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- DATES TO REMEMBER
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY
- AWARDS
- LIBRARY NEWS
- RECIPES FROM STS P & P'S KITCHEN
- THE KITCHEN GARDEN PROGRAM
- CANTEEN NEWS
- UNIFORM SHOP NEWS
- ABILITIES UNLIMITED AUSTRALIA
- AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR
- GUITAR AND DRUM LESSONS
- TENNIS OPEN DAY
- TIGERS FOOTBALL CLUB - YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome back to another school year. I hope and trust that you and your families had a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday, and it was a time of renewal for you and your loved ones. The children have started back very well, as have the staff, and we are all looking forward to another very good year of learning.
Apart from our two new Kindergarten classes, we welcome 13 new students from Grades 1 – 6. I welcome the following families, all of them new to Sts Peter and Paul:
Arce, Buchanan, Brewer, Centenera, Cole, Conley, Connley, Dawson, Dobbs, Fenton, Ghalib-Hobbs, Harley, Hedjazi, Lewis, Lin, Mangos, Mare, Martin, Mulemena, Neit, Patun-Og, Phiri, Ratlou, Reefman, Robin, Rutledge, Shrestha, Susan George, Thomas, Van Der Griend, Walkom, Wenn
Whether new or returning, I welcome back all of our families, students and staff.
Meet and Greet Night
Next Monday night, at 6pm, we will gather in the hall for a ‘Meet and Greet’ night. Following a short presentation from me, during which the staff will be introduced, parents will have the opportunity to meet their child’s teachers outside, at a ‘booth’, and establish the relationship so essential between home and school. Parents will also receive a Term Overview and Letter, which will provide valuable information for the term ahead. I look forward to seeing you there on the night.
Reconciliation Information Night
Next Tuesday night, at 6pm, there is an Information Night for parents of children in Year 3 who are making their First Reconciliation. The Information Night will be conducted online. Fr John will be joined by Emily Capper and Veronica Hall, our RECs from Holy Trinity and Sts Peter and Paul, respectively. It is important that all parents of children who are receiving the sacrament this year attend the meeting.
Year 6 Camp
In other exciting news, our Year 6 students are going on their school camp in two weeks. Like last year’s Year 6 students, our 2023 Year 6s will go to Borambola Sport and Recreation camp, near Wagga Wagga. It is an excellent camp, and our students will have a very good experince. I look forward to joining our students on camp.
https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/sport-and-recreation-centres/borambola
Have a wonderful week with your families and I look forward to catching up with many parents in the coming days.
Best wishes
Cameron Johns
Principal
Opening School Mass – 9th February, 12:00 noon
On Thursday 9th February at 12:00 noon, we will be celebrating our Opening School Mass for 2023 in the school hall. All classes will be attending Mass, and all parents and carers are warmly invited to attend.
Sunday Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A
Salt of the earth, light of the world.
This Sunday’s gospel passage is one that is commonly quoted and well known. Jesus says “‘You are the salt of the earth…Today, when we describe a person as being the ‘salt of the earth’ it’s generally meant in a way that says the person is hard working, straight talking and pretty down to earth. It’s usually meant as a compliment but sometimes this can come across as a bit condescending when used inappropriately. When Jesus tells the disciples that they are the salt of the earth and the light of the world he is really saying, ‘You are to be the salt of the earth; you are to be the light of the world.’ It is more of a directive than an affirmation of them.
To be salt of the earth and light of the world means to be the one who puts their hand up and steps forward to speak for, work for and act for those who are the least in this world. (Adapted from Greg Sunter)
Staff Spirituality Retreat Day
On Tuesday 24th January, all staff members attended a Staff Spirituality Day at the Parish Centre in Curtin. The day was inspired by Pope Francis’ call for Synodality. Synodality is about walking together in a shared search for Christ in scripture, prayer, and common life. We used the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-3) biblical passage to inspire, to inform and to nurture our relationship with God and each other.
Sacrament of Reconciliation 2023
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in the Parish of the Transfiguration, North Woden. There will be a Parent Information Night on Tuesday 7th February at 6:00 pm via Zoom.
Who is Eligible?
Children who have been baptised, and are in Year 3 or above may be enrolled.
How to Enrol
Enrolment is via the Qkr app or through the Parish Office (6281 3999).
