St Paul's Catholic Primary School Newsletter Term 1 Week 10 - 2021

Principal's Message

Good afternoon St Paul’s families,

Welcome to our last newsletter for Term 1- it sounds little bit crazy saying this as it is a reminder of how quickly time passes.

It is timely for us to reflect on how important it is to live our lives mindfully and appreciate the ‘present’ moments in our life as a gift (or present) we are granted.

We have lived the Easter Story this week; where we have been reminded of the sacrifice that Jesus made so that we could live full lives.

This term our whole school has embarked on a new approach to mindfulness with the implementation of our MindUp Curriculum. We look forward to sharing more of this with our families in the first of our Parent Forums for 2021 in Week 4 of Term 2 (Thursday May 13th 5:30-6:30pm). We will provide childcare for school-age children on this evening.

For those taking a break over the holidays, stay safe and enjoy your time together.

May the spirit of Jesus fill your hearts,

Ms Megan Evans

GO ST PAUL'S!!

Natasha Fyles cheered on our students at the Netball Gala Day on Wednesday 7th April.

Curriculum News

Class Dojo

Teachers will be using Class Dojo as their main form of communication of student learning with parents. By now you should have received a code from your teacher(s) to connect to your child(ren)’s class. If you are yet to receive a code or are having difficulties connecting, please see your classroom teacher to ensure you are not missing important messages and classroom updates. 

Homework Policy

St Paul’s Homework Policy is currently under review. We are working towards developing a consistent homework model throughout the school aligned with evidence based research.  Throughout Term 1, classrooms will be trialing different modes of homework delivery. We will be seeking feedback from families in the form of surveys soon.

Upcoming Events

Hot Dog Day FRIDAY 9th April

Please note that our Canteen will be closed this Friday as we will be having a Hot Dog day to raise money for Caritas to support the Caritas Asia Emergency Appeal for the flooding in East Timor. Hot Dogs will be a Gold Coin donation. Thank you to Donut King Casuarina for the donation of the hot dogs.

If families would like make any further donations through Caritas, here is the link:

April School Holiday Vacation Care 12th -16th April Enrolments CLOSED

Vacation Care operating hours are 7.30am to 5:30pm on 12th - 16th April.

For those who have not yet paid, payment is now overdue.

WHAT TO BRING: Hat, enclosed toe shoes, SunSmart clothes and clearly named water bottle. Please also bring a spare set of clothes as we are having water play each day.

Please be advised that you will incur a late fee of $5 per minute for any late pick up. 

It is essential for your child’s safety that you notify us if your child is to be absent. Please ring 8948 5362

Each child has now been sent home with their School Photos ordering envelope, please see Tahlia at Reception if you did not receive an envelope.

School Photos will take place on Thursday the 29^th April (Term 2 Week 2).

School Photos are arranged by an external organization – The School Photographer.

For All STUDENT PHOTO ORDER ENQUIRIES:

Email –  enquiries@theschoolphotographer.com.au

Each child must hand in their own completed envelope to The School Photographer on School Photography Day – the 29^th April. Families are encouraged to pay online before the School Photography Day but are reminded to still send the child with their envelope/flyer on the day.

ONLINE PAYMENTS:

Online Order Code located on your Envelope/Flyer to make payment. Use the link below to make online payments.

CASH ORDERS /Money Orders - via Envelope - See Envelope for details

SIBLINGS PHOTOS - If you would like to order sibling photos, a Separate Siblings Envelope needs to be completed, these are available for collection from Tahlia at Reception.

All students must present themselves to the photographer on the day to ensure the Sibling photo is taken.

Please Note: Online Payments for sibling orders are closed by 8.30am on photo day.

Prior to 9.30am on photo day you can still collect and pay via cash only using a Sibling Envelope from the school office. Phone orders are not available for sibling payments on photo day.

Late Payments - If paying online after photo day for your class/portraits, online orders are open via our website for you to make payment. A late fee applies for all orders placed after the bulk issue of School Photos are delivered.

