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Dear Families
It has been a very busy week at St Kieran’s this week with events such as the Parents and Friends meeting and Northern Beaches Swimming Carnival on Monday, a visit by the NSW Police Force on Tuesday to Stage 3, the Diocesan Schools Staff Mass last night and soccer clinics today. Next week is just as busy with open classrooms, Year 4 excursion and a visit from our local Federal Member, Zali Steggall on Monday, finishing with the cross-country trials on Friday.
For those families new to our school, Week 7 is gazetted as Fallow Week, a week of rest from meetings and homework. At this time of the term, as many of the children become tired, we encourage families to have a break from the regular routines of school and spend more time with each other. See if you can do at least one activity together next week as a family.
As mentioned, the Federal Member for Warringah, Zali Steggall MP, is visiting St Kieran’s on Monday morning to present two new flags to the school. This is in response to a written request by our Civics and Citizenship leaders at the start of the year. After speaking to the students, she will then do a tour of the school, stopping into Stage 3 to talk about issues such as climate change, which the students have done a lot of work on during the last couple of years. I hope you can make it to assembly and the open classroom visits.
Next week, our Stage 3 students begin a new program that focuses on positivity, growth mindset and resilience. The program is called The Boomerang Effect and is supported by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Our Stage 3 teachers spent a day training earlier in the year and have prepared to deliver the program throughout the year. Part of the program will involve a visit from some of the Sea Eagle’s players who will talk on the themes of positivity and resilience, as well as a parent evening presented by the authors. We will let Stage 3 parents know the details very soon.
Congratulations to all the swimmers at this week’s carnival and to those who have made it through to the Broken Bay Carnival next Tuesday night at Mingara. Special mention to Lachlan D who was awarded Swimmer of the Meet and also boke 5 records on the day.
Michael Gallagher
Principal
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Please note that dates may be subject to change. Remember to check your Compass App for any updates.
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2020 Term Dates
End Term 1: Thursday 9 April
Term 2 Commences: Monday 27 April
End Term 2: Friday 3 July
Term 3 Commences: Tuesday 21 July
End Term 3: Thursday 24 September
Term 4 Commences: Monday 12 October
End Term 4: Wednesday 16 December
Staff Development Days - Pupil Free
Monday 20 July - Numeracy / Science
Friday 25 September - Spirituality
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Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held during Weeks 9-10 of this term. They begin on Monday 23 March and should be completed by Friday 3 April. Please note that interviews are 3-way interviews for the students from Years 2 to 6. We include the students in the process as this is a way of developing self-reflection – a crucial part of learning.
As with the MAI bookings, parents will be able to book in a time via the Compass portal. Instructions* for booking are linked below.
> Booking via a mobile
Booking an interview time: Parents will be able to access the booking site to book a time from Monday 9 March to Friday 20 March.
Please note that if your child has two teachers, the times provided for you to choose from will correspond to the days a particular teacher is teaching in that class. This affects Year 2 and Year 1. In Year 2, Mrs Rose works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Hughes works Thursday and Friday. In Year 1, Mrs Sutherland works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Ryan works Thursday and Friday.
Interview times are 15 minutes in duration and will be held in your child’s classroom.
Attached to this email is an Observation Sheet. We ask that you, print and fill the form in, then return it to the class teacher as soon as possible. This will assist in ensuring all aspects of your child’s progress will be addressed.
Marisa Bombardieri
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Religious Education
Each year the Bishop gathers all the teachers from the Broken Bay Diocese for Mass. Yesterday the teachers of St Kieran’s Manly Vale boarded a bus, driven by Mr Sheedy, to make the pilgrimage to the Light of Christ Centre at Waitara to celebrate the Broken Bay Diocesan Teachers and Staff Mass. It is a reminder to us all that we are part of a community larger than our school. It reminds us of our shared heritage and common goals in Catholic Education. Following Mass, we welcomed teachers new to our diocese, including Miss Wright. As a community, we also celebrate those who have served for many years in Catholic education. Congratulations Mrs Rose on 35 years of dedicated service.
