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St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School Cnr Melbourne & York Street (PO Box 4085) East Gosford NSW 2250 Cnr Melbourne & York Street (PO Box 4085) East Gosford NSW 2250 Cnr Melbourne & York Street (PO Box 4085) East Gosford NSW 2250 T: 4325 1159 E: [email protected] W: www.spegdbb.catholic.edu.au T: 4325 1159 E: [email protected] W: www.spegdbb.catholic.edu.au T: 4325 1159 E: [email protected] W: www.spegdbb.catholic.edu.au Family Mass 30 November 2014 Children’s Liturgy every 9am Mass except in school holidays P & F Meengs Next meeng at; 5 March 2015 in the LARC E: [email protected] Please find minutes of meengs on the school website St Patrick’s Hall Enquires and bookings please call the school office Outside School Hours Care E: [email protected] or phone 0408 165 671 or visit the school website The Uniform Shop phone 02 4323 4671 opening hours during school terms Tuesday 8.30am – 10.30am Also 1 st Friday of every month 2.30pm – 4.00pm The uniform shop can be contacted outside of business hours by email [email protected] payments can be made direct to Alinta Apparel in the form of cash, credit card, or debit credit card NO CHEQUES uniform price list & online shopping available at www.alintaapparel.com.au 2nd Hand Uniform Shop 2nd Tuesday of every month 8.30am – 9.30am near the clothing shop CASH ONLY Canteen Infants: Wednesday & Friday Primary: Wednesday & Friday Contact Michelle on 0408 412 408 Rostered volunteers please give 24 hours’ noce if you are unable to aend © St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, East Gosford. Material in the newsleer is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Enews36 14 November2014 Catholic Life and Mission, Religious Educaon Coordinator, Kev Coote Sunday, 16 Nov 2014: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A Gospel Reading: Mt 25:14-30 Because you have been faithful over a few things, enter into the joy of the Lord. For the remainder of the year I’ll be including reflecons on the Joy of the Gospel and encourage you to read through and try to take something from each reflecon. You can access the full document for free at the Vacan Website through either a flipbook or a text version. Reflecon & Prayer “Weeds among the wheat” The biblical image of the ‘weeds among the wheat’ (Mt 13:24-30 – see Scripture) is used repeatedly by Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium (‘Joy of the Gospel’). “Let us believe the Gospel when it tells us that the kingdom of God is already present in this world and is growing, here and there, and in different ways: like the small seed which grows into a great tree... and like the good seed that grows amid the weeds...and can always pleasantly surprise us.” (EG, 278) “We all know that the devil plants evil where there is good, trying to divide people, families and naons.” We are tempted to act impaently, to try to pull out the weeds, even though it might also damage the good wheat in doing so. “But God knows how to wait. He looks into the ‘field’ of each person with paence and mercy. God sees the dirt and the evil much beer than we do. But God also sees the seeds of good and paently awaits their germinaon.” (en.radiovacana.va)
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St Patrick’s Catholic Primary SchoolSt Patrick’s Catholic Primary SchoolSt Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
Cnr Melbourne & York Street (PO Box 4085) East Gosford NSW 2250Cnr Melbourne & York Street (PO Box 4085) East Gosford NSW 2250Cnr Melbourne & York Street (PO Box 4085) East Gosford NSW 2250
T: 4325 1159 E: [email protected] W: www.spegdbb.catholic.edu.auT: 4325 1159 E: [email protected] W: www.spegdbb.catholic.edu.auT: 4325 1159 E: [email protected] W: www.spegdbb.catholic.edu.au
Family Mass
30 November 2014
Children’s Liturgy every 9am Mass
except in school holidays
P & F Meetings
Next meeting at;
5 March 2015 in the LARC
Please find minutes of meetings on
the school website
St Patrick’s Hall
Enquires and bookings please call the
school office
Outside School Hours Care
or phone 0408 165 671
or visit the school website
The Uniform Shop
phone 02 4323 4671
opening hours during school terms
Tuesday
8.30am – 10.30am
Also 1st Friday of every month
2.30pm – 4.00pm
The uniform shop can be contacted
outside of business hours by email
payments can be made direct to
Alinta Apparel in the form of cash,
credit card, or debit credit card
NO CHEQUES
uniform price list & online shopping
available at
www.alintaapparel.com.au
2nd Hand Uniform Shop
2nd Tuesday of every month
8.30am – 9.30am
near the clothing shop
CASH ONLY
Canteen
Infants: Wednesday & Friday
Primary: Wednesday & Friday
Contact Michelle on 0408 412 408
Rostered volunteers please give
24 hours’ notice if you are unable to
attend © St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, East Gosford. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal.
