WEEK 5

Monday, 30th October - NEWSLETTER / FMR & FHK Attending Mass - 10.00am / Foundation 2024 Transition Sessions / Dani Mitchell - Primary School Nurse Here to Test Foundation Students / Kelly Sports - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - For Students Enrolled in the Program / P & F Meeting - 7.00pm - 8.30pm

Tuesday, 31st October - Foundation 2024 Transition Sessions / PSGs

Wednesday, 1st November - ALL SAINTS DAY / Foundation 2024 Transition Sessions / Dani Mitchell - Primary School Nurse Here to Test Foundation Students / PSGs

Thursday, 2nd November - ALL SOULS DAY / Foundation 2024 Transition Sessions / PSGs / Dani Mitchell - Primary School Nurse Here to Test Foundation Students /4GS Visiting Warrawee - 1.45pm - 3.15pm / FEDPAS - 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Friday, 3rd November - Foundation 2024 Transition Sessions / 2OP, 2MK, 4MM & 4KG Attending Mass - 10.00am / Dani Mitchell - Primary School Nurse Here to Test Foundation Students

WEEK 6

Monday, 6th November - PUPIL FREE DAY

Tuesday, 7th November - MELBOURNE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Thursday, 9th November - YEAR 4 CAMP @ OASIS MT EVELYN / FEDPAS - 4.00pm - 6.00pm 

Friday, 10th November - 2RN & 2GP Attending Mass - 10.00am / YEAR 4 CAMP @ OASIS MT EVELYN

Saturday, 11th November - REMEMBRANCE DAY

WEEK 7

Monday, 13th November - NEWSLETTER / 1BR & 1BE Attending Mass - 10.00am /  Kelly Sports - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - For Students Enrolled in the Program / School Advisory Council Meeting - 7.00pm - 8.30pm

Wednesday, 15th November - Foundation 2024 Whole Group Transition Session - 9.15am - 10.30am

Thursday, 16th November - 4GS Visiting Warrawee - 1.45pm - 3.15pm / FEDPAS - 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Friday, 17th November - St. Petert's House Sports - 9.00am - 12.00pm

WEEK 8

Monday, 20th November - 1MH & 1SH Attending Mass - 10.00am / Kelly Sports - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - For Students Enrolled in the Program  / P & F Meeting - 7.00pm - 8.30pm

Tuesday, 21st November - Year 3 Excursion to the National Gallery of Victoria / Foundation 2024 Whole Group Transition Session - 9.15am - 10.30am / Kids On Key Parent Concert - West Wing - 4.00pm - 9.00pm

Thursday, 23rd November - 4GS Visiting Warrawee - 1.45pm - 3.15pm / FEDPAS - 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Friday, 24th November - Walk Ride to School Day

On Tuesday the 17th of October the Year 5’s went on an excursion to Scienceworks. It was a long drive into Scienceworks and the bus ride was loud with happy and very excited students.

Our first activity started at 10:30am. We went to the Planetarium.

The Planetarium is a place with a giant dome screen above these awesome chairs that can lean back. The presenter showed us a little film on the dome screen about planets. It told us about what planet was closest to the sun and more about the different moons! Once the film finished the presenter talked about the stars and showed us all the different constellations.

It was time to eat! I rushed over to the large baskets full of drink bottles and lunch boxes and found mine in the big pile. We sat on these rainbow stairs and munched on some food. Once finished, we had some time on  the playground.

Then we made our way to  the most amazing part. We explored the Think Ahead and Sportsworks area. In the Sportsworks area you could measure, challenge your skills, judge sports and explore all the sporting equipment!

Then there was this other game where the buttons lit up and we had to push them! There was a Kathy Freeman activity where you could race against Kathy Freeman. It was a very popular activity.

I went to the Think Ahead area next.

I rushed over to build your future car. There were these really funny bubble cars! Then you could have these funny looking kangaroo shoes on your car! And you could have flying wheels and everything! I pressed the button on the screen and I could see my car up on the big screen above. It was awesome!

One of my favourite parts about this area was the teleporter! You go in and people spin you and you head out the other side and then you have…VANISHED!! It was so fun! There was also this cool emotion sound room. There was this big screen in the middle and you can make your own music! Scary, sad, calm, happy or excited. Then it was time for lunch.

After lunch we all went into the Energy Lab to see the  “Cool stuff” science show presented by Nina. She used liquid nitrogen in her science experiments and together we made predictions and explored the results. For the final experiment she placed a rubber duck toy called “Bob” into liquid nitrogen and we observed what happened once she hit it with a hammer. Sadly the rubber duck turned to a solid and smashed into lots of pieces.

I love scienceworks!

