Term 4 Week 10 NEWSLETTER 7th December, 2016

Dear Parents,

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into

enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order,

confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a

home, a stranger into a friend.” Melody Beattie The Speeches and Letters of application presented by our Year 5 students were excellent.

The panel had a very arduous task appointing the Leaders of the various roles within our

Student Leadership structure. Each student presented an account of their suitability for

the role and their passion for the particular area. The School Captains and House Captains

were voted on by their peers on Thursday and Friday, December 1st

and 2nd and we congratulate them on this significant accomplishment.

They presented well to their audience and they should be delighted

with their achievement. Those students who were unfortunate to miss

out being appointed to a formal leadership role or who did not submit

an application will have opportunities through the SRC and the Japanese Leaders appointed

next year and will assume leadership as our senior students in 2017. They will be given

opportunities through other roles during the year.

Each formal leader will be presented with their Leaders Badge at the

conclusion of our Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday, December 15th at

9.00 a.m.

A reminder that our parents, grandparents, relatives and friends who

have assisted and supported our school throughout the year are

warmly invited to stay for morning tea following

Mass. Many of you have helped in enormous

ways and some have only been able to help in

small ways. We understand time constraints

and work commitments prevent many of you

doing more to assist, however, we are most grateful to you for the

ways you have added to the life of St. Brigid’s School. We hope to see

you all come along so we can say a huge ‘Thank You’.

ST. BRIGID’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 25 Bayview Road, Officer Vic. 3809

Telephone: (03) 5943 2447 Fax (03) 5943 2579

Email: principal@stbofficer.catholic.edu.au Website: www.stbofficer.catholic.edu.au

Inside this issue: Carols Night – Wednesday, December 7th Thank You Morning Tea – Thursday, December 15th following Mass End of Term 4 – Friday, December 16th Early Dismissal – 1.00 p.m. on Friday, December 16th

As a Catholic School we are a community, which celebrates our Catholic Story and traditions and recognise Christ is at the centre of our lives:

“Are you the one who is to come, or must we wait for someone else?” Matthew 11:2-11

This coming Sunday is the Third Week of Advent. The pink or rose

coloured candle of the Advent Wreath is a symbol of the joy we experience

as we await the birth of our Saviour and Lord. We are reminded that God is

always with us, although there are times when we fail to see or recognize

God in our lives. We only have to have eyes to see and ears to hear.

Matthew’s Gospel (11:2-11) tells of John the Baptist’s imprisonment and his

doubt. He sends his disciples to Jesus with this question: “Are you the one who is to come, or

have we got to wait for someone else?” Jesus sends a message of good news, “Go back and

tell John what you see and hear: the blind see again, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed

and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised to life and the Good News is proclaimed to the

poor, and happy is the one who does not lose faith in me.”

These are all signs of God’s presence in our world today. Our challenge is to be good news for

others bringing joy not sadness, love not hate, peace not hatred, turmoil, chaos and unrest,

acceptance not intolerance, justice, integrity and honesty not lies and harmful gossip that

has no truth to it, compassion not apathy and indifference to the needs of others. The

invitation in the Gospel is to be hopeful people and to spread that hope. Be people who do not

lose faith when adversity comes.

When we reach out to others we are bringing joy and the glory of the Lord to our world. We

are reminded during the weeks of Advent to set aside time to reflect on the true meaning of

Christmas and spend time in prayer and reflection so we can truly make Jesus the focus of

our lives.

Lord, there can be so many

distractions for us every day.

Help us to pause to make ourselves ready

to celebrate Your coming at Christmas.

Teach us to appreciate the gifts you bring –

love, joy, happiness, freedom and peace.

Give us the grace to invite you

into our hearts every day.

We ask this through Christ our Lord,

Amen.

Staff Movements Miss Monique Adrichem will be leaving St. Brigid’s at the end of this year to take up a

teaching position at St. Ita’s in Drouin. Monique began her time here as a Graduate teacher

and she has made many valuable contributions to our school over the two years she has been

with us. We wish Monique every success in her future teaching career.

We are pleased to announce we have two new staff joining us next year. They are Miss

Kristina Loritsch and Miss Jennifer McMahon. Both teachers are looking forward to being a

part of St. Brigid’s community and getting to know everyone. I am sure you will make them

feel very welcome. We also welcome back Mrs. Allison Winder from maternity leave.

