Dear Parents and Carers

Last week, I joined our Year 6 students, and Katie McGregor, Luke Gubler and Sarah Kennelly, on our Year 6 camp. The camp was a great success and a lot of fun. My thanks to Katie, Luke and Sarah, for their great care of our students, and I would also like to thank and congratulate our Year 6 students, who were a pleasure to be with.

Canteen News

With the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions, schools have been able to return to operational procedures that were once a part of normal life at school. We have found that with some procedures, we are unable to return immediately to procedures that were in place before the pandemic, instead we need to slow the pace of returning to normal operational procedures. These arrangements are in place to support the full transition to pre-COVID canteen operational procedures. 

The following processes will be implemented at the canteen until further notice:

1. Canteen is cashless. We are hoping to introduce cash again at the school and parents will be notified when cash sales begin at school.
2. All lunch orders are required to be purchased via Qkr! App before 8.45am.
3. Over the counter sales will continue at lunchtime for ice creams only. Instead of cash sales, I am asking parents to please use the voucher system. Purchase a “daily sales voucher” via Qkr! for your child to go to the canteen at lunchtime to purchase an ice cream.  The voucher is valid for that day and the full value must be used at lunchtime.

Thank you for your support. Please contact me directly at school if you have any questions.

Pupil Free Day

This term, Catholic Education has granted all Catholic schools a pupil free day on Friday, December 16^th. As per previous terms, this in recognition of staff shortages across the system, and is an effort in providing teachers with some make-up time of lost planning time.

Swimming Day

Next Friday, November 4^th, we are holding a Swimming Fun Day, for students in Grades 2 – 6. We were unable to hold a swimming carnival in Term 1, due to COVID restrictions, at that time. With the warmer weather, and in moving a little closer towards the festive season, we would like to hold a fun day for the children, complete with an inflatable obstacle course and other games. My thanks to Sarah Kennelly for her excellent work and coordination of the day.

Class Lists 2023

As I wrote last week, we are beginning the process of compiling the class lists for 2023. It is an involved process, and one on which a number of factors are considered. If you have concerns over potential relationship or friendship dynamics, where your own child is concerned, please email me directly.

If your K-5 child will not be attending Sts Peter and Paul School in 2023, please email office.stpandp@cg.catholic.edu.au as a matter of urgency. 

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”

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Gospel Reflection

Through nine or ten chapters of the Gospel of Luke and over several months we have been following the journey of Jesus towards Jerusalem. In today’s Gospel, Jesus has drawn very near to Jerusalem – Jericho is just a short distance from Jerusalem – and Jesus is moving steadily closer to the Passion of his final days.

Zacchaeus is as keen as the rest of Jericho to see Jesus as he passes through the town. However, because he is so short he can’t see past the crowd and because he is a despised tax collector, no one was going to make room for him to see. He goes to the extreme length of climbing a tree just to catch a glimpse of Jesus. Like other characters in the Gospel, his determination to simply catch sight of Jesus is an indication of his readiness to accept the message of Jesus. Because of his evident willingness to welcome the message of Jesus into his life, Jesus prompts Zacchaeus to welcome Jesus into his home. The readiness of Jesus to enter into the house of someone regarded as a sinner causes great scandal among the onlookers. What’s more, Jesus is prepared to eat with this man as well – a sign of complete acceptance. The welcome of Zacchaeus meets the welcome of God.

Jesus declares that salvation has come to Zacchaeus’ house and that he is a son of Abraham – one of the faithful. His words are directed to the crowd, not Zacchaeus. They are so determined to draw lines between those who are acceptable and those who are not that they have failed to notice what Jesus has taught all along – that faith can flourish in all people and is not determined by their social status.

(Reflection by Greg Sunter)

Have a blessed week,

Stephanie Burns

Religious Education Coordinator

PARISH DINNER

You are invited to the Parish Centre on Sat., 5 Nov., 6.30pm for 7.00pm to enjoy the company of other parishioners and to support the work of Kate Cleary at ‘The Farm’, Galong, between Yass and Harden. Kate and her supporters, including the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, are using the former aged care facility to assist women looking for a fresh start after prostitution/drug abuse/domestic violence. Tickets $40 each; cash to the parish office or via Qkr! app. Main course, dessert and tea/coffee provided, BYO. Book early as numbers are limited. An initiative of your Parish Pastoral Council.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to those students who are celebrating their birthday this week

Remy M

Sophia G

Norah J

Sean T B

Eleanor S

Bentley B

The awards will be presented at our assembly on Thursday 3 Nov at 2.15.

Principal's Award: Maximo A, 5M

Learning Support Awards: Abby E, 6M; Amelie S, 6W

(please note that LS awards are given to any child in the school that the Classroom Support Assistants have noticed doing something wonderful): 

This year at Sts Peter and Paul, I have been lucky enough to be working with a small group of Year 5 and Year 6 students in the area of Mathematics Enrichment. The group has been such a productive and rewarding part of my week, I wanted to share with the whole school community a little more about what we do.  

Every week, alongside the curriculum taught by their classroom teachers, I work with the students on extending and enriching their Mathematical skills and understanding. We work primarily in pairs or small groups, solving complex problems and tackling questions that they may not regularly be exposed to in a Year 5/6 classroom.  