See Envelope for details.

For All STUDENT PHOTO ORDER ENQUIRIES

Email –  enquiries@theschoolphotographer.com.au

Children's University in the Holidays

The holidays are here and it a great way to earn more hours for your Passport.

Here are some ways to earn the hours,

1 Helping around the house as a learning experience cooking, baking, tidy my room.

2 Create something, Recycle Art, cubbies, Lego construction, or creative writing.

3 Outdoor play, riding my bike, walking on the beach, visiting friends and family, Camping.

4 Use the Portal.

5 Visit the learning Destinations, which you can find on the Portal via the link below.

Remember with each of these we need some evidence, so write few lines about each activity and put the hours in your Passport.

Enjoy and have fun!

Ms Clare

RE News

The MJR focus for week 10 is Making Good Choices.  
Choice making is one of the most important skills you can develop to become healthy students.  Choice making is crucial, because the decisions you make can direct the path that your day can take you.

Thank you to room 13 for leading us in a prayerful Stations of the Cross liturgy last Thursday. The art work for each station was very reflective and creative. Excellent work! 

This week we entered into the season of Easter. This is the longest of the liturgical seasons lasting for 50 days until Pentecost. Click on the link to see the Bishop’s Easter Message:

Thank you to room 14 for leading the resurrection liturgy on our return to school on Tuesday. Your creative re-enactment of the Gospel story was amazing. Well Done!

 These people saw the spirit of Jesus: 

Heavenly Father, I thank you for this glorious day we call Easter, where we celebrate the resurrection of your Son, Jesus! Let us rejoice in you and not forget why we’re gathering on this Sunday. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Rochelle De-La-Mare - REC

Weekly Awards: Week 9 - Be a Winner and a Grinner & Week 10 - Achievement

ELC

Isla Janse Van Rensburg - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

Isabella Egerton - Achievement Award Week 10 - You have such a positive attitude to your learning. You shows great initiative and work well with others. We love how you so confidently join in all learning experiences in the classroom. Well done Isabella:)

Room 5 Transition Miss Jo and Sr Hilde

Safal Bhattarai - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

 Matilda Love - Achievement Award Week 10 - For her amazing smiling face and for working very hard on her Phonics sounds. Keep aiming high! You help all of your classmates to learn.

Room 1 Y1/2 Miss Mona

 Jasmine Haynes - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

Micah Hay - Achievement Award Week 10 - For really applying yourself during mathematics lessons and confidently sharing your understanding of new concepts you have learned.

Room 2 Y1/2 Mr C

Hananiah Dornan - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

Anish Narayan - Achievement Award Week 10 - Anish, we are starting to see your bubbly, inquisitive nature flowing through to your writing. Keep working on your writing so that it is both easy to read and interesting to read as well.

Room 8 Y3/4 Mrs Mandy

Lucy Wilson - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

Patricia Rocio - Achievement Award Week 10 - You are an enthusiastic and confident learner. You are kind,considerate and you are a wonderful role model in our class. Well done Patricia!

Room 9 Y3/4 Ms Alex

Samuel Andrews - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

Sara Markez - Achievement Award Week 10 - You have had a wonderful term at St Paul’s. You are a very bright, articulate and most importantly kind student. You were recognised by your peers as a leader for our SRC and I have no doubt you will continue to do amazing things next term.- Achievement Award Week 10 -

Room 12 Y5/6 Mrs Del & Ibu Margy

Gabriel Villaceran - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

Johara Lubguban - Achievement Award Week 10 - What an amazing start you have had to the year. You are an extremely hard worker and always try your best. You are engaged in every activity and a joy to have in our class.

Room 13 Y5/6 Miss Lauren & Ms Jess

Henri Brice - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

Alex Tyrrell - Achievement Award Week 10 - Alex, you have made some great learning choices lately, particularly during our Literacy sessions. It has been wonderful to see you engaged and completing set tasks. Keep up the great enthusiasm.

