ST GABRIEL S PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL 237 SPRING ST, RESERVOIR. 3073 Website: www.sgreservoir.catholic.edu.au Ph: 9469 3513 Fax: 9469 4181 Email Address: principal@sgreservoir.catholic.edu.au TERM 2 Tuesday May 19, 2015 Weekly Newsletter No: 14 Dear Mums & Dads, CONFIRMATION: This Sunday at St Gabriel s Church at 3.00pm Please keep our Yr. 6 Conformation candidates, their parents and teachers in your prayers leading up to Sunday 3.00pm when Bishop Terence Curtin will confirm the children in our Catholic Faith. We pray for; Riyannah Alexander, Rimon Arob, Isabella Calcagno, Tanysha Callerame, Angelina Italia, Aleena Jimmy, Monica Masucci, Daniel Morris, Jonathan Musig, Shantel Perera, Briana Richards, Jaye Scapin, Benjamin Sciberras and Connor Wilson. Bishop Curtin will visit and meet the candidates this Thursday morning. Cross Country at Bundoora Park this Wednesday (tomorrow) at 9.30am We wish our Cross-Country representatives good luck and stamina as they undertake the most difficult of the sports this Wednesday. We have trained regularly and aim for all students to complete the run without having to walk along the way. Our 10 years of age students run 2km and 11 & 12 years of age run 3km. Active Travel: Walk to School Friday Our Active Travel Team will be visiting classrooms this week encouraging students to walk to school this Friday. Our Parents and Friends will also be selling Fruit Salad at Recess on Friday. Have fun kids, keep fit and safe!! (thanks to our wonderful P&F) AUDITIONS FOR OUR ST GABRIEL S ROCKIN CHOIR CONTINUE THIS WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME SEE p. 4 FOR MORE INFORMATION SCHOOL FEES Family Fee 2 nd Instalment of $340.00 due June 22 nd. St Gabriel s Primary School now has EFTPOS facilities available. We hope that this will provide parents with greater convenience and another option in paying school fees. The EFTPOS facility will be available for school fee payment only and not for other payments. eg:- uniform, fundraising events, sporting events etc. Families experiencing genuine financial hardship are asked to contact the school to discuss alternative payment arrangements. Thank you Yours sincerely, Brian Booley (Principal) Remember you can view the newsletter in colour on the St Gabriel s website: www.sgreservoir.catholic.edu.au 1
St Gabriel s Foundation/Prep Enrolments 2016 Mr Booley is conducting Prep/Foundation Enrolment interviews 2016 next Monday/Tuesday May 25 and 26. Please collect an Enrolment Pack from the school office if your child turns five years of age by April 30, 2016. Please inform neighbours, relations and friends that Enrolment Packs can be picked-up from the office. Thank-you MAY Important Dates: Term II 2015 Wednesday 20 Cross Country Yrs. 3-6 Thursday 21 Yr. 1/2 J Mass families welcome to join us! 9.00am Yr. 6 Confirmation Prayer Day. Welcome to Bishop Terence Curtin Sunday 24 Confirmation St Gabriel s Church 3.00pm JUNE Thursday 4 Yr. 5/6 RD Mass please join us 9.00am Sunday 7 First Holy Communion St Gabriel s Church 10.00am Monday 8 Queen s Birthday Public Holiday Wednesday 10 Advisory Education Board Meeting 7.30pm Thursday 11 Yr. 5/6 KM Mass families welcome to join us 9.00am Thursday 25 Yr. 3 & Yr. 4 Mass please join us 9.00am Friday 26 Term II closes 1.00pm Menu: Pies, Party Pies and Party Sausage Rolls Hot Food Wednesdays Menu Cost: Pies $1.50 Party Pies.60 cents Party Sausage Rolls.50 cents Children need to write on plain paper bag: Name Room Nos. Order. Amount. (Correct money please) Remember Please/Thank you!! ** Please ensure order is written on plain paper bag and include correct money. Bags are collected by classroom teacher after marking the attendance roll first thing in the morning. ** Please note if bags are forgotten cost is extra 10 cents 2 St. Gabriel s Tuesday Play Group: - Parents & Friends // Playgroup