COLUMBA CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

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1 COLUMBA CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Hope Street Phone Bunyip 3815 Fax Website 12 May 2016 Dear Columba Families, Next week is Food Allergy Week. Australia has the highest rate of reported incidence of food allergy, and numbers are growing at an alarming rate. In fact, one in ten babies born today will develop a food allergy. (Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia) An allergic reaction can quickly become serious and It is very important that we are all allergy aware, to minimise the risk to reaction and respond appropriately if a reaction occurs. As you are aware we have strict protocols in place at Columba to minimise risk. Our protocols include: No sharing of food All food eaten inside (icy-poles from Canteen excepted) Washing hands after eating Wiping down eating space and putting all left over food away These measures have been successful for our school and enable students with food allergies to move and work safely around the school. You can help promote Food Allergy Week by reinforcing these messages at home and by avoiding, where possible, sending some food items to school such as peanuts and boiled eggs. I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. John 14:23B-26 IONA-MARYKNOLL & KOO WEE RUP CATHOLIC PARISHES IN PARTNERSHIP Including the communities of St Joseph s, Iona; St James, Nar Nar Goon; Holy Family, Maryknoll; St John s, Koo Wee Rup and St Mary s, Lang Lang. Parish Priest Very Rev. Peter Kooloos EV Parish Deacon Rev. Tony Aspinall Parish office, St James 60 Nar Nar Goon Rd Nar Nar Goon 3812 Phone ionaparish@dcsi.net.au Sacramental Co-ordinator Sr Cathy Dean WEEKEND MASS TIMES: St Joseph s, Iona Sunday 11am Holy Family, Maryknoll 2nd Sunday 8am St James, Nar Nar Goon Saturday 6pm St John s, Koo Wee Rup Sunday 9.30am St Mary s, Lang Lang 3rd Sunday 8am Reminder Family Conferences next week Reconciliation: Refer to Parish Office

2 School board The Annual General Meeting for the School Board was held last night and Shara McAuley and Damien McKenna were elected unopposed to the Board. On behalf of the school community, I congratulate and thank Shara and Damien for accepting positions as Parent Representatives on the Board. The School Board has a great responsibility in leading the parent community within the school and is an essential component to the communication, reputation and most importantly success of learning at Columba. Our grateful appreciation is extended to Deb McNamara and Donna Schreurs as our outgoing Board Members. Both have worked tirelessly for the school and should be very proud of their achievements as Board Members and their contribution to the school community has been invaluable. I m sure each will continue to share their leadership skills within the school community. The School Board for 2016/2017 includes Damien McKenna, Sue Eeltink, Tracey Puncheon and Shara McAuley (Parents Reps.), Dave Bracken (Parish Rep), Belinda Fawkner & Caz Websdale (Staff Reps), Jan Gubbins and Fr. Peter Kooloos. Parents & Friends The next Parents & Friends meeting will be held on Friday 27 May, in the staffroom at 2:30 pm. Agenda items include: Voting for Parent Rep (School Board) New Playground Columba Day School Disco Everyone Welcome! Lice Unfortunately, there have been several cases of nits within the Junior Grades. To reduce the incidences of these really annoying little creatures please: Ensure your child s hair is tied back Regularly check your child s hair Contact the office to inform the school of a case of lice The Parents and Friends Rep will be elected at the next P & F Meeting. Columba Parents Blog To view information and contribute visit: Click on Login to your Blog on right hand side. Username: columba parents Password: iona Click on Columba Parents tab at the top of the page to arrive at the blog. Please read the Privacy Policy. You are most welcome to leave a comment. Deepest Sympathy Our deepest sympathy is extended to the Kerr family on the loss of their beloved mother and grandmother, Maree Those we have loved and lost are no longer where they were but always where we are.

