St Ita’s Primary School
FAITH - WISDOM - Knowledge
50 Victoria Street, Drouin 3818
Phone 03 5625 4222 Fax 03 5625 4330
Email : [email protected] Web site: http://www3.stidrouin.catholic.edu.au
Reflection for Holy Week
Lord Jesus by your Passion and Resurrection you brought life to the
world. But the glory of the Resurrection came only after the sufferings of
the Passion.
You laid down your life willingly and gave up everything for us.
Your body was broken and fastened to a cross, your clothing became the
prize of soldiers, your blood ebbed slowly but surely away, and your
Mother was entrusted to the beloved disciple.
Stretched out on the cross, deprived of all earthly possessions and
human aid, you cried out to your Father that the end had come.
You had accomplished the work given you, and you committed into his
hands, as a perfect gift, the little life that remained to you.
You are the healer of soul and body, who has come to our aid, and saved
us in your love.
And so, we pray.
When darkness overwhelms us, may your dawn beckon.
When fear paralyses us, may your touch release us.
When grief torments us, may your peace enfold us.
When memories haunt us, may your presence heal us.
When apathy stagnates us, may your challenge renew us.
When courage leaves us, may your spirit inspire us.
And when death threatens us, may your resurrection light lead us.
Wishing everyone a well-deserved, Holy, happy and restful term and Easter break.
Looking forward to seeing everyone back, refreshed and ready for hard work on
Wednesday 19TH April.
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HOLY WEEK TIMETABLE 2017
RECONCILIATION 2ND RITE
Tuesday 11th April 7.30pm Warragul
HOLY THURSDAY: 13th April
Mass of the Lord’s Supper:
Drouin: 7.30pm (Adoration until 10pm)
Neerim South: 7.30pm
GOOD FRIDAY: 14th April
Stations of the Cross
Warragul: 10am
Drouin: 10.30am
Celebrations of the Lord’s Passion
Warragul: 3.00pm
Drouin: 3.00pm
HOLY SATURDAY EASTER VIGIL: 15th April
Warragul: 7.30pm
EASTER SUNDAY MASSES: 16th April
Warragul: 9.00
Neerim South: 9.00am
Drouin: 10.30am
EXTRA INDIVIDUAL RECONCILIATIONS?
Warragul: Wednesday: 9.ooam – 9.25
Drouin Saturday: 9.30am - 10.30am
Warragul: Saturday: 10.30am – 11.00am
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YOUTH STATIONS OF THE CROSS
FRIDAY 31ST MARCH
7.30pm
ST Ita’s Church, Drouin
All Welcome
Enquiries: Mel 0466 337 134
Deacon Mark 0427 748 646
HELP NEEDED FOR HOLY WEEK
CEREMONIES:
With Easter fast approaching we are looking for
volunteers to help with the Easter ceremonies.
We will need parishioners to have their feet
washed on Holy Thursday. Readers and
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist are
needed for ceremonies on Holy Thursday, Good
Friday and the Easter Vigil.
There is a sheet provided in the foyer of the
Churches requesting volunteers.
Please fill it in if you are interested in helping
out, we would love to hear from you.
Enquiries to: Joan at the Parish Office:
56231642, or Barb Durand: 56254406
OLDER CHILDREN BAPTISM
PROGRAM
The Older Children’s Baptism program assists families of children 3
years and above to prepare their
child for Baptism. Three sessions
will be held, and are to be attended
by the child and a parent. Topics
include: Who is Jesus, Baptism and
The Mass. This program begins on
Thursday 11th May at 6.30pm in
The Marian Room, Warragul, and
runs for three consecutive Thursdays. For more information please
ring Thérèse on 5623 1642 or Email:
[email protected]
ST VINNIES’S REQUEST FOR CEREAL
St Vincent de Paul at St Ita’s Drouin would like to
thank all our families: parents, children and staff
for their generous donations of breakfast cereal
to distribute to local families in need.
They would like to advise their pantry shelves are
no longer bare and are looking much healthier
which makes their food delivery requests a much
happier process.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
2017
An Invitation is extended to families who
wish to have their children continue their
journey of initiation into the life of the Catholic Church Community of Warragul &
Drouin, through the Sacrament of Confirmation this year. This Sacrament is for children who have celebrated the Sacraments of
Baptism, Reconciliation and First Holy
Communion. An information session will be
run on 19th of July, with the Sacrament of
Confirmation being celebrated on the 19th
and 20th of August.
If you are interested please email:
[email protected]
or call Thérèse on 5623 1642.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
BOOKMARK FUNDRAISER for CARITAS
Sophie and Elizabeth from Grade 5/6 LP are running a fundraiser in
the form of selling bookmarks which will be $1.00 each. They will
be selling them at lunchtime in the library this week. They will
come around for orders daily. The money raised will go towards
assisting families in South Sudan, Kenya & Malawi to purchase either first aid equipment or a pig for a family to learn how to care
for the pig and earn money from it.
