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EXECUTIVE STAFF
Principal
Michael Croke
Acting Assistant Principal
Robyn Petty
Acting Religious Education
Coordinator
Camille Da Silva Tavares
Primary Coordinator
Belinda Forbes
Acting Primary Coordinator
Scott Hudson
Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School
Orange
McAuley VI www.mcauleyorange.catholic.edu.au
Term 4 -Week 3 - 31st October 2018
God never refuses His grace to those who ask it.
Catherine McAuley
It is with much sadness that I announce that Mrs Helen
Cracknell will be finishing her tenure in Catholic Education
on the Wednesday of Week 5 this term. A Merriwa lass by
heritage, Helen has given wonderful service to schools in
the Blayney and Orange district including Holy Family in
Orange as teacher and principal and at Sacred Heart and
Catherine McAuley school. We will miss her wonderful
spirituality, her love of sport, especially Newcastle Knights
and her dedication as a classroom teacher. Mrs Sue Derwin
will also be taking leave from the end of Week 5 and all of
2019. Sue shares the same superb dedication as Helen as a
classroom teacher and has proven to be a Kindergarten
teacher without peer. Some of her class have already
planned some rather devious ways to ensure Sue does not
leave! I wish both these ladies the very best in the short and
long term future.
Michael Croke
McAuley Award Winners 2018
THE INSPIRATIONAL INVICTUS GAMES!
Knox Gibson was recently involved with filming a show for ABC as junior reporter for the
Invictus Games.
Knox attended the games last week (Wednesday to Friday) and described it as the most
incredible experience. “To see the athletes determination, courage and comradery was so
inspiring”.
Michael Lyddiard from the Australian team asked Knox to jump with him in the long jump
(he had a hamstring injury but was still competing so the other competitor could receive a
medal). Knox was allowed to go on the podium to receive the silver medal and Michael
actually allowed him to keep it!
These are some photos (taken by professional photographers and used on social media in
the following days)! Knox even featured (very briefly) in a clip for the closing
ceremony!!! So awesome!
From the Acting Assistant Principal - Robyn Petty
Mission Week: Thank you so much for all your support of our Catholic Missions this year. It is wonderful to see our students putting into place practical ways of helping our brothers and sisters in Christ who are in such need. We were able to help local children in Orange through giving our ‘Deny and Donate’ goods to the Sisters of Charity, as well as support the people of Myanmar through the money raised throughout the two weeks. A huge ‘thank you’ to our wonderful ladies in the Office who had to count all those twenty-cent pieces!
Kinder 2019 Orientation: Our 2019 Kinder children will be joining us again this Friday for the second of their three Orientations. They will be with us from 9.30-11am for the next two Fridays while our current Kinders attend other activities. Thank you to our Year 5 students for so warmly welcoming our new Kinders and their parent. We are very lucky to have such great potential leaders of our school.
Life Education Van: The Life education Van will be at our school for two weeks, commencing next Monday, 5th November. Each class will have an opportunity to visit the van and have a lesson on a topic relevant to their age group. The cost of the van is covered in your school fees. Thank you to Mr Hudson for coordinating this visit.
School Summer Uniform: Please remember that children need to wear their hats during Recess and Lunch time. The weather is definitely heating up and our risk from the sun is increasing. If students forget their hat, they will be unable to play and will have to remain in designated shade areas during playtime. Please label your child’s hat and remind them to bring their hats to school and wear them each day.
Year 6 Canberra Excursion: Our Year 6 are off to Canberra tomorrow, 1st November, for the annual overnight excursion. Thank you to Mr Croke and the Year 6 teachers who are accompanying these students. We wish them well for this important venture!
Year 6 Orientation Visit to James Sheahan: The children from McAuley commencing Year 7 at James Sheahan in 2019 will attend an orientation day on Thursday 15th November. This visit includes placement tests. There is a parent Information Evening commencing at 7:00pm in Mercy Hall on the same evening, Thursday 15th November.
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Be Safe
Be Responsible
Whole school Assembly: We have another Whole School Assembly this Friday, 2nd November. Year 5H are very excited to present all their hard work at their class Assembly. All parents, family members and friends are invited to join Year 5H at 12:30pm in Kenna Hall.
End of Year Celebrations: Year 6 will have their final Farewell Mass and dinner on Wednesday, 12th December commencing with 5:45pm Mass. Each year we also ask the Year 5 Parents to help at the dinner for the Year 6 Celebration after Mass in Kenna Hall. Notes will go home next week to both Year 5 and Year 6 parents asking for assistance with the different activities associated with this Farewell.
OSCH at McAuley: Just a reminder that our Out of School Hours (OSCH) facility is available for all primary school students of Orange both before and after school each week day and runs from our Sacred Heart Campus in Byng Street. We are incredibly lucky to have this wonderful facility, with its relaxed setting, great afternoon tea, option of outdoor and indoor play has seen all children attending this facility, happy and engaged. After school care is currently on offer from 3:00pm – 6:00pm Monday to Friday, and before school care from 7:00am - 9:00am. For any information on McAuley OSCH please call Amy or Renai on 0439 631 686.
Have a wonderful week,
Robyn Petty
From the Acting Religious Education Coordinator
All Saints Day
This Thursday (1st November) we celebrate the feast of All Saints Day. This Holy Day of
Obligation will be marked in our Parish with a joint Catholic Schools Mass at James Sheahan.
Our students from Years 3-5 will attend. After Mass students will participate in a range of
activities led by students from Sheahan. This will be followed by a BBQ lunch. Students will
need to pack their drink bottle and recess. They are to wear their sports uniform (including a hat).
Students must return the permission note if they are to attend. We thank the staff and students of
James Sheahan for including us in these special celebrations.
Why Do We Celebrate All Saints
Day?
Saints are sometimes regarded as ‘Catholic
superheroes’. Stories of miraculous and
remarkable deeds abound, though more in the
vein of conversions and cures than speeding
bullets and tall buildings. But to get caught up
on the Saints of the stained glass windows is to overlook the vast majority of saints. You see, a
saint is anybody whose soul is in heaven. The Church celebrates a certain number of Saints whose
lives provide a glimpse of God for the rest of the Church. But there are many, many more saints
whose glimpse of God was only ever experienced by their family, friends and those with whom
they worked. The feast of ALL Saints is an opportunity to remember and reflect on the lives of
those saints who’ve been known and loved by just a few and whose sphere of influence was such
that they will never be recognised as Saints by the universal Church.
Greg Sunter
First Reconciliation
We ask that over the coming weeks you pray for our
students who are preparing for their First
Reconciliation. This is also a great time to remind
ourselves that this sacrament of healing, unlike our
sacraments of initiation can and should be repeated.
Reconciliation is offered in our parish at 5:15pm at St Mary’s Church each Saturday (before 6pm
Mass).
Camille Da Silva Tavares
Mission Month
Thank you so much for your generosity over
the past two weeks as our students raised
awareness and money for the work of Catholic
Mission. Our students also gave to those in our
local community by participating in Deny and
Donate Day. The Sisters of Charity were
extremely grateful for the food items that were
received.
Although many Christians go ‘on mission’ in
other cities and countries, it is important for us
to remember that to be missionary is to simply
take Jesus to others and this is something that
we can live out each day.
NAIDOC WEEK
This week our school community joined in celebrating the history,
culture and achievements of our nation's Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people.
We would like to congratulate Bronx Rolton and Arliyah Geal who
received awards at this year's ceremony and our students who
participated in the march. We wish our students all the best in their
performance today and thank them for their dedication in preparing for
this event.
A huge that you to Mrs Mulligan,
Mrs Kelly and Mrs Allan who
have worked with students in
preparation for today's NAIROC
concert.
We wish our students all the best
in their performance today and
thank them for their dedication in preparing for this event.
Camille Da Silva Tavares
Welcome Kindergarten 2019
Last Friday we welcomed our Kindergarten students for 2019 at their first Orientation
Day. Students and teachers had a beautiful morning together and we look forward to
welcoming them back this Friday.
A special thank you to our Kindergarten teachers and assistants for all of the work in
preparing for this event. We also thank Mrs Wright from Year 6 for organising a
wonderful morning of activities for our current Kindergarten cohort.
Camille Da Silva Tavares
Congratulations to our new class counsellors for this term.
