Term 3 Week 8, 2021

Sports Fun Day – Friday 24th September - school Oval

Sports Fun Day is fast approaching!  This year we have decided to have Sports Fun Day on the last day of Term 3.  Our students have been very busy practising for the events and each sports team has had opportunity to hone their team chants in readiness for the day. 

The following information will help explain our expectations regarding Sports Day.

• Parents / Grandparents can attend Sports Day.  You are asked to complete the sheet sent home on Monday. 
• All Adults (staff excepted) are required to wear facemasks
• All visitors must QR Code
• All students are expected to attend Sports Day – GiR – Year 6.
• School will start at normal time
• The Out of School Hours Care service will be available for before and after school care as usual.
• Students are permitted to wear a coloured polo top or t-shirt in the colour of their sports team. TOPS MUST NOT DISPLAY BRAND NAMES, LOGOS OR OFFENSIVE IMAGES/SLOGANS.
• No coloured zinc or hairsprays etc are to be brought to school – this can be applied at home
• All students must wear their school sports shorts and school hat and bring a bottle of water.
• Please apply sunscreen to your child(ren) before they come to school - it will be re-applied by staff during the day as needed.
• Toilets – Parents / Grandparents are asked to use the Veritas centre toilets – all children are to use the other toilets.

Our Sports leaders will assist Mr Merrett in coordinating Sports Fun Day.  Our Sports Leaders are:

St Elizabeth (Yellow)                                                      St Mary (Green)
Mayah Edwards & Lucas Kalaitzis                                   Eden Gallagher & Jake Atkinson

St Anthony (Blue)                                                           St Dominic (Red)
Mackenzie Howie & Jacob Leonard                                 Ella Gustard & Jayden Poulton

Sports Fun Day is always a great event and a celebration of the effort and achievement of our student’s sporting abilities, school/team pride and good sportsmanship.  We look forward to sharing the day with you and your family. 

Sports Day Meal Deal

Ruga' Cafe will provide a Meal Deal for Sports Day.  Order forms will be sent home on Monday.  All orders and payment will need to be returned by Monday 20th September.

Grand Parents Day 2021

It is with sadness that I advise that the 2021 Grand Parents Day will be cancelled this year.  Given the current COVID protocols regarding regulations required for indoor events, we can not proceed with this event.  Parents and Grandparents have been permitted to attend Book Week Parade and Sports Fun Day because they are outdoor events.

Seesaw

Parents of Reception and Year 1 children, should have received an email from Seesaw inviting them to create an account.  There was an attachment about what Seesaw is and how to create your account.

If you are a parent/caregiver of two children in R/1 classes, you will receive a QR Code from your child’s teacher to add your second child to your account. You should receive this QR code this week once the Seesaw application is live to parents.

If you require any assistance, please contact your child’s teacher.  In the event of a COVID lockdown, this app will be a means by which class teachers can deliver work to the students.

Child Protection Week

This week we celebrate National Child Protection Week on the theme EVERY CHILD, IN EVERY COMMUNITY NEEDS A FAIR GO, culminating with our Church’s Child Protection Sunday on September 12. This initiative presents us with the opportunity to focus on our shared commitment of working together to keep children safe.

The National Child Protection Week theme prioritises the safety and wellbeing of children. To treat all children fairly, we need to make sure every family and community has what kids need to thrive and be healthy. The following link provides access to a range of webinars centred on this year’s theme: https://www.napcan.org.au/ncpw-webinars-2021/

Hats

It has been pleasing seeing the students wearing their hats at recess, lunch and sports sessions given the warmer weather we have had.  The students are aware of the areas they need to play in if they do not have a hat.  Thanks for ensuring that your daughter or son has their hat.

Term 4 Swimming/Aquatics - Advance Notice

Please make note of the following dates for this years Swimming & Aquatics lessons.

Aquatics - Week 1 - Wednesday 13th October for Year 5/6 

Swimming - Week 2 - R/1 Blue, R/1 Yellow, R/1 Purple, R/1 Red, 2/3 Blue & 2/3 Red

                 - Week 3 - Reception Red & 4 Blue

Notes with more information will be sent home soon.

Hello everyone,

I hope that you and your families are well.

Class Mass

Rather Roderick led us in a class mass yesterday, prepared beautifully by Reception/Year 1 Blue and Year 2/3 Red. Our theme was ‘Father’s Day’ and the chosen scripture reflected the importance and love of parents. Luke 2: 41-52 recounts the time when as a 12 year old, Jesus visited Jerusalem with his family for the Feast of the Passover. Jesus became lost in Jerusalem, with Mary and Joseph frantically trying to find him.

Season of Creation

From the 1^st September until the 4^th October we are in the Season of Creation.  This is a time to renew our relationship with all creation, to restore hope, a jubilee for earth that requires new ways of living with creation together.  During the Season of Creation, we join each other in prayer and action for our common home. 

This year we will be uniting around the theme, “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God.” Oikos is the Greek word for “home,” or “household.” By rooting our theme in the concept of oikos, we celebrate the integral web of relationships that sustain the well-being of the Earth.

God bless you and take care,
Patrick.

The Year 4 and Year 5/6 students were fortunate to have Will Northeast and Tyran Hill from the Port Adelaide Football Club come into our school to promote messages on healthy lifestyles and respect, along with lessons on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). During the session they had a zoom call with Lachie Jones, Taj Schofield, Trent Burgoyne and Ollie Lord (Port Players). They got to wear heart rate monitors and participate in games that focussed on their reaction time.   It concludes with a school assembly, which will be held on Wednesday 15^th September. This program is an initiative of the South Australian Government and the Port Adelaide Football Club. We would like to thank Amelia Maddern for organising this fabulous STEM sessions for our students.