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- Term 4 Save the Date
- From the Principal
- Short Supper - Limited Tickets still Available!
- Don't Forget to Order the 2022 Yearbook!
- Kindergarten 2023
- School Bus Travel 2023
- 50% Trinity Sibling Discount
- RE News
- Metz Family
- Sts Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral Reopening
- Sport News
- Be Sunsmart
- Northern Region Public Speaking Competition Results
- ICAS Results
- Award Winners Week 1 Term 4
- Deadly Awards
- Class Spotlight... Stage 3 (yrs 5 & 6)!
- Birthdays
- Canteen Procedures & IOU Information
- Canteen and Uniform Shop
- From the Student and Family Counsellor
- School Processes
- Community Notice Board
Term 4 - Canteen orders cut off at 9am
Summer Uniform - Orders sent home and shop open Tuesdays 9-9.30am
Week 3 - Monday 24 - Friday 28 October
Friday
- K-2 Swimming Program
- Year 1 Performance Assembly 'Justice', 2.20pm in the Hall
Week 4 - Monday 31 October - Friday 4 November
Tuesday
- All Saints Day Mass, Years 3-6, 10am at Our Lady of Fatima Church
Friday
- K-2 Swimming Program
- 3/4A Performance Assembly 'Justice', 2.20pm in the Hall
Week 5 - Monday 7 November - Friday 11 November - FAMILY WEEK
Monday
- Kinder 2023 Orientation Day
Tuesday
- Stage 1 Liturgy
Thursday
- Monaro Primary School Touch 7's (TBA)
Friday - REMEMBRANCE DAY
- K-2 Swimming Program
SPPG Short Supper
Saturday 12 November 12-4pm in the Hall
(see further details below)
Week 6 - Monday 14 November - Friday 18 November
Monday
- Kinder 2023 Orientation Day
Tuesday
- Yrs 3-6 Tennis Gala Day, 9.30am-1.10pm at the Hall
- Stage 2 Mass
Wednesday
- 2023 School Leaders Nominations CLOSE
Friday
- K-2 Swimming Program
- 2Y Performance Assembly 'Justice', 2.20pm in the Hall
K-2 Swimming Program each Friday all term
Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
School Leaders 2023 Speeches | 2023 School Leaders Announced | 2023 Sports Captain Announced | K-2 & 3-6 Award Assemblies |
SCC Meeting | 2023 Sport Captains Speeches | Yr 6 Graduation Mass | Classroom changeover |
Trinity Yr 7 Orientation Day | School Carols Night & BBQ | EOY Gathering | |
P&F & SCC Dinner | Yr 6 Dinner | ||
Cathedral Reopening |
Open Day
It was so wonderful to have so many people here to enjoy this special morning. There was a lovely positive atmosphere around the school.
On Sunday some parents volunteered their time, expertise and machinery to fix the side fence near the garbage pit. Special thanks to the Cosgrove, Keatley & Brushaber families, Steve Cady (our groundsman) & Mr Brown for their efforts. We are getting this area ready to plant a hedge along the fence with a great donation of shrubs from Bunnings. The Smith & Harris families have done work in the break cleaning up the fence line.
Family and Community Mass
Thanks to all who came along to the Family & Community Parish on the weekend. It was a lovely celebration led by some wonderful readers and singers & musicians from our school. Thanks to Mrs Harris, Mr Angus & Ms Jenkins for getting students ready for the Mass.
Archdiocesan Public Speaking Competition
Congratulations to all the students who competed at the Northern Region competition in Braidwood. I hear you all did a wonderful job. Congratulations to Hudson Salmon who was runner-up in the Year 4 Competition. He will be competing via a Zoom link in the Archdiocesan final hosted by Temora on Wednesday 26th October. Good luck Hudson!
NRMA Road Safety Day
This day had important reminders about bike safety and how a helmet can only help if it is worn correctly and adjusted properly for a child’s head. Let’s all, adults & children alike, make an effort to be aware of how to wear our helmets safely.
School Hours
A reminder that school opens & supervision begins at 8.30am. The only students who should be on grounds before 8.30am are those whose bus drops them a little earlier. Students must sit in the basketball court area when they get to school & not be playing. School finishes at 3.20pm & a staff member will stay in the car park area till 3.45pm. Staff stay on bus duty till the last bus arrives.
