Dear Parents and Carers

“We were created for flourishing, the whole lot of us: were conceived and born for flourishing.”

Peter Steele SJ, Bread for the Journey

 This Easter reflection from the late Peter Steele SJ, priest and poet, surely captures what has been done to us, and for us, as an outcome of Easter. The brutal and cruel death of Jesus, and his subsequent resurrection, is a vindication not just of the incomprehensible love of God, but the incomprehensible preciousness of all human beings – including those that we struggle with. As parents, and human beings, you were born to flourish, no matter how you actual feel that is going in your lives. Your children, our beautiful students, were also born to flourish. Flourishing does not mean that everything will always go our way, or that life will be easy – usually far from the case – but it does mean that, as Steele puts it, “…our lives are not accidental or incidental, that our personalities are not just the upshot of blind genetic forces, that our days and years are not simply a tick of the sun’s clock or earth’s clock, but that all this is something given its warrant, and its goal, by a Christ wounded to death by the world’s troubled ways, but now sustained immortality as our cherishing brother.”

Easter Liturgies

This week, our students are retelling the story of Holy Week, which we know culminates for the Church this Sunday, with the Resurrection. The children this week are retelling the events of Easter. Yesterday, the Kindergarten students retold the story of Palm Sunday, and did so beautifully. Today, our Year 5 students retold the story of Holy Thursday, and the Last Supper. Tomorrow, our Year 6 students will tell their story of Good Friday. When our students return, on Wednesday April 26^th, our Year 2 students will tell the story of the Resurrection. My thanks to Veronica Hall for coordinating the liturgies and to all staff for their support and hard work.

Enrolment Period

The enrolment period for all Catholic schools begins at the beginning of Term 2. Sts Peter and Paul has three open days:

• Tuesday, May 2, 9.30am – 11am
• Wednesday, May 10, 9.30 – 11am
• Thursday, May 18, 9.30 – 11am

We also have an Information Night for prospective parents: Wednesday May 10 at 6pm in the hall.

It is also important to let the school community know that there is another information night, for parents whose children may be going into Year 4 or older. This is an information night on learning and leadership opportunities for students in Years 4 and above and will be held on Wednesday May 3 at 6pm in the hall. There are many opportunities for exciting learning opportunities for students in Years 4 – 6 and I encourage parents to attend our night on the 3rd of May.

First Day of Term 2

A reminder that the first day of Term 2 is on Wednesday April 26. Monday April 24 has been designated by Catholic Education, for all Catholic schools, as a pupil free day. The 25^th is ANZAC Day, meaning our first day back with the students is Wednesday April 26^th.

Flamenco

This week, we have celebrated Spanish culture with some wonderful Flamenco dancing displays and instruction. The children enjoyed learning about, and participating in, some wonderful dancing, and with that has come a greater appreciation of the Spanish culture. My thanks to Senora de Johnson for organising the cultural experiences and making them possible. 

Have a wonderful Easter weekend and a good holiday period. I loom forward to seeing our families at the resumption of Term 2.

Best wishes

Cameron Johns

Principal

Sacrament of First Reconciliation 

Congratulations to the following students for preparing to receive the Sacrament of First Reconciliation in the next few weeks.

Jamie K, Grace W, Ebony S, Alexis V, Aaleyah H, Hamish H, Grace B, Hannah A, Angelo S, Clarissa T, Emily G, Lachlan R, Natalie T, Harry C, William S, Freyja S, Joseph N, Shayden B.

Project Compassion - Thank you!

Thank you for your generous contributions to Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion. Together we raised $1053.55. Supporting Project Compassion is a way for us to proclaim the faith that is in our hearts and help our sisters and brothers in need. Your gift will help uplift the most marginalised and vulnerable members of society.

Holy Week 

It has been wonderful seeing parents, grandparents and friends gather to join us in prayer during our Holy Week Liturgies. Kindergarten reenacted Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday yesterday and today Year 5 shared the story of Holy Thursday. On Friday at 10am, our Year 6 leaders will lead the school through the Stations of the Cross. Classes will move around the school to each station guided by our Year 6 students.

Thank you to the teachers and students for all their hard work in preparing these prayerful moments for our community. Jesus’ resurrection will be celebrated on the first day back at school on Wednesday 26th April at 12 noon in the hall.

Sacrament of Baptism

Congratulations to Edie (3M) and Tom (5M) who were baptised on Sunday 2nd April at Holy Trinity.

“You are a child of God, you are wonderfully made, dearly loved and precious in his sight - Psalm 139.”

Sunday Gospel: John 20:1-9, EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD -  Year A

Dawn has Broken – The Son is Risen

Women go to the tomb as dawn is breaking. The Power of Darkness which had Jesus unjustly sentenced, cruelly tortured and buried in the pitch blackness of the tomb, is conquered by the Son-Rise of all sun rises flooding our world and the whole of human history with Divine Light and Energy.

