St Martin's Parish Baptism Team
By St Martin's Parish
Dear Parish School Parents,
I am writing to you on behalf of the Baptism Team with an urgent request. Our Parish Baptism Team is in need of new members. Many of our current members have been serving our young parents for ten or more years. However, even for these dedicated people, family commitments, work life and life in general must come first.
For many of you the faith journey of your children began here in St Martin of Tours Parish, guided by a member or members of our Baptism Team.
The Baptism Team are very committed to preparing the parent, their children and godparents for the baptism, ensuring that all their needs are met. The Baptism leaders remind parents that by baptising their children in our parish they become part of our catholic parish community.
As a new member of the Baptism Team you will be partnered with an experienced member of the team. You will follow this person as they prepare families for their presentation and baptism. Once you feel confident and well prepared you will be partnered with another team member and placed on the roster. Ideally you will be involved twice a year, occasionally you will be asked to assist another team member.
We ask that some of you who were fortunate enough to benefit from the care and attention of our Baptism Team will volunteer your time and goodwill by becoming our newest team members.
Sincerely,
Fr Michael and Baptism Preparation Team
St Martin's Parish Baptism Team
Dear Parish School Parents,
I am writing to you on behalf of the Baptism Team with an urgent request. Our Parish Baptism Team is in need of new members. Many of our current members have been serving our young parents for ten or more years. However, even for these dedicated people, family commitments, work life and life in general must come first.
For many of you the faith journey of your children began here in St Martin of Tours Parish, guided by a member or members of our Baptism Team.
The Baptism Team are very committed to preparing the parent, their children and godparents for the baptism, ensuring that all their needs are met. The Baptism leaders remind parents that by baptising their children in our parish they become part of our catholic parish community.
As a new member of the Baptism Team you will be partnered with an experienced member of the team. You will follow this person as they prepare families for their presentation and baptism. Once you feel confident and well prepared you will be partnered with another team member and placed on the roster. Ideally you will be involved twice a year, occasionally you will be asked to assist another team member.
We ask that some of you who were fortunate enough to benefit from the care and attention of our Baptism Team will volunteer your time and goodwill by becoming our newest team members.
Sincerely,
Fr Michael and Baptism Preparation Team
Principal's News
Dear Parents
Our students have settled into their new classes getting to know their teachers and classmates. Yesterday Fr Michael and I walked around the school with our school captains Hanna and Luca and blessed all the learning spaces, children and staff. At the beginning of the school year mass on Tuesday, we gathered together and asked God to bless us all and guide us in all that we do. The choir consisting of students and teachers, sang with joy as we embrace a year of new beginnings.
We welcome many new families to St Martin's this year and look forward to supporting them on their journey. Communication processes are very important in understanding the life of a school so I encourage all families to regularly check Compass and the school events calendar for upcoming events. Our fortnightly school newsletter will provide valuable information as schools are vibrant places that provide many opportunities for celebration of learning, social and community events and enrichment, information and faith formation experiences.
Our prep students are loving school life.
Many of our volunteer groups such as; Parents and Friends Association, Parish Education Board and Carnival Committee are planning their dates for the year which will be included in the calendar shortly.
Community Prayer and Assembly
Every Monday morning at 8.50am, parents are invited to join Fr Michael, the student leaders, teachers and students to participate in our Community Prayer on top yard. Parents are invited to stand next to their own children to listen to the weekly Gospel Reading and announcements about other events which involve the student community. We conclude our Community Prayer and Assembly with the raising of the flags whilst singing our national anthem.
School closure days for 2020
The following days have been set aside for staff professional learning. As we are undergoing a Catholic Education School Review this year additional days are needed to address school improvement and compliance matters. I will outline the review process at a later date. Thank you for your support. Wednesday 17 June, Thursday 23 July, Thursday 15 October, Friday 16 October, Monday 2 November (day before Cup Day) and Monday 30 November.
Parking and student safety reminders
Student safety is very important and the beginning of the year is a time to remind you all of the processes for morning drop off and afternoon pick up.
Morning
Kiss and Drop - each morning at 8.30am the Silk St entrance to bottom yard is opened for a ‘Kiss and Drop’ procedure. Cars enter in a single file and stay in single file and move towards the junior playground equipment. A teacher will be on duty adjacent to the play equipment. Students will be able to exit their car from this point only. No parking on bottom yard. Cars must exit via Dobson Avenue gates.
Afternoon
The bottom yard will be opened at 3.15pm. Cars must enter through the Silk Street gate and exit through Dobson Avenue gate. Parents may park in the yard from this time onwards. Children are to be collected by parents from a designated safe point within the school yard. Children will be under the supervision of the teacher on yard duty. Playgrounds are out of bounds before and after school. Do not wait in your car or call children through the traffic. To avoid traffic congestion it is suggested that where possible, cars are parked away from the school and children walk the remaining distance. Walking promotes physical activity, independence and responsibility in children.
Silk Street Pick-up/Drop-off Zone
This zone is designed for quick movement of cars and is a council enforced standing time of 2 minutes - no parking is permitted. Normal parking restrictions and council signs should be observed when the flags are displayed on the School Crossing. Note that cars may only turn left out of Silk Street and NO cars should attempt to make a U turn and hold up the flow of traffic along the drop-off area. Parents are welcome to use the community centre car park located on the corner of Silk Street and Lower Plenty Road when there is a space available.
Mercy Building car park
Parents are asked not to park in this area for the safety of students. There may be times when community events are happening that it may be open and we will advise this through compass.
Thank you for your support.
School Counsellor
Throughout this term we will be reviewing our school counsellor program. Feedback will be sought from families and staff. During this time all matters related to Student Wellbeing should be directed to your child’s classroom teacher, Jamie Atherton (Student Wellbeing Leader) or Jacqui Marshall (Principal).
Upcoming events
Monday 10 Feb Community Prayer and Assembly - 8:50am
Band Program Information and Recruitment Night - 7pm
Tuesday 11 Feb Confirmation Information Night - 7pm
Wednesday 12 Feb Prep 2020 Information Night - 7pm
PFA Meeting - 7:45pm
Saturday 15 Feb Confirmation commitment mass - 6pm
Sunday 16 Feb Confirmation commitment mass - 10am
Monday 17 Feb Community Prayer and Assembly - 8:50am
Tuesday 25 Feb Shrove Tuesday Picnic - 5pm
2021 Prep Enrolments are NOW OPEN
It is that time again where we ask existing families to drop into the school office to register, collect and complete an enrolment form for their child. It would be appreciated if families could do so as soon as possible so that we can make some projections of how many places we are able to offer new families. Parents are welcome to spread the word to potential new families that our enrolments are now being taken for 2021.
2020 Open Days - Please let your friends know.
School tours will be conducted at 9.30am on each of the following days. Tours will be approximately 30–45 minutes and will be conducted by staff and Year 6 students.
● Tuesday, 3rd March
● Thursday, 12th March
● Sunday 15th March
● Tuesday, 17th March
● Tuesday, 5th May
Prep 2021 Enrolment Information Evening – Thursday 19th March, 7pm.
Families are welcome to contact the school office to arrange a personal tour on other days.
This term we excitedly prepare for the St Martin's Carnival on 26 March. I have been so impressed by how much has already been achieved by the committee and know they are looking for volunteers to support. Your generosity of time is much appreciated.
I will introduce our student school leaders to you in our next newsletter.
Congratulations to Jess McGrath and her husband Johnny on the safe arrival of their beautiful daughter Rosie Merle. We look forward to meeting Rosie when Jess pops in for a visit.
Thank you for the warm words of welcome and I look forward to walking alongside you all to ensure your children meet their potential. St Martins is a wonderful place to be.
Jacqui Marshall
Principal
Dear Parents
Our students have settled into their new classes getting to know their teachers and classmates. Yesterday Fr Michael and I walked around the school with our school captains Hanna and Luca and blessed all the learning spaces, children and staff. At the beginning of the school year mass on Tuesday, we gathered together and asked God to bless us all and guide us in all that we do. The choir consisting of students and teachers, sang with joy as we embrace a year of new beginnings.
We welcome many new families to St Martin's this year and look forward to supporting them on their journey. Communication processes are very important in understanding the life of a school so I encourage all families to regularly check Compass and the school events calendar for upcoming events. Our fortnightly school newsletter will provide valuable information as schools are vibrant places that provide many opportunities for celebration of learning, social and community events and enrichment, information and faith formation experiences.
Our prep students are loving school life.
Many of our volunteer groups such as; Parents and Friends Association, Parish Education Board and Carnival Committee are planning their dates for the year which will be included in the calendar shortly.
Community Prayer and Assembly
Every Monday morning at 8.50am, parents are invited to join Fr Michael, the student leaders, teachers and students to participate in our Community Prayer on top yard. Parents are invited to stand next to their own children to listen to the weekly Gospel Reading and announcements about other events which involve the student community. We conclude our Community Prayer and Assembly with the raising of the flags whilst singing our national anthem.
School closure days for 2020
The following days have been set aside for staff professional learning. As we are undergoing a Catholic Education School Review this year additional days are needed to address school improvement and compliance matters. I will outline the review process at a later date. Thank you for your support. Wednesday 17 June, Thursday 23 July, Thursday 15 October, Friday 16 October, Monday 2 November (day before Cup Day) and Monday 30 November.
Parking and student safety reminders
Student safety is very important and the beginning of the year is a time to remind you all of the processes for morning drop off and afternoon pick up.
Morning
Kiss and Drop - each morning at 8.30am the Silk St entrance to bottom yard is opened for a ‘Kiss and Drop’ procedure. Cars enter in a single file and stay in single file and move towards the junior playground equipment. A teacher will be on duty adjacent to the play equipment. Students will be able to exit their car from this point only. No parking on bottom yard. Cars must exit via Dobson Avenue gates.
Afternoon
The bottom yard will be opened at 3.15pm. Cars must enter through the Silk Street gate and exit through Dobson Avenue gate. Parents may park in the yard from this time onwards. Children are to be collected by parents from a designated safe point within the school yard. Children will be under the supervision of the teacher on yard duty. Playgrounds are out of bounds before and after school. Do not wait in your car or call children through the traffic. To avoid traffic congestion it is suggested that where possible, cars are parked away from the school and children walk the remaining distance. Walking promotes physical activity, independence and responsibility in children.
Silk Street Pick-up/Drop-off Zone
This zone is designed for quick movement of cars and is a council enforced standing time of 2 minutes - no parking is permitted. Normal parking restrictions and council signs should be observed when the flags are displayed on the School Crossing. Note that cars may only turn left out of Silk Street and NO cars should attempt to make a U turn and hold up the flow of traffic along the drop-off area. Parents are welcome to use the community centre car park located on the corner of Silk Street and Lower Plenty Road when there is a space available.
Mercy Building car park
Parents are asked not to park in this area for the safety of students. There may be times when community events are happening that it may be open and we will advise this through compass.
Thank you for your support.
School Counsellor
Throughout this term we will be reviewing our school counsellor program. Feedback will be sought from families and staff. During this time all matters related to Student Wellbeing should be directed to your child’s classroom teacher, Jamie Atherton (Student Wellbeing Leader) or Jacqui Marshall (Principal).
Upcoming events
Monday 10 Feb Community Prayer and Assembly - 8:50am
Band Program Information and Recruitment Night - 7pm
Tuesday 11 Feb Confirmation Information Night - 7pm
Wednesday 12 Feb Prep 2020 Information Night - 7pm
PFA Meeting - 7:45pm
Saturday 15 Feb Confirmation commitment mass - 6pm
Sunday 16 Feb Confirmation commitment mass - 10am
Monday 17 Feb Community Prayer and Assembly - 8:50am
Tuesday 25 Feb Shrove Tuesday Picnic - 5pm
2021 Prep Enrolments are NOW OPEN
It is that time again where we ask existing families to drop into the school office to register, collect and complete an enrolment form for their child. It would be appreciated if families could do so as soon as possible so that we can make some projections of how many places we are able to offer new families. Parents are welcome to spread the word to potential new families that our enrolments are now being taken for 2021.
2020 Open Days - Please let your friends know.
School tours will be conducted at 9.30am on each of the following days. Tours will be approximately 30–45 minutes and will be conducted by staff and Year 6 students.
● Tuesday, 3rd March
● Thursday, 12th March
● Sunday 15th March
● Tuesday, 17th March
● Tuesday, 5th May
Prep 2021 Enrolment Information Evening – Thursday 19th March, 7pm.
Families are welcome to contact the school office to arrange a personal tour on other days.
This term we excitedly prepare for the St Martin's Carnival on 26 March. I have been so impressed by how much has already been achieved by the committee and know they are looking for volunteers to support. Your generosity of time is much appreciated.
I will introduce our student school leaders to you in our next newsletter.
Congratulations to Jess McGrath and her husband Johnny on the safe arrival of their beautiful daughter Rosie Merle. We look forward to meeting Rosie when Jess pops in for a visit.
Thank you for the warm words of welcome and I look forward to walking alongside you all to ensure your children meet their potential. St Martins is a wonderful place to be.
Jacqui Marshall
Principal
Welcome Prep Students and Families
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
PREP PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING
An information evening for Prep Parents will be held on Wednesday 12 February at 7pm in your child's classroom.
Compass login details have been sent to our new families. Please contact th school office if you have not received your details or if you have any queries.
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Tuesday 11th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Wednesday 12th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students
Thursday 13th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Friday 14th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Monday 17th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Tuesday 18th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Wednesday 19th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students
Thursday 20th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Friday 21st February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Monday 24th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Tuesday 25th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Wednesday 26th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students
Thursday 27th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Friday 28st February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
PREP PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING
An information evening for Prep Parents will be held on Wednesday 12 February at 7pm in your child's classroom.
Compass login details have been sent to our new families. Please contact th school office if you have not received your details or if you have any queries.
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Tuesday 11th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Wednesday 12th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students
Thursday 13th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Friday 14th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Monday 17th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Tuesday 18th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Wednesday 19th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students
Thursday 20th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Friday 21st February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Monday 24th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Tuesday 25th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Wednesday 26th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students
Thursday 27th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
Friday 28st February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
Religious Education Dates
Religious Education Dates
February
★ 11th - Confirmation Information Evening at 7pm
★ 15th - Confirmation Commitment Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 16th - Confirmation Commitment Mass at 10am
★ 25th - Shrove Tuesday
★ 26th - Ash Wednesday Mass at 9.15am
★ 29th - Prep Welcome Mass at 6pm
March
★ 13th - St Patrick’s Day Mass and Concert for Student Leaders (all day event)
★ 21st - Year 5 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ Easter Tableau (TBC)
★ 26th - Parish/School Carnival 3.30pm-8.30pm
April
★ 10th - Good Friday
★ 12th - Easter Sunday
★ 13th - Easter Monday (holiday)
★ 14th - ‘He is Risen’ Liturgy
★ 18th - Confirmation Preparation Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 19th - Confirmation Preparation Mass at 10am
★ 27th - ANZAC Assembly
May
★ 2nd - Confirmation Masses at 11am or 1.30pm
★ 26th - Eucharist Information Evening at 7pm
★ 30th - Eucharist Commitment Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 31st - Eucharist Commitment Mass at 10am
June
★ 6th - Winter Appeal commences
★ 13th - Year 2 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ 19th - Sacred Heart Mission Mass at 9.15am
★ 20th - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 21st - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 10am
July
★ 16th - Eucharist Retreat Day (TBC)
★ 25th - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 6pm
★ 26th - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 10am
August
★ 7th - Mary Mackillop Mass at 9.15am
★ 8th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 9th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
★ 14th - Feast of the Assumption Mass at 9.15am
★ 15th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 16th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
September
★ 1st - Reconciliation Information Evening at 7pm
★ 5th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 6th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
October
★ 13th - 3MT Reconciliation Liturgy at 7pm
★ 17th - Year 1 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ 20th - 3JC Reconciliation Liturgy at 7pm
★ 27th - 3C Reconciliation Liturgy at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 14th - Graduation Mass at 5pm
★ 15th - End of School Year Mass at 9.15am
Religious Education Dates
February
★ 11th - Confirmation Information Evening at 7pm
★ 15th - Confirmation Commitment Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 16th - Confirmation Commitment Mass at 10am
★ 25th - Shrove Tuesday
★ 26th - Ash Wednesday Mass at 9.15am
★ 29th - Prep Welcome Mass at 6pm
March
★ 13th - St Patrick’s Day Mass and Concert for Student Leaders (all day event)
★ 21st - Year 5 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ Easter Tableau (TBC)
★ 26th - Parish/School Carnival 3.30pm-8.30pm
April
★ 10th - Good Friday
★ 12th - Easter Sunday
★ 13th - Easter Monday (holiday)
★ 14th - ‘He is Risen’ Liturgy
★ 18th - Confirmation Preparation Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 19th - Confirmation Preparation Mass at 10am
★ 27th - ANZAC Assembly
May
★ 2nd - Confirmation Masses at 11am or 1.30pm
★ 26th - Eucharist Information Evening at 7pm
★ 30th - Eucharist Commitment Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 31st - Eucharist Commitment Mass at 10am
June
★ 6th - Winter Appeal commences
★ 13th - Year 2 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ 19th - Sacred Heart Mission Mass at 9.15am
★ 20th - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 6pm
OR
★ 21st - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 10am
July
★ 16th - Eucharist Retreat Day (TBC)
★ 25th - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 6pm
★ 26th - Eucharist Preparation Mass at 10am
August
★ 7th - Mary Mackillop Mass at 9.15am
★ 8th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 9th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
★ 14th - Feast of the Assumption Mass at 9.15am
★ 15th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 16th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
September
★ 1st - Reconciliation Information Evening at 7pm
★ 5th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 6th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
October
★ 13th - 3MT Reconciliation Liturgy at 7pm
★ 17th - Year 1 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ 20th - 3JC Reconciliation Liturgy at 7pm
★ 27th - 3C Reconciliation Liturgy at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 14th - Graduation Mass at 5pm
★ 15th - End of School Year Mass at 9.15am
Parent Information
PARENT INFORMATION 2020 
Welcome to the 2020 school year. We have included some general information that we hope will assist parents throughout the school year. Specific information relating to your child’s year level and class shall be provided by your child’s classroom teacher.
Starting Time
Students are expected to be at school by 8.40am and in the classroom by 8:45am. Punctuality is important as we start meditation at 8:50am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Monday mornings we hold a Community Prayer and Assembly on Top Yard.
If you are late to school, please take your child to the office and sign them in via Compass. Teachers take the roll at 9:00am. Students that arrive after 9:00am will be recorded as late. The overall number of absences and late attendance will be recorded on each student’s report at the end of each semester.
Bell Times: 
8:30am Gates Open
8:40am Students begin to enter the classroom with their belongings when the music plays.
8:45am Students begin morning routine and meditation
9:00am Classes begin
11:00am Eating time
11:10am First Break
11:50am Classes resume
1:50pm Eating time
2:00pm Second Break
2:40pm Classes resume
3:30pm End of school day
School Pick Ups (Year 1-6 Students)
Please ensure you have arranged a safe pick up point with your child and throughout the year you advise your child of any changes in the usual routine for pick up. Students can leave the school grounds via the Top Yard gate around the back of the Mercy building and via the pedestrian gate at Dobson Avenue. Students can also be collected by an adult and must be escorted down the stairs to the car park. NO student is to enter the carpark without an adult. Primary age children do not have enough car awareness to walk through the car park safely.
If your child is to attend OSHClub (After School Care), it is their responsibility to know which nights they go. Please ensure you are registered with OSHClub as students who are not picked up at the end of the school day will be sent to OSHClub.
School Pick Ups (Prep Students)
At the end of the school day Prep students can be picked up from their dots.
Seesaw Digital Portfolio 
This year teachers will continue the use of a digital portfolio in place of the Learning Journals. It is an opportunity for parents to gain greater insight into learning at St. Martin’s. More information will be sent out regarding Seesaw digital portfolios from your child’s classroom teacher.
Home Practice/Learning Requirements 
An expectation of all St. Martin’s students is that they read for at least 20 minutes every night. Classroom teachers will advise parents of specific Home Practice/Learning Requirements for each year level.
Specialist Timetable 
Your classroom teacher will avise you of the days your child has Library, LOTE, STEM, Art, Music and Sport.
Brain Food 
We encourage healthy eating because of the benefits this has to both our mind and body. We ask that students bring a labelled small plastic container with diced or chopped up fruit or vegetables (Nude Food) that can be eaten as a snack during class time.
Communication 
All our school communication is via Compass. Parents can email their child’s classroom teacher via Compass. Due to teaching and meeting commitments it may take up to three working days before a teacher is able to respond to emails. If your matter is urgent, please contact the school office.
Absences
Student absences must be placed on Compass as soon as possible. Failure to place an absence on Compass will result in parents receiving an SMS from the school office. As a courtesy, could you please provide your child’s classroom teacher with an email, so that they are able to monitor your child upon their return to school.
Early Leavers
If you need to pick your child up before 3:30pm, please enter this absence on Compass indicating the time of early release, late arrival or return to school. As a courtesy please send a short note with your child to give to the classroom teacher on the day. If possible avoid collecting your child during first and second break as students can be difficult to find on the yard.
Permission Forms
Permission forms for excursions are sent via Compass. Please check Compass regularly and ensure you approve excursions by the due date. Failure to approve an excursion may result in your child not being able to attend.
Medication
If students require medicine to be administered during school time, you will need to complete a Medical Request Form, (also available at the school office). Please clearly label all medicine as it is kept in the school office. Medication will be given by the office staff and must be returned to an adult.
Allergies
At St. Martin’s we strongly encourage 'no sharing of food' amongst students due to some students having allergies. We also ask parents not to send products containing nuts. Please advise the school office of changes to your child’s medical condition so that our school records are up to date.
Birthdays 
If you wish to send a treat for your child’s birthday, please refrain from sending food, we ask you to consider those students that have food allergies. Instead please consider sending in small items, such as, balloons, bubbles, stickers, pencils etc.
School Visitors/Parent Volunteers 
It is a legal requirement that all parent helpers and visitors assisting in any way in the classroom, sport days or on excursions MUST have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC). You will need to provide your WWCC number to the school office when signing in. Please ensure you check the expiry date of your card.
School Uniform, Hats and Bags
Full school uniform must be worn appropriately at all times, this includes wearing sports uniforms on sports days. If your child is out of uniform please provide your child’s teacher with a note explaining why. Please ensure you label ALL school uniform items. Hats are to be worn in Terms 1 and 4. No hat means No play. Sunscreen is strongly encouraged however it is your child’s responsibility to apply it within school hours.
We also encourage all students to carry their own school bag to and from school and to be responsible for packing and unpacking their own bags.
Canteen 
The canteen is open on Thursdays and Fridays. Students are able to purchase icy poles during first and second break. Lunch order items are listed on the canten menu.
Office Items
If any money is to be sent to the school office, please ensure it is clearly labelled with your child’s name, class, the amount payable and what it is for and given to your child's classroom teacher.
We ask parents to advise the school of any changes to family/student information as they occur e.g. home address, emergency contacts, place of employment and occupation. These changes can be made by completing a Change of Information Form.
Personal Items 
Students are not to bring mobile phones or electronic devices to school. Expensive and sentimental toys/items are also discouraged, as they could be easily damaged or lost. Please label any balls etc. with your child’s name. Lost property is located near the school office.
Please visit our school website for further information.
We wish families a smooth start to the 2020 school year.
PARENT INFORMATION 2020
Welcome to the 2020 school year. We have included some general information that we hope will assist parents throughout the school year. Specific information relating to your child’s year level and class shall be provided by your child’s classroom teacher.
Starting Time
Students are expected to be at school by 8.40am and in the classroom by 8:45am. Punctuality is important as we start meditation at 8:50am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Monday mornings we hold a Community Prayer and Assembly on Top Yard.
If you are late to school, please take your child to the office and sign them in via Compass. Teachers take the roll at 9:00am. Students that arrive after 9:00am will be recorded as late. The overall number of absences and late attendance will be recorded on each student’s report at the end of each semester.
Bell Times:
8:30am Gates Open
8:40am Students begin to enter the classroom with their belongings when the music plays.
8:45am Students begin morning routine and meditation
9:00am Classes begin
11:00am Eating time
11:10am First Break
11:50am Classes resume
1:50pm Eating time
2:00pm Second Break
2:40pm Classes resume
3:30pm End of school day
School Pick Ups (Year 1-6 Students)
Please ensure you have arranged a safe pick up point with your child and throughout the year you advise your child of any changes in the usual routine for pick up. Students can leave the school grounds via the Top Yard gate around the back of the Mercy building and via the pedestrian gate at Dobson Avenue. Students can also be collected by an adult and must be escorted down the stairs to the car park. NO student is to enter the carpark without an adult. Primary age children do not have enough car awareness to walk through the car park safely.
If your child is to attend OSHClub (After School Care), it is their responsibility to know which nights they go. Please ensure you are registered with OSHClub as students who are not picked up at the end of the school day will be sent to OSHClub.
School Pick Ups (Prep Students)
At the end of the school day Prep students can be picked up from their dots.
Seesaw Digital Portfolio
This year teachers will continue the use of a digital portfolio in place of the Learning Journals. It is an opportunity for parents to gain greater insight into learning at St. Martin’s. More information will be sent out regarding Seesaw digital portfolios from your child’s classroom teacher.
Home Practice/Learning Requirements
An expectation of all St. Martin’s students is that they read for at least 20 minutes every night. Classroom teachers will advise parents of specific Home Practice/Learning Requirements for each year level.
Specialist Timetable
Your classroom teacher will avise you of the days your child has Library, LOTE, STEM, Art, Music and Sport.
Brain Food
We encourage healthy eating because of the benefits this has to both our mind and body. We ask that students bring a labelled small plastic container with diced or chopped up fruit or vegetables (Nude Food) that can be eaten as a snack during class time.
Communication
All our school communication is via Compass. Parents can email their child’s classroom teacher via Compass. Due to teaching and meeting commitments it may take up to three working days before a teacher is able to respond to emails. If your matter is urgent, please contact the school office.
Absences
Student absences must be placed on Compass as soon as possible. Failure to place an absence on Compass will result in parents receiving an SMS from the school office. As a courtesy, could you please provide your child’s classroom teacher with an email, so that they are able to monitor your child upon their return to school.
Early Leavers
If you need to pick your child up before 3:30pm, please enter this absence on Compass indicating the time of early release, late arrival or return to school. As a courtesy please send a short note with your child to give to the classroom teacher on the day. If possible avoid collecting your child during first and second break as students can be difficult to find on the yard.
Permission Forms
Permission forms for excursions are sent via Compass. Please check Compass regularly and ensure you approve excursions by the due date. Failure to approve an excursion may result in your child not being able to attend.
Medication
If students require medicine to be administered during school time, you will need to complete a Medical Request Form, (also available at the school office). Please clearly label all medicine as it is kept in the school office. Medication will be given by the office staff and must be returned to an adult.
Allergies
At St. Martin’s we strongly encourage 'no sharing of food' amongst students due to some students having allergies. We also ask parents not to send products containing nuts. Please advise the school office of changes to your child’s medical condition so that our school records are up to date.
Birthdays
If you wish to send a treat for your child’s birthday, please refrain from sending food, we ask you to consider those students that have food allergies. Instead please consider sending in small items, such as, balloons, bubbles, stickers, pencils etc.
School Visitors/Parent Volunteers
It is a legal requirement that all parent helpers and visitors assisting in any way in the classroom, sport days or on excursions MUST have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC). You will need to provide your WWCC number to the school office when signing in. Please ensure you check the expiry date of your card.
School Uniform, Hats and Bags
Full school uniform must be worn appropriately at all times, this includes wearing sports uniforms on sports days. If your child is out of uniform please provide your child’s teacher with a note explaining why. Please ensure you label ALL school uniform items. Hats are to be worn in Terms 1 and 4. No hat means No play. Sunscreen is strongly encouraged however it is your child’s responsibility to apply it within school hours.
We also encourage all students to carry their own school bag to and from school and to be responsible for packing and unpacking their own bags.
Canteen
The canteen is open on Thursdays and Fridays. Students are able to purchase icy poles during first and second break. Lunch order items are listed on the canten menu.
Office Items
If any money is to be sent to the school office, please ensure it is clearly labelled with your child’s name, class, the amount payable and what it is for and given to your child's classroom teacher.
We ask parents to advise the school of any changes to family/student information as they occur e.g. home address, emergency contacts, place of employment and occupation. These changes can be made by completing a Change of Information Form.
Personal Items
Students are not to bring mobile phones or electronic devices to school. Expensive and sentimental toys/items are also discouraged, as they could be easily damaged or lost. Please label any balls etc. with your child’s name. Lost property is located near the school office.
Please visit our school website for further information.
We wish families a smooth start to the 2020 school year.
Religious Education News
Confirmation Information Evening
Next Tuesday evening the Year 6 parents are invited to gather together to listen to Fr Elio Capra speak about Confirmation as a sacrament in today’s world. The Year 6 students, along with the Catechist children, will also attend the evening to work with their teachers on developing their understanding of the Sacrament.
Confirmation Commitment Mass
We invite our school families to pray with our Year 6 students as they begin their preparations for Confirmation. At the weekend Masses (15th/16th February), the Year 6 students will commit to their faith as they prepare to receive the final Sacrament of Initiation.
Confirmation Information Evening
Next Tuesday evening the Year 6 parents are invited to gather together to listen to Fr Elio Capra speak about Confirmation as a sacrament in today’s world. The Year 6 students, along with the Catechist children, will also attend the evening to work with their teachers on developing their understanding of the Sacrament.
Confirmation Commitment Mass
We invite our school families to pray with our Year 6 students as they begin their preparations for Confirmation. At the weekend Masses (15th/16th February), the Year 6 students will commit to their faith as they prepare to receive the final Sacrament of Initiation.
L.R.C News
Welcome back to school! It’s been great to see all of our students return to the library and enthusiastically start borrowing from our collection again this week.
We have some exciting things planned in the library space this year and we know 2020 is going to be a wonderful year for our students where they will continue to develop a lifelong love of reading.
Please CLICK HERE find our library timetable. We remind all families we are open every day from 8.30am, and we LOVE seeing families come in together and take some time out to read a book. We are also open until 3.45pm on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Library Team for 2020
Monday: Chloe Jones
Tuesday: Emma Kent
Wednesday: Martine Klaic
Thursday: Chloe Jones
Friday: Emma Kent
Library technician: Wendy Roussety (Monday and Thursday)
Library assistant : Cristina Grande
Story Dogs
We are beyond excited to share with you that we have two new library staff members at SMOT this year.
Please meet………
Ava and Charlie
Ava and Charlie are trained story dogs and they will be working with us in the library to listen to our students read. Please look out for correspondence regarding this program via Compass in the coming week. We hope to have the program beginning in late February.
Ava came for a little visit last Wednesday…….and judging by the response of everyone she met, she is going to be a very welcome member of the SMOT library team.
She definitely got the ok from our new Principal!
Welcome back to school! It’s been great to see all of our students return to the library and enthusiastically start borrowing from our collection again this week.
We have some exciting things planned in the library space this year and we know 2020 is going to be a wonderful year for our students where they will continue to develop a lifelong love of reading.
Please CLICK HERE find our library timetable. We remind all families we are open every day from 8.30am, and we LOVE seeing families come in together and take some time out to read a book. We are also open until 3.45pm on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Library Team for 2020
Monday: Chloe Jones
Tuesday: Emma Kent
Wednesday: Martine Klaic
Thursday: Chloe Jones
Friday: Emma Kent
Library technician: Wendy Roussety (Monday and Thursday)
Library assistant : Cristina Grande
Story Dogs
We are beyond excited to share with you that we have two new library staff members at SMOT this year.
Please meet………
Ava and Charlie
Ava and Charlie are trained story dogs and they will be working with us in the library to listen to our students read. Please look out for correspondence regarding this program via Compass in the coming week. We hope to have the program beginning in late February.
Ava came for a little visit last Wednesday…….and judging by the response of everyone she met, she is going to be a very welcome member of the SMOT library team.
She definitely got the ok from our new Principal!
Band Program Info and Try-out Night
Band Program Information and Instrument Try-Out Evening - Mon 10th Feb 7pm GECCO
St Martin of Tours offers your child the opportunity to join the St Martin of Tours Catholic Primary School Band Program.
To find out about this amazing opportunity we would like to invite you to an information evening explaining our program and offering your children a chance to try out instruments and see which one might best suit them.
Instrumental tuition is available for the flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, and percussion.
Students who take up this opportunity will rehearse with the school band weekly on Thursday mornings at 8am. They will also attend a weekly instrumental tuition session. There is a cost involved that covers both tuition and band membership fees. The band will be given opportunities to participate in performances, workshops, festivals as well as visits with other school bands.
Please join us this Monday the 10th Feb at 7pm in the GECCO to find out all the information you need about this program.
Feel free to contact Elliott Westbury - our new band program coordinator and senior school music teacher on band@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au with any questions.
Band Program Information and Instrument Try-Out Evening - Mon 10th Feb 7pm GECCO
St Martin of Tours offers your child the opportunity to join the St Martin of Tours Catholic Primary School Band Program.
To find out about this amazing opportunity we would like to invite you to an information evening explaining our program and offering your children a chance to try out instruments and see which one might best suit them.
Instrumental tuition is available for the flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, and percussion.
Students who take up this opportunity will rehearse with the school band weekly on Thursday mornings at 8am. They will also attend a weekly instrumental tuition session. There is a cost involved that covers both tuition and band membership fees. The band will be given opportunities to participate in performances, workshops, festivals as well as visits with other school bands.
Please join us this Monday the 10th Feb at 7pm in the GECCO to find out all the information you need about this program.
Feel free to contact Elliott Westbury - our new band program coordinator and senior school music teacher on band@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au with any questions.
S.T.E.M
S.T.E.M Partnership with Rosanna library
Rosanna library - After School Activities
Craft Box - Every Monday - 4.00pm–5.00pm
Ages 5–12 Finished primary school for the day and looking for something to do?
Enjoy craft activities, puzzles, technology or games. Contact the branch for information, weekly focuses or themes.
Rosanna Library - LEGO Club
Every Tuesday 4.00pm–5.00pm
Ages 5–12 LEGO helps to build skills in construction and creativity. Imagination meets feats of engineering in this after school club.
Rosanna Library -Doggy Tales
Every Tuesday 4.00pm–5.00pm
Ages 5+ Doggy Tales program is an exciting way for children to practice their reading. It provides children with a non-judgmental, canine audience. No need to book. Just come along and meet our reading dog.
Rosanna Library -STEAM Club
Climbing Firemen Wednesday 19 February 4.00pm–5.00pm - Book Now
All Ages Join us for some wacky experiments, amazing arts and engineering feats as we explore all things STEAM each week.
Rosanna Library -Code Club:
Saturday 8 February 10.00am–11.00am
Scratch for Beginners -Ages 8+ Learn basic coding! Create games, animations and interactive stories with Scratch – a programming language for beginners. Book Now.
S.T.E.M Partnership with Rosanna library
Rosanna library - After School Activities
Craft Box - Every Monday - 4.00pm–5.00pm
Ages 5–12 Finished primary school for the day and looking for something to do?
Enjoy craft activities, puzzles, technology or games. Contact the branch for information, weekly focuses or themes.
Rosanna Library - LEGO Club
Every Tuesday 4.00pm–5.00pm
Ages 5–12 LEGO helps to build skills in construction and creativity. Imagination meets feats of engineering in this after school club.
Rosanna Library -Doggy Tales
Every Tuesday 4.00pm–5.00pm
Ages 5+ Doggy Tales program is an exciting way for children to practice their reading. It provides children with a non-judgmental, canine audience. No need to book. Just come along and meet our reading dog.
Rosanna Library -STEAM Club
Climbing Firemen Wednesday 19 February 4.00pm–5.00pm - Book Now
All Ages Join us for some wacky experiments, amazing arts and engineering feats as we explore all things STEAM each week.
Rosanna Library -Code Club:
Saturday 8 February 10.00am–11.00am
Scratch for Beginners -Ages 8+ Learn basic coding! Create games, animations and interactive stories with Scratch – a programming language for beginners. Book Now.
School Fees
SCHOOL FEES 2020
Families who are paying fees via instalments I have been issued statement of school fees this week.
If you wish to discuss your school fee payments I am in the office on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, alternatively you can email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
SCHOOL FEES 2020
Families who are paying fees via instalments I have been issued statement of school fees this week.
If you wish to discuss your school fee payments I am in the office on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, alternatively you can email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 2
PGR Prep GR for being so smiley and happy settling in to school on their first week.
PPV Prep PV for a fabulous start to school life. Looking forward to a big year of fun and learning.
PVL All of Prep VL for having such a settled start to their school journey. Well done!!
1B To all of 1B for their amazing start to Year One!
1F Well done 1F for making a fantastic start to the year. You are all quickly learning to make good choices in and out of the classroom and being respectful people. Awesome!
1LB 1LB for having a fantastic start to Year One. They have settled in so well to their new routine and have a great attitude towards their learning!
2C
2OC All the wonderful students in 20C for being so kind and supportive of each other and settling in so well to Year 2!
2T All of 2T for having such a beautiful and settled start to Year Two.
3C All of 3C for a marvellous start to Year Three!
3JC Vivienne for settling in to your new school so well!
3MT For settling into the 2020 year so well. Great work 3MT.
4C To all the wonderful students in 4C for being kind, safe and fair in all that they do. Well done!
4T Emily H for being a fantastic listener in the classroom.
5C
5L Mietta for providing a very articulate induction into the daily operations of the school.
Gus M for his excellent attitude to his learning and willingness to ask for help when required.
5V Max for settling positively into his new classroom and school. We are so happy to have you as part of our team.
6AM Rochelle for her positive start to her grade 6 year. She has shown initiative and maturity in her attitude and is always willling and keen to share her work with the class.
6W Mia M has contirbuted her thoughts to Class discussions.
6ZW
WEEK 2
PGR Prep GR for being so smiley and happy settling in to school on their first week.
PPV Prep PV for a fabulous start to school life. Looking forward to a big year of fun and learning.
PVL All of Prep VL for having such a settled start to their school journey. Well done!!
1B To all of 1B for their amazing start to Year One!
1F Well done 1F for making a fantastic start to the year. You are all quickly learning to make good choices in and out of the classroom and being respectful people. Awesome!
1LB 1LB for having a fantastic start to Year One. They have settled in so well to their new routine and have a great attitude towards their learning!
2C
2OC All the wonderful students in 20C for being so kind and supportive of each other and settling in so well to Year 2!
2T All of 2T for having such a beautiful and settled start to Year Two.
3C All of 3C for a marvellous start to Year Three!
3JC Vivienne for settling in to your new school so well!
3MT For settling into the 2020 year so well. Great work 3MT.
4C To all the wonderful students in 4C for being kind, safe and fair in all that they do. Well done!
4T Emily H for being a fantastic listener in the classroom.
5C
5L Mietta for providing a very articulate induction into the daily operations of the school.
Gus M for his excellent attitude to his learning and willingness to ask for help when required.
5V Max for settling positively into his new classroom and school. We are so happy to have you as part of our team.
6AM Rochelle for her positive start to her grade 6 year. She has shown initiative and maturity in her attitude and is always willling and keen to share her work with the class.
6W Mia M has contirbuted her thoughts to Class discussions.
6ZW
St Martin's Parish and School Carnival News
THURSDAY 26TH MARCH 2020 3:30PM – 8:30PM
St. Martin of Tours is hosting an amazing parish/ school carnival as its major fundraiser, next month!
The Carnival is a celebration of our school, parish and community.
We are very excited for this occasion, which vows to be a fun afternoon / evening comprised of:
• Food trucks
• Bar
• Market stalls
• Entertainment
• Children’s rides
• Activities (Bubble Soccer, Petting Zoo)
• Silent Auctions / Raffles
We would love your support / involvement in the form of sponsorship, donations, or even assisting with running of the stalls / activities.
We are particularly looking for people who could coordinate:
• Cake Stall
• Games / Books Stall
• Chuck-a-choc stall
• Set up and Packing up of Eating Areas
This role would involve liasing with the committee, setting up on the day and organising a roster for someone to be present in your area at all times.
We are also looking for some volunteers with a current RSA to help out with the bar on a roster basis so no longer than an hour of your time would be greatly apreciated.
Wanted: talented face painters and / or hair sprayers who could volunteer their time on the evening of the carnival please.
If you are able to assist in any way, please email carnival@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Also,
• Mystery Bottles are back! Bottles will be sent home with each child on Tuesday. Instructions to follow.
• Collection of second hand children’s books and games (both in good quality) is ongoing. Collection tubs are outside the GECCO. House points will be received for each item.
• A couple of our wonderful Year 6 students are making hair accessories out of school dresses and boys and girls blue shirts, to sell at the carnival. If you have any of these items that are no longer required, please forward on to Declan L in 6AM via the office.
Be sure to follow us on our Facebook page 'St Martin of Tours Carnival' for updated info. Please feel free to invite family, friends and our wonderful community by sharing the page.
We would love to hear from you.
The Carnival Committee
carnival@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
THURSDAY 26TH MARCH 2020 3:30PM – 8:30PM
St. Martin of Tours is hosting an amazing parish/ school carnival as its major fundraiser, next month!
The Carnival is a celebration of our school, parish and community.
We are very excited for this occasion, which vows to be a fun afternoon / evening comprised of:
• Food trucks
• Bar
• Market stalls
• Entertainment
• Children’s rides
• Activities (Bubble Soccer, Petting Zoo)
• Silent Auctions / Raffles
We would love your support / involvement in the form of sponsorship, donations, or even assisting with running of the stalls / activities.
We are particularly looking for people who could coordinate:
• Cake Stall
• Games / Books Stall
• Chuck-a-choc stall
• Set up and Packing up of Eating Areas
This role would involve liasing with the committee, setting up on the day and organising a roster for someone to be present in your area at all times.
We are also looking for some volunteers with a current RSA to help out with the bar on a roster basis so no longer than an hour of your time would be greatly apreciated.
Wanted: talented face painters and / or hair sprayers who could volunteer their time on the evening of the carnival please.
If you are able to assist in any way, please email carnival@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Also,
• Mystery Bottles are back! Bottles will be sent home with each child on Tuesday. Instructions to follow.
• Collection of second hand children’s books and games (both in good quality) is ongoing. Collection tubs are outside the GECCO. House points will be received for each item.
• A couple of our wonderful Year 6 students are making hair accessories out of school dresses and boys and girls blue shirts, to sell at the carnival. If you have any of these items that are no longer required, please forward on to Declan L in 6AM via the office.
Be sure to follow us on our Facebook page 'St Martin of Tours Carnival' for updated info. Please feel free to invite family, friends and our wonderful community by sharing the page.
We would love to hear from you.
The Carnival Committee
carnival@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
PFA News
Firstly, we wish to welcome all our new Prep families to St Martin of Tours Primary School. The Parents and Friends Association (PFA) hosted 'Tea and Tissues' morning tea on Monday 3rd February and it was pleasing to see so many parents, grandparents and carers come for a cuppa and a chat in the GECCO. We hope all the Preppies are settling in well!
We also extend a very warm welcome to our new Principal Jacqui Marshall.
The first PFA Meeting for 2020 will be held next Wednesday 12th February at 7.45pm in the Seminar Room (new building). All parents and carers are welcome to attend our meetings and we encourage new members to join us this year. The PFA meeting on Wednesday will be following the Prep information evening, so if you are a new parent to the school and are interested in getting involved with the PFA, please come and say 'hi'.
If you'd still like to be involved with the PFA's activities but can't attend meetings, please visit our Helping Hands register to view and volunteer for upcoming events. Sign up as a volunteer at: https://signup.zone/smotpfa-volunteer
Our first event for the year is the traditional St Martin of Tours Shrove Tuesday Picnic on Tuesday 25th February at 5pm. Please save this date, it's a wonderful evening for families to catch up and meet new faces. More information on the Shrove Tuesday Picnic will be coming out next week.
A reminder you can also keep up to date with our PFA activities on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SMOTPFA and our Website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com
Our Executive Committee for 2020 is:
Co-Presidents: Kate Kelly and Belinda Pryse; Secretary: Michelle Don Paul; Treasurer: Carla Ting.
We look forward to a wonderful 2020 school year.
Firstly, we wish to welcome all our new Prep families to St Martin of Tours Primary School. The Parents and Friends Association (PFA) hosted 'Tea and Tissues' morning tea on Monday 3rd February and it was pleasing to see so many parents, grandparents and carers come for a cuppa and a chat in the GECCO. We hope all the Preppies are settling in well!
We also extend a very warm welcome to our new Principal Jacqui Marshall.
The first PFA Meeting for 2020 will be held next Wednesday 12th February at 7.45pm in the Seminar Room (new building). All parents and carers are welcome to attend our meetings and we encourage new members to join us this year. The PFA meeting on Wednesday will be following the Prep information evening, so if you are a new parent to the school and are interested in getting involved with the PFA, please come and say 'hi'.
If you'd still like to be involved with the PFA's activities but can't attend meetings, please visit our Helping Hands register to view and volunteer for upcoming events. Sign up as a volunteer at: https://signup.zone/smotpfa-volunteer
Our first event for the year is the traditional St Martin of Tours Shrove Tuesday Picnic on Tuesday 25th February at 5pm. Please save this date, it's a wonderful evening for families to catch up and meet new faces. More information on the Shrove Tuesday Picnic will be coming out next week.
A reminder you can also keep up to date with our PFA activities on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SMOTPFA and our Website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com
Our Executive Committee for 2020 is:
Co-Presidents: Kate Kelly and Belinda Pryse; Secretary: Michelle Don Paul; Treasurer: Carla Ting.
We look forward to a wonderful 2020 school year.
