Our wonderful CMCT  is again working hard to provide low cost but attractive presents for our annual stall which runs on Tuesday 8th May, Wednesday 9th may and Thursday 10th May to spoil mums and carers on Mother’s Day. (If you would like to help out in any way please contact the office.)

NEWSLETTER ONLINE – WE ARE GOING GREEN!

To help with the environmental impact of providing a newsletter, we have decided to present our news online.  In Term 2, 2012 we will publish the newsletter on our website. 

 We will have about twenty hard copies in the front office and these will be available to families who would like to read the news in the old format.

New students and their families have been welcomed into our community and we have just completed the transition program “Small Mercies” for our newest Receptions who will commence their primary school journey on the first day of Term 2 (23rd April).

 We welcome Jasmine Orlosski to our school and she will be teaching the new Reception class from the beginning of Term 2. We wish Jasmine and all of the new students and their families a very rich and rewarding partnership with the Catherine McAuley community.

Last Thursday we held our much awaited Athon Day. Every class was involved and the PE EXPO was a great display of fitness, creativity, agility and talent from across the school.

The highlight for all the Sporting Teams was the running of the Catherine McAuley Cup. Congratulations to Telyka  who won the Champion Girl Award and  to Lucas who was the Champion Boy. 

A delicious sausage sizzle, cooling ice blocks and the occasional lolly, kept energy high and everyone in a positive and competitive mood. A heartfelt thanks to the CMCT group who organised the wonderful food on the day.

A very big thank you to Richard Cochrane for organising the Athon and to the many parents, students and teachers who contributed to the success and enthusiasm of the event.

The  “Be -active- a thon  Day is a major fund raiser for the school and so we ask all families to return their sponsorship money as soon as possible. Prizes will be given out in Term 2.

Teachers have started meeting with parents to discuss their child and how they are progressing at school. Please take time to show your child that they are important and working with their teacher will improve their learning.

We encourage you to join your child during the Be Active-a-thon.

We would love to see you there. If you are currently a Registered School Volunteer and are willing to help during the Be Active-a-thon activities, cooking of the sausage sizzle or with Catherine McAuley Cup Run supervision, please let the school staff know of your interest by writing a note in your child’s diary.

We will begin the day with a special Sports Expo in the morning (around10.20). The Sports Expo is designed to give children a 3 minute opportunity to showcase their sports skills with the school community watching on. All children are invited to participate.

 The mornings activities will finish with a sausage sizzle and the Catherine McAuley Cup run will be held in the afternoon.

If you are planning on being around at lunch time please pre-order food and drinks. (Order forms(green) have been sent out.)

We were lucky enough to have a special visitor today. Scooby Doo, the Monster truck was very loud and very big. He is helping us to “Bulldoze Bullying”.

We invite parents to come along and meet their child’s teacher(s) on Wednesday night 15th Feb. Parents are asked to gather in the Joan Haren Centre first before moving into classes.

The year 6 and 7 students along with staff are taking part in a retreat day followed by a sleep-over today (9/2/2012). They will be looking at understanding leadership and the Mercy Charism.

We held our whole school assembly today and were visited by CentaCare reps to present an award for our soup program.

Our new SRC reps for 2012 also introduced themselves and all classes shared work around our “Beginning and Belonging” program.

New students were warmly welcomed and class awards were presented.