ST MICHAEL’S SCHOOL bASSEndEAn

V E R I T A S

NEWSLETTER 29

13th October, 2017

St Joseph’s Parish,

20 Hamilton Street, Bassendean 6054

Parish Office: 9379 2691

Fr Son Nguyen : 9279 1549

Email: bassendean@perthcatholic.org.au

MERCY

St Michael’s School is a school community founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1914. We aspire to provide a secure, caring learning environment where commitment to

Faith, Truth, Service and Compassion are encouraged as a way of life.

St Michael’s School

4 James Street, Bassendean 6054

PO Box 428, Bassendean 6934

Phone: 6278 9888 Absentees: 6278 9802

www.stmichaelsbass .w a.edu.au

Merit Awards PP….. Felix K., Olivia W.;

Yr 1…..April K., Finn J.;

Yr 2…..Benji C., Devlin P.;

Yr 3…..Giselle B., Sabastian F.;

Yr 4…..Madeline H., Gabriella T.;

Yr 5…. Sienna D., Jacob H.;

Yr 6…. Reilly H., Michael D.

Dear Parents Welcome back to the final term of the year! I’m certainly feeling refreshed after my break in Africa. I would like to thank Mrs Liebregts for doing a great job of holding the fort in my absence. It was an amazing experience going to Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa and it really hits home to realise how fortunate we are to live where we do. We have an enviable lifestyle and opportunities a plenty. In South Africa, my wife and I visited a vineyard and noticed lots of African men and women working amongst the vines. I asked the manager how much they were getting paid and it worked out to be about $1.50 and hour!! Who would do that here? Yet, these people were grateful to have a job and they performed their duties with great pride and diligence. I was also fortunate to attend the biannual International Confederation of Principals Convention in Cape Town which focused on brain based learning and preparing our students for the future. Apparently, we are living in the 4th Industrial Age which is based around automation and artificial intelligence. A hot topic was looking at what skills our students would need to survive in the 21st Century. The main ones are known as the 4Cs. They are Creativity, Collaboration, Communication and Critical Thinking. Listening to the keynote speakers reaffirmed in my mind that we are on the right track with the work we are doing with the Kagan Cooperative Learning as it encompasses much of the 4Cs. I’m also very blessed to have a talented and dedicated staff who have embraced this style of teaching and learning. Congratulations - I would like to extend my congratulations to Mr Mark Tenney who has just been appointed as an Assistant Principal at St Matthew’s in Narrogin. This is a wonderful opportunity for Mark and his family and I wish them all the very best for the future. Mark is the fourth teacher at St Michael’s in the past seven years who has left to become an Assistant Principal which shows the depth of talent we have here. Well done Mark!

Laurie Bechelli - Principal

Dates for your Diary

Tue 17 Oct La Salle College Band visiting Wed 18 Oct Mass, Year 3 Thur 19 Oct Year 6 dance lessons, 11am-12pm Fri 20 Oct Assembly Thur 26 Oct Year 6 dance lessons, 11am-12pm Fri 27 Oct Assembly Mon 30 Oct Walkathon Mon 30 Oct Board / P&F meeting Wed 01 Nov Mass, Year 4 Fri 10 Nov Assembly Fri 10 Nov Volunteers’ morning tea

Respect is like a mirror.

The more you show it to

others,

The more they will reflect it.

WALKATHON CHANGE OF DATE

Please note, the Walkathon will

now take place on

MONDAY

30th OCTOBER 2017

SCHOOL FEES

Our ANZ Bank Account details are as follows, for anyone wishing to pay directly into it. .

BSB: 016-255 ACC: 4247 69155

Your name must be included in any payments made

through the bank account.

Alternatively, direct debit forms are available from the school office if you wish to set up a regular payment.

If you wish to apply for HCC discount on the tuition fee portion of the account, please come to the office to fill in a HCC form and present a copy of your concession card.

ABSENTEE LINE: 6278 9802 Please phone the number above if your child is absent from school. We ask that you do not email individual class teachers regarding absence, but use the dedicated phone line instead. You will also need to give a signed note of explanation to the class teacher on your child’s return to school.

TRASH FREE TUESDAY We ask that on every Tuesday you are mindful of the way you package your children’s lunchbox to minimize waste at our school. Ideally we would love to see no wrappers, and all food packaged into containers.

NO PARKING IN KISS AND RIDE! Please don’t park in the Kiss & Ride and leave your vehicle. It badly impedes the flow of traffic and holds up other families who are trying to drop children off. If you need to help your child out of the car or escort them to the classroom, please park your car elsewhere.