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Tuesday 11th February Confirmation Information Evening 7pm GECCO
Wednesday 12th February Prep Parents Information Evening 7pm in your child's classroom
Saturday 15th February or Sunday 16th February Confirmation Commitment Mass
Tuesday 25th February Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9.15am
Saturday 29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Welcome Mass 6pm
Thursday 5th March School Photo day Students to wear Summer Uniform
Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 10 or Wednesday 11 March Parent / Teacher / Student Learning Conversations Year 1 -6 Students ONLY
Saturday 21st March Year 5 Weekend Mass 6pm
Thursday 26th March Parish and School Carnival
Friday 27th March Last day of Term 1
Term Dates 2020
Term 1: 29th January - 27th March
Term 2: 14th April - 26 June
Term 3: 13th July - 18th September
Term 4: 5th October - 18th December (TBC)
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Tuesday 11th February Confirmation Information Evening 7pm GECCO
Wednesday 12th February Prep Parents Information Evening 7pm in your child's classroom
Saturday 15th February or Sunday 16th February Confirmation Commitment Mass
Tuesday 25th February Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9.15am
Saturday 29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Welcome Mass 6pm
Thursday 5th March School Photo day Students to wear Summer Uniform
Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 10 or Wednesday 11 March Parent / Teacher / Student Learning Conversations Year 1 -6 Students ONLY
Saturday 21st March Year 5 Weekend Mass 6pm
Thursday 26th March Parish and School Carnival
Friday 27th March Last day of Term 1
Term Dates 2020
Term 1: 29th January - 27th March
Term 2: 14th April - 26 June
Term 3: 13th July - 18th September
Term 4: 5th October - 18th December (TBC)
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
St Martin's Parish News
OFFICE HOURS: Mon— Friday 9.00 am — 5.00 pm (closed for lunch 1.00 pm — 2.00 pm ) 03 9458 4275
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday Vigil: 6.00 pm
Dawn Mass: 7.30 am
Italian Mass: 8.30 am
Family Mass: 10.00 am
WEEKLY MASSES
Mon 9/2, Tues 10/2, Thurs 12/2, Fri 13/2- 9:15am Mass
Wed 11/2 Liturgy of the Word & Communion 9:15am
Saturday 8:30 am Mass. Reconciliation 10am
Vigil Mass 6pm Saturday
OFFICE HOURS: Mon— Friday 9.00 am — 5.00 pm (closed for lunch 1.00 pm — 2.00 pm ) 03 9458 4275
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday Vigil: 6.00 pm
Dawn Mass: 7.30 am
Italian Mass: 8.30 am
Family Mass: 10.00 am
WEEKLY MASSES
Mon 9/2, Tues 10/2, Thurs 12/2, Fri 13/2- 9:15am Mass
Wed 11/2 Liturgy of the Word & Communion 9:15am
Saturday 8:30 am Mass. Reconciliation 10am
Vigil Mass 6pm Saturday
Welcome to the 2020 School Year
Welcome to the 2020 school year.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you all. Firstly I would like to sincerely thank Fr Michael and the panel for appointing me as your principal and look forward to meeting all in the community.
I have been working in Catholic Education for 30 years having had a range of experiences as a teacher and leader. As an educational leader my focus is always on continuous improvement. I want to see learning environments that reflect personalised learning, developing creativity and curiosity. My aim is to ensure there is always a focus on engagement, achievement and wellbeing, where everyone’s voice is valued. I want to ensure a whole school vision that promotes trust, optimism, resilience and respect.
Family is very important to me and I am fortunate to be a mother to two adult boys, Jacob and Liam and wife to Gary. We enjoy travelling as a family with Hawaii being our happy place. I follow Richmond in the AFL and our gorgeous groodle is named Dusty after my favourite player.
My initial observations are that St Martin’s is a warm and vibrant community. I have felt so welcomed by the staff, students and parents this week. I took the opportunity to go around to all the classrooms today and share a little about myself with the students and they were just delightful. I feel blessed to have been given this opportunity and look forward to meeting everyone.
The staff is looking forward to a great year, ensuring every student meets their potential. Thank you for supporting the student assessments over the last few days. This allows teachers to have accurate starting points to ensure they can personalise the learning for all students. I feel confident that 2020 will be a great year, full of hope, celebration and new beginnings.
A Prayer for the New School Year
Blessed are you, Lord God.
As we begin this new school year,
we ask for your blessings on our community.
Open our minds as we learn more about one another,
grant us courage as we accept new challenges and help us to cherish and protect our environment.
Bless every family and open our hearts to the love of your Spirit.
Amen
Today’s newsletter is a short one, we will begin our fortnightly newsletters next week.
2020 Staffing Line Up
Principal: Jacqui Marshall
Deputy Principal: Marita Anderson
Literacy Leader / Coach (P-3) : Dinesha Rajasingam
Learning & Teaching, Literacy Leader / Coach (4-6) Martine Klaic
Learning & Teaching (P-3), Maths (P-3) Leader / Coach: Sandra Tieppo
Maths (4-6) Leader / Coach: Terry Zacharakis
Religious Education Leader: Marita Anderson
Learning Diversity Leader: Teresa Michelangeli
Student Wellbeing Leader: Jamie Atherton
Literacy Intervention 4-6: Carmel Chubb
Prep PV: Lisa Philp / Donna Vincent
Prep GR: Andrea Getson / Dinesha Rajasingam
Prep VL: Leslie van Loggerenberg
Year 1B: Laura Bumpstead
Year 1LB: Laura Butler
Year 1F: Claire Forbes
Year 2C: Michelle Cameron
Year 2OC: Emma O’Malley / Karen Crimmins
Year 2T: Melanie Thierjung
Year 3C: Melissa Campbell
Year 3JC: Kris Jordan / Joanne Collier
Year 3MT: Lilia Mosbauer / Sandra Tieppo
Year 4C: Tess Cosgrave
Year 4T: Adele Truefeldt
Year 5C: Aaron Connolly
Year 5L: Stephanie Laws
Year 5V: Neesha Valvo
Year 6AM: Jamie Atherton / Jo Maloney
Year 6W: Gareth Wells
Year 6ZW: Terry Zacharakis / David Witchell
ART: Lisa Cherubin / Emma Kent
STEM: Brendan Ooi
PE: David Witchell
LOTE: Maria Mandarano / Steve Domini
MUSIC: Elliott Westbury / Maryanne Kos
LIBRARY: Martine Klaic / Chloe Jones / Wendy Roussety / Emma Kent
Administration:
Wendy O’Keefe, Mary Milione, Karen Livingstone, Patsy Lynch, Veronica Castles.
Learning Support Officers:
Patsy Lynch, Ida Fruci, Gayle Carrazza, Jessica Casamento, Cristina Grande, Kate Sanford, Carmel Malignaggi, Tomasina Lagos, Niki Potenza.
Jacqui Marshall
Principal
Welcome to the 2020 school year.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you all. Firstly I would like to sincerely thank Fr Michael and the panel for appointing me as your principal and look forward to meeting all in the community.
I have been working in Catholic Education for 30 years having had a range of experiences as a teacher and leader. As an educational leader my focus is always on continuous improvement. I want to see learning environments that reflect personalised learning, developing creativity and curiosity. My aim is to ensure there is always a focus on engagement, achievement and wellbeing, where everyone’s voice is valued. I want to ensure a whole school vision that promotes trust, optimism, resilience and respect.
Family is very important to me and I am fortunate to be a mother to two adult boys, Jacob and Liam and wife to Gary. We enjoy travelling as a family with Hawaii being our happy place. I follow Richmond in the AFL and our gorgeous groodle is named Dusty after my favourite player.
My initial observations are that St Martin’s is a warm and vibrant community. I have felt so welcomed by the staff, students and parents this week. I took the opportunity to go around to all the classrooms today and share a little about myself with the students and they were just delightful. I feel blessed to have been given this opportunity and look forward to meeting everyone.
The staff is looking forward to a great year, ensuring every student meets their potential. Thank you for supporting the student assessments over the last few days. This allows teachers to have accurate starting points to ensure they can personalise the learning for all students. I feel confident that 2020 will be a great year, full of hope, celebration and new beginnings.
A Prayer for the New School Year
Blessed are you, Lord God.
As we begin this new school year,
we ask for your blessings on our community.
Open our minds as we learn more about one another,
grant us courage as we accept new challenges and help us to cherish and protect our environment.
Bless every family and open our hearts to the love of your Spirit.
Amen
Today’s newsletter is a short one, we will begin our fortnightly newsletters next week.
2020 Staffing Line Up
Principal: Jacqui Marshall
Deputy Principal: Marita Anderson
Literacy Leader / Coach (P-3) : Dinesha Rajasingam
Learning & Teaching, Literacy Leader / Coach (4-6) Martine Klaic
Learning & Teaching (P-3), Maths (P-3) Leader / Coach: Sandra Tieppo
Maths (4-6) Leader / Coach: Terry Zacharakis
Religious Education Leader: Marita Anderson
Learning Diversity Leader: Teresa Michelangeli
Student Wellbeing Leader: Jamie Atherton
Literacy Intervention 4-6: Carmel Chubb
Prep PV: Lisa Philp / Donna Vincent
Prep GR: Andrea Getson / Dinesha Rajasingam
Prep VL: Leslie van Loggerenberg
Year 1B: Laura Bumpstead
Year 1LB: Laura Butler
Year 1F: Claire Forbes
Year 2C: Michelle Cameron
Year 2OC: Emma O’Malley / Karen Crimmins
Year 2T: Melanie Thierjung
Year 3C: Melissa Campbell
Year 3JC: Kris Jordan / Joanne Collier
Year 3MT: Lilia Mosbauer / Sandra Tieppo
Year 4C: Tess Cosgrave
Year 4T: Adele Truefeldt
Year 5C: Aaron Connolly
Year 5L: Stephanie Laws
Year 5V: Neesha Valvo
Year 6AM: Jamie Atherton / Jo Maloney
Year 6W: Gareth Wells
Year 6ZW: Terry Zacharakis / David Witchell
ART: Lisa Cherubin / Emma Kent
STEM: Brendan Ooi
PE: David Witchell
LOTE: Maria Mandarano / Steve Domini
MUSIC: Elliott Westbury / Maryanne Kos
LIBRARY: Martine Klaic / Chloe Jones / Wendy Roussety / Emma Kent
Administration:
Wendy O’Keefe, Mary Milione, Karen Livingstone, Patsy Lynch, Veronica Castles.
Learning Support Officers:
Patsy Lynch, Ida Fruci, Gayle Carrazza, Jessica Casamento, Cristina Grande, Kate Sanford, Carmel Malignaggi, Tomasina Lagos, Niki Potenza.
Jacqui Marshall
Principal
Prep 2020 News
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep Parents 'Tea and Tissues' morning tea 8.45am - 9.30am
PREP PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING
An information evening for Prep Parents will be held on Wednesday 12 February at 7pm in your child's classroom.
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep Parents 'Tea and Tissues' morning tea 8.45am - 9.30am
PREP PARENTS INFORMATION EVENING
An information evening for Prep Parents will be held on Wednesday 12 February at 7pm in your child's classroom.
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Friday 31st January Years 1-6 students commence formal classes
Monday 3rd February Prep students start school on 8.45am-1.00pm (half days only this week). Please click here for further information regarding Prep 2020 students
Prep Parents 'Tea and Tissues' Morning Tea 8.45am - 9.30am GECCO
Tuesday 11th February Confirmation Information Evening 7pm GECCO
Wednesday 12th February Prep Parents Information Evening 7pm in your child's classroom
Saturday 15th February or Sunday 16th February Confirmation Commitment Mass
Tuesday 25th February Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9.15am
Saturday 29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Welcome Mass 6pm
Thursday 5th March School Photo day Students to wear Summer Uniform
Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday
Saturday 21st March Year 5 Weekend Mass 6pm
Thursday 26th March Parish and School Carnival
Friday 27th March Last day of Term 1
Term Dates 2020
Term 1: 29th January - 27th March
Term 2: 14th April - 26 June
Term 3: 13th July - 18th September
Term 4: 5th October - 18th December (TBC)
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Friday 31st January Years 1-6 students commence formal classes
Monday 3rd February Prep students start school on 8.45am-1.00pm (half days only this week). Please click here for further information regarding Prep 2020 students
Prep Parents 'Tea and Tissues' Morning Tea 8.45am - 9.30am GECCO
Tuesday 11th February Confirmation Information Evening 7pm GECCO
Wednesday 12th February Prep Parents Information Evening 7pm in your child's classroom
Saturday 15th February or Sunday 16th February Confirmation Commitment Mass
Tuesday 25th February Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9.15am
Saturday 29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Welcome Mass 6pm
Thursday 5th March School Photo day Students to wear Summer Uniform
Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday
Saturday 21st March Year 5 Weekend Mass 6pm
Thursday 26th March Parish and School Carnival
Friday 27th March Last day of Term 1
Term Dates 2020
Term 1: 29th January - 27th March
Term 2: 14th April - 26 June
Term 3: 13th July - 18th September
Term 4: 5th October - 18th December (TBC)
A Final Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers,
It’s hard to believe that school has now finished for the 2019 school year!
At the end of the school year, I can’t help but look back at the year that was and I’m always surprised by what we’ve been able to achieve, but none more so than this year. 2019 has been a school year like I’ve never experienced before and never hope to again. But if there is any silver lining to our annus horribilis, it’s that when it was needed, more than it has ever been needed before, the community that is St Martin’s showed what it was truly made of. Everyone put the needs of the students above their own. Everyone worked together to support each other. Everyone took time to step back and remember what is truly important. I will forever be grateful and proud, that during such a difficult time, we all banded together as the great community that we truly are.
I’ve thought a lot about our school and my connection with it over the last few weeks. I’ve realised that my family has had a direct connection with the school continuously for the last 50 years! My (very much older!) brother Peter started prep in 1970 followed by my sister Sally a year later. When Sally was in Year 5, I started in prep and when I was in Year 6 my aunt, Rosemary Sandham, started teaching here. Rosie had many roles including a long stint as Religious Education Leader and Deputy Principal. My first year of teaching at St Martin’s was in 2012 which was Rosie’s last year of teaching before she retired. I was teaching in the current PPV and Rosie was in the current PGR. It was pretty awesome having my favourite auntie teaching in the room next door! I don’t think there would ever have been a family gathering in that time that our wonderful school wasn’t brought up in discussions. Even during all those years between my leaving primary school and starting teaching here, I was always kept up-to-date with who was teaching here and what was going on. I guess the ‘force is strong’ when it comes to St Martin’s!
STAFFING UPDATE
A lot has happened with regard to our staff since the last newsletter!
David Portelli, our wonderful year 6 teacher of many years, has decided it’s time for a new adventure and will be leaving us at the end of the year. Our loss is Ruyton Girls School’s gain. We will miss Dave but wish him all the best in his next teaching chapter.
Gareth Voigt, our amazing senior music teacher, band teacher and coordinator and instrumental teacher has also decided it’s time for a new adventure. Gareth and his new wife, Emily, will be moving to London in the new year. Everyone will miss Gareth but we know this is an adventure that he and Emily cannot pass up and we wish them both well as they start their expat life.
Excitingly for us, Stephanie Laws and Elliot Westbury will be joining the St Martin’s staff in 2020. Stephanie will be replacing Dave as a classroom teacher and Elliot will be replacing Gareth in his many roles. Students will have met Elliot last week and Stephanie’s class met her on Monday during change-over afternoon.
I’m not leaving St Martin’s but I am taking leave in 2020. 2019 has been a very big year, to say the least, and I’ve decided to take 2020 as a year to focus on completing my MBA (thanks to Dane, who convinced me to start it this year and then called me an idiot for listening to him!) and to give me some time just to breathe. I plan to be back refreshed and raring to go in 2021. Marita Anderson will continue as Deputy Principal and Religious Education Leader. Marita has been an outstanding support for me this year and I know she will offer both continuity and support for Jacqui next year. Brendan Ooi will also continue in his role as Digital Technology Leader next year. He has also taken up the challenge of his new role this year with much vigour and success and will continue to do so next year.
STAFF LINE UP FOR 2020
Our staff line up for 2020 is as follows:
Principal: Jacqui Marshall
Deputy Principal & REL: Marita Anderson
Prep Team:
PGR: Andrea Getson & Dinesha Rajasingam
PPV: Lisa Philp & Donna Vincent
PVL: Leslie Van Loggerenberg
Year 1 Team:
1B: Laura Bumpstead
1F: Claire Forbes
1LB: Laura Butler
Year 2 Team:
2C: Michelle Cameron
2OC: Emma O’Malley & Karen Crimmins
2T: Melanie Theirjung
Year 3 Team:
3C: Melissa Campbell
3JC: Kris Jordan & Jo Collier
3MT: Lilia Mosbauer & Sandra Tieppo
Year 4 Team:
4T: Adele Truefeldt
4TC: Tess Cosgrave
Year 5 Team:
5C: Aaron Connolly
5L: Stephanie Laws
5V: Neesha Valvo
Year 6 Team:
6AM: Jamie Atherton & Jo Maloney
6W: Gareth Wells
6ZW: Terry Zacharakis & David Witchell
Specialist Teachers:
Library: Chloe Jones, Emma Kent & Martine Klaic
PE: David Witchell
Italian: Maria Mandarano & Steve Domini
Music: Mary-Anne Kos & Elliot Westbury
STEM: Brendan Ooi
Art: Lisa Cherubin & Emma Kent
Literacy Intervention: Dinesha Rajasingam & Carmel Chubb
Maths Intervention: Sandra Tieppo
CLASS LISTS 2020
We have worked extremely hard on the class lists and whilst we know we can’t please everyone, we believe we have done our very best. Students have had an orientation session with their teacher for 2020. I know the teachers were excited about meeting their new students on Monday, I hope the students were too.
2020 STUDENT ASSESSMENT SESSIONS
Year 1 - 6 Assessment Sessions (students attend ONLY ONE 3 hour session)
● Wednesday, 29th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm);
OR
● Thursday, 30th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm)
Notification of your child’s session time has been placed on COMPASS, please provide consent to confirm your child's attendance.
2020 SCHOOL START DATES
● Years 1-6 students commence formal classes on Friday, 31st January
● Prep students start school on Monday, 3rd February 8.45am-1.00pm (half days only this week). Please click here for further information regarding Prep 2020 students.
BOOK LISTS 2020
Click here for items that students will require for next year, please note this information has also been placed on the Compass Newsfeed.
STUDENT REPORTS
Student reports were published on Compass last Friday. Thankfully this was a relatively smooth upload, although we have had one class receive their reports in two parts. Parents of students leaving the school will have until 20th December to ensure they have downloaded their child’s reports. I am uncertain when rollover will officially occur, but once it has, you will no longer have access to your child’s compass data. Please ensure you print your reports using a laptop or desktop computer.
CAROL’S NIGHT
Last Thursday we held our bi-annual Carol’s Night. Thanks to Mrs Mary-Anne Kos and Mr Gareth Voigt (our Music Teachers) along with Sandra Tieppo and classroom teachers for organising the night. It was a fun night that everyone enjoyed immensely.
GRADUATION MASS and GRADUATION DINNER
On Monday we said goodbye to our Year 6 students. It was a big day for the students as they celebrated their Graduation Mass in the morning with their families, had a rousing farewell on the top yard at 1pm and then partied the night away at the Graduation Dinner. Thanks to Marita Anderson for organising the Mass and Veronica Castles and the Year 6 Parent Reps for organising the dinner. I was not able to attend but I’ve heard a lot of comments from parents about how wonderful the night was.
END OF YEAR WHOLE SCHOOL MASS
Yesterday we celebrated our End of Year Mass. It’s always a special Mass where we get to celebrate the year that was and look to the future. During the Mass, our 2020 School Captains, Vice-Captains and RE Captains were announced.
2020 School Captains: Hannah W & Luca F
2020 Vice-Captains: Maya K & Zach A
2020 RE Captains: Lily A & Connor Mc
Congratulations to our new Captains.
Our House Captains, Band Captains and Choir Captain will be announced during the Beginning of Year Mass next year.
I hope over the festive season and during the long summer break that everyone has a chance to relax and recharge. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.
And for the last time in 2019, "How fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!"
Take care,
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
It’s hard to believe that school has now finished for the 2019 school year!
At the end of the school year, I can’t help but look back at the year that was and I’m always surprised by what we’ve been able to achieve, but none more so than this year. 2019 has been a school year like I’ve never experienced before and never hope to again. But if there is any silver lining to our annus horribilis, it’s that when it was needed, more than it has ever been needed before, the community that is St Martin’s showed what it was truly made of. Everyone put the needs of the students above their own. Everyone worked together to support each other. Everyone took time to step back and remember what is truly important. I will forever be grateful and proud, that during such a difficult time, we all banded together as the great community that we truly are.
I’ve thought a lot about our school and my connection with it over the last few weeks. I’ve realised that my family has had a direct connection with the school continuously for the last 50 years! My (very much older!) brother Peter started prep in 1970 followed by my sister Sally a year later. When Sally was in Year 5, I started in prep and when I was in Year 6 my aunt, Rosemary Sandham, started teaching here. Rosie had many roles including a long stint as Religious Education Leader and Deputy Principal. My first year of teaching at St Martin’s was in 2012 which was Rosie’s last year of teaching before she retired. I was teaching in the current PPV and Rosie was in the current PGR. It was pretty awesome having my favourite auntie teaching in the room next door! I don’t think there would ever have been a family gathering in that time that our wonderful school wasn’t brought up in discussions. Even during all those years between my leaving primary school and starting teaching here, I was always kept up-to-date with who was teaching here and what was going on. I guess the ‘force is strong’ when it comes to St Martin’s!
STAFFING UPDATE
A lot has happened with regard to our staff since the last newsletter!
David Portelli, our wonderful year 6 teacher of many years, has decided it’s time for a new adventure and will be leaving us at the end of the year. Our loss is Ruyton Girls School’s gain. We will miss Dave but wish him all the best in his next teaching chapter.
Gareth Voigt, our amazing senior music teacher, band teacher and coordinator and instrumental teacher has also decided it’s time for a new adventure. Gareth and his new wife, Emily, will be moving to London in the new year. Everyone will miss Gareth but we know this is an adventure that he and Emily cannot pass up and we wish them both well as they start their expat life.
Excitingly for us, Stephanie Laws and Elliot Westbury will be joining the St Martin’s staff in 2020. Stephanie will be replacing Dave as a classroom teacher and Elliot will be replacing Gareth in his many roles. Students will have met Elliot last week and Stephanie’s class met her on Monday during change-over afternoon.
I’m not leaving St Martin’s but I am taking leave in 2020. 2019 has been a very big year, to say the least, and I’ve decided to take 2020 as a year to focus on completing my MBA (thanks to Dane, who convinced me to start it this year and then called me an idiot for listening to him!) and to give me some time just to breathe. I plan to be back refreshed and raring to go in 2021. Marita Anderson will continue as Deputy Principal and Religious Education Leader. Marita has been an outstanding support for me this year and I know she will offer both continuity and support for Jacqui next year. Brendan Ooi will also continue in his role as Digital Technology Leader next year. He has also taken up the challenge of his new role this year with much vigour and success and will continue to do so next year.
STAFF LINE UP FOR 2020
Our staff line up for 2020 is as follows:
Principal: Jacqui Marshall
Deputy Principal & REL: Marita Anderson
Prep Team:
PGR: Andrea Getson & Dinesha Rajasingam
PPV: Lisa Philp & Donna Vincent
PVL: Leslie Van Loggerenberg
Year 1 Team:
1B: Laura Bumpstead
1F: Claire Forbes
1LB: Laura Butler
Year 2 Team:
2C: Michelle Cameron
2OC: Emma O’Malley & Karen Crimmins
2T: Melanie Theirjung
Year 3 Team:
3C: Melissa Campbell
3JC: Kris Jordan & Jo Collier
3MT: Lilia Mosbauer & Sandra Tieppo
Year 4 Team:
4T: Adele Truefeldt
4TC: Tess Cosgrave
Year 5 Team:
5C: Aaron Connolly
5L: Stephanie Laws
5V: Neesha Valvo
Year 6 Team:
6AM: Jamie Atherton & Jo Maloney
6W: Gareth Wells
6ZW: Terry Zacharakis & David Witchell
Specialist Teachers:
Library: Chloe Jones, Emma Kent & Martine Klaic
PE: David Witchell
Italian: Maria Mandarano & Steve Domini
Music: Mary-Anne Kos & Elliot Westbury
STEM: Brendan Ooi
Art: Lisa Cherubin & Emma Kent
Literacy Intervention: Dinesha Rajasingam & Carmel Chubb
Maths Intervention: Sandra Tieppo
CLASS LISTS 2020
We have worked extremely hard on the class lists and whilst we know we can’t please everyone, we believe we have done our very best. Students have had an orientation session with their teacher for 2020. I know the teachers were excited about meeting their new students on Monday, I hope the students were too.
2020 STUDENT ASSESSMENT SESSIONS
Year 1 - 6 Assessment Sessions (students attend ONLY ONE 3 hour session)
● Wednesday, 29th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm);
OR
● Thursday, 30th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm)
Notification of your child’s session time has been placed on COMPASS, please provide consent to confirm your child's attendance.
2020 SCHOOL START DATES
● Years 1-6 students commence formal classes on Friday, 31st January
● Prep students start school on Monday, 3rd February 8.45am-1.00pm (half days only this week). Please click here for further information regarding Prep 2020 students.
BOOK LISTS 2020
Click here for items that students will require for next year, please note this information has also been placed on the Compass Newsfeed.
STUDENT REPORTS
Student reports were published on Compass last Friday. Thankfully this was a relatively smooth upload, although we have had one class receive their reports in two parts. Parents of students leaving the school will have until 20th December to ensure they have downloaded their child’s reports. I am uncertain when rollover will officially occur, but once it has, you will no longer have access to your child’s compass data. Please ensure you print your reports using a laptop or desktop computer.
CAROL’S NIGHT
Last Thursday we held our bi-annual Carol’s Night. Thanks to Mrs Mary-Anne Kos and Mr Gareth Voigt (our Music Teachers) along with Sandra Tieppo and classroom teachers for organising the night. It was a fun night that everyone enjoyed immensely.
GRADUATION MASS and GRADUATION DINNER
On Monday we said goodbye to our Year 6 students. It was a big day for the students as they celebrated their Graduation Mass in the morning with their families, had a rousing farewell on the top yard at 1pm and then partied the night away at the Graduation Dinner. Thanks to Marita Anderson for organising the Mass and Veronica Castles and the Year 6 Parent Reps for organising the dinner. I was not able to attend but I’ve heard a lot of comments from parents about how wonderful the night was.
END OF YEAR WHOLE SCHOOL MASS
Yesterday we celebrated our End of Year Mass. It’s always a special Mass where we get to celebrate the year that was and look to the future. During the Mass, our 2020 School Captains, Vice-Captains and RE Captains were announced.
2020 School Captains: Hannah W & Luca F
2020 Vice-Captains: Maya K & Zach A
2020 RE Captains: Lily A & Connor Mc
Congratulations to our new Captains.
Our House Captains, Band Captains and Choir Captain will be announced during the Beginning of Year Mass next year.
I hope over the festive season and during the long summer break that everyone has a chance to relax and recharge. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.
And for the last time in 2019, "How fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!"
Take care,
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Advent Week
Advent has two parts. The first portion the First Sunday of Advent until 16th December is preparation for the second coming of Christ. The second portion from 17th to 24th December directly prepares us for the commemoration of the first coming of Christ, Christmas.
On the third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday, we light the rose-colored candle, and Fr Michael will preach about joy and blessings. This is a time for us to pray and reflect on the things for which we are grateful. On Sunday, all three purple candles along with the pink candle will be lit.
On Christmas Day all five candles are lit. We light the white candle as a celebration of Jesus’ birth.
Advent has two parts. The first portion the First Sunday of Advent until 16th December is preparation for the second coming of Christ. The second portion from 17th to 24th December directly prepares us for the commemoration of the first coming of Christ, Christmas.
On the third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday, we light the rose-colored candle, and Fr Michael will preach about joy and blessings. This is a time for us to pray and reflect on the things for which we are grateful. On Sunday, all three purple candles along with the pink candle will be lit.
On Christmas Day all five candles are lit. We light the white candle as a celebration of Jesus’ birth.
Year 2 Excursion
Year 2 students go to LegoLand
Thursday 5th December was a day to remember in Year 2! We went to LegoLand in Chadstone. We visited as a part of our Forces unit in Inquiry to explore how you can use Lego to create moving objects. We went on rides, participated in a 4D cinema, raced lego cars and had some workshops to learn how gears work. Seeing forces in real life made us think about how they are all around us.
Thank you to all the staff and parents who helped us on the day. What a great ending to the year!
Claire Forbes
Year 2 Teacher
Year 2 students go to LegoLand
Thursday 5th December was a day to remember in Year 2! We went to LegoLand in Chadstone. We visited as a part of our Forces unit in Inquiry to explore how you can use Lego to create moving objects. We went on rides, participated in a 4D cinema, raced lego cars and had some workshops to learn how gears work. Seeing forces in real life made us think about how they are all around us.
Thank you to all the staff and parents who helped us on the day. What a great ending to the year!
Claire Forbes
Year 2 Teacher
Choir News
Congratulations and Thank You to the amazing Choir for their magnificent singing this year! We finished the year with 40 members which was fabulous. We have shared a year of lunch times of laughter, jokes, tears and hard work and it was beautiful to see the results of this in all performances.
They have shown dedication and maturity in attending all rehearsals, learning new songs and developing a spirit of service and giving, getting along with different age groups and using their beautiful gifts of singing to serve the people of the whole parish school community and in leading the congregation in many Masses throughout the year, special Feast Day celebrations and concerts.
It was a privilege for us to perform beautiful songs when the Archbishop Peter Comensoli came to bless the new Mercy Building. He commented on how wonderful the choir sounded, particularly the Taize chant “Bless the Lord My Soul”.
The Choir enjoyed singing Christmas Carols at the Rosanna Views Aged Care and spreading Christmas cheer with a spirit of giving for the residents who are our neighbors, even to those who were not able to come out of their beds. The students gave out little gifts of Christmas baubles and candy canes to the residents and the air was buzzing with joy.
We have had a wonderful year learning new songs and also exploring new repertoire such as “What a Wonderful World” and “Singing in the Rain”, ABBA songs, The Greatest Showman and other classics.
I thank the Choir, in particular the Choir Captain Gabriella (6AM), and senior students, for helping the younger choir members and for their encouragement, organization and enthusiasm.
I thank Gayle Carazza and parents Kim Yarwood and Meg Nicholls for all their support and supervision on our carols excursion.
Thank you to Thomas (6AM) for his gift of helping with church slides and music on lap top, Mr David Portelli for accompaniment on his guitar, and also to Ariel (6P) for enhancing Masses with her delightful Cello playing.
Thank you to Fr Michael, parishioners, and staff for your ongoing support of the important work the choir does in bringing untold blessings to the community.
We look forward to hearing the choir singing at the Year 6 Graduation Mass and End of Year Mass next week.
Enjoy a relaxing holiday ready for a new year of singing!
Rosanna Views Aged Care Choir and Band Carols
Archbishop Peter Comensoli Blessing of the Mercy Building
Congratulations and Thank You to the amazing Choir for their magnificent singing this year! We finished the year with 40 members which was fabulous. We have shared a year of lunch times of laughter, jokes, tears and hard work and it was beautiful to see the results of this in all performances.
They have shown dedication and maturity in attending all rehearsals, learning new songs and developing a spirit of service and giving, getting along with different age groups and using their beautiful gifts of singing to serve the people of the whole parish school community and in leading the congregation in many Masses throughout the year, special Feast Day celebrations and concerts.
It was a privilege for us to perform beautiful songs when the Archbishop Peter Comensoli came to bless the new Mercy Building. He commented on how wonderful the choir sounded, particularly the Taize chant “Bless the Lord My Soul”.
The Choir enjoyed singing Christmas Carols at the Rosanna Views Aged Care and spreading Christmas cheer with a spirit of giving for the residents who are our neighbors, even to those who were not able to come out of their beds. The students gave out little gifts of Christmas baubles and candy canes to the residents and the air was buzzing with joy.
We have had a wonderful year learning new songs and also exploring new repertoire such as “What a Wonderful World” and “Singing in the Rain”, ABBA songs, The Greatest Showman and other classics.
I thank the Choir, in particular the Choir Captain Gabriella (6AM), and senior students, for helping the younger choir members and for their encouragement, organization and enthusiasm.
I thank Gayle Carazza and parents Kim Yarwood and Meg Nicholls for all their support and supervision on our carols excursion.
Thank you to Thomas (6AM) for his gift of helping with church slides and music on lap top, Mr David Portelli for accompaniment on his guitar, and also to Ariel (6P) for enhancing Masses with her delightful Cello playing.
Thank you to Fr Michael, parishioners, and staff for your ongoing support of the important work the choir does in bringing untold blessings to the community.
We look forward to hearing the choir singing at the Year 6 Graduation Mass and End of Year Mass next week.
Enjoy a relaxing holiday ready for a new year of singing!
Rosanna Views Aged Care Choir and Band Carols
Archbishop Peter Comensoli Blessing of the Mercy Building
PFA News
The Parents and Friends Association would sincerely like to thank our fabulous St. Martin families for their support throughout the year. This support may have been in various ways such as contributing funds to fundraising activities including snow cones days, sausage sizzles, and donut day, or attending PFA events including the Shrove Tuesday Picnic, Mother’s and Father’s Night and Gala Ball. Thank you also to those that generously gave up their time to help with the Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls, Disco and Colour Fun Run. We appreciate your ongoing support and volunteering of your time to help provide these events for our children and families.
We would like to express a big thank you to the following people for their contributions during the year:
- Sam R & Lianna S for co-ordinating our Easter Raffle
- David H & Cam W for organising a wonderful night for our Father’s Night
- Ruth S & Lisa J for the fantastic service they provide our families with the second hand uniforms
- Meg & Marita for their ongoing support and guidance over the year
- Veronica, Patsy, Mary, and Karen for their assistance. We really do appreciate all the extra work you do to help behind the scenes with our fundraising activities
- Gary & Matt for their help setting up with the Stalls, Disco and Colour Run.
- Bianca & Anna for supporting our Parent Class Representatives throughout the year and hosting the Prep Welcome Dinner in November
- A big thank you to all our Parent Class Representatives as well, your hard work in keeping classes informed, organising year level social events and gifts is much appreciated
- Ambra, Mel and Dale for organising the Mother’s Social Night and the spectacular Gala Ball
- Michelle for being our Secretary and also being involved with just about every PFA event during the year
- Carla our wonderful Treasurer
- All of our current and outgoing PFA members during the year; Michelle, Carla, Bianca, Anna, Chris, Jamile, Ambra, Mel, Dale, Sally, Liz, Louise, Kate and Belinda
- Dane, who was always supportive and who’s vision for the school was to foster community, which we have tried to carry on
- Finally we would also like to thank the community of St. Martin of Tours. In the week following Dane’s death it was our hope to support the teachers who were phenomenal in supporting the children despite their grief. We were overwhelmed by the quantity of food that was prepared with love and delivered each morning to the GECCO. The quantity was so great that we were able to package it up for the staff to take home and feed their families. Underlying Dane’s vision for the school was the opportunity to foster community. That sense of a supportive community was truly evident that week.
The Colour Run was a highlight event of the year. It was an idea suggested by Dane in November last year. We received so much positive feedback about how much fun the kids (and parents) had, and we also raised over $7,000, which is an amazing result. This puts our fundraising total for the year at over $28,000!
Fundraising money this year was used to purchase Fountas and Pinnell literacy sets to support guided reading and new furniture for the Mercy building. Funds raised from the Colour Run will be used to purchase storage facilities and equipment for the Play Pods in the new year, we look forward to this addition to the playground in both the junior and senior play spaces.
We would love to see some new members join us in 2020, if you are interested in joining the PFA or being on our Happy Helpers list, please get in touch: pfa@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Wishing all families, staff and the St Martin of Tours community a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.
Kate Kelly and Belinda Pryse
Co-Presidents
St Martin of Tours School Parents and Friends Association
The Parents and Friends Association would sincerely like to thank our fabulous St. Martin families for their support throughout the year. This support may have been in various ways such as contributing funds to fundraising activities including snow cones days, sausage sizzles, and donut day, or attending PFA events including the Shrove Tuesday Picnic, Mother’s and Father’s Night and Gala Ball. Thank you also to those that generously gave up their time to help with the Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls, Disco and Colour Fun Run. We appreciate your ongoing support and volunteering of your time to help provide these events for our children and families.
We would like to express a big thank you to the following people for their contributions during the year:
- Sam R & Lianna S for co-ordinating our Easter Raffle
- David H & Cam W for organising a wonderful night for our Father’s Night
- Ruth S & Lisa J for the fantastic service they provide our families with the second hand uniforms
- Meg & Marita for their ongoing support and guidance over the year
- Veronica, Patsy, Mary, and Karen for their assistance. We really do appreciate all the extra work you do to help behind the scenes with our fundraising activities
- Gary & Matt for their help setting up with the Stalls, Disco and Colour Run.
- Bianca & Anna for supporting our Parent Class Representatives throughout the year and hosting the Prep Welcome Dinner in November
- A big thank you to all our Parent Class Representatives as well, your hard work in keeping classes informed, organising year level social events and gifts is much appreciated
- Ambra, Mel and Dale for organising the Mother’s Social Night and the spectacular Gala Ball
- Michelle for being our Secretary and also being involved with just about every PFA event during the year
- Carla our wonderful Treasurer
- All of our current and outgoing PFA members during the year; Michelle, Carla, Bianca, Anna, Chris, Jamile, Ambra, Mel, Dale, Sally, Liz, Louise, Kate and Belinda
- Dane, who was always supportive and who’s vision for the school was to foster community, which we have tried to carry on
- Finally we would also like to thank the community of St. Martin of Tours. In the week following Dane’s death it was our hope to support the teachers who were phenomenal in supporting the children despite their grief. We were overwhelmed by the quantity of food that was prepared with love and delivered each morning to the GECCO. The quantity was so great that we were able to package it up for the staff to take home and feed their families. Underlying Dane’s vision for the school was the opportunity to foster community. That sense of a supportive community was truly evident that week.
The Colour Run was a highlight event of the year. It was an idea suggested by Dane in November last year. We received so much positive feedback about how much fun the kids (and parents) had, and we also raised over $7,000, which is an amazing result. This puts our fundraising total for the year at over $28,000!
Fundraising money this year was used to purchase Fountas and Pinnell literacy sets to support guided reading and new furniture for the Mercy building. Funds raised from the Colour Run will be used to purchase storage facilities and equipment for the Play Pods in the new year, we look forward to this addition to the playground in both the junior and senior play spaces.
We would love to see some new members join us in 2020, if you are interested in joining the PFA or being on our Happy Helpers list, please get in touch: pfa@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Wishing all families, staff and the St Martin of Tours community a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.
Kate Kelly and Belinda Pryse
Co-Presidents
St Martin of Tours School Parents and Friends Association
Book Lists 2019
The items on the book list must be supplied by parents.
Please ensure each item is clearly named and ready for students to bring on the first day of school, Friday 31st January.
The items on the book list must be supplied by parents.
Please ensure each item is clearly named and ready for students to bring on the first day of school, Friday 31st January.
STEM
Rosanna Library partnership with St Martin's
Monday 2 December– Friday 31 January During Opening Hours
Banyule Storyline Treasure Hunt. Jump on the train during the summer holidays and discover our rooms full of stories! Visit Ivanhoe, Rosanna and Watsonia Libraries by train and join in the Treasure Hunt at each branch. Ages 7+ Ivanhoe, Rosanna and Watsonia Libraries
Rosanna Library Tuesday 7 January 6.00pm–7.00pm
House of Stories: The Bedroom Bring a stuffed animal friend to listen to bedtime stories and leave them to have a toy sleep over at the library. Collect them next day to hear all about their adventures.
Rosanna Library Friday 10 January 10.30am–11.30am BOOKINGS REQUIRED.
House of Stories: Floor Plan Create a floor plan then code the Spheros to zoom around it. Bookings essential. Ages 7+
Rosanna Library Monday 13 January 2.00pm–3.00pm
House of Stories: Lounge Room Make and decorate a lounge chair from a box and relax! Enjoy some stories from the Storybox Library – an online collection of fantastic books read aloud by celebrities. Parents can even find out how they can access Storybox for free from home! BYO cardboard box big enough to sit in.
Rosanna Library Wednesday 15 January 2.00pm–4.00pm BOOKING REQUIRED
House of Stories: The Second Bedroom Experience the wonder of dreamtime stories in 3D through the magic of VR and craft. Ages 7+
Rosanna Library Tuesday 21 January 2.00pm–4.00pm
NGV Kids on Tour 2020 Supported by the NGV Kids Summer Festival. NGV Kids on Tour is a National Gallery of Victoria initiative that offers children and families throughout regional and metropolitan Victoria the opportunity to engage with art through a range of free hands-on activities and workshops.
Each of our library branches has different activities from the NGV Kids on Tour including KAWS, Alexander Calder, art games and more.
Rosanna Library partnership with St Martin's
Monday 2 December– Friday 31 January During Opening Hours
Banyule Storyline Treasure Hunt. Jump on the train during the summer holidays and discover our rooms full of stories! Visit Ivanhoe, Rosanna and Watsonia Libraries by train and join in the Treasure Hunt at each branch. Ages 7+ Ivanhoe, Rosanna and Watsonia Libraries
Rosanna Library Tuesday 7 January 6.00pm–7.00pm
House of Stories: The Bedroom Bring a stuffed animal friend to listen to bedtime stories and leave them to have a toy sleep over at the library. Collect them next day to hear all about their adventures.
Rosanna Library Friday 10 January 10.30am–11.30am BOOKINGS REQUIRED.
House of Stories: Floor Plan Create a floor plan then code the Spheros to zoom around it. Bookings essential. Ages 7+
Rosanna Library Monday 13 January 2.00pm–3.00pm
House of Stories: Lounge Room Make and decorate a lounge chair from a box and relax! Enjoy some stories from the Storybox Library – an online collection of fantastic books read aloud by celebrities. Parents can even find out how they can access Storybox for free from home! BYO cardboard box big enough to sit in.
Rosanna Library Wednesday 15 January 2.00pm–4.00pm BOOKING REQUIRED
House of Stories: The Second Bedroom Experience the wonder of dreamtime stories in 3D through the magic of VR and craft. Ages 7+
Rosanna Library Tuesday 21 January 2.00pm–4.00pm
NGV Kids on Tour 2020 Supported by the NGV Kids Summer Festival. NGV Kids on Tour is a National Gallery of Victoria initiative that offers children and families throughout regional and metropolitan Victoria the opportunity to engage with art through a range of free hands-on activities and workshops.
Each of our library branches has different activities from the NGV Kids on Tour including KAWS, Alexander Calder, art games and more.
THANK YOU -Parish St Vincent De Paul Conference
A huge “Thank you” to all who have contributed to our St Vincent de Paul conference over the past year. Your response to the Winter Appeal and the current, wonderful generosity of the donations to the hampers are just so heart-warming.
We deliver toys and hampers to many families. Your gifts will be treasured by these people as most of those we visit do not have sufficient income to buy special food and Christmas presents. Be assured, we see many excited little faces when we make our deliveries and the parents really welcome the hampers. This brings home the true meaning of Christmas to us all.
Thank you for enabling this to occur and may the blessings of Christmas be with you all.
A huge “Thank you” to all who have contributed to our St Vincent de Paul conference over the past year. Your response to the Winter Appeal and the current, wonderful generosity of the donations to the hampers are just so heart-warming.
We deliver toys and hampers to many families. Your gifts will be treasured by these people as most of those we visit do not have sufficient income to buy special food and Christmas presents. Be assured, we see many excited little faces when we make our deliveries and the parents really welcome the hampers. This brings home the true meaning of Christmas to us all.
Thank you for enabling this to occur and may the blessings of Christmas be with you all.
Prep 2020 News
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Year 1 - 6 Assessment Sessions (students attend ONLY ONE 3 hour session)
Notification of your child’s session time has been placed on COMPASS, please provide consent to confirm your child's attendance.
Wednesday 29th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm);
OR
Thursday 30th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm)
Friday 31st January Years 1-6 students commence formal classes
Monday 3rd February Prep students start school on 8.45am-1.00pm (half days only this week). Please click here for further information regarding Prep 2020 students
Prep Parents Tea and Tissues Morning 9am
Tuesday 11th February Confirmation Information Evening 7pm GECCO
Saturday 15th February or Sunday 16th February Confirmation Commitment Mass
Tuesday 25th February Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9.15am
Saturday 29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Welcome Mass 6pm
Thursday 5th March School Photo day Students to wear Summer Uniform
Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday
Saturday 21st March Year 5 Weekend Mass 6pm
Thursday 26th March Parish and School Carnival
Friday 27th March Last day of Term 1
Term Dates 2020
Term 1: 29th January - 27th March
Term 2: 14th April - 26 June
Term 3: 13th July - 18th September
Term 4: 5th October - 18th December (TBC)
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Year 1 - 6 Assessment Sessions (students attend ONLY ONE 3 hour session)
Notification of your child’s session time has been placed on COMPASS, please provide consent to confirm your child's attendance.
Wednesday 29th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm);
OR
Thursday 30th January (either 9am-12noon or 12.30pm-3.30pm)
Friday 31st January Years 1-6 students commence formal classes
Monday 3rd February Prep students start school on 8.45am-1.00pm (half days only this week). Please click here for further information regarding Prep 2020 students
Prep Parents Tea and Tissues Morning 9am
Tuesday 11th February Confirmation Information Evening 7pm GECCO
Saturday 15th February or Sunday 16th February Confirmation Commitment Mass
Tuesday 25th February Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9.15am
Saturday 29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Welcome Mass 6pm
Thursday 5th March School Photo day Students to wear Summer Uniform
Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday
Saturday 21st March Year 5 Weekend Mass 6pm
Thursday 26th March Parish and School Carnival
Friday 27th March Last day of Term 1
Term Dates 2020
Term 1: 29th January - 27th March
Term 2: 14th April - 26 June
Term 3: 13th July - 18th September
Term 4: 5th October - 18th December (TBC)
Student Awards
WEEK 9
PGR Olivia for her fabulous attempts at writing all of the letters she can hear in her writing and for being a friendly classmate.
Braxton for always being so happy and enthusiastic in all of his learning at School and for always trying his best.
PPV Kayleigh for enthusiastically sharing her surfing and gymnastics news.
PVL Evan for making great progress with his high frequency words.
Jack for excellent progress with his reading this semester. Well done!!
1B Scarlett W for always showing an enthusiasm for learning and being a kind and respectful classmate.
1LB Rafferty for being a respectful and considerate student who is always eager to help others. Fantastic effort Rafferty!
1Mc Neve for making wonderful progress on her reading this year. She has worked hard to improve her decoding and comprehension and is reading aloud clearly and confidently. Well done Neve!
2C
2CB
2F
3JT
3MT Christie for being a wonderful and supportive team member. We have loved working with you and so have the students.
4C
4TC
4ZM Noah B Greatest students of 2019
5AO Mia for being creative in writing tasks and using up-levelled vocabulary. You have listened carefully to feedback from your teachers and applied it to your writing. Keep up the super work.