Dates for your Diary:
Week 2: Parent Information Night for Reconciliation Candidates: Tuesday 7th February at 6:00 pm
Opening School Mass, Thursday 9th February 12:00 noon
Week 4: Parish Mass: Commissioning Staff for 2023, Sunday 19th February 9:30 am
Ash Wednesday Mass, Wednesday 22nd February 12:00 noon
Blessings for the week ahead,
Veronica Hall
Religious Education Coordinator
| Week 1 | ||
| Thursday 2 Feb | Kinder rest day | |
| Week 2 | ||
| Monday 6 Feb | Parent information meet and greet | 6 pm in hall |
| Tuesday 7 Feb | Parent information night - Reconciliation - Year 3 parents | 6 pm via Zoom |
| Wednesday 8 Feb | Kinder rest day | |
| Thursday 9 Feb | Opening Mass | 12 pm in hall |
| Week 3 | ||
| Wednesday 15 Feb | Kinder rest day | |
| Wednesday 15 Feb - Friday 17 Feb | Year 6 Camp | |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to those students who celebrated their birthday in January
Gabriella S
Louis M
Paxton A
Alasdair D
Harper de S
Tracy C
Ariella J
Kai R
Inaara M
Harry C
Charlie S
Evie C
Arne C
Finn B
Sophia W
Willem F
Matilda W
Shayden B
Maja G
Shivika A
Luka G
Aria N
Charlotte H
Abby D
and to those celebrating their birthday this week
Viraj V
Audrey I
Khaled A
Ioanna M
Reuben T
Awards will be presented at our assembly, held on Thursdays in Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
| Class | Merit | Merit | Spirit |
| KM | Henry D | Ayverie C | Hugh D |
| KW | Hugo B | Elizabeth D | Caomh R |
| 1M | Maxwell Mc | Sadie W | Liam T |
| 1W | Leopold G | Xavier M | Millie M |
| 2M | Reuben T | Aisha O | Lucy C |
| 2W | Beatrix B | Ari A | Samara M |
| 3M | Micah R | Chen-An L | Inaara M |
| 3W | Kade C | Anaishe Joel (AJ) | Grace W |
| 4M | Harry C | Whole class | Audrey I |
| 4W | Ritishma S | Michael W | Aaliyah B |
| 5M | Khaled A | Ava G | Ioanna M |
| 5W | Matthew R | Amy L | Dushan D |
| 6M | Yvaine M | Ned S | Joshua R |
| 6W | Grace P | Lucas S | Dipali S |
Principal's Award: Claudia K, 6M
Learning Support Award:
(please note that LS awards are given to any child in the school that the Classroom Support Assistants have noticed doing something wonderful)
Gabriel M, 6M
Welcome to 2023! I hope you all had a lovely break and are excited for a busy year ahead full of good books and wonderful literary adventures!
Just a few things to get everyone started…
Please take note of your child or children’s library days. Kinder- Year 4 must have a Library Bag to borrow books to take home.
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Mondays |
4M, 4W, 5M, 5W |
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Tuesdays |
6M, 6W, 3W, KW |
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Wednesdays |
2M, 2W, 1W, 1M |
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Thursdays |
3M & KM Library Admin |
- I am going to be in the Library Monday- Thursday. Should you have any questions please email me at amanda.basedow@cg.catholic.edu.au
- The Library is open at Lunchtimes (after eating time) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We had a lot of children at Lunchtime today which was lovely!
- Scholastic book club will be running again this year. Issue 1 brochures will be coming home at the end of this week. Orders close Friday Week 3- 17h February. All orders are placed online- please note we do not accept cash or orders at school as all orders are placed online. Click here to access an online version: https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/
You are encouraged to download the LOOP app which is an easy way for parents to order book club. Please note orders will take approximately 1 week to be delivered to school after the issue closing date (not when you place the order).
- Please remember that 15% of all Scholastic Book Club sales go to our school Library. The money made will be used to purchase lots of new books for the Library, as well as prizes and awards for events during the year. Last year we were able to purchase over 500 books due to the amount of money raised from our Book Fair and Book Club sales!
Keep reading!
Mrs Basedow
DAMPER
(preheat oven to 200°C)
INGREDIENTS
3 cups SR flour
Pinch salt
¾ cups water
½ teaspoon mixed herbs (optional)
Extra plain flour, 1/4 cup milk
METHOD
Sift flour and salt into bowl, add herbs, make well in middle.
