COLUMBA CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 28-38 Hope Street Phone 5629 5933 Bunyip 3815 Fax 5629 5851 Email principal@bunyip.catholic.edu.au Website www.bunyip.catholic.edu.au 18th December Dear Families, The Staff of Columba wish the entire community a joyous, peaceful and safe Christmas with family and friends. 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: Fr John Allen 1 Station St Koo Wee Rup 3981 Phone 5997 1510 Fax 5997 2200 Email: ionapaish@dcsi.net.au Sister Rose Wood RSJ, Koo Wee Rup Phone: 5997 1510 Where is He who was born a king? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2:2 WEEKEND MASS TIMES: St Joseph s, Iona Sunday 11am Holy Family, Maryknoll 3rd & 5th Sunday 5pm St James, Nar Nar Goon Saturday 6pm St John s, Koo Wee Rup Sunday 9.30am St Mary s, Lang Lang 2nd & 4th Sunday 5pm END OF TERM School finishes tomorrow 1:00 pm Wed., 19th December Reconciliation: Every Saturday, 10:00am after Mass at Iona and Sunday, 9:00am at Koo Wee Rup. Alternatively, upon request.
Columba Code Awards The Columba Code Awards and Library Awards were presented today at a mini Assembly for staff and students to celebrate a wonderful year together. The Columba Code Awards are presented to a member of each grade who demonstrates respect for themselves, others and their school. The Library Award goes to a student who displays a love of reading in class and borrows regularly from the Library. The Principal s Award, was renamed the Riley Harris Award last year, and goes to a student who is a wonderful role-model to all in leadership and resilience and displays a love of learning. This year we are delighted to announce: Columba Code Award Library Award Prep Charlotte Delosa Emily O Farrell Prep/One Michala Doherty Bentley Moyle Grade 1/2 Ashlyn Gallasch Madeline A Herne Grade 2/3 Sarah-Belle Joynes Pandora Frake Grade 4/5 Charlotte Harvie Billy Pilikidis Grade 5/6 Jason Pisa Travis Reid Riley Harris Award: (Columba Code) Sunday Denny Many congratulations to the recipients of the Grade Six Awards presented last Tuesday Night at the Christmas Carols. RSL Community Award: Matilda Fitzgerald & Courtney Vitiritti Rotary Citzenship Award: Stephanie Corrone & Justin Needham Columba Sports Award: Sarah Hatherall & Rhys Nightingale Columba Arts Award: Akayla Hermans Parents & Friends Academic Award: Sunday Denny
Many, many thanks to Tony Pisa for the endless hours mowing to slash all the long grass, we really appreciate the effort especially since Tony does all the work on his weekends. Thanks Tony! Staff 2013 Principal Jan Gubbins Deputy Principal Leonie Hester Grade 5/6 Janine Kilmartin Grade 4/5 Donna Handley Grade 3 Carol Websdale Grade 2 Daniel Howells Grade 1 Leonie Hester/Alanna Vanderhorst Grade Prep/One Kelly Lucas Grade Prep Rachel Braun Farewell A special farewell to our wonderful grade six students! Sarah B., Georgia, Jazmin, Stephanie, Chevy, Sunday, Matilda, Liam, Macy, Sarah H., Sam, Akayla, Caitlin, Justin, Rhys, Michael, Kiana, Travis & Courtney. We hope they take many happy memories with them of their time at Columba. This year s Grade six has been an amazingly reliable and responsible group, willing to take on many leadership responsibilities within the school. They have set an excellent standard in community service and academic excellence which will be greatly missed. Learning Support Mary Kearns Italian Music & Choir Visual Arts Library Playgroup Integration Aide Admin Officer Diane Robbins Nathan Power/Rose Ahrens Kylee Kinder Denise Cook Rose Ahrens Bron Wallace Belinda Fawkner Brianna Buza Jan Buza Welcome A special welcome to Rose Ahrens and Brianna Buza who join the school staff for 2013. We look forward to working with them and making the most of their amazing talents! Grade Six Graduation Lunch Thank you to Vicky Nightingale and Suzanna Crisfield on organising and preparing a delicious lunch on Friday 7th December for the Grade six students and staff. The Grade five students made great hosts and waiters and we thank them for their assistance. What a Feast!! We also farewell Georgie, Rebecca, Megan & Lucy and wish them the best of luck at their new schools. We would also like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution of the eleven families leaving Columba this year. God Bless and best wishes to the: Clarke Family Clough Family Corrone Family Fitzgerald Family Graham Family Hermans Family Howell Family Needham Family Preston Family Talbot Family Vitiritti Family Thank you for all your efforts in making Columba such a great community!
Swimming Sports Many talented swimmers showed their skills and determination during the Columba Swimming Sports last Thursday. Individual scores for each race were tabulated and at Assembly on Friday the Champion Boy and Champion Girl were announced. Congratulations and well done to Josh Collins and Shainia Wlazly on their outstanding performances to be the overall winners! Congratulations to Finn Hower, Caitlin Marson, Liam Bow & Kassy Interlandi on being appointed as our school leaders. We look forward to their leadership and example. Our new leaders duties will continue over into next year! Many thanks and well done to Jason, Wade, Charlotte & Jaimie in their efforts as school leaders. They were a very obliging and good humored group, no job was too big or too small! Playgound Update: Thank you once again to Bron Wallace who organised the program and to the parents who came along to cheer on the swimmers and assist with timing. Congratulations Award Recipients. Installation of the new playground will take place late February 2013. In the meantime, we are very grateful to the Wouters, Squires & Brown Families who all volunteered to level and prepare the ground ready for the installation. Glen Wouters will come in during the holidays to complete the work and we thank him in advance for his efforts on behalf of the school. It s a New Baby! Congratulations to the Jenkins Family on the arrival of their new baby, a son for Howard and Penny and a baby brother to Leilani. God Bless.
January Beginning of the year 2013 Tuesday 29 Teachers begin back at School Wednesday 30 Uniform Shop 10:00am 11:30am Wednesday 30 Assessment Day (Grade 1 6) Thursday 31 Assessment Day (Grade 1 6) February Friday 1 Assessment Day (Grade 1-6) Friday 1 Preps begin 9:00 am 1:30 pm Monday 4 All Grades at School (Prep Grade 6) Thank you for such a wonderful and generous response to our Christmas in a Shoebox appeal. Goods & gifts are being packaged today. Approximately 80 gifts were donated. Thank you for such a generous response. It will make such a difference to the needy in our community. Leonie Hester R.E.C Christmas in a Shoebox. With kindest regards, Jan Gubbins