5CW
5T
6AM Meg - for the creative flair she brings to designing her Graduation crest. You are amazing!
6P To everyone in 6P - for finishing up your final year at SMOT so well!
WEEK 10
PGR Thomas for always trying his best to be the best learner that he can be. Super effort!
James for giving things a go when they are challenging and for being such a happy and friendly classmate.
PPV Henry for his positive attitude towards school work and work habits.
PVL Sofia for making great progress with her letter formation and sentence structure this semester. Well done!
Lucas for always 'having a go' with a smile on his face. Great attitude, Lucas!
1B All of 1B for an amazing year of fun and learning!
1LB 1LB for such an incredible year with the most amazing class! I am so proud of each and every one of you and the effort you all put in to your learning! It has been an absolute pleasure teaching you all. Best wishes for Year Two!!
1Mc Blake: for making great fantastic progress with his presentations and participation in class this year. He has learned how to respond to questions from classmates and has really grown in his confidence. Well done Blake!
2C
2CB To all the fantastic children in 2CB who have been so friendly, caring, sharing and supportive of each other throughout the year. It has made our role as teachers a delight to be part of your lives and to watch you grow and blossom into the beautiful children you are. Continue to work hard and achieve your goals and remain good friends throughout your school life.
2F 2F if I could write a book about how wonderful you have all been this year, I wouldn't stop writing. You have been a pleasure to teach and get to know this year. You are all unique and important. The respect you show others is admirable and your eagerness to learn more keeps growing. All the best for Year 3, you are all champions!
3JT
3MT 3MT for all your hard work with your learning this year. You should be proud of your achievements. Thank you for sharing your stories, the laughter and funny moments. All the best in Year 4.
4C
4TC
4ZM 4ZMV Class for a fantastic year!
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM Fleur and Lara - for their original and unique Inquiry Presentations on Solar Power. It was very entertaining!
6P
6W
WEEK 9
PGR Olivia for her fabulous attempts at writing all of the letters she can hear in her writing and for being a friendly classmate.
Braxton for always being so happy and enthusiastic in all of his learning at School and for always trying his best.
PPV Kayleigh for enthusiastically sharing her surfing and gymnastics news.
PVL Evan for making great progress with his high frequency words.
Jack for excellent progress with his reading this semester. Well done!!
1B Scarlett W for always showing an enthusiasm for learning and being a kind and respectful classmate.
1LB Rafferty for being a respectful and considerate student who is always eager to help others. Fantastic effort Rafferty!
1Mc Neve for making wonderful progress on her reading this year. She has worked hard to improve her decoding and comprehension and is reading aloud clearly and confidently. Well done Neve!
2C
2CB
2F
3JT
3MT Christie for being a wonderful and supportive team member. We have loved working with you and so have the students.
4C
4TC
4ZM Noah B Greatest students of 2019
5AO Mia for being creative in writing tasks and using up-levelled vocabulary. You have listened carefully to feedback from your teachers and applied it to your writing. Keep up the super work.
5CW
5T
6AM Meg - for the creative flair she brings to designing her Graduation crest. You are amazing!
6P To everyone in 6P - for finishing up your final year at SMOT so well!
WEEK 10
PGR Thomas for always trying his best to be the best learner that he can be. Super effort!
James for giving things a go when they are challenging and for being such a happy and friendly classmate.
PPV Henry for his positive attitude towards school work and work habits.
PVL Sofia for making great progress with her letter formation and sentence structure this semester. Well done!
Lucas for always 'having a go' with a smile on his face. Great attitude, Lucas!
1B All of 1B for an amazing year of fun and learning!
1LB 1LB for such an incredible year with the most amazing class! I am so proud of each and every one of you and the effort you all put in to your learning! It has been an absolute pleasure teaching you all. Best wishes for Year Two!!
1Mc Blake: for making great fantastic progress with his presentations and participation in class this year. He has learned how to respond to questions from classmates and has really grown in his confidence. Well done Blake!
2C
2CB To all the fantastic children in 2CB who have been so friendly, caring, sharing and supportive of each other throughout the year. It has made our role as teachers a delight to be part of your lives and to watch you grow and blossom into the beautiful children you are. Continue to work hard and achieve your goals and remain good friends throughout your school life.
2F 2F if I could write a book about how wonderful you have all been this year, I wouldn't stop writing. You have been a pleasure to teach and get to know this year. You are all unique and important. The respect you show others is admirable and your eagerness to learn more keeps growing. All the best for Year 3, you are all champions!
3JT
3MT 3MT for all your hard work with your learning this year. You should be proud of your achievements. Thank you for sharing your stories, the laughter and funny moments. All the best in Year 4.
4C
4TC
4ZM 4ZMV Class for a fantastic year!
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM Fleur and Lara - for their original and unique Inquiry Presentations on Solar Power. It was very entertaining!
6P
6W
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for information regarding next year.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for information regarding next year.
Parish News
Message regarding Church maintenance works
During January we will be starting on the work required to fix and paint the leaking turret on the church roof and also to sand back and paint the spire of our church. And while we have the scaffolding erected within the church to tackle these jobs we will also renew the lighting on the wagon wheel as well as the spotlight to highlight our crucifix and the table of the Lord. Due to this work, the celebration of the Eucharist will be in the GECCO (our parish school hall) on the weekends of the 18th 19th and 25th 26th January.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS MASS 2019
Rehearsal times below:
Thursday 19th Dec at 4pm
Monday 23rd Dec 10am
Tuesday 24th Dec at 10am.
For any queries contact the Parish office 9457 4275 or email Sr. Maria Bui: Maria.Bui@cam.org.au
CARITAS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CARD CAMPAIGN
This year you can help bring the gift of Water, Food and Sustainable livelihoods to families fighting poverty around the world. Be and angel of hope to vulnerable families around the world: buy a Global Gift this Christmas. No matter what Global gift you choose, you will be the angel the most vulnerable people in the world need to walk with them and transform their lives Order Global Gift cards online at www.globalgifts.org.au or call us on 1800 024 413
Volunteer to help Asylum Seeker with formal English
A mature asylum seeker with functional oral English needs help with formal written and spoken English. Anyone able to help especially someone with formal English would be appreciated. For further information Robyn 9459 4843
Message regarding Church maintenance works
During January we will be starting on the work required to fix and paint the leaking turret on the church roof and also to sand back and paint the spire of our church. And while we have the scaffolding erected within the church to tackle these jobs we will also renew the lighting on the wagon wheel as well as the spotlight to highlight our crucifix and the table of the Lord. Due to this work, the celebration of the Eucharist will be in the GECCO (our parish school hall) on the weekends of the 18th 19th and 25th 26th January.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS MASS 2019
Rehearsal times below:
Thursday 19th Dec at 4pm
Monday 23rd Dec 10am
Tuesday 24th Dec at 10am.
For any queries contact the Parish office 9457 4275 or email Sr. Maria Bui: Maria.Bui@cam.org.au
CARITAS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CARD CAMPAIGN
This year you can help bring the gift of Water, Food and Sustainable livelihoods to families fighting poverty around the world. Be and angel of hope to vulnerable families around the world: buy a Global Gift this Christmas. No matter what Global gift you choose, you will be the angel the most vulnerable people in the world need to walk with them and transform their lives Order Global Gift cards online at www.globalgifts.org.au or call us on 1800 024 413
Volunteer to help Asylum Seeker with formal English
A mature asylum seeker with functional oral English needs help with formal written and spoken English. Anyone able to help especially someone with formal English would be appreciated. For further information Robyn 9459 4843
A Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers,
As we head into the last few weeks of school it is wonderful to see the Year 6 students enjoying the last few days with some of their school mates and soaking up the last of their primary school days. In the coming weeks the Year 6s will enjoy their ‘Big Day Out’, Graduation Mass and Graduation Dinner.
LEADERSHIP SPEECHES
As one group of leaders prepare to move on from our school, the next cohort looks to step up and be the leaders for 2020. Last week the Year 5 students delivered speeches to their level and teachers to highlight the qualities they would bring to a school leadership position. The School Captains, Vice Captains and RE Captains will formally be announced at the whole school End of Year Mass at 9.15am on Tuesday, December 17th. House Captains, Band Captains and Choir Captains will be announced at our first school Mass on Tuesday 4th February.
STAFFING UPDATE
Last week we wished Jess McGrath, our wonderful Year 1 teacher, best wishes as she started maternity leave. I’m sure you all remember, as well as I do, how exciting it is awaiting the arrival of your first child. Last week also saw Gareth Voigt, our fabulous senior music and band teacher, marry his partner Emily. Along with this happy news, we will also be saying goodbye to a number of staff members this year.
STAFF WHO WILL BE LEAVING US THIS YEAR
Marie Boland
Marie first worked at St Martin’s as a young teacher prior to having her own children. She returned to St Martin’s in 1981 and for almost 40 years! Marie has been on long service leave since the end of Term 2 and has decided that as much as she loves teaching and being with the students, living a life of leisure over the last five months has been quite enjoyable and she has decided to retire. It will certainly feel like a different school without Mrs Boland here next year.
Elisabeth Viola
Elisabeth first started working at St Martin’s in 1996. In the 23 years that she has worked here, Lis has taught multiple year levels and has most recently been our Italian teacher. She isn’t retiring but is interested in travelling and exploring other options.
Eda Conte
Signora first started teaching at St Martin’s in 2001. During her time here she has been both an Italian teacher and classroom teacher. Eda has been on leave this year and, like Marie, has decided to continue living the good life away from the pressures of work!
Heather Hobbs
Heather first started teaching at St Martin’s in 2004 as our Music Teacher. Heather has always been passionate about literacy and trained as a Reading Recovery Teacher and Teacher Intervention, a role that she loved. Heather has taken leave this year. During this time Heather has established a tutoring business named Expert Reading Tuition (http://www.expertreadingtuition.com.au/). Heather has decided to continue to focus on her tutoring business and will not be returning to St Martin’s.
I know I speak for everyone when I wish them all the best in their next adventures. However my experience is that St Martin’s is one of those places that’s a bit like the Hotel California, you may be able to check out, but you can’t ever really leave! So while we’re sad that our four fabulous teachers have decided to seek greener pastures, I know that they’ll be seen around our school again, even if it’s just to pop in and have a chat. We hope that Marie, Lis, Eda and Heather will be able to join us during our end of year whole school Mass.
AN ARTIST AMONGST US
At our Community Prayer Service on Monday, Tarah from Year 4 was selected as a finalist in the 2019 Young Australian Art Awards. Her art works titled “Burst of Colour” and “Australian Bird Life” were selected as a finalist in the 2019 Young Australian Art Awards and were then chosen to receive the Gold Medal Award for being the runner-up in their respective sections.
END OF YEAR BAND PERFORMANCE
On Monday, Marita Anderson and I were serenaded by our wonderful band during their End of Year Concert. The Brass Ensemble played Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Combined Band played Suo Gan, Battle of the Androids (an all time St Martin’s band favourite) and A Royal Christmas. We also have some very brave and talented musicians who gave solo or small group performances. Well done Gareth Voigt and all our instrumental teachers. You and the students should be proud!
CLASS LISTS 2020
We have worked extremely hard on the class lists and whilst we know we can’t please everyone, we believe we have done our very best. On December 16th all students will have an orientation session with their teacher for 2020.
STUDENT REPORTS
Student reports will be published on Compass on Friday 13th December at 5pm. I am sure it will be a smooth upload and I’m certainly not reading anything into the ominous date! Parents of students leaving the school must ensure they have downloaded their child’s reports before 19th December, as they will no longer have access to their child/children's information on Compass.
END OF YEAR WHOLE SCHOOL MASS
Parents are warmly invited to join us for our final whole school Mass which will be on Tuesday, 17th December at 9.15am. The school year officially finishes for Prep - Year 5 students at 1pm on Tuesday 17th December.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
As we head into the last few weeks of school it is wonderful to see the Year 6 students enjoying the last few days with some of their school mates and soaking up the last of their primary school days. In the coming weeks the Year 6s will enjoy their ‘Big Day Out’, Graduation Mass and Graduation Dinner.
LEADERSHIP SPEECHES
As one group of leaders prepare to move on from our school, the next cohort looks to step up and be the leaders for 2020. Last week the Year 5 students delivered speeches to their level and teachers to highlight the qualities they would bring to a school leadership position. The School Captains, Vice Captains and RE Captains will formally be announced at the whole school End of Year Mass at 9.15am on Tuesday, December 17th. House Captains, Band Captains and Choir Captains will be announced at our first school Mass on Tuesday 4th February.
STAFFING UPDATE
Last week we wished Jess McGrath, our wonderful Year 1 teacher, best wishes as she started maternity leave. I’m sure you all remember, as well as I do, how exciting it is awaiting the arrival of your first child. Last week also saw Gareth Voigt, our fabulous senior music and band teacher, marry his partner Emily. Along with this happy news, we will also be saying goodbye to a number of staff members this year.
STAFF WHO WILL BE LEAVING US THIS YEAR
Marie Boland
Marie first worked at St Martin’s as a young teacher prior to having her own children. She returned to St Martin’s in 1981 and for almost 40 years! Marie has been on long service leave since the end of Term 2 and has decided that as much as she loves teaching and being with the students, living a life of leisure over the last five months has been quite enjoyable and she has decided to retire. It will certainly feel like a different school without Mrs Boland here next year.
Elisabeth Viola
Elisabeth first started working at St Martin’s in 1996. In the 23 years that she has worked here, Lis has taught multiple year levels and has most recently been our Italian teacher. She isn’t retiring but is interested in travelling and exploring other options.
Eda Conte
Signora first started teaching at St Martin’s in 2001. During her time here she has been both an Italian teacher and classroom teacher. Eda has been on leave this year and, like Marie, has decided to continue living the good life away from the pressures of work!
Heather Hobbs
Heather first started teaching at St Martin’s in 2004 as our Music Teacher. Heather has always been passionate about literacy and trained as a Reading Recovery Teacher and Teacher Intervention, a role that she loved. Heather has taken leave this year. During this time Heather has established a tutoring business named Expert Reading Tuition (http://www.expertreadingtuition.com.au/). Heather has decided to continue to focus on her tutoring business and will not be returning to St Martin’s.
I know I speak for everyone when I wish them all the best in their next adventures. However my experience is that St Martin’s is one of those places that’s a bit like the Hotel California, you may be able to check out, but you can’t ever really leave! So while we’re sad that our four fabulous teachers have decided to seek greener pastures, I know that they’ll be seen around our school again, even if it’s just to pop in and have a chat. We hope that Marie, Lis, Eda and Heather will be able to join us during our end of year whole school Mass.
AN ARTIST AMONGST US
At our Community Prayer Service on Monday, Tarah from Year 4 was selected as a finalist in the 2019 Young Australian Art Awards. Her art works titled “Burst of Colour” and “Australian Bird Life” were selected as a finalist in the 2019 Young Australian Art Awards and were then chosen to receive the Gold Medal Award for being the runner-up in their respective sections.
END OF YEAR BAND PERFORMANCE
On Monday, Marita Anderson and I were serenaded by our wonderful band during their End of Year Concert. The Brass Ensemble played Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Combined Band played Suo Gan, Battle of the Androids (an all time St Martin’s band favourite) and A Royal Christmas. We also have some very brave and talented musicians who gave solo or small group performances. Well done Gareth Voigt and all our instrumental teachers. You and the students should be proud!
CLASS LISTS 2020
We have worked extremely hard on the class lists and whilst we know we can’t please everyone, we believe we have done our very best. On December 16th all students will have an orientation session with their teacher for 2020.
STUDENT REPORTS
Student reports will be published on Compass on Friday 13th December at 5pm. I am sure it will be a smooth upload and I’m certainly not reading anything into the ominous date! Parents of students leaving the school must ensure they have downloaded their child’s reports before 19th December, as they will no longer have access to their child/children's information on Compass.
END OF YEAR WHOLE SCHOOL MASS
Parents are warmly invited to join us for our final whole school Mass which will be on Tuesday, 17th December at 9.15am. The school year officially finishes for Prep - Year 5 students at 1pm on Tuesday 17th December.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
St Martin's Annual Sports Carnival
What a fantastic day to hold our Annual Sports Carnival!
It was great to see the children go home with a ribbon and a big smile on their face.
Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped with the various activities and also the parents who came to support the students.
I would like to thank David Witchell and all our staff for their support today.
Congratulations to Sophie S and Lucas C who won the Boland Bolt.
House winners will be announced at the Community Prayer on Monday morning.
What a fantastic day to hold our Annual Sports Carnival!
It was great to see the children go home with a ribbon and a big smile on their face.
Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped with the various activities and also the parents who came to support the students.
I would like to thank David Witchell and all our staff for their support today.
Congratulations to Sophie S and Lucas C who won the Boland Bolt.
House winners will be announced at the Community Prayer on Monday morning.
First Week of Advent
Advent begins this Sunday, four weeks before Christmas Day and is the season of waiting. Many of the words we pray and sing are full of desire, hope and expectation. We wait as the days get warmer and the school year draws to a close. The ‘waiting’ can help us to celebrate Advent too.
Fun Facts:
★ The origins of Advent can be traced back to the Church in France. In the 4th Century, the Church in France used the period before Epiphany as a time of preparation for baptism. It was called “St. Martin’s Lent” for the 40 days that started on November 11, the feast of St. Martin of Tours.
★ Advent as we know today was developed in Rome. Pope Gregory I in the late 6th or early 7th Century composed many of the prayers, antiphons and psalm responses. Many themes and ideas we now know can be traced to the Roman Advent season.
Representing hope and everlasting light, candles have been traditional symbols of Advent for centuries. On the four Sundays prior to Christmas, we light an Advent candle, with each candle corresponding to a story from the Bible. Advent candles may be placed in evergreen wreaths, called Advent wreaths. We light the white candle inside the wreath on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to represent the birth of Christ.
Advent is a time of expectation and preparation for the birth of the Lord. The word “Advent” derives from the Latin word “adventus,” which means “coming,” and is associated with the four weeks of preparation for Christmas.
On the seven days before Christmas Eve the church prays special prayers of longing called “O Antiphons”. They call Jesus by seven titles and all begin with “O”.
The first Antiphon: O Wisdom, O Holy Word of God!
Advent begins this Sunday, four weeks before Christmas Day and is the season of waiting. Many of the words we pray and sing are full of desire, hope and expectation. We wait as the days get warmer and the school year draws to a close. The ‘waiting’ can help us to celebrate Advent too.
Fun Facts:
★ The origins of Advent can be traced back to the Church in France. In the 4th Century, the Church in France used the period before Epiphany as a time of preparation for baptism. It was called “St. Martin’s Lent” for the 40 days that started on November 11, the feast of St. Martin of Tours.
★ Advent as we know today was developed in Rome. Pope Gregory I in the late 6th or early 7th Century composed many of the prayers, antiphons and psalm responses. Many themes and ideas we now know can be traced to the Roman Advent season.
Representing hope and everlasting light, candles have been traditional symbols of Advent for centuries. On the four Sundays prior to Christmas, we light an Advent candle, with each candle corresponding to a story from the Bible. Advent candles may be placed in evergreen wreaths, called Advent wreaths. We light the white candle inside the wreath on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to represent the birth of Christ.
Advent is a time of expectation and preparation for the birth of the Lord. The word “Advent” derives from the Latin word “adventus,” which means “coming,” and is associated with the four weeks of preparation for Christmas.
On the seven days before Christmas Eve the church prays special prayers of longing called “O Antiphons”. They call Jesus by seven titles and all begin with “O”.
The first Antiphon: O Wisdom, O Holy Word of God!
Library News
Dear Parents
As your child may have advised you, this is the last week of library classes. Students will need to return all books during their library lesson this week or by FRIDAY 29th November.
For those students in Years 1 - 6, books from their book box will also need to be returned on Friday. To ensure students keep up their classroom stamina reading we have encouraged them to bring along books from home, swap or share a book with a friend or make a visit to one of the fantastic libraries we have in our local area.
If you have any questions or are unsure of which books your child may have at home please feel free to pop in and see us.
Many thanks
Martine Klaic and Emma Kent
HELP NEEDED PLEASE!
Do you have an hour to spare to help us clean books in the library?
Fun fact: This year, we have loaned 33,865 books from our library to our school community. There are not many primary school libraries who could boast numbers like this and we hope to continue this fabulous engagement next year. Our students are reading more than ever and this can only be a great thing!
With so many books changing hands so frequently, we have found that some of the books are getting a little bit grubby and need a simple wipe to help them continue to be attractive to students for borrowing.
Therefore we are inviting any book lovers in to help us with the enormous task of wiping down all the books.
We will be holding two working bees and would love to see any parents/grandparents/community members who would be able to help us wipe down our collection.
Please join us on Wednesday 11th of December or Thursday 12th of December between 9am and 12pm. Come and go as you please!
Many hands make light work……...and it’s a great way to enjoy a chat with some other parents whilst helping out our school!
Thanks so much in advance,
Emma, Wendy and Martine
Dear Parents
As your child may have advised you, this is the last week of library classes. Students will need to return all books during their library lesson this week or by FRIDAY 29th November.
For those students in Years 1 - 6, books from their book box will also need to be returned on Friday. To ensure students keep up their classroom stamina reading we have encouraged them to bring along books from home, swap or share a book with a friend or make a visit to one of the fantastic libraries we have in our local area.
If you have any questions or are unsure of which books your child may have at home please feel free to pop in and see us.
Many thanks
Martine Klaic and Emma Kent
HELP NEEDED PLEASE!
Do you have an hour to spare to help us clean books in the library?
Fun fact: This year, we have loaned 33,865 books from our library to our school community. There are not many primary school libraries who could boast numbers like this and we hope to continue this fabulous engagement next year. Our students are reading more than ever and this can only be a great thing!
With so many books changing hands so frequently, we have found that some of the books are getting a little bit grubby and need a simple wipe to help them continue to be attractive to students for borrowing.
Therefore we are inviting any book lovers in to help us with the enormous task of wiping down all the books.
We will be holding two working bees and would love to see any parents/grandparents/community members who would be able to help us wipe down our collection.
Please join us on Wednesday 11th of December or Thursday 12th of December between 9am and 12pm. Come and go as you please!
Many hands make light work……...and it’s a great way to enjoy a chat with some other parents whilst helping out our school!
Thanks so much in advance,
Emma, Wendy and Martine
What is the 'Bike Hut'
WHAT IS THE BIKE HUT? 
The Bike Hut operates out of Malahang Reserve West Heidelberg in a purpose built shed by the Banyule Council for local park users to fix their bikes, scooters and skate-boards. Bikes are also donated and given out to local residents to ride to school, work or for recreation. Young people are encouraged to learn bike mechanics and safe riding skills as they help fix their bikes.
The Bike Hut is run by committed volunteers with a keen interest in biking and supporting the community and is open on Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00pm.
What can we do as a community?
If you have any unwanted bikes that you no longer need, St Martin’s school is collecting bikes to donate to the BIKE HUT. If you would like to donate a bike to this great service, please bring the bike to school on Friday 13th of December. The bikes will then be collected by the Bike Hut volunteers.
WHAT IS THE BIKE HUT?
The Bike Hut operates out of Malahang Reserve West Heidelberg in a purpose built shed by the Banyule Council for local park users to fix their bikes, scooters and skate-boards. Bikes are also donated and given out to local residents to ride to school, work or for recreation. Young people are encouraged to learn bike mechanics and safe riding skills as they help fix their bikes.
The Bike Hut is run by committed volunteers with a keen interest in biking and supporting the community and is open on Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00pm.
What can we do as a community?
If you have any unwanted bikes that you no longer need, St Martin’s school is collecting bikes to donate to the BIKE HUT. If you would like to donate a bike to this great service, please bring the bike to school on Friday 13th of December. The bikes will then be collected by the Bike Hut volunteers.
The St Martin's Wardrobe
Dear families,
The St Martin’s Uniform Committee is excited to announce additional items will be available for order in 2020.
The committee, made up of parents and carers from our school, conducted a review of the current wardrobe options with the intention of:
- encouraging all students to be active and move freely without restriction throughout the school day
- allowing students to choose wardrobe options which they feel comfortable wearing
- maintaining an overall ‘St Martin’s look’
The additions to the uniform are welcome options, enabling students to be active and confident while respecting, acknowledging and celebrating our togetherness through our wardrobe.
All current wardrobe options will remain with the exception of a few items (detailed below). These will be phased out over a three year transition period ending in 2022.
With this in mind, the following options have been added to the SMOT wardrobe:
Short Sleeve Blouse (Peter Pan collar)
Navy Skort
Navy Tailored Shorts
Navy Elastic Shorts (to replace grey shorts over a 3-year transition period)
Navy Long Pants with reinforced knee (to replace grey trouser over a 3-year transition period)
Blue socks with red stripe (to replace grey socks) and worn with all wardrobe options, however; white socks will remain for the short sleeve dress sports socks will remain on sports days.
Rain jacket with inner fleece
Red and Navy Long Sleeve Sports Polo (to replace long sleeve red sports polo)
We trust new and existing families will welcome this wardrobe update and will embrace our new look!
Please click here for the Academy Uniforms price list.
Dear families,
The St Martin’s Uniform Committee is excited to announce additional items will be available for order in 2020.
The committee, made up of parents and carers from our school, conducted a review of the current wardrobe options with the intention of:
- encouraging all students to be active and move freely without restriction throughout the school day
- allowing students to choose wardrobe options which they feel comfortable wearing
- maintaining an overall ‘St Martin’s look’
The additions to the uniform are welcome options, enabling students to be active and confident while respecting, acknowledging and celebrating our togetherness through our wardrobe.
All current wardrobe options will remain with the exception of a few items (detailed below). These will be phased out over a three year transition period ending in 2022.
With this in mind, the following options have been added to the SMOT wardrobe:
Short Sleeve Blouse (Peter Pan collar)
Navy Skort
Navy Tailored Shorts
Navy Elastic Shorts (to replace grey shorts over a 3-year transition period)
Navy Long Pants with reinforced knee (to replace grey trouser over a 3-year transition period)
Blue socks with red stripe (to replace grey socks) and worn with all wardrobe options, however; white socks will remain for the short sleeve dress sports socks will remain on sports days.
Rain jacket with inner fleece
Red and Navy Long Sleeve Sports Polo (to replace long sleeve red sports polo)
We trust new and existing families will welcome this wardrobe update and will embrace our new look!
Please click here for the Academy Uniforms price list.
R.E. News
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2020
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
★Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
★Saturday 8th August
★Sunday 9th August
★Saturday 15th August
★Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
★Tuesday 13th October
★Tuesday 20th October
★Tuesday 27th October
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2020
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
★Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
★Saturday 8th August
★Sunday 9th August
★Saturday 15th August
★Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
★Tuesday 13th October
★Tuesday 20th October
★Tuesday 27th October
Prep 2020 News
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
School Fees
Thank you to the families who have returned their payment plans.
Payment plans must be completed each year.
The options are fortnightly (20 payments) or monthly (10 payments) for direct debit from a bank account.
For credit cards, monthly payments are the only option.
The amounts on the table for payment plans do not include camp.
On receipt of the payment plans, if camps are to be included, the amount for camp will be added to the base amounts shown in the table.
Please supply email address and your mobile number. You will receive an email with confirmation of payment details.
Completed forms must be sent to the office in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
If you have any queries please email me marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Thank you to the families who have returned their payment plans.
Payment plans must be completed each year.
The options are fortnightly (20 payments) or monthly (10 payments) for direct debit from a bank account.
For credit cards, monthly payments are the only option.
The amounts on the table for payment plans do not include camp.
On receipt of the payment plans, if camps are to be included, the amount for camp will be added to the base amounts shown in the table.
Please supply email address and your mobile number. You will receive an email with confirmation of payment details.
Completed forms must be sent to the office in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
If you have any queries please email me marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 7
PGR Micah for being enthusiastic towards his learning and for always trying his best.
Mia for sharing her interesting ideas and thoughts during discussions and for accepting new challenges in her learning.
Jack for having a go at stretching out new words in his reading and writing and for making good choices when working in the classroom.
PPV Harry for working so hard on his reading and writing this year. Well done Harry!
PVL Sachin for being a pleasant and caring classmate in Prep VL.
Ethan for being a kind and respectful member of Prep VL.
1B Ava for always being focused and using expression when reading aloud.
1LB Mikaela S for showing fabulous improvement in both Reading and Writing. Mikaela has grown in confidence in her learning ability and consistently tries her best in each learning task. Amazing work Mikaela!
1Mc Madeleine for making wonderful progress on her reading strategies this year. Well done Madeleine! You should be very proud of yourself.
2C
2CB Edie for the positive approach she displays in class and the continued improvement she has shown in her school work. Also the friendly and caring attitude she demonstrates towards others in our class.
2F Joshua H for always bringing a smile to the faces of your peers. You always know how to help people enjoy their day. Keep smiling!
3JT Lachlan for an engaging comic strip of the Wedding at Cana.
3MT Anika for all her efforts and hard work in Reading and Mathematics as she has made amazing gains to her learning this semester.
4C 4C for getting into the spirit of Spirit Week!
4TC
4ZM Jamie S greatest students of 2019!
5AO Maya K for her persistence during challenging Math tasks. Maya you have shown you have a growth mindset towards Math and have pushed yourself when faced with challenges.
5CW
5T
6AM Kayla for her amazing efforts in Maths converting between Fractions, decimals and percentages. You are a champion! 6P Madison for showing great progress in her presentation skills.
6W
WEEK 8
PGR Ana for her fabulous efforts in her reading this term and for being a kind and friendly classmate.
Blake for working hard at trying to remember to use spaces in his writing and for always being a super listener.
Daisy for using lots of detail in her writing to make it interesting for the reader to enjoy and for being so enthusiastic towards her learning.
PPV Grace for always working to the best of her ability and completing neat and well presented work.
PVL Jonty for always being respectful and using his beautiful manners at all times.
Valentina for making great progress with her writing and hearing sounds in words. Well done!
1B Leo for always being encouraging toward others and for working hard to be a great listener during class time.
1LB Mia for working hard to improve the standard of her writing by adding more detail and presenting her work in a neat and clear manner. Fantastic effort Mia and keep up the hard work!
1Mc Jemima for working so hard on improving her handwriting and numbers this year. She has made amazing progress with her writing. She should be very proud of her achievements. Congratulations Jem!
2C
2CB Lucas for always applying himself well in maths to complete challenges. Also for the correct choices he has made in class and the positive effect this has had on himself and others. Well done Lucas!
2F
3JT Tommy for his effort with the drawing for his comic strip on the Annunciation.
3MT Ms. Tieppo for being an important member of 3MT and for sharing her knowledge, stories and sense of humour with the class.
4C
4TC
4ZM Xavier C Greatest students of 2019
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM Thomas and Alessia for their amazing explanations on renewable energy sources for their Inquiry Research Projects. It was informative and well written. Well done!
6P Jessica for her engaging Inquiry presentation!
6W
WEEK 7
PGR Micah for being enthusiastic towards his learning and for always trying his best.
Mia for sharing her interesting ideas and thoughts during discussions and for accepting new challenges in her learning.
Jack for having a go at stretching out new words in his reading and writing and for making good choices when working in the classroom.
PPV Harry for working so hard on his reading and writing this year. Well done Harry!
PVL Sachin for being a pleasant and caring classmate in Prep VL.
Ethan for being a kind and respectful member of Prep VL.
1B Ava for always being focused and using expression when reading aloud.
1LB Mikaela S for showing fabulous improvement in both Reading and Writing. Mikaela has grown in confidence in her learning ability and consistently tries her best in each learning task. Amazing work Mikaela!
1Mc Madeleine for making wonderful progress on her reading strategies this year. Well done Madeleine! You should be very proud of yourself.
2C
2CB Edie for the positive approach she displays in class and the continued improvement she has shown in her school work. Also the friendly and caring attitude she demonstrates towards others in our class.
2F Joshua H for always bringing a smile to the faces of your peers. You always know how to help people enjoy their day. Keep smiling!
3JT Lachlan for an engaging comic strip of the Wedding at Cana.
3MT Anika for all her efforts and hard work in Reading and Mathematics as she has made amazing gains to her learning this semester.
4C 4C for getting into the spirit of Spirit Week!
4TC
4ZM Jamie S greatest students of 2019!
5AO Maya K for her persistence during challenging Math tasks. Maya you have shown you have a growth mindset towards Math and have pushed yourself when faced with challenges.
5CW
5T
6AM Kayla for her amazing efforts in Maths converting between Fractions, decimals and percentages. You are a champion! 6P Madison for showing great progress in her presentation skills.
6W
WEEK 8
PGR Ana for her fabulous efforts in her reading this term and for being a kind and friendly classmate.
Blake for working hard at trying to remember to use spaces in his writing and for always being a super listener.
Daisy for using lots of detail in her writing to make it interesting for the reader to enjoy and for being so enthusiastic towards her learning.
PPV Grace for always working to the best of her ability and completing neat and well presented work.
PVL Jonty for always being respectful and using his beautiful manners at all times.
Valentina for making great progress with her writing and hearing sounds in words. Well done!
1B Leo for always being encouraging toward others and for working hard to be a great listener during class time.
1LB Mia for working hard to improve the standard of her writing by adding more detail and presenting her work in a neat and clear manner. Fantastic effort Mia and keep up the hard work!
1Mc Jemima for working so hard on improving her handwriting and numbers this year. She has made amazing progress with her writing. She should be very proud of her achievements. Congratulations Jem!
2C
2CB Lucas for always applying himself well in maths to complete challenges. Also for the correct choices he has made in class and the positive effect this has had on himself and others. Well done Lucas!
2F
3JT Tommy for his effort with the drawing for his comic strip on the Annunciation.
3MT Ms. Tieppo for being an important member of 3MT and for sharing her knowledge, stories and sense of humour with the class.
4C
4TC
4ZM Xavier C Greatest students of 2019
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM Thomas and Alessia for their amazing explanations on renewable energy sources for their Inquiry Research Projects. It was informative and well written. Well done!
6P Jessica for her engaging Inquiry presentation!
6W
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Thursday 5th December
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Monday 9th December
★ Parent Helper Morning Tea GECCO 11.10am-11.50am
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols Night
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 students at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner 6.30pm
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students (Prep-Year 5) Dismissed at 1pm
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Thursday 5th December
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Monday 9th December
★ Parent Helper Morning Tea GECCO 11.10am-11.50am
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols Night
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 students at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner 6.30pm
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students (Prep-Year 5) Dismissed at 1pm
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
Parish News
Message from Fr. Michael
Reflection on the Official Opening/Blessing of the Mercy Building.
It went well...and we named most of the people who contributed to this great learning facility. It was also fitting that the architects, builders and overseers of the building project could come and see how the Mercy Building is now being utilized. And they were visibly touched. “This is why we do our job,” said the 2 architects, “so that children can benefit from such a great building for the next 40 or 50 years!”
Reflecting on the day I felt that we appropriately honoured Mr Dane Malone, our former Principal, who put so much of his energy and drive into the project. However, it’s also important to say a big thanks, a huge thanks to Megan Williams our Acting Principal, Marita Anderson our Deputy Principal and the Leadership Team of our Parish School for how they have CONTINUED to operate the Mercy Building and indeed our whole Parish School in the spirit of Mr Dane Malone.
St Martin of Tours Youth Group - ACYF Fundraiser
1st of December we will be holding a Bake Sale after 10am Mass to raise funds for our trip to Perth for the ACYF in December.
If any members of St Martin’s school community would like to aid in our bake sale, any donations of desserts and baked goods for the fundraiser with a list of their ingredients would be greatly appreciated.
PARISH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING—SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER 2019 11.15 am in the GECCO.
Please note this date. Our Annual General Meeting will be held in the GECCO (school hall) on Sunday 8th December. All parishioners are encouraged to attend. All parish groups are invited to present a report at the AGM. This report can be a written or oral presentation on your group’s activities. Written reports should be no more than 250 words (half a page) while any presentation at the AGM should be 5 minutes or less. If you wish to present a report on the activities of a parish group, please contact or send your report to the Parish office by Wednesday 4th December 2019.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS MASS 2019
SMOT Liturgy Team is calling for children to perform in the Christmas gospel play at 5pm during the Christmas Eve Mass on 24th December 2019 here at St Martin of Tours Church.
We need shepherds, wise men, a drummer boy, angels, singers from the school choir, speaker for prayers of faithful and more...All costumes provided. Parent helpers are also required to assist with rehearsals and at the 5pm. This is a great opportunity for parents and children to be involved in their school parish and help bring the Christmas story to life! Please email Sr Maria at Maria.Bui@cam.org.au or call the Parish Office on 9457 4275
Catholic Theological College 2020 Study Options Now Available!
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Meditation:
Meditation in the Christian Tradition; Applied Meditation; Meditation and Wholeness Audit and Credit options available Contact the Academic Records Office for enrolment information and appointments. 03 9412 3309 – AssistantDean@ctc.edu.au – 278 Vitoria Parade, East Melbourne ctc@ctc.edu.au
Message from Fr. Michael
Reflection on the Official Opening/Blessing of the Mercy Building.
It went well...and we named most of the people who contributed to this great learning facility. It was also fitting that the architects, builders and overseers of the building project could come and see how the Mercy Building is now being utilized. And they were visibly touched. “This is why we do our job,” said the 2 architects, “so that children can benefit from such a great building for the next 40 or 50 years!”
Reflecting on the day I felt that we appropriately honoured Mr Dane Malone, our former Principal, who put so much of his energy and drive into the project. However, it’s also important to say a big thanks, a huge thanks to Megan Williams our Acting Principal, Marita Anderson our Deputy Principal and the Leadership Team of our Parish School for how they have CONTINUED to operate the Mercy Building and indeed our whole Parish School in the spirit of Mr Dane Malone.
St Martin of Tours Youth Group - ACYF Fundraiser
1st of December we will be holding a Bake Sale after 10am Mass to raise funds for our trip to Perth for the ACYF in December.
If any members of St Martin’s school community would like to aid in our bake sale, any donations of desserts and baked goods for the fundraiser with a list of their ingredients would be greatly appreciated.
PARISH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING—SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER 2019 11.15 am in the GECCO.
Please note this date. Our Annual General Meeting will be held in the GECCO (school hall) on Sunday 8th December. All parishioners are encouraged to attend. All parish groups are invited to present a report at the AGM. This report can be a written or oral presentation on your group’s activities. Written reports should be no more than 250 words (half a page) while any presentation at the AGM should be 5 minutes or less. If you wish to present a report on the activities of a parish group, please contact or send your report to the Parish office by Wednesday 4th December 2019.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS MASS 2019
SMOT Liturgy Team is calling for children to perform in the Christmas gospel play at 5pm during the Christmas Eve Mass on 24th December 2019 here at St Martin of Tours Church.
We need shepherds, wise men, a drummer boy, angels, singers from the school choir, speaker for prayers of faithful and more...All costumes provided. Parent helpers are also required to assist with rehearsals and at the 5pm. This is a great opportunity for parents and children to be involved in their school parish and help bring the Christmas story to life! Please email Sr Maria at Maria.Bui@cam.org.au or call the Parish Office on 9457 4275
Catholic Theological College 2020 Study Options Now Available!
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Meditation:
Meditation in the Christian Tradition; Applied Meditation; Meditation and Wholeness Audit and Credit options available Contact the Academic Records Office for enrolment information and appointments. 03 9412 3309 – AssistantDean@ctc.edu.au – 278 Vitoria Parade, East Melbourne ctc@ctc.edu.au
A Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers,
What a great two weeks we’ve had!
I think we all enjoyed the long weekend. Term 4 is a crazy term and that four days gives everyone’s batteries a bit of a charge.
Spirit of St Martin’s Week
The short Melbourne Cup week was followed by our inaugural Spirit of St Martin’s Week. This is the third school I’ve taught at that held a Spirit Week and we definitely embraced it. It is a great circuit breaker for everyone at what is often a hectic time of the year. A time to remember why we love our school and how lucky we all are to have such a great community around us. It’s a time to celebrate and have a bit of fun! Our student leaders were excited about the concept and came up with some great ideas to add to the fun of the week.
We started Spirit of St Martin’s Week with our annual Feast Day Mass on Monday morning. Marita Anderson put together a beautiful celebration in honour of St Martin and our choir sang beautifully. We also took this time to remember our veterans, our fallen soldiers and the wars that have gone before us and to pray they will never happen again. Gabby (4TC) was exceptional as she played The Last Post and Rouse on her trumpet to finish off our moving Remembrance Day reflection.
The day continued with an enthusiastic sing-along in the GECCO at lunchtime. Not sure I’d say it was up to our choir’s standard but there certainly was a lot of enthusiasm! Tuesday saw lots of famous characters around the school along with some wacky races on the oval. Wednesday brought some interesting hair styles and a students vs teachers Netball game and by Thursday everyone was ready for a pyjama day!
Which brings us to the day to beat all days, Friday and the inaugural St Martin’s Colour Run! I’m not sure who had the most fun. Along with a lot of very happy children, seemed to be a lot of ‘older’ kids having just as much fun! A HUGE thank you to Michelle, Kate and Belinda for organising such a fantastic day for our students and also a big thank you to our parent volunteers on the day. The day couldn’t have happened without all your hard work.
Another HUGE thank you goes to Bianca and Anna for organising the Prep Welcome Dinner on Friday night. I’m sure you all remember your welcome dinners fondly. I was unable to attend but Marita Anderson tells me everyone had a great night and our new families were given a wonderful welcome to our great school community.
What’s been happening?
Even with two weeks as big as these, we also had other events on around the school:
● The preps went to the Preston Market
● 5CW celebrated their Class Mass
● 2020 preps had their 1st and 2nd transition days to school
● Year 6 parents and students were invited to a talk on ‘Puberty and Adolescence’
● 5T celebrated their Class Mass
● Combined Band performed at the Victorian School Music Festival
● Year 6 had an incursion from Metro trains’
● The Mercy building Blessing and Official Opening
Year 6 Puberty and Adolescence Night
Jamie Atherton, our Wellbeing Leader, organised for an opportunity for our year 6 parents to bring their children to an information evening about puberty and adolescence. Kate Wilde was our presenter and she had the crowd in fits of laughter, removing any discomfort surrounding the potentially awkward discussion. I think we agreed by the end of the night that everybody smells, teenagers need to shower, wear deodorant and change their clothes regularly and that both boys’ and girls’ bodies do things which are natural but they can’t control! Next year we are planning on puberty and adolescence being incorporated into parts of the curriculum for year 5 and 6 with Kate returning to run an information session for parents prior to the units, take the students for some more in-depth lessons and having a student-parent session at the conclusion. More information regarding this will be provided next year.
Yes, it has been another big fortnight at St Martin’s!
With only a month of school left this year and lots of events planned, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
What a great two weeks we’ve had!
I think we all enjoyed the long weekend. Term 4 is a crazy term and that four days gives everyone’s batteries a bit of a charge.
Spirit of St Martin’s Week
The short Melbourne Cup week was followed by our inaugural Spirit of St Martin’s Week. This is the third school I’ve taught at that held a Spirit Week and we definitely embraced it. It is a great circuit breaker for everyone at what is often a hectic time of the year. A time to remember why we love our school and how lucky we all are to have such a great community around us. It’s a time to celebrate and have a bit of fun! Our student leaders were excited about the concept and came up with some great ideas to add to the fun of the week.
We started Spirit of St Martin’s Week with our annual Feast Day Mass on Monday morning. Marita Anderson put together a beautiful celebration in honour of St Martin and our choir sang beautifully. We also took this time to remember our veterans, our fallen soldiers and the wars that have gone before us and to pray they will never happen again. Gabby (4TC) was exceptional as she played The Last Post and Rouse on her trumpet to finish off our moving Remembrance Day reflection.
The day continued with an enthusiastic sing-along in the GECCO at lunchtime. Not sure I’d say it was up to our choir’s standard but there certainly was a lot of enthusiasm! Tuesday saw lots of famous characters around the school along with some wacky races on the oval. Wednesday brought some interesting hair styles and a students vs teachers Netball game and by Thursday everyone was ready for a pyjama day!
Which brings us to the day to beat all days, Friday and the inaugural St Martin’s Colour Run! I’m not sure who had the most fun. Along with a lot of very happy children, seemed to be a lot of ‘older’ kids having just as much fun! A HUGE thank you to Michelle, Kate and Belinda for organising such a fantastic day for our students and also a big thank you to our parent volunteers on the day. The day couldn’t have happened without all your hard work.
Another HUGE thank you goes to Bianca and Anna for organising the Prep Welcome Dinner on Friday night. I’m sure you all remember your welcome dinners fondly. I was unable to attend but Marita Anderson tells me everyone had a great night and our new families were given a wonderful welcome to our great school community.
What’s been happening?
Even with two weeks as big as these, we also had other events on around the school:
● The preps went to the Preston Market
● 5CW celebrated their Class Mass
● 2020 preps had their 1st and 2nd transition days to school
● Year 6 parents and students were invited to a talk on ‘Puberty and Adolescence’
● 5T celebrated their Class Mass
● Combined Band performed at the Victorian School Music Festival
● Year 6 had an incursion from Metro trains’
● The Mercy building Blessing and Official Opening
Year 6 Puberty and Adolescence Night
Jamie Atherton, our Wellbeing Leader, organised for an opportunity for our year 6 parents to bring their children to an information evening about puberty and adolescence. Kate Wilde was our presenter and she had the crowd in fits of laughter, removing any discomfort surrounding the potentially awkward discussion. I think we agreed by the end of the night that everybody smells, teenagers need to shower, wear deodorant and change their clothes regularly and that both boys’ and girls’ bodies do things which are natural but they can’t control! Next year we are planning on puberty and adolescence being incorporated into parts of the curriculum for year 5 and 6 with Kate returning to run an information session for parents prior to the units, take the students for some more in-depth lessons and having a student-parent session at the conclusion. More information regarding this will be provided next year.
Yes, it has been another big fortnight at St Martin’s!
With only a month of school left this year and lots of events planned, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
The Mercy Building -Blessing and Official Opening
Today we were joined by Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Sherry Balcombe (Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Victoria), Anthony Carbines MP (MLA for Ivanhoe), Tom Melican (Banyule City Councilor) along with Maureen Malone, Dane’s wife, our architects from Smith and Tracey, representatives from Rayset, our builders, parishioners, parents and many others to officially open and bless our new Mercy Building.
Archbishop Peter lead the ceremony, walking with everyone through the building blessing each room and commenting on what a great learning space we have.