If you are held up please try & let the office know by 3.30pm.
Short Supper - Limited Tickets still Available!
Don't Forget to Order the 2022 Yearbook!
There are still places available for Kindergarten in 2023!
Please get in touch with Tracey in the office on 02 4821 3304.
If you or someone you know of wishes to enrol a child in Kindergarten for 2023 please do so online as soon as possible!
Please share the great things about our school with the wider community and help us grow in 2023.
You can call the office if you have any questions about enrolment.
Information from Transport for NSW>>
Applications for student travel in 2023 opened on Monday 10 October 2022. Students who need a travel pass for 2023 can apply now.
A new application will need to be submitted if:
- they are applying for the first time, or
- if they are requesting an additional travel entitlement as a result of a new shared parental responsibility situation (e.g. joint custody).
Students who change address, school, campus location, have repeated a year or received an expiry notification from Transport for NSW for their school travel entitlement should renew or update their details before the end of term 4. This will ensure that schools can endorse applications, and entitlements remain valid for the start of the 2023 school year.
If a student’s distance eligibility has changed based on their grade (i.e. grade two to grade three), the system will automatically update their entitlement if they meet the new criteria. If they do not meet the new eligibility criteria, we will send an expiry notification via email.
Travel from Term 1 2023
We ask that parents plan ahead and make sure their child knows which service/s to use and has a valid School Travel Pass to travel from the start of the school year.
Applications for 2023 School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) travel open at the start of Term 4 2022, so parents/students can apply or update details early and be ready for the start of the new school year.
The start of the year is a busy period for local transport operators, and students travelling without a valid ticket make service planning and operations difficult.
We recognise that for some families last minute changes to school enrolments mean they may not have a Travel Pass for the start of term. Parents should contact their local bus operator (PBC Buses 02 4821 2320) to discuss their travel needs. Bus operators are flexible and understanding, particularly at the start of the school year, and will ensure students can travel safely to and from school. But to best support our operators we encourage all students to have a valid ticket, as early as possible, from the start of the school year.
If you have an older student attending Trinity Catholic College you are entitled to a 50% sibling discount on the CEO Primary Tuition fee charged at Ss Peter & Paul’s.
To be eligible for the discount you are required to email the school office at office.sppg@cg.catholic.edu.au with your details.
Family and Community Mass Sunday 23.10.22
What a wonderful way to spend a miserable Sunday morning.
Our children read beautifully, especially our younger students. Thank you to Mr Angus and Ms Jenkins for all their work with the choir & band. They played and sang so wonderfully.
It was so lovely to see so many staff and student families. So many parishioners mentioned how warm and joyful it felt this morning. It makes us so proud to have such a supportive school community.
NSWCPS Athletics
Seven SPP students represented the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese at the NSWCPS Athletics Championships on the last day of term 3. A fantastic effort by Lexie Maple-Brown, Toby Boniface, Harmony Payn and our Senior Boys Relay team (Lucas Webster, Majd Kdady, Stephen Watson & Patrick Turner)!
Results-
Lexie: 12yrs 100m 6th (Heat) & 7th (Final), Senior Girls 200m 6th (Heat) & 7th (Final), Senior Girls SP 9th.
Harmony: Junior Girls Discus 10th & Junior Girls SP 11th
Toby: Junior Boys LJ 7th
Senior Boys Relay:13th
2023 Sport Trials
There are a few changes for our Canberra Goulburn trials for 2023 due to the MacKillop trials being held very early next year.
