St Anthony's Catholic Parish Primary School Picton eNewsletter

Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,

Today, as a school community, we participated in our Cyclic Review. The review was facilitated by an external panel that included

Mr Mark Raue - Professional Assistant to the Director

Mr Noel Henry - Head of Service, School Improvement Primary

Mrs Kay Blundell - Senior Professional Officer K-12

Mrs Carolyn Hadley - Head of Human Resource Services

Mr Simon Abernethy - Principal of St Francis Catholic College K-12, Edmondson Park

Our last Cyclic Review occurred in June 2014. The purpose of the review is to validate the strategic intentions of our School Review and Improvement journey over the last five years and provide some clear recommendations for the school moving forward into the next five years.

Throughout the day, the panel met with various members of staff, a student panel and representatives from our parent community. Overall, the day had a true feeling of positive affirmation for the good work that has occurred over the last five years. We are truly blessed to have a dedicated group of teachers and support staff, students whose kindness and enthusiasm for all that is joyful and good, and a wider school community made of parents, carers, grandparents and parishioners whose support and generosity allows our school to ‘be a catholic community built on the foundations and charism of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop and lived out in the traditions of St Anthony of Padua’.

In the weeks to come I look forward to sharing with the school community the recommendations of the panel.

Take Care

Mr Justin Devlin

Principal

Listed below are some important dates for Term 3.

August
Tuesday 27	St Anthony's Cyclic Review
Tuesday 27	F1 In Schools Regional Final
Wednesday 28	Father's Day Stall
Thursday 29	Soccer Gala Day
Friday 30	Confirmation Retreat at Tahmoor
Friday 30	Kindergarten Grade Mass at 9:30 am
Saturday 31	Sacrament of Confirmation 5:00 pm
September
Wednesday 4	Year 5 Excursion to Mary MacKillop Centre, North Sydney
Friday 6	Year 5 Grade Mass at 9:30 am
Friday 6	Year 4 Assembly at 2:15 pm
Tuesday 17	Pupil Free Day - RE Spirituality Day for St Anthony's Staff
Thursday 19	Year 1 Excursion
Wednesday 25	Year 3 Excursion
Wednesday 25	Year 2 Excursion
Thursday 26	Kindergarten Excursion
Friday 27	Last day of Term 3 for students and staff

Grade Mass

Kindergarten will celebrate Mass on Friday 30 August at 9:30 am.

Assembly

Year 4 will lead assembly on Friday 6 September at 2:15 pm in the School Hall.

AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who will receive an award at assembly on Friday 6 September for being a great learner and wonderful community member.

Cooper Spiteri, Evelyn Cox, Genevieve Cox, Allegra Tesoriero, Amelia Mackrill, Max Xuereb, Melina Colucci, Bethany Smith, Taylor Young, Daniel Bastac, Carly Collins, Ebony Burgess, Tony Dimassy, Bailey Dennis, Will Jowsey, Samuel Ungaro, Preston Rae, Leila Catford-Potter, Amy Cooper, Ivy Nguyen, Jesse Martin, Ben Devine, Erin Farmer, Virginia Dimassy, Mikylah Fiatarone, Cayden O’Connor, Nicholas Garner, Sienna Atkins, Clayton Merchant, Sophie Tague, Aleera Thomson, Emily Molluso.

William Jones, Christopher Richardson, Noah Page, Leo Heaton, Brinley Cook, Michelle Mohanna, Charlotte Cooke, Caite Goodall, Lucas Dennis, Bella Noble, Isabelle Cheung, Abel Sherrard, Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Parker, Andrew Cleland, Noah Kostopoulos, Hazel Kyle, Ivy Slater, Nicole Mohanna, Luke Lapic, Matthew Dwyer, Xander Burgess-Gorrie.

School Fees

Your school fee invoice was emailed to you on Wednesday 21 August, 2019. If you did not receive your invoice please contact the school office.

Parents with 2019 School Fee Agreements -Please ensure that your commitment to school fees, as per your school fee agreement is being met and that your invoice will be fully paid by end of the school calendar year.

Parents without School Fee Agreements - If you have not entered into an agreement, your school fee is overdue and requires payment immediately.

School fees are being monitored weekly by the school in conjunction with the Wollongong Diocese so it is in your best interest to make contact with the school and discuss your account.

If you choose to ignore the above then your invoice will be sent to the Diocesan school fee liaison officer on 27 August, 2019.

