Category: Schools

This week the short courses starting are French for Travellers, Bahasa Indonesia for Travellers, Backpacking Adventure with kids in Tow and Working and Walking with Words.  

Contact Bruno Lettieri for further info at blettieri@scr.vic.edu.au.
Refer noticeboard in St Anne’s foyer.

The Annual Sunbury Chaplaincy Dinner will be held on Monday 25th March at Goonawarra Golf Club Restaurant which is at 2 Francis Boulevard, Sunbury commencing at 7pm.
Join us for a delicious meal and meet our Chaplains:
Alicia Townsend and Matt Hornby.
Suggested donation for the meal is $30 (Pensioners $25, students $15).
Bookings are essential.
Phone Zelma on 9744 2719 or 0401 019 491 or Helen on 9744 3031 or 0407 506 507, or email sunburychaplaincy@hotmail.com

Due to an excess of applications already received by the due date on 1st March, any further applications will be put on the waiting list.

Open Day will be held on Wednesday 20 March at both St Anne’s Primary School  at Stewarts Lane, Sunbury and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School at Macedon St, Sunbury. There will be two sessions, 9.30am and 7pm. Prep 2014 Information sessions were very well attended on Wednesday. Please do not leave enrolment to the last minute to avoid disappointment.
Applications close 26 April 2013.

Recently, both of our Primary Schools had their annual audits of finance by DeLoitte’s, and both schools were given a clean bill of health.

Information sessions for parents wishing to enrol their children in the Foundation Year (First year at school) at our Parish Schools will be held on Tuesday 13 March at 2pm and 7.30pm in the Parish Centre.

There has been an increase in parent participation this year with more parents taking part in our School Advisory Committees which met last Wednesday evening in the Parish Centre.

These will be celebrated on this Tuesday at 11.45am in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and Friday at 12.15pm in St Anne’s Church. All parents and parishioners are welcome.

Over the three days of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last week, every child in Years 1 to 6 came in for an individual session with their 2013 teacher for forty minutes during which time their teacher gathered comprehensive data for their learning this year. The days are long gone when every child in Year 3 read the Grade 3 Reader. Now every child is on their personal learning plan prepared for their stage of development of learning.

Between 30 January and 1 February, students in Years 1 to 6 will attend school at their appointed time so that assessment can be carried out for their personalised learning programs for 2013. Foundation term will begin on 31 January at 8.45am.
With the commencement of the National Curriculum, the first year of primary education is now called Foundation Year, a more appropriate name for this most important year of school. It replaces previous names: ‘Reception’ (SA), ‘Kindergarten’ (NSW), ‘1st Year’ (Qld), ‘Prep’ (Vic), etc.

Last week these students completed their primary education at our two schools. Their Graduation Ceremonies included a Mass followed by supper for their families and teachers.

Scholarships are being offered for students entering Years 7, 9 and 11 in 2014.
The closing date for applications is 8 February 2013.
For registration and information see Xavier’s website www.xavier.vic.edu.au/scholarships or contact The Registrar, Mrs Di Odgers at Xavier on 9854 5307.

At St Anne’s School, there will be two extra classrooms of students to cater for the rising enrolments, while OLMC School will continue at full capacity.
At Salesian College, the enrolment will be 100 more students than in February 2012, with a total enrolment of 1140 students, the largest enrolment ever.

At the moment, Catholic schools are funded at 20 per cent less than government schools. Including school fees, this funding gap is 10 per cent. Every effort is made to ensure that the children’s learning needs are met, so they can reach their full potential and achieve their best. Our schools seek to foster a sense of community. Our teachers and staff work with families to develop the whole child: spiritually