NEWSLETTER Term 3 July 20th 2017

St. Monica’s Primary School 20 Robinson Street Moonee Ponds 3039

Phone (03) 9375 1132 www.stmonicasmp.catholic.edu.au

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Anthony Feeney Principal: Mr. Peter Moore

Parish Office: Phone 9370 5035

Mass Times: Saturday 6:30pm (Vigil), Sunday 8:00am, 9:15am in Italian, 10:30am and 5:30pm

OSHP Number 0412 616 491

Faith

Hope

Love

Dear Parent and Children,

Grandparents and Special People’s Day

We warmly invite all Grandparents and other Special People to join us next week on Wednesday 26 July.

The day will take place as follows: 9:10am Choir will sing before Mass commences

9:15am Mass in the Church

10:15am Brief Assembly in the Church

10:30am Visiting Classrooms

11:30am Morning Tea in the Symons Centre

Visitors who wish to remember their visit by donating a book to the school library will be able to purchase

a book during morning tea. A special Book Plate will be added to the book so that the name of the donor

can be recorded.

We look forward to welcoming the members of your extended family. If you have a child in Year 1, could

you please warn your family members about the stairs. I wish we had a lift!

Grandparents and

Special People Day Wednesday 26th July 2017

Don’t tell him

Tony or Rosa’s not

going to be happy! How long have you

got Mr Moore?

*Rosa is mother of Olivier and a staff member at the school

Let Your Light Shine No-one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the

house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory

to God in heaven. Mt. 5:15-16

Congratulations to Maxx who competed in the

Taekwondo State Championships and won a gold medal

in sparring. Well done!

CLASS TEACHER STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Year 1 C Sonja Coghill/ Tarnya Konstantinidis Anthony Scarpino

Year 1 L Jasmyne Lobo Lily Billing

Year 1 S Leanne Schmidt/Natalie Galtieri Lucas Bourke

Year 2 D Julianne Dynan/Danielle Tulloch Katerina Vassilopoulos

Year 2M Lucinda McDonald Hamish Lambeth

Year 2T Elizabeth Tierney Sebastian Caccamo

Year 3B Julie Barbey/Jaqui Assouad Alana Bozzo

Year 3M Mary McPherson/Claire Tennant Isla Quick

Year 3O Bianca Ogier Matthew Rumoro

Year 4D Janet Dobson Henry Smith

Year 4G Gabrielle Burke/ Rosa Leone Olivia Batey

Year 4P Elda Pilatti/Sean McGuinness Charles Barrett

Year 5B Christine Biondi Noah McNeill

Year 5J Jarryd Bendall Max Caruso

Year 5M Gaye Mifsud/Deirdre O’Hara Siena Rumoro

Students will be presented with their SRC badge at the whole school assembly on Friday 28th July.

In very ordinary cold and wet conditions, Charles ran the Schools Victoria State cross

country at midday today. Out of a total of 88 year 12/13 primary boys, Charles came

45th. A fantastic effort and also set a new PB of 9 minutes 28 seconds. Even though

they started in the rain, the course was muddy and more of a challenge than Brimbank,

Charles was still smiling once he got his breath back! It was another fabulous effort

and result!

Teachers who love teaching … teach students to

love learning! Here are some examples of passionate

‘teaching and learning' at St Monica's this week!

Electrical Circuits!

Have you ever thought about what makes a light bulb glow? Do you

know anything about electrical circuits? The Year 6 students were

challenged to try and sequence wires, batteries and a lightbulb to make

a circuit. We look forward to seeing some of their creation throughout

the term!

Materials

Wherever you are right now

…..look around the room! What

materials do you see? Could you

divide them into groups? Maybe

glass, wood, textiles, plastic, metal

…….the Year 3 students began

their new science unit doing just

that!!! What a great tuning in activity!

Coccole Sonore

We all like a great nursery rhyme ….have you tried singing them in

Italian! Visit this website!

Self-portrait Cartoon Style!

To start off their semester in Visual Art, the Year 4 students drew a

cartoon self-portrait? Can you recognise any of these faces!? How

would you draw yourself?

TravellingSmarter

Welcome to our new TravellingSmarter section of the St Monica’s Newsletter, where you will find information, tips and ideas about healthy ways to travel to and from school.

Firstly, a big CONGRATULATIONS to all those students and families who walked or rode to school on our Walk To School Day on May 19. Did you know that on this day 60% of students walked or rode to school? That’s a huge increase, as there are usually about 25% of students who walk or ride. As well as being fit and healthy and alert for the school day, you also earned house points for your team. What a great effort!!

