STELLA MARIS PARISH SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Term 2 Week 5 2 June 2016

Coming Events:

Thursday, 9 June Assembly 2:15pm

Monday, 13 June

Public Holiday

Wednesday, 15 June Induction Morning

Wednesday, 22 June

Induction Morning RAN training 9am

Friday, 24 June

Concert

Monday, 27 June School Board Meeting

Thursday, 30 June Assembly 2:15pm

Sunday, July 3

Movie Night

Friday, 8 July Last day of Term 12:30pm finish

Monday, 25 July

First Day of Term 3

Saturday, 6 August Family Portraits Fundraiser

Sunday, 28 August

Fete

Monday, 5 September Pupil Free Day

Friday, 30 September

Sports Day

From the Principal

Welcome to week 5

Dear School Community I would like to thank Agnieszka Betterman and Liz Wickers have agreed to become Federation Ambassadors in our school community. The Federation of Catholic School Parent Communities exists to serve Catholic school parent communities like ours by promoting and supporting the role of parents in their children’s learning and in the life of our school communities. The Federation also advocates for adequate government funding to keep our excellent schools affordable. By becoming a Federation Ambassador, they have agreed to:

to promote the role of the Federation to you, and

liaise with our school to ensure information I receive from the Federation is

passed on to you via our school’s usual communication channels.

We invite you to do one or all of the following: Check out the Federation’s website at www.parentfederation.catholic.edu.au

Like the Federation on facebook

Tell the federation what's important to you so it can be your voice

(www.parentfederation.catholic.edu.au/the-parent-voice/have-your-say)

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK National Reconciliation Week is an ideal time for everyone to join the reconciliation conversation and reflect on shared histories, contributions and achievements. It is held annually from 27 May to 3 June and is a time to celebrate and build on the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. HATS The UV reading is now low, so hats are not required till mid next term. CONCERT Vote for your favourite song of the last 60 years and help us fill the gaps between acts at our upcoming concert. We need some music to play to fill the void so why not get to listen to one of your favourites. Your song may also be chosen for the finale! There is a link on the website for you to cast your vote. Yours sincerely, Sean Hill PRINCIPAL

1 Syme Ave,

Seacombe Gardens SA 5047 Phone: 8296 3928 Fax: 8377 2232

contact@smps.catholic.edu.au www.smps.catholic.edu.au

www.facebook.com/stellamarisparishschool

Friday, 8 July

Last Day of Term

12:30pm Finish

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RE News Sacramental Program Don’t forget our parent information night for Confirmation and First Communion is tonight Thursday, 2nd June. It is being held at St Bernadette’s Church on South Rd at St Marys at 7pm. At this meeting groups will be formed for our workshops. Confirmation will be held on Saturday, 13th August at 6pm. It will be at St Bernadette’s Church. First Communion will be held the following day at Holy Spirit Church at 9:15am Mass and 5:30pm Mass and at St Bernadette’s Church at 10:45am. More details will follow regarding these dates at the Parent Information meeting tonight. I look forward to seeing you there. Stella Maris Day

Last Tuesday, 24th May we had a very successful feast day beginning with Mass. We enjoyed yummy cake for recess and sausages for lunch. We also had lots of fun in our sports teams doing a variety of activities. A big

thankyou to our BBQ workers and our Mums who delivered the food. Your help was greatly appreciated. National Reconciliation Week This week all children have been involved in activities in their classes centred around Indigenous Studies. At community prayer we celebrated our heritage and some of our indigenous students were involved in reading the prayers. Regards and blessings, Cathy Tilley APRIM

Stella Maris LEGENDS Concert

60th Anniversary Celebration This year’s concert shall be held on Friday, June 24, at the Christian Family Centre, 185 Frederick Rd, Seaton. There will be a matinee (12:00 noon) and an evening performance (7:00pm). All children will be bussed to and from the venue for the matinee performance, with school concluding at the normal time. For the evening performance, students simply come along and leave with their parents/caregivers.

There are plenty of seats available at the venue so there will be no restrictions on the number of tickets families can purchase and seating will be general admission.

The cost of tickets is $10 for the matinee and $15 for the evening performance. Stella Maris students do not require a ticket! You do not need to purchase tickets for children under 3 years of age who will be sitting on your lap. Children 3 and over will need a ticket and a seat.

There is a ticket and DVD order form on page 5 of this newsletter. Order forms are also available from the office or can be downloaded from our website.

From the Office

ENROLMENTS We are currently finalising enrolments for 2017. If you have a younger sibling who is due to start school in 2017, 2018 or 2019 and you have not yet completed an Enrolment Application form please do so before the end of this term Thank you.

Canteen Roster

Week 5 – Term 2 Friday 3/6 Tamara B & Karen I

Week 6 – Term 2 Monday 6/6 Michelle W & Catherine B Wednesday 8/6 Cheryl W & Nic S Friday 10/6 Emma K

Week 7 – Term 2 Monday 13/6 PUBLIC HOLIDAY Wednesday 15/6 Haley Mc Friday 17/6 Lesia P

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Fete News

Hi All, very exciting it’s Fete time already! We can start collecting all clothing and accessories for the stall and it can be dropped off in the Year 5 hall near the storeroom. So start sorting your robes, if you haven’t worn it for 12 months get rid of it, we need it. Stop ya hoarding!! We will accept anything in good condition without stains or tears, if you’d wear it, we’ll sell it. We WON’T be accepting socks, jocks, undies, shoes or bathers (rash vests accepted). If you have any questions or want to confirm what we will sell please email naomigigney@y7mail.com or danielandyvette@adam.com.au Thank you in advance for your donations. Yvette Day and Naomi Gigney

From the Business Manager

School fees are due to be paid by Friday, 3rd June 2016, one third of whole year is due. Your statement was sent home at the start of this term, if you did not receive it please request a new one from the office or email me finance@smps.catholic.edu.au. The final instalment of fees is then due on Friday, 19th August 2016. Families on payment plans can disregard this due date but need to be aware that fees are due by the end of October 2016. We are changing over our finance software from 10th June so please understand we may take a little longer to receipt to start with. Thanks Julie Klaffer Business Manager

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P&F

Do you want to know what is happening with the Stella Maris P&F and how you can become

involved? Then get yourself added to the P&F emailing list by emailing Liz at smpspandf@smps.catholic.edu.au

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