LAST DAY OF TERM
The last day of term 1 is THIS Friday, 31st March. School will finish at 2.20 pm and school buses will run
at 2.30 pm. Our Grade 6 students will present the Stations of the Cross in the Church commencing at
11.30am, followed by a whole school final day hall assembly at 12.15pm on this day. Parents may take
their children early after assembly at 1pm otherwise at the earlier finish time of 2.20pm. Children departing earlier than 2.20pm will need to be collected from their classroom and signed out at the office.
Due to the early finish of school , the canteen will be closed on Friday 31st March also.
RE SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
On Tuesday 18th April all our teaching staff will be participating in a Spirituality day focused on ‘Jesus in
the Gospels’; this day will be hosted by St Joseph’s Warragul with St Joseph’s Trafalgar staff also attending the day. The Catholic Education Office have organised the day and will be presented by Dr Rose Duffy
and Dr Rose-Marie Prosser. Students will not be at school on this day. Term 2 will commence on
Wednesday 19 April.
NO SCHOOL BUSES
Please note the Drouin bus network will NOT be running on Monday 24th April. All bus travelers will
need to find an alternative method of transport to/from school on this day.
GRANDPARENT’S MORNING
Our Grandparents & Special Friend’s Day will be on Wednesday 3rd May starting at 8.50am visiting their
Grandchild’s classroom, followed by 10.00am in the Church for a special Liturgy. This is a great opportunity for our children to share and showcase their learning with someone special. After the liturgy,
there will be a small concert in the hall, where some of our students will perform, followed by some
morning tea until 11.30am. We would love to see as many Grandparents and Special Friends as possible.
CSEF FORMS
There are still many families that applied for the CSEF, (Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund) last year that
have still not submitted forms for this year. Forms were sent home last week. Please return to the office
by end of Term if you would like to apply for the CSEF. Forms are available from the office if required.
NEWSLETTER
Please note the first week back of Term 2, Wednesday 19th April, there will only be a brief newsletter
sent out with important notices for the coming week. This is due to the short week and an administration database computer upgrade being performed on this Wednesday.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
WINTER UNIFORM & SCHOOL PHOTOS
The wearing of our Winter uniform commences in Term 2 and is worn for Term 2 & 3.
The school uniform is now only available for purchase via the Beleza Uniform shop in
Williams Square, Warragul & not for sale at school. Don’t forget to join the Beleza Uniform
Club on-line to receive a 5% discount off your purchases before you shop in-store. You will
be required to be in full Winter uniform for our school photo day, in the first week back of term.
BOYS. . . . .WINTER
Dark grey trousers
Royal blue polo shirt with school logo
Royal blue windcheater with school logo
Grey socks
Black leather shoes or boots
GIRLS. . . . .WINTER
Blue tartan tunic
Royal blue polo shirt with school logo
Royal blue tights or long navy blue socks
Black lace-up or buckle, leather shoes
Royal blue windcheater with school logo
Thursday 20th April, the first week back of Term 2, is our
annual school photo day.
All children will have a class photo and individual photos taken.
All students are required to wear their full winter uniform, including
long pants for boys (not shorts) & the tunic for girls (not optional
pants), black shoes and their school jumper to school.
Grade 6 students will need to wear their Grade 6 Bomber Jacket
(if delivered in time).
If Thursday is your child’s normal sport day, they DO NOT wear the sports uniform to school, please
bring their sports shoes in their school bag.
All children should have now brought home their Schoolpix photo order form with their unique order
code. All orders can be made on-line using this code. www.schoolpix.com.au. If you do not wish to order
on-line, your child can return their order form with payment to school on Wednesday 19th April (or by
9am on Thursday 20th April) and hand to their classroom teacher. Do you have more than 1 child at
school and wish to receive a photo of all your children together ? The eldest child’s form or on-line order
will need to advise if you wish to have sibling photos taken.
If you have any queries please call Schoolpix direct on Toll Free: 1300 766 055.
It is most important that all students are dressed in a presentable and uniform manner.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
CHROME BOOKS
For Parents with children in grades 3-5, your child/s Chromebook was added to your term 1 fees and is
now due for payment by the end of this week, term 1, as per the Chromebook agreement and explained
in the meeting last November. We would appreciate payment made as soon as possible.
MUSIC NEWS
I am very excited that St Ita’s will be offering a before -school how to learn ukulele group.
Mrs Gleeson and myself , Jenny Adrichem, will be having ukulele lessons on a Friday morning from 8:00am – 8:30am, commencing
2nd term. There will be 20 places available in our ukulele class, for children from grades 3—6.
Each child will need to purchase their own ukulele and ukulele tuner.
I will source good quality ukuleles and tuners, I will let you know at a
later date, where these can be purchased and the cost.
Please encourage your children to have a go, commitment is important, they will be expected to turn up
every week. Parents are also invited to attend.
