Dear Parents, Teachers and Friends,

This weekend the boys and girls from Year 4 complete their First Eucharist

preparation by receiving the Sacrament on Sunday at St Mary Star of the Sea

Church at 10:00 am. This is one of the most significant days in the school and

church year as we share in the joy of the boys and girls as they receive Jesus as

the Body and Blood for the first time.

When Jesus meets us in Eucharist, He doesn’t speak to us from the outside; He

unites Himself to each of us. He is in each of us; we are united to Him and open

to Him to change our hearts, to make them more loving, as He is totally loving.

It is not as isolated people that we come to Mass, rather we come as members of

a Community of Faith. The Eucharist is truly the centre of the life of our church

and the principal means of spiritual development, both for us an individual

Christians and for the church as a whole.

This is why, on Sunday when our children receive their First Eucharist, it is such

an important occasion; they join the mystical communion of all the people of

their Faith Community and God. The faith we hand to our children will be their

strength through life. Teachers and priests cannot plant faith in the hearts of our

children. Unless our children sense our faith, they will not absorb faith in their

own lives. Our own faith needs constant nourishment and the Eucharist is the

principal source for this.

God our Father,

Guide us to be significant faith people in the lives of our children.

May they come to know you better through our lives.

May we lead them to union with you through the Eucharist.

Amen.

CATHOLIC EDUCATION ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Catholic Education has been chosen to be the education provider for refugee

students on Christmas Island. Please find attached information regarding this

from the Executive Director of Catholic Education in WA, Dr Tim McDonald.

School Newsletter 18th June 2014 Term 2, Issue 8

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ary Star of the Sea

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NTo Jesus through Mary

St Mary Star of the Sea School Board

Fr Adam Babinski Ex-Officio Karen Gilbert Treasurer

Steve O’Halloran Ex-Officio Di Ramirez Secretary

Paul Mullane Chairperson Andrew Alston Vice Chair

Max March Member John Nuttall P&F Rep

Parish Rep

F r o m T h e p r i n c i p a l ’ s d e s k Prayer:

Please keep our First Holy

Communion Candidates and

their Prayer Buddies in your

prayers this week. The Sacrament of First Eucharist will be celebrated this

Sunday.

Lord Jesus Christ, in the Sacrament of the Eucharist You show your limitless love for us. Thank You for giving these children the opportunity to experience this love in receiving the Sacrament for the first time. Amen.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

20th June Primary School Disco

22nd June First Eucharist

23rd June PS Incursion - The Right Balance

26th June Year 2 Assembly

27th June Primary School Lightning Carnival

29th June Cambodia Teacher and Students Depart

YEAR 11 AND 12 MEETING

Mr David Wood, from the Catholic Education Office, will be in Carnarvon next week supporting staff at

St Mary’s. On Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm, David would like to speak to parents and students in Year 8

and 9 considering the Year 11 course offered in 2016 and Year 12 in 2017. This is an ideal opportunity to

gain a clearer understanding of how this exciting initiative is progressing.

CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to the boys and girls who represented St Mary’s at the Interschool Cross Country last

Thursday. All competed willingly and some outstanding individual performances were achieved.

Well done to you all! We are all very proud of your efforts.

UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS

The cooler weather has resulted in students wearing a variety of jackets/coats/pullovers that are not part of

the school uniform. There are plenty of the school jackets available for purchase from the school uniform

shop that is open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons when school finishes at 3:15.

God Bless

Mr Steve O’Halloran

Principal

From the REC – Kate Chilvers School Liturgies – Term 2

Corpus Christi - First Eucharist – Sunday 22 June 10am NAIDOC – Liturgy of the Word – Thursday 3 July 1:45pm

Social Justice

Cambodia Service Projects

The St Mary’s Breakfast Club Each Thursday morning this term Hot Chocolates and Fruit Smoothies will be available to provide a healthy start to the day for our staff and students. These will be available at a cost of $1:00 per cup. Thank you to Mrs Griffiths for generously donating all the ingredients for this fundraising venture. All funds raised through this project will be donat-ed to the House of Joy, an orphanage run by the Sisters of Charity in Siem Reap. Up-Coming Events: Primary School Social – Friday 20 June (see flyer attached)

Other Social Justice Projects Stamps for Salesians This term we have posted 6kg of used stamps to the Salesian Missions. We would love to continue to support their efforts so if you have any used stamps at home or work please send them in! Aluminium for aeroplanes Our Mini-Vinnies group have been conscientiously collecting cans for the Royal Flying Doctors. If you have any cans at home our Year 3 Team would love to receive them!

