CALENDAR DATES TERMS 4

Oct 15 Tues

Stage 3 Gala Basketball Day Penrith Regional Valley Sport Stadium, Herbert St, Cambridge Park. 8.30 am - 3.30 pm

Oct 18 Fri

Assembly 9.00 am Presented by Year 2 All welcome

Oct 29 Tues

Kinder Orientation A-M 9.00 am - 11.00 am

Oct 31 Thur

Kinder Orientation N– Z 9.00 am - 11.00 am

Nov 1 Fri

Assembly Presented by Stage 2

Oct 28 Mon

Musica Viva 9.15 am - 10.30 am

Nov 1 Fri

Parramatta Diocesan Gymnastic Competition St Nicholas of Myra, Penrith Entry only via Lethbridge St, Penrith Arrival 8.40 am Finish approx. 2.30 am

Nov 7 Thur

Kinder 2014 Information Evening 7 pm

Oct 25 Fri

World Teacher’s Day

Nov 12 Tues

Kinder Orientation A-M 9.00 am - 11.00 am

Nov 14 Thur

Kinder Orientation N– Z 9.00 am - 11.00 am

St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School

12 Tebbutt Street Telephone: (02) 4577 3463 PO Box 406 Facsimile: (02) 4577 6461 Windsor 2756 Email: stmatthews@parra.catholic.edu.au Web Address: www.stmatthewswindsor.catholic.edu.au

ST. MATTHEW’S SCHOOL FOCUS FOR WEEK 1 “Everyone Belongs”

NEWSLETTER 10 October 2013

PEACE IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Welcome to Term Four everyone. And what a term it is going to be at St. Matthew’s! Our playgroup is commencing on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Parish hall at 9am. A Facebook page has been set up and soon will be welcoming members of the playgroup to facilitate communication. Stage 3 has commenced their Bring-Your-Own-Device programme. We have Kindergarten 2014 Orientation sessions and much more to come. October is of course the month of the year particularly devoted to the praying of the Rosary. I invite and urge our families to follow the lead of our classes and spend some time together to pray the Rosary. The Rosary is one of the traditional gifts of the Church which enables and supports a prayer-life of devotion and reflection. On Tuesday the staffs of all four Hawkesbury Catholic Schools gathered to pray and be nourished by the words of Fr. John Watkins – an old-boy of the district schools. How fitting that Fr. John should deliver his first Staff Development Day to his previous teachers who so significantly contributed to his own formation. Fr. John took us to new understandings of our theme of “Peace in the Light of Christ”. Thank you Fr. John and it was great to have you back! My best wishes to us all for the term ahead, Stephen Dowd Principal

Student of the Week

Kinder No awards this fortnight, but we can tell you what will be happening this term.

Kindergarten are very excited for another term of learning. They are especially enthusiastic about becoming architects in order to plan and design a water-proof shelter for the 'tree chair' in our playground. This in class project will conclude their science unit "What's it made of?" and see the start of their new science unit "Living Things" which we are sure will spark the interests of all students. Wishing everybody a fun and learning filled term :)

Year 1 No awards this fortnight, but we can tell you what’s been happening.

Year 1 are ready and excited for Term 4!!! We will be learning about some wonderful topics. Year 1 are progressing so well in their reading- make sure we keep this up each night! We are looking forward to doing our fairy tale unit and reading lots of fairy tales.

Year 2 No awards this fortnight, but we can tell you what’s been happening.

Year 2 performed their debates to Stage 2 to critical acclaim. We definitely have some budding public speakers, actors & actresses and hugely proud teachers!!. We enjoyed St. Matthew’s Day with so much happening in the school.

YEAR 3 Jacinta Muscat Simon Hindy Alexander Turner Rebecca Bourke

For great work in Text Type Writing. For being a polite, hard working student. For being a polite student. For being a kind and caring classmate.

Year 4 No awards this fortnight, but we can tell you what’s been happening

Stage 2 enjoyed St. Matthew’s Day to end Term 3. The students took part in many interesting activities including; guided meditation, mandala making, creating friendship gardens and olden day games. The day was highlighted by a sausage sizzle and whole school dance routine. Stage 2 are to be commended for their behaviour on the day.

