WEEKLY REMINDERS

1.2 WEEK 3 TERM 1 2019 Our College Vision... At Mother Teresa Catholic College, we aim to... CHALLENGE our students and all in our college community to CONNECT with learning about ourselves, one another and the wider world, in order to CONTRIBUTE with confidence, courage and creativity towards making the world a better place for all peoples. Welcome to Week 3. We are looking forward to seeing all Kindy to Year 6 and Year 8 parents at Monday night’s Parent Information Night! (see details below) YEAR 8 and JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

Our Junior School and Year 8 Parent Information Evenings will be held tomorrow, Monday 18th February. We encourage a representative from each family to attend. It is here that you will hear important messages from your child’s class teacher/s and what is happening at MTCC in 2019.

The Year 8 session will begin at 5.30pm in the Middle School Break-out Area.

The Kindy to Year 6 format is as follows:

5:30pm Classroom Session 1 6:10pm Parents/carers move to Covered Area 6:15pm General Session in the Covered Area – ALL Junior School staff and parents/carers 7:10pm Parents/carers move to classrooms if necessary 7:15pm Classroom Session 2 (a repeat of the 5.30pm session) 8:00pm Lights out!

PLEASE NOTE, THIS MEETING IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS ETC WITH THEIR TEACHER. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER TO MAKE A SUITABLE TIME TO CATCH UP, IF REQUIRED. YEAR 7 CAMP DEPARTURE and COLLECTION PROCEDURE

Departure: by 8.30am (Please be prompt) Students to wave goodbye to parents at the Middle School drop off area. Students to move to the outdoor covered area, carrying their bags, Assemble behind their Set markers with their bag. If Medication is being deliver to staff, please ensure the students name and dosage is clearly marked. (Bright Pink crate) Bus will depart at 9.15am (20th February)

Collection Friday 3.00pm (22nd February) Middle School Carpark - Please don’t come to collect them early.

DROP OFF AND PICK-UP

Thank you to all families who have ensured their child is at school and ready to enter the classroom at when doors open. The first 15 minutes are so important in ensuring a smooth start to the classroom program at 8.30am (Middle School) / 8.45am sharp (Junior School) and in setting the tone for the day.

All parents (excepting Kindy - and Pre-Primary in Term 1) are asked to use the Kiss and Drive for dropping of and picking up. We appreciate your consideration of the 90 Kindy families who are required to take their child to the classroom door.

DUTY OF CARE

Children should be dropped to school just before classrooms are open (8.15am MS/8.30am JS). MTCC Staff are not responsible for the Duty of Care of students until they enter the classroom at 8.30am.

As a matter of courtesy, a staff member has been rostered to supervise students from 8.20am until classrooms open. All Junior School children who arrive before 8.30am must go to the steps outside the Covered Area until the Duty Teacher arrives.

Kindy - and PP & Year 1 students who are not going to the Covered Area - are to stand with their parents until the classroom doors open, this is not a time to be running around or playing on or with College play equipment. All Year 2 to 8 students are to go to the specified supervision area as soon as they have placed their bag at their classroom.

Junior School Parents are reminded to gather outside the Administration until 2.55pm. Please do not wait outside classrooms.

Any students who are dropped off to school before 8.20am or are not picked up by 3.20pm must be booked into OSH. Please call 0428766496. CAR PARK

Please note that the first three bays that run along Junior School Administration are reserved for Family Day-Care providers dropping off or collecting MTCC students.

Between 8am to 9am and 2.30pm to 3.30pm all traffic exiting the College carpark must turn left. This will allow traffic to flow and ensure a safe and timely exit for everyone.

Parents are asked NOT to park in the area where the Buses stop outside the Middle School. ASH WEDNESDAY MASS

Our Ash Wednesday Mass will take place on Wednesday 6th March. Please save this date. Times TBC. All parents are welcome to attend. SACRAMENTAL ENROLMENT AND COMMITMENT MASSES IN 2019

Sacramental Enrolment Forms for 2019 will be available at the Sacramental Parent Information Meeting on Tuesday 26 February at 5.30pm. Forms are to be completed and submitted at one of the Sacramental Commitment Masses which will be held at 6pm Saturday 2 March, 9.30am Sunday 3 March and 9.30am Sunday 10th March 2019. Please put these dates in your calendar as it is an expectation that if your child is receiving a Sacrament in 2019 you and your child will attend one of these masses. BAPTISM

If you, or your child, may be interested in being Baptised into the Catholic Church, please contact Father Geoff directly, or the College. Preparation for this Sacrament may be provided within the Parish and by College staff.

ASSEMBLY - SOTM AND SWIMMING MEDALS

Our first JS Assembly for 2019 will be for Student of the Month and include Swimming Presentations. It will be held on Friday 22 February at 8.50am. Parents of students receiving certificates or medals will be notified by the class teacher (SOTM) or Mr Walsh (Swimming Medals)

NEW JUNIOR SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS 8am to 3.30pm The Junior School Office will be closing at 3.30pm from Week 3. Please visit the main College Administration after this time.

Please note: Any students dropped off to school before 8.20am and/or not picked up by 3.20pm must be booked into OSH. Please call 0428766496.

LIBRARY BOOKS

In the lead up to the opening of our new College Learning Hub, we have lots of lovely new books needing to be covered. If you can assist by taking a bag of books home to cover, please email Mrs Alison Romagnolo (Alison.romagnolo@cewa.edu.au). Thank you in anticipation of your assistance.

