Corpus Christi Chatter 13-21 Widford Street, Glenroy, 3046

Telephone: 9306 3062 Fax: 9306 2227

Email: principal@ccglenroy.catholic.edu.au Chatter No. 14 Friday 18August 2017 Dear Families and Friends,

As reach the halfway point of Term 3, we look forward to a busy schedule

ahead with Fathers’ Day celebrations, Visual Arts Festival, Confirmation Parent Information evening (Tuesday 12th September), and Staff Profes-sional Learning (School Closure Day Thursday 31st August).

Keep up your wonderful efforts

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to all Year 3 children and their families who cele-brated Reconciliation this week. Special thanks to Fr Giang, Mrs Biondi, Mrs Vanessa, Mrs Pringipas , Mr Jones , Mrs Polastri, Miss Sky and Mrs Tamara for their efforts.

CONDOLENCES

We were shocked and devastated by the news of the sudden death of one of our highly respected and valued parents Mr Joseph D’Souza.

Joseph was a true gentleman and loving father.

Our deepest sympathies to Sandra and Mia D’Souza (4GB) on the sudden and sad passing of beloved husband and father, Joseph.

In our thoughts and prayers in this time of great sadness.

Thank you to members of our school community for their unconditional support of Sandra and Mia during these extremely difficult times.

Deepest sympathies to Mrs Emma Hinss and families on the sad passing of her grandfather and Mrs Deborah D’Aprano on the sad loss of her close aunt. In our thoughts and prayers.

STUDENT WELLBEING and BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

Thanks to all families for supporting our whole school focus this term on Student Behaviour and Wellbeing. Communication and Parent sup-port is essential to our ongoing success.

Children are continuing revisiting our Cool School Rules with a focus on Respect, Listening and Safety, with helpful strategies to self regu-late. Part of our processes include consequences for inappropriate/unsafe choices or behaviour which may be disrespectful or unsafe.

Consequences include reflection time from a class session and yard (play/lunch) and communicating with parents. Please check emails regularly.

CANTEEN IS CLOSED EVERY MONDAY

No LUNCH ORDERS or Snacks on Mondays.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION THANK YOU Thank you to Mrs Vanessa, Mrs Waldron, Mr Prior and parents who attended our community conversation. Great feedback and discussions took placed.

TERM THREE

Thursday 31st August

Staff Professional

Development with Berry St Family Services

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

Tuesday 29th August

Father’s Day Stall

Friday 1st September

Father’s Day ‘Night’

Tuesday 12th September

Confirmation Parent Meeting

2018 FOUNDATION (Prep) ENROLMENTS

To be eligible to enrol children must turn 5 by 30th April 2018. Copy of birth certificate, immunisa-tion certificate and baptism certifi-cate is required. Enrolment forms can be obtained from the school Office between 8.30am-4.00pm. To ensure placement please submit the enrolment forms to the office as soon as possible.

YEAR SEVEN 2019 CATHOLIC SCHOOL ENROLMENTS CLOSING DATE

Year 5 children enrolling for Year 7 Catholic Secondary School (eg Penola Catholic College) in 2019 must have enrolment forms returned to their relevant Catholic Secondary School by Friday 25th August 2017

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN

Woolworths Earn and Learn pro-gram commenced. Earn points for every $10 spent. Attach stickers on collection sheet, send to the school in the deposit box located in the front office

NAPLAN Year 3 and 5

In May children sat the nationwide Year 3 and Year 5 NAPLAN assessments. NAPLAN results will be sent home next week. If you wish to discuss your child’s report please contact your child’s class-room teacher or Mr Lucardie. Thank you for your ongoing support.

INSIGHT SRC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SURVEYS To assist us to monitor our School Improvement Plan, the Catholic Education Office is funding surveys of staff, Year 5/6 Parents and all Year 5/6 Students. Surveys were sent home to parents this week to be complet-ed and returned by Friday 16th September. Thank you.

If you are selected and have difficulty completing the survey please contact Mr Lucardie or Mrs Polastri (Deputy Principal). Parents have the option of completing the surveys online or returning the paper version to the School Office.

