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Change of Dates - End of Year
Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) have given permission for schools to finish the school year on Friday 15 December. This is to allow the school to provide owed Time in Lieu, Professional Practice Days and School Closure Days to school staff.
THE LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS FOR TERM 4 2023 WILL BE: FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER.
Year 6 Graduation will be on THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER, with Friday 15 December an optional day for attendance for year 6 students only.
Jump Rope for Heart
Hard copy information regarding Jump Rope for Heart was sent home with students last Friday. It is not compulsory for students to fundraise for this event. We hope some members of our school community will get behind this initiative and support this great cause.
We will be holding a whole school event- Jump Off Day on Friday 23 June at school. On this day students can wear free dress and bring a gold coin donation for The Heart Foundation.
Every Tuesday morning students will be encouraged to walk or skip as they arrive at school (8:40-8:55am, weather dependent) Mrs Tavcar will hold skipping practice at some student break times each week.
National Sorry Day
Last Friday our school gathered to Remember, Recognise and Reflect as a community. Thank you to our parents and friends who joined us for our school Liturgy. All students contributed to a whole school poster, which we will display in our school. Thank you to Mrs Davies for leading this liturgy.
Today Rebecca, Cristina, Harlan and River planted a native tree in our courtyard area to mark National Sorry Day.
Before and After School Care- Our Patch
Our Patch is working hard to find a suitable permanent leader for our before and after school care program.
They continue to offer programs each day run by replacement staff and the support of our own St Catherine’s Staff. Families are encouraged to book your child in as per the normal booking arrangement. We hope to have news shortly regarding a permanent leader. In the meantime our school is committed to supporting our school families.
Thank you
A big thank you to our Parents and Friends who organised the school disco. By all accounts from students this was a fantastic night.
Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings
Parent Teacher Student Meetings will take place on:
Enter the following address into your browser
https://scmoorabbin.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/27
Wednesday 21 June from 3:45-6:30 pm
Thursday 22 June from 3:45-6:30 pm
All students will participate in parent/teacher/student meetings. The meetings are designed to promote conversation between the student, their parents and their teacher, allowing students to demonstrate their individual growth and literacy and numeracy achievements that they are proud of.
The meeting structure will follow a simple format and will take place in your child’s classroom. The teacher will talk for 5 minutes, students for 5 minutes and parents for 5 minutes.We suggest that parents with more than one child do not book back to back meeting times, to allow time to move to the next meeting. We ask that siblings do not play on the playground or courtyard and wait quietly in hallways.
Year 6 Confirmation
Yesterday Sunday 28 May, our year 6 students and families joined St Peter’s year 6 students and families to celebrate their Confirmation. Thanks to Bishop Tony and Father John O’Reilly for celebrating the mass and making candidates, sponsors and families welcome. I wish to acknowledge and thank Carmel Donlon, Alana Tavcar and St Peter’s staff who prepared and supported this celebration. Congratulations to our students and may the gifts of the Holy Spirit guide you, guard you and fill you with the joy of Jesus Christ.
Confirmation
Congratulations to the Year 6 students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday 29th May. Thank you to Alana Tavca, Lynda O’Donnell and families who worked together to prepare the students.
Term 3 First Eucharist (Year 4 Students)
An Operoo will be sent out tomorrow to families of students who are eligible to make this Sacrament during Term 3. Please fill out the enrolment form and send it back to the school office by Friday, 16th June.
Baptised Catholics who have made their Reconciliation are eligible.
Important dates for your calendar:
Sunday 6th August- 10.30am Parish Mass-Presentation of Candidates at St Catherine’s Mass- Family attends
Wednesday 9th August- Eucharist Reflection Day for students at school
Wednesday 9th August- 6.00pm Eucharist Family Workshop- St Catherine’s Learning Hub
Sunday 20th August- 10.30am Parish Mass- Year 4 Group Celebrating Eucharist- St Catherine’s Church
Carmel Donlon- Religious Education Leader
Interschool Sport
Susan Pattinson
Foundation and Year 6 - Buddy Activity
The Foundation students and Year 5 and 6 students worked together to learn about plant adaptations. The Year 5 and 6 students wrote up the experiment, adding their hypothesis, variables, procedure, and equipment. The Foundation students learned about making a prediction by guessing what their buddies' seed would grow into! Then, we all worked together to put the seedlings together.
In 3/4 JB we are learning about significant individuals of the Age of Exploration (circa 1400–1800) and closely examine the journey of one explorer, trader or navigator. They are developing their skills of historical inquiry; learning to pose research questions, locate and analyse information, communicate their findings to others, and reflect upon and evaluate what they have learned. We have been learning about our Earth - the continents, oceans, hemispheres, imaginary lines such as the equator and Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer. Today we started our investigation of Africa. We are each researching and creating a poster about an African country. We will create the continent itself with salt dough - looking at its typography, and we will even learn a little about African dancing and drumming.
