Newsletter Edition 9 2013 - St Edwards Primary School

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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
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