New addition to the Girl’s Summer Uniform The Uniform Shop Committee has gone to extraordinary lengths to source a quality addition

to the girl’s summer uniform. We are pleased to advise that the Skort is now available for

purchase. Substitutes will be unacceptable as part of the uniform. The Skort is navy blue

with the St. Brigid’s Logo on the front.

The Skort does not replace the girl’s summer dress and may only be purchased as an addition

to the summer dress, should you wish to do so.

Advent Liturgy Following Raising of the Flag and singing the National Anthem on Monday morning we will hold

an Advent Liturgy for the lighting of the third candle on our Advent Wreath. You are most

welcome to join us.

End of the 2016 School Year The conclusion of the 2016 school year for students and the end of Term 4 is Friday,

December 16th. Students will be dismissed at the earlier time of 1.00 p.m. on this day.

Carols Night Our annual Carols Night will be held tonight, December 7th in the grounds of St. Brigid’s

school. The Social and Fundraising team will be cooking sausages and they will be available for

purchase from 5.00 p.m. Serving will be completed by 6.15 p.m. prior to the commencement

of the carols which will start at 6.30 p.m.

Carols Night is an extra curricula activity that is designed to engage our families in the

preparation and celebration of the coming birth of Jesus.

Graduation Year 6 Graduation will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 14th at 7.00 p.m. in our Chapel

and Multipurpose room. This is a distinct year from any other as it is the first year that we

have had students commence in Foundation and graduate in Year 6. This is a special time in

St. Brigid’s short history of 7 years.

Mass of Thanksgiving and Passing on Ceremony Our final Mass for the year will be held on Thursday, December 15th and will be a Mass of

gratitude, praising God and expressing our love and thanksgiving for the school year we have

had together. Mass will begin at 9.00 a.m. and will include a ‘Passing On’ ceremony where our

Year 6 leaders will pass on the student leadership to our Year 5 students. You are all invited

to come along and share in this celebration with us.

Thank You Morning Tea

We value all your contributions, your connectedness to St. Brigid’s and your friendship and

we would like to show our sincere gratitude by hosting a ‘Thank You Morning Tea’ following

our Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday, December 15th. Mass commences at 9.00 a.m.

OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS We still have overdue books that have not been returned to the Library. It is necessary to

do a stocktake of our resources at the end of each year and we are in

that process now.

A list of all students who have overdue books has been given to your

child’s teacher. Please ensure that you return them to the library as a matter of urgency.

Books that have not been returned or lost are very costly to our school. Please search

through school bags or around the home for books that belong to our school library. Due to

the large amount still overdue we may have no alternative but to send invoices to you for

books that have not been returned.

If you have lost or misplaced the book, please contact the school office in order that we may

come to some arrangement.

1000 Cranes Last Monday, Rhonda O’Connor from the St. John of God Hospital visited our school to

received 1000 cranes made by the Leaders Bridie, Mia, Mary and Taylah and some volunteers.

When these cranes were made, each of the students prayed for people who are sick or have

struggles in their lives. Thank you to our Japanese Specialist, Meg Sensei and all the

students who were involved for their thoughtfulness and kindness.

Social and Fundraising Last Friday, at our whole school assembly, Fiona Holmes made an address on behalf of the

Social and Fundraising Committee. Fiona described the role of the Committee and more

importantly invited everyone to become a part of this vibrant and active group of parents.

Not only do they raise valuable funds that go directly to benefit our students but they

engage other parents in friendship, support and social activities that contribute to the

community atmosphere we have at St. Brigid’s.

We encourage you all to become a part of the Social and Fundraising Committee and give as

much time as your busy schedules allows. Everyone and every minute of time helps. The first

meeting of the Social and Fundraising Committee for 2017 will be held on Friday, February

17th at 9.00 a.m. in the parents retreat in the Multipurpose room. Come along and meet other

parents who are all striving to continue building St. Brigid’s community while sharing ideas

and making new friends.

Once again, thank to Fiona for speaking to us last Friday. Your contribution was

most welcomed, valued and appreciated by us all.