Enews36 14 November2014
Catholic Life and Mission, Religious Education Coordinator, Kev Coote
Sunday, 16 Nov 2014: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
Gospel Reading: Mt 25:14-30 Because you have been faithful over a few things, enter into the joy of the Lord.
For the remainder of the year I’ll be including reflections on the Joy of the Gospel and encourage you to read through and try to take something from each reflection. You can access the full document for free at the Vatican Website through either a flipbook or a text version. Reflection & Prayer
“Weeds among the wheat”
The biblical image of the ‘weeds among the wheat’ (Mt 13:24-30 – see Scripture) is used repeatedly by Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium (‘Joy of the Gospel’). “Let us believe the Gospel when it tells us that the kingdom of God is already present in this world and is growing, here and there, and in different ways: like the small seed which grows into a great tree... and like the good seed that grows amid the weeds...and can always pleasantly surprise us.” (EG, 278)
“We all know that the devil plants evil where there is good, trying to divide people, families and nations.” We are tempted to act impatiently, to try to pull out the weeds, even though it might also damage the good wheat in doing so. “But God knows how to wait. He looks into the ‘field’ of each person with patience and mercy. God sees the dirt and the evil much better than we do. But God also sees the seeds of good and patiently awaits their germination.” (en.radiovaticana.va)
Additional thoughts
Ten ways...to ‘tend the field’ within each of us:
1. Be thankful for God’s blessings. Keep a gratitude journal.
2. Develop small, daily, life-giving habits.
3. Ponder a little bit of Scripture each day.
4. Stay close to the sacramental life of the Church.
5. Don’t feed your mind junk food. Be discerning about what you read, view.
6. Contribute to the mission of the Church. Put your shoulder to the plough.
7. Seek guidance from a wise, spiritually mature mentor.
8. Stay focused on persons not things; on Jesus, not religious ideology.
9. “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28). Bringing children into the world,
and raising them according to God’s teachings of love is a profound
expression of gospel richness.
10. Over to you... from your experience, add a tenth point.
Scripture Jesus put before them another parable: The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, “Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?” He answered, “An enemy has done this.” The slaves said to him, “Then do you want us to go and gather them?” But he replied, “No; for in gathering the weeds
you would uproot the wheat along with them.
Let both of them grow together until the
harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the
reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them
in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat
into my barn.” (NRSV)
FROM OUR PRINCIPAL…………
Principal Awards Congratulations to our very first PRINCIPAL AWARD recipients for 2014. These children consistently make good choices every single day to make St Patrick’s a great place to be. Well done and THANK YOU! (see photo on next page) Coming Up 17th Y5 Surf Day 18th Y6 Surf Day 19th Y3 Surf Day 20th Y4 Surf Day Y5 Leadership Camp 21st Y5 Leadership Camp 2015 Kinder Prep Group 1 23rd 11am First Holy Communion Mass 28th 2015 Kinder Prep Group 2 Y6 Market Day 2pm Assembly 30th 9am Family Mass Let us remain open to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives and show one another the face of God through our words and actions.
SCHOOL FEES 2015
Tuition Fees: 1st child $1,462.50 per year 2nd child $1,170.00 3rd child $ 731.25 4th child Nil Building Levy: $880.00 per year School Education Fee $483.00 per student Sports in Schools program $53 per student for the first two students in family, third and more free Swimming - infants $115.00 per student Year 5 Leadership Camp $167.00 Year 6 Camp $300.00 P & F Levy $105.00 per family Working Bee Levy $93.00 per family
At St Patrick's we are Respectful Learners
When we are Good Listeners
SPORTS REPORT, Fiona Bolton
Next week the primary students will be participating in Surf Awareness Days at Terrigal Beach. Please make sure all permission notes have been returned to the class teachers before the day.
Please note the following days allocated to each grade as there has been some changes:
Monday – Year 5
Tuesday – Year 3
Wednesday – Year 6
Thursday – Year 4
There are still some sport uniforms given out for Gala Days that have not been returned. Please make an effort to return them next week as they are needed for future gala days.
FROM THE P & F
CANTEEN
Our canteen team will be meeting on Friday 28 November to review the year and plan for 2015. Our aim is to review the menu and prices, discuss “special theme/menu days” and discuss areas for improvement.
