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St Laurence’s Primary School NEWSLETTER ◊ Number 14 ◊ 13th August , 2014

CENTENARY YEAR 1914 — 2014

DIARY DATES Entries in bold are new or changed additions to calendar

AUGUST

14th Family Life Program Grades 3 & 4 -7:00pm—Library

15th Feast of the Assumption—Whole School Mass

11:30am - All Welcome

P/1/2 Responsible Pet Education Program

Gr P/1’s 1:50-2:30pm & Gr 2’s 2:35-3:10pm

16/17th Eucharist Masses

21st Family Life Program Grades 5 & 6–7:00pm–Library

22nd Class Mass 5/6 J & P/1 G

28th P & F meeting 5:00pm

29th Class Mass 5/6 K & Prep/1 F

SEPTEMBER

5th Annual Fathers Day Breakfast 7:00—9:00am

12th Class Mass P/1/2 E & 2 I

17/19th Gr 5/6 Licola Camp

19th End of Term 2:00pm finish

OCTOBER

6th Term 4 Commences

8th Reconciliation (Gr 2) Family Workshop

16th School Concert

20th Student Free Day

22nd Grade 5 Discovery Day Mary MacKillop College

30th P/1 Inverloch Excursion

Grade 2 Sleepover

NOVEMBER

3rd No Buses Student Free Day

4th Melbourne Cup Day—Public Holiday

8th Parish/School Fete

13th Gr 2 Excursion to Inverloch Note change of date for

Grade 2 Excursion

Prep Afternoon Tea

Gr 1 Afternoon Tea & Tea

26th Reconciliation Mass 7pm, Church, Leongatha

27/28th Walhalla Camp grade 3 & 4

DECEMBER

15/16th Inverloch Bike Ride Grade 6

At the time of printing all dates were correct. Please check future diary dates for any changes.

Yarram Eisteddfod Well done to our Junior and Senior Choir who sang at

the Yarram Eisteddfod last Thursday. The junior choir

took out 1st place singing Do-re-mi & Doctor, Doctor.

The Senior choir 3rd place singing

One Voice, One Song & People Get

Ready. What a fantastic result. Ms

Kalos once again has done a fabulous

job preparing the choirs for the

Eisteddfod. Well done to the choir

and Ms Kalos.

Dear Parent/s and Guardian/s,

Congratulations to the following children who will be making their First Holy Communion this weekend: Aliarna Wright, Liz Stephan, Jeffrin Mathew, Will Hannon, Jorja Warren, Mark Mancarella, Lenny Bishop, Liam Chiappini & next weekend: Christine Denbrok. Please keep them in your prayers.

HEAD LICE

I guess it is the way you look at a problem… In some

cultures not to have head lice is the problem. There is an

old Bedouin proverb, referring to head lice, that equates ‘ a

deserted head with an ungenerous mind’!!

Head lice can be controlled but it takes a systematic approach – follow these steps and remember if you look twice a week using this conditioner and comb method you find a molehill before it’s a mountain.

Step1 Comb inexpensive hair conditioner on to dry, brushed (detangled) hair. This makes it difficult for lice to grip the hair or run around;

Step 2 Wipe the conditioner from the comb onto a paper towel or tissue; Step 3 Look on the tissue and on the comb for lice and eggs; Step 4 If lice or eggs are found, the child should be treated; Step 5 If the child has been treated recently and only hatched eggs are found,

you may not have to treat since the eggs could be from the old infection.

There is no need to make a huge effort to clean the entire house. Only the pillowcase requires specific laundering. It is important that we share the accurate information about head lice. There are families at our school that may be having similar problems to you.

Accurate information on the treatment and control of head lice is available from the school office. If notices are sent home with your child’s class asking you to CHECK & TREAT please fill in the response section and return it to school. Students in these classes will be checked and parents notified if infestation is present.

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION MASS: This Friday, we are having a whole

school Mass at 11:30am over in the church celebrating is the feast of the

Assumption of Mary. This provides us with an opportunity to reflect on

Mary’s attitude to life. Everyone is most welcome to join us.

