St Peter's Bentleigh East eNewsletter

CHILD SAFETY - POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION

In newsletters this term we have included a number of articles and a copy of our Child Safe policy. These reminders reflect the commitment of everyone at St Peter’s to the safety of children in our care. I provide the following information to ensure that we are all aware of possible outcomes of our actions in certain situations.

One challenge that can occur in schools is when an adult decides to speak to a student because they are not happy with something that student is saying or doing to their own child. Even though it may not be the intention to instil fear in the child this is very likely to be the outcome. I have received advice that scaring a child to a level where they are too frightened to come to school has legal implications for the adult which can result in Police intervention and possible charges.

If any parent has an issue with another student at St Peter’s their child’s classroom teacher is the first place to go. Where necessary the teacher will then follow this up with an appropriate member of leadership or myself. We all want our children to be, and to feel safe.

BEFORE SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

In the last fortnight we have had a minor focus on students meeting all expectations regarding before school, and the end of recess and lunchtime lining up. This means that when the weather is appropriate children sit in their lines on each of these occasions talking only to the students around them ready to move into school when the bell goes. When the weather is not appropriate they are required to stand in line and follow the same process. It is a simple opportunity for students to show their ability to self discipline themselves to meet an expectation and to have them ready to move into school in an orderly fashion.

UNIFORM CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKYOU

Congratulations and thank you to the families who have ensured that their children are in the correct uniform. I wish to particularly acknowledge our Year 5 and 6 students who have been challenged to set an example for everyone else. It is wonderful to see students taking pride in their school’s uniform.

BOOK WEEK IN SCHOOL ACTIVITY - PREP & YEAR 3

On Friday we saw a show. All the Preps and Year 3 came too. It was funny. We went to see it because it was Book Week. There was a seal called Sally. She didn't listen so she learned how to listen. There were puppets too. They were singing and dancing too. It was so interesting and fun.

Savannah

On Friday we saw a show and we saw puppets and we had fun. It was for Book Week. We had fun and we saw some people singing.

Luka

We Learned to share with other people.

Jobe

Sarah and Daniel taught us to be nice to other people.

Archer

Sally the seal was scared to share her rock because she couldn't swim.

Louise

Once upon a time there was a rock. A seal lived there.

Noah B

RU OK DAY

Thursday, 12th of September is R U OK? Day, inspiring everyone across the country, from all walks of life to ask family, friends and colleagues: Are you okay?

It is a national day of action dedicated to connecting people with someone who cares about them, in the hopes of preventing little problems from turning into big ones.

To acknowledge this fantastic cause we are asking all children Prep-6 to wear a touch of yellow on Friday, September 20th to reinforce the power of conversation in our community. This could be: yellow socks, a yellow ribbon, a yellow t-shirt, a yellow badge or yellow hair elastics.

It's so simple, in the time it takes to have a coffee, you can start a conversation that could change a life, remember to: Trust the signs, Trust your gut and ask R U Okay?

4KD Warrawee Visits

4KD have begun visiting Warrawee each Thursday. It is a wonderful opportunity to say hello and put a smile on the residents faces. Students are involved in a number of rotational activities which include playing carpet bowls, arts and crafts, shuffle board and making scones.

ST. PETER'S FETE - SAVE THE DATE

UPCOMING EVENTS

BOOK WEEK - WEEK BEGINNING 19TH AUGUST
P & F MEETING - MONDAY, 19TH AUGUST - 7.00PM
WALK/RIDE2SCHOOL DAY - THURSDAY, 29TH AUGUST
FATHER'S DAY STALL - FRIDAY, 30TH AUGUST
PREP CONCERT - MONDAY, 2ND SEPTEMBER - 6.00PM
FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST - FRIDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER
WALK/RIDE2 SCHOOL DAY - MONDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS - TUESDAY, 10TH SEPTEMBER - STUDENTS FINISH @ 1.00PM
YEAR 1 EXCURSION TO WHITEHORSE CENTRE - THURSDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER
YEAR 4 EXCURSION TO POLLY WOODSIDE - MONDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER
P & F MEETING - MONDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER - 7.00PM
P & F SAUSAGE SIZZLE & FOOTY COLOURS DAY - TUESDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER
YEAR 5 CONCERT - TUESDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER - 6.00PM
YEAR 6 CONCERT - TUESDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER - 7.00PM
YEAR 2 EXCURSION TO SCIENCEWORKS - WEDNESDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER
END OF TERM MASS - FRIDAY, 20TH SEPTEMBER - 10.00AM
END OF TERM 3 - STUDENTS FINISH @ 2.30PM

STUDENT SUCCESS

Congratulations to Macey Smither from 2MW who competed in the Mt District Calisthenics Competition. The team came third overall which was a fantastic effort!