If you are interested please email to [email protected].
HELPERS REQUIRED
Are there any parents or grandparents that could commit to one day a week at lunch time (1-1.45pm) to
help with a clubs program such as chess, knitting, board games, etc ? Could you please contact the
school and let us know if you are available. Please be aware that any helpers need to have a current
working with children check.
ACTIVE APRIL
Sign up free to Active April and enjoy 10 free passes to the Warragul YMCA and much more. Register today at - https://www.activeapril.vic.gov.au/special-offers/
FOOD SURVEY
West Gippsland HealthCare Group is asking people about the availability of healthy and affordable
food in Drouin.
We hope you will take a few minutes to fill in a short survey – copies of this survey are available from
the school office, if you have not received one. The survey is confidential and voluntary. The results will
help us to work out how to improve access to healthy affordable food in your area.
Please complete the survey and place it in the sealed box in the school office by 27 th April to go in the
draw to win
$100 food voucher.
If you have any questions please call: Angela Greenall (Health Promotion Officer WGHG) on 56243545.
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LIBRARY NEWS
CANTEEN NEWS
Reminder the canteen is closed this Friday as it is
the last day of school & school finishes early.
The winter menu
commences for term
2&3.
A copy is attached to
this newsletter & is also
available from the office
if required.
Keep reading over the holidays! Our local libraries
in Drouin and Warragul are a wonderful place to
borrow books. They have a fun and inspiring school
holiday program too. Check it out online or go into
the branch and take a copy of the planned activities. Activities are free but bookings are essential.
www.wgrlc.vic.gov.au
ST ITA’S P&F Committee Meeting
dates 2017:
7pm in the St Ita’s Staffroom
Many children have overdue library books. Please
check at home and return over-due loans ASAP.
Keep a look
out for more
information
next term…….
Our first Book
Fair of the
year is on in
Week 3.
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Wednesday 26 April
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Wednesday 17 May
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Wednesday 14 June
Wednesday 16 August
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Wednesday 20 September
Wednesday 18 October
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Wednesday 15 November
Wednesday 6 December
Please come along and share your
ideas.
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JENNY TREBLE PIANO / KEYBOARD LESSONS
TERM 2 ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN
Private piano lessons with a professional experienced Teacher held
at St Ita’s during school hours.
1/2 hour individual lessons $30.
Contact: Jenny Treble on 0417 589 570
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TARAGO DISTRICT ATHLETICS
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Kids Life/ Into Life
(mid/ upper Primary)
Sunday April 2nd 12.00pm
Civic Park - DROUIN
“BBQ and gaMES”
Simple BBQ
*Gold coin for food
(rsvp: Mel: 0466337134/
Deacon Mark: 0427748646).
(Wanted: Some active parents and older
youth to help with this one)
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STAFF EMAIL LIST 2017
To assist parents in communicating with their child’s teacher we
have included a staff email list which can be printed off. Please be
patient when waiting on a response. We will do our best to make
sure there is a 24 hour turn around.
Robyn Lewry
Ann Gleeson
Ann Maree Daly
Anthea Nooy
Bronwyn Wallace
Catherine McKenna
Claire Garner
Claire O’Brien
Cory Monckton
Elise Nooy
Helen Paterson
Jacqui Greco
Jenny Adrichem
Jess Carroll
Jess Winterton
Jodi Brewster
Leonie Treller
Linda Hookey
Linda Rice
Lisa Biffin
Liz Schellekens
Lyn Hylkema
Mandy Buttner
Megan McKellar
Monique Adrichem
Nicholas Gregory
Nicola Ablett
Rita Farrugia
Robyn Fogarty
Rosie Van den Broek
Stephen Pitt
Tania Masut
Therese Meggetto
Zoe Gaul
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ST ITA’S SCHOOL CALENDAR
TERM 1 - 2017
Friday 31st
Canteen closed—no lunch orders.
Friday 31st
Hall assembly - 12pm.
Friday 31st
Last day of term 1—School finishes 2.20pm.
APRIL – TERM 2
School holidays 1-17 April
Friday 14th
Good Friday.
Sunday 16th
Easter Sunday.
Monday 17th
Easter Monday.
Tuesday 18th
RE School closure day. No students at school.
Wednesday 19th
Term 2 Commences – Winter uniform.
Thursday 20th
School Photos—Winter uniform to be worn
Monday 24th
No school buses in the Drouin network today.
Tuesday 25th
ANZAC Day Public Holiday. School closed.
MAY
Wednesday 3rd
Grandparents & Special Friends morning
WEEKEND MASS TIMES
Warragul : Saturday night 7:00 p.m. & Sunday morning 9:00 a.m.
Drouin : Sunday Morning 10:30 a.m. Neerim South : Saturday evening 5:30 p.m.
Parish Contact Details: St Joseph’s—Warragul Phone 5623 1642 Fax 5622 3659
Email: [email protected]
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