Dear Parents and Carers

“We can recognize people who have had a second baptism in the Holy Spirit. They tend to be loving. They tend to be exciting. They want to serve others, and not just be served themselves. They forgive life itself for not being everything they once hoped for. They forgive their neighbours. They forgive themselves for not being as perfect as they would like to be.”

Fr Richard Rohr, ‘Baptism of Fire and Spirit’

On the weekend, students in Year 6 who are making their Confirmation were presented to the parish. It is a reminder that the stories of our lives are always part of a bigger story. Sts Peter and Paul is part of the Parish of the Transfiguration, which is a part of the Archdiocese of Canberra/Goulburn, which is in turn part of the universal Church. The feast of Pentecost, which we also celebrated on the weekend, and about which Richard Rohr writes so well in the paragraph above, is also an account of the lives of the disciples being taken up into something much larger than themselves – the gratuitous love of God. Pentecost is not just for Jesus’ disciples. It is for all of us. Rohr writes of people in our lives who have been open to the offer of the Holy Spirit. What he describes above could otherwise be named ‘the fruits of the Holy Spirit’. My thanks to the Year 6 students and their families for their step in faith; and my thanks as well to Steph Burns, Luke Gubler, Sarah Kennelly, and Monsignor John Woods, for all their support of our students.

South Weston Cross Country

Yesterday, Cathy Shepherd and I attended (in extremely warm clothes) the South Weston Cross Country Carnival, held at Criterion Track. Students from Sts Peter and Paul who qualified for the regional PSSA participated and I was very proud of all their achievements and sporting attitude. I will notify the parent community of any students who advance through to the ACT championships.

Student Achievement

Sts Peter and Paul is blessed to have students who excel in many and varied ways. On the weekend, Cameron de Jongh, one of our Year 6 students, learned that he was the winner of his local council's sustainability competition. The competition involved children designing a town and park for the Queanbeyan Council (using Minecraft) and explaining how their building would be sustainably built and managed for the future. 

Cameron was judged as the overall winner of the competition, receiving a $500 prize, and a trophy. He was also interviewed by the United Nations Council Environmental Program, which was aired live, worldwide. Well done, Cameron, I am very proud of you. An extraordinary achievement! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dfIAcW1d2A

Athletics Carnival

Today, we held our annual Athletics Carnival at Woden Park Athletics Track. My thanks to Sarah Kennelly for coordinating the carnival, and to the many staff who  assisted in many ways. It was a wonderful day.

Reports and Parent Teacher Interviews

Reports for all students will be made available to parents in Week 10. A teacher comment is included in this semester's report, as well as grades for all subject areas. If you would like to have a parent/teacher interview in Week 9 or 10, or at a time convenient to you and your child's teacher, please contact your child's teacher via email. Some parents may be contacted directly by teachers, should teachers see a particular need to discuss the learning progress of a student. Please contact me directly at school if you have any questions about the interviews, or any other aspect of your child's learning.

Have a wonderful week with your families

Best wishes

Cameron Johns

Principal

This year at Sts Peter and Paul, we are all called to ‘Let Your Light Shine”

Confirmation – Year 6

As you would be aware from previous newsletters, the Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated in our Parish this Term. This Sacrament is for children in our parish who are in Year 6.

Presentation Masses were held last weekend at Holy Trinity Church, Curtin. It was a wonderful opportunity to come together as a parish and celebrate the important step forward in the faith journey of these young people.

There will be a Stole Night tomorrow (Thursday 9^th June) at 5:30pm in the Holy Trinity School Hall. On the Stole Night, each candidate and one of their parents will create a stole that the Candidates will wear during the Sacrament.

Next Friday (17^th June), there will be a Retreat Day, held at Holy Trinity School for all Year 6 students. A permission note will go home with more information regarding this today via Compass.

The Sacrament will be celebrated in the Parish of the Transfiguration, North Woden, on Tuesday 21 June 2022 at 6pm and Wednesday 22 June at 6pm. 