ICAS MATHS RESULTS
Congratulations to all our students who sat the recent ICAS Mathematics Exams. The
following students gained Distinctions and Credits in the exam:
Distinction
Darcy Franklyn
Jack Judge
Freya Beiniek
Credit
Ava Elmes
Jayden Jomon
Heath Vaughan
Taj Jordan
Maya Budd
Joe Madigan
Noah Richards
Myles Sullivan
KD - Ryder Selwood
- May Kennedy
KW - Cleo Sampson
- Bronx Rolton
KS - Oscar Logan
- Georgie Martyr
1P - Rosie Hamilton
- Jude Marriage
1C - Judd Zinga
- Molly Spicer
1B - Emilie Turner
- Iona Quimivutia
2C - Ellie Munday
- Thomas Wythes
2J - Madelin Duffy
- Fergus Johnson
2F - Ayen Akon
- Michael Tang
3C - Jye Spurr
- Jennifer Harrison
3S - Ava Elmes
- Samantha Stiller
3H - Sienna Reid
- Deron Jose
4G - Bailey Gardner
- Sophie Hogben
4B - Caleb Phillips
- Darcy Franklyn
4P - Maggie Nunn
- Beau Jeffery
5F - Nate Gillespie
- Edwina Waterman
5C - Riley Nunn
- Ruby Wythes
5H - Sage Annis-Brown
- Zac Wright
6R - Aldrian Bangayan
- Maya Thompson
6T - Matthew Kennedy
- Prue McAtamney
6H - Joe Madigan
- Millie-Rose Brodbeck
Yr 6 Music Retreat with Fr Rob Galea
Last Wednesday, Year 6 were invited to attend a Music Retreat day, led by Fr Rob Galea and his wonderful band. We were joined by other students from St Mary’s Catholic School, James Sheahan Catholic High School and other surrounding schools in the Diocese. Fr Rob Galea is a young priest who has a special way of connecting with his followers through music and story-telling. Year 6 had a blast and spent a lot of our time up and dancing! Thank you to Mrs Petty and Mrs Tavares for organising this event for us.
These were some comments from our Year 6 students…
’Fr Rob Galea gives us a different perspective of God and a different way of teaching it.’ Joe Madigan
‘I had a fun time. The songs are really catchy and I'm sure future years will love it.’ Max Vaughan
‘We had a great time. The songs were really interactive. I hope we get to come again next year!’
Alex M, Maya T and Charlene.
KINDERGARTEN 2019 ORIENTATION
Dates and Times Below:
Student Orientation
9:30am - 11:00am
Friday 2nd November
Friday 9th November
See you at school!
Model of Christ-Centred Learning Awards
For Term 4 we will award students for the 'Blue' area of MCCL. This area is to do with personalised learning. "Learners grow to Autonomy through
Personalised Success". Congratulations to the following students who
received awards from their teachers in Week 2: Will Hepworth, Tyler
Churchland, Grace Hilder, Sienna Gosper, Ethan Turner, Lola Short,
Harrison DeVries, Eden Lyons, Ethan Agland, Archie Budworth, Macey
Lenehan, Ava Elmes, Jack Curran, Mitchell Ewin, Ava Martyr, Lilly
Nonnenmacher, Baxter Cook, Molly Dunn, Joseph Madigan, Maya Thompson
and Jark Jachi.
MCCL Facilitator
Merit Awards
Hunter Dillon Lilly Davis Jesse Board
Cienna Taylor Max Bennett Judith Harrison
Allira Ralph Lucas Rumble Hunter Dukes
Elias Rivas Molly Spicer Sienna Lawford
Susie Moody Coco Rowland Lacey Omrod
Klay Oliver-Roach Cynthia Palmer Kaitlyn Ware
Hans Pangilinan Phoenix Zinga Austin Brooking
Xavier Sherwood Connor Curran Ellie Munday
Cooper Murray Fergus Johnson Madelin Duffey
Annabel Dunn Kody Wasow Ella Rogers
Oliver Nunn Heidi Plokstys Ecelini Qumivutia
Billy Littlefield Declan Robertson Alex Campbell
Daisy Bohringer Sophie West Ollie Schofield
Sophie Hogben Ruby Kind Olivia Tom
Chloe Cox Jack Gow Cassidy Hanrahan
Lydianna Meade Juliyat Jojo Patrick Gray
Emily Ryan Luca Pogonoski Sophie Ziola
Sage Annis-Brown Maddie Clarke Lewis Budworth
Sherwin Hogg Isabella Budworth Maya Budd
Charlene Bilal Jorja Taberner Euhanna Ramos
Sophie Brooks Ryan McNeill Ancilin Alson
McAuley Health Blog #3
Cooking Up Some FUN!!
