House Shirt & Sport Shorts on PE day with Mr Davis
Monday- Years 4 and 3
Tuesday-Years 5 and 2
Wednesday–Years 6 and 1
St Emilie’s Sport Shirt (Yellow Stripe) and Sport Shorts
Fridays–all children from Years 1 to 6
Normal school uniform on all other days
TERM 1 PLANNER INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
Thursday 29th January – Uniform Shop
Monday 2nd February – Start Date for Students Wk 1
Wednesday 4th Feb – Community Mass Wk 1
Wednesday 4th Feb – Parent Information Evening Wk 1
Friday 6th February – Parent Pack due back to the School Office Wk 1
Friday 6th February – Sausage Sizzle Orders due today Wk 1
Friday 6th February – Order Forms for Family Portrait due today Wk 1
Wednesday 11th February – Regional Commissioning Mass Wk 2
Friday 13th February – Swimming Training Wks 2,3,4
What: Swimming Training
Who: Years 3-6 students and parents (Year 3 swimmers are invited to attend trainings only as the interschool competition does not include them)
Where: Riverton Leisureplex, Corner of High Road and Riley Road, Riverton
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.038112,115.902543,17z
Transport: Own
When: Friday 13th February; Friday 20th February & Friday 27th February
Trials: for interschool Monday 9th March
Time: 7.15am to 8.00am
Bring: Towel and water bottle in sports bag
Wear: Bathers and St Emilie’s Sport uniform to get changed in after training
Cost: Approximately $3 per child per session ( pay on entry- cost to be confirmed)
Friday 13th February – Community Family Picnic and Fun Night Wk 2
Friday 13th February – Family P&F Portrait Fundraiser Wk 2
Saturday 14th February – Family P&F Portrait Fundraise Wk 2
Two posible dates for getting your family portrait done:
1. Same night as the Family Fun Night – Friday 13th February in school hall
2. Saturday 14th February in school hall
For just $20.00 you will receive:
– A 10” x 13” Professional Coloured Family Portrait
OR our Advanced Life Exclusive; A3 Black and White Pencil Sketch Portrait and a:
– Wallet Sized Colour Portrait
– Keyring
BOOKINGS can be made via the Front Office from Week 1 of Term 1.
Thank you in advance for your wonderful support of our fundraising efforts in 2015!
Wednesday 18th February – P&F Meeting Wk 3
Wednesday 18th February 9.00am – Whole School Mass Wk 3
Wednesday 25th February – P&F Slushy/Smoothie Morning Tea Wk 4
Wednesday 25th February – School Board Meeting Wk 4
Wednesday 25th February – St Emilie’s Guest Speaker – Mr Greg Mitchell Wk 4
What is the evening about?
Children today live in a world that is more negative and judgmental than ever before, a world where their weaknesses are exaggerated, their strengths over examined and their failures are posted on Facebook.
Parents today need a regular dose of positivity to prevent their children falling into the thought pattern that goes something like “If you knew me as I really am you wouldn’t like me so I’ll pretend to be someone else!”
This entertaining, humorous and challenging presentation explores raising children through the concepts of resilience, success and progress.
Please read this flyer for more information about this great opportunity for parents:
Greg Mitchell Fler: BEYOND YELLING
Friday 27th February – Swimming Training Wk 4
Monday 2nd March – LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Wk 5
Wednesday 4th March – 8am Community Mass & Commissioning Mass for School Board and P&F
Wednesday 4th March – School Photo Day 1 – WkWk5
Thursday 5th March -School – Photo Day 2: –Wk5
Friday 6th March – Year 5 Assembly Wk 5
Monday 9th March – Two Way Parent Teacher Meetings throughout this week – Wk 6
Monday 9th March – Year 4-6 Swimming Trials Wk 6
Friday 13th March – Interschool Swimming Training Wk 6
Saturday 14th March – Sacramental Commitment Mass
Sunday 15th March – Sacramental Commitment Mass Wk 6
Sunday 15th March – BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE FUNDRAISER Wk 6
Wednesday 18th March – P&F Meeting Wk 7
Wednesday 18th March – Kindy OT and Speech Parent Presentation Wk 7
Friday 20th March – Interschool Swimming Training Wk 7
Friday 20th March – Year 6 Assembly Wk 7
Monday 23rd March – Hot Cross Bun Drive Begins Wk 8
Wednesday 25th March – Whole School Open Night Wk 8
Wednesday 25th March – Board Meeting Wk 8
Thursday 26th March – Interschool Swimming Carnival Wk 8
Thursday 26th March – Year 3 and 6 Dental Screening Wk 8
Thursday 26th March – Hot Cross Money due back today! Wk 8
Saturday 29th March – SCHOOL BUSY BEE Wk 8
Monday 30th March – Year 6 School Camp Day 1 W
Tuesday 31st March –Year 6 School Camp Day 2 Wk 9
Wednesday 1st April – Year 6 School Camp Day 3 Wk 9
Wednesday 1st April – Community Mass Wk 9
Thursday 2nd April – HOLY WEEK presentation by The Year 3 ClassesWk 9
Friday 3rd April – 19th April – SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
On Tuesday 4th of November, our Year Six students were lucky enough to be the audience for students from Mazenod high school’s travelling drama production! Mazenod students have been visiting St Emilie’s for the last few years, and they have always presented an entertaining and informative experience!