RECONCILIATION

Congratulations to the following students on celebrating their Reconciliation: Laurence Bloomfield

Congratulations to the following students on celebrating their First Eucharist: Olivia Carere, Olivia Major, Alexia Tzilinis, Lucas Drummond, Hugo Rodrigues, Zach Sahib, Lara Evans, Lincoln Caruana

DAD’S FOOTBALL GAME - INVITATION AND SAVE THE DATE

LIFE IS MORE THAN WORK

In one of her many articles Joan Chittister says, “If the question is, What is really important in life?—the answer is only life itself, living it well, immersing it in beauty, love, and reflection”.

When I was younger I bought myself an A4 diary which had a page for everyday of the year. If that didn’t make me feel important enough then I made sure the diary was filled with appointments, all day and every day.

When people asked me how I was I could truly answer BUSY! The dreadful buzz word which says something about you but allows you to hide behind much.

For a number of years I was busiest person alive and at the same time the crankiest, impatient and exhausted person alive.

I defined myself by how busy I was rather than who I was. Work was my life.

If people saw how busy I was then they would love and respect me.

How stupid I was!

Three years ago I somehow contracted Legionnaires Pneumonia. I was in hospital for two weeks including five days in intensive care. I lost 13 kilos in weight (I now which I could lose some weight!!!) and was not allowed out of hospital till I could walk by myself.

Having been a marathon runner I was amazed how quickly the body deteriorates.

It is often said that when something major happens in your life the way you look at life and live life after the episode can change.

I think this is true for me.

My work life now is only part of my life. It is not my life.

Dr Chris O’Brien, a Sydney surgeon who died from cancer over 10 years ago, said that his life as a surgeon was everything to him. “The people need me!” When he had to retire due to his illness it amazed him that he did not miss work at all. His whole focus in life changed.

I do believe if you can find the right work place environment I think you have won the pot of gold. For me, I think at present, I have won this pot of gold. My alarm clock buzzes at 6am and I get out of bed to begin the many morning rituals. I make a cup of coffee from my Nespresso machine and pour it into a keep cup and take it with me to my car around 6.45am. Start the car and turn the radio on to SEN and listen to Garry and Tim as I make the journey to either Bentleigh East, Moorabbin or Bentleigh arriving around 7.15am.

The mornings are a wonderful part of the day as I experience the various seasons of the Melbourne weather pattern. Now, fortunately, I am arriving at work in a little daylight. Soon I will experience the sun rising as I drive down Centre Rd. The people I mix with at the three schools are all focussed on the importance of learning and teaching. There is always a vibrant conversation happening in the staff room as everyone runs around trying to get done what they need to get done. The joy and enthusiasm from the students lifts my heart to realise that God is truly present in creation.

At the end of the school day I leave through the school gates very happily and leave it all behind.

In the past I would take work home. This would either be for correction or more often than not it would be the thoughts occurring in my head. I could never leave these thoughts at school. I never knew how to turn off. The thoughts would lead to crankiness, impatience, anger and exhaustion.

There is so much merit in the 8-8-8 day. How many of us live this way?

All of us at some stage in our life need to address where we are in our relationship with self, others and God.

I now know that at my funeral no one is going to say I was great because I had the biggest diary in the world which was also filled with so many appointments. He was so important because he was so busy. At the end of the day the diary is nothing.

But they will say what sort of person I was.

How loving was I?

How giving was I?

How generous was I?

How caring was I?

How humble was I?

How thoughtful was I?

“For when you did these things to others you did them to ME!”

Edward Dooley (Mission and Faith Leader)

Read Less

Peer Support Program – Term 3

Last Friday the session focused on inclusive practice and developing empathy. Students thought about how they could make a positive change in their own lives. Parents might like to ask their child to think about a change they would like to make and the skills that will help them to make it. The Year 5 and 6 Peer Support Leaders have been doing an amazing job – they are all to be congratulated!

