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Dear Families,
Father’s Day
I hope all our St Paul’s dads had a wonderful Father’s Day yesterday. Whether it was breakfast prepared by the kids, a lunch out somewhere, or a day visiting family, I sincerely hope everyone had a lovely day in the spectacular sunshine.
We’ve had a great week celebrating our dads, starting off with our very successful Father’s Day breakfast earlier in the week. Thanks so much to all families for coming and celebrating yet another wonderful Father’s Day with us! The breakfast was, as always, a great opportunity to get together and socialise . The school hall was buzzing with dads and kids enjoying the morning together. A very big thank you to Kelly Swanson, Dean Salomone, Rob Esposto, and the P&F team who organised and cooked brekky for everyone. It’s an enormous effort and the breakfast was a great success.
The Father’s Day stall on Friday (always a favourite, I’m sure) had lots of wonderful goodies for the children to buy. I’m sure plenty of mugs, glasses and other goodies were opened up on Sunday morning to great delight. Thank you to Vanessa Bevaqua and the P&F team for organising and running the stall.
And finally, the success of Saturday’s annual St Peter’s v St Paul’s Dads Football match! Centenary Park was packed with families from both school communities enjoying the day and watching a very entertaining match of footy. Forgive me as I channel my inner Gerard Wheateley…St Paul’s were on from the start, looking faster and slicker than their opponents. Clean possessions through the middle and a formidable forward line gave us an early lead, which was maintained for the entire day. The defensive backline let nothing through as the dads laid a few great tackles. Congratulations to the 2023 dads footy team! I know victory has been a long time coming and the months of training have really paid off. I’m sure celebrations kicked on. Let’s hope the family freezers haven’t run out of ice nursing all those sore bodies! A very big thank you to Danny Maher who, not only coached the winning team, but has also been integral in coordinating with the P&F our successful breakfast.
It’s in weeks like these that we are reminded of what a vibrant, close-knit community we have here at St Paul’s.
Parking in Higgins Rd
We have received complaints from neighbours in Higgins Rd, regarding drivers opening and closing their doors carelessly, resulting in some scratches and paint damage to neighbours vehicles. There was a blue car that has swiped a white car this morning with no note left (the owner has asked us to contact families and urge the driver to please leave your details if your car was involved this morning). We plead with all drivers to take care of pedestrians and other cars at pickup and drop off times.
Footy Day - last day of term 15 September
Don't forget to wear your footy colours on the last day of term - and remember it's a 2.30pm finish.
Class Awards
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Awards given in assembly: Monday 28th August (Week 8, Term 3) |
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Class |
Students |
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PB |
Tanner Hoffmann, Brie Shirley and James Poles |
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PW |
James Ryan, Sebastian Johnston & Milana Georgiou |
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1M |
Ollie Cranefield, Fletcher Holmes and James Wood |
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1O |
Will Van Dyk & Sebastiano Germano |
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2MD |
Ashton Bew |
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2Z |
Georgia Holmes & Jack Burgess |
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3A |
Lachlan Ko & Ava Friend |
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3BA |
Abby Easton & Zac Semmens |
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4C |
Mac Hickey & Ben Manakis |
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4LH |
Olivia Payavlas & Noah Sandham |
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5K |
Milla Sawtell & Zac Soultanidis |
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5N |
Lara Smith & Julius Khamu |
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6B |
Xavier Campbell & Andi Foots |
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6DL |
Bianca Pawlak-Bloch |
St Paul’s Production
Each year, St Paul’s puts on a whole school event that celebrates the Arts. Last year we had an incredible Art Festival. This year, we have a dance production that will take place in Term 4. Students will be taking dance lessons by “Stomp” in preparation. The venue is yet to be confirmed but please lock in Thursday 23 November into your calendars.
Grandparents Day
Another date for the calendar - Friday 20 October. More details about the day will be provided early in Term 4.
MACSSIS Survey Reminder
Last week each family was sent an email with a link and their own unique PIN to complete the MACSSIS survey. This survey is an important way for the school to gather perception data about what different people in our school community think and feel about their learning environment. This feedback is of vital importance as we use the information to inform our school improvement cycle.
We kindly ask that you please take some time to complete this survey. It is open until 15th September, the last day of Term 3, and should only take about 10 - 15 minutes to complete. We are very grateful for your participation.
Term 4 School Closure Days:
Monday 6 November - Report Writing Day
Tuesday 7 November - Melbourne Cup day
Friday 1 December - 2024 Planning
Final Day Year 6 - Thursday 14 December 3:30 finish (Graduation to follow)
Final Day Prep to Year 5 - Friday 15 December 3:30 finish
Staff Final day - Monday 18 December
Lost Property
There is quite a pile of unnamed uniform items - please come and check lost property in the junior building and outside the uniform shop before the end of term!
This is the final newsletter for Term 3 but we will send more end-of-term information next week.
Kind regards,
Freda
FUNDRAISER FOR MND
On Monday 11th September (Week 10) the Grade 5 students will be holding a cake stall to raise money for MND.
The cake stall will take place in the school hall at playtime. There will be lots of yummy treats to buy such as cupcakes, scrolls, slices, honey joys, chocolate crackles and muffins!