Registrations are via the CSNSW Sport Website -
https://csnsw.sport/help/help-guide-for-parents
TENNIS AND BASKETBALL 2023
Canberra Goulburn Tennis and Basketball trials will be held on Friday 2nd December 2022 in Belconnen. This is open to students from Year 4 to Year 5 in 2022. (Registrations open on the 5th September and close on the 25th November 2022) Cost: Tennis $15 Basketball $20
CRICKET
The Canberra Goulburn Cricket Trials for the 2023 teams will be held on Friday 4th November 2022 in Queanbeyan. Open to boys and girls from Year 4 to Year 5 in 2022. The MacKillop Cricket trials for 2023 will also be held in 2022 – Boys November 30th and December 1st and Girls November 30th. (Registration open now and will close on 28th October 2022) Cost: $15
TOUCH FOOTBALL
Canberra Goulburn trials Friday 9th December in Lyneham. Open to boys and girls from Year 4 – Year 5 in 2022. (Registration open now and will close on the 5th December 2022) Cost: $15
Did you know UV exposure from the sun damages our skin and can lead to skin cancer? Melanoma is the most common cancer affecting young Australians aged 15-24. Two in three Aussie kids at school today will be diagnosed with skin cancer later in life – some of them with deadly melanomas. The good news is that skin cancer is highly preventable.
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the sun is the primary cause of skin cancer: it is estimated that up to 95% of melanomas and 99% of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) in Australia are caused by overexposure to UVR. Teaching children from an early age about how to protect their skin from the sun and UV radiation can reduce their risk of developing skin cancers later in life.
UV radiation and UV index
Understanding the UV index, and checking it daily, lets you know when to protect your skin from the sun’s UV radiation.
UV levels are high enough (UV 3 or above) to damage unprotected skin most months of the year and can be present even on cool and cloudy days. This means that sun protection might be needed even when the sun isn’t visible.
The UV index is a scale from 1 (low) to 11+ (extreme), is updated throughout the day and usually peaks between 11am and 3pm during daylight savings. In summer, the UV index is often sitting at extreme levels, meaning it’s 11 and above.
Checking the UV index daily and when it’s 3 or above, remember to protect yourself and help students to protect their skin by wearing a broadbrimmed hat, wearing sun protective clothing that covers as much of the skin as possible, and sunscreen on exposed skin, wearing sunglasses and finding shade whenever possible when outside.
Northern Region Public Speaking Competition Results
Well Done to Astrid Schmidt, Bonnie Maxwell, Odin Schmidt, Hudson Salmon, Willa Reynolds, Amelie Dale, Adelaide Nguyen and Lexie Maple-Brown on their stellar public speaking efforts at the Northern Region Public Speaking competition at St Bede's in Braidwood.
Special congratulations go to Hudson who progressed through to the Archdiocesan competition. This will be hosted by St Anne's in Temora and conducted via Zoom.
Congratulations to the following students for their ICAS awards for English.
Participation: Sarah Bhardwaj, Mira Kady, Elsie McCelland, Huxley Smith, Isabelle Howard, Majd Kaddy, Lexie Maple-Brown, William Stein, Stephen Watson.
Merit: Oscar Taranto, Om Patel
Credit: Willa Reynolds, Archie Reyonlds
Congratulations to the following students for their ICAS awards for Digital Technologies.
Participation: William Stein
Credit: Stephen Watson
Congratulations to the following students for their ICAS awards for Spelling Bee.
Participation: Clare Howard, Om Patel, Elsie Martin, Lexie Maple-Brown, William Stein, Stephen Watson
Credit: Isabelle Howard, Majd Kdady
Congratulations to the following students for their ICAS awards for Science.
Participation: Majd Kdady, Charlie Sieverts, Stephen Watson
Merit: Willa Reynolds
Credit: William Stein
Congratulations and Well Done!
Class Spotlight... Stage 3 (yrs 5 & 6)!
