Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

NEWSLETTER

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

Principal’s Reflection

22 August, 2018

Week 5, Term 3

Reflection Dear Families,

This week is Book Week .We have been celebrating books and Australian

authors and illustrators. Our Book Week parade will

commence at 8.15am on Friday 24th August. Come along and check out

all the incredible book characters, including those of the staff. Students are

asked to bring along the book which has the character they are dressing up

as for the parade. This week in the school library we as hosting a Book

Fair. The library will be open at selected lunchtimes and afterschool for

book sales. A big thank you to Mrs. Crimmings for all the work that she

does for our Book Week celebrations.

The end of this week marks the halfway point of the term. As part of our KidsMatters

programme and encouraging positive behaviour at school we hold Reward Afternoon.

Students who have been displaying positive attributes over the last 5 weeks are rewarded with

a special activity or event to acknowledge this behaviour. You could ask your child what their

class doing.

I would like to notify the school community that Jenny Kuhl, our School Officer - Indigenous

Student Support, has informed the school that she will no longer continue her employment.

Jenny has undertaken numerous roles across different schools for NT Catholic Education over

a period of 35 years.

Next week we will be celebrating Fathers Day, Friday 31st August, with a breakfast from

7:15am and a Liturgy at 8:30am. We encourage family members to join us for this special

occasion and particularly our wonderful dads, grandfathers, uncles, great grandfathers, step-

fathers and carers. We are requesting that photos of dad with their children are sent into school

so that we can display them during the Father’s Day liturgy.

God bless you all and keep you safe,

Mr. Simon Duffy

Principal

“Many who are first will be last, and the last, first.”

- Matthew 19:30

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

Congratulations to the following students:

T/1, Rm.8 - Ann Joseph & Liam Wolter

T/1, Rm. 9 - Tinashe Mudzingwa & Sam Chappell

Year 1/2, Rm.4 - Darius Krajsek & Charlie Llewellyn

Year 1/2, Rm.6 - Luka Krajsek & Agna Rubin

Year 3/4, Rm.14 - Brandon Seiler & Max Hennessy

Year 3/4, Rm.15 - Estelle O’Connor & David Panatos

Year 3/4, Rm.17 - Isidore De Zylva & Tadhg Maika

Year 5/6, Rm.2 - Kobi Markovsky-Cole

& Hannelie Reyneke

Year 5/6, Rm.12 - Antonis Michael & Cleo Bond

Year 5/6, Rm.13 - Harry Andreou & Michael Copley

Music Award - Chloe Duffy & Vy Nguyen

Indonesian Award - Lenny Wilson & Ben Wallace

Holy Star Award - Kosta Kariotis & Ethan Bush

Sport Award - Cleo Bond, Luka Krajsek & Mercedes McKirdy

The MJR (Making Jesus Real) Award is presented to a person

who puts enthusiasm, energy and happiness into our school

and is a team player.

This week’s MJR Award goes to :

Isabelle Mead & Hannah Ellis

OSHC BOOKINGS,CANCELLATIONS, CHARGES & CHANGES

Cancellations or bookings must be made in writing at least 24

hours in advance for a normal rate of $25 to apply and for

cancellations not to be charged (Before 2:30pm for ASC and

before 7am for BSC the day prior of booking or required

booking). Bookings made less than 24 hours in advance will

be charged $35 per child.

Vacation Care enrolment forms received after the submission

date will incur an additional cost of $50 per child.

Vacation Care requires 2 days in advance written

notification for cancellations.

The Change of Bookings Form can be obtained from the front

office and from the OSHC building. All bookings and

cancellations must be in writing and made through the front

office. Email accepted, please email:

admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au

A $50 late fee (plus $1 per minute) per child will apply if your

child is collected after 5:30pm.

As per the Terms and Conditions on the OSHC enrolment form,

public holidays will be charged if the front office has not

received a cancellation of booking for that date.

Students who have not been collected by 2:45pm will be sent to

OSHC to ensure supervision. Once a child is signed in at OSHC

the casual rate will be charged.

