Where everyone is Welcome!
Calendar Dates- What's on.
JUNE
10th King's Birthday Public Holiday
12th Yr 2-4 Sports Gala Day
19th-21st Yr 5/6 Camp - Sovereign Hill
28th End of Term 2 - 1.00pm Dismissal
PLEASE NOTE: SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS BETWEEN 8.40AM TO 3.45PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.
PRAYER
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within thy wounds hide me.
Suffer me not to be separated from thee.
From the malicious enemy defend me.
In the hour of my death call me and bid me
come unto thee that with thy saints
I may praise thee forever and ever.
Amen.
From the Principal
Dear Parents,
Today is the Feast of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ. In recognition of this celebration the students in Grades 2 and 3 attended Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church this morning. This allowed them time to reflect on the real presence of Jesus in the Sacrament and in their lives.
Teaching for Impact in Mathematics (TIMS)
In the last two weeks classroom teachers and myself have attended a series of professional learning days focusing on Mathematics. These have been organised by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools under the banner of ‘Teaching for Impact in Mathematics Series (TIMS). The initiative is based on robust research and aims to support teachers in building more high-impact instruction in Mathematics. This professional learning and accompanying resources will underpin our future strategic planning of our teaching and learning in Mathematics.
Cross Country
We congratulate the students who participated in the District Cross Country last week. Every student experienced individual success through their participation. We thank Mrs Sherriff for organisation of the event and for assisting our students in meeting the entry requirements. Thanks also to Mrs Terrance for supporting the students at the event. Thank you also to the parents and friends who supported in different ways.
School Assembly
All parents and carers are welcome to attend our school assemblies on Friday mornings at 9.00am in the Fr Arnold Centre. This term’s assembly roster is as follows:
| Week Seven | General Assembly |
| Week Eight | Student Leadership |
| Week Nine | Grades P-1 |
| Week Ten | Student Leadership |
| Week Eleven | General Assembly |
Assessment and Reporting
Teachers are currently finalising assessments in preparation for Semester One reports. They will use the work samples and other data and make supported judgements for their report writing. Parents will be able to access the Semester One reports via the Parent Access Module (PAM). The reports will be published on Monday, 24 June. Student Learning Conferences will be held in Term 3 as a follow up to students’ progress and their future learning.
School Closure Day
Our next school closure day is planned for Monday 9 September in Term 3. The focus of this day is Religious Education.
2025 Enrolments
Enrolments for 2025 are open. If you are aware of anyone who has a child who will be commencing in Prep in 2025, please encourage them to apply.
Warm regards,
Michelle Worcester
Principal
National Simultaneous Storeytime.
On Wednesday 22nd May we joined over 2,000,000 readers to hear author Aura Parker read her beautiful picture book, Bowerbird Blues . Her book was chosen to be read to celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime 2024.
We heard a wonderful story about a fascinating bird who loves the colour blue and searches for that perfect one!
ART
Our students enjoying creative art class. Having fun with clay!
District Cross Country
Last Monday some of our students competed in the District Cross Country event held at Ruffey Lake Park. Congratulations to those who participated and completed the course, it was lovely to see our students barracking and encouraging their school mates.
Waste Wise Wednesday
Parents, we would like to inform you that we are starting Waste Wise Wednesday.
Last week was Earth Day. The theme for this year is Planet vs Plastic. We have decided as the students of St Philip to take action to save our planet.
On Wednesdays we will aim to be waste free and not use plastic or wrappers. We will encourage all of the students and staff to use containers, thermoses, Bento boxes and if you can beeswax wrappers or reusable wrappers.
We encourage families to be mindful of the amount of plastic wrappers/rubbish that is used each day.
Thank you for your support with Waste Wise Wednesday.
By John, Jane, Navkirat and Zara
Cake Raffle
The weekly cake raffle will be drawn at Assembly on Friday mornings. To support this fundraiser we ask for volunteers to provide a sweet treat (eg; cake, slice, cookies, cupcakes etc) to be raffled. Please sign up for Term 2 to bake using the following link https://volunteersignup.org/ECRFE
We Require a baker for the next 2 weeks please-31st May & 7th June.
All donations of baked goods require a list of ingredients attached.
Raffle tickets are 20c each and sold at the beginning of assembly.
Thank you for your support
Tuck Shop
Clara and Angi are managing the tuckshop in 2024 - please reach out to them if you’d like to join the tuck shop team.
Clara: 0449 767 020 and Angi: 0431 021 711
Entertainment books are another piece to our fundraising puzzle. When you sign up you receive 12 months of discounts and offers - and our school benefits - 20% of every membership purchased goes to support our school!