The Mercy Building is officially dedicated to the memory of Mr Dane Malone, and his vision for our new learning space. In true Dane style, however, I think he wanted to have a bit of a laugh with us as his plaque was lost in the mail and we had to create a temporary one for the day. Australia Post assures us they know where it is and it will be here in the next few days!
Both plaques will be mounted onto the new building near the main doors leading into the building.
Today we were joined by Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Sherry Balcombe (Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Victoria), Anthony Carbines MP (MLA for Ivanhoe), Tom Melican (Banyule City Councilor) along with Maureen Malone, Dane’s wife, our architects from Smith and Tracey, representatives from Rayset, our builders, parishioners, parents and many others to officially open and bless our new Mercy Building.
Archbishop Peter lead the ceremony, walking with everyone through the building blessing each room and commenting on what a great learning space we have.
The Mercy Building is officially dedicated to the memory of Mr Dane Malone, and his vision for our new learning space. In true Dane style, however, I think he wanted to have a bit of a laugh with us as his plaque was lost in the mail and we had to create a temporary one for the day. Australia Post assures us they know where it is and it will be here in the next few days!
Both plaques will be mounted onto the new building near the main doors leading into the building.
Spirit of St Martin's Week
A time to remember why we love our school and how lucky we all are to have such a great community around us!
A time to remember why we love our school and how lucky we all are to have such a great community around us!
Prep Excursion
On Wednesday the Preps visited the Preston Market. They had a wonderful day seeing all the many different plants and animals that we can buy from the market and eat as food on our table. They also enjoyed a pizza lunch at the local pizza shop. Yum! Yum!
On Wednesday the Preps visited the Preston Market. They had a wonderful day seeing all the many different plants and animals that we can buy from the market and eat as food on our table. They also enjoyed a pizza lunch at the local pizza shop. Yum! Yum!
Combined Band Performance -Victorian School Music Festival
On Thursday 7th of November, our Combined Band performed at the Victorian School Music Festival held at Hawthorn Arts Centre.
The VSMF invites school bands and orchestras to perform in some of Victoria’s premier performing spaces and the opportunity to work with leading music educators.
This was the first time a St Martin of Tours group has participated and were given very positive feedback from the adjudicators.
A huge congratulations to our Combined Band for their wonderful performance! We are all so proud of the work you have put in over the weeks and how well you played. Also, a big thank you to the parents who came to be part of the audience and support the band.
We welcome the St Martin of Tours community to our annual End of Year Music Concert on the 25th November, held at Marcellin College theatre at 7pm. For more details, contact band@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
On Thursday 7th of November, our Combined Band performed at the Victorian School Music Festival held at Hawthorn Arts Centre.
The VSMF invites school bands and orchestras to perform in some of Victoria’s premier performing spaces and the opportunity to work with leading music educators.
This was the first time a St Martin of Tours group has participated and were given very positive feedback from the adjudicators.
A huge congratulations to our Combined Band for their wonderful performance! We are all so proud of the work you have put in over the weeks and how well you played. Also, a big thank you to the parents who came to be part of the audience and support the band.
We welcome the St Martin of Tours community to our annual End of Year Music Concert on the 25th November, held at Marcellin College theatre at 7pm. For more details, contact band@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
The St Martin's Wardrobe
Dear families,
The St Martin’s Uniform Committee is excited to announce additional items will be available for order in 2020.
The committee, made up of parents and carers from our school, conducted a review of the current wardrobe options with the intention of:
- encouraging all students to be active and move freely without restriction throughout the school day
- allowing students to choose wardrobe options which they feel comfortable wearing
- maintaining an overall ‘St Martin’s look’
The additions to the uniform are welcome options, enabling students to be active and confident while respecting, acknowledging and celebrating our togetherness through our wardrobe.
All current wardrobe options will remain with the exception of a few items (detailed below). These will be phased out over a three year transition period ending in 2022.
With this in mind, the following options have been added to the SMOT wardrobe and are available for viewing in the GECCO:
Short Sleeve Blouse (Peter Pan collar)
Navy Skort
Navy Tailored Shorts
Navy Elastic Shorts (to replace grey shorts over a 3-year transition period)
Navy Long Pants with reinforced knee (to replace grey trouser over a 3-year transition period)
Blue socks with red stripe (to replace grey socks) and worn with all wardrobe options, however; white socks will remain for the short sleeve dress sports socks will remain on sports days.
Rain jacket with inner fleece
Red and Navy Long Sleeve Sports Polo (to replace long sleeve red sports polo)
We trust new and existing families will welcome this wardrobe update and will embrace our new look!
Please click here for the Academy Uniforms price list.
Dear families,
The St Martin’s Uniform Committee is excited to announce additional items will be available for order in 2020.
The committee, made up of parents and carers from our school, conducted a review of the current wardrobe options with the intention of:
- encouraging all students to be active and move freely without restriction throughout the school day
- allowing students to choose wardrobe options which they feel comfortable wearing
- maintaining an overall ‘St Martin’s look’
The additions to the uniform are welcome options, enabling students to be active and confident while respecting, acknowledging and celebrating our togetherness through our wardrobe.
All current wardrobe options will remain with the exception of a few items (detailed below). These will be phased out over a three year transition period ending in 2022.
With this in mind, the following options have been added to the SMOT wardrobe and are available for viewing in the GECCO:
Short Sleeve Blouse (Peter Pan collar)
Navy Skort
Navy Tailored Shorts
Navy Elastic Shorts (to replace grey shorts over a 3-year transition period)
Navy Long Pants with reinforced knee (to replace grey trouser over a 3-year transition period)
Blue socks with red stripe (to replace grey socks) and worn with all wardrobe options, however; white socks will remain for the short sleeve dress sports socks will remain on sports days.
Rain jacket with inner fleece
Red and Navy Long Sleeve Sports Polo (to replace long sleeve red sports polo)
We trust new and existing families will welcome this wardrobe update and will embrace our new look!
Please click here for the Academy Uniforms price list.
Premiers’ Reading Challenge
We are so proud to announce that the Premiers’ Reading Challenge was another amazing success again this year.
125 Students completed the challenge.
A huge thank you to all the families who encouraged and supported their children to read so many wonderful books. It is a great achievement and will definitely have opened a magical window into the beautiful books we have in our library and beyond.
To celebrate this achievement, students were be presented with their certificates on Tuesday 19th November. The Member for Ivanhoe, Anthony Carbines congratulated them and read a special story to the students in the library.
Congratulations to all of our Premiers’ Reading Challenge Participants, we are so proud of you!
We are so proud to announce that the Premiers’ Reading Challenge was another amazing success again this year.
125 Students completed the challenge.
A huge thank you to all the families who encouraged and supported their children to read so many wonderful books. It is a great achievement and will definitely have opened a magical window into the beautiful books we have in our library and beyond.
To celebrate this achievement, students were be presented with their certificates on Tuesday 19th November. The Member for Ivanhoe, Anthony Carbines congratulated them and read a special story to the students in the library.
Congratulations to all of our Premiers’ Reading Challenge Participants, we are so proud of you!
S.T.E.M
Thank you all so much for your contributions to the Woolworths Earn and Learn program for 2019. We were very successful with our collection and were able to buy fantastic sets of Science and Digital Technology equipment which will be used in the classrooms as well as in S.T.E.M lessons.
This has truly been a great opportunity for our school as we are able to be exposed to resources that we may not have known existed. I thank you for contributing to this fantastic program and look forward to showcasing some of the wonderful work students will be doing with these newfound technologies and resources.
Brendan Ooi
S.T.E.M Teacher
Thank you all so much for your contributions to the Woolworths Earn and Learn program for 2019. We were very successful with our collection and were able to buy fantastic sets of Science and Digital Technology equipment which will be used in the classrooms as well as in S.T.E.M lessons.
This has truly been a great opportunity for our school as we are able to be exposed to resources that we may not have known existed. I thank you for contributing to this fantastic program and look forward to showcasing some of the wonderful work students will be doing with these newfound technologies and resources.
Brendan Ooi
S.T.E.M Teacher
R.E. News
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2020
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
★Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
★Saturday 8th August
★Sunday 9th August
★Saturday 15th August
★Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
★Tuesday 13th October
★Tuesday 20th October
★Tuesday 27th October
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2020
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
★Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
★Saturday 8th August
★Sunday 9th August
★Saturday 15th August
★Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
★Tuesday 13th October
★Tuesday 20th October
★Tuesday 27th October
Prep 2020 News
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
School Fees
Thank you to the families who have returned their payment plans.
Payment plans must be completed each year.
The options are fortnightly (20 payments) or monthly (10 payments) for direct debit from a bank account.
For credit cards, monthly payments are the only option.
The amounts on the table for payment plans do not include camp.
On receipt of the payment plans, if camps are to be included, the amount for camp will be added to the base amounts shown in the table.
Please supply email address and your mobile number. You will receive an email with confirmation of payment details.
Completed forms must be sent to the office in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
If you have any queries please email me marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Thank you to the families who have returned their payment plans.
Payment plans must be completed each year.
The options are fortnightly (20 payments) or monthly (10 payments) for direct debit from a bank account.
For credit cards, monthly payments are the only option.
The amounts on the table for payment plans do not include camp.
On receipt of the payment plans, if camps are to be included, the amount for camp will be added to the base amounts shown in the table.
Please supply email address and your mobile number. You will receive an email with confirmation of payment details.
Completed forms must be sent to the office in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
If you have any queries please email me marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 5
PGR
PPV Jack for being a great independent worker. Keep it up Jack!
PVL Jonah for always using his beautiful manners in the classroom. Well done, Jonah!
Xavier for always remembering his manners in the classroom and on the yard. Well done, Xavier!
1B Jack D for always being a respectful and responsible student, and for always trying his best when completing tasks
1LB Sophie G for moving outside of her comfort zone in Maths by challenging herself and applying new strategies to her learning. Keep up the great work Sophie!
1Mc Loukas for being such a sweet and caring member of 1Mc. Loukas looks after his classmates and prays for them during our class prayer time. Thank you Loukas!
2C
2CB Evie for the great effort she puts into all subject areas and further improvement she has shown throughout the semester. Also for the respect she shows to others.
2F Ollie L for working hard in writing this year and making a huge improvement! What a star!
Maisie F for being a respectful learner who works so well with others and is constantly trying to improve in writing. Fantastic.
3JT Asha P for her detailed poster on 'Liquids' when learning about The States of Matter.
3MT Chloe for working hard in reading and writing and making some amazing improvements this year. You should be very proud!
4C
4TC
4ZM Greatest students of 2019. This award is presented to Lena for developing such productive work habits and always showing a positive demeanour in class as this demonstrates good modelling for other students.
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM 6AM for all the efforts, persistence and determination you bring to your school work. What an exciting term this is - your final term of Primary School!
6P Antonio for his focus and effort in maths problem-solving sessions.
6W
WEEK 6
PGR
PPV Zoe for being a fabulous class member who is hard working and interested in her learning.
PVL Chiara for always being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
Juliet for being a good friend to others in Prep VL.
1B Amelia for working so hard to use expression when reading, and for always demonstrating respectful and responsible behaviour
1LB Emma for showing persistence and determination with her personal learning goal to improve the overall standard of her writing by regularly seeking feedback and applying it. Amazing effort Emma!
1Mc Harley for thinking outside of the box. Harley's ideas and perspectives are original and unique, which helps to make our learning time even more fun!
2C
2CB Felix for his enjoyment in his learning in all areas of the curriculum. Also for being a great friend to others in the class and assisting anyone who needs help, particularly with technology.
2F Nicholas C for his hard work both at home and school to continue improving his learning with a smile on his face! You are doing amazing things!
Lillian M for your kindness and care for others. You always pray for those around you during prayer and are always wanting to share love around you. What a great role model you are for others!
3JT Maxwell S for his detailed poster on 'Gases' when learning about The States of Matter.
3MT Nahla for always wanting to learn and do work at home and at school. Outstanding attitude to her learning.
4C
4TC
4ZM
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM Michael for an amazing week of applying himself to all set tasks. You have worked with such focus and dedication and managed your time to complete tasks. Keep it up!
6P Sienna for the excellent effort she always puts into her book club work
6W
WEEK 5
PGR
PPV Jack for being a great independent worker. Keep it up Jack!
PVL Jonah for always using his beautiful manners in the classroom. Well done, Jonah!
Xavier for always remembering his manners in the classroom and on the yard. Well done, Xavier!
1B Jack D for always being a respectful and responsible student, and for always trying his best when completing tasks
1LB Sophie G for moving outside of her comfort zone in Maths by challenging herself and applying new strategies to her learning. Keep up the great work Sophie!
1Mc Loukas for being such a sweet and caring member of 1Mc. Loukas looks after his classmates and prays for them during our class prayer time. Thank you Loukas!
2C
2CB Evie for the great effort she puts into all subject areas and further improvement she has shown throughout the semester. Also for the respect she shows to others.
2F Ollie L for working hard in writing this year and making a huge improvement! What a star!
Maisie F for being a respectful learner who works so well with others and is constantly trying to improve in writing. Fantastic.
3JT Asha P for her detailed poster on 'Liquids' when learning about The States of Matter.
3MT Chloe for working hard in reading and writing and making some amazing improvements this year. You should be very proud!
4C
4TC
4ZM Greatest students of 2019. This award is presented to Lena for developing such productive work habits and always showing a positive demeanour in class as this demonstrates good modelling for other students.
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM 6AM for all the efforts, persistence and determination you bring to your school work. What an exciting term this is - your final term of Primary School!
6P Antonio for his focus and effort in maths problem-solving sessions.
6W
WEEK 6
PGR
PPV Zoe for being a fabulous class member who is hard working and interested in her learning.
PVL Chiara for always being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
Juliet for being a good friend to others in Prep VL.
1B Amelia for working so hard to use expression when reading, and for always demonstrating respectful and responsible behaviour
1LB Emma for showing persistence and determination with her personal learning goal to improve the overall standard of her writing by regularly seeking feedback and applying it. Amazing effort Emma!
1Mc Harley for thinking outside of the box. Harley's ideas and perspectives are original and unique, which helps to make our learning time even more fun!
2C
2CB Felix for his enjoyment in his learning in all areas of the curriculum. Also for being a great friend to others in the class and assisting anyone who needs help, particularly with technology.
2F Nicholas C for his hard work both at home and school to continue improving his learning with a smile on his face! You are doing amazing things!
Lillian M for your kindness and care for others. You always pray for those around you during prayer and are always wanting to share love around you. What a great role model you are for others!
3JT Maxwell S for his detailed poster on 'Gases' when learning about The States of Matter.
3MT Nahla for always wanting to learn and do work at home and at school. Outstanding attitude to her learning.
4C
4TC
4ZM
5AO
5CW
5T
6AM Michael for an amazing week of applying himself to all set tasks. You have worked with such focus and dedication and managed your time to complete tasks. Keep it up!
6P Sienna for the excellent effort she always puts into her book club work
6W
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Tuesday 19th November
★ Blessing of the Mercy Building
Thursday 21st November
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (3 of 3)
Monday 25th November
★ Band End of Year Music Concert -Marcellin College 7pm
Thursday 28th November
★ Choir and selected Band students- Christmas Concert at Rosanna Views Aged Care
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Thursday 5th December*
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Monday 9th December
★ Parent Helper Morning Tea GECCO 11.10am-11.50am
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols Night
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 students at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner 6.30pm
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students Dismissed at 1pm
*Change of date
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Tuesday 19th November
★ Blessing of the Mercy Building
Thursday 21st November
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (3 of 3)
Monday 25th November
★ Band End of Year Music Concert -Marcellin College 7pm
Thursday 28th November
★ Choir and selected Band students- Christmas Concert at Rosanna Views Aged Care
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Thursday 5th December*
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Monday 9th December
★ Parent Helper Morning Tea GECCO 11.10am-11.50am
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols Night
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 students at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner 6.30pm
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students Dismissed at 1pm
*Change of date
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
Parish News
St Martin of Tours Youth Group - ACYF Fundraiser
Over the next 3 weeks the Youth will be holding a Sausage sizzle and Bake Sale to help raise money for our trip to the ACYF in Perth. We will be holding a Sausage Sizzle on the 24th of November after 10am Mass on Sunday just outside the Church, and on the Sunday following on the 1st of December we will be holding a Bake Sale after 10am Mass as well. If any members of St Martin’s school community would like to aid in our bake sale, any donations of desserts and baked goods for the fundraiser with a list of their ingredients would be greatly appreciated.
Dear Friends,
You are warmly invited to attend Mass next Wednesday – 20th November 2019 at 12 noon in the St. Mary MacKillop of the Cross Chapel at Australian Catholic University, 8 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
This Mass is to pray for Persecuted Christians around the world.
There is a flyer in the front foyer of the church for further information.
RSVP not essential but gratefully received.
Message from the Archbishop
St Vincent de Paul are on the ground throughout our communities providing support in those life-giving ways that people need in times of disaster and tragedy. May I encourage our people of Melbourne and beyond to support the Vinnies Bushfire Appeal through www.vinnies.org.au
PARISH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING—SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER 2019 11.15 am in the GECCO.
Please note this date. Our Annual General Meeting will be held in the GECCO (school hall) on Sunday 8th December. All parishioners are encouraged to attend. All parish groups are invited to present a report at the AGM. This report can be a written or oral presentation on your group’s activities. Written reports should be no more than 250 words (half a page) while any presentation at the AGM should be 5 minutes or less. If you wish to present a report on the activities of a parish group, please contact or send your report to the Parish office by Wednesday 4th December 2019.
St Martin of Tours Youth Group - ACYF Fundraiser
Over the next 3 weeks the Youth will be holding a Sausage sizzle and Bake Sale to help raise money for our trip to the ACYF in Perth. We will be holding a Sausage Sizzle on the 24th of November after 10am Mass on Sunday just outside the Church, and on the Sunday following on the 1st of December we will be holding a Bake Sale after 10am Mass as well. If any members of St Martin’s school community would like to aid in our bake sale, any donations of desserts and baked goods for the fundraiser with a list of their ingredients would be greatly appreciated.
Dear Friends,
You are warmly invited to attend Mass next Wednesday – 20th November 2019 at 12 noon in the St. Mary MacKillop of the Cross Chapel at Australian Catholic University, 8 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
This Mass is to pray for Persecuted Christians around the world.
There is a flyer in the front foyer of the church for further information.
RSVP not essential but gratefully received.
Message from the Archbishop
St Vincent de Paul are on the ground throughout our communities providing support in those life-giving ways that people need in times of disaster and tragedy. May I encourage our people of Melbourne and beyond to support the Vinnies Bushfire Appeal through www.vinnies.org.au
PARISH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING—SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER 2019 11.15 am in the GECCO.
Please note this date. Our Annual General Meeting will be held in the GECCO (school hall) on Sunday 8th December. All parishioners are encouraged to attend. All parish groups are invited to present a report at the AGM. This report can be a written or oral presentation on your group’s activities. Written reports should be no more than 250 words (half a page) while any presentation at the AGM should be 5 minutes or less. If you wish to present a report on the activities of a parish group, please contact or send your report to the Parish office by Wednesday 4th December 2019.
A Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers, Term 4 has always been my favourite term. I think there’s something about the frantic nature of the finishing up of one year and beginning to plan for the new one that has always appealed to me. This year is proving no different!
Here’s a summary of what we’ve been up to over the last two weeks.
● 5AO Class Mass
● 3JT received the Sacrament of Reconciliation
● Year 4 excursion to Western Treatment Plant
● Prep students celebrated Grandparents Day
● 33 Lucky students attended the YABBA awards
● 6AM Class Mass
● Dental Health Van visited the school
● PVL Class Mass
● Tours Students celebrated their Term 3 win with a Casual Clothes Day
● St Martin’s hosted a Junior Chess Tournament
● All Saints Day Years 3-6 School Mass
And here’s a summary of what we’ve got coming up between now and the final bell! Please remember to check Compass regularly to make sure you keep up-to-date with all the events coming up. There certainly is a lot and I’m sure you don’t miss out on anything!
SPIRIT OF ST MARTIN’S WEEK
We will start our Spirit of St Martin’s Week with our Feast Day Whole School Mass on Monday 11th November at 9:15am. Our week will finish with our PFA organised Whole School Colour Run on the afternoon of Friday 15th November. Our school leaders are busy organising other events for the week to make it a fun week for everyone. More details will follow.
BLESSING AND OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MERCY BUILDING
On Tuesday 19th November, our whole community is invited to attend the Blessing and Official Opening of The Mercy Building. Archbishop Peter Comensoli will be performing the Blessing and together he, and Anthony Carbines, MLA for Ivanhoe, will formally open the building. We ask everyone planning on attending to be on bottom yard by 9:45am for a 10am start. Please click here for invite details.
ST MARTIN’S ANNUAL SPORTS CARNIVAL
On Friday 29th November we will be holding our Annual Sports Carnival. This year it will be held at the Beverley Road Oval, Beverley Road, Heidelberg. Activities will take place between 12pm and 3.30pm. Please note students will be dismissed from Beverley Road Oval. If you are unable to collect your child/ children please notify the school via the Compass event.
CAROLS NIGHT - SAVE THE DATE
This year’s Carols Night will be on Thursday 12th December. More details will follow.
PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
I would like to acknowledge the efforts of all members of the PFA this year. Please note the PFA will hold a SGM (Special General Meeting) on 19th November at 7pm followed by their AGM at 7.30pm. Information has been placed on Compass and can be accessed via the PFA website
KEY DATES FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS
4th December - All Chromebooks, chargers and cases to be returned to school for inspection
6th December - Year 6 Big Day Out
10th December - All Chromebooks, chargers and cases collected
16th December - Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
Year 6 students farewelled by the school 1pm
Year 6 Graduation Dinner
PREP 2020
Prep Teachers for 2020 will again be Lisa Philp and Donna Vincent, Leslie van Loggerenberg, and Andrea Getson and Dinesha Rajasingam. During the month of November, we shall be conducting our Prep Transition (Orientation) sessions and on Friday 15th November we will have the Prep 2020 Parent Welcome Dinner in the COMMUNITY CENTRE. This will be a great opportunity for parents to get to know one another in readiness for the next 7 years that they will share.
Prep 2020 information letters have been sent home to all our Prep families. Please read Prep 2020 News for a brief summary of dates to mark on your calendar.
2020 KEY DATES
Important School Dates for Term 1
29th and 30th January Year 1-6 Testing Days: students will be allocated a 3 hour block on one of these days
Please note further information regarding testing dates and times will be provided later in the term.
31st January Year 1-6 Classes commence
3rd February Prep students start (half days)
4th February Beginning of the Year Whole School Mass 9:15am
26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9:15am
29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Mass 6pm
5th March School Photos (all students to wear summer uniform)
26th March Parish/School Carnival
27th March End of Term 1
SACRAMENTAL DATES
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
Tuesday 13th October
Tuesday 20th October
Tuesday 27th October
SCHOOL CAMPS
Please note further information regarding the school camps will be provided in 2020.
Year 6 Camp - 27th - 29th July
Year 5 Camp - 29th - 31st July
Year 4 Camp - City Experience - 13th - 14th October
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers, Term 4 has always been my favourite term. I think there’s something about the frantic nature of the finishing up of one year and beginning to plan for the new one that has always appealed to me. This year is proving no different!
Here’s a summary of what we’ve been up to over the last two weeks.
● 5AO Class Mass
● 3JT received the Sacrament of Reconciliation
● Year 4 excursion to Western Treatment Plant
● Prep students celebrated Grandparents Day
● 33 Lucky students attended the YABBA awards
● 6AM Class Mass
● Dental Health Van visited the school
● PVL Class Mass
● Tours Students celebrated their Term 3 win with a Casual Clothes Day
● St Martin’s hosted a Junior Chess Tournament
● All Saints Day Years 3-6 School Mass
And here’s a summary of what we’ve got coming up between now and the final bell! Please remember to check Compass regularly to make sure you keep up-to-date with all the events coming up. There certainly is a lot and I’m sure you don’t miss out on anything!
SPIRIT OF ST MARTIN’S WEEK
We will start our Spirit of St Martin’s Week with our Feast Day Whole School Mass on Monday 11th November at 9:15am. Our week will finish with our PFA organised Whole School Colour Run on the afternoon of Friday 15th November. Our school leaders are busy organising other events for the week to make it a fun week for everyone. More details will follow.
BLESSING AND OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MERCY BUILDING
On Tuesday 19th November, our whole community is invited to attend the Blessing and Official Opening of The Mercy Building. Archbishop Peter Comensoli will be performing the Blessing and together he, and Anthony Carbines, MLA for Ivanhoe, will formally open the building. We ask everyone planning on attending to be on bottom yard by 9:45am for a 10am start. Please click here for invite details.
ST MARTIN’S ANNUAL SPORTS CARNIVAL
On Friday 29th November we will be holding our Annual Sports Carnival. This year it will be held at the Beverley Road Oval, Beverley Road, Heidelberg. Activities will take place between 12pm and 3.30pm. Please note students will be dismissed from Beverley Road Oval. If you are unable to collect your child/ children please notify the school via the Compass event.
CAROLS NIGHT - SAVE THE DATE
This year’s Carols Night will be on Thursday 12th December. More details will follow.
PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
I would like to acknowledge the efforts of all members of the PFA this year. Please note the PFA will hold a SGM (Special General Meeting) on 19th November at 7pm followed by their AGM at 7.30pm. Information has been placed on Compass and can be accessed via the PFA website
KEY DATES FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS
4th December - All Chromebooks, chargers and cases to be returned to school for inspection
6th December - Year 6 Big Day Out
10th December - All Chromebooks, chargers and cases collected
16th December - Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
Year 6 students farewelled by the school 1pm
Year 6 Graduation Dinner
PREP 2020
Prep Teachers for 2020 will again be Lisa Philp and Donna Vincent, Leslie van Loggerenberg, and Andrea Getson and Dinesha Rajasingam. During the month of November, we shall be conducting our Prep Transition (Orientation) sessions and on Friday 15th November we will have the Prep 2020 Parent Welcome Dinner in the COMMUNITY CENTRE. This will be a great opportunity for parents to get to know one another in readiness for the next 7 years that they will share.
Prep 2020 information letters have been sent home to all our Prep families. Please read Prep 2020 News for a brief summary of dates to mark on your calendar.
2020 KEY DATES
Important School Dates for Term 1
29th and 30th January Year 1-6 Testing Days: students will be allocated a 3 hour block on one of these days
Please note further information regarding testing dates and times will be provided later in the term.
31st January Year 1-6 Classes commence
3rd February Prep students start (half days)
4th February Beginning of the Year Whole School Mass 9:15am
26th February Ash Wednesday Whole School Mass 9:15am
29th February Prep and Year 6 Buddy Family Mass 6pm
5th March School Photos (all students to wear summer uniform)
26th March Parish/School Carnival
27th March End of Term 1
SACRAMENTAL DATES
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
Tuesday 13th October
Tuesday 20th October
Tuesday 27th October
SCHOOL CAMPS
Please note further information regarding the school camps will be provided in 2020.
Year 6 Camp - 27th - 29th July
Year 5 Camp - 29th - 31st July
Year 4 Camp - City Experience - 13th - 14th October
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
The Mercy Building -Blessing and Official Opening
On Tuesday 19th November, our whole community is invited to attend the Blessing and Official Opening of The Mercy Building. Archbishop Peter Comensoli will be performing the Blessing and together he, and Anthony Carbines, MLA for Ivanhoe, will formally open the building. We ask everyone planning on attending to be on bottom yard by 9:45am for a 10am start.
On Tuesday 19th November, our whole community is invited to attend the Blessing and Official Opening of The Mercy Building. Archbishop Peter Comensoli will be performing the Blessing and together he, and Anthony Carbines, MLA for Ivanhoe, will formally open the building. We ask everyone planning on attending to be on bottom yard by 9:45am for a 10am start.
Year 3 Reconciliation
3JT Reconciliation
On Tuesday 22nd October, the 3JT students celebrated their First Reconciliation. The beautiful service was celebrated with the help of Father Michael and Father Lenin. We thank them both for their patient and kind manner with the students.
The service was linked closely to the scripture story of The Lost Coin. The students responded enthusiastically to this gospel story through an ‘echo mime’.
The parents and families were also very supportive and made the night special for their children.
The Year 3 teachers would like to thank Marita Anderson and the many staff members that came along to support the students too.
3JT Reconciliation
On Tuesday 22nd October, the 3JT students celebrated their First Reconciliation. The beautiful service was celebrated with the help of Father Michael and Father Lenin. We thank them both for their patient and kind manner with the students.
The service was linked closely to the scripture story of The Lost Coin. The students responded enthusiastically to this gospel story through an ‘echo mime’.
The parents and families were also very supportive and made the night special for their children.
The Year 3 teachers would like to thank Marita Anderson and the many staff members that came along to support the students too.
Wellbeing Wednesday in the Library
We have had two fantastic lunchtime wellbeing sessions in the library. Last week we talked about having an attitude of GRATITUDE. Actively practicing gratitude for both children and adults can have a huge positive impact on both our brain and our lives. Gratitude has the power to shift our focus from what is lacking in our life or what is going wrong to the abundance that is already present. We have so much to be thankful for if we take time to notice, and it’s often the little things! Do you practice gratitude? There are so many ways we can do this. Sharing something everyone is grateful for around the dinner table, starting a gratitude journal or jar as well as many apps to record or photograph things you are grateful for. If you are stuck for ideas here is a great prompt for you and your family…
What are you grateful for that your body can do?
Who are you grateful for in your life and why?
What are you grateful for about school?
What part of your day are you grateful for?
What sounds are you grateful for?
What talent do you have that you are grateful for?
What beautiful things that you can see are you grateful for?
What are you grateful for about Spring?
What lesson are you grateful for?
SPRINKLING SOME KINDNESS
This week we spread some kindness and students wrote kindness/thank you notes to others. When we do this it not only fills up the receivers bucket but ours too! We also did the 10 mindful movements, which focuses on breath and movement in a fun way. Perhaps there is someone you could reach out and thank, it’s the little things that often mean so much!
We have had two fantastic lunchtime wellbeing sessions in the library. Last week we talked about having an attitude of GRATITUDE. Actively practicing gratitude for both children and adults can have a huge positive impact on both our brain and our lives. Gratitude has the power to shift our focus from what is lacking in our life or what is going wrong to the abundance that is already present. We have so much to be thankful for if we take time to notice, and it’s often the little things! Do you practice gratitude? There are so many ways we can do this. Sharing something everyone is grateful for around the dinner table, starting a gratitude journal or jar as well as many apps to record or photograph things you are grateful for. If you are stuck for ideas here is a great prompt for you and your family…
What are you grateful for that your body can do?
Who are you grateful for in your life and why?
What are you grateful for about school?
What part of your day are you grateful for?
What sounds are you grateful for?
What talent do you have that you are grateful for?
What beautiful things that you can see are you grateful for?
What are you grateful for about Spring?
What lesson are you grateful for?
SPRINKLING SOME KINDNESS
This week we spread some kindness and students wrote kindness/thank you notes to others. When we do this it not only fills up the receivers bucket but ours too! We also did the 10 mindful movements, which focuses on breath and movement in a fun way. Perhaps there is someone you could reach out and thank, it’s the little things that often mean so much!
Prep Grandparents Day
On Wednesday, the 23rd of October there was great excitement at school because it was Grandparents Day! The Preps invited their grandparents to visit them at school and they were very proud to introduce their grandparents to their teachers and to show them around the school. We told them why we loved them so much, sang songs and ate lots of party food. It was a great day!!!
On Wednesday, the 23rd of October there was great excitement at school because it was Grandparents Day! The Preps invited their grandparents to visit them at school and they were very proud to introduce their grandparents to their teachers and to show them around the school. We told them why we loved them so much, sang songs and ate lots of party food. It was a great day!!!
YABBA Awards
When we began studying the Young Australian Best Book Awards way back in Term 1, the vision was to culminate this learning with an opportunity to win a Golden Ticket to the award ceremony at Camberwell Girls Grammar. On Tuesday 33 lucky ticket holders went with Mrs Kent and myself to enjoy this wonderful celebration of reading. We had the most special day watching the ceremony and meeting many famous authors and illustrators. We even ran into Miss Yoemans and the students very much enjoyed seeing her again. Thanks so much to Kate Kelly and Sarah McDougall for accompanying us on the day. We all had a really fabulous time.
The winning books for each category were:
Picture Book: Seriously, Do Not Open This Book by Andy Lee and Heath McKenzie
Fiction for Younger Readers: The Bad Guys Do-You-Think-He-Saurus by Andy Blaby
Fiction for Older Readers: The 104 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Fiction for Years 7-9: Maybe by Morris Gleitzman
Yabba Awards Recollection -By Natasha B
It was finally the day of the Yabba award ceremony. Thirty three lucky students got to leave school and go to Camberwell Girls Grammar. When we arrived we were welcomed and seated in the auditorium. We started the award ceremony with a good laugh and got to know a thing or two about the authors and illustrators. We played a few games and Noah J was lucky enough to be chosen to participate in an illustrating activity on the stage.
Eventually we went out and had some morning tea and a little run around. When we were finished we entered the Camberwell Girls Grammar gymnasium and received a card that we could use to be signed by some of our favourite authors. We were also allowed to bring some books and get them signed as well. There were raffles and giveaways. Lily A and some other SMOT students won a book.
I would like to say thank you to all of the organisers, parents and especially Mrs Klaic and Mrs Kent for making this day happen.
When we began studying the Young Australian Best Book Awards way back in Term 1, the vision was to culminate this learning with an opportunity to win a Golden Ticket to the award ceremony at Camberwell Girls Grammar. On Tuesday 33 lucky ticket holders went with Mrs Kent and myself to enjoy this wonderful celebration of reading. We had the most special day watching the ceremony and meeting many famous authors and illustrators. We even ran into Miss Yoemans and the students very much enjoyed seeing her again. Thanks so much to Kate Kelly and Sarah McDougall for accompanying us on the day. We all had a really fabulous time.
The winning books for each category were:
Picture Book: Seriously, Do Not Open This Book by Andy Lee and Heath McKenzie
Fiction for Younger Readers: The Bad Guys Do-You-Think-He-Saurus by Andy Blaby
Fiction for Older Readers: The 104 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Fiction for Years 7-9: Maybe by Morris Gleitzman
Yabba Awards Recollection -By Natasha B
It was finally the day of the Yabba award ceremony. Thirty three lucky students got to leave school and go to Camberwell Girls Grammar. When we arrived we were welcomed and seated in the auditorium. We started the award ceremony with a good laugh and got to know a thing or two about the authors and illustrators. We played a few games and Noah J was lucky enough to be chosen to participate in an illustrating activity on the stage.
Eventually we went out and had some morning tea and a little run around. When we were finished we entered the Camberwell Girls Grammar gymnasium and received a card that we could use to be signed by some of our favourite authors. We were also allowed to bring some books and get them signed as well. There were raffles and giveaways. Lily A and some other SMOT students won a book.
I would like to say thank you to all of the organisers, parents and especially Mrs Klaic and Mrs Kent for making this day happen.
Year 4 Excursion
On the 23rd of October the Year Fours travelled to the Werribee Sewage Treatment Facility. The purpose of this excursion was to learn about how the treatment plant worked and the technology that is used in the process of the treatment of water.
All the students got the opportunity to travel on a guided bus tour of the facility. We learnt that there are 10 stages in which the water is treated and witnessed the 10 ponds that are used. We learnt that some of the water is released back into waterways after being treated and that some is further treated so that it can be reused in public gardens, for irrigation of crops, for flushing of toilets and some people even use it in their gardens. Furthermore, the Sewage Treatment Plant provides bird life with another habitat and they travel to it when water is scarce in other habitats. Talk about sustainability!
While students waited for their turn on the bus, the lovely education staff instructed students to create their own LEGO town. The students then explored how to make their town more water friendly as well as learn how to stop water wastage. The students learned many ways to help combat climate change and water wastage. Some of the ways discussed were having porous surfaces rather than concrete, collecting water in water tanks that can be reused and having more plants and grass areas in our community.
Everyone enjoyed the trip and came back with a great deal of knowledge about our precious water.
On the 23rd of October the Year Fours travelled to the Werribee Sewage Treatment Facility. The purpose of this excursion was to learn about how the treatment plant worked and the technology that is used in the process of the treatment of water.
All the students got the opportunity to travel on a guided bus tour of the facility. We learnt that there are 10 stages in which the water is treated and witnessed the 10 ponds that are used. We learnt that some of the water is released back into waterways after being treated and that some is further treated so that it can be reused in public gardens, for irrigation of crops, for flushing of toilets and some people even use it in their gardens. Furthermore, the Sewage Treatment Plant provides bird life with another habitat and they travel to it when water is scarce in other habitats. Talk about sustainability!
While students waited for their turn on the bus, the lovely education staff instructed students to create their own LEGO town. The students then explored how to make their town more water friendly as well as learn how to stop water wastage. The students learned many ways to help combat climate change and water wastage. Some of the ways discussed were having porous surfaces rather than concrete, collecting water in water tanks that can be reused and having more plants and grass areas in our community.
Everyone enjoyed the trip and came back with a great deal of knowledge about our precious water.
Thank You St Martin's PFA!
The students and staff at St Martin of Tours would like to extend their thanks to the St Martin of Tours community for supporting the fundraising efforts of the Parents and Friends Association.
With money generously donated, we have been able to purchase some beautiful furniture for our new building. This furniture offers students some choice about where they may wish to sit when learning, allowing them to be comfortable as they use each learning space.
We also purchased some beautiful new guided reading sets. These sets ensure teachers are able to target students precisely at their point of need when explicitly teaching reading.
Thanks so much to our wonderful community and to the very hard workers on the PFA. We are so grateful.
The students and staff at St Martin of Tours would like to extend their thanks to the St Martin of Tours community for supporting the fundraising efforts of the Parents and Friends Association.
With money generously donated, we have been able to purchase some beautiful furniture for our new building. This furniture offers students some choice about where they may wish to sit when learning, allowing them to be comfortable as they use each learning space.
We also purchased some beautiful new guided reading sets. These sets ensure teachers are able to target students precisely at their point of need when explicitly teaching reading.
Thanks so much to our wonderful community and to the very hard workers on the PFA. We are so grateful.
Prep 2020 News
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
PREP 2020 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Prep parents Tea and Tissues morning 9am -10am
PREP 2020 SCHOOL DAYS AND TIMES
Monday 3rd February - Prep students commence Term 1, finishing school at 1pm.
Tuesday 4th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Wednesday 5th February -NO SCHOOL for Prep Students.
Thursday 6th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Friday 7th February - Prep students finish school at 1pm.
Monday 10th February - Prep students attend school from 8.45am to 3.30pm, except for Wednesdays.
During the month of February Prep students do not attend classes on Wednesdays ie 5th February, 12th February, 19th February and 26th February, as Prep teachers conduct Prep student assessments.
Monday 2nd March - Prep students commence FULL school week days.
R.E. News
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
November
★ 1st - All Saints Mass at 9.15am
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2020
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
★Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
★Saturday 8th August
★Sunday 9th August
★Saturday 15th August
★Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
★Tuesday 13th October
★Tuesday 20th October
★Tuesday 27th October
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
November
★ 1st - All Saints Mass at 9.15am
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2020
Please note further information regarding the Sacrament Program will be provided in 2020.
Confirmation
★Saturday 2nd May (11:00am and 1:30pm)
First Eucharist
★Saturday 8th August
★Sunday 9th August
★Saturday 15th August
★Sunday 16th August
First Reconciliation
★Tuesday 13th October
★Tuesday 20th October
★Tuesday 27th October
Inter School Sport
YEAR 6 INTER SCHOOL SPORT SUMMER FINALS
On Friday 11th October, four teams from St Martin’s competed in the Heidelberg District Summer Semi Finals and Grand Finals. The children from Year 6 competed enthusiastically and achieved very good results:
GIRLS SOCCER
Semi Final – defeated Rosanna Golf Links 4-0
Grand Final – defeated Banyule PS 4-0
BOYS SOCCER
Semi Final – defeated Heidelberg PS 7-0</p.
Grand Final – defeated by Banyule PS 3-3 (Lost 3 – 1 on penalties)
BOYS SOFTBALL
Semi Final – defeated Banyule PS 8-6
Grand Final – defeated by RGL PS 7-4
GIRLS BAT TENNIS
Semi Final – defeated by RGL PS 38-34
Well done to all children on their participation throughout the Inter School Sports Program and thank you to the Year 6 teachers for their support and coaching throughout the year.
REGION ATHLETICS
On Wednesday 16th October, five children from St Martin’s competed at the Northern Region Athletics Carnival at Meadowglen Athletics Track, Epping. The children qualified for this event by placing 1st or 2nd at District and Division Level. Well done to the following children on achieving great results:
Millie H - 9th 12/13 Girls High Jump
Girls 12/ 13 Relay - 9th 4x100m (Mary B, Allegra A, Maggie M, Millie H)
Hanna W - 2nd 11 Girls Triple Jump
STATE ATHLETICS
Congratulations to Hanna W in placing 9th in the 11 Girls Triple Jump. Hanna jumped a PB of 8.91m. A fantastic achievement Hanna. Well Done!
YEAR 6 INTER SCHOOL SPORT SUMMER FINALS
On Friday 11th October, four teams from St Martin’s competed in the Heidelberg District Summer Semi Finals and Grand Finals. The children from Year 6 competed enthusiastically and achieved very good results:
GIRLS SOCCER
Semi Final – defeated Rosanna Golf Links 4-0
Grand Final – defeated Banyule PS 4-0
BOYS SOCCER
Semi Final – defeated Heidelberg PS 7-0</p.
Grand Final – defeated by Banyule PS 3-3 (Lost 3 – 1 on penalties)
BOYS SOFTBALL
Semi Final – defeated Banyule PS 8-6
Grand Final – defeated by RGL PS 7-4
GIRLS BAT TENNIS
Semi Final – defeated by RGL PS 38-34
Well done to all children on their participation throughout the Inter School Sports Program and thank you to the Year 6 teachers for their support and coaching throughout the year.
REGION ATHLETICS
On Wednesday 16th October, five children from St Martin’s competed at the Northern Region Athletics Carnival at Meadowglen Athletics Track, Epping. The children qualified for this event by placing 1st or 2nd at District and Division Level. Well done to the following children on achieving great results:
Millie H - 9th 12/13 Girls High Jump
Girls 12/ 13 Relay - 9th 4x100m (Mary B, Allegra A, Maggie M, Millie H)
Hanna W - 2nd 11 Girls Triple Jump
STATE ATHLETICS
Congratulations to Hanna W in placing 9th in the 11 Girls Triple Jump. Hanna jumped a PB of 8.91m. A fantastic achievement Hanna. Well Done!
School Fees
Earlier this week the school fee schedule for 2020 were sent home to the eldest child.
Payment plans are to be completed each year, attached to the schedule is the form to complete for payment plans. Please return the completed form to the office in the envelope provided.
The payment options are fortnightly for 20 payments or monthly for 10 payments for direct debit from a bank account. For credit cards, monthly payments are the only option.
The amounts shown on the table for payment plans do not include camp. On receipt of the payment plans, if your child will be going on camp, the amount for camp will be added to the base amounts shown in the table.
Please supply email address and mobile number as I will email you with confirmation of these amounts.
For families paying fees via instalments the amounts are due as per dates listed in the schedule. Camp is in addition to instalment amounts (as per table) and must be paid prior to your child going on camp.
If you have any queries please email me: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Earlier this week the school fee schedule for 2020 were sent home to the eldest child.
Payment plans are to be completed each year, attached to the schedule is the form to complete for payment plans. Please return the completed form to the office in the envelope provided.
The payment options are fortnightly for 20 payments or monthly for 10 payments for direct debit from a bank account. For credit cards, monthly payments are the only option.
The amounts shown on the table for payment plans do not include camp. On receipt of the payment plans, if your child will be going on camp, the amount for camp will be added to the base amounts shown in the table.
Please supply email address and mobile number as I will email you with confirmation of these amounts.
For families paying fees via instalments the amounts are due as per dates listed in the schedule. Camp is in addition to instalment amounts (as per table) and must be paid prior to your child going on camp.
If you have any queries please email me: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 3
PGR Sofia B for writing lots of different ideas in her story writing and for being a great buddy during reading groups.
Maxwell for having a go at more challenging tasks when encouraged to by Mrs. Beautiful.
PPV Kirra for trying hard with the correct formation of her letters.
PVL Jonty for his excellent writing on our new dotted thirds.
Milana for her excellent writing on our new dotted thirds.
1B Kathleen for always being a beautiful listener and for always showing enthusiasm for her learning.
1LB Evelyn for demonstrating persistence and focus with her learning by using feedback to improve the overall standard of her work. Fantastic effort Evelyn!
1Mc Eliza for being a top listener in 1Mc! Eliza uses eye contact, actively listens to the speaker and clarifies if she needs to before working. She also gives great feedback to her classmates after their Show and Tell presentations which shows how well she is listening to their talks. Well done Eliza!
2C
2CB Nikola for his great effort he put into his school work and in particular his most recent writing piece. Keep up the good work Nikola!
2F Mitchell L for sharing your talents by being brave and playing guitar for us. You rock!
Leon K for working hard to be a great leader in the classroom. You are a good role model for others. Well done!
3JT Addison O for her beautiful reflection on, 'What is Forgiveness?'
3MT Cohen for reflecting on the message in the 'Lost Coin' and making a personal connection of when he lost something. Jaydon for explaining the four stages of Reconciliation and linking the process to a personal experience.
4C Andrew F for trying really hard and persisting in his work.
4TC Ava D for always displaying a positive attitude and setting a great example for her peers.
4ZM Matthew P for settling back in after the school holidays with another great challenging book. Mr Bambuckles 'Remarkables'.
5AO Natasha for making a conscience effort during writing tasks to add more detail and uplevel her word choices.
5CW
5T
6AM Michael for applying himself to his Explanation writing about the life cycle of a butterfly. It was well planned and drafted and you tried to use lots of different language features.
6P Lucas O - for a great start to our term 4 book club sessions.
6W
WEEK 4
PGR Sofia L for being a kind helper to everyone in Prep GR and for having a go at using new letter patterns in her wonderful writing.
Zayn for asking questions when he needs help and for stretching out new words in his writing by himself.
PPV Gibreel for his great oral reading and decoding of unfamiliar words.
PVL Josie for being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
Charlie for being a kind and respectful member of Prep VL.
1B Tia for her amazing effort in reading and writing this term.
1LB Jake for working hard to build the standard of his writing by applying feedback to his work through editing and adding words to improve his sentences. Keep up the great work Jake!
