Calendar Dates- What's on.

MARCH

21st Open Day - 9.00-11.00am

25th Family Prayer Evening 6.30-7.30pm

26th-28th Yr 5/6 Camp

APRIL

3rd Gala Sports - Yrs 3-6

4th Easter Raffle Drawn

4th Last Day of Term - 1.00pm Dismissal

PLEASE NOTE: SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS BETWEEN 8.40AM TO 3.45PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.

PRAYER

Look upon those who call to you, O Lord,

and sustain the weak;

give life by your unfailing light to those

who walk in the shadow of death,

and bring those rescued by your mercy from

every evil to reach the highest good.

Through Christ our Lord,

Amen

From the Principal

Dear Families,

NAPLAN started yesterday with the Writing test. The schedule for the individual assessments is as follows:

Day	Time	Test
Friday 14 March	9.30am	Reading
Wednesday 19 March	9.30am	Language Conventions
Thursday 20 March	9.30am	Numeracy

Catholic Education Week

Catholic Education Week commences Sunday 16 March. The theme for this year aligns with the Jubilee Year, a year of pilgrimage. During this week we will hold an Open Day on Friday 21 March. This will be an opportunity for us to showcase our school to the wider community and share the wonderful elements that make our learning environment the great place that it is. All visitors will be welcome to enjoy a sausage and partake in activities during the open morning from 9.00 to 11.00 am. Thank you to Leon Moussa who is organising the sausage sizzle.

The MACS Creative Arts Exhibition is also a feature of Catholic Education Week. The exhibition is held at the Catholic Leadership Centre from Sunday 16 March to Saturday 22 March and is open for public viewing between 11.00 am – 4.00 pm during this time. Our art work from a previous year is on show at the exhibition.

A family prayer evening is scheduled for this term. As previously indicated, the date has changed and we will now gather on Tuesday 25 March, the Feast of the Annunciation, from 6.30 to 7.30pm. More details will be provided in the coming weeks and we ask that you put this date in your diaries.

School Assembly

Due to our Open Day on 21 March and the 5/6 students being on camp on Friday 28 March, there will be no school assemblies on these days.

School Closure Days Semester One

Throughout the year we have four school closure days for staff professional learning and development. Our first closure day will be in Week 1 of Term 2, Thursday 24 April. On this day all staff will engage in first aid training.

Warmest Regards.

Michelle Worcester

Principal

Tennis Clinics 27th February

Yesterday we went to Nunawading tennis clinic to learn new skills. First Joe gave us the demonstration.

Next we practised some of our new skills.

Finally I played a game. I had lots of fun.

By Weston

Tennis

Yesterday we went to Nunawading Tennis club for a tennis clinic, to learn new skills. I hit the ball over the net. I had a great time.

By Patrick

Tennis Clinic

Yesterday we went to Nunawading Tennis Club.

First we tested our skills.

Next we picked up the balls.

Finally we went back to school.

I felt FANTASTIC!

By Alexa

Tennis Clinic

Yesterday we went to a Tennis Clinic.

First, we practised our forehand stroke, we had to hit the ball over the net.

Next, we played the wheels on the bus.

Finally, we left the Tennis Clinic.

It was a good day.

By Teddy

Tennis

Yesterday we went to the Nunawading Tennis Club to learn a bit about hitting the ball and to learn skills. Our teachers were Joe and Jack. Everyone got to choose a racquet, I did too. Joe played a game. I had a lot of fun.

By Rose.

Tennis

Yesterday we went to Nunawading Tennis Club. Our class practised hitting the ball and we played a game. We also needed to hold up our racquet like a stop sign. l had a lot of fun there.

By Akhil.

Tennis

Yesterday we went to Nunawading Tennis Club for a tennis clinic. We learnt how to hit the ball. I needed to swing the racquet forward. I had fun swinging the racquet and hitting the ball.

By Elijah

Tennis

It was fun playing with the tennis balls.

By Sebby

Tennis Clinic

On Thursday we went to the tennis club. I had lots of fun because I was playing tennis. I was hitting the ball with my racquet. Then we walked back to St. Philips School.

By Mateo

Tennis

Yesterday we went to the tennis club to play tennis. We learnt to hit the ball over the net. I had a good time playing tennis.

By Raunak

Tennis

On Thursday 27.2.25 it was time to go to the Nunawading Tennis Club for a Tennis clinic to learn new skills.

Firstly, me and the P-2 class got a Tennis racquet . Next we had to put the tennis racquet into our hand. Finally you always need to have your eyes on the tennis ball.

By Dominic

Tennis Clinic

Yesterday we went to the Nunawading tennis club. First we learnt how to hold the tennis racquet. Next we held the tennis racquet like a stop sign. Finally we picked up all the balls. I felt very hot and tired.

By Tiffany

Shrove Tuesday

The students made and devoured Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. Thank you to our wonderful

parents for your assistance with this activity.

Easter Raffle

We are looking for donations to make up the prizes for our Easter Raffle.

Each classroom will have a collection box for you/your child to drop off your donations.

Anything Easter themed would be great - crafts, chocolate, decorations, books!

Just remember you may get them back!!!

Raffle tickets will be sent home, cost is $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.

Playgroup

Cake Raffle

We appreciate our families volunteering for cake raffle bringing joy to the children at assembly every week. 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 to bake using the following link https://volunteersignup.org/AA7XT

Thank you to all of our Volunteers. There are still available spots for this term.

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

Tuckshop will be open every Friday, we are very fortunate to have our tuckshop run by parent volunteers for the students enjoyment. This would not be possible without our small team of committed volunteers showing up week after week.

Please reach out to Clara on 0449 767 020 or Angi on 0431 021 711 if you can help.

We appreciate your support.

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!

https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/9a27151

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