Dates for the Diary:
Thurs 19 March: Mission Team to Leader’s Day 9.00am - Light of Christ Centre Waitara
Thurs 19 March: Sacrament of First Reconciliation 7pm - St Kieran’s Church
Sunday 22 March: Yr 4 Family Mass 9.30 am - St Kieran's Church
Wends 25 March: Sacrament of First Reconciliation – 7pm - St Kieran’s Church
Mon 6 April: Palm Sunday - Kindy 2.20pm - Assembly Area
Thurs 9 April: Holy Week Liturgy 11.30am - St Kieran’s Church
Please find attached some family-orientated articles that provide food for thought over Lent:
Yours in Religious Education,
Mrs Kerrie Wetzlar
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Northern Beaches Swim Carnival
On Monday 2 March 26 students from St Kieran’s competed in the Northern Beaches Swimming Carnival at Warringah Aquatic Centre. St Kieran’s placed 3rd overall in the carnival and Lachlan D (Year 6) was awarded swimmer of the meet. We were very proud of the participation and sportsmanship demonstrated by all St Kieran’s students.
Congratulations to the following students who will now go on to compete at the Broken Bay Swimming Carnival:
Mila C, Lachlan D, Kieran H, Tadhg M, Michael P, Alana R and Jaden W
Good luck everyone.
 Student Thoughts:
On Monday I went to the Peninsula Swimming Carnival. It was a lot of fun to swim and race against students from other schools. I competed in the junior relay, 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and the junior medley. I enjoyed supporting the other swimmers from St Kieran’s. My favourite part of the day was swimming in the junior relay because we got to work together as a team.
Alana R Year 3
On Monday I swam in the Peninsula Swimming Carnival. I swam in the 50m freestyle and I was in lane 1. It was lots of fun watching other people from St Kieran’s swim.
Charlie B Year 2
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Premier's Reading Challenge
The Premier’s Reading Challenge has commenced and students are now able to logon and enter their books. If your child has a logon from previous years, this may still be used. If your child doesn’t know or has forgotten their logon, their class teacher has a copy of them.
A new feature to the site is the PRC Student Site, making it much easier to navigate and search for and add books.
For further information on the PRC, go to their website. https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
This week in library lessons, the students in K, 1 and 2 read the story, “Library Lion” by Michelle Knudsen. In previous weeks, years 1 and 2 have read, “Old Friends, News Friends” by Andrew Daddo. Year 2 have also read, “Under the Love Umbrella” by Davina Bell. These are all PRC books so can be added to their list.
Please note that the PRC closes on Friday 28 August.
Good luck and happy reading!
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Zali Steggall Visit
Our Civics and Citizenship team have taken the initiative to contact our Federal Member, Zali Steggall. They decided to do this as the school is in need of new flags. Pia and Eve from the Civics and Citizenship team wrote to Zali Steggall’s office requesting a new Australian flag and a new Indigenous flag. They also invited her to visit our Stage 3 learning space, the Hub. As a result of this, Zali will be visiting our school on Monday 9 March. She will be presenting the flags to our school community at Monday morning’s assembly after which she has indicated that she would like to visit the Hub. We’re looking forward to her visit and welcoming her to St Kieran’s!
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Book Club
The current issue of Book Club is due 7 March. Online orders only. Please follow the instructions on your magazine. No late order will be accepted.
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Class Names
You may have noticed this year that the names of each class end in either ‘B’ or ‘W’ (blue or white). This is in line with other Broken Bay schools as directed by the CSO.
In each grade the ‘B’ and ‘W’ classifications are in alphabetical order, ie Sullivan = 3B and Wright = 3W.
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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. In addition to this Parenting Ideas hosts webinars throughout the year which our parent community can access free of charge using a Voucher Code. The next webinar ‘Future-proofing your child’ will take place on 18 March at 8.00pm. To register for the webinar click here and use the Voucher Code FUTURE.
We would like to share his latest article with you: Respectfully breaking the masculinity strait jacket
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Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Evergreen Music Mixed Ensemble: For information and enrolment for the music program at St Kieran's in 2020 click here.
Drama Scene: Catering for K-6 during lunch in the school hall. Enrolment online or contact Stephanie Waites 0407 235 914.
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Kindy Get Together
Barefoot bowls at Diggers on the Park, Manly on Saturday 14 March at 5.00pm. For further information please contact: Bec Mirabito or Tammy Brichta.