1Mc Joshua for showing fabulous improvement in his confidence, explanations and volume when presenting his Show and Tell on his family background to the class. Well done Josh!
2C
2CB Luke H for always sharing his ideas and always trying his best to complete all set tasks. Well done Luke!
2F Luca V for working hard in reading and writing and making some amazing improvements this year. You should be very proud!
Lia M for your kindness to others demonstrated through compliments. You always have something lovely to say about people in our class. Thank you!
3JT Ethan M for consistently filling in his, Take Home Reading Diary.
3MT Zach P for his work ethic and the growth he has made to his learning this semester. Great work Zach.
4C
4TC Marko for becoming a more active contributor to our class discussions and starting the term off with a great attitude to his learning.
4ZM Ryan H ‘Greatest Students of 2019 Awards’- This award is presented to Ryan H for developing such productive work habits and always showing a positive demeanour in class as this demonstrates good modelling for other students.
5AO Harry, for his excellent contributions to read aloud sessions. You were able to make text to self connections and clarified the meaning of new words accurately to your peers.
5CW
5T
6AM Paris for just being you and bringing your happy and bubbly personality to school each day to share with our class.
6P Ava for her excellent Inquiry work when investigating circuits.
6W
WEEK 3
PGR Sofia B for writing lots of different ideas in her story writing and for being a great buddy during reading groups.
Maxwell for having a go at more challenging tasks when encouraged to by Mrs. Beautiful.
PPV Kirra for trying hard with the correct formation of her letters.
PVL Jonty for his excellent writing on our new dotted thirds.
Milana for her excellent writing on our new dotted thirds.
1B Kathleen for always being a beautiful listener and for always showing enthusiasm for her learning.
1LB Evelyn for demonstrating persistence and focus with her learning by using feedback to improve the overall standard of her work. Fantastic effort Evelyn!
1Mc Eliza for being a top listener in 1Mc! Eliza uses eye contact, actively listens to the speaker and clarifies if she needs to before working. She also gives great feedback to her classmates after their Show and Tell presentations which shows how well she is listening to their talks. Well done Eliza!
2C
2CB Nikola for his great effort he put into his school work and in particular his most recent writing piece. Keep up the good work Nikola!
2F Mitchell L for sharing your talents by being brave and playing guitar for us. You rock!
Leon K for working hard to be a great leader in the classroom. You are a good role model for others. Well done!
3JT Addison O for her beautiful reflection on, 'What is Forgiveness?'
3MT Cohen for reflecting on the message in the 'Lost Coin' and making a personal connection of when he lost something. Jaydon for explaining the four stages of Reconciliation and linking the process to a personal experience.
4C Andrew F for trying really hard and persisting in his work.
4TC Ava D for always displaying a positive attitude and setting a great example for her peers.
4ZM Matthew P for settling back in after the school holidays with another great challenging book. Mr Bambuckles 'Remarkables'.
5AO Natasha for making a conscience effort during writing tasks to add more detail and uplevel her word choices.
5CW
5T
6AM Michael for applying himself to his Explanation writing about the life cycle of a butterfly. It was well planned and drafted and you tried to use lots of different language features.
6P Lucas O - for a great start to our term 4 book club sessions.
6W
WEEK 4
PGR Sofia L for being a kind helper to everyone in Prep GR and for having a go at using new letter patterns in her wonderful writing.
Zayn for asking questions when he needs help and for stretching out new words in his writing by himself.
PPV Gibreel for his great oral reading and decoding of unfamiliar words.
PVL Josie for being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
Charlie for being a kind and respectful member of Prep VL.
1B Tia for her amazing effort in reading and writing this term.
1LB Jake for working hard to build the standard of his writing by applying feedback to his work through editing and adding words to improve his sentences. Keep up the great work Jake!
1Mc Joshua for showing fabulous improvement in his confidence, explanations and volume when presenting his Show and Tell on his family background to the class. Well done Josh!
2C
2CB Luke H for always sharing his ideas and always trying his best to complete all set tasks. Well done Luke!
2F Luca V for working hard in reading and writing and making some amazing improvements this year. You should be very proud!
Lia M for your kindness to others demonstrated through compliments. You always have something lovely to say about people in our class. Thank you!
3JT Ethan M for consistently filling in his, Take Home Reading Diary.
3MT Zach P for his work ethic and the growth he has made to his learning this semester. Great work Zach.
4C
4TC Marko for becoming a more active contributor to our class discussions and starting the term off with a great attitude to his learning.
4ZM Ryan H ‘Greatest Students of 2019 Awards’- This award is presented to Ryan H for developing such productive work habits and always showing a positive demeanour in class as this demonstrates good modelling for other students.
5AO Harry, for his excellent contributions to read aloud sessions. You were able to make text to self connections and clarified the meaning of new words accurately to your peers.
5CW
5T
6AM Paris for just being you and bringing your happy and bubbly personality to school each day to share with our class.
6P Ava for her excellent Inquiry work when investigating circuits.
6W
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Monday 4th November
★ School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November
★ Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Wednesday 6th November
★ Prep Excursion
Thursday 7th November
★ 5CW Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (1 of 3)
★ Combined Band Performance at Victorian School Music Festival
Monday 11th November
★ St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Thursday 14th November
★ 5T Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (2 of 3)
Friday 15th November
★ St Martin's Colour Run (PFA Event)
★ Prep 2020 Welcome Dinner Community Centre
Monday 18th November
★ SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Tuesday 19th November
★ Blessing of the Mercy Building
Thursday 21st November
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (3 of 3)
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Wednesday 4th December
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols Night
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students Dismissed at 1pm
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Monday 4th November
★ School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November
★ Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Wednesday 6th November
★ Prep Excursion
Thursday 7th November
★ 5CW Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (1 of 3)
★ Combined Band Performance at Victorian School Music Festival
Monday 11th November
★ St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Thursday 14th November
★ 5T Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (2 of 3)
Friday 15th November
★ St Martin's Colour Run (PFA Event)
★ Prep 2020 Welcome Dinner Community Centre
Monday 18th November
★ SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Tuesday 19th November
★ Blessing of the Mercy Building
Thursday 21st November
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (3 of 3)
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Wednesday 4th December
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols Night
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students Dismissed at 1pm
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
Parish News
MEMORIAL MASS ON THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER AT 7.30 PM in the Church. Followed by a cuppa in the GECCO.
We welcome you, your relatives and friends; all who have lost loved ones over the years, to this Special Memorial Mass. For further information please contact the parish office on 9457 4275 or Sr. Maria by email: Maria.Bui@cam.org.au. If you have lost loved ones during 2019 please contact us ASAP, as we would like to remember them by name at the memorial mass.
FEAST OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS 11th NOVEMBER
The celebration will take place on Sunday 10th November at the 10:00am Mass.
ST MARTIN of TOURS VIETNAM TRIP
Join us on a cultural and spiritual journey of Vietnam.
Departing 10 March 2020
Visiting Ho Chi Minh, Bao Loc Orphanage and Convent, Dalat and Hoi An
Please contact Deana Thomas, Hello World ph: 9852 0200
LOYOLA COLLEGE COMMUNITY CAROLS & FOOD TRUCK NIGHT
Sunday 1st December 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Live Music from 7:15pm Christmas Carols 7:45pm to 9:00pm
Old Loyola Roundabout (Entry via Bungay Street)
MEMORIAL MASS ON THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER AT 7.30 PM in the Church. Followed by a cuppa in the GECCO.
We welcome you, your relatives and friends; all who have lost loved ones over the years, to this Special Memorial Mass. For further information please contact the parish office on 9457 4275 or Sr. Maria by email: Maria.Bui@cam.org.au. If you have lost loved ones during 2019 please contact us ASAP, as we would like to remember them by name at the memorial mass.
FEAST OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS 11th NOVEMBER
The celebration will take place on Sunday 10th November at the 10:00am Mass.
ST MARTIN of TOURS VIETNAM TRIP
Join us on a cultural and spiritual journey of Vietnam.
Departing 10 March 2020
Visiting Ho Chi Minh, Bao Loc Orphanage and Convent, Dalat and Hoi An
Please contact Deana Thomas, Hello World ph: 9852 0200
LOYOLA COLLEGE COMMUNITY CAROLS & FOOD TRUCK NIGHT
Sunday 1st December 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Live Music from 7:15pm Christmas Carols 7:45pm to 9:00pm
Old Loyola Roundabout (Entry via Bungay Street)
A Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers,
We’ve had a busy start to Term 4 with a lot of events happening around the school:
•Year 3 had a Chemical science incursion
•Year 6 had an Electrical circuits incursion
•PFA held their monthly meeting
•Year 6's started their ‘final countdown’ by sitting for their Graduation photo
•Year 1’s went on an excursion to the Chinese Museum
•St Martin’s PFA Gala Ball was held
•We’ve started the process of getting ready for our review in 2020
•Year 4 City Experience overnight camp
•3MT received the Sacrament of Reconciliation
•Prep to Year 6 learnt about dental health in preparation for the Dental Health Van visit later this month
•6W celebrated their Class Mass
•Year 1 Social and Emotional Learning Incursion
•Year 1 Level Mass will be on Saturday night (19th October)
GALA BALL
Thank you to the Gala Ball organising committee Melanie, Ambra and Dale. Once again they have put in a monumental effort to create such a memorable night for everyone to enjoy. Australia’s Got Talent and Dancing with the Stars had nothing on the talent that was on show on the microphone and the dance floor late in the evening. A fun night was had by all.
CAMP
A huge thank you to David Witchell (Camp Organiser), our Year 4 teachers and other staff members who attended the Year 4 City Experience sleepover on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was a great experience for the students.
RECONCILIATION
Congratulations to our Year 3 students in 3MT who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation this week. The students in Year 3JT will receive theirs on Tuesday. Thank you to our Year 3 teachers for preparing our students and also to Marita Anderson for leading the teachers and organising the evenings.
NO HAT NO PLAY
A reminder that all students MUST WEAR A HAT at break times and during PE classes for the remainder of the term. Students are also encouraged to wear sunscreen to school and bring sunscreen to school to reapply before going out to play.
CLASS LISTS 2020
Teachers are in the process of organising classes for 2020, they need to take a broad view and consider the needs of all students. It is our intention to provide well-balanced class groupings for 2020. To achieve this, we must consider the academic, emotional, social and behavioural needs of all students. Teachers will draw upon their collective knowledge of the students to arrange the classes. Individual requests made by parents compromise this process and inevitably inhibits our capacity to deliver balanced classes. Therefore, parents are asked NOT to send messages to teachers in relation to the placement of students for 2020. Please rely on the professionalism of the staff to meet the needs of all students.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
We’ve had a busy start to Term 4 with a lot of events happening around the school:
•Year 3 had a Chemical science incursion
•Year 6 had an Electrical circuits incursion
•PFA held their monthly meeting
•Year 6's started their ‘final countdown’ by sitting for their Graduation photo
•Year 1’s went on an excursion to the Chinese Museum
•St Martin’s PFA Gala Ball was held
•We’ve started the process of getting ready for our review in 2020
•Year 4 City Experience overnight camp
•3MT received the Sacrament of Reconciliation
•Prep to Year 6 learnt about dental health in preparation for the Dental Health Van visit later this month
•6W celebrated their Class Mass
•Year 1 Social and Emotional Learning Incursion
•Year 1 Level Mass will be on Saturday night (19th October)
GALA BALL
Thank you to the Gala Ball organising committee Melanie, Ambra and Dale. Once again they have put in a monumental effort to create such a memorable night for everyone to enjoy. Australia’s Got Talent and Dancing with the Stars had nothing on the talent that was on show on the microphone and the dance floor late in the evening. A fun night was had by all.
CAMP
A huge thank you to David Witchell (Camp Organiser), our Year 4 teachers and other staff members who attended the Year 4 City Experience sleepover on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was a great experience for the students.
RECONCILIATION
Congratulations to our Year 3 students in 3MT who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation this week. The students in Year 3JT will receive theirs on Tuesday. Thank you to our Year 3 teachers for preparing our students and also to Marita Anderson for leading the teachers and organising the evenings.
NO HAT NO PLAY
A reminder that all students MUST WEAR A HAT at break times and during PE classes for the remainder of the term. Students are also encouraged to wear sunscreen to school and bring sunscreen to school to reapply before going out to play.
CLASS LISTS 2020
Teachers are in the process of organising classes for 2020, they need to take a broad view and consider the needs of all students. It is our intention to provide well-balanced class groupings for 2020. To achieve this, we must consider the academic, emotional, social and behavioural needs of all students. Teachers will draw upon their collective knowledge of the students to arrange the classes. Individual requests made by parents compromise this process and inevitably inhibits our capacity to deliver balanced classes. Therefore, parents are asked NOT to send messages to teachers in relation to the placement of students for 2020. Please rely on the professionalism of the staff to meet the needs of all students.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Year 3 Reconciliation
3MT Reconciliation
Many congratulations to 3MT on their Reconciliation night. The students were very well prepared and their reverence was notable. The scripture passage of “The Lost Coin” was the focus for our service. Father Michael was assisted by Father Lenin during the night. Many thanks to the parents, families and relatives that came to support the Year 3 children. As part of the service, some students read their heartfelt reflections about forgiveness. We wanted to share them with you.
Lilia Mosbauer and Sandra Tieppo.
Forgiveness is special. It’s like carrying the cross but when you’re forgiven you feel free. When you’re carrying the cross of guilt, you may feel imprisoned or you might want to hide in a hole. Forgiveness is when you come out, say sorry and the grey clouds turn away. -Ruby B
Forgiveness means a lot to me. It takes the heavy weight off my heart and replaces it with a brand new one. When someone forgives someone else, they make peace together and they rejoice. When I am forgiven I feel free from the heavy weight and happy. -Ruby A
Forgiveness is a good thing. When you are forgiven you start again and become closer to God. Being forgiven you feel a big weight getting off you. It is a beautiful feeling to be forgiven. -Juanito
Forgiveness is a wonderful feeling. When you forgive or are forgiven, you feel relieved and free but if you don’t then you will feel heavy and stressed. When I forgive I feel relieved and light. -Emily
Forgiveness is when you have made a bad choice and you go away from God but when you say sorry, God will let you back into his heart. I feel like I had a weight taken off my chest. Zak
3MT Reconciliation
Many congratulations to 3MT on their Reconciliation night. The students were very well prepared and their reverence was notable. The scripture passage of “The Lost Coin” was the focus for our service. Father Michael was assisted by Father Lenin during the night. Many thanks to the parents, families and relatives that came to support the Year 3 children. As part of the service, some students read their heartfelt reflections about forgiveness. We wanted to share them with you.
Lilia Mosbauer and Sandra Tieppo.
Forgiveness is special. It’s like carrying the cross but when you’re forgiven you feel free. When you’re carrying the cross of guilt, you may feel imprisoned or you might want to hide in a hole. Forgiveness is when you come out, say sorry and the grey clouds turn away. -Ruby B
Forgiveness means a lot to me. It takes the heavy weight off my heart and replaces it with a brand new one. When someone forgives someone else, they make peace together and they rejoice. When I am forgiven I feel free from the heavy weight and happy. -Ruby A
Forgiveness is a good thing. When you are forgiven you start again and become closer to God. Being forgiven you feel a big weight getting off you. It is a beautiful feeling to be forgiven. -Juanito
Forgiveness is a wonderful feeling. When you forgive or are forgiven, you feel relieved and free but if you don’t then you will feel heavy and stressed. When I forgive I feel relieved and light. -Emily
Forgiveness is when you have made a bad choice and you go away from God but when you say sorry, God will let you back into his heart. I feel like I had a weight taken off my chest. Zak
Year 4 City Experience
This week the Year 4’s attended their City Experience Overnight Stay. The purpose of the experience was to encourage students to foster independence and prepare them for camp in their Senior Years. The day began with much excitement as all year 4’s met on Bottom Yard. Then as a year level we all walked to Rosanna Train Station.
The first stop was check-in at the CYC Youth Camp in Collins Street. The students were amazed at their comfortable hotel facilities. Next we walked to have lunch and a play at the playground at Birrarung Marr. Later we walked to Melbourne Aquarium and went into our small groups to explore it. We learnt about all the different sea creatures and the important actions the Melbourne Aquarium are doing to sustain our precious sea life and ecosystems.
In the evening, the students were treated to a delicious meal and dessert. We finished off our long day watching a movie and enjoying a cup of hot chocolate.
The following day we went to Polly Woodside for a couple of hours. The students discovered what the cargo ships and transport ships were like during the Early Settlement Years and experienced some of the activities that the crew did, for example, scrubbing the decks.
Overall the camp was an amazing experience. The students were a fantastic group that enjoyed every moment of it. They cooperated and supported one another.
A big thank you to Mr Witchell for organising another fantastic camp experience. Thank you to all staff that attended too (Mrs Klaic, Mr Witchell, Mr Ooi, Carmel, Mr Zac, Miss Cosgrave, Miss Valvo, Miss Bumpstead and Miss Campbell).
This week the Year 4’s attended their City Experience Overnight Stay. The purpose of the experience was to encourage students to foster independence and prepare them for camp in their Senior Years. The day began with much excitement as all year 4’s met on Bottom Yard. Then as a year level we all walked to Rosanna Train Station.
The first stop was check-in at the CYC Youth Camp in Collins Street. The students were amazed at their comfortable hotel facilities. Next we walked to have lunch and a play at the playground at Birrarung Marr. Later we walked to Melbourne Aquarium and went into our small groups to explore it. We learnt about all the different sea creatures and the important actions the Melbourne Aquarium are doing to sustain our precious sea life and ecosystems.
In the evening, the students were treated to a delicious meal and dessert. We finished off our long day watching a movie and enjoying a cup of hot chocolate.
The following day we went to Polly Woodside for a couple of hours. The students discovered what the cargo ships and transport ships were like during the Early Settlement Years and experienced some of the activities that the crew did, for example, scrubbing the decks.
Overall the camp was an amazing experience. The students were a fantastic group that enjoyed every moment of it. They cooperated and supported one another.
A big thank you to Mr Witchell for organising another fantastic camp experience. Thank you to all staff that attended too (Mrs Klaic, Mr Witchell, Mr Ooi, Carmel, Mr Zac, Miss Cosgrave, Miss Valvo, Miss Bumpstead and Miss Campbell).
Year 1 Excursion
Last Friday the Year Ones went on an excursion to the Chinese Museum and Chinatown.
We learnt lots about Chinese culture and celebrations. We had lots of fun catching the train into the city and exploring Chinatown too.
Last Friday the Year Ones went on an excursion to the Chinese Museum and Chinatown.
We learnt lots about Chinese culture and celebrations. We had lots of fun catching the train into the city and exploring Chinatown too.
Exciting Library News
We are excited to share with you that the SMOT library were one of two winners of the Children’s Book Council Australian Victorian Branch Book Week Competition.
We submitted the following two photos to share our library Book Week display and creative challenge competition.
The prize was a voucher to buy more fabulous books for our ever growing library. Thanks to everyone who helped by participating so wonderfully in our Book Week Activities.
We are excited to share with you that the SMOT library were one of two winners of the Children’s Book Council Australian Victorian Branch Book Week Competition.
We submitted the following two photos to share our library Book Week display and creative challenge competition.
The prize was a voucher to buy more fabulous books for our ever growing library. Thanks to everyone who helped by participating so wonderfully in our Book Week Activities.
YABBA Awards
Way back in February, we introduced the Year 4/5/6 students to the Yabba Awards. Yabba stands for the ‘Young Australian Best Book Awards’ and they are nominated and voted for by children only.
You can read more information about the Yabba awards here.
The students studied the awards and many made nominations for the 2019 awards. They then went about their business reading the nominated books as the year progressed. It is now time for the 2019 Yabba awards to be presented and SMOT were lucky enough to secure some tickets to the awards. Many of the nominated authors will be there to meet the students and answer any questions they may have.
In order to get a Golden Ticket to the Yabba awards, the students had to read some of the nominated books and write a small review on each one. They also had to write a letter to the library staff explaining why they would like to attend the Yabba Award Ceremony. The Ceremony is on Tuesday the 29th of October.
We would like to congratulate the following students who earned a golden ticket to attend the award ceremony.
If your child is on this list, please expect a Compass Notification.
Way back in February, we introduced the Year 4/5/6 students to the Yabba Awards. Yabba stands for the ‘Young Australian Best Book Awards’ and they are nominated and voted for by children only.
You can read more information about the Yabba awards here.
The students studied the awards and many made nominations for the 2019 awards. They then went about their business reading the nominated books as the year progressed. It is now time for the 2019 Yabba awards to be presented and SMOT were lucky enough to secure some tickets to the awards. Many of the nominated authors will be there to meet the students and answer any questions they may have.
In order to get a Golden Ticket to the Yabba awards, the students had to read some of the nominated books and write a small review on each one. They also had to write a letter to the library staff explaining why they would like to attend the Yabba Award Ceremony. The Ceremony is on Tuesday the 29th of October.
We would like to congratulate the following students who earned a golden ticket to attend the award ceremony.
If your child is on this list, please expect a Compass Notification.
Sign Language Club
Sign Language Club -A student instigated initiative!
A fabulous new initiative has been running in the library on Tuesdays at lunchtime. Some of our talented Year 5 students have taken it upon themselves to set up a ‘sign language’ club.
The children gather in the library and each week teach other interested students how to communicate using AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language).
We are so proud of our students for using their own initiative to provide such a wonderful opportunities for others in the school. Here are some pictures of a session in action.
Sign Language Club -A student instigated initiative!
A fabulous new initiative has been running in the library on Tuesdays at lunchtime. Some of our talented Year 5 students have taken it upon themselves to set up a ‘sign language’ club.
The children gather in the library and each week teach other interested students how to communicate using AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language).
We are so proud of our students for using their own initiative to provide such a wonderful opportunities for others in the school. Here are some pictures of a session in action.
Wellbeing Wednesday in the library!
This term Wednesday lunchtimes will have a wellbeing focus.
Students who wish to come along will have the opportunity to learn and participate in activities focusing on gratitude, growth mindset, flow and kindness.
We will also be finishing our session off with a relaxing meditation. We look forward to seeing lots of students in the library for our first session next week!
This term Wednesday lunchtimes will have a wellbeing focus.
Students who wish to come along will have the opportunity to learn and participate in activities focusing on gratitude, growth mindset, flow and kindness.
We will also be finishing our session off with a relaxing meditation. We look forward to seeing lots of students in the library for our first session next week!
Library Boomerang Bags
Boomerang Bags
Just a friendly reminder that if your child has come home with a grey bag containing Library Books, that they have borrowed this bag from the Library.
These bags are our ‘Boomerang Bags’ that we keep as spares so that anyone who has forgotten their Library bag can still borrow.
Please return any of these bags that you find at home as we have none left!
Boomerang Bags
Just a friendly reminder that if your child has come home with a grey bag containing Library Books, that they have borrowed this bag from the Library.
These bags are our ‘Boomerang Bags’ that we keep as spares so that anyone who has forgotten their Library bag can still borrow.
Please return any of these bags that you find at home as we have none left!
R.E. News
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 1st - All Saints Mass at 9.15am
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Family Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 1st - All Saints Mass at 9.15am
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year Mass at 9.15am
Inter School Sport
GIRLS STATE SOCCER FINALS
On Friday 6th September, the St Martins girls’ soccer team played in the SSV State Finals. The girls had qualified for this event by winning at District, Division and Region Level.
The state finals were made up of the top 8 teams in the State and were put into 2 pools of 4. The girls played 3 games and played exceptionally well against great opposition.
Game 1 defeated Camberwell PS 2-0
Game 2 lost to Girton Grammar 0-1
Game 3 lost to St Christopher’s 0-2
The girls placed 5th in the State which was an amazing achievement. Thank you to Mr Zac on his great coaching and thank you to all of the parents for their support and transport of the girls. Most of all congratulations to all of the girls for their fantastic season.
BANYULE DIVISION ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
On September 18th, a large number of children from St Martin’s competed in the Banyule Division Athletics Carnival. The children qualified for this event by finishing top 2 in their particular event at District Level.
Congratulations to the following children who represented our school on this day: Riley F, Charlie C, Mia B, Millie H, Mary B, Hanna W, Lachlan B, Zac P, Ace B, Luke D, Dean C, Sophie S, Maggie M, Allegra A, Oliver S, Sam F, Xavier C, Charlie M, Alyssa C, Olivia N, Sienna S, Erica B, Lucas C, Henry B, Gabriella B, Gabby B, Will B and Xavier S.
Well Done to the following children who gained a first or second placing and have now qualified for the Northern Region Athletics Carnival on October 16th.
Hanna W - 11 Girls Triple Jump
Millie H - 12 Girls High Jump
12 Girls 4 x 100m - Maggie M, Allegra A, Millie H, Mary B
SUMMER INTER SCHOOL SPORT
On Friday 11th October, 4 teams from Summer Inter School Sport will compete in the Heidelberg District Semi Finals and Grand Finals. Good Luck to the following teams:
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Boys Softball
Girls Bat Tennis
JUNIOR HOOP TIME REGION FINALS
On Tuesday 8th October, the Grade 3 and 4 Boys and Girls Teams competed in the Junior Hoop Time Regional Finals at the Mill Park Basketball Stadium.
The girls team played 6 games. They won 3 and lost 3 and finished in 5th place which was a great effort. Well Done to Gabby B, Olivia N, Olivia B, Adi O, Emmy H, Sienna S and Caitlyn F. Thank you to Steve Bird for his coaching on the day.
The boys team played 4 games. They won 2 and lost 2 and also finished in 5th place. Well Done to Andrew F, Ryan H, Zac P, William W, Sam F, Aidan A and Noah B. Thank you to Glenn Forrest for his coaching at both District and Region Level.
GIRLS STATE SOCCER FINALS
On Friday 6th September, the St Martins girls’ soccer team played in the SSV State Finals. The girls had qualified for this event by winning at District, Division and Region Level.
The state finals were made up of the top 8 teams in the State and were put into 2 pools of 4. The girls played 3 games and played exceptionally well against great opposition.
Game 1 defeated Camberwell PS 2-0
Game 2 lost to Girton Grammar 0-1
Game 3 lost to St Christopher’s 0-2
The girls placed 5th in the State which was an amazing achievement. Thank you to Mr Zac on his great coaching and thank you to all of the parents for their support and transport of the girls. Most of all congratulations to all of the girls for their fantastic season.
BANYULE DIVISION ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
On September 18th, a large number of children from St Martin’s competed in the Banyule Division Athletics Carnival. The children qualified for this event by finishing top 2 in their particular event at District Level.
Congratulations to the following children who represented our school on this day: Riley F, Charlie C, Mia B, Millie H, Mary B, Hanna W, Lachlan B, Zac P, Ace B, Luke D, Dean C, Sophie S, Maggie M, Allegra A, Oliver S, Sam F, Xavier C, Charlie M, Alyssa C, Olivia N, Sienna S, Erica B, Lucas C, Henry B, Gabriella B, Gabby B, Will B and Xavier S.
Well Done to the following children who gained a first or second placing and have now qualified for the Northern Region Athletics Carnival on October 16th.
Hanna W - 11 Girls Triple Jump
Millie H - 12 Girls High Jump
12 Girls 4 x 100m - Maggie M, Allegra A, Millie H, Mary B
SUMMER INTER SCHOOL SPORT
On Friday 11th October, 4 teams from Summer Inter School Sport will compete in the Heidelberg District Semi Finals and Grand Finals. Good Luck to the following teams:
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Boys Softball
Girls Bat Tennis
JUNIOR HOOP TIME REGION FINALS
On Tuesday 8th October, the Grade 3 and 4 Boys and Girls Teams competed in the Junior Hoop Time Regional Finals at the Mill Park Basketball Stadium.
The girls team played 6 games. They won 3 and lost 3 and finished in 5th place which was a great effort. Well Done to Gabby B, Olivia N, Olivia B, Adi O, Emmy H, Sienna S and Caitlyn F. Thank you to Steve Bird for his coaching on the day.
The boys team played 4 games. They won 2 and lost 2 and also finished in 5th place. Well Done to Andrew F, Ryan H, Zac P, William W, Sam F, Aidan A and Noah B. Thank you to Glenn Forrest for his coaching at both District and Region Level.
School Fees
Families paying school fees via instalments please finalise remaining fees immediately.
If you have any queries in relation to your school fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
I am in the office Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Mary Milione
Bursar
Families paying school fees via instalments please finalise remaining fees immediately.
If you have any queries in relation to your school fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
I am in the office Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 1
PGR: Prep GR for a great start to Term 4!
PPV: Prep PV here's to a fabulous last term together!
PVL: Joshua for being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
Willow for making good progress with her handwriting and letter formation.
1B: Joshua D for always sharing his ideas and thinking during class discussions, and for using his learnt spelling strategies in his writing.
1LB: Poppy for displaying enthusiasm and being a fantastic active listener on the Year One excursion to the Chinese Museum. Well done Poppy!
1Mc: Leonardo for expressing himself so clearly and thoughtfully when writing his prayer of forgiveness. Well done Leonardo!
2C:
2CB: Alandra for settling in well to Term 4 and being a great friend to her classmates.
2F: Finn R for being a responsible learner and putting his best effort into using Onomatopoeia in his writing. Fantastic!
Felicity B for applying her reading knowledge both at school and home and demonstrating this through her reading journal. Well done.
3JT: Finn P for his creativity in writing the story, 'Lost' for Writer's Notebook.
3MT: Luca C for his enthusiasm and ICT skills when completing his Science Incursion Reflection.
4C: James J for being a friendly member of the class and his great ideas shared during Reading Time.
4TC: Dion S for being a caring and helpful friend to others.
4ZM: Jamie S for working hard on developing his cursive writing and finally getting his pen license.
5AO: Rochelle for settling well into St Martin of Tours and 5AO. We are so pleased to have you as part of our community.
5CW:
5T: Heidi B for being a caring and helpful friend to others.
6AM: Taylah for bringing all her ideas and input to class discussions and new topics. We love your contributions!
6P: Riley P for his excellent effort and attitude in his first game of softball.
6W:
WEEK 2
PGR: Prep Gr for being fabulous learners!
PPV: Angus for his enthusiastic approach to story writing. Well done Angus!
PVL: Jana for her great enthusiasm and effort during Writing Time.
Roderick for his extremely imaginative and creative drawings. Super-duper artist!!
1B: Mietta for her enthusiasm for learning and for always completing tasks to the best of her ability.
1LB: Chloe B for using feedback to improve her writing by focusing on editing and presenting it in a clear and neat manner. Fantastic effort Chloe!
1Mc: Grace for displaying her enthusiasm for learning through her excitement to learn new things and practise what she has learned. Keep it up, Grace!
2C:
2CB: Indianna for her great attempt at Narrative writing this term. Well done Indi.
2F: Chloe A for applying her reading knowledge both at school and home and demonstrating this through her reading journal. Great Effort!
Ava C for being a helpful team member by offering your time to anyone who needs help. Awesome!
3JT: Domenico for accurately recalling his times tables!
3MT: Alice for her reflective response to 'What is forgiveness?'
4C: 4C for being an amazing group on camp. Supporting and being friendly to one another.
4TC: 4TC for being excellent explorers on our excursion and for helping to make camp the best one yet!
4ZM: Kaleb S for settling back into Term 4 with a great attitude towards his learning and starting to raise his hand after thinking about his possible answers.
5AO: Max for demonstrating a good understanding of the scientific process. You were able to explain what occurred in your experiment and the science behind it. Keep up the great work!
5CW:
5T: Elena S for her effort in reading time and throughout the Yabba competition.
6AM: Gabriella for consistently working hard and remaining focussed in all curriculum areas. You are always working to the best of your ability! Keep it up!
6P: Armand for becoming a more active contributor to our class discussions and starting the term off with a great attitude to his learning.
6W:
WEEK 1
PGR: Prep GR for a great start to Term 4!
PPV: Prep PV here's to a fabulous last term together!
PVL: Joshua for being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
Willow for making good progress with her handwriting and letter formation.
1B: Joshua D for always sharing his ideas and thinking during class discussions, and for using his learnt spelling strategies in his writing.
1LB: Poppy for displaying enthusiasm and being a fantastic active listener on the Year One excursion to the Chinese Museum. Well done Poppy!
1Mc: Leonardo for expressing himself so clearly and thoughtfully when writing his prayer of forgiveness. Well done Leonardo!
2C:
2CB: Alandra for settling in well to Term 4 and being a great friend to her classmates.
2F: Finn R for being a responsible learner and putting his best effort into using Onomatopoeia in his writing. Fantastic!
Felicity B for applying her reading knowledge both at school and home and demonstrating this through her reading journal. Well done.
3JT: Finn P for his creativity in writing the story, 'Lost' for Writer's Notebook.
3MT: Luca C for his enthusiasm and ICT skills when completing his Science Incursion Reflection.
4C: James J for being a friendly member of the class and his great ideas shared during Reading Time.
4TC: Dion S for being a caring and helpful friend to others.
4ZM: Jamie S for working hard on developing his cursive writing and finally getting his pen license.
5AO: Rochelle for settling well into St Martin of Tours and 5AO. We are so pleased to have you as part of our community.
5CW:
5T: Heidi B for being a caring and helpful friend to others.
6AM: Taylah for bringing all her ideas and input to class discussions and new topics. We love your contributions!
6P: Riley P for his excellent effort and attitude in his first game of softball.
6W:
WEEK 2
PGR: Prep Gr for being fabulous learners!
PPV: Angus for his enthusiastic approach to story writing. Well done Angus!
PVL: Jana for her great enthusiasm and effort during Writing Time.
Roderick for his extremely imaginative and creative drawings. Super-duper artist!!
1B: Mietta for her enthusiasm for learning and for always completing tasks to the best of her ability.
1LB: Chloe B for using feedback to improve her writing by focusing on editing and presenting it in a clear and neat manner. Fantastic effort Chloe!
1Mc: Grace for displaying her enthusiasm for learning through her excitement to learn new things and practise what she has learned. Keep it up, Grace!
2C:
2CB: Indianna for her great attempt at Narrative writing this term. Well done Indi.
2F: Chloe A for applying her reading knowledge both at school and home and demonstrating this through her reading journal. Great Effort!
Ava C for being a helpful team member by offering your time to anyone who needs help. Awesome!
3JT: Domenico for accurately recalling his times tables!
3MT: Alice for her reflective response to 'What is forgiveness?'
4C: 4C for being an amazing group on camp. Supporting and being friendly to one another.
4TC: 4TC for being excellent explorers on our excursion and for helping to make camp the best one yet!
4ZM: Kaleb S for settling back into Term 4 with a great attitude towards his learning and starting to raise his hand after thinking about his possible answers.
5AO: Max for demonstrating a good understanding of the scientific process. You were able to explain what occurred in your experiment and the science behind it. Keep up the great work!
5CW:
5T: Elena S for her effort in reading time and throughout the Yabba competition.
6AM: Gabriella for consistently working hard and remaining focussed in all curriculum areas. You are always working to the best of your ability! Keep it up!
6P: Armand for becoming a more active contributor to our class discussions and starting the term off with a great attitude to his learning.
6W:
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Saturday 19th October
★ Year 1 year level Mass
Monday 21st October
★ 5AO Class Mass
Tuesday 22nd October
★ 3JT Reconciliation
★ Year 4 Excursion
Wednesday 23rd October
★ PREP Grandparents Day 9am-11.30am
Thursday 24th October
★ 6AM Class Mass
Monday 28th October
★ Prep VL Class Mass
★ Dental Health Van Week
Tuesday 29th October
★ 'Tours' Students Casual Clothes Day - 'With a Touch of Red'
Friday 1st November
★ All Saints Day Whole School Mass
Monday 4th November
★ School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November
★ Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Wednesday 6th November
★ Prep Excursion
Thursday 7th November
★ 5CW Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (1 of 3)
★ Combined Band Performance at Victorian School Music Festival
Monday 11th November
★ St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Thursday 14th November
★ 5T Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (2 of 3)
Friday 15th November
★ St Martin's Colour Run (PFA Event)
★ Prep 2020 Welcome Dinner Community Centre
Monday 18th November
★ SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Tuesday 19th November
★ Blessing of the Mercy Building
Thursday 21st November
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (3 of 3)
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Wednesday 4th December
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols on the Hill
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner Dance
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students Dismissed at 1pm
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Saturday 19th October
★ Year 1 year level Mass
Monday 21st October
★ 5AO Class Mass
Tuesday 22nd October
★ 3JT Reconciliation
★ Year 4 Excursion
Wednesday 23rd October
★ PREP Grandparents Day 9am-11.30am
Thursday 24th October
★ 6AM Class Mass
Monday 28th October
★ Prep VL Class Mass
★ Dental Health Van Week
Tuesday 29th October
★ 'Tours' Students Casual Clothes Day - 'With a Touch of Red'
Friday 1st November
★ All Saints Day Whole School Mass
Monday 4th November
★ School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November
★ Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Wednesday 6th November
★ Prep Excursion
Thursday 7th November
★ 5CW Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (1 of 3)
★ Combined Band Performance at Victorian School Music Festival
Monday 11th November
★ St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Thursday 14th November
★ 5T Class Mass
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (2 of 3)
Friday 15th November
★ St Martin's Colour Run (PFA Event)
★ Prep 2020 Welcome Dinner Community Centre
Monday 18th November
★ SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Tuesday 19th November
★ Blessing of the Mercy Building
Thursday 21st November
★ Prep 2020 Transition Morning (3 of 3)
Friday 29th November
★ St Martin's Carnival Sports Day
Monday 2nd December
★ PGR and PPV Class Mass
Wednesday 4th December
★ Year 2 Excursion
Friday 6th December
★ Year 6 BIG DAY OUT
Thursday 12th December
★ Carols on the Hill
Monday 16th December
★ Year 6 Graduation Mass 11am
★ Year 6 Students only Finish at 1pm
★ Change Over Day Prep - Year 5 at 2pm
★ Year 6 Graduation Dinner Dance
Tuesday 17th December
★ Last day of Term 4
★ End of Year Whole School Mass 9.15am
★ Students Dismissed at 1pm
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS NEWSFEED AND CALENDAR FOR CHANGES AND UPDATES TO OUR SCHOOL EVENTS
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
Parish News
SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 10:00 AM MASS
Archbishop Peter Comensoli will be celebrating mass here at St Martin of Tours. We invite our parishioners, family and friends to join us for mass. After mass there will be tea and coffee served in the GECCO.
MASS FOR ALL SOULS ON SATURDAY2nd NOVEMBER 8:30 am Honouring the memory of the ones that we have loved. During the month of November, a Memorial Book will be provided, where the names of deceased loved ones can be written.
MEMORIAL MASS ON THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER AT 7.30 PM in the Church. Followed by a cuppa in the foyer. We welcome you, your relatives and friends; all who have lost loved ones over the years, to this Special Memorial Mass. For further information Please contact the parish office on 9457 4275 or Sr. Maria by email: Maria.Bui@cam.org.au.
RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation of Children)
We warmly welcome anyone interested in finding out more about the Catholic Faith for your children/grandchildren. For further information regarding RCIA/RCIC please see Fr. Michael or Sr. Maria. Alternatively, contact the parish office on 9457 4275 for an appointment.
SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 10:00 AM MASS
Archbishop Peter Comensoli will be celebrating mass here at St Martin of Tours. We invite our parishioners, family and friends to join us for mass. After mass there will be tea and coffee served in the GECCO.
MASS FOR ALL SOULS ON SATURDAY2nd NOVEMBER 8:30 am Honouring the memory of the ones that we have loved. During the month of November, a Memorial Book will be provided, where the names of deceased loved ones can be written.
MEMORIAL MASS ON THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER AT 7.30 PM in the Church. Followed by a cuppa in the foyer. We welcome you, your relatives and friends; all who have lost loved ones over the years, to this Special Memorial Mass. For further information Please contact the parish office on 9457 4275 or Sr. Maria by email: Maria.Bui@cam.org.au.
RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation of Children)
We warmly welcome anyone interested in finding out more about the Catholic Faith for your children/grandchildren. For further information regarding RCIA/RCIC please see Fr. Michael or Sr. Maria. Alternatively, contact the parish office on 9457 4275 for an appointment.
St Martin's Parish Baptism Team
Dear Parish School Parents,
I am writing to you on behalf of the Baptism Team with an urgent request. Our Parish Baptism Team is in need of new members. Many of our current members have been serving our young parents for ten or more years. However, even for these dedicated people, family commitments, work life and life in general must come first.
For many of you the faith journey of your children began here in St Martin of Tours Parish, guided by a member or members of our Baptism Team.
The Baptism Team are very committed to preparing the parent, their children and godparents for the baptism, ensuring that all their needs are met. The Baptism leaders remind parents that by baptising their children in our parish they become part of our catholic parish community.
As a new member of the Baptism Team you will be partnered with an experienced member of the team. You will follow this person as they prepare families for their presentation and baptism. Once you feel confident and well prepared you will be partnered with another team member and placed on the roster. Ideally you will be involved twice a year, occasionally you will be asked to assist another team member.
We ask that some of you who were fortunate enough to benefit from the care and attention of our Baptism Team will volunteer your time and goodwill by becoming our newest team members.
Sincerely,
Fr Michael and Baptism Preparation Team
Dear Parish School Parents,
I am writing to you on behalf of the Baptism Team with an urgent request. Our Parish Baptism Team is in need of new members. Many of our current members have been serving our young parents for ten or more years. However, even for these dedicated people, family commitments, work life and life in general must come first.
For many of you the faith journey of your children began here in St Martin of Tours Parish, guided by a member or members of our Baptism Team.
The Baptism Team are very committed to preparing the parent, their children and godparents for the baptism, ensuring that all their needs are met. The Baptism leaders remind parents that by baptising their children in our parish they become part of our catholic parish community.
As a new member of the Baptism Team you will be partnered with an experienced member of the team. You will follow this person as they prepare families for their presentation and baptism. Once you feel confident and well prepared you will be partnered with another team member and placed on the roster. Ideally you will be involved twice a year, occasionally you will be asked to assist another team member.
We ask that some of you who were fortunate enough to benefit from the care and attention of our Baptism Team will volunteer your time and goodwill by becoming our newest team members.
Sincerely,
Fr Michael and Baptism Preparation Team
St Martin's Parish Children's Mass
St Martin of Tours Parish’s Annual Children’s mass will be held on Sunday 27th October at 10:00am.
Students of St Martin's are warmly invited to attend with their families.
Any children who would like to participate in the mass are encouraged to contact Sarah Gittins via email: wspr.gittins@bigpond.com a.s.a.p.
Ideally Children will also be available to attend children’s liturgy this Sunday 20th October for a rehearsal.
We look forward to welcoming the families of St Martin’s to our annual Mass.
St Martin of Tours Parish’s Annual Children’s mass will be held on Sunday 27th October at 10:00am.
Students of St Martin's are warmly invited to attend with their families.
Any children who would like to participate in the mass are encouraged to contact Sarah Gittins via email: wspr.gittins@bigpond.com a.s.a.p.
Ideally Children will also be available to attend children’s liturgy this Sunday 20th October for a rehearsal.
We look forward to welcoming the families of St Martin’s to our annual Mass.
We are St Martin's
Dear Parents and Carers,
Over the past fortnight we have celebrated many wonderful activities at St Martin’s:
★ Reconciliation Commitment Mass weekend
★ 2C celebrated their class Mass
★ Open Classroom Afternoon enabled students to display their Inquiry learning
★ St Martin’s students and families enjoyed their delicious donuts
★ St Martin’s Chess Club students competed in a Chess Tournament
★ Prep to Year 6 students participated in the PFA run School Disco
★ Students participated in the Division Athletics Carnival
★ Students participated in our annual Footy Day activities and parade
I congratulate all the students for their efforts and progress this term and thank the teachers and support staff for their continual hard work and dedication.
CEMSIS Parent, Student and Staff survey
CEMSIS surveys help inform the ongoing improvement of schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Whilst it is voluntary we do ask parents to participate in the survey, please note the survey closes today Friday 20th September. 2019 School Improvement Surveys – Family Survey
School Disco
On Tuesday the school was abuzz with students keen to demonstrate their disco moves under the beaming colours reflecting from the disco ball hanging from the GECCO ceiling, bopping away to their favourite tunes. A big thank you to Belinda, Kate, Michelle, Anna and all PFA helpers who volunteered their time in providing such a wonderful experience for our students.
I would especially like to thank the parents who have assisted in so many ways from the work of the Parents & Friends Association, Parish Education Board, volunteers in classrooms, and in general all those who consistently put themselves forward for the benefit of the children. Our staff are very appreciative of your efforts and I encourage parents to continue their involvement next term and beyond.
Principal Appointment
As a community, we would like to congratulate Ms Jacqueline Marshall upon her appointment as Principal of St Martin’s school commencing in Term 1, 2020.
School Closure Days
Monday 4th November is a school closure day. Tuesday 5th November is Melbourne Cup Day (Public Holiday).
Monday 18th November is also school closure day. Staff will have a professional development day with Deb Vietri regarding Inquiry Learning. Please note OSHClub will operate on this day.
Term 4 looks to be just as busy as this one, we strongly urge parents and carers to check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are a blessed community, we are St Martin’s.
Marita Anderson
Acting Deputy Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
Over the past fortnight we have celebrated many wonderful activities at St Martin’s:
★ Reconciliation Commitment Mass weekend
★ 2C celebrated their class Mass
★ Open Classroom Afternoon enabled students to display their Inquiry learning
★ St Martin’s students and families enjoyed their delicious donuts
★ St Martin’s Chess Club students competed in a Chess Tournament
★ Prep to Year 6 students participated in the PFA run School Disco
★ Students participated in the Division Athletics Carnival
★ Students participated in our annual Footy Day activities and parade
I congratulate all the students for their efforts and progress this term and thank the teachers and support staff for their continual hard work and dedication.
CEMSIS Parent, Student and Staff survey
CEMSIS surveys help inform the ongoing improvement of schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Whilst it is voluntary we do ask parents to participate in the survey, please note the survey closes today Friday 20th September. 2019 School Improvement Surveys – Family Survey
School Disco
On Tuesday the school was abuzz with students keen to demonstrate their disco moves under the beaming colours reflecting from the disco ball hanging from the GECCO ceiling, bopping away to their favourite tunes. A big thank you to Belinda, Kate, Michelle, Anna and all PFA helpers who volunteered their time in providing such a wonderful experience for our students.
