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Private Bag 9 LEONGATHA VICTORIA 3953
Ph: (03 5662 2192 Fax: 03 5662 4687
Email: [email protected]
St Laurence’s Primary School NEWSLETER ◊ Number 2 ◊ 15th February 2017
May the spirit of unity and love reign amongst us—Mary MacKillop 1884 How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity (Ps 133:1)
Dear Parent/s and Guardian/s,
A t our opening mass Fr Aju's homily focused on the opportunities we have in life to make choices. He reminded the students that they have the right to say yes to those things that are life affirming and building and no to
the things that are negative and superficial. This free will is an amazing gift. Often we feel trapped and that we have no choices in life but this is untrue. We always have the choice about how we act on our feelings. Our behaviour is the result of a choice. We can engage in activities and 'make the most' of every task or roll our eyes and claim things are boring. During the holidays I had this conversation with a young person in our house explaining that we cannot have things constantly supplied to make things 'fun', instead that they had to make the decision to engage and delve into all games and activities (even chores) and make them fun by being in the moment. Our students are very engaged and energetic at present but we know as the year moves along and the days become shorter and colder that once again our joy in life can be lessened. Lets keep reminding ourselves that we can say yes to being positive, yes to being honest, yes to working hard, yes to pushing ourselves, yes to being resilient and no to those things that make us selfish and resistant to change. A.B.C’s: Our school's motto of 'Love In Action' can be demonstrated across our school by implementing our ABC's. These are Acting responsibly, Being respectful and Caring for one another. Each week at our Friday Assembly, 3 students from each area Junior, Middle and Senior are selected for the ABC award as they are demonstrating these qualities. Here are our first recipients for this year. Samuel Johnson, Ryan Treacy, Annabel Gammon. Pictured right. An interview with Ada Hill & Kade Jarvis by Phoebe Hinds from the Specialist Team, with some of our Grade 5/6 students on our ABC's.
Name: Ada Hill (pictured rightd) Age: 12 What does ABC stand for? Act responsibly be respectful and care for one and other Who is someone that shows respect in your class? Aliarna wright How do you show that you care for others? You look out for people that surround you Give an example of how you can be responsible at our school? When you are working and the teachers working with someone, you be responsible and not muck around.
Name: Kade Jarvis Age: 11 What does ABC stand for? Acting Responsibly, Being Respectful and Caring for one and other Who is someone that shows respect in your class? Jack Whiteman How do you show that you care for others? Helping others Give an example of how you can be responsible at our school? Looking after the preps and make sure they do the right thing.
Cyber Safety: While it is important for children to experience technology, a great tip for keeping children safe from cyber bullying is to have access to your child's passwords and to keep an eye on what they are doing whilst on the internet. Some families have a policy that Internet access must only be used in the kitchen or lounge room areas where parents can easily observe what their child is doing, rather than behind closed doors. It is also a good idea to ask your child what they are doing on the Internet, as sometimes live chats can be misinterpreted or become a place for cyber bullying. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2017: Chair: Jacinta Johnson, Secretary: John Wilson Committee: Kerryl Battersby, Roz Giles, Rebecca Meadley, P & F rep: Claire Aeschlelminn (spelling check), Staff rep: Margaret Gatehouse.
__________________________________________________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
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Any comments or questions or to be added to our emailing list: email: [email protected]
2017 TERM DATES
Term 1: 1 Feb—31 March
Term 2: 18 April - 30 June
Term 3: 17 July - 22 September
Term 4: 9 October - 20 Dec for students TBC & 22 Dec for staff
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2nd HAND UNIFORM SHOP
We have a selection of 2nd
hand uniforms for sale
at school. Please call Krista on
0409 585 080 OR
SUNHATS
In Term 1, St Laurence’s
blue school sunhats are
to be worn. Hats are
available from the school
office.
“No hat, No play”
Cricket Style $10-00 Please note that it is not
acceptable to
have a frayed hat or have
graffiti on hats.
SPECIAL: BAG AND HAT COMBO: $50
President: Jo Denbrok [email protected]
Canteen: Deb: 0400 140 449
Second Hand Uniform: Krista 0409 585 080
OR Rachel on 0408 624 062
President: Jo Denbrok Vice President: Belinda Isted
Treasurer: Di Marinou Secretary: Melissa Denbrok
PARENTS AND FRIIENDS NEWS
SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
BAKERS DELIGHT SCHOOL REWARDS: EASY
FUNDRAISING. When you buy your bread and
baked goods at Bakers Delight mention that
you would like your points to go to St
Laurence’s Primary School. A portion of your
purchase goes to the school. At the end of
Don’t forget about Michael’s Supa IGA Community Rewards program. Have you changed your old white tag to the new black ones? To support our school community simply present your black tag during checkout OR you can donate your points to the school. See in store or contact the office for more information. As the program is solely reliant on the number of active tags to generate the funds, the question is, how many supporting families do we have? In other words if the majority of our school community families are not using the program, we are missing a great opportunity. ________________________________________________________________
P & F
Tuesday Ice-creams/Slushies Starting 7th February
SLUSHIES $1
CHOC COATED ICE-CREAMS $1
YOGHURT ICE-CREAMS $1
ZOOPER DOOPERS –50c
ICYPOLES—50c
HELPERS NEEDED FOR TERM 1 ROSTER: Deb is looking for
helpers to go on the Roster for this term please. No preparation
needed for this roster, you just need to sell them. You can call
her on 0400 140 449.
ICY POLES
FRIDAY LUNCH TIMES TERM 1
50 cents To be sold at the kitchen window
As part of our School Social Justice Mission, grade 6 leaders will
be selling icy poles donated by the staff each Friday in Term 1.
All proceeds will go to CARITAS.
GRADE 6 T SHIRT ORDERS
T Shirts have been ordered. Delivery
is expected within 1—2 weeks.
Payment is due now and is $35-50
per T Shirt.
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Dear Lord,
I want to thank you for the precious gift of love you have given
to the world and to me. Thank you for blessing me every day with this love and the
power and strength that I get from you every single day. Without your love for me I can't be....I can't function....I can't
even breathe...because I need your love to sustain me. It's like food and medicine for my soul Lord.
AMEN
ALL FAMILIES SHOULD NOW BE ON TIQBIZ. IF
YOU HAVE NOT DOWNLOADED THIS SCHOOL APP PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - NEED HELP WITH THE APP? PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL FOR ASSISTANCE. SUITS SMART PHONE, COMPUTER, TABLET,
IPHONE. www.tiqbiz.com
From tiqbiz your can submit absences, access school interviews, access newsletters and notifications and calander dates. Need to contact the office, speak to a teacher, have a query, change bus afternoon bus ? You can do all this from tiqbiz.
TIQBIZ
Being at school is a very long day for a little person.
Each Wednesday for the month of February
Preps are not required at school.
No School for Preps :
Wednesday 22nd Feb
Preps attend every day onwards from 1st
March.
PREP TESTING: Last Prep testing day is next Wednesday.
Those children who have not been tested after this date
or missed their appointment will be tested during class
time.
PREPS SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY
WORKING WITH CHIILDRENS CHECK
Parents need to provide the school with an updated
Asthma Management Plan each year. Please have
the new plan to the office by the end of February.
ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PLAN
This year we will continue to explore improved parent participation and help in the classrooms and on excursions. However, it is important to remind you that parents wishing to help in schools are required to have a Working with Children Check and inform the office once this is complete as we keep a data base of parents who have this check. This check is free for volunteers.
