From the Principal….. Dear Parents,

This week we sent home 100 surveys to randomly selected families. These annual surveys provide us with

valuable information to assist us in mapping the areas in our school that are finding success and those that

require further attention. If you received a package this week, please take the time to complete the survey to

support our future planning. Your confidential responses will be collated and presented along with those of

our staff and students. This feedback is taken very seriously so please respond as accurately as you can.

I have had the great fortune of spending the last three days with

our Year Four children at Camp Goodenough. It was fantastic to

watch our children challenge themselves to achieve both personal

and group goals as they engaged in the various activities that had

been prepared for them on camp. Our Year 4 boys and girls

represented our school

proudly, displaying

our SFX values by

supporting and

encouraging each

other to meet some seriously nerve-racking challenges. A big thank

you goes to Ms Egan, Mrs Fitz and Mrs Howie for giving of their

time to support our children in this invaluable experience. Well

done Year 4 Team on a great effort!

We held our Kinder 2020 Information night on Tuesday this week and saw a nice number of new families in

attendance. Matt and I will commence interviews for all Kinder 2020 children next week. If you have a child

ready for Kinder next year who you have not yet registered for an interview, please contact the school office

as soon as possible to make an appointment. Additionally, if you know of any respectable families who might

be interested in enrolling a child in our school for 2020, please encourage them to make an appointment via

the school office.

Next week our Year 3 and Year 5 children will engage in the 2019 NAPLAN assessments. This year we will

be completing all assessments online with the exception of the Year 3 writing test. In addition to more localised

assessment data, our NAPLAN data assists us in making important decisions about learning in our school. It

St Francis Xavier Primary School

38-50 Swift Street, Ballina NSW 2478

Phone: (02) 6686 3370 Facsimile: (02) 6686 0244

Email: balp@lism.catholic.edu.au

Website: http://moodle.balplism.catholic.edu.au/

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Week 2 Term 2 Friday, 10th May 2019

is a valuable resource that provides both generalised information about whole-school initiatives and specific

information about each individual student. Whilst I do not wish to overwhelm our participating students by

building up any hype about the assessments, I do wish them all the very best for next week.

Have a great week,

Dan Gubby

PRINCIPAL

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From the Assistant Principal

This week during my visit with Year 5 I had the pleasure of seeing the students complete the final stage of

their buddy writing task. This was a purposeful task giving the Year 5

students a specific real life target audience. It also increased student

engagement and effort to want to do a great job for their special Year 1

friend. Sienna explains below how they organised the task. Well done to

the teachers and students for such a wonderful literacy task that made our

Year 1 buddies smile.

From Sienna in Year 5:

In Term 1, Year 5 had a writing assignment to write their buddy a story

of things they like. Year 5 could come up with anything they liked, and

then share it with their buddy. The students had 3-4 days to write their

story and publish it and make it colourful. After they finished their

writing they would then read it to their buddy and give it to them to keep.

Yesterday we held our very first Mother’s Day Expo. What a fantastic day it was, with a variety of stalls,

activities, workshops, a homemade morning tea and an Indian lunch provided by Bombay Wala. Organising

a day such as this requires a massive amount of effort to

put together. Lyn O’Neill came up with the idea last term

and has worked tirelessly with a team of volunteers to

make the day a success. Thank you Lyn and everyone else

from the local community involved who donated their

time and resources. Don’t forget this Monday, 13th May

we will be having another special event for mums with our

Mother’s Day Breakfast and Liturgy.

Please click on the link below to view photos from the

Mother’s Day Expo.

Mother’s Day Expo 2019

Regards and God Bless,

Matthew Ritchie

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

DATES TO REMEMBER

Please note – Newly added events or date changes will be highlighted in blue.

