St Raphael’s Catholic School Term 1, Week 9/A Newsletter 21 March 2016
Holy Week Dear Parents, As we enter Holy Week 2016, Lent comes to a close and the Easter Season begins. You are strongly encouraged to participate as fully as possible in the rich events of Holy Week. Year 8 students take up their work in our parish by hosting the morning tea for parishioners at the Healing Mass (Wednesday (9:45am). This hospitality role is taken up twice yearly in the lead-up to Easter and in the lead-up to Christmas. Our P&F Association is meeting tonight for two purposes – the 2016 Annual General Meeting and the ordinary P&F Meeting for March. Your attendance and participation is strongly encouraged. This week a Parent Satisfaction Survey will be circulated – please take the opportunity to tell us about us from your perspective. The survey is part of research being conducted to identify areas for improvement. The surveys are anonymous and there is a two week return period before collation commences. Parent / Teacher discussions are being held in the first week of next term. Please be aware that the appointment process will be through the schools website and secondary students will be receiving progress reports before the end of term. Student activities around this time include Chess, Primary Winter Sports Trials, Secondary Hockey Trials, 2016 Youth Ambassador, Stations of the Cross. The Hockey Gala Day for Primary Schools was postponed until April 1 due to the inclement weather
. Michael Gallagher Principal
God of such unwavering love, how do I "celebrate" the passion and death of Jesus? Give me the strength to see his love with honesty and compassion and to feel deeply your own forgiveness and mercy for me. Help me to understand how to "celebrate" this week. I want be able to bring my weaknesses and imperfections with me as I journey with Jesus this week, so aware of his love. Amen
Monday 21 Happy birthday to Georgia Campbell, Charli Reynolds and Chloe Robertson. P&F Annual General Meeting. Tuesday 22 Happy birthday to Benjamin Smith. Study Centre @ S17 (Computer Lab 3) 3 8-8:45am. Wednesday 23 Happy birthday to Lily Carson and Dominic Henderson. Study Centre @ S17 (Computer Lab 3) 3 8-8:45am. Thursday 24 Stations of the Cross. (10am for Secondary and 12:30pm for Infants and Primary) Study Centre @ S17 (Computer Lab 3) 3 8-8:45am. Friday 25 Happy birthday to Aiden Triming. Annunciation. Good Friday. Happy birthday to Griffin Keys and Joel and Brendan th Stendell for the 26 .
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Parish Anointing Mass of the Sick for Easter rd This Wednesday, 23 March, our Eight Green students will attend the Mass of the Anointing of the Sick at 10am in Saint Raphael’s Hall. This will be followed by morning tea that the students supply. This is a valuable link with our parish and an experience of service for our students. The attendance of the students is greatly appreciated by the parishioners and the students themselves benefit from this connection. Students serve as wait staff and assist with washing up and sweeping of the hall. Eight Green students are asked to please provide one plate of either: savoury finger food, slices of fresh fruit or something “tempting” to eat for morning tea. Food is to be left at the front office on the morning of the mass. Please label all containers you wished to be returned. Disposable plates are easiest. Any school community members who are praying for healing are also warmly invited to attend. Peta Bischof Secondary REC Dates for the Calendar Thursday 24th March - School Stations of the Cross (10am for Secondary and 12:30pm for Infants and Primary) Holy Week Thursday 24th March - Holy Thursday Friday 25th March - Good Friday Saturday 26th March - Holy Saturday Sunday 27th March - Easter Sunday Project Compassion A reminder that the collection of money for Project Compassion is drawing to a close. Could all students who have been collecting money at home in their small Project Compassion boxes please return them to school by the end of Term 1.
Studies students. This will be followed by PDHPE and Early Childhood during the next assembly in Week 3 th Term 2, 10 May. Construction and Hospitality will st showcase in Week 6 Term 2, 31 May. Parents and Carers are warmly invited to come along to see the wonderful work being done by our Year 11 students. Exploring Early Childhood Excursion Year 11 students who are studying Exploring Early Childhood will be participating in an excursion to th Cowra Hospital on Thursday 24 of March to visit the Maternity Ward. We have been studying a unit on ‘Pregnancy and Childbirth’ and will be talking to the midwives about labour and testing of the newborn baby. This will be an extremely valuable, real world experience for our EEC students and will greatly support our in class learning.
Touch Football Report On Tuesday, two teams of St Raphael’s Secondary students went to Forbes to trial for the Diocesan Touch team. Our Opens Girls and Under 15’s Boys teams participated in a gala day and played against schools from all over the Diocese. Congratulations to both of our teams who played against some very tough competition, yet still managed to score tries and improve their skills! A special mention to Samuel Frazer and Mitchell Sparkes who were selected in the ‘possibles and probables’ match for the Under 15 Boys. Great sportsmanship and school spirit was shown on the day, well done!