Recently, the group participated in the Australian Maths Trusts’ ‘Australian Maths Competition’, and as a school, we received some fantastic results. Many children were awarded a Credit, which is very impressive. Ava T was awarded a Distinction, and Zoe T a Prize award (given to the top student locally for this age-group).   

Following on from that success, 2 of our Year 6 students, Ava and Zoe, took part in the month-long Australian Maths Challenge, where they both exceeded expectations by each receiving a Distinction. Congratulations to Zoe, Ava, and all the students who are part of the Maths Enrichment Team. I am so proud of the mathematicians you are, and the amazing work you do every week – Keep it up! 

Book Club

Don't forget - issue 7 is available now. Orders close 29th October and then it will take a week for orders to be delivered to our school. Thank you for your support with assisting our school raise money to purchase new books for the Library. Remember to order via the LOOP app!

Next Friday the 4th of November, students in Years 2-6 will be participating in a Swimming Pool Fun Day, at the Tuggeranong Lakeside Leisure Centre. We have hired the inflatable obstacle course for the day and the students will participate in a variety of pool games.

We are still seeking 2 parent volunteers to help on the day, to assist in monitoring our Year 3 and Year 6 students. You do not need to get in the pool, you will just be assisting our teachers with guiding student movement between activities and an extra set of eyes. If you are interested in volunteering, can you please email Sarah Kennelly at sarah.kennelly@cg.catholic.edu.au

Please include your:

• Full Name
• Year you're interested in supervising
• Contact details: phone number/ email address
• WWVP number and expiration date

Please find additional information regarding the event and relevant consent forms on Compass. If you haven’t yet provided consent, it would be wonderful if you could do so at your earliest convenience.

We are looking forward to what will be an exciting community day for our students! Thank you for your support of this event.

Many thanks,

Sarah Kennelly

Sports coordinator

Another exciting week in the kitchen and garden.

Our Year 6 students were away at camp so our Year 5 students spent their kitchen time cooking up breakfast biscuits which had rice bubbles, cornflakes and oats in them. They also made ANZAC biscuits. Yum! What fun they had learning about the Grain Food Group and then enjoying the food they made.

In the garden our crew harvested carrots, watered and composted. There were smiles all round!! The children also found out that just because a carrot looks a bit strange doesn’t mean we waste it.

If you would like any information on what we do please email Mrs Katie Birch katherine.birch@cg.catholic.edu.au.

The Garden Club

PIZZA TWISTS

Ingredients

2 sheets of frozen puff pastry, thawed

1/4 cup tomato sauce

1 cup grated tasty cheese

1/4 cup milk

Method

Preheat oven to 200 degrees, line a baking tray with paper and set aside.

Spread tomato sauce over 1 sheet of pastry and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Place the remaining sheet on top and roll lightly with a rolling pin to seal pastry sheets together.

Brush the top with milk and cut into 16 strips, then cut each strip in half to make 32 strips.

Twist each strip a few times by holding the ends with clean fingers and turning opposite ways.

Place twists on prepared baking tray and cook for 10-15 minutes or until golden.

The recipes in the newsletter are from the Sts P & P 50th Anniversary Cookbook. The recipes come from either our wonderful cooking guru, Mrs Moore, or were donated by members of our community.

Books are currently on special for $10 (and you get a free teatowel), payable on Qkr!, and available for pickup at the front office.

THE CANTEEN IS CASHLESS FOR ALL LUNCH ORDERS

 Families are required to place ALL lunch orders via Qkr! before 8.45am

Over-the-counter sales at lunch time are back for frozen items only.

 Please purchase over-the-counter sale items (snacks & treats) for your child in a lunch order via Qkr!

 Purchase a “daily counter sales voucher” via Qkr! for your child to go to the canteen to collect a frozen item lunchtime.

CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER

ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP OUT IN TERM 4?

 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

or click on the link below to slot a time in.

Term 4 canteen roster

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

https://stpandp.schoolzineplus.com/term4roster

All volunteers must have a WWVP car

 Qkr! TIP

Is your child sick and not going to school, and you have placed a lunch order on Qkr!? 

You have till 8.45am that morning to cancel the lunch order - instructions on how to cancel lunch orders are below.

POOL DAY MEAL DEAL!

Friday 4 November

 Are you in Kinder or Year 1 and staying at school on Pool Day? Well, don’t be sad because Mrs R has a special meal deal for you in the canteen that day!

Cost $7.00

Menu: 3 nuggets (GF) or hot dog or pizza or pasta with a fruit popper, a packet of popcorn and a lolly bag.

  Orders can be made via Qkr! up to 8.45am morning of Pool Day (Friday 4 November)

Please note the above set menu is the only food available for students on that day and is ONLY AVAILABLE FOR KINDER AND YEAR 1 STUDENTS. 

Canteen will be open for counter sales at lunchtime for frozen items. 

Please purchase a “daily counter sales voucher” via Qkr!

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 uniform, please visit on a Tuesday morning to purchase second hand uniform.

The uniform shop is limited with space, so if you wish to donate pre-loved items, PLEASE ONLY DONATE CLOTHES

that are washed and in perfect resalable order.

Thank you

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

Lauretta Raccosta

Uniform Shop

Lauretta.raccosta@cg.catholic.edu.au