Saint Mary of the Cross

Last week classes celebrated the Feast day of Mary McKillop, through class prayer and liturgy. Saint Mary of the Cross is an inspiration to many as she lived her life faithful to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and was constant in bringing hope and encouragement to those who were disheartened, lonely or needy.

Mary MacKillop

Mother Mary of the Cross

Living in love, always

Trusting in God, she was

One voice for others

Seeking justice in our land

Building the dream

In charity

Always faithful to God’s plan

“Never see a need without doing something about it”

-Mary MacKillop

Holy Trinity Parish-Assistance and Support

Our parish recently sent the following information to parishioners and I thought it worthwhile to publish this information for our school community. Please see below.

Dear Parishioners,

The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted people in different ways. It is understandable during times like this that people may be feeling afraid, worried, anxious and overwhelmed. So much has changed in a short period of time – the world around us, our neighbourhoods, gathering spaces, the places we worship, work and call home. If you or know anyone that has been impacted due to this pandemic, please pass on the below details:

 If you or anyone you know needs help:

• Lifeline on 13 11 14
• beyondblue on 1300 224 636
• MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978
• Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800
• Headspace on 1800 650 890
• QLife on 1800 184 527
• Parentline on 13 22 89

OLDER PERSON’S COVID-19 SUPPORT LINE 

Provides information, support and a check on older Australians during this pandemic. 

COTA, National Seniors, 

Dementia Australian and 

Older Persons Advocacy Network 

have come together on this 

1800 171 866 CALL TOLL FREE

During this very difficult time the following support numbers may help you. 

National Debt Helpline 1800 007 007 

Suicide Call Back Line 1300 659 467 

National Disability Support 1800 800 110 

Sane Australia 1800 187 263 

Electricity & Gas relief (Call your retailer first and discuss options If you are still unhappy)

PLEASE CALL - Energy and Water Ombudsman 1800 500 509

God Bless, stay safe and warm. 

Holy Trinity Parish.

Learning

Thank you to all our students and families for doing the very best they can with remote/home learning.

Staff are so proud of your efforts and ability to power on. We are thinking of you all. 

Term 3 Learning Assemblies

At this stage all learning assemblies will be rescheduled.

We will let you know new dates for these events when we are back onsite at school.

Remote/Home Learning survey

If you haven’t already completed the Remote/Home Learning Survey, there is still time to do so. Please see link below

New Changes to the Sacrament of Eucharist as of Monday 16 August

Due to the current COVID restrictions, we have modified some aspects of the Eucharist Program. 

Eucharist Presentation Mass- Cancelled

In consultation with the Parish, it has been decided to cancel the Presentation Mass where candidates are presented with a candle from the Parish. The Parish has dropped these candles into the school and these will be given to the candidates as part of the Reflection Day once they are back onsite.  

Eucharist Family Workshop- Online

Rescheduled- 6.30-7.30pm Wednesday  25 August 

We plan to hold the family Eucharist workshops online, 6.30-7.30pm Wednesday  25 August. This workshop will go ahead even if we are still in Lockdown 6.0. A resource pack for the workshop will be available for all candidates on Friday 20th August for pickup from the school hall from 3.00pm-5.00pm. Attendance at this workshop is part of the preparation for your child’s Eucharist. At least one parent and your child will need to attend this workshop. A Google Meet link will be sent to your email address the day before the workshop. (Tuesday 24 August) Please email carmel.donlon@scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au if you have any issues with the google meet link.

On the night you will be asked to participate in prayer and activities with your child. We will also give you further information about the Eucharist celebration.

Eucharist Reflection Day- Date to be determined once Lockdown 6.0 has ended

Your child will also participate in a student Reflection Day at school. Once Lockdown 6.0 has ended, you will be notified about the new date and requirements for the day.  On this day students will attend the Parish Mass ( if restrictions allow for this) and engage in Eucharist activities with their teacher.

Traditionally the school provides a special lunch celebration for the Eucharitst candidates on the Student Reflection Day, however this is not possible at the moment with the COVID restrictions. We plan to organise a special lunch for the candidates at another time, later in the term.

Eucharist Family Celebration- Date to be determined once Lockdown 6.0 has ended

Father Jacob has kindly offered to celebrate Mass for the students and their families separate to the Parish Mass. This will enable more family members to attend. A new date will be selected once this current lockdown ends. All candidates will be at the same Mass.

Regards

Carmel Donlon- Religious Education Leader

One of the very best times to prepare our children's social and emotional wellbeing for the day ahead is first thing in the morning. Creating a routine of sharing some positive affirmations is a great way to help the children start their day off feeling connected, respected, and valued. By putting social-emotional learning first, we help pave the way for them to do their best for the rest of the day. That’s a win for everyone involved.

When used on a regular basis affirmation and positive self-talk can help children to:

• Feel more confident & empowered
• Create positive beliefs about themselves
• Increase their self esteem
• Become more emotionally resilient
• Boost positive feelings

Positive self-talk statements or affirmations are an empowering way to help children  each day. Have them create their own positive affirmation lists. Put their list in their learning space at home, so they can read these phrases each day. Some children might benefit from guided practice with positive affirmations. For example, you could share an affirmation or phrase and have them repeat it back. If they like the phrase they could write it on their list.There are multiple techniques for using positive affirmations as part of your daily routine. You might like to share a family affirmation at breakfast for everyone to think about during the day. Everyone could choose their favourite affirmation and as a brain break during the day sit and design a poster to put up in the house.

Please email any posters created and we can share them in our next newsletter.

maree.hills@scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au

Take care and stay safe,

Maree

In 1MH everyone is working so hard on all of their Seesaw activities. We have been learning about the fractions of half and quarters. Each day we have completed a reading task about a book. We have drawn maps about the stories, made word searches about the characters and settings and written questions we would like to ask the characters and the author. We all loved doing the hour of code challenge with our families.

Foundation Students have been doing a fantastic job with their Home Learning Tasks via Seesaw. Within Mathematics, students have been learning about fractions and discovering how they can halve an object.

It has been wonderful to see students using their knowledge of halves at home. 

Hello Everyone,

We hope this finds you all safe and well. 

The P&F would like to acknowledge the amazing work all the St Catherine’s staff are doing to support our children (and us!) through this trying time. You are all working enormous hours to customize our children’s remote learning and we really appreciate all that you do.

The COVID restrictions are making things very tricky for all of us, but we are being optimistic and hoping that our planned community events will go ahead. 

The Bunnings BBQ last weekend was cancelled but we are very fortunate to have received a $500 gift voucher in lieu of a third from Bunnings, which is amazing and will make a fabulous prize for our Christmas Raffle. We have another booking for Saturday the 2nd  of October – please put this in your diary to lend a hand for a couple of hours. Thanks to Suzanne Currie for coordinating these.

Our Father’s Day Stall will need to be re-scheduled due to the extended lockdown up to the 2nd September. 

Restrictions permitting, the Dad’s Night Out will go ahead on Friday the 3rd of September – we will let you know the time and place closer to the date as it will depend on venue capacity.

The Music Trivia Night is planned for the 11th of September, and we are planning to keep this date if allowed. Invite your friends and family (over 18s). 

The organizing committee are working hard to make this a fantastic event and it’s shaping up to be a great way to come out of this lockdown and spend some time as a community. Tickets via www.trybooking.com/BSWKV  All tickets will be transferred to a new date if we need to postpone (or refunded if preferred). 

We have secured some great prizes and auction items including:

• Gift vouchers from Lazy Gramps in Cheltenham – please support this local business owned by the Jin family (Ella is in our ¾ class) who have donated these huge prizes! https://www.facebook.com/lazygrampschel
• Gym memberships from Body Fit Training (BFT) in Cheltenham . https://bodyfittraining.com/club/cheltenham/
• If you would like to donate a prize (big or small) please let us know or drop it in to the school office when you can.

The Colour Run and Sausage Sizzle will be held on Friday the 8th of October – more details soon.

Please take care and reach out to us if we can support you in any way.

stcathsparentsandfriends@gmail.com

The St Cath’s P&F