Emergency contacts and people approved for collection of

children must show identification when collecting students

from OSHC and be of at least 18 years of age.

Happy Birthday to the

following Students who

celebrate their birthday in

Week 5:

Hannelie Reyneke

Siobhan Cooney

Alphonsa Dinu

Mylie O’Donnell

Kruze Mitchell

Please do not park in the Disabled Car Park without a

permit. This area is monitored and you may be fined.

REMINDER: AWARDS ASSEMBLY This week the Awards Assembly will be held on

Thursday morning due to the book week parade on Friday,

Basketball court.

SNAPPY SIX Name: Maddison Blakey

Favourite Colour: Light blue

Favourite Food: Fairy floss

Favourite Book: What the Lady Bird Heard

Favourite Sport: Ice skating

What do you like best about Holy Spirit School?

I like colouring and drawing

SNAPPY SIX Name: Siddhartha Gurung

Favourite Colour: Red

Favourite Food: Chocolate chip muffins

Favourite Book: Planets

Favourite Sport: Tennis What do you like best about Holy Spirit School?

I get to do lots of drawing

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

PHOTOS FOR FATHERS DAY The Father’s Day Liturgy team would like a photo of

all our special Dads at Holy Spirit School for the

Father’s Day Liturgy on Friday the 31st of August.

Please email a photo to

admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au

by Friday the 24th of August.

GET INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL BANKING PROGRAMME

Holy Spirit is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School

Banking programme to all students.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young

Australians to learn about money and develop good savings

habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver

account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which

they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2018 are:

Twister Power Handball

Secret Scratch Pad

Sparkle Glitter Pens

Glow Light

Mighty Boom Handball

Heat Reactor Pencils

Slushie Maker Cup

Zoom Flying Disc

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our

school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10

deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution

which is based on the number of students who made at least one

School Banking deposit in the prior year.

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking programme

is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open

an account for your child in one of two ways:

Online

Visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the

link to open a Youthsaver account.

In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for

yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth

certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver

account they can start banking straight away. They just need to

bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using

their Dollarmites deposit wallet.

School Banking day is Thursday. Each week you need to

Give your school banking to the front office.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please

ask for a 2018 School Banking programme information pack

from the school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/

SCHOOL, OSHC, AND COL FEES If you would like to pay your account through internet banking

please see the school account details below:

National Australia Bank

Account Name: Holy Spirit School

BSB No. 085933

Account No. 398951673

Ref: (Child's First Initial) . (Last Name) FEES/COL/OSHC

Example: J Smith FEES

You can also visit the front office in person or call

89 273 411 to make a payment over the phone

Please contact the Finance Officer as soon as possible if there

are any difficulties meeting payment commitments.

Does your child turn 5 before the 30th of

June 2019? if so, they are eligible to start Transition next year. Please

contact the front office for an enrolment form or

download it from the school website:

HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED THE SCHOOL APP?

FATHERS DAY RAFFLE Please send your donations for the Father’s Day Raffle

to the front office.

Tickets to be distributed this week

$2 for one ticket, $5 for three tickets.

Be sure to write your name and phone number on each ticket!

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

CANTEEN NEWS... The Canteen has an online ordering service.

Got to: www.quickcliq.com.au

Sign up—add your child– add credit

To place an order

1. Select your child

2. Select order date

3. Add meal items to your order

4. Confirm your order

You can also access the online canteen ordering thorough the

school App.

The school canteen is open Thursday and Friday only.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Has your family recently changed your place of residence?

Have you changed your phone number,

place of work or postal address?

Please contact the front office with your updated

contact details.

ABSENCES AND LATE STUDENTS Holiday?

If your child/ren are going to be away during the school term

please notify the front office by e-mail, phone, the school app,

or come in and pick up a ‘Notification of Absence’ form.

Leaving?

If your child is leaving the school, please notify the office by

completing a ‘Termination of Enrolment’ form which can be

found at the front office.

Late?

If your child arrives to school after the first bell (8:10am),

please send them to the front office to be signed in. If they are

not signed in they will be recorded as an unexplained absence.

