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Vol 1
Issue 4
15th March
2012
The Star
WEEK 8
WEEK 9
St Bernard’s Catholic Primary School 11 Katanning Road, Kojonup WA 6395
Phone (08) 9831 1263 Fax (08) 9831 1611 Email: admin@stbernards.wa.edu.au Website: www.stbernards.wa.edu.au
VISION STATEMENT
Through the community of students, staff, parents and parish, we strive to provide each child with the desire and opportunity to reach his/her
highest potential: spiritually, emotionally, intellectually and physically, in an environment which reflects strong Christian values.
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
19th March
26th March
P&F Workshop
2.10p.m.
P&F Meeting
3.10p.m.
Dear Parents & Friends,
20th March 21st March
27th March
Board Meeting
6.30p.m.
222nd March
28th March 29th March
Yesterday I had the pleasure of joining the Year 6/7
students on camp in Busselton. What made this
experience so enjoyable was not only all the fun and
interesting places we visited but also the impeccable
behaviour of the students. At all times the children
were engaged, courteous, friendly - overall great
ambassadors for the school. Parents and staff should
be very proud of the way the children have been
behaving and representing our school community.
One of the camp activities yesterday included
exploring the Mammoth caves. There was a visit to
the chocolate factory where the children were able to
view a range of chocolates being produced, as well as
sample some of the delicious chocolate and make
some purchases. They also visited the Olive Oil soap
factory where they were given a talk about the origins
of the soap factory and how the soap is made and
packaged. Lou & Edwina Scherini originally from
Kojonup set up the business and produced this soap
to help his 3 children who suffered from eczema).
Simmo’s Icecream was a huge success after much
deliberation about what flavour to have and how many
scoops!! The evening finished off with a hearty meal
of nachos and rehearsals for their camp assembly
item (Friday March 23rd—mark this in your diary as it
is sure to be a wonderful assembly!)
A great deal of thanks needs to be given to Mrs
School Board
Next board meeting Tuesday 27th March at 6.30pm
Lachy Reid (Board Chair)
Year 6/7 Parents
CAP Meeting
3.20p.m.
23rd March
Canteen
Lowanna Jury
Merit Assembly
Year 6/7
30th March
Canteen:
Nilla Rowe
Reconciliation
Years 3-7 9.00am
24th March 25th March
31st March 1st April
Jackson, Mrs Lee, Mrs Marinoni, Mr Humphris, Mr
Leusciatti, Mr Anderson and Mr Wilson who are supervising
the children on camp. Their commitment,
fun attitude and time has made this camp an
enjoyable and successful experience.
On Sunday we celebrated our first family mass for the
year. Thank you to everyone who joined in the
celebration and supported those children making their
commitment to their sacramental journey. The Year
4/5 Mass will be held tomorrow at 11.30a.m. The
focus of the mass is Lent and the way God shows us
how to live.
Easter eggs for the raffle are starting to arrive in the
office. Please make sure you send in your donation
as we are planning to run the raffle in the last 2 weeks
of term (Week 9 & 10). Tickets will be sold by the
Year 6/7 students before and after school. Tickets will
cost $1.00 each. Tickets will also be available at the
front desk.
Please take your time to read the P & F strategic
planning information that has come home with this
newsletter. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and
helps to build the community of St Bernard’s. I urge
everyone to return the form with their ideas about
resources for the school.
God Bless Annette Quirk
Reconciliation
During Reconciliation we get to meet Jesus in a special way when we receive his gift of forgiveness in this sacrament.
God loves us and is always ready to forgive.
(Ezekiel 34: 15-16) God says; ‘I myself will look after my sheep and let them rest. I will search for the ones who are
lost and lead back any who have wandered away. I will bandage those that are hurt and make the weak ones strong)
Loving God,
You are our friend always. We are good people but sometimes we mess things up and hurt one another.
We are sorry for the uncaring things we do. Thank you for loving us all the time even when we hurt one
another and make one another unhappy. Help us to be more caring and thoughtful towards one
another. Amen.

TERM DATES 2012
Term One: Wednesday 1st February– Friday 5th April
Term Two: Thursday 26th April—Friday 6th July
Term Three: Monday 23rd July– Friday 28th September
SCHOOL, COMMUNITY & PUBLIC NOTICES.