Bucket Filler Award

Congratulations to Piper Smither in PMR! Piper was nominated by her peers for always being kind and helpful to others! Piper will display the Bucket Filler trophy proudly in her classroom until the next assembly.

Ride/Walk 2 School

Congratulations to the winners of the Junior and Senior Ride/Walk 2 School trophies….

Junior – 1BD

Senior – 6SVC

Our next Walk/Ride2School Day is on Thursday, 29th August.

Wellbeing Warriors

Wellbeing Warriors continues on Thursdays in Term 3. Many students love attending on Thursdays and participating in different wellbeing activities. Thank you to all the Year 4 students who help each week, and to Mrs Dowling for organising!

PARENTING IDEAS by MICHAEL GROSE

Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s the author of 10 parenting books including Thriving!, the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It, and his latest release Spoonfed Generation: How to raise independent children.

Please go to the Link below to read the latest article:

The Loss of Healthy Rites of Passage

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8IsZ9pU28TqMDZrc0tRMzM4VTNXekZyenNpM09NVXdIaTVj/view?usp=sharing

Well done to the St Peter's Athletics team that finished 3rd at the Bentleigh District Carnival last week. St Peter's were in a tight battle all day for top spot and were just edged out of the top two in the final races. The students are to be commended on their performance on the day, their dedication to training and the brilliant way they conducted themselves at the Carnival. Thank you to the teachers who assisted with training along with Mat Scalzi who provided fantastic coaching for our High Jumpers. Congratulations to the students who finished top 2 overall for their event which includes all heats combined for 100m and relays. The students listed below will now progress to the Beachside Athletics at Albert Park on Friday, 6th September and we wish them all the best at this level.

Mia	Bates	Long Jump
		Hurdles
		4 x 100m Relay
Grace	Bracken	Shot Put
Joshua	Caltabiano	Hurdles
		200m
Ava	Coan	4 x 100m Relay
Ruby	Evans	1500m
		4 x 100m Relay
		800m
Aiden	Ferwerda	Discus
Zara	Greco	4 x 100m Relay
Matilda	Houniet	1500m
		800m
Holly	Kearney	200m
		4 x 100m Relay
Keiva	Kell	800m
Mitch	Langworthy	Shot Put
Matthew	Logan	800m
Ella	Matthews	High Jump
		4 x 100m Relay
Max	Matthews	High Jump
Finn	McGrath	Shot Put
Daisy	Nousis	100m
		200m
		4 x 100m Relay
Alix	Rezsneki-Carrere	Discus
Niamh	Scahill	Triple Jump
Bella	Schinck	Hurdles
		4 x 100m Relay
Sienna	Shepard	200m
Madison	Silver	1500m
Sasha	Ung	Long Jump
		100m
Jai	Van Hoos	Hurdles

On Monday the 5th of August, the Year 6’s went on an excursion to the city. We all got dropped off at Bentleigh Station and then we caught the 9:30am train straight to Flinders Street Station. While one group explored and took part in activities at Federation Square, the others headed straight to ‘The Big Issue Classroom.’ We learned about the marginalised groups of people in today's society and the struggles they face day to day. Then we spent the rest of our day exploring ChinaTown, the Block Arcade and the Gravity Alleyway. Soon after, we caught the train back home. It was a great day and we all learnt a lot and had so much fun!

TERM 3 DATES TO NOTE

FATHER’S DAY STALL - FRIDAY, 30^th AUGUST

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST - FRIDAY, 6^th SEPTEMBER

SAUSAGE SIZZLE & FOOTY DAY - TUESDAY, 17^th SEPTEMBER

FATHER'S DAY STALL - Friday, 30th August

The stall will be held the Friday before Father’s Day, Friday 30th August. Lots of goodies ranging in price from $1 - $5 will be available to purchase for the dads. Please send your children with $5 - $10 only and a bag to put their purchases in. A call out for volunteers will be posted through the P & F Facebook page.

FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST - Friday, 6th September 7.15 – 7.45am or

8 – 8.30am

An Invitation was emailed to all families last week. Please RSVP Via Flexischools no later than 5.00pm Thursday, 29th August.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

A reminder was sent home last week to families who received an Entertainment Book home that have not returned it or paid for it. If you still have a book at home please either return it to the school or pay for it. Thank You.

Please go to the link below to pay for your book.

