Newsletter Week 5

REMEMBRANCE DAY 

 

St Therese Catholic School Core Values

Inclusion     Excellence     Respect    

Collaboration     Community

Kinder Orientation

Our liturgy and meeting this morning was very successful with only a few tears. Overall, the Kinders were very excited to be here and I’m sure they will settle in very well.

Blessing & Opening

After the disco and orientation, we now move on to the next ‘Big Thing’ which is the Blessing & Opening of the Primary building next Friday, 18 November. This will be celebrated by Bishop Brian starting at 10am. There are many invited guests including politicians, architects, builders, past (& neighbouring) Principals to name a few. Parents are also welcome to attend.

Out Of School Hours Care (OOSH) Survey

Yesterday a survey was sent to all families regarding Before School Care. This service was closed at the end of Term 2 as it wasn’t financially sustainable. The aim has always been to reinstate this service if we can get enough support. Could you please complete the survey by next Wednesday so that we can take the data back to Catholic Care so that an informed decision can be made.

Public Speaking

Genova (5B) and Aiden (6B) represented St Therese and the coastal Catholic schools in the diocesan final of the Public Speaking Competition in Bowral on Monday. Both students presented very well and scored very highly. Congratulations to both but in particular Aiden who came away with a third place. We are very proud of Aiden and Genova and know that the skills they have and the experience received will go a long way to develop their confidence in so many ways.

Disco

Last Friday we held two very successful discos, one for K-2, the other 3-6. Students had a great time and behaved very well. Thanks to DJ Edwards for providing great music and keeping the tempo up all night. Thanks also to the parent volunteers who we rely on to make the evening successful.

Grill’d 

St Therese features as one of the charities this month at Grill’d, Wollongong. If you are planning a night at Grill’d, please support us.

P & F Bunnings BBQ - December 3

It was confirmed yesterday that our P & F will be running the BBQ at the Wollongong store on Saturday, 3 December. With the store closing early next year, this will be our last opportunity to embrace this fundraising opportunity. With the last BBQ only a short time ago, it would be great to see a lot of new volunteers to support this event. Organisation and preparation has all be organised, we just need volunteers for an hour or two throughout the day to cook or serve. This is a very social event as we aim to have 4 or 5 parents at least at any one time.

Sport

Diocesan trials were held in a number of sports over the past two days. Congratulations to the following students who were all successful in gaining selection in diocesan teams to compete in 2023:

• Alara Hosgorur - Basketball
• Justin Velosa - Tennis
• Amari Ferns - Cricket

 

 

Principal's Awards

No Awards this week 

 

St Therese School Facebook Page

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School Vision Statement

“Immersed in faith, pursuing excellence in learning

and positive wellbeing of all”

SEL

EDcycle and NUDE Food Day

This week is International REcycling Week and yesterday we introduced REDcycle.

RED Group is a Melbourne-based consulting and recycling organisation who has developed and implemented the REDcycle Program; a recovery initiative for post-consumer soft plastic.

REDcycle has teamed up with Coles, Woolworths and some of Australia’s most-loved brands to make it easy for you to keep your plastic bags and soft plastic packaging out of landfill.

The REDcycle Program is a true product stewardship model where manufacturers, retailers and consumers are sharing responsibility in creating a sustainable future.

Any soft plastic that can be scrunched  is considered as REDcycle; chip packets, lollie wrappers, clip lock bags and Teddy Bear biscuits packs are a few examples. The image shows some examples.

On the playground we have a white free standing bag which has been designated for the soft plastics.

NUDE Food Day Thursday 10 November

Nude Food is a popular term in schools and preschools, but what exactly does this mean? Simply put, it's food without excess packaging. 

Nude Food is essentially food without packaging. 

This reduces the amount of material that needs to go in 

landfill bins. Durable, reusable containers are a great way to bring food, as they may last from pre-school through to high school and beyond, providing long term cost savings and environmental benefits.

HELPING CHILDREN READ

The University of Wollongong invites our students to Learning Labs, an academic and creative arts enrichment holiday program. Students from Year 1 to 6 who are passionate, self-motivated and curious learners are invited to apply.

Dates: Little Learning Labs (Years 1 and 2): 9^th – 11^th January 2023

            Early Learning Labs (Years 3 to 6): 17^th – 19^th January 2023

Venue: University of Wollongong (Wollongong campus only)

Applications close: Wednesday, 9^th November 2022

 LITTLE AND EARLY LEARNING LABS program brochure

APP FACTS FOR PARENTS

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P & F COLOUR RUN 2022

2023 Kinder Orientation Day 

• Wednesday 9 November 2022

Opening & Blessing of the Primary Building

• Friday 18 November 2022

P & F Colour Run 

• Friday 2 December 2022

P & F Bunnings BBQ

• Saturday 3 December 2022

Year 6 2022 Graduation Day 

• Thursday 15 December 2022

Year 6 2022 Big Day Out 

• Friday 16 December 2022

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 2022 - END OF YEAR ASSEMBLY, AWARDS & YEAR 6 GUARD OF HONOUR

• Monday 19 December 2022

Offer closes 30 September 2022 however vouchers can be used until 30 June 2023.

Before and after school care voucher | Service NSW

For all enquires -  contact Mel on 0447 610 017.

Sacrament of First Holy Communion

An email was sent out  two weeka ago from the Parish office to book your ceremony and retreat session for your child’s Sacrament. Please contact the Unanderra Parish Office if you haven’t received the trybooking links.

Birthdays

9 November 2022 - 15 November 2022

Benji N - 4G, Victoria M - 6B, Ester L - 4G, Louis M - 1B, Ollie J - KB.

RECONCILIATION

Normal times for Reconciliation to resume from 5pm Saturday 23^rd October, please refer to the weekly bulletin this Friday for the details. In addition, Fr Jerzy will be offering Reconciliation from Monday 25^th October until Saturday 30^th October after Mass as needed.  

BAPTISMS

We are in the process of rescheduling baptisms that were postponed during lockdown. For any new requests please contact Kathy at the Parish Office (email: westwollongong@dow.org.au any time or call 4229 1074 on Tuesdays 9am-3pm).

God bless you all,
Fr Duane

WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS ONLY

November 2022

10 - Kinder Excursion 

11 - Remembrance Day Liturgy

12 - First Holy Communion Retreat Day & Rehearsal

15 - Year 3 Excursion 

18 - School Building Opening and Blessing 

22 - First Holy Communion

24 - First Holy Communion

December 2022

2 - P & F Colour Run 

3 - P & F Bunnings BBQ

19 - Last Day For Students Term 4 2022

20 - Staff Development Day Term 4 2022