert 

 

Thursday, September 19

Assembly 2:15pm

Friday, September 27  

Sports Day 

From the Principal

Teach by Example. When I first started in my new role my wife gave me a card that lives in my office. I see it every day but I don’t always SEE it. It has a quote on the front from Mahatma Gandhi which is quite simple but quite complex at the same time. “You must be the change you wish to see in this world.”

It is quite simple at first reading but quite complex as you dig deeper into it. What is the change I wish to see in the world? What do I have to do to be that change?

I was walking across the yard today as the rain started to come in. I saw 2 children heading in to the play equipment and as I was just about to let them know that playing in the rain was not the best decision they could make I noticed that they were actually picking up the sports equipment to put it away before it blew away.

Earlier this week I saw some of our older students on the friendship bench with a younger student. They were trying to work out if she was upset or lonely and exploring ways to help her. They had not been asked to do that, they had just noticed a student on their own and felt they should do something about it. The Gandhi quote was being lived out in front of me both times.

Seeing the actions of those involved reminded me how people all over the world live out that notion of being the change they wish to see in the world by seeing a need and doing something about it. My thoughts then went immediately to a great Australian whose feast day we celebrated today.

Saint Mary MacKillop lived by the motto “Never see a need without doing something about it” and it was wonderful to see our students living that out. There are many other examples I could have given where our students have seen a need and done something about it.

I then thought of how our staff live out other words of Mary MacKillop; “We must teach more by example

than by word.” I have been a witness to the constant example our teachers are to our students, how supportive, patient, caring and committed to the well-being and education of all at Stella Maris they are.

I sat back, sipped my coffee, and reflected on how fortunate I am to be teaching in a school community whose members; students, staff and families, live out the words of Mahatma Gandhi and Saint Mary MacKillop. For Stella Maris it is the norm rather than the exception.

Gary Pascoe

PRINCIPAL

1 Syme Ave,

Seacombe Gardens SA 5047

Phone: 8296 3928

Fax: 8377 2232

contact@smps.catholic.edu.au

www.smps.catholic.edu.au

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RE NewsE News Sacramental Program Next Tuesday 13th August the sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated in Holy Spirit Church at 7pm. Fr Philip Marshall will be our presider. On the following Sunday First Eucharist will also be celebrated at Holy spirit church at 9.15am and 5.30pm. At St Bernadette’s Church it will be celebrated at 10.45am. We look forward to both of these special events and will keep the following students in our prayers. Jaxon Caputo, Aden Fishpool, Gerard Gregory, Fletcher Hall, Jed Kirkham, Jordan Little, Leah McLean, Madison O’Loughlin, Ruby Ludwig, Maya Pagnani, Jacob McKay and children from the Parish. Many thanks to the group leaders who have led these children through the family faith workshops. Your willingness to lead these groups has been much appreciated. Walk a Mile in my Boots A big thankyou to Mrs. Howard-Jones and the SRC representatives who have organised our school based “Walk a Mile in my Boots” for the Hutt St Centre for the homeless. If the weather is inclement, we will postpone the walk until next week. Many thanks for the donations that have been placed in class baskets-there is still time to donate if you haven’t done so. Assumption of Mary Next Thursday 15th August, the Yr 3-6 students will be attending Parish Mass to celebrate this important feast day. On this day we celebrate Mary being taken to Heaven body and soul. Families are welcome to attend Mass at 9.15am. Reception-Yr 2 students will celebrate in class prayer. The Lord invites all of us to conquer resentment with love and forgiveness, and to live the Christian faith with consistency and courage. Pope Francis

Regards and blessings,

Cathy Tilley Assistant Principal

From the Parish

HOLY SPIRIT GIFT SHOP

Holy Spirit Church Ramsay Ave

Seacombe Gardens

Open after weekend Masses

Need a special gift?

Check out our range of inexpensive Baptism,

Communion and Confirmation gifts and cards.

Children’s Mass books with the revised Mass texts, children’s bibles and books, statues, rosary beads, plaques, lapel pins, jewellery, holy cards, crucifixes, key rings, magnets. Special orders taken

From the Finance Manager

Full fees are due to be paid by Friday, 30th August unless you have a payment plan or an agreement in place. Families on a payment plan need to ensure that fees are paid in full by 30th November 2019. If you have any concerns with meeting these fee payment deadlines, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss options. Should you need to contact me, my work days are Tuesday to Friday, 8.30am – 4pm or you can email me at finance@smps.catholic.edu.au Thank you Julie Klaffer

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Instructions to subscribe to the newsletter online: 1. Go to our website

www.smps.catholic.edu.au 2. Click on the ‘news and events’ tab. 3. Click on ‘newsletter’. 4. Click on ‘newsletter subscription’, enter

details and click on the submit button Paper copies of the newsletter are available from the document holders outside each classroom and from the Office.

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Building Opening & Blessing

Opening and Blessing of our new Learning Areas

Wednesday, August 21 At 9am in the Church

ALL WELCOME.

Sibling Enrolments 2019 / 2020

Sibling Interviews for 2020 We will be conducting these interviews next week. We are also finalising enrolments for 2021 so if you have a younger child due to start school in 2021 and you have not yet completed an enrolment form for them, please come and collect one from the office.

Catholic Schools Music Festival The Stella Maris choir will be performing on Thursday, September 26. Tickets sales open on Monday, August 12 and bookings are made through BASS. Permission slips for both the combined rehearsal on August 29 and the rehearsal and performance on September 26 need to be returned by the end of next week.

P&F News

Travel Raffle Thanks to all the families who have already returned their raffle books. If anyone is after more tickets to sell, we do have some spare books. You can collect these at the Office.

All raffle books sold or unsold need to be returned to the Office by September 12.

Canteen

Week 3 – Term 3 Friday 9/8 Heather M & Marie C

Week 4 – Term 3 Monday 12/8 Karyn R Wednesday 14/8 Lisa F Friday 16/8 Lauren T Week 5 – Term 3 Monday 19/8 Hannah W Wednesday 21/8 Lisa G Friday 23/8 Julie S & Tamara B For any questions relating to the canteen roster, please contact Emma on 0403 985 449 or sankro@bigpond.com

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