TERM 2 - 2019

Week 3 Monday, 13th May CANTEEN CLOSED

Kinder 2020 Interviews

Mother’s Day Breakfast 7:30-8:30am

Mother’s Day Liturgy-School Hall-9:15am

Tuesday, 14th May Kinder 2020 Interviews

NAPLAN - Years 3 and 5

Parent Forum Meeting 6-7pm

Wednesday, 15th May Kinder 2020 Interviews

NAPLAN - Years 3 and 5

Year 6 Incitare Retreat Morning

Thursday, 16th May Kinder 2020 Interviews

NAPLAN - Years 3 and 5

Crowley Visit - 6M

Friday, 17th May Kinder 2020 Interviews

Week 4 Monday, 20th May CANTEEN CLOSED

Kinder 2020 Interviews

Tuesday, 21st May Kinder 2020 Interviews

Wednesday, 22nd May Kinder 2020 Interviews

Confirmation Reflection Day

Confirmation-SFX Parish – 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Thursday, 23rd May Kinder 2020 Interviews

Friday, 24th May Kinder 2020 Interviews

Diocesan Cross Country- South Grafton

Week 5 Monday, 27th May CANTEEN CLOSED

Tuesday, 28th May School Photo Day

Friday, 31st May PUPIL FREE DAY - Staff Proclaim Day

Weekend Mass Times

Third Sunday of Easter

This week begins the third Sunday of the Easter Season. The Easter

season in the church lasts for fifty days until Pentecost when Jesus

returns to heaven.

Mother’s Day Breakfast and Liturgy Monday, 13th May

The Mother’s Day breakfast will start from 7.30am and finish at

8:30am. We hope you are then able to stay for a beautiful Mothers’

Day Liturgy commencing at 9:15am in the school hall. We hope to see you there!

Sacrament of Confirmation

Please continue to pray for our Confirmation candidates as they

continue their preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation on

Wednesday, 22nd May. An information letter was sent home yesterday

regarding the Confirmation Reflection Day, which will be held on

Wednesday, 22nd May at St Francis Xavier School for all parish

candidates. Please contact Mrs Kerrily Jelfs or Mrs Kristie Coster for

further information.

Year 6 Incitare Retreat-Wednesday, 15th May

An Incitare retreat will be held for Year 6 students on Wednesday, 15th May from 9-11am in the school hall.

This retreat will be facilitated by students who attended the Incitare Diocesan Retreat Day in Term 1. All

Year 6 parents are invited to attend a Liturgy at 10:30 in the school hall, followed by morning tea.

13.05.19 to 17.05.19

Monday: CANTEEN CLOSED

Saturday Ballina 6:00pm Vigil (No Children’s Liturgy)

Sunday Ballina 9:00am (With Children’s Liturgy)

Sunday Lennox Head 7:30am (With Children’s Liturgy)

RE News…

Canteen News…

Tuesday: S. Gale, HELP NEEDED

Wednesday: A. Spencer, N. Hannah

Thursday: S. Slattery, HELP NEEDED

Friday: E & L. Rampling, T Ronchi

Tammy is looking for any volunteers for canteen on Wednesdays, Thursdays and

Fridays. If you are able to spare a couple of hours, please contact the school office on

66863370 or see Tammy in the Canteen.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT ON OUR FRIDAY SPECIAL DAYS STUDENTS CANNOT

ORDER ANY OTHER FOOD

Sausage Sizzle Day

COST: $4.00

Please place orders on a lunch bag and return, together with payment, to the Canteen OR place your order

via the QKR App by Thursday, 16th May -8:55am.

Normal menu items ARE NOT available on this day

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$3.90 each - Sauce 20c each

Chicken, Tuna, Avocado or Vegetarian

Friday, 17th May Sausage Sizzle Day

Friday, 24th May Pasta Day

Friday, 31st May PUPIL FREE DAY

Friday, 7th June Sliders Day

Friday, 14th June Pie and Sausage Roll Day

Friday, 21st June Chicken Sub/Wrap Day

Friday, 28th June Chicken Kebab Sticks Day

Week 4 Thursday 23rd May

Week 6 Thursday 6th June

Please note that any chicken or tuna sushi that are ordered will NOT have avocado in them.