Room 14 Y5/6 Mrs Pond

Matilda Uden - Received the Be a Winner and a Grinner Award Week 9

MJ Puno - Achievement Award Week 10 - Being a successful learner starts with having a positive attitude towards learning. A positive attitude lets you relax, remember, focus and absorb information as you learn. You MJ, are always ready to welcome new experiences and recognise many different kinds of learning opportunities. You are a fabulous role model in Room 14, Well done!

Classroom News

Book of the Week

General Information

SCHOOL HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSURE: Please note that the school office will be closed in the April school holidays apart from Friday the 16th of April we will be open 9am-2pm.

The school office is open 7:50am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday during term time.

UNIFORM ORDERS: The company that supplies our uniforms notified us in January that it will take 3 months or more to complete our order (they are making the uniforms from scratch). This means it will still be a few more weeks until we expect to receive our order. Families will be advised when they are ready for collection. We thank you for your patience, Covid restrictions have made this process lengthier than we would wish.

LOST PROPERTY: Please check the names on your children's hats and other property as we have discovered that children are accidentally taking other children's belongings home.

SCHOOL FEES:  School fee invoices have now been sent out to all families via email, please contact us if you have not received your email. When paying fees please ensure you include a reference for what the payment is for, either 'School Fees', 'OSHC Fees' or 'ELC fees' in the name.

SIBLING DISCOUNT: If you have more than 1 child studying at a Catholic School in the NT, you will be eligible for a sibling discount. Please contact finance.stpauls@nt.catholic.edu.au to inform our finance team of which schools your other children attend.

Rm  4 Transition - Miss Jo  & Sr Hilde   - SPORT DAY: Tuesday  LIBRARY DAY:  Friday

Rm 1  Yr 1-2  -  Miss Mona   -   SPORT DAY: Tuesday  LIBRARY DAY:  Thursday

Rm 2  Yr 1-2  -  Mr C   -  SPORT DAY: Wednesday  LIBRARY DAY:  Friday 

Rm 8  Yr 3-4 -  Miss Mandy & Sr Hilde  - SPORT DAY: Wednesday   LIBRARY DAY:  Monday

Rm 9  Yr 3-4  -  Miss Alex   - SPORT DAY: Tuesday  LIBRARY DAY:  Thursday

Rm 12  Yr 5-6  -  Mrs Del & Miss Margy - SPORT DAY: Tuesday  LIBRARY DAY:  Tuesday

Rm 13  Yr 5-6  -  Miss Lauren & Miss Jess - SPORT DAY: Wednesday  LIBRARY DAY:  Wednesday

Rm 18  Yr 5-6  -  Mrs Pond  - SPORT DAY: Wednesday  LIBRARY DAY: TBA

BACK TO SCHOOL VOUCHERS: Have you used your Back to School Voucher?  If not, please call into the office to complete your voucher. The NT Government provides $150.00 for each child attending school in the NT. This may be put towards uniforms or your book and resource levy. Vouchers are only valid for Term 1.  

BOOK CLUB ORDERS: Book Club orders are sent out from Scholastic through the school twice per term.   We use the “LOOP” system which means online ordering only.  For more information on how to do this please see the link below www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Please remember to use your child’s classroom number when ordering.

SPORTS VOUCHERS: Parents are asked to order their voucher online at www.sportsvoucher.nt.gov.au  Simply visit the For Parents or Carers section and scroll down until you find the Request a New or Replacement Sport Voucher link. Please allow 2—4 weeks for delivery to your postal address.    

Semester 2, 2020 Learn to Swim and Sport Voucher applications are now open to apply online.

Semester 1 2021 Learn to Swim and Sports Voucher applications opened 4^th January 2021

Parent or carers are able to print or save the voucher if the child/s details are in the system. If the child/s details are not found, you will receive a voucher to your nominated email within 7 days of applying. Please check your junk/spam folder prior to contacting us if you have applied and not yet received your voucher.

