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Mt St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah
26th November 2013
Newsletter No. 19
SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS
PRIMARY SCHOOL (Yrs. 3—6) PRESENTATION NIGHT
COLLEGE GILBEY CENTRE TUESDAY 10th Dec Commencing
INFANTS (K—Yr. 2) PRESENTATION MORNING
PARISH SCHOOL HALL TUESDAY 17th Dec Commencing at 9.30a.m.
CONTACT
Phone 02 66721821
Fax
02 66721536
Website
www.murplism.catholic.edu.au
Email
msppmbah@lism.catholic.edu.au
Postal
PO Box 1226
30 Mooball St
Murwillumbah NSW 2484
IMPORTANT DATES
TERM 4
DECEMBER
Wed 4th Yr 6 Retreat Day
Fri 7th
Primary Swimming Carnival
Tues 10th Primary Presentation Night
Thurs 12th Year 6 Treat Day
Fri 13th
Orientation Day— new students
to the school 2014: Year 1—6
Mon 16th Reports Go Out
Tues 17th Infants Presentation Day &
Treat Day
Wed 18th Graduation Mass
Thurs 19th Last Day
2014
JANUARY
Tues 28th Staff Development Day
Wed 29th FIRST DAY Term 1 Yrs 1— 6
FEBRUARY
Wed 5th Kindergarten First Day
Mt St Patrick Primary School
PARENT FORUM
PRESENT
A DAY AT THE RACES @
MURWILLUMBAH RACECOURSE
FRIDAY DEC 13
TWILIGHT RACE MEETING
SCHOOL MARQUEE
Details enclosed or refer to school Moodle page
Dear Parents,
Firstly, I would like to congratulate Mr Brendan Ryan on being appointed
Principal of Mt St Patrick Primary School from 2014. I have no doubt that the
school will continue to flourish under his leadership!! I would also like to
congratulate Mrs Carolyn Waugh who has been appointed to the position of
Acting Assistant Principal for 2014. Mrs Waugh is both an experienced and highly
competent educator who will bring a great deal to the school through this
appointment. Congratulations - Brendan & Carolyn!!
Unfortunately our school Disco had to be cancelled. Whilst I can appreciate there
were a number of very disappointed students, at all times the safety of students is
paramount and with the threat of impending storms we were advised not to go
ahead with the disco.
On a brighter note, last Saturday the Parish Tableau was held on the school
grounds. The Tableau was a wonderful success and a true reflection of the vibrancy
and enthusiasm of our school community.
Such an event takes a great deal of planning and organisation. I would like to thank
all of those who assisted with the Saturday morning setting up and those who
attended the Sunday morning “pack” up. The response to both was fantastic which
meant it was all done in a few hours. Also a big thank you to those parents who
volunteered to run the various stalls and those who worked behind the scenes in
repairing costumes, picking up items, making deliveries etc. Specifically I would
like to thank Paul Leslight who convened this years carnival. His commitment to
the process, hard work and enthusiasm not only enabled the carnival to go ahead
this year, but was instrumental in its overall success. A FANTASTIC job, thank
you Paul!!To the staff at Mt St Patrick Primary who gave numerous hours
preparing the students for the tableau, organising costumes and props, getting
“dunked” and working behind the scenes on the night, on behalf of the school
community I say thank you! In particular to Mrs Jade Dixon who coordinated the
schools involvement, a BIG thank you and congratulations!
Finally to all those who attended and joined in on the night, especially our students,
without your attendance and participation the night would not have been as
successful. Thank you for your support.
Best Wishes,
Brian Laybutt (Principal)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
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ADVENT
SACRED HEART PARISH
Advent is the season right before Christmas when, as Christians, we can prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of
Christ. Because the date of Christmas changes according to
the calendar, so does Advent. This year the Advent 2013
season begins on December 1st, the first Sunday of Advent.
During the Advent season it is a time to prepare for Christmas. Begin now to gather the things you need to direct your
family's hearts toward heaven. Let this season of Advent fill
your home and your life.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
The Entry of the Most Holy into the Temple (its name in the
East), is a liturgical feast celebrated by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Orthodox Churches on 21st November. According to that text, Mary’s parents, Joachim
and Anne, who had been childless, received a heavenly
message that they would bear a child. In thanksgiving for
the gift of their daughter, they brought her, when still a
child, to the Temple in Jerusalem to consecrate her to
God.
