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24 July 2020

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Dear Parents

Today we were to celebrate Grandparents Day with a liturgy, morning tea and classroom visit for our wonderful grandparents. Sadly, for obvious reasons, this did not happen. Year 2 however have compiled a video with a song, prayers and stories for our grandparents that you will find on our Facebook page and via Compass. St Anne and St Joachim were the grandparents of Jesus and their feast day occurs this week, which is why as a Catholic school we celebrate Grandparents Day in July. Thank you to Year 2 and their teachers for your creative efforts.

The return to school this week has gone smoothly with students returning rested and happy to be with their peers again. There remains an atmosphere of uncertainty due to the ongoing pandemic but we are all working at making school a calm and pleasant place for everybody. I am cognisant of the disconnect between school and home due to restrictions on parents being present on the school premises. If you have any concerns or queries, please make an appointment to meet with me if you wish to discuss.

Parent/Teacher interviews will provide you an opportunity to reconnect with the class teacher, hear your child’s progress and to set goals for the remainder of the year. I encourage you to meet face-to-face, as I know many parents have not had the opportunity to meet at all this year. The option of a phone call or Zoom meeting is there for those who do not wish to be on site. Online bookings for interviews opened yesterday through the Compass portal. I ask that you book your time through Compass and return the 'Observation' form to school as soon as possible. Reports will be available through Compass from 3pm next Friday.

Many representative school sports have been cancelled this year with Athletics being the latest casualty. There will be no Northern Beaches or Broken Bay carnivals this year. We plan however to organise a modified carnival for our school later this term to be held at Millers Reserve. This will allow our students to participate in a fun day as well as give our sport team an opportunity to lead a significant school sporting event. We recognise that many opportunities have been taken away from us this year, both at school and in our family lives, but we hope to provide for our students wherever possible.

Ms Bombardieri’s mother sadly passed away at the end of Term 2 after a short illness. Representatives from our school community were able to attend Marisa’s mum funeral at St Kieran’s Church during the holidays. Marisa will return to school next week after being on leave. Please keep Marisa, her brother and family in your prayers.

The peer-teaching program Engage begins next week with Year 6 students guiding groups of K-2 children through the social and emotional learning (SEL) skills as part of the PDHPE syllabus. You will find out more about the program in following newsletters.

Mrs Vanessa Clifford has informed me that she will be taking maternity leave at the end of Term 3. Congratulations to Vanessa and her family on this wonderful news.

Personalised school tours are continuing this term. Thank you to the families who have been spreading the word about St Kieran’s to their friends and neighbours. We have had a number of queries and enrolments based on the recommendation of current and past families.

If you have been financially impacted recently by COVID-19, I encourage you to take up the offer of fee relief by the CSO. You can access the support forms via this link.

God Bless
Michael Gallagher
Principal

2020 School Dates and Terms

July
Mon 27: Robotics 3B
Fri 31: Yoga Yrs 3 & 4
August
Mon 3:  Robotics 3W
Thurs 6:  Robotics Kinder
Mon 17:  Robotics 4B
Mon 24: Robotics 4W
Fri 21: Yoga
September
Fri 25:  End Term 3
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.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate a birthday this week.


Wed 22: Emily X
Thur 23: Grace M
Sun 26: Jorgie A 

SCHOOL  NEWS

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

Congratulations to the following students who received Merit awards this week:
KB:  Ava P, Kailao H and Alexander M
1B:  Charlie C and Carter A
1W:  Jacob T and Ava B
2B:   Nadia I and Luke P
2W:  Freddy W and Ben W
3B:   Ian G, Phoebe K and Jacinta W
3W:  Asher K and Jasmine L
4B:  Aurelia S, Sienna S and Eli W
4W:  Teddy H and Josh G
5B:   Addison L and Oliver S
5/6:  Lukas G and Joshua A
6B:  Ashleigh W and Maddison B
PE:  Bhavesh K and Tom S

Religious Education

 Grandparents are cherished members of our family. They bring gifts of wisdom, experience, and love and share with us their life of faith. We thank God for their example and ask that He bless them with happiness and good health.
 
Lord God almighty,
bless our grandparents with long life, happiness, and health.
May they remain constant in your love
and be living signs of your presence
to their children and grandchildren.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.   Amen        
from: https://aleteia.org   

Thank you to the students and teachers of Year 2 who have thoughtfully prepared a short video for the Grandparents of our school. A lot of the work for this video was completed last term with finishing touches added over the last few days. Special thanks to Mr Labone for his IT efforts in this online Liturgy. Children across the school have prepared cards and bookmarks for their Grandparents to be delivered or posted this weekend, the Feast of St Anne and St Joachim.

Year 6 students prepared and celebrated a class Mass yesterday. There is no better way to understand The Eucharist than to prepare for it from scratch. Congratulations to Year 6 for the reverent and prayerful manner in which they conducted themselves at their celebration of the Eucharist. Thank you also to Fr John Sullivan for presiding at this Mass in the school Library.
 

Let us remember in our prayers the students from Year 3 who are preparing for their First Holy Communion. The students are engaged in learning about The Eucharist in their school studies and their families are instructing them in the parish-based First Communion program.

In Religious Education, this term most classes study The Bible.
  • Kindy:  Talking to God – a prayer unit introducing the Bible.
  • Year One: Bible Stories of Jesus, his friends and Baptism.
  • Year Two: Bible Stories of people from the Old Testament.
  • Year Three: The Eucharist -a Sacramental study. 
  • Year Four: Writings of the Old Testament- a close look at the types of writing in the Old Testament, stories, laws, numbers, journeys, God and his people.
  • Stage Three: Wisdom, Poetry and Song in the Bible.
     Mrs Kerrie Wetzlar
     Religious Education Coordinator.

Year 3 Italian

Oggi si celebra la festa dei Nonni! 
Tanti auguri! 
 
Today we celebrate Grandparents Day! Best Wishes!
 
This week in Italian, Year 3 students acknowledged this giorno speciale by writing some fantastic greeting cards to give to their special nonni  - grandparents! 
 
It truly was a perfect moment to reflect on their previous learning on la famiglia and give thanks in this second language. Well done Year 3!
 
Bravissimi! 
 
Buon Weekend a tutti!
 
Maestra Fabiola 

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY



Blessed

Are those who
SPOIL & SNUGGLE
HUG & HOPE
BOAST & BRAG
for they shall be called

GRANDPARENTS

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
Next Week's Volunteers

Thank you to all our helpers.

Next week's roster:
  • Wednesday 29 July - Nicole Wall and Caroline Wells
  • Thursday 30 July - Susanne Foale and Nicole Covich
  • Friday 31 July -  Susan Nicols and Rebecca Mirabito
Hannah
        Canteen Co-ordinator, 0438 433 231

Before and After School Care

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 

Entertainment Memberships


Click here to support us now. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact Susan Nicols at slnicols@hotmail.com.

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.

Helpful tips for Pre-schoolers

Parenting Ideas- 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:
Giving kids scripts for social and school success
Video: Four critical tools for kids anxiety management  

PARISH NEWS

Masses

For all Parish Bulletins from the Catholic Community of North Harbour please click here.
Parish Masses Live Streaming Link or via YouTube

Sacramental Program Update
First Communion Program Update for parents of children in Year 3
Week 1 beginning 20 July
Our Parent information Session which will be available via YouTube link will be sent to parents by the end of Week 1 or early Week 2.
Week 2 to Week 5Family Preparation Group Meetings
Family Preparation Groups will be organized via Zoom or face to face. Your group facilitator will be in contact to confirm details.
Weeks 5, 6 and 7 the celebration of First Communion
The number of children at each Mass making their First Communion will be confirmed closer to the proposed dates. We may need to allocate 9 or 12 First Communion Masses:
9 Masses  (would allow 20 families at each Mass) – 5.30pm Sat and 9.30am Sun SK and 9am Sun SC OR
12 Masses  would allow (15 families at each Mass) – 5.30pm Sat, 9.30am Sun and 6pm Sun SK and Sun 9am SC
First Communion 22/23 August
First Communion 29/30 August
First Communion 5/6 September
Please note bookings for all Masses will be via TryBooking
 
We will confirm details of the Ritual of the Our Father and the format of our First Communion Practices in coming weeks dependent on numbers allowed in our Churches.
 
Confirmation 2020 for Parents with Children in Year 2
Bishop Anthony has now advised of new arrangements from 2021 onwards.
Due to the disruption during the crisis of the pandemic, there will be no celebration of Confirmation in 2020. As part of the review of Sacramental preparation, the following decisions have been taken:
  • The order of the Sacraments of Initiation remains unchanged: Baptism – Confirmation – First Reconciliation – Eucharist (First Communion);
  • From 2021 onwards, children will receive Confirmation in Year 3 (not Year 2 as is the current practice) and then the remaining Sacraments in Year 4.
At this stage we have not been advised of any proposed dates in 2021 for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation.  More information will be made available as it comes to hand.

Please contact Janette on 0408 866 521 or email if you have any questions on the above.
 
Regards
     Janette Davidson, Family and Sacramental Minister
     Catholic Community of North Harbour

WALKING THE WAY

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.

COMMUNITY NEWS

COVID-19 Testing Options

SNHN (Sydney North Health Network) has created a range of useful resources to inform Northern Sydney community members about COVID-19, including:

  • ‘COVID-19 testing options explained’ factsheet (linked and attached) – we have outlined the main differences and key details (including links to booking and location information) in a one-page factsheet, so community members can decide which testing option is most appropriate for them and their family
  • Community information website, including where to get tested in the Northern Sydney region, advice on maintaining physical and mental health during the pandemic, and more.

VIP Music Lessons

For information on VIP Music held in the Parish Centre please click here.

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