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St. Patrick’s Day Prayer
May the Strength of God pilot us.
May the Power of God preserve us.
May the Wisdom of God instruct us.
May the Hand of God protect us.
May the Way of God direct us.
May the Shield of God defend us.
May the Host of God guard us
Against the snares of the evil ones,
Against temptations of the world.
May Christ be with us!
May Christ be before us!
May Christ be in us,
Christ be over all!
May your Salvation, Lord,
Always be ours,
This day, O Lord, and evermore. Amen.
FAMILY FUN NIGHT CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to our Parents and Friends committee for their organisation of last Friday’s Family Fun Night. It was fantastic to see so many families enjoying the beautiful weather, the activities and time together. To have the wonderful feeling of community being back together was sensational. Our Parents and Friends are always looking to provide opportunities for our community to come together and welcome any suggestions and volunteers to assist as we take advantage of time when restrictions are limited.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS MEETING
Our next Parents and Friends meeting will take place at 7:00pm on Monday, 22nd March. Entry via front office. All St Peter’s families are invited.
EASTER EGG RAFFLE
It’s been a while between P&F events and while it’s still a bit difficult to plan ahead given restrictions can change from one day to the next, we have tried to introduce some new initiatives that will help maintain our fundraising efforts and remain in a position to be able to contribute to worthwhile projects that will ultimately benefit our children.
This year, the P&F is holding an Easter Raffle and would be very grateful if you would support this initiative by selling some raffle tickets.
An envelope with five raffle tickets enclosed has been sent home today to the Eldest child in the Family. Year Six students with no younger siblings will pick up their tickets when they return from camp.
Each raffle ticket is $2.
You may wish to purchase all tickets or get family, friends &/or neighbours involved and ask them for their support by purchasing a ticket or two! Additional envelopes can be requested from Trish in the office.
There is a prize for the family that sells the most tickets.
Please be sure to clearly print the contact name and number of the purchaser on the ticket stub and return with money to the office no later than Friday, 26th March.
Our Easter Raffle will be drawn on Wednesday, 31st March and thanks to all of your generous chocolate donations we have some awesome hampers up for grabs just in time for the Easter chocolate feast!
SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Our first Sausage Sizzle and Casual Day for the the year will be held on Monday, 29th March. Orders can be made online via FlexiSchools or in cash (Please enclose correct money) by no later than 5.00pm Tuesday, 23rd March. Please note that FlexiSchools is not live yet so please print and return the Form below with your cash payment in the meantime. Families will be informed as soon as online ordering via FlexiSchools has been activated.
St Peter’s P&F
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Parent Teacher Interviews will take place on Tuesday, 30th March. School will finish for students at 1:50pm on this day and they are required to be picked up at this time. OSHClub is available for student supervision on this day. Interviews will be offered either face to face onsite or via an online google meet. Details for booking times will be sent to families on Monday, 22nd March.
ENROLMENTS - FOUNDATION (PREP) 2022
Enrolments for Foundation (Prep) in 2022 are now open and our Open Morning on Tuesday, 9th March was well attended. If you know of neighbours or friends who have a child starting school in 2022 please let them know that we have tours available on Monday, 22nd March - 12.30pm - 1.30pm, Tuesday, 27th April - 6.00pm - 7.00pm and Saturday, 1st May - 9.00am - 10.00am
Current families with children already at St Peter’s that have a child starting Foundation in 2022 can access an Enrolment Information Pack from the School Office.
LAST DAY OF TERM ONE
School will finish for Term One at 2:30pm on Thursday, 1st April. OSHClub will be available for after school care from 2:30pm on this day.
SCHOOL CLOSURE
For your information our school closure for Term Two will be the first day of term Monday, 19th April. OSHClub will be offering full day of care for families that need it.
WORKING BEE THANKYOU
A huge thank you to the families who gave up their time after school on the 4th of March to join the working bee. We were able to complete most of the tasks set for the time. I am also grateful to the staff, Andrea Crough for her organization and Mick Schinck, Isabella Kottek and Gill Sullivan for their support and work. It was great to see parents and children working together to improve the way our school looked and improving safety for our students.
CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
Every class took responsibility for an area of our school to clean up last week.
FACE MASKS
Face Masks are no longer required to be worn on site at St Peter’s while you are outdoors and can maintain 1.5 metres social distancing. I do ask that face masks are worn indoors when visiting for meditation.
YEAR SIX CAMP
Our Year Six students headed off to Canberra this morning. They will be undertaking an education tour of the national capital. They will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s History, Culture, Heritage and Democracy. The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $45 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion.
SCHOOL FEES
A reminder for anyone who wishes to set up a direct debit this year for fees. IT'S NOT TOO LATE We can accommodate most requests. Please complete the form below and return it to the School Office or email it to Loretta at lballas@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au
STUDENT WELLBEING NEWS
PUPIL FREE DATES, PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW DATES AND
END OF TERM FINISHING TIMES
We will be finishing at 1:50pm for Parent Teacher interviews on
Tuesday, 30th March and
Thursday, 16th September
We will finish at 2:30pm on the last days of
Term One - Thursday, 1st April
Term Two - Friday, 25th June
Term Three - Friday, 17th of September
OSHClub will be in operation from these times on these days.
We will finish for the year at 3:25pm on Tuesday, 14th December
Our Pupil Free Days will be
Monday, 19th of April
Monday, 9th of August
Monday, 1st of November
Friday, 3rd of December
There will be no school for students on these days.
OSHClub will be in operation for full day programs on these days.
RECONCILIATION
Year 4 RECONCILIATION
The Year 4 students have recently been preparing to make their first Sacrament of Reconciliation.
On Monday, 1st March Father Elio Capra hosted a Family Workshop for the parents while the students reflected on the important signs and symbols of the church and discussed what it means to make their Reconciliation and to be reconciled.
Father Elio spoke about the importance of forgiveness being a part of everyday family life and how reconciliation is important for the harmony of families. Reconciliation with God should be the same as reconciling in families. If families see reconciliation at home they see it as an important part of their daily lives.
On Tuesday, 2nd March, the students enjoyed a Reconciliation Reflection Day. This involved rotational activities walking them through the importance and meaning of the sacrament ensuring they gained a deeper understanding.
They explored how our ability to reconcile sins is a gift God has given. When sins are forgiven, the sinner feels great relief. Forgiveness means we can start over with a clean slate.
The students participated in four activities. They created Mosaic Prayer Crosses (which will be displayed in the school office), watched a video on Zaccheus and participated in an activity based on forgiveness, wrote a prayer of penance they will share during reconciliation, and listened to Loretta, one of the Pastoral Associates, talk them through the actual process of the sacrament. These activities were followed by the always popular sausage sizzle!
The students have begun making their Reconciliation during Masses over the weekends, and this will continue for the next few weeks. Please keep all these students in your prayers.
A special thank you to the Year 3 (2020) and Year 4 Teachers for preparing the students so well. Also thank you to the parents who came and helped with the sausage sizzle.
Prayer for Reconciliation Preparation
Loving God,
As we prepare to make our reconciliation, please watch over us as we confess our sins.
We know Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for us, so that our sins may be forgiven.
Help us to confess our thoughts . Help us to confess our words. Help us to confess our actions.
Help us to try harder next time. Help us to treat others as we want to be treated. Help us to be the kind of people Jesus wants us to be.
We ask this through Christ our Lord,
Amen
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE
