St Madeleine’s School

Newsletter Term 4 Week 2 Thursday 17th October 2013

28 Annangrove Road, Kenthurst 2156 Phone: 9654 6751 Fax: 9654 6799 Email: stmadeleines@parra.catholic.edu.au

Website: www.stmadeleineskenthurst.catholic.edu.au

Dear Parents and Friends,

I am delighted to inform you that the Catholic Educa�on Office has made a commitment to a refurbishment

program here at St Madeleine's. This project will be completed in three phases with the first phase being

completed in the Christmas holidays. Phase One will be a small aspect of the project and we are yet to confirm

what that will be. We have begun regular mee�ngs with the architects and I will keep you informed as the

planning unfolds.

We have been given this important responsibility and opportunity to create contemporary learning spaces that

suit the way students learn today. Our students learn by construc�ng and co-construc�ng ideas and concepts

on their own and in pairs or groups. The emphasis today is on the ac�ve construc�on of knowledge by the

learner and we need to reshape our learning spaces with this in mind. Each teacher needs to be able to teach

their class and a smaller group of students. They also work with students in pairs and individually. At �mes they

work as a whole grade. At the moment our classrooms are very small and do not allow for the flexibility needed

for these different grouping structures.

We are consul�ng with our staff and people in other schools who have been through building projects and we

expect to draw from their experience and wisdom to come up with plans that cater for our needs in 2013 and

also into the future. Our spaces need to be flexible to accommodate both current and evolving ways of

teaching. We have this exci�ng opportunity to create the best possible learning environment for all our

students.

Last week I a1ended the informa�on night Marian College organized with Susan McLean as the guest speaker.

Susan was a Police Officer for 27 years in Victoria and she has spent the last 20 years working with cyber-

bullying and the effects of social media and gaming on teenagers. It was a most informa�ve evening. One

message was made very clear to all the parents a1ending… It is very difficult to understand and keep up with the

developments in social media. We do need to be informed so we can at least be trying to be somewhere close

to the page our children are on.

I have been in touch with Senior Constable Rob Paterson from the Castle Hill Area Command. Constable Rob

Paterson is the Youth Liason Officer for our area and he will be presen�ng his important message of cyber safely

to all our students in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 on Monday 11th November at 12.15pm in the PMPA. You are very

welcome to a1end Rob's presenta�on.

Have a good week!

Jeane1e Black

Principal

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From Thursday……...

1. Kindergarten Science Unit

2. Lion King

3. Year 3A Reading Roster

4. Year 3PL Reading Groups

5. Kenthurst Netball Registration Day

6. Overdue Library Notices

Child Protection — Volunteer Helpers Following are our current Child Protection procedures:

All helpers (parents, grandparents, etc.) are to wear a

“Volunteer Helper” badge while helping at the school.

1. Parents who volunteer must complete the CEO online

protection Module.

http://childprotection.parra.catholic.edu.au and needs to

be completed every two years which is emailed to the

school after completion.

2. The new, online Working With Children Check

(WWCC) will be phased in over a five year period.

We suggest to parents to do this new working with

children check. It is free because you are volunteers and

at the same time you will receive a clearance for 5 years.

That means you can get involved in any volunteer

activities at your school as well as any other school in

NSW or any child related workplace.

How to apply to complete WWCC

STEP 1

Fill in an online application form at

www.newcheck.kids.nsw.gov.au if you cannot access

the online system, call a customer Support Officer for

assistance on (02) 9286 7219.

When you complete the application, you will receive an

application number. This application number cannot be

used for the online verification process until you

completed STEP 2.

STEP 2

Take your application number and proof of your identity

to a NSW motor registry.

This check remains free for volunteers.

Once your application has been processed, you will

receive the outcome by email (or post if you do not have

an email address). Most applications will be processed

within 48 hours.

You then forward this email to

stmadeleines@parra.catholic.edu.au or send in a copy

of the form to the school office for our records.

Pizza Day Tues 29th Oct

K-6 Spooky Disco 6pm—8pm Fri 1st Nov

All Saints Day Fri 1st Nov

All Souls Day Sat 2nd Nov

Melbourne Cup Tues 5th Nov

SDD (Student Free Day) Fri 8th Nov

Year 6 Reflection Day Fri 29th Nov

P&F Nomination meeting 7pm Mon 2nd Dec

Christmas Concert Hall 7pm Wed 4th Dec

Year 6 Allegro Dinner Mon 9th Dec

Year 6 Graduation Wed 11th Dec

Farewell Assembly PMPA 2pm Fri 13th Dec

Year 6 Pool Day Tues 17th Dec

Last day for students & end of

year Mass (church) 9.15am Wed 18th Dec

Term 4 Concludes

SDD (Student Free Day) Thurs 19th Dec

SDD (Student Free Day) Fri 20th Dec

Year 3 Galston Club Night Out Wed 13th Nov

Aussie Animal Card Swap

Lunchtime Fri 18th Oct

Date: Saturday 26th October 2013,

10.30am-2pm

Where: St Joseph Centre, St

Madeleine’s Primary School, 28 Annangrove

Rd

For: - NetSetGo players 5-10 years

- Junior players 11-14 years

- Senior players 15+ years

Come and join our friendly club in 2014.

Free sausage sizzle and drink provided to all

players registering on the day. Also FREE 5

week FunNet program for all new players

(suitable for 5-10 years).