I would especially like to thank the parents who have assisted in so many ways from the work of the Parents & Friends Association, Parish Education Board, volunteers in classrooms, and in general all those who consistently put themselves forward for the benefit of the children. Our staff are very appreciative of your efforts and I encourage parents to continue their involvement next term and beyond.
Principal Appointment
As a community, we would like to congratulate Ms Jacqueline Marshall upon her appointment as Principal of St Martin’s school commencing in Term 1, 2020.
School Closure Days
Monday 4th November is a school closure day. Tuesday 5th November is Melbourne Cup Day (Public Holiday).
Monday 18th November is also school closure day. Staff will have a professional development day with Deb Vietri regarding Inquiry Learning. Please note OSHClub will operate on this day.
Term 4 looks to be just as busy as this one, we strongly urge parents and carers to check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are a blessed community, we are St Martin’s.
Marita Anderson
Acting Deputy Principal
Open Classroom Afternoon
Many thanks to all the parents, grandparents and extended family that joined us on the Open Classroom Afternoon.
The students across the school displayed their Inquiry learning in so many different ways.
It was a great opportunity to see the process of inquiry in action and the students’ creative responses.
They were all so proud of their work and articulated their learning so well.
Many thanks to all the parents, grandparents and extended family that joined us on the Open Classroom Afternoon.
The students across the school displayed their Inquiry learning in so many different ways.
It was a great opportunity to see the process of inquiry in action and the students’ creative responses.
They were all so proud of their work and articulated their learning so well.
Footy Day
St Martin’s students enjoyed the wonderful spring day participating in Foot Day activities run by our Year 5 students and supporting their teams in the Footy Day parade.
St Martin’s students enjoyed the wonderful spring day participating in Foot Day activities run by our Year 5 students and supporting their teams in the Footy Day parade.
R.E. News
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 15th - 3MT Reconciliation at 7pm
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year School Mass at 9.15am
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 15th - 3MT Reconciliation at 7pm
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year School Mass at 9.15am
STEM partnership with Rosanna Library
In partnership with Rosanna Library the following events are running this school holidays at our local library.
Marble Run
Monday 23rd September, 11.00am-12.30pm Use different materials to make a marble run. We have lots of space, so let's see how far we can make it stretch around the library.
Lego Photo Frames
Monday 23rd September - Friday 4 October, 3.00pm-5.00pm Build your best space creation and have it photographed for the Window of Fame.
In partnership with Rosanna Library the following events are running this school holidays at our local library.
Marble Run
Monday 23rd September, 11.00am-12.30pm Use different materials to make a marble run. We have lots of space, so let's see how far we can make it stretch around the library.
Lego Photo Frames
Monday 23rd September - Friday 4 October, 3.00pm-5.00pm Build your best space creation and have it photographed for the Window of Fame.
School Fees
Statements of fees for the third and final instalment have been issued. Please finalise fees by Friday 20th September 2019.
A reminder to families that we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice on your school fee statement or pay the fees via internet transfer, bank details appear on the top right hand corner of the statement.
Any queries in relation to fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Statements of fees for the third and final instalment have been issued. Please finalise fees by Friday 20th September 2019.
A reminder to families that we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice on your school fee statement or pay the fees via internet transfer, bank details appear on the top right hand corner of the statement.
Any queries in relation to fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 9
PGR Poppy H for using spaces in her writing and for being eager to contribute to all of our class discussions.
Luke for adding interesting detail to his writing and for demonstrating more persistence with challenging tasks.
PPV Kirra for 'having a go' at writing some High Frequency Words in her story writing.
PVL Zara for being a kind and respectful friend to others.
Harly for trying so hard with his Reading and for making a good improvement.
1B Jude for working so hard on his information report and inquiry project and for being a caring friend to everyone in 1B.
1LB Maddison for writing an excellent information report. Her hard work has shown through her effort when recording her ideas clearly and adding more detail to improve the meaning of her sentences. Amazing work Maddison!
1Mc Giaan for showing great improvement in her reading strategies. She has made wonderful gains in her decoding this term. Well done Giaan!
2C Priscilla for outstanding efforts with her learning and for being a kind and compassionate member of 2C.
2CB Cara P for being an enthusiastic learner and sharing knowledge with others.
2F Tristan D for being keen to contribute in the class and sharing your knowledge with others. Well done!
3JT Rayaan for working productively on his Inquiry topic of 'Whaling' and producing an informative poster about the issue.
3MT Olivia for her effort and concentration in researching her Inquiry questions.
4C Alexandre L for working really cooperatively and using his creative ideas during Inquiry time.
4TC Darcy, for having a growth mindset towards all his learning. You are a positive role model to your peers. Keep it up!
4ZM Oscar M for a great day of chess winning four out of seven games. Well Done!
5AO Harry for showing persistence when writing his information report. You worked hard to write and publish a written piece.
5CW Ethan for expecting more of himself from all areas of his schooling.
5T Ryan E for helping the teacher during sport and displaying good sportsmanship.
6AM
6P Jessica for her creative garden design ideas.
6W
WEEK 10
PGR Prep GR for a fabulous term of fun learning together. Such superstar Preps!
PPV To all of Prep PV for a fabulous term of awesome learning. So proud of you all!
PVL Isabella for stretching out words and sounds when Writing.
David for making an improvement with his decoding skills when Reading.
1B All of 1B for their amazing hard work this semester!
1LB Toby for showing persistence and determination when faced with challenging tasks in class, particularly in writing. Fantastic effort on building your problem solving skills Toby!
1Mc Finn for applying his word attack skills when reading aloud. Finn has made a determined effort to make meaning when he reads and is becoming a stronger reader for it. Awesome job, Finn!
2C Lukas V for his growth mindset and terrific persistence with his writing.
2CB For a fantastic term 3 filled with great support, appreciation and assistance for each other. A wonderful effort!
2F For another incredible term together. I love how respectful, inclusive and genuine you all are. What a team!
3JT Zac-K doing an amazing job at recording home reading in his reading diary.
3MT Alyssia for her persistence in researching her Inquiry questions and summarising the information into her own words.
Zak C for a well written information report on 'Vultures'. Lots of detail and interesting facts were included.
4C Alex for his enthusiasm shown for his learning demonstrated during the Year 4 Inquiry Showcase.
4TC Olivia N for taking pride in her work by taking her time to ensure that it is neat and detailed. Well done!
4ZM Molly P for your persuasive writing piece on 'why children should play sport' you followed your plan and produced work to an extremely high standard.
5AO For all of 5AO, a fantastic premiership term! Keep up the super efforts in Term 4.
5CW Oliver for confidence and poise in his preparation performance of his news report.
5T Mara S for working hard in to catch up in inquiry after her big holiday.
6AM
6P Sophie B for her helpful attitude towards her classmates.
6W
WEEK 9
PGR Poppy H for using spaces in her writing and for being eager to contribute to all of our class discussions.
Luke for adding interesting detail to his writing and for demonstrating more persistence with challenging tasks.
PPV Kirra for 'having a go' at writing some High Frequency Words in her story writing.
PVL Zara for being a kind and respectful friend to others.
Harly for trying so hard with his Reading and for making a good improvement.
1B Jude for working so hard on his information report and inquiry project and for being a caring friend to everyone in 1B.
1LB Maddison for writing an excellent information report. Her hard work has shown through her effort when recording her ideas clearly and adding more detail to improve the meaning of her sentences. Amazing work Maddison!
1Mc Giaan for showing great improvement in her reading strategies. She has made wonderful gains in her decoding this term. Well done Giaan!
2C Priscilla for outstanding efforts with her learning and for being a kind and compassionate member of 2C.
2CB Cara P for being an enthusiastic learner and sharing knowledge with others.
2F Tristan D for being keen to contribute in the class and sharing your knowledge with others. Well done!
3JT Rayaan for working productively on his Inquiry topic of 'Whaling' and producing an informative poster about the issue.
3MT Olivia for her effort and concentration in researching her Inquiry questions.
4C Alexandre L for working really cooperatively and using his creative ideas during Inquiry time.
4TC Darcy, for having a growth mindset towards all his learning. You are a positive role model to your peers. Keep it up!
4ZM Oscar M for a great day of chess winning four out of seven games. Well Done!
5AO Harry for showing persistence when writing his information report. You worked hard to write and publish a written piece.
5CW Ethan for expecting more of himself from all areas of his schooling.
5T Ryan E for helping the teacher during sport and displaying good sportsmanship.
6AM
6P Jessica for her creative garden design ideas.
6W
WEEK 10
PGR Prep GR for a fabulous term of fun learning together. Such superstar Preps!
PPV To all of Prep PV for a fabulous term of awesome learning. So proud of you all!
PVL Isabella for stretching out words and sounds when Writing.
David for making an improvement with his decoding skills when Reading.
1B All of 1B for their amazing hard work this semester!
1LB Toby for showing persistence and determination when faced with challenging tasks in class, particularly in writing. Fantastic effort on building your problem solving skills Toby!
1Mc Finn for applying his word attack skills when reading aloud. Finn has made a determined effort to make meaning when he reads and is becoming a stronger reader for it. Awesome job, Finn!
2C Lukas V for his growth mindset and terrific persistence with his writing.
2CB For a fantastic term 3 filled with great support, appreciation and assistance for each other. A wonderful effort!
2F For another incredible term together. I love how respectful, inclusive and genuine you all are. What a team!
3JT Zac-K doing an amazing job at recording home reading in his reading diary.
3MT Alyssia for her persistence in researching her Inquiry questions and summarising the information into her own words.
Zak C for a well written information report on 'Vultures'. Lots of detail and interesting facts were included.
4C Alex for his enthusiasm shown for his learning demonstrated during the Year 4 Inquiry Showcase.
4TC Olivia N for taking pride in her work by taking her time to ensure that it is neat and detailed. Well done!
4ZM Molly P for your persuasive writing piece on 'why children should play sport' you followed your plan and produced work to an extremely high standard.
5AO For all of 5AO, a fantastic premiership term! Keep up the super efforts in Term 4.
5CW Oliver for confidence and poise in his preparation performance of his news report.
5T Mara S for working hard in to catch up in inquiry after her big holiday.
6AM
6P Sophie B for her helpful attitude towards her classmates.
6W
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Snapshot of Term 4 Dates
Monday 7th October: Term 4 Commences, Students return to school
Thursday 10th October: Year 6 Graduation Photo 1pm
Friday 11th October: St Martin's Gala Ball
Year 1 Excursion Chinese Museum
Tuesday 15th October: Year 4 students leave for Camp
3MT Reconciliation
Wednesday 16th October: Year 4 students return from Camp
Thursday 17th October: 6W Class Mass
Saturday 19th October: Year 1 year level Mass
Monday 21st October: 5AO Class Mass
Tuesday 22nd October: 3JT Reconciliation
Wednesday 23rd October: PREP Grandparents Day
Monday 28th October: Prep VL Class Mass
Friday 1st November: All Saints Day Whole school Mass
Monday 4th November: School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Monday 11th November: St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Monday 18th November: SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Thursday 12th December: Carols on the Hill
Tuesday 17th December: Last day of Term 4
End of year whole school Mass 9:15am
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Snapshot of Term 4 Dates
Monday 7th October: Term 4 Commences, Students return to school
Thursday 10th October: Year 6 Graduation Photo 1pm
Friday 11th October: St Martin's Gala Ball
Year 1 Excursion Chinese Museum
Tuesday 15th October: Year 4 students leave for Camp
3MT Reconciliation
Wednesday 16th October: Year 4 students return from Camp
Thursday 17th October: 6W Class Mass
Saturday 19th October: Year 1 year level Mass
Monday 21st October: 5AO Class Mass
Tuesday 22nd October: 3JT Reconciliation
Wednesday 23rd October: PREP Grandparents Day
Monday 28th October: Prep VL Class Mass
Friday 1st November: All Saints Day Whole school Mass
Monday 4th November: School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Monday 11th November: St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Monday 18th November: SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Thursday 12th December: Carols on the Hill
Tuesday 17th December: Last day of Term 4
End of year whole school Mass 9:15am
PFA News
Donut Day 
We had 115 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts delivered to school for our Donut Day on Wednesday 11th September! Thank you to all the families who supported this very yummy fundraiser, we raised $1,242 from the day!
School Disco 
We held our first day time disco on Tuesday and had 370 children attend over the two breaks! The GECCO was transformed into a dancing discotheque for the day. It was a lot of fun watching the children enjoy the music and of course their Zooper Doopers and glow sticks! Some were very creative fashioning their glow sticks into jewellery, headbands and hula hoops!
Gala Ball
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October. Please finalise ticket purchases ASAP as final numbers will have to be given very shortly as the Gala Ball is only 3 weeks away. Please click here to book your tickets.
Fundraising Update
Following our consultation with the school, we are pleased to announce that $20,000 of PFA raised funds have been allocated for the following: $10,000 for the purchase of Fountas and Pinnell literacy sets for middle/senior school. $10,000 for furniture including mobile display shelving that can be used to support the students' Inquiry units and some furnishing items for the new building.
Thank you to all parents who volunteered for PFA events this term, we value your assistance and hope you had fun helping out too.
Our next PFA meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th October at 7:30pm in the Seminar Room in the Mercy Building (new building). Anyone is welcome to come along and we look forward to seeing some new faces.
Donut Day
We had 115 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts delivered to school for our Donut Day on Wednesday 11th September! Thank you to all the families who supported this very yummy fundraiser, we raised $1,242 from the day!
School Disco
We held our first day time disco on Tuesday and had 370 children attend over the two breaks! The GECCO was transformed into a dancing discotheque for the day. It was a lot of fun watching the children enjoy the music and of course their Zooper Doopers and glow sticks! Some were very creative fashioning their glow sticks into jewellery, headbands and hula hoops!
Gala Ball
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October. Please finalise ticket purchases ASAP as final numbers will have to be given very shortly as the Gala Ball is only 3 weeks away. Please click here to book your tickets.
Fundraising Update
Following our consultation with the school, we are pleased to announce that $20,000 of PFA raised funds have been allocated for the following: $10,000 for the purchase of Fountas and Pinnell literacy sets for middle/senior school. $10,000 for furniture including mobile display shelving that can be used to support the students' Inquiry units and some furnishing items for the new building.
Thank you to all parents who volunteered for PFA events this term, we value your assistance and hope you had fun helping out too.
Our next PFA meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th October at 7:30pm in the Seminar Room in the Mercy Building (new building). Anyone is welcome to come along and we look forward to seeing some new faces.
Parish News
YOUTH MINISTRY
The St Martin of Tours Youth group invite you all to our Sausage Sizzle/Nibbles Fundraiser on Sunday 29th September, straight after the 10am Mass, outside the GECCO. Donations are welcome - the proceeds will enable interested youth to attend the ACYF in Perth this December. Your generosity is greatly appreciated
OCTOBER - EXTRAORDINARY MONTH OF MISSION
Pope Francis has named October an “extraordinary Month of Mission.” He encourages us to live joyfully our responsibility for the world. To honour the extraordinary nature of this celebration, Catholic Mission has planned some events. These events are aiming to deepen in people their sense of mission by taking time to reflect, discern, explore, create, experience, celebrate and pray. A brochure of these events is available at all the entrances of the church.
On the 18th of October Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting children worldwide to take part in the campaign “One Million Children Praying the Rosary.” For more information and for prayer resources visit, www.millionkidspraying.org.
LOYOLA COLLEGE COMMUNITY TWILIGHT MARKET
Sunday 1st December 2019 4pm—7:30pm Invitation to Stallholders
All stallholders will need to make a booking to register interest.
www.trybooking.com/514567 (Registration of Interest)
www.trybooking.com/BDHET (Stallholder booking)
For more information click here or call Mary PH: 0421 712 248
YOUTH MINISTRY
The St Martin of Tours Youth group invite you all to our Sausage Sizzle/Nibbles Fundraiser on Sunday 29th September, straight after the 10am Mass, outside the GECCO. Donations are welcome - the proceeds will enable interested youth to attend the ACYF in Perth this December. Your generosity is greatly appreciated
OCTOBER - EXTRAORDINARY MONTH OF MISSION
Pope Francis has named October an “extraordinary Month of Mission.” He encourages us to live joyfully our responsibility for the world. To honour the extraordinary nature of this celebration, Catholic Mission has planned some events. These events are aiming to deepen in people their sense of mission by taking time to reflect, discern, explore, create, experience, celebrate and pray. A brochure of these events is available at all the entrances of the church.
On the 18th of October Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting children worldwide to take part in the campaign “One Million Children Praying the Rosary.” For more information and for prayer resources visit, www.millionkidspraying.org.
LOYOLA COLLEGE COMMUNITY TWILIGHT MARKET
Sunday 1st December 2019 4pm—7:30pm Invitation to Stallholders
All stallholders will need to make a booking to register interest.
www.trybooking.com/514567 (Registration of Interest)
www.trybooking.com/BDHET (Stallholder booking)
For more information click here or call Mary PH: 0421 712 248
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
We are St Martin's
Dear Parents and Carers,
Over the past fortnight we have celebrated many wonderful activities at St Martin’s:
★ Year 6 students held their fundraising week
★ 1Mc celebrated their class Mass
★ St Martin’s students chose some wonderful gifts for their father’s, grandfathers and/ or special person at the Father’s Day Stall
★ Year 3- 6 students enjoyed a visit from Author Matt Stanton
★ All our students participated in a St John Ambulance First Aid training
★ Year 5 and 6 students enjoyed their camp to Phillip Island
★ 2CB celebrated their class Mass
★ Year 3 students and parents participated in the Reconciliation information evening
★ Families received a CEMSIS parent survey letter
★ Senior Band members performed at the Oxfam fundraiser event.
The lead up to the finals weeks of school looks to be just a busy we strongly urge parents and carers to check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
Father’s Day Stall
The excitement on the student faces was priceless as they bought special gifts for their fathers, grandfathers and/or special person at the Father’s Day Stall.
It was lovely to witness the dialogue that went on between the students and parents who supervised the stalls as to the right gift for their special loved ones.
A big thank you to the PFA members and parents who gave up their time to buy, wrap and sell the variety of gifts to the students.
CEMSIS Parent, Student and Staff survey
CEMSIS is an annual process where schools listen to the thoughts and feelings students, families and staff have about how their school can improve.
These surveys help inform the ongoing improvement of schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne. We ask parents to participating in the survey, please note the survey closes Friday 20th September.
Year 4-6 students will also have the opportunity to participate in the survey over the coming week.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact ORIMA Research on 1800 654 585 or cemsurveys@orima.com, or Catholic Education Melbourne (CEM) at cemsis@cem.edu.au.
Year 6 Fundraising Week
Congratulations to our Year 6 teachers, Jo, Jamie, Gareth, Dave P and the Year 6 students on a wonderful week of sugar. Willy Wonka would have been jealous of the amount of goodies on offer throughout the week. I wonder how many of the students took on the characteristics of Veruca Salt, Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop or Mike Teavee? I bet our Year 6 teachers had as much energy as Charlie’s grandparents by the time Friday rolled around. Thank you to our Year 6 parents for giving the students a valuable social justice experience by providing the delicious snacks and assisting where needed, it is greatly appreciated.
Deputy Principals Conference
I attended the Deputy Principals Conference at the picturesque Healesville RACV club last Thursday and Friday. The theme of the Deputies Conference was ‘We Are Family’ - Developing effective and authentic family-school relationships.
Thursday’s guest speaker was Rachel Saliba from Practically Learning who opened up conversations around ways to connect, engage and inspire parents to embrace family-school connections. How is parent involvement different to parent engagement?
On Friday, Carol Grinstead and Karilyn Gumley from CEM Eastern Office lead the first session on ‘When parent engagement meets school improvement’. This session was timely with our school starting the review process for 2020 and CEMSIS surveys.
The final session was led by Richard Mills from Digital Schools who focused on ‘Digital community engagement in education’. His session was based around how school websites can build personal connections with prospective parents when they are looking for the ‘right fit’ school for their child.
Reconciliation Information Night
On Tuesday evening, Fr Elio Capra led our Year 3 parents on a faith formation journey with the focus being the Sacrament of Reconciliation also known as the Sacrament of Healing or Penance. The teachers spent time in dialogue with the students unpacking the Gospel story ‘The Lost Coin’ and working on an activity which will be highlighted in the Sacrament Liturgies in October. Please pray for our Year 3 students as they make their commitment to this Sacrament during the weekend Masses.
We are a blessed community, we are St Martin’s.
Marita Anderson
Acting Deputy Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
Over the past fortnight we have celebrated many wonderful activities at St Martin’s:
★ Year 6 students held their fundraising week
★ 1Mc celebrated their class Mass
★ St Martin’s students chose some wonderful gifts for their father’s, grandfathers and/ or special person at the Father’s Day Stall
★ Year 3- 6 students enjoyed a visit from Author Matt Stanton
★ All our students participated in a St John Ambulance First Aid training
★ Year 5 and 6 students enjoyed their camp to Phillip Island
★ 2CB celebrated their class Mass
★ Year 3 students and parents participated in the Reconciliation information evening
★ Families received a CEMSIS parent survey letter
★ Senior Band members performed at the Oxfam fundraiser event.
The lead up to the finals weeks of school looks to be just a busy we strongly urge parents and carers to check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
Father’s Day Stall
The excitement on the student faces was priceless as they bought special gifts for their fathers, grandfathers and/or special person at the Father’s Day Stall.
It was lovely to witness the dialogue that went on between the students and parents who supervised the stalls as to the right gift for their special loved ones.
A big thank you to the PFA members and parents who gave up their time to buy, wrap and sell the variety of gifts to the students.
CEMSIS Parent, Student and Staff survey
CEMSIS is an annual process where schools listen to the thoughts and feelings students, families and staff have about how their school can improve.
These surveys help inform the ongoing improvement of schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne. We ask parents to participating in the survey, please note the survey closes Friday 20th September.
Year 4-6 students will also have the opportunity to participate in the survey over the coming week.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact ORIMA Research on 1800 654 585 or cemsurveys@orima.com, or Catholic Education Melbourne (CEM) at cemsis@cem.edu.au.
Year 6 Fundraising Week
Congratulations to our Year 6 teachers, Jo, Jamie, Gareth, Dave P and the Year 6 students on a wonderful week of sugar. Willy Wonka would have been jealous of the amount of goodies on offer throughout the week. I wonder how many of the students took on the characteristics of Veruca Salt, Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop or Mike Teavee? I bet our Year 6 teachers had as much energy as Charlie’s grandparents by the time Friday rolled around. Thank you to our Year 6 parents for giving the students a valuable social justice experience by providing the delicious snacks and assisting where needed, it is greatly appreciated.
Deputy Principals Conference
I attended the Deputy Principals Conference at the picturesque Healesville RACV club last Thursday and Friday. The theme of the Deputies Conference was ‘We Are Family’ - Developing effective and authentic family-school relationships.
Thursday’s guest speaker was Rachel Saliba from Practically Learning who opened up conversations around ways to connect, engage and inspire parents to embrace family-school connections. How is parent involvement different to parent engagement?
On Friday, Carol Grinstead and Karilyn Gumley from CEM Eastern Office lead the first session on ‘When parent engagement meets school improvement’. This session was timely with our school starting the review process for 2020 and CEMSIS surveys.
The final session was led by Richard Mills from Digital Schools who focused on ‘Digital community engagement in education’. His session was based around how school websites can build personal connections with prospective parents when they are looking for the ‘right fit’ school for their child.
Reconciliation Information Night
On Tuesday evening, Fr Elio Capra led our Year 3 parents on a faith formation journey with the focus being the Sacrament of Reconciliation also known as the Sacrament of Healing or Penance. The teachers spent time in dialogue with the students unpacking the Gospel story ‘The Lost Coin’ and working on an activity which will be highlighted in the Sacrament Liturgies in October. Please pray for our Year 3 students as they make their commitment to this Sacrament during the weekend Masses.
We are a blessed community, we are St Martin’s.
Marita Anderson
Acting Deputy Principal
Year 3 Reconciliation Parent and Student Evening
On Tuesday night, the Year Three students and their parents gathered for the Reconciliation Evening. We were lucky to have Fr. Elio working with the parents and unpacking the concept of forgiveness in their own lives and how as parents they can nurture the relationship with their own children. Fr. Elio also highlighted the process and stages of Reconciliation.
Father Michael led the group in prayer before the Year 3 students made their way to the classrooms. The children worked with Mrs. Jordan and the supporting teachers Mrs. Rajasingham and Mr. Zac on activities related to the scripture story of The Lost Coin. The students produced some inspiring artwork on their coins which will become a part of their Reconciliation celebration night.
On Tuesday night, the Year Three students and their parents gathered for the Reconciliation Evening. We were lucky to have Fr. Elio working with the parents and unpacking the concept of forgiveness in their own lives and how as parents they can nurture the relationship with their own children. Fr. Elio also highlighted the process and stages of Reconciliation.
Father Michael led the group in prayer before the Year 3 students made their way to the classrooms. The children worked with Mrs. Jordan and the supporting teachers Mrs. Rajasingham and Mr. Zac on activities related to the scripture story of The Lost Coin. The students produced some inspiring artwork on their coins which will become a part of their Reconciliation celebration night.
Matt Stanton visits Year 3 - 6 students
Matt Stanton Visits Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 students
It was a brilliant end to our book week celebrations with a visit last Monday from Matt Stanton for the students in year three, four, five and six.
Matt Stanton’s ‘Funny Kid’ books are extremely popular with students so it was a great thrill to have him come and visit our school.
Reflections on Matt Stantons visit…. 
On Monday the 26th of August Matt Stanton came to our school. He was very funny and signed our books. Matt also explained how he made picture books and new novels that were going to come out. He invited one of the grade fours to design their own book character. He told a story about his baby climbing up the ladder to the roof and invited someone to read the book that never ends.
By William L
When Matt Stanton came to St Martin of Tours everyone was so thrilled as he is one of the best authors. Everyone wanted their books signed even if they did not have a book he signed it on a piece of paper! He let everyone join in the activities and we even saw one of his new books and we made a character. He told us the easiest way to write a funny story and he also told us a funny story from his past. One of the most popular activities was reading the never ending book. Overall it was so fun and just brought happiness to everyone's day!
By Gabby B
Matt Stanton Visits Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 students
It was a brilliant end to our book week celebrations with a visit last Monday from Matt Stanton for the students in year three, four, five and six.
Matt Stanton’s ‘Funny Kid’ books are extremely popular with students so it was a great thrill to have him come and visit our school.
Reflections on Matt Stantons visit….
On Monday the 26th of August Matt Stanton came to our school. He was very funny and signed our books. Matt also explained how he made picture books and new novels that were going to come out. He invited one of the grade fours to design their own book character. He told a story about his baby climbing up the ladder to the roof and invited someone to read the book that never ends.
By William L
When Matt Stanton came to St Martin of Tours everyone was so thrilled as he is one of the best authors. Everyone wanted their books signed even if they did not have a book he signed it on a piece of paper! He let everyone join in the activities and we even saw one of his new books and we made a character. He told us the easiest way to write a funny story and he also told us a funny story from his past. One of the most popular activities was reading the never ending book. Overall it was so fun and just brought happiness to everyone's day!
By Gabby B
Year 5 and 6 Camp
Year 5 and 6 Camp
On Monday the senior school students ventured ‘overseas’ on their school camp to Phillip Island Adventure Resort, for three days. A lovely time was had by the students and teachers as they experienced activities which included canoeing, rafting, team rescue, frisbee golf, giant swing, camp cooking, flying fox, low ropes and archery.
On Tuesday evening, the group visited the penguin parade and were lucky enough to watch approximately 40 penguins come out of the surf to return to their homes for the night.
Thank you to Dave Witchell for the time and effort spent coordinating buses, rotational groups, room allocations, meals, activities including the disco/karaoke and the visit to the Penguin Parade.
Also many thanks to the 15 staff members who willingly spent nights away from their own families to allow the students to experience the fun of participating in a school camp.
One last thank you goes to our wonderful students who were most respectful to camp staff whilst rotating through the activities and to the public who were also witnessing the penguin parade and pelican feeding at San Remo beach.
Year 5 and 6 Camp
On Monday the senior school students ventured ‘overseas’ on their school camp to Phillip Island Adventure Resort, for three days. A lovely time was had by the students and teachers as they experienced activities which included canoeing, rafting, team rescue, frisbee golf, giant swing, camp cooking, flying fox, low ropes and archery.
On Tuesday evening, the group visited the penguin parade and were lucky enough to watch approximately 40 penguins come out of the surf to return to their homes for the night.
Thank you to Dave Witchell for the time and effort spent coordinating buses, rotational groups, room allocations, meals, activities including the disco/karaoke and the visit to the Penguin Parade.
Also many thanks to the 15 staff members who willingly spent nights away from their own families to allow the students to experience the fun of participating in a school camp.
One last thank you goes to our wonderful students who were most respectful to camp staff whilst rotating through the activities and to the public who were also witnessing the penguin parade and pelican feeding at San Remo beach.
Compassion in Action Projects (CAPs): Fundraising Week
Dear Parents,
In Week 7 the Year 6 students organised the annual St Martin’s Fundraising Week. This week was a culmination of the work that the children had been doing throughout the term as we investigated our call, as Catholics, to care for those in our society with the greatest needs. We were able to investigate a number of social justice issues and the children formed groups based on the cause that they felt most passionate about. In small action teams the children wrote proposals to both show what they understood about their cause and the representative charity and then mapped out how they would both promote and fundraise for their cause.
This work was put into action last week in what many felt was our most engaging and successful Fundraising Week yet. The week saw an engaging mixture of fun activities and delicious treats that all helped to raise much needed funds for 25 different charities and causes. The final amount of money raised totalled $4,284.60 and has now been transferred to each organisation.
A huge thank you must go to the Year 6 students for their amazing efforts and to their families for supporting the work done by the children. We would also like to thank the teaching staff for the generous way that they either volunteered their time to join in an activity or for taking on extra yard duties to help ensure the events ran smoothly. This has certainly become one of the highlights on the school calendar and it provides another example and opportunity for our community to show how we can take the next step in our desire to reach out to those in need and put our compassion into action.
Warmest regards,
Jamie Atherton, Jo Maloney, Gareth Wells & David Portelli
Dear Parents,
In Week 7 the Year 6 students organised the annual St Martin’s Fundraising Week. This week was a culmination of the work that the children had been doing throughout the term as we investigated our call, as Catholics, to care for those in our society with the greatest needs. We were able to investigate a number of social justice issues and the children formed groups based on the cause that they felt most passionate about. In small action teams the children wrote proposals to both show what they understood about their cause and the representative charity and then mapped out how they would both promote and fundraise for their cause.
This work was put into action last week in what many felt was our most engaging and successful Fundraising Week yet. The week saw an engaging mixture of fun activities and delicious treats that all helped to raise much needed funds for 25 different charities and causes. The final amount of money raised totalled $4,284.60 and has now been transferred to each organisation.
A huge thank you must go to the Year 6 students for their amazing efforts and to their families for supporting the work done by the children. We would also like to thank the teaching staff for the generous way that they either volunteered their time to join in an activity or for taking on extra yard duties to help ensure the events ran smoothly. This has certainly become one of the highlights on the school calendar and it provides another example and opportunity for our community to show how we can take the next step in our desire to reach out to those in need and put our compassion into action.
Warmest regards,
Jamie Atherton, Jo Maloney, Gareth Wells & David Portelli
A Visit from St John Ambulance Victoria
Last week each class had a 45 minute lesson with a presenter from St John Ambulance Victoria. They visited our school and delivered their free First Aid in Schools Program to our students. The program takes on an innovative approach that ensures the First Aid lessons are a fun and interactive experience for every student.
The trained St John presenters lead our St Martin’s students through tailored sessions on the importance of First Aid and what to do in the event of a medical emergency. Our junior students learnt about how to identify when there is an emergency, keeping themselves safe, and how to call for an ambulance. Senior students learn about delivering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the things they can do to assist in an emergency.
I see this session as a critical part of the children’s understanding of their own safety and being ready to care for members of their family or community whenever the need arises. We are never to young to help. Please check out the First Aid Action Hero app that St John’s has created. It is a fun and interactive way to help instil some of the life long lessons.
Warmest regards,
Jamie Atherton
Student Wellbeing Leader
Last week each class had a 45 minute lesson with a presenter from St John Ambulance Victoria. They visited our school and delivered their free First Aid in Schools Program to our students. The program takes on an innovative approach that ensures the First Aid lessons are a fun and interactive experience for every student.
The trained St John presenters lead our St Martin’s students through tailored sessions on the importance of First Aid and what to do in the event of a medical emergency. Our junior students learnt about how to identify when there is an emergency, keeping themselves safe, and how to call for an ambulance. Senior students learn about delivering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the things they can do to assist in an emergency.
I see this session as a critical part of the children’s understanding of their own safety and being ready to care for members of their family or community whenever the need arises. We are never to young to help. Please check out the First Aid Action Hero app that St John’s has created. It is a fun and interactive way to help instil some of the life long lessons.
Warmest regards,
Jamie Atherton
Student Wellbeing Leader
Premiers' Reading Challenge
Premiers Reading Challenge
This is the final week for the Premiers Reading Challenge! Friday 6th September will be the last chance to enter any books you have read. It has been amazing to see the enthusiasm from students who have participated in the challenge this year.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who has taken part and also the parents who have supported their children during the challenge.
Children who complete the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier. These will be sent out in November.
Premiers Reading Challenge
This is the final week for the Premiers Reading Challenge! Friday 6th September will be the last chance to enter any books you have read. It has been amazing to see the enthusiasm from students who have participated in the challenge this year.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who has taken part and also the parents who have supported their children during the challenge.
Children who complete the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier. These will be sent out in November.
Parenting Ideas
Dear Parents,
St Martin of Tours subscribes to ‘Parenting Ideas’ which is one of Australia’s leading providers of parenting education resources to schools.
Moving forward you will be able to read a new article each newsletter that explores multiple topics on practical issues that we, as parents, face each and every day.
With so much information shared through the media sometimes it’s difficult to find balanced and professional advice.
Michael Grose is one of the leading parent educators in Australia and the information provided aims to help us all to become more informed when making decisions for our families.
Warmest regards
Jamie Atherton
Student Wellbeing Leader
Dear Parents,
St Martin of Tours subscribes to ‘Parenting Ideas’ which is one of Australia’s leading providers of parenting education resources to schools.
Moving forward you will be able to read a new article each newsletter that explores multiple topics on practical issues that we, as parents, face each and every day.
With so much information shared through the media sometimes it’s difficult to find balanced and professional advice.
Michael Grose is one of the leading parent educators in Australia and the information provided aims to help us all to become more informed when making decisions for our families.
Warmest regards
Jamie Atherton
Student Wellbeing Leader
Senior Band Perform at the Oxfam Fundraiser
Senior Band Perform at the Oxfam Fundraiser 
On Thursday 5th September, our Senior Band performed at the Oxfam Fundraiser Concert held at Montmorency Secondary College. This was the first time a St Martin of Tours group has been involved in the fundraiser, which also included performances from other schools in the area to help raise funds.
A huge well done to our performers, who have been working hard on their music pieces all term. You played confidently and represented St Martin of Tours at the highest level.
Thank you to the Oxfam organisation for having us. It was a joy to share our music with you. A total of $1870 was raised!
For those in the school community who were not able to make it, there will be an opportunity to hear the music at our After of Music Concert held at school early next term. More details to follow.
Senior Band Perform at the Oxfam Fundraiser
On Thursday 5th September, our Senior Band performed at the Oxfam Fundraiser Concert held at Montmorency Secondary College. This was the first time a St Martin of Tours group has been involved in the fundraiser, which also included performances from other schools in the area to help raise funds.
A huge well done to our performers, who have been working hard on their music pieces all term. You played confidently and represented St Martin of Tours at the highest level.
Thank you to the Oxfam organisation for having us. It was a joy to share our music with you. A total of $1870 was raised!
For those in the school community who were not able to make it, there will be an opportunity to hear the music at our After of Music Concert held at school early next term. More details to follow.
R.E. News
Term 3 Religious Education Dates
September
★ 7th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 8th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 15th - 3MT Reconciliation at 7pm
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year School Mass at 9.15am
Term 3 Religious Education Dates
September
★ 7th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 8th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 15th - 3MT Reconciliation at 7pm
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year School Mass at 9.15am
School Fees
Statements of fees for the third and final instalment have been issued. Please finalise fees by Friday 20th September 2019.
A reminder to families that we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice on your school fee statement or pay the fees via internet transfer, bank details appear on the top right hand corner of the statement.
Any queries in relation to fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Statements of fees for the third and final instalment have been issued. Please finalise fees by Friday 20th September 2019.
A reminder to families that we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice on your school fee statement or pay the fees via internet transfer, bank details appear on the top right hand corner of the statement.
Any queries in relation to fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 7
PGR Anthony for being a fabulous sharer of interesting facts that he knows about the animals that we are learning about in class.
Amelia for her fabulous efforts at having a go and looking for familiar letter patterns in her reading.
PPV Angus for his fabulous oral reading. Keep it up.
PVL Adi for her well prepared and confident presentation all about her dad. Well done Adi!
Nicholas for great improvement in his letter formation and handwriting. Well done, Nicholas!
1B Mietta for her beautiful listening in class and for always displaying a positive attitude towards her learning.
1LB Harrison for showing persistence with his learning goal to improve his handwriting and making sure his work is presented in a clear and neat manner. Fantastic work Harrison and keep it up!
1Mc Madeleine for participating beautifully in our Class Mass celebration. She sung well, brought her gift to the altar respectfully and joined in whenever she could. Well done Madeleine!
2C Gabriel for consistently applying learned concepts to his work and working productively during class time.
2CB Maximus for his friendly and supportive attitude to all his class members.
2F Nicholas for being a responsible team member in 2F and for being sensible when we are working on the floor. Great work!
3JT Nicholas for working productively and making goods choices when working in groups.
3MT John for a well written information report on the 'Golden Lion Tamarin'. Lots of detail and interesting facts were included.
4C Jack for being very engaged and working hard in his Inquiry Research.
4TC Will W for his positive attitude to his learning and showing persistence during challenging tasks.
4ZM Lena for being a very cooperative member of her Reciprocal reading group, always leading by example and helping others when needed.
5AO Hanna for her informative report on avalanches you followed the rubric and produced work to an extremely high standard.
5CW
5T Luke for always treating his peers with kindness and respect.
6AM Alessia for the enthusiasm that you bring each day and for the fantastic work that you continue to produce in writing. Congratulations Alessia.
6P Oliver for his improved effort and focus with his work.
6W
WEEK 8
PGR Olivia for being a super reader stretching out the sounds in new words and being clever learning her HFW’s.
Hamish for using interesting topic words in his writing and making super attempts to form his letters correctly
PPV Gibreel for finding facts about Sea Lions in the non-fiction text.
PVL Sofia for trying really hard to form neat letters when writing.
Matilda for making a great effort to stretch out words when writing.
1B Eva for using her learnt spelling strategies in her writing, and for being a kind and thoughtful member of the class.
1LB Poppy for working on her personal learning goal to add more detail when writing. Poppy has shown more focus and determination when recording her ideas in clear manner. Wonderful effort Poppy and keep it up!
1Mc Phoebe for her passionate engagement in our Inquiry topic this term. Her Show and Tell talk and model were impressive, her information report was detailed and her creative project expressed how much she has learned about how to care for marine environments. Well done Phoebe!
2C Jacob S for his consistent excellent efforts in all his learning.
2CB Chiara for all the persistence she has shown in her school work and participation in discussions.
2F Riley C for showing an interest in our rainforest topic, bringing in books and making sure he is up to date with research. Well done!
3JT Charlie for writing a creative information report on, 'Red Pandas' and expanding on his ideas.
3MT James for using different strategies to solve multiplication number sentence.
4C Tarah for working really diligently and for the amazing creative effort she puts into her work.
4TC Addy for always offering to help her friends. You are a very kind member of our class!
4ZM
5AO Zach for being a positive presence on camp and encouraging and supporting his peers.
5CW
5T 5T for showing fantastic enthusiasm and challenging themselves in the activities on camp.
6AM To 6AM for the fantastic camp week that we had. I was so proud of the way everyone took on the activities and their personal challenges. It was all shared in a spirit of fun and inclusion. You are certainly a very special group of people.
6P 6P for your fantastic attitude, behaviour and enthusiasm on camp!
6W
WEEK 7
PGR Anthony for being a fabulous sharer of interesting facts that he knows about the animals that we are learning about in class.
Amelia for her fabulous efforts at having a go and looking for familiar letter patterns in her reading.
PPV Angus for his fabulous oral reading. Keep it up.
PVL Adi for her well prepared and confident presentation all about her dad. Well done Adi!
Nicholas for great improvement in his letter formation and handwriting. Well done, Nicholas!
1B Mietta for her beautiful listening in class and for always displaying a positive attitude towards her learning.
1LB Harrison for showing persistence with his learning goal to improve his handwriting and making sure his work is presented in a clear and neat manner. Fantastic work Harrison and keep it up!
1Mc Madeleine for participating beautifully in our Class Mass celebration. She sung well, brought her gift to the altar respectfully and joined in whenever she could. Well done Madeleine!
2C Gabriel for consistently applying learned concepts to his work and working productively during class time.
2CB Maximus for his friendly and supportive attitude to all his class members.
2F Nicholas for being a responsible team member in 2F and for being sensible when we are working on the floor. Great work!
3JT Nicholas for working productively and making goods choices when working in groups.
3MT John for a well written information report on the 'Golden Lion Tamarin'. Lots of detail and interesting facts were included.
4C Jack for being very engaged and working hard in his Inquiry Research.
4TC Will W for his positive attitude to his learning and showing persistence during challenging tasks.
4ZM Lena for being a very cooperative member of her Reciprocal reading group, always leading by example and helping others when needed.
5AO Hanna for her informative report on avalanches you followed the rubric and produced work to an extremely high standard.
5CW
5T Luke for always treating his peers with kindness and respect.
6AM Alessia for the enthusiasm that you bring each day and for the fantastic work that you continue to produce in writing. Congratulations Alessia.
6P Oliver for his improved effort and focus with his work.
6W
WEEK 8
PGR Olivia for being a super reader stretching out the sounds in new words and being clever learning her HFW’s.
Hamish for using interesting topic words in his writing and making super attempts to form his letters correctly
PPV Gibreel for finding facts about Sea Lions in the non-fiction text.
PVL Sofia for trying really hard to form neat letters when writing.
Matilda for making a great effort to stretch out words when writing.
1B Eva for using her learnt spelling strategies in her writing, and for being a kind and thoughtful member of the class.
1LB Poppy for working on her personal learning goal to add more detail when writing. Poppy has shown more focus and determination when recording her ideas in clear manner. Wonderful effort Poppy and keep it up!
1Mc Phoebe for her passionate engagement in our Inquiry topic this term. Her Show and Tell talk and model were impressive, her information report was detailed and her creative project expressed how much she has learned about how to care for marine environments. Well done Phoebe!
2C Jacob S for his consistent excellent efforts in all his learning.
2CB Chiara for all the persistence she has shown in her school work and participation in discussions.
2F Riley C for showing an interest in our rainforest topic, bringing in books and making sure he is up to date with research. Well done!
3JT Charlie for writing a creative information report on, 'Red Pandas' and expanding on his ideas.
3MT James for using different strategies to solve multiplication number sentence.
4C Tarah for working really diligently and for the amazing creative effort she puts into her work.
4TC Addy for always offering to help her friends. You are a very kind member of our class!
4ZM
5AO Zach for being a positive presence on camp and encouraging and supporting his peers.
5CW
5T 5T for showing fantastic enthusiasm and challenging themselves in the activities on camp.
6AM To 6AM for the fantastic camp week that we had. I was so proud of the way everyone took on the activities and their personal challenges. It was all shared in a spirit of fun and inclusion. You are certainly a very special group of people.
6P 6P for your fantastic attitude, behaviour and enthusiasm on camp!
6W
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September: Reconciliation Commitment Mass Weekend
Tuesday 10th September: 2C Class Mass 9:15am
Wednesday 11th September: PFA Donut Day Fundraiser
Open Classrooms 3pm - 3:30pm
Tuesday 17th September: PFA School Disco
Friday 20th September: Last day of Term 3, students dismissed at 1pm
Footy Day students are encouraged to wear their favourite sporting team colours
Snapshot of Term 4 Dates
Monday 7th October: Term 4 Commences
Friday 11th October: St Martin's Gala Ball
Tuesday 15th October: Year 4 students leave for Camp
3MT Reconciliation
Wednesday 16th October: Year 4 students return from Camp
Saturday 19th October: Year 1 year level Mass
Tuesday 22nd October: 3JT Reconciliation
Friday 1st November: All Saints Day Whole school Mass
Monday 4th November: School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Monday 11th November: St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Thursday 12th December: Carols on the Hill
Tuesday 17th December: Last day of Term 4
End of year whole school Mass 9:15am
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September: Reconciliation Commitment Mass Weekend
Tuesday 10th September: 2C Class Mass 9:15am
Wednesday 11th September: PFA Donut Day Fundraiser
Open Classrooms 3pm - 3:30pm
Tuesday 17th September: PFA School Disco
Friday 20th September: Last day of Term 3, students dismissed at 1pm
Footy Day students are encouraged to wear their favourite sporting team colours
Snapshot of Term 4 Dates
Monday 7th October: Term 4 Commences
Friday 11th October: St Martin's Gala Ball
Tuesday 15th October: Year 4 students leave for Camp
3MT Reconciliation
Wednesday 16th October: Year 4 students return from Camp
Saturday 19th October: Year 1 year level Mass
Tuesday 22nd October: 3JT Reconciliation
Friday 1st November: All Saints Day Whole school Mass
Monday 4th November: School Closure Day
Tuesday 5th November: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Monday 11th November: St Martin of Tours Feast Day
Thursday 12th December: Carols on the Hill
Tuesday 17th December: Last day of Term 4
End of year whole school Mass 9:15am
PFA News
FATHER'S DAY RAFFLE 
Congratulations to the following winners of the Father's Day Raffle.
Louise 4ZM
Maxwell PGR
Evelyn 1Mc
Ace 5AO
Noah 5CW
Poppy PGR
Juliet PVL
Natasha 4ZM
Angus 2C
Kaya 2C
Isobel 4TC
Lia 2F
Thank you to the PFA members, volunteers and our school community for supporting the Father's Day Stall.
DONUT DAY FUNDRAISER
We have over 115 dozen donuts coming our way on Wednesday 11th September for our Donut Day fundraiser!!! Donuts will be delivered to students at second break. Families who have ordered pack/s of donuts can collect their order from the GECCO before school pickup. We are sure the children and their families will enjoy their Krispy Kreme donuts!