The year 8 students from Mazenod performed a series of short skits featuring issues that our students may face next year in high school. They included things like travelling to school, making friends, peer pressure and much more.
Our students even got a chance to step onto the stage and play the lead role in some other improvised situations.
Aedan P stole the show when he became a “teacher” and stepped in to stop a bullying situation.
Kobe was a star when he made the choice to “do his homework” rather than play a game of soccer.
It was an entertaining afternoon and the performances certainly helped answer some of the questions our students had about high school.
Bravo Mazenod and many thanks!
St Emilie’s is celebrating our 2014 whole school numeracy focus with a Fact-A-Thon in Week Four of this term.
Sponsor sheets were sent home before the school hols however if you need one it is attached here:
All children have been given a practise number fact sheet.each week as part of their homework.
Each child’s particular facts will align with their class program and the work being covered in our multi-age Maths Groups. Typically, they will include appropriate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.
Please return your child’s sponsor sheet and monies to their class teacher by Monday 10th November or ASAP, thank you!
Part of the money raised will directly benefit one of the students in our school, who urgently needs expensive equipment to meet their physical needs. Other funds will be directed towards class and school projects.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to students learning lots of great numeracy facts in the coming weeks!
Regards, St Emilie’s Staff
For our final Term this year, we are studying Indonesia!
Its very exciting for many of our students as anyone who has been to Bali has visited Indonesia and many of our families here at St Emilie’s have found Bali to be a great place for a family break.
Indonesia is one of our closest Asian neighbours and important as one of Australia’s trade partners. In turn we are just as influential to Indonesia’s tourism industry.
Here are some highlights of our fortnights learning:
Learning greetings and speaking indonesian to one another.We practised the words”Halo”- which means Hello, and “Sampai Jumpa” which means See you later.
It was a great discovery to the year 1 and 2 classes that Indonesia is made up of many different islands and we found out where Bali is in Indonesia, and that the capital city is Jakarta.
Here we are learning the numbers 1-10 is Indonesian. Our clever year 4-6 classes could read out their phone numbers to partners by the end of the lesson!
Last weekend marked a very special time in our Year Six student’s lives as they received the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Masses were held on Saturday night, Sunday morning and Sunday evening and involved both students from our school and the St Emilie’s parish.
Candidates were supported at the Mass by their families and their sponsors, who are special people students have chosen to assist them spiritually in the years ahead – these sponsors are also a sign of the ongoing support of the entire Catholic community.
The Mass began with the students entering the church with their sponsor. Later, Father Chien confirmed each candidate by anointing their head with the oil of Chrism and making the sign of the cross, saying “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit”.
Students have really been preparing for their Confirmation over all their years of primary school, as each year they have been learning more and more about this Sacrament during Religious education lessons.
Each student chose a saint they admired, after studying the choices they made and the life they lived. Students completed a project to find out more about their saint and reflected upon ways they could go out and make a difference, just like their saint had.
We discussed the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and gave examples of how each gift could help strengthen us in our daily lives. Students learned that our soul gives both life to our body and inner strength for goodness. We looked at ways in which Jesus revealed heroic, spiritual strength to obey his Father. We also explored ways in which other Christian heroes have been strengthened by the Holy Spirit, and how Catholics are promised this strength through the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Thank you to everyone who attended provided their support over the weekend, and a big congratulations to all Confirmation candidates.
God Bless You All.
Mr Naden and Mrs Fowler 
