Newsletter-Term 3-Week 4-Friday 12th August 2022
Principal's News...
Dear Parents,
Over the years we have seen some spectacular costumes during our Book Week celebrations. I am sure we will not be disappointed this year as we celebrate Book Week 2022. The costume creation always provides a great opportunity to work with your children to create wonderful memories together. If you haven’t already completed your costumes for next Tuesday’s parade, I wish you well in finding your inner-seamster over the weekend. Remember to link your costume to a Book and try to incorporate this year’s theme, “Dreaming with Eyes Open.”
Following on from our successful Year 2 Parent Community Night earlier in the term, we will be holding our Kindergarten Parent Community Night next Tuesday from 5:30pm to 7pm. If you have not already registered, please see correspondence from our Kindergarten team and follow the links to register your intention to attend. I look forward to supporting the evening to help build stringer relationships within our school community.
Next Monday we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. This is a particularly significant day in the Catholic Church and therefore considered a Holy Day of Obligation. On this day, we commemorate the assumption of the body of Mary, mother of Jesus Christ following her death. We will be celebrating Mass as a whole school next Monday at 2:30pm. I invite all members of our school family to celebrate with us.
Peace in Christ
Dan Gubby
Calendar-Term 3
| Week 5 | Monday, 15th August | Book Week |
| Whole School Mass-Assumption of Mary -2:30pm to 3:15pm | ||
| Tuesday, 16th August | Book Week Character Parade 9-9:30am- Parents Welcome. | |
| Parent Connection Session-Kinder Parents (5:30pm to 7pm) | ||
| Wednesday, 17th August | Book Fair Open Day, Spelling Bee Finals & Open Classrooms - Parents Welcome | |
| Thursday, 18th August | Book Week Writers' Festival | |
| Friday, 19th August | School Disco K-2 (5pm to 6:15pm) 3-6 (6:30pm to 8pm) | |
Year 6 Gala Day-Lismore & Goonellabah | ||
| Week 6 | Tuesday, 23rd August | Parent Connection Session-Year 1 Parents |
| Reconciliation Family Session-5pm | ||
| Week 7 | Tuesday, 30th August | Sacrament of Reconciliation-5pm |
| Wednesday, 31st August | Fathers' Day Stall-8:30am to 8:55am | |
| Thursday, 1st September | Brainstorm Productions Show | |
| Friday, 2nd September | Fathers' Day Breakfast-7:30am to 9am | |
| Fathers' Day Liturgy-9:15am to 10am | ||
| Week 8 | Tuesday, 6th September | First Holy Communion Family Session 1 at 5pm |
| Kinder 2023 Transition Day 1-9am to 11am | ||
| Whole School Mass-2:30pm to 3:15pm | ||
| Parent Forum Meeting-5:30pm to 6:30pm | ||
| Week 9 | Tuesday, 13th September | First Holy Communion Family Session 2 at 5pm |
| Thursday, 15th September | First Holy Communion-Student Reflection Day | |
| Sunday, 18th September | Sacrament of First Holy Communion-12:30pm | |
| Week 10 | Tuesday, 20th September | Kinder Transition Day 2-9am to 11am |
| Friday, 23rd September | Last Day of Term 3 |
Assistant Principal Mission News...
Saint Mary MacKillop
The 8th of August was the feast day of Mary Mackillop, our Australian Saint. Mary MacKillop was one of the founders of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Without Mary and her devoted sisters, our country would not have seen the establishment of so many country Catholic Primary schools during colonial Australia.
It is hard to imagine the challenges these women would have faced travelling throughout the rugged Australian bushland before the establishment of modern roads. To put this in perspective, it used to take my great grandfather 24 hours on a Cobb and Co Coach to travel from the Tweed to Brisbane. Imagine travelling all around the country during those times. For the Sisters of St Joseph, it was an amazing demonstration of faith in God and acting out St Mary’s famous saying of “Never see a need without doing something about it”.
School Disco
The SRC students are organising a school disco on Friday the 19th of August. This will be the first disco in two years and I am sure it will be a great night together. The Kindergarten to Year 2 disco will be from 5.00 pm to 6.15 pm and the Year 3 to Year 6 students will be from 6.30 pm until 8.00 pm.
Term 3 Sacramental Program
The Sacramental Program notes for Reconciliation and for First Holy Communion were handed out to students this week. To register for the program you will need to attend the first family session in the library on Tuesday, 23rd August.
Sacramental Dates
- Reconciliation Family Session 1- Tuesday, 23rd August at 5:00 pm (Week 6)
- Parish Welcoming Mass for Candidates- Weekend of 27th and 28th August
- Sacrament of Reconciliation- Tuesday, 30th August at 5:00 pm (Week 7)
- First Holy Communion Family Session 1- Tuesday, 6th September at 5:00 pm (Week 8)
- First Holy Communion Family Session 2- Tuesday, 13th September at 5:00 pm (Week 9)
- Student Reflection Day- Thursday, 15th September (Week 9 at Holy Family)
- Sacrament of First Holy Communion- Sunday, 18th September at 11.00 am (End of Week 9) followed by a bbq lunch at the school hall.