SCHOOL DISCO
On Tuesday 17th September we will celebrate the end of term 3 with a disco. The junior school will be invited to dance away during the first break and the senior school during the second break. Please check your child's bag for the note that has been sent home, the note can also be found on the Compass Newsfeed. Payment and forms must be returned to school by Friday 13th September.
GALA BALL
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October at the Manor on High. Book your tickets online at St Martin Of Tours - 2019 Black & White Gala.
If you have a small business or would like to make a donation towards our prizes for our St Martin’s Gala Ball Night, could you please leave these at our School Office
Once again we thank you for your continued support, either of your time volunteering or through engagement in our activities.
For more information, please visit the PFA website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com/fundraising.html
FATHER'S DAY RAFFLE
Congratulations to the following winners of the Father's Day Raffle.
Louise 4ZM
Maxwell PGR
Evelyn 1Mc
Ace 5AO
Noah 5CW
Poppy PGR
Juliet PVL
Natasha 4ZM
Angus 2C
Kaya 2C
Isobel 4TC
Lia 2F
Thank you to the PFA members, volunteers and our school community for supporting the Father's Day Stall.
DONUT DAY FUNDRAISER
We have over 115 dozen donuts coming our way on Wednesday 11th September for our Donut Day fundraiser!!! Donuts will be delivered to students at second break. Families who have ordered pack/s of donuts can collect their order from the GECCO before school pickup. We are sure the children and their families will enjoy their Krispy Kreme donuts!
SCHOOL DISCO
On Tuesday 17th September we will celebrate the end of term 3 with a disco. The junior school will be invited to dance away during the first break and the senior school during the second break. Please check your child's bag for the note that has been sent home, the note can also be found on the Compass Newsfeed. Payment and forms must be returned to school by Friday 13th September.
GALA BALL
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October at the Manor on High. Book your tickets online at St Martin Of Tours - 2019 Black & White Gala.
If you have a small business or would like to make a donation towards our prizes for our St Martin’s Gala Ball Night, could you please leave these at our School Office
Once again we thank you for your continued support, either of your time volunteering or through engagement in our activities.
For more information, please visit the PFA website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com/fundraising.html
Parish News
LITURGICAL MINISTRY FORMATION SESSION
All liturgical ministers are invited to the session-‘Welcome and Celebrate with Joy” This Sunday 11am-1pm . Community Centre. Refreshments will be served at 11am
Presenter: Mary Ryan (Co-ordinator Adult Faith Formation
Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation, Melbourne)
If you are attending this session please contact the Parish House to let them know. This will assist with catering requirements.
GOOD SAMARITAN INN FOOD COLLECTION
Over the last three years our parish has kindly donated regular food supplies to help support the amazing work the Inn provides to women and children in need. Since last year the Inn has increased from 5 days to 7 days a week and are caring for more women and children than ever before.
We are looking for donations of everyday food staples such as tinned tomatoes, pasta, coffee, tea, biscuits, cereal and toilet paper etc. We have placed a labelled tub in the main narthex for all donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated over the last few years, especially those who drop one item in each week. Your support is greatly appreciated. Kind regards-Jennifer and Carolyn Anderson
CHILD PROTECTION SUNDAY 2019
The Parish of St Martin of Tours and the Diocese of Melbourne are committed to the care, wellbeing and protection of children, young people and vulnerable people in our community. May our message be that child protection and the dignity of every person is the responsibility of every adult.
You can find out more about the Church’s work in this area at: www.catholic.org.au/responseandprevention
BINGO NIGHT
On September the 14th at 6.30pm, the Youth Group will be holding a bingo night at the community centre across the road to help fundraise money for our trip to the Australia Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) in Perth this December. ACYF is a yearly gathering for Christian youth aged 15 to 30 from across Australia who meet to celebrate and share their faith sincerely and communicate openly about what being Christian means to them. It is an unforgettable experience that we, the youth of St Martins, would be honoured and privileged to partake in and enjoy, with your kind help. Snacks will be provided, and several games of bingo will be played. I hope you’re all able to come and any donations made on the night would be very much appreciated.
Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019
In recent weeks we received a letter from the Archbishop asking us to support our young people who desire to attend the Australian Catholic Youth Festival to be held in Perth in December. Unfortunately, not all our youth and their families (across Melbourne) have the means to self-fund their attendance. Catholic Development Fund has given us a ‘Tap and Go’ device which is set at $10.00 a donation (accepting Samsung Pay, Apple Pay, Visa and MasterCard). The ‘Tap and Go’ device is plugged in, and located in the Narthex if anyone wishes to give their support to the youth attending this gathering. - Fr. Michael
LITURGICAL MINISTRY FORMATION SESSION
All liturgical ministers are invited to the session-‘Welcome and Celebrate with Joy” This Sunday 11am-1pm . Community Centre. Refreshments will be served at 11am
Presenter: Mary Ryan (Co-ordinator Adult Faith Formation
Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation, Melbourne)
If you are attending this session please contact the Parish House to let them know. This will assist with catering requirements.
GOOD SAMARITAN INN FOOD COLLECTION
Over the last three years our parish has kindly donated regular food supplies to help support the amazing work the Inn provides to women and children in need. Since last year the Inn has increased from 5 days to 7 days a week and are caring for more women and children than ever before.
We are looking for donations of everyday food staples such as tinned tomatoes, pasta, coffee, tea, biscuits, cereal and toilet paper etc. We have placed a labelled tub in the main narthex for all donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated over the last few years, especially those who drop one item in each week. Your support is greatly appreciated. Kind regards-Jennifer and Carolyn Anderson
CHILD PROTECTION SUNDAY 2019
The Parish of St Martin of Tours and the Diocese of Melbourne are committed to the care, wellbeing and protection of children, young people and vulnerable people in our community. May our message be that child protection and the dignity of every person is the responsibility of every adult.
You can find out more about the Church’s work in this area at: www.catholic.org.au/responseandprevention
BINGO NIGHT
On September the 14th at 6.30pm, the Youth Group will be holding a bingo night at the community centre across the road to help fundraise money for our trip to the Australia Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) in Perth this December. ACYF is a yearly gathering for Christian youth aged 15 to 30 from across Australia who meet to celebrate and share their faith sincerely and communicate openly about what being Christian means to them. It is an unforgettable experience that we, the youth of St Martins, would be honoured and privileged to partake in and enjoy, with your kind help. Snacks will be provided, and several games of bingo will be played. I hope you’re all able to come and any donations made on the night would be very much appreciated.
Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019
In recent weeks we received a letter from the Archbishop asking us to support our young people who desire to attend the Australian Catholic Youth Festival to be held in Perth in December. Unfortunately, not all our youth and their families (across Melbourne) have the means to self-fund their attendance. Catholic Development Fund has given us a ‘Tap and Go’ device which is set at $10.00 a donation (accepting Samsung Pay, Apple Pay, Visa and MasterCard). The ‘Tap and Go’ device is plugged in, and located in the Narthex if anyone wishes to give their support to the youth attending this gathering. - Fr. Michael
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
A Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been another busy fortnight for our St Martin’s Community.
Here’s an insight into the last couple of weeks:
● 1B Class Mass
● Two staff members celebrated big ‘0’ birthdays!
● Year 2s went on an excursion to the Botanical Gardens
● Year 6s had an Environment Education Sustainability Officer incursion
● Staff attending a Mental Health for Students professional development session
● Year 6s went on an excursion to the Botanical Gardens
● Whole school Mass for the Feast of the Assumption
● Loyola visited some of our Year 6 students
● First Eucharist Masses
● Book Week parade
● 3JT Class Mass
● Ben Wood, the illustrator, visited our Prep, 1 and 2s
● Lana Murphy, a Channel 9 Reporter, visited our Year 5 students.
We have another two big weeks ahead of us with the Year 6 fundraising week happening next week followed by the Year 5 and 6 camp the week after. With over 150 students out on camp, the school will have a very different feel during those three days! Students will have a different specialist timetable for that week so please remember to read your child’s year level newsletter for changes.
Kiss ‘n’ Drop
Using Kiss ‘n’ Drop in the morning is a great way to relieve congestion in Silk Street. Parents are reminded that the only safe place for students to be dropped off is when cars are pulled over to the left in the driveway near the Dobson Avenue exit. Parents are also reminded that this is an ‘express’ drop off area. To keep the cars moving, students should be ready to leave the car as soon as you stop. Please click here to read more information.
Wedding Reminder
As was mentioned in the last newsletter, there is a wedding scheduled to be held at the Church on Friday 30th at 3pm.
We are have cancelled all PE classes for Friday afternoon to allow the bottom yard to be opened at around 2:45pm, however, we anticipate that parking is going to be a significantly larger problem than usual with the combination of school pick up traffic and wedding guest traffic.
If the expected additional traffic congestion is going to cause concern for your family, we suggest parents sign their child/ren out early that day on Compass and collect them prior to 2pm. At 2pm the children go out to play and it can be difficult for them to hear announcements calling them to the office.
Study Leave
I’m taking two weeks of study leave and won’t be back at school until Monday 9th September. My cohort has been studying the leadership styles and strategic management plans of four large German firms and we have been given an opportunity of visiting these firms and spending time with their senior management teams. For any urgent matters during this time, please contact the school office.
Plates
A reminder to parents that we have a lovely collection of plates that have been brought to school at various times with food to share. These plates are left on the table outside the GECCO.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been another busy fortnight for our St Martin’s Community.
Here’s an insight into the last couple of weeks:
● 1B Class Mass
● Two staff members celebrated big ‘0’ birthdays!
● Year 2s went on an excursion to the Botanical Gardens
● Year 6s had an Environment Education Sustainability Officer incursion
● Staff attending a Mental Health for Students professional development session
● Year 6s went on an excursion to the Botanical Gardens
● Whole school Mass for the Feast of the Assumption
● Loyola visited some of our Year 6 students
● First Eucharist Masses
● Book Week parade
● 3JT Class Mass
● Ben Wood, the illustrator, visited our Prep, 1 and 2s
● Lana Murphy, a Channel 9 Reporter, visited our Year 5 students.
We have another two big weeks ahead of us with the Year 6 fundraising week happening next week followed by the Year 5 and 6 camp the week after. With over 150 students out on camp, the school will have a very different feel during those three days! Students will have a different specialist timetable for that week so please remember to read your child’s year level newsletter for changes.
Kiss ‘n’ Drop
Using Kiss ‘n’ Drop in the morning is a great way to relieve congestion in Silk Street. Parents are reminded that the only safe place for students to be dropped off is when cars are pulled over to the left in the driveway near the Dobson Avenue exit. Parents are also reminded that this is an ‘express’ drop off area. To keep the cars moving, students should be ready to leave the car as soon as you stop. Please click here to read more information.
Wedding Reminder
As was mentioned in the last newsletter, there is a wedding scheduled to be held at the Church on Friday 30th at 3pm.
We are have cancelled all PE classes for Friday afternoon to allow the bottom yard to be opened at around 2:45pm, however, we anticipate that parking is going to be a significantly larger problem than usual with the combination of school pick up traffic and wedding guest traffic.
If the expected additional traffic congestion is going to cause concern for your family, we suggest parents sign their child/ren out early that day on Compass and collect them prior to 2pm. At 2pm the children go out to play and it can be difficult for them to hear announcements calling them to the office.
Study Leave
I’m taking two weeks of study leave and won’t be back at school until Monday 9th September. My cohort has been studying the leadership styles and strategic management plans of four large German firms and we have been given an opportunity of visiting these firms and spending time with their senior management teams. For any urgent matters during this time, please contact the school office.
Plates
A reminder to parents that we have a lovely collection of plates that have been brought to school at various times with food to share. These plates are left on the table outside the GECCO.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers are reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
First Eucharist
Over the last three weeks, 74 Year 4 students received the Eucharist for the first time. This important Sacrament of Initiation was held during Parish Masses with the students playing a significant part in each of the Masses.
I’d like to thank all the parents of those students who helped to prepare them for this important milestone in their faith journey. Attending the Information Night, Commitment Mass and Preparation Masses all helped build their understanding of the Sacrament and its significance to our Catholic faith.
Thanks also to our Year 4 teachers who have worked diligently preparing the students for this important time in their lives. They, along with the many teachers and staff members who attended the Masses and helped out with various roles on the day, were a wonderful support to the students and their families.
Finally, I’d like to thank Marita Anderson, our Religious Education Leader, for all her hard work and dedication in making these Masses a beautiful event for our community. Marita was here at school for 26 consecutive days, making sure stoles were ironed and neatly laid out for each weekend Mass, names and reserved signs were placed on seats around the Church, candles were where they needed to be and ensuring that there were staff to cover all the jobs that needed to be done on the day to ensure the Masses ran as smoothly as they did. The beautiful celebrations were indeed a credit to her.
Over the last three weeks, 74 Year 4 students received the Eucharist for the first time. This important Sacrament of Initiation was held during Parish Masses with the students playing a significant part in each of the Masses.
I’d like to thank all the parents of those students who helped to prepare them for this important milestone in their faith journey. Attending the Information Night, Commitment Mass and Preparation Masses all helped build their understanding of the Sacrament and its significance to our Catholic faith.
Thanks also to our Year 4 teachers who have worked diligently preparing the students for this important time in their lives. They, along with the many teachers and staff members who attended the Masses and helped out with various roles on the day, were a wonderful support to the students and their families.
Finally, I’d like to thank Marita Anderson, our Religious Education Leader, for all her hard work and dedication in making these Masses a beautiful event for our community. Marita was here at school for 26 consecutive days, making sure stoles were ironed and neatly laid out for each weekend Mass, names and reserved signs were placed on seats around the Church, candles were where they needed to be and ensuring that there were staff to cover all the jobs that needed to be done on the day to ensure the Masses ran as smoothly as they did. The beautiful celebrations were indeed a credit to her.
Book Week Parade
The Book Week Parade was held on Monday morning to ensure Book Week began with a BANG!
What a marvellous celebration of books it was, with both staff and students really enjoying themselves.
Thanks to all the wonderful families who worked to ensure their children were dressed for the parade, we understand this is often a challenge but ALL of the students looked amazing. We really appreciate your enthusiastic support in this area.
Below are a selection of photos for those who were unable to join us.
The Book Week Parade was held on Monday morning to ensure Book Week began with a BANG!
What a marvellous celebration of books it was, with both staff and students really enjoying themselves.
Thanks to all the wonderful families who worked to ensure their children were dressed for the parade, we understand this is often a challenge but ALL of the students looked amazing. We really appreciate your enthusiastic support in this area.
Below are a selection of photos for those who were unable to join us.
Ben Wood visits Years Prep, One and Two
To further celebrate Book Week, we invited illustrator Ben Wood in to share some of his very special talent with the Prep, One and Two students.
Ben has illustrated many books including The Real Pigeons and Squishy Taylor series. He was fascinating to listen to and the students were given some fabulous illustrating tips to try out.
We look forward to Matt Stanton, author of the Funny Kid series to visit the senior students next Monday.
To further celebrate Book Week, we invited illustrator Ben Wood in to share some of his very special talent with the Prep, One and Two students.
Ben has illustrated many books including The Real Pigeons and Squishy Taylor series. He was fascinating to listen to and the students were given some fabulous illustrating tips to try out.
We look forward to Matt Stanton, author of the Funny Kid series to visit the senior students next Monday.
Book Week Creative Challenge
As part of our Book Week celebrations, the library hosted a ‘Creative Book Response Challenge’.
The challenge asked families to work together to respond to a book. The brief was to be as creative as possible, keeping in mind the Book Week theme ‘Reading is my Secret Power’.
The entries were due on Friday morning at 9am and during this time the library was abuzz with excitement. We were so thrilled at the level of engagement shown by our students and their families. This just reiterates how St Martin’s community truly values reading as a secret power.
The variety of challenge entries was amazing with no two being the same. We had songs, cakes, authored books, slideshows, minecraft responses, and the list goes on.
We would like to thank our students and families for their amazing enthusiasm with this and congratulate them on such creative entries. How wonderful it is to have such a talented community.
The library staff found it extremely difficult to judge this challenge. Every single entry could have been a winner and we truly hope that students were not discouraged if they weren’t awarded a prize this year. We are hopeful that next year will be even bigger and better!
Below is a list of the prize winners. There is also a selection of photos for those who didn’t make it into the library to view the display, unfortunately we were unable to publish everybody's entries as there were so many.
OVERALL WINNER
Zariah B
PREP
1ST Sofia B
HM- Dylan D
YEAR ONE
1ST- Phoebe W
HM- Archie P
YEAR TWO
1ST- Angus M
HM- Isabella W
YEAR THREE
1ST- Darcy and Zach
HM- Tighe and Charik
HM- Bethany M
YEAR FOUR
1ST- Daniela and Winnie
HM Sophie H
HM Tara C
YEAR FIVE
1ST- Noah J
HM- Elena S
HM- Connor M
YEAR SIX
1ST- Audrey H
HM- Madison R
MIXED YEAR LEVELS
1ST Jonty and Finn R
HM Lily and Ruby A
As part of our Book Week celebrations, the library hosted a ‘Creative Book Response Challenge’.
The challenge asked families to work together to respond to a book. The brief was to be as creative as possible, keeping in mind the Book Week theme ‘Reading is my Secret Power’.
The entries were due on Friday morning at 9am and during this time the library was abuzz with excitement. We were so thrilled at the level of engagement shown by our students and their families. This just reiterates how St Martin’s community truly values reading as a secret power.
The variety of challenge entries was amazing with no two being the same. We had songs, cakes, authored books, slideshows, minecraft responses, and the list goes on.
We would like to thank our students and families for their amazing enthusiasm with this and congratulate them on such creative entries. How wonderful it is to have such a talented community.
The library staff found it extremely difficult to judge this challenge. Every single entry could have been a winner and we truly hope that students were not discouraged if they weren’t awarded a prize this year. We are hopeful that next year will be even bigger and better!
Below is a list of the prize winners. There is also a selection of photos for those who didn’t make it into the library to view the display, unfortunately we were unable to publish everybody's entries as there were so many.
OVERALL WINNER
Zariah B
PREP
1ST Sofia B
HM- Dylan D
YEAR ONE
1ST- Phoebe W
HM- Archie P
YEAR TWO
1ST- Angus M
HM- Isabella W
YEAR THREE
1ST- Darcy and Zach
HM- Tighe and Charik
HM- Bethany M
YEAR FOUR
1ST- Daniela and Winnie
HM Sophie H
HM Tara C
YEAR FIVE
1ST- Noah J
HM- Elena S
HM- Connor M
YEAR SIX
1ST- Audrey H
HM- Madison R
MIXED YEAR LEVELS
1ST Jonty and Finn R
HM Lily and Ruby A
Rohan Cleave visits Year Three students
The Year 3 students were lucky enough to have Mr Rohan Cleave visit them last week. Rohan talked with them about the two books he has written, Bounce Back and Phasmid. Bounce Back is about the endangered Barred Bandicoot species and the decline of its natural habitat, whilst Phasmid details the recovery of the Phasmid species which was thought to be extinct. Rohan works at the Melbourne zoo and as a scientist, has had much to do with the recovery of both of these species. Both of Rohan’s books have been nominated for the Book of the Year Award.
The students enjoyed hearing Rohan speak about both his scientific work and his work as an author. He clearly illustrated how writing a book can be a great way to bring attention to a very important story. What a great lesson for our students! He even took the time to pose with Addison, who has recently written her own book at home. They had an ‘author to author’ chat!
We thank Mrs Briana Melideo for introducing us to Rohan who has visited the Year 3 students both this year and last.
The Year 3 students were lucky enough to have Mr Rohan Cleave visit them last week. Rohan talked with them about the two books he has written, Bounce Back and Phasmid. Bounce Back is about the endangered Barred Bandicoot species and the decline of its natural habitat, whilst Phasmid details the recovery of the Phasmid species which was thought to be extinct. Rohan works at the Melbourne zoo and as a scientist, has had much to do with the recovery of both of these species. Both of Rohan’s books have been nominated for the Book of the Year Award.
The students enjoyed hearing Rohan speak about both his scientific work and his work as an author. He clearly illustrated how writing a book can be a great way to bring attention to a very important story. What a great lesson for our students! He even took the time to pose with Addison, who has recently written her own book at home. They had an ‘author to author’ chat!
We thank Mrs Briana Melideo for introducing us to Rohan who has visited the Year 3 students both this year and last.
Riley and Ryan present a CBCA Award
Over 50 years ago there weren't many Australian books, so a group of teachers, librarians and other people joined together to start the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), so they could promote great Australian books for children. Now 50 years later they hold the ‘Book of the Year Awards’.
This year they asked students to present the awards and I, along with Ryan, was one of the lucky students chosen to represent St. Martin of Tours and present the award for the Younger Reader category.
Ryan and I had to read all 6 of the shortlisted books, but this was a good opportunity to read new books. My favorite book was the ‘Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars’ because it switched between perspectives and told 2 different sides of the story.
On Friday the 16th of August I went to Federation Square to present the winner of the younger reader category with a prize. This was the national awards, so people had flown in from all over Australia. The compere for the day was Tony Wilson. In the audience were such great names as Alison Lester, Bob Graham, Emily Rodda and James Maloney. Ryan and I were interviewed by Tony Wilson and then presented the award of Book of the Year, Younger Reader 2019, to Emily Rodda.
A highlight of the day for me was getting to meet, and chat with Emily Rodda and Bob Graham.
Over 50 years ago there weren't many Australian books, so a group of teachers, librarians and other people joined together to start the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), so they could promote great Australian books for children. Now 50 years later they hold the ‘Book of the Year Awards’.
This year they asked students to present the awards and I, along with Ryan, was one of the lucky students chosen to represent St. Martin of Tours and present the award for the Younger Reader category.
Ryan and I had to read all 6 of the shortlisted books, but this was a good opportunity to read new books. My favorite book was the ‘Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars’ because it switched between perspectives and told 2 different sides of the story.
On Friday the 16th of August I went to Federation Square to present the winner of the younger reader category with a prize. This was the national awards, so people had flown in from all over Australia. The compere for the day was Tony Wilson. In the audience were such great names as Alison Lester, Bob Graham, Emily Rodda and James Maloney. Ryan and I were interviewed by Tony Wilson and then presented the award of Book of the Year, Younger Reader 2019, to Emily Rodda.
A highlight of the day for me was getting to meet, and chat with Emily Rodda and Bob Graham.
R.E. News
Year 3 Reconciliation
We pray for our Year 3 students as they continue their faith journey through building an understanding of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The students will focus on the Gospel stories of the Forgiving Father, The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin and Zacchaeus and will recontextualise the significance of these stories in their own lives, today.
Reconciliation Information Night
We are fortunate to once again have Fr Elio Capra, a Salesian Priest, conducting our information evening which will inform our parent community on the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in today’s world. Fr Elio has been an informative and entertaining presenter who has led our Sacramental Information Evenings and Staff Professional Development Days based on Scripture and the Sacraments over the past 2 years. Students will also need to attend the evening, they will be unpacking Gospel stories and working on other related activities in their classrooms at the same time, with classroom teachers.
Term 3 Religious Education Dates
September
★ 3rd - Reconciliation Information Night for Year 3 students and parents
★ 7th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 8th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 15th - 3MT Reconciliation at 7pm
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year School Mass at 9.15am
Year 3 Reconciliation
We pray for our Year 3 students as they continue their faith journey through building an understanding of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The students will focus on the Gospel stories of the Forgiving Father, The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin and Zacchaeus and will recontextualise the significance of these stories in their own lives, today.
Reconciliation Information Night
We are fortunate to once again have Fr Elio Capra, a Salesian Priest, conducting our information evening which will inform our parent community on the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in today’s world. Fr Elio has been an informative and entertaining presenter who has led our Sacramental Information Evenings and Staff Professional Development Days based on Scripture and the Sacraments over the past 2 years. Students will also need to attend the evening, they will be unpacking Gospel stories and working on other related activities in their classrooms at the same time, with classroom teachers.
Term 3 Religious Education Dates
September
★ 3rd - Reconciliation Information Night for Year 3 students and parents
★ 7th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 8th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
Term 4 Religious Education Dates
October
★ 15th - 3MT Reconciliation at 7pm
★ 19th - Year 1 Level Mass at 6pm
★ 22nd - 3JT Reconciliation at 7pm
November
★ 11th - St Martin of Tours Feast Day Mass at 9.15am
December
★ 16th - Year 6 Graduation Mass at 11am
★ 17th - End of Year School Mass at 9.15am
School Fees
For families paying school fees via 3 instalment payments, camp of $310 is due to be paid prior to students going on camp. Please finalise payment before 30th August.
Statements of fees for the third and final instalment were issued this week. Please finalise fees by Friday 20th September 2019.
Families paying fees by instalments please note that we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice on your school fee statement or pay the fees via internet transfer, bank details appear on the top right hand corner of the statement.
Any queries in relation to fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
For families paying school fees via 3 instalment payments, camp of $310 is due to be paid prior to students going on camp. Please finalise payment before 30th August.
Statements of fees for the third and final instalment were issued this week. Please finalise fees by Friday 20th September 2019.
Families paying fees by instalments please note that we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice on your school fee statement or pay the fees via internet transfer, bank details appear on the top right hand corner of the statement.
Any queries in relation to fees please email: marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 5
PGR Lucy for being so caring to her friends in the classroom and for a great effort using more lower case letters in her writing.
Leo for looking for word families when stretching out new words in his reading.
PPV Levi for working well and making good choices in class.
PVL Lucas for a great improvement with his decoding skills when Reading. Well done!!
Liam for using a great variety of strategies to chunk words when Reading and Writing. Well done!!
1B Ruben for adding value to our class discussions by putting his hand up and for working cooperatively with others.
1LB Keeley for always being eager to share her valuable observations and ideas to our classroom discussions and setting a wonderful example for her peers. Keep it up Keeley!!
1Mc Sienna for using her experience of a rock pool in Thailand to explain how to care for this kind of marine environment in her wonderful Show and Tell presentation. Well done, Sienna!
2C Maya D for her growth mindset with her learning and for always being so very kind, helpful and compassionate to her classmates.
2CB Chloe C for trying hard to always do the very best work that she can and for being a great Year 2 student.
2F Lia M for working well with others in the class and complimenting people when you feel they have done something great. Fantastic!
3JT Charik for actively contributing to classroom discussion especially during Inquiry time where he shares his extensive general knowledge.
3MT Paxton for a great work ethic when working with a partner.
4C Lily S for her fantastic effort in her persuasive texts.
4TC Natalia B - for her hard work and fantastic efforts in creating her persuasive pieces. Well done!
4ZM Jett F and Noah B - for working diligently and sharing their Division strategies during Numeracy lessons
5AO Maya D for pushing yourself to take on challenges in Mathematics. You are a responsible learner.
5CW
5T Jamien for his enthusiasm during book week and in inquiry time
6AM Macey - for the friendly and happy disposition that you bring to the class. We love your smile and passion to all your learning areas especially the deep reflections and responses in Book Club.
6P Ava for her insightful responses during book club sessions
6W
WEEK 6
PGR Poppy D. for being a fabulous learner who always tries her best.
Hugo for consistently having a go to stretch out words when recording his ideas in writing.
PPV Georgina for having a go at writing some sounds during writing time.
PVL Evan for being a kind and caring friend in Prep VL.
Ethan for being a kind and thoughtful member of Prep VL.
1B Jack N for always displaying a positive attitude towards his learning and for demonstrating a kind and caring nature to his peers.
1LB Ebony for working on her personal learning goals by demonstrating persistence with tasks and an eagerness to learn in class. Amazing effort Ebony!
1Mc Harley for becoming more active in our class discussions, especially when talking about non-fictional features and his thinking strategies for his solutions in Numeracy. Keep it up, Harley!
2C Henry S for always having a positive attitude and for challenging and stretching himself with his learning.
2CB Alandra K for her keen approach to her learning and her friendly and supportive approach towards others.
2F Zoe K for demonstrating respect to the speaker in our excursion and using the group time to work with others and explore areas of the rainforest. Awesome work!
3JT Lachlan P for asking questions to clarify tasks and trying things that are challenging.
3MT Darcy for his positive attitude to his learning and showing persistence during challenging tasks.
4C Benjamin N for being an honest student and displaying aspects of a good friend.
4TC Will B for your positive attitude towards your multiplication learning and sharing your multiplication thinking strategies with others. Keep it up!
4ZM Natasha C for always displaying a positive attitude and setting a great example for her peers.
5AO Ava for demonstrating persistence in Mathematics. You have made us proud by the growth you have shown in your understanding of decimals.
5CW
5T
6AM
6P
6W
WEEK 5
PGR Lucy for being so caring to her friends in the classroom and for a great effort using more lower case letters in her writing.
Leo for looking for word families when stretching out new words in his reading.
PPV Levi for working well and making good choices in class.
PVL Lucas for a great improvement with his decoding skills when Reading. Well done!!
Liam for using a great variety of strategies to chunk words when Reading and Writing. Well done!!
1B Ruben for adding value to our class discussions by putting his hand up and for working cooperatively with others.
1LB Keeley for always being eager to share her valuable observations and ideas to our classroom discussions and setting a wonderful example for her peers. Keep it up Keeley!!
1Mc Sienna for using her experience of a rock pool in Thailand to explain how to care for this kind of marine environment in her wonderful Show and Tell presentation. Well done, Sienna!
2C Maya D for her growth mindset with her learning and for always being so very kind, helpful and compassionate to her classmates.
2CB Chloe C for trying hard to always do the very best work that she can and for being a great Year 2 student.
2F Lia M for working well with others in the class and complimenting people when you feel they have done something great. Fantastic!
3JT Charik for actively contributing to classroom discussion especially during Inquiry time where he shares his extensive general knowledge.
3MT Paxton for a great work ethic when working with a partner.
4C Lily S for her fantastic effort in her persuasive texts.
4TC Natalia B - for her hard work and fantastic efforts in creating her persuasive pieces. Well done!
4ZM Jett F and Noah B - for working diligently and sharing their Division strategies during Numeracy lessons
5AO Maya D for pushing yourself to take on challenges in Mathematics. You are a responsible learner.
5CW
5T Jamien for his enthusiasm during book week and in inquiry time
6AM Macey - for the friendly and happy disposition that you bring to the class. We love your smile and passion to all your learning areas especially the deep reflections and responses in Book Club.
6P Ava for her insightful responses during book club sessions
6W
WEEK 6
PGR Poppy D. for being a fabulous learner who always tries her best.
Hugo for consistently having a go to stretch out words when recording his ideas in writing.
PPV Georgina for having a go at writing some sounds during writing time.
PVL Evan for being a kind and caring friend in Prep VL.
Ethan for being a kind and thoughtful member of Prep VL.
1B Jack N for always displaying a positive attitude towards his learning and for demonstrating a kind and caring nature to his peers.
1LB Ebony for working on her personal learning goals by demonstrating persistence with tasks and an eagerness to learn in class. Amazing effort Ebony!
1Mc Harley for becoming more active in our class discussions, especially when talking about non-fictional features and his thinking strategies for his solutions in Numeracy. Keep it up, Harley!
2C Henry S for always having a positive attitude and for challenging and stretching himself with his learning.
2CB Alandra K for her keen approach to her learning and her friendly and supportive approach towards others.
2F Zoe K for demonstrating respect to the speaker in our excursion and using the group time to work with others and explore areas of the rainforest. Awesome work!
3JT Lachlan P for asking questions to clarify tasks and trying things that are challenging.
3MT Darcy for his positive attitude to his learning and showing persistence during challenging tasks.
4C Benjamin N for being an honest student and displaying aspects of a good friend.
4TC Will B for your positive attitude towards your multiplication learning and sharing your multiplication thinking strategies with others. Keep it up!
4ZM Natasha C for always displaying a positive attitude and setting a great example for her peers.
5AO Ava for demonstrating persistence in Mathematics. You have made us proud by the growth you have shown in your understanding of decimals.
5CW
5T
6AM
6P
6W
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Monday 26th August: 1Mc Class Mass 9:15 am
Matt Stanton author and illustrator visit Year three to six students
Year 6 Fundraising Week Commences
Tuesday 27th August: Father's Day Stall Set Up
Wednesday 28th August: Father's Day Stall
St Johns First Aid Training (Years Four - Six & 3MT)
Thursday 29th August: St Johns First Aid Training (3JT, Prep- Year Two)
Friday 30th August: Father's Night -Rosanna Bowls Club from 6pm
Sunday 1st September: Father's Day
Monday 2nd September: 2CB Class Mass 9:15 am
Year Five and Six students leave for Camp to Philip Island
Tuesday 3rd September: Reconciliation Parent and Student Information Evening 7pm
Wednesday 4th September: Year Five and Six Students Return from Camp to Philip Island
Thursday 5th September: Senior Band Oxfam Performance 6.30 pm at Montmorency Secondary College
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September: Reconciliation Commitment Mass Weekend
Tuesday 10th September: 2C Class Mass 9:15am
Wednesday 11th September: PFA Donut Day Fundraiser
Open Classrooms 3pm - 3:30pm
Tuesday 17th September: PFA School Disco
Friday 20th September: Last day of Term 3. Students dismissed at 1pm.
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Monday 26th August: 1Mc Class Mass 9:15 am
Matt Stanton author and illustrator visit Year three to six students
Year 6 Fundraising Week Commences
Tuesday 27th August: Father's Day Stall Set Up
Wednesday 28th August: Father's Day Stall
St Johns First Aid Training (Years Four - Six & 3MT)
Thursday 29th August: St Johns First Aid Training (3JT, Prep- Year Two)
Friday 30th August: Father's Night -Rosanna Bowls Club from 6pm
Sunday 1st September: Father's Day
Monday 2nd September: 2CB Class Mass 9:15 am
Year Five and Six students leave for Camp to Philip Island
Tuesday 3rd September: Reconciliation Parent and Student Information Evening 7pm
Wednesday 4th September: Year Five and Six Students Return from Camp to Philip Island
Thursday 5th September: Senior Band Oxfam Performance 6.30 pm at Montmorency Secondary College
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September: Reconciliation Commitment Mass Weekend
Tuesday 10th September: 2C Class Mass 9:15am
Wednesday 11th September: PFA Donut Day Fundraiser
Open Classrooms 3pm - 3:30pm
Tuesday 17th September: PFA School Disco
Friday 20th September: Last day of Term 3. Students dismissed at 1pm.
Sport News
INTER SCHOOL SPORT
NORTHERN REGION GIRLS AFL FINALS
On Thursday 8th August, the St Martin’s girls AFL Team competed in the Northern Region Finals at Jacana Reserve, Jacana.
The girls played 2 games, they lost won by a close margin and won the other game comprehensively. The girls finished runners up in the Northern Region Finals.
Game 1 1.1 7 were defeated by Marymeade College 1.4 10
Game 2 4.1 25 defeated Westmeadows PS 1.0 6
Congratulations to all girls who represented our school.
NORTHERN REGION GIRLS SOCCER FINALS
On Wednesday 14th August, the St Martin of Tours Girls Soccer Team competed in the Northern Region Soccer Finals at John Fawkner College. The team played 2 pool games and were successful in both games.
Game 1 3 defeated Moreland PS 0
Game 2 3 defeated Plenty Parklands 1
The girls then qualified for the Northern Region Grand Final. They played against Sirius College, Broadmeadows and played an amazing game winning 6 – 1.
This win qualified the girls for the State Soccer Finals for the first time since 2013. This is an amazing achievement considering only 2 girls play soccer outside of school. Thank you to Mr Zac for his great coaching and thank you to all of their parents for their support and transport of the children to their events.
NORTHERN REGION BOYS SOCCER FINALS
On Monday 12th August, the St Martin of Tours Boys Soccer Team competed in the Northern Region Soccer Finals at John Fawkner College. The team played 2 pool games and played very well, unfortunately they were defeated in both games.
Game 1 1 were defeated by St Johns, Clifton Hill 2
Game 2 1 were defeated by Epping Views PS 3
Congratulations to the team on getting this far and thank you to Mr Zac for his great coaching and all of the parents for their support and transport of the children to their events.
HEIDELBERG DISTRICT TERM 3 SPORT
Round 3 Sport vs CHARLES LATROBE WASH OUT (will be rescheduled)
Round 4 Sport vs HEIDELBERG PS
MIXED SOCCER defeated by Heidelberg PS
GIRLS SOCCER defeated by Heidelberg PS
MIXED SOFTBALL defeated Heidelberg PS
GIRLS SOFTBALL defeated Heidelberg PS
MIXED BAT TENNIS defeated by Heidelberg PS
GIRLS BAT TENNIS defeated Heidelberg PS
YEAR 5 AND 6 HEIDELBERG DISTRICT BASKETBALL
On Thursday 15th August, 17 children from St Martin’s represented our school in the Heidelberg District Basketball Tournament at Coburg Basketball Stadium. The boys team played 5 pool games. They won 4 games and lost 1.
The boys qualified for the Grand Final but unfortunately lost to Rosanna Golf Links PS. Congratulations to the following boys who represented our school: Charlie C, Riley S, Lucas C, Orlando T, Lachlan B, Harrison L, Ace B and Luke D. Thank you to Mr Atherton for his coaching on the day.
The girls team played 6 pool games. They won 4 games, lost 1 and drew 1. The girls qualified for the Grand Final but unfortunately lost to Heidelberg PS. Congratulations to the following girls who represented our school: Maggie M, Lucy H, Millie H, Jessica S, Sophie B, Makayla H, Maya K, Lucia S and Sophie S. Thank you to Nichole McKenna for her coaching on the day.
INTER SCHOOL SPORT
NORTHERN REGION GIRLS AFL FINALS
On Thursday 8th August, the St Martin’s girls AFL Team competed in the Northern Region Finals at Jacana Reserve, Jacana.
The girls played 2 games, they lost won by a close margin and won the other game comprehensively. The girls finished runners up in the Northern Region Finals.
Game 1 1.1 7 were defeated by Marymeade College 1.4 10
Game 2 4.1 25 defeated Westmeadows PS 1.0 6
Congratulations to all girls who represented our school.
NORTHERN REGION GIRLS SOCCER FINALS
On Wednesday 14th August, the St Martin of Tours Girls Soccer Team competed in the Northern Region Soccer Finals at John Fawkner College. The team played 2 pool games and were successful in both games.
Game 1 3 defeated Moreland PS 0
Game 2 3 defeated Plenty Parklands 1
The girls then qualified for the Northern Region Grand Final. They played against Sirius College, Broadmeadows and played an amazing game winning 6 – 1.
This win qualified the girls for the State Soccer Finals for the first time since 2013. This is an amazing achievement considering only 2 girls play soccer outside of school. Thank you to Mr Zac for his great coaching and thank you to all of their parents for their support and transport of the children to their events.
NORTHERN REGION BOYS SOCCER FINALS
On Monday 12th August, the St Martin of Tours Boys Soccer Team competed in the Northern Region Soccer Finals at John Fawkner College. The team played 2 pool games and played very well, unfortunately they were defeated in both games.
Game 1 1 were defeated by St Johns, Clifton Hill 2
Game 2 1 were defeated by Epping Views PS 3
Congratulations to the team on getting this far and thank you to Mr Zac for his great coaching and all of the parents for their support and transport of the children to their events.
HEIDELBERG DISTRICT TERM 3 SPORT
Round 3 Sport vs CHARLES LATROBE WASH OUT (will be rescheduled)
Round 4 Sport vs HEIDELBERG PS
MIXED SOCCER defeated by Heidelberg PS
GIRLS SOCCER defeated by Heidelberg PS
MIXED SOFTBALL defeated Heidelberg PS
GIRLS SOFTBALL defeated Heidelberg PS
MIXED BAT TENNIS defeated by Heidelberg PS
GIRLS BAT TENNIS defeated Heidelberg PS
YEAR 5 AND 6 HEIDELBERG DISTRICT BASKETBALL
On Thursday 15th August, 17 children from St Martin’s represented our school in the Heidelberg District Basketball Tournament at Coburg Basketball Stadium. The boys team played 5 pool games. They won 4 games and lost 1.
The boys qualified for the Grand Final but unfortunately lost to Rosanna Golf Links PS. Congratulations to the following boys who represented our school: Charlie C, Riley S, Lucas C, Orlando T, Lachlan B, Harrison L, Ace B and Luke D. Thank you to Mr Atherton for his coaching on the day.
The girls team played 6 pool games. They won 4 games, lost 1 and drew 1. The girls qualified for the Grand Final but unfortunately lost to Heidelberg PS. Congratulations to the following girls who represented our school: Maggie M, Lucy H, Millie H, Jessica S, Sophie B, Makayla H, Maya K, Lucia S and Sophie S. Thank you to Nichole McKenna for her coaching on the day.
Choir News
Thank you to the school Choir for their magnificent commitment and effort in all lunchtime rehearsals and Masses this term.
They sang beautifully at the St Mary of the Cross Mackillop and Feast of the Assumption whole school Masses!
A special thank you to Mr David Portelli (guitar), Mr Gareth Voigt (saxophone) and Ariel Year 6 (cello) for their wonderful musical contribution whilst accompanying me during the Masses with the Choir.
Thank you also to all of the Choir students (year 1-6) who have handed in their Choir Contracts. Just to reiterate that Choir membership is on the condition that all students attend weekly (unless sick/holiday), arrive punctually, listen attentively, participate actively and sing enthusiastically during all Choir rehearsals and performances.
Whether you are in the Choir or not, all students are invited to sing out as one voice during all school Masses.
Great effort Choir!
Mrs Kos
Choir teacher
Thank you to the school Choir for their magnificent commitment and effort in all lunchtime rehearsals and Masses this term.
They sang beautifully at the St Mary of the Cross Mackillop and Feast of the Assumption whole school Masses!
A special thank you to Mr David Portelli (guitar), Mr Gareth Voigt (saxophone) and Ariel Year 6 (cello) for their wonderful musical contribution whilst accompanying me during the Masses with the Choir.
Thank you also to all of the Choir students (year 1-6) who have handed in their Choir Contracts. Just to reiterate that Choir membership is on the condition that all students attend weekly (unless sick/holiday), arrive punctually, listen attentively, participate actively and sing enthusiastically during all Choir rehearsals and performances.
Whether you are in the Choir or not, all students are invited to sing out as one voice during all school Masses.
Great effort Choir!
Mrs Kos
Choir teacher
PFA News
SILVER COIN CHALLENGE RESULTS
Congratulations to 2C and 4TC! A Yummy Pizza Lunch reward will be coming your way!
Results
Junior:
1st: 2C $479.30
2nd: Prep GR $379.55
3rd: Prep VL $280.55
Senior:
1st: 4TC $187.80
2nd: 3MT $140.75
3rd: 3JT $72.25
For a full list of class tally's please read the Compass Newsfeed.
Thank you to teachers, students and parents for your support.
GALA BALL
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October at the Manor on High. Book your tickets online at St Martin Of Tours - 2019 Black & White Gala.
If you have a small business or would like to make a donation towards our prizes for our St Martin’s Gala Ball Night, could you please leave these at our School Office 
FATHER'S DAY STALL 
Behind the scenes the PFA have been busy sourcing and wrapping gifts, and finalising the Father's Day Stall, which will be held on Wednesday 28th August. Father's Day raffle tickets have been sent home with student this week. If you can assist with the stall in any way please complete the Father's Day Stall helper note.
FATHER'S NIGHT -ROSANNA BOWLS CLUB Friday 30th August
Click here to book the Father's Night at Rosanna Bowls Club.
DONUT DAY FUNDRAISER
On Wednesday 11th September we will be offering a different fundraiser in the form of a Donut Day. The children will have the chance to pre-order a Krispy Kreme donut(s) to be delivered at second break and/or a pack(s) to take home and share with the family. A Gluten Free alternative will also be available. Please complete the order form that was sent home students by Tuesday 27th August, order forms also available on the Compass Newsfeed
SCHOOL DISCO
On Tuesday 17th September we will celebrate the end of term 3 with a disco. The junior school will be invited to dance away during the first break and the senior school during the second break. Stay tuned, more information will follow in the coming weeks.
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
We are excited to say we are halfway to meeting our fundraising target for the year. So far we have raised $10,902.94. We are currently in consultation with the school to identify the area(s) of priority where assistance is required and arrange for funds to be transferred to the school. We hope to let you know further details very soon.
Once again we thank you for your continued support, either of your time volunteering or through engagement in our activities.
For more information, please visit the PFA website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com/fundraising.html
SILVER COIN CHALLENGE RESULTS
Congratulations to 2C and 4TC! A Yummy Pizza Lunch reward will be coming your way!
Results
Junior:
1st: 2C $479.30
2nd: Prep GR $379.55
3rd: Prep VL $280.55
Senior:
1st: 4TC $187.80
2nd: 3MT $140.75
3rd: 3JT $72.25
For a full list of class tally's please read the Compass Newsfeed.
Thank you to teachers, students and parents for your support.
GALA BALL
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October at the Manor on High. Book your tickets online at St Martin Of Tours - 2019 Black & White Gala.
If you have a small business or would like to make a donation towards our prizes for our St Martin’s Gala Ball Night, could you please leave these at our School Office
FATHER'S DAY STALL
Behind the scenes the PFA have been busy sourcing and wrapping gifts, and finalising the Father's Day Stall, which will be held on Wednesday 28th August. Father's Day raffle tickets have been sent home with student this week. If you can assist with the stall in any way please complete the Father's Day Stall helper note.
FATHER'S NIGHT -ROSANNA BOWLS CLUB Friday 30th August
Click here to book the Father's Night at Rosanna Bowls Club.
DONUT DAY FUNDRAISER
On Wednesday 11th September we will be offering a different fundraiser in the form of a Donut Day. The children will have the chance to pre-order a Krispy Kreme donut(s) to be delivered at second break and/or a pack(s) to take home and share with the family. A Gluten Free alternative will also be available. Please complete the order form that was sent home students by Tuesday 27th August, order forms also available on the Compass Newsfeed
SCHOOL DISCO
On Tuesday 17th September we will celebrate the end of term 3 with a disco. The junior school will be invited to dance away during the first break and the senior school during the second break. Stay tuned, more information will follow in the coming weeks.
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
We are excited to say we are halfway to meeting our fundraising target for the year. So far we have raised $10,902.94. We are currently in consultation with the school to identify the area(s) of priority where assistance is required and arrange for funds to be transferred to the school. We hope to let you know further details very soon.
Once again we thank you for your continued support, either of your time volunteering or through engagement in our activities.