Altar Servers’ Roster th Sat 26 Mar: Easter Volunteers please. th Sun 27 Mar: Easter Volunteers please. School Readers for Weekend Parish Masses: th Sat 26 Mar: Easter Volunteers please. th Sun 27 Mar: Easter Volunteers please. School Eucharistic Ministers for Weekend Parish Masses: th Sat 26 Mar: Easter Volunteers please. th Sun 27 Mar: Easter Volunteers please. School Computer Roster th Sat 26 Mar: Easter Volunteers please. th Sun 27 Mar: Easter Volunteers please.
Showcasing Year 11 work Over the coming weeks students in Year 11 will be showcasing their work in a variety of subjects. On nd Tuesday 22 March at the assembly 12:15pm we will be starting with a showcase from Business and Legal P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
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Winter Sports Trials Last Friday, 29 St. Raphael's Year 5 and 6 students headed to a wet and windy Bathurst to compete in the annual Diocesan Winter Sports Trials. Congratulations to all who attended, with special mention to the following 12 students who have made it through to the next level, representing the Bathurst Diocese at the Polding trials to be held next term. Girls Hockey- Emma Wilkinson, Mikelli Garratt and Pip Austin Boys Hockey- Will Harris and Depp Ryan-Lukasiak Netball - Annaleise Prescott Rugby League - Harry Thuaux Rugby Union - Sam Kelly, Riley Langfield, Eoghan Killick, Daniel Britten and Nick Brown. A great result for our school with impressive representation across the board. Well done everyone. Cross Country- Primary This Wednesday, 24th March, all Primary students who wish to try out for the St. Raphael's Cross Country team will be having a trial to select our school representatives. Years 3 and 4 run over the 2 km journey, whilst the Year 5 and 6 students go over the longer 3 km trip. Those selected will travel to Coolah on Tuesday, 3rd May. This date also coincides with our Rugby League Russell Richardson/David Peachey day that will involve all Primary boys entered into either Competitive or Non-Competitive games, as well as our girls participating in a Netball day. Parents of Cross Country runners will need to discuss with their children the best option for the day. Any queries, please contact Grahame Statham. Secondary Chess Team vs Henry Lawson Congratulations to our Secondary chess team. First game of the season resulted in a win against Henry Lawson High School. Well done to Aiden Triming, Lucas Pearce, Mitchell Amos and Jayden Millar. Job well done!
Anna McNamara and India Johnson - St Raphael's Catholic School Brandon Melton - Cowra Rotary Matthew Mood - Cowra Lions
Well done to all 4 participants. You each represented your sponsors, your families, our school and most importantly, yourselves, with dignity. Congratulations! Mr Lette and the SRC CELEBRATING EXCELLENT EX-STUDENTS Cowra students are fortunate to be eligible for a number of awards provided by community and other groups. St Raphael’s School joins in celebrating the achievements of ex-students who completed the HSC in 2015. Many successes have been reported and the challenge of post-school life awaits. The school community is also excited by the success of 2 of our ex-students recently. Congratulations to ex-student Maddison Johnson on being chosen to attend the National Science and Youth Forum in Canberra. Maddison always exhibited the qualities of a serious student who had a clear understanding of her life goals. She was Dux of St Raphael’s in 2014. Georgia Waters completed her HSC last year and has begun studying Nursing at Charles Sturt University. Georgia was the proud recipient of a scholarship presented by the Australian Federation of Graduate Women at a dinner recently which was also attended by some teachers who are Graduate Women members. Both Maddison and Georgia were educated at St Raphael’s from Kinder to Year 10 and the school joins with the whole Cowra community in wishing them every success in their future education endeavours. St Raphael’s Catholic School – now a K-12 school.
Youth Ambassadors 2016 St Raphael's Catholic School would like to congratulate all 11 young people who participated in the the 2016 Youth Ambassador Program. Between the 11 nominees, over $5,0000 was raised for various charities. We especially congratulate our school nominees, Anna McNamara & India Johnson, who together raised over $1,000 for the NSW Cancer Council. Pictured here with their parents are our school's 2016 Ambassador nominees. P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
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Outward Bound Fundraising
EASTER CUP CAKE SALE This Wednesday cupcakes big and small will be on sale to raise money for Outward Bound. They will cost 50c, $1 or $2 depending on the size. Thanks for your support! 5 Green’s Lemonade Stand rd Recess Wednesday 23 of March $1 a cup (Infants and Primary only) All money raised going to Caritas for Project Compassion
Helpers Needed For Catholic Debutante Ball Adult helpers are needed for the annual Catholic Debutante Ball. In particular we are looking for people for security and for adults with their RSA certificate, however, we are happy to accept all helpers from any of the families in the school. Please contact Nat Rush on 0422 300474. The date of the Catholic Ball this year is on Friday, th 17 June 2016. Thanking you in advance.
Computer Advice to Parents 1. Have your children block their Facebook page – that means that only their “friends” can have access, not the entire planet. 2. Sign up to Facebook yourself and have your child “friend” you – that means you have access to their page. 3. Visit those pages at random intervals – it will be most enlightening.