It would be greatly appreciated if all surveys were completed and returned by Friday 8th September. Thank you to children, families and staff who have completed the survey.

LONG SERVICE LEAVE

Mrs Deborah D’Aprano will be on Long Service Leave for the last two week of this term. (Monday 11th September to Friday 22nd September). We wish Deborah an enjoyable time. During Mrs D’Aprano’s leave Mrs Santina Alessio who is well known to our school community will be teaching F/1 DD.

Mrs Susan Arians will be on Long Service Leave for the last week of this term. (Monday18 Sept-Friday 22nd September). We wish Susan an enjoyable time. During Mrs Arian’s leave Miss Rachel Gravenall who is well known to our school community will be teaching F/1SA.

Mrs Fil Mifsud (Learning Support Officer will be on Long Service Leave for the last week of this term. We wish Fil an enjoyable time.

HOOP TIME

A big thank you to Mr Patrick Sherlock for coordinating our involvement in the recent Coburg Hoop Time Basketball event. Great efforts! Thank you to staff - Mrs Michelle Smith, Mrs Margaret James, Mrs Fil Mifsud, Mr Andrew Jones, and volunteer Kelly Mifsud for their assistance on the day. Thanks to all parents who dropped in to cheer on our teams. Much appreciated. Congratulations to our winning teams and all chil-dren for their sportsmanship, positive behaviour and enthusiasm.

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER

Thanks to all families who have sold their chocolates or made a $20 donation to assist our Parents

association with raising funds for new interactive Whiteboards and computers. All money/unsold

chocolates were due back by Monday 14 August. Please return as soon as possible.

Thank you

PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE

Congratulations everyone, The Premiers’ Reading Challenge is nearing completion. Children who have not yet finished The Challenge, please return all Challenge checklists to the office ASAP.

Well done to all children who participated.

CORPUS CHRISTI PARENTS ASSOCIATION MEETING

The Parents’ Association plays an important role in providing social, fundraising and recreational ac-

tivities for our school. Without the Parents’ Association annual contribution to our budget, an increase

in school fees could result to cover the financial shortfall.

Thank you to our wonderful Parents’ Association for your tireless efforts. Much appreciated.

The next General meeting of our Corpus Christi Parents’ Association

will take place on TBA commencing at 2.30pm in the Cafe

STUDENT WELLBEING – UPDATED STUDENT BEHAVIOUR PROCESS

Dear Families,

Student Wellbeing has always been of utmost priority at Corpus Christi. We continually strive

to refine our practices to ensure our school community is a safe and positive environment for

all.

We have recently updated our Student Behaviour Processes. Some main points are explained

in this newsletter.

DOJO RECORDING SYSTEM

For the last 18 months student behaviour has been recorded electronically via the CLASS

DOJO app. This data has informed Behaviour scores for student reports and allowed us to

monitor closely the frequency of our student behaviour incidents and provide the necessary

supports.

HOW IT WORKS

Every student across the school is awarded 5 points at the start of each day.

This assumes compliance for 3 learning sessions and 2 playtime sessions each day.

If a child is given a consequence for non-complaint behaviour (in line with our Positive Be-

haviour Process) they lose a point (includes class, yard and with specialists)

This data can then be collated to track individual student progress as well as whole school be-

haviour frequency

Student scores then inform their Behaviour score for their June and December reports

The DOJO is recorded discreetly, most students do not have access to the DOJO.

Students and their parents can have access to their own DOJO when it is used as a tool to

monitor and reflect on their behaviour.

LEVELLED BEHAVIOUR PROCESS

This process is being introduced this term to closely monitor Student Behaviour and provide

the necessary support and Intervention for students, staff and their families.

HOW FAMILIES CAN HELP

Parent Communication is vital to our success in improving Student Behaviour.

For parents we encourage you to keep it simple;

- Model your own positive behaviour

- Praise positive behaviour and spend quality time with your child

- Set clear, concise and consistent expectations and logical consequences

Please also refer to our Student Wellbeing Booklet for more information on our Wellbeing

practices. We welcome any parent feedback and questions.

2017 Sacramental Dates

CONFIRMATION (YEAR 6) The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held on the weekend of

Saturday 18th November (6.00pm) at Corpus Christi Church.