Add water, mix through, form into large ball, tip onto floured board.
Shape to size, brush with milk.
Cook 30 minutes for large shape or 15 minutes for individual sizes.
Welcome to 2023 in the kitchen garden news. We hope you had a safe, enjoyable and hopefully a little bit relaxing holiday!!
Our team plans to have lots of exciting things to do this year starting in Term 1.
Years 1 and 2 will be learning about the kicthen and healthy eating. Both years will also be doing their health unit in the classroom so they can bring their newly discovered knowledge to cooking each week.
Kinder will also have a small turn but not until later in Term 1.
Our garden club will be starting up this week – Friday lunch after eating time. We will introduce our new Environment Leaders to their responsibilities and do some cleaning up (the weeds have gone crazy) and planting.
During the holidays I also started my own vegie garden – just spinach and parsley in pots!! They are growing and my family is enjoying the produce. Being part of a productive and edible garden is very rewarding and exciting, so please encourage your child to come along if you think they may be interested.
If you would like any other infomration about the Kitchen Garden Program please email Mrs Katie Birch katherine.birch@cg.catholic.edu.au.
Keep safe and happy gardening.
The Garden Club
THE CANTEEN IS CASHLESS FOR ALL LUNCH ORDERS
Families are required to place ALL lunch orders via Qkr! before 8.45am
Please purchase over-the-counter sale items (snacks & treats) for your child in a lunch order.
Ice creams are the only over-the-counter sales at lunch time in Term 1.
Purchase a “daily counter sales voucher” via Qkr! for your child to go to the canteen to collect an ice cream at lunchtime.
CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER
| Time | Wednesday 8 Feb | Thursday 9 Feb | Friday 10 Feb |
| 9.00-11.30 | Help needed please | Help needed please | Help needed please |
Please contact me if you are unable to help out on your day.
ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP OUT IN THE CANTEEN?
Parent/carer helpers are most welcome in the Canteen. A lending hand is always required and very much appreciated.
Helping in the Canteen is a great opportunity to meet new people and make a valuable contribution to the school.
No doubt your child/ren will get a buzz from seeing you at the school. So, 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 add your selected time to the roster.
https://stpandp.schoolzineplus.com/CanteenRosterTerm1
All volunteers must have a WWVP card.
CANTEEN REMINDERS
Please ensure your child’s class is updated and CORRECT on Qkr! This is to avoid their lunch being misplaced.
If a lunch order has been placed, and your child is not at school please cancel the lunch order in your Qkr! activities by 8.45am that day.
Flyer attached
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 Uniform price list.
Lauretta Raccosta
Uniform Shop
We have been working hard at Abilities Unlimited Australia (AUA) to build our programs behind the scenes and work to ensure we have the strongest team of passionate allied health professionals, teachers, specialist coaches and support workers to support you and your children in a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment. We are hoping you may be able to share this information with families that may benefit. Note, we do have a scholarship fund for families in financial need.
https://www.abilitiesunlimited.com.au
To celebrate the new year, we have opened some additional slots in AUA programs with the aim to provide opportunities for childred of all abiliites to
- Learn with targeted, intensive, individualised support
- develop social skills and make friends
- feel part of a community
- increase confidence and self-esteem
- develop physical skills, fitness, balance, coordination, and strength
- develop self-control, self-discipline, resilience, persistence, and patience
- increase wellbeing
- build decision-making and strategic thinking through learning various physical and sporting skills and game plays
- learn social skills, sportsmanship, and teamwork
- improve connections between the brain and body
- demonstrate courage and experience joy and pride, realising their own personal potential to truly thrive
To support home based learning every registration for our January holiday program and/or term 1 program will be entered into a draw to win a $250 adaptive, therapy-based family sporting gift pack tailored to your family sporting need and AUA program interests.
Our January Intensive Holiday programs run for 4 days in the weeks of:
- 9-13 January AND
- 16-19 January
Our Term 1 programs commence
- week 2 of school term with the Saturday program starting the 4th February.
