St Peter's Bentleigh East eNewsletter

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY

We gathered and prayed as a school community at 11:00am today to commemorate all those who served and died in wars and conflicts. I have included the prayer we shared if you wish to pray it yourselves or to pray it as a family. I have also shared the Pledge that was made by the students present.

Lord our God, on this day of remembrance, we entrust all our prayers and needs to your infinite mercy. Help us to become ever more mindful of the bonds that unite us as a human family despite our differences. Heal our inner wounds and outward divisions, that one day our world might live in your true and lasting peace. We make this prayer to you in the name of Jesus, Your Son. Amen

PLEDGE OF REMEMBRANCE –

Australian soldiers –hear this pledge –your flag flies in the sun

And now we take a minute to remember what you’ve done

When you went away to battle, you were proud as proud can be

And you did it for your country, yes, you flew the flag for me

Now we live our life with freedom when we work and when we play

For that, my heart says ‘Thank you’ on this very special day

And as we go, we take the words that sing Australia’s song

“I am young and I am worthy, I am brave and I am strong

In the face of any challenge, I will strive to rise above

I deserve this opportunity to live, to learn, to love

I can truly make a difference; my path is up to me

And this is my commitment –be the best that I can be.”

PUPIL FREE DAY - FRIDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER

A reminder that there will be no school for students on Friday, 22nd November. Staff will be using this day to plan for 2020.

OSHClub will be offering a full day program for the School Closure Day on Friday, 22nd November. For more information please go to the link below and download the flyer.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8IsZ9pU28TqZHRCX245UVUxVGlsZkVZbkY4THlRMFZEYVBZ/view?usp=sharing

FETE COUNTDOWN

The Fete countdown is upon us and I am very grateful for all the work that has already been put in in preparation for this day. We are still seeking more volunteers and I hope that every family at St Peter’s can provide us with one hour of their time in the set up on Friday or on the day itself. If you haven’t yet volunteered your hour please check the list in the front office. Alternatively you can email the Fete Co-ordinator Jenni Lane JenniLane@hotmail.com.au and indicate what time you may be available and she will allocate you to a stall. The weather forecast is no rain and we look forward to a great community day.

PREP - 2 SWIMMING PROGRAM

Last week at GESAC I was swimming with the board by myself. My mum and Aunty came to watch.

By Avnee (Prep HP)

Last week St. Peter's went swimming. It was at GESAC. We first went in a shallow pool. After that we went to a deep pool. I stood in the shallow pool. I could stick my head under the water.

By Lachlan (Prep HP)

Last week we went swimming and we had fun at swimming. When we got to swimming everyone waited under their colour block. At the end we went back to school. We had fun!

By Ellena (Prep HP)

YEAR 4 CAMP

Our Year 4 students head off on their camp this Thursday, returning Friday afternoon. A great experience has been planned and I am very grateful to Justin McCarthy, the year four teachers who have organised this for the year four students. We look forward to reading about in the next newsletter.

JAPAN TRIP

On Friday morning eleven Year Six students accompanied by Joyce Henderson their Japanese teacher, Michael Juliff and Cathy Epstein will be leaving for an eight day study tour of Japan. This is our first trip to Japan and I am incredibly grateful to Joyce Henderson who has driven this whole trip. Joyce even went to Japan during the September holidays to check every part of our tour. I look forward to the students sharing their experiences in a future newsletter.

HOUSE SPORTS - 29TH NOVEMBER

Our House Athletic Sports will be held at Centenary Park on Friday, 29th November. Further details will be in the next newsletter.

CLASSES FOR 2020

Teachers have begun the process of placing children into classes for 2020. We ask that you please inform the school by no later than Friday, 15th November if your child is currently in Year Prep to Year 5 and they will not be returning to St. Peter's in 2020.

IPADS FOR SALE

We are currently selling old iPads that are no longer being used in our Junior school. We would like to offer these iPads to our Parent Community before we open it up to the wider St. Peter’s Community at our School Fete this weekend.

All of the iPads have been wiped and are set back to factory settings. The devices are iPad version 2 so we are selling them for $50 with a charger. If you would like to purchase one you can pay by cash or eftpos in our school office. Any leftover iPads will be sold at the school fete this Saturday.

