Dear Father in heaven,
We thank you for our School, our families, our friends and our environment.
Help us make our School a better place, by being more like St Brigid, who loved, helped, cared and shared.
Thank you for all the people who do things for us.
Bless us all today and everyday. We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ, our lord. Amen
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God abounds in faithfulness towards you.
That means that His faithfulness is only measured by one standard – abundance!
It is a faithfulness of the highest quantity,
the largest portion, the highest rank and the finest quality.
It is a faithfulness that brings God’s “more than enough” into your life.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
It was wonderful to see so many of our families attending the commitment Masses over the weekend as they enrolled their children in the Parish Sacramental Programs. The Church was filled with our families and there was a great joy in the Church. As a school we look forward to walking along side you as you continue on your family’s faith journey.
Annual General Meeting of the P & F and School Board
Thank you to all who attended the AGM, it was a great chance to look back over 2018 and take the time to celebrate all our achievements. During 2018 we had a committed group of individuals who worked tirelessly for the good of the school; many important decisions were made for the future planning of our school.
We are blessed to have a very proactive School Board under the awesome leadership of Dan Godin. This group ensures we are financially sound and has undertaken many projects during 2018 to improve our school facilities. Dan has been a wonderful ambassador for our school with his enthusiasm and love for our school and Catholic Education. He is ably supported by the members of the Board who give their time to improve our school.
We are blessed also to be supported by our amazing P & F under the leadership of Mrs Karryn Purchase and her band of helpers. This group is a powerhouse of our school and helps to build school community and provide wonderful resources for our school.
We are aware that not all parents and caregivers could make the meeting on Wednesday night therefore you will find the minutes of the meeting and the PowerPoint for you to read and view on the website.
Opti-MINDS Workshop
This week a number of our students participated in the Opti-MINDs workshop with Mrs Kathy Boyatiz –Pascoe and their teacher Mrs Annalise Paull. Our students were very excited to share their ideas and take on a number of challenges. This week we have chosen two teams that will enter the Opti- MINDS challenges that will take place in Term 2. We look forward to watching their journey as they progress through the challenges put before them.
Attention Seeking Behaviour
Attention seeking is the most common form of misbehaviour in children and it can take many forms: eating problems, 24 hour a day questioning, showing off, constant interruptions, whining and tantrums. This kind of behaviour is very effective; it is annoying, hard to ignore and is often unknowingly reinforced by parents’ responses.
How do you know if your child’s misbehaviour is purely seeking your attention? If you are annoyed or irritated by a particular behaviour, there’s a good chance it is designed to get your attention. Ask yourself if the behaviour would stop if you ignored it. If the answer is yes, the behaviour is usually attention seeking because this type of behaviour requires feedback to continue.
Children who engage in attention seeking behaviours want to keep their parents (or teachers) busy and fully occupied. Try the following to reduce this kind of behaviour in your children:
God Bless
Paula MacKenzie
PRINCIPAL
LENT
Is the period of forty days that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday.
It is the Christian time of preparation for Easter ~ “The Feast” of the church year, where we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
It is recognised as a time of fasting, reflection, prayer and penance and is closely linked with Baptism… Where we die to our old ways and rise to new life in Christ.
Sundays are not included in the days of Lent because every Sunday is a Day of Resurrection.
Please encourage your child/children to keep their Lenten promises and contribute to Project Compassion.
ASH WEDNESDAY
Our next whole school mass will be this coming week, Ash Wednesday on 6 March. This will be held at 9.30am in the St Brigid’s Church. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent and is a day of fasting and abstinence. During the Eucharist, blessed ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful and these words are said: “Repent and be faithful to the Gospel”. Please come to join in the celebrations with the children. The ashes will also be given to the Kindy children.
ST BRIGID’S PARISH SACRAMENTAL COMMITMENT MASS
Thank you to those families who attended the Commitment Masses last weekend. Father has now received your sacramental information in preparation for making one of the three sacraments throughout the year. If you were unable to make it to the Commitment Mass and you still want your child to make a sacrament this year, then you need to book an appointment with Fr Benny before the end of next week.
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2019
Year 3 RECONCILIATION – Tuesday 7 May 2019 (5.00pm)
Year 4 FIRST EUCHARIST – Sunday 23 June 2019 (9.30am)
Year 6 CONFIRMATION – Sunday 8 September 2019 (11.00am)
MACQLIT
As you may be aware, our school introduced MiniLit in 2018 to support our junior primary students and their literacy development. This year we will be introducing MacqLit to support our middle-upper primary students. MacqLit is an explicit and systematic reading intervention program for small groups of older low-progress readers. It provides teachers with a comprehensive sequence of lessons that includes all the key components necessary for effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. We recently sent six staff members to a two-day MacqLit training course and ordered new furniture to assist with the delivery of these small-group lessons. Testing has commenced and this data will be used to identify students for our first intake of MacqLit at our school this year. We thank Mrs Paula McConnell and the highly skilled Education Assistants who are excited to begin their MacqLit lessons. We look forward to our lessons beginning once testing has been completed. This program provides a wonderful opportunity to further meet the specific learning needs of our students.
