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Newsletter Week 4
Saint Mary Mackillop
Feast Day
8 August
Ever-generous God,
You inspired St Mary MacKillop
to live her life faithful
to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and constant in bringing hope
and encouragement
to those who were disheartened, lonely, or needy.
We ask that our faith and hope
be fired afresh by the Holy Spirit so that we too,
like Mary MacKillop, may live with courage,
trust, and openness.
Ever-generous God, hear our prayer.
We ask this through Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Congratulations to our School Athletics Squad
Yesterday, 32 students represented our school at the Coastal Region Athletics at Beaton Park.
Congratulations to the following students who will attend the Diocesan Athletics time trials next Tuesday:
- Asher F - 100m, 200m, High Jump
- Hunter P - Shotput
- Jessica McL - Discus
Thank you to Ms Pellizzari and Miss Mangos for taking on the role of Team Managers and organising the students throughout the day.
Parish Mass
Fr Duane has requested that both Year 3 & 4 attend the Parish Mass this Friday instead of Year 3 attending on the 18th (Fr Duane has a funeral at this time).
Book Week Celebration
As previously notified, this has been moved to Friday, 25 August. Parents are invited to the character parade at 9.30am and/or the Dewey Awards at 1.30pm.
Fathers’ Day Sausage Sizzle & Blessing
After missing a few years, we are now able to bring back the popular sausage sizzle. This will be held on Thursday, 31 August from 7.30am. We will have a special blessing for all fathers and father figures at our morning assembly and then invite the fathers into classrooms to share some of the children’s learning.
Grandparents’ Liturgy
All grandparents are invited to attend our special liturgy on Thursday, 21 September (Week 10) in the church. This is an opportunity to welcome grandparents into our school and to acknowledge the important role they play in the development of children.
End of Term Awards
This assembly will be held on Thursday, 21 September at 12pm in the hall (after the grandparents’ liturgy). This is a change to our usual format of having the awards on the last day however having two events in two days may prove more difficult for families to arrange.
Winter Uniform
The weather lately has seen some unusually warm days right down to quite cold. Despite this, we are still in Winter uniform which will get reassessed in September. Many students prefer the Summer uniform however I do ask for parental support in this. Winter uniform does require shirts tucked in with ties.
LOWES
We have been advised that LOWES will be increasing uniform costs from Term 4. This is a direct result of higher costs being incurred from the manufacturing and transport costs.
St Therese Catholic
School Core Values
Inclusion Excellence Respect
Collaboration Community
The Zones Of Regulation
SEL
Our focus on Social and Emotional learning this term has been awareness of other people's feelings.
Kindness and Empathy activities and discussion on how acts of Kindness create a ripple effect.
Please encourage the children to share their acts of kindness.
Principal's Awards
Ollie J - 1G
Ben K - 1G
Joseph S - 2B
Silver Medallion
Isla P - 4B
Llynx S - 4B
Gold Medallion
Madelina B - 6B
Justin V - 6B
St Therese School Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/westwollongong.sttherese
School Vision Statement
“Immersed in faith, pursuing excellence in learning
and the positive wellbeing of all”
REC NEWS
Class Parish Masses: Fridays at 9:30 in the Church
This week we resume our Class Masses with Father Duane. Parents are very welcome to attend Mass and encouraged to stay for the Q&A (Question and Answer) Session with Fr Duane after Mass. Mass begins at 9:30 in the Parish Church.
Sacrament of Reconciliation - Try Booking Link for Registered Students
An email with the TryBooking Link for the Sacrament of Reconciliation has been sent out on Friday to all registered participants (please make sure to check your Inbox and Junk folders). The link went LIVE on Saturday 29th July at 9 am. Please ensure you use the link to secure your preferred time slot.
Regards,
Mrs Kirralee Calvert
Religious Education Coordinator.
ART
Year 2 has been creating Wassily Kandinsky's famous artwork - 'Circles'.
WEN
GARDENING CLUB
Gardening Club is run every Wednesday at lunchtine with Mrs McGoldrick - all are welcome - PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES.
UPCOMING IMPORTANT EVENTS
Parish Mass - Year 4 and Year 3 attending
- 9.30am 11 August
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 15 August
First Reconcilation in the Church
- 5.00pm 22 & 24 August
Book Week Parade
- 9.00am 25 August
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
BOOK WEEK 2023
PRC 2023
ESafety Resources
https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/classroom-resources/mighty-heroes/mighty-heroes-student-page
"Take It Down" Platform - Preventing the Unwanted Spread of Intimate Child Images Online.
