Newsletter Edition 9 2013 - St Edwards Primary School

Edition 9: 25 th March 2013
The Cross Is……...
The cross is the hope of Christians;
the cross is the resurrection of the dead;
the cross is the way of the lost;
the cross is the saviour of the lost;
the cross is the staff of the lame;
the cross is the guide of the blind;
the cross is the strength of the weak;
the cross is the doctor of the sick;
the cross is the aim of the priests;
the cross is the hope of the hopeless;
the cross is the freedom of the slaves;
the cross is the power of the kings;
the cross is the water of the seeds;
the cross is the source of those who seek water;
the cross is the cloth of the naked;
We thank you, Father, for the cross. Amen.
Thank You!!
A BIG thank you to Bec and Dustin Evans, Tania
Orman, Sue and Deanna Morley, Gemma Hunt,
Rodney Beard, Jenny Maloney and Kaye and
Ewie Creanor for your outstanding efforts in
revitalising our Infants’ asphalt area. It has taken
on a new life with bright colours and terrific art
work. The hard work of these parents, despite the hot
conditions, is a wonderful example of the community spirit of
St Ed’s, and possibly an Eddies Endeavours challenge in the
making! A special thank you also to Miss Elliott for organising
the working bee!
Student Achievement – “Eddies Endeavours”
Congratulations to Braydon Thompson (6L), who recently
raised $120 for the RSPCA by delivering flyers on his own
around the neighbourhood and mowing lawns. Our school
was very fortunate to have Steve Coleman, CEO for NSW
RSPCA, come to our school last week to recognise Braydon’s
fabulous effort. Mr Coleman was also very impressed with our
Eddie’s Endeavours program! Your generosity is outstanding
Braydon.…keep up the great work!!
Happy Easter
We would like to wish all our families a safe,
happy and holy Easter break. To those families
who are travelling away, please drive safely.
School resumes next Tuesday 2 nd April.
St Patrick’s Mufti Day
Last Monday 18 th March our school celebrated St
Patrick’s Day and in honour of this day the
children came out of school uniform dressed in
“green”….and wow did they look fabulous! The
Primary children particularly enjoyed walking to the Infants and
spending quality time with their buddy class. It was also
wonderful to see the children bonding and playing together as
one at lunchtime. Special thanks to Mrs Clare Dubois for
organising and selling the green treats, Mrs Leonie Fox and Mrs
Jo Munro for providing the delicious green cupcakes and to the
Captains who assisted as well. We raised a grand total of
$584.40 for Caritas......what a fantastic effort and thank you
everyone for your generosity!!
Mini Lit News (Reading Program)
Students and tutors are working very hard in Mini Lit and the
students’ progress is very pleasing. All Infants class teachers
have now attended the Mini Lit inservice course and we thank
the Catholic Schools Office for supporting this worthwhile
Intervention Program at St Ed’s.
VALUE FOR THE WEEK:
L – R: Gary McSweeney, Braydon Thompson, Steve Coleman &
Daphne (a Tamworth local volunteer representative).
Library News
This year I will be coordinating the NSW
Premier’s Reading Challenge. The Challenge will
run until the 1 st September 2013 and is available
to students from K – 6. This is a very worthwhile
activity for your children to participate in. Thank
you to the families who have already returned their note which
went home last Monday. Happy reading! Marisa Cartan
Book Fair
This year’s Book Fair will be held at both Campuses on
Friday 3 rd May (Friday of Week 1 next term).
Book Fairs are a great way to buy new books for
your children and encourage their reading, so we
hope you will support our Book Fair.
Pat Briley & Marisa Cartan
“FRIENDSHIP”

ENROL NOW for Kindergarten 2014
Is your child commencing school in 2014 or do
you know of family or friends who would like to
enrol their child in Kindergarten at St Edwards,
then please fill in an Enrolment Form and return
it as soon as possible. Enrolment Forms are available from
Angela at the Infants Office, or Leanne at the Primary Office.
