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Fourth Sunday of Lent
Prayer during Lent
Heavenly Father,
As I enter another week of my Lenten journey, guide me to the path that leads to you.
Fill my heart with gratitude, patience, strength, and peace as I strive to become the-best-version-of-myself, honestly admitting my shortcomings and sins.
As I renew my resolve each day to become a better person, let me hear your voice in the deepest reaches of my heart.
Give me rest in you.
Help me to accept others, showing them your great love instead of casting judgment.
Stay with me through the busy days this week and remind me that when I need comfort, solitude, wisdom, or guidance, I can always turn to you.
Help me develop discipline and generosity through fasting and almsgiving, and come closer to you through prayer this Lent.
In your name I pray,
Amen.
School Easter Celebrations
Holy Week Liturgy - Wednesday 5 April at 9:00am in the Learning Hub
P & F Easter Raffle and Hat Parade - Thursday 6 April at 9:00am on the asphalt
Family and Friends are welcome to join us for these Easter celebrations. Students are encouraged to make Easter themed hats at home with families and to wear these on the last day of term for our hat parade.
Our Parents and Friends.
Parish Easter Celebrations
Good Friday Stations of the Cross will be held at St Catherine’s oval this year, and followed by soup served in the school hall. All are welcome. We are looking for volunteers to bring soups, complete with labels with ingredients (contact Maureen Gill 0417 938 250) for catering arrangements) and donate bread, and ask that everyone bring their own mug. Please warmly invite friends and family beyond our parish.
Please see the parish bulletin for more details regarding other Easter vigil events throughout holy week.
Sound Field Study- Melbourne University
Our school has agreed to participate in a research study, conducted by the University of Melbourne, Department of Audiology & Speech Pathology in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training (Victorian Deaf Education Institute).This study will explore the listening/academic benefits of Soundfield Amplification in school classrooms. This longitudinal study will investigate the effect of periods of classroom amplification and non-amplification on the development of academic skills in Grade 3-4 children.
A soundfield system will be installed for one term in the year 3-4 classrooms and removed for one term. Data will be collected to compare the effect of the amplification unit on academic skills. Each participating child will be removed from class for one 45 minutes and 5 minutes for three other test sessions test periods to undertake a series of listening and academic tasks. There will be no change to teaching or academic programs and the only adjustment for the teacher will be to wear a microphone. There will also be an opportunity for the school to purchase at a reduced cost the soundfield amplification equipment, which may have great benefits for student learning. Parents of year 3-4 students will be notified via Opperoo, seeking permission to participate in this study.
Student Voice
Our 2023 student voice representatives
Foundation -Aston
Year 1-Georgia
Year 2 -Sam
Year 3 -Alice
Year 4 -Leila
Year 5 -George
Year 6 -Albie
Our student voice group will meet regularly with a member of the school leadership team. The meetings encourage students to have an authentic voice and to collaborate with adults around learning, along with communicating ideas and opinions on how to make our school a safe and engaging place to be. We met for the first time on Friday and worked on the role of student voice and how we would like our school to look, feel and sound.
Traffic Safety
Just a reminder for parents using Buchan Street and our church car park for pick up and drop off to be mindful of residential speed limits and to take extra precautions, due to the increase in parked vehicles in this area. It is at times difficult to enter and exit the church car park, due to the increase of parked vehicles on the street. Parents are encouraged to make sure you supervise your children getting in and out of vehicles in this area.
Thank you and best wishes
Last Friday, our students thanked and wished Olivia from Our Patch all the best for the future.
Our Patch is currently working on replacing Olivia with a new leader for our before and after school care program. Olivia thanked the students, families and staff for making her feel so welcome in our school community. We have invited Olivia to pop in from time to time to visit us, when she is not too busy with her university studies.
Parent Teacher Student MeetingsWednesday 22 March from 3:45-6:30pm
Thursday 23 March from 3:45-6:30pm
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Reconciliation Reflection Day
On Wednesday 8th March, all Year 3 students participated in a Reconciliation Reflection Day.
During the day students:
- Learnt about the 5 stages of Reconciliation
- Attended Parish Mass together
- Made a Reconciliation dot art frame as a memento of their special day
- Decorated their Sacramental Stole with an image of a heart representing ‘A Healing Heart’
Year 3 students not making their Reconciliation supported their classmates during the day.
Reconciliation Family Workshop
On Wednesday 8th March the Reconciliation candidates and their families participated in a family worship.
The families learnt about:
- The 7 Sacraments focusing the Healing Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Decorated their Reconciliation candle
- Learnt about the Rite of Reconciliation (Process/Steps)
First Reconciliation
Congratulations to the following students who made their First Reconciliation on Saturday, 18th March .
Thank you to Father Jacob who celebrated the Sacrament with the students and their families.