Getting our kids into the kitchen and involved with the fun, creative and experimental aspects of cooking, can be fantastic way to introduce them to the concepts of food production, healthy eating and portion control.
Here are some simple steps to make it enjoyable for everyone:
Choose quick recipes with easy to follow directions: Where possible, ensure that they also include tasks that even young children can perform (eg: tipping a cup of flour into a bowel).
Choose recipes that include familiar ingredients: When kids are familiar with the ingredients they’re using, not only are they more confident ‘chefs’, but they may also be more inclined to try new ingredients that are being prepared alongside their familiar favourites.
Create family traditions: Cooking is a great opportunity to talk about the significance of certain foods in the family’s cultural history as well as allowing children to learn about your own childhood. Giving kids the opportunity to add their own ‘signature style’ to a family favourite, gives them greater ownership of the meal (and likelihood that they’ll eat it too).
Encourage confidence and independence: Give your kids praise for their efforts, even if they spill something (accidents happen), and especially when it comes to clean up time!! Encouraging and supporting the development of new skills can include the following:
Ages 2-4: Using measuring cups and spoons, mixing dry ingredients, rolling dough, using cookie cutters, rinsing utensils in tepid water.
Ages 4-6: Peeling veggies, simple chopping (with a kid-safe knife), measuring with scales, topping pizzas, using a grater, and washing up in warm water.
Ages 6+: Mixing wet and dry ingredients, hot and cold ingredients, stirring a stovetop pot (supervised), mixing and rolling meatballs, using a mortar and pestle.
NB: Adapt these tasks depending on your child’s motor skills and their ability to follow instructions.
Have a giggle along the way: Create animal faces on your pizzas or cupcakes, add some crazy colours to your pancakes, make up a silly poem or song as a way to remember a recipe, or see who can come up with the most outrageously funny name for a newly created recipe ‘tradition’.
In addition to gaining some great help in the kitchen, having fun cooking together is just another fantastic way to connect with our kids. By helping our kids to develop positive associations with cooking, food, and eating, they are also far more likely to make smarter and healthier food choices as adults….. and their bodies will truly thank them for it! Cherie Rivas
Catherine McAuley Parent & Partner in Health & Wellness.
Tuckshop Roster—Commencing Monday 5th November to Friday 9th November 2018
Day 9:30am 10:30am 11:30am
Monday K Vial - -
Tuesday - - R Wasow
Wednesday - - M Gersbach
Thursday - - C Miller / K D’Ombrain
Friday D Wilton / P Taberner A Edwards / M Vaughan Libby Johnson / S Cannon
Happy Birthday to the following students who have birthdays this week
Grace Dickinson Lily Kelly Harrison DeVries Indy Murray
Atticus McGuire Sonny Smith Lewis Vaughan Brooke Vaughan
Emilie Turner Poppy Wishart Zac McGovern Tyler McGovern
Sabella Tyack Lynk Wright
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary
90 Hill Street,
ORANGE NSW 2800
Telephone: (02) 6361 3344
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mcauleyorange.catholic.edu.au
Interesting Fact of the Week
The whole of Shakespeare contains
only about 20,000 different words -
less than half the vocabulary of the
average English speaker today.
Mass Times
St Mary’s Church - Saturday 6:00pm
- Sunday 9:30am
St Joseph’s Church - Sunday 8:00am
- Sunday 6:00pm
Thursday 1st November
Combined Schools All Saints Mass 9:30am at JSCHS
Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Friday 2nd November
5H Assembly 12:30pm
Year 6 Canberra Excursion
Kinder 2019 Orientation Morning 9:30am - 11:00am
Responsible Pet Ownership Program Kinder, Year 1 & Year 2
Monday 5th November
Life Ed
Tuesday 6th November
Life Ed
Melbourne Cup Day
Wednesday 7th November
Life Ed
Thursday 8th November
Life Ed
6R Mass 9:30am
Year 3 Wellington Caves
Friday 9th November
1B Assembly 12:30pm
Year 6 Golf
Kinder 2019 Orientation Morning 9:30am - 11:00am