Term Four: Monday 15th October– Friday 12th December.
UNIFORMS
If you require any school uniforms please contact either Nilla
98 311312 or Lis 98 328053 to arrange a convenient meeting
time.
ANZAC SERVICE
This year St Bernard’s School and Kojonup District High School
will hold a joint Anzac Day Service on Thursday 5th April
commencing at 9.30a.m at K.D.H.S. All parents are invited. The
children will travel to and from the high school by bus.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
At 2.00p.m. on Thursday 5th April we will end our school term
with the Stations of the Cross. All of the children will participate
in the prayer service. Children are invited to dress up in
“costume” that is easily available at home e.g. bed sheets,
towels, tea towels, robes etc. No bright colours please (unless a
soldier). Class teachers will inform you soon of any specific
requirements. Please join us as we reflect on the Easter story.
SCHOOL DENTAL VAN
The Katanning DTC is open on Monday to Thursday 8.15am to
4.30pm. The Clinic is closed for lunch 12noon to 1.00pm.
Contact: 98 211734
The School dental van will be in Kojonup from the 13th June -
17th August 2012.
They can be contacted on 0437202882. If at any time you are
unable to contact the Centre please telephone the Regional
Clerk at Perth Dental Hospital & Community Dental Services on
08 93130555
CANTEEN
The 2012 canteen menu has been sent home. Please note the
new prices and only order what is on the menu as some items
are not available for St Bernard’s students.
“WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE”
My Mum Tanya and myself are doing the “World’s greatest
shave” this year in March and we would really love it if you could
please donate to this fantastic charity. My Mum will be shaving
her hair and I will be colouring mine for the whole day. My Pop is
very sick at the moment with cancer and we would really love to
raise a lot of money for the “LEUKAEMIA FOUNDATION”.
Please could you ring my Mum Tanya on 98 311916 if you can
help out at all. Thank you for your support. Tara Coole.
KOJONUP TENNIS CLUB SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday 2nd April, 2012—Commencing at 2.45p.m.
The age groups are 10 & under
12 & under
Open
Ages are as at the 31st December 2012. If you can overhead
serve, score and are a member of the Kojonup Tennis Club
please contact Peta Marinoni with your name and birthdate.
Phone 98331250 or emailgmarinoni@wn.com.au
Afternoon tea and dinner supplied for the competitors.
MINKEY / SUPER 8’s HOCKEY SEASON 2012
Final call for numbers
Please join us on Thursday 3rd May at the Kojonup Hockey Club
for the beginning of the Minkey and Super 8’s hockey season!
Coaching and fun games will begin after school, followed by a
relaxed BBQ for all. Please make sure you bring along a mouth
guard, and your hockey sticks / shin pads (both available at the
club if needed!).
This year we have THREE new enthusiastic coaches, being
Katie O’Halloran, Nadine Bilney and Jane Kowald who are
committed to helping our children develop their hockey skills
over the season.
Please register your interest with Jennifer Warburton (98 337
517) or Ginny Baker (98 253 071) ASAP. Please feel welcome to
come along and try before you commit!
BLUE LIGHT DISCO—Friday 16th March, 2012
Commencing at 6.30 at the Kojonup Memorial Hall.
Cost $3.00 (Kindy Kids & Parents Free Entry)
KATANNING SHIRE TRIATHLON Sunday 18 March 2012
Can you do it?
Get together with some friends and form a team to compete in
this years Triathlon.
Or if you are made of tough stuff, enter as an Iron Man to
complete all three legs yourself.
For Seniors there is short course and long course events.
Registration for Seniors is at 7.00am at the Katanning Pool, and
racing begins at 8.00am.
For Juniors, there is primary and secondary events, distances
may vary to suit participants
Registration for Juniors is at 9.30am at the Katanning Pool, and
racing begins at 10.30am.
There will be drinks, fruit and certificates available for all
participants.
Entry forms are available from the Katanning Rec Centre or
Katanning Pool.
If you require further information, please contact Carl Beck on
9821 9999.
A triathlon is a great way to start to get healthy and fit. Have a
go.
