FINAL PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

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MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL SCHINCK - DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

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PARENTS AND FRIENDS THANKYOU

Our Parents and Friends Annual General Meeting was held last Monday. At this meeting Colleen Dowling (Sunday and Joseph McCarthy) and Rahul Dudeja (Jeremy, Joshua and Marc) accepted the nomination to be joint Parents and Friends Chairs in 2022. We are very grateful that they have taken on this responsibility and look forward to them leading our Parents and Friends into what we hope is a return to all our normal school events and celebrations.

As they begin we give a huge thank you to Michelle Lane (Millie and Charlie), Katrina Dimitriu (Pavlos and Efthimia) and Amanda Phillips (Baxter and Xavier) who have led our Parents and Friends over the very challenging years of being in and out of lockdown. Their leadership and support has been extraordinary and on behalf of our community I offer our sincere thanks.

Secretary Needed - Our Parents and Friends are still in need of a Secretary. Responsibilities include distributing the agenda via email and taking and distributing minutes. If you are able to take on this role please email pnf1@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au  

Second Hand Uniform Shop

The Second Hand Uniform Shop will be open between 9:00am and 10:30am  on Tuesday the 25th of January. Entry via car park off Centre Road.

FAMILIES LEAVING

As the school year comes to an end I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the St Peter’s Community to thank the families who are leaving St Peter’s and particularly the families whose last child is graduating from Primary School. We thank you for all that you and your family have brought to our community and we wish you all the best for the future.

FAMILIES LEAVING FROM YEAR 6 2021

Asmar, Bates, Berlingeri, Bridges, Callander, Campbell, Carere, Caruana, Casa, Chapman, Cho, Clark, Cramer, Daff, Edwards, Evans, Grenfell, Hepworth, Hoang, Ianzano, Jacobs, Keays, Kell, Kelly, Khanna, King, Koresis, Lane, Laverie, Leong, Machuca, Major, Matthews, Matthiesson-Jane, Monaghan, Montgomery, Nickas, O'Brien, O'Connor, Odlum, Prabhu, Rizzi, Robinson, Romagnino, Sahib, Scalzi, Shepard, Sill, Sinclair, Tzolakis, Van Hoos, Werny, Woods

FAMILIES LEAVING FROM OTHER YEAR LEVELS 

Henry, Wilson, Somasekaram, Broad, Mazzeo

REMINDERS

End of 2021 School Year

The last day of school for students this year will be tomorrowe,  Tuesday 14th December with students being dismissed at the normal time of 3:25pm.

First Day of 2022 School Year

All students will start on Monday, 31st January next year.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Allie Clark 6MH and her team Showstoppers who came first in their recent National Cheerleading Competition over the weekend. That means first in Australia in their division!  A great effort considering Victorian Teams were training online via zoom for most of the year and the other states were able to train properly in their club gyms. 

HOLY TRINITY PARISH CHRISTMAS MASSES

LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION'S LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS PROGRAM

A flyer has gone home with your child today regarding the Lighthouse Foundation's Lighthouse Keepers Program. Lighthouse Keepers are a special group of supporters who give a donation every month which keeps the ‘lights burning brightly’ in all of the Lighthouse homes. Whilst many of us are fortunate enough to have things like fresh groceries and electricity at the snap of our fingers, it’s sometimes easy to take them for granted. By becoming a Lighthouse Keeper, your monthly donation ensures that Lighthouse can be there for homeless children and young people in our local community for years to come. Just $5 a month can make a world of difference. Head to www.lighthousefoundation.org.au and help change a vulnerable young life.

Advent Paraliturgy

END OF YEAR PARALITURGY

End of Year Paraliturgy

RECONCILIATION

Congratulations to the following students on celebrating their Reconciliation: Eloise Bracken, Annabelle Broad, Lily Deledio, Declan Gallagher, Ethan Hendrie, Matilda Inkster, Dylan Johnson, Ari Kalinowski, Harrison Lance, Charlie Lane, Michaela Lee, Jaiden Lovell, Alexander Mainey, Henry McCracken, Ellie Moloney, Thomas Murphy, Zoe Neeson, James Norsworthy, Scarlett Pereira, Sophia Pinto, Charlie Recupero, Woun-Hao Tan, Leo Trojak Nyamuka, Ava Wain, Jakob Wibowo, Courtney Wilson, Orlando Zhang, David Salasinski, Lily Beare, Scarlett Bloomfield, Lucia Bloomfield, Olivia Bonnici, Rochelle Brown, Jemima Camfield, Katelynn Chung Yan Kow, Abbey Dessent, Joshua Dudeja, Patrick Gibson, Jacob Hoang, Sadie Howe, James Ivancic, Tom Kearney, Geneva Lal, Jack Logan, Chloe McDowall, Ambrose Meyer, Angela Nguyen, Kaitlyn Nguyen, Patrick Pickering, Thomas Reilly, Viv Ronchi, Joseph Sarkis, Hudson Stasiak, Mason Stephen, Isabelle Suttie, Andrew Terkelsen, Tylah Twitchett, Eloise Wood-Bradley

Congratulations to the following students on celebrating their Confirmation: Cooper Berlingeri, Noah Brady, Luke Callander, Olivia Carere, Lincoln Caruana, Jimmy Cho, Sterling Cramer, Julia Daff, Denis Delgadillo, Lucas Drummond, Zara D'Souza, Lara Evans, Ashton Hepworth, Baotran Hoang, Hayley Ianzano, Aidan Johnson, Holly Kearney, Sebastian Keays, Maxwell King, Isabelle Leong, Gabriela Machuca, Olivia Major, Jack Natoli, Archer O'Connor, Anais O'Connor, Ashlyn Odlum, Lucas Ricci, Christian Ritchie, Zach Sahib, Rafael Sinclair, Quinn Villanueva, Sabene Woods

Max Alessi, Noah Asmar, Isabelle Atherton, Kate Bates, Mia Bates, Alex Bridges, Mitchell Campbell, Archie Carter, Isabelle Casa, Charlotte Casa, Alexandra Clark, Tahlia De Petra, Savannah Deeth, Brodie Downes, Luke Edwards, Ruby Evans, Iabelle Eyles, Aiden Ferwerda, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Filip Gorski, Matilda Hoang, Jack Inkster, Neeve Kell, Daniel Kelly, Jasmyn Knight, Zara Lal, Daniel Lane, Ethan Lane, Hannah Lentine, Luke Martin, Ella Matthews, Bosco Meyer, Lucy Monaghan, Olivia Monaghan, Noah Montgomery, Imogen Murphy, Isabella Nasello, Ethan Nguyen, Luke Nickas, Allie O'Brien, Ava O'Connor, Hadarah Perera, Archie Rizzi, Sadie Robinson, Hugo Rodrigues, Allegra Romagnino, Matthew Salasinski, Niamh Scahill, William Scalzi, Isabella Shepard, Emily Sill, Harlie Twitchett, Alexia Tzilinis, Isla Van Hoos, Ryan Werny, Ruby Wilson

ASSEMBLY WEEK 9

Assembly Week 9

BUCKET FILLER WEEK 9

STAR AWARDS WEEK 9

Junior School - Teacher's Choice

FLK 

Valentina Iacono: For her beautiful manners and excellent listening and organisational skills.

Anthony Caminiti: For having the confidence to give things a go and be open to making mistakes.

Miela Johal: For being such a helpful and responsible member of FLK.

FHP 

Olivia Mamic & Alby Silver: For making the most of learning opportunities and challenges with a smile and positive attitude. 

FMR   

Harrison Reaper: For collaboratively working with peers and demonstrating outstanding teamwork.

Thomas Pantelidis: For fostering a ‘can do’ attitude towards all learning at St Peter’s.

FSS

Connor Moses & Sebastian Peluso: For being a good friend and always helping them when they need it. 

1CO

Chloe Mavriopoulos: For being a good friend.

Isabel Bonnici: For being an amazing role model to her peers.

1BD

Sian Yazbeck: For persevering when school work is challenging.

Sienna Baribar: For always trying her best.

1BR

Neve Gallagher: For making the most of all her learning opportunities at school.

Seth Trenfield: For being such a kind and caring friend to everyone in Year 1

Georgie Wan: For working super hard on her reading all year.

1GD 

Hayley Conheady: For improvement in her story writing.

2GS 

Alice Liem & Angelique Ricaldone: For working hard throughout the last term, both at home and school.

2GM

Anushree Karandikar: For producing outstanding work throughout all her learning, at  home and at school.

2AC

Dominic Drummond: For his improved attitude towards his learning. 

Timothy Xenos: For returning to school during Fourth Term displaying a positive ATTITUDE

Middle School - Teacher's Choice

3IK

Fraser Giggins: For showing leadership qualities.

Charlie Caminiti: For being a really kind friend to everyone.

Dylan Johnson: For maintaining the highest standard in presentation and quality in every piece of work.

3OG

Olivia Bonnici: For being an exemplary student. A positive, hard worker and a great friend to all members of 3OG.

3MR

James Norsworthy: Being a good sport and friend to all.

Matilda Inkster: For having a positive attitude towards learning and embracing all challenges.

3GJ

Sophia Pinto: For remembering all special meetings during remote learning without ever being reminded.

4MM

Chami Newton: For always helping others and being an amazing classroom cleaner!

Jay Montague: For being an encouraging friend.

4MK

Maya Gleeson: For bringing laughter to 4MK.

Paul Mavroudis: For becoming a more independent learner.

Catya Sargiotis: For her creative pictures that decorate 4MK.

4JK

Leila De Petra: For the 100% effort that she puts into all her work.

Ella Kerger: For her friendly attitude to everyone.

Noah Spano: For his friendly attitude to everyone at school.

Jessica Jaber: For being a great friend and making others happy.

Senior School  - Teacher's Choice

5GH

Joe Ricaldone: For understanding the importance of applying himself and maintaining focus with his learning.

5RD

Isla Recupero: For always putting in her best effort in everything she does. 

5PH

Abbi Cannestra & Ben Leadbetter: Making a first class contribution in 2021.

6FG

Lincoln Caruana & Daniel Lane: For always being willing and capable computer technicians! 

6KM

Tranbao Hoang: For being such an enthusiastic, positive member of our class. Her cheery smile and ‘can do’ attitude has brightened our days.

6MH

Ruby Wilson: For Working hard in Mathematics.

Luke Martin: For Developing his writing in Literacy.

6SH

Lauren Fitzpatrick: For always having a positive mindset and trying her best all of the time.

ASSEMBLY - WEEK 10

Assembly Week 10

BUCKET FILLER - WEEK 10

STAR AWARDS - WEEK 10

Junior  School - Teacher's Choice

FLK 

Claudia Mazzeo: For her excellent work ethic and beautiful manners.

Charlotte Westlow: For always taking the time to present her work neatly.

FHP

Liam Bam: For being a great friend and always giving 100% to learning opportunities

Tilly Recupero: For coming to school every day with a smile and ready to learn.

Elena Abbondanza: For always trying her hardest in every situation.

FMR 

FMR: For their positive attitude in the face of challenges and their care and concern for others.

FSS

Aria Page: For always coming to school with a positive attitude and a smile on her face.

1CO

Olivia Trojak Nyamuka: For joining her new class here at St Peter’s with confidence and making new  friends. 

Anastasia Efstathiou: For having an amazing year of learning in 1CO and making wonderful progress in all areas.

1BR

Hugo Palmer: For having such a positive start to his first year at St. Peters

Louisa Wan: For always having a big smile on her face no matter what challenges she faces.

