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ST GABRIEL’S PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL 237 SPRING ST, RESERVOIR. 3073
Website: www.sgreservoir.catholic.edu.au
Ph: 9469 3513 Fax: 9469 4181
Email Address:[email protected] 2 – Tuesday April 26th, 2016
Weekly Newsletter No: 2.03Dear Students, staff and parents,
On Friday, I was invited to visit St Monica’s to catch up with our four Year 7 students there, Monica, Connor, Jonathan and Ben. It was wonderful seeing how this quartet has grown in confidence and maturity in just a few months. They showed me around their new school and I left feeling like I do when I’ve visited some good friends.
On Thursday our Information meetings for Prep 2017 were well attended and we anticipate there will be a good number of new students joining the siblings of our existing students who will start Prep next year. Enrolment applications for Prep 2017 should be submitted by Friday 29th April.
This week is a short week with a First Communion meeting tonight and a video night to end the week.
SCHOOL TOURS any Monday 10am
Eamon SpillaneActing Principal
School App: Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fraynework.vcsws.sgreservoir&hl=enApp Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/st-gabriels-school-reservoir/id690388953?ls=1&mt=8
If you’ve been wondering what our new principal is like then you’ll get a chance to meet him next Monday, 2nd May, at 3.00pm. Mr Mark Miatello will attend a special Assembly at which he will learn about what’s happening here from students and also tell our community a bit about himself and his approach to his new position. Parents are encouraged to attend if they can from 3.30pm to 4.00pm, Mark will be happy to talk to people informally over a biscuit and cuppa. He will then meet with staff from 4.00pm.
Starts tomorrow (all Wednesdays) - Pies $2, Veg pasties $2.50, Party pies and sausage rolls $0.60. Paper bags add $0.10 please. Name, Room, Order & Total (correct money) in bag. Thanks
One of our Year 3/4 students misplaced his tracksuit pants after swimming last week. He came back wearing shorts so someone else may have accidently worn his track pants instead of his own shorts. Can you contact your classroom teacher if your child came home from swimming with any extra clothing.
This is a good chance to remind parents to make sure all clothing worn by students to school and to swimming is clearly labelled.
Last call for the return of remaining Project Compassion boxes by Friday.
2016 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).Students in Year 3 or Year 5 at St Gabriel’s this year will soon be participating in the National Assessment of Literacy and Numeracy program. Dates in 2016 are; Tues 10th May, Wed 11th May & Thurs 12th May
● Please do your best to ensure that your child attends school on these days. •
NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students have already acquired through the school curriculum so there is no specific NAPLAN coaching or preparation needed. Teachers at St Gabriel’s have been making sure that our students are familiar with the test formats. We suggest parents visit the NAPLAN website at www.nap.edu.au to look at past tests to better understand what is involved. NAPLAN tests are only one aspect of our school’s assessment and reporting process; they do not replace the extensive ongoing assessment made by teachers about each student’s performance, they simply give us additional information to guide our teaching. NAPLAN results also give parents an indication of their child’s ability.Should you have any questions or queries about NAPLAN please feel free to come and see me or send me an email. [email protected] and I will be happy to discuss it with you. Martine Klaic
It’s that time of the year to enter the Dante Alighieri competition.
We have been proud winners of the Dante poster junior competition for many years. We have attended Melbourne university presentation nights many times to receive our awards. We have also received many other awards where the children have qualified in many categories, for example: High distinction, finalists, honourable mention etc…
Based on our results I would like to give the children an opportunity to be part of another Dante Alighieri competition. The Dante Alighieri Society has designed a multimedia competition for Year 7 to Year 12 students. It has now been opened only to Year 5/6 students, to create a short 5 minute film in Italian.
The main aim of the Multimedia competition is to invite students to utilise their developing ‘IT’ skills, and showcase their written Italian and spoken Italian skills in making a film based on the class topic that will be judged by the ‘Dante’ panel, and will eventually also be displayed to the wider public at the Presentation Ceremony towards the end of the year if it’s the winning film.
Best entry will receive $500 (students can work in groups of four, three, two or on their own), (N.B $100 of this amount will be to fund Italian Resources or Excursions/incursions, whilst the remaining $400 will be divided up equally amongst the winning students or be given entirely to one student, should that student have entered on their own). All entrants will receive a certificate of participation.
We wish the students GOOD LUCK/ BUON LAVORO with this new assignment.
Thank you Miss Natalina Paglianiti
Love Performing Arts runs classes in Dance, Drama and Singing for 4-12yr olds on Tuesday evenings in the school hall. For more information visit (www.loveperformingarts.com.au)
MOTHER’S DAY RAFFLEAll students have received tickets for our annual Mother’s Day Raffle. Tickets are $1 each, 5 tickets in a book. Prizes include: 2 x A Reserve tickets to Paganini Rhapsody on June 17th, kindly donated by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, valued at $238
Foundation: Food Hamper 1/2B: Kitchen Hamper 1/2R: Garden Hamper3/4D: Bathroom Hamper 3/4M: Beauty Hamper 5/6R: Home Hamper 5/6S: Food Hamper
Mother’s Day stall and raffle draw will take place on Friday 6th May.
Doors open 6.30pm. ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ will start at 7.00pm
Drinks, popcorn, chips, lollies, chocolate and CHOC TOP ice creams will be will on sale on the night. “Family Snack Deals” will also be available!
TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET PRE-SALE TICKETS @ $10. Please return your form. Tickets $15 at the door. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please ensure all your family get a raffle ticket as they enter the hall, to go into the draw for lucky door prizes!
SNAIL TRAIL IS ON IN TERM 2, 2016!During Term 2 we are running a silver coin snail trail competition. All you need to do is send in your unwanted/unneeded silver coins with your children and place them in your classroom Snail Trail box.
We will have a competition on Friday 17th June when every class will make the longest snail trail of silver coins they can.
There will be exciting prizes for the winning class of 2016:
- A ‘Silver Coin Snail Trail’ trophy- Free sausage sizzle on the day
- $100 towards items of their choice for their class Good luck to all classes!!
PARENTS AND FRIENDS COMMITTEE
If you would like to contribute to your class hamper, please place your gift in your black donation box by Wednesday 4th May. Thanks for your assistance.
MOTHER’S DAY STALLOur annual Mother’s Day stall will be held next week on Friday 6th May in the hall. Gifts will range in price from $1 to $10. Lots of items to choose from. Please come along and buy your mum a well-deserved gift!
CAKE STALL, SATURDAY 7th MAYBUNNINGS, 11 Dalton Road, Thomastown
We are holding a cake stall at Bunnings on Saturday 7th May. We would love it if all parents could contribute a home made cake for the stall. Cakes must not contain cream or require refrigeration. We are going to dress the table in a ‘Mother’s Day’ theme, so some cakes and sweets to suit the theme would be great, but this is not essential. Large cakes, cupcakes, slices etc. are welcome.
Please bring any items for the stall to the north end of the hall next Friday 6th May.Or please bring your cake directly to the cake stall, pre-wrapped, on Saturday 7th May (the cake stall will be located in the foyer of Bunnings). Please provide details of the product on the form that will be provided early next week.
Thank you to the 7 wonderful mums who have already volunteered to help on the day. We are looking for just one more volunteer.
If you are able to help for just 2 hours, please let Kim Laurence know: 0414 843 814
3/4 students at Polly Woodside last week. Hoist the mainsail!