Dear Parents and Carers

Last night students in Year 3 made the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time. As we do with sacramental celebrations, our students received the Sacrament with students from Holy Trinity, Curtin. Reconciliation is one of two sacraments of healing, the other being the Sacrament of Last Rites. My thanks to all of our parents and families for their great support, and I would particularly like to thank our parents who hosted a home group. My thanks to our teachers, Paul Jenkins, Gayle Hunt and Sarah Walsh; to our REC, Amanda Basedow, and to Fr John Woods, for his great support. My thanks too to the staff and community of Holy Trinity, for their collaboration and partnership.

Enrolment Period

All Catholic schools have begun the formal enrolment period. Parents are encouraged to submit any applications for 2025 enrolments within the next three weeks. Sts Peter and Paul is holding 2 more Open Days, on  Tuesday, May 14^th and 21^st, all from 9am – 11.30am. I look forward to welcoming any new and continuing parents to our Open Days.

Mothers’ Day

This Friday, on May 10^th, we celebrate and honour all of the mums in the school, with a Mothers’ Day Morning Tea, from 7.45am on the school blacktop. A variety of pastries and coffee will be available for all of our mums, and I would like to invite all mothers and significant female family members to the Morning Tea. Kindergarten is holding an assembly that celebrates the gifts of mothers at 9.15am, to which all families are invited. We are also holding a Mothers’ Day stall, and all children will have the opportunity to buy a Mothers’ Day present for their mums. Vouchers will be used to 'buy' a gift on the day and these are now available to purchase via Qkr! Purchase of vouchers will close at 12pm, Thursday, 9th May, so please ensure you order prior to the cut-off time. Children will be given their voucher/s by their class teacher on Friday to use at the stall. The cost is $7 per present.  My thanks to the Katherine Jones and the Community Council for their excellent work in enabling this to happen, and to the kindergarten teachers and students for their great work in preparing the assembly.

Assembly

A reminder that this week’s Awards Assembly will not be held on Thursday afternoon. It will be held Friday morning at morning assembly.

Confirmation Information Night

A reminder to our parents of Year 6 students who are making their Confirmation this year, that there is an Information Night next Tuesday at 6pm, via Teams. Parents will receive an email with a link in the email. Please attend the meeting if your son or daughter is making his or her Confirmation, as the meeting explains the details of the evening and the process involved, in the reception of the Sacrament.

Have a wonderful week with your families.

Best wishes

Cameron Johns

Principal

Sacrament of First Reconciliation

Last night, many of our beautiful Year 3 and two of our Year 4 students came together with other children from the North Woden Parish to make their First Reconciliation. It was a wonderful night and we are very proud of the children. Thank you to the families and staff who have supported the candidates- Fr John, Sarah Walsh, Paul Jenkins and Gayle Hunt. 

Sacrament of Confirmation - DATES FOR THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2024

RETURN OF ENROLMENT FORM, FEE AND HOST NOMINATION FORMS: Enrol via Qkr! App Enrolment closes Friday 10 May 2024

Enquiries to: Parish of Transfiguration, North Woden, 3 Strangways Street, Curtin ACT 2605 or wodennorth@cg.org.au Ph.: 6201 3999

HOST GROUP LEADERS INTRODUCTORY SESSION:

Via Zoom 5.30pm Tuesday 14 May 2024

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT (All Parents):

Via Teams 6pm Tuesday 14 May 2024- link was sent out via compass

PARENT SACRAMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY (Optional):

Via Teams 6pm Tuesday 21 May 2024- Link will be sent out next week

PRESENTATION MASSES: Each family to attend one of the following:

During the program of preparation please take your child to Mass for Presentation, 6.00pm Saturday 1 June 2024 OR 9.30am Sunday 2 June 2024

RECONCILIATION:

As part of the program of preparation please take your child to Reconciliation, any Saturday, 5-5.30pm at Holy Trinity Church, Curtin

PARENT AND CHILD STOLE NIGHT:

Holy Trinity School Hall 5.30pm Thursday 6 June 2024, 18-20 Theodore Street, Curtin

RETREAT AND PRACTICE FOR CHILDREN:

Holy Trinity School Hall 9am-2.30pm Friday 14 June 2024, 18-20 Theodore Street, Curtin

SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION: Families to attend one of the following nights:

Holy Trinity Church, Curtin 6pm Tuesday 18 June 2024

Holy Trinity Church, Curtin 6pm Wednesday 19 June 2024

Mother’s Day Liturgy

Families are warmly invited to attend the Mother’s Day Prayer Celebration Friday May 10 (Week 2) in the Hall. This will be led by our beautiful Kinder classes. 

Gospel 

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD YEAR B

Mark 16:15-20

The Lord Jesus was taken into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God.

The Feast of the Ascension is really a kind of liminal moment in the Easter season. It is a time between times; a moment when we have left one place in our journey, but have not yet arrived at a second. While the narratives that describe the Ascension fit well into the unfolding story of redemption, the feast itself celebrates one aspect of the resurrection itself, namely, the exaltation of Jesus. The readings help us through this paradox. They allow us to focus on this theological point while we commemorate a turning point in the life of the church. We do this by considering both the enthronement of Christ in the heavens and the new body of Christ on earth.

Today we stand awestruck, watching Jesus ascend into the clouds of heaven, there to be enthroned at God’s right hand. Today we are overwhelmed by the divinity of the one whom we have known in his humanity. Amidst shouts of joy and exaltation, Christ is enthroned in heaven in both his divinity and his glorified humanity. Now he is present with us in a new way, in a new body, in the church. He teaches through its apostles and evangelists; he ministers through its prophets and pastors. Through us he continues to heal and to comfort; to forgive and to include. We have his power, the same power with which he performed marvels when he walked the earth. We have each other; together we make up the new body of Christ.