AUA Programs Available:
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AUA Program |
About |
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Cyclabilities Balance and Glide |
AUA’s Cyclabilities program has been designed by Allied Health Occupational Therapists, Exercise Physiologists and teachers so all children have the opportunity to develop skills and confidence to ride a bicycle which provides children with their first taste of mobile independence. At Cyclabilities Balance and Glide, we build spatial-awareness, dynamic balance skills and learn to cycle through individualised one-on-one targeted, individualised support. The program is made up of progressive learning experiences with fun ways to learn to cycle. This program supports children of all abilities and is a foundation for cyclists of the future. ALL children are provided meaningful, inclusive opportunities to learn to ride, make friends, build social skills, and experience the joy and freedom cycling can bring. |
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Cyclabilities On the Pedals/Out the Gates |
On the Pedals Program is for the next adventure for participants that can cycle independently without training wheels. Out the Gates can feel like the biggest step for both you and your child - it's cycling out in the community! On the Pedals/Out the Gates provides empowering, inclusive instruction for those just pedalling kids to develop focus, balance, bilateral coordination, postural strength, lower limb strength and core strength whilst pedalling. Through fun interactive and evidence-based games in a traffic-free environment, children make friends, develop at their own pace, and build confidence to ride safely in the community. Our instructors will then lead riders up and down hills, along bike paths and create journeys, to experience "real" cycling. Children will develop muscular endurance and strength, learn how to determine the right bike postural position for the terrain, develop strong safety skills to be able to ride in the community. |
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Cyclabilities Head for the Dirt |
Cyclabilities Head for the Dirt is a targeted and personalised program to set children of all abilities up for dirt riding success. Children will enjoy navigating dirt tails, developing control on their bikes, building, endurance, strength and stable technique that will put your mind at ease that they have all the tools to ride safely on different terrains in the future. Through this program, your child will develop: - Bike control, trail reading and trail etiquette - Confidence cycling on different terrains - Navigating and assessing risks - Endurance, strength, resilience, fitness, perseverance - Social and communication skills |
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Waterabilities – Swimming |
AUA’s unique Waterabilities program has been specially designed with child development experts, allied health professionals and swim professionals so that all children have the opportunity to be safe in and around aquatic environments. Waterabilities is for children of all abilities who may be working on conquering their fear of the water to become more comfortable moving in and under it, new swimmers learning the skills needed to be safe and have fun in the water or early swimmers looking to improve swim skills they may already have. Waterabilities provides one-on-one intensive, targeted, individualised in-pool support, assisting children to develop social and communication skills whilst also building swim biomechanics, swim movement patterns, balance, coordination, confidence, resilience, and strong water safety skills. Waterabilities is a proud partner of Royal Life Saving ACT/NSW. Our instructors are supported to undertake Autism Swim Training, Puggles Training for deaf and hard of hearing children and Swimming Access and Inclusion Training. |
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Shredabilities - Skateboarding |
Shredabilities, skateboarding program provides the opportunity for children of all abilities to participate in an activity that improves gross motor skills, balance, social interaction, social emotional skills and self-esteem in a non-competitive, healthy, and fun environment. It is our belief that, through empowering children of all abilities, we can help to enrich lives and society. Children participating in the program work one-on-one with competent, experienced skate instructors, each well-versed in the methodologies of successfully interacting with children with diverse abilities. This is accomplished through the AUA progressive approach to instruction and empowerment. Through this program, your child will develop: - Dynamic balance, unilateral strength and coordination, and postural awareness/stability - Skills including posture, manuals, pumping, ollie, backside kick - turn, frontside kick turn, rock fake tail stall, pushing, stopping, axel turns (frontside & backside), tic-tac and roll up & down ramps and more. |
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Defendabilities – Self-defence |
Defendabilities is a targeted intensive program designed to introduce the fundamentals of training in a martial arts /self-defence discipline. Defendabilities is rooted in the fundamentals of boxing and martial arts. It is designed to increase strength and stamina, confidence, self-control, and discipline while improving your children's situational awareness and ability to defend themselves. Many of the fundamentals covered in Defendabilities (balance, footwork, hand speed and coordination) are transferable to other self-defence disciplines as well as other sports. Through this program, your child will: - Increase situational and environmental awareness - Learn practical and effective self-defence skills - Gain self-confidence, empowerment, focus and awareness - Learn skills and techniques for safety and wellbeing - Become fitter, stronger, and healthier Defendabilities instructors have experience (both instructing and competing) in a wide range of disciplines including boxing, Muay Thai, kick boxing and traditional martial arts and, all have instructed across several existing and established AUA programs |