We welcome parents and carers to join us or alternatively provide feedback via email. For further information please contact Michelle on 0408 412 408 or email [email protected]
END OF YEAR DINNER
Our end of year dinner will be held on Tuesday 2 December at the Star Buffet, Central Coast Leagues club from 7.00pm. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate the end of another school year. RSVP to Michelle by 25 November - 0408 412 408 or email [email protected]
2015
Some dates for Term 1, 2015 …
School disco – to be held late February. More details to follow
Trivia Night – Saturday 21 March in the school hall. Stay tuned!
Please note the annual dinner dance will now be held in October.
DVD ORDER FORM
ST PATRICK’S 2014 CONCERT
An order form was sent home yesterday for the DVD of the End of Year Concert The cost to you is $10 per DVD.
All orders MUST be received by the school office with the correct money enclosed, no later than Monday 1 December. Money MUST accompany order (no phone orders).
NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE FILLED PAST THIS DATE AS WE ARE ORDERING EXACT NUMBERS.
FROM THE MUSIC ROOM with Mrs Suzie Morris
One of our KM students brought in an instrument from home - his ukulele. Most of us were familiar with this instrument but we didn't know that it has a body, neck and head just like us!
We explored the different parts, listen to a little 'song' played on it and discussed what family of instruments it belonged too. In listening to the sound it produced, we figured out how the pitch could be changed by playing (and tuning) the different strings and also changing where our fingers were on the frets.
We also felt the sound by placing our hand on the back of the body the ukulele while it was being strummed - we could feel the sound vibrating!
SCHOOL BANKING
FINAL BANKING DAY 10 DECEMBER 2014
For those children who have ordered banking rewards, they are on their way, the hold up is with the
delivery system they have in place. Sorry for the disappointment.
SCHOOL BNKING AWARD WINNERS
To encourage School Banking, each week we will have a Primary and Infant Canteen Reward
Winners for Week 5 Allyssa Hillyar & Charlie Duffy-Sykes
Congratulations!
LOST
Maddelin Weightman 3-6 sports hat—name inside
Finn Gilmartin 2KO Sports Hat—name inside
PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD/REN’S UNIFORM TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE NOT
PICKED UP SOMEONE ELSE’S BY MISTAKE.
Beautiful Rabbits
Free to good home
Please call Leona Holliday on 0400 307 567
NO footballs or basketballs are to be brought to school – the school has allocated equipment for recess and lunch.
A mum approached me after a recent seminar with an interesting question about her son’s behaviour amongst his peers.
She said her son is lovely but loud. He was a little too enthusiastic with his friends. So much so, that his buddies felt downright uncomfortable around him and sometimes gave him the cold shoulder. He also liked to be the boss, and didn’t like being a follower in social situations.
Here was a perfect opportunity for this mum to do some coaching to help her son negotiate social situations.
Sure, it’s great to get excited but kids from 2 to twenty-two need to learn that they have to tone their enthusiasm down around certain people and in certain situations. That’s what the socialization process requires. Besides, popular children generally know when to follow the lead of others, how to share their possessions and that they won't always have their own way. This ability to share comes with maturity, but sometimes children need some gentle parental help in this area.
Here are three techniques to use to help your child to behave well around others, and maintain friendships as well.
✔✔ Remind: Be pre-emptive with your teaching. Before they visit their friends give them a couple of pointers that are relevant to them about their behaviour. “Remember, to say hello quietly and ask them if they’d like to play with you.”
✔✔ Rehearse: It’s useful to practise with kids how they should act in social situations. “Okay, Jeremy tell me what you will say when you go to Grandma’s. Let’s practice saying hello.”
✔✔ Revisit: Give kids feedback after the event but keep it positive and upbeat. “That was great the way you let the other kids lead the way. Your friends love it when you let them be boss.” Kids benefit from being told what works well in terms of their social behaviours, even if their attempts at being good only approximate what you are after. It takes a little time for some kids to get things right!
Effective parents are teaching parents. A lot of the lessons kids pick up from their parents are through mimicry. That’s why modeling is one of your greatest allies. They need to spend some time with you so they can pick up good manners, the
importance of sharing and other social niceties. Boys, in particular, need a little help and prompting about how to act appropriately around other kids. There are times when parents need to make sure their lessons hit home and that includes when you coach kids how to be social and consider the needs of others.