Room For babies and pre-school children and their Mums and Dads, Every Tuesday between 9.00am and 11.00am in Student Welfare Centre Enter through single gate beside vegetable garden Cost is $1 per child per week. Bring fruit or snack. Please enter school via Viola St Gate between 9.00am 9.15am. Gates are closed at 9.15am and access to/from St Gabriel s is via front office on Spring St. An opportunity to make new friends, share experiences and faith. Activities, Toys & Refreshments are provided, but your creativity and ideas are vital! Further Information: Lisa 0408 102 001 - Please enter School via gate on Viola Street
Interschool Sport at St Gabriel s: Yr. 5/6 Winter Inter-school Sport Fixture 2015 TEDDY BEARS FAMILY WEEK St Gabriel s V Preston NE Round 5 May 22nd Netball St Gabriel s Soccer Connor # 2 Melway 18 B2 Football Crispe Park Melway 18 E7 Preston B V St Gabriel s Round 6 May 29th Netball Preston P S Soccer Blake # 2 Melway 19 B12 Football Blake #1 Melway 19 B12 St John s V St Gabriel s Round 7 June 5th Netball St John s Soccer Mott Nth Melway 30 H 1 Football Forfeit St Gabriel s Vs St Raphael s Round 8 June 12th Netball St Gabriel s Soccer Connor #2 Melway 18 B2 Crispe Park Melway 18 E7 YR. 5/6 at the MELBOURNE ZOO 3
BOYS & GIRLS FROM PREP - GRADE 6 WE NEED YOU TO AUDITION AND JOIN THE ST GABRIEL S ROCKIN CHOIR When: This Wednesday - 20 th May @ lunchtime Where: Assembly Room What will happen? : You can audition with friends or by yourself by singing whatever you like! IF YOU CAN PLAY AN INSTRUMENT THAT S A BONUS!!!!! CAN T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE!! THEN JOIN IN THE FUN EACH FRIDAY Our happy Mothers Day Raffle Prize Winners 4
5 YR. 3/4 ON SAFARI AT WERRIBEE ZOO
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PARENTS AND FRIENDS NEWS: Friday 22 nd May Walk Safely to School Day and $2 fruit salad at recess! We are excited to announce that our school captains Ben, Zoe, Angelina, Samantha, Jaye and Briana, now have an additional role, they are the school s Active Travel Team for 2015! They will be organising lots of Active Travel Days throughout the year, and visiting classes to get their Hands Up Tally. There will be rewards for the most active class! Here s a message from the team: On Friday 22 nd May, we are participating in the Walk Safely to School Day. If you would like to go in the draw to WIN an ipad mini, log onto this website: www.walk.com.au. At recess we will be selling yummy fruit salad for $2 per serve. SNAIL TRAIL IS HERE FOR TERM 2! Only five weeks left before our silver coin snail trail competition. Please keep sending in your unwanted or unneeded silver coins to school. Has your class filled their box yet? Competition will take place on Friday 19 th June, between every class to make the longest snail trail of silver coins. The class with the longest snail trail will be rewarded with a special treat. Good luck! P&F COMMITTEE MEETING Next meeting will take place Wednesday 20 th May at 2pm. New volunteers always welcome. Are you interested? Thanks to those who have registered their interest in attending our Trivia Night. We are planning it for early term 3, adults only. It will be a fun night, held in the school hall, with lots of games and fabulous prizes. $10 per head. You can invite friends and family to be on your table. If you think you would like to attend, please kindly fill in the expression of interest form below. Please let us know by tomorrow! No money is required at this stage. TRIVIA NIGHT EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM Yes, I would be interested in coming to a Trivia night. Name: Number attending: Number of additional family members or friends that may attend: or please email us at pandf@sgreservoir.catholic.edu.au to let us know. 7
FAMILY DAY FUN GIRLS SIZE 12 WINTER SCHOOL TUNIC FOR SALE (HARDLY WORN!!) Call Suzie: 0417 469 438 8