Uniform Shop

Open Monday & Friday 8.45-9.15am

until December 12th 2015

A massive thank you to all the volunteers over the last 7 years who have run the Uniform

Shop. These volunteers have planned, set up and run the uniform shop for your convenience

since St. Brigid’s opened in 2010. It has been a huge commitment from our mums to open the

uniform shop each Monday and Friday and to be available for fittings and purchases for new

families, especially our Foundation students.

Prior to St. Brigid’s starting in 2010 we set up a Uniform Committee who invested much time

and energy into designing our uniform and ensuring it was one of quality. We are assured the

quality will remain now we have moved our uniform supplies to Noone Imagewear in

Beaconsfield.

The final day for orders from the school uniform shop is December 12th. Noone Imagewear in

Beaconsfield will be our supplier from December 19th 2016.

Commencement of the 2017 School Year All students, including Foundation Students, will commence the 2017 School Year on

Thursday, February 2nd. We will once again, have two assessment days on Tuesday, January

31st and Wednesday, February 1st 2017.

Vinnies Christmas Appeal

Please support the initiative from the Mini Vinnies Team to collect food items and Christmas

treats for Vinnies Christmas Appeal. The Mini Vinnies Team have worked hard this year to

support those who are in a special need in the community. We would like to thank Chelsea O,

Sanvi R and Mr. Dileo for their leadership in this area. We also thank you all in anticipation

of your continued generosity.

Tinnies Vinnies

Christmas Edition

Mini Vinnies are collecting Christmas donations for less fortunate people in our community by

supporting the Vinnies Christmas Appeal.

They already have had a lot of toys donated to children. This means the best way we can help is by bringing in cans of food to make sure they have a Christmas like ours.

All you need to bring in is:

Cans of food and a few Christmas treats like puddings & mince pies

The cans of food should be handed to your homegroup teacher

before the last Thursday of term (December 15) so they can be collected by St Vinnies.

Thank you for your donations

Chelsea O and Sanvi R On behalf of the Mini Vinnies Team

School Assembly At our last assembly we announced the formal student leadership positions for 2017.

Congratulations to the the following students who were successful in their applications:

School Captains: Taylah C and Thomas H

House Captains: Delany Dylan A and Bella G

Tullow Zac S and Charlotte S

Kildare Brodie M and Emily F

Leinster Charlie W and Maddison K

Religious Education Leaders: Emily O’T and Phoebe W

Sustainability Leaders Chaz E, Brianna W and Lachlan W

Social Justice Leaders Chelsea O’C and Shivani R

ICT Leaders Matthew S and Blake A

Student Wellbeing Leaders Tahlia N and Sanvi R

Library Leaders: Theodora A and Ella Y

Creative and Performing Arts Leaders: Renee S and Keely-Shaye S

The following Awards were presented at our last assembly on Friday, December 2nd 2016:

Junior Learning Community

Foundation A

Mrs. Dianne Ahern

Hannah S for achieving the most nights of reading for Foundation A.

Poppy A for the correct use of talking marks in her narrative post test.

Olivia F for an interesting orientation in her narrative post test.

Ellie G for using conjunctions in her narrative post test.

Eva F for her correct use of an exclamation mark in her narrative post test.

Jack H for the correct use of talking marks in her narrative post test.

Founation B

Miss Elyce Birch

Sophie P - For outstanding take home reading this year reading 311 nights.

Writing awards - For achieving great results on their narrative post-tests: Piper G Thomas B Charli M Harry G Madison S Shiloh S Jack P Abella D

Year 1/2 A

Miss Monique

Adrichem

Ruby C: For making a brilliant Brachiosaurus.

Casey G: For his fantastic measuring skills during our length unit.

Cooper B: For the persistence shown during the dinosaur making process.

Paden K: For his fantastic comprehension skills used when reading.

Year 1/2 I

Miss Samantha

Isaacson

Ava P: "I am a Bucket Filler" Award in recognition of being a bucket filler by always including others in the JLC.

Jamieson M: For the effort and enthusiasm she shows when completing all learning tasks.

Nelson H: For humbly helping others to finish their dinosaur creations.

Jack Y: For working really hard to extend his sentences when writing.