3 Upcoming Excursions: Friday 13 May Round Robin Marist-Sion (Grade 5 & 6) Thursday 26 May Cross Country Competition Chairo (Cross Country Team) Congratulations to Anna, Addy, Mitch W. & Ben who have been selected as school leaders for the next fortnight. I am sure they will set a great example for all our senior students to follow. Many thanks to Pandora, Taleah, Mitch H. and Tyson, for an excellent effort as School Leaders. Well done to you all, a very efficient and reliable team. Family Conferences Just a further reminder that this year we will introduce Family Conferences instead of Parent-Teacher Meetings to Columba. This means each student will attend the meeting and talk about his/her learning, goals and challenges. Teachers, parents and the student will then make a plan for future learning together. These meetings are a means of furthering the partnership between home and school and ensuring that parents are well informed about their child/ children s progress. There will also be time set aside during the conference for parents to speak privately with the teacher/s if required. Family Conferences will be conducted on: Tuesday 17 May 4:00 pm 7:30 pm or Wednesday 18 May 4:00 pm 6:00 pm PICK_UP ZONE In order to assist with the smooth running of the Pick-Up Zone in the afternoon and to reduce congestion, we ask that parents trying to turn right into the Pick-up Zone continue up the hill, to the round-about and then join the queue of cars. Right-hand turn into the school to park your car is still permissible. Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation. PLAY GROUP THURSDAY MORNINGS 9.00am am ALL WELCOME! This year the Family Conferences may be booked online. Attached to the newsletter is an information sheet for parents explaining the three quick and easy steps required to book a Conference through School Interviews. Develop a passion for learning. If you do you will never cease to grow! Anthony J DÁngelo

4 Prep Enrolments Enrolments for Prep 2017 are now open and Information Packages will be distributed to the local kinders this week. We would be grateful if school families could collect an Enrolment Form from the office and return it by Friday 13 May. This will enable us to know how many places are available for new families. Because of its outstanding success last year, enrolment tours and welcome to new preps for school families will take place in early Term Three and will be facilitated by the 2017 Buddy Grade. Its Cross Country time!! If you have visited Columba recently during school time, you may have seen the children running around and around in circles. No...they are not going crazy...they are training for Columba Cross Country to be held next Tuesday May 17th! We have expanded this event to include all grade levels this year and house points will be recorded, with the leading house winning the Cross Country House shield! Each level will race, with the fastest six 9/10, 11 and 12/13 year old boys and girls qualifying for the West Gippsland Division Cross Country at Chairo on Thursday May 26th. Event times for Columba Cross Country are as follows and we need some parents to help out guiding children on the track. Please let your child s class teacher know if you are able to help out! Grades 5 and 6 from 9.30am, Grades 3 and 4 from 10am, Grades 1 and 2 from 11.30am and Grade Prep from 12pm approx. All children have trained hard and are looking forward to the day. Please pack a full change of clothes for your child to change into should the weather be inclement as we plan to run the event even if there are a few showers! Looking forward to another great Columba event! Assembly The next Assembly is scheduled for Friday 20th May at 2:30 pm. The Prayer will be lead by students from 3/4 B. Please come along and help celebrate the achievements of the students. All families are welcome to attend each Assembly.

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6 Mums are great because they will do absolutely anything for you. _- Tyson Mums are great because they understand how you feel without any explanation. Ally. V. Mum is great because she does chores and cooks us delicious meals. Mitch W Mum looks after everyone and takes me to basketball training Indi Mum always puts others before herself Pandora My mum is brilliant because she is MY MUM. Mitch H. Mum s are great because they are always there for you. Brydie My mum is the best mum because she barracks for Geelong and loves us all. - Ben B.