By Sophia 5PC

On Tuesday 17th of October all of the Year 5’s went on an excursion to Scienceworks. We arrived at 10:15am and our first activity was the Planetarium. In the Planetarium there was a big globe around us on the roof as we laid down on the leaning chairs. We looked up in the sky watching the Solar System Odyssey and Secrets of the sky. They showed us the constellations in the night sky. Once we finished that activity we went outside to eat our snack and fruit, after that we went to the playground to have a little break.

We then explored the General Viewing area and saw the Think Ahead and Sportworks exhibitions. A highlight from the Sportworks exhibition was racing against Kathy Freeman.

There was also this one upper body strength pulling test and I pulled 80kg! I was really happy with the score I got and one of the Year 5 teachers, Miss Uehara, pulled 90kg! I was shocked that she got such a high score. There was a really fun sound room where we could make sounds (scary or calm). After all that fun we all calmed down and had lunch on the rainbow staircase and everyone was so excited to find out what the next activity was.

As we waited in a line to go to the next activity we finally went in to find out that we could watch a slideshow of experiments.  The presenter, Nina, used liquid nitrogen on all of the experiments, like mixing dish soap and water and the liquid nitrogen together and it made the bubbles turn into ice! She also used a rubber duck toy, which we named Bob. She placed the rubber duck toy into the liquid nitrogen and then smashed it with a hammer. When we finished that last activity we sadly had to go back to school because it was nearly time to go home. We really enjoyed that trip and hope we will go back another time.

By Jacob and Kaitlyn 5PC

Tuesday the 17th of October the entire Year Five level from St Peter's traveled to Spotswood to visit Scienceworks. Buzzing with excitement the eager Year Fives rushed through to their first stop, the Planetarium. Each student and staff member had their own chair which reclined backwards so you could view the screen above. The room turned dark and the big dome lit up with the night sky. The students had watched a Solar Space Odyssey and the night sky which went on for forty minutes. The Planetarium was enjoyed by lots of the students and staff but they had to move onto the next stop.

St Peter's had a quick snack break then continued to the next section, General Viewing. The General Viewing was split into two sections called SportsWorks and Think Ahead. SportsWorks was a fan favourite of many with activities such as racing against Cathy Freeman (which plenty of people false started), wheelchair racing, seeing how high you could jump, measuring your height, testing your strength, testing your flexibility, judging gymnastic performances, shooting a netball and more. 

The second section in general viewing was Think Ahead. This area had activities such as designing your own car, designing a farm, catching rubbish, futuristic harp, creating your futuristic self, and lifting cans of drinks which weighed the same as they would on each planet in the Solar System.

After an hour of the General Viewing it was time to move onto something new, Cool Stuff. Cool Stuff was a science room that had experiments happening. Each student and staff member had a seat and then the experiments began. Nina was the lady who ran Cool Stuff, she made experiments using liquid nitrogen, water, warm water and dish soap. She did experiments that made things explode but the last experiment was devastating for some children. Nina had brought out a rubber duck (Bob), dipped it in liquid nitrogen then it turned from a rubbery material to a rock hard material and then she smashed it. That was the last activity of the day which led to the students and staff heading back to school. Students and staff all had a great day visiting ScienceWorks! 

By Lulu Bloomfield 5AC

On the 17th of October the Year Fives of St. Peter's went to Scienceworks in Melbourne. This excursion was part of the Year Fives Inquiry unit learning about Space, the Solar System and of course Science. This excursion included the Planetarium, General Viewing and the Energy Lab. Each of these activities and events were equally fun and interesting. 

The inside of the Planetarium is like a giant dome that acts as a large movie screen, which is used to project images and movies. The Year Fives watched a journey through space and looked at some interesting star constellations that you may be able to see in the sky, on a clear night. 

After a quick snack the students headed to General Viewing, which is an area in two sections, Think Ahead and Sportworks. Sportworks was where students got to experiment with different aspects of their body. There was a soccer simulation, different steps to being an athlete and racing Cathy Freeman. Think Ahead was all about the future and environment. Some activities were water rerouting and building a futurist car. 

Next was the Energy Lab, where they looked at different states of matter and a (trained) adult used Liquid Nitrogen (N₂O) to freeze items and to blow up a balloon (From the Outside). Liquid nitrogen freezes the object almost immediately. 

At the end of the excursion the Year Fives left Scienceworks with a lot more knowledge and intelligence.

By Mary Goes 5AC

BASKETBALL DAY - Alana, Sophie, Amelia, Stella, Zara, Amelie, Leila, Anya, Zoe, Maya

On Monday, 23rd October, Alana, Sophie, Amelia, Stella, Zara, Amelie, Leila, Anya, Zoe and Maya went and played in the Inter-school Sport Beachside Basketball competition.