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Tuesday 5.30pm
Wednesday 5.30pm
Thursday 9.15am
M’Bah
Friday 12.00noon
WEEKEND MASS TIMES
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart
OLPS, Sth
Sacred Heart
Saturday 6:00 pm
Sacred Heart (Children’s liturgy)
Sunday 8:00 am
Sacred Heart (Children’s liturgy)
10:00am
1st Uki
2nd & 4th OLPS – Sth M’bah
VIRTUE OF THE WEEK- PATIENCE
Patience is quiet hope and expectation based on trust that, in the end
everything will be right. Patience means waiting. It is enduring a delay
or troublesome situation without complaining.
It means having self-control because you can’t control the way someone else is acting or when things don’t go as you’d like. Patience is
being calm and tolerant when difficult things happen.
Patience is persevering- sticking with something for as long as it
takes to finish it. When you are patient, you know that things take
time, just as a seed you plant will someday grow into a flower or a
The Presentation Sisters throughout the world celebrate on fruit-bearing tree. Patience is a commitment to the future. It is doing
this day and continue their devotion to the Sacred Heart something now so that later something good will happen. It is also
tolerating all of the things necessary to make it happen. Patience is
of Jesus and the ministry begun by their Foundress , Nano
seeing the end in the beginning-doing what you can and then calmly
Nagle.
waiting, with trust that the results will come.
Wednesday 18th December
CHRISTMAS CARDS
As Christmas approaches, many students write cards for their
friends and distribute these at school. We are asking that the
handing out of cards (and associated candy canes, lollies etc)
happen after Monday 9th December. We are not discouraging
CHRISTMAS GIFTS—CHRISTMAS APPEAL
the Christmas Spirit but we are just ensuring that students remain
Instead of the children giving Christmas gifts to each
on task and focused.
other this year we are inviting you to bring a gift
MINI VINNIES NEWS UPDATE
wrapped to put under the tree in the school foyer for Our soft toy stall was a big success. We raised over $160.00.
the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. This gift
This money will be used to provide education for a person in
needs be clearly labelled for a male or female and an underdeveloped country through Assist-a-Student. $90.00
appropriate age.
will go towards the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. Thank
you to everyone who supported the stall, either through donating pre-loved toys or buying a new cuddly, furry friend.
GRADUATION MASS
The ‘End of Year’ Graduation Mass will be held in
the Sacred Heart Parish Church commencing at
12noon. All parents and family members are welcome to attend this Mass.
SCHOOL NEWS
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MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS COMING UP IN DECEMBER
Tuesday 10th
PRIMARY CLASSES (Years 3—6) PRESENTATION NIGHT @ 6:30pm
The Presentation Night is the culmination of the 2013 school year. The night will include the
presentation of awards as well as performances by Primary class choirs. This evening will be
held at the GILBEY CENTRE. To ensure uniforms are clean on the day of the Presentation Night
students wear mufti to school on this Tuesday. On the night of the Presentation all students must
wear full school uniform. It is a very clear expectation that ALL YEAR 3—6 STUDENTS MUST
ATTEND THIS EVENING.
Thursday 12th
YEAR 6 TREAT DAY
Our Year 6 students will be travelling by bus to the Tweed Heads / Coolangatta Ten Pin Bowling. A permission slip will be distributed to Year 6 students outlining details for this day. In line
with our ‘Discipline Policy’ - any Year 6 students who have not received three detentions this
Term and have returned all their Library books and any sports uniforms will be eligible for this
excursion.
Friday 13th
NEW STUDENTS IN 2014 ORIENTATION DAY (Year 1—6 only)
All new students to Mt St Patrick in 2014 will be having their Orientation Day. Students will be
required to arrive by 8:50am. The day will conclude at 3:00pm. This day allows our new students to familiarise themselves with the school and meet their new classmates.
Tuesday 17th
INFANT CLASSES (Years K—2) PRESENTATION MORNING @ 9:30am
This Presentation morning for our Infant classes will be held in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall commencing at 9:30am. All parent welcome to attend.
Tuesday 17th
END OF TERM TREAT
In line with our ‘Discipline Policy’ - any students who have not received three detentions this Term
and have returned all their Library books will be eligible for this End of Term Treat. The treat
will be held at the Tweed Aquatic Centre. Thank you to the Parent Forum who will cover all costs
of this activity.
LIBRARY NEWS
Our Term 4 Book Fair was a great success, a big thank you to everyone who supported this library fundraising
event, particularly the following families who kindly donated a book from the fair to our library: E. Mitchell,
Nimmo, Steptoe, Biles, Bevan, Lapworth, and Leslight. Thanks also goes to those parents who gave their time to
help run the bookfair: Kirsty McInerney, Karen Anderson and Leah Sheldon.