Abbey, Year 3 - I am looking forward to learning about the countries in Africa and animals, people and languages because I like to learn about other countries.
Joash, Year 3 - My favourite thing is to write so finding out information about another country is exciting as I get to learn and write about it.
Seraphin, Year 3 - I am looking forward to researching about Kenya and learning all about it. So far I know that the black in the Kenyan flag represents its people, the red represents the blood shed when they fought for independence; green represents the land and white represents the peace.
This term in inquiry, year ⅚ have explored 'Living Things in their Environment’ and the ways in which animals have adapted to survive. Students have investigated the different structural features of different plants and animal life, and how these features have helped them survive in their environments.Students have conducted small experiments, where they have made predictions, collected and represented data in a range of tables and graphs.
Disco
Friday night fever hit St Catherine’s on May 19 for our second fundraising event for the year, the school disco!
The highly anticipated event saw excited students dance the night away in the school hall to their favourite tunes and harness their competitive spirit during limbo, four corners and other social games. The temporary tattoo station, snack table and quiet activity zone again proved extremely popular.
The disco raised a whopping $1375 which will be directed to an upgrade of the plants in the school courtyard area and new school PA equipment.
Thank you to the parents who volunteered their time to supervise the disco, and to those families who generously contributed to the goodies available for sale at the snack table. A very special thank you to Simon Wood for volunteering his time as resident DJ for the night, along with Julia Runci and Bernard Laville for organising the disco equipment and setup. The lights and speakers were kindly donated by Mark Banks and Lighting Lab in Box Hill.
Thanks to the following volunteers on the night:
Sloan Family
Brook Family
Kate Boxer
Currie Family
Lisa Anstee
Michelle Tang
Kirsty Goold
Laura McKell
Greskie Family
Karen Glancy
Emma Bugg
Pam Hickey
Abbey Walters
Karen Gosling
Volunteers still required for Bunnings BBQ
It’s that time of the year and we need your help!
We urgently need more volunteers for our Bunnings BBQ on Sunday, 11 June. The BBQ is one of our biggest opportunities to raise much needed funds for our school. Last year’s BBQ raised significant funds which were put toward purchasing outdoor games and learning resources for all St Cath’s students to enjoy.
If you haven’t yet signed up to volunteer, please complete the online form at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VYWSJLX
A reminder that friends and family members of school families are welcome to help too!
It is the King’s Birthday long weekend so we can expect a bumper trade, however we also know some families will be away. If you are not able to attend, please consider asking a friend or family member to volunteer on your behalf or donating one of the following items:
- Coke cans (48)
- Coke Zero Cans (24)
- Diet Coke cans (24)
- Lemonade cans (24)
- Solo cans (24)
- Apple Juice (12)
- Apple and Blackcurrant Juice (12)
- Water bottles (40)
- Tomato, BBQ and Mustard Sauce
- Hand Steriliser
On behalf of the Parents and Friends Committee, thank you for your generous support of this event, which makes a great difference to the current projects being developed.
Save the Date – Sunday 16 July Working Bee
Please save Sunday, 16 July for the Parents and Friends working bee. All families are encouraged to come along to help keep our school grounds looking beautiful.
While the working bee will be focused on the school grounds, a variety of tasks will available to suit all levels of gardening and maintenance ability. We’ll be focusing specifically on upgrading the plants in the school courtyard area with native plants for students to enjoy as they play.
More details will be provided soon.
Mums Time Out Group
The Mums Time Out Group had a fabulous first evening at Pony Boy for the annual Mother’s Day Dinner. Over a Greek banquet (and a cheeky cocktail or two) nineteen mums had a wonderful time catching up with mums across all year levels and create new friendships. Thank you to Nat Taffe for coordinating the event.
Our next events include a cocktail masterclass and an axe throwing night! The event date and details will be confirmed shortly. To receive updates on the upcoming events make sure you join the What’s App group. To join please contact Natalie Taffe on 0438 548 739.
Dad’s Group
A reminder that the Dads Group meets regularly for social events and is a great way for St Catherine’s dads to get to know others while having some fun. The next Dads Group is planned for Saturday, 17 June to watch a local footy game - Highett vs Caulfield Bears at Turner Road Reserve from 2pm (kiosk food and drinks available at the match, and kids/family are welcome at the game too!) - with dinner afterwards at Hellenic House Project in Highett Road. Bookings essential for the dinner portion of the day. To RSVP to this event, and stay up to date with Dad’s Group events please get in touch with Bernard on 0429 055 911, Pete on 0422 082 281 or Darren on 0490 502 108 to join the WhatsApp group.
Join Us for a Transformative School Garden Working Bee! 