Year 1/2 K

Miss Julie

Kennedy

Zack J: For his detailed information report on Velociraptors.

Christian J: For his great reading in the classroom

Finn C: For his amazing Pterodactyl model.

Abbey Fr: For her fantastic Triceratops model.

Jayden D: For his amazing Anklyosaurus dinosaur.

Eden M: For his inventive Stegosaurus model.

Bucketfiller Matias K: For making lots of friends this year.

Middle Learning Community

Year 3/4 D

Mr. Kyle Denton

Brodie A - Dojo Champion

Brodie C - For your continuous hard work in all Mathematics lessons.

Mikaylah A - Writing a well thought out letter to your future teacher.

Oliver M - For your effort during Advent Liturgy practice.

Year 3/4 L

Mr. Nathan Larkins

Thomas B for developing a detailed review about the taste of a Jelly Bean.

Hamish H for his outstanding work converting fractions to decimals and percentages. He did so well he could teach this.

Liam Noone for working extremely hard to develop detailed sentences using his spelling words.

Alexandra Z for using success criteria well to include relevant details in her review of the taste of a Jelly Bean.

Year 3/4 M

Miss Leanne

McCall

Kayla: For trying all learning activities and giving it your best go!

Emilie: For achieving fabulous results in her end of year testing! Your hard work is paying off!

Thomas: For achieving a fabulous result in your PAT-Reading assessment!

Varis: For taking initiative during learning tasks and seeking assistance.

Max: For your excellent participation during our fraction unit.

Mia: For your excellent skills in Creative Arts.

Year 3/4 S

Miss Lauren

Sutherland

Cailan A - For working hard to broaden his friendship circle.

Luke B - For putting the most effort into his homework every week and for maintaining his diary.

Luke O - For trying his hardest in every subject, 100% of the time.

Jessica R - For trying her hardest in every subject area, 100% of the time.

Senior Learning Community

Year 5/6 C

Miss Kristie

Copestake

Paige M - For the lovely and creative art work she consistently produces.

Shivani R - For the lovely and creative art work she consistently produces.

Ethan M - For his innovative thinking during inquiry, and his ability to work through a problem to find a solution.

Year 5/6 D

Mr. Matthew Dileo

Josh B - For the time and effort he has put into creating an amazing inquiry project

Gloria - For being a good friend and having the strength to show forgiveness to others.

Chelsea - For using initiative in class by starting activities and completing jobs before being asked.

Kobi - For his creativity, problem solving and effort he has put into his inquiry project so far.

Year 5/6 O

Mr. Damian

O’Bryan

Charlie W - For his growth over this last semester all areas of the curriculum, especially Literacy and for his positive approach to learning.

Charlotte S - For her excellent work in Level 6 Mathematics and always striving to do her best.

Shaylee W - For her consistent hard work across all areas of the curriculum and her integrity

Dylan A - For his creativity during our design inquiry

Specialist Areas

Physical Education

Mrs. Dianne

Wilkinson

Jayla S - The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork she displayed in all of her HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Tori D - The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork she displayed in all of her HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Ethan T - The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork he displayed in all of his HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Luke J - The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork he displayed in all of his HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Joshua G- The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork he displayed in all of his HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Luke O- The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork he displayed in all of his HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Hamish H- The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork he displayed in all of his HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Alicia C -The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork she displayed in all of her HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Sophie S - The enthusiasm and excellent teamwork she displayed in all of her HoopTime games throughout the tournament

Abella D - Cheering her colleague when her friend won the game and you came runners up. What a champ.

Archie S - For playing a fair game of kickball and being a great player and team person.

Riley K - For catching two people out in our game of kickball. Your skills have improved so much throughout the year.

Science and

Sustainability

Mrs. Melissa Ferris

Ethan M for his excellent knowledge of circuits and his willingness to further his knowledge.

Tiger R for demonstrating excellent team work skills in our collaborative learning teams and in the school garden.

Cassandra for an excellent explanation on push and pull forces.

Will C for demonstrating excellent knowledge of toys that use a push or pull force.