YEAR 5 Caitlin Millar Luke Zahra

For always being respec ul and staying on-task For designing an excep onal Mathema cs experiment on displacement

Year 6 Hayley Xibberas Erin Calder

For making us so incredibly proud in earning the runner up tle in Voice of Youth For a posi ve and friendly a tude towards her peers this term.

Register of enrolments When a student under 17 years of age leaves school with an unknown destination the school has a responsibility to inform the local DET School Education Area of the name and last known contact details for the student concerned.

Opening accounts for School Banking – great news! School Banking accounts can now be opened at any Commonwealth Bank branch. You no longer need to complete applica on forms and return them to school. Just go into any branch and ask to open a Youthsaver account for School Banking. Remember to take in iden fica on for you and your child (such as drivers license and birth cer ficate), you will receive a Dollarmites wallet and deposit book on the spot and be able to start banking on the next business day – it is that easy! If you are a Commonwealth Bank customer with NetBank you have the op on to open the account online as well! When your child make’s their first deposit they will get their first token and our school will also receive $5

Uniform Shop Hours

Friday 8.30 am - 12 noon Uniform orders can be placed at the front office or the form can be downloaded from

the website.

Any uniform sales or enquiries, Ruby will be able to assist you on Fridays between the hours of 8.30am & 12 noon.

Extended trading hours for children

commencing Kindergarten in 2014.The uniform shop will be open on Tuesday 29 October & Thursday 31 October from

11.00 am – 1 pm.

OCTOBER: The month of

the holy rosary Welcome back everyone!

Hope everyone had a peaceful and safe holiday.

St. Ma hew’s Feast Day (Saturday 21st September) was celebrated on the last day of Term 3. Thank you everyone for the peaceful and meaningful Liturgy.

October is a month devoted to Our Lady.

We pray that Our Mother Mary blesses all of our families here at St. Ma hew’s.

October Prayer Goal for families - Pray a decade of the Rosary as a family, whenever you can! (One Our Father, Ten Hail Marys and One Glory Be)

ST. MATTHEW’S SCHOOL CANTEEN ROSTER

WEDNESDAY OCT 9 THURSDAY OCT 10 FRIDAY OCT 11 Sarah Sheridan Natalie Miskelly Belinda Hardy

Kylie Gaul Carissa Finch Laura Murphy Joanne Moore 9—11.30 am

WEDNESDAY OCT 16 THURSDAY OCT 17 FRIDAY OCT 18 Belinda Hardy Help needed Help needed

Michael & Lyn Howard Kylie Gaul Stephanie Turnbull

WEDNESDAY OCT 20 THURSDAY OCT 21 FRIDAY NOV 1

Help needed Alicia Ewart Belinda Hardy

Help needed Rachel Kurz Help needed

Kindy Owen McDonald Regan Turnbull Brendan Russell

Year 1 Linkin Cowled Stephanie Dimech Cambell Robertson

Year 2 Aden Hili Monique Toth

Year 3 Michael Xia Olivia Miller

Year 4 Chloe Peare

Year 5 Lilli Power Timothy Sultana

Year 6 Mitchell Kent

Canteen help needed. Stephanie Turnbull has kindly offered her time to organise the canteen roster. We are having trouble filling places to help out in the canteen Term 4. If you are able to offer any days or even just a few hours please contact the school office or Stephanie on 0409 491 638 or email stmatthewscanteen@gmail.com .

