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Dear Families
Welcome to Term 4!
Father's Group
As a follow up to our Father's Day celebrations, Dr Chris Laming is going to run a Father's Group in the Parish Centre on Wednesday Nov 20th 5.30pm to 6.30. Gold Coin donation to cover the hot drinks. It's going to be called 'A Dad's Workshop' and you are welcome to bring a mate. The idea is to support Dad's in their very important role in our families. This workshop is open to all Dads in our community, not just school Dads.
First Holy Communion
This year we have ten students preparing for the Sacrament of Eucharist (First Holy Communion). We pray that this will be a special time of preparation for these families. Everyone is welcome to join us at the parish celebration on Saturday October 26th at St Jarlath's Church, Yarragon. We pray especially for Charlotte Jamieson, Conrad Edwards, Eleanor Steendam, Joan Mary, Lachie Baldassa, Pippa Dilger, Sienna Jamieson, Zara Boyle and Zeke Garratt.
State Athletic Champions
At the Regional Athletic Interschool Sports at The Joe Carmody Track in Newborough on Tuesday, both Tahlia and Olivia Pedemont came first place in their respective events, that is, Tahlia came first in hurdles and Olivia came first in Shot Put. Both girls will represent our school at the State School Athletic Sports in Melbourne. It has been a very long time (we think over 17 years) since we have had any students participate in athletics at the State level, so a very big CONGRATULATIONS to Tahlia and Olivia! We are very proud of you both.
Welcome
We warmly welcome Janelle Harte to our school staff, she will be working in our office. Janelle is Jack and Charlie's (Gr 4) mum. Janelle is very excited to work at our school. Fun facts about Janelle: she has 32 pets and she likes cheese better than chocolate.
Storytime
On Wednesdays we run Storytime for toddlers and parents. 9.15 to 9.45am. We have four more Storytime sessions this year. So if you haven't had the opportunity to come along, now is a good time to start.
Day For Daniel
Day for Daniel is a National Day of Action hosted by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation (DMF) to raise awareness of child safety, protection and harm prevention. Held on the last Friday of October each year, it is about educating children and adults about keeping kids safe through child safety and protection initiatives. We are all encouraged to wear red on this day.
Remember next Friday Oct 25th we have an assembly at 3pm. The Gr 5/6 students will be presenting their learning. We hope you can join us.
May God continue to bless us in our learning.
Trish Mulqueen
Live Your Best Life in Love...
Marriage Encounter is coming to Trafalgar…
Every married couple deserves this very special weekend.
Time-out to nurture your most precious relationship away from daily distractions.
The two of you will come away from your weekend feeling more deeply connected
and with tools to help keep the passion alive.
No group sharing is required.
The weekend is based around Catholic values. Couples of all faiths are welcome.
When: 16 - 17 November, 2024.
Venue: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Trafalgar - November 16-17, 2024.
The weekend commences at 8am on Saturday morning and concludes at ~4:30pm on Sunday.
(Saturday lunch and evening meal and Sunday lunch is provided)
For Information/Bookings: Phone Mercy & James 0409 183 676 or
Email: vicbookings@wwme.org.au Website: wwme.org.au
We explore and celebrate the church's Mission in lots of ways in our school and parish. One important way is that we prepare students for the Sacraments. Sacraments are special blessings, aimed to strengthen us along life's journey. There are seven Sacraments in our Church: Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist (First Holy Communion), Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders and Anointing. We prepare students for Reconciliation in Gr 3, Eucharist in Gr 4 and Confirmation in Gr 5/6.
Sometimes at these special celebration times, families can show interest in or ask questions about becoming Catholic. Sometimes I hear families say at enrolment time, that they want this faith journey for their children, but that they just haven't got around to it yet. Perhaps now might be the right time...
I'd like to extend a warm invitation to you and your children.
Interested in exploring the Catholic Faith journey? We warmly invite you to join us! We're here to answer any questions you may have and can host an information session if you'd like. The process starts with Baptism and this can be celebrated at any age. If your child is interested then we could arrange a chat with Fr Bernard first and then a session with Gail, our Parish's Baptism coordinator. If you are interested in exploring this option for yourself, please feel especially welcome to chat with myself or Taryn, and then we'll talk with Fr Bernard and we'll work out some faith sessions to support you in exploring this path. These faith sessions are informative and thought provoking and can be arranged at suitable times for you, there are about 6 sessions. For adults, this process usually involves asking a sponsor to join you as a support. Adults are usually welcomed into the church at Easter time. Please know this is a welcoming invitation, certainly not an expectation. There is no doubt in my mind that faith is a gift that enhances and gives life meaning, it is not something forced upon us.
Many students enjoyed the flavours of Japanese curry. You can look up the recipes on the internet, however I made a very simple version that was something my own children always enjoyed. Please be aware that the golden curry and the dashi both have gluten. Dashi is a fish stock, so obviously has fish products.
Chop carrot, potato, and cooked sausage. Put in a pot with peas and water to 2/3rds of the height of the veges. Add a packet of dashi. When all is cooked, grate in one or two cubes of curry mix and stir. It will thicken as you stir.
Serve with rice.
2024 School Advisory Committee Members are: Brett Hicks, Scott McCartin, Lauren Baldassa, Taryn Maxwell-Garratt, Fr Bernard Buckley, Kate Westbury, Megan Shiels and Trish Mulqueen. The Committee met on Wed July 24 and Church and Parish connection was discussed and staffing in Gr 3/4 was highlighted. The great work of the P&F was articulated, and the progress of the Masterplan was explained. The idea of before and after school care program was workshopped and the results of the survey discussed.
The group considered the question What can we affirm in our way of ‘being church together’ is working well? Ideas were discussed and people thought we were doing a great job in this space. It’s important to continue to welcome and invite people to our celebrations. Trish spoke about inviting people to learn about our faith.
More recently, the Committee met on Wed September 11.
The Committee workshopped the Father’s Group idea as a follow up to our Father’s Day celebrations. The Committee also talked about After School Care Program which we plan to have operational in term one 2025.
If you would like anything discussed at the School Advisory Committee, please see one of our members.
November
Tues 19 2. Interest Based Learning
Wed 20 Father's Group Parish Centre 5.30 to 6.30pm
Tues 26 3. Interest Based Learning
First Orientation Session for Foundation 2025
Fri 29 Gr 3/4 full day at Mill Valley Camp
December
Mon 2 to Fri 6 SWIMMING program
Tues 3 Second Orientation Session for Foundation 2025
Fri 6 3pm Advent Assembly and sending off Gr 6s
Tues 10 Third Orientation Session for Foundation 2025
Thurs 12 End of Year & Graduation Mass 2.15pm
Gr 6 Graduation
Fri 13 Gr 5 & 6 Fun Day
School Reports go out
Tues 17 Last day of school 1pm dismissal
Wed 18 to Fri 20 Planning days for 2025
2025
January
Tues 28 First day of school for teachers
Wed 29 & Thurs 30 Individual Testing Days
Fri 31 First day of school for all students
February
March
Fri 3 Student Free day (Staff Professional Learning in RE)