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10th May to 16th May 2019

Cooper Smith Isabelle Comin Olivia Harry

Henry Buchanan Marley Harrison Patrick Richardson

Edee Muldoon Jayden Monika Luke Bell

Esther Currie Jasmine Davis Amity Hodges

Jacob Richardson Callan Ross Alexandra Dogan

Sienna Judge Ava Morley Lillian Bruncke

Chase Banfield Caitlin Walker Eoin Shannon

Brayden Willems Pracy Cooper Gerada Keely Monk

Emmie Nesbitt Erynn Ralph Gracie Shah

Jack Hatton Faith Finlayson Jackson Coates

Fletcher Pereira Citrine Healy Aliyah Gerada

Week 8 Thursday 20th June

Week 10 Thursday 4th July

Shiyanne Simpson Zaria Ashcroft

Faith Finlayson Amity Hodges

Oliver Church Aliyah Gerada

Bryce Pettingill Ava Hart

Myles Jensen Violet Hansen

Happy Birthday…

Term 2 Week 2 Awards…

Diocesan Zone Cross Country

Congratulations to the following students for progressing to the Diocesan Zone Cross Country at South

Grafton on Friday, 24th May 2019. Good luck to all.

Alexandra Dogan Marley Donald Skye Dogan

Elizabeth Quinn Elijah Cowan Kayden Thompson

Tyler Dogan Jake Clark Faith Finlayson

Kaden Clark Jett Haley Amelie Law

Bryce Pettingill

Polding Winter Sports Trials

Congratulations to the following students for representing our Diocese in their respective sports at

Tamworth last Friday.

Elizabeth Quinn Girls Hockey

Eoin Shannon Boys Soccer

Olivia Ryan Netball

Scholastic Book Club

Brochures for Term 2 Scholastic Book Club have been distributed to students. The closing date for all orders

will be Friday, 17th May. Online orders for Scholastic are preferable, however you

are welcome to pay by Cash or Eftpos at the school office.

Book Covering

Helping hands for covering books are always very welcome.

Denise Miller- Librarian

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Library News…

Sports News…

Pupil Free Day

Friday, 31st May 2019

Staff Proclaim Day

Students do not attend school on this day.

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Kinder 2020 Enrolments

Enrolment interviews will commence on Monday, 13th May until Friday, 24th May, 2019. Please contact

the school office on 6686 3370 to make an appointment, including all existing families wishing to enrol

siblings.

The following documents are required at the time of the interview:

1 Enrolment Form duly completed in full and signed by both parents and/or guardians;

2 Original Birth Certificate;

3 Baptism Certificate

4. Immunisation Certificate.

HOW TO ORDER

EACH STUDENT MUST HAND IN THEIR OWN COMPLETED ENVELOPE AND RETURN TO

THE SCHOOL OFFICE

Sibling Envelopes are available at the school office-please do not place your sibling envelope inside the

student envelope.

The School Photographer accepts the following payment methods:

Cash- Please enclose the CORRECT money as NO CHANGE will be given.

Money Order- All money orders are to be made payable to “The School Photographer”

Online Credit Card Payments- Visit www.theschoolphotographer.com.au and follow the prompts-

Please write your receipt in the space provided on the student envelopes.

Combined Payments- If combining payments for more than one child please complete the

“combined payment” box provided.

Late Orders- Any late orders placed after school photographs have been delivered to the school will

incur a $15.00 handling fee (includes postage)

School News…

School Photo Day

Tuesday, 28th May 2019

Woolworths Earn and Learn Stickers

We are collecting Woolworths Earn and Learn

stickers for 2019. Please place stickers in the

collection box in the Front Office OR there is a

collection box at Woolworths Ballina Fair.

Community News…