On October 6 2013 Busways became the operator responsible for delivering bus services in the area known as Sydney Met-ropolitan Bus Contract 1. This means all services, including school bus services, operated by Westbus and Hawkesbury Valley Buses in the Penrith/St Marys/ Richmond/Windsor areas prior to October 6 2013 are now operated by Busways in addi on to their exis ng services in the Blacktown/Mt Drui areas. Useful informa on about Busways: Online school bus service informa on School bus metables, route descrip ons and travel informa on can be found at www.busways.com.au. School bus passes School bus passes should be applied for via the usual process through the school office. Replacement school bus passes (for lost or damaged school bus passes) and Term Passes (a reduced cost travel pass for students who are not eligible for a free bus pass) can be purchased online at www.busways.com.au/travelling_with_us/school_bus_passes or alterna vely by visi ng one of the bus depots. Bus depots Busways are opera ng out of three depots in the region. Enquiries about bus services, school bus passes and more should be directed to your closest depot: Busways Penrith: 2151 Castlereagh Rd, Penrith 2750 – (02) 4721 8871 Busways Windsor: 91 Mulgrave Rd, Mulgrave 2756 – (02) 4574 9200 Busways Blacktown: 150 Glendenning Rd, Glendenning 2761 – (02) 9625 8900. Feedback or enquiries Please contact Busways at Infoline@busways.com.au for feedback, requests or enquiries. Alterna vely, call your local depot or the NSW Transport Infoline on 131500.

HELP NEEDED IN CANTEEN Without parent helpers the school is unable to operate our canteen 3 days a week. This term we are in need of helpers on the following days: 17/10/13, 18/10/13, 23/10/13, 25/10/13, 13/11/13, 15/11/13, 20/11/13, 13/12/13. If you are able to assist please telephone Stephanie on 0409 491 638, email stmatthewscanteen@gmail.com or contact the school office

We are now selling Chicken/Ham/Tuna & salad wraps $3.50.

St. Matthew’s Playgroup When: Wednesday & Thursday Where: Hall Time: 9 am - 11.00 am Please bring a plate to share and children’s drink

14 August 2013 Dear Parents, The Orientation Day for students only and the Orientation Evening for parents only will both be held on Wednesday 20 November. PLEASE MARK THIS DATE IN YOUR DIARY AS NO FURTHER REMINDER WILL BE SENT! ORIENTATION FOR STUDENTS 20 NOVEMBER

All students who have been accepted must attend the Orientation Day at the College. The students should be at the school by 8:45am and will leave at 2:30pm. Parents are asked to arrange transport on this day and not depend on school buses. The students should wear the school uniform of their current school and need to bring:

a pencil or pen recess

A sausage sizzle will be provided for lunch. PARENTS MEETING 20 NOVEMBER

This meeting will begin at 7:00pm in the Good Samaritan Hall. It will address expectations, clarify any problems and give all parents an indication of what Bede Polding College is all about. All parents are expected to attend. The uniform shop will be open on this day from 8:00am until 3:30pm. Looking forward to meeting all new and current families, Yours sincerely

Mr Kevin Jones Principal

Bede Polding College Uniform Shop

New Trading Hours Starting Term 4 2013 Tuesdays and Fridays during school terms 8.00am-2.00pm Extended Trading Hours 2013 Year 7 Orientation Day Wednesday 20th November 8:00am – 3:30pm Saturday 7th December - 9am – 1:00pm

There are around 7.4 million garages in Australia. What if every single one of them had a Garage Sale on the same day? That's the idea behind the Garage Sale Trail! Hawkesbury City Council is participating in the Garage Sale Trail, as a fantastic way of promoting recycling and sustainability. It’s a great way to bring together local residents and community groups while having a bit of fun. It is still not too late to get involved in an event that is all about the local community, while raising funds to support the great work St Matthew's Catholic Primary School does. If the 2012 Garage Sale Trail is anything to go by, there will be pop-up record stores, art shows, bike sales as well as your classic clothes and bric-a-brac sales. To see what happened last year or to find out more, head to garagesaletrail.com.au. The Garage Sale Trail can be used as an opportunity to bring your local community together, and host a combined Garage Sale on your School’s premises. For example, what if every member brought along three unwanted items to create a “mega Garage Sale”, with all proceeds raised going to St Matthew's Catholic Primary School? If you would like to hold a Garage Sale on Saturday 26 October, register your sale at garagesaletrail.com.au. For more information about how to organise a combined Garage Sale, contact Suzanne Stuart on 4560 4557 / suzanne.stuart@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au