Adapted from Dianne Bergant CSA

Blessings for the week ahead,

Amanda Basedow

Religious Education Coordinator (Acting)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to those students who are celebrating their birthday this week

Abigail J

Amelia Q

Lorelei M

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. 

Mondays- 2M, KW & Library Admin

Tuesdays- 3M, 3W, 1W, KM

Wednesdays- 4M, 4W, 5W, 2W

Thursdays- 5M, 6W, 1M & Library Admin 

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

Years 3-6 Author visit- Tristan Bancks- Monday 13th May (Week 3)

Tristan Bancks is an Australian author. He tells stories for the page and screen. His latest book is suspense-thriller, Scar Town, for age 10+is nominated for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers. His other books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, Cop & Robber, Ginger Meggs and the Tom Weekly series. His books have won and been shortlisted for many awards, including a Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour Book, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, and the YABBA children’s choice book awards.

By scanning the QR code or visiting this LINK families and students can purchase his books before the event. You just need to add the students name, class and school in the order notes for easy processing for The Book Cow. Tristan will bring any pre-purchased books to our school for him to sign.

Years 3-6 having been spending their Libraries lessons this week having a ‘Book Tasting’ at our Book Cafe. They have been reading parts of Tristan’s books to get a taste of his style of writing. 

The National Simultaneous Storytime

Explain: National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 24th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.

Event Information- NSS receives positive media coverage and generates a great deal of community interest. 2023 was our biggest and most successful NSS to date with over 2.18 million participants at over 59, 000 locations!

What do they look for in the National Simultaneous Storytime book? Each year, interested publishers send in possible titles. From a practical perspective, the publisher has to be able and willing to provide copyright release for use of the illustrations, book projection, translation into other languages and performance. The publisher also needs to commit to a special print run of several thousand copies. This narrows down the options. The criteria for choosing from the remaining books include: a positive storyline; appeal to a modern and diverse audience; suitability for read-aloud (language and length); how well the book lends itself to craft and other activities. This event takes place online.

This year NSS takes place on Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 12:00pm and we would love it if you could join us! Everyone can join NSS, it doesn't matter whether you are at home, a school, a public library or even a university library! Register below to participate

Oh, how I love the sky…. And moving through The marvellous BLUE

About the author
Aura Parker is an award-winning illustrator, writer and designer. Her picture books are joyful with a playful sense of humour, brimming with details to explore. Aura Parker’s storytelling through words and pictures inspires imagination, courage and confidence in young readers as well as a love, curiosity and passion for nature.

Our school will be participating in the NSS in the School Hall at 12pm and we are already very excited! In the lead up to the big event, all classes will be completing a range of activities using themes from the book. 

The Book Fair is coming

Instead of Book Club this term, we are having our annual Book Fair in Week 5! The Book Fair is always an exciting event at Sts Peter and Pauls and this year is going to be better than ever! 

Happy reading!

Amanda Basedow 

Teacher Librarian

Last week our students participated in a fab Maths Incursion. Here is what some of our Year 2 students thought about it.

At our maths incursion, we enjoyed:

• Doing maths (Max)
• There was an activity where you put a yellow token in to a space and then try to get it out. You had to add up numbers to get it out (Viraj and Leo)
• Having fun with our friends (Aaria)
• There were a lot of tricky puzzles that we had to try to solve, to make us better at maths (Ajla)
• We got to meet and work with the Year 4s (Max)
• I liked the one where you had to build a pattern using blocks and a mirror (Delilah)
• I liked doing the one with the sails, where you had to get it from the start to the end without bumping anything (Charlie)

This week in the kitchen, Kinder and Year 1 made cheese pastries. I think you’ll agree they look yummy!! They also started their journey learning about healthy eating and did a magnificent job in their work books.

In the garden, we gave our Indigenous garden some TLC. We have some beautiful edible plants growing which were competing with the weeds. Our trusty garden club crew successfully freed the plants and mulched the garden to help the Indigenous garden grow. We also gave our new seedlings a good water.

Garden club is on every Friday at lunch time.  All are welcome.

Please email katherine.birch@cg.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions.

BERRY MUFFINS

Ingredients

1/2 cup berries

2 cups SR flour

1 tspn cinnamon

1/2 cup honey

1 cup milk

2 eggs

1 tspn vanilla

1/2 cup oil

1 tbsn raw sugar (for the topping)

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees, spray muffin trays with oil.

Put flour and cinnamon in a bowl, mix and make a well in the centre.

In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla and oil.

Fold into flour mixture, berries and honey.

Fill each muffin tin with mixture, top with raw sugar.

Cook 20 mins, until golden.

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.

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

WEEK 3,  CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER

Thank you, helpers; your assistance is very much appreciated!

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

 

Are you able to help in the canteen?

TERM 2 CANTEEN ROSTER OUT NOW

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.

Please ensure you have your WWVP card.

https://stpandp.schoolzineplus.com/T2Roster

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.

BLUE Special Lunch Day

WEDNESDAY 22 MAY

The school will be holding its next special lunch day which falls on National Simultaneous Storytime Day! 

 Children will be able to order a BLUE BUN hot dog, BLUE drink and a BLUE treat for $7.00.

 Orders available on Qkr! Now

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

 ORDERS CLOSE 9AM FRIDAY 17 MAY!

 Gluten Free options are available.

(Gluten free buns are not blue).

 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. 

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 your needs.

Lauretta Raccosta

Uniform Shop

Lauretta.raccosta@cg.catholic.edu.au