MUFFINS FOR MUM

Wishing all Mums, with us, or in our hearts, a very Happy Mother's Day. Thank you for your support, unconditional love and strength.

On Friday we had such special morning tea for our Mums. Another big thank you to staff who baked, prepared and served. We hope it was a special time you enjoyed at our school.

PILGRIMS OF HOPE

"Pilgrims of Hope" in the context of the Jubilee 2025, means being on a journey to grow closer to God, filled with hope, faith, and love, much like a trip to a special place or event, but with a spiritual dimension. It's about trusting in God's promises and radiating hope in the world, even during challenging times. Our founders were ‘Pilgrims of Hope”, helping the homeless, those living in poverty, and in particular establishing a spirit filled education for children throughout Sandhurst, later known as Bendigo.

GARDEN FUN

UNIFORM SHOP

HOURS OF OPERATION

Tuesday 8.45am - 10am

Wednesday 8.45-10am

TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEERS

We need your help. If you can spare some time each week on a Friday, please consider volunteering. We will be unable to run the tuckshop if we do not have your support. Please message us if you can!

If anyone has time available on Fridays to be a volunteer in the tuckshop, please contact Kim on 0419 349 363.

Times:

9 - 10.30am

10.30 - 12pm

12 - 2pm

PLAYGROUP

Playgroup is back!

St Liborius is a welcoming environment for children who are under school age and their parents to gather together and socialise. Join us on Thursdays during term times for free play, music, movement and craft.

When: Thursdays 9:00-11:00 during school terms

Where: MacKillop Room, Liborius Centre, St Liborius Primary School

Cost: $3 per family

What to bring: a healthy snack and water for each child, maybe a change of clothes in case of messy/wet activities

We hope to see you there!

CHILDREN CHATTER MATTERS

Pragmatics and Social skills - (From Vic Curriculum Personal & Social Capabilities)

The Personal and Social Capability curriculum aims to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to enable students to:

● recognise, understand and evaluate the expression of emotions

● demonstrate an awareness of their personal qualities and the factors that contribute to resilience

● develop empathy for and understanding of others and recognise the importance of supporting diversity for a cohesive community

● understand how relationships are developed and use interpersonal skills to establish and maintain respectful relationships

● work effectively in teams and develop strategies to manage challenging situations constructively.

Pragmatics and Social skills

Focus: Developing and maintaining respectful relationships

Idioms are sayings that are not supposed to be taken literally. They are frequently used in our spoken language within many contexts such as when frustrated (“That’s the last straw!”), happy (“I’m on cloud 9 right now!”), sad (“I feel so blue”), and nervous (“She has cold feet”).

Understanding what an idiom means and when to use them will help your child build and maintain relationships at home and in the school yard.

Below are some websites where you can find some age-appropriate idioms. Talk to your child about their literal and figurative meaning and when and where would be an appropriate time to use this idiom.

Choose a few to use that week and see if your child can use the idiom in the correct context. For example, “Hold your horses”-> Discuss with your child that it means ‘wait’, that you don’t really have horses to hold, that the saying comes from the ‘olden days’ when people rode on horses (not cars) and would ‘hold’ their horses and wait. Discuss times during the day you might use this phrase and then ask your child to use it correctly that week. You can also note down or go through common idioms you may use at home.

MHIPS - Mental Health in Primary Schools