Student of the Week (first name shown) &
Curriculum Award (second name shown)
Curriculum Focus: Visual Arts
KC Aleisha Foster 3R Mackenzie Hyde
Imogen McGrath
Kyson Cooper
KG Joshua Reading 4G Caitlin Boonstra
Ellie McIlroy
Jake Larkham
KP Ryan Lu 4O Kaitlyn Heywood
Aiden Jameson
Hayley Reabow
1B Demi Ashton 4S Peter Ridgway
Georgina Berlyn
Jaiden Spreadborough
1M Jessica Collins-Woods 5L Ellie Flint
Parker Munro
Kyle Nicholson
1R Jack O’Neill 5O Nikala Murray
Tyrell Gibbs
Alana Cocking
2CR Milly Maguire 5U Izabelle Anderson
Kaitlyn Blundell
Kate Gulliford
2E Isaiah Craig 6L Braydon Thompson
Rylea Felstead
Promise Laupepa
2O Tiffany Smyth-Cannon 6M Blake Macpherson
Blake Hutchinson Ellie Purkiss
3K Tori Northey-Calder 6T Sam Driscoll
Bella Brett
Elaina Refalo
3P Kaitlin Young
Kelly O’Gorman
Values Award -“FUN”
Kinder – Tomas McCluand, Kasey Owen-Kealy, Danniah
Knight
Year 1 – Hallie Scott, Kaitlin Hobson, Ah-Reum Kasch
Year 2 – Innes Munro, Olivia Croker, Cy Sweeney
Year 3 – Zane Tapp, Ethan Roberts, Harry Coster
Year 4 – Gabriel Bray, Phoebe Porter, Reef Lawler
Year 5 – John Wong, Abigail Wells, Ashleigh Yeo
Year 6 – Sienna Kennedy, Jared Sing, Jessica Foster
House Award
Primary: Kennedy Green Infants: Chisholm Red
Pride & Presentation Award
Primary: 3P Infants: 1M
Foyer Display
All parents are invited to drop in at the Infants Campus and
view a display by 1R.
Canteen Roster
Date Primary Infants
Tues 26 th March
Wed 27 th March
Thurs 28 th March
Tues 2 nd April
Kristle Nicol
Kylie Watson
Kylie Gillies
Megan Dewhurst
Deb Slatttery
Sara-Jane Watson
Kylie Newlan
Kristle Nicol
Rebecca Mulligan
Dianne Cannon
Kathy Smyth
Tania Young
Erin Wood
Sara-Jane Watson
Kathy Gray
Meg Gruber
Mr Unwin
Mr Unwin is a Year 5 teacher at St Edward’s Primary
School.
Mr Unwin is a handsome, young, male teacher. He
has dark brown hair, with a side fringe and a well
groomed beard. His eyes are also brown and his skin
is olive. Mr Unwin is fairly short for an
adult…..Sophie, Elijah and Ryan are almost as tall as
him!
Mr Unwin is kind and caring but sometimes gets
cranky. He is funny and has a good sense of humour
for a teacher. He is always well dressed and very
friendly.
Mr Unwin has lots of interests. He is a huge fan of
the Canterbury Bulldogs and also loves playing and
watching cricket. Mr Unwin loves cooking and eating.
He especially enjoys Bibs and Ribs and the Safari
Club.
We love having Mr Unwin and his musical talents at
St Edward’s Primary.
By 3P
School Auxiliary News
Easter Egg Raffle Reminder!!
Our Easter raffle tickets and money should all be
returned. Tomorrow is definitely the last day! The
raffle will be drawn at the Infants this Wednesday.
Thank you to all the wonderful families who have
sold tickets.
Easter Colouring Competition
Our Colouring Competition is now closed. A huge thank you
goes to our illustrious Art Teacher, Mrs Andy Lockwood, who
has spent her entire weekend judging the fantastic entries.
Winners will be announced on Wednesday at the Infants and
Thursday at the Primary.
Next Meeting
We will be meeting tomorrow morning at The Corner Shack in
Hillvue Road at 9.00am to finalise our Easter Raffle – feel free
to come and join us for a coffee.
Our next meeting will be Friday 12 th April at 9.00am at the
Infants and we will continue wrapping our many, many
Mother’s Day gifts.
What’s Coming Up
While it may seem like an eon away – we are already getting
organised for our Mothers’ Day stall. We are always looking
for any donations of ribbons, clear cellophane, cellophane
bags, bubble wrap etc.
BAKERS DELIGHT TAMWORTH – “Dough Raiser Program”
As part of the “Dough Raiser” Program, BAKERS DELIGHT
TAMWORTH (both stores in Shoppingworld and City Plaza) are
offering to donate back to our school 5% of every purchase
on any product sold at Bakers Delight to St Edward’s families
and friends. All you need to do is tell the Bakers Delight Staff
you are supporting St Edward’s School at the time of your
purchase. This is not only for the student’s families but also
extended to family friends & relatives.
Belinda Playfair, President

P & F News
THE INFANTS’ STAFFROOM IS THE VENUE for the next P & F
Meeting starting at 7.30pm on TUESDAY 2 nd APRIL. Everyone is
welcome to a nice post Easter surprise.