Term 3 School Masses
All families are welcome to attend our whole school masses during Term 3.
- Monday, 15th August at 2.30 pm (Holy day of obligation for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Tuesday, 6th September at 2.30 pm (Celebration of the beginning of the Season of Creation)
Matthew Ritchie
Assistant Principal Mission
Parish News...
Revised NSW Government Restrictions for Places of Worship
- Hand sanitiser is provided at entrances to our Churches
- Masks are not mandatory, personal choice can be made if you prefer to wear a mask
- Receival of Holy Communion in the hand only
- Singing is allowed
- Social distancing not mandatory, but encouraged
- Density limits are not mandatory
- If unwell please stay home until you feel well again
Parish Mass Times
| SFX Parish | Lennox Head Parish |
| 6pm Saturday Vigil Mass | 5pm Saturday Vigil Mass |
| 9am Sunday | 7:30am Sunday |
| 11am Sunday |
Learning & Teaching News...
2022 Spelling Bee Finalists
Congratulations to all of our students for their participation in the whole school spelling bee competition. The finalists will be competing on Wednesday, 17th August 2022. Students in K-2 will compete from 9:15-10 am in the hall. Whilst students in Years 3-6 will compete from 10-11 am in the hall. We wish all participants the very best.
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YEAR ONE WRITING
The students in Year One were blessed to have raised chickens, from eggs, in their class family this last fortnight. Their real-life learning experience in Science & Technology was purposeful as they witnessed the life cycle of a chicken. Check out their informative writing below, we have some budding authors.
Chickens
Chickens are birds, they are warm-blooded and are vertebrates. They have two legs and three talons on each foot. Chickens come in a variety of colours, they can be yellow, brown, black or white and they can be all different sizes. They start small and grow big. An interesting fact about chicks is that they are the closest animal to dinosaurs.
By Maxon
Chickens
Chickens have two yellow wings and one orange beak. They have one egg tooth to crack the shell. Chickens are warm-blooded and are vertebrates, which means they have a backbone.
By Mica
Chickens
Chickens belong to the bird family. They are warm-blooded and are vertebrates. Chickens sleep with one eye open. Their predators are foxes, dogs and rats.
By Koah
Chickens
Chickens are birds. They start out small then grow to medium and then large. As they grow bigger they eat more. Chickens have two wings, flight feathers, one egg tooth, two eyes and three talons on each foot. Chickens can be heaps of different colours like brown, yellow, black, grey, white and spotty. Chickens have fluffy feathers and soft feathers.
By Ari
YEAR 4 MATHEMATICS
In Year Four the students have been learning about volume and capacity. They were set a challenge to determine how much water they drink in a day in both millilitres and litres. Through this inquiry, they used a range of skills including estimating, using measuring devices to compare capacity.
Lisa Conte
Leader of Pedagogy
Book Week News...
Our Book Week celebrations will be held in Term 3, Week 5 (Monday, 15th August - Friday, 19th August). During this time we celebrate being readers and authors and engage with texts through activities and experiences. We’re incredibly excited that this year, we’re able to invite our family community to join us for some of the events! Please see the information below for further details about our Book Week celebrations. All parents, families and friends are invited to join us for the activities in red below.
Book Week Events
| Monday, 15th August | Book Mystery Scavenger Hunt |
| Tuesday,16th August | Book Character Parade-9am Students dress up as a book character and join in a parade in the school hall |
Author Talks with Zanni Louise Author Zanni Louise will share her passion for writing with our students | |
| Wednesday, 17th August | Book Fair Open Day-8:30am to 11:45am You're invited to visit the Book Fair in the library with your child |
Spelling Bee Finals
Our Spelling Bee finalists from each of the year levels will participate in the K-2 or 3-6 finals in the school hall. | |
Open Classrooms
You're warmly invited and welcome to come along and visit your child's classroom | |
| Thursday, 18th August | St Francis Xavier Writers' Festival A number of 'inspiration stations' will be created around the school for classes to visit throughout the day and engage in writing. We have a grafitti wall and wishing tree, an enchanted forest and rooms of wonder, just to name a few. |
Sports News...
Year 3 & 4 Netball Gala Day
The Year 3 and 4 Netball Day was held on Monday, 8th August. Thank you to Katrina Miles for coordinating this event for the Stage 2 students. From all reports the students thoroughly enjoyed participating in the day.
Diocesan Athletics Carnival
The Diocesan Athletics Carnival was held in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday, 10th August at the impressive Coffs Stadium. St Francis Xavier had five students compete on the day against the other three Zones in the Lismore Diocese. The competition was of a high standard with Tweed Zone taking out the Paddy Dent Shield. Congratulations to Alexandra Dogan who progressed to the Polding Athletics Carnival at Glendale in Newcastle next month. Alexandra came first in the 11 Years Girls 800m and 1500m. Congratulations Alexandra and good luck.