With our profit of nearly $1200, we can now stock the library with lots of new books ready for next year.
And last but not least, again a huge thankyou to all the wonderful parents who have covered many hundreds of
books throughout the year. Your help is always very much appreciated.
“WOW” DAY
On Wednesday 13th November Mt St Patrick Primary held a “WOW” Day. WOW (Wear
Orange Wednesday) is to support and acknowledge the wonderful work that the SES
contribute to our local community. Students from Mt ST Patrick Primary school
proudly wore orange clothes as a show of support for our local SES
volunteers.Pictured: L – R SES Tweed Coast Unit : Brian Bazel – Maintenance
Officer, Greyden Campbell, Ian Anderson Unit Controller with Yr 2 Mt St Pat’s
students Isabella Anderson and Phoebe Sykes.
ACCESS TO SCHOOL NOTES
In addition to an electronic copy of our school newsletter a copy of all class / school notes sent home will now be available on the school Moodle Page under the heading:
TERM 4 SCHOOL NOTES 2013
Please check this regularly to ensure that notes sent home are received!
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WEEK 6
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
KM— Ella Cracknell
KL— Alexander Dowling
1D— Emmett Stepto
1T— Keira Leslighter
2N— Jamie Cotelli
2P— Joseph Colnan
St2D—Connor Foreman-Keenan
St2H— Matteo McDermott
St2M— Darcy Hannah
St2P— Matthew Colnan
MSF— Sophie Ross
MSM— yasmin Charilaou
MSS— Quinn Willis
MSP— Charlotte Morosini
MOST IMPROVED
KM— Angus Miller
KL— Gian Kendrick-Morosini
1D— Billy John
1T— Finlay Purnell
2N— Nathan Willis
2P— Ashley Gray
St2D— Max Morton-Rowthorne
St2H— Areana Twohill
St2M— Harry Willis
St2P— Tahlia Drew-Perkiss
MSF— Cassidy Baker
MSM— Callum Moss
MSS— Coogan Cooper
MSP— Finn Whitney
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
MOST IMPROVED
GOOD SPORTS AWARD
PRINCIPAL AWARD
GOOD SPORTS AWARD
INFANTS– Yvette Lapworth
STAGE 2 - Patrick Gray
MIDDLE SCHOOL– Cameron
McCulloch
PRINCIPAL AWARD
Ella Ewing, Ebony Roach, Cailey Baker, Selam
Dietrich, Tylenah Mitchell, Sienna Bull, Tabitha
Stratton, Amelie Purnell, Tyler Hanrahan, Charlotte
O’Keefe, Vance Madden, Layla Falkner, Ena Mitchell,
Indiana Nuspan, Taleigha Garbett, Finn Whitney,
Brooke Saddler
CREATIVE ARTS AWARD
CREATIVE ARTS AWARD
INFANTS—Sienna Bice, Alexis Sutton
STAGE 2— Brodi Cook, Jack Gracie
MIDDLE SCHOOL– Cassidy Baker, Oscar
Rogers
TECHNOLOGY AWARD
INFANTS –Tabitha Stratton
STAGE 2 –Mariah Ouwerling
MIDDLE SCHOOL—Will Murnane
TECHNOLOGY AWARD
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WEEK 7
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
MOST IMPROVED
GOOD SPORTS AWARD
PRINCIPAL AWARD
KM—
KL—
1D—
1T—
2N—
2P—
St2D—
St2H—
St2M—
St2P—
MSF—
MSM—
MSS—
MSP—
Emelia Thompson
Freda Biles
Theo Parsons
Nakeisha Drew-Perkiss
Cashlin Townsend
Cooper Kennedy
Amelie McInerney
Chloe Hillcoat
Ivy Morton-Rowthorne
Olivia Flannery
Angus Stratton
Taleigha Garbett
Zane Patience
Angus Macfarlane
MOST IMPROVED
KM— Lincon Edmed
KL— Isabelle Biersteker
1D— Caleb Doble
1T— Kai Mumford
2N— Blake Cracknell
2P— Michael Lack
St2D— Nick Shields
St2H— Morgan Burgess
St2M— Tiffany New
St2P— Drae Darragh
MSF— Zoe Lillis
MSM— Matilda Nimmo
MSS— Zane Burke
MSP— Ada Vobr
GOOD SPORTS AWARD
INFANTS– Kaitlyn Antonelli
STAGE 2 - Neave Butler
MIDDLE SCHOOL– Matilda Jones
PRINCIPAL AWARD
CREATIVE ARTS AWARD
Bryce Wilson, Enya McCarthy, April Parnaby, Alexis
Sutton, Finn Byrnes, Mitchell Grossman, Renzo
Walford, Jarrah Fitzpatrick, Nathan Pryke, Nathan
Willis, Amelie McInerney, Paris Ludlow, Bryce Matlock,