Japanese

Mrs. Megumi

Ichikawa

Bella S (56C) Chloe R (56D) Finbar C (56D) Lexi-Marie O (34L) Ryley R (34M) Nova A (FA)

News from the Office– Mrs. Julie McKenna

and Mrs. Donna Devine

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SCHOOL FEES Fees are due and payable by the end of the school year.

Unless prior arrangements have been made, please ensure all accounts are finalised by Friday

16th December at the latest.

Please contact the school office to make a time to see Ken to discuss alternate payment

arrangements if you believe you may not be able to fulfill this financial agreement.

DIRECT DEBIT REMINDER Could all parents wishing to pay their fees via direct debit in 2017 please complete and

return their forms AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

A NEW FORM MUST BE COMPLETED EACH YEAR FOR DIRECT DEBITS

TO BE PROCESSED.

A copy of the form has been sent home, if you have not received it, please contact the

office or download and print a copy from our website in the school forms and notices

section.

Dates for your 2016 Diary Carols Night Wednesday, December 7th 6.30

p.m.

Whole School

Advent Liturgy Monday, December 12th Lighting of the third candle on

our Advent Wreath following

the raising of the Flag

Year 6 Graduation Wednesday, December 14th

7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Mass of Thanksgiving and

Passing on Ceremony

Thursday, December 15th 9.00

a.m.

School Chapel

Thank You Morning Tea Thursday, December 15th

Following Mass

Multipurpose room

End of Term 4 and the 2016

School Year

Friday, December 16th 1.00 p.m. Early Dismissal of 1.00 p.m. for

all students

Dates for your 2017 Diary Reconciliation Enrolment Day Tuesday, February 7th 2017

9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

St. Michael’s Parish

Reconciliation Enrolment

Evening

Thursday, February 9th 2017

3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

Foundation Year 2017

parents and children

Commitment Masses

(Sacrament of

Reconciliation)

Saturday, February 11th

Sunday, February 12th

St. Michael’s Church

Ash Wednesday March 1st 2017

Labour Day (No School) Monday, March 13th Public Holiday

End of Term 1 Friday, March 31st 2017 Early Dismissal 1.00 p.m.

Term Dates for the 2017 School Year Term 1 2017 Monday, 30th January – Friday, March 31st

All Students begin: Thursday, February

2nd

Easter: 14-17 April 2017

Assessment Days for Students – Tuesday

January 31st and Wednesday, February 1st

Term 2 2017 Tuesday, April 18th – Friday, June 30th

Term 3 2017 Monday, July 17th – Friday, September 22nd

Term 4 2017 Monday, October 9th – Tuesday, 22nd

December 2017

Last day for students to be advised.

Closure Days and early dismissals will be advised throughout the course of the year.

We wish the children who have celebrated or are celebrating a birthday shortly all the best

for a great day.

DECEMBER

Eden M -1st Robert E – 4th Ben C – 6th James G – 11th

Abby P – 13th Eden M – 16th Holly A – 16th Mary M – 17th

Hamish B – 17th Thomas B – 17th Jayla S – 18th Owen C – 21st

Ari P – 22nd Cameron T – 23rd Brooke B – 24th

SECOND HAND

UNIFORM

**SALE**

ON NOW IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE FOYER

ALL ITEMS Gold Coin Donation

(All proceeds to St Vincent de Paul Society)

* Jumpers * Jackets * Shorts * Pants * *Dresses * Tunics * Aprons

* Shirts * *Scarves * Hats*

SOCIAL &

FUNDRAISING

COMMITTEE

WAYS FOR PARENTS & GUARDIANS TO

GET INVOLVED IN 2017

The S&F Committee have big plans for 2017 and need help from all

families in making it another successful and fun year. The S&F offers

lots of opportunit ies to be involved - no matter what your interest is,

how much time you have to spare or what skills you can offer. Please

take the t ime to think about what you can do to support St Brigid ’s

community and show your children that their school is important to you

as well.

There are a number of

options to be involved

1. Nominate for a S&F commit tee

posit ion

2. Come along to a S&F meeting

3. Be a volunteer helper

4. Help without attending meetings

For more information come along to

our first meeting in 2017 or contact:

Tammy 0400 993 088

twoods79@hotmail.com

You are warmly

invited to come along

to our first meet ing

for 2017 we’d love to

see you there.

Next Meeting

FRIDAY 17 th 9am

FEBRUARY 2017

Multi Purpose

Room (Toddlers Welcome)

.

ST BRIGID’S START AND

FINISH TIMES

School classes commence at 8.45 a.m. and finish at 3.15 p.m. Students should arrive prior to this, but not before 8.30 a.m. The first bell goes at 8.35 a.m. when students may enter their classroom. Students will be supervised from 8.30 a.m. in the morning and until 3.30 p.m. in the afternoon. Please be mindful that staff are committed to meetings and classroom planning outside of these hours and supervision becomes difficult.

As supervision does not commence until 8.30 a.m. Students are not be dropped off unsupervised before 8.30 a.m.

For families who require their child to be at school earlier or later than this, before and after school care is available at St. Brigid’s through Camp Australia. They can be contacted on 1300 105 343 or via their website www.campaustralia.com.au for further information.

We understand that there will be days when for one reason or another, you may be running late in the afternoon. Please contact the school office prior to 3.15 p.m. if you think this will be the case so that a message can be sent to your child/ren and they can be supervised in the office.

BEFORE AND AFTER

SCHOOL CARE

Before and After School Care is available at St Brigid's School. Camp Australia is the provider and can be contacted on 1300 105 343 www.campaustralia.com.au Please note Before and After School Care is not run by staff employed by St. Brigid’s School.

SHOPPING AT RITCHIES

BENEFITS ST. BRIGID’S

SCHOOL

When shopping at Ritchies and by using a community benefit card/tag linked to St Brigid’s Primary School then Ritchies will donate money back to us. These cards/tags can be used at ANY Ritchies store throughout Vic, NSW

and Qld by staff, students and their families. If you would like to support our school and you don’t

already have a CB card/tag please collect one at the office which is already linked to our school and ready to use or

alternatively collect one at the registers next time you shop at ANY Ritchies store to use every time you shop. All you do is nominate St Brigid’s Primary School, it’s that easy! This is an easy way for us to raise funds for our school

with no costs involved.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

WORKING WITH CHILDREN

CHECK

Parent help is most welcome and appreciated in your child’s learning community at suitable times throughout the year, however you will be required to have a current Working With Children Check.

Applications can be downloaded online at http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home/ and then completed and lodged at a participating Australia Post Office. From December 5th 2016 Victorian applicants will no longer need to supply their own photo. Australia Post will provide a digital photo free of charge. Further information can be obtained at the above link. There is no cost involved if you complete the form as a volunteer only and not for employment purposes.

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From 5 December 2016, the department will introduce: New proof of identity (POI) requirements for all Check applicants The list of acceptable POI documents will expand, adding many commonly held cards and documents. Documents will be classified as primary or secondary, replacing the existing 100 point system. A secure electronic verification service for Victorian applicants Victorian applicants will be able to securely verify their identity online. This will save them time at the counter of a participating Australia Post outlet as they will need to only present one acceptable photo identification document to finalise their application.

Electronic identity verification is a secure service. The applicant's details are securely submitted to the Australian Government's Document Verification Service (DVS), which compares the identifying information with available government records. If an applicant is unable to have their identification verified electronically, or they choose not to, in-person verification at Australia Post will still be possible. Applicants will need to present multiple POI documents at the counter to finalise their application. Photo taken free of charge for Victorian applicants Victorian applicants will no longer need to supply their own photo. Australia Post will provide a digital photo free of charge. Interstate applicants The identity verification process for interstate applicants does not change, although from 5 December 2016 interstate applicants will need to present POI documents from the new list. Full details of the forthcoming changes are on the What's new page on our website www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

1300 652 879 (local call charge)

workingwithchuldren@justice.vic.gov.au

St. Brigid’s Playgroup Playgroup is held every Tuesday morning from 8.45 a.m. in the multipurpose room. A fee of

$2 is charged per session to cover insurance costs. It is great to see new faces coming along.

If you are attending, please park your car on the St. Brigid’s side of Bayview Road to avoid

being locked in when the gates close at 9.30 a.m. Entry through the pedestrian gate near the

Administration building provides easy access to the Admin where you will be able to sign the

visitors book before moving on to the Multipurpose room to commence playgroup

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

A new, free educational video is now available to help parents of children with food allergies make the transition from pre-school or childcare to

school.