This is the heart of our faith as Catholic Christians, which we celebrate with bon-fire (good fire) in darkness at the Easter Vigil. From that earthly element we light the Easter candle and the Exsultet is sung: ‘Be glad, let earth be glad as glory floods her, ablaze with light from her eternal King.’

The resurrection itself is nowhere described in the gospels, but we do have appearances of the Risen Lord Jesus. The first appearance was to a woman, Mary of Magdala. A title given to her by the early church was ‘Apostle to the Apostles’ because she was the bearer of the message which the male disciples initially did not believe. But eventually they too believed that Death had been done to death because the Son had risen.

Christ’s body was transfigured by the energy of Divine Love and we can, by grace, participate in that resurrection life of Our Lord. A glorious destiny awaits us, as indeed it awaits the whole cosmos as it is to be transformed by that resurrection life recreating the whole of creation.

We could take a moment to pray that we, along with all that matters, are graced with the life-giving energy of the Risen Son and that we may join Mary of Magdala in spreading the Good News of Christ’s victory over death. Alleluia! Fr Michael Tate

Please save the date

Mothers' Day Breakfast 

Friday 12^th May from 7:45 to 9am in the school grounds 

Join us for a continental-style breakfast. A coffee van will be available for all hot beverages. 

Look forward to seeing you all there!  

This will be followed by a Mothers Day stall for the children which will be held during school hours. 

Further details to follow next term!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to those students who are celebrating their birthday this week

Khalil Y

Arav S

Abel SS

William S

Carmelline T

Eline T

Kuna J

to those students who are celebrating their birthday in the holidays

Harvey S

George W

Zozo TT

Sinikiwe M

Lucas S

Aisha O

Beatrix B

Kiera S

Naisha S

Alexander C

Olivia E

Tara W

Sofia M

Liam O

Micah R

Sahan A

Padraic M

Hamish H

What a fabulous term we have had! Check out some of our amazing work! 

Kinder - learned all about the Library and did an author study on Mex Fox! We began the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge as a class! We really enjoyed all of the art and craft that has been paired with each book we have read! We have celebrated Library Lover’s Day, Harmony Day and Easter. 

Year 1- learned all about the Library, the features of fiction books and did an author study on Eric Carle, who wrote and illustrated a lot of books about mini beasts. We began the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge as a class. We have celebrated Library Lover’s Day, Harmony Day and Easter. 

Year 2- began the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge as a class, looked at the features of a book and discussed the roles that authors and illustrators play in creating books. We have celebrated Library Lover’s Day, Harmony Day and Easter. 

Year 3 - began the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge individually. We learned how to borrow books online through the SORA App. We looked at the way the Library is in different sections and studied books that discuss Australia. We have celebrated Library Lover’s Day, Harmony Day and Easter. 

Year 4 - began the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge individually, learned about the online Library management system Orbit, began to borrow books on our online platform SORA and did a novel study on Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. 

Year 5 -began the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge individually, learned about the online Library management system Orbit, reminded ourselves how we borrow books on our online platform SORA and did a novel study on the book Staying alive in Year 5 by John Marsden. 

Year 6 - began the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge individually, learned about the online Library management system Orbit, reminded ourselves how we borrow books on our online platform SORA and explored the Dewey Decimal System for the Non Fiction section of the Library. We also had many book chats about the ‘new to the’ Library books! 

Thank you everyone for your support this Term! 

Happy reading! Mrs Basedow  amanda.basedow@catholic.edu.au

South/Weston Regional Swimming Championships

A huge congratulations to all the students who have competed today and represented our school at the South/Weston Swimming Championships at the Stromlo Leisure Centre. It has been a fantastic day, and we are so proud of all our wonderful swimmers.

Saints Peter and Paul Cross Country Carnival 

Thank you to all our students, staff and volunteers who helped make our Cross Country Carnival last Friday amazing and well done to all students who participated. We had a great day of racing. An extra thank you to our volunteers who helped out on the day. Our carnivals would not be possible without you giving up your time, so THANK YOU!

Congratulations to BANGALONG, who had the most house points on the day.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for photos of the day.

Cross Country Carnival Ribbon Assemblies

We will announce the Cross Country Age Champions to the students who came first in their age bracket (Junior, 11 Years and Senior) and hand out ribbons to all students who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in their respective 8-12 years races Week 1, Term 2 Friday 28th April at our morning assembly. Please note that there will be no ribbons handed out to students who participated in the Kindergarten and Year One races (5-7 years).

The first five students to complete the race in their age bracket will qualify for the South/Weston Region Cross Country Carnival (e.g., the first five 8-year-old boys, the first five 8-year-old girls etc.). If you think your child may qualify for this, please have a look at the information below.

South/Weston Region Cross Country Carnival Tuesday 6th June at Stromlo Forest Park, Opperman Avenue, Stromlo.