TERM 2 Confirmation- 2023 Important Dates
Year 6 students will be eligible to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2023
Sunday 30th April - 10.30am Parish Mass- Presentation of Candidates at St Catherine’s Mass- Family attends
Wednesday 3rd May - Confirmation Reflection Day for students at school
Wednesday 3rd May - 6.00pm Confirmation Family Workshop- St Catherine’s Learning Hub
Friday 26th May - Bishop Tony to visit Confirmation Candidates at St Peter’s
Sunday 28th May - 3:00pm Mass- Celebration of Confirmation- St Peter’s Church - Bishop Tony Ireland
An information Letter and Enrolment Form will be sent to eligible Year 6 students on Tuesday, 21st March.
Please return the Confirmation Enrolment form By Monday, 27th March.
Parents are welcome to attend Parish Mass (Whole School & Parish)
- 10.00am Wednesday 22nd March- Year 4JB/MD & Year 1/2CG
- 10.00am Wednesday 29th March- Year 3/4JB & Year 1/2TC
- 10.00am Wednesday 29th March- Year 5/6AT & Foundation (New date)
We encourage you to put your compassion into action this Lent through your prayer, fasting and almsgiving by supporting Project Compassion. Each family has received a Project Compassion box for your donations or you can donate online via the Caritas Australia website at: lent.caritas.org.au
If you choose to collect during Lent, please return the boxes to school so we can add the school donations to St Catherine's Parish Donations.
The 2023 Theme is ‘For All Future Generations’. This phrase is a powerful affirmation that the good we do today will extend and impact the lives of generations to come. It is also a call for all of us to play our part in making the world a better place by working together in finding long term solutions to global issues.
Please contact me by phone or email if you have any questions or require clarification.
Carmel Donlon- Religious Education Leader
Email: carmel.donlon@scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au
Monday 20th- Sunday 26th march
Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds.
It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.
Australia is one of the world's most successful multicultural countries and our cultural diversity is at the heart of who we are.
Over half of Australians were born overseas, or have at least one parent who was born overseas.
That's why it's so important that we celebrate our country's diversity through Harmony Week.
Harmony Week is also about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, from the Traditional Owners of the land to our most recent arrivals.
We celebrate that no matter where you come from, we're united by the Australian values of freedom, respect, fairness, democracy and equal opportunity.
Classes will be completing activities to celebrate Harmony Week throughout the week.
Please check the Australian Government Website for ideas that you may get involved with as a family this week to Celebrate Harmony Week.
Carmel Donlon
Wellbeing Leader
Foundation Math
Shapes are all around us, windows, traffic lights, wheels… Our entire world is made up of various geometric shapes!
Last week, the Foundation students learned about 2D shapes such as triangles, rectangles, circles, and squares. We also learned about 3D objects such as cubes and spheres. We walked around the school and managed to find these different objects and shapes in our environment.
In Year 1/2 we have been learning about counting and place value. Students have been practising their skip counting, counting collections of items by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and 3’s. We have learnt how to compare and order numbers on a number line and how to group, partition and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to facilitate more efficient counting. Students have enjoyed getting hands on, using MAB blocks to model and compare 2 and 3 digit numbers.
Addition and subtraction
Students in grade 3/4 have been working on understanding the importance of the connection between addition and subtraction. Students have been using a variety of strategies such as jump strategy, split strategy and front end strategy to assist them in solving the problems. The students have enjoyed working collaboratively together with a range of activities such as Connect 4 that allows them to put these strategies into practice. Below are some quotes about what strategies students enjoyed.
Alice- I have enjoyed learning the different strategies because it will help me with learning to add larger numbers.
Dom- I enjoyed the ‘transformation strategy because it was something new that I have learnt.
Abbey - I like split strategy because it is so easy to use. It didn’t confuse my brain as much as jump strategy because I got to group my ones, ten and hundreds.
Vanessa - I really like split strategy because all you have to do to get the answer is group your ones, tens and hundreds and then the answer is really easy to find.
Inter School Chess Competition at St Catherine's today- Monday 20th March
Kimara 1/2TC
Xander 1/2TC
Alexander C 1/2TC
Oliver 1/2TC
Matteo 1/2CG
Millie 1/2CG
Aiden 1/2CG
Benjamin 3/4MD
Cooper 3/4MD
Harlan 3/4MD
Liana 3/4MD
Daraius 5/6AT
Jacob 5/6AT
Dylan 5/6AT
Lachlan 5/6AT
The above students participated in the Zonal Chess Competition at St Catherine's Hall today. They enjoyed being the host school and made us all proud. We played against Brighton Grammar and Kilvington Grammar students. St Catherine’s placed 3rd against Brighton Grammar (1st) and Kilvington Grammar (2nd).
Thank you to James for coaching our team