Uniform Shop

The uniform shop, located in the school hall will be open every Friday morning between 9:00am - 10:00am. The Uniform shop will also be open on Wednesday in weeks 8, 9, & 10 in order for change over to summer uniforms in Term Four.

Before and After School Care

Our before and after school care service is operational in the school hall. The hours of operation are Before School Care: 7 am - 9 am and After School Care: 3 pm - 6:30 pm. Permanent and casual places are available.

Please call Kate on 0439496831 or 46770104 for all enquiries and bookings. pictonoosh@catholiccare.dow.org.au

Father_s_Day_Stall.pdf

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SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER

Thank you to all those parents who have returned your fete surveys. If you haven’t, we would really appreciate you doing so asap as we value your suggestions.

Wouldn’t it be nice to make your fortune off an instant scratchie from our Money Tree? To help make this a possibility, donate a scratchie to be placed on the tree. Tickets will be sold at the fete.

If you have any unwanted Coles Little Shop 2 Collectables or Woolworths Lion King Ooshies, Kindergarten would love them for Mathematics and Developmental Play.

In order to complete our new Sensory Playground we are in need of good quality dolls, fairy dolls, tea sets and sensory displays that can be hang on the wall. All donations would be greatly appreciated.

On Saturday 17 of August Indiana proudly represented St Anthony’s Picton at the 26^th Arndell College Equestrian Interschool Competition at Hawkesbury Showground. Indiana and her pony Harrington Park Polka Dott (aka Dotti) had a fun and successful day winning 2 first places, 3 seconds, 1 third , 1 sixth and a beautiful rainbow ribbon for their entry as bat girl and bat pony in the fancy dress.

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Sacramental Programs

Religious Education is a priority in Catholic schools. It provides the knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith and outlines what is needed to live a Catholic life. Sacramental programs are Parish based, Parish coordinated, family focused and school supported.

Each year the Sacraments of Penance, Eucharist and Confirmation are celebrated in the Parish.

Year 2 Sacrament of Penance
Year 3 Sacrament of the Eucharist
Year 6 Sacrament of Confirmation

A Parish based program caters to the needs of all participants. In this way children from all schools receive the same preparation for each sacrament.

The Parish based, family focused approach to Sacramental programs is widely used throughout Australia as the preferred approach. This approach acknowledges the important role of parents and families in the whole preparation process. Parents are the first educators of children in the faith and traditions of the Catholic Church. Parents involvement in Sacramental preparation is crucial in shaping the values and attitudes of each child. So it is vital, for the continual spiritual growth of the child, that the families involve themselves in the Sacramental life of Parish.

St Anthony's second Sacrament for 2019 will be the Sacrament of the Confirmation. Dates are as follows;

Parent Meeting - Tuesday 23 July 2.00pm

OR

Parent Meeting - Wednesday 24 July 7.30pm

Enrolment Sunday - Sunday 28 July

Commitment Sunday - Sunday 4 August

Session One - 5/6/7 August

Session Two - 12/13/14 August

Session Three - 19/20/21 August

Session Four - 26/27/28 August

SACRAMENT - 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Saturday 31 August 2019

Read Less

St Anthony's Church Tahmoor
Saturday Vigil	5:00 pm
Sunday	7:30 am & 9:30 am
Reconciliation
Saturday	4:00 pm - 4:40 pm	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	9:30 am	Picton

2019_Canteen_Menu.pdf

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SCHOOL-WIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS FOR LEARNING (SPB4L) TERM THREE 2019
	ST ANTHONY'S SCHOOL RULE	FOCUS RULE	PARENTAL SUPPORT
WEEK 5	Respect Ourselves	Wear the correct uniform	Make sure your child leaves home wearing the correct uniform. Check that your child has a school hat everyday. Get your child to clean his or her shoes. Talk to your child about pride in their appearance. Insist that your child comply with the school uniform code.
Week 6	Respect Others	Playground behaviours	Say "good morning" to school staff and give them a smile. Greet other parents in the playground with a smile or a friendly "hello". Expect your child to say "please" and "thank you". Demonstrate respect for others to your children by speaking about others respectfully yourself. Congratulate your child on their achievements and encourage them to do the same for others.
Week 7	Respect Learning	Listen with your lips closed, body still, looking at the person.	Expect your child to listen to you and follow your directions. Insist that your child look at you and remain quiet when you are speaking. Pay attention to your child when he or she is speaking to you. Praise your child for being a good listener. Be a good listener yourself.