Here is the link to the Mass Booking Sheet for the Sacrament:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iXHK5cAFCJcEAcFOJFVLaSOR-yxuVSFU61ij1yWVV1s/edit#gid=0

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

The Vinnies Winter Appeal is upon us! The Vinnies Winter Appeal is all about providing emergency relief to those at risk of/or experiencing homelessness. All donations are distributed through St Vinnies to many homelessness and community services to directly support those in our local community who are most impacted.

Your family can be of assistance by donating the following items (in new or very good condition) between now and Wednesday of Week 10 (29th June)

• Gloves
• Socks
• Jackets
• Beanies
• Blankets
• Sleeping Bags

Thank you to all the families who have donated already, your generosity is appreciated.

The Most Holy Trinity, Year C

In the Gospel of John, today’s reading appears as part of the rather lengthy Last Supper discourse that runs from chapter 13 to chapter 17. The discourse is a centrepiece of this particular gospel. In it, Jesus speaks a number of times about the coming of the Holy Spirit. The portion that makes up today’s reading comes from a slightly longer passage about the sending of the Spirit (16:4-15).

Throughout the Last Supper discourse, the Holy Spirit is identified as Gift and Love. The Spirit is the Gift that will be sent by the Father and by the Son so that the world may continue to experience the Love of the Father and the Son. In the discourse, Jesus calls on the disciples to love one another with the same love that they had experienced from Him – the love of God. To assist the disciples to continue to love with the same love of God and Jesus, the Spirit is sent to them. The Holy Spirit is the lasting expression of the divine love that had previously been experienced through the Father and the Son. The discourse makes it very clear that the Spirit will continue the work of Jesus.

Today’s passage has Jesus saying to the disciples that there is still so much that He has to say to them, to teach them. But the disciples are not ready to receive everything in the time that Jesus has remaining. So to continue the teaching of Jesus and to continue the expression of Love, the Father and the Son will send the Spirit. It was the sending of the Spirit that we celebrated last week in the feast of Pentecost and it is the unity of Father, Son and Spirit that we celebrate this week in Trinity Sunday.

(Reflection by Greg Sunter)

Blessings for the week ahead,

Stephanie Burns

Religious Education Coordinator

Principal's Award: Maximo A 5M

Learning Support Awards (please note that LS awards are given to any child in the school that the Classroom Support Assistants have noticed doing something wonderful): Declan H, 5W; Zara S, 5W; Stella H, 5W; Amelia D, KW; Evie C, 1M; Cruz A, 1M; Remi M, 1M; Lorenzo L, 1M

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to those students who are celebrating their birthday this week

Christiano K

Anika S

Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge

We have some wonderful readers at Sts Peter and Paul!! Congratulations to Callum R in 6M, Anna S, Cooper L, Harry R, Kuna J, Lucy A and Tara W in Year 5 for completing their individual Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge Record this week!! 

And a massive well done to both Kinder White and Kinder Maroon- each class has read over 30 books together and have also completed the challenge! 

Just a reminder that Kinder-Year 2 classes are completing the challenge as a whole class, while Years 3-6 are completing the challenge individually. 

Remember to return your overdue Library books!

Please have a look around home to find any overdue Library books so that they can be returned to the Library. Reminder notices for overdue notices will be sent home towards the end of the term. 

Please contact amanda.basedow@cg.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions regarding the Library or borrowing. Hopefully all books that were ordered through the book fair have been delivered to your children- should there be any issues please email me.

Keep reading and thank you again!

Mrs Basedow

Regional Cross Country Carnival

A very big congratulations to all of our students who represented our school in the Regional Cross Country Carnival yesterday. We are very proud! 

Athletics Carnival 

Thank you to everyone who came along to help and cheer today. It was a fabulous day and weren't we so lucky with the weather!

Many thanks, 

Sarah

YEAR 2 Netball!

The Year 2 Twinkle Stars are looking for 2 or 3 more players. Games are played at 9am at the SCNA courts at Deakin using modified rules. Registration is $218.37. All children are welcome to play - girls and boys! It is lots of fun and a lovely team! Please contact Lucy Webb at stpandpnetball@gmail.com for more information.

In the kitchen this week the children learnt about the Diary Group. They remembered that this group has foods in it that make us GROW - especially when you are in Kinder and Year 1! We discovered that many of us had milk with our dinner and that cheese was also a good source of dairy.

The Kinder crew had fun making smoothies and the Year 1s made cheese muffins which they enjoyed at the end of cooking as well as taking them home to share.

In the garden this week, thanks to a fire pit used by the STEM classes, the Garden Club learnt how to dig over a garden bed with charcoal. First, we needed to weed it and then with trowels and gloves on hands we dug the small chunks into the bed in preparation for our next seedlings. As usual fun was had by all.

Oh and have a close look at the photos - our resident Maggie has friends. All three enjoyed some left over cheese muffin from cooking.

If you would like any more information about The Kitchen Garden Program, please email Mrs Katie Birch Katherine.birch@cg.catholic.edu.au

The Garden Club

THE CANTEEN IS CASHLESS

Families are required to make all canteen payments via Qkr!

There will be no over-the-counter sales at lunch time at this stage.

All over-the-counter sale items (snacks & treats) must be ordered in your child’s lunch order via Qkr! which will be delivered to them at lunch time.

CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER

Thank you helpers; your assistance is very much appreciated

Please contact me if you are unable to help out on your day.

 Are you able to help out in the canteen in TERM2?

If you have any spare time and would like to help out in the canteen, PLEASE feel free to contact me through email at lauretta.raccosta@cg.catholic.edu.au

 Term 2 canteen roster available now

Click on the link below to add your selected time to the roster.

https://stpandp.schoolzineplus.com/canteenrosterterm2.

All volunteers must have a WWVP card.

Lauretta Raccosta,

Canteen

Lauretta.Raccosta@cg.catholic.au

 Special Lunch Day

Wednesday 15 June

WEDNESDAY 15 June the school will be holding its next special lunch day for the Term! 

Children will be able to order sushi roll, drink and a treat for $7.00.

Orders available on Qkr! Now

Download the app on your mobile phone to place your order.

ORDERS CLOSE 9AM FRIDAY 10 June!

PLEASE NOTE:

DUE TO NUMBERS THAT NEED TO BE GIVEN TO MR SUSHI, NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Gulten Free & Vegetarian options are available.

No other lunch orders will be available on that day.

OPEN TUESDAY MORNINGS

8.30 – 9.30AM

The Uniform Shop is a service for the parents and children.

 We sell New & Quality Second-hand school clothing, and all money raised goes back to the school to provide resources for the children.

The School Uniform is available via Qkr!
Tuesdays - Fridays, orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom. Orders need to be placed before 8.45 am. 

The Uniform shop is stocked up with second hand uniforms, please visit on a Tuesday morning to purchase second hand uniforms.

The uniform shop is limited with space, so if you wish to donate pre-loved items, as a guide, please ONLY donate clothes that are washed and in perfect resalable order.

Please DO NOT DONATE old white sports tops.  Thank you

Please visit the schools website for the Winter Uniform price list.

Lauretta Raccosta

Uniform Shop

Lauretta.raccosta@cg.catholic.edu.au

The Robogals Canberra team is holding our annual Science and Engineering Day (SED) on campus at ANU for primary and high school aged students on Saturday 18th June 10-2pm. We would love to have some of your local students or children of your colleagues attend the event! The event is directed for students ages 5-15. We will be holding 4 different workshops which are:

1. Biology
2. Science Experiments
3. EV3 Robogals 
4. Arduino Heart Rate Monitor

Each workshop will be 1h 15min in length with a short 30min break in-between the 2 workshops. 

SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-australian-national-university-science-and-engineering-day-2022-tickets-341821265607