On Sunday 21 st April St Ed’s parents are helping in the Canteen
and at the gate for Wests Lions Footy from 10.00am till 3.30pm.
Anyone able to help us out
Happy Easter everyone and safe travels to families heading
away for the break. Regards,
Caterina Walker, Secretary, Ph: 0447470682
Bede Maher, President, Ph: 0428469761
RE News
Our second Family Mass for this year will be on Sunday after
Easter (7 th April). Years 2 and 5 will be participating in this
celebration. We hope that many families from all grades will
be attending this Mass at 9.00am.
GREEN DAY
Our ‘Green Day’ last Monday was a great success. Thank you
for your contributions to Project Compassion. The children
thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with their ‘buddy’
classes. We had many and varied activities and it was
wonderful to watch the interactions between the younger and
older students.
EXPOSITION
Father Willis commended the Year 3 children for their
quietness on entering the Church and their reverence during
Exposition. Congratulations Year 3!
PALM SUNDAY LITURGY: Prepared by Kindergarten will
take place in the Infants’ Hall at 11.40am on Monday (25 th
March) – parents welcome.
HOLY THURSDAY LITURGY: Prepared by 2E and 1M will take
place in the Infants’ Hall at 11.40am on Tuesday (26 th March)
– parents welcome.
GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY: Prepared by 2CR and 1B will take
place in the Infants’ Hall at 11.40am on Wednesday (27 th
March) – parents welcome.
REFLECTION DAY: The Primary Campus will be having a
Reflection Day on Holy Thursday. This is a time to prayerfully
prepare for the events of Holy Week and Easter.
HOLY WEEK and EASTER-Mary Help of Christians Church
HOLY THURSDAY:
‣ Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7.00pm.
‣ Adoration until 9.00pm.
GOOD FRIDAY:
‣ Prayer of the Church 9.30am.
‣ Solemn Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at 3.00pm.
EASTER MASSES:
Easter Vigil: 7.00pm
Easter Sunday Morning: 9.00am
Easter Sunday Evening: 5.30pm
Robyn O’Rourke & Sally Clarke
Road Safety
We remind parents that when dropping your children to
school via car to please ensure they alight from the curb
side of the road and NOT on the side closest to traffic
movements.
When out walking with children, hold their hand or hold them
close. This is the most effective way of keeping children safe
from traffic injury.
If you hold onto children, you can stop them running into a
situation that might be dangerous. But sometimes a child
doesn’t want to be held. What do you do
Don’t worry – all children complain about holding hands at one
time or another.
Sometimes they don’t understand how this will keep them safe
or they may just want to do it their way. By making family rules
about safe walking, explaining them and then sticking to them,
you are helping your child learn how to become a safer
pedestrian.
Use these road safety messages:
“Whenever we are out walking, we hold hands.”
“If we can’t hold hands, you can keep close by holding onto
me, the bag or the stroller.”
“There’s no running ahead.”
When holding your child’s hand, use the
opportunity to talk with the child about:
Where it is safe to walk and cross the
road.
When it is safe to walk and cross the
road.
The need to stop and wait at the side of the road before
crossing.
What to look for.
What to listen for.
Why they have to keep checking until they are safely across
the road or the driveway.
Wise Words for Families - “5 Discipline Ideas
to Remember”
I’m often asked how to discipline kids when their behaviour
infringes on the rights of others, or they plain won’t co-operate.
Here are five ideas to help make sure your discipline is effective
and doesn’t harm your relationship with your kids:
1. Relax: Angry parents don’t do much of a job of teaching their
kids to behave better. So before you say or do anything of
consequence take a breath. Most of us rush in or act in anger. Do
the opposite. Pick your time and the place for discipline.
2. Resist: How many chances do you give your child before you
put a consequence in place How often do you repeat your
message to kids “I’ve told you 1,000 times don’t annoy your
sister” Kids usually learn from explained action so act rather than
repeat yourself.......or yell.
3. Relate: Try to relate the consequence to the behaviour. If kids
won’t look after the computer as they should then withdraw their
right to use the computer. Don’t take pocket money away. That
makes little sense to kids whatsoever.
4. Respect: Make sure your kids keep their dignity intact in the
discipline process. Putting them down in front of their mates
shows lack of respect and will invite lack of cooperation. Stay
away from put downs, guilt, shame and other negative forms of
discipline. Ask yourself, “Could I cop this if I was a child” If so,
then there’s a good chance you are being respectful to your child.
5. Restore: Don’t stay mad at your child. Once the discipline
process has finished make the first move to mend any bridges that
may have been harmed. “Hate the behaviour, but love the child’ is
the idea here.
By Michael Grose