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St Ita’s Catholic Primary School acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
CONCERT SUCCESS
Well done to all our students, staff and parent helpers for presenting such a successful concert last night. The excitement seen in our children yesterday and last night was something very special and shows the importance of giving our kids time to shine in front of the people who love them.
A a big shout out to Mrs Monique Kizenberg and her mother Jenny Adrichem for taking on the roles of developing and supporting our school concert and bringing it all together in such an amazing way. It was a great example of teamwork at its best. The effort from our teachers was terrific and I know our kids appreciate the effort that they put in which is over and above.
The parent feedback last night was wonderful and it’s a great way to showcase the arts in our school. It was a great day for the St Ita’s community getting the concert back up and going again. A super effort by all involved.
The concert performance has been recorded and once the editing is complete, it will be available for families to purchase. This will delivered via USBs.
FOUNDATION SIBLING ENROLMENTS BEGIN
Important message to all our current families who have sibling enrolments starting in 2025. Please ensure you contact administration and make a booking for an interview. These will take place over the next 3 weeks.
SCHOOL START & FINISH TIMES
A reminder that our school start time each day is 8.50 am. The most important part of any student’s day is the first 15 minutes when instructions and directions for the day are given to kids. Please endeavour to have your children at school by 8.50am so that they are not missing important instructions about the upcoming day.
The St Ita’s school day ends at 3.20pm and students need to be picked up by 3.45 pm. If families find that they will be late for after-school collection, we ask that you ensure your child is enrolled with the Camp Australia Program so that you can call and request that they be accepted into after-school care until you can collect them.
Under the EBA Award teachers attend Professional Development sessions on Monday and Wednesday from 3.45 pm - 4.45pm, and on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday they finish at 3.40pm.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Friday 23rd August - Book week dress up
- Friday 20th Sept - Last day Term 3
- Monday 7th Oct - Term 4 starts all students
- Monday 4th Nov - Pupil free day
- Tuesday 5th Nov - Melbourne Cup
- Tuesday 17th Dec - Last day of term 4
BOOK WEEK 2024
The 2024 Children's Book Week theme; Reading is Magic, we're celebrating reading stories and their amazing power to transport minds.
BOARD MEETING
SCHOOL NURSE
STUDENT ABSENCES
All student absences should be communicated to the office by 10 am daily. In addition to Class Dojo, student absences can be communicated via the Parent Access Module (PAM) which comes directly to the Administration Office. In addition to daily absences, PAM can be used to record family holidays and occurrences which are likely to be multiple day absences.
SCHOOL FEES
School Fees for Term 1 - 3 are now due and payable. Statements have been forwarded to all fee payers, please ensure you check your statement and bring your account up to date as necessary. All school fees must be finalised in the year that they are incurred.
Direct debit payments can be arranged at any time, please contact Beck Bradley (03) 5623 7222 or admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au to discuss payment options.
SIMON EVERYWHERE
NOAH HATSWELL - 50 GAMES OF FOOTY
We know that Noah Hatswell loves nothing more than footy, and he recently chalked up 50 games for Neerim South and made the interleague side.
What a great achievement Noah, our school community is very proud of your efforts.
Well Done!
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School Concert
Congratulations to all of our school community who took part in making our school concert performances yesterday so special. The reviews from families and everyone who attended have been very positive.
Well done to Mrs Keizenberg & Mrs Adrichem, all of your hard work and effort over the past weeks has been well rewarded with such a fantastic show.
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Foundation - C - Toy Story (You got a friend in me)
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Foundation HN - Frozen (Let it go)
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| Foundation K - Snow White (Heigh Ho) |
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| Grade 1ST - Mickey Mouse Club (House Song) |
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| Grade 1CW - Lion King (I just can't wait to be King) |
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| Grade 1G - Little Mermaid (Under the Sea) |
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| Grade 2MW - Mary Poppins (Chim Chim Cheree/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious) |
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| Grade 2CB - Peter Pan (Fly to your heart) |
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| Grade 2AK - Pinocchio (Pinocchio Boogie) |
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| Grade 3/4BW - Beauty and the Beast (Be our guest) |
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| Grade 3/4JP - Encanto (we don't talk about Bruno) |
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| Grade 3/4JW - Moana (How far I'll go) |
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| Grade 3/4E - Pirates of the Caribbean (Theme Song) |
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| Grade 3/4I - Cars (Life is a highway) |
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| Grade 5 - Dream is a wish your heart makes |
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| Grade 5 - Jungle Book (Bare necessities) |
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Grade 5 - High School Musical (We're all in this together)
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Teacher: Mrs Catherine McKenna
Email: cmckenna@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au
Dates for your diary:
Whole school Book Week dress up day: Friday August 23rd.
