Real Talk Australia Returns to St Philomena's via ZOOM

Parents of students in Year 4, 5 and 6 are strongly encouraged to join the Zoom on Tuesday 20th of July at 6pm. The team from Real Talk will be presenting around online safety and how we, as parents, can help our children navigate this tricky world. Most importantly, how we can help! A must for parents of children in this age group.

On Monday 19th July at 6pm, Parents of students in year 7, 8, 9 and 10 are strongly encouraged to join Real Talk expert, Paul Ninnes, as he discusses the realities of the world our teenagers are living in, what we need to prepare ourselves for an how we can help our children make decisions. He will include tips to having conversations with our children around tricky topics. Highly recommended and completely worthwhile!

Youth Prayer Evening: Friday 23rd July

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not-so-mini Vinnies UPDATE

Milo Mornings

Milo mornings has been a hit - remember, we will be selling Milo from the BBQ hut (canteen if it is raining) every Thursday and Friday morning.

The Bacon and Egg rolls have been a huge success too - remember, they need to be pre-ordered via QKR by 3pm Thursday.

Mini Vinnies - Update

Students in Stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 are invited to take part in some exciting Mini Vinnies Initiatives. These initiatives are designed so the students can have an opportunity to live our Catholic Principles and Values as Stewards of Gods Creation and reaching out to others through the Common Good, with a Preferential Option for the Poor.

The Crochet Crew meets in the MacKillop Room during lunchtime on Wednesdays and Thursdays to crochet granny squares. These granny squares will be joined together, making unique and cosy rugs which we will donate to Vinnies for their winter appeal. No crochet experience is necessary and all material will be supplied. Crochet Crew is ideal for students in Stage 2 and above.

The Green Team have a focus on caring for our immediate environment. Green Team meet during lunch time, every Tuesday, and focus our energy and attention on one area of the school grounds, removing rubbish which may have blown into the garden beds. The Green Team is made up of students in Stage 2.

This fortnights focus was the garden beds near the quad and the gardens in front of the art and music buildings. What a FANTASTIC commitment to our environment these Green Teamers are making!

Waste Warriors was a response to the amount of rubbish we generate as a school. Most of this rubbish ends up in general landfill and a quick lunchtime audit identified that we could be recycling up to 95% of our waste! How exciting!!

An impassioned bunch of Stage 3 students are working together to make sure that our rubbish is sorted correctly and sent to be recycled.

Our aim is to have scrunchy, or soft, plastic collected and recycled - this is called RedCycle and you can recycle this at home by returning scrunchy plastics to Coles or Woolies. We will take the 10c recyclable bottles, cans and containers and donate the money to Vinnies and hard plastics and paper will be recycled as well. Green waste will be sent to the Waste Management Facility for composting. Living as Stewards of Creation will help to ensure our environment thrives. The Green Team will have planning meetings during lunchtime on Monday and will follow a roster for the week.

Sacramental Programs for 2021

Please note the following dates which have been identified for the Parish Sacramental Programs for 2021.

Sacrament of First Reconciliation: Tuesday 14 September 2021 at 6pm

First Reconciliation is for all eligible students in Year 2 and above.

Sacrament of First Holy Communion: Sunday 7 November at 11:30am

First Holy Communion is for all eligible students in Year 3 and above.

Please contact St Francis Xavier Parish Centre on 6752 2886 for any additional information.

St Francis Xavier Parish church bulletin

Click here for a link to the latest Parish church bulletin.

St Philomena's School News

DIGNITY WITH COURAGE

Issue 9 · 16 Jul 2021

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