Confirmation Parent Meeting:

Tuesday 12th September at 7.00pm

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Sacramental Levy $20 (Year 6) and $20 (Year 4) are included in School account.

For Dads

Blessed are you for always being there,

That helps me discover my own importance

Blessed are you for admitting your limitations

That helps me love you for just as you are

Blessed are you for sharing your ideals with me

That gives me something to strive for

Blessed are you for giving me an example

That helps me know you’re not all talk

Blessed are you for affirming me with affection

That helps me to give of my very best

Blessed are you for coping with my failures

That helps me get up again and have another go

Blessed are you for living the faith

That helps me to believe God is our Father .

AMEN

STEPHEN LUCARDIE PRINCIPAL

2017 TERM DATES TERM 3 - Monday 17 July–Friday 22 September

TERM 4 - Monday 9th October–Friday 22nd December

Extend OSHC at Corpus Christi

New Families! Enrol online – allow 24 hours

Enrolling is quick and easy! Simply set up your own account online via the Parent Portal. You can book for the entire term or year or even book specific dates. Please note it is government regulation that all children must be enrolled BEFORE attending an Extend service. For information on operating hours and fees for your school, visit your After School Care venue or school website.

PARENT PORTAL: extend.com.au

KIDS CLUB COMPETITION TOP 3 ENTRIES – VOTE NOW

Congratulations to our Top 3 entries in the Junior and Senior categories. Check to see if your child’s entry has been shortlisted and vote online today at extend.com.au.

Weekly Recap:

It's been another busy 2 weeks in the before and after care room, with children participating in a range of both

indoor and outdoor activities! Although winter is here, we still had a few days of sunshine, with the children as

well as staff getting involved in playing a various amount of outdoor activities in order to keep us warm! Some

highlights from the fortnight included making some origami shapes as well as participating in a scavenger

hunt! We are always looking for recycled materials for activities so if you have any boxes, cartons or cardboard

lying around your house, feel free to bring it into the service!

See you all next week!

Violetta

Star of the week: for others.

Vince Valero For: Constantly being a supportive friend and always helping staff members as well as students and for always showing a positive and enthusiastic attitude! Well done Vince!

Upcoming Activities for Term 3:

Monday 21st August: Making your own superheroes! Tuesday 22nd August: Baking muffins Wednesday 23rd August: Trying to make your own toy Thursday 24th August: Making a rocket Friday 25th August: Mystery Hunt

SCHOOL NURSE VISIT The Visiting Primary School Nurse from the Primary School Nursing Program will be visiting our school this coming Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th September to see all Foundation children and any child referred by the class teacher or who have newly arrived from overseas. The School Nurse will provide reports to all chil-dren to take home to parent/carers. If you have any concerns about your child in any year level please speak to your child's teacher first to discuss a referral. For more information visit—http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/health/Pages/primnursing.aspx

Double Parking /Driveway Parking- WIDFORD STREET

It is important that parents park legally to provide a safer environment for children. Double parking or parking in neighbouring driveways restricts the view of drivers, forces children onto the road and ob-structs the flow of traffic.

Parking within 20 metres before a designated school crossing or 10 metres after is illegal. Fines will be ISSUED by Moreland Council Parking Officers.

Garden Club! Thank you to Wejdan Kiryakos and Kathleen Mathews Ward

for coming in to assist with the Garden Club. We have planted some new seedlings in the Atrium and cleaned up the weeds in

the Little Yard Garden Beds.

The next garden sessions will be as follows. If you are interested to help, please let Mrs Vanessa or Mrs Waldron know.

Week 7 Wednesday 30th August 1.10- 2pm

Week 9 Wednesday 13th September 1.10- 2pm

Week 10 Wednesday 20th September 1.10- 2pm

You are invited to our Father’s Night to celebrate

Father’s Day!

It will be a great opportunity for Dads, Grandfathers and significant males to spend time with their children.

When: Friday 1st September Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Where: Hall

*Please fill out the RSVP form your child received and return it to the office for catering purposes.

Father’s Day Stall Father’s Day stall will take place on

Tuesday 29th August

Gifts prices between $5 to $20