PARENTS & FRIENDS The first P&F Meeting for 2019 will be held on Thursday 28th of February at 6.30pm in the Junior School Covered Area. We warmly welcome all parents to attend.

MTCC MULTICULTURAL TWILIGHT FAIR 22 MARCH

It’s time to look in cupboards, toy boxes, book shelves, under beds, in storage areas etc. and to gather all your saleable items to help our White Elephant Stall to be bigger and better than any other! Ideally, if every family was able to donate one or two books/toys per child and at least one new or slightly used household item, we would have more than enough to run a fabulous White Elephant Stall.

WE NEED YOUR HELP so please get your items together and bring them to the JS Administration ready for our Fair organisers to collect! Please ensure items are clean and in saleable condition. Thank you!

This is our big FUN and FUND-raiser for the year and will be a wonderful opportunity to come together, as a community. The involvement of all MTCC families will be necessary in the lead up to the event, and particularly on the afternoon/evening.

All families will receive a communication from the Fair Committee/ P&F this week confirming ways you can assist and asking for your commitment to help.

Thank you to all those working so hard for the benefit of all in our College community.

Keep an eye out for Fair updates in the Weekly – and on the Fair Facebook page.

INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM

Are you interested in your child learning piano/keyboard, wind/brass instruments, guitar, violin, drums or having vocal training, please visit Keyed-Up Music and fill in the online enrolment form. Just follow the link: https://www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form Lessons occur throughout the school day using a rolling timetable to ensure children are not missing the same learning area each week.

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WEEK DAY MASSES

Mass is held every Tuesday to Friday at 9am in the Parish House. Father Geoff warmly welcomes you to come along.

LABELLING UNIFORMS

Just a reminder to label all uniform items, lunchboxes, water bottles with your child’s first name and last name, especially hats! We have a number of items in lost property with no names which makes it difficult to return them to their owners. Thank you for your cooperation.

HEALTHY LUNCHBOX

This notice is being repeated as we are finding many children with lunchboxes filled with packets of high fat/salt/sugar low nutrition foods – including lollies/chocolates etc. Items high in sugar, fat, salt are considered ‘sometimes’ foods and should be kept for special occasions and are therefore not to be included in lunchboxes.

Healthy lunches and snacks are important for keeping active kids alert and focused and providing them with the nutrition they need every day.

A healthy lunch box should include: • Fruit – at least one serve of fresh seasonal fruit. If you don’t have fresh fruit, canned (in natural

juice) is a good substitute. As dried fruit is high in sugar it should only be included on an occasional basis.

• Vegetables – vegetable sticks, salads or a mix of raw (with dip) or grilled vegetables • Dairy – one serve of milk, yoghurt or cheese supports optimal growth and development in

children. If your child can’t tolerate dairy provide a suitable alternative. • Protein – lean meat or poultry, fish, eggs, tofu or legumes/beans. • Grain foods – wholegrain and high fibre varieties are best. • Water – the best drink to keep children hydrated.

As MTCC is an Allergy Aware school please be reminded that while nuts are a healthy addition to most children’s diet, they are not to be included in school lunchboxes due to our whole college support of all children who are at risk of a severe anaphylactic reaction.

Remember, children who help plan and prepare their own lunch are more likely to eat it.

WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ‘NUDE’ FOOD – ANY WRAPPERS MUST BE TAKEN HOME IN YOUR CHILD’S LUNCHBOX.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE

We are pleased to welcome Michelle as our new Community Health Nurse who will be visiting MTCC throughout the year. Community Health Nurses work to promote healthy development and wellbeing so students may reach their full potential. A major part of Michelle’s work will be focused on early intervention and the School Entry Health Assessment program. Community Health Nurses also serve as a health contact point for children and their families, providing information, assessment, health counselling and referral. The services provided are free and confidential. If you have a concern about your child’s health or development, please contact Michelle. PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

A friendly reminder that families are not permitted to bring their pets onto the school premises. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please check the school website and College emails/sms regularly to ensure you are up-to-date with College information.

Chinese Dragon Incursion 11/02/2019

On Monday 11 February, students from Years 4 and 5, participated in a Chinese Dragon Incursion to celebrate Imlek in Indonesian class. We warmed up with special dance moves and learnt to work as a team before wielding the dragon and performing like a real dragon troupe. Thank you to Mrs Kim Rozario for organising this special cultural immersion opportunity for our Year 4 & 5 students.

THE MTCC UNIFORM SHOP IS OPEN...

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8.00 am – 9.30 am & 2.30 – 3.30 pm

Email: uniform@motherteresa.wa.edu.au

COMMUNITY NOTICES

AUTISM OPEN DAY This event brings together the autistic/autism communities, researchers from Curtin University and Telethon Kids Institute, and local service providers. Join us in an exchange of knowledge and experiences. The program includes presentations from autistic adults/parents to autistic adults and information on current research and programs aiming to support people with autism.

EVENT DETAILS Date: Sunday 24 March 2019 Time: 10.00am - 3.00pm Location: Technology Park Function Centre 2 Brodie Hall Drive, Bentley WA 6102 This is a complimentary event open to adults and children with autism, their families, and anyone who is interested in autism research.