As part of our Religious Education this term, 5/6 have been learning about and creating their own Psalms. Here are some examples from 5/6A:
- May the Lord help you when you are in need; may you be protected by all - Ryan
- God said, "I will protect and provide for thee because you are in my image" - Lucas
- Oh Lord, save me from evil and I will praise you - Will R
- Here I am O Lord. I speak of your faithfulness. Your love and loyalty will protect me and keep me safe. O Lord - Elsie
- God, I praise your help when I am in trouble - Millie
- I praise the Lord for his constant love of thee - Eliza
- O Lord, I pray for hope and well-being. I praise your name, God our Saviour - Eve
- Praise the Lord, for he always cares for me - Will S
- Happy are those who reject the advice of evil. Praise the Lord for protecting me - Lara
- Protect me O God; I trust in you for safety. How I love you, Lord. You are my defender - Willa
- Our neighbours see what you have done for us. Praise the Lord - Stephen
- Look at me, O Lord my God and answer me. Protect me O God; I trust in you for safety - Adelaide
- Lord, be my wings; heal my pains. Sing my songs for my King. Bring me a heart of gold. My Lord, give peace across the nations. Praise the Lord - Lukas
- Oh Lord, you save and protect me. Keep harm from reaching me - Kyah
- The world belongs to and is protected by God. We work in the Lord's image - Mason
- Lord save me, my defender. Leave all enemies powerless. The righteous are guided and protected by the Lord, but the evil are on their way to doom - Charlize
- Give Thanks to the Lord for the guidance he has given me - Charlton
- O Lord, you save and protect. You keep harm from touching me - Ruby
- O God, I praise that you shine over me in my darkest moments - Charlie
- The world is that of God and we look after after it. Praise that Earth is our home - Taavi
- God, I praise that you love all creation. Thank you for the land we live upon - Sophie
- May the Lord love us and all thy neighbours - Zoe
Canteen Procedures & IOU Information
We have been getting a large amount of forgotten lunches and unpaid IOUs. This is a huge strain on the canteen manually and financially. Below are a few procedures put in place to keep the canteen running smoothly and effectively.
- How to Order – place order on the Qkr app or write order on a paper bag with cash inside.
- QKR! Orders – are due by 9.00am on the day. Please remember that you can order up to a fortnight before. Also check that you have selected the correct day.
- Cancelled QKR! Orders - if you have placed an order and your child is not at school that day, you can cancel your order by going into “activities” and click on the minus icon before 9.00am. If you need to cancel the order after 9.00am you need to call the office or text Di on 0417 688 472 ASAP. If the order has already been prepared or made you may not receive a credit.
- No Lunch – if your child realises that they don’t have lunch before 9.30am a phone call will be made to parents. If lunch cannot be brought up to school, then the canteen can make lunch and an IOU will be sent home. If they realise after 9.30am a phone call will be made but only a sandwich can be made from the canteen - no hot food.
- Unpaid IOUs – please remember to pay your IOUs ASAP, either on Qkr or cash. Please check your child's school bag for these, or you can contact the canteen to get your balance.
Please note that canteen orders on Qkr now cut off at 9am.
PLEASE ensure that you place your child's lunch order prior to this time, and remember that you can order up to a fortnight in advance.
Summer Uniform in Term 4!
There are good quality pre-loved items at huge discounts available directly from the Uniform shop to cater for all budgets.
- New uniform purchases can be ordered on Qkr. The order will be filled on Tuesdays and sent home with your child.
- If you are wanting to purchase some 2nd hand uniforms please visit the uniform shop during the opening hours.
- Students must wear Summer Uniform in Terms 1 & 4 and Winter Uniform in Terms 2 & 3.
From the Student and Family Counsellor
Hi, my name is Leanne Fawcett 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 Friday
How can you can refer your child to the student and Family Counsellor: Speak to your teacher or complete the online referral form.
We have a new digital parent and visitor sign in portal installed in the front office. It is very simple to use and helps the office staff greatly.
Staff will be on hand to assist you when you are first using the system. Please remember to come to the front office and sign your child/ren in if they arrive to school after 9.20am, and sign out if you are picking them up before 3.20pm.
A reminder that students should not bring toys and personal or valuable items to school in case of loss or damage.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR FAMILY NAME SIGN WHEN PICKING UP FROM CAR LINE
CAR LINE PARKING RULES
A reminder to all families of the parking rules at car line. Remember, when you are lined up on the road at pick up time you are only permitted to be stopped for 2 minutes. If the line is not moving, advice from NSW Police is that parents and carers should drive around the block until they are able to enter the school grounds.
Please also remember that student supervision at car line is until 3:45pm, so arriving around or after 3:30 will help to ease the congestion at this time. It is not essential that you are at car line before 3:20pm (school finish time).
Please also remember to leave neighbours driveways clear when waiting to pick your child up at the end of the day, especially if you are waiting behind the bus stop area.