St Benedict's Catholic School Shaw eNewsletter

Aspire Higher

Today we welcomed the Team from Unleashing Personal Potential (UPP) to work with our Year 6 cohort. The team worked on leading through example, influence and kindness. Through a combination of classroom based learning, fast-paced team events and learning each other’s strengths to ASPIRE Higher. The students have had a great day and we look forward to seeing their leadership shine through.

Working Bee

The summer has been wonderful for the growth and greening of our school grounds. As we continue to be Stewards of God’s creation, some careful management is needed. We are hosting a Working Bee on Sunday 19th March to focus on some weeding and hedging of our front gardens. Please see the flyer in this week’s newsletter and if you feel you may be able to help, please contact Mr Christie.

Parent Code of Conduct

A couple of weeks ago I included the Parent Code of Conduct (link here). I will continue to include this for the remainder of the term in a purposeful way to explore what this means in our school context. Research shows that building positive relationships between home and school is a key element in the improvement of academic achievement for students. To assist in this area, there are elements we ask that you support from home including those below. By working in partnership with your student in mind, parents and teachers can have a clear and positive relationship that takes into account all efforts, supportive problem solving and constructive feedback for growth.

Blessings

Ros

Welcome to the end of Week 7! Today the Year Dragonflies led us on assembly and did a wonderful job! Their assembly was on the theme of ‘The Second Sunday of Lent’ - they looked at the Gospel when Jesus was transfigured before his disciples, and God asked them to listen to the words of Jesus. Year 4 prayed that we may listen to Jesus as he tells us how to care for one another, how to encourage and support one another and how to be accepting and welcoming to all.

During the PEACE Showcase, Dragonflies also reminded us all about Accountability, and how taking accountability of our actions in everything we do is really important.

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Congratulations to our Interschool Swimming Team, who on Monday WON the ‘D Schools Interschool Swimming Carnival’. This is a tremendous result, and we will move into ‘C Schools’ next year. As great as it is to hand our certificates to place getters, I was most impressed by the reports of Sportsmanship throughout the day!

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM

Congratulations to the 19 students from St Benedict’s who this week received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. These celebrations were held over two nights, and I was fortunate enough to attend and witness the children undertake the next step in their spiritual journey - one of saying sorry, asking for forgiveness, and knowing that God will forgive us. I’m looking forward to the celebration of Confirmation and First Holy Communion for these children next term.

Project Compassion

Each week, Project Compassion has a video to show how they are supporting people and communities around the world. Please see the link below to see one of the many projects around the world and to see where your donations might be spent. This week's story takes us to Sydney, Australia and is about an Indigenous woman named Tereesa.

If you’re interested, you may want to learn more at the following link:

https://www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion/tereesa-story/

A reminder that each classroom has a donation box, where any funds, even small contributions, can be placed to do something for someone else.

Pax,

Nick

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NAPLAN

As we head into week 8 I wish our year 3 and 5 students, and their teachers, the very best of luck in NAPLAN. Our teachers have prepared the students well so they know what to expect, and without overwhelming them with NAPLAN talk day in and day out. All we hope from our year 3 and 5 students is that they are well rested, have a healthy breakfast, and try their very best each day (as we expect for any other Assessment). The St Benedict's community knows that our students shine in many ways, NAPLAN is just a one point in time Assessment.

At home, you can help your children prepare for NAPLAN by:

Discussing NAPLAN as just a test that they have to do to help their teachers understand them better. The test will help their teachers know what the students already know and what they need to learn. You can also let them know that you will receive a report for the tests, but you just want to know that they have tried their absolute best.
Helping them go to bed on time
Helping them wake up on time and have a stress free morning routine
Helping them prepare a healthy breakfast
Packing a healthy brain break and lunch

Thank you for your continued support as we journey together to help each child learn to the best of their abilities.

Yours in Learning,

Aleesha Rockemer

Learning and Teaching Adviser and Acting Assistant Principal - Administration

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Parent/Teacher Interviews

We will be holding optional parent/teacher interviews on Monday 20th March from 3:30pm - 8:00pm, and Tuesday 21st March from 3:30pm - 6:30pm in the Hall. If you would like to book an interview, you will be able to book a 15-minute time slot using the ‘Compass Parent Portal’ from Friday the 03rd March and close on Friday 17th March at 12noon. If you are having trouble accessing these, please contact the office for any assistance. We look forward to discussing your child’s progress.

LAST DAYS TO ORDER

Please see images and prices below of the new badges that are available for ANZAC DAY. The school will be ordering these new badges and would like to seek an expression of interest for those families wanting to purchase them from the school.

Please email Leza Triffitt ltriffitt@stbenedicts.catholic.edu.au indicating which badges and how many you would like to purchase. The order will placed on 22/03/2023 so that no one misses out as they do sell out fast.

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