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St Brendan’s Primary School 1581 40 Golf Links Road, Lakes Entrance 3909
Ph: 03-51552712 Fax 03-51554565
Internet Address: http://www.lakesent.catholic.edu.au
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Internet Banking : BSB 083 879 A/C 695096861 Account Name : St Brendan’s School
Newsletter No 36 November 22, 2018
We begin with an afternoon tea at 1.40pm
in the Mary MacKillop Hall followed by our
Farewell Assembly at 2.25pm.
Please note the assembly time has been
brought forward to fit everything in.
All are welcome. It should be a lot of fun
and a fitting send-off for someone so
significant to our community.
Wendy's Retirement Assembly
Next week will be
Wendy’s last week.
Lets make it the best
week ever for her.
Dear Families and Friends,
Please join us on Friday, 23 November (tomorrow) as we gather to
celebrate the career of Wendy McKean.
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Dear Families and Friends,
Congratulations to Jake Perrett who this week was announced as one of the four team captains to
lead the Victorian team to the National Titles. What an honour. Jake’s hard work has paid off and we are
immensely proud of him. Good luck in competition, Jake.
Swimming continues next week for two sessions. The children are getting tired so it is impor tant for
them to drink lots of water, eat well and to get to bed early. Thank you to all the mums and dads who have
helped walk the classes to the pool. Your help is very necessary.
Next week we have our Grandparents Afternoon and Open Day. All families are welcome to this event,
even if grandparents are unable to make it. Activities begin at 4.30 with our open classrooms, the parents v
students soccer match is at 5.30pm then dinner and musical performances from 6.00pm. It is a huge night
so please remember to get your order in. Any help cooking snags or serving salads and sweets would be
appreciated.
Other big events to be aware of next week are our final orientation session for Foundation 2019. The
children are fitting in beautifully. We also have the Rotary dinner in the Mary MacKillop Hall at 6.00pm
on Wednesday.
Please join us from 1.40pm tomorrow as we farewell Wendy McKean. There will be an afternoon tea on in
the hall from 1.40pm. The assembly to celebrate Wendy’s 35 year career will begin at 2.25pm. It should be
lots of fun. We hope to see you there.
Please be aware, State Elections will take place in the Mary MacKillop Hall this Saturday. There will be a
sausage sizzle to raise money for the Basketball Association so bring along some loose change.
Have a great weekend,
Matthew Hamer
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Natural sugars in foods
Fruit and milk products or High in nutrients – vitamins, minerals, fibre or calcium.
We should eat these foods every day.
Sugar added to food
Processed foods
These foods are unhealthy and high in energy (kJ). They don't have other nutrients we need such as fibre, vitamins and minerals. We should limit these foods.
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NOVEMBER Dates for the Calendar
Friday 23rd 9.10am Year 3 class Mass and Reconciliation 1.40pm Afternoon tea - Wendy McKean’s Retirement 2.25pm Assembly - Wendy McKean’s Retirement
Monday 26th Family Dinner : Year 1/2 Blue
Tuesday 27th 9.10am Year 4/5 Parish Mass and Reconciliation 9am-2pm Foundation Session Foundation, 1 & 2 Swimming
Wednesday 28th Rotary Dinner Foundation, 1 & 2 Swimming
Friday 30th 2.35pm Assembly Year 1/2 Blue Prayer - Year 1/2 Yellow Item 4.30pm Grandparents Day
DECEMBER
Monday 3rd Family Dinner : Year 3 Green
Wednesday 5th State Golf - Good Luck , Brianna Thewma!
Monday 10th Family Dinner : Year 3 Red
Tuesday 11th 9.10am Year 1/2 Parish Mass Lakes Secondary College Orientation Bairnsdale Secondary College Orientation 3.30pm Collaborative Conferences
Wednesday 12th Lakes Secondary College Orientation 12.55pm School Finishes 1.35pm Collaborative Conferences
Thursday 13th Lakes Secondary College Orientation Year Foundation Red—Lakeview Nursing home visit Year Foundation Blue—Kalimna Nursing home visit
Friday 14th Lakes Secondary College Orientation 9.10am School End of Year Mass Parent Helper Morning Tea 2.20pm Golden Honour Assembly
Monday 17th Family Dinner : Year 4/5 Red 5.00pm Christmas Concert
Tuesday 18th 10.30am Graduation Mass 12.00pm Graduation Lunch
Wednesday 19th 12.55pm Students Finish—End of Term 4 for students
Thursday 20th 3.00pm Staff Finish—End of Term 4
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
St Brendan’s ~ St Colman’s Catholic Church - Mass Times
Friday 23/11 11.30am St. Brendan’s, Lakes Entrance
Years 3
Wednesday 27/11 9.30am St. Colman’s, Orbost
Saturday 24/11 5.00pm St. Brendan’s, Lakes Entrance Thursday 28/11 NO MASS
Sunday 25/11
9.00am
11.00am
St. Brendan’s, Lakes Entrance
St. Colman’s, Orbost
Tuesday 26/11 9.10am St. Brendan’s, Lakes Entrance
Years 4/5
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Absence Reminder : If your child is absent from school, you must
advise the school as soon as possible on the day. Due to new legislation,
the school is required to contact parents/guardians if your child is absent
with an unknown reason. A Skoolbag App absentee form is the most
efficient contact method or you can phone the school office and then
provide a written note.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS We will shortly begin our Advent preparations,
both in the classrooms and at Monday morning
whole-school prayer. Please come and join us on a
Monday.