All money raised from these iPads will go towards buying new equipment for our Junior School. Unfortunately, the school will not be able to provide ongoing support for these devices, all have been tested and are ready to be used. This will be on a first come first serve basis and it will be capped at 5 per person.

If you would like to purchase an iPad please contact me at: cjoplin@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

ST. PETER'S COOKBOOK

St Peter’s Cookbook - Last Call for Recipes!

There is still time to submit your family recipe and see it immortalised in the pages of the St Peter’s Cookbook!

If you would like to share a recipe, please check out the list of required recipes Here as we already have a number of full chapters. Please send your recipes with your name and phone number to spcookbook2019@gmail.com by Friday, 15 November 2019.

A huge thank you to all of those families who have already provided a recipe. We look forward to meeting some of the families and capturing their stories during our photography sessions in Term 1 2020.

ST. PETER'S FETE - THIS SATURDAY, 16TH NOVEMBER

Thank you to those families who have returned their Raffle Tickets. Tickets can still be returned this week. A reminder that Ride Wristbands can only be ordered through FlexiSchools and can be ordered until Wednesday, 13th November 5.00pm. The Wristbands will be $40.00 if purchased on Fete Day. Single Ride Tickets are also available on Fete Day. Please Note that Ride Wristbands will be given to the Eldest Child in the Family on Friday, 15th November. If you have ordered Wristbands and your Eldest child is in Year 4, they will be given their Wristbands on Wednesday, 13th November as they will be on Camp Thursday and Friday.

A very big THANK YOU to those families in our school who have sponsored our Fete financially - KADA DEVELOPMENTS, CRAMER DESIGN, SOLOGISTICS, DIAMOND CELEBRATIONS & SHERPA FINANCIAL GROUP. Your support is very much appreciated!! Also Thank You to O'Brien Real Estate Oakleigh and Woodards Real Estate for sponsoring us with the Advertising Boards and to Rita Ferraro for Designing our Advertising Board.

FETE TOY STALL & TRASH & TREASURE STALL

WE NEED YOUR TOYS, TRASH & TREASURE AND BOOKS

Please continue to drop off your preloved Toys, Trash and Treasure and Books to the Lighthouse (Next to the Church, side entrance) during the selected times below.

Also Fetes need volunteers to make the day successful, so if you can could you please add your name to the volunteer list in the School Office. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

DROP OFF TIMES
Wednesday, 13th November: 8:30am - 9.00am
Friday, 15th November: 8:30am -9.00am & 3pm - 3:30pm

Toy Stall Co-ordinators
Sally Maher and Joanne Melita

LOST PROPERTY

There are over 70 items in the Lost Property cupboard, with many of them named. Please take some time over the next few weeks to look through it if your child has lost something. If you cannot find your own lost item you are welcome to take one without a name.

Any Lost Property left over at the end of the year will be disposed of.

Thank you

STUDENT SUCCESS

Well Done to Charlotte Casa who competed at the State Gymnastics on the weekend. Competing in the 11 Girls age group, Charlotte tied for 1^st place for Individual Bars (Level 5 Division 2) and her team also won 1^st place for Bars. Congratulations on an amazing performance!!

KIDS TRYATHLON

We are so excited to announce that Laurence Bloomfiled (3LK) has been picked to be a Kids TRYathlon School Ambassador. This means that Laurence is helping to spread the word about Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon.

The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is all about getting out there with your friends and giving it a TRY while having lots of fun. You will swim, cycle and run to the finish line, where EVERYONE gets a medal.

To find out more about the Kids TRYathlon, visit www.tryathlon.com.au

PARISH NEWS

YEAR 3 & YEAR 4 PARENTS

Just informing you that the Sacramental Program 2019 is now closed. If your child hasn’t made their sacrament yet, (First Reconciliation or First Eucharist), you will now need to contact the parish office next year to book your child in for the sacrament before they can progress to the subsequent sacrament.