For registration forms or more

information, please visit our website at

http://kenthurst.netball.asn.au or contact Sally

Coppini, registrar, at mitre@tpg.com.au

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YEAR 6 MUMSYEAR 6 MUMSYEAR 6 MUMSYEAR 6 MUMS

Please come and join us for

LUNCHLUNCHLUNCHLUNCH

On Friday 18th October 2013 @ 12.30pm

At DURAL COUNTRY CLUBDURAL COUNTRY CLUBDURAL COUNTRY CLUBDURAL COUNTRY CLUB,

662A Old Northern Rd, Dural

Please RSVP by Thursday 17th October. Looking

forward to seeing you there!

Your Contact Mums

Anna 0409 300 149 Muriel 0425 202 938

Sandra 0432 996 380 Vicki 0439 871 328

Dear Year 3 Mums,

What a wonderful year

Lets celebrate the end of 2013!!

We are planning to gather at

The Galston Club

Arcadia Road, Galston

Come for dinner or just a drink and a chat

We just want to catch up!!

Wednesday 13th November

7.00pm

Please Mark your Calendars

And RSVP to

Amy – 0417064002

Danielle- 0400413522

Erin - 0407364279

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER:

A relationship enrichment weekend for married

couples. Take time out of your busy schedule, to

invest in your most precious asset . . . Your

Marriage! This is a unique opportunity to recharge

your relationship batteries, refocus on each other and

fall in love all over again!

Weekend date: 8 – 10 November at Mt Carmel

Retreat Centre, Varroville, NSW

Bookings: Ardell & Bill Sharpe tel. 02 4283 3435 or

wsharpe@bigpond.net.au

Information: website www.wwme.org.au

ST MADELINE’S P&F

UNIFORM SHOP ROSTER & NEWS

Summer Uniform Terms 3 & 4

OPENS Tuesdays 8.30am—10.30am.

Email: thinchliffe@parra.catholic.edu.au

Roster: Term 4 Week 3 22nd October

Danielle Swain

KISS & DROP ROSTER Term 4 Week 3 2013

MON 21/10

Erin Boffo

Maree McNeil

TUES

22/10

Francesca

Bruggeling

Cindy Quirk

WED 23/10

Kim Parslow

Lorine

Niezabitowski

THUR 24/10

Rena Habkouk

Angelique Easton

FRI 25/10

Tory Papallo

Maria Scott

CANTEEN ROSTER

Term 4 Week 3 2013

MON

21/10

Patricia Kang

Cathie/Andrew

Weaver

Anita Hili

WED 23/10

Alison Hanson

Leisa O’Donnell

Alison Hanson

Rita Vumbaca

FRI

25/10

Tanya Vella

Fabienne Tsagaris

Meredith Panetta

Tanya Vella

Jasna Susnjara

TIME 9am—12pm 12pm—3pm

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St Madeleine’s P&F is organising a night out to the spectacular musical, The Lion King. These tickets will sell fast so get your family & friends together for a fantastic night out to this award winning musical. There are only 144 tickets available and only full payment with the return slip will secure your tickets. We would like to thank to Danielle Lawson for organising the tickets on our behalf. WHEN: Thursday 26th June 2014, 8pm (Note: Friday the 27th June is a pupil free day) WHERE: Capitol Theatre Sydney - Dress Circle COST: $80 per ticket ($15 from the sale of each ticket is profit for our school) PAYMENT DUE: 27th November 2013 **Please return slip with payment & address envelope to - School Office “The Lion King” tickets**

Any enquiries call Michelle Bugden 0412 721 449

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THE LION KING

NAME:88888888888............................................................................................... PHONE:8888888888888888888..EMAIL88888888888888888888. ELDEST CHILD:8888888888888888.CLASS:8888NUMBER OF TICKETS8888.. PAYMENT METHOD - Cash / Cheque / Credit Card Visa or M/Card / Direct Deposit (please circle one) ** If you wish to pay by credit card, this can be done at the Uniform Shop or fill in details below** Credit Card No:8888888888888888888888888.. Exp:8888888. Amount:88888 Direct Deposit details as follows; Account Name - St Madeleine’s P&F BSB # 062 – 315 Account # 00901486 Bank – CBA If paying by direct deposit please put “Lion King” in description & the name the tickets are in.

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Aussie Animal Card Swap –

This Friday

Many of our students have been

collecting the Aussie Animal Cards from

Woolworths. With the promotion now

over students have been bringing their

cards to school to swap. We will be

holding a swap day this Friday at

Recess to help our students complete

their sets.

If you have any extra cards you no

longer need please send them in for

other St Madeleines families.

ST MADELEINE SOPHIE

Youth Groups

What? Mee�ng for young people Yrs 3 – 6 & Yrs 7 -10

When? Once monthly on Friday evening

7.00pm- 8.30pm Next mee�ng – 25th October!

Where? In the St. Joseph Centre

Why? For friendship, fun and food

For whom? Bring yourself, your friends

What else? Enthusiasm and $2 for pizza

Contact for more info?

CareyAnne 0438791813 for Yrs 7-10

Maree Coddington on 0407 121967 for Yrs 3 -6.

Maths

University of

NSW

Compe��on

2013 Our final university exam results have arrived and once again

St Madeleine’s students have received outstanding results.

The maths exam held last term assesses all aspects of the

maths curriculum and in par�cular the student’s ability to

apply their knowledge to solve real life problems.

Congratula�ons to the following students on your excellent

achievements.

These children will be presented with their cer�ficates and

acknowledged for their fantas�c efforts at tomorrow’s

assembly

Melissa Beggs Assistant Principal

Maths Compe��on

Results

Credit Dis�nc�on

Benjamin Eberand Marcus Burford Patrick Atkins

Claudia

Ga"o-Giansante

Harrison Mair

Max Harkin Shaun Harkin

Imogen Tu"le Victor

Goosens

Year 5 Excursion Postponed

Please note Year 5 Excursion for

tomorrow has been postponed.