SCHOOL FEE SCHEDULE 2017
School Fees $1070 per family Building Levy $ 200 per family Levies $ 250 per child Excur/Camp/Sport Levy Junior $130 per child Excur/Camp/Sport Levy Middle $205 per child Excur/Camp/Sport Levy Senior $380 per child Please note: Camp fees have been included in your school fees account. One to One iPad Program: Gr 5 & 6 iPad payments will be billed separately from the school fees account. The cost for this was going to be $350 per year. If you are using your own device, you will not be billed. Payment Options: BPAY, Internet Transfer, Direct Debit (see Kylie), Cash & Cheque, Cenrepay available. If at any time you are experiencing difficulties with payment please make an appointment to see the Principal. _______________________________________ SCHOOL FEE ACCOUNTS WERE GIVEN OUT YESTERDAY VIA THE OLDEST IN THE FAMILY. Pease ensure you have the payment option form returned to the office by this Friday, 17th February. Please note that for those not on a payment plan need to have their accounts settled by November 30th, 2017 unless alternative arrangements have been made. CENTREPAY: We have registered for CentrePay with CentreLink and are waiting for approval. HARDSHIP OR EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES: Please make an appointment to see Kate as soon as you can and alternative arrangements can be made to meet your family budget.
PARISH / SCHOOL EVENING FETE
Friday, 17th March 5-7:30pm. We are asking for donations of blocks of chocolate and 1or 2
litres softdrinks for stall games. These can be dropped of at any-
time to the office.
A CareMonkey notice will be sent home shortly asking all families
for their help in running stalls/setting up etc. Please look out for
this before the end of the week.
Yummy baked goods
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ St Laurence’s, Leongatha— St Kevin’s Meeniyan— St Joseph’;s, Mirboo North—St Andrew’s Tarwin Lower & St Joseph’s,
Korumburra—St Vincent’s, Loch Parish Priests Father Aju Varghese - Father Jeneesh Jose - Parish Secretary: Anne Hemming
PHONES, TABLETS, IPADS
If your child needs to
bring a phone or
tablet/ipad to school ,
it must be handed in at the
beginning of the day and
collected at the end of the day.
DIARY DATES Please check regularly for date changes.
FEBRUARY DUE NOW GRADE 6 T SHIRT PAYMENT $35-50 EACH Thursday 16th 3-6 Swimming Friday 17th 3-6 House Swimming Sports School Fee payment option forms to be returned Monday 20th 3-6 Swimming Tuesday 21st 3-6 Swimming Wednesday 22nd No Preps—Prep Testing please see your time allocation on CareMonkey Thursday 23rd 3-6 Swimming Friday 24th District Swimming Tuesday 28th Second Fete Meeting Updated Asthma Management Plans to be in. CSEF Applications close MARCH Friday 3rd 3-6 Division Swimming World Prayer Day Parish Mass 9.30 in church Wednesday 8th School Photos Monday 13th NO SCHOOL Public Holiday Tuesday 14th 3rd Fete Meeting Thursday 16th 3-6 Regional Swimming Friday 17th
Parish/School Evening Fete Friday 24th 3-6 Athletics House Sports Friday 31st Last Day of term 1
Division Athletics date change—now 7th September
CAMP DATES FOR 5/6 Melbourne Camp 17—19th May.
BELL TIMES
Students need to be at school
BEFORE the 8:50 bell
8:50—10:50 Morning Session
10:50—11:30 Recess (inc. 10mins supervised eating)
11:30—1:30 Middle Session
1:30—2:10 Lunch (inc. 10 mins supervised eating)
CSEF (CAMPS SPORT EXCURSION FUNDING To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student
attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian
primary or secondary school must:
- on the first day of Term one
Be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions
Act 2004, that is, be a holder of Veterans Affairs
Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or
Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR
Be a temporary foster parent, and; Submit an application to the school
by the due date. * A special consideration
eligibility category also exists. For more information, see: www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
Parents who receive a Carer Allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with one of (a) or (b) above.
Eligibility Date
For concession card holders CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink on the first day of either term one (27 January 2016) or term two (11 April 2016).
Closing Date
Application close by 28 February 2016, so that payments can be made from March 2016. However schools can accept parent applications up until 03 June 2016.
CSEF payment amount
The CSEF is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses for the benefit of the eligible student.
• Primary school student rate: $125 per year.
• Secondary school student rate: $225 per year.
The CSEF is paid directly to your child’s school and will be allocated by the school towards camps, sports and/or excursion costs for your child.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAIALBLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE.
ASSEMBLY - Friday assembly is at 8.55am
in the Big Shed. All parents welcome.