Theme: Reading is magic. Students may dress to the theme or as a book character.
READING CHAMPION
Congratulations to Henlee Robinson who is our reading champion this week.
Henlee always brings her Library Bag and often borrows books by the awesome author Sally Rippin! Her new favourite series is Meet Ella. She contributes to discussions about our shared books too.
SPORTS NEWS
Sports Teacher/Co-Ordinator: Hayley Roberts
Email: hroberts@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au
STATE CROSS COUNTRY
On Thursday 18th July, Charlotte Bills (Grade 6) and Eli Spargo (Grade 5) proudly represented St Ita's at the State Cross Country held at Yarra Valley Racing Club. They both ran 3km on a very muddy course and should be extremely proud of their efforts. Eli finished 20th and Charlotte finished 76th. Well done!
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AFLW HAWTHORN FOOTBALL CLUB
St Ita's were very lucky to have some of the AFLW Hawthorn Football Club players come to our school last Monday. They ran a Q&A session for anyone interested and it was a great turnout. They inspired many boys and girls to play in the AFL.
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PARISH NEWS
ONLY JESUS
Little has changed. Whinging has always been part of human society. From the Exodus complainers Moses and Aaron are dealing with (Ex 16:2-4,12-15) to the short sighted bread-seekers in John’s gospel (Jn 6:24-35) and to our 21st century society. Like Oliver Twist, we aren’t satisfied. We always want “more”.
Jesus is the bread of life, the answer to all our yearnings, the eternal guarantor against hunger and thirst but, just as the bread-seekers failed to recognise Jesus in front of them, so we often fail to see him in our lives. Consumed by fleeting bread, money, possessions, fame and fortune, many in our society desperately pursue “things,” including extended life and eternal beauty, longevity, remedies, cures, experiences, adventures, and fleeting pleasures, and they hope that actual eternity will go away. How crazy is that!
Deep in our being we know that these things we crave are transitory. For all of them, or for our importance or otherwise, our wealth or poverty, our busyness, our plans, buildings, courses, qualifications, arrangements and good works, only one thing counts – making our home in Jesus; believing in him. What “works (does) God want” …. “Believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6:30). Way beyond our physical hunger is what Pope Francis calls, “the hunger for life – the hunger for eternity – that only (Jesus) can satisfy because He is the bread of life.”
How then do ordinary people, believers, live their daily lives? We believe but we still need to put one foot in front of the other in this earthly life. Pope Francis points out that the true meaning of our earthly existence is to be found at the end, in eternity, “that to be open to meeting Jesus every day of our lives will illuminate our lives and give meaning to small gifts, sufferings and preoccupations.” (Pubblicato Il 02/08/2015)
Deacon Mark Kelly
CONFIRMATION RETREAT
SACRAMENT NEWS
On behalf of the Sacrament Team, I would like to offer hearty CONGRATULATIONS to all the students who were fully initiated into our Catholic Communities last Friday night through the Sacrament of Confirmation.
It has been a joy to work with you, and your families, throughout this Sacramental process. We wish you all the very best. Please know that we would love you to join us in any of our Parish Masses and events. May you always remain close to Jesus Christ and live spirit-filled lives. God Bless
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Our First Holy Communion Program begins soon. A Parent Information Meeting will be held on Thursday 29th August in the Marian Room at St. Joseph's Church, at 7pm. Our guest Speaker is Rev. Dr. Fr. Elio Capra, SDB.
Children must be in Grade 4, or above, be baptised, and have made their First Reconciliation to receive this Sacrament. A letter with more details will be sent home soon.
For more information contact Liz on 5623 1642, or email: Warragul.sacraments@cdsale.org.au
CAMP AUSTRALIA
Camp Australia Co-Ordinator: Carmelina De Cesari
Contact Number: 1300 105 343
Website: www.campaustralia.com.au
BOOKING & COMMUNICATION
Due to our increasing numbers and the increased demand for before and after-school care services, our families are encouraged to book early to ensure Camp Australia can accommodate our growing student numbers utilising their services.
We also encourage families utilising before and after-school care services to communicate with their children if they will be attending after-school care, students are often unsure of their collection arrangements which can be stressful for small children. For our Foundation students, we suggest a note in their lunchbox or a Class Dojo to let their teachers know about collection arrangements.