Sick?

If your child is sick please notify the front office by e-mail,

phone or the school app. Your child’s absence will only be

recorded as a notified absence if you advise the school on the

day of absence or provide a medical certificate.

SPARE UNIFORM The front office has a shortage of spare clothes. If you have a

child in Transition - Year 2, we ask that you send them to

school with a change of uniform (including underwear) in their

school bag in case of accidents that occur from time to time.

Term 3 Calendar, 2018 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Assembly

Week 5 August 20th Sunday Ordinary Time

20

Book Week – ‘Find your treasure’

21

22

23

Awards Assembly

AFL Primary Challenge

24

Book Week Parade

REWARD AFTERNOON

Year 1/2 Room 4

Week 6 August 21st Sunday Ordinary Time

27

28

29

30

Awards Assembly

AFL Primary Challenge

31

Father’s Day sausage sizzle and Prayer Liturgy – Year

5/6

Year 3/4 Room 15

Week 7 September 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time

3

Junior Police Rangers @ 1:30pm (Year 6 only)

4

5

6

AFL Primary Challenge - PS

7

Awards Assembly

Defence Gathering @ 1:30pm

Year 5/6 Room 13

Week 8 September 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time

10

Catholic Education Week

MITIOG

11

Rob Galea – Year 6 Marrara

12

Maths Olympiad

13

Orienteering Gala Day

AFL Primary Challenge - PS

14

Catholic Schools Public Speaking @ Holy Family

(Year 6 only) Year 1/2 Room 6

Week 9 September 24th Sunday Ordinary Time

17

MITIIOG

18

19

Enrichment Production ‘Around the World’

20

Eucharist – Retreat

AFL Primary Challenge - PS SCHOOL BOARD

21

Transition/Year 1 Rooms 8 & 9

Week 10 September 25th Sunday Ordinary Time

24 MITIOG

25

26

Episcopal Ordination of Father Charles Gauci – new

Bishop of Darwin – 7pm @ St Mary’s Cathedral

27 Scientatsic – School

Performance Tours @ 1:30pm

AFL Primary Challenge - PS

28

Hockey & Tennis Gala

FOOTY FRIDAY

REWARD AFTERNOON

Year 3/4 Room 17

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: admin.holyspirit@nt.catholic.edu.au | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

Community Notices

SCHOOL COUNSELLING PROGRAMME

Hi, my name is Sarah Hogg and I am the School Counsellor

from CatholicCare NT. I am located at Holy Spirit Catholic

Primary School one day a week on Thursdays, and I'm here to

provide students with support and emotional well-being.

Through the School Counselling Programme during a

counselling session I conduct Child Centred Play Therapy

modality which is a developmentally appropriate, evidenced

based, therapeutic intervention for school aged children from

3-11 years old. This approach is based on the belief that "play is

therapy" for children, like when talk therapy is for adults

who talk through their problems to try and solve them. Here in

play therapy, children can play through their problems to

process and solve them.

What is Play Therapy?

Play therapy builds on the child’s inner resources and strengths,

which are supported by the therapeutic relationship to bring

about growth, development and healing in the child. Play

therapy helps children develop confidence and positive self-

esteem, find healthier ways of communicating and can promote

resilience and coping, in ways that are appropriate to their age

and developmental stage.

The following are some reasons for referrals that your child

may be struggling with. Play Therapy can be an effective

therapeutic approach which can be accessed by referring to the

School Counselling

Program;

- Divorce & separation of parents

- Anxiety & depression

- Low self-esteem & self confidence

- Social difficulties

- Angry & aggressive behavior

- Trauma & abuse

- Grief & loss

- Autism spectrum disorder

- Attachment issues

Play therapy is a therapeutic relationship between a child and a

therapist who provides selected play materials and a safe place

for the child to express and explore self (feelings, thoughts,

experiences and behaviours) through the process of play. Toys

are used like words by children and play is their language.

Referrals can be made through contacting the school office,

principal, teachers and the School Counsellor.