P & F Meeting

Thanks to all who joined in the meeting. We hope next meeting will be in person however we will still let people Zoom in if we can.

The meeting discussed some fundraising ideas including pie drive, in school disco & dress ups, raffles, walkathon and perhaps a wine tour. We will go ahead and organise an 'in school' disco in student cohorts for Friday 11^th March with 'Rainbow' as the theme (more details in this newsletter). We will also organise the annual Pie Drive again.

Our goal is to use school discos to subsidise swimming & excursions cost and other fundraisers to finish the hall sound system, screen & projector. We are also looking to upgrade our shade sail and we will try and attract a Veolia Mulwarre Grant for that project.

Keep you eye on Compass & the school newsletter for P&F news.

School Community Council

We have had 5 new people who have put their hand up to join the SCC. Thanks to Lauren Egan, Gemma Loberg, Deviga Vengedasalam, Scott Martin & Jennifer Keast for showing their interest.

At the first meeting matters discussed were the Role of the Community Council, growing enrolments, school finances, maintenance needs and the need for a building programme to up-grade the main building and getting better traffic flow in the school car park.

School Playground

The area where we place our school rubbish is very messy. We are looking for someone to fix the brick work in that area (and are happy to pay someone for this job). We are also looking for volunteers to whipper-snip a section of fence line and clean it up. Then we will try and get the fences fixed, especially in the area along Prince Street. If anyone has any time to volunteer it would be much appreciated. I hope we can run an “official” working bee later in the year.

Uniforms Reminders

Pride in our school uniform is important at Ss Peter and Paul’s.

Some rules to remember for boys and girls :

• No hat, no play.

Hair

• Long hair (Shoulder length or longer) should be tied back using ribbons and bands in school colours only. It should not cover the students face

Jewellery

• A watch, small pair of stud earrings are permitted. Religious medals are allowed if they are worn under the uniform. If earrings are worn a pair of earrings only; one in each ear, must be worn
• Bangles, bands, bracelets and rings are not to be worn (small signet rings are acceptable)

General Grooming

• Shoes should be polished regularly
• Nail polish and make up are not permitted
• The children should be consistently encouraged to wear their uniform with pride

If you or someone you know of wishes to enrol a child in Kindergarten for 2023 please do so online as soon as possible, as our places tend to fill fast and we have already received a number of enrolments.

Even if your child has siblings attending the school please also complete an online enrolment as soon as possible.

Please call the office if you have any questions about enrolments.

SACRAMENTAL ENROLMENT 2022

Wednesday 16th March 6.30pm

• Reconciliation (1st Confession) - Yr 3 +
• First Holy Communion – Yr 4+
• Confirmation- Yr 6 &7 +

Download and complete the enrolment form from the parish webpage or the link below: http://bit.do/fTm9f

Please bring the form along to the enrolment night to register your child.

The Sacramental program is a parish based program, all details are on our web page cg.org.au/Goulburn/home.aspx or phone the parish office.

Sacramental email - mqa.sacramental@gmail.com

Mini Vinnies

On Tuesday the 22nd, Stage 3 hosted a Mass where Father Yoseph blessed the Mini Vinnie badges and students. Our Mini Vinnies team help organise and raise money for charities such as St. Vincent de Paul and Caritas, as well as help others in the playground who are sad or lonely. 

We are looking forward to our first Mini Vinnies event this coming Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday. 

SPP Swimming Carnival Age Champions

(L to R:Adelaide, Lachlan, Charlize, Carter, Miah, Harmony, Patrick, Monet & Stephen. Toby, absent)

Age Champions 

8/9yrs: Miah Sonnex (McCauley) & Toby Boniface (McCauley)

10yrs: Harmony Payn (McCauley) & Carter Beardmore (O’Brien)

11yrs: Charlize Arnold (McCauley) & Patrick Turner (McCauley)

12/13yrs: Monet Remington (O’Brien) & Lachlan Sonnex (McCauley)

Junior Champions: Miah Sonnex (M) & Carter Beardmore (O)

Senior Champions: Monet Remington (O) & Patrick Turner (M)

Record Breakers

12-13yrs Girls Fly Adelaide Nguyen 48.99

12-13yrs Boys Fly Stephen Watson 42.55

Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocese Individual Sport Trials for 2022 

Individual Sport trials for Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocesan teams are open to suitable Year 5 & 6 students.

Registration via the CSNSW Website www.csnsw.sport MUST be completed for your child to be considered to trial for an Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Representative team. The online registration additionally provides your permission and replaces the old Medical Forms. The trial payment levy is to be made at the time of registration. No online nomination and no payment means no trial.

If you have NOT previously had an account you will be required to set one up to be enabled to register your child for both Canberra Goulburn AND NSWCCC/CPS sporting events and trials.

1. Type in the website address www.csnsw.sport

2. Click on Register which is located in the blue box on the top right-hand side of the page

3. Click on Setup Parent Account

4. Complete all of the fields and click on Create Account. You will receive a confirmation email.

Congractulations Makenna-North, our Mercy Value Award Winner for Week 4!!

Congratulations to all those students who participated in the ICAS Assessments last year, which took place during the challenging period after home learning finished in Term 4. We had great results from all students, with the below students receiving a credit or higher:

• Lexie Maple-Brown - Credit in Maths and English
• Lara Booth - Credit in Maths and English
• Willa Reynolds - Credit in Maths and English
• Om Patel - Credit in Science and Spelling
• Sreyaa Karunagaran - Credit in Science and Maths, Merit in Spelling
• William Stein - Credit in English, Merit in Science and Maths
• Stephen Watson - Credit in Maths
• Oscar Martin - Credit in Spelling, Merit in English
• Majd Kdady - Merit in Science and Spelling, Distinction in Maths

Congratulations Everyone!

Dear families,

You might be feeling exhausted, strung out, confused, overwhelmed, [insert your own describing word] and you might be thinking… “it’s only week 4!!”.

You are not alone, the last two years particularly, have left most of us in a bit of a spin and you might feel as though you are playing catch up with a constantly changing world, on top of everything else that we juggle on a day to day basis.

Self-care has never been more important for individuals and families to maintain health, reduce stress and enhance energy.

Having self-care as a priority for families helps parents become better carers and models positive behaviour for children to adopt once they become adults.

Choosing the self-care that works for you

Self-care strategies can be different for everyone, taking time for self-care is not always easy but a good start would be engaging in something small each day, week or month.

Some great tips from Reach Out suggests how you and your family can figure out the best options for everyone.

What self-care looks like for you?

• what activities make you feel good and recharged?
• What would you like to do more of?
• Are there any activities that you look forward to during the week?
• What would your ideal day look like? What activities would you do?

Commit to routine

It is important to also set out your individual self-care plans.

Put your individual self-care plans into the family planner and make it a priority.

It is important that self-care should be seen as an ongoing well-being strategy rather than to be used in the case of an emergency or when we are too overwhelmed.

For more information, please visit https://parents.au.reachout.com/skills-to-build/wellbeing/things-to-try-self-care/how-to-make-self-care-a-family-priority

Hi, my name is Mark Holberton and I am pleased to be working with the students, staff and families at Ss Peter and Paul’s. I am here to provide therapeutic counselling to students and families and to work alongside school staff regarding student welfare and classroom issues.

When will I be at the school: I will be at the school every Monday

How can you can refer your child to the student and Family Counsellor: Speak to your teacher, complete the online referral form, or email me at mark.holberton@catholiccare.cg.org.au.