7 IONA-MARYKNOLL PARISH 60 Nar Nar Goon Road, Nar Nar Goon 3812, Vic., Australia, 3815 Or PO BOX 1, Koo Wee Rup, 3981 Telephone: (03) Parish Sacramental Program The Sacrament of Confirmation We keep the following children in our prayers as they prepare for their Confirmation; Madeline A Herne, Tyson Ashe, Ben Brasier, Ashelee Capizzi, Jemma Collins, Kale Crisfield, Shannon Fisher, Matthew Interlandi, Riley Pullin, Abby Schreurs, Hayley Sheridan, Alexandria van der Veer, Adeline Wilson, Anna Wlazly and Mitch Wouters These children are reminded to bring along their completed Week 3&4 share sheets to present to Father Peter this weekend. REMINDERS! Completed Confirmation Information Card details, forms indicating where students will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and order forms for Sacramental Stoles were due in today. If order forms for Sacramental Stoles are not received by Mon.23rd, it will be assumed families will be making other arrangements for their child s stole. Parent/Child workshops It is important that all families attend the only workshop allocated for the Sacrament of Confirmation, as a guest speaker has been organised to lead us in these workshops. Two workshops have been organised for; Thursday 12th May, at St John s, Koo Wee Rup at 7pm or Thursday 19th May, at St James, Nar Nar Goon at 7pm. If you have any queries re the Parish Sacramental Program please contact Sr.Cathy. She can be contacted on: MOB: or by cathy.dean@sosj.org.au Parish Mass times can be found, listed on the front of this newsletter. A special thank you to all the mothers, grandmothers, aunts and caregivers who attended our Mother s Day breakfast and stayed for the beautiful Mass. Together as a school and Parish family we celebrated the love mothers have for their children, just as Mary loved Jesus. We thank Fr. Peter, our school choir under the leadership of Mrs Handley and the children and staff who contributed to this beautiful Mass. We do hope you had a lovely day on Mother s Day. MASSES AT COLUMBA Tuesday 17th May at 9.30am Tuesday 24th May at 9.30am Mass prepared by Grade Prep, Grade 1/2CH & Grade1/2F. Mass prepared by all Grade 6 candidates in our Parish for their Confirmation Reflection Day here at Columba Tuesday 31st May at 11.00am Grade 5 students attend Pilgrimage Mass at St Mary s Cathedral Sale Thursday 9th June at 9.30am St Joseph s, Iona for Feast Day celebrations for St Columba

8 May Thursday 12 NAPLAN (Grade 3 & Grade 5) Friday 13 Round Robin (Marist-Sion) Tuesday 17 Junior Mass Tuesday 17 Cross Country Trials Tuesday 17 Family Conferences Wednesday 18 Family Conferences Thursday 19 Confirmation Workshop (St James) Friday 20 Assembly Prayer: Grade 3/4 B Tuesday 24 Confirmation Reflection Day Thursday 26 Division Cross Country (Chairo) Friday 27 Parents & Friends meeting Tuesday 31 Pilgrimage Mass (Sale) Grade 5 June Friday 3 Assembly Prayer: Grade 3/4 H Wednesday 8 School Board Meeting Thursday 9 Columba Day Monday 13 Queens Birthday (public holiday) Friday 17 Assembly Prayer:3/4 WP Sunday 19 Sacrament of Confirmation Tuesday 21 Mass (MPR) Middle Grades Thursday 23 Reports go home Friday 24 Final Day of Term Tan Bark Roster New Playground The Grade 5 & 6 classes have been busy designing a new playground for our school. As you would be aware, we plan to replace the original Adventure Playground during the next school holidays. When the plans are finalised they will be on display in the office area for all students and families to see. Once again I would like to acknowledge the work of the Parents & Friends in making this new playground possible for our school. Monies raised by Parents and Friends from school fetes will be used to finance the new playground. 14th/15th May 21st/22nd May 28th/29th May Marson Family McKenna Family Fisher Family GOAL: To ensure there is a consistent and even coverage of Tan Bark throughout the adventure playground. You will need to bring a rake with you. This task can be completed anytime between 3:30pm Friday and 8:00am Monday. Website Please make sure you have a look at the school website which can be accessed at; BUNYIP ROAD RUNNERS We are a running/walking group who meet at 9am Tuesday & Thursday mornings and 5pm Wednesday night (while junior football/netball/basketball/soccer/ tennis training is on) at the Bunyip Football Oval. We run/walk approximately 5km, everyone goes at their own pace. Come along and join in the fun, EVERYONE WELCOME, ALL FITNESS LEVELS! Like us on Facebook for regular updates.

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