Dear Parents and Carers

Year 5 Camp

Our Year 5 students have been having a wonderful time on camp at Berry and are due back this afternoon. By all accounts, the children are having a fun time and the photos on Facebook confirm this. My thanks to Sam, Luke and Sam Mance, for providing the students with this wonderful opportunity. Our Year 6 students will have their own camp in 3 weeks, at Borambola. I look forward to joining our students on the camp in late February.

On Monday February 26^th, in Week 5 at 6pm, Sts Peter and Paul is holding an information night on Leadership Opportunities for Grades 3 – 6. Luke Gubler is our Coordinator of Student Leadership Grades 3 – 6. Luke and I will lead the evening in detailing the many and varied opportunities available to our students in the upper grades. All parents are invited, particularly those in Years 2 & 3.

Opening School Mass & Ash Wednesday Mass

A reminder to all parents that our Opening School Mass is on this Thursday at 12pm in the school hall. Our acting REC Amanda Basedow has done an excellent job in preparing the Mass, centered around our school theme of ‘Flourishing’, and all parents are warmly invited to attend.

Next Wednesday, February 15^th, marks the beginning of Lent. We will be holding an Ash Wednesday Mass at 12pm for all students, in the school hall. Again, parents are warmly invited to join us for the Mass.

Meet and Greet Night

Thursday night sees our annual ‘Meet and Greet’ night take place. All parents are invited to attend in the hall at 6pm to hear a short presentation from me and to meet all the staff. Parents are then invited to join the teachers on the blacktop, at grade ‘booths’, where they can meet their child’s or children’s teachers for the year and receive a term overview and letter. I look forward to seeing you all on the night.

Awards Morning Assembly

Finally, a reminder that this week's awards will be given out this Friday at our morning assembly, as opposed to our Thursday afternoon assembly.

Have a wonderful week with your families. I look forward to seeing many of you on Thursday night.

Best wishes

Cameron Johns

Principal

This year at Sts Peter and Paul, we are all called to ‘Flourish’ 

Sacrament on Reconciliation

Thank you to our Year 3 parents who attended the Reconciliation Parent Information Night last night. It was a great information session and we look forward to the Home Groups starting soon.  Any further enquiries can be directed to the Parish Office ( 6281 3999 /  wodennorth@cg.org.au )

Upcoming dates to remember: 

• PARENT SACRAMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY (Optional): Via Zoom 6.00pm Tuesday 20th February
• PRESENTATION MASSES: Each family to attend one of the following:

Holy Trinity Church, Curtin 6.00pm Saturday 2nd March 2024   OR

Holy Trinity Church, Curtin 9.30am Sunday 3rd March 2024

• RETREAT AND PRACTICE FOR CHILDREN:

Holy Trinity School Hall 9.15am–2.15pm Friday 22nd March, 18 Theodore Street, Curtin

• SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION:

Holy Trinity Church, Curtin 6pm Tuesday, 7th May

Opening School Mass is on tomorrow, Thursday 8th February at 12pm in the school Hall

On Thursday, we will celebrate Mass as a school community for the first time in 2024. We look forward to this important occasion to officially commission our wonderful Year 6 leaders.

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

Mark 1:40-45- The leprosy left him and he was cured.

We know that we will all have to face some kind of suffering, and so we try to prepare ourselves for it. Yet when it comes, as prepared as we try to be, it can overtake us with such fury that we fall back defenceless. We look to others for support and assistance, and if we are fortunate, we find it. However, even in the most supportive of communities, suffering tends to alienate us from those who are healthy and secure. Suffering reminds us of our own finitude and the contingent nature of all of life. It threatens our sense of order.

Jesus is not deterred by human suffering. He welcomes all who approach him; his healing touch reincorporates those who have been ostracised; his loving embrace reassociates those who have been alienated. In the reign of God, there are no outsiders. All belong to Jesus, and, therefore, all belong to each other. When the one afflicted is embraced by the community, the community is an authentic manifestation of the inclusive reign of God.

In suffering we witness human vulnerability and our desperate need of each other and of God. There, at the edge of life and on the fringes of the community, we may experience the tenderness and compassion of God. The loving touch of Christ that can heal our souls, if not our bodies. It is there that we may most authentically participate in the cross of Christ. Joined to him we are anything but unproductive or worthless.

Adapted from Dianne Bergant

Blessings for the week ahead,

Amanda Basedow

Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)

Sts Peter & Paul Primary School, Garran

Sports Uniform & Library Days Term 1 2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to those students who are celebrating their birthday this week

Reuben T

Rafael Y

The awards will be presented at our morning assembly on Friday, 9 Feb. Normally awards are presented at our awards assembly on Thursdays of even weeks. There is no Thursday assembly this week because of our Opening Mass.

Principal's Award: Indie G, 6W; Izzy T, 6W

STEM Awards: Tobias T, 6W

The link below contains tips to help your child manage back to school anxiety.

It comes from the 'Emerging Minds' website, an excellent resource.

https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/8-tips-to-help-your-child-manage-back-to-school-anxiety/

Year 6 this year has been really good so far with challenging tasks and fun activities. We really enjoy and appreciate the support Mrs McGregor has given us and we will try our hardest to be excellent Year 6 leaders. We all are really excited for camp this year in Week 5. We are also really excited for getting our Year 6 badges on Thursday. We hope we can try our best to be the best Year 6 class the school has ever seen. We all are looking forward to our leadership excursions, like going to the art gallery and our walks with Malkara.

Written by: Thomas Makwel and Jack Mulligan

Book Club is back! 

• Scholastic book club will be running again this year. Issue 1 brochures will be coming home this week. Orders close Friday Week 3- 17th 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). 

Our school is St Peter and Pauls when you are in the LOOP app.

Lunchtimes in the Library

The Library is open at Lunchtimes (after eating time) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for children to come and read, draw or play quietly.  

Why do we need Library Bags? 

I often get asked this question by students…. And it is for a few reasons: 1) It keeps books borrowed from the Library separate from other books that may be at home. 2) They are easy to find when it is Library day and 3)... they protect our Library books!

This brand new book was found on the playground. As you can see it is completely ruined as it was left outside over a weekend in the rain. Please continue to remind your children that it is very important to care for any books borrowed from the Library. This includes keeping them dry, away from food and to treat them with care so the plastic covers and pages don’t get torn or damaged. 

As always, a massive thank you to all the families who do take care of our wonderful books and encourage Library borrowing! 

Happy reading!

Amanda Basedow 

Teacher Librarian

amanda.basedow@cg.catholic.edu.au

Last week was our first cooking and gardening lessons for 2024.

This term Years 3 and 4 are in the kitchen learning about healthy eating, cooking the food we are growing and they just might be involved in the Canberra Show again.

The Year 3 and 4 students made scones and indigenous damper using rosemary.

The garden received lots of TLC as it had been left alone for a few weeks. We planted chives, spinach and lettuce and transplanted the mint and parsley to under the fruit trees to give us more room.

It was a great turn out and everybody got to do two jobs. We had fun. New gardeners are always welcome each Friday at lunch time.

Please email katherine.birch@cg.catholic.edu.au for more information. 

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 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 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/Term1Roster

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. See instructions below.

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. 

It is usual practice for most schools to offer second-hand clothing at the uniform shop to families at a discounted price. Quality second-hand clothing can only be purchased during uniform hours. 

We do understand that this may not be convenient for some families so please feel free to send me an email if you are unable to get to the uniform shop during opening hours and I will do my best to attend to your needs.

Lauretta Raccosta

Uniform Shop

Lauretta.raccosta@cg.catholic.edu.au