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St. Peter's Newsletter Term 4 Week 9 2023

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St. Peter's Newsletter Term 4 Week 9 2023

GIVING THANKS CAN BE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) is excited to be launching a

Christmas campaign in December. The focus of the campaign will be on giving the

biggest thanks possible to our amazing teachers.

To make the campaign more special, students have the chance to be part of it.

MACS has created an online form at www.macsbiggestthanks.com, where students

can write a message of thanks to the teacher who has helped them to flourish,

whether by igniting their passion in a certain subject or by inspiring them to believe in themselves.

Not only will the messages of thanks be shared with teachers, but some of the

students’ messages will appear on billboards around Melbourne and in future

communications. We need parent/carer/guardian consent in the online form to give

students the chance of having their message used in this way.

The form will be open until Friday, 1st December. We look forward to seeing the

messages of joy and positivity from students.

CLASSES 2024

Organisation of classes at St Peter's follows these steps.

Students name 5 fellow students that they believe they will work well with.
Teachers then create classes for next year taking into consideration

Separations recommended by previous teachers
Separations recommended by current teachers
Balance of boys and girls
Balance of academic abilities with particular focus on spread of children with specific learning needs
Balance of different personalities
Students choices

Once these classes are created they are checked by our Learning Diversity leader, our Literacy Leader, Numeracy Leader and our Teaching and Learning Leader against the data they have on the students to ensure academic balance.

A couple of sessions are held in these groups for teachers to evaluate them as a learning group.

The completed lists are provided to me with information that identifies previous class experiences. In this step I consider the following.

If I have moved a teacher from a lower grade into a higher grade how many children in each class would repeat that teacher if they were in that teacher's class.
As half our classes are shared teacher classes and half are one teacher classes, I aim for each student to have 3 or 4 years, of their primary schooling in a shared grade and half in a single teacher's grade
I aim to have as many students as possible experience a male teacher in their time in primary school. As students head into senior grades the created class with the largest number of children who haven't had a male teacher are likely to have a male teacher.

As you can see this is a long detailed process that begins at the start of Term Four. The process does not have a place for parents to request specific teachers, student pairings, student separations or for parents to request changes once classes are decided.

I hope this gives background for the long and detailed process we follow at St Peter’s.

Our commitment is to put students in the best learning environment possible. While friendships are relevant they are the final consideration when creating classes. Ultimately parents choose St Peter’s because they believe in all we provide and that our commitment to our students will always be our focus.

CAROLS - WEDNESDAY, 6th DECEMBER

All Gates will open at 5:00pm and the carols will commence at 6:00pm. As students are in attendance it is an alcohol free event. I also ask that no food is consumed on Casey and that if you are having a picnic or eating beforehand you use areas other than Casey.

Students can dress in Christmas-themed clothing.

The order of performance is:

Foundation: Silent Night & Santa Claus is Coming

Years 1 & 2: Do you hear what I hear? & Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Years 3 & 4: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree & Baby Lying in a Manger

Years 5 & 6: Silver Bells & Go Tell it on the Mountain

Christmas Choir: Here Comes Santa Claus & We Wish you a Merry Christmas

Gates close at 8:00pm

NEW CLASS DAY

On Monday, 4th December our current students in Foundation to Year Five will spend an hour with their 2024 class teacher. This coincides with the Parents and Friends Sausage Sizzle and Casual Clothes day. As we will have a number of students from other schools visiting EVERYONE is free to wear casual clothes so no one stands out as being new.

END OF THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR

The last day for pupils at St Peter’s will be Friday, 15th December. School will finish at 2:30pm on this day.

BEGINNING OF 2024 SCHOOL YEAR

To assist in your planning for your families I can advise that the first day for students at St Peter’s in 2024 will be Thursday, 1st February. All students Foundation to Year Six will start on that day.

Opening of Ange D'Amelio Garden

Last week, our staff were joined by the family and close friends of Ange D'Amelio to officially open the garden that has been built in her memory. Featuring plants chosen by Maddy and Jack, Ange's children, and a beautiful sculpture and plaque, the garden has been built as a place for our community to visit for quiet reflection, relaxation and contemplation.

Just over 18 months ago, our school community was truly saddened with the passing of Ange. To now have this space to visit, provides her friends, colleagues and family with an opportunity to share stories of the fun, beautiful, kind, humble person that Ange was.

We invite you to visit Ange's Garden and enjoy the tranquility it provides.

Vinnies Collection

A HUGE thank you to our school community for the amazing number of items that have been donated so far for the Vinnies Christmas Appeal. We are truly grateful for the generosity shown. There are still 2 weeks to go, so it's not too late if you would still like to donate either Christmas-themed items such as tinned ham, tinned puddings and cakes, or general pantry staples.

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Presentation of the 'Lorraine Francis' Award from Nick Staikos

On Friday, Year 6 student Jake Baratta was presented with the 2023 Lorraine Francis Award by Nick Staikos, MP. Jake received this award for his hard working ethos, can do attitude and ever-present smile.

His positivity is infectious and he's constantly inspiring his classmates to be good leaders.

Jake is extremely well-mannered, and has proven himself to be a good role model as a caring and nurturing friend for his Year 1 buddy.

Congratulations Jake!

On the eve of summer, young people of Melbourne are invited to join Archbishop Peter A Comensoli on Thursday, 30th November, 6.30pm at St Patrick’s Cathedral for SummerFest!

The evening will begin in prayer with at 6.30pm Holy Hour before live music, food and fun in the grounds of the Cathedral. Spend time with the Lord and celebrate the end of a busy year and the beginning of summer.

WEEK 9

Thursday, 30th November - 4GS Visiting Warrawee - 1.45pm - 3.15pm / FEDPAS CONCERT - 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Friday, 1st December - P & F Colour Run

WEEK 10

Monday, 4th December - 6SH, 6LM & 6KM - Attending 10.00am Mass / P & F Sausage Sizzle & Casual Clothes Day / Kelly Sports - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - For Students Enrolled in the Program/ P & F AGM - 6.30pm

Wednesday, 6th December - Year 4 Excursion To Half Moon Bay - Black Rock / Christmas Carols - 5.00pm - 8.00pm

WEEK 11

Monday, 11th December - NEWSLETTER / YEAR 6 GRADUATION PARALITURGY & CELEBRATION - 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Wednesday, 13th December - Year 6 Activity Day

Thursday, 14th December - Year 6 Activity Day

Friday, 15th December - END OF YEAR MASS - 10.00am - All Families Welcome / School Finishes for Students @ 2.30pm

TERM 1 2024

WEEK 1

Thursday, 1st February - STUDENTS COMMENCE FOR 2024 - INCLUDING FOUNDATION STUDENTS

Friday, 2nd February - ALL STUDENTS ATTEND

WEEK 2

Monday, 5th February - NEWSLETTER

On Tuesday, 21st November the Year 3s went to the National Gallery of Victoria. We went on a bus to get there and my partner was Alexia.

I was put into the Yellow Group, so I went to the John Brown Collection first. My favourite painting from this collection was a painting like a black hole but colourful. It was so cool I felt like painting a picture there and then. Secondly, I went to the Hermannsburg Exhibition. I really enjoyed this exhibit because the paintings were really deep. We also went to:

The Wuharra Murra Exhibition
The 19th century exhibition

I also had a browse at all the exhibitions!

My favourite exhibition was the . . .

JOHN BROWN EXHIBITION

After eating our food outside, we walked across the Yarra and went to the playground. The Playground (Birrarung Marr) was such a blast, but I couldn’t wait to roll down the humongous hill! When I first rolled down the hill I JUST. KEPT. ROLLING!! I loved every part of it but I was relieved when we went to The Yarra to do a drawing of something around us. I drew Swanston Street Bridge.

My favourite part of the excursion was when I was with my friends on the playground, rolling down the hill and doing mindful drawing!

By Molly McLean

On Tuesday, 21st November, the Year 3s travelled into the city on a bus to see some amazing artworks that some amazing artists have painted. All the Year 3s got split into groups and we all took a look at different collections of artists.

After demolishing a scrumptious meal of food my group firstly took a look at the 19th Century collection. Suddenly my eye spotted a really interesting painting. The artwork was named The Pioneer and the artist was named Fredrick Mccubbin.

After looking at more collections named:

The Joseph Brown Collection
Hermannsburg
Wurddha Marra

All of the Year 3s ate some lunch. We took a walk beside the Yarra River. Half of us rolled down a hill and the other half played on the colourful playground.

20 Minutes later we had to walk back to the NGV and waited for our buses. But instead of waiting Ms McNamara showed us some entertainment by challenging us with quizzes. Finally our bus came and drove us back to school.

WHAT A PHENOMENAL DAY!

By Camille Bottomley

On Tuesday the 21st November, the Year 3 classes boarded a school bus and went to the NGV Australia. First of all, we ate brain food and while we ate, the teachers taught us how it would all work.

There were four exhibitions. The first exhibition was Watercolour Country: 100 Works from Hermannsburg. The exhibition artworks were by Albert Namatjira. My favourite artwork was a fine, detailed painting of a birch tree. Albert likes to paint natural places, resembling the Earth's many wonders.

The second exhibition was called The Joseph Brown Collection. My favourite painting was of an Australian landscape. The paintings were just like a bundle of lines, arranged to make beautiful artworks. The artworks ranged from simple lines to complex paintings.

The third exhibition was called 19th Century Australian Art. One of the artworks was called Swanston Street from the Bridge. The painting was by Henry Burn. The artwork had lots of little details that really made the painting stand out.

The final exhibition was called Wurrdha Marra. It didn’t just have 2D paintings, but 3D things. There was a colourful bed, a spinning chair and much more.

After that, we started eating lunch. The birds kept coming because we fed one, and it came back after a little while. More and more birds came to us. So we were sitting on the fresh grass, making sure the birds didn’t get our food. Then we played at the park, rolled and ran down a grass hill and sketched the Yarra River. The ducks sure enjoy the Yarra! After that, we packed up and went back to school.

Samuel Diamantaras, 3EM

On Tuesday, 21st of November, Year 3 travelled to NGV Australia for an excursion. My friends and I also visited Birrarung Marr to look at a few landmarks, and we looked at the Yarra River as well. The Exhibits we saw were all Australian. We looked at the walls that contained 19th Century Australian Art, Watercolor Country,Wurrdha Marra and The Joseph Brown Collection. My favourite artwork/painting was hard to choose. Although there was a cool painting that had a background of the bush and had a Aboriginal scraping off leaves of a Macca’s sign, my favourite would have to be the Day Dress and the best part was that they didn’t know who designed it!

After the gallery, we went to the Birrarung Marr Playground and rolled down a hill. We also went to draw the Yarra River to draw the river and capture the landmarks around us. The best part of the day was seeing the art gallery.

I would like to thank the parents that volunteered and the teachers, NGV staff and the bus driver for letting Year 3 have the best excursion EVER!

Bianca Archer, 3EM

On Tuesday 21st November the Year 3’s from St Peter’s went to the National Gallery of Victoria for an excursion to see all the lovely artwork. We went because it was a part of our Inquiry unit. It connects to our Inquiry unit because most of the pictures/artworks are made by Australians.

Some of the exhibitions we visited were The Joseph Brown Collection, 19th Century Australian Art and Wurrdha Marra. My favourite exhibition was the Wurrdha Marra because it had different types of Aboriginal artworks. My favourite artwork was Boomerang because they had many different colours and had their own unique name on them.

When we were all done at the NGV we had snack and lunch then walked on the Birrarung Marr trail. We stopped to play at the park and rolled down the hills. After that we sat on a bench and drew the different landmarks that we could see such as AAMI Park, Eureka Tower and much more. I enjoyed it because there were so many different artworks and creations.

My favourite part of the excursion was the artworks. I would love to go again.

Payton Jansz, 3AM

On Tuesday all Year Threes went to the NGV to have fun and learn. I liked the Hobsons Bay painting. Joseph Brown painted it. It is a painting of Melbourne which is where I live. The painting had a lot of ships in the water. I think now you wouldn't see ships like that, mostly boats. Now you would see roads, cars and less water.

Some of my favourite paintings were in the Watercolour Country. The paintings were painted by Albert Namatjira. He mostly painted hills, nature and deserts. The colours he used were orange, red, green and blue. When I was there I felt like I was on an adventure going back in time.

My favourite thing was actually not a painting, it was the sikuten bed in the Wurrdha Marra Gallery. It was a fun day!

Louisa Wan, 3GG

On Tuesday all the Year 3s went to the NGV for an excursion at Federation Square. Some of us went to the 19th Century Australian Art. We looked at the Joseph Brown Collection. I liked the Joseph Brown Collection because I liked the bright and dark colours, it was amazing!

Then, we went to the park and went rolling down a hill. At the park, I played with my friend and we had a race around the park. I won! When we got to the hill, I rolled down the hills four times.

After that, we went to the Yarra River. When we were there we sketched the Yarra River. I sketched it at the back of my booklet. I felt so calm. It was an amazing excursion to the NGV. I didn't want to leave. I want to come back soon.

Chloe Taranto, 3GG

BUCKET FILLER WEEK 8

STAR AWARDS - TERM 4 WEEK 8 - RESPECT!!

JUNIOR SCHOOL - For RESPECT by Showing Others Consideration, Courtesy and Care!!

Hayley Stephens, Mia Pinkerton, Lucas Kim - FHK / Jackson Lyell, Matilda Reyes, Maansi Khriste, Harry Siegert - FMS / Isla Sibley, James Bonnici - FSS / Archie Quinn, Joshua Engelbrecht - FMR

Maya Sibley, Luka Sarkis - 1BR / William Van Eeden, William Barry, Emily Kenny - 1SH / Hugo Natera, Victoria Valis - 1MH / Olivia Ciabattoni, Mika Djapri, Liam Billett - 1BE

Milana Taranto, Ava Shelton, Alby Silver - 2OP / Zachary Tszimopoulos, Finn Codey, Ruby Singh - 2MK / Saoirse Lynch, Aiden Acero - 2RN / Theo Morrison, Georgie Moloney, Georgia Hoang, Scarlett Picardo - 2GP

MIDDLE SCHOOL - For Showing RESPECT Towards Others by Interacting Cooperatively Both In and Out of the Classroom; As Well As Using Appropriate Language and Voice When Speaking to Others!!

Ethan Lee, William Jaber - 3EM / Rodion Prystupa, Xavier Phillips, Elizabeth Goes - 3AM / Hamish Johns, Louisa Wan - 3GG / Mya Lee, Mariana Lo Schiavo - 3IK

Will Shelton, Paige Rayner - 4KG / Lachlan Webb, Sienna Ritchie, Eva Hlavati - 4MM / Billy Quinnell, Lucia Taranto - 4GS / Ethan Chea, Adam Barazi - 4MH

SENIOR SCHOOL - For Showing Self RESPECT by Accepting Responsibilities, Making Good Decisions and Demonstrating Self-Control!!

Francesco Lungo, Amelia Jones - 5HU / Sanit Thy, Ally Dean, Ethan Hendrie - 5AC / Jacob Hoang, Charlize Jansz- 5PC / Christiana Ikonomou - 5HG

Jessica Jaber, Zoe Rezsneki-Carrere - 6LM / Jake Evans, Siena Ricci - 6SH / Catya Sargiotis - 6KM

Congratulations to the Class Winners of our last Walk/Ride To School Day of the year on Friday, 24th November.

FOUNDATION TO YEAR 2 - FMS & 1SH

YEAR 3 - YEAR 6 - 6KM

We would like to thank all the children for keeping active and walking or riding to school whenever possible this year and look forward to another active and healthy year in 2024.

ST. PETER'S HOUSE SPORTS

The 17th of November was a very fun day. It was the St. Peter's Sports Carnival! After going down to Centenary Park we split into boys and girls as well as our colours, Green, Red, Gold and Blue.

We competed in multiple events including, Relay, Shot Put, Sprints, Hurdles, Vortex and Frisbee. Singing our chants and cheering our team mates on, it was a great but tiring day.

The four houses competed against each other in the sporting events. Each team tried their hardest in each event and at the end, the whole school sat impatiently, waiting for the results.

The Green Team cheered loudly when Mr Mac announced that they had won. The Year 6s from Green House went up to receive the special plaque.

We would like to thank the staff of St. Peter’s who woke up early to prepare this exciting day for us.

By Sophie Lentine

Final results:

1st = Green

2nd = Red

3rd = Blue

4th = Gold

Year 5 Rugby Day

On the 24th of November the Year Fives participated in a Rugby Tag Day at Centenary Park. Classes competed against each other trying their best to score and win. Every team gave it their best effort using their skills to grab tackles.

Overall, the Year Fives were amazing. In the girls competition 5HG won all their games and came out first. In the boys competition, 5AC and 5HG drew for first place. Great effort by everyone.

Thank you to all the teachers who gave up their time to help us have a fun day for all of the Year Fives. A massive thank you to Mr Cavara for choosing Year Fives out of any year level!!

By Lulu and Scarlett Bloomfield

LAST P&F Meeting for 2023

Monday, 4th December 7pm

ONSITE AT SCHOOL

Come along to our last P&F meeting for 2023 & have a glass of wine and cheese. We look forward to seeing both new and existing members of the P&F. All parents are welcome!

Our P&F Annual General Meeting will be held in February 2024.

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

pnf1@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

Mango Fundraiser update

We are awaiting the delivery dates from the Farm. We will notifiy everyone who ordered mangoes directly as soon as this is confirmed.

Colour Fun Run

Friday, 1st December

EARLIER START TIME 1.30pm

Get excited.. the St Peter's Colour Fun Run is this Friday !!

In order for us to have enough time, we will kick off the colour run at 1.30pm on school grounds. All parents are welcome to come along and watch the fun.

Kids to bring a change of clothes - white or light coloured t-shirt, shorts and sunglasses (optional). They will receive a headband to wear.

Don't forget your gold coin donation

Look out for separate email with more information.

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 ! Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the festivities. St Peter's Cookbooks will be on sale during night.

5pm - 6pm Families arrive, enjoy picnic

6pm - 7pm Children perform Carols

7pm - 8pm Families leave, night concludes

The carols will be held outside on Casey and is weather dependant. Please note - No alcohol is permitted onsite.

Look out for separate email with more information.

The Second Hand Uniform Shop will be open on Wednesday mornings 8:30am - 8:50am on the following dates:

November 29th

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Our School Holiday Program is back (approved by the department of education)! Meaning another holiday of keeping kids active and interested in sports!

We do a range of activities including:

- Soccer

- Dodgeball

- Obstacle course

- Bubble Soccer

- Tennis

- Volleyball

- Basketball

- Science

- Jumping castles

- Virtual Reality

and many many more.

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