The teams that the girls were competing against were St Patrick's, Lauriston and Elsternwick. The girls played very hard and tried their very best coming 4th.

All the games were very close and nobody lost by more than 10 points. We would like to thank Mr.Hanrahan and Emma for coming and making this fantastic day possible.  

St. Peter's would like to congratulate Mila Caon 4KG for her outstanding efforts at the South Metro Primary Track & Field Carnival for athletics.

Mila competed in multiple events and came 2nd overall in Long Jump. This means that Mila will now compete at School Sports Victoria State Finals in November for Long Jump. Congratulations and good luck Mila!

BUCKET FILLER WEEK 2

BUCKET FILLER WEEK 4

STAR AWARDS - TERM 4 WEEK 4 - ATTITUDE!!

JUNIOR SCHOOL - For Fostering a 'Can Do' ATTITUDE Towards All Learning at St. Peter's!!

Max Tang, Samantha Diaz - FHK /  Samuel Eddy, Jonathan Haritonas - FMS / Zoe Smith, Ishaan Amal - FSS /  Luca Pollio, Tiana West - FMR

Olivia Kavaliotis, Isla Karisson  - 1BR / Nathaniel Chen, Tyla O'Hara, Marc Dudeja - 1SH /  Billy Cleary, Tiana Recupero, Mia Mavriopoulos - 1MH / Maxim Thorpe, Anthony Semaan, Sacha Bou Ayache - 1BE

Luca Borray Visbal, Lennon Declase, Abby Rodrigues - 2OP / Bordeaux Van Heerden, Aria Page - 2MK /  Marley Coombs, Ollie Kerger - 2RN /  Leona Rao, Kiasha Perera - 2GP

MIDDLE SCHOOL - For Persevering, Learning From Setbacks and Maintaining a Positive ATTITUDE!!

Mary Natoli, Chloe Mavriopoulos - 3EM /  Billy Kavaliotis, Lexi Healy, Eugenie Zhou - 3AM / Archie Bateman, Cian McGivney - 3GG /  Lewis Wicks, James Raios  - 3IK

Sophie Ferwerda, Paige Reneaux, Emily Smith - 4KG /  Asher D'Souza, Marcel Michaels - 4MM / Charles Gleeson, Henryk Sheen - 4GS / Avnee Karandikar, Tomas Mamic, Angelique Ricaldone - 4MH

SENIOR SCHOOL - For Coming to School with a Growth Mindset, an ATTITUDE That Sees the Learning in All They Do!!

Sophia Pinto, Ari Kalinowski - 5HU /  Olivia Bonnici, Lilly Swart - 5AC /  Denver Tanti, Isabelle Suttie, Kaitlyn Nguyen- 5PC /  Hudson Stasiak, Karen Ta - 5HG

Matthew Boccari, Faith Andrinopoulos - 6LM /  Leila De Petra, Ella Kerger - 6SH / Tia Karras - 6KM

Congratulations to the Class winners of  our Walk/Ride2School Day  on Friday, 27th October.

FOUNDATION - YEAR 2 - 1MH

YEAR 3 - YEAR 6 -  6KM

Our next Walk/ride To School Day will be on Friday, 24th November

In the meantime keep Active by Walking, Riding or Scootering to school whenever you can!!

Don't forget to have your cards clipped whenever you walk, ride or scooter to school and return your completed cards to the office to receive a new one.

TONIGHT P&F Meeting - Monday, 30th October - 7.00pm

ONSITE AT SCHOOL

Come along to our monthly P&F meeting, which will be held on site at school. Hear updates on what's been going on at our school and meet some new and existing parents for a chat over a glass of wine and cheese. We look forward to seeing both new and existing members of the P&F. All parents are welcome!

If you haven't already received an invite to attend, please email 

pnf1@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

 2023 St Peter's Mango Fundraiser - Now Closed  

Thank you to everyone who ordered and supported our Mango Fundraiser this year. Nearly 300 trays of mangoes were sold !

Orders have now closed. As soon as we know the exact day/times from the farm, we will let everyone know. We anticipate delivery will be end November/ early December. 

Look out for more information via our school newsletter, Facebook and Instagram social pages in the coming weeks. 

Colour Fun Run 

Friday, 1st December 

Put this date in your calendars and get excited !! 

More information to follow.

Sausage Sizzle & Casual Day

Monday, 4th December

Last Sausage Sizzle for the year. Dress up & have some fun !

Christmas Carols

Wednesday, 6th December 

5pm - 8pm

It's that time of year for spreading good cheer, so the time for Christmas carols is near ! More information to follow 

ST. PETER'S CHRISTMAS CARDS

The cards have been printed and will be packed later this week by our fabulous team of parent helpers. You should receive the cards the week of November 6th. 

Thank you to all who helped and to the children for doing such an amazing job.