13th June 2013 - Our Lady Of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary

13th June 2013Dear ParentsReport CardsReport Cards for all Mt Carmel students will be sent home in the last weekof this term. Teachers of all classes have been burning the midnight oil toensure reports are completed on me. This is a very me consuming andextensive process and I am most grateful to all teachers for the veryprofessional way in which they have gone about comple ng this huge task.Reports for our Prep students have been modified from last year’s format towhat we consider a more suitable for our Prep students first semester ofschool. Prep teachers have wri#en detailed comments on achievements inEnglish and Maths complemented by a general comment on individualprogress. Our Prep students have also been designated gradings based ontheir effort across learning areas and their work habits. These gradings arebased on a 4 point scale as detailed below.EffortConsistentlyI would like to thank the teachers for all of the hard work they have put intothe prepara on of these reports. I hope you find they provide valuablefeedback on your child’s progress to date this year. I encourage all parentsto discuss the report with their child and celebrate their individualachievement as a lifelong learner.Our next round of repor ng will be Parent Teacher interviews in the halltowards the end of term 3.Children not returning in 2014If you are aware that your child will not be returning to Mt Carmel in 2014, Iwould appreciate it if you could please send me an email(mailto:pdelaney@bne.catholic.edu.au) confirming their departure. Earlynext term I will be commencing the staffing process for 2014. Staffing iscompletely determined by enrolment numbers. Confirma on of studentdepartures will greatly assist this process. Thanks.GenerallyPick Up Zone Name CardsOur pick up zone on Norfolk St is supervised every a ernoon with the majorgoal being to get all of our children, being picked up in this area, safely intoRarelycars for the trip home. The other major goal is of course to get everyone onReports for students from Yrs. 1-7 include all of the the above plus use of their way home as quickly as possible. The “Family Name Cards” make athe 5 point A-E scale, listed below, to describe achievement across the huge contribu on to keeping cars moving through the pick-up zone. Whenthese cards are displayed on the top of windscreens the teacher on duty cansemester.look ahead and have your children ready when you arrive in the pick-upA Achieving well above the expecta ons for year levelzone. That is assuming your children have arrived at the pick-up zone onme. If you have lost, or do not have pick up zone “family name cards”B Achieving above the expecta ons for year levelplease reply to the newsle#er email reques ng name cards and they will beC Achieving at the expecta ons for year levelsent home as soon as possible.Some mesD Achieving below the expecta ons for year levelAthle2cs Carnival/Talent QuestLet’s hope the weather improves for next week’s athle cs carnivals onThursday (Junior P-2) and Friday (Senior 3-7). All are welcome to come alongand cheer for all of our athletes. In the a ernoon children will enjoy theMt Carmel is a place where children are encouraged to work and reach their performances of our talent quest entrants.full poten al as individuals. In so saying it is important to acknowledge ourbelief that all learners have the poten al to achieve success in their learning Assemblybut not necessarily at the same me or pace.Due to the Queen’s birthday holiday this week we will be presen ngcer ficates to our Students of the week for the last 2 weeks at Monday’sMost importantly please keep in mind when reading your child’s reportassembly. All are welcome to join us at assembly each Monday a ernoonthat, “achieving at the expected level” does not mean ‘just adequate’ butfrom 2.20pm in the hall.rather indicates your child’s learning is firmly on track and should becelebrated.RegardsPlease note also that being a mid-year report there may be some strands insome of the Learning Areas that have not yet been touched on. By the endof the year all strands will be able to be reported on.E Achieving well below the expecta ons for year levelPeter DelaneyPrincipalOur Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary SchoolCoorparoomailto:pdelaney@bne.catholic.edu.au