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Moveabilities – Girls Movement, Fitness, Dance and Wellbeing |
Moveabilities Girls is a comprehensive wellness program for girls of all abilities, providing intensive personalised support for girls to learn, develop and practice physical activity, social and emotional wellness. Participants enjoy group-based strength, fitness, flexibility and coordination activities through circuits, games, dance, yoga, and mindfulness activities. Moveabilities is designed and led by out amazing female Allied Health professionals and female coaches with the aim to support girls to build self-confidence, manage emotions and provide opportunities for connection with other girls to build lasting friendships. Instructors are supported and trained to include mechanisms and aids such as visual supports to create and facilitate a supportive environment where girls with diverse abilities actively engaged in exercise for a lifetime. The impact will be transformative, positive, and empowering. |
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Teamabilities – Team Sports |
Teamabilities is a team sports skill development, community inclusion program designed to build skills including kicking, catching, bouncing, striking, and throwing which are foundation ball skills for a wide range of team sport activities. Sports include soccer, hockey, cricket, Oztag and more. The program utilises games and activities which see participants (with parents and instructors) working together to increase their physical activity and develop both aerobic and muscular fitness. The delivery of the program is designed to not only increases children's physical capability, skills and coordination but will also confidence, communication, and social skills. Each week the program has a different sportsmanship theme. Themes focus on developing key social and emotional skills, including self-control, persistence critical thinking, resilience, and self-reliance. Teamabilities is designed by allied health professionals and provides intensive support and inclusive, scaffolded learning strategies that build peer connection, skills, physical activity and sporting behaviour, self-confidence, athletic ability, and social-emotional well-being |
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Hoopabilities - Basketball |
Hoopabilities Program is AUA’s basketball skill development, community inclusion program for children of all abilities. The fundamentals of basketball are introduced across the term program enabling children to develop basketball specific skills together with sportsmanship skills in a safe, inclusive, and caring environment. Instructors work with a developmentally appropriate curriculum that promotes the complete growth of each individual and encourages players to improve at his or her own pace with intensive support. Children will develop skills including dribbling, passing, shooting and being part of a team. Activities also support the development of core strength, coordination, and spatial and body awareness. Activities and drills target emotional regulation, communication, following game rules and teamwork. The sessions are specifically designed to build skills including listening, following directions, and taking turns. Sessions are non-competitive and use positive reinforcement to teach players, together with their caregivers, skills in a fun, engaging, and educational environment. Skills learnt at Hoopabilities aim to build capability and confidence for player to progress to grassroots community basketball programs. The Hoopabilities program is designed by a combination of education, allied health, and basketball specialists to ensure that each player is developing skills, improving their self-confidence, and having fun. |
How to register:
To meet demand, we have opened some new slots for programs. Please book in quick to not miss out. All bookings need to go through the website at https://www.abilitiesunlimited.com.au/register
You can register and pay, and we will send you through a receipt with information for NDIS (if required) within seven days. Alternatively, if you would like to book and be invoiced. To do this:
- Fill in registration
- Select REDEEM COUPON button
- Type in INVOICE
- The amount will change to $0, and you will be send an invoice to you (or your plan manager if requested) within seven days.
Sponsored places:
We have a goal that each child, of any ability, has the opportunity to develop the skills and confidence to participate in active recreation and community sport in a safe way. Our scholarship program help children kids enjoy the positive outcomes of AUA programs.
AUA scholarships provide access to one term of an AUA program. To nominate for a place please fill in the online form at www.abilitiesunlimited.com.au/scholarships
Why AUA?
AUA is a non-profit community organisation providing inclusive, family focussed, allied health and education developed sports, active recreation, and personal development programs.
AUA exists to offer children of all abilities a chance to take part in active recreation and/or communities sport within their communities inclusively and meaningfully.
All AUA programs provide intensive, targeted support and are especially designed for children and teens of all abilities including a wide range of special needs including physical, developmental, sensory, and learning disabilities. Our programs provide opportunities for all to participate and promote unified physical activity, promoting family involvement and athletic skill development through a warm and encouraging environment.
Need more information?
Contact us at info@abilitiesunlimited.com.au
Happy New Year!
Your AUA team.Your AUA Team
Abilities Unlimited Australia (AUA)
E: info@abilitiesunlimited.com.au
