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Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends,
Over the past decade or so there has been a persistent emphasis toward the
development of self-esteem in young people. Self-esteem has ownership of a number
of other names such as self-confidence, self-respect, pride in self, independence, self-
reliance. No matter what its name is, if, as a parent or teacher, you’re not tailoring all
your thoughts, actions and words towards its installation in children, then you are
failing in your duty as a responsible adult. Of course, self-esteem is vitally important
to the well-being of all people no matter their age but when it exists in a sanitized
world, protected from negative experience, it can be counter-productive. How can a
person train alone if they wish to play a team sport? What happens when they are
challenged, bumped, tackled or meet people of superior skills. Self-esteem can soon
slide away if it has never been tested.
True self-esteem is never developed in a vacuum, for in such an environment it will
never develop its true muscle, resiliency; the ability to bounce back from
disappointment and even failure. Children need to be exposed to the constancy of life
where there are “ups” and “downs” and they need to hear the word “No” in response
to some of their requests. To learn how to handle set-backs, not always getting your
own way; even feelings of lowness are important to healthy self-esteem.
Self-esteem that’s worth having and that will be true for all seasons is the result of
being taught how to deal with the ownership of both success and failure. When
children experience that their parents love for them is unconditional, accepting and
affirming, they are more likely to develop a positive self-image and an authentic self-
love.
The great American psychologist, Martin Seligman agrees; if want our students to be
successful at school, the most important traits they need to develop are self-discipline
and a good work ethic. These traits are symptoms of a resilient person. Also, as I’ve
mentioned before in this newsletter, self-discipline and a good work ethic are twice
the determinants of success in education than is IQ.
School Newsletter May, 21st 2014 Term 2, Issue 4
St M
ary Star of the Sea
C
ARNARVO
NTo Jesus through Mary
St Mary Star of the Sea School Board
Fr Adam Babinski Ex-Officio Karen Gilbert Treasurer
Steve O’Halloran Ex-Officio Di Ramirez Secretary
Paul Mullane Chairperson Andrew Alston Vice Chair
Max March Member John Nuttall P&F Rep
Chris Schelfhout Parish Rep
F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k Prayer:
A prayer for ‘Communio’
Loving God, we
rejoice in the gifts
of love we have received from
your Son. Open our
hearts to share this
love with others.
Send us as witnesses of your Gospel to those we
meet, and may the
peace of Christ find a welcome
in our world.
We ask this in your name.
AMEN.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
5th May—16th May Primary School Parent Interviews
Thursday 22nd May Year 6/7 Football/Netball Carnival @Festival
Ground commencing at 1.10pm
Thursday 22nd May Year 6 Assembly Commencing 2.20pm
Wednesday 28th May Free Choice Clothing Day—Gold coin donation
Thursday 29th May Communio Mass 1.45pm in the Hall
Friday 30th May CATHOLIC FAITH DAY—Pupil Free Day
Monday 2nd June WA Day—Public Holiday
4th June to 6th June MS School Exams
PUPIL FREE DAY
Parents and guardians are reminded that Friday, 30th May, is a pupil free day. Monday 2nd June is a public
holiday.
God Bless
Steve O’Halloran
Principal
From the REC – Kate Chilvers
School Liturgies – Term 2 Communio – Whole School Mass - Thursday 29 May 1:45pm Pentecost – Year 6 Class Mass & Confirmation Commitment – Sunday 8 June 10:00am MS#3 & 4 Homeroom Mass – Sunday 15 June 10:00am Corpus Christi - First Eucharist – Sunday 22 June 10am NAIDOC – Liturgy of the Word – Thursday 3 July 1:45pm
Communio Next week all schools and parishes in the Geraldton Diocese will celebrate ‘Communio’.
“Communio is a name given to a plan to help the needy people in our own Diocese of Geraldton. Money collected through Communio though goes to the needy people here in our own Diocese.
The word is a Latin one which means ‘Communion – union with’. In other words it says that in our Church we are linked to and connected to people all around the Diocese. Needy people are part of us and our family. In fact all needy people are part of Jesus and therefore a part of us because Jesus said “Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers and sisters, you do to me”. Each year we have Communio Week in Schools. This is a time to learn more about some of the people that our Diocese supports, to pray for these people and to raise funds for them. Various activities are suggested during the week to help young people understand and be involved in all this.