Tutoring James Reynolds (ex student and former Dux of Year 10), is offering to tutor students in the following areas: - General help with homework (any subject) from K-10 - Study and exam preparation in Maths, English, Geography, and Science. Contact number: 0499790921 Cost: $20, 45 minute sessions for years K-6 and $25, 1 hour sessions for 7-10.
Canteen Update This week’s roster is as follows: Tues 22 Brooke Marks
Wed 23 CLOSED
Thurs 24 Angela Kollas
Fri 25
Mon 28
GOOD FRIDAY
EASTER MONDAY
Briony Woodhouse
Tues 29 March: Mary Campbell, Kate Wilson.
WELL DONE Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the next level on the Behaviour Management Programme. Level 5 Phillipa Richmond Cooper Hurst Oscar Whitty Evie Louttit Joseph Broad Flynn Hindmarsh Cooper Pullen Dekota Hindmarsh Jack Chamberlain Kasey Burton Sarah Clark Thomas Thuaux Level 6 Matthew Mood Georgia Chapple Olivia MacNamara
3 Green 3 Green 3 Green 3 Gold 3 Gold 3 Gold 3 Gold 5 Green 5 Green 5 Gold 9 Green 9 Green
Cooper Doyles Thomas Pullen Darby Hubber Sarah shady Will Campbell William Pearce Thomas Partridge Scarlet Shepherd Stanley Rush Ashleigh Britten Matthew Reid Adam Vardy
3 Green 3 Green 3 Gold 3 Gold 3 Gold 3 Gold 4 Gold 5 Green 5 Green 9 Green 9 Gold 7 Green
10Green Brady Tretheway 9 Gold 8 Gold Isabella Lynch 8 Gold 8 Gold Catherine Gallagher 7 Green
Your Teachers are very Proud of You!
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS CLINIC Helen Garratt Tennis Coaching Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach Email: handlgarratt@bigpond.com Mob: 0407139164 Ph: 63428447 th th DATE: Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 April VENUE: Cowra Tennis Club TIME: 9.00-11.30am There will be a recess break at around 10.30 each day. Children are to bring their own drinks and snacks. PROGRAM The program will include skills, technique, fitness, match play/games and ball machine. COST $30 per day or $80 for all three days. BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED PLAYERS CATERED FOR ENROLMENTS TO HELEN GARRATT BY PHONE OR EMAIL Kids Disco and Monster Raffle Where: Cowra Services Club th When: Thursday 24 March Time: from 6pm Monster Easter Egg and Seafood Raffle. All are welcome.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENT IN ORANGE WHERE: St Barnabas Anglican Church Parish Hall Corner Dora and McLachlan Streets East Orange st WHEN: Thursday 21 April 2016 TIME: 9:45 am to 3:30pm ENTRY FEE: $10 [$5 for additional family member] st nd rd PRIZES: Trophies for 1 , 2 & 3 in Under 18 and Under 12 st Coaching Voucher for 1 place in U18 and U12
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REGISTER BY: 19 April 2016 latest by contacting one of the following Junior Chess Coordinators: 1. Alexander Aich Ph 6884 4561 alexander.aich@gmail.com 2. Joe Cummins Ph 6362 6882 heather.cummins@optusnet.com.au WHAT TO BRING: Your own lunch [soft drinks and bottled water for sale] You don’t have to be good, this is a fun tournament. But a knowledge of the rules is required and tournament conditions will be applied. The games will be timed with chess clocks. Don’t worry if you have never played with clocks. You’ll be told how they work. The results will be sent to the NSW Junior Chess League for ratings. Chess the clever sport Screenteens School Holday Workshop Our upcoming Screenteens School Holday Workshop is the perfect training ground for young aspiring actors between 12 years and 16 years old seeking a professional understanding of the acting industry and the performance making process. This workshop will deepen your training and ultimately, help guide you towards your dream whilst making new friends in a social and creative environment! Tutored by David E Woodley (Home and Away, Dance Academy), young actors will learn how to:
Explore the basics of Green Screen Creatively break down a scene and bring your character to life through voice and improvisational exercises Rehearse and perform scenes from Film and TV Workshop scenes to camera Many of our Screenteen graduates have gone on to be cast in starring roles in Film and Television (including Puberty Blues, Home and Away, Tomorrow When The War Began, All Saints, The December Boys, H20 and Blue Water High...) Are you ready to delve into the art of screen acting? Apply today or for more information email info@screenwise.com.au or call us on (02) 9281 4484. DATE: Commences: 19th April 2016 Concludes: 21st April 2016 WHEN: Morning class, 10:00AM - 1:00PM WHERE: Screenwise Studios, 84-86 Mary Street Surry Hills, NSW COST: $295 (Early bird ends 5th April 2016) or $330
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Term 1 in a Snapshot
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