Corey Grossman, Hannah Trembath, Isis Heterick,
Darcy Hannah, Hayley Smith, Coogan Cooper,
Madelene Northeast, Macauley Wells, Ellis Hannah,
Chloe Hillcoat, Areana Twohill
CREATIVE ARTS AWARD
INFANTS—Isabella Anderson, Dylan Bath-Dunne
STAGE 2— Matteo McDermott, Olivia Flannery,
Neave Butler
MIDDLE SCHOOL– Callum Moss, Hayley Smith
TECHNOLOGY AWARD
HONOUR AWARD
HONOUR AWARD
Sienna Bull, Alexis Sutton, Lucy Jones, Layla
Falkner
TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Blake Cracknell, Connor Foreman-Keenan,
Charlie Priest
CURRICULUM NEWS
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Mathletes of The Week
Week 6 (Picture on left )
Ivy Morton-Rowthorne,
Matilda Nimmo, Bronte Mclean,
Tarvah Lee Nottle, Eli Graham,
Areana Twohill, Codie Chung
Week 7 (Picture on right)
Alex Flannery, Kobe Spry,
Annalise Mackie,
Hannah Trembath, Olivia Ryan,
Harry Willis
Mathletics Awards
Week commencing 11th November- 17th November
GOLD CERTIFICATES
Caleigh Kennedy, Bryce Matlock
SILVER CERTIFICATES
Tarvah Lee Nottle, Ella Buch, Patrick Gray, Amelie McInerney, Corey Grossman, Sophie Ross, Emily Ward, Hayley Smith,
Brandon Ewing, Maxine Sutton, Cormack Flannery, Harry Willis
BRONZE CERTIFICATES
Joel Antonelli, Vance Madden, Imogen Sykes, Areana Twohill, Travis Antonelli, Matteo McDermott,
Zoe Lillis, Camden Mackie, Thomas Littlewood, Conor Foreman- Keenan, Chloe Hillcoat, Mariah Ouwerling, Oliver Parsons,
Morgan Burgess, Nicholas Ratcliff , James Draman, Lucy Jones, Wilbur Ryan-McGinn, Layla Falkner, Abbey Bevan, Lincoln Taylor,
Anna Smith, Kobe Spry, Angus Macfarlane, Elise Lack, Matilda Jones, Annalise Mackie, Ben Champley, Charlie Priest, Ena Mitchell,
Kalindi Lathouras, Montana Taylor, Taleigha Garbett, Zane Burke, Oscar Rogers, Cecilia Ryan, Brooke Saddler, Brock Youngbutt,
Issac Walford, Chloe Donald, Yasmin Charilaou, Drae Darragh, Spencer Leslight, Eli Graham, Charli Miller-Smylie, Lilly Charman,
Hudson Bosnich, Charles Warren, Sienna Fleming, Hannah Trembath, Darcy Toms, Gabriel Malcolm
Week commencing 18th November- 24th November
GOLD CERTIFICATES
Vance Madden, Oliver Parsons, Matilda Jones
SILVER CERTIFICATES
Matteo McDermott, Paris Ludlow, Sienna Nottle, Zac Macartney, Matilda Nimmo, Ena Mitchell,
Cecilia Ryan, Anthea Warne, Alex Flannery, Katie McCarthy, Nelson Ewing, Amber Charilaou,
Sienna Fleming, Hannah Whitney
BRONZE CERTIFICATES
Coogan Cooper, Isobela Davis, Tarvah Lee Nottle, Areana Twohill, Travis Antonelli, Ella Buch, Caleigh Kennedy, Patrick Gray,
Conor Foreman Keenan, Chloe Hillcoat, Leila Parnaby, Amelie Purnell, Darcy Reinke, Joshua Anderson, Brodi Cook, Charlotte
O’Keefe, Corey Grossman, Eva McDonald, Ivy Morton- Rowthorne, Nicholas Ratcliff, James Draman, Lucy Jones, Abbey Bevan,
Anna Smith, Sophie Ross, Finn Whitney, Olivia Newell, Patrick Wilkinson, Joseph Warne, Annalise Mackie, Codie Chung,
Charlie Priest, Jordan Tilsley, Taleigha Garbett, Zane Burke, Brandon Ewing, Brooke Saddler, Cooper Leslight, Isaac Walford,
Sophie Stoneman, Tom Van den Broek, Jacob Pedlow, Harrison Myler, Yasmin Charilaou, Spencer Leslight, Isis Heterick,
Lilly Charman, Angie Gatt, Hannah Trembath, Cormack Flannery, Max Morton-Rowthorne, Gabriel Malcolm, Bella Sutton
Maths Olympiad TEAM A
Maths Olympiad TEAM B
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Gian Kendrick-Morosini, Cale Graham,
Ava Price , Riley Bull, Ella Buch, Charlie
Gibbons, Kobe Spry, Coogan Cooper,
Kaytlin Harris, Vivien Koerner-Straub,
Jack Pritchard, Freda Biles,
Kathryn Warren, Will Ryan-McGinn,
Darcy Toms, Wren Phelan,
Imogen Sykes, Olivia Newell.
