PRINCIPAL - PAULA MACKENZIE

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We have been blessed with our staff who have volunteered to host Breakfast Club all year. Our staff give their time freely to ensure that our students can enjoy a healthy breakfast and have the time to sit and interact with their fellow students. Whether students come to our morning sessions to eat or just play it is a service we provide free of charge to our parents. As we come to the end of the year we would like to thank and acknowledge the work of our staff and their generosity it is greatly appreciated. As school begins at 8.50am the doors of our school open at 8.30am this gives our students and parents time to visit the classrooms and prepare for the day. Staff come to school early and set up breakfast club every day of the week, often staff arrive at around 7.20am to prepare the meals for our students. We would also like to thank the many parents who have bought in food for the breakfast club this also has been greatly appreciated. This year we have been funded by Coles, each week fresh food is delivered to the door to enable Breakfast club to run. We are very grateful to Coles for their kind donations. It is wonderful to see the partnerships formed in the wider community.

We have been supervising the children for half an hour and we have found that most children finish there breakfast in 15 minutes or less so therefore next year we will begin breakfast club at 8.15am. We are finding a lot of children are still being dropped off very early indeed. Please remember that next year children are not to be dropped off before 8.15am if you need your children looked after we request you make use of Helping Hands as they provide before and after care for your children, leaving them at the front gate is not a safe practice.

KINDERGARTEN PRESENTATION

Next week our beautiful Curtin University Speech Students were holding a presentation for all new Kindergarten Enrolments. They were to give tips to parents, unfortunately this has had to be cancelled due to staffing shortages. They are preparing a handbook for our parents and this will be given out at the Kindergarten Orientation on Monday 4 February at 10.00am. Kindergarten days for 2019 will be both classes, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

LENGTH OF DRESSES

Just a reminder to check your daughters dresses to ensure that the length of the dress is suitable for school life. At this time of the year we notice a number of shortening dress lengths. We want our children to be comfortable in their dresses and when they are too short you can see that the children not at ease.

AGM

Please note that our Annual General Meeting has been postponed until next year in February. We are very sorry for the inconvenience to families. Due to late funding notice we can’t give a full report to parents.

BRAIN FOOD

Developing healthy eating habits is an important lesson that we aim to promote at St Brigids. It is vital that children understand the importance of nutrition in developing physical and mental fitness as well as providing the energy they need to participate actively in life. Food and drink are vital for children to grow and develop, but the types of food that children consume, is important.

At St Brigid’s we encourage students to think about the types of food and drinks they eat in a typical day. Children are often keen to eat healthy foods when they understand that their body needs these foods to grow and develop All students are encouraged to keep up their intake of water with individual water bottles permitted in classrooms. Children need to drink plenty of water, even in cooler weather, to keep their bodies functioning well.

Our curriculum encourages students to think about their own food choices and to realise the importance of healthy eating. We acknowledge that families provide the pivotal role model for children as they learn about food choices, but at school we also need to compliment and encourage the work of families. The end result is healthy children; what more could we all want!

God Bless

 

Paula MacKenzie
PRINCIPAL

 

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - MIKE SIBBALD

KINDY LITURGY

Our next school Liturgy will be hosted by the Kindy Classes on Wednesday, 21 November. The Liturgy will be held in the Kindy Classrooms and begin at 2.30pm.
All parents and friends are warmly invited to attend.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL CHRISTMAS NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DRIVE

Over the next three weeks, we are asking the children to bring in non-perishable food items that can be donated to the St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal. Every Class will have their own basket where donations can be placed. We also have a special basket in the Front Office for cat & dog food, especially for elderly people who would feed their pet before themselves. Our Year Six Christian Ministry will be coordinating this very special and important Christmas Tradition. Thank you for your support.

SACRAMENTAL DATES 2019

Year 3 RECONCILIATION – Tuesday 7 May 2019 (5.00pm)
Year 4 FIRST EUCHARIST – Sunday 23 June 2019 (11.00)
Year 6 CONFIRMATION – TBC (6.00pm)
Commitment Mass Weekend - Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 February 2019.
(For ALL children who are making any of the sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and/or Confirmation).

YEAR FOUR CAMP

Much fun, teamwork, independence and interdependence developed because of the many interesting and challenging activities the children were involved in! Congratulations to all the year four students for your energetic and positive participation throughout the camp. No doubt, many will enjoy the weekend to recover! Our staff were fantastic and I wish to thank Ms Shepherd, Ms Mitchell, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Percival, Ms Beeken and Mrs. MacKenzie for their excellent and often creative, contribution!
A special thank you is extended to La Salle College for the use of their facilities too.

 

ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - COLETTE WAYNE

SWIMMING LESSONS

Swimming lessons for Pre Primary to Year 2 students concluded today. Lessons ran smoothly, the students were well behaved and responded well to the friendly instructors. Students will bring home their certificates/participation note informing parents what stage to enroll in next time they take part in swimming lesson. Thank you parents for your assistance in ensuring that your child had the correct swimming and uniform attire in the last two weeks.

DANCE COSTUME FOR END OF YEAR CONCERT

Our end of year concert is fast approaching and students continue to participate in dance lessons on Tuesdays. So it’s time to start thinking about what the students need to wear on the night:-

Pre Primary: Colourful clothing + coloured head scarves

Year 1: Grass skirts and flower leis for girls (from two dollar shop)
Hawaiian short for boys. If this is too difficult beach wear will do

Year 2: Cowboy hat, denim jeans/ any denim bottoms, belt, black or red shirt. Black school shoes or boots

Year 3: Black top and bottoms, bare feet

Year 4: Red and yellow colour scheme

Year 5: Green, yellow, blue theme representing Brazil

Year 6: Girls – Black tights, black singlet top. Add a bright coloured triangle shaped skirt around waist, tied in a knot on the side. Girls hair in a low bun,
Boys – Black jeans, black t-shirt with hair spiked up, or slicked back.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

SCHOOL NEWS

 

CANTEEN ROSTER

Monday 19th Nov          S THOMAS

Tuesday 20th Nov          H VRANJES

Wednesday 21st Nov     H VRANJES

Thursday 22nd Nov       S SICILIANO

Friday 23rd Nov             C KIRBY

 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR CANTEEN MENU                                                

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SEQTA ENGAGE FOR STUDENT REPORTS: PRE-PRIMARY TO YEAR 6

To access your child's report, you need to go to the following site: https://stbrigidsms.coneqt-p.cathednet.wa.edu.au and use your current username and password.

If you have remembered your username but have forgotten your password, please click on the ‘Forgot your Password?’ link and an immediate email will be sent to you. THIS EMAIL WILL EXPIRE WITHIN ONE HOUR, so please action this immediately. Please note that for security reasons, the school does not have access to parent passwords.

If you have any issues, please contact the school by sending an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kind Regards,

Mr Steve DuncanSeqta Coorindator

 

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ST BRIGID'S SWIM SQUADStart training now for next year's Swimming Carnival.   Come along and join the St Brigid's Swim Squad.  Training takes place every Thursday morning at Swan Active, Morrison Road, Midvale, commencing at 7am.  Entry is $3.30 (no spectator fee for parents).   Swim Squad is for students in Yrs 2 to Yr 6 whom are at swimming level 5 or above.  Students can then take advantage of Breakfast Club at school which commences at 8.00am in the MacKillop Hall.  If you have any queries, please contact Deanna (DJ) on 0419 943 901. 

 

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UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

There will be a Price Increase from 2019 for all Uniforms.

 

ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM THE UNIFORM SHOP IN 2019 ARE AS FOLLOWS (Limited Stock Available):

School Bathers for boys and girls

Boys & girl's stock will be sizes 8,10 & 12.  Orders can be taken for other sizes (Prices to be confirmed)

4 Year Old Kindy T Shirts

Please ensure you label all your children's school items as there are many items that are sent up to lost property but cannot be returned to students because there are no names on them.

THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL BE CLOSED OVER THE CHRISTMAS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS & will re-open Monday 4th February 2019 @ 8am

Please direct all your enquiries to Mrs Jo Vellis, Uniform Shop Manager.

 

LOST PROPERTY

We currently have a pair of glasses, a watch and some jewelry in the office.  Also, some foreign money was found in the carpark.  Please feel free to call into the office if your child has lost any of these items recently.

 

P & F NEWS

St Brigid’s Parents and Friends Association

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

We are creating a Christmas raffle to celebrate this joyous time of year. If you would like to contribute to the raffle please contact us or deliver your item to the front office by November 28.

