St. Emilie's Catholic Primary School — Archive

Children Learn What They Live

December 8, 2018
Tania Thuijs
· From the Principal · Kindy · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

May this holiday season be a special time to invest in being the very best role model we can be for our precious children.

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

Merry Christmas everyone x

PARISH – CHRISTMAS CALENDAR 2018

December 8, 2018
Tania Thuijs
· Kindy · Messages · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Monday, December 24

6.00pm Family Mass (Carols at 5.30pm)

Midnight Mass (Carols at 11.30pm)

Tuesday, December 25

7.15am Mass

9.00am Mass (Carols at 8.30am)

N.B. NO 5pm Mass

Saturday/Sunday, December 29/30 – Holy Family

Weekend Masses as normal

Monday, December 31 – Mass of Thanksgiving

6.00pm Mass

Tuesday, January 01 – Solemnity of Mary,

9.00am Mass

6.00pm Mass

Christmas Message 2018

December 7, 2018
Stuart Munro
· From the Principal · Kindy · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

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Mini Vinnies

This year, St Emilie’s Catholic Primary School formed their first Mini Vinnies group. The response was fantastic, and over 80 students from Years 4-6 participated in Social Justice activities throughout the year.

Every Thursday during lunch, the students volunteered their own time to meet and discuss ways in which they could help others in need. They chose social justice issues that are important to them and reflected their personal values, and they engaged in initiatives to help others. Participating in the Mini Vinnies program has allowed students to learn how their actions, no matter how big or small, can make a difference in the wider community.

A big thank you to all the families who generously donated to the Winter Appeal. The clothes you donated made a huge difference in people’s lives, as the winter months are always a difficult time for those less fortunate.

This term, children worked hard sorting the donated food into Christmas hampers that will go to families in need this Christmas time. During the Christmas season, we reflect on what it means to follow Jesus’ teachings and help those in need.

Our students and parents can be very proud of children’s efforts – it is wonderful seeing our school community come together for such an important cause.

All the best

Miss Simone Hilton

Georgia Curulli from Young Vinnies (High School Program) addresses our students

St Emilie’s Family of Owls

December 6, 2018
Kerrie Cogger
· Kindy · News · Pre-Primary · Science · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Many of you in the school community are aware that we have two Southern Boobook Owls living in the school bushland. In February Mrs Cogger took these photos of the owls.

In early November Mr Cogger found a baby owlet at the base of a tree.

He climbed a ladder to put it back in the hollow of the tree and then found two more babies.

Over the next 3-4 weeks we were all aware of the baby owlets in the tree hollow. An adult owl kept watch on a branch in front of the hollow day after day.

Mr Cogger was very interested to find out what went on in the hollow in the night so he set up the schools ‘night activation camera’. This is the same camera that we use to get coverage of the bandicoot when he/she visits.

Here are a few video clips of the owlets at night.

Adult visits hollow at 7:19pm

Owlet eating a lizard

Watch this owlet swivel its head.

There are two adults in the hollow feeding the owlets

Adult delivers a live mouse to the hollow

Adult delivers a live moth to the hollow

Owlet nearly choking on the moth

The baby owlets have grown up and this week we found that the hollow is now empty. We are happy that this family of owls found our school bushland to be a safe place to breed and hope that they’ll return to St Emilie’s next year.

If you are interested in reading more about Southern Boobook Owls follow this link

Southern Boobook Owls

Water Play Fun Day

December 6, 2018
Kerrie Cogger
· Health and PE News · News · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

This afternoon the students and teachers celebrated the conclusion of the school year with the annual St Emilie’s Water Play Fun Day.

Here are a few photos of our students enjoying the water games.

Year 5 enjoying the Party Pools.

Year 3 enjoying the Slip and Slide

Year 4 playing the Over/Under Wet Sponge Game

Year 1 playing Dry, Dry Wet

Year 6 playing Octopus Tag

A big thank you to Mr Cogger who helped set up all the pools and the slip and slide games.

Thanksgiving Mass and Morning Tea this Wednesday 9am

December 4, 2018
Tania Thuijs
· Kindy · Messages · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

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The Morning Tea is an opportunity to simply have a chat and catch up with staff and other families before breaking for holidays.

It is hoped that some of our families who leave our school this year might be able to make it.

The morning tea will be held in the Learning Hub.

Thank you St Emilie’s!

December 2, 2018
Tania Thuijs
· From the Principal · Kindy · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Just a little note to sincerely thank you all for:

supporting your children, our staff and our whole school/parish community by attending our Family Concert on Friday night – it is always so very special to simply just be together as a whole school community! Thank you very much for making this effort – I know it is a really big ask for families to juggle babies, children, teens, work commitments and more …
supporting Father Giovanni and all the hard-working parishioners who prepared our food. They told me that parents were particularly generous, patient and complimentary on the night, and this can make us all feel really proud of our community. I am relieved that families put patience (our current fruit of the Holy Spirit focus) into action, and grateful that the evening was a happy one for all involved.

Below are a few concert pics … we will post a link to some more early next week!