NEWSLETTER NO 23 2017
3 AUGUST 2017
The Transfiguration of the Lord
At the Transfiguration, Father, You showed
Jesus in glory, a glimpse of what His disciples
would see in His risen life.
Bless us in our humanity,
with an awareness of Your presence,
leading us to share in Your divine life
even in our daily struggle.
Help us to deepen
our knowledge of the Law and the Prophets,
channels of Your grace throughout history,
and signposts for our journey.
Amen.
Dear Parents
Yesterday we celebrated a beautiful liturgy for the Blessed Mary Mackillop. St Andrew’s has a strong association with the Josephite Sisters.Sister Wendy Lailey works on staff as a Pastoral Care giver. She is a marvelous example of how a spirit filled person can quieten the hearts of the disheartened, lonely or needy. We thank Sister for her significant contribution to our school community.
SCHOOL FEES
Fee statements have been sent home. Please ensure that you pay your account promptly. All outstanding fees are due by 18th AUGUST. If you are having any difficulties in paying your account, please see Mr. Fontaine immediately. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
God bless you
Sam Fontaine
Principal
VISION STATEMENT
St Andrew’s CPS offers an education that acknowledges, respects
and nurtures the uniqueness of each person.
Within a framework of Catholic values and teamwork,
the students will be challenged and supported to recognise their gifts
and develop their potential as they learn and contribute to their community.
SCHOOL NEWS
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday 4 August / MJR AssemblyMonday 7 August / Bishops Literacy Assessment – Yr 5
Tuesday 8 August / St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Feast Day
Family Photos 7.30am-8.20am (Please be early)
School Photos Kindy – Yr 6 (ALL SCHOOL STUDENTS)
Playgroup 9.00am-11.00am at Atlantis, Clarkson
Staff Meeting
Wednesday 9 August / Bishops Literacy Assessment Yr 5
Thursday 10 August / Bishops Literacy Assessment Yr 5
Friday 11 August / MJR Assembly
Bishops Literacy Assessment Yr 5
Saturday 12/Sunday 13 August / Confirmation Commitment Mass at all W/E Masses
Friday 18 August / Colour Run Competition closes today
Wednesday 31 August / Paediatric Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist for Kindy and Preprimary Parents 8.40am – Hall (FREE)
Happy birthday to Alexis S, Amelia M, Samuel P, Will L, James P,
Rudraksha B, Kiana M, Emily C
who have or will be celebrating their birthday soon!
School photos will include Kindy children to Year 6. School photos AND family photos will be taken on Tuesday 8th of August 2017. Family photos will be taken from 7.30am-8.20am. Please be early for family photos.
BOOK WEEK PARADE – BE CREATIVE: Book Week is celebrated in August each year. This year’s theme is ‘Escape to Everywhere’. The children have been completing activities in the Library on the shortlisted books from the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Children at St Andrew’s are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. We will be having a dress up parade on Tuesday 22nd August at 8.45am in the School Hall for Playgroup and Kindy to Year 6. The children can also bring a copy of the book that their character belongs to. The fancy dress should not be elaborate or hired, as the focus is on the literature. Parents are invited to join the parade on Tuesday morning.Children will proceed as usual to class and then to the hall with their teachers. Children who are wearing elaborate or uncomfortable fancy dress should bring a change of clothes to wear for the remainder of the day (especially shoes).Mrs Parody
2017 SCHOOL DISCO – REPORT – YEAR 6 MINISTRY: On Friday 28th July,we held our St Andrew’s School Disco. There was an excellent attendance at all three discos from junior to upper primary school. The night was very enjoyable and the feedback from the students was that they had a lot of fun.
We, the Cultural Ministry, would like to thank all students for attending and the P & F for organising such a wonderful event. We would also like to thank the parent helpers who provided us with snacks, helping, supervising, checking off student names and cleaning up.Stay tuned for our next exciting event at St Andrew’s - Year 6 Cultural Ministry
PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND PHYSIOTHERAPIST – KINDY-PP PARENTS: On Thursday the 31st of August St Andrew’s Kindergarten and Pre-Primary have a Paediatric Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist coming to our school to give a FREE parent information session. The seminar will take place in the hall at 8.40am, straight after school drop off and it will help your child on his/her learning journey in these important early years of schooling. We encourage you all to put this date in your diary and use the information given during this session to help support your child’s learning at home. Both guest speakers have many years of experience and have worked in Catholic schools across Western Australia. They have liaised with your child’s teachers to create a tailored session, specific to the needs of the children at St Andrew’s Kindergarten and Pre-Primary. They will offer some easy, practical at home activities and advice to guide your child’s development. We look forward to seeing you all there!!! The Kindergarten and Pre-Primary Team
DONATIONS PLEASE!
The Kindy teachers are requesting any donations of power point covers and child safe locks for the Junior Primary classrooms. Please see photos for an example. Thank you.
SAVE THE DATE ST ANDREW’S20 YEAR CELEBRATION
Wednesday 20th September 2017
Events include:
9:00am Mass
Police Band - Drummer and Bag Piper
Noongar Dance Troupe
Open Afternoon/Night Book Fair
Art/Craft Show
Cutting of celebration cake
Old photos and memorabilia display
Time capsule opened and displayed
Festivities Conclude 5:30pm
P&F NEWS
SCHOOL DISCO
Thank you to all those families who came along to enjoy the disco held last Friday night. It was a fabulous event and we again thank Jessica Pond for her outstanding organization. We also would like to thank the many volunteers. Without your help this event could not happen.
ST ANDREW’S DAY COLOUR RUN
Please remember to hold onto your 2L and 4L ice cream containers for this event later in November.
If you would like to be involved or would like further information please email the P & F:
information on this event and other school communications are available on the Facebook Page:St Andrew’s Clarkson CPS P & F Group. Information will be mostly dispensed via email for this event.
COLOUR RUN COMPETITION
St Andrew’s P&F 20th Anniversary Colour Run Competition has started. Entry forms have been sent home with each child. The children are asked to draw a picture depicting what ‘Being a student at
St Andrew’s CPS means to them’. The successful entry will have their artwork on the Colour Run t-shirt and will be displayed at the 20th Anniversary art show. We are also planning to have runners-up for each year level. We will have a certificate for the winner and runners-up.
If your child would like to participate in the 20th Anniversary Colour Run Competition, make sure they get their entries in by Friday 18th August.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK
The 2017-2018 Entertainment books can still be ordered from
PARENTS AND FRIEND’S ASSOCIATION OF WA
P & F MEETING
The next P & F meeting will be held Wednesday 16th August 6.30pm in the staffroom.
WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN 2017 IS BACK!
Remember to collect your stickers Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September if you shop at Woolworths Ocean Keys, for the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Place stickers onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s completed, drop it into the Collection Box in the school office or in the St Andrew’s school box at Ocean Keys.
At the end of the promotion, we will be able to get some great new equipment. More information on this program is available from.com.au/earnandlearn