IGA SCHOOL’S WISH LIST
IGA and The West Australian are giving schools the chance to
WIN part of $20,000 cash in the ICA School’s Wish List
promotion.
On Saturday 17th , 24th and 31st March a coupon will be
published in The Weekend West and each coupon collected will
give our school an entry into the draw to win part of the $20,000.
The more coupons collected the more chances to win! Please
collect as may of these coupons as you can from your friends
and family and bring them into the school office. Please fill in the
school name and details on each coupon to save time.
Thank you.

Kindy/Pre-Primary
These past few weeks we have been looking at some pretty exciting things in our classroom. When we learnt about the letter
Tt and Travis Goodall’s Dad was amazing to bring in his tractor. We were very excited to learn about tractors, and a lot of
children from other classes came to look too. Recently we have began to learn about Easter. Firstly, learning about the story
of Jesus. Starting from when he was a baby, how he grew up, died, and then rose again. We are finding this very interesting.
One of the Pre Primary students, Lachlan Trezise, commented that “Jesus is in the air, and he also helps my heart beat”. We
will continue to learn about the story of Jesus, and particularly focus on how he came alive on Easter Sunday.
Year 1
The Year One class loved hosting the PP-3 Para liturgy and enjoyed the prayers, songs and activities involved. It was so nice to
see some parents come along and watch them. They also thoroughly enjoyed the Caritas presentation last week, learning about the
ways that our Project Compassion fundraising can help people in need. In Language the children continue to perfect and
extend their recounts. Now that we have revised our letter, sound knowledge and increased our basic sight word bank we can move
on to learning all about a number of blends and diagraphs (ch,sh, th etc). They have all improved their handwriting ten fold as
they continue weekly handwriting sessions, practicing correct letter formation. All children have improved their reading skills and
are employing learnt decoding skills, which is very impressive. In Math's we have been working on our number facts to ten, basic 2
D shape recognition, following patterns and directions. In Science the children have learnt about their different body parts and
senses. They will soon be going on a school yard safari which will be lots of fun. In Health they made a potato head and have been
talking about being nice to each other and working as a team. The class have settled into their new routines nicely so next week we
will give group work a shot...fingers crossed
Year 2/3
It has been a busy time over the last few weeks in Year 2/3! We had lots of fun participating in the swimming carnival and
everyone had a great day. On Friday, 2 nd March the pre-primary’s, Year 1’s and Year 2/3’s had their paraliturgy focusing on
what makes them special and unique. John-Henry Blair, Harriet Prasser Jones and Alexa Bell have been very busy preparing
for their first reconciliation. In Writing the children are learning about persuasive writing and are enjoying discovering the
features of these. In Maths we have been focusing on our mental maths skills and have enjoyed learning how to play
Numero. We have been busy researching information and features of minibeasts as we are designing and making our own
minibeasts this term. We can’t wait to share our creations with you at the end of the term!
Year 4/5
Year 4/5 continue to put their best efforts into all subject areas. During Literacy we have been learning about how to structure and
write an exposition.
Furthermore, students are to be commended for their superb approach to the new “Words Their Way” spelling program.
In Mathematics students have been investigating Measurement and Mass.
Finally this week we started our “Animals & Predators” projects which will enhance our research skills using the internet and the
new library.
My thanks to Mrs McGuire for all her work with the children in Week 6.
Keep up the great work Year 4/5!
Reconciliation Workshop & Commitment Mass

Meg Anderson
Lochie Morrell
Bayley Marinoni
Draye Jury
Mykaila Lagmay
Alesha Thorn
Jake Davis
Jackson Chomley
Students
Of
Distinction!
Green Slip Awards
Bethany Robertson, Madeline Wardle, Toby McGuire,
Alexa Bell, Jane McGuire, Zana Leusciatti, Kate Trezise, Zara Leusciatti,
Jack McGuire 16th March
Sam Sloan 21st March
Emma Bellotti 22nd March
STAR BOARD AWARDS
Gibson Bell
Alexa Bell and Shonavae Potaka
Angela Humphris, and Georgia Elliott
Moana Pedersen 23rd March
Riley McIllree 24th March
Mykael Maihi-Fore 28th March
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