St Anthony's Catholic Parish Primary School Picton
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69 Menangle Street
Picton NSW 2571
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Email: info@sapdow.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 4677 1689

Newsletter Term Four Week Ten

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Newsletter Term Four Week Ten

Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students, 

As we come to the end of the year I would like to thank you for your ongoing support of St Anthony’s. As a Catholic community, we pray that each family is able to embrace  the important message of Christmas of celebrating the birth of Jesus by spending  joyous time together in prayer and celebration.

This year we have experienced a year like no other. We can proudly say that we have worked together to place the needs of the students at the forefront of who we are as a school community. Since COVID-19 began, the physical presence of parents within the school has very much been missed by students and staff. I hope that 2021 brings better news on how we can come together to ‘be community’.

The dedication and commitment of the staff are to be commended as they have strived to meet the needs of all students. I am grateful every day for their commitment to the learning and faith journey of our students. A sincere thank you to Fr Peter for his leadership of the community, his everyday faith witness and his enduring wisdom. 

At the end of this year we say farewell to a number of staff members. To Miss Pamela Di Domizio, Miss Ashleigh Pace, Mrs Samantha Ollerton, Mrs Carolyn Manning and Mrs Barbara Woods. I would like to thank them for their contribution to the growth of all the students they have taught. I would especially like to acknowledge the work of Mr Glenn Crawford who will take up the role of Assistant Principal at Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains next year. Glenn will leave a lasting impression on the families and staff of St Anthony’s. His professional manner and dedication to putting the needs of the students before his own have made him a well respected member of our community. To Glenn and the other staff who are leaving we wish them well in the new endeavors. 

On behalf of the staff of St Anthony’s I wish you a wonderful time with your family over the holiday break and a very happy and holy Christmas.


Take Care & God Bless

Justin Devlin

Principal



On behalf of the St Anthony's community and the Parish, we would like to wish the following staff members who will be leaving us at the end of the year the very best of luck with their new adventures in 2021. 

  • Mr Glenn Crawford
  • Ms Pamela Didomizio
  • Ms Ashleigh Pace
  • Mrs Lauren Thorp
  • Mrs Carolyn Manning
  • Mrs Samantha Ollerton
  • Mrs Barbara Woods (School Counsellor)

Listed below are some important dates for Term 4

Monday 14

Last day for students

Tuesday 15

Staff Development Day

Wednesday 16

Last day for staff

2021 


January 

Wednesday 27

Staff return to school

Wednesday 27 

Uniform shop open (please have order forms in before 12:00 pm)

Thursday 28

Year 1 - Year 6 First day of school

Thursday 28

Uniform shop open

Thursday 28 -Wednesday 3 Feb

Kindergarten Best Start Interviews

Friday 29

Uniform shop open

February

Thursday 4

Kindergarten First Day of Primary School

Congratulations to following students who will be our School Captains and SRC leaders for 2021.

Girl Captain. Charlie Noble                 Boy Captain. Tomas Slater
SRC - Girls.  Jade Ciguenza                SRC - Boys.   Ethan Bruna
                    Nicole Mohanna                                   Oscar Lillyman

Congratulations to the following students who received an award at our assembly last Friday.

