ST. ANTHONY’S SCHOOL

ST. ANTHONY’S SCHOOL90 Buckley Street, Noble Park, Victoria, 3174Ph: 03 9546 0044Fax: 03 9547 0365Visit us at www.sanoblepark.catholic.edu.auThe values for Australian Schooling is a beautiful reminderof what we are all about. They certainly attach nicely to theSt. Anthony’s High Expectations and school wide values;Respect yourself, Respect others, Respect your school. As Inear the 4 week mark at St. Anthony’s this reminds me ofhow lucky we are to be part of a community who do carefor self and others and who treat others with considerationand regard. I am delighted every day to see the way thechildren show respect for each other and their peers. Youas their parents are to be commended for this. It is anoticeable part of the Catholic identity of St. Anthony’s.Over the past weeks we have been busily communicatingwith our new friends at the Alfred Street Early LearningCentre. The ELC is a beautiful space and Kate and the teamare very keen to move forward in partnership. We are stillfine tuning a few little things to ensure the ELC is fullyengaging with the community garden and the school. Welook forward to the Open days coming up in March wherewe hope to welcome many new prospective parents to ourNEWSLETTER # 223rd February, 2018DATES FOR YOUR DIARYMonday March 5th - Preps commence full time school this week and swimmingprogram begins for Years 1-6Wednesday February 28th - 3/4CH and SO at Parish MassWednesday March 7th - 3/4HA at Parish Mass and St Anthony’s Advisory Groupmeeting 7-8pmFriday March 9th - 1/2KO at Parish MassWednesday March 14th - 3/4FI at Parish MassFriday March 16th - 1/2FI at Parish MassWednesday March 21st - 3/4LI at Parish MassFriday March 23rd Harmony DayMarch 12th - Labour day school closedMarch 11th-18th Catholic Education weekMarch 13th 9.30-10.30 Open morning and tours at St Anthony’s and Early LearningCentreMarch 14th - 11.30-1.15 Open morning and tours at St Anthony’s and Early LearningCentreMarch 15th - 9.30-10.10 Open morning and tours at St Anthony’s and Early LearningCentreMarch 16th St Patrick’s Day Mass for schools at the CathedralMarch 19th-15th Cultural Diversity WeekMarch 28th - Regional swimming and Holy week ParaliturgyMarch 29th - Easter bonnet parade and last day of Term 1Kinder-Year 6 school community.The St Anthony’s staff and Parish staff werecommissioned at Mass on Sunday the 11th February. Itwas a wonderful way to be reminded of the greatprivilege we have in working in a faith community. It wasan uplifting celebration.We planted a beautiful orange tree in the communitygarden last Wednesday after our opening school Mass.This is to remind us about the importance of growingand flourishing together in 2018 and into the future.Our Prep and Year 6 BBQ was a beautiful event thispast Tuesday. We also planted some olive trees toremind us of the importance of building strongrelationships together in work and play. If you have anycuttings from your garden the 5/6 team are involved ingreening the school and are asking for small plants sothey can ‘green’ the school.Thank you to all of the wonderful staff at St. Anthony’s.What a team we have here. I feel very blessed to besupported by network of great professional people.I look forward to meeting more of you over the nextcouple of weeks.God Bless,Patrika

SCHOOL NEWSSwimming Dates 2018Monday March 5thWednesday March 7thThursday March 8thFriday March 9thWednesday March 14thThursday March 15thFriday March 16thParish Mass 9.30amYou are more than welcome to join any of the classes who are attending amorning Parish Mass on a Wednesday or Friday at 9.30am. Please see the datesin the calendar if you’d like to come along.A big thank you to everyone who is reportingabsences to the office already.If your child is going to be absent from school, can youplease call the school office on 95460044 before9.00am. Alternatively, you can email the school to notifyof your child’s absenceat office@sanoblepark.catholic.edu.au or send anotification through Flexibuzz.If we do not receive notification of an absence by 9.30am we will be requiredunder new regulations to call you at home or work to follow up the absence.We have until the end of Term 2 to comply with new regulations. We would appreciate your assistance in ensuring this happens.The payment of school fees is crucial to the running of the school. Weappreciate your ongoing commitment to this. We currently receive 92%of what we should in school fee payments. Catholic Education Melbourne requires us to receive 95%. Please ensure that your payment isfactored into your budget. If you need to discuss a payment plan pleasecontact the school administration office.

THINGS TO DO

SCHOOL NEWSSchool Leaders!Introducing our 2018 school leaders:Peter Kabadais - School CaptainIsabella Samuel - School CaptainChelsea Chheang - School Vice CaptainJennifer Nguyen - School Vice CaptainJordan Nguyen - School Vice CaptainRyan Mhlanga - School Vice CaptainWhat a lovely group of young peoplewho continue their exciting journeyin our senior school. This little groupoffer a lot of enthusiasm, big smiles, awillingness to learn and grow and arebrimming with excitement.We look forward to working withthe school leaders and SRC teamthroughout the year and inviting theirideas into our beautiful school.We look forward to introducing theStudent Representative Council inthe next newsletter.

Key Enrolment Dates for Year 7 2020:Closing date for enrolments Friday, 17 August 2018Letters of Offer are mailed Friday, 19 October 2018Final day to accept offer Friday, 2 November 2018

SCHOOL NEWSSchool crossing safetyA ReminderTo ensure the ongoing safety and wellbeingof all St Anthony’s families please only usethe crossing areas to cross the road at Alfred St. and Buckley St. This is a good practice to get all family members into whencrossing roads. Please enter the school viathe oval gate from Alfred St. The other gateis only for the Early Learning Centre staffand families.A reminder to all families to be vigilantaround online safety and age appropriateonline access for all children. Given theNational spotlight on the impact ofcyberbullying in recent weeks, we aim toensure that all staff, students and familiesare reminded about:Please follow the car park arrows and rulesto ensure everyone’s safety at school dropoff and pick up from Buckley St.School gates open at 8.20amLearning spaces open at 8.40amClasses begin at 8.50amSchool concludes at 3.20pm and all students need to be picked up promptly.We thank you for your support in ensuringthe safety and wellbeing of all students andstaff.How to use technology in a safe andresponsible wayHow to behave appropriately onlineWhat to do if they are worried aboutsomething they see online or somethingthat is sent to them electronicallyAll staff and students will be revisitingpolicy, acceptable use, rules and regulationsthat will help to protect them when usingtechnology.

SCHOOL NEWSAs part of our Welcoming Mass we brought up symbols of ourschool community. One of those symbols was an orange treethat symbolised our Community Garden. An orange tree wasplanted in our community garden by Joanna and some of ourschool leaders.

SCHOOL NEWSMany thanks to everyone for joining us last week for information sharing sessions. There was a great buzzaround the school and teachers and parents had conversations around supporting our most treasured children. We look forward to the ongoing partnership with you in the education of your children.The gate from Alfred St is not to be used by St. Anthony’s as an access to the school for pick up. This is asafety issue and ensures the safety of all of our students, staff and parents. Please read the sign carefully andchoose a safe place to pick up and drop off your children. Please do not drive into the school ground fromAlfred St. Thank you.Year 7 Enrolments for 2020Some enrolment information for year 5 for 2020 is included in thisnewsletter. Enrolment packs will be available from the office. If you wouldlike some advice or help with this process please see your child’s teacheror come in and speak to Patrika.

JAPANESE NEW YEAR!Grade 3/4 celebrated‘Setsubun’ in class by makingOni masks and we threw beansfor good fortune.A REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS THAT THE WEEKLY NEW LOOK NEWSLETTERIS THE MAJOR FORM OF COMMUNICATIONBETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME. WEADVERTISE UPCOMING EVENTS, KEEP YOU ABREAST OF WHAT HAS BEENHAPPENING AROUND THE SCHOOL AND EACH WEEK, SHOWCASE WHATHAS BEEN HAPPENING AROUND THE SCHOOL. PLEASE READ THE NEWSLETTER EACH FORTNIGHT AND TAKE NOTE OF SPECIAL DATES.The newsletter is published everyfortnight and will be sent to each family electronically via Flexibuzz. If you need aprinted copy of the newsletter, a small number of these are available at the school office (we do not give individual children a printed newsletter). If you need help todownload Flexibuzz (App store) please see your child’s teacher.

Tips to help your child settle in to the new year at school!Change can sometimes affect us all differently.Some students enjoy the challenge of a new year.Others take a little time to get used to the idea that what they have known for twelve months isno more and that they need to adjust to a new setting with a new group of peers and a newteacher.To stay tuned to how your child is feeling, ask them about their day.Maybe have a chat around the dinner table and ask the following questions:What was the best thing about today?What did you learn today?What are you looking forward to tomorrow?Maybe each family member could do this. This is a way to focus on the positives.If your child tells you something that makes you worried, try to keep the emotion out of yourresponse. Get them to focus on the positives and reassure them that everything will settle. Ofcourse if you feel your child needs extra support with this then see your child’s teacher andexplain what your concerns are.

FOUNDATION 5/6 BUDDIES BBQ!

FOUNDATION 5/6 BUDDIES BBQ!

SCHOOL NEWSThis week we would like to introduce a new component in the newsletter,a time to acknowledge others.In praise of: Our beautiful School Choir who have performed severaltimes over the lastcouple of weeks. They sound just beautiful and we praise them fortheir efforts to celebrate the life of our school through prayer. Thankyou Margarita for your great support of these talented people.CONGRATULATIONSTO OUR SCHOOLLEADERS FOR 2018!We have had an advert in the local newspaper for Catholic Education Week open day atSt. Anthony’s. If you know someone who is interested in 3 year old, 4 year old kinderenrolments or enrolling children at St. Anthony's in the future, please pass on thisinformation.