Important Dates To Remember

Friday 4th July Last day of Term 2

Monday 21st July First Day of Term 3

Monday 28th July Pupil Free Day

Monday 15th Sep Pupil Free Day

Friday 26th Sep Last Day of Term 3

Head of Primary It is wonderful to see the progress that the children are making at this time of the year. They are settled in their classes with routines and focus established. I love to see the development of their confidence and maturity, which blossoms from now to the end of the year as the children become more proficient at attending to their learning. Staff are constantly speaking to the chil-dren about what it is that we are doing in class during their lessons and why we are doing it. What ‘learning’ is expected to take place. If they are learning about a specific topic, then what aspect is it that we want them to take on board. Are they to become better at making choices about what they are eating, for example? We are expecting children to participate and demon-strate their learning and their understanding of the work covered at all times. We all need to practice a skill for it to be improved, which means multiple opportunities over time in various sit-uations. When we do this, we are more confident with what we are doing and develop those pathways in the brain to establish the learning. Such clever little vegemites! No-one ever told me when I was growing up that I had to make pathways in my brain to help my learning; we just did as we were told. Learning today is still the same, but with more awareness of what has gone before and evidence to show us what works. Please keep the students who will be participating in the Sacrament of the Eucharist this Sun-day in your payers as they complete their final preparations this week, culminating with Recon-ciliation on Friday. The students from Years Four to Seven with be having a joint training session on Thursday morning in preparation for the Winter Carnival to be held next Friday at the Festival Grounds. All students should have received a note yesterday with the details and a permission slip that needs to be returned as soon as possible please. If you are able to help on the day, please let the front office know and one of the staff will make contact with you. At the moment we have 7 teams. 1 Football, 1 Basketball, 2 Soccer and 3 Netball. The competition is geared more to-wards the Years 6 and 7 students with our Years 4 and 5 students participating purely for the sake of participation, experience and enjoyment. It is always a great day with the students (and helpers) usually very tired by the end. We welcome parents/carers or friends to come along to the Festival Grounds to cheer along the kids on the day. See you there!

God bless until next time. Di Nyman Head of Primary

Thought For Today

'Listen to the urgings of God. Anticipate God's light. Listen for answers you don't expect and be open to solutions you don't see coming.' ~Richard Kautz

Back in time…….

Sister Margaret Mary Shaw

with First Holy Communion

Group.

Date unknown

Interschool Cross Country A bitterly cold south east wind met our students as they started this year’s Interschool cross county event. The fastest runners from Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon Community College, School of the Air and St Marys Star of the Sea competed on a 3km cross county course. Cold bodies soon limbered up as they pounded out the distance along the Gascoyne River Levy bank. Our fastest boys and girls from Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 acquitted themselves well and the glint of medals was blinding as our students returned to school tired but happy. Well done everyone

Mr Willison Physical Education Teacher

Congratulations to Jessica Fernihough—4th place,

Patrick Mullane—2nd place, Fynn Morgan-4th

place, Lily Baker—2nd place, Darcie Botica—4th

place, Melanie Pidala—4th place, Favour

Okoronkwo—4th place and Mathew Gilbert 2nd

place.

First Eucharist Please pray for the following Students receiving the First Eucharist this Sunday. Please also pray for our Yr 4 Prayer Buddies

Candace Campbell

Melanie Pidala

Riley Liddelow

Brock Ramirez

Dale Lester

Lachlan Bettini

Robert Luis

Mathew Gilbert

Kailey Fistonich

Chloe Durmanich

Shaun Braun

Bridget Anderson

Angela Lyall

Beau Blackford

Emily Bumbak

Bella Orrock

Jack Robinson

Abby Punch

Juscinta Orrock

Alen Mladinov

Niamh Alston Bill White

Thomas Alston

Finn Beard

Tiana Beveridge

Daniel Ferreirnha

Ryan Fullgrabe

Evelyn Henderson

Favour Okoronkwo

Natalie Vo Quach

Jack Wheatley

Our�Waterwise�Lesson�with�Mr�Bryant�

On Tuesday 10th June, a man from the Water Corporation named Mike

Bryant came to some of our classes to teach us about water. We did a

quiz with him. We found out lots a new facts

• Only 3% of the earth’s water is fresh water.

• The human brain is made up of 75% water.

• A male body contains more water than a female body.

He showed us some photos of how precious water

is. He also gave out prizes and we really enjoyed

having him in our class.

Written by Tara Simmons

Year Five

CANTEEN NEWS Thankyou to our new

volunteer, Fiona Hope for

volunteering every Tuesday

till the end of the term.

Thank you also goes to Eliz-

abeth and Karen for volun-

teering for Tomorrow and

next Thursday.

Volunteers are required

Tuesday and Thursday’s from

10.30am - 1.30pm. If you can

help please ring 99413483 or

see me at school.

Thank you in anticipation,

Charmaine.

UNIFORM NEWS The Uniform Shop is opened

every Tuesday and Thursday

from 3.15pm.

LOST PROPERTY Please check the lost prop-

erty basket in the school

office for any uniforms that

have been misplaced. There

are a number of jackets and

hats that have been found in

the school grounds.

Carnarvon School Dentist

The Dental Therapy clinic at the Marmion Street

Campus will be closed from Friday 6th June to

22nd August. We will reopen on Tuesday 26th Au-

gust till Friday 26th September 2014.

St Marys Footy Tipping What a round of upsets - Round 13 Winner was "NTCoaster" with 7 correct tips and the correct margin

After 13 Rounds "Bobo" leads the pack on 82, followed by "lids" 81, "NTCoaster" 80 and "Mousetrap" "Glenness" "Boorara" & "guru" all on 79.