Stay tuned each week as we share information, tips and ideas on travelling smarter and safely to school.

School Fees

School Fee statements were sent this week to families who still have outstanding accounts. Can you

attend to these payments ASAP. Thank you to those families that have made payment so far and in the

last few days. Just a reminder that, as usual, payment can be made by cash, cheque, Visa, Mastercard or

via the Internet (our banking details are below for your convenience). If any family is unable to meet

their school fee commitment, they are asked to contact Peter Moore or Fr. Tony.

For your information the breakdown of the 2017 School Fees are as follows:

1. Levy Fees are $550 per child paid in the first week of school

2. Instalment fees are paid as follows:

1st Instalment $1005 due 28th February

2nd Instalment $1015 due 30th May

3rd Instalment $1015 due 29th August

For Internet Banking (Electronic Funds Transfer) our bank account details are as follows:

Account Name: St. Monica’s School General Account

BSB: 083-347

Account Number: 69868 9654

Please use your FAMILY NAME as payment reference

Well done to the Red and Blue netball interschool sport teams who finished the winter sport season

undefeated and are moving onto the Divisional finals.

Both teams will be playing against Our Lady of the Nativity Primary School next Friday 28th

July between 12:00pm-2:00pm under Tim's Shed in the senior yard. Spectators welcome! Good luck Red

and Blue team!

Key Dates

Term 3 July 2017 Sunday 23rd Year 5 Family Mass - 5.30pm

Wednesday 26th Grandparents Day and Special People Day

Friday 28th Whole School Awards Assembly - 3.00pm

August 2017 Tuesday 1st ICAS English

Parents Association Meeting at 7.30pm

Thursday 3rd 1L Class Mass at 9.15am

Friday 4th 3.00pm Assembly Years 3 to 6 hosted by 3O

Monday 7th School Closure Day

Wednesday 9th Parish Education Board Meeting at 7.00pm

Thursday 10th 1C Class Mass at 9.15am

Communion Workshops 5.30pm and 7.00pm - Senior School Building

Friday 11th Whole School Awards Assembly - 3.00pm

Tuesday 15th ICAS Mathematics

Thursday 17th Buddy Class Mass 1S and 3O at 9.15am

Friday 18th 3.00pm Assembly Years Foundation - 2 hosted by 1S

Saturday 19th Year 3 Children receive Our Father Prayer Card at weekend masses

Parent Function

Sunday 20th Year 3 Children receive Our Father Prayer Card at weekend masses

Thursday 24th Buddy Class Mass 2T and 5J at 9.15am

Friday 25th Bookweek Parade

Sunday 27th St Monica’s Feast Day

Foundation Family Mass at 10.15am

Opening of New Senior Building at 2.00pm

Monday 28th St Monica’s Feast Day - Whole school mass

Wednesday 30th District Athletics

Thursday 31st Father’s Day Stall

September 2017 Friday 1st 3.00pm Assembly Foundation to Years 2 hosted by FS

5.00pm Father’s Day BBQ

Tuesday 5th Parents Association Meeting

Thursday 7th Buddy Class Mass 2D and 4D at 9.15am

Friday 8th 3.00pm Assembly Years 3 to 6 hosted by 5J

Saturday 9th Anil’s Ordination

Wednesday 13th Parish Education Board Meeting - 7.00pm

Thursday 14th Buddy Class Mass Foundation S and 6K at 9.15am

Friday 15th Whole School Awards Assembly - 3.00pm

Saturday 16th First Communion Medals presented at weekend masses

Sunday 17th First Communion Medals presented at weekend masses

Wednesday 20th Year 5 Camp

Thursday 21st Year 5 Camp

Buddy Class Mass 2M and 4P at 9.15am

Friday 22nd Year 5 Camp

Term 3 finishes at 3.30pm

Price List Update:

Brownies $1.00 Choc-Chip Cookies $1.00

New Menu Items:

Unibic Gingerbread Kids $1.50 Orange Quarters 20 cents

2 Arnotts Teddy Bear biscuits in a zip lock bag 50cents

Thank you!

