St Raphael’s Catholic School Term 3, Week 4/B Newsletter 7 August 2017 Hindmarsh Dairy. The massive support we have received from the community and from Grain Growers is humbling. Thank you.
Dear Parents Congratulations and thank you to the numerous students participating in community commemorations of the Breakout last weekend. The feast day of St Mary MacKillop is celebrated tomorrow and we will all attend Mass together at 9:30am. “There where you are you will find God” is one of my favourite quotes from St Mary MacKillop. On Friday of this week (11/8) students will be raising funds for the Vinnies Winter Appeal by conducting a mufti day. Please encourage your children to participate on behalf of the homeless and make a gold coin donation to the cause. One gold coin may not be much on its own but when over four hundred of us contribute we can collectively make life better for others. Year 10 students and several staff members are going that bit further and participating in the Vinnies Winter Sleepout in support of the homeless. Your sponsorship is called for. Staffing Update for Semester 2: Clerical Assistant (additional person for reception / First Aid Officer) Mrs Julie McLennan School Assistant (Learning support mainly in secondary) Mrs Kate Cucchiaro Assistant Wellbeing Coordinator (0.1) Mr David Lette PDHPE + Shared History load (1.0) Miss Larissa Atkinson. These roles will commence in Week 5. Thank you to those who have helped by bridging the gaps in the opening weeks of term. Thank you to the local companies which hosted VET students from Year 11 during their Work Placement. We place a very high value on the support you provide for our school. Quinn Cup at Lake Burrendong went ahead with a cleverly switched timetable to navigate around the wet times. This year St Matthews, Mudgee took the shield home. Congratulations to our squad which performed strongly and honourably. This week our Archibull Team is spending time with Dr Stephanie Fowler on the meat production element of the project. In addition the team is undertaking their Industry Excursion by visiting Illinois Farms, Cowra Grain and Seed, Peter Boyd Feedlot and Ian P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
Michael Gallagher Principal
St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal In every state, every neighbourhood, every community. The reasons to donate are all around us. There are times, Lord, when we say we are hungry but we really have no idea what real hunger is, and the desperation that goes with it. We even tend to waste food. We ask you, Lord, to inspire us to discover the real priorities in life so that we may live simply so that others may simply live. Amen. “To whom much is given, much will be required” Luke 12:48
Monday 7 Happy birthday to Jayden Azzopardi, Abigail Partridge and Emma Tremble. HSC Trial Exam Week. Tuesday 8 Happy birthday to Anthony Day. Kindy Excursion to the Police Station. Feast of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop Wednesday 9 Happy birthday to William Fleming. Archibull Industry Excursion. NSW Netball Cup – Bathurst. Thursday 10 Friday 11 Happy birthday to Matthew Prescott. Kindy Excursion to the Hospital. Vinnies Winter Appeal Mufti Day Year 1-12 - Gold Coin. Vinnies Winter Sleepout Appeal. Happy birthday to Toby White for the 12th and Harriett Perry for the 13th.
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Feast of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop This great Australian woman inspired great dedication to God's work in the then new colonies. In today's world, she stands as an example of great courage and trust in her living out of God's loving and compassionate care of those in need.
Friday 11th August - Vinnies Winter Sleepout Tuesday 15th August - Feast of the Assumption 9.30am
Altar Servers’ Roster th Sat 12 Aug: Isabelle Doorey, Kate Proctor. th Sun 13 Aug: Orlando Perry. School Readers for Weekend Parish Masses: th Sat 12 Aug: Miss K Slaven. th Sun 13 Aug: Mr and Mrs Gallagher. School Eucharistic Ministers for Weekend Parish Masses: th Sun 13 Aug: Mrs P Bischof, Mrs L Moodie. School Computer Roster th Sat 12 Aug: Mrs M McMurtrie. th Sun 13 Aug: Casey family.
Tomorrow our School community will attend Mass to celebrate the Feast of Mary MacKillop, Australia’s first saint.
