Dear Families,

Welcome to Week 5! We are officially half way into another term and as always there is a lot going on and a lot to celebrate here at Lumen Christi.

Firstly, thank you to our families who were able to support the Book Fair last week. It was lovely to see so many children walking away with books that they were going to read and enjoy.

We also had a great turn out for our “Dad’s (and special persons’) night – a huge thank you to Mr Clarke for organising another action packed night and to Miss Smith and Miss Jess for helping out.

This week, we have Meerkat Productions coming to share a play about one of the shortlisted books for Book Week. I know the children have been preparing for this in their Library session so that they can take part in the production too.

Speaking of Book Week, Monday 21 st of August is Dress Up Day – so please start thinking about a costume. Remember, it doesn’t have to be shop bought or anything fancy. Usually, you can be creative with something you might have at home already. The last thing anybody at Lumen Christi wants is for families to spend a fortune on costumes. It’s always a fun day, we encourage all children to participate by dressing up as their favourite book character.

This week, we are celebrating Grandparent’s Day. We invite our Grandparents and other special people to come along for one of our amazing breakfasts at 8:10am in the eco-centre and then for mass at 9:30am in the church.

Today is the solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Mary MacKillop was famous for saying, “Never see a need without doing something about it”. There is a need in our local community to support those who don’t have enough and so we ask our families this week to “Give a Damn, Give a Can” so that we can provide meals to those in need. There are tubs in classrooms and one in the foyer area at school. Some children have started bringing in their cans of food already, which is wonderful to see. Please give generously if you can.

Go Diamonds! Our netballers won the netball World Cup also this week. And also – Go Matildas! I don’t think God would mind if we all said a special prayer ensuring Samantha Kerr’s calf injury will be right for the quarter finals.

Have a wonderful week ahead,

Sally

Please take note of these dates for your family calendar

TERM 3 DATES

Week 5

7th August - Give a Damn. Give a Can.

8th August - Meerkat Productions (School Incursion) - Bring along your favourite beanie!

10th August - Grandparents Day Breakfast & Mass

Week 6

14th August - RACV Safety Session Incursion

14th August - Year 5/6 visit to Kurnai  

16th August - District Basketball 

18th August - P/1/2 Excursion to Gumbuya World

Week 7

BOOK WEEK THIS WEEK

21st August - Book Week Dress Up Day

23rd August - 1st Prep Transition Session

Week 8

31st August - Father's Day Breakfast

                    Father's Day Stall

1st September - P/1 100 days of School 

Week 9

6th September - 2nd Prep Transition Session

Week 10

14th Spetember - Footy Colours Day

                           LAST DAY TERM 3 (SCHOOL FINISHES 3PM)

15th September - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY 

Well done to these fabulous students for their achievements this week.

Thank you to all the families that came to Dad's Night last week. A big thank you to Mr Clarke for organising the night! 

Beanies are back in stock!

These will come in handy on these chilly mornings. 

Purchase our beanies from the office or CDF pay for $18

Lunch Orders are on Wednesdays.

Download the Spriggy Schools app, set up an account for each child and start ordering!

They will be delivered before playtime so the option is there to include ALL food your child needs for the whole day - a day off from making lunches!

Lots of healthy options.

Instructions in the information sheet provided.

NB: Mini grazing boxes need to be ordered by 3pm on Tuesdays.

All other orders by 7:30pm Tuesday evening.

THE LUNCHRUN WILL NOW BE OFFERING HOT FOOD FORTNIGHTLY

Starting from Wednesday the 19th July, LunchRun will be offering hot food options for students fortnightly. On these Wednesdays there will be no snack available, only lunch. 

Every other Wednesday will be the regular lunchbox menu - NO HOT FOOD

An updated QR code has been added to the information sheet provided. 

Feedback welcome.

Parentzone Gippsland is providing a new 5 week online program commencing this term called "Let's talk about Parenting". It is designed to strengthen communication between parents and children and to help parents understand their child's behaviour and what may be causing those behaviours. It is a completely free program. 

At Lumen Christi, whilst we strongly recommend that age restrictions are adhered to, we respect the decisions that our parents make about allowing the use of Social Media in their homes. 

From time to time with social media, issues arise in the home that filter into school in regards to the online behaviour of some children.

I strongly recommend that parents and children understand both their rights and responsibilities when it comes to online behaviour and both the benefits and risks of the use of social media for young children and pre-teens. In particular, both parents and children need to understand what consitutes online bullying and any behaviour that could have legal ramifications.

Below is a link from "Raising Children" that outlines some information in regards to social media for kids. It is worth having a look and having a discussion with our kids about some of the content and most importantly respectful behaviour online. Social Media is an increasingly important part of how we communicate and connect with people, but using it in an inappropriate way can have a negative effect on others and this is not okay.

https://raisingchildren.net.au/teens/entertainment-technology/digital-life/social-media