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Canteen
Volunteer required for Thursday 19 March (ongoing for Week 9 if possible).
Volunteers Week 7
Wednesday 11 March: Alicia Quattroville Lucy McConachie (am), Melissa Dunn (pm)
Thursday 12 March: Sar-Jane Lai and Domeniki Tsagaris
Friday 13 March: Nicole Covich, Rainy Tanner, Rosa Marotta (am), Natalia Clack (pm)
Volunteer required for Thursday 19 March (ongoing for Week 8 if possible.
Thank you to all who have made me feel so welcome at St Kieran's
Hannah
· Full day Volunteers are required from 8.50am to 1.50pm.
· Morning Volunteers are required from 8.50am to 11.15am (M).
· Lunch Volunteers are required from 11.15am to 1.50pm (L).
Any changes to the canteen roster, please contact: Hannah Davidson on 0438 433 231 or h.davidson1@hotmail.com
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Dads' Curry Night
The first Curry Night will kick off in Manly as it's always a good place to start with The Steyne, then on to Ashianas.
There are plenty of places to visit afterwards if you get a long leave pass for the night.
So please put Friday 20 March in your diaries - 6pm onwards kick off and 7.30pm at Ashiana.
Of course a few kids left St Kieran’s last year and are off to new schools, however our Curry Night has an alumni, and old dads are more than welcome, and in fact, encouraged to come along.
All new Kindy dads are especially invited.
Any questions please let me know. Look forward to catching up,
Cheers Howie
Howardgiles100@hotmail.com Tel 043 8888528 |
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Digital Entertainment Memberships
Entertainment Memberships have now gone digital!!
Click here to order your membership now. For further information and to answer all your questions, please contact Susan Nicols at slnicols@hotmail.com
*** March Special ***
If you buy an Entertainment Membership between 1 - 31 March, you will receive a $10 JB Hi-Fi eGift Card! Just enter promo code GIFTME at the checkout.
There is also an early bird special where you will get up to 3 months extra membership when you purchase the new Multi City or Multi Plus Membership. Entertainment Memberships can start anytime and are packed with thousands of substantial savings on dining, travel and fun family activities. The digital membership is easy to download to start using instantly. New offers are added weekly for ongoing value all year round.
Click here to order your membership now. For further information and to answer all your questions, please contact Susan Nicols at slnicols@hotmail.com
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Sacramental Program News
- Practice for First Reconciliation Tuesday 10 March at 4pm in SK Church OR Wednesday 11 March at 7pm in SC Church;
- The next Baptism of Young Children Program (for children aged 7 – 11 years) will commence on Sunday 15 March 2020, prior to the beginning of the 2020 – 2021 Children’s Sacramental Program. Please contact Janette for the program dates.
For further information please contact Janette on 0408 866 521 or at sacraments@northharbourcatholic.org.au
Lenten Family Resources Stations of the Cross for Families, Families and Lent Acts of Love and Sacrifice and ‘A Prayer for Life’ holy card—are available at the back of both Churches.
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Children's Liturgy
The children’s liturgy ministry is always looking for new mums, grandparents and carers to be involved in this wonderful and rewarding ministry. Being a volunteer in this ministry involves helping with children’s liturgy that takes place on Sundays at the churches of St Cecilia and St Kieran’s. You will be placed on roster alongside another volunteer who is currently doing children’s liturgy to help out about once to twice a term. Children’s liturgy only takes place within the school term and doesn’t take place when year family masses are scheduled. All information, resources and activities are printed off and provided by the children’s liturgy co-ordinator on a weekly basis. All volunteers will be required to obtain a working with children check number, but this is simple to do, and this is something that I can help you obtain. If you feel like this is something you could get involved with or would simply like more information, please feel free to contact me on 0403 063 013 or at bryannecrabb@gmail.com |
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Monte Sant' Angelo Open Day
Sunday 8 March from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Click here for information.
Gotcha4Life Fun Run
Gotcha4Life Foundation invites the northern beaches community to join the foundation team to raise awareness and funds to help build mental health and fitness. The Gotcha4Life Fun Run in its third year is being held at Griffith Park - Long Reef, Collaroy on 22 March and we are reaching out to schools to take part and register a team. Click here for information.
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