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Dear Families,
Welcome back to Term 3! I hope everyone had a restful break over the holidays. I have been on yard duty today speaking with many of the children who enjoyed lots of different activities with families and friends, exactly as it should be.
I spent the two weeks, as I know many of the teachers and staff here did, being very quiet at home. Term 2 was a busy term. Although sometimes it is nice to have fun and exciting holidays, it is also okay to sometimes just “be”. I did manage to meet up with a few friends for coffees and lunches, which was a lovely way to spend the time.
We have started out the term with an Engineering workshop today, run by students from the University of Melbourne. We have a number of things coming up in the term. There will be Parent Teacher Interviews in week 3, interview slots are not available yet, but they will be on PAM early next week.
We also have the Father’s Day Stall, Footy Day and we will begin preparing out children who will be making their First Holy Communion.
Speaking of the footy, it was good to see the Bombers have a win over the weekend. I hope what ever team you support in your family had a successful round too.
We had some very sad news in our school community. Unfortunately, one of our school parents, Dave Breheny, passed away suddenly last week. Dave was father to Jack in grade 6 and husband to Jen, who is a long serving member of our P&F and school community. Dave was also brother to Stephen, a member of our School Advisory Committee, brother-in-law to Janelle who works in our office and uncle to Blake, Billy and Tom who attend our school.
Thank you to members of our school community who have reached out during this difficult time, offering their condolences and support. I know this has been greatly appreciated by Dave's family.
Our school staff and community extend our deepest sympathies to Dave’s family and keep them in our prayers, I know that Father James offered Sunday’s mass for Dave also.
A Prayer
Dear God,
We place our prayers for our our friend, Dave into your hands. Pour out your Holy Spirit’s comfort upon Dave’s family and friends and all who grieve his passing, and fill them with Christ’s peace, to sustain them through these difficult days. Strengthen the hope you have planted in our hearts, that we might be light for one another and for all who struggle along this most difficult of life’s journeys.
Amen
Warmest wishes for the week ahead,
Sally
Please take note of these dates for your family calendar
TERM 3 DATES
Week 1
11 July - First Day Term 3
Engineering workshops for children
14 July - Beginning of Term Mass (Whole School)
Week 2
20 July - Eucharist Workshop 1 POSTPONED
Week 3
27 July - Parent Teacher Interviews
28 July - Parent Teacher Interviews
Week 4
4 August - Junior classes 100 Days of School Celebration
Week 5
9 August - Meerkat Productions
11 August - Mary MacKillop Whole School Mass
12 August - P/1 Pyjama Day and Breakfast
Week 6
18 August - Eucharist Workshop 1 @5pm
Week 7
Bookweek
26 August - Year 2 Extended Stay
Week 8
1 September - Father's Day Stall
- Father's Day Liturgy Whole School
Week 9
National Child Protection Week
Week 10
15th September - Footy Colours Day and Fun Lunch (P&F)
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Class |
Term 2 Week 9 |
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P/1 |
Callum - for being very responsible in the classroom this week. Callum has asked for help and helped others. Lachie - being very patient this week and spending more time on his work, making sure it is his best. |
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1/2 |
Chloe - for trying her very best in all her learning this week. Well done Chloe. Lucy - for always being respectful, resilient and responsible member of our Year ½ classroom |
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3/4 |
David: For not giving up on tricky questions and trying his hardest to solve these questions. Victoria: For being a respectful classmate and treating everyone with respect. |
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4/5 |
Ilah - Terrific efforts in her reading this week. Reading more at home and choosing challenging texts in class.
Maeve - being very resilient in maths. Maeve has challenged herself by choosing to solve difficult tasks in her maths tasks this week. |
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5/6 |
Crystal: For showing great resilience and not to mention her independence and culinary skills. Blake: always, always, always showing respect for his own learning. He meets every challenge head on. |
Now is the time to enrol your child for existing families with an older sibling at the school. Please find attached the enrolment forms that need to be filled in. It would be great to have these back as soon as possible.
CHURCHILL_Lumen_Christi_Primary_School_Application_for_Enrolment_Form_valid_from_may2020_1_.pdf
Did you know that children from Lumen Christi can access After School Care at Churchill North Primary School?
Children needing to use this service can catch a bus from the school and arrive at Churchill North PS where they will be met by a teacher and taken to the After School Program.
This is the only After School Care Program running in Churchill for all three primary schools.
Details of how to enrol are attached.
Online Wellbeing Resource
At Lumen Christi we value the importance of student wellbeing. Students learn best when they are happy and cared for. Today’s parents are facing numerous challenges raising happy and resilient children.
To support our parents, we are excited to announce a brand new platform - School TV which is an online resource that provides an extensive range of information.
You can access articles by reputable organisations, videos from experts and a range of resources to navigate your way through your journey with your child.
View the Lumen Christi School TV site here: https://churchill.catholic.