Rookie Rollers
The students from K-6 have been participating in the Rookie Rollers Program during PE lessons. It is wonderful to see their skills improve each week. Fun games allow students to enjoy themselves whilst developing their grip, stance, delivery, direction and power.
Alexander Wunsch Memorial Trophy
The Alexander Wunsch Memorial Trophy was awarded today at the Assembly. Congratulations to Erika Wisemantel and Wil Kennedy who came first in their respective 100m races at the school Athletics Carnival last Term. A big thank you to Ian Wunsch for awarding this trophy every year in remembrance of Alexander. Thanks Ian.
Richmond Zone Gala Day
The Richmond Zone Gala Day is an annual event on the Richmond Zone sports calendar for Year 6 that has been postponed the last three years for various reasons. This year, the Gala Day will be held in Week 5 on Friday, 19th August.
The Paul Wilson Memorial Football Challenge, Netball Challenge and Multi-Sports are played with the other eight Richmond Zone Catholic Primary Schools. The day is a fantastic opportunity to bring our school communities together and allow students to mix with other schools in the area and hopefully forge new friendships.
The winning school at Football and Netball will represent Richmond Zone at the Diocesan Gala Day in Grafton at the end of Term 3 (Wednesday, 21st September) and compete against the other three Lismore Diocese Sports Zones - Tweed, Clarence and Hastings. The winning schools at this event will be crowned Diocesan Champions.
Paddy Wilde
Sports Coordinator
Canteen News...
We Need Volunteers for our School Canteen
Tammy is looking for volunteers for the canteen. If you are able to spare a couple of hours, between 9am and 11:30, once a month please contact the school office on 66863370 or contact Tammy in the canteen and let her know what day suits you.
Canteen Roster-Term 3-Week 5
Monday, 15th August to Friday, 19th August
| Monday, 15th August | Amanda Sullivan |
| Tuesday, 16th August | Hayley Piercy |
| Wednesday, 17th August | Amiee Mattinson, HELP NEEDED |
| Thursday, 18th August | Christiana Whitty, HELP NEEDED |
| Friday, 19th August | Kristie Pettit, HELP NEEDED |
Wednesday Specials Term 3
All Wednesday Specials orders to be placed via the QKR App by 8:30am Tuesday morning prior to the Wednesday Special Day. Our preferred method of ordering and payment is through our Qkr App, however cash is still accepted at the Canteen.
| Week 5 | Wednesday, 17th August | Pizza Day |
| Week 6 | Wednesday, 24th August | Pasta Day |
| Week 7 | Wednesday, 31st August | Sliders Day |
| Week 8 | Wednesday, 7th September | Pie & Sausage Roll Day |
| Week 9 | Wednesday, 14th September | Stir Fry Chicken Noodles |
| Week 10 | Wednesday. 21st September | Sausage Sizzle Day |
Pizza Day
Wednesday, 17th August
Cost: $3.50
Cheese & Bacon/Ham & Pineapple
It's Pizza Day on Wednesday, 17th August. Please order via the QKR App by Tuesday, 16th August at 8:30am
Please note Canteen will not be open for any other food on Wednesday, 17th August.
NO LATE ORDERS ACCEPTED
Sushi Special Day
All Sushi Orders need to be placed via the QKR App by 8:30am Monday morning prior to Sushi Day
| Week 5 | Tuesday, 16th August |
| Week 7 | Tuesday, 30th August |
| Week 9 | Tuesday, 13th September |
Student Awards-Term 3-Week 4
Congratulations to all of students who received an award this week
| Gurfateh Singh | Alejandra Gonzalez | Sophie Dorey |
| Oscar McElroy | Oscar Washington | Sienna Suffolk |
| Braxton Whitton | Lolly Allan | Jackson Deacon |
| London McGregor | Cannon Hamilton | Ryan Kealy |
| Gali Amit | Punnakan Bunprakhom | Sophia Davy |
| Alenandra Dogan | Madison Ellis-Lang | Ryder Price |
| Fletcher Pereira | Maxon Andrews | Emily Nguyen |
| Mica Pham | Leo Marboeuf | Luke Bell |
| Jacob Richardson | Lachlan Jacobsen | Saoirse Lockwood |
Happy Birthday...
Friday, 12th August to Thursday, 18th August 2022
Wishing all of our students a wonderful birthday!
| Lily Hancock |
| Coco Fuhrmann |
The School Photographer News...
Disco News...
School Disco
Friday, 19th August 2022
Kinder to Year 2 -Infants Only (5pm to 6:15pm)
Year 3 to Year 6 - Primary Only (6:30pm to 8pm)
Fathers' Day Information...
Fathers’ Day Stall
Wednesday, 31st August 2022
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Thursday, 1st September 2022
(only if not sold on Wednesday)
There will be a Fathers’ Day Stall, in front of the Canteen starting at 8:30am until 8:55am, for the children to purchase gifts.
A variety of gifts will be available for sale, price range from $2.00 to $6.00.
Fathers' Day Breakfast
Friday, 2nd September 2022
7:30am to 9am
More information to come via the School Newsletter and Compass.