NEWS FROM OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONCALENDARThu 13JunYear 4 Drama EisteddfodSt.Vincent de Paul Winter AppealFri 14JunJumping Pupil’s DayWed 19JunPrep Liturgy 2.10pm HallThu 20JunYear 3 PlaysThu 20JunJnr Athletics Carnival 9am (Prep-Yr 2)Thu 20JunJnr Talent Quest 2pm (Yrs 1-3)Fri 21JunSnr Athletics Carnival 9am (Yrs 3-7)Fri 21JunSnr Talent Quest 2pm (Yrs 4-6)Fri 21 JunLast day Term 2I’m proud to say that over the years our school community has developeda very strong relationship with the Marsden/Crestmead Chapter of theSt.Vincent de Paul Society. The members of this dedicated communitygroup work tirelessly to support the very needy members of their localcommunity.They are passionate about their work and are deeplycommitted to serving the poorest members of our local community.Whenever I speak to our friends from St. Vinnies, they speak emotionallyin expressing their gratitude towards our community who gives so muchevery year to support this appeal and the annual Christmas Gifts Appeal.With this in mind I again ask you all to bring in non-perishable gifts liketinned soup, chocolate drinks such as Milo and pre-loved blankets. Pleasebring donated items to your child’s classroom or the school office. Everydonation will be gratefully received.TERM THREEOur Lady of Mt Carmel Feast Day and Mission DayMon 8 JulSchool Resumes Term 3Wed 10JulFete Stall Convenor Meeting 7.30pmThu 11 JulP&F Meeting 7.30pm StaffroomTue 16JulMt Carmel Feast Day—Mass/ActivitiesTue 23JulFete Stall Convenor Meeting 7.30pmSun 4 AugMt Carmel Community FeteThu 22AugFete De-Brief Meeting 7.30pmTERM FOURSat 26 OctEnd of Year Parent FunctionPiano LessonsVacancies have become available forpiano lessons in term 3.Prep group lessons are starting!!!Private lessons for grades 1-7 are availableand are strictly during school time.(There are no outside school times available).If you are interested in knowing more aboutthese lessons please emailSharon van der Hurksharon@mobilemusicindustries.com.auOn Tuesday 16th July we will celebrate the Our Lady of Mt Carmel FeastDay. We will celebrate mass as a whole school community in the church at9.00am. From 11-1pm we will have our Mission day activities which will beplanned and facilitated by our year seven leaders. The proceeds of thisyear’s Mission day will go to support the work of Catholic Mission Australia.As we only have a few opportunities each year to worship as a wholeschool community, I strongly encourage you all to join us at this mass.Catholic Education WeekTwo key events have been planned for this year’s Catholic Education week.On Thursday 25th July a group of young gentleman from Villanova Collegewill visit the school to spend time with our Prep. students. They will readpicture books, play games and share a treat with our preppies. Following avery successful Grandparent’s day in 2012 we will run a similar day onFriday 26th July. The day will commence with an assembly at 9.00amfollowed by activities in the classrooms. Grandparents will be invited toenjoy morning tea in the hall at 10.30am.Fundraising Ideas-Zumalai-Timor LesteTraditionally Mt Carmel has conducted a Spellathon to raise funds tosupport our sister school; Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Zumalai. If you have abright new fundraising idea and would be keen to work with me topromote and organise it, please let me know. I’d appreciate any ideas orfeedback.Please mark these events in the calendar.Have a great weekend and don’t forget; never right off the Broncos.John BatesWoolworth Earn and LearnPlease now return any completed or half completed sheetsand loose stickers t r returns because I am sure you do notwant an overdue notice as a “holiday present”Student of the WeekREADERS CUP SEVENI took a very enthusiastic group of Year 7 girls to participate in the Readers Cup competitionat Regents Park. Readers Cup involves the team reading 6 books and answering verydetailed questions on each book.The guest author Richard Newsome, write of TheBillionaire’s Curse (pictured with the team) said he would not know half of the answers for hisown book, which shows how hard the competition is!The girls did a brilliant job and placed equal 8th out of 30 teams. This earned a book forour school library. Congratulations to Evie, Lydia, Siobhan, Tamara and Teagan for representing the school so well. As they proudly told Richard, our school is “the best place to be”!Prep C Holly SeymourPrep C Anna Mullligan1A Kate Peck1B Isaac Spiller1C Holly McArthur2A Brianna Walker2B Joshua Antu2C Tom Southwood2C Eloise Schabe3A Gabriella Nucifora3B Sophia Grasso3C Tom Hoctor4A Gabriel GivanakisCOME IN AND SCAN SOME POSTERSYou may see some interesting new posters around the school featuring some Year 6 students.These posters all link to some fantastic sustainability webpages produced by the students. Toview these pages, you can just scan the QR code into your ipad, ipad mini or smart phoneand you will be taken to the website. You will just need to install a free qr code scannerapp on your device to do this. For example, here is the qr code for the OLMC webpage. I willgive a full write up on all the term technology projects in next week’s newsletter.4B Samuel Palmer4C Olivia Davidson4C Patrick Read5A Charlotte England7 Stephen ChantTERM THREE COMPUTER CLUBNext term’s computer club will be for students in Years 3 and 4. I will be handing out formsto interested children on Monday of the last week. It is first in best dressed but children thatmiss out are placed on a waiting list for their next available opportunity.

P&F UpdateP&F UpdateThe next P&F meeting will be held on Thursday 11 July at7.30pm in the Staffroom.Remember if you ever want to get a message to the P&FExecutive, have an idea, or a topic for discussion at meetings,please email us at pandfmtcarmel@gmail.com.This address is checked regularly and is the best way ofmaking sure messages get through.Thanks go to Bridget Murphy-Ward and all the parents whoprovided another lovely morning tea for our staff lastWednesday.Kim BroadfootP&F PresidentSchool Garden ProjectA school kitchen garden project will be undertaken and we are seeking interested parents to beinvolved. No gardening skills required (though we would love to hear from gardeners), however if youhave any specific area of interest or would simply like to support its implementation please sendthrough your contact details to either :Jayne Preston - jayne.preston@bigpond.com or Tammy Spiller - tammy.spiller1807@gmail.com.To find out more about how this kind of project works within a school we encourage you to check out the following clip fromGardening Australia, which details the Seven Hills State School 592918.htmTuckshop News :Fri14JunMichelle Rukavina Nicole Nasser Andrea Ibrahim Susan Blunt Misha Del Rae Silvana AbrahamWed 19Jun Susan Flynn Chris2na Jones Glenys Piun2 Bronwyn AboudThu 20JunSimone Ryan Pauline Mednis Natalie Ryan Marcus SooFri 21JunErmana Garba2 Lisa Kratzmann Lisa Watson Shalini Ma7hews Mary PappasFRIDAY 21 Jun :TUCKSHOP NORMAL MORNING TEA—LUNCH IS HOT DOGS AND SUSHI ONLY.PLEASE NOTE : CUT OFF FOR ORDERS IS 8.30AM THURSDAY!Please call Kelly on 3395 5236 if you cannot work on your rostered day.