Olympiad Team Winners :
Alex Flannery, Cecilia Ryan ( Top 25% achiever) and Brock Youngblutt.
( Alex and Brock equal champion points ! )
Encouragement Awards : Madelene Northeast, and Montana Taylor
Congratulations to teams who
participated in the
Australasian Mathematics Olympiad
Competition!
Thank you Mr Spiller and
Mrs Pearson for their assistance in
organising the Olympiads.
Well done to our Team winners and
Encouragement Award recipients.
Congratulations to Cecilia Ryan for being
a Team winner and also achieving in
the top 25% of the competition!
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS
Thank you Stage 3 students who
participated enthusiastically in the
writing workshops at
Mt St Patrick College.
Students who attended have been
Invited to send in completed narratives
to win a prize from author
Melaina Faranda. ( Please send any
finished narratives to Mrs Waugh.)
SPORT NEWS
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DIOCESAN SPORT ENRICHMENT CAMP:
Cecilia Ryan, Brooke Saddler and Anthea Warne will be attending the Sport Enrichment camp next week. The selection criteria is very extensive and the girls should be extremely proud of meeting the criteria through their sporting achievements. The
program looks varied and exciting and the girls will hopefully enjoy their experiences.
DIOCESAN SUMMER SPORT TRIALS:
Congratulations to Matteo McDermott and Joseph Warne for their participation in the basketball and softball trials. Both boys
enjoyed the experiences and learnt new skills. Congratulations to Joseph for his selection in the Lismore Diocesan softball
team.
INFANTS INTENSIVE SWIMMING: Commences next Monday 2nd December for Kinder to Year 2 classes and continues each
day during Weeks 9 & 10. Notes have been sent home regarding permission slips and lesson times. Please contact your
child’s teacher for further details.
PRIMARY SWIMMING CARNIVAL:
The program for the Primary Swimming Carnival accompanies the newsletter. Yesterday the senior girls’ 200IM was held.
Next Monday the 200Im will be held for the remaining age groups in the Middle School swimming time slot at 2.30pm.
Parent helpers are still needed to judge or as a timekeeper. Please complete the form if you are able to assist for a couple of
hours.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Agnes
I am able to assist on 6th December at the Primary swimming carnival as
[ ] judge
[ ] timekeeper
[ ] recorder
Name _________________________________ My child’s class is __________
Signed ________________________________
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INDIGENOUS CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Indigenous children at Mt St Pats had our Christmas Party in the basement on Monday 25 th November to celebrate Christmas and to
farewell our Year 6 students next year. We enjoyed pizzas and listened to music and we all got to put our hand prints on the poles outside kindergarten. The pizzas were delicious and everyone had a lot of fun.
COMMUNITY NEWS
TWEED HEADS PCYC:
Blue Light Disco (Christmas theme) at Tweed Heads PCYC on Friday 6th December from 6.30 –
8.30 pm. Fully supervised, great music, games, prizes giveaways, no pass-outs and only $5. For
ages 7 -12 years. Ph 5599 1714
Vacation Care program at Tweed Heads PCYC operating on Thurs 19th & Fri 20th Dec and Mon
6th Jan – Fri 24th Jan 2014 from 8 am – 6.30 pm. Heaps of great activities for kids 5-12 years
including games, sports, crafts, music, drama, excursions & more. $42/day less Child Care Benefit
& Child Care Rebate. Ph 5599 1714
Tweed Heads PCYC Open Day, mark it in your calendar for Saturday 1st February, 10 am – 2
pm. A day of free activities and fun for people of all ages. Ph 5599 1714
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