A powerful new tool has emerged to safeguard the online privacy of young people who have unwillingly or unknowingly shared intimate images or videos of themselves with malicious recipients.
The Take It Down platform empowers individuals under the age of 18, regardless of their location, to remove or prevent the online sharing of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken of them.
This service is provided anonymously and does not require the uploading of any images or videos to the platform's system.
Take It Down sends a unique fingerprint of the intimate content to their participating social media/content distribution platforms who use the fingerprint to block the content.
The participating platforms include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pornhub, OnlyFans, Clips4Sale and Yubo.
Instances of image-based abuse can also be reported to eSafety or the police.
Please feel free to share this information with your school community and through your newsletter.
The eSafety Commission website has resources to help parents and carers be positive role models and online safety advocates.
For online safety information for parents and carers, visit eSafety.gov.au/parents.
For advice on how to set parental controls across home Wi-Fi, devices, software, and more, visit: eSafety.gov.au/parental-controls.
For online safety webinars for parents and carers, visit eSafety.gov.au/parents/webinars.
For advice on the latest games, apps and social media, visit eSafety.gov.au/esafety-guide.
eSafety Commissioner’s Online Relationships and Consent webinar
The Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT, in partnership with the eSafety Commissioner, is offering all parents, carers, teachers and support staff the opportunity to join a 30-minute free webinar designed for parents and carers of young people in secondary school.
It will cover:
- The impact of sharing nude images without consent
- practical suggestions for starting the chat about respectful relationships, consent and pressure to send nudes.
- Where to get support for a young person who has experienced abuse.
- The impact of sharing nude images without consent
Webinar details:
Date: Tuesday 15 August 2023
Time: 7.30 pm – 8.00 pm
Register at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/5491931265697591563
Extended Leave (10 days or more)
For extended leave for holidays, parents are asked to complete an ‘Application for Exemption from Attendance at School’ form. This is available from the office.
EDMUND RICE GALA NIGHT
PARISH INFORMATION
BAPTISMS
For any new requests please contact Kathy at the Parish Office (email: westwollongong@dow.org.au any time or call 4243 9610 on Tuesdays 9am-3pm).
God bless you all,
Fr Duane
STUDENT BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays
9 August 2023 - 15 August 2023
Ameya S - 1B, Teddy M - KB, Patrick R - 2B, Elijah S - 2B, Rocco C - 2B, Joseph B - 2B, Annabelle C - 4B, Liam M - KG, Alexander T - 5G, Jasfateh S - 1G, Kristian G - 2B, Koa P - 4G.
Calendar Dates 2023
2023
August 2023
11 - 9.30am Parish Mass - Year 4 and Year 3 attending
15 - Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Diocesan Athletics Time Trials
21 - Book Week - Read, Grow, Inspire
22- 5pm First Reconcilation in the Church
24 - 5pm First Reconcilation in the Church
25 - 9.00am Book Week parade CHANGE OF DATE
31 -7.30am Fathers Day Breakfast
8.50am Father's Day Prayer - Year 6
Fathers' Day Stall
September 2023
1 - World Day of Prayer for Creation
12 - 7pm P & F Meeting in Primary Building
21 - 9.30am Grandparents Liturgy
10.30am Open Classrooms
11.15am Morning Tea
12.00pm End of Term 3 Awards Assembly
22 - Last Day of Term 3
October 2023
9 - Term 4 Commences - Students Returns
15 - School Fete
25 - 9.15am - 10.45am 2024 Kinder Playgroup
12.00pm - 1.30pm 2024 Kinder Playgroup
31 - 7pm P & F Meeting in Primary Building
November 2023
1 - 9.15am - 10.45am 2024 Kinder Playgroup
12.00pm - 1.30pm 2024 Kinder Playgroup
All Saints Day
2 - All Souls Day
4 - 11.30am First Holy Communion - St Therese Church
2.00pm First Holy Communion - St Therese Church
8 - 9.15am - 10.45am 2024 Kinder Playgroup
12.00pm - 1.30pm 2024 Kinder Playgroup
15 - 9.15am - 10.45am 2024 Kinder Playgroup
12.00pm - 1.30pm 2024 Kinder Playgroup
22 - 9.30am 2024 Kindergarten Orientation Day
December 2023
15 - Students Last Day of School 2023
11.30am End of Year Assembly
18 - Staff Development day
19 - Staff Development day
End of Term 4 2023