As Christmas fast approaches, we are trying to organise some
guitarists to play at Christmas Eve Mass. If any children are keen and
able, please contact Mrs Renehan so we can organise some practise
sessions.
PARISH NEWS
Parish Working Bee—Saturday, 15th December. Even an hour of your time
would be greatly appreciated.
Advent Reconciliation Service: Monday, 17th December at 7.30pm
Christmas Rosters: If you or your children could help with any of the roles
on our Parish Christmas rosters, please see the lists in the Church, or
contact Helen Renehan at school. Roles include reading, offertory proces-
sion, welcomers, musicians, choir, commentator. There may be some
acting roles as well. Thank you.
Theos Beach Mission will be back in town this Christmas. If you would like
to assist with catering for 2nd, 3rd or 4th Jan then please contact Joan Mi-
CWL Christmas Raffle
All proceeds to go
towards a defibrillator
for our Parish.
Donations accepted.
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A reminder that the car park at the front of the school and the church are NOT drop
off zones. If you enter these car parks you MUST walk your children into the school.
DROP OFF ZONE is via the Mary MacKillop Hall carpark only. The Disabled Parking
spaces are only for people with permits.
Don’t forget to bring the following in a plastic
bag which they will carry to the pool
Underwear
Towel
Goggles
Bathing cap (if necessary)
Brush/Comb
Water Bottle
Please label all items and bags very clearly with your child’s name.
Parent helpers who hold a current Working With Children registration will be needed to walk the children to and from the pool. We need at least one helper per day.
This week our focus has been on Confidence, in our You Can Do It!
program.
Confident behaviour in students includes:
asking to play with others
trying something new
having a go at answering a question in class even if you are not
certain of the answer
expressing an opinion that might be different to your friends
This week we saw some prime examples of children showing Confidence.
Our 2019 Foundation students had a second visit to school on Tuesday as
part of their orientation program. Our 2018 Foundation students worked
in a different classroom with a different teacher. The Year 5s met their
buddies for next year and spent time getting to know them. It is not always
easy to go to a place you don’t know and mix with people who you are not
familiar with. Well done to everyone!
Confidence
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This term, the kindergarten children who
will be in our Foundation classes next
year are having their Orientation Days.
That means that this year’s foundation
students had to come out of their room
and spend some time with their grade
six buddies. While they were with their
buddies they did some activities
together. The activities were reading a
book together, cutting and pasting,
colouring and making shapes. The new
foundation students will be coming to
school every Tuesday to get to know
their new school, new teachers and new
classmates. It was great to spend some
time with our buddies as the year is
nearly over and we will be leaving our
buddies for secondary school.
By Thomas Greer and India Boag :)
The new Foundation students for 2019
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Last week the year
6’s started a new
stem item.
We had to design
and create a phone
or tablet stand. We
have three
sessions to
complete this task,
one for planning and two for constructing. The
planning lesson was really important as we
needed to make sure we had a list of materials
we were going to need, but also have the
layout to make the construction lessons easier.
We all had our own methods and own
materials to use to create our very own
stands. Thank you to Mick for creating this
STEM.
By Angus Stevens and Caleb O’Donnell
Year 6
S
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Lawn Bowls
By Charlie Graham Lawn bowls is a good game in the summer. Emma, Jordon, Lily, Dom, Alex, Tommy and I have been playing every Tuesday. It only costs $2 each night. The season lasts 6 weeks. At the end of the season we get a sausage sizzle. Each Tuesday we have a little bit of a practise, then we play a real game. It is really good. You get to learn about the game and how to play it.
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Swimming! Foundation Red
In Foundation, the children have been so excited to begin swimming lessons at the pool.
What do you think about swimming?
Harry—”It’s fun and tiring” Indi-Rose—”It’s fun”
What do you enjoy about swimming?
Jasper— “You can get wet and have fun in the water”
Sienna— ”Going under the water”
What have you learned at swimming?
Eadie—”I went under the water and touched the bottom”
Jasper—”Using the noodles to do horse rides”
What do you enjoy about
swimming?
Sienna—”Going underwater”
Eadie—”I splash!”
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FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER
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Bookings for December
Now open