Mel Caputo

Friday 21 - July Maria Pricone

Serena Smith

Kim Beath

9:30 - 11:30

9:30 - 11:30

9:30 - 11:30

Week 2 Beginning July 24

Monday 24 - July Donna McInnes 9:30 - 11:30

Tuesday 25 - July Rocchi Conidi

Vicki Baresi

9 - 11:30

9 - 11:30

Wednesday 26 - July Aneta Spigulia

Kate Farmelo

10:30 - 11:30

9:30 - 10:30

Thursday 27 - July Ange Horton

Bec Jones

Peta Goodyear

9 - 11:30

9 - 11:30

9 - 11:30

Friday 28 - July Kim Murphy

Jane Henderson

Michelle Thomason

9:30 - 11:30

9:30 - 11:30

10:30 - 11:30

Week 3 Beginning July 31

Monday 31 - July Volunteers Needed 10:30 - 11:30

Tuesday 1 - August Gianna Willoughby

Tania Lewis

9 - 11:30

9 - 11:30

Wednesday 2 - August Sue Harding 9:30 - 11:30

Thursday 3 - August Andrea Palmeri

Silv Pane

Skye Palmer

Michele McMenamin

9 - 11:30

9 - 11:30

9 - 11:30

9 - 11:30

Friday 4 - August Michelle Wing

Jenny Lirosi

9:30 - 11:30

9:30 - 11:30

Week 1 Beginning July 17

NOTICES

Application for Enrolment for Year 7 2019

Apply now for Year 7 2019 at St Columba’s College. Application forms can be downloaded from the

College website www.columba.vic.edu.au or email

registrar@columba.vic.edu.au to request a prospectus. College tour bookings are only available online.

Applications close Friday 25 August 2017.

NOTICES Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017

This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn

program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational

resources for our school/early learning centre – and all we need you to do

is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.

From Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September or while stock lasts,

we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one

Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor,

tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn

Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the

school or at your local Woolworths.

At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and

offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science and some

fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit

woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Net Set Go

Hope our little NSGoers are rested and ready to start our season

this Saturday. We kick off the term at 9am in the senior yard.

Coaches will set up about 8.45.

Coaches are as follows: Foundation

Caroline Trevaskis (Charlie's mum) & Bernie Repacholi

(Lucinda's mum )

Grade 1

Michaela (Sophia's mum)

Grade 2

Ele Storace (Sophia's mum) - Angela McNamara is stand in for first 3 weeks (Audrey's mum).

Looking forward to term. If you have any queries please contact Michele on 0408 530 939

NOTICES

A group of altruistic

students have

been growing plants

on the Middle School

deck to sell in order to

raise money for the

Catholic Missions and to

support our Term 3 Unit of

‘RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS

with the ENVIRONMENT’!

These plants (limited in stock)

will be on sale at lunchtime on

MONDAY 24 JULY at lunchtime in the Middle Yard. Plants will be

$5.00. Just look for the pop-up shop!

Also for sale will be

gorgeous little pet

rocks!

This are just 50 cents

and are a definite

low maintenance pet!

OSHClub News

Next Week’s Activities

Program Update Dear Parents and Children, Hello, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Jess and I’m the new Co-

ordinator at your OSHClub service. I have been working with the company since April last year at another program in the Northern Suburbs.

Originally, I’m from a small country town called Rochester (near Echuca). I love to play sport and meet

new people and I hope to incorporate these passions into the service. I'm also a massive Richmond supporter so please don't hold this against me.

I look forward to meeting you all in the coming weeks and please don't hesitate to come up and

introduce yourself.

Take Care, Jess

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YOU CAN GET YOUR KIDS TENNIS LESSONS DONE WHILST THEY ARE AT AFTER-

CARE! ST. Monica’s Tennis Club Contact – Steve Riley – Club Professional

0403 433 750 or steve@rileytennis.com.au

BOOK IN FOR A FREE HOTSHOTS TENNIS LESSON Just inform your OSHClub Co-Ordinator

about your tennis lesson (day & time)

OSHCLUB DROPS OFF AND PICKS UP KIDS FOR THEIR TENNIS LESSONS!!!

(Children must be booked into After Care session to be dropped off and picked up.)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Before Care

Activities

-Circus

Elephant -Silentball

-puffy paint

art -four corners

-Ice cream stick tower -silentball

-Snap -Zap

-Pasta

Lions -Duck Duck

Goose

After Care

Activities

-Circus Ele-

phant -Footy -Blindman

Tiggy

-Cludo -Blindfold

drawing -

Soccer

-Panda fork painting -Oblogue -Duck Duck Goose

-Uno -Chess -Octopus

-Pasta Lions -OSHClub poster -Lego hunt

Parent Information

OSHC program phone: 0412 616 491 (Operating hours are from 7.00am-9.00am and 3.00pm-

6.15pm)

Coordinator: Jess

Assistants: Shannon, Nairy, Maddie

OSHClub Head Office: 03 85649000

All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account

online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online ac-

count. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.