Listed below are some important dates for Term 2.

Awards

Congratulations to the following students who will receive an award at assembly on Friday 2 June for being a great learner and wonderful community member.

Gold Pennant - Blake Fitch, Ivy Slater, Hudson Batty, Levi Carstens, Samwise Nguyen, Dominic Prioste, Ryan Stocken, Hazel Kyle, Ellie Stocken, Orlando Dilosa-Bevan

Gold Awards -Olivia Lyons, Leah Norton, Maverick Weir, Theodore Burnus, Arabella Hunt, Ivy Patterson, Isabelle Smith, Kye Micallef, Diesel Medd, Emmett Wood, Isaiah Banasik, Sienna Tuilotolava, Ivy Oitmann, Nate Coulter, Harley Dalibozek, Kruz Fiez, Estelle Eckler, Nixon Lawson, Jaxon Spehar, Zoe Falconer, Van Hainsworth, James Vella, Clover Kyle, William Bruffer, Harry Houghton, Grayson Collins, Olive Medd, Harvey Gloster, Olivia-May Sanchez, George Crossingham, Tyler Simpson, Hazel Quilter, Ivy Mitchell, Tilly Smith, Claire Warwick, Anton Vrljic, Lucas Dennis, Toriana Humphries, Charlie Frappell, Cooper French, Max Fleming, Joel Carstens, Scarlett-Rose Hurtado, Chloe Mort, Indie-Rose Szczerbanik, Brody O’Hanlon, Beau Spiteri, Jarvis Ataria, Nate Latta, Chloe French, Ryan Stocken, Chase Bowmaker, Elliott Loveday, Piper Barden, Isabella Zahra, Tara Kerslake, Montahna Fittler, Harvey Reynolds, Eva Bastac, Amyra Durable, Mercedes Furina, Cooper Noonan, Samuel Stack, Ciara Lillyman, Anika Mumberson, Isabella Heath, Indigo Ataria, Sienna Morschel, Tyler Hissen, Luca Albanese, Blake Fitch, Maeve Eckler, Amelie Bruna, Gabriella Semaan, Braeden Mackrill, Isla Spiteri, Indiana Williams, Reeve Thomson, Noah Page, Celina Jones, Fletcher Maybury, Banjo Kyle, Ivy Humpries

On Tuesday 13 June we celebrate St Anthony of Padua feast day with a whole school Mass at 10am in the school hall. Everyone in our community is warmly invited to join the children to celebrate our patron Saint’s feast day.

After Mass, the annual St Anthony’s Awards will be handed out to the students who display kindness and service to others.

After lunch the fun will continue with open classrooms, where parents/grandparents/special friends can walk through their child’s classroom and view their artwork.

At St Anthony’s, we implement the Positive Behaviours for Learning (PB4L) framework. PB4L is an organisational framework for behaviour support to enhance respectful relationships and engagement of students in their learning. It is an evidence-based framework for implementation within all Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong school communities, Kindergarten to Year 12.

When responding to inappropriate behaviours at St Anthony’s, we refer to a corrective response sequence with a focus on learning. Please refer to the Classroom Correction Sequence, the Playground Correction Sequence and an Explanation of the Card System for further information.

If you have any questions about PB4L, please feel free to contact me via the office.

Julieann Ferguson

Assistant Principal

Please join us for our next P and F Meeting on Friday 23 June at 1:00 pm in the school library. Parents, Grandparents, Carers and Friends are welcome to gather in the school library for a tea, coffee and afternoon tea before we begin our P and F meeting.

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.

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.