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Term 1
Pittwater Parish bulletin link:- http://www.pittwaterparish.org/stop-press
Week 4
20th February 2015
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Mrs Kathy Gee
2015 TERM DATES
TERM 1
Wed 28th Jan
K-6 Assessment day
Thur 29th Jan
Yr 1-6 start
Breakfast and Open Morning
Everyone is invited to breakfast with the Sea Eagles on Tuesday morning. Please come along
and join in the fun and meet some of the Manly players.
Swimming Carnival
I would like to thank Grant Colquhoun for organising our wonderful swimming carnival last
Tuesday. A special thanks to the teachers and parents for ensuring the carnival ran so smoothly.
There are some great photos on the school website.
Mon 2nd Feb
Kindy start
Last day of term:
Thurs 2nd Apr
TERM 2
First day of term:
Tuesday 21st Apr
Last day of term:
Friday 26th Jun
TERM 3
First day of term:
Tuesday 14th Jul
Last day of term:
Friday 18th Sept
TERM 4
First day of term:
Tuesday 6th Oct
Last day of term:
Wednesday 16th Dec
P and F meeting and AGM
The next P and F meeting and AGM will be held directly after assembly on Friday 27th February.
Bike Safety
Thank you to the children and parents that have signed the Bicycle / Wheeled device permission
note. Please note children with bicycles/wheeled devices that do not have a permission from
Monday will not be permitted to ride home. Please find attached the permission note. One half of
the note is for your reference at home. The other half of the note must be returned to the school
office.
Condolences
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Dixon Family on the recent death of Dan’s mother Judy,
grandmother of Jack (yr 4) and Zannah (yr 3)
FROM THE ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
At Maria Regina we follow our school rules in all areas and at all times.
Our first school rule is to Respect Yourself. We have four expectations which help us follow this
rule. They are:

Be a good listener

Be in the right place at the right time

Care for your appearance

Stop, Think, Do
Mrs Jane Labone
PBL
EXPECTATION
OF THE
WEEK:
At our PBL assembly this week Year 1 performed role plays to show us how to be in the right place
at the right time.
Rugby League Reads
This week, Year 4 were lucky enough to have Manly Sea
Eagles come and read with us.
We read the “Rugby League Reads” magazine with Jayden
Hodges and Uiti Baker.
Our group read about the Canberra Raiders because Uiti
used to play for them. The story was about cheerleading
practice. It was a “procedure” that taught us how to do a
cheer. Uiti was very funny and confident – he joined in
when we showed the class our moves!
Jayden’s group read about the Manly Sea Eagles. Our text
was an “exposition” about Fitness and how and why you
should get healthy. We got to ask Jayden lots of questions
about reading (his favourite childhood book was “Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory”) and lots of other things.
For the next three weeks Jayden will bring another player to
read with us. Go Sea Eagles!
From Year 4
FROM THE OFFICE
Week 5
23rd February
Imelda Flynn
Margarita Playoust-Colley
Kea Price
Week 6
2nd March
Imelda Flynn
Kea Price
Anette Goodare
Week 9
23rd March
Imelda Flynn
Skye Patterson
Margarita Playoust-Colley
Week 10
30th March
NO CANTEEN
Week 7
9th March
Sylvia Tuz
Sue Fisk
Vianney Boon
Week 8
16th March
Imelda Flynn
Kea Price
Claire Dawson
SCHOOL
HOLIDAYS
FROM THE REC
Bishop Peter Comensoli’s Visit to Pittwater
Parish
Last Sunday night, our Pittwater Parish had the
opportunity to welcome Bishop Peter with a very joyful
Mass and a sausage sizzle. He is an ardent Manly
supporter so should feel right at home on the northern
beaches.
Maria Regina was well represented with several
families, staff, and Maya and Cooper reading the
prayers of the faithful on our behalf.
Lent
Lent is a time for reflection and spiritual renewal, a time to examine our relationships with God and
with others. At our Ash Wednesday Mass, Fr George asked us to do four things during Lent: prayer,
fasting, almsgiving and penance. He said, “Your parents and teachers will tell you about fasting,” and it made me scramble
to check the “rules”. This website has a simple “illustrated” summary of the rules if your family is interested in finding out
more: http://www.focus.org/blog/posts/an-illustrated-guide-to.html
Ms Christine Dunk
My searching also revealed that Lent has come into the 21st Century and so I thought I would share with you a few “apps”
that I’ve found – perhaps your family might like to download them this Lent. Let me know if you find others.
On Wednesday, every family was given a Project Compassion Box. Project Compassion 2015 focuses on Food for
Life. It throws a spotlight on global food issues and how Caritas Australia is empowering the world’s poorest people
to establish sustainable food sources for life. This is a great way to undertake “almsgiving” during Lent. The app
has a “Lenten Calendar” with information and suggestions for each day.
Lectio Divina – Lent. (Lectio Divina is a way of studying the Scriptures). In the past there use to be booklets in our
churches each Lent – but now it’s all available on your mobile device for you to use any time. With this app you
are guided through a study of the scriptures for each Sunday in Lent, with commentaries and questions to get you
thinking about how these scriptures apply to us. This would be a great way to undertake “prayer” during Lent.
Upcoming Events
Week 5
Thursday 26th Feb
Week 6
Year 5/6O and Year 5/6E will be attending Mass with the Parish at 9:15
Year 4 will be attending Reconciliation
Monday 2nd March
Parent Information for Confirmation – Maria Regina Church at 7pm*
Thursday 5th March
Year 3 will be attending Mass with the Parish at 9:15
Year 5/6O will be attending Reconciliation
* Confirmation
Please note there has been a change of dates for Confirmation. The Compulsory Reflection afternoon will
now be on Saturday 2nd May and the Sacrament of Confirmation will be on Saturday 16th May at 11am.
Full details of the program are attached to this week’s newsletter.
K
Ivy Neal
Mace Behdasht
1
Alec Johnson
Charlie Brown
2
Sebastian Boross
Chloe Thompson
BIRTHDAYS
3
Lulu Gregory
Evan Flynn
Zannah Dixon
Jamie Holmes
4
Sophie Cazalet
Joey Taylor
5/6 Earth
Marcus Woods
Sarah Cassidy
5/6 Ocean Harry Brinkley
Cody Johnson
Congratulations to Green colour house on winning this year’s school swimming carnival. It was a great team effort, well led by their
captain Savannah Burfitt-Williams. Gold finished second and Red came third. Thank you to our parent volunteers on the day for making
the carnival run very smoothly. Photos from the day, provided by Peta Wise and Vicky O’Neill are now up for viewing on our school Weebly
Video Gallery page and website.
Well done to all our swimming champions and runners up. They will receive their trophies and medals when they are ready to
be picked up.
Senior Boys Champion: Thomas Kerr
Senior Boys Runner Up: Jesse Amoah
Senior Girls Champion: Savannah Burfitt-Williams
Senior Girls Runner Up: Bella Pearce
11 Years Boys Champion: Aidan Flynn
11 Year Boys Runner Up: Jack Riches
11 Years Girls Champions: Maron McHugh
11 Year Girls Runner Up: Faith Phoenix
Junior Boys Champion: Josh Kerr
Junior Boys Runner Up: Jack Dixon
Junior Girls Champion: Sarah Cassidy
Junior Girls Runner Up: Zannah Dixon & Sophie Cazalet
GIRLS
BOYS
Event
Names
Open 100m Freestyle
Thomas Kerr
Jesse Amoah
Aidan Flynn
Josh Kerr
Junior (8,9,10 yrs)
Individual 200 m Medley
Senior (11,12+ yrs)
Individual 200m Medley
50m Freestyle 8 years
50m Freestyle 9 years
50m Freestyle
10 years
50m Freestyle
11 years
50m Freestyle
12 years
Jnr (8,9,10 yrs) 50 m
Breaststroke
11 years 50 m
Breaststroke
Snr (12+ yrs) 50 m
Breaststroke
Jnr (8,9,10 yrs) 50 m
Backstroke
11 years 50 m
Backstroke
Snr (12+ yrs) 50 m
Backstroke
Jnr (8,9,10 yrs) 50 m
Butterfly
11 years 50 m
Butterfly
Snr (12+ yrs) 50 m
Butterfly
Thomas Kerr
Jack Riches
Dash Osborn
Xavier Boon
Josh Kerr
Evan Flynn
Jack Dixon
Charlie Johnson
Aidan Flynn
Joel Neasmith
Thomas Kerr
Jesse Amoah
Josh Kerr
Jack Dixon
Aidan Flynn
Joel Neasmith
Thomas Kerr
Bayley Degotardi
Josh Kerr
Evan Flynn
Aidan Flynn
Jack Riches
Thomas Kerr
Jesse Amoah
Josh Kerr
Jack Dixon
Aidan Flynn
Jack Riches
Thomas Kerr
Jesse Amoah
RELAYS
Junior Boys: Josh Kerr, Jack Riches, Charlie Johnson, Evan Flynn
Junior Girls: Zannah Dixon, Sophie Cazalet. Sarah Cassidy, Sienna Amoah
Senior Boys: Thomas Kerr, Jesse Amoah, Aidan Flynn, Bayley Degotardi
Senior Girls: Savannah Burfitt-Williams, Harriet Beynon, Bella Pearce,
Maron McHugh
Event
Open 100m Freestyle
Junior (8,9,10 yrs)
Individual 200 m Medley
Names
Maron McHugh
Genevieve Kelly
Sarah Cassidy
Sarah Cassidy
Senior (11,12+ yrs)
Individual 200m Medley
50m Freestyle 8 years
Mila Hendra
50m Freestyle 9 years
Zannah Dixon
Manon Preziuso
50m Freestyle 10 years
Sarah Cassidy
Sophie Cazalet
50m Freestyle 11 years
Maron McHugh
Faith Phoenix
50m Freestyle 12 years
Savannah Burfitt-Williams
Harriet Beynon
Jnr (8,9,10 yrs) 50 m
Breaststroke
11 years 50 m
Breaststroke
Sarah Cassidy
Zannah Dixon
Romy Behdasht
Maron McHugh
Snr (12+ yrs) 50 m
Breaststroke
Savannah Burfitt-Williams
Bella Pearce
Jnr (8,9,10 yrs) 50 m
Backstroke
Sophie Cazalet
Sarah Cassidy
11 years 50 m
Backstroke
Snr (12+ yrs) 50 m
Backstroke
Jnr (8,9,10 yrs) 50 m
Butterfly
11 years 50 m
Butterfly
Snr (12+ yrs) 50 m
Butterfly
Sophie Cazalet
Zannah Dixon