Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends,

On the weekend the children receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation this year

made their commitment at the 10:00am parish mass. We wish these students the

very best as they prepare to receive the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit at their

Confirmation Mass on the 21st August, where Bishop Justin will be the main

Celebrant.

Confirmation is one of the Sacraments of Initiation, the others being Baptism

and Holy Eucharist. Initially in the early years of the church, all three were

administered at the same time, however with the necessity of having the Bishop

present it was decided to split the sacraments. The focus now is that the students

receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation do so of their own volition and

‘confirm’ the decision made by their parents at Baptism to become members of

the Catholic faith.

We will continue to pray for our Year 6 students as they receive their final

Sacrament of Initiation

PERGOLA UPGRADE

Many thanks to our hard working groundsman, Mr Peter Brooks, for the

excellent job he has done in rejuvenating our large oval pergola. It has become a

feature of the oval and definitely adds a splash of colour to that section of the

school.

CAMBODIA TRIP

With just over 2 weeks to go, our travellers are getting excited about their trip to

Cambodia. A lot of hard work has gone into preparations thus far and they are

on the countdown to their departure date of the 29th June.

PARENT/CHILD COMMUNION WORKSHOP

There will be a workshop for those students preparing to receive their First

Eucharist on the 22nd June and their parents. It is due to begin at 6:00 pm and it

is important that all be in attendance.

School Newsletter 11th June 2014 Term 2, Issue 7

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

Parish Rep

F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k Prayer:

Please pray for our

Confirmation

candidates.

Creator Spirit,

strengthen our

children

with the gifts of

grace,

to love and serve as

a disciple of Christ.

Grant that they may

grow

into the fullness of

the stature of Christ.

Fill them with the

joy of your

presence.

Increase in them the

fruit of your Spirit:

the spirit of wisdom

and understanding,

the spirit of love,

patience and

gentleness,

the spirit of wonder

and true holiness.

We ask this prayer

through Christ our

Lord,

Amen.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

9th June to 11th June Book Week

Thursday 12th June Cross Country Year 4 to Year 7

Year 3 Assembly

Parent -Child Holy Communion meeting 6pm

P&F Meeting 7.30pm in the staffroom

Sunday 15th June MS3 and MS4 Class Mass - 10am

Back in time…….

1927 Class Group

INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

The Interschool Cross Country is being held this Thursday. Students participating have been notified and

we wish them all the very best as they compete with students from the other schools in Carnarvon.

MIDDLE SCHOOL “LOCK-IN”

The Middle School “Lock-In” was a great success on the weekend. As well as a good night for all, funds

were raised for the students’ trip to Cambodia. Congratulations to Miss Chilvers and all her fellow helpers

who ensured the evening was a success.

God Bless

Mr Steve O’Halloran

Principal

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.

From the REC – Kate Chilvers School Liturgies – Term 2

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

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMS 2014

First Holy Communion

Over the past six weeks, our children have been preparing to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion for

the first time. Please keep these children, and their prayer buddies, in your prayers over the next two weeks.

They will receive the Sacrament of First Holy Communion on the Feast of Corpus Christie (Body of Christ)

Sunday 22 June.

The final meeting for First Holy Communion will be held this Thursday 12 June at 6:00pm. Please bring

along your completed Sacramental booklet as well as your First Holy Communion commitment form.

From the REC – Kate Chilvers Confirmation

The first meeting for the Sacrament of Confirmation was held last Thursday. If you would like your child to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2014, but missed this meeting, it is essential that you touch base with Fr Adam, Mr Windle or Miss Chilvers as soon as possible.

Cambodia Update In 19 days a group of seven students and five adults will be leaving Australia for the hot and humid environs of Cambodia. The students have achieved an incredible target in the fundraising efforts and are well on track to be able to sink four wells, support a teacher for at least 12 months, provide funds for a milk program in an orphanage in Siem Reap as well as provide resources for a school and home for landmine victims. This is an amazing achievement!

Thank you to everyone who has supported this social justice project over the past 12 months. Thank you to the Middle School students for participating in the Middle School Lock-in on Friday night. Thanks to their involvement (and non-stop eating) a total of $590 was raised. These funds will be used to support House of Joy, an orphanage in Siem Reap. The night could not have happened without the organisation of our Year 10 students and the support of the following teachers: Sandra Griffiths, Melissa Slattery, Natalie Liddelow, Nazzim Khan, Katrina Ward, Sam Punch, Mrs Bassett, Nicole Nuttall and Maria Yelash. Thank you also to Louise Faithfull for organising movie packs for all participants. We had a great night, and although not much sleep was had, the students seemed to enjoy themselves...maybe we can do it all again in Term 4!

We will be running three more events in a last ditch effort to achieve our goals for 2014, if you are able to support any of these projects your assistance would be very welcome:

Friday 13 June - Adult movie night - The Killing Fields As part of their preparation for travel to Cambodia the Year 10 students have a modern history briefing followed by a viewing of ‘The Killing Fields’. The purpose of this is to help set the current social, political and economic context of Cambodia. We welcome anyone who is interested in viewing this film to join us on Friday night 6-8pm in the school hall. A raffle and simple refreshments will be for sale on the night; entry to view the film is free. Please note this film is rated M and is therefore inappropriate for children under 15 years of age, it contains graphic violence.