Sport Voucher:

The Sport Voucher Scheme is available to every urban school-enrolled child from preschool to year 12 and home-schooled children. Parents or carers need to apply for vouchers online each semester.

All vouchers expire on 31 May each year. Applications close 24 May each year.

Learn to Swim Voucher:

Children under 5 years old and not enrolled in preschool or school may be eligible to receive the Learn to Swim voucher. Children must be registered for the water safety awareness program run by Royal Life Saving Society before you apply. Parents or carers need to apply for vouchers online each semester.

All vouchers expire on 31 May each year. Applications close 24 May each year.

PARENT CONTACT DETAILS: Please advise the office of any changes to your contact details. This includes phone numbers, address details and emails. It is vitally important that we have the correct contact number in view of any emergency. Thank you for your assistance in this area.   

INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS: Instrumental lessons will take place again this year with Andrew Arthur, Violin lessons with Kirsty McCullum and Woodwind lessons with Eliza Tobin.  Instrumental lessons will take place each Friday and Violin lessons each Wednesday during school hours.  Contact details for Andrew are – dapa@live.com.au 0428153355 and Kirsty McCullum-  kirstymac@bigpond.com and Eliza Tobin for Woodwind lessons - elizatobin@hotmail.com.

SCHOOL START TIMES: We request that families drop their children off at school as close to 8am as possible.  Should you arrive prior to this time please wait on the steps outside the staffroom before going to the classroom.  At 8:10am the first bell will sound which means the children and parents can then proceed to the classroom.  The classrooms and office will be closed during that time however, recess/lunch trays will be accessible outside the classrooms. 

SCHOOL DENTIST:  St Paul’s does not have on onsite dental clinic, however you can use the Dental Clinic at Nightcliff Primary school. Parents are asked to contact the clinic on 89226466 to arrange an appointment. Parents are to accompany their child to the appointment. There is no charge for this service and it is highly recommended that children’s teeth should be regularly checked. This also includes pre-school children.  

PICKING UP CHILDREN at the end of the school day.  We ask that all parents/carers who will be picking up their child from school please wait in the area outside the office and staffroom. 

CARPARK PICK-UP: In an effort to move the traffic along more quickly and freely we ask that parents safely follow the appropriate procedures.  Should you need to get out and buckle your child in—we ask that you use the car spaces available to do so and not the pick up area. 

CANTEEN NEWS: 

The Canteen will provide recess and lunch through quickcliq.com.au (account set up required). It seems that some children are choosing not to eat food brought from home and are instead requesting snacks and food from the canteen. Please note that families will be invoiced for this so please ensure your child is aware of what food is packed for them each day and that all food is labelled clearly (including packets of snack foods as it is confusing when children have the same snacks.

LUNCHES:  Lunch boxes are taken to the coolroom each morning between 8.15 and 8.30am.  It is important to be at school on time for the smooth running of this program and it is important that all recess and lunch boxes are labelled with your child’s name and Room No.

OSHC NEWS: If you have changed your child’s days from last year or would like more could you please let Anna-Lea or Ihrene know.  If you wish to enrol in the program—Enrolment Forms can be collected from the office or OSHC.  Thank you.

FULL TIME, PART TIME AND CASUAL BOOKED CARE: Please understand that fees will be charged for booked days regardless whether the child attends or not. As we need to consider rosters and menu food that are prepared and organised. There is a subsidy for your fees for this available from Centrelink. Please ring them for more information.

CANCELLATION OF CARE: Two weeks written notice will be required for cancellation of care for both full time and part time children. Change of care days should be supported by email and change to enrolment form. As above, there is a subsidy for your fees for this available from Centrelink. Please ring them for more information.

St Paul's Parents and Friends

St Paul's Parents and Friends

St Paul's P&F is looking for new committee members to help organize and run events during the year. These events are a great way to meet new parents and be involved in your school community. We always need volunteers on the day of events too, watch out for our on line signup sheets.

If you are interested in helping please come to a meeting on the first Tuesday of the month or contact Bernadette McGrath 0432641999.

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