St Raphael’s Catholic School Term 4, Week 1/A Newsletter 10 October 2017
Dear Parents, Welcome to Term 4, the term when the learning from the previous three terms is drawn together, the great achievements are celebrated and the planning for next year is in overdrive. I want to acknowledge the immense work of the staff for the work invested in the inaugural Year 12 Graduation events of term 3. Additionally, I thank them for the support of Year 12 holiday study sessions. Today our travellers return from their tour of Japan along with fellow travellers from La Salle College at Lithgow. We are keen to hear all the tales of the tour. During the holidays the administration and staff areas of the school were refurbished along with the exam room (S23) upgraded blinds and lighting, pest control (spiders, insects and pigeons), glass cleaning, carpet cleaning, additional secondary playground seating. We await the arrival of the new lockers for the MSLC.
On Thursday we are conducting Secondary Parent / Teacher Discussions for which you made appointments at the close of last term. You are encouraged to bring your secondary aged children along to participate in these learning discussions. On Thursday the third Kindy Start session will be held and we welcome prospective students to the St Raphs family. Best wishes to our Year 9 students embarking on the week-long Outward Bound expedition with Miss Zideluns. The HSC begins next week and we particularly wish our Year 12 students a clear head and steady hand to enable them to do justice to their 13 years of schooling. Keep our candidates in your prayers please. A reminder that summer uniform (including school hat) is to be worn during terms 4 and 1.
Michael Gallagher Principal
On Tuesday our series of creations for the Archibull competition will be judged. This marks the culmination of many months of hard, collaborative work by students, staff and community. To mark this event a reception will be held at the MSLC on Monday evening to meet and welcome the panel of judges. You are most welcome to attend from 5:45pm. On Wednesday our Year 8 students are undertaking the Religious Knowledge test that is being administered across the diocese. Earlier in the year, Year 6 students undertook a similar assessment. As limited as this test is as an assessment tool, it is reassuring to see consistently sound results being achieved by our students. Year 11 reports, marking the end of their Preliminary studies, are in the final stage of preparation and will be issued in Week 2.
Lord God, At the beginning of this new term teach us to be your hands and feet where we are, At the beginning of this new term teach us to love as you love us At the beginning of this new term teach us to make the most of the talents we have been gifted At the beginning of this new term teach us to Embrace all people for who they are At the beginning of this new term teach us to pray for those in need Amen
P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
Email: straphaels@bth.catholic.edu.au School Website: www.straphaelscowra.catholic.edu.au
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Monday 9 Archibull Reception 5-45pm-7pm Tuesday 10 Happy birthday to George Kollas Wednesday 11 Happy birthday to Kitty Brooks and Miller White Music Showcase JSCH Thursday 12 Happy birthday to Lucas Davies, Aiden Gunderson, Jackson White and Georgia Williams. Kindy Start Secondary Parent/Teacher Interviews Friday 13 Year 12 Leadership Mass
Maths and English English and Maths HSIE and PDHPE PDHPE and HSIE Science and ART Art and Science Music and LOTE LOTE and Food Timber and Music Food and Timber
LIBRARY NEWS A big welcome back to everyone. There are lots of new books in the library to check out and borrow.
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Happy birthday to Razal Shaji for the 15 .