It was fantastic to see so many students get dressed in their favourite sporting attire to support our St Brigid’s ‘Sporting Heroes’ Day. There was a wide range of sports represented throughout all year groups and it is pleasing to see so many students who have a keen interest in sport and physical activity outside of school, with their clubs and competitions. All of the money which was raised today through student’s gold coin donations, have been collected and will be presented to Kasey and her family to assist with covering some of the costs associated with her Australian U14’s Softball Team tour of New Zealand in April. As I mentioned at Assembly, the St Brigid’s School is extremely excited and proud of Kasey and we wish her all the best this coming April and in the lead up to her tour. A big thank you must also go to both the parents of all students who supported the fundraising event and the St Brigid’s Staff for promoting our ‘Sporting Heroes’ Day. I wish everyone a happy and safe long weekend, with a look to our upcoming swimming trials in week 6.
Mr Samuel Harris
Physical Education Specialist
PLAYGROUP
Previously we have had two separate Playgroups however this year we will be running just one. All parents/guardians and community members with children aged 0-4yrs are more than welcome to come along.
We will be starting Friday 8th March.
Monday 4th March PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Tuesday 5th March H VRANJES
Wednesday 6th March S SOEMYA
Thursday 7th March C TURNER
Friday 8th March K PURCHASE
MENU CHANGE
Next Wednesday 6th March is ASH WEDNESDAY -Friday's Menu will apply and there will be no meat products available. NO MEAT products will be sold in the Canteen every Friday during Lent.
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR CANTEEN MENU
ST BRIGID'S SWIM SQUADStart training now for this 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.
SPORTING HEROES
St Brigid’s Parents and Friends Association
Please note that the 1st P&F meeting for 2019 will be held this coming Tuesday – 5th March 2019 at 9am in the Board room in the Admin office. Please feel free to come along if you are interested in hearing more about how you can help or have an input on what the P&F are planning for the coming year. Children are welcome as well if you have little ones. Hope to see you there.
Karryn Purchase - P&F President - 0409 293 198
Joanne Johnson - Vice President – 0418 954 821
Just a reminder as well on some easy ways to help raise funds for our school that require nothing more than doing your usual food and grocery shop.
Gilberts Fresh – Cnr Morrison Rd and Keane Street
“Gilbert’s Support Our Schools (SOS) Program donates 1% of the money spent by you to your nominated school every time you shop with us at Gilbert’s Fresh Market Midland, Hilton or Willetton Store.
There are no conditions on how your school spends the money – no stickers to collect or count, it is free and available to all of our customers. So, don’t let your school miss out on some easy extra funds – sign up in-store today. Together, we can help make a difference for our local school children.”
Midland Supa IGA – 295 Great Eastern Highway, Midland
P & F CONTACT INFORMATION
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Karryn - 0409 293 198
Joanne - 0418 954 821
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 Education Support Room. During out of school hours and weekdays.
Welcome Back for 2019 and a big welcome to our new Families. We hope you all had a lovely break and are feeling fresh for the new year
This week at Helping Hands
Message from Nicole
Wednesday the 13th of March 2019 will be my last day working at Helping Hands St Brigid's. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know your families and all the special bonds I have made with the children over the years. I have loved every minute working at St Brigid's and will miss everyone very much, thanks for making my time here so enjoyable.
OUR GOALS/ Family feedback. Hear at helping hands St Brigid's we strive to build and a maintain a respectful, trusting relationship with each child and their families. We Acknowledge that parents/guardians are the child’s first primary Nurtures. This term we are focusing on including our parents into the program by getting feedback, ideas with programming, menu and cultural history. this term we are focusing on goals we would love to hear what wishes and goals you would like your children to achieve while at helping Hands please write it on our leaf to hang on our wishing tree located on the parents table.
Our Parent’s Board! we have a parent's board located inside our room where we will display important information, including our programs, Our QIP (quality improvement plan, information regarding our programming, goals. Please come and look and provide some feedback. We appreciate your input and feedback
Term 1 we have been focusing on the environment making it look inviting for the children to explore as well to look at each child likes and interest. We have also been reflecting on our transitions and routines due to having new children. The Educators strive to builds and maintain a respectful relation with each child, we have been getting to know each children’s like, interest. the children have shown interest in role playing vets and restaurants.
The children have enjoyed using their imagination with using leggo to make Beyblades.
PILATES CLASSES
Commencing Tuesday 19th February in the MacKillop Hall
Then every Tuesday thereafter
From 5.15pm to 6.15pm
$12.00 per session or $60.00 for 5 sessions
All proceeds go to Cambodia
All equipment supplied, just bring a water bottle
Enquiries to Elaine 0433 900 703
