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Dear Parents
This week began with the opportunity for students and teachers to join in the first school assembly since March. It was another step in returning to life before lockdown. There was a definite sense of “togetherness”, even though our parent community was absent. We hope as soon as next term we can be together again as a united school community.
In preparation for parents being back on the school premises and gathering for social occasions and celebrations, I have been meeting with representatives of the P&F Association and the School Advisory Council to plan for what we might do to reconnect our community members once more. We will let you know in due course the opportunities that will be planned for when the time is right!
Since the return to school, teachers have been measuring student progress and achievement, while continuing to teach face-to-face. Teachers are using assessment data to write a modified report that will be sent home at the end of Week 2, Term 3. More information on interviews will follow early Term 3.
The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) is up for re-election over the next couple of months. The PPC is a broad representation of parish members including school parents, young adults, the school principals and other representatives from our local community. If you are interested in finding out more or even nominating for a position, contact the school office or refer to the parish bulletin for more information.
A reminder that while parents are unable to enter the school premises, pick up procedures continue to be the drive-through using the King Street car park or pedestrian pick up at the Gordon Street gate. Pedestrian pick-ups in the car park are too dangerous with the current increased car traffic.
Congratulations to Miss Wright (Year 3 W) who graduated with a Bachelor of Education in April from the Australian Catholic University. Unfortunately, all graduation ceremonies were cancelled however, the St Kieran’s staff gave Monique her own special award ceremony at school. Congratulations Monique on your wonderful achievement and we wish you great success in your future teaching vocation.
God Bless
Michael Gallagher
Principal
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2020 School Dates and Terms
July
Thurs 2: End Term 2 for students
Fri 3: Staff Development Day - Pupil Free (CSO mandated)
Mon 20: Term 3 commences
September
Thurs 24: End Term 3 tbc
October
Mon 12: Term 4 commences
December
Wed 16: Term 4 Ends for students
Please note that dates may be subject to change. Remember to check your Compass App for any updates.
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Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate a birthday this week.
26 June: Zoe M
28 June: Clancy B
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From the Assistant Principal
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UNSW ICAS Competition 2020
This year we will be participating in the ICAS Competitions for Mathematics and English.
The English Competition will be held during the Week August 24th - August 28th. The Mathematics Competition will be held during the week August 31st – September 4th. As we’ve done in past years, it will be held before school, so it doesn’t impact on learning time. Details about the time and exact date we will hold it at our school will be provided closer to the day.
For parents of children in Years 3 to 6 you will be able nominate the competition you’d like your child to participate in and pay via the ICAS website following the instructions below.
Go to: https://shop.unswglobal.com.au/pages/pps
Login using the following details:
- St Kieran's access code is: UXA057
- Parent page link: https://shop.unswglobal.com.au/pages/pps
- Select the appropriate competition paper/s and pay online.
- Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at school.
- Online payment closes Monday, 17 July 2020.
Kind regards,
Marisa Bombardieri
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Enrolments 2021
Enrolment interviews for Kindergarten 2021 are currently taking place followed by letters of offer. If you have a sibling due to start school next year please ensure you have submitted their application to the office.
Regards
Julia Postle
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School Readiness - Home based learning resources for Pre-schoolers
If your 4 or 5-year-old has been unable to attend preschool over the last couple of months, you may be concerned that they are missing out on developing some of the key skills needed to start school. Starting kindergarten is a new adventure for you and your child. It is important that they are excited and proud to walk through the classroom door, ready to take their place in the ‘big kids’ school.
The Catholic Schools Office of Broken Bay has developed a range of resources featuring some helpful tips to assist you in preparing your child at home for kindergarten. Our Getting Ready booklet outlines a range of learning tools, each supported by an educational video, that will assist in helping to develop the necessary skills in your child to ensure a successful start to their schooling. To see our school readiness video tools please click here.
To receive your FREE getting ready bag including booklet and other fun activities please contact our school office to arrange for collection.