Unmarried and pregnant, she was able to praise her God. ‘The Mighty

One has done great things for me’ was her response to this particular

crisis in her life. It was not, ‘This is too much—I can’t take any more’, or

some such sentiment. Of course, we don’t know if Mary had any initial

fears of what lay ahead. Whatever emotions she may have felt, she was

still able to maintain a positive outlook. In our own lives, there are always

circumstances when we feel justified in displaying bitterness, crankiness

or other negative attitudes. If we reflect daily on our responses to events,

then we can emulate Mary’s attitude. After all, we don’t have to do it

alone—we have Mary walking with us!

Well done to our team who competed in the

Royal Park Netball Tournament on the 31st

July. The girls played 7 games on the day.

They had 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw bringing

the team to 2nd overall for the day. Well

done team and to team coach Mrs Charlton

and to the parents who helped out and

ventured down to support the them.

__________________________________________________Faith In Their Future_____________________________________________________________

Partners in Catholic Education in South Gippsland with

St. Joseph’s Primary School Mary MacKillop College St. Joseph’s Primary Korumburra

5672 1052 5662 4255 5655 2040

Any comments or questions or to be added to our emailing list:

Mel ph: 0425 750 095 or email: stlaurencepandf@gmail.com

Next meeting: 28th August at 5:00pm.

BOOK CLUB - We thank Tamara Treacy who has volunteered to

take on Book Club.

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST: The annual Father's Day

breakfast is on again in the 'big shed!' FRIDAY, 5th

SEPTEMBER. The Parents and Friends Association is

running this event from 7:00am – 9:00am for Dads, Grandads,

family and friends. **HELPERS NEEDED: WE NEED

HELPERS AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES: Thursday 4th (for

SET UP) at 3.30pm AND Friday 5th (for Breakfast cooking &

service) for one hour each - from 6:00am - 10.30am. Please

remember that this special morning for Dads is organised and 'staffed'

entirely by volunteers from our school, who want to help make it a

successful and enjoyable event each year. Please be patient on the

morning as we endeavour to feed lots of hungry families.

** Please see the sheets sent home to volunteer for a particular

time!!** Orders/Payment can be placed in the Fathers Day

Breakfast drop box in the foyer.

DONATIONS APPRECIATED: We also need donations of

EGGS, BACON & CEREAL to help the meals come together!

(as per notice). Milk, juice and bread have already been

donated by local businesses.

So, get your forms back ASAP as this promises to be a 'BIG'

morning of fun and food! We will run a raffle on the day with

prizes just for dad!

Please contact Sam Wearne - 5662 4617 or Melissa Neill -

0425 750095 with any questions you may have - See you there!

With only 12 weeks to the fete NOW is the time. Now is the

time for offers of help. Now is the time for offers of PRIZES.

Now is the time to Spring clean the house and send suitable

items to the PARISH OFFICE. Thank you to those who are

already well and truly on board. Just knowing who I have to

call on is brilliant. Great to see a few new parents putting their

hands up too. Ride bands will be on offer to families at St

Laurence’s at a discounted price so stay tuned. Thank you.

Sharron 5664 2226

Chocolate: We need loads of chocolate for stall game prizes. It

could be frogs, bars, blocks, wrapped chocolates etc. All we

ask is that they are in date as at 30th Nov 2014. If every

family pops a chocolate (that is on special) into their weekly

shopping we could easily have 4000 bars by fete day.

Donations can be handed to the office. If you happen to have a

connection in the chocolate world please contact Sharron on

5664 2226.

TANDEM TRAILER NEEDED: On the Friday, 7th Nov (the day

before the fete) we need a tandem trailer to pick up tarps from Mary

MacKillop College to set up on Friday afternoon. If you can help out

it would be very much appreciated. Please call Sharron on 5664 2226.

PARENTS AND FRIIENDS NEWS DON’T FORGET

TO DOWNLOAD

THE TIQBIZ APP

TO YOUR

SMART PHONE,

COMPUTER,

TABLET,

IPHONE

www.tiqbiz.com

UNIFORM SHOP We have a selection of 2nd hand

uniform for sale at school. Please call Emma on

0438 622 388

WINTER BEANIES AVAILABLE

From the school office for $5

ROYAL PARK NETBALL

FETE NEWS