This video was created by Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia and Western Sydney University to educate parents on how to effectively communicate with schools about their child’s food allergy and what is required of them.

Through education and support, Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia aims to help reduce the stress of food allergy for parents, children and school

as well as help keep children with food allergy safe.

Please take the time to view this video

Check out the Transitioning to School with Food Allergy video here. For further information please go to www.allergyfacts.org.au or call 1300 728 000

News from St. Michael’s Parish Berwick

Reconciliation Enrolment Day: Tuesday, February 7th 2017 9am to 3pm Reconciliation Enrolment Evening: Thursday, February 9th 2017 3pm to 7pm Reconciliation Commitment Masses Saturday, February 11th 2017 and Sunday, February 12th

2017 Reconciliation Workshops Monday, February 20th,

Tuesday, February 21st, Wednesday, February 22nd, Thursday, February 23rd, Monday, February 27th , Tuesday, February 28th, Wednesday, March 1st Thursday, March 2nd all at 7.30 p.m.

Blessing of the Children Masses Saturday, March 4th and Sunday, March 5th Reconciliation Reflection Day Wednesday, March 8th at St. Brigid’s Reconciliation Ceremonies Thursday, March 16th and Friday, March 17th 7.30 p.m. Saturday, March 18th at 9.30 a.m. Thursday, March 23rd and Friday, March 24th 7.30 p.m. Saturday, March 25th 9.30 a.m.

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Community Noticeboard

Entry to this event is by gold coin donation which goes to Rotary International which is used to fund various community

events and programs to benefit our local and international community.

Berwick Carols by Candlelight

Edwin Flack Reserve Manuka Road

7pm, Sat 17 December Gates open at 6:30

Shu-Cheen Yu Casey Choir Men in Suits Berw ick College Bethany Fisher Matt Prins Melbourne Youth Chorale

Firew orks

Proudly supported

by the City of Casey

OPEN TRAINING SESSION RICHMOND FOOTBALL CLUB

Richmond Football Club in partnership with Cardinia Shire Council and Parklea are holding a special “Christmas in Cardinia” open training session on Tuesday 20 December at Holm Park Reserve, Beaconsfield between 5pm-7pm. The open training session will include plenty of entertainment, including football inflatables, giveaways, a DJ, Tiger Stripes and Sash, players training session, an opportunity for player autographs and a free kids clinic. Richmond memberships and merchandise will also be available to purchase.

The training session will give fans an insight to the running of an AFL training session. In order to participate in the clinic kids must be aged between 6 and 14 and must complete the registration form on the following link - http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-11-30/christmas-in-cardinia

Please contact Cardinia Shire Council on

1300 787 624 for enquiries about our

4-year-old groups.

Enquiries about our deferment program should

be directed to our centre on 8768 4444.

Looking ahead...

Wed. December 7th Carol’s Night 6.30 p.m.

Wed. December 14th Year 6 Graduation 7.00 p.m.

Thurs. December 15th Mass of Thanksgiving and ‘Passing On’ Ceremony 9.00 a.m. followed by our Thank You Morning Tea

Fri. December 16th End of the School Year for students

Early Dismissal 1.00 p.m.

St. Michael’s Parish

119 High Street, Berwick 3806 Parish Priest: Fr Jeff Kleynjans

Assistant Priest: Fr. Hilarion Fernando Pastoral Associate: Elizabeth Overdyk

(03) 97071355 Weekend Masses

Saturday: 6.00 p.m. Sunday: 9.00 a.m., 10.30 a.m. and 6.00 p.m.

http://www.stmichaelsparish.org.au Pastoral Associate email:

associate@stmichaelsparish.org.au

Brainteaser This week’s brainteaser is:

Father in heaven,

our hearts desire the warmth

of your love

and our minds are searching for the light

of your Word.

Increase our longing for

Christ our Saviour

and give us the strength of grow in love

that the dawn of his coming

may find us rejoicing in his presence and

welcoming the light of his truth.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the

Lord.

Amen.

Best wishes to all.

Ken Gale

Principal

poFISHnd

“It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you

… yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother

and offer him your hand.” St. Teresa of Calcutta