Please bring some coins on the day so that you don’t miss out! All items will be labelled with their ingredients to help assist students with allergies and intolerances.
Next week, Louise will also be selling some of her homemade dog treats for $5 at the office. All proceeds will go to MND Australia.
We thank you for your support in raising funds for this very important cause.
On Thursday the 31st August a team of 49 children represented St. Paul's at the Bentleigh District Athletics Carnival at the Duncan McKinnon Athletics Centre. The team finished 4th overall and St. Paul’s won the Adjusted Points Shield for the 10th year in a row which is based on school size. The children represented St. Paul’s in a manner that should make us all proud – they did their very best, demonstrated excellent skills and displayed great sportsmanship and school spirit.
The following 15 children achieved outstanding results in their events and will now progress through to compete in 18 events at the Beachside Division Athletics Carnival on Tuesday the 10th October at Duncan McKinnon Aths Track.
- Malu Martin - 9/10y - 100m , 200m
- Sienna Woloshenko - 12/13y - 200m, 800m
- Bianca Pawlak-Bloch - 12/13y - Long Jump
- Ella Logan - 12/13y - Triple Jump, Hurdles
- Grace Friend - 12/13y - High Jump
- Pia Damasco - 9/10y - Triple Jump
- Jay Jay Masaquel - 12/13y - 100m, Relay
- Jasper Tonkin - 11y - Hurdles
- Matt Strupl - 11y - Discus, High Jump
- Charlie Delacorn - 9/10y - Triple Jump
- Carter Hoffmann - 12/13y - High Jump, Relay
- Oliver Jones - 9/10y - 100m
- Eli Board - 9/10y - Shot Put
- Max O’Brien - 12/13y - Relay
- Francis Coppola - 12/13y - Relay
Well done and good luck at Beachside Division, we are all very proud of you!
Danny Maher
Phys Ed / Sport Coordinator
Thanks to Despina and all involved in our Book Week celebration. Here are some photos of our parade!
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Upcoming Whole School Masses
We invite all families to join us for the end of Term 3 Mass will take place on Thursday, 14th September, at 10 am. We also invite you to attend our Term 4 Whole School Mass, which will be celebrated on Thursday, 5th October, also at 10 am.
It is with great appreciation that we extend our heartfelt thanks to Matilde Chia, who will be diligently coordinating the Mass. We also thank Fr Jacob and Donrita for their commitment and expertise in supporting us organise such occasions that contribute significantly to the spiritual enrichment of our school community.
We sincerely hope that families can attend and be a part of these special gatherings, where we come together in unity to commemorate and enrich our faith.
Rebecca Nolan
Religious Education Leader
Our new parish altar servers attended another training session in St Paul’s church with Donrita Reefman, Parish Pastoral Coordinator, on Monday August 28. They are now feeling very confident with their roles and showing wonderful examples of reverence and sensible thinking. Marj Brady was there to take final measurements to make their albs (white robes). We look forward to them starting their service at our parish weekend Masses very soon.
The P&F second-hand uniform shop will be open the next three Mondays (11 Sept, 2 Oct and 9 Oct) from 8:40 till 9:30am. Summer uniform is available. Dresses & woollen jumpers $10, everything else is $5. All proceeds go towards the school.
Hello St Pauls Families!
This is just a reminder that our Spring Holiday Program is now available! For your convenience, please find both the brochure and the schedule attached. The schedule will show you our hour by hour plan for the day.
To secure a place for your child, please contact Steph through:
Email: stpauls@oshclub.com.au
Phone: 0402 617 747
or through the Kidsoft Parent Portal and link below:
https://parent-portal.kidsoft.com.au/
We look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces this Spring!
Saver Plus is a free-matched savings and financial education program that matches participants’ savings, dollar for dollar, up to $500, for education costs such as uniforms, books, excursions, sports fees and laptops.
Over 55,000 participants have benefitted from Saver Plus and it would be great to chat with you about how we can work together to inform the families at your school about the benefits of this program.
With the increasing cost of living impacting so many Australian families, helping to ease the financial strain for low-income earners where able, is important to our team at Berry Street. The advice provided through our Money Minded program is intended to not only assist families to achieve their saving goal of $500, but to develop lifelong financial skills and habits as well as build their financial confidence.
About Saver Plus
Saver Plus was developed by Brotherhood of St Laurence and ANZ in 2003 and is now delivered nationally through Berry Street and The Smith Family. The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services and ANZ.
Participants set a savings goal for education costs, make regular deposits into a savings account over 10 months, and attend financial skills workshops. At the end of the program their savings are matched by ANZ, dollar for dollar, up to $500, to be used for education costs such as uniforms, books, excursions, sports fees, and laptops.
Participants are also supported over the 10 months by one of our dedicated Savings Coaches who will stay connected with the participant to guide them through the program.
Parents are eligible to join Saver Plus if they meet all the following the criteria:
- be over 18 years old.
- have a Centrelink Health Care or Pensioner Concession card.
- be in receipt of an eligible Commonwealth social security benefit, allowance or payment.
- have some regular income from work (themselves or their partner) including casual, part-time, full-time or seasonal employment; and
- have a child enrolled at school (or enrolled to start school) or attend vocational education themselves.