News from Around the School
Lunch Orders are Back - Wednesdays
Lunches are provided by an outside supplier, 'KingWill Catering' who are based at Sacred Heart Primary School, Newport. A variety of tasty, healthy and homemade options are available. In 2023 the lunches will be offered on a WEDNESDAY ONLY, commencing Feb 8. You must order by 8am on the day (but preferably on Tuesday) using the Qkr! App. In the interests of promoting environmentally-sustainable practices, students must bring their own cutlery from home. Disposable cutlery is not supplied by the caterer or the school. Any queries, please contact Jo or Nicole 0402 781 496 or email: thermosaverjo@gmail.com
Reading Workshop for Prep Parents
Just a reminder that we are holding a Reading Information Session for all our new Prep Families. An Operoo Note has been sent out with two timeslots for you to choose from. Looking forward to seeing you all.
Rita Arrigo
Literacy Leader
Science Technology Engineering and Maths Night
(STEM)
We are holding a "Welcome to 2023 and Family Night" on the 9th March. Operoo Note has been sent out. This is a reminder for your child to be involved by creating a poster to enter in the STEM Challenge. For further information, contact Mrs Kirby and Mr Menadue.
Our Deputy Principals
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our Deputy Principals at QOP.
Erin Jenkins and Josie Kirby.
Erin also works in Learning Diversity and Josie is Numeracy Leader.
They look forward to working with you this year. They both want you to know “Our doors are always open!”
QOP Choir
Do you love to sing?
If you are in grades 1-6 and would like to be part of our school choir, please join us in the music room every Tuesday lunch time. Being part of the choir is a wonderful opportunity to make some new friends and share your love of music with each other.
We are looking forward to another wonderful year of singing..
Mrs Wilson and Mrs O’Malley
Message from the P&F
On Monday 20th February, the Parents and Friend’s Committee held our first General
Meeting for 2023. Thank you to all who joined us. It was great to see some new faces
amongst the familiar.
There was a lot to discuss, with many great ideas for social gatherings and fundraising
opportunities. Part of the role and purpose of the Parents and Friends Committee is to
raise funds for the whole school community. Last year’s fundraising efforts went towards the newly refurbished basketball area, spheros, decodable readers and the grade 6 yearbook.
We rely on the hard work of volunteers to make any event run successfully. Please look out
for an Operoo message to register your interest in volunteering throughout the year.
Save These Dates!
QOP Family and Friends Fun Night:
On the 3rd of March, from 4:30pm, we will be hosting our first ever Family and Friends Fun
Night. It is sure to be a great night with lots of exciting games to be played, including Giant
Jenga, Connect 4, Sack Races and many more. Pack a picnic, or grab a treat from the food vans and enjoy a fun filled afternoon.
Tickets for this event is currently on QuickCliq
Hot Cross Bun Day:
As part of our Easter celebrations, we will be hosting our Annual Hot Cross Bun Day on the
last day of Term 1. The kids get to enjoy a locally sourced hot cross bun. We will require volunteers to help butter and distribute the Hot Cross Buns for our children on 6th
April @ 8.30am. An Operoo note will be coming out in March if you would like to volunteer for this event.
Keep your eyes out on other events throughout the year, including a Mothers Social Night,
Fathers Social Night, and a Trivia Night. More information on these events will be provided
closer to the date.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our new 2023 P&F Committee :-
Anna Cini - Vice President
Meagan Johnson - Treasurer
Sandra Inglis - Secretary
Rebecca Pravednikov - Fundraising Coordinator
Chris Inglis - Social Coordinator
Our next P& F Meeting is booked for Monday 1st May at 7pm, to be held at the Staff Room.
Looking forward to an exciting 2023 and strengthening the community spirit at Queen of
Peace.
Best regards,
Melissa Bartolo
P&F President
Prep Picnic
It was wonderful to see such a great turnout for the 2023 Prep Picnic. We were so lucky with the weather too. It made for a beautiful evening. A big thankyou to all the Prep Parents for attending. Thank you to all the teachers and Father John who attended to make the families feel welcome.
Thankyou Thankyou
A huge thank you to the Neuhauser family (Marcel 2C) who have donated quite a number of books to our school library. The children will definitely enjoy them!! We really appreciate your kindness and generosity!!
Music Options for our school
- Guitar Lessons for all year levels, with Caleb Roksandic. Please email enquiries to calebroksandic@gmail.com
- Piano Lessons for year one and above. Please email enquiries to belinda.janejenkin@gmail.com
- Singing Lessons with Irene Attard. Duo lessons also available. Please email your enquiries to iattard@hotmail.com.au
*Don't forget to include your child's name and class.
***Private lessons are held on site, during school hours with fees payable direct to the tutor.
Term 1 is for Summer Hats
Queen of Peace is a SunSmart school and all children and staff are required to wear school hats when outside in terms one and four. Sunglasses are optional. Our aim is to protect children and staff from exposure to too much UV and help minimise future skin cancer risk.
Uniform Shop
Now is the time to place an order for your winter uniform. The winter uniform is usually worn in Terms 2 and 3 but left to the parents discretion. You can order via QuickCliq. Just a reminder that uniforms will be picked on a Thursday each week. If you need an exchange please email information to uniform@qopaltonameadows.catholic.edu.au.
Reminder from the Office
If children are to be picked up before the end of school (for medical or dental appointments etc) parents should advise the teacher via Seesaw. Parents should report to the office and sign their child out on the iPad and the child will be called to the office. **To avoid disruption to classes could you please pick up your child at the end of a learning session i.e. 10:50am or 1:40pm. It is the school’s preference that all appointments are made after school hours or during school holidays where possible.
Sports News
It has been an exciting start to the new year as we had 58 students, from Year 3 to 6, trial to make our District Swim Team on Friday the 17th of February at the Bayfit Leisure Centre. They were asked to swim 50 metres in one or more of the 4 strokes of freestyle, backstroke, breastroke and butterfly. Thank you to the parents and staff who helped out on the day to make everything run smoothly, especially with the extremely hot weather. Well done to all students who trialed with their best effort on the day and congratulations to the students who have been chosen to represent our school on the 2nd of March at the Werribee Outdoor Pool as we wish them good luck!
We were able to have two coaches from Altona Hockey Club come into school to run a clinic for the Year 2 students and promote the sport on the 6th of February. It has been positive to hear that a few of our students were keen to continue this outside of school and are currently participating in weekday afternoon clinics at the club. As we approach the 2023 Footy Season, the Prep to Year 2 students will be participating in a 2 week AFL clinic during PE lessons, run by the AFL in Weeks 8 and 9 .
All Year 6 students have been selected into teams for the Summer Interschool Sport Laverton District Competition. They have begun training on Friday afternoons at school to prepare themselves to compete on the following days and locations:
30th March:
Basketball - Altona Stadium Cricket - Altona Green
Hockey - Altona Hockey Club
4th April:
Tennis - Bayside College Tennis Courts
Tee Ball - Greenwich Res Newport
Sustainability
Many of the children enjoy maintaining our garden and surrounds. Here is Samuel helping with the watering.
Don't Forget...
Parents, you are able to view the school's google Community Calendar of events. Please ensure you check in regularly to keep up to date with school happenings. Refer to the final section of this newsletter 'Calendar & Events' for further information and the link. The QoP Community Calendar can also be accessed via the school website.