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Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,
National Child Protection Week
This week we celebrate Child Protection Week. As a system of schools, the Diocese of Wollongong has an unwavering commitment to child safety and sits at the heart of everything we do. The theme for 2023 Child Protection Week is 'where we start matters'. It is an opportunity to come together as a community to raise awareness of child safety and child abuse prevention. It was an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the protection of the children and young people in our care. We strive also to support all of our students to learn and develop respectful relationships with others.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Last night Year 6 students and other students in our St Anthony’s Parish received the Sacrament of Confirmation under the faith guidance of Fr Peter and our Bishop, Bishop Brian Mascord.
This sacrament is called Confirmation because the faith given in Baptism is now confirmed and made strong. Confirmation means accepting responsibility for your faith and destiny. Childhood is a time when you’re told what to do, and you react positively to reward and negatively to punishment. Adulthood, even young adulthood, means that you must do what’s right on your own, not for the recognition or reward but merely because it’s the right thing to do. The focus is on the Holy Spirit, who confirmed the apostles on Pentecost (Acts 2:1–4) and gave them courage to practice their faith. Catholics believe that the same Holy Spirit confirms Catholics during the Sacrament of Confirmation and gives them the same gifts and fruits.
We pray for all the students who were confirmed and their families as they are filled with the Holy Spirit and are called to live their life filled with God’s goodness and love. Thank you to the families of our students who have supported them on their journey and thank you to the teachers, catechists and Sacramental organisers who have helped prepare the students for this very special occasion.
Creator Spirit,
strengthen the students of our Parish with your gifts of grace,
to love and serve as a disciple of Christ.
Grant that they may grow into the fullness of the stature of Christ.
Fill them with the joy of your presence.
Increase in them the fruit of your Spirit:
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of love, patience and gentleness,
the spirit of wonder and true holiness.
Take Care
Mr Justin Devlin
Principal
Awards
Congratulations to the following students who will receive an award at assembly on Friday 15 September for being a great learner and wonderful community member.
Gold Pennant - Emma Mills, Andrea Cosentino, Piper Latta, Olivia Gloster, Emily Molluso, Jessica Condous, Ella Williams, Harmony Williams, Ella Fiatarone, Archer Quilter, Jude Galbraith-Marten, Sophie Simpson, Anthony Falzon
Gold Awards - Matilda Oldfield, Piper Szczerbanik, Alexander Ross, Eliza Fiumara, Finley Lambert, Arabella Hunt, Mia Fernandez, Daniel Flew, Flynn Taylor, Hudson Maybury, Zoe Falconer, Evalyn James, Oliver Buttigieg, Luca Albanese, Sophie Henderson, Savannah Spehar, Van Hainsworth, Billy Bantick, Ethan Callaghan, Ava Stam, Zoe Bantick, Lila Messer, Nate Coulter, Daniel Ruane, Isla Thomson, Lila Messer, Zoe Doebler, Knox Dee, Jude Galbraith-Marten, Samuel Stack, Mercedes Furina, Jack Boserio, Clarie Warwick, Montahna Fittler, Tilly Smith, Maverick Weir, Jade Lawrence, Ethan Flew, Lilliana Martins, Lucas Dennis, Thomas Collier, Fletcher Maybury, Indiana Lindsay, Scarlett Kovacevic, Lilly Irwin, Jackson Carson, Elise Carson, Sophia Taylor, Charles Boyd, Emma Mackrill, Theodore Burnus, Sienna Tuilotolava, Cooper French, Eva Bastac, Ivy Patterson, Olivia Lyons, Maeve Eckler, Grace Mills, Noah Mouloudi, Cody Quinn, Anton Vrljic
Listed below are some important dates for Term 3 & Term 4.
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2023 Term Three |
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Friday 8 |
Bookweek Dress up and Parades |
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Friday 15 |
Assembly Year 2 Red presenting at 2:30 pm |
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Tuesday 19 |
Parish Mass- Held by Year 2W with Year 5W helping celebrate at 9:30 am in school chapel. |
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Friday 22 |
Grandparents and Grandfriends Day Liturgy 10:00 am |
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Friday 22 |
Last day of term for students |
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Term Four |
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Monday 9 |
Pupil Free Day. No Students - Staff only onsite |
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Tuesday 10 |
First day of term four for students |
9.00 am - Students assemble and proceed to classrooms
10.20 am- Primary classes seated around the perimeter of the Cola area.
10.30 am- Infant students’ parade. Infant student best borrower lucky draw
11.00 am- Break
- Morning tea and Book Fair in the Hall for parents and guests
11.50 am- Infant classes seated around the Cola Area.
12.00 pm- Primary students’ parade. Primary student best borrower lucky draw.
During our book week celebrations, on Friday 8 September, we will be having a display of books for parents and guests to purchase for our school library.
The hall will be open to parents and guests only, no students will be admitted to the hall at this time.
If you would like to purchase a book for the school your name will be displayed inside the book and your child will be given the option to borrow the book first.
We will also have EFTPOS available on the day.
If you would like to take your child home after the parade, please see their classroom teacher.
Father Peter will welcome parents, carers, families, parishioners, students and staff from selected classes to join him for a Mass every second week. On Tuesday 19 September at 9:30 am Mass will be held by Year 2W and Year 5W will join them to celebrate.
On Friday 22 September, our school will be holding a Grandparents and Grandfriend’s Liturgy at 10:00 am.
Following the Liturgy parents and grandparents are welcome to join us in the school hall for a morning tea at 11:00 am.
After the morning tea at 12:00 pm parents/carers and grandparents are welcome to walk through their child’s classroom and see all the wonderful artwork the students have completed this year.
If you would like to take your child home after the open classrooms, please see their classroom teacher.
On Monady 9 October we will have a Pupil Free Day. Students will not attend school, only staff will be onsite. The first official day of term four for students will be Tuesday 10 October.
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 Orders must be at the office by 9am Fridays.
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| Saturday Vigil | 5:00 pm | Tahmoor |
| Sunday | 8:30 am | Tahmoor |
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Reconciliation |
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| Saturday | 4:00 - 4:30 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 |
| Friday |
8:30 am |
Tahmoor |
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.
