NEWSLETTER. 10th August 2017

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1 NEWSLETTER 10th August 2017 Siena Catholic Primary School 150 Eleanor Drive, Lucas Vic 3350 PO Box 4213, Alfredton Vic 3350 Phone: Web: Dear Parents, Last Thursday we spent time with Andrew Chinn and sang and danced with him and the special choir of helpers he trained for our concert. It was a great celebration to share with one another. At our assembly last Monday we received a $600 voucher from Gold Bus which we will use for a whole school excursion planned for early Term 4. Each term Gold Bus award a prize to one of their regular customers, and it was great that Siena were the lucky recipients of the Term 2 prize. On Tuesday evening this week we held our regular Community Dialogue and heard reports from each of our community groups. These reports included the update on our recent planting from the Environment group, our upcoming social and fund raising events and an update on the progress of our building works. We thank our parents for their ongoing enthusiasm and participation and look forward to the many things planned for the future. Kind regards, Jo Brewer SIENA SCHOOL PRODUCTION - DVD It has been suggested that the school production next month be filmed and copied on to DVD for families who would like to buy a copy. We ask that you please advise the school office no later than 25th August if you object to your child being filmed.

2 DATES TO REMEMBER Please remember to check our website calendar also for any updates/changes August 3/4s camp at Narmbool 17 August Juniors Pizza, Popcorn, Pjs movie night pm 18 August SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY 25 August Book Week parade & dress up day 27 August Boite concert performance 31 August Footy Colours Family Evening 1 September Fathers and special males breakfast and Mass 12 September Siena School Production at Loreto 7pm 15 September Junior Science Expo am or pm parents welcome 21 September School Disco 3 November Walkathon 12 December End of Year Christmas Celebration FAMILY FOOTY NIGHT On Thursday 31 st August we will be having a family/ footy night, we would love all families to attend. Come to school dressed I your favourite teams colours. We will be sending home order forms for families tomorrow night to pre order and prepay for your dinner, please ensure they are returned to school with your payment (cash only, no eftpos available) in an envelope by the 25th of August. The evening will start at 5 with some footy drills for the kids then we will eat around 6. We will also have the enchanted coffee cart available to purchase items on the evening. Hope to see you all there. FATHERS/SPECIAL MALES BREAKFAST AND MASS On Friday 1st of September we invite all Fathers and special males to our breakfast at 8am followed by Mass at 9.15am. We ask that you please Miss Brennan a photo of your child with their dad/special male dbrennan@slucas.catholic.edu.au GRADE 3 / 4 CAMP TO NARMBOOL LODGE Our Gr 3/4 students will be attending Narmbool Lodge, which is near Elaine (20 minutes south of Ballarat). Narmbool Lodge is an environmentally friendly camp focusing on nature related activities and sustainability.

3 ANDREW CHINN CONCERT On Thursday, 3rd August, Australian religious songwriter and singer, Andrew Chinn, visited our school to share his songs with our children. Andrew s songs, such as These Hands, Rainbow and An African Blessing are used in classroom and liturgies around Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada. The children had a wonderful time singing with Andrew and we hope he will be able to join us again next year. EARN AND LEARN REWARDS FROM WOOLWORTHS AND SAFEWAY Siena Catholic School is pleased to be part of the Earn and Learn rewards promotion with Woolworths/Safeway this year. Our school will get rewards points for every sticker we collect, which we can then spend on books, sporting equipment, games,and teaching resources. It's easy! When you shop at Woolworths or Safeway from 26th July, you can collect Earn and Learn stickers. Place your stickers on a Sticker Sheet (available from the supermarket or school). When you have filled in a Sticker Sheet, bring it to school and place it in the Earn and Learn box near the front reception area. If you don't have enough stickers to fill a sheet, still bring in the stickers CONFIRMATION PREPARATION PROGRAM Children who are in year 3 or older and who have been baptised Catholic are now invited to enrol in the family based, parish co-ordinated, parish schools supported Confirmation preparation program. If you have any questions please contact Anita Houlihan, Family Ministry Coordinator at the Parish Office on on Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9.00am 3.30pm (during school terms), anytime on anita.houlihan@ballarat.catholic.org.au or phone the parish office: Mon Fri 10.00am 5.00pm

4 and place them in the box. There will also be a "Siena Catholic School" collection box at the Lucas Safeway store. Please encourage your family and friends to collect the stickers and give them to our school so we can get as many rewards points as possible! Thankyou. WALK TO SCHOOL Siena Primary School is participating in the Ballarat Walk to School initiatives. Getting active is even more fun when we do it together! Everyone is encouraged to walk, ride or scoot to school as often as possible. Our August walking message is "... if you prepare for the weather, winter walking can be wonderful". Write this message on the postcard your child received and follow the instructions to be in the running to win a $500 Rebel Sport voucher Year 7 Enrolment at St Patrick s College Applications close on Friday December 1, 2017 If you are considering a Catholic education for your son, St Patrick s College offers an education delivering academic excellence, a strong focus on social justice, sports, and

5 the arts. Enrolments for 2019 Year 7 are now open and you are invited to submit your sons application by Friday December 1, A College prospectus can be downloaded from Applications for 2019 close on Friday December 1 with interviews to take place in early March, Please contact the Registrar, Ms Caitlin Bennett for further information on Year 7 Information Evening All families are welcome to attend the 2019 Year 7 Information Evening on Thursday October 26 at 7.30 pm which will take place in the College Chapel. Families will hear from the Headmaster, Mr John Crowley, the Director of Junior School, Mr John Richards and have the opportunity to tour the College. Please register your attendance through Trybooking and by clicking on this link: College Tours College tours are available each month on a Friday morning for prospective families and take in all learning areas of the College. To book a tour, please contact Caitlin Bennett at cbennett@stpats.vic.edu.au or phone