REMINDER REGARDING BUS PASSES
The bus network is for students to get into and home from school from outlying areas. It is not a public bus service. We have direction from the bus co-ordinator that passes ARE NOT to be issued for such things as sporting activities, music lessons, parties, sleepovers. It is a requirement that should you need a pass in an emergency ONLY, ideally 48hrs is required. Asking for passes outside of this criteria puts pressure on the office staff when requests are rejected.
ST LAURENCE NETBALL CLUB invites you to our NETBALL REGISTRATION and
UNIFORM FITTING afternoon for LDNA 2016 Season on FRIDAY 24th
FEBRUARY, between 4 pm – 6pm, at Leongatha Netball Club Rooms. All
welcome, juniors from age 8 & above (under 11 age section) to age 17 &
under, and senior sections A, B & C. Boys are welcomed up to the age of 15.
New players welcomed.
For enquiries and further information please contact: Angelique Dunlevie
0438 166 124
St Laurence Netball Club Pre-Season Fitness Training
will commence on Thursday 9th March at Mary
Mackillop College Netball Courts from 4pm-5pm with
Ebony Best from Aim High Netball Clinics. Juniors aged
13/U, 15/U, 17/U and Senior Players are welcome. $5 per
session. New players welcomed.
Enquiries: Angelique Dunlevie 0438 166 124
Email: [email protected]
M E E N I Y A N J U N I O R B A S K E T B A L L
Meeniyan Junior Basketball would like to invite
any new players 7 - 17 years to come join our
competition.
Section 2 & 3, from 4.00pm Friday nights,
Section 4 -Wednesday nights. Season
starts Friday 17th February. Could all new
players or any players not playing or unavailable
1 s t g a m e p l e a s e c o n t a c t K i m
0427346048/56636252 or Dar lene
0417640035/56640035. If you played last
season you will be automatically put into a team,
unless you have already advised us otherwise.
Names must be in by Friday 10th February, late
names will not be accepted.
Teams & times for Section 2, 3 & 4 will be
published in the Star news paper on Tuesday
14th February & on our Website.
Reminder: Fees are to be paid up front. Section
1 - $35, Section 2 & 3 - $40, Section 4 - $50.
For Registration purposes if due (if you paid in
July last year you do not need to pay again) go
to Website - Meeniyan Basketball Association
(foxsportspulse), click onto the link
under "Register for Meeniyan Junior 2017
Season".
Leongatha Basketball Assoc. Autumn Season Registrations are now open
for Juniors & Seniors at www.leongathabasketball.com.au Registrations
close on Friday 10th February Season commences on: Monday 20 th
February 2017 Monday nights: Girls U10’s, 12’s &1 4’s. Boys U17’s &
Senior Men Tuesday nights: Boys U10’s, 12’s & 14’s. Girls U17’s &
Women Children must be 7 years prior to commencement of season. All
registrations online at www.leongathabasketball.com.au Senior Team
entry forms available at: www.leongathabasketball.com.au Enquiries: Dan
Monaghan on: 0458 641 234
South Gippsland Tennis Coaching
Term 1 Tennis Coaching
Leongatha Tennis Club
Group lessons for 3-12 year olds
Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday
From just $80/term!
Group/Private/Squad lessons available
Contact Matt 0402736693
Find us on Facebook: South Gippsland Tennis Coaching
BASEBALL: The South Gippsland Miners are holding a come and try day February 24 before the start of our season in April 2017 and we need players of all ages! From U10 to 60 plus, baseball is for everybody, guys and girls!
AROUND THE TOWN
First day of school and our prep buddies ASSEMBLY AWARDS WEEK 2
Clancy Smart, Raph Jefferis, Will Berry, Angus O’Loughlin, Zara
Borg, Georgia Hamilton, Eamon Reardon, Montana Kranen, Brad
Cocksedge, Lacey McRae, John O’Hare
Niya Manavalan, Indie Cameron, Lara Landry,
Samuel Johnson Gemma Meadley, Lachlan McRae
MUSIC DANCE DRAMA FOR PREPS