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- NEWS FROM MICHAEL HANNEY
- ANZAC DAY SERVICE
- UPCOMING EVENTS
- BEBRAS AUSTRALIA COMPUTATION THINKING CHALLENGE
- YEAR 5 CAMP TO PORTSEA
- STUDENT WELLBEING / ASSEMBLY / STAR AWARDS / BUCKET FILLER / WALK RIDE TO SCHOOL DAYS
- P & F NEWS
- ENROLMENTS FOR FOUNDATION (PREP) 2023
- YEAR 1 PLAY & DISCO NIGHT
- SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
- SACRAMENTS
- ST. PETER'S COMMUNITY NOTICES
- COMMUNITY NOTICES
THANK YOU
The end of last term was incredibly emotional and challenging for our community. I wanted to thank everyone for your support. It made the unbearable possible. Thank you also to the families who financially supported Ange’s family via the Go Fund me page. The money has been transferred to Michael D’Amelio to assist during this very challenging time.
WELCOME TO ST PETER'S
Staff
At the end of last term we welcomed two new staff members to St Peter’s.
- Dianna Seoud has joined the Foundation Team and will be teaching FDM Monday to Wednesday for the remainder of the year. Since graduating Dianna has worked in a number of schools and we look forward to all she will bring to St Peter’s.
- Ellie Conheady has joined the St Peter’s staff as a full time Learning Support Officer working in the Junior School. Ellie has worked in a number of roles including Disability Support since graduating from University.
We also welcome the Barazi Family to our School Comunity. Ayla 1BP and Adam 3IK with their parents Engy and Mokhles.
UNIFORM CHANGEOVER
The first two weeks of Term Two are a period of transition as students move into Winter Uniform. During this period students can wear Summer or Winter Uniform. From Monday, 9th May all students are to be wearing Winter Uniform.
Students are expected to be in School Uniform every day unless a Casual Clothes Day has been organised and parents informed. Sport Uniform is to be worn only on the day a student is timetabled for sport.
Students must not wear jewellery (apart from a cross around the neck), painted fingernails, eye shadow and tattoos to school. Students with pierced ears may wear sleepers or plain studs. All students who have hair that extends beyond the collar must have their hair tied back.
PUPIL FREE DAY IN TERM TWO
There will be no school for students on Monday, 16th May. OSHC club will be operating a full day program for students on this day.
PROJECT COMPASSION
Thank you to everyone who returned their Project Compassion boxes at the end of Term One. As a result of your generosity $1,116.85 was donated to Catholic Missions on behalf of St Peter’s Primary School Community.
NEW WEBSITE
Dear Families,
REPORTING POSITIVE CASES
When reporting a positive COVID case for a student to us please use the feedback@spbentleigheast.catholic.edu.au
DAD’S DRINKS AT COATESVILLE BOWLS CLUB
All dads are invited to another Dad’s Catch Up for a drink at Coatesville Bowls Club at 7:00pm this Thursday, 5th May.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, 3rd May - Year 4 Excursion to Ceres
Wednesday, 4th May - School Tour 9:00am - 10:00am
Wednesday, 4th May - Kids Unlimited Chess Program - For Year 2 to Year 6 Students Enrolled - 1.40pm - 2.25pm - West Wing
Thursday, 5th May - Round 2 Winter Sports - Murrumbeena V St. Peter's - Away Game
Thursday, 5th May - Foundation 2023 Story Time - 2:45 - 3:15pm
Friday, 6th May - Mother’s Day Stall
Saturday, 7th May - School Tour 9:00am - 10:00am
Sunday, 8th May - Mother’s Day
Week Three
Monday, 9th May - Book Fair - All Week
Monday, 9th May - P&F Meeting - 7.00pm
Monday, 9th May - Year 6 Confirmation Family Workshop - 6.30pm (Please Note Change of Date)
Tuesday, 10th May - Year 3 & Year 5 Naplan Begins
Wednesday, 11th May - Kids Unlimited Chess Program - For Year 2 to Year 6 Students Enrolled - 1.40pm - 2.25pm - West Wing
Thursday, 12th May - Round 3 Winter Sport - St. Peter's V St Andrews - Home Game
Friday, 13th May - Mother’s Day Breakfast
Saturday, 14th May - Confirmation Presentation Masses
Sunday, 15th May - Confirmation Presentation Masses
Monday, 16th May - Pupil Free Day
Monday, 16th May - Newsletter
Bebras Challenge - Round 1
The Bebras Challenge is open twice a year to Australian Students in Years 3-12, and engages students' computational thinking and problem solving skills in a fun, interactive environment.
Started in 2004 by Professor Valentina Dagiene from the University of Vilnius, 'Bebras' is Lithuanian for beaver. This refers to their collaborative nature and strong work ethic.
Each challenge has 15 questions with the highest possible score being 135 points. The level of difficulty of a question determines how it will be scored. Easy questions are worth 6 points, medium questions are worth 9 points, and hard questions are worth 12 points. Any incorrect or unanswered questions are awarded zero points.
The Bebras achievement level breakdown is as follows:
- Participation - 0-59 points
- Merit - 60-86 points
- Credit - 87-101 points
- Distinction - 102-113 points
- High Distinction - 114-134 points
- Honour Roll - 135 points
In March a group of St Peter’s students from Levels 3, 4, 5 and 6 were asked to compete in Bebras Round 1 and they are to be commended for the high standard of results.
Particular mention to those who received a High Distinction
Denver Tanti, Woun - Hao Tan, Jaiden Lovell, Dylan Johnson, Declan Gallagher, Xavier Brodrick, Ben Leadbetter, James Caltabiano
Year 5 Portsea Camp, 2022 by Sienna Benvenuto
My top three highlights were
1. The Disco was amazing and so much fun, it was so loud and you could sing along and dance however you liked.
2. I loved making a raft and being part of a team, I also loved how we got to play in the water at the end.
3. The Giant swing was scary but amazing at the same time, it was really high that you could see the beach in your view.
The activity that got me out of my comfort zone was the Giant Swing because the part when you drop felt like you were falling off a cliff without a harness.
I am proud of myself because I faced my fear of some of the activities that I was scared of and I was out of my comfort zone.
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Chem Chaos
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Matter
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Forces
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Light and Sound
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Electricity
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Living Things
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3D Drawing Pens
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Hands-on Mad Science Show
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Please make sure you have this date in your calendar. Details will be sent via Operoo tomorrow, 3rd May.
5th May, 12th May, 19th May, 26th May, 2nd June, 9th June, 16th June, 23rd June
St Peter's Family Cookbook ‘Our Community Table’ Is Back!!
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New Recipe Contributions: New St Peter's families will be invited to contribute recipes to the book. If there are families who have started at the school in 2020 or 2021 that have a favourite family recipe they would like to contribute, you are also welcome to send it in. Please send recipes to spcookbook2019@gmail.com by Friday, 20th May 2022, including your name, your child’s name and class, and any special memories you would like to share about the recipe.
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Graphic Designers: If there are any parents in our school who have graphic design expertise and are able to help on the project, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us at spcookbook2019@gmail.com
P & F EASTER RAFFLE WINNERS
EASTER EGG RAFFLE RESULTS
A huge thank you to the Parents and Friends and Year 6SH students for organising the Easter raffle. I would like to thank all our families for their support of this fund raiser. I would particularly like to thank Martha Pavlou (Hugo 1GP) who spent two days organising and putting together the 32 prize baskets.
A total of $6,400 was raised with half of this amount going to the Parents and Friends and the other half was donated to the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday appeal on behalf of the Community of St Peter's Primary School Bentleigh East.
Congratulations to all our winners and to the families who sold the most raffle books.
| Prize # | Winner | Class | |
| 1 | Denver Malthouse | 1BC | |
| 2 | Viv & Geoff Holt (Harrison) | 2OG | |
| 3 | Claudia Hlavarti | 5BR | |
| 4 | Jack Logan | 4KG | |
| 5 | Harrison Lance | 4MK | |
| 6 | Sophie Martin | 2OG | |
| 7 | Geoff Mighall (Scarlett P) | 4KG | |
| 8 | Orlando & Bella Zhang | 4RB | |
| 9 | Sara Bellucci | FDM | |
| 10 | Katie N | 4MM | |
| 11 | Dimitriu Famiy | 6MH | |
| 12 | Sardellis Family | 6KM | |
| 13 | Mary Goes | 4RD | |
| 14 | Roselyn Taranto | 6KM | |
| 15 | David & Marian LoSchiavo | 6MH | |
| 16 | Aydin Gupta | 4KG | |
| 17 | Abby Rodrigues | 1BC | |
| 18 | Hunter Y | 4KG | |
| 19 | Stephen Chatzi | 2AC | |
| 20 | Virgona Family | 5BR | |
| 21 | Jack McMerrin | 2AC | |
| 22 | Nikolaos Tsatsalmas | 1GP | |
| 23 | Mikaela Achilleos | 1CO | |
| 24 | Gemma Roach | 6KM | |
| 25 | Mary Pavlou | 1GP | |
| 26 | Meyer Family | 4MM | |
| 27 | Steven Bryant | 1GP | |
| 28 | Siena Penrose | 5GR | |
| 29 | Isaac Lutjen | FSS | |
| 30 | Ethan Brady | 6MH | |
| 31 | Eli Zoghbi | 5BR | |
| 32 | Kathleen & Rob Pelc | 6MH | |
| Most Raffle Books Sold | |||
| 1 | Hugo Pavlou Eyckens | 1GP | 21 books sold |
| 2 | Stephen Chatzikyriasis | 2AC | 11 books sold |
| 3 | Chloe & Mia Mavriopoulos | 2RN & FSS | 7 books sold |
Our School Tours so far have been well attended. If you know of neighbours or friends who have a child starting school in 2023 please let them know that there are other School Tours available on Wednesday, 4th May - 9.00am - 10.00am / Saturday, 7th May - 9.00am - 10.00am
Current families with children already at St Peter’s that have a child starting Foundation in 2023 can access an Enrolment Information Pack from the School Office.
On the last day of Term 1, Friday, 8th April we held the Year 1 Play & Disco Night at Lollipops Playland. Over 100 children and 80 parents attended which made for a very fun and enjoyable evening.
Not only was it a celebration of getting through Term 1 - the longest time the students had been onsite at school for 2 years, it was a chance for the parents to relax and catch up while the Year 1’s played and showed off their dancing skills.
Thank you to all those who attended, the night raised $1050. These funds will go towards resources for the Year 1 students.
Looking forward to an exciting Term 2!
Rebecca Clarke1BC Class Rep
Congratulations to the following students on celebrating their Reconciliation: Shania Dawson, Charlize Jansz, Piper Smither, Zak Briffa, Jacob Dias, Nate Hall, Liberty Paul-McKeown, Archie Agrimi, Chloe Monoang, Victoria Quiroz Medina, Patrick Bloomfield, Amelie Francois, Sienna Ritchie, Dominic Drummond, Archer Francis, Eva Hlavati