Ideas for contributions include: Christmas themed gifts, unwanted gifts, gourmet foods.

Tickets will be sent home next week – these are optional to purchase. Additional tickets will be also be available to purchase at school. The raffle will be drawn at the End of Year concert on Wednesday 5 December.

We understand that this can be a busy and expensive time of year and whilst we are grateful to everyone who has supported us in 2018, please don’t feel pressured to contribute.

CHRISTMAS GIFT STALL

On Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 November, the P & F will be holding a Christmas gift stall, with lots of lovely yet inexpensive gifts that the children can purchase for their family, friends and loved ones. The gifts range from $1 to $8. Teachers will be allocating times for each class and will let your child know when this is. If your child would like to participate, please send along a small amount of money to school on their allocated day. Teachers will advise the students how they can manage their money for safekeeping.

Any remaining gifts will be available to purchase before and after school from Wednesday, subject to helpers. We will have an EFTPOS machine available for before/after school purchases from the stall.

SCHOOL BANKING

The School Banking program is an important tool to teach our children about saving money and planning for the future. In addition, the program raised a fantastic $1200 in commissions this year, which helped the P&F to fund important resources at St Brigid’s Primary. We would like to thank Kelly and Nicole for all their hard work over the last few years in running the program.

Unfortunately, the School Banking program may have to close next year if we can’t get some new volunteers to help run the program. Please contact Kelly on 0447 051 641 for more information about how you can help.

SAVE THE DATE: DANCE ON THE GREEN - 16 FEBRUARY 2019
Save the date and join us for our annual family picnic and dance event to welcome in the new school year. More details to come.

LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

Gilberts Fresh SOS program - Sin up in store for your card, nominate St Brigid’s Primary School and each time you shop and scan your card, 1% of your total spend will be donated to our School. Too easy! https://www.facebook.com/gilbertsfreshmarketmidland/

Midland Supa IGA: Shop for your School – Let the cashier know that you would like your purchase points to go towards St Brigid’s Primary School. Points go towards store credit for our School. https://www.facebook.com/MidlandSupaIGA/

PARENTS AND FRIENDS MEETINGS

Formal meetings for the P&F have finished for 2018. Please consider being involved in 2019, even if it is for a meeting, one event or fundraising activity. Meeting times can be flexible if we get enough interest in running a meeting at another time. Please let us know.

 

P & F CONTACT INFORMATION

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Karryn - 0409 293 198

Emma - 0431 896 213

 

SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWS

  SCHOOL BANKING

 

 

 

Our school banking day is Wednesday morning from 8am until 8.50am. Come along and see us if you would like to join up and start saving!

WE ARE IN URGENT NEED OF A BANKING VOLUNTEER!

We urgently require one or two people to become banking co-ordinators for our school. What’s involved you ask?

We need someone to be available for about 1 hour on a Wednesday morning between 8am and 9am to take the banking money and slips from the children. After the children bank we enter the deposits in via the banking portal, and balance the money. This is all done on the school grounds. After we balance the school banking money, we drop the money bag off at Commonwealth Bank.

School banking benefits the school and our children and if we don’t get a volunteer or two we may not be able to continue school banking next year.

If you would like to know more, please come and see either Nicole or Kelly on a Wednesday morning or feel free to give Kelly a call on 0447 051 641.

 

HELPING HANDS

 BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE 

 

 

UNABLE TO MAKE IT IN TIME TO PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN?

BOSS ASKED YOU TO STAY LATE OR COME IN EARLY?

NEED TO HAVE SOME TIME FOR YOURSELF?

 

Parents, we are here to support you and your children in before and after school hours! We offer a secure, safe and exciting environment for your children to thrive and be a part of a socialized group while you are busy.

Please note an enrolment form and 1 days' notice is to be given to make your casual bookings for your children. 

We are here to help!  Enrolment forms are available from the Kindy B Classroom during out of school hours, weekdays. 

Vacancies Available Now!

P: 0484302073

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COMMUNITY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

With swimming pools and beaches a big part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children can swim competently and safely is essential.

You can now enrol your children in VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays. VacSwim programs are held at pools and beaches all across the State. No matter where you are planning to spend these summer holidays, your children can take part in VacSwim.

VacSwim is for all children - from beginners to more advanced swimmers. Your children can start as young as five years old.

Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/swimming