CYBER SAFETY WEBINAR THIS WEDNESDAY

We are excited to announce a FREE webinar covering cyber safety for our parents and carers. This webinar will cover a range of topics in the cyber security space, including cyberbullying, social media, the impact of screen time, managing devices in the home, and more. IF YOU ARE NOT FREE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR THEN REGISTER AS ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE SENT A RECORDING.

Hosting the webinar are Carley McGauran, Psychologist and mum to school-aged children, and Martin McGauran, Primary School Teacher and Education Consultant. 

This event will take place on Wednesday 23rd February at 7.30pm. 

To register, click the link below: www.bit.ly/23febcyber 

Any queries please email me. mbramich@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

Kind Regards

Monica Bramich

Community Engagement Leader

Our first Parents and Friends meeting for the year will be held in the … at 7.00pm on Monday, 28th February, we welcome everyone from the school community to come along, hear about the plans for the year and get involved. It is a great opportunity to meet parents from other year levels and to build connections across our wonderful school community.  

We would like to thank Amanda, Katrina and Michelle for their tireless efforts and resilient leadership over 2020 and 2021, and we are very grateful for their continued support of the P&F committee. We have a new leadership team this year, Rahul Dudeja and Colleen Dowling McCarthy - we woud love a third person to join the team to help co-ordinate meetings, minutes and actions through the year.   

Colleen and Rahul are excited by the opportunities ahead in 2022 to continue the work of the previous leadership team. If you have any suggestions for what you would like to see from the P&F committee, or have any questions, please reach out via email pnf1@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au 

We are starting 2022 with renewed optimism following the challenges we have all faced over the past two years and welcome anyone that would like to come along next Monday night. We are so glad to be able to have our meetings back on-site that we are celebrating with wine and cheese (or a lemonade) hope to see you there! 

Save the date: Family Fun Night - Friday, 18th March, bring a picnic and have a relaxed Friday night in the school grounds.  

ASH WEDNESDAY - 2nd March

Our Year Five and Six students will be attending Mass at St Peter’s at 10:00am. Family and Friends are Welcome to join us in the church.

Our Foundation to Year 4 students will be celebrating an online liturgy at 3:00pm in their classrooms. Families are welcome to join them in their classroom with adults wearing a mask and social distancing. Children and guests will receive their ashes at this time.

MEET THE TEACHER - 3rd March

All classrooms will be open between 4:00pm and 6:00pm on Thursday, 3rd March. This provides an opportunity for students to show their parents and guardians their classrooms and introduce them to their teachers. It also is a time for new students to show their families where their specialist lessons are. During this time I ask that adult visitors wear face masks and maintain social distancing. I look forward to families taking advantage of the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher.

PUPIL FREE DAY - 7th March

Our Pupil Free Day for first term will be Monday, 7th March. OSHC will be offering a full day’s program on this day. My apologies for this change.

PARENT FRIENDS FAMILY FUN NIGHT Friday, 18th March

With restrictions lifting our parents and Friends are planning for our Family Fun Night Picnic to go ahead from 5:00pm - 7:30pm on Friday, 18th March.  Further details will be in the next newsletter in the meantime put the date in your calendar.

COVID UPDATE

Rapid Tests

Under the direction of the Health Department and Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) twice weekly Rapid tests will continue for all students and staff for the remainder of Term One. New packs will come home for children fortnightly on Monday the 28th of February, Friday the 11th of February (Monday is a Public Holiday) Monday the 28th of March. I ask that you use these tests on Tuesday and Thursday mornings or when your child is displaying any symptoms,  for the remainder of the term. If your child or any member of your household tests positive please advise me via feedback@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au

Masks

There have been no changes to mask wearing guidelines. I ask that families on site continue to wear masks unless exempt and students from Years 3-6 will be wearing masks in class unless you have advised me of an exception for your child. 

Hopefully we are not far away from further changes that will improve the wellbeing of all.

Last Friday night I had the privilege of attending the Star of the Sea Music Fest. It was a wonderful experience and so joyful to watch students engage with each other as they presented house choir, ensemble and dance performances. It is a student led performance and all the students particularly the senior students and captains are a credit to their school and their families. 

FRONT CAR PARK CHANGE OF GATE OPENING TIME to 3:15pm

If you or a family member uses the front car park for after school pick up please advise them that from Monday, 28th February the gate will be opened at 3:15pm. Opening the gate at 3:00pm means PE lessons have to move from the front car park at 2:55pm. This impacts on the lessons for students particularly when they are learning basketball / netball skills or any other skills that need the hard court.

Last Monday at 3:02pm we had eight cars parked in Centre Road waiting to enter the school. This impacts on traffic in Centre Road and traffic leaving and entering Bignell Road. At 3:15pm there were 15 cars in the front car park. Entering at 3:00pm gives drivers no significant parking advantage but disadvantages our student’s learning. 

PROJECT COMPASSION

Last week the eldest child in each family brought home a Project Compassion donation box.

Donations to Project Compassion allow Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, to work with local communities around the world to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

The theme of Project Compassion 2022 is ‘For All Future Generations’ and reminds us that the good that we do today will extend and impact the lives of generations to come. It invites us to make the world a better place by working together now and finding long-term solutions to global issues.  

Throughout the next few weeks, the students will be "meeting" some of the people whose communities have benefited from the wonderful work of Caritas by watching videos and learning about how their lives have been changed.

We encourage you to put your compassion into action by supporting Project Compassion.

If you have any questions or require additional donation boxes, please let your child's classroom teacher know, or email mgibson@spbentlegiheast.catholic.edu.au 

Below please find a prayer you may wish to share with your family as you discuss Project Compassion.

Thank you in anticipation of your generosity.

Please click on the link below to view the Week 2 Assembly

Assembly Week 2

STAR AWARDS WEEK 2

Junior School Theme: For Starting the School Year With a Big Smile on Their Face!!

Melina Weerakoon, Angelo Garro - FDM - Luka Sarkis, Jude Gibson - FSH - Jack Archer, Bethany Macken - FMR - Isla Robinson, Emily Kenny - FSS

Ariana Catania, Aria Page - 1CO - Lilah Suttie, Ari Giotas - 1BC - Ottavia Vithoulkas, Hanna Swart, Sebastian Peluso - 1BP - Kiasha Perera, Mila Nguyen, Armi De Vera - 1GP

Elizabeth Goes, Mariana Lo Schiavo - 2RN - Seth Trenfield, Maya Kouwiloyan - 2GP - Ayden Boothroyd, Nellie Dillon - 2AC - Tess Budic, Joshua Gesterkamp, Eloise Stephens - 2OG

Middle School Theme: For Embracing the Opprotunity to Make New Friends in Their Class!!

Ethan Chea - 3IK - Lachlan Webb, Shania Dawson - 3GL - Noah Siegert, Paige Reneaux - 3EM

Jack Mather, Tylah Twitchett - 4MM - Scarlett Bloomfield - 4MK - Aydin Gupta, Maeve McLean - 4KG - Mary Goes - 4RB

Senior School Theme: For Starting the Year Off In A Positive Manner!!

Alex Elford, Maddie McDowall - 5GR - Amelia Virgona, Katya Greco - 5BR - Gabriella Pinto, Oscar D'Zilva - 5PH

Archie Flegeltaub - 6KM - Pavlos Dimitriu, Annabel Wall - 6MH - Viv Ronchi, Max Agrimi - 6SH

WALK RIDE TO SCHOOL DAYS

Another big THANK YOU to all our parents who have taken up the opportunity to be a Classroom Representative for their child’s class this year.

Please find below the updated list of St Peter's Parent Representatives for your reference: 

Foundation Classes:

FSH: Rebecca Clarke and Stephanie Georgiades 

FDM: Lana Natera  

FMR: Tammie Siegert and Angela Matthews 

FSS: No Class Rep yet

Year One:

1BP: Loretta Conheady and Lily McNaughton

1CO: Roselyn Taranto and Ana Mamic

1BC: Rebecca Clarke and Kate Nugara

Year Two:

2AC: Melinda McMerrin and Sally Chatzikyriazis

2GP: Storm Aherne-McInteer

2OG: Corrie Comfield and Eliza Walker

2RN: No Class Rep yet

Year Three:

3IK: Georgia Hall and Natalie Dias

3EM: Michelle Knight

3GL: Roselyn Taranto and Ana Mamic

Year Four:

4RB: Shanell Wood-Bradley

4KG: Ciara McLean

4MK: Natasha Abbondanza and Mel Dayton

4MM: Maree Deeth and Vicki Giggins 

Year Five:

5BR: Angie Leontaritis 

5PH: Catherine Green

5GR: Sonya Galitos and Angela Keyburn 

Year Six:

6SH: Tania Downes and Monique Brodrick

6MH: No Class Rep yet

6KM: No Class Rep yet