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Coaching kids in social situations"Kids are born with L plates when it comes to social skills. Boys, in particular, need a little help and prompting about how to act appropriately around other kids."
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Boys Uniform Size Quantity Sale Price Retail Price
S/Sleeved Formal Shirt
4 4 $20 each $30 each
Formal Shorts 6 3 $25 each $39.50
Elastic Trousers 4 2 $25 each $42.00
Sport Polo shirt 4 1 $25.00 $38.00
Tracksuit Jacket 6 1 $40.00 $67.50
Tracksuit Pants 6 1 $30.00 $44.50
Flat Brim Hat 55cm 1 $10.00 $19.95
Back Pack 1 $30.00 $51.50
Library Bag 1 $10.00 $16.00
School Tie 1 $10.00 $21.00
Formal Hat 1 $40.00 $62.00
Striped Socks 9-13 4 $4.00 $7.50
FOR SALE - *These are new but never worn. They have been unpackaged and washed. Phone 0468 600 494
2014 Concert Costume List
Year To Be Supplied By Parents
Kinder Girls Supplied by school
Kinder Boys Supplied by school
Year 1 Girls White T-Shirt
Skirt supplied by school
Year 1 Boys White T-Shirt
Pants supplied by school
Year 2 Girls White Singlet Top
Short White Socks
White Sandshoes (all white like those from Big W)
Dark Coloured Sport Brief (ie Scungees)
Hair Ribbon - Colour to be Advised
Skirt Supplied by School
Year 2 Boys Blue School Shirt
White Bonds Singlet
Jeans
White sandshoes
Year 3 Boys Assorted clothing be to advised by the Dance Teacher
and Girls
Year 4 Girls Black Singlet Top
Dark Coloured Sport Brief (ie Scungees)
Hair Ribbon - Colour to be Advised
Skirts supplied by school
Year 4 Boys Black T-Shirts (please bring to school for screen printing ASAP)
Black knee length shorts
Black socks
Black School shoes
Year 5 Girls White Singlet Top
Black Knee Length Leggins
White Socks
White Sandshoes (all white like those from Big W)
Skirt supplied by school
Year 5 Boys 5TB White T-Shirts (please bring to school for Screen Printing ASAP)
5MJ Black T-Shirts (please bring to school for Screen Printing ASAP)
Denim Jeans
Black School Shoes
Year 6 Girls Black Knee Length Leggins
White Singlet Top
White Shoes/No Socks
Year 6 Boys White Long Sleeve Mens Business Shirt
Black Pants/Jeans
Black T-Shirt
White Socks
Black School Shoes
It’s not too late to make a date to work canteen this year. Cross it off your bucket list!
Plenty of spots still free. If you can help, please contact Michelle on 0408 412 408 or email
PLEASE NOTE:
The final day of canteen for 2014 will be Friday 12 December. (The canteen WILL NOT be open on Wednesday 17 December).
The canteen will re-open next year on Wednesday 4 February.
TERM 4, 2014
DATE INFANTS PRIMARY WEDNESDAY 19
th November
(Recess only – 9.30am – 11.30am)
Kristy Montague
HELP NEEDED
Ph 0408 412 408
FRIDAY 21st November (All Day - 8.15am – 2.00pm)
Annabel Cockerton
Ange Stitt
Adrienne Prazauskas
Karman Sawyer
WEDNESDAY 26
th November
(Recess only – 9.30am – 11.30am)
Janniece Clark
HELP NEEDED
Ph 0408 412 408
FRIDAY 28th November (All Day - 8.15am – 2.00pm)
Julia Conroy Jan Gilmartin
Lana Meggs
Kate Lee
WEDNESDAY 3
rd December
(Recess only – 9.30am – 11.30am)
Janniece Clark
HELP NEEDED
Ph 0408 412 408
FRIDAY 5
th December
(All Day - 8.15am – 2.00pm)
Belynda Vassallo
HELP NEEDED Ph 0408 412 408
Deidra Robertson
Adrienne Prazauskas
WEDNESDAY 10th December (Recess only – 9.30am – 11.30am)
HELP NEEDED
Ph 0408 412 408
HELP NEEDED
Ph 0408 412 408
FRIDAY 12
th December
(All Day - 8.15am – 2.00pm) Nb FINAL DAY OF CANTEEN FOR THIS YEAR
Rebecca Casey
Katie Talbot
HELP NEEDED
Ph 0408 412 408 HELP NEEDED
Ph 0408 412 408