Friday 20 June – Primary School Social We will be holding two sessions of our primary school social. Children in Kindy to Year 2 are welcome to join us between 4:30-5:30pm. This will be followed by a session for the older children, Year 3 to 6 from 6:00-7:30pm. Please refer to the special flyer for details about entry and canteen prices. Please note we will be operating our “parents’ nook” once again so feel free to come along and relax while your children dance the night away!

School Bag Appeal We will be once again running our ‘School Bag Appeal’. Please refer to the separate flyer for details about items needed and who these items are for.

Social Justice Cambodia Service Projects The St Mary’s Breakfast Club Each Thursday morning this term Hot Chocolate and Fruit Smoothies will be available to provide 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. All funds raised through this project will be donated to the House of Joy, an orphanage run by the Sisters of Charity in Siem Reap.

Up-Coming Events: Primary School Social – Friday 20 June (TBC)

Other Social Justice Projects Help Support the Royal Flying Doctors! Our Mini-Vinnies group have been doing an awesome job of collecting cans in support of the Royal Flying Doctors. We are urgently trying to get cans in before the end of the financial year. If you have cans at home please bring them in. They can be left outside my office (Miss Chilvers) or handed to one of the Mini-Vinnies representatives in Year 3. On behalf of the Royal Flying Doctors I would like to thank everyone who has 'donated cans' so far this year! God Bless Kate Chilvers Religious Education Co-ordinator

Pre Primary and Year One On Monday morning the Pre-Primary and Year One classes attended the theatre to watch a musical comedy, 'Pete the Sheep' performed by the Monkey Baa Theatre Company. This excursion provided the children with the opportunity to build on their own social experiences and to connect with the local community. We would like to thank the parents and carers who accompanied us to this event, Sophie, Tammy Bumbak, Damien Preston, Shannon Bettini, Rachel Smith, Carolyn Legg and Ceri Spackman. Read on to find out the thoughts of some of the young audience who attended the live show. “When the sheep went baaaaaaa. It was a funny bit” Jack “I liked the dogs. I liked the sheep as well. They were funny” Noah “It was very funny when the lambs came to where we sat. It was very funny” Boston “I liked it because it was funny. I liked the dogs” Rose “I thought it was funny when the dog thought the sheep poo were maltesers” Blake “I liked when the stage changed from a shearing shed to a pretty sheep salon” Bridget “I loved the cool sheep hair styles” Alex

Kind Regards

Mrs Durmanich and Mrs O’Halloran

Gascoyne Biannual Art Award Congratulations to Jason Le Luong from Year Ten and Khan Henderson from Year Nine for their entries in the Gascoyne Biannual Art Award recently held at the Town Library. Khan received a “Highly Commended” award on the night and one of his graphic art images was sold on the evening. Well done boys!

Interschool Cross Country The Interschool Cross Country event will be held for Years 4,5,6 and 7 students on Thursday the 12th

June. St Marys will be taking our 4 fastest boys and girls from each year group for this event.

It is commencing at the Carnarvon Community College and the first race commences at 9.30am.

Congratulations to the following students chosen to represent St Mary’s School.

Year Four

Bridget Anderson Mathew Gilbert

Melanie Pidala Favour Okoronkwo

Tiana Beveridge Jack Robinson

Candace Campbell Finnian Beard

Year Five

Lily Baker Jared March

Darcie Botica Daniel Smith

Angelina Smyth Matthew Burt

Isobelle Warren Ricky Linklater

Year Six

Linzey Roberts Will Durmanich

Adanna Okoronkwo John Perry

Fynn Morgan Adam Clarke

Leah Ferreirinha Tyrell Oakley

Year Seven

Brooklyn Roberts Patrick Mullane

Bree Hudson James Morgan

Jessica Fernihough Duke Warren

Savannah Donegan Daniel Bumbak

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BigNewsEverybody….WewillberunningaBookFairintheLibrary,commencingMondaythe9thofJune.Allclasseswillbe

visitingandthestudentsareallencouragedtochooseacoupleofbookstheywouldenjoyreading.

PleasedropintotheLibrarybetween8.30and4,Mondaythe9thJune,Tuesday

the 10th June andWednesday the 11th June and we can help you with your

selections.

TheLibrarymakesacommissiononallitemssoldandtheseproceedswillbe

usedtopurchasenewbooksfortheLibrary.

Thankyouforyoursupportandwelookforwardtoseeingyouall.

JeanStretch&SusanneAiken

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Cricket Clinic with the

Mid West Development Officer

Mr Steve Broberg

will be held on Saturday 14th June 2014

at the Festival Ground Cricket Nets

Under 17’s age group

Time: 12.30pm to 2.30pm

All old and new players welcome

Carnarvon School Dentist

The Dental Therapy clinic at the Marmion Street Campus will

be closed from Friday 6th June to 22nd August. We will reopen

on Tuesday 26th August till Friday 26th September.

St Marys Footy Tipping

Winners for Round 11 and 12 Round 11 - lids

Round 12 - Radze

Competition is still fierce after 12 rounds. Lids and Bobo are 2 clear of the pack on 76. Glenness on 74 and 6 tippers on 73.

Good luck for Round 13