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/1879g67

Next 2 P&F Meetings – Tonight, Monday, 19th August - 7.00pm - All Welcome (Meeting Room off the Breezeway)

Then Monday, 16th September

Please send us an email on the address below if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the P & F.

pnf1@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

We also have a Facebook Page. Follow us on

https://www.facebook.com/St-Peters-Primary-School-Bentleigh-East-Parents-Friends-388657947987381/

for real time updates and to have a look at the links we have posted to our trivia night sponsor’s pages.

Thank you

P & F Committee

CANTEEN ROSTER

Week Beginning Monday, 19th August

Wednesday, 21st August - Michelle Monaghan & Sharon Odlum - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 22nd August - Michelle Bridges & Nicole Catania - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 23rd August- Colleen Dowling & Vanessa Lawless - 9.00am - 10.30am

Ana Vranesic & Yvonne Gower - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Week Beginning Monday, 26th August

Wednesday, 28th August - Kirsty Lentine & Irene Major - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 29th August - Julia & Julie - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 30th August- Julia Eyles - 9.00am - 10.30am

Gaby Agrimi, Melissa Webb & Lily Munafo - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Week Beginning Monday, 2nd September

Wednesday, 4th September - Chris Kell & Joanne Melita - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 5th September - Foula Voukelatos - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 6th September - Julia Eyles & Amanda O'Connor - 9.00am - 10.30am

Emma O'Connor, Monique D'Zilva & Maree Deeth - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Week Beginning Monday, 9th September

Wednesday, 11th September - Shafali Janssens & Nicole Clark - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 12th September - Sandra Biviano - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 13th September - Colleen Dowling - 9.00am - 10.30am

Karen Campbell, Heidi sill & Katrina Dimitriu - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Week Beginning Monday, 16th September

Wednesday, 18th September - Michelle Monaghan & Sharon Odlum - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 19th September - Leanne Johnson - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 20th September - Julie Eyles - 9.00am - 10.30am

Nicki De Lorenzo & Felicity Gallagher - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

Please click on the link below to view the Canteen Price List

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8IsZ9pU28TqY08xei1Hc0cyUFBRS3dMZHpvUmxYOXBUVHdz/view?usp=sharing

SU Victoria runs summer school holiday camps for primary and secondary aged students as well as camps for families at Camp Coolamatong on the Gippsland Lakes. Your students could enjoy a week of outdoor adventures; sailing, water tubing, canoeing, swimming, archery and climbing/abseiling. It is an excellent opportunity to make new friends and explore the Bible through small group activities. All SU Victoria volunteers are Working with Children Check compliant and ChildSafe trained.

Family Camps provide a relaxed, fully catered opportunity for families to spend time together. SU Victoria runs 6 Family Camps over January, including one for sole parent families and two for families with children who have ASD and their siblings.

For more information about SU Summer Camps and to register go to www.suvic.org.au/holiday-camps or call (03) 9487 5700. Early Bird discounts are available on all camps until 30th September.

ST. PETER'S FOODBANK

Thank you to all the volunteers that have cooked for us in the past few weeks.

St. Peter’s Primary School Food Bank was established in 2013 with families volunteering to cook meals for other families in the school community during a time of need. Whether there is illness, hospitalisation of a family member, bereavement, the arrival of a new baby, moving house or even if someone is in need of a little extra TLC, the Food Bank can help.

We would like to invite parents to consider becoming one of our volunteer cooks. We anticipate each volunteer would only be required to cook 2-3 times per year. Of course, you are welcome to cook more often if you like.

We also encourage you to think about your friends and classmates at the school and keep the Food Bank in mind if they are going through a tough time. It is a completely confidential service and you can access it through us or through a staff member at St. Peter’s. If you would like more information about the service or volunteering, please download our electronic brochure below.

We are looking for some new parents to sign up as volunteers to start cooking for our Food Bank. We love to have as many volunteers in our Food Bank pool as possible.

If you have not cooked for our Food Bank before, please ensure you email us prior to cooking, at sppsfoodbank@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au, and ask us for a Food Bank information pack.

If you become aware of someone in the school community needing a little help or TLC, please contact us. You can contact us confidentially at: sppsfoodbank@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au or call Karina Clement 0404 057 522 or Katrina Chapman 0488 386 088 (Program Co-ordinators) or your class teacher, school office or Michael Hanney directly.