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SandPiper – April 2009
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Stretch: Alaina, Chloe and James line up their coins.
Lining up to help
CHILDREN at Sacred Heart
Primary School in Yarrawonga
have been very busy during
Lent raising not only money to
support Project Compassion,
but also raising awareness of
the work of Caritas and the
plight of less fortunate people
overseas who suffer both poverty
and injustice.
The students undertook various
activities during Lent including
a lunchtime disco, dress-up
for St Patrick’s day, pancake and
icy pole day and creating a fivecent
line and covering the letters
of the word “CARITAS” with
coins, to raise money for Project
Compassion.
Altogether, the coins stretched
more than 80m long and raised
$198.
Philosophy taught online
for Marian students
FIVE Junior School students
at Marian College are
currently enrolled in an online
philosophy class with
distance education.
The course is designed specifically
for young learners.
Students who are engaged
in the course are enjoying the
challenge of this new area of
learning plus the interesting
web site used for the delivery
of the course.
Mr Tony Cuskelly oversees
the students who are completing
this course in addition to
their regular studies.
The course was made available
to all junior students.
Five students Isaac
Yagmoor, Bree Villella, Ben
Bennett, Ellen de Vries and
Stephanie Campbell expressed
an interest and are now happily
engaged in the course.
Online study: Bree Villella and Stephanie Campbell enjoy their on-line
study of philosophy.
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St Joseph’s Cobram Student Council Leadership Group: (Back) Samuel Nielsen, Michael Connolly, Carmelo
Bovalino, Wellbeing Offi cer Anthony Brophy, Georgia Papalia, Caitlin Hardbottle, Georgia McKay (Front) Gabriel
Colgan-Zito, Shayla Attana, Liam Eddy, Shelley Adams, Kayla Damore Absent: Benjamin Zito. School Wellbeing
Offi cer Anthony Brophy works at Catholic primary schools in Cobram, Numurkah and Nathalia. He is funded by the
Federal Government under the National Schools Chaplaincy Program. Mr Brophy will run a program for the student
group, teaching them leadership skills.
Year begins with a new theme
Opening Mass: Students act out the Gospel.
By Chris Summers
St Brendan’s Shepparton
ST Brendan’s opening school
Mass was held on February 20.
It was a great opportunity to
bless our many new staff members
and commission our Student
Leadership Team for 2009.
It was also a great opportunity
to celebrate and reveal our theme
for the year: “Our School, Our
Family, One World of Love”.
The new St Brendan’s school
banner perfectly symbolizes what
this message hopes to achieve.
As a school St Brendan’s is one
family building a better world of
love.
With the many different family
photos represented on our banner,
it is clear to see the diversity we
have at St Brendan’s and with this
diversity brings unity.
It is symbolic in it’s meaning
and encompasses our school vision
and mission.
Thank-you to the many people
who contributed to making our
opening Mass a success, especially
Leanne Pellegrino who helped
organise the banner and to Mark
Almond for supplying the artist
flare to bring it all together.
Thanks also to Mgr Peter for his
ongoing support as Parish Priest.
Visiting: Harold with Program Educator
Heather Cummins and students Felicity
Thomas, Caitlyn Whitelock and Haydin
Mathieson
Last month saw the Students at Sacred Heart
Primary School in Yarrawonga welcome
Healthy Harold and the Life Education van to
their school.
The North East Life Education van is based in
Wangaratta and visits more than 10,000 primary
school children throughout the year from Corryong
in the north east, to Marysville and from Kilmore in
the south and across to Yarrawonga.
The highly skilled educators assist students to
acquire age appropriate knowledge to support
informed health choices; develop and practice skills
and strategies to act upon individual decisions and
to recognise the values and attitudes that may influence
lifestyle choices and behaviour.
The educators work with the schools they visit to
develop programs or sessions to support the provision
of health, safety and drug education within the
school.
While at Sacred Heart, every child had an opportunity
to visit the van and experience a session with
one of the educators and enjoy meeting “Healthy
Harold” the giraffe, who is the van mascot.
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