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Calendar Dates- What's on.

OCTOBER

19th      Fire Ed - Prep

26th      Fire Ed - Prep

NOVEMBER

1st          Student First Aid Training

2nd        Twilight Sports Carnival

6th         School Closure Day

7th         Melbourne Cup Day - Public Holiday

9th         2024 Prep Orientation Day - Session 1

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

PRAYER 

Lord Jesus,

You tell us that whenever two or more

are gathered In Your name,

You are present in their midst.

And so we are confident that as we

lift up our thoughts to You,

You are indeed with us.

                              Help us in all we do 

                                Your presence among us and within us.

                           May all our actions give glory to

                       Your name and promote peace and love to the world.

                            We pray this in Your most holy name.

                             Amen.

From the Principal

Dear Families,

Last week four of our grade five students, Belinda, Eliza, Jane and Zara, presented at the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools STEM MAD initiative which was held at the Catholic Leadership Centre. The aim of the initiative is to encourage students to use their knowledge and understanding in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to design something that will make a difference to the lives of others. The girls’ entry into the competition was a ramp that can be added to a wheelchair to enable the user to navigate different terrains. While this is a wonderful representation of the work the students have done in STEM this year, it is also recognition of how they are thinking of ways to contribute to society and to the dignity of others. I am pleased to advised that they were awarded the ‘Young Health Innovator Award’ for their design.  

School Assemblies 

School assemblies for this term are listed below. We do encourage parents and friends to attend when available. The students enjoy sharing their learning with our community. Visitors to assembly are also welcome to stay for a coffee or tea afterwards. 

Michelle Worcester

Principal  

STEM MAD Showcase

Last term the Grade 5/6 students were invited by MACS to participate in the STEM MAD project. We worked in small groups and each group needed to think of a real-life issue and try to come up with a solution. All of our projects were entered into the MACS showcase competition and our group was selected as the winner from our school. Our idea was to help wheelchair users have easier access to footpaths and trams. We designed a prototype of a wheelchair and a fold out ramp which would mean the ramp could be used when footpaths were being repaired or to make it easier to get on trams.

Last Thursday we went to the Catholic Leadership Centre in the city to present our idea at the STEM MAD Showcase. We needed to explain our design, how it works and how we thought of our idea to lots of judges and to many other visitors. There were many great projects presented by other schools, it was interesting to see their ideas and prototypes.

We were also interviewed on LIVE FM radio to discuss our project. It was very exciting to wear the big headphones and have bright lights on us as we answered the interviewer's questions. It was all very exciting. There was also a fun photo booth where we chose different accessories to wear. We also got free gelati, which was delicious! 

At the end of the day, they announced the winners. We were so excited and surprised when we heard the announcer say 'Congratulations St Philip's, Blackburn North for winning the Young Health Innovator Award!' We couldn't believe it, we were so excited to win an award.

We had such an amazing day at the STEM MAD Showcase. Thank you to the Mitcham family for their help and assistance on the day. Thank you to Mrs Sherriff for teaching us and helping with our project and thank you to Sophie for coming to STEM MAD and helping us on the day.

Jane M, Belinda L, Eliza R and Zara R

YARRA VALLEY WATER WATCHERS Incursion

On Monday 16th October, Kirsty and Christine from Yarra Valley Water visited our school to teach us all about the Water Watchers program. We were introduced to four characters Washy, Welly, Wade and Wavy, and they helped us to learn ways to save water. 

These are some of the things that we can all do to make a difference: 

*limit showers to 4 minutes only

*switch the tap off when brushing your teeth

*make sure the dishwasher and washing machine are full before using them

*use a container underneath taps or in the shower to collect excess water to water the garden.

The students and staff showed great enthusiasm and interest in the Water Watchers program, as it was both entertaining and informative. We will be making a big effort at school to implement water watcher ideas, we encourage you to do the same at home.

Michelle Sherriff

STEM Teacher

PARENTS & FRIENDS

We have rescheduled the Casino Night for November, make sure to head over to trybooking to secure your tickets!

Thank you for your continued support of the school and the P&F.

Ashley Mitcham and Veronika McLindon

pandf@stphilipbbn.catholic.edu.au

See below for important P&F notices:

Casino Night

P&F are hosting a Casino night for Parents and Friends. Friday 10th November from 7pm to 10pm, Father Arnold Hall.$15 per person. A social event for parents and friends of the school to catch up and havesome fun together! https://www.trybooking.com/CMJQB

Cake Raffle 

Thank you for your tasty support of the cake raffle! 

Here is the sign up sheet for term 4!

volunteersignup.org/4HXEC 

Cakes need to be delivered to the school office on Friday morning.

Please include your family name and ingredients.

Tuck Shop

Tuckshop is Open Tomorrow.

Thank you to Nicole and the tuck-shop team for running tuck-shop.

Looking to get involved? Please contact: Nicole George - 0409 253 863 

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 

COMMUNITY

Kenshi Candles

The purchase of a candle can assist

Blackburn Primary School Netball Club