OUR SCHOOL IS A NUT FREE ZONE St Michael’s School is an Allergy Friendly School. We have students who can experience a life threatening reaction to tasting, touching or smelling nuts.

Students should not bring ANY items of food where the key ingredient is nuts. This means pastes such as Nutella and Peanut Butter; raw nuts such as almonds, pistachios, cashews and peanuts; or foods with nuts as a main ingredient, such as muesli bars or

chocolate bars containing nuts. We ask that these

products not be brought to school .

REMINDER - LATE ARRIVALS Parents, if your child gets to school LATER THAN 8:40am a parent/guardian MUST SIGN THEM IN at the Office so the Roll can be adjusted. Thank you for your cooperation.

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS

Effective Term 4

TUESDAY and FRIDAY mornings 8:30 - 9:15am

ABSENCE CALLS / NOTES / EMAILS Please note, teachers do not get to sit down and check their emails first thing in the morning, so if you have emailed the teacher regarding your child’s absence, they may not receive the information until later in the day. Therefore, please do not be upset if you receive an SMS or phone call from the Office to clarify the absence. For this reason, a phone call to the ABSENTEE LINE is a more efficient way of communicating an absence than an email. Please note also, a SIGNED NOTE also needs to be provided to the teacher on your child’s return to school. The Department of Education Services has confirmed that whilst an SMS or phone message is NOT a substitute for a signed note when reporting absences, an email meeting the following criteria can be accepted: · the full name of the student · the class / roll group of the student · the reason for the absence · the full name of the parent/guardian at the end of the

message (the ‘from’ email address is not sufficient).

C O N T A C T D E T A I L S If your phone numbers, address, or email address change, please don’t forget to tell the Office, as it is vital that we have accurate contact details for both parents. Please also give us an update if your child’s emergency contact person’s details change. Thank you for your cooperation.

Ms Pauline Lochowicz from Reading Recovery would

like to say a “Special Thank You” to the families who

donated books from Book Week, for our use in Reading

Recovery.

Such a nice surprise and a lovely gesture and

we are very grateful to you all.

CANTEEN NEWS

Welcome back to Term 4. I hope you all had an enjoyable

holiday break.

Please Note: As from next week, we have a few small

price increases. The first in two years, even though our

suppliers are increasing their prices every semester.

New prices as follows:

Pikelets…….…...$0.70

Ricecakes….…...$0.70

Popcorn ………..$0.70

Icy Poles………..$1.20

A survey will be given to all students in the next two

weeks. We value your feedback and ideas.

A very BIG THANK YOU to all my

wonderful volunteers.

St Joseph’s 24:7 Bassendean Youth Group

Meets 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday of each month 6.30-8.30pm in the Parish Hall For all youth in Years 6-12 For more info call Samuel 0474 310 944

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDA

Y THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

WEEK 1 OCTOBER

9/10

10/10

11/10

12/10

13/10 ASSEMBLY Edu Dance

Commences

14/10 15/10

WEEK 2 OCTOBER

16/10

17/10 La Salle

Concert Band

visit 11:30

18/10 Mass Yr 3

19/10 Yr 6 Dance

Lessons 11-12

20/10 ASSEMBLY

21/10 22/10

WEEK 3 OCTOBER

23/10

24/10

25/10

26/10 Yr 6 Dance

Lessons 11-12

27/10 ASSEMBLY

28/10 29/10

WEEK 4 OCTOBER

30/10 Board/P&F

Meeting 6pm Walkathon

31/10

1/11 Mass Yr 4

2/11 Yr 6 Dance

Lessons 11-12 Yr 6 Art

Excursion to

city

3/11 ASSEMBLY

4/11 5/11

WEEK 5 NOVEMBER

6/11

7/11 Melbourne

Cup

8/11

9/11 Kindy

Orientation P&F Market

Night Yr 6 Cricket

Competition Yr 6 Dance

Lessons 11-12

10/11 ASSEMBLY Volunteers

Morning Tea

11/11 12/11

WEEK 6 NOVEMBER

13/11 Board/P&F

AGM Yr 6 Excursion

to Harry

Perkins

Medical

Centre

14/11

15/11 Mass Yr 1

16/11 Yr 6 Dance

Lessons 11-12

17/11 ASSEMBLY

18/11 19/11

WEEK 7 NOVEMBER

20/11 Board/P&F

Thank you

Dinner

21/11

22/11

23/11 Yr 6 Dance

Lessons 11-12

24/11 ASSEMBLY

25/11 26/11

WEEK 8 NOVEMBER Swimming

Lessons P-6

27/11

28/11

29/11 Yr 6 Dinner

Dance

30/11

1/12 ASSEMBLY

2/12 3/12

WEEK 9 DECEMBER

4/12 Concert Night Reports go

home

5/12

6/12

7/12 Yr 6 end of

year activities.