Altar Servers’ Roster th Sat 14 Oct: Grace and Phillipa Richmond and Ashley Langfield th Sun 15 Oct: Meg Jones and Cate Gallagher Gooloogong: Lily Vardy School Readers for Weekend Parish Masses: th Sun 15 Oct: Michael and Fiona Gallagher School Eucharistic Ministers for Weekend Parish Masses: th Sat 14 Oct: Andrew Casey th Sun 15 Oct: Michael Gallagher School Computer Roster th Sat 14 Oct: Price Family th Sun 15 Oct: Grace Gallagher
Year 6 Transition to Year 7 St Raphael’s Catholic School have organised a transition program for students currently in Year 6 and entering Year 7 in 2018. The purpose of these sessions is to prepare students for Year 7 next year by providing KLA experiences with Secondary Teachers. The program will be held on each Wednesday afternoon during Term 4 of this year, from 1.10 pm to 3pm. Sessions are outlined below. KLA lesson experience: 2.00 – 3.00pm P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
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BOOK FAIR 2017: Will commence next Tuesday October 17th. Students will be viewing the books in class groups during their usual lesson or during a special viewing time slot. There will be a timetable in next week’s newsletter. Parents are welcome to come and view the texts with their students during these sessions. K.Skinner Librarian
St.Raphael's Representative Abroad During the holidays, Year 7 student Mikey McNamara traveled to New Zealand as part of the Group Ten Rugby League Under 13 Representative Team. Mikey spent just over a week in the North Island, playing against three teams from Auckland and Rotorua. Two wins and a draw saw the boys go through their trip undefeated. A mighty effort in anyone's book! This has been the first trip overseas to play footy for Mikey, but hopefully not the last. He has a very clever mind for footy, reminding many of Peter Sterling, the great Parramatta Eels halfback. Congratulations and best of luck with your future Representative exploits.
Michael McNamara in New Zealand standing with a player from Mt Albert in Auckland.
Email: straphaels@bth.catholic.edu.au School Website: www.straphaelscowra.catholic.edu.au
Milo T20 Blast Schools Cup Cricket Competition On Thursday 14th September all Stage Three students walked down to River Park to compete in the annual Milo T20 Blast Schools Cup Cricket Competition. St Raphael’s were represented with 2 competitive girls teams, a competitive boys team, 3 non-competitive girls team and 4 non-competitive boys teams.
Canteen Update This week’s roster is as follows: Tues
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Robyn McAlister
CLOSED
Heather Keen
Ammie Broad
Sally Bruncher
Lisa Mallon
Kylie Kollas
The boys competitive team narrowly missed representing the Cowra Region with a very close match in the final round. St Raphael’s (red) girls competitive team won three of their five games, all playing well and developing their skills as the day progressed. St Raphael’s (blue) girls competitive team were undefeated for the entire day. This enables them to represent the Cowra Region in the Southern New South Wales State Finals to be held in Canberra in Term Four. A great day was had by all! It was great to see the impeccable behaviour and sportsmanship from all St Raphael’s Teams and individuals. Well done to the girls and good luck in Canberra!
Tip Sheet on Learning Discussions Reflect: Think about the discussion in advance and set a goal for what you want to achieve. Prepare: Talk to your child. Identify questions to ask, such as “Is my child achieving at the appropriate level? What do you see as his or her strengths?” Be Proactive: Ask how work is assessed / graded. Ask what you can do at home to help your child. Ask how the teacher will both challenge and support your child when he or she needs it. Share: Be sure to share your thoughts and feelings about your child. Share with the teacher what you think your child is good at. Explain what he or she needs more help with. Make an Action Plan: Agree on a plan with the teacher. Write it down – noting especially what you will do to support the teacher / school at home. Schedule a follow up meeting if necessary. Follow up with your child: Talk with your child about how the meeting went. Discuss with your child what you learned. Show him or her how you will help with learning at home.
WELL DONE Congratulations to the following students who have achieved the next level on the Behaviour Management Programme. Level 5 Kaede Beatty 6 Gold Level 6 Jyedon Goard Kasey Burton Louis Johnson Isaak Davies
5 Gold 6 Gold 6 Gold 9 Green
Level 7 Jayden Azzopardi Meg Jones
3 Green Ky Garratt 6 Green
Charles Thurtell 5 Gold Dominic Henderson 6 Green Phoebe Simunic 6 Gold Logan Leatherland 9 Green
4 Green
Your Teachers are very Proud of You!
P.O. Box 7, Cowra 2794 Tel: 6342.2940
Email: straphaels@bth.catholic.edu.au School Website: www.straphaelscowra.catholic.edu.au