For more information, please visit the PFA website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com/fundraising.html
Parish News
Appeal for the Propagation of the Faith Thank you!
Your support of this year’s Appeal for the Propagation of the Faith enables Church workers in 1047 mission dioceses to offer Good News to their local communities. Thank you for contributing to the amount of $2,146.00 which was raised by St Martin of Tours community for Catholic Mission. Our partnership with local churches in over 160 countries is dependent upon the prayerful and financial support of many. Through your contribution, children living with disability in Ghana look forward with hope as new educational and vocational opportunities open up to them. THANK YOU.
‘It is not just about migrants’
“It’s about all of us!”
Annual Mass of ALL Nations
Migrants & Refugees
Sunday 25th August 2019
Rosary: 2pm, Mass: 3pm
St Patrick's Cathedral
East Melbourne
Main Celebrant: Archbishop Peter A Comensoli
GOOD SAMARITAN INN FOOD COLLECTION
Over the last three years our parish has kindly donated regular food supplies to help support the amazing work the Inn provides to women and children in need. Since last year the Inn has increased from 5 days to 7 days a week and are caring for more women and children than ever before.
We are looking for donations of everyday food staples such as tinned tomatoes, pasta, coffee, tea, biscuits, cereal and toilet paper etc. We have placed a labelled tub in the main narthex for all donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated over the last few years, especially those who drop one item in each week. Your support is greatly appreciated. Kind regards-Jennifer and Carolyn Anderson
SUNDAY BRUNCHERS 
Sunday Brunchers is a group for singles who would like to meet & socialise with others who share Christian values, in a relaxed environment. This new group is aiming to meet on the second Sunday of each month for social get-togethers with others in similar situations (whether you're a parent or not, been married before or not).
Our next catch-up will be Sunday 8th September at 11:45am in the Gathering Area of Our Lady Help of Christians (2 Henry Street, Eltham), where we’ll be enjoying a barista course and making some rum balls!
Come alone or bring a friend - all welcome!
The October catch-up for the Sunday Brunchers will be on the 13th.
We’ll be welcoming other suggestions for future catch-ups. Watch out for details in coming weeks. For more details and to RSVP, please email: sbrunchers@gmail.com.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/497464890821286/
Click here for Parish Calendar
Appeal for the Propagation of the Faith Thank you!
Your support of this year’s Appeal for the Propagation of the Faith enables Church workers in 1047 mission dioceses to offer Good News to their local communities. Thank you for contributing to the amount of $2,146.00 which was raised by St Martin of Tours community for Catholic Mission. Our partnership with local churches in over 160 countries is dependent upon the prayerful and financial support of many. Through your contribution, children living with disability in Ghana look forward with hope as new educational and vocational opportunities open up to them. THANK YOU.
‘It is not just about migrants’
“It’s about all of us!”
Annual Mass of ALL Nations
Migrants & Refugees
Sunday 25th August 2019
Rosary: 2pm, Mass: 3pm
St Patrick's Cathedral
East Melbourne
Main Celebrant: Archbishop Peter A Comensoli
GOOD SAMARITAN INN FOOD COLLECTION
Over the last three years our parish has kindly donated regular food supplies to help support the amazing work the Inn provides to women and children in need. Since last year the Inn has increased from 5 days to 7 days a week and are caring for more women and children than ever before.
We are looking for donations of everyday food staples such as tinned tomatoes, pasta, coffee, tea, biscuits, cereal and toilet paper etc. We have placed a labelled tub in the main narthex for all donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated over the last few years, especially those who drop one item in each week. Your support is greatly appreciated. Kind regards-Jennifer and Carolyn Anderson
SUNDAY BRUNCHERS
Sunday Brunchers is a group for singles who would like to meet & socialise with others who share Christian values, in a relaxed environment. This new group is aiming to meet on the second Sunday of each month for social get-togethers with others in similar situations (whether you're a parent or not, been married before or not).
Our next catch-up will be Sunday 8th September at 11:45am in the Gathering Area of Our Lady Help of Christians (2 Henry Street, Eltham), where we’ll be enjoying a barista course and making some rum balls!
Come alone or bring a friend - all welcome!
The October catch-up for the Sunday Brunchers will be on the 13th.
We’ll be welcoming other suggestions for future catch-ups. Watch out for details in coming weeks. For more details and to RSVP, please email: sbrunchers@gmail.com.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/497464890821286/
Click here for Parish Calendar
Baptism Group
Baptism Group
Fr Michael is looking for friendly, welcoming people to help in the Baptism Preparation Team within the Parish. The team welcomes new families and runs Baptism information sessions for parents. They also support the parents in their preparations for their child’s baptism. There will be training, support and assistance for new members. As part of a team, you will not be working on your own.
There is an information night on 2nd September at 7:30pm in the Parish house (5 Silk Street, Rosanna). Please feel free to come along or call the Parish house on 94574275 for more information.
Baptism Group
Fr Michael is looking for friendly, welcoming people to help in the Baptism Preparation Team within the Parish. The team welcomes new families and runs Baptism information sessions for parents. They also support the parents in their preparations for their child’s baptism. There will be training, support and assistance for new members. As part of a team, you will not be working on your own.
There is an information night on 2nd September at 7:30pm in the Parish house (5 Silk Street, Rosanna). Please feel free to come along or call the Parish house on 94574275 for more information.
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
Second Hand Uniforms
Winter is coming to an end soon.
Time to start thinking about "summer uniform".
There are many sizes and clothing items available.
Please ensure you complete an order form.
First come first served, $10 per item, concession card holders $5 per item (cash payment only).
Please note, no red short sleeved or long sleeved tops available.
Winter is coming to an end soon.
Time to start thinking about "summer uniform".
There are many sizes and clothing items available.
Please ensure you complete an order form.
First come first served, $10 per item, concession card holders $5 per item (cash payment only).
Please note, no red short sleeved or long sleeved tops available.
A Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been another busy fortnight for our St Martin’s Community. The first two groups of year 4 students celebrated their First Eucharist last weekend in a beautiful celebration of their continued faith. We have another two groups this weekend with the remaining two groups on the 17th and 18th of August. Everyone is invited to join in the celebration at 6pm Mass on Saturday night or 10am Mass on Sunday morning.
Along with the excitement of our First Eucharist celebrations, there have been a lot of other things happening around the school, including:
● The preps went on an excursion to Collingwood Children’s Farm
● 6P had their class Mass
● 2020 Marcellin students were visited by some of our former students to talk with them about their new school life next year
● Year 6s had an incursion with the Commonwealth Bank about ‘Start Smart’ with banking and savings
● Year 1s had a wildlife incursion
● Year 6s had a cooking incursion
● Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 had an Italian incursion
● The Camp Quality Puppets came and put on a show for all our students
● Tours students celebrated their Term 2 House Points win with a casual clothes day
● We celebrated the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop with a whole school Mass
● The Preps celebrated their first 100 Days of school.
Parents and carers are reminded that there is a 5km per hour speed limit when driving through the school grounds. Please see the article titled ‘Kiss and Drop’ for more information.
We are continually working towards ironing out our glitches in our Monday Morning Community Prayer Time. We ask that parents do not stand under the breezeway and instead stand with the children in front of the flag poles. The speakers cannot be heard under the breezeway and we’d like this area to remain clear for students and carers to be able to walk through.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers and reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been another busy fortnight for our St Martin’s Community. The first two groups of year 4 students celebrated their First Eucharist last weekend in a beautiful celebration of their continued faith. We have another two groups this weekend with the remaining two groups on the 17th and 18th of August. Everyone is invited to join in the celebration at 6pm Mass on Saturday night or 10am Mass on Sunday morning.
Along with the excitement of our First Eucharist celebrations, there have been a lot of other things happening around the school, including:
● The preps went on an excursion to Collingwood Children’s Farm
● 6P had their class Mass
● 2020 Marcellin students were visited by some of our former students to talk with them about their new school life next year
● Year 6s had an incursion with the Commonwealth Bank about ‘Start Smart’ with banking and savings
● Year 1s had a wildlife incursion
● Year 6s had a cooking incursion
● Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 had an Italian incursion
● The Camp Quality Puppets came and put on a show for all our students
● Tours students celebrated their Term 2 House Points win with a casual clothes day
● We celebrated the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop with a whole school Mass
● The Preps celebrated their first 100 Days of school.
Parents and carers are reminded that there is a 5km per hour speed limit when driving through the school grounds. Please see the article titled ‘Kiss and Drop’ for more information.
We are continually working towards ironing out our glitches in our Monday Morning Community Prayer Time. We ask that parents do not stand under the breezeway and instead stand with the children in front of the flag poles. The speakers cannot be heard under the breezeway and we’d like this area to remain clear for students and carers to be able to walk through.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers and reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
100 Days of Prep
On Monday the 5th of August we celebrated 100 days of Prep! We iced biscuits, made 100 dots, made towers, had a party and met up with our Year 6 buddies. We are all 100 days smarter now!
On Monday the 5th of August we celebrated 100 days of Prep! We iced biscuits, made 100 dots, made towers, had a party and met up with our Year 6 buddies. We are all 100 days smarter now!
Prep Excursion
Prep Excursion Collingwood Children's Farm
On Monday the 29th of July the Prep children went on a bus to Collingwood Children’s Farm. It was a beautiful sunny Winter’s day. The children brushed Daphne the cow, fed the chickens, goats, sheep and pigs. We looked at the features of animals, their habitat and what they eat. A happy day was had by all.
Prep VL 
Prep GR 
Prep PV 
Prep Excursion Collingwood Children's Farm
On Monday the 29th of July the Prep children went on a bus to Collingwood Children’s Farm. It was a beautiful sunny Winter’s day. The children brushed Daphne the cow, fed the chickens, goats, sheep and pigs. We looked at the features of animals, their habitat and what they eat. A happy day was had by all.
Prep VL
Prep GR
Prep PV
Book Week 17 - 23 August
Book week is from August 17th -23rd and the theme is Reading is my SECRET POWER
BOOK WEEK DATES Please put the following EXCITING dates in your diary.
BOOK WEEK CREATIVE CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST 2019
THE SMOT BOOK WEEK PARADE MONDAY 19TH AUGUST 2019
Monday 26th August: Matt Stanton (author and illustrator to visit Year Three, Four, Five and Six)
Book week is from August 17th -23rd and the theme is Reading is my SECRET POWER
BOOK WEEK DATES Please put the following EXCITING dates in your diary.
BOOK WEEK CREATIVE CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST 2019
THE SMOT BOOK WEEK PARADE MONDAY 19TH AUGUST 2019
Monday 26th August: Matt Stanton (author and illustrator to visit Year Three, Four, Five and Six)
Italian Incursion with Mr Fagiolo
On Friday 2nd August the year one, two, three and four students hosted a visit from Mr Fagiolo.
Mr Fagiolo told the story of his father’s journey to Australia from his home in Italy.
Various items were extracted from the original suitcase and the students had to work out what they were and how to operate them. Nearly everyone recognised the cafeteria but the bottle cap machine for the sauce bottles had everyone intrigued.
We finished the session by learning to dance “La Tarantella!”
Arrivederci!
Signora Viola
On Friday 2nd August the year one, two, three and four students hosted a visit from Mr Fagiolo.
Mr Fagiolo told the story of his father’s journey to Australia from his home in Italy.
Various items were extracted from the original suitcase and the students had to work out what they were and how to operate them. Nearly everyone recognised the cafeteria but the bottle cap machine for the sauce bottles had everyone intrigued.
We finished the session by learning to dance “La Tarantella!”
Arrivederci!
Signora Viola
Kiss and Drop
Parents are reminded that there is a 5km per hour speed limit when driving through the school grounds. This is especially important during the morning drop off as children are on the school grounds without the supervision of their parents.
We do encourage parents to use the ‘kiss and drop’ area as a way to ease traffic congestion in Silk Street. Parents may also use this route as a way of avoiding the wait to turn into Lower Plenty Road (which also eases congestion on Silk Street), however, we must remind everyone that the 5km per hour speed limit is there in order to protect our children.
When driving between Senior Adventure Playground and the Mercy Building, parents are asked to be especially vigilant and to watch for traffic directions from the teacher on yard duty. We have had a couple of near misses with parents not stopping at the displayed stop sign while children were attempting to cross the driveway.
Parents are reminded that there is a 5km per hour speed limit when driving through the school grounds. This is especially important during the morning drop off as children are on the school grounds without the supervision of their parents.
We do encourage parents to use the ‘kiss and drop’ area as a way to ease traffic congestion in Silk Street. Parents may also use this route as a way of avoiding the wait to turn into Lower Plenty Road (which also eases congestion on Silk Street), however, we must remind everyone that the 5km per hour speed limit is there in order to protect our children.
When driving between Senior Adventure Playground and the Mercy Building, parents are asked to be especially vigilant and to watch for traffic directions from the teacher on yard duty. We have had a couple of near misses with parents not stopping at the displayed stop sign while children were attempting to cross the driveway.
Uniform Reminder
We thank all the students and their parents for ensuring students are wearing the correct uniform. I do, however, wish to remind parents that boys are expected to be wearing either the navy blue school jumper or a long sleeve shirt during term 2 and 3. Short sleeve shirts may be worn again in term 4 when hats are reintroduced.
Students wearing the short sleeve shirts during break times will be asked to sit quietly on middle yard to allow them to cool down enough to put their jumpers back on.
We thank all the students and their parents for ensuring students are wearing the correct uniform. I do, however, wish to remind parents that boys are expected to be wearing either the navy blue school jumper or a long sleeve shirt during term 2 and 3. Short sleeve shirts may be worn again in term 4 when hats are reintroduced.
Students wearing the short sleeve shirts during break times will be asked to sit quietly on middle yard to allow them to cool down enough to put their jumpers back on.
There's a Wedding!
There’s a wedding, which is very exciting for the couple. Unfortunately, it has been booked for 3pm on Friday 30th August.
We are planning to cancel all PE classes that Friday afternoon to allow the bottom yard to be opened at around 2:45pm, however, we anticipate that parking is going to be a significantly larger problem than usual with the combination of school pick up traffic and wedding guest traffic.
If the expected additional traffic congestion is going to cause concern for some families, we suggest parents sign their child/ren out early that day on Compass, notify the classroom teacher via a short written note and collect them prior to 2pm. At 2pm the children go out to play and it can be difficult for them to hear announcements calling them to the office.
We understand that this isn’t ideal, however, it isn’t an usual event for St Martin’s and it is quite exciting that a joyous occasion is happening in our Church.
There’s a wedding, which is very exciting for the couple. Unfortunately, it has been booked for 3pm on Friday 30th August.
We are planning to cancel all PE classes that Friday afternoon to allow the bottom yard to be opened at around 2:45pm, however, we anticipate that parking is going to be a significantly larger problem than usual with the combination of school pick up traffic and wedding guest traffic.
If the expected additional traffic congestion is going to cause concern for some families, we suggest parents sign their child/ren out early that day on Compass, notify the classroom teacher via a short written note and collect them prior to 2pm. At 2pm the children go out to play and it can be difficult for them to hear announcements calling them to the office.
We understand that this isn’t ideal, however, it isn’t an usual event for St Martin’s and it is quite exciting that a joyous occasion is happening in our Church.
School Fees
School Fee Payments
Families paying school fees by instalments please note we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice located at the bottom of your statement. Alternatively you can pay the fees via internet transfer, school bank details appear on the top right hand corner of your school fee statement.
Music Invoices
Music invoices have been issued for 2nd semester, please finalise payments by Friday 16th August.
Any queries in relation to fees please email marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
School Fee Payments
Families paying school fees by instalments please note we can not take credit card details over the phone for payment. Please use the remittance advice located at the bottom of your statement. Alternatively you can pay the fees via internet transfer, school bank details appear on the top right hand corner of your school fee statement.
Music Invoices
Music invoices have been issued for 2nd semester, please finalise payments by Friday 16th August.
Any queries in relation to fees please email marym@smrosanna.catholic.edu.au
Mary Milione
Bursar
Student Awards
WEEK 3
PGR Annalise for eagerly accepting challenges in her reading, writing and numeracy activities to extend her learning.
Max for using his word families to read harder words and for helping us keep track of how many more days till 100 days of prep!
PPV Savannah for participating more in literacy groups. Keep it up Savannah!
PVL Jonty for making a great effort with all his school work.
Valentina for being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
1B Scarlett L for working so hard on using her spelling strategies in her writing and for always being a wonderful classroom helper.
1LB Andrew for being an excellent role model for his peers by actively listening during group discussions and contributing his thoughts and ideas in a respectful and clear manner. Excellent work Andrew!
1Mc Sofia for being a friendly member of 1Mc who brightens our classroom with her fun personality. Thank you for making us smile Sofia!
2C Madison G for outstanding work habits and for consistently trying her best with all her learning.
2CB Amelie C for working consistently and responsibly in class and demonstrating friendship towards others.
2F Ava C for being a cooperative member of the class, always kind and compassionate to others and making others smile. Well done Ava.
3JT Greg L for his positive attitude and the hard work and persistence he demonstrates in all areas of learning.
3MT
4C
4TC
4ZM
5AO Zach for showing your working out in maths and challenging yourself with converting fractions. Keep having a growth mindset towards your learning.
5CW
5T Oliver V for always displaying a positive and conscientious approach towards his learning.
6AM Lachlan for his outstanding contributions to class discussions. Lachlan always shares great insights that we can all learn from.
6P Matteo for his improved focus in class and contributions to class discussion.
6W
WEEK 4
PGR Lachlan for using his blends and word families to chunk sounds together when stretching out harder words in his reading and writing.
Clara for all of her fabulous efforts in her writing. We love reading her stories that are full of interesting ideas.
PPV Bailey for having a go at writing some letters and sounds in his writing.
PVL Jonah for a fantastic, well prepared presentation on 'Lions'. Well done, Jonah!
Xavier for a fantastic, well prepared presentation on 'Tigers'. Well done, Xavier!
1B Juliette D for being a kind and caring friend by helping others and working cooperatively in group activities.
1LB Lucas for using his excellent knowledge of sea creatures and marine environments to contribute to our class discussions in an insightful and clear way. Great job Lucas!
1Mc Elliott for adding great value to our discussions on marine creatures with his knowledge and observations. Well done Elliott!
2C Lucas L for consistently using class time productively and for always stretching himself with his learning.
2CB Angus for remembering to wear his glasses without reminders and remaining focused throughout Shared Reading.
2F
3JT Stephanie A for being an active participant during reading groups and confidently discussing the texts.
3MT
4C
4TC
4ZM
5AO Luca for showing empathy and compassion towards others. You made us really proud by bringing in a gift for a special person. Keep being the respectable person you are!
5CW
5T Sarah for displaying kindness and respect at all times to her classmates and teachers
6AM Sebastian for the enormous amount of enthusiasm that he displays throughout the day. Seb brings a special energy to 6AM that we all benefit from.
6P Isabel the greater confidence she is displaying in sharing her ideas with the class.
6W
WEEK 3
PGR Annalise for eagerly accepting challenges in her reading, writing and numeracy activities to extend her learning.
Max for using his word families to read harder words and for helping us keep track of how many more days till 100 days of prep!
PPV Savannah for participating more in literacy groups. Keep it up Savannah!
PVL Jonty for making a great effort with all his school work.
Valentina for being a kind and caring member of Prep VL.
1B Scarlett L for working so hard on using her spelling strategies in her writing and for always being a wonderful classroom helper.
1LB Andrew for being an excellent role model for his peers by actively listening during group discussions and contributing his thoughts and ideas in a respectful and clear manner. Excellent work Andrew!
1Mc Sofia for being a friendly member of 1Mc who brightens our classroom with her fun personality. Thank you for making us smile Sofia!
2C Madison G for outstanding work habits and for consistently trying her best with all her learning.
2CB Amelie C for working consistently and responsibly in class and demonstrating friendship towards others.
2F Ava C for being a cooperative member of the class, always kind and compassionate to others and making others smile. Well done Ava.
3JT Greg L for his positive attitude and the hard work and persistence he demonstrates in all areas of learning.
3MT
4C
4TC
4ZM
5AO Zach for showing your working out in maths and challenging yourself with converting fractions. Keep having a growth mindset towards your learning.
5CW
5T Oliver V for always displaying a positive and conscientious approach towards his learning.
6AM Lachlan for his outstanding contributions to class discussions. Lachlan always shares great insights that we can all learn from.
6P Matteo for his improved focus in class and contributions to class discussion.
6W
WEEK 4
PGR Lachlan for using his blends and word families to chunk sounds together when stretching out harder words in his reading and writing.
Clara for all of her fabulous efforts in her writing. We love reading her stories that are full of interesting ideas.
PPV Bailey for having a go at writing some letters and sounds in his writing.
PVL Jonah for a fantastic, well prepared presentation on 'Lions'. Well done, Jonah!
Xavier for a fantastic, well prepared presentation on 'Tigers'. Well done, Xavier!
1B Juliette D for being a kind and caring friend by helping others and working cooperatively in group activities.
1LB Lucas for using his excellent knowledge of sea creatures and marine environments to contribute to our class discussions in an insightful and clear way. Great job Lucas!
1Mc Elliott for adding great value to our discussions on marine creatures with his knowledge and observations. Well done Elliott!
2C Lucas L for consistently using class time productively and for always stretching himself with his learning.
2CB Angus for remembering to wear his glasses without reminders and remaining focused throughout Shared Reading.
2F
3JT Stephanie A for being an active participant during reading groups and confidently discussing the texts.
3MT
4C
4TC
4ZM
5AO Luca for showing empathy and compassion towards others. You made us really proud by bringing in a gift for a special person. Keep being the respectable person you are!
5CW
5T Sarah for displaying kindness and respect at all times to her classmates and teachers
6AM Sebastian for the enormous amount of enthusiasm that he displays throughout the day. Seb brings a special energy to 6AM that we all benefit from.
6P Isabel the greater confidence she is displaying in sharing her ideas with the class.
6W
Sport News
INTER SCHOOL SPORT
BANYULE DIVISION SOCCER ROUND ROBIN
On Wednesday 24th, July, 28 children from St Martin’s competed in the Banyule Division Round Robin Carnival at Cartledge Reserve, Ivanhoe. The teams qualified for this Round Robin by winning at District Level.
The boys and girl’s teams both played 2 pool. Both teams played very well and were successful on the day.
St Martin’s Boys
Game 1 drew St Johns, Heidelberg 0 – 0 (won 3 – 1 on penalties)
Game 2 defeated Watsonia North PS 4 – 1
St Martin’s Girls
Game 1 drew St Johns, Heidelberg 1 – 1 (won 2 – 1 on penalties)
Game 2 defeated Watsonia North PS 4 – 0
Congratulations to both teams who now go onto compete at the Northern Region Round Robin on August 12th and 14th for a chance to compete at the State Championships. Thank you to Mr Zac for his great coaching and to all of the children who represented our school.
HEIDELBERG DISTRICT TERM 3 SPORT
On Friday 26th July, the Grade 6 children began their Term 3 Inter School Sport Program.
All teams enjoyed the new sports and participated very enthusiastically.
SOCCER GIRLS defeated RGL
SOCCER MIXED defeated RGL
SOFTBALL GIRLS lost to RGL
SOFTBALL MIXED lost to RGL
BAT TENNIS GIRLS lost to RGL
BAT TENNIS MIXED lost to RGL
YEAR 3 AND 4 HEIDELBERG DISTRICT BASKETBALL
On Thursday 1st August, 13 children from St Martin’s represented our school in the Heidelberg District Basketball Tournament at Coburg Basketball Stadium. The children enjoyed their day and achieved successful results.
The Boys team were undefeated in their pool games and played Viewbank PS in the Grand Final. It was close all day, unfortunately, Viewbank scored a goal on the buzzer to defeat St Martin’s 17 – 15. Congratulations to Ryan H, Andrew F, Zach P, Sam F, Noah B, Will W and Aidan A on their great performance and thank you to Glenn Forrest on his fantastic coaching throughout the day.
The girls team also went undefeated throughout the day and played Rosanna Golf Links PS in the Grand Final. Rosanna Golf Links were a much bigger side but to our girls credit they were very determined and came away with a great win 10 – 4.
Congratulations to Sienna S, Adi O, Caitlyn F, Olivia B, Olivia N and Emmy H on their wonderful win and thank you to Dani O’Connor for her great coaching on the day. Congratulations to both teams who have now qualified for the Region Basketball Tournament on October 8th.
INTER SCHOOL SPORT
BANYULE DIVISION SOCCER ROUND ROBIN
On Wednesday 24th, July, 28 children from St Martin’s competed in the Banyule Division Round Robin Carnival at Cartledge Reserve, Ivanhoe. The teams qualified for this Round Robin by winning at District Level.
The boys and girl’s teams both played 2 pool. Both teams played very well and were successful on the day.
St Martin’s Boys
Game 1 drew St Johns, Heidelberg 0 – 0 (won 3 – 1 on penalties)
Game 2 defeated Watsonia North PS 4 – 1
St Martin’s Girls
Game 1 drew St Johns, Heidelberg 1 – 1 (won 2 – 1 on penalties)
Game 2 defeated Watsonia North PS 4 – 0
Congratulations to both teams who now go onto compete at the Northern Region Round Robin on August 12th and 14th for a chance to compete at the State Championships. Thank you to Mr Zac for his great coaching and to all of the children who represented our school.
HEIDELBERG DISTRICT TERM 3 SPORT
On Friday 26th July, the Grade 6 children began their Term 3 Inter School Sport Program.
All teams enjoyed the new sports and participated very enthusiastically.
SOCCER GIRLS defeated RGL
SOCCER MIXED defeated RGL
SOFTBALL GIRLS lost to RGL
SOFTBALL MIXED lost to RGL
BAT TENNIS GIRLS lost to RGL
BAT TENNIS MIXED lost to RGL
YEAR 3 AND 4 HEIDELBERG DISTRICT BASKETBALL
On Thursday 1st August, 13 children from St Martin’s represented our school in the Heidelberg District Basketball Tournament at Coburg Basketball Stadium. The children enjoyed their day and achieved successful results.
The Boys team were undefeated in their pool games and played Viewbank PS in the Grand Final. It was close all day, unfortunately, Viewbank scored a goal on the buzzer to defeat St Martin’s 17 – 15. Congratulations to Ryan H, Andrew F, Zach P, Sam F, Noah B, Will W and Aidan A on their great performance and thank you to Glenn Forrest on his fantastic coaching throughout the day.
The girls team also went undefeated throughout the day and played Rosanna Golf Links PS in the Grand Final. Rosanna Golf Links were a much bigger side but to our girls credit they were very determined and came away with a great win 10 – 4.
Congratulations to Sienna S, Adi O, Caitlyn F, Olivia B, Olivia N and Emmy H on their wonderful win and thank you to Dani O’Connor for her great coaching on the day. Congratulations to both teams who have now qualified for the Region Basketball Tournament on October 8th.
Messages, Reminders and Dates
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August: First Eucharist Celebration Masses
Monday 12th August: 1B Class Mass 9:15 am
Year Two excursion to Royal Botanical Gardens
Wednesday 14th August: Year Six Royal Botanic Garden excursion
Thursday 15th August: Feast of the Assumption Whole School Mass 9:15 am
Friday 16th August: Book Week Creative Challenge Due
PFA Silver Coin Challenge Ends
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August: First Eucharist Celebration Masses
Monday 19th August: Book Week Parade 9:15 am
Tuesday 20th August: 3JT Class Mass 9:15 am
Ben Wood Illustrator visit Prep -Year two students
Monday 26th August: 1Mc Class Mass 9:15 am
Matt Stanton author and illustrator visit Year three to six students
Year 6 Fundraising Week Commences
Tuesday 27th August: Father's Day Stall Set Up
Wednesday 28th August: Father's Day Stall
St Johns First Aid Training (Years Four - Six & 3MT)
Thursday 29th August: St Johns First Aid Training (3JT, Prep- Year Two)
Friday 30th August: Father's Night -Rosanna Bowls Club from 6pm
Sunday 1st September: Father's Day
Monday 2nd September: 2CB Class Mass 9:15 am
Year Five and Six students leave for Camp to Philip Island
Tuesday 3rd September: Reconciliation Parent and Student Information Evening
Wednesday 4th September: Year Five and Six Students Return from Camp to Philip Island
Thursday 5th September: Senior Band Oxfam Performance 6.30 pm at Montmorency Secondary College
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September: Reconciliation Commitment Mass Weekend
Monday 9th September: 6AM Class Mass **CANCELLED**
Tuesday 10th September: 2C Class Mass (note change of date)
Wednesday 11th September: PFA Donut Day Fundraiser (note change of date)
Tuesday 17th September: PFA School Disco
Friday 20th September: Last day of Term 3. Students dismissed at 1pm.
Visit our Event Calendar for more events and information
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August: First Eucharist Celebration Masses
Monday 12th August: 1B Class Mass 9:15 am
Year Two excursion to Royal Botanical Gardens
Wednesday 14th August: Year Six Royal Botanic Garden excursion
Thursday 15th August: Feast of the Assumption Whole School Mass 9:15 am
Friday 16th August: Book Week Creative Challenge Due
PFA Silver Coin Challenge Ends
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August: First Eucharist Celebration Masses
Monday 19th August: Book Week Parade 9:15 am
Tuesday 20th August: 3JT Class Mass 9:15 am
Ben Wood Illustrator visit Prep -Year two students
Monday 26th August: 1Mc Class Mass 9:15 am
Matt Stanton author and illustrator visit Year three to six students
Year 6 Fundraising Week Commences
Tuesday 27th August: Father's Day Stall Set Up
Wednesday 28th August: Father's Day Stall
St Johns First Aid Training (Years Four - Six & 3MT)
Thursday 29th August: St Johns First Aid Training (3JT, Prep- Year Two)
Friday 30th August: Father's Night -Rosanna Bowls Club from 6pm
Sunday 1st September: Father's Day
Monday 2nd September: 2CB Class Mass 9:15 am
Year Five and Six students leave for Camp to Philip Island
Tuesday 3rd September: Reconciliation Parent and Student Information Evening
Wednesday 4th September: Year Five and Six Students Return from Camp to Philip Island
Thursday 5th September: Senior Band Oxfam Performance 6.30 pm at Montmorency Secondary College
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September: Reconciliation Commitment Mass Weekend
Monday 9th September: 6AM Class Mass **CANCELLED**
Tuesday 10th September: 2C Class Mass (note change of date)
Wednesday 11th September: PFA Donut Day Fundraiser (note change of date)
Tuesday 17th September: PFA School Disco
Friday 20th September: Last day of Term 3. Students dismissed at 1pm.
PFA News
SILVER COIN CHALLENGE
All sorts of tactics are being played out as the competitiveness builds in the final weeks of the Silver Coin Challenge. There are numerous classes hoping to be crowned the champions along with receiving the all important pizza lunch!
GALA BALL
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October at the Manor on High. Book your tickets online at St Martin Of Tours - 2019 Black & White Gala
FATHER'S DAY STALL
Behind the scenes the PFA have been busy sourcing and wrapping gifts, and finalising the Father's Day Stall, which will be held on Wednesday 28th August. There will also be a Father's Day raffle with lots of prizes to be won.
FATHER'S NIGHT -ROSANNA BOWLS CLUB Friday 30th August
Click here to book the Father's Night at Rosanna Bowls Club.
DONUT DAY FUNDRAISER
Early in September we will be offering a different fundraiser in the form of a Donut Day. The children will have the chance to pre-order a Krispy Kreme donut(s) to be delivered at second break and/or a pack(s) to take home and share with the family. A Gluten Free alternative will also be available.
SCHOOL DISCO
On Tuesday 17th September we will celebrate the end of term 3 with a disco. The junior school will be invited to dance away during the first break and the senior school during the second break. Stay tuned, more information will follow in the coming weeks.
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
We are excited to say we are halfway to meeting our fundraising target for the year. So far we have raised $10,902.94. We are currently in consultation with the school to identify the area(s) of priority where assistance is required and arrange for funds to be transferred to the school. We hope to let you know further details very soon.
Once again we thank you for your continued support, either of your time volunteering or through engagement in our activities.
For more information, please visit the PFA website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com/fundraising.html
SILVER COIN CHALLENGE
All sorts of tactics are being played out as the competitiveness builds in the final weeks of the Silver Coin Challenge. There are numerous classes hoping to be crowned the champions along with receiving the all important pizza lunch!
GALA BALL
The excitement is building for the Gala Ball on Friday 11th October at the Manor on High. Book your tickets online at St Martin Of Tours - 2019 Black & White Gala
FATHER'S DAY STALL
Behind the scenes the PFA have been busy sourcing and wrapping gifts, and finalising the Father's Day Stall, which will be held on Wednesday 28th August. There will also be a Father's Day raffle with lots of prizes to be won.
FATHER'S NIGHT -ROSANNA BOWLS CLUB Friday 30th August
Click here to book the Father's Night at Rosanna Bowls Club.
DONUT DAY FUNDRAISER
Early in September we will be offering a different fundraiser in the form of a Donut Day. The children will have the chance to pre-order a Krispy Kreme donut(s) to be delivered at second break and/or a pack(s) to take home and share with the family. A Gluten Free alternative will also be available.
SCHOOL DISCO
On Tuesday 17th September we will celebrate the end of term 3 with a disco. The junior school will be invited to dance away during the first break and the senior school during the second break. Stay tuned, more information will follow in the coming weeks.
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
We are excited to say we are halfway to meeting our fundraising target for the year. So far we have raised $10,902.94. We are currently in consultation with the school to identify the area(s) of priority where assistance is required and arrange for funds to be transferred to the school. We hope to let you know further details very soon.
Once again we thank you for your continued support, either of your time volunteering or through engagement in our activities.
For more information, please visit the PFA website: http://smotpfa.weebly.com/fundraising.html
Parish News
On Sunday 11th August all families and friends are invited to the inaugural Innovating for the Future Showcase at the Catholic Leadership Centre 576 Victoria Parade. This free event day runs from 10am to 4pm. It’s a great chance to see 25+ Catholic Secondary Schools all in one spot. Hear from an expert panel, lots of interactive exhibits, food and giveaways. Please come and support Catholic Education! More information at www.catholicschoolsguide.com.au/showcase.
CatholicCare Sunday Appeal
This week is the CatholicCare Sunday Appeal. As our parish’s social service agency, CatholicCare delivers family and relationship counselling, refugee and settlement support, education and school programs, and pastoral services. Donations from our parish community will help care for the most vulnerable families in our community.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2019
The cut-off Dates for enrolment into the 2019 Sacramental Program will be: Friday 23 August 2019 for Reconciliation Program
Application forms are available in both foyers of the Church & on the website: www.smot.org.au. For enquiries contact Sr. Maria Bui 9457 4275 or email Maria.Bui@cam.org.au
ALIGHT FAMILY FIESTA
At a time when living Christian family life can feel like swimming against the tide, Alight is an event that will strengthen everyone-especially parents-to be renewed in their mission. Fr Leo Patalinghug, a priest and chef, will serve up a creative presentation of faith and food that will have the whole family wanting more. Rides, food and live music will help to make this a joyful celebration for the whole family! To register of for more information, look for the Alight Flyers in the Church foyer or visit www.cam.org.au/alight19
When: Saturday 21st September. Where: St Bede’s College Mentone
If you would like to attend but money is an issue, there is a subsidy available. Please contact the Parish Office for more information and assistance.
Volunteer Opportunity with CatholicCare at ACU Learning Partners Needed
People with degree qualifications or higher are required to help tutor and support adult students from ‘most disadvantaged’ backgrounds who wish to study at university. The Learning Partner will be matched with an adult student to provide tutoring support, direction and encouragement at weekly sessions, over 13 weeks in Semester 2.
Organisation: CatholicCare and ACU
Location: ACU Fitzroy
Time required: 1.5 hours weekly on Thursdays, 5:30-7:00pm + reading time
Commencing: Thursday 15th August 2019, 5:30pm (Induction evening)
Duration of project: 13 weeks - Semester Two, 2019
Subject of study: Roman History
Contact Details: Matt Walton (Volunteer Coordinator) - CatholicCare
Contact Phone: (03) 9926 5699
Contact Email: Matthew.Walton@ccam.org.au
On Sunday 11th August all families and friends are invited to the inaugural Innovating for the Future Showcase at the Catholic Leadership Centre 576 Victoria Parade. This free event day runs from 10am to 4pm. It’s a great chance to see 25+ Catholic Secondary Schools all in one spot. Hear from an expert panel, lots of interactive exhibits, food and giveaways. Please come and support Catholic Education! More information at www.catholicschoolsguide.com.au/showcase.
CatholicCare Sunday Appeal
This week is the CatholicCare Sunday Appeal. As our parish’s social service agency, CatholicCare delivers family and relationship counselling, refugee and settlement support, education and school programs, and pastoral services. Donations from our parish community will help care for the most vulnerable families in our community.
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2019
The cut-off Dates for enrolment into the 2019 Sacramental Program will be: Friday 23 August 2019 for Reconciliation Program
Application forms are available in both foyers of the Church & on the website: www.smot.org.au. For enquiries contact Sr. Maria Bui 9457 4275 or email Maria.Bui@cam.org.au
ALIGHT FAMILY FIESTA
At a time when living Christian family life can feel like swimming against the tide, Alight is an event that will strengthen everyone-especially parents-to be renewed in their mission. Fr Leo Patalinghug, a priest and chef, will serve up a creative presentation of faith and food that will have the whole family wanting more. Rides, food and live music will help to make this a joyful celebration for the whole family! To register of for more information, look for the Alight Flyers in the Church foyer or visit www.cam.org.au/alight19
When: Saturday 21st September. Where: St Bede’s College Mentone
If you would like to attend but money is an issue, there is a subsidy available. Please contact the Parish Office for more information and assistance.
Volunteer Opportunity with CatholicCare at ACU Learning Partners Needed
People with degree qualifications or higher are required to help tutor and support adult students from ‘most disadvantaged’ backgrounds who wish to study at university. The Learning Partner will be matched with an adult student to provide tutoring support, direction and encouragement at weekly sessions, over 13 weeks in Semester 2.
Organisation: CatholicCare and ACU
Location: ACU Fitzroy
Time required: 1.5 hours weekly on Thursdays, 5:30-7:00pm + reading time
Commencing: Thursday 15th August 2019, 5:30pm (Induction evening)
Duration of project: 13 weeks - Semester Two, 2019
Subject of study: Roman History
Contact Details: Matt Walton (Volunteer Coordinator) - CatholicCare
Contact Phone: (03) 9926 5699
Contact Email: Matthew.Walton@ccam.org.au
OSHClub News
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
OSHClub at St. Martin's operates from Monday-Friday 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm.
Enrolment is free. All families must be enrolled to attend the program. Further information can be found at: www.oshclub.com.au
Please read the newsletter for activity information.
Alight Family Fiesta
The Alight Family Fiesta is being held at St Bede’s in Mentone on Saturday 21st September. It looks like a fabulous day for the whole family.
If you and your family are interested in attending, please contact the parish office on 9457 4275. Subsidies are available for families wishing to attend.
Please see the attached brochure for more details or click here for more information.
The Alight Family Fiesta is being held at St Bede’s in Mentone on Saturday 21st September. It looks like a fabulous day for the whole family.
If you and your family are interested in attending, please contact the parish office on 9457 4275. Subsidies are available for families wishing to attend.
Please see the attached brochure for more details or click here for more information.
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A Message from Caritas Australia
Project Compassion 2019
Please read the attached letter of Thanks from Caritas Australia for the money raised during Project Compassion.
Please click here to read more about Caritas Australia.
Project Compassion 2019
Please read the attached letter of Thanks from Caritas Australia for the money raised during Project Compassion.
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St John Community Transport Service
Joan Coon, one of our parishioners, has asked me to share with you information about a service that she has recently used. The St John Community Transport Service is run by volunteers and provides transport for people living in Melbourne at a greatly reduced rate.
Please see the attached brochure for more details or click here to visit their website.
Joan Coon, one of our parishioners, has asked me to share with you information about a service that she has recently used. The St John Community Transport Service is run by volunteers and provides transport for people living in Melbourne at a greatly reduced rate.
Please see the attached brochure for more details or click here to visit their website.
Community News
Tickets still available for Catholic Ladies’ College event Managing Digitally Engaged Girls. Interested parents must book at https://www.trybooking.com/BEAUD
Tickets still available for Catholic Ladies’ College event Managing Digitally Engaged Girls. Interested parents must book at https://www.trybooking.com/BEAUD
A Note From Meg
Dear Parents and Carers,
As I write this I feel like the school break was so long ago! At lot has happened since we have returned to school.
Since we’ve been back:
● We have started our new format Community Prayer on Monday mornings (hopefully next week we won’t have the technical glitches!)
● Annual Silver Coin Challenge started
● PFA meeting
● Year 4 students celebrated their First Eucharist Retreat Day
● PPC meeting
● Senior Students Soccer Tournament
● The Fete 2020 committee met
● Year 1LB celebrated their Class Mass
● Year 3 students visited Healesville Sanctuary
● Parents, Students and Teachers had Learning Conversations or Parents and Teachers attended Program Support Group Meetings
● Senior Students Soccer Division Finals
● PEB meeting
● Uniform committee met
I’ve decided to change my mindset about school life. I’m no longer thinking of it as a busy week as they’re all busy weeks!
Principal Appointment Process
I wrote in the last newsletter that Fr Michael had contacted Catholic Education Melbourne to assist him in finding a Principal for St Martin’s from 2020. The formal process has now begun.
A Principal Consultant has been assigned to work with Fr Michael to ensure all the correct steps are followed, including a rigorous selection process, to ensure that the best Principal for St Martin’s is appointed.
They met with staff last week to give us a chance to have our voices heard in the qualities that we believe the new Principal should have. The CEM survey went out to parents allowing you to have a voice in the qualities that you believe the new Principal should have.
Fr Michael has put together a confidential panel which consists of Fr Michael, a parent representative, a parish representative and a Principal who is not connected to St Martin’s. The panel met last week to look for themes in the responses to establish a selection criteria for the new Principal.
The position has been advertised today on the Catholic Education website and will be published in The Australian. Applications will close on 12th August. We pray for Fr Michael and the rest of the panel as they go through the process of finding the best Principal for our school community.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers and reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
As I write this I feel like the school break was so long ago! At lot has happened since we have returned to school.
Since we’ve been back:
● We have started our new format Community Prayer on Monday mornings (hopefully next week we won’t have the technical glitches!)
● Annual Silver Coin Challenge started
● PFA meeting
● Year 4 students celebrated their First Eucharist Retreat Day
● PPC meeting
● Senior Students Soccer Tournament
● The Fete 2020 committee met
● Year 1LB celebrated their Class Mass
● Year 3 students visited Healesville Sanctuary
● Parents, Students and Teachers had Learning Conversations or Parents and Teachers attended Program Support Group Meetings
● Senior Students Soccer Division Finals
● PEB meeting
● Uniform committee met
I’ve decided to change my mindset about school life. I’m no longer thinking of it as a busy week as they’re all busy weeks!
Principal Appointment Process
I wrote in the last newsletter that Fr Michael had contacted Catholic Education Melbourne to assist him in finding a Principal for St Martin’s from 2020. The formal process has now begun.
A Principal Consultant has been assigned to work with Fr Michael to ensure all the correct steps are followed, including a rigorous selection process, to ensure that the best Principal for St Martin’s is appointed.
They met with staff last week to give us a chance to have our voices heard in the qualities that we believe the new Principal should have. The CEM survey went out to parents allowing you to have a voice in the qualities that you believe the new Principal should have.
Fr Michael has put together a confidential panel which consists of Fr Michael, a parent representative, a parish representative and a Principal who is not connected to St Martin’s. The panel met last week to look for themes in the responses to establish a selection criteria for the new Principal.
The position has been advertised today on the Catholic Education website and will be published in The Australian. Applications will close on 12th August. We pray for Fr Michael and the rest of the panel as they go through the process of finding the best Principal for our school community.
With all the happenings around our school, parents and carers and reminded to regularly check their Compass Newsfeed for updates and information.
We are St Martin's, and how fortunate are we to belong to such a great community!
Megan Williams
Acting Principal
R.E. News
Year 4 Reconciliation
The Year 4 students will participate in a Reconciliation Liturgy prior to receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist. Fr Michael will meet and pray with each student in the Seminar Room on the dates listed below. Year 4ZM participated in their Reconciliation, yesterday.
Eucharist Masses 
We pray for all our Year 4 students who will be receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist throughout the month of August.
Term 3 Religious Education Dates
July
★ 29th - Reconciliation for Year 4TC students at 10am
August
★ 1st - Reconciliation for Year 4C students at 10am
★ 3rd - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 4th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
★ 8th - Mary Mackillop Whole School Mass at 9.15am
★ 10th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 11th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
★ 15th - Feast of the Assumption Whole School Mass at 9.15am
★ 17th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 18th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
September
★ 3rd - Reconciliation Information Night for Year 3 students and parents
★ 7th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 8th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
Year 4 Reconciliation
The Year 4 students will participate in a Reconciliation Liturgy prior to receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist. Fr Michael will meet and pray with each student in the Seminar Room on the dates listed below. Year 4ZM participated in their Reconciliation, yesterday.
Eucharist Masses
We pray for all our Year 4 students who will be receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist throughout the month of August.
Term 3 Religious Education Dates
July
★ 29th - Reconciliation for Year 4TC students at 10am
August
★ 1st - Reconciliation for Year 4C students at 10am
★ 3rd - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 4th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
★ 8th - Mary Mackillop Whole School Mass at 9.15am
★ 10th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 11th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
★ 15th - Feast of the Assumption Whole School Mass at 9.15am
★ 17th - First Eucharist Mass at 6pm
★ 18th - First Eucharist Mass at 10am
September
★ 3rd - Reconciliation Information Night for Year 3 students and parents
★ 7th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 6pm
★ 8th - Reconciliation Commitment Mass at 10am
Year 4 First Eucharist Retreat Day
On Thursday 18th July, the Year 4 students participated in a retreat day at the Holy Cross Centre in preparation for making their First Eucharist.
We began the day celebrating Mass led by Father Michael. The theme of the Mass was Giving Thanks. Students were asked to write prayers about what they were most thankful for and shared them during the intercession.
For the remainder of the day, the children were broken up into small groups and participated in five different activities all linked to the Eucharist.
Miss Campbell ran a prayer bead session. Children made their own string of beads that they can use during prayer or meditation time.
Father Michael talked to the children about the Eucharistic Prayer and how it is the most important part of the Mass.
Mr Zac showed students a very moving video about family traditions. The children refle