Why Get Involved? Schools are uniquely placed to help shape and influence community awareness and opinions. Hosting a Vinnies School Sleepout will: • Encourage students to connect with an evident and increasing need in their local community • Challenge our school community to raise funds to make a difference through social justice • Allow our school to advocate for people in need in the community • Raise awareness of the many faces of homelessness to help break down stereotypes • Bring students together with a united cause that benefits the community • Further educate our school and community Please donate to this great cause: nswvinniesschoolsleepout.gofundraise.com.au/page/St RaphaelsWarriors St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal Each year St Raphael’s takes part in raising funds for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. This year we have chosen to conduct a mufti day in order to raise funds to donate to this cause. The students in Year 112 are asked to wear mufti this Friday (11th of August) and bring a gold coin to donate to Vinnies. “Together we can do heroic things” Dates for the Calendar Tuesday 8th August - Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Mass 9.30am Friday 11th August - Vinnies Winter Appeal Mufti Day (Year 1-12) (gold coin donation) P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
4 foundation stones to building positive thoughts and resilience 1. Watch your thoughts. Talk to young people about the kinds of thoughts they have about themselves and their daily experiences. Encourage the child to watch their thoughts and not to be influenced by thoughts that make them feel bad about themselves, like “I’m so stupid”. 2. Question thoughts. Get children to ask themselves “are the upsetting thoughts I am thinking about myself/the situation really true?” what is the real outside evidence to support or dismiss these thoughts. For example if they feel that they don’t fit into a social group, point out times when they have done things with this group Email: straphaels@bth.catholic.edu.au School Website: www.straphaelscowra.catholic.edu.au
and who in the group has been friendly towards them. 3. Lead by example. Teachers and parents can model positive and accurate thinking patterns in everyday situations. For example, when they make a mistake, acknowledge it and confirm that they might find the task difficult but that they are still learning and trying hard to get it right. Follow up by saying that they are sure they will get it right first time next time. 4. Lead a healthy lifestyle. This helps give young people the strength they need to be resilient. Make sure children are in a settled and regular routine. They need a good night’s sleep with a set going to bed time, especially on school nights. Children aged 5 to 12 need 10-12 hours sleep per night; while those aged 12 to 15 need 8 to 10 hours. They also need a healthy and varied diet which includes vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and high quality meat and fish. Regular daily exercise is also important. It is recommended that they play outside or engage in sports for an hour a day, every day. This also acts as a natural antidepressant and stress reliever as it helps release ‘happy hormones’ into the system. S. Whiteley - Pastoral Care and Student Wellbeing NED Show Infants and Primary students were treated to a high energy performance last Monday to promote positive attitudes towards school. The presenter used yoyo tricks, magic tricks and audience participation to inform students of the meaning of NED. N – Never give up E – Encourage others D – Do your best A NED zone was set up in the playground for the week for students to use yoyo’s that may have been purchased. Students have been having fun trying new skills and tricks. Please refer to the NED website for any queries about faulty yoyo’s or other enquiries. It is requested that yoyo’s now stay at home as the NED zone is no longer applicable. Mr Colemane - Primary Wellbeing Coordinator
proudly represented at the War Cemetery Wreath Laying Service by Vice-Captain, Jack Webb, Primary Prefects Meg Jones and Inka Wilson, along with Year 2 student, Isabella Lette.
The level of dignity and respect exhibited by these young leaders was highly commendable and appreciated by the veterans and community members present. Mr Lette Year 11 Ancient History Last Friday Year 11 Ancient History travelled to the University of Sydney's Nicholson Museum, where we were treated to a hands on experience examining artefacts from across the Ancient World.
Students Ben Price and Matthew Mood were exposed to the latest developments in archaeological research, along with an impressive model of ancient Pompeii made from Lego, (Note to Santa, I want it for Christmas!).
Breakout Anniversary Saturday 5th August marked the anniversary of the Cowra Breakout. St Raphael's Catholic School was P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
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Special thanks to Mrs Lette, who accompanied the class as our official photographer. Her images of the museum's collection will feature in an upcoming Year 6 to Year 7 transition lesson of History.
educational resources for our school/early learning centre – and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.