Class

Literacy

Numeracy

Consistency

Spirituality

PB4L/ SEL

KR

Madeline Smith

Emma Mackrill

Giuseppe Molluso

Eleanor Cox

Isaac Labib

KW

Jennifer Condous

Samwise (Samuel) Nguyen

Valentino Agostino

Kimberly Axiak

Klara Doebler

1R

Franco Albanese

William Moon

Celina Jones

Josephine Riley

Indigo Webster

1W

Elizabeth Smith

Tyler Barnes

Charlotte Stirton

Hudson Bulger-Craig

Sophie Simpson

2R

Ethan Flew

Jarvis Ataria

Cody Quinn

Harvey Wilson

Milli Tolo

2W

Amelia Smith

Braeden Mackrill

Scarlett Kovacevic

Orlando DiLosa-Bevan

Benjamin McMullen

3R

Aaliyah Jones 

Clayton Merchant 

Charlotte Bruna 

Ella Fiatarone 

Xavier Talolua 

3W

Eliza Fiumara

Braxton Catford Potter

Thomas Collier

Max Fleming

Ivy Slater

4B

Liam Newton

Damien Galea

Charli Pisani

Emily Axiak

Jake McNeil

4R

Aleera Thomson

Cayden O’Connor

Brayden Garner-Haddad

Elizabeth Donaldson

Tayla Schembri

4W

Joshua Xuereb

Toby Nolan

Evelyn Cox

Aliyah Tishler

Ava Jowsey

5R

Jeremiah Galbraith-Marten

Isis Froude

Kara Hocking

Jesse Pejkovic

Skye Buckley

5W

Javier Guerrero

Lachlan Helson

Mackenzie Lake

Nicole Mohanna

Bella Kostopoulos

6R

Alex Xuereb

Tahlia McNeil

Jada Quintal

Jessica Erwin

Matthew Dwyer

6W

Molly Brown

Ayden Kokcek

Bailey Dennis

Jessica Fiumara

Isla Solomon

Congratulations
A huge congratulations to our two F1 in Schools teams, Fast Fusion (Year 6) and Shadow Racing (Year 5), who recently represented St. Anthony's at the State level Competition. The students were exemplary in their dedication and commitment to the program and are to be commended for their outstanding results.
4th Place - Shadow Racing - Cadet Class
Tomas Slater, Laticia Moutos & Bradie Lawson
1st Place - Fast Fusion - Development Class
Bailey Dennis, Sienna Beller, Xander Burgess-Gorrie and Emma Newton
 
Additional Achievements Fast Fusion:
Best Team Portfolio Award
AIPM. Best Managed Enterprise Award
Best Team Verbal Presentation Award
 
The teams would like to extend their sincerest thanks to all of their sponsors and to Magdalene Catholic College for their support and collaboration over the course of the project. 

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As per our notifications in the newsletters this semester, from next year all children will need to be wearing the new school hat. The older light blue hat will no longer be accepted and as such, the expectation will be for all children to be in accordance with our School Uniform Guidelines and Expectations. Thank you to the parents who have already purchased a hat and for parents who are yet to purchase one can you please buy a new hat from the uniform shop before the end of this year.

Thank you for your support.

We welcome The Athlete's Foot as an ongoing sponsor for our school through their School Rewards program. For every pair of shoes bought from Macarthur Square or Narellan stores, The Athlete's Foot will donate $5 back to our school. Please see attached flyer for range of shoes and details.

St Anthony's Church Tahmoor
You must contact the Presbytery on 46832230 to register to attend Mass.
Saturday Vigil 6:00 pm Tahmoor
Sunday 7:30 am Tahmoor
9:30 am Tahmoor

Reconciliation

Saturday Please contact Presbytery on 46832230 to book a time with Father Peter Tahmoor

Weekday Mass Times - This Week

Tuesday

5:00 pm

Adoration

5:30 pm

Tahmoor

Wednesday 8:30 am Tahmoor
Thursday 8:30 am Tahmoor
Friday 8:30 am 

Tahmoor

The uniform shop will be open on Wednesday 27 January, Thursday 28 January and Friday 29 January for orders that have been emailed or handed in to the office. Parents will NOT be allowed to enter the hall for any face to face  purchases, as advised by the Catholic Education Office. Orders can be emailed to the school via info@sapdow.catholic.edu.au

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Life presents us with many joys and challenges, it may be the birth of a child, the loss of employment or the death of a family member. We are privileged to, and benefit from, living in a community that cares for us, no matter what our circumstances. At times, we may find ourselves in a position where some extra care and support would be welcomed to help us through a period of hardship or need. If you are in need of support, please contact Sister Julie on 0418 674 452 who will respond to you confidentially.

Please be advised that the Transport for NSW portal is now open for applications for 2021. Students applying for a bus pass for 2021 should apply at:

Students changing schools or addresses should update their details to ensure the 2021 bus pass will be issued with the correct details. Details can be updated at: