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Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,
Over the past five days we have been provided with two key opportunities for the community of St Anthony's to join together in Eucharist. Firstly at our Opening School Mass last Friday and on Sunday when we had the pleasure to join with the parish community in celebrating the installation of Fr Peter as the Parish Priest of St Anthony’s Picton. On both of these occasions as we come together in Eucharist, we come together to give thanks for the community that we are so blessed to belong too.
Bishop Brian celebrated the Mass for Fr Peter and spoke about how the reading from the Gospel of Matthew, that was read on Sunday, speaks very much to the heart of how we act as human beings. In this reading Jesus reminds us that it is our words, and our actions, that determines the relationship that we have with others. At the very heart of our words and actions is our school mission statement:
With Christ as our model,
we the school community of St Anthony of Padua,
in partnership with the parish,
strive to provide quality Catholic education
in the spirit and charism of St Mary Mackillop,
whilst living by our school motto
"Grow in Respect and Honesty"
This statement is who we are. This gives us all … students, parents, carers, staff ... the clarity of understanding in determining our expectations when relating with each other. As a school community we need to join together to “be community”. This was never more evident than on the weekend when families supported Fr Peter’s Mass. The beautiful choir, liturgical dancers and students who came along with their families and the high number of staff was very much appreciated by the parish community and especially by Fr Peter.
We also look forward to our ‘Welcome To St Anthony’s Colour Explosion Day’ on Friday 28 February. Whilst the fundraising component of our day is important, at the the very core of this day is to come together as a community, to say welcome and most importantly have some fun. We all look forward to a great day.
Principal
Our rescheduled P & F meeting will be held on Monday 24 February, 6:30 - 7:30 pm in the school library. I would ask that parents/caregivers of our school community who wish to nominate for one of the committees please see the attached letter. Please complete the reply slip and return to the school office by Thursday 28 February. Alternatively return the slip directly to the p and F committee via email at pandf@sapdow.catholic.edu.au
All welcome.
Listed below are some important dates for Term 1.
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February |
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| Friday 21 | Year 6 Assembly 2:15 pm in school hall |
| Monday 24 | P and F Meeting 6:30 pm in school library |
| Wednesday 26 | Ash Wednesday 10:00 am in school hall |
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Friday 28 |
Colour Explosion Fun Run. |
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March |
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Thursday 5 |
Clean Up School day |
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Friday 6 |
Assembly - Year 5 at 2:15 pm. |
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Friday 6 |
Grade Mass Year 3 & Year 6 at 9:30 am in Picton Church |
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Friday 13 |
Grade Mass Year 1 & Year 5 at 9:30 am in Picton Church |
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Saturday 14 |
Family Mass, 6:00 pm at Tahmoor Church |
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Friday 20 |
Assembly - Year 4 at 2:15 pm. |
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Friday 27 |
Staff Development Day/ Pupil Free day for students. |
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April |
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Friday 3 |
Photo Day. |
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Friday 3 |
Assembly - Year 3 at 2:15 pm. |
Grade Mass
Our first grade Mass for 2020 will be celebrated by Year 3 and Year 6 on Friday 6 March at 9:30 am in Picton Church.
Assembly
Year 6 assembly on Friday 21 February at 2:15 pm in the school hall. Gold and silver sticker awards will start to be handed out from this week.
Uniform Shop
Please call Kate on 0439496831 for all enquiries and bookings. pictonoosh@catholiccare.dow.org.au
Our Ash Wednesday School Mass will be on Wednesday 26 February at St Anthony’s School Hall commencing at 10:00am. The Mass will be attended by Years One to Six, with Kinder participating in their own in-class liturgy. I look forward to the whole parish community coming together to worship and celebrate the start to our Lenten season.
Sports day for all students (K-Yr6) will be on Tuesday and Thursday.
Library day for students will be as follows:
Tuesday Yr1, Yr2 and Yr6R
Wednesday Yr4 and Kinder
Thursday Yr5, Yr3 and Yr6W
Kinder Red Mrs Brown Kinder White Mrs Ellul
Year One Red Mrs Ollerton
Year One White Mrs Knight (Wed-Fri) Mrs O’Brien (Mon-Tues)
Year Two Red Mrs Everton (Mon-Wed) Mrs Campbell(Thurs-Fri)
Year Two White Miss Romeo
Year Three Red Miss Pace
Year Three White Miss Di Domizio
Year Four Red Mrs Godden
Year Four White Mrs Spiteri
Year Four Blue Mrs Sookee
Year Five Red Miss Downs
Year Five White Mrs Newton
Year Six Red Mrs Manning
Year Six White Mrs Thorp
Library (TPP) Mrs Cordingley
Kinder-Yr2 (TPP) Mrs Campbell
Literacy Support Mrs Bull
Yr3-Yr6 (TPP) Mrs Burgess-Gorrie
Learning Support Mrs Hile
Year Two Support Mrs Travers
Pastoral Care & Family Liaison Coordinator Sr Julie
CatholicCare School Counsellor Mrs Barbara Wood
Assistant Principal Mr Crawford
Principal Mr Devlin
| St Anthony's Church Tahmoor | ||
| Saturday Vigil | 6:00 pm | |
| Sunday | 7:30 am & 9:30 am | |
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Reconciliation |
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| Saturday | 5:00 pm - 5:40 pm | Tahmoor |
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Weekday Mass Times - This Week |
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| Tuesday |
5:00 pm |
Adoration |
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5:30 pm |
Tahmoor |
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| Wednesday | 8:30 am | Tahmoor |
| Thursday | 8:30 am | Tahmoor |
| 10:30 am | Queen Victoria Nursing Home | |
| Friday | 9:30 am |
Picton |
Uniform Notifications
My sincere thanks for your efforts in ensuring that your children are wearing the correct school uniform and are equipped ready for the school year. We have received many positive comments regarding how smart the students look in their uniforms. I would like to acknowledge the dedicated work of our uniform shop volunteers who give so generously of their time.
Attached to this newsletter is our Uniform Policy Document. The key aspects of the school uniform that I would like to highlight are:
Haircuts
Students are required to wear their hair in a neat and tidy manner. Haircuts should be of an even grace. Hair should be well brushed and combed and it is assumed that hair will not be in such a condition as to invite comment, as per our policy.
School Shoes
Students are required to wear black leather shoes (not black canvas shoes or boots) and during sport days, joggers that are predominantly white.
Socks
Students are required to wear grey socks and during sport days white socks that are worn just above the ankles (not anklet socks). Please note that in preparation for the winter uniform in Term Two, girls will be permitted to wear long blue socks or stockings. The socks will be able to be purchased from the school uniform shop.
Smartwatches
With the ever evolving technology that we now have access to, the use of Smartwatches is a matter that we need to address. As per my correspondence at the beginning of the year, if your child is wearing a smartwatch to school, the protocols will be the same as per our student phone guidelines. Students will be expected to place their watch in the designated box in the classroom at the beginning of the day and be able to collect the watch at the end of the day.