31 August - St Aloysius Primary School

SEPTEMBER
5 Review Week
15 Review Feedback
16 END TERM 3 at 1:30pm
Dear Families,
Everyone had a great day on Monday for Literacy and Numeracy Week. The focus of the day was on Maths with
the children taking part in rotational activities and working collaboratively in multi-age groups. Thank you to all
the families for your enthusiasm and for the thought put into preparing for the day. The children and teachers
had a great day. Thank you to Mr Sim for planning and coordinating this experience for the children.
Today the children also had the opportunity to experience what it is like to be a Pilot and the maths involved in
flying a plane. Dan from the RAAF base in Sale, did a great job with the children who had fantastic questions for
him based around maths and flying. We are very lucky to have parents and friends who make the children’s
learning experiences very real here at St Aloysius.
Yesterday some parents will have received the Insight SRC School Improvement Surveys. All school communities
are surveyed so they can then use the data for future planning and improvement. The class that has the most
surveys returned will have a free dress day and a small prize. The more responses we receive the better the data
for us to use for future planning.
Last year I applied for a Supplementary Grant for our school. We have been given approval from Catholic
Education Melbourne for our planning proposal to go ahead. The grant will be used to finish the carpeting in the
downstairs areas of the school, the Foundation/Year 1 and Year 1/2 classrooms will be painted along with the
foyer area and all internal and external doors. The front of the school entrance will also be freshened up as well
as the boy’s and girl’s toilets. After considering advice from the professionals we are endeavouring to keep the
new colours neutral with the teal green colour
replaced with Dulux Ironstone. Emma has included a sample of the colour in the newsletter for everyone to see.
Let me know what you think.
Next week is Review week, we have been working towards this for the past four years and especially since the
start of this year. Our Self Reflection Report has already been forwarded onto our Reviewer, Colleen Wilkins as
an introduction to our school. This report explains the context of our school and the process we have followed in
the last four years in the implementation of our School Improvement Plan. A great deal of data is included in our
report which is evidence of all our achievements over this time. We have achieved great things over the last four
years and have also experienced challenges along the way. Colleen will be visiting the school on Tuesday and
Thursday of next week. Thank you to the parents who have given up their time to meet with Colleen on Tuesday
afternoon, everyone is very welcome from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm.
A reminder we have assembly on Friday afternoon. We have David Southwick presenting the school with a new
Australian Flag and a member of our community will be presented with a volunteers award for her great
contribution to our school over many, many years. Our Year 3/4 children will present their green screen
productions on our last assembly of the term due to production delays.
Thank you to Alison Finlay and her helpers on Saturday and to the families for their great baking at the Bunnings
Cake Stall. Everyone’s efforts raised nearly $500 for our school.
I look forward to seeing all our dad’s, grandads or special friends for a bacon and egg roll on Friday morning for
Father’s Day. Don’t forget to let us know if you will be coming as we would hate anyone to miss out.
We also celebrate First Eucharist on Sunday at 9:15 am Mass. Our special children will be receiving the Eucharist
for the first time on Sunday and there will be a special blessing for all dad’s. It would be lovely to have as many
Please click on this link to access the from our community as possible supporting the children and their families in the next step of their sacramental
weekly Parish newsletter and other journey.
St Anthony & St Aloysius Parish
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To all our dad’s have a great day with your families and enjoy every moment.
Until next week,
Therese
Prayer
Birthdays this Week
Assembly
Happy Birthday to the following people
who are celebrating their birthdays:
This week:

Australian Flag presentation by
David Southwick
(local member of parliament)

Caulfield Volunteer Award
3 September
Mrs Shen
5 September

MORNING ASSEMBLY
FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 9am
Emma M

Year 3/4 Presentation

Cub Scout information from
Elizabeth Tye local cub leader.
Maths Problem
The storekeeper found that if he removed the apples from his box either 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 at a
time there was always one left over. However, if he removed the apples 7 at a time there were
no apples left. If the box holds 500 apples, how many apples does the storekeeper have?
Lost Property is full to overflowing.
If your child has misplaced any of their
uniform please look in the lost property
basket before buying a replacement.
This is a timely reminder to:
CLEARLY LABEL
IN AN EASILY VISIBLE PLACE
EVERY ITEM your child brings to school.
Items which are labelled are easily returned through the school message tubs.
Over the school holidays we will be having painting of the lower level of the
school completed. All our doors which are currently teal will be painted in a
lovely charcoal, Dulux Ironstone. The external trim above the front double
doors will also have the teal painted out to Ironstone.
We hope to enhance the neutral colours rather than bright so that when
children’s work is displayed it will be the focal point rather than the paint work.
Please let us know what you think.
Classroom News Year 5/6
As part of the Grade 5 & 6 Inquiry unit on Creativity and to coincide with the Olympics in Rio, the students researched some of
the Olympic mascots over the past 50 years.
They were fascinated to learn about the story of each mascot and learn about the meaning behind each design. The activity provided students with an insight into the creativity and design of each mascot and the amount of work required to not only design
a mascot but also how they are selected for each Olympics.
Seoul 1988 Mascot
Name/s: Hodori
Design: The Ho of Hodori comes from the Korean word meaning tiger and it appears frequently in
Korean popular art and legends. The tiger is often associated with humour, bravery and nobility and he
wears the Olympic rings around his neck. On his head is a traditional Korean hat called the Sangmo and the
ribbon on the hat is in the shape of an S for Seoul,
Colour: Orange
What it represents: The tiger was designed as a Amur tiger which shows the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean
people.
Why/How it was chosen: The organising committee set up a contest to select the mascot and 4344 entries were submitted.
Four candidates were selected: a rabbit, a squirrel, a pair of mandarin ducks and a tiger and finally the tiger was chosen. The
name was chosen from 2295 competition entries submitted by the general public.
Designer: Kim Hyun
Barcelona 1992 Mascot
Name: Cobi
Design: Cobi is a human like Pyrenean (mountains in Barcelona) mountain dog in a “Cubist” style. He has
3 spiky hairs and has an really, really, really, large wardrobe.
Colours: He has the skin colour of human looking dog with wide open arms and sketched in a thick uneven black line.
Why/How it was chosen:The Barcelona judges chose him because he won the competition held by the
organising committee between 6 designers.
Designer: Javier Mariscal
Sydney 2000 Mascots
Name/s: Syd, Olly, Millie
Design: Syd - Platypus, Olly - Kookaburra, Millie - Spiny Anteater or Echidna
Colours: Syd - Red & Blue, Olly - Yellow, Millie - White, Blue, Orange & Red
What their names mean: All the names have different meanings. Syd means Sydney which was the host
city
of the games, Olly means Olympics and Millie means new millennium.
What their colours mean: The colours were based on the colours of the Olympic rings and represent water, air and earth.
Why/How it was chosen: It was chosen after a survey was conducted in Australia and other countries.
Designer: Matthew Hatton
Athens 2004 Mascots
Name/s: Phevos and Athena
Design: They are a modern representation of the Greek Gods Apollo and Athena and are brother and sister.
Colours: Phevos wears a blue tunic to recall the sea and the colour of the games emblem and Athena
wears orange to invoke the sun and the paralympic emblem.
What it represents: They represent playing and the spirit of Olympism
Why/How it was chosen:
Designer: Spiros Gogos
London 2012 Mascots
Name/s: Wenlock and Mandeville
Colours: Blue and Orange
What they represents: Wenlock takes his name from the town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire, which
still hosts the traditional Much Wenlock Games. These were one of Pierre de Coubertin's sources of
inspiration for the modern Olympic Games.
Design: The head shape represents the 3 medals, the friendship bracelet ribbon represent the 5 colours
of the Olympic Rings, the black taxi light are inspired by the black taxi’s in London. Eye camera lets
Wenlock and Mandeville record all the actions of the games and the personal timer helps them keep track of performance
Why/How it was chosen: The mascots were chosen in a competition launched in 2008 after more than 100 designers, artists
and agencies submitted proposals.
Designer: They were created by Iris, a London-based creative agency.
Rio 2016 Mascots
Name/s: Vinicius and Tom
Design: Tom is a mixture of all the Brazilian plants and Vinicius is a mixture of all the Brazilian animals.
Colours: Yellow was chosen to show the warmth of Brazil, green was chosen to represent the
rainforests of Brazil and blue represents the blue clear waters of the beaches in Brazil.
What it represents: Vinicius was designed for the Olympic Games and Tom was designed for the
Paralympics
Why/How it was chosen: The logo design was chosen through a vote of the Brazilian public and the
names were chosen through a vote. Some of the other possible names were Oba and Eba
Designer: Geli was the company who designed the mascots and it took them 150 refinements to come up with the final
mascots.
Instrumental Music
Thank you to our
Tuesday afternoon
musicians for your
performances which
we enjoyed this week.
Green Eggs and Ham?
Chicki Minaj has been
busy entertaining us
with her beautiful
green shelled eggs.
Whose dad will be so
lucky to win them and
enjoy them for breakfast on Sunday
morning?
Book Week
Maths Day
St. Aloysius After School Care Program
St. Al’s Safe & Secure
Thursday
Date: 01/09/2016
Julie
Afternoon Tea 4.00pm – Fresh Fruit etc.
Cooking Night
Friday
Date: 02/09/2016
Julie
Afternoon Tea 4.00pm – Fresh Fruit etc.
Free Choice Friday
Monday
Date: 05/09/2016
Julie
Afternoon Tea 4.00pm – Fresh Fruit etc.
Table Soccer
Tuesday
Date: 06/09/2016
Julie
Afternoon Tea 4.00pm – Fresh Fruit etc.
Harma Beads
Wednesday
Date: 07/09/2016
Julie
Afternoon Tea 4.00pm – Fresh Fruit etc.
Art Activity – Painting
As the end of Term 3 is looming fast a reminder that school finishes at 1.30 pm on Friday 16 th September. After Care
will run from 1.30 – 5.30 pm with afternoon tea provided. Please pop names into the book at the school office for
staffing for numbers.
After Care Fundraising - We have our final cake raffle for Term 3 this coming Friday, a yummy Lemon Cheesecake
made by Alison Gleeson (Siobhan & Riana), drawn at the 3 pm assembly. There will also be goodies on sale after
school for 50c each, so bring along some extra change. We will be selling tickets also for our Mystery Box in the last
2 weeks, which will be drawn on the last day of Term 3, 16th September.
Have a fantastic week, Julie
Homework and reading can be done by request at After School Care.
This program Plan is flexible and will be adapted
according to the identified needs of the children on the day. Free play and child initiated play is also supported
and facilitated by Staff on a daily basis.
Breakfast at St Aloysius
Friday 2nd September 7:30am!
We would love you to join with your children and
our community to celebrate this special day.
For catering purposes please return the slip
below. See you soon!
……………………………………………….
Family Name………………………….
Number attending …………………
PFA News
Bunnings Cake Stall
Another successful Cake Stall on Saturday raising $453. Thanks to all our Bakers and
helpers on the day! Special mention to Mrs Cosgrave & Mrs Stewart for helping out as
well.
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Don’t forget we have another cake stall scheduled for 3 December. It will be our Christmas special.
Fathers’ Day Stall Friday 2 September
Please remember to give your child $3 for a surprise Fathers Day present
made with love on or before this Friday 2 September. Please also advise the
school if you are attending the Fathers Day Breakfast on Friday morning. For
the mums in our school community who have to be both mum and dad
this breakfast is for you as well, as is the Fathers Day gift. Likewise, grandfathers, uncles or any other significant person in your family is very welcome
and encouraged to join in the fathers day breakfast at school. We want to honour you and celebrate the love and time you invest in the life of a child at
St Aloysius.
Potsticker early Dinner Saturday 10 September
We have at least 20 parents who have booked in for an early
social dinner at Potsticker restaurant opposite Caulfield Park.
Please contact Yasmine (prep/1 coordinator) if you would like
to join in or for more details.
Prayer and coffee Morning Tuesday 9.15
Prayer changes lives so keep those prayer requests coming in. We
love to pray and see God move to change circumstances, heal
incurable diseases, and change hearts. There is NOTHING our God
cannot do. God loves it when we pray to Him, too. Anyone is welcome
to join us. Kym 0411644099 or kymadams73@gmail.com or leave a
note in the P&F tub. Anonymous requests welcome.
Family Bushdance Friday 14 October 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm
This night was a hugely popular event in the school three or four years ago;
involving both parents and children in fun activities and dancing. It was so much
fun that parents who were there have requested we do it again.
The night is run and organized by outside contractors which means we need to
sell tickets and confirm numbers. Tickets are priced at $30 per family with
Parents and Friends Association subsidising the remaining cost. Tickets will be
coming home shortly for you to purchase. We will have cordial and soft drink
available but otherwise the event is un-catered and families will need to BYO/bring a plate.
CLASSROOM REPS
Foundation/1 Class Rep: Yasmin O'Donnell (Isabella) yasmin@cuthbertson.com.au
Grade 1/2 Class Rep: Edwina Abell (Frances) edwinaabell22@gmail.com
Grade 3/4 Carrie Timic & Maria Kirby (Kayla) (Aiden) csunday76@aol.com
Grade 5/6 Anna Keneally (Lauren) annayoung50@hotmail.com
IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES 2016
SEPTEMBER
2
5
15
16
Fathers’ Day Breakfast
Review Week
Review Feedback
END TERM 3 at 1:30 pm
TERM FOUR
OCTOBER
4
14
27
28
31
Begin Term 4 at 8:55am
Family Bush Dance
PUPIL FREE DAY
PUPIL FREE DAY
Melbourne Cup Long Weekend
NOVEMBER
1
3
5
10
10
17
23
28
Melbourne Cup Long Weekend
Prep Orientation Program
Working Bee (No 4)
Prep Orientation Program
Art Show NEW DATE
Prep Orientation Program
Prep 2017 Information Night
Swimming (2 weeks)
1
5
10
15
16
Prep 2017 Orientation
Swimming continues
Graduation/Family Mass 9:15am
Graduation Dinner
End Term 4 at 1:30pm
DECEMBER
Class Mass Timetable
19 August
Foundation/ Year 1 and Year 5/6
2 September
Year 1/2 and Year 3/4
16 September
Foundation/ Year 1 and Year 5/6
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