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- MATHS GAME DAY AT GENAZZANO COLLEGE
- MELBOURNE WRITER'S FESTIVAL
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- KIDS ON KEY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM
- ST. PETER'S COMMUNITY NEWS
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FOOTY COLOURS DAY
Today, Monday, 12th September, St. Peter's had a Footy Colours Day. Everyone wore footy jerseys and scarves. At 10:30am we had an AFL Team Parade. We went out to Casey and team by team we walked around the soccer fields. Mr. Mac was very enthusiastic at introducing the teams while Mr.Joplin played the theme songs. Everyone was excited and cheered really loud even for other teams. Some children carried flags or pillows with their team logo. Every team had at least one supporter which was great but the teams that had huge crowds were: Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond and Carlton. We had a sausage sizzle at lunch time that was cooked by the parents. We thank Mr. Mac and Mr. Hanney for organising this fun day and hope we can have it again next year.
FATHER’s Day Thankyou
Breakfast
A huge thankyou to the Parents and Friends team led by Martha Pavlou (Hugo 1GP) for ensuring the Father’s Day Breakfast went ahead and was enjoyed by over 500 guests.
Stall
Angie Leontaritis, (Anya 5BR and Nikita 2AC) and her team did an amazing job in organising and running the Father’s Day Stall for our students to be able to purchase gifts for their Dads for Father’s Day.
FAREWELL
We wish the Bryant Family all the best as they move to a new state and the Coleman Family as they move to a new home for Term Four. It is a sad time for St Peter’s and especially the classmates and teachers of Jemimah Bryant (2AC) Gideon Bryant (FSH) and Evie Coleman (1GP) but an exciting time for their families.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Alice Bottomley (5GR) who has been chosen as a Junior Artist for the State Youth Ballet Company’s upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland.
This was her first ever audition for a major theatre production with a production company. There were 250 dancers who auditioned to be part of the casting and Alice is to be congratulated on being successful.
Congratulations to the Saints Girls Basketball Team on winning their Grand Final yesterday 15 - 13. Well done to all the girls in the team!! Macey Smither, Jessica Jaber, Amelia Webb, Amelia Virgona, Alana Diamantaras, Stella Bateman, Mia Briffa, Zoe Reszneki-Carrere, Giuliana Nigro.
GOOD NEIGHBOUR MASS - END OF TERM MASS - Friday, 16th September
Our Good Neighbour / End of Term Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am this Friday, 16th September. All families are invited to join us in celebrating another full term at school.
SUMMER UNIFORM
At the beginning of Term Four we move into Summer Uniform which includes the wearing of a school hat. The period of transition is two weeks with all students required to be in correct Summer Uniform by Monday, 17th October.
SUMMER SUNGLASSES
I am reviewing the compulsory wearing of sunglasses at recess and lunch time during summer months at St Peter’s. In Term Four 2022 they will be encouraged but not compulsory at recess and lunch time. A decision re the wearing of sunglasses in 2023 will be communicated before the end of the year.
LEARNING SUPPORT OFFICERS - Thankyou
We recently celebrated the incredible work of our Learning Support Team at St Peter’s. We are very fortunate to have this incredibly dedicated and committed group of educators at St Peter’s.
WEBSITE UPDATE
Our Community Leader, Monica Bramich, has been working throughout the year to update our school website for a relaunch at the beginning of the 2023 school year. Monica has organised for a professional photographer to be at school on Thursday, 6th October. They will be taking photos of students wearing their summer school uniforms. The students who are recorded as not to have their images used will not be photographed.
CABRINI EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
At the suggestion of some parents I have registered St Peter’s to be able to receive a 50% discount for St Peter’s students at Cabrini Emergency.
GRANDPARENTS / SPECIAL FRIENDS MASS
The postponed Grandparents /Special Friends Mass and morning has been rescheduled for the 14th of October. Further details will follow in Term Four.
MELBOURNE CUP MONDAY
Monday, 31st October, the day before Melbourne Cup Day, will not be a Pupil Free Day this year however school will be optional for students on this day, if families want to enjoy four days without their children attending school. If families want or need their child to attend school they will be able to attend. At the beginning of Term Four families will be asked to indicate via Operoo whether their children will be attending on this day so I can organise appropriate groupings and staffing. Students who attend school will wear school uniform but will not be in class groups and will be completing multi age group activities.
SCHOOL CLOSURES TERM FOUR
Our final Pupil Free Days for the 2022 school year will take place on Monday, 3rd October and Friday, 2nd December. There will be no school for students on either of these days. OSHClub will be offering a full day program on both of these days.
END OF TERM - Friday, 16th September
On the last day of Term Three school will finish at 2:30pm. OSHC will be available from 2:30pm for families who wish to book their children in.
BEGINNING OF TERM FOUR
Monday, 3rd October will be a Pupil Free Day to enable staff to undertake Professional Learning. OSHC will be operating on this day for parents who wish to book their children in.
Tuesday, 4th October will be the first day for students for Term Four.
NEXT NEWSLETTER
Our next newsletter will be available at 3:00pm on Monday, 10th October.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Week 10
Tuesday, 13th September - YEAR 6 EXCURSION TO THE CITY - BIG ISSUE / Foundation 2023 Interviews / KELLY SPORTS - FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED - 3.30pm - 5.00pm / Year 1 Performance - 6.00pm - 6.45pm / Year 2 Performance - 7.00pm - 7.45pm
Wednesday, 14th September - Foundation 2023 Story Time Session - 10.00am - 10.45am
Thursday, 15th September - WRITE A BOOK IN A DAY COMPETITION - Selected Students / Foundation 2023 Interviews
Friday, 16th September - WALKRIDE2SCHOOL DAY / Good Neighbour / End of Term Mass - 10.00am - 11.00am / END OF TERM 3 - STUDENTS FINISH AT 2.30pm
TERM 4
Week 1
Monday, 3rd October - PUPIL FREE DAY
Tuesday, 4th October - STUDENTS BEGIN FOR TERM 4 / Foundation 2023 Interviews / YEAR 6 EXCURSION TO MCG
Wednesday, 5th October - Foundation 2023 Interviews / 1GP Parent Teacher Interviews
Thursday, 6th October - 6SH Parent Teacher Interviews - 2.00pm - 8.00pm
Week 2
Monday, 10th October - NEWSLETTTER / Foundation 2023 Interviews
BUCKET FILLER - TERM 3 WEEK 8
STAR AWARDS - TERM 3 WEEK 8 - TEAMWORK
JUNIOR SCHOOL - For Collaboratively Working with Peers and Demonstrating Outstanding TEAMWORK!!
Melina Weerakoon, Ethan Luong - FDM / Zara Puhalo, Samson Bui - FSH / Aiden Jones, Milla Hornum - FMR / Mia Mavriopoulos, Charlie England - FSS
Henry Adams, Kyal Davis - 1CO / Ari Giotas, Luca Borray Visbal - 1BC / Theodore Morrison - 1BP / Liam Gallardo - 1GP
Aemon Eddy, Elizabeth Goes - 2RN / Archer Kenny, Mya Lee - 2GP / Jack McMerrin, Ariana Nichols - 2AC / Isabel Bonnici, Molly McLean - 2OG
MIDDLE SCHOOL - For Demonstrating Excellent TEAMWORK Skills by Offering Assistance to Other Students and Sharing Ideas!!
Alexandra Schreurs, Jordan Greco, Leah Kim - 3IK / Leo Palmer, Savvas Batzaxis - 3GL / Robert Koenig, Sarah Reilly - 3EM
Dylan Johnson, Aidan Martin - 4MM / Denver Tanti, Isabelle Suttie - 4MK / Luke Khoury, Maeve McLean - 4KG / Ava Wain, Alexia Ikonomou, Jacob Hoang - 4RB
SENIOR SCHOOL - For Demonstrating Outstanding TEAMWORK Skills by Being Organised and Inclusive!!
Siara McCarthy - 5GR / Faith Andrinopoulos, Sienna Benvenuto - 5BR / Leila De Petra, Ella Kerger - 5PH
James Caltabiano, Alexandra Pantelios - 6KM / Ethan Brady, Siera Verderosa - 6MH / Xavier Brodrick - 6SH
Our next Walk/Ride2School Day will be This Friday, 16th September.
In the meantime keep Active by Walking, Riding or Scootering to school whenever you can!!
Don't forget to have your cards clipped whenever you walk, ride or scooter to school and return your completed cards to the office to receive a new one.
St. Peter's will also be participating in the Glen Eira City Council Active Schools Program in Term 4. See below for more information.
I enjoyed my time at the Maths Games Day. There were 3 rounds, the first being problem solving, the second was playing a maths game against another group and the third was puzzles. I worked along with my group, The Double Digits, including Chelsea, Alice, Grayson and myself. We didn’t come first but we had a good time.
Frederick Khoo
On Thursday, 1st September, 50 students from Year 6 went on an excursion to the Melbourne Writers Festival at the State Library! With a bit of unexpected confusion at first, we made it to the right place in the end.
At the Writers Festival we encountered some amazing authors such as Kirli Saunders, Gabrielle Wang and the one and only Eddie Woo! Each one told us about their books, the reason behind it and their life stories.
Each and every person got a chance to buy a book and get it signed by the authors. Luckily if you didn't have the chance to buy one, a few teachers had thoughtfully bought some for their class and the library. It was a great experience and we thank all the teachers and staff that came along and put in the effort to bring us to this epic event.
By Immy, Evie & Zoe
On Wednesday, 31st August, St Peter's competed in the Bentleigh District Annual Athletics Carnival at Duncan MacKinnon Athletics Track.
St Peter's did an outstanding job coming in 3rd Place!
Congratulations to Sid Noble, Maddie Wain, Patrick Dolgov and Joseph Ricaldone for competing and representing St Peter's in the Golden Baton and coming in 4th place!
Also, congratulations to all the students who will be proceeding to the next stage which is the Beachside District for Athletics, we wish you the best of luck!!
We would also like to give a massive thank you to Mr Cavarra for hosting all of the training sessions to help the Athletics Team prepare for this amazing event, and to Miss Hunt, Miss Mackey, Mr Hurst, Amy and Sophie for coming along to cheer St Peter's on!
Thank You!
Viv Ronchi (6SH) and Jesse Downes (6SH)
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