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Helpful tips for Pre-schoolers
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Before and After School Care
There has been some confusion around who to contact to make a booking casual or permanent.
Please email all enquiries and requests for care to the service email and I will get back to you when I return to the office.
- All family correspondence: oshc.manlyvale@catholiccaredbb.org.au
- Centre phone number: 0481 602 078
- Coordinator work phone number: 0481 602 047 Coordinator admin hours: 9am – 10:30am & 2pm – 2:30pm this is the time the Coordinator will respond to your emails.
Patricia Downey
Dual Coordinator St Kieran's OSHC and St Mary's Manly OSHC
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KB: Isabelle C, Max D, Meabh K
1B: Ruby H, Oliver C
1W: Archer M, Angelique C
2B: Saskia C, Madeleine G, Tana H
2W: Sarah C, Christian G
3B: Patrick H, Amelie P, Irie W
3W: Mila C, Lysander B
4B: Asten F, Daniel M, Toby S
4W: Sebastian D, Kieran H
5B: Tahlia M, Freya M
5/6: Dylan J, Andie B
6B: Isaac C, Gemma B
PE: Max D, Lennox L
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Religious Education
Patience
As COVID restrictions are relaxed we are slowly regaining the rhythm and flow of the school year. When getting back to ‘normal’ cannot come quick enough let us remember patience.
Patience is not about doing nothing. Rather patience is about constantly doing all you can but being patient with the results.
The virtue of patience helps us to accept those things that are outside our control and to keep faith in God, our protector. We may experience troubles in our lives, but we know that God is there to comfort and protect us. Sometimes things happen that we cannot understand or control and our faith in God is tested. Like Jesus, we can pray that the trouble will pass and at the same time we also ask for strength to accept God’s will.
So Let us pray:
For those who are troubled, that they may bear their suffering with patience.
For ourselves, that we may always trust in God and find the strength to be patient.
Mrs Kerrie Wetzlar
Religious Education Coordinator.
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Library News
https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
Congratulations to the 57 students who have already completed the PRC this year and well done to those students who are logging their books to reach their goal. Remember, the PRC closes on August 28.
LIBRARY BORROWING
Borrowing from the school library has recommenced. Please ensure that your child has returned all the books they borrowed last term as there are many still outstanding. Also, your child must remember to have a library bag when it is their day to borrow:
- Tuesday: K, 1, 2 and Stage 3 borrow
- Wednesday: Year 3
- Thursday: 4K
- Friday: 4G
Please ensure that all books from HBL and prior have been returned to the library as there are many still outstanding.
LIBRARY CLUB
Each Wednesday at lunch time, students from K-6 are invited to Library Club. Here they can have time to read or do a quiet activity. This is a wonderful opportunity to have time with friends!
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Veggie Garden at St Kieran's
Did you know we have a vegetable patch at St Kieran’s?. Mr Gallagher has spent some time with students picking herbs and vegetables so they can be enjoyed fresh at home.
At the moment we have rocket, rosemary, Chinese broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries and a variety of lettuce types.
Thank you to Rhiany Tanner (mother of Makayla) who has been busily tending to our garden behind the scenes; planting, watering, fertilising and pruning.
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Next Week's Volunteers
Thank-you to all our helpers and to Diane Hall for filling in this week.
- Wednesday 24 June: Michaela Browne (Morning), Kate Foley (Afternoon)
- Thursday 25 June: Domeniki Tsagaris, Jenni Schofield (Afternoon)
- Friday 26 June: Tammy Brichta, Natalie Mirabito (Morning), Eleanor Hill (Afternoon)
Thank-you,
Hannah
Hannah Davidson, Canteen Co-ordinator, 0438 433 231
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Jo's Choc Chip Muffins
4 cups of SR flour
¾ cup of Coco powder
1 cup of caster sugar
1 cup of chocolate chips
250g butter
1 ½ cups of milk
4 eggs
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees. Shift flour and coco powder into a bowl, add sugar and chocolate chips mix together. Melt butter in a microwave jug, and add milk, and whisk through the eggs, add this mixture to the dry ingredients and stir.
