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Dear Parents and Carers,
Community Council
We had our first meeting of the year on Monday night with the following nominations accepted for executive roles. I am pleased to announce the following School Community Council for 2023.Chair – Angela Schacht
Deputy Chair – Dan McInerney
Treasurer – Michael Giacomin
Secretary – Aleks Kalinowski
General Members (which some specific roles and expertise) – Corrinne Smith , Edwina Wundersitz, Ana Stewart, Amie Lloyd and Samantha Wilson
Staff representative – Angela Bartkowiak
Ex officio – Ursula Jamieson, Susan Chant and Fr Praveen Paul
Congratulations and thank you to these parents for their undertaking of this significant role within the school community. In the following few newsletters, each member of the council will introduce themselves and tell us a little about who they are. There will also be a photo of each of them so you can recognize them and know that they are there to listen to you.
Principals Retreat
Next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I will be in Bowral attending the annual System Leaders Days which includes a faith formation aspect for all Catholic School principals. While I am away, the school will be in the capable hands of Susan Chant, our Assistant Principal.
May God bless you and your families.
Ursula Jamieson
Principal
Today 3/4G led us in a beautiful Community Prayer. We heard from the Gospel of John:
So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."
During this time of Lent, we prepare ourselves for the Risen Christ at Easter. The bread of life refers to nourishment of our soul. By making time for prayer and meditation, we give ourselves the opportunity to feed our soul and strengthen our relationship with Jesus. Relationships are reciprocal and Lent is a good time to remember to make time to let Jesus be a priority in our lives. At St Thomas the Apostle, we meditate regularly. If you are wondering about how we do this, please ask your child to show you how to, they are experts!
Sacraments
We look forward to seeing the children who will be preparing for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation at one of this weekend’s enrolment masses. A reminder if you cannot make it to contact either myself, or Father Praveen.
Project Compassion
Each class has a Project Compassion box. Sometime during Lent, please send in a donation for your child’s class box.
“Spanning across the six weeks of Lent each year, Project Compassion brings thousands of Australian schools, parishes and supporters together to raise funds for people living in some of the most vulnerable communities across the world. Your generous support can help change lives today - and For All Future Generations” Project Compassion Website.
St Vincent de Paul
Thank you to those who so generously donated this week! This week we are asking families to donate some breakfast cereals, longlife milk and tea bags. Please consider adding one of these items to your weekly shop to make life a little easier for those in need in our community. Children can bring items in any day and place them in the St Vincent de Paul tub in each classroom.
****A reminder that Community Prayer will be held in the Church at 2:30 pm every odd week of the term and all families are invited to join us. ****
Please mark in your diaries:
- Saturday and Sunday 4/5 March- Sacramental Enrolment Masses
- Sunday 5 March- Children's Liturgy followed by cupcake decorating and scones 10:00am
- Friday 17 March- Community Prayer led by 5/6KP
- Monday 20 March- Grandparent's Day and Harmony Day Mass and morning tea beginning at 9:30am
- Friday 31 March - Community Prayer led by 1N
God bless,
Jacinta Housler
Acting REC
Date |
Event |
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Thursday 9 March |
Year 5/6H Class Mass (in church) 9:30am |
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Friday 10 March |
Year 3/4 Assembly (in hall) 2:30pm |
Calendar
To view the Parent and Carers calendar please follow the link below to our school website. This calendar is very user friendly and clear to view on mobile phones.
My name is Susan Harris. This year I am taking on the Student Well-Being Support role. As part of this role, I will be running several programs for students. These programs include social emotional programs for anxiety or anger management, self-esteem/self-confidence program, social skills/friendship program, and a feelings program for younger students. These programs will assist students to build self-esteem and confidence, learn about their emotions and how to manage these emotions and develop their skills with their peers and other relationships. All programs are voluntary, and parents and students can choose if they do not want their child/children to be involved. I am available to meet with students and families on Wednesday and Thursdays. If you DO NOT want your child to be involved in these programs, please contact me via email. My email address is Susan.Harris@cg.catholic.edu.au. I am very much looking forward to being part of the school community.
Susan Harris
Wellbeing Officer
Each week we will include a sign in the newsletter so that you are able to practice this at home with all your children.
Some great work was created this week in the library. Year 1 and 2 were writing sentences about characters from books and an almost finished wall from the Year 3-6's.
Some reminders:
- Return books on your borrowing day to the green trolley by the stage
- Borrowing days are listed below:
Kelli Rootes
Teacher Librarian
Happy Birthday
to the following students and teachers
who will celebrate a birthday this week
Frediie Spencer
Rory Bayer
Layla Allen
Miss Lauren Jameson
Ms Bianca Breen
This week I have been out getting pats from all my friends on the playground. I enjoy going with my teacher helper and making sure everyone is happy and helping some of those who are feeling sad. I get very tired from my duties and love to snuggle under Mrs Trussler's desk for a well earned rest.
Love Tommy
Art Auction & Pizza Night
Please sign up in Church foyer - we need numbers for catering purposes
Fr Praveen & the PPC would like to invite you all to attend upcoming event.
Bring your Kids, Grandkids, Kidults, Parents & friends along to enjoy some great pizza & maybe buy some Art.
Where: Parish Centre
When: Saturday 25th March 2023 @ 7pm Cost: $10 pp / $30 Family
Art will be sold/auctioned off with 50% proceeds going to Parish.
Examples of Artwork are in the back of Church, brochures are also available.
Contact the Office on 6231 9291 or Kambah@cg.org.au to RSVP or to get a copy of the brochure.
Congratulations to Dan Housler, Tommy Housler and Jake Purcell who represented the ACT in NSW Oztag State Championships in Sydney on the 11/12 February. Congratulations also to Georgie Kneeshaw who represented the ACT last weekend in Coffs Harbour.
WOULD YOUR CHILD LIKE TO PLAY NETBALL IN 2022?
Each year students from St Thomas the Apostle get together to form teams to enter into the Arawang Netball Association (ANA) winter competition. Family members and other school students are also welcome to play in our teams. The 2023 competition commences on after the school holidays on Saturday 29 April 2023.
Our school sports uniform is worn to games. Game times will be approximately 8:40am; 9:40am; or 10:50 am depending upon the Year Level (Teams might be in Years 1/2/3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6).
How to Register
To register your players interest please contact one of the parents below. Please let us know before Friday 31st March 2023 so that we can determine the number of teams and which Year levels to play in.
Training is on Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30 (only during the school term) after school at St Thomas and will commence 29th March. If your child is unsure about playing they are welcome to join us to try it out.
As a parent are you interested in coaching or assisting?
If you would like to be involved as a team coach, manager or assist with the netball administration please contact one of us to discuss an important role you can play.
To keep up with information about netball at St Thomas the Apostle please join our closed group Facebook Page. Search for:
Royal Blues Netball Club Kambah ACT – STTAP
Point of Contacts St Thomas Netball Teams
Vanessa Quigley Emily O’Callaghan
vanessa.quigley@me.com emily.ocallaghan78@gmail.com.
0434 919 960 0418 264 380