Scarlett McCracken: For always being kind and helpful to others.

1BD

Ayden Boothroyd: For persisting with challenging tasks.

Payton Jansz: For taking greater care with her work.

1GD

Hunter White: For his improvement in his behaviour and attitude to his work.

2GS 

Charles Gleeson & Sienna Ritchie: For being a positive, responsive student and kind and considerate classmate. 

2GM

Victoria Quiroz Medina: For always being so well prepared for her Show and Tell and delivering interesting Slideshows and for her improvement at speaking in front of the class. Well done! 

2AC

Summer Somasekaram: For being such an enthusiastic, positive member of our class. Her cheery smile and ‘can do’ attitude has brightened our days.

Arthur Yudhistira: For maintaining the highest standard in presentation and quality in every piece of work.

Middle School - Teacher's Choice

3IK

Mason Stephen: For being a good sport and friend to all.

Joseph Sarkis: For always sharing his great sense of humour with the class.

3OG

Jemima Camfield: For being an exemplary student. A positive, hard worker and a great friend to all members of 3OG. 

3MR

Katelynn Chung Yan Kow: For maintaining the highest standard in presentation and quality in every piece of work.

Ellie Moloney - For being a kind and considerate friend.

3GJ

Kaitlyn Nguyen: For maintaining the highest standard in presentation and quality in every piece of work.

4MM

Alice Bottomley: For her outstanding story writing.

Alex Elford: For the improvement in the standard of his work.

4MK

Harrison Galitos: For being a kind and welcoming friend.

Ava Lawrence: For her growing confidence shown on camp. 

4JK

Gabriella Pinto: For being a great friend and support to others.

Sid Noble: For bringing great fun and enthusiasm to the classroom.

Miles Papasavvas: For the quiet determination that he puts into all his work.

Holly Pelc: For the friendly fun attitude that she has towards everyone at school.

Senior  School - Teacher's Choice

5GH 

Grayson Cooper: For always being  Amazing and Astounding Us with his wisdom and knowledge.

5RD

Bianca De Filippis: For having a positive attitude in all she does and q uiet determinitation to have a go.

Sam Pickering: For always being the most wonderful assistant to Mrs. Burchell in the classrroom.

5PH

Millie Natoli: For consistently demonstrating respectful relationships to her peers and teachers.

 6FG

Emily Terkelsen: For always having a smile on her face and being a positive force in 6FG.

Emily Sill: For always having a smile on her face and being a positive force in 6FG.

6KM

Matilda Yeung: For being a wonderful friend and a very caring person.

6MH

Hugo Rodrigues:For Always trying his best in everything he does.

6SH

Isabelle Atherton: For always showing excellent manners and having a terrific attitude to everything she does.

Trivia Night

In response to the tough restrictions and constant change over the last 2 years, many of the social events on the St Peter’s calendar that contribute to making our school a great community to be part of, have had to be altered, postponed or even cancelled. While we made every attempt to reschedule and postpone our Trivia Night event on two occasions this year, the St Peter’s P&F committee made the necessary decision to cancel the event for the second year in a row, in order to protect the health & wellbeing of our school community. 

We have been advised by the School Office that parents who had paid for tickets have already been refunded their money.

The Trivia Night is a much loved event on the St Peter's social calendar, made possible with the support of our parent community and our valued sponsors. We are extremely grateful and excited to advise that our 2021 PLATINUM sponsors Jellis Craig & Kon Galitos and GOLD Sponsors, Melbourne Orthodontic Group (MOG) &  Construct Melbourne, will be rolling over their contributions to sponsor the event in 2022!! Third time lucky?! 

We look forward to when we will be able to come back together for some fun and a much anticipated celebration. 
In the meantime, the P&F team wish all St Peter's families & staff a wonderful Christmas, a restful and safe break and a new year full of health, free of lockdowns and the return of much-loved community events!