Place in muffins pans, and cook for 8-10 minutes depending on the oven. Makes 48
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Term 3 Activities
Great News! The following activities will resume in Term 3.
- Drama Scene
- Yoga
- Robotics
- Eye Heart Science
- Speech Pathology
- Band
- Parent/Teacher Interviews
- Musical Rehearsals
- ICAS
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Vinnies Request
Social Justice Update
We will continue to deliver donations weekly to SVDP until the end of term. The donation box is located outside the school office area. If, and only if you are able, please drop off any of the items listed below:
Vinnies Babies Drive
> Nappies and Nappy Pants
> Nappy rash powders and cream
> Baby wipes
> Baby formula
> Baby bath wash
> Baby bottles (BPA free)
> Baby food
Vinnies Can Drive
> any tinned food
Vinnies Youth Winter Appeal
> requirements are linked here.
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Insights - Michael Grose
Michael Grose is a former teacher and one of Australia's leading parenting and educational writers and speakers. He is the author of nine books for parents, plus 'Parenting Ideas' which offers a wide variety of parenting and educational resources from renowned experts including himself.
We would like to share one of his articles with you: What content are children watching?
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Masses
Parish Masses have recommenced with a limit of 50 people from 1 June. You can still view Masses online.
For all Parish Bulletins from the Catholic Community of North Harbour please click here.
Parish Masses Live Streaming Link or via YouTube.
A Request from The Parish
CATECHISTS NEEDED
Dear Parents,
Every week, some of our Parishioners teach Catholic Religion classes for 30 minutes in our local Public Schools. During the Coronavirus outbreak, these classes have been on hold, however, we have just been informed that classes will resume again sometime in Term 3.
As some of our Catechists fit into the vulnerable group regarding Coronavirus, we are asking for some of the parents of our school children to step in for the rest of the year in support of our vulnerable parishioners.
We are hoping that you will take over their classes for Term 3 and half of Term 4 so that they can stay at home and wait to see what happens regarding the virus. The class time goes very quickly, a manual is provided and you can literally read from the lesson notes. All students have workbooks.
Our older parishioners have done so much for us in this parish over the years. They have literally built fences, planted beautiful gardens, fed needy people, welcomed new members, taken their grandchildren to Playgroup, attended school masses, provided food on so many occasions, been part of many ministries and so on.
Please consider looking after our vulnerable Parishioners at this time if you can.
If you would like to have chat about it (absolutely no obligations), please contact Ursula Halloway on 0423 595 204 or email catechist@northharbourcatholic.org.au
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Walking the Way
This is a school-based initiative in the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, designed to encourage parents in their sacred task of accompanying their children on their journey with God. There are four elements:
- Book and Video
- E-Bulletin
- Parent Gatherings
- Annual Retreat
To access their latest E-Bulletin please click here. |
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Eye Heart Science
Our July holiday camps are now open for registrations!
When: Tuesday 7th, Tuesday 14th July or Thursday 16th 2020
Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm
Where: 1/121 Old Pittwater Road Brookvale (we are two doors down from Warringah Mall)
What to bring: Please bring morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, a water bottle and wear closed toe shoes
Class size is ~ 20 children and bookings will be closed once the class is full. Bookings are open to school aged children in K-6.
These school holidays we have put together whole day Science camps that feature a number of different “Science Stations” giving our attendees the option to choose what Science activity they’d like to do!
Example Science Stations include:
- Hexbug mazes and challenges
- Marble run construction
- Chromatography
- Stomp rockets
- Art creations using Science and more
The day will also include a lunch time bush walk to the Allenby Park waterfall!
Manly Warringah Basketball Association
MWBA Holiday Basketball Camp is on 6- 8 July. Bookings can be made here.
Time: 5 to 9yrs 9am to 11:30am and 10 to 14 years 12:30 to 3:00pm Cost: $99 (if event cancelled a refund will be issued) Venue: Northern Beaches Indoor Sport Centre, Warriewood.
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