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Welcome Back
Welcome back to term 2. Hope families were able to enjoy some of the sunshine throughout the holiday break. As the weather continues to be quite mild in the first two weeks of Term 2, students may choose to wear either summer or winter uniform until the end of week 2- Thursday 2 May.
Parent Engagement Platform/App/Website
Today we launch our new look newsletter, app and website. If you were previously receiving newsletter emails, you will continue to receive a link via email to access our parent engagement platform. The parent engagement platform supports parents with accessing newsletters, important dates and information. If you have changed your email address or have not received the newsletter previously, please contact Cate in our school office so as she can add your email to the list of subscribers.
You will notice that on the eNewsletter page that parents will also be able access more information regarding:
- School Calendar
- School Policies
- School Board
- Staff Contacts
- Previous eNewsletters
- School Canteen
- Uniform Shop
- Curriculum Outlines
This page is still being developed and we would always appreciate feedback as to how we can ensure communication is effective.
Some of the key features of the new eNewsletter is that it includes google translate if English is not your first language. You can also print the Newsletter as a pdf if you need to do so.
The new schoolzine app will be utilized in the same way as previously. The school will use the app to communicate reminders of events, last minute changes to events or notifications. In addition to this parents can also conveniently access newsletters, important dates, notify the school of a student absence or place an order from the canteen. Information about the school app can be located http://www.schoolzine.com/szapp go to the app store / google playstore and search SZapp and download. You will need to select a region and type in school name.
Our new look school website is still in draft mode and has not been migrated over to our domain. There are some active links that have not been finalised as yet so please bear with us as we complete the process. The new look school website, while still providing parents with general information about our school is designed more for new families wishing to find out general information about the school, programs and the enrolment process.
We are hoping this new platform will support effective communication. The Schoolzine products have been specifically designed to support schools with communication and are used in many schools Australia wide. If you have any feedback please email principal@scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au or speak to a member of our school board. The names of the school board members are located on our parent engagement platform and are on display in our school office.
Foundation Enrolments
If your child is starting school next year would you please return your enrolment form to the office as soon as possible to confirm your child's placement.
School Athletics Day
A very big thank you to all the parents and friends who attended our School Athletics day on the last day of term 1. Thanks also to the parent volunteers who supported Mrs Sue Pattinson with the set up, running the events and packing up. Each year Sue spends a great amount of time working with the students to ensure that this event is a positive and fun experience for everyone. Thanks to our student sports leaders, Jack S, Emilia, Jessica, Ollie, Jack T and Ella along with our staff who also supported Mrs Pattinson with this event.
St Catherine's Athletic Sports 2019
Congratulations to Blue House for winning the 2019 Athletic Sports. It was a close event and very little between the 3 teams. Ella and Jack were very excited to lead their team to victory.
Sports Coordinator
As a whole school we were able to donate $480 to Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion, to help end poverty and promote justice for those who are less fortunate than us. A big thank you to our Year 6 Learning, Faith & Justice leaders for organising and promoting such an enjoyable event for the whole school. Also a big thanks to those who donated and showed off their crazy hair!
Towards the end of last term, the year 5/6 classes proudly showcased their experiences and learning throughout first term in the senior school. As Australian History was a major part of the term’s work, parents and carers were able to enjoy a variety of oral presentations as a window into curriculum areas explored from, research, collaboration, public speaking to creative thinking, personal and social capabilities. We look forward to sharing your child’s filmed presentation with you directly this term as part of our learning about reflection, feedback and personal accountability.
Congratulations to the following students who received a learning award last term. We commend them on their efforts towards their academic and personal development.
Year 5/6MM
Aliyah Charakas, Ava Ronchi, Bill Lautenbach, Joshua Whitfield, Nicholas Stamatakos
Year 5/6SS
Edward Taylor, Jessica Lee, Oscar Licastro, Sienna Webb, Sophie Langdon
Last term on the 2nd April the Year 1 & 2 students with their families attended their family faith night in the Learning Hub. The focus of the evening was to acknowledge that we are “Called by name to be a child of God.” Throughout the night the students and parents had an opportunity to reflect and reconnect with the sacrament of Baptism, sharing stories about what happened on their special day.
Mr Dooley shared some information about the background of Baptism and the symbols used during a Baptism ceremony. The key words from his talk were: welcome, celebration, water, oil and light.
The parents then discussed with the students why they had chosen their name for them as they decorated their names on card with mosaic tiles.
The families gathered together again and participated in a peaceful meditation called “What’s in a name?” To conclude the night some of the students had the opportunity to share some stories and mementos from their Baptisms before the Year 1 & 2 students sang “God Loves Me” by John Burland.