8/12 Last Day

Students Graduation

Mass

9/12 10/12

WEEK 10 DECEMBER

11/12 Pupil Free

12/12 Pupil Free

13/12 Pupil Free

14/12 Pupil Free

15/12 Last Day

Teachers

16/12 17/12

ST MICHAEL’S SCHOOL - TERM FOUR CALENDAR 2017 as at 9/10/17

School Banking—Give your child a head start in money

matters! The deposit wallet is to be placed in each classroom inside

the CBA grey satchels each Wednesday for collection and

return. Please check your child’s school bag to make sure that

the deposit wallet has been processed and returned. In the

event that the deposit wallet has not been returned the same

day each Wednesday, please check with your respective class

teacher. In the event that your child arrives late at school, and

the CBA grey satchels have been collected, please come and

see us at the work room at the back of the school library (only

up to 9.55am) to drop off your banking wallets or with money

to be banked accordingly as per your instructions if you have

forgotten your wallets , but still wish to make a deposit.

REWARDS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:

Term 3 2017: Smiley Emoji Keyring and Volt Handball.

REMINDER TO MAKE ONE DEPOSIT PER MONTH

In order to ensure that your child’s Youthsaver account earns

bonus interest on top of the standard interest you must make

at least one deposit per month. In 2017 and ongoing all

Students who open a New CBA Youth Saver Account and

commence banking at St Michael’s in 2017 for the first time,

will receive a once off amount of $5.00 to be deposited into

the same account and to be processed at the end of each Term

from the St Michael’s P&F.

Thank you to all Parents and Students that support and

participate in School Banking.

Just a short note to say thank you to all Parents and Students

that support and participate in School Banking. For the period

covering 1st July - 30th Sept our wonderful P&F earned

$189.98 with the Year to date total of $723.78 in commissions

from School Banking to contribute towards events and

facilities for our school community.

Calling for School Banking Volunteers!

Please confirm your interest in volunteering for this great

program by contacting me on details provided

Jordana, School Banking Coordinator 0405829869 or

r@jrgroup.com.au

COMMUNITY NEWS VARIETY CONCERT

All proceeds to ‘Mercy Works’

Aranmore Primary School Gym

20 Brentham Street, Leederville (Please car pool -

limited parking)

Sunday 22nd October 2017 1.30pm - 4.30pm

P&F News

Walkathon rescheduled to Monday, 30 October 2017

Spotlight on our Volunteers Over the coming weeks, we will be shining the

“spotlight” on some of our

amazing St Michael’s volunteers.

There are many, many extraordinary

people in our little school who really do

go above-and-beyond to make this school

an amazing place for our kids to grow and

learn.

The ladies pictured are quite new to St

Michael’s but they have wasted no time in

getting involved, wherever they can.

Romona Sandon (pictured left) and Sarah Payne (pictured right),

are the joint P&F fundraising coordinators and have been doing

AMAZING things this year! From the disco, to the 80’s Bingo

night, to assisting with the book fair, they seem to be

everywhere! They are currently getting organised for the Walk-a

-thon (later this term) and our bi-annual Market Night (details

coming soon).

Sarah and Romona br ing such great energy to our P&F, and

we are grateful for their expertise, ideas & time!

THANK YOU

Sarah & Romona

Enrol your children now in VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays.

With swimming pools and beaches a part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children learn how to swim and are safe in the water is a must for all families.

Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim in lessons run at pools and open water venues across the State. VacSwim is for all children – from beginners through to advanced survival, rescue and resuscitation.

Your children can learn to swim for just: $7.00 per child for a five day short program $13.00 per child for all other programs.

It's even cheaper if you have three or more children: $18.00 a family for a five day short program $35.00 a family for all other programs.

PIANO LESSONS

INTRODUCE YOUR CHILD TO

THE JOY OF MUSIC

Piano lessons are available at St

Michael’s for Term 4. For more information, contact

Jonathon Fernandes on 0439 9176 288 or email

jonf_45@hotmail.com

LOST / FOUND

We have 2 pairs of sunglasses that have

been handed in to the office recently. If you

are missing a pair, please drop in to check.