If your child is selected to represent our school at the regional carnival, they will receive information in relation to this early in Term 2. 

ACT School Futsal Competition

Sts Peter and Paul is having a very sporty week. On Tuesday, some boys from Year 3, Ari B, Hamish H, Anaishe J, William S, Matthew S and George W, represented our school at the ACT School Futsal Competition. Huge thank you to Hamish's dad, Shane, for coaching the Year 3 boys. On Thursday we have some Year 6 boys, Maximo A, Cooper L, Gabriel McC, James O’M, Kai R, Hamish S, and Charlie W competing as well. The Year 3 boys played exceptionally well, and only narrowly missed progressing into the finals.

A special congratulations to Hamish who has been selected to represent the ACT at the National School Futsal Championships in Brisbane in September. Congratulations Hamish!

We wish the Year 6 boys the best of luck for tomorrow.

BEAUT BROWNIES

Ingredients

1 & 2/3 cups sugar

125 gr butter

2 Tbs water

125 gr Lindt dark chocolate (about 70% cocoa)

2 eggs

1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1 & 1/3 cups plain flour

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees and grease a 23cm square cake tin.

Bring the butter, sugar and water to the boil in a saucepan, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat then add the chocolate and stir until melted through.

Add the eggs, one at time, mixing well after each. Then add the vanilla, flour, baking soda and salt and stir well.

Pour mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes,

Cool on a wire rack and cut into brownie squares.

Our second last garden club and cooking session of the term was just as fun and productive as the rest.

We have nearly finished harvesting the tomatoes and potatoes and watered thoroughly. We have so many strawberries growing, it is a magnificent sight to see. Our corn is looking great and we can’t wait to harvest and use it. We also prepared a garden bed to plant some produce for next term.

Great news for Year 1 – the seedlings we planted a few weeks ago are starting to poke through the soil. Success!!

Some great skills are being leant in the kitchen by Kindergarten as they continue their health/food science journey. It is awesome to see them learning how to wash up, dry and take turns with big smiles on their faces.

If you have any questions please email Mrs Katie Birch katherine.birch@cg.catholic.edu.au

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

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 TERM 2?

New Roster out now!

If you have any spare time and would like to help 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 2 canteen roster

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

https://stpandp.schoolzineplus.com/CanteenTerm2

All volunteers must have a WWVP card.

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.

New winter menu commences next term!

Check out the exciting new items on the Winter Menu below!!!

Garlic Bread $1.00

Mrs R’s Veggie Slice $4.00 

     Warm Milo Milk Drink $2.00

CANTEEN - NEW

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. 

Please visit the schools website for the Uniform price list.

Winter School Uniform available on Qkr!

 LAST CHANCE to purchase winter uniform before this term ends. 

 The UNIFORM SHOP is not open during the school holidays.

Students will be wearing winter uniform on their return to school in Term 2.

 Lauretta Raccosta

Uniform Shop

Lauretta.raccosta@cg.catholic.edu.au

"Starting Thursdays in Term 2 at St Peter and Pauls there will be a soccer skills hour held on the oval. This will be run by Aidan Innes from Fun4fitness football. 

 Aidan will be set up on the oval from the bell at 3.10pm and the session will start at 3.20pm for an hour. This allows the kids to have a drink and something to eat. 

All grades are welcome to join.

It is $200 per child for the term.

 There is a wet weather plan to use a room in the school so you will never miss a session.

You can sign up using the link 

https://www.fun4fitness.net/service-page/fun4fitness-football-st-p-p-2023 

Any questions please contact Aidan or Susan on fun4fitnessfootball@gmail.com.

For more information their website is https://www.fun4fitness.net"

ATTENTION!! ATTENTION!!

Cool Writings - Student Writing Competition | Write4Fun

The 2023 Schools Poetry & Short Story Competition, 'Cool Writings', is NOW OPEN!! Enter your best 16 line poem OR 500 word (or less) short story to be in the running to WIN th...

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Entry IS NOW OPEN for the 2023 Schools Poetry & Short Story 'Cool Writings' Writing Competition! Students all over Australia are invited to enter their 16 line poems OR 500 word short stories, and battle it out for the great cash & prizes on offer.

There is no theme!! Entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild and write on ANY TOPIC and in ANY STYLE. Students from ALL GRADES are welcome to enter - Kindergarten to Grade 12.

Entry is FREE and all entries must be in by the EXTENDED closing date of 23 April 2023!
*Please note, entry forms still have original closing date of 26 March 2023 on them. The competition HAS BEEN EXTENDED to 23 APRIL and all entries will be accepted up to this date.

THE BOOK

Poems and short stories entered into the competition may be considered for inclusion in our 2023 Write4fun anthology!* Those selected will have the opportunity to purchase the edition at a discounted rate. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizewinners and Finalists will be featured in the publication and receive a complimentary copy of the book.
*Anthology publication is dependent on interest from competition participants.