Thank you

Sacramental Program 2020

Dear Parents,

In choosing a Catholic School for your child, you are now invited to continue the preparation for the Sacraments of Initiation. These Sacraments are for those children baptised Catholic and are celebrated within a partnership of the Family, Parish and School. At Holy Trinity Parish, sacraments are Parent Initiated, School Supported and Parish Based.

The Federated Schools (St Catherine’s, St Paul’s & St Peter’s,) of Holy Trinity Parish are very conscious of their responsibility to support parents in all areas of faith development, with a special program being taught during sacramental preparation time. The three schools will be working together in partnership and sharing the responsibility of the Sacramental Program along with Holy Trinity Parish. Therefore each school will take turns in hosting Workshops and Reflection Days for the Sacramental Program in 2020. Families are asked to attend the Family Workshops for each of the Sacraments offered. Please see dates and venues below.

YEAR 3

The following dates are important for students in Year 3 involved in the

Reconciliation Program for 2020:

· Reconciliation Reflection Day – Monday, 2^nd March - Venue St Peter’s

· Family Workshop - Wednesday, 18^th March @ 6.30pm - Venue St. Catherine’s Church

· Presentation of First Reconciliation Candidates to weekend Masses on 21^st and 22^nd March 2020

· Bookings for First Reconciliations begin at 10.00am Tuesday, 21^st April 2020 Week 2 Term 2 by phoning the Parish Offices.

· Final Weekend for Reconciliation will be the weekend of 26^th September and 27^th September 2020

· It’s important to note:

First Reconciliation can take place:

1st Saturday @ St Peter’s @ 10.30am

2nd Saturday @ St Paul’s @ 10.30am

3rd Saturday @ St Catherine’s @ 10.30am

Maximum of 10 at each per month

First Reconciliation can also take place half an hour before any Mass in any of the three Communities of Holy Trinity Parish.

YEAR 4

The following dates are important for students in Year 4 involved in the First Eucharist Program for 2020:

· Eucharist Reflection Day – Thursday, 4^th June - Venue St. Catherine’s

· Family Workshop – Tuesday, 9^th June @ 6.30pm - Venue St Paul’s Church

· Presentation of First Eucharist Candidates at weekend Masses on the Feast of Corpus Christi - Body and Blood of Christ – 13^th & 14^th of June

· Bookings for First Eucharist begin at 10.00am on Week 1 Term 3 Tuesday, 14^th July 2020 by phoning the Parish Offices

· Final Weekend for First Eucharist will be on the weekend of the 24^th October and 25^th October 2020

YEAR 6

The following dates are important for students in Year 6 involved in the Confirmation Program for 2020:

· Family Workshop - Tuesday, 12^th May @ 6.30pm - Venue St. Peter's Church

· Presentation of Confirmation Candidates at weekend Masses on the 23^rd and 24^th May

· Confirmation Reflection and Rehearsal Day – Wednesday, 27^th May at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

· Confirmation Mass – Friday, 29^th May at 7.00pm at St Patrick’s Cathedral.

Please also note that there will be School celebrations for those in Years 3 and 4 to celebrate their making of Reconciliation and Eucharist on the following dates:

Wednesday, 4^th November: St Catherine’s @ 10.00am Mass

Thursday, 5^th November: St Paul’s @ 10.00am Mass

Friday, 6^th November: St Peter’s Year 3 and Year 4 @ 10.00am Mass

A letter will be sent via CareMonkey to the parents of baptised catholic children at the beginning of next year with details on how to enrol your child into the Sacramental Program for 2020, we just felt it was important to give the families dates for 2020.

If you have any queries on this process, please do not hesitate to contact Father Jacob or Edward Dooley on email: edooley@spbentleigh.catholic.edu.au

We look forward to working with and supporting you as you lead your child more fully into their faith journey in our Parish Community.

Father Jacob Michael Juliff Edward Dooley

Parish Priest Coordinating Principal Mission and Faith Leader

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Edward Dooley

Federated Schools Mission and Faith Leader

St Paul's Wellbeing Leader

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BUCKET FILLER AWARD

The Bucket Filler trophy was awarded last week to Hugo Rodrigues in 4SS. Hugo looked after a Year 1 boy who was injured playing a game at recess. Congratulations Hugo, what an amazing Bucket Filler you are!