Communio will be celebrated in a number of ways next week at St Mary’s. Individual classes will explore the concept of ‘Communio’ through activities, for example the Year 5 class have written questions for Bishop Justin and will have the opportunity to hear his responses when they watch his webcast on Wednesday. As a school we will be creating a communal work of art to represent the theme that we are the ‘hands and voice’ of the diocese. A ‘casual dress day’ on Wednesday, at the cost of a gold coin donation, will be an opportunity to contribute financially towards sup-porting the work of service organisations in the diocese. Finally the week will conclude with a Whole School Eucharistic Celebration on Thursday.
We are now taking application’s for Kindy and
3 Year Old Kindy for 2015. Please contact our school
office on 99411 328 for further information.
Sacramental Programs: First Eucharist & Confirmation Two Sacramental programs commence in Term 2: First Eucharist and Confirmation. Children traditionally receive this Sacrament in Year 4. Information about parent meetings and liturgical celebrations has been forwarded to all children in Year 4; please check this information carefully to ensure your child is prepared fully to receive this beautiful Sacrament. Due to the developmental needs of children or transitions between parishes, sometimes children miss the opportunity to receive the Sacrament. If you and your child are in this situation and you are interested in finding out about Sacramental programs in St Mary’s Parish, Carnarvon please feel free to contact Mrs Natalie Liddelow [email protected], Fr Adam, Fr Greg or me [email protected] First Eucharist: Last Thursday evening we began our Parish Sacramental Program for First Eucharist. Thank you to all the parents who attended and to Mrs Nuttall, Miss De Vares and Mrs Natalie Liddelow for guiding families through the evening’s program. The children and their families presented themselves to the Parish on Sunday and now begin their preparation for this Sacrament in ear-nest. Please keep these children in your prayers as they journey towards receiving Holy Com-munio for the first time on the Feast of Corpus Christ in late June. Confirmation: The parent meeting for Confirmation was originally scheduled for Thursday 29 May. As a four day long weekend follows this date we have moved the meeting to the following week, Thursday 5 June 7pm, to allow families who may be planning to get away for this weekend to do so on the Thursday afternoon if they choose. Social Justice – Cambodia Service Projects The St Mary’s Breakfast Club Each Thursday morning this term Hot Chocolates and Fruit Smoothies will be available to pro-vide a healthy start to the day for our staff and students. These will be available at a cost of $1:00 per cup. Thank you to Mrs Griffiths for generously donating all the ingredients for this fundraising venture. Up-Coming Events: Middle School Lock-in - Friday 6 June (TBC) Primary School Social – Friday 20 June (TBC)
Primary News Last week saw the children from pre-primary to year 4 walk to the Camel Lane Theatre to watch a live per-
formance of Tashi. Many thanks to Mrs Nuttall for coordinating this event. The children were thrilled to
have seen a real live stage show and not just a movie. It has really sparked their enthusiasm to read more of
Tashi’s adventures as well as consider the possibility of becoming a performer later in life. Reading is a
doorway into so many different adventures and realities. Please encourage your child to find a comfy spot
at home and help your kids to fly – as the Better Beginnings website reminds us. The kindy and pre-
primary students walked their way over the town library to be introduced to the Better Beginnings Pro-
gram. They were given a personal gift pact which contained some books from the library to keep as their
own. My fondest memories are of the times that my boys and I have snuggled together to read any one of
our many books. Check out the site to discover the some wonderful resources which the State Library of
WA provides. http://www.better-beginnings.com.au/
It was also a testing time for the children in years 3 & 5 last week, while they participated in the NAPLAN
assessments. The children handled themselves beautifully and did their best. Some comments from year 5 –
‘It was easy’, I liked the passages we had to read; they were interesting. The testing is performed across the
whole of Australia and provides us with just another snapshot of where our kids at, with their knowledge
and understandings in the key learning areas.
The students from years 6 and 7 who participated in the football and netball matches last week with Mr
Windle and Mrs Dalgety, made us very proud. Some of the competitors from the other schools were quite
rough in their play and behaviour. Our students played with dignity and skill and won all matches without
having to behave in ways which show disrespect. Congratulations and well done to these students and may
you have another great match this week.
The students are training for the ‘Cross Country’ event which will be held on 12 June. This can be quite
challenging to run 3000m or 1500m for the years 4 & 5. We are always amazed at the natural ability of
these select few. So if your child heads off for a few laps around the oval, you will know what they have in
mind. The winter sport carnival will be held at the end of the term which sees competitors come from
Shark Bay, Exmouth and the town schools. We are looking for any parents who may be interested in help-
ing on the day to be a coach of a team. If you are available on the 27th june to be a coach of either football,
soccer, netball and particularly basketball, please let one of the office know so that we can get in contact
with you.
The year 6 class will be presenting for us this week at our Primary School Assembly, we would love to see
you there.
‘With your help, my shoulders will be strong and my burdens light’.
God Bless
Mrs Di Nyman
Head on Primary
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BigNewsEverybody….WewillberunningaBookFairintheLibrary,commencingMondaythe9thof
June.Allclasseswillbevisitingandthestudentsareallencouragedtochoosea
coupleofbookstheywouldenjoyreading.
PleasedropintotheLibrarybetween8.30and4,Mondaythe9thJune,Tuesday
the10th JuneandWednesdaythe11th Juneandwecanhelpyouwithyourse-
lections.
TheLibrarymakesacommissiononall itemssoldandtheseproceedswillbe
usedtopurchasenewbooksfortheLibrary.
Thankyouforyoursupportandwelookforwardtoseeingyouall.
JeanStretch&SusanneAiken
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Home Economics The year 7-10 cooking classes have been very busy this semester. Students have made a wide range of
sweet and savoury dishes including lemonade scones, chocolate Easter nests, lemon slice, red velvet cup-
cakes, noodle mince casserole, spaghetti carbonara, tuna mornay and chicken tacos. The year 10 Hospi-
tality students completed a full day on their Barista training with staff acting as willing “customers” at
lunchtime and students bought hot chocolate from them. Two members of our P & F, John Nuttall and
Tammy March, also completed their Barista training on the same day although I don’t know how Mr
Nuttall managed to get the job of cleaning up all the coffee beans at the end!
A big thank you to parents and staff who have donated produce such as lemons, limes, bananas, oranges
and herbs for the students to cook with.
Woodwork The Year 7-10 woodwork classes have also been very busy this semester. They have made a variety of
items ranging from wine bottle holders, toy trucks and serving trays through to stepping stools, paper-
towel holders and folding beach chairs. Some of the Yr7 students, like Darron, took their truck to the
next level by adding on a trailer!
St Marys Footy Tipping
Round 8 Winner Bobo
Round 9 Winner Joan Sedgwick
Competition is fierce after 9 Rounds with 4 tippers on 55
and 5 on 54
The leaders on 55 tips are
Bobo
lids
Sueroo
Bumbak Girls
Carnarvon Dental Therapy
The school dentist is now opened at the Carnarvon Community College situated at the Marmion Street.
They can be contacted thru the Carnarvon Community College school office on 99411 443 or email
They will be in Carnarvon on the following dates
♦ 14th May 2014 to the 6th June 2014
♦ 25th August 2014 to the 26th September 2014
CANTEEN NEWS. Thankyou to Karen Gilbert for
volunteering for this Thursday. A big
thankyou also to Tina for helping on
Tuesday. Volunteers needed Tuesday-
Thursday 10.30- 1.30. If you can help
please ring 99413483 or see me at school.
Thanks in anticipation,
Charmaine.
UNIFORM NEWS OPEN Tuesday-Thursday 3.15- 4.15 every
week of term.
Primary and Middle School dresses have
arrived. Sports polo in all sizes are al-
so available.
ALL JACKETS SHOULD HAVE YOUR CHILDS NAME
WRITTEN ON THEM.
Week 3 Award Winners
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Registration day: Thu 22nd
May 2014
@ 4.30pm until 5.30pm
Where: Festival Grounds-
ground closest to town
Then every Tuesday until
12th Aug 2014 with a break
for July school holidays.
More details to follow.
Any enquiries please
contact Ian Foxley
(0428935038)