Mr Lette
From Wednesday 26 July to Tuesday 19 September or while stock lasts, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school or at Woolworths Cowra. Sticker sheets are available at the front office. At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn
LIBRARY NEWS WEEK 4 TERM 3 2017 Book Parade 2017: Our annual Book Parade in Week rd 6 on Wednesday 23 where we have a student parade involving years K-6. Students come to school dressed as a book character. I have been discussing this with classes and students can see me for any details about their character. Following the Book Parade parents are invited to have lunch with their children. Premier Reading Challenge: students from year 3 to 9 are reminded they need to record books they have read other than those borrowed from school. These can be added to their reading list for the 2017 challenge. MS Readathon: our school has been registered so students who wish to support the cause of Multiple Sclerosis by reading books during August. Details at: www.msreadathon.org.au Chess Club: Years 5 and 6 have commenced their chess knockout. If any students have missed out on Round One they will need to see me this week. Happy Reading everyone. K. Skinner
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Canteen Update This week’s roster is as follows: Tues 8 Briony Woodhouse
Archibull reminder Archibull Industry Excursion this Wednesday. Usual home room and then meet at bus at 8.55. Don't forget to wear sports uniform.
Wed 9 CLOSED
Thurs 10 Ammie Broad
Fri 11 Mary Campbell
Carrie Simunic
Kirsty Langfield
Mon 14
Kristy White
Soup of the week: Cauliflower.
Eastern Athletics Carnival On Friday, 28th July, St. Raphael's Catholic School had a big, strong contingent of athletes head off to Bathurst to compete at the eastern Carnival. Our students performed well in the coolish conditions, with lots of "Personal Bests" achieved on the day. Ky Garratt broke a record in the Discus. Actually, he smashed it by over 6 metres! Wowsers! We had an Age Champion as well, with Laura Price taking out the Junior Girls point score. Ky Garratt finished 2nd in the Junior Boys division. We now have 8 students who have progressed to the next carnival to be held in Dubbo on the 18th August. Well done to all of our students who performed admirably.
Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017 Dear Parents,
Calling any available to appreciated days of the your details.
new helpers – any time you may have help out at the canteen would be much and will help us to maintain the current canteen. Please contact the school with
Don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets for a chance to win a $5000 travel voucher from Dynamic Travel. Please follow the link below to purchase your tickets: www.rafflelink.com.au/straphs2794
This year we are participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
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WELL DONE Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the next level on the Behaviour Management Programme. Level 5 Ky Johnson 9 Green Level 6 Luke Britten 3 Green Imogen McCormick 3 Green Harriet Perry 3 Gold Josee Bruncher 4 Green Clare Harris 4 Gold Maddison O’Reilly 4 Gold Phillipa Richmond 4 Gold Elliott Bennett 5 Gold Lily Gee 5 Gold Tiarna Vale 5 Green Ryan Chapple 6 Gold Daniel Gorham 6 Green Jazmyn O’Reilly 6 Green Kate Statham 6 Green Codie Thompson 6 Green Benjamin Azzopardi 9 Green
Hannah Fahey Jack Miller Megan Smith Amelia Cranney Darby Hubber Imogen Ousby Lucy Tydd Caitlin Brodbeck Ellie Thompson Tianna Azzopardi Alannah Gocin Logan Haslam Stanley Rush Jarred Stead Alizah Walker
3 Gold 3 Gold 3 Gold 4 Green 4 Green 4 Green 4 Green 5 Gold 5 Gold 6 Gold 6 Gold 6 Gold 6 Green 6 Gold 6 Green
Your Teachers are very Proud of You!
P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
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K-6 Life Education Life Education and Healthy Harold will be here in Week 5 and Week 6. Please see below for any merchandise you may wish to order for your child. Please make sure all orders are clearly labelled with your child’s name and class.
P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
Email: straphaels@bth.catholic.edu.au School Website: www.straphaelscowra.catholic.edu.au