Walk-Tober 2019…

We will announce the winner of the Fitbit at assembly in Week 7!

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.

Click below to read the latest article:

A Taste of Falafel and Independence

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8IsZ9pU28TqS3AtYlo2akNZS1d5YzlGYVdHdFpXanMyOUVJ/view?usp=sharing

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, 15^th November - Fete Cake Stall Set Up

Saturday, 16^th November - Fete Cake Stall

Tuesday, 10^th December - Roll/ Zooper Dooper/ Popcorn Day

Next 2 P&F Meetings –Tonight, Monday, 11th November - 7.00pm - All Welcome (Meeting Room off the Breezeway)

Then - Monday, 2nd December - AGM

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

Week Beginning Monday, 11th November

Wednesday, 13th November - Shefali Janssens & Nicole Clark - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 14th November - Sandra Biviano - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 15th November - Julie Eyles - 9.00am - 10.30am

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

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Week Beginning Monday, 18th November

Wednesday, 20th November - Michelle Monaghan & Sharon Odlum - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 21st November - Leanne Johnson - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 22nd November - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

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Week Beginning Monday, 25th November

Wednesday, 27th November - Kirsty Lentine & Irene Major - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Thursday, 28th November - Michelle Bridges & Nicole Catania- 1.30pm - 2.15pm

Friday, 29th November - Julie Eyles - 9.00am - 10.30am

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

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Week Beginning Monday, 2nd December

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

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

Friday, 6th December - Julie Eyles & Amanda O'Connor - 9.00am - 10.30am

Emma O'Connor & Maree Deeth - 1.00pm - 2.15pm

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Week Beginning Monday, 9th December

Wednesday, 11th December - Shefali Janssens & Nicole Clark - 1.30pm - 2.15pm

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

Friday, 13th December - Amanda O'Connor - 9.00am - 10.30am

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

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Week Beginning Monday, 16th December

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

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

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

Throughout the last 8 years, St Peter's own Performing Arts teacher, Mr Drew Lane, has been working on a new musical, based on the classic 1984 film "Electric Dreams". In 2011, Drew was granted permission by Hollywood writer Rusty Lemorande to take the original film and adapt it into a musical.

This year, renown theatre company Music Theatre Melbourne (MTM) have decided to take the show to the stage for a special developmental season.

Electric Dreams: The Musical will be performed at Gasworks Theatre, Albert Park, for six shows only, from November 20-24.

The show takes you back to the wild innocence of 1984, and tells the story of struggling architect Miles, who buys a computer to get his life in order. Next door to him, the beautiful cellist, Madeline is moving in and there's an instant attraction. But after a freak accident, the computer becomes suddenly aware and begins to take over Miles' life and love!

The stellar cast is headed by Tom Green as Miles (Miss Saigon; Gladys Moncrieff Award; The Project) who finds a brave new world of love and technology, and Madeleine Featherby (Paris: A Rock Odyssey; Follies; LaTraviata), as Madeleine, girl next door and cellist extraordinaire.

It also features Stephen Mahy (Miss Saigon; Jersey Boys; Mamma Mia; Crossroads!) as Miles' Casanovan best pal, and Angela Scudi (Rocky Horror Show; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Tick Tick Boom), as Madeleine's, the thoroughly modern Millie. Owen James plays Edgar, the computer with human aspirations. Sophie Loughran, Zak Brown, Anthony Scundi, Courtney Smyth and Aidan Nairros round off the cast.

Electric Dreams: The Musical features a brilliantly catchy score and 22 original songs. One of the songs "You Were There" has been selected for an international album release, with vocals to be sung by Claire DeJean who featured on the 15th season of America's The Voice as part of Team Kelly.

Drew would love to see everyone from St Peter's get behind his exciting new show! The cast have been rehearsing right here at St Peter's on Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons!

Tickets are now on sale. You can get them by contacting Gasworks Arts Park on (03) 8606 4299 or by going to http://www.gasworks.org.au/event/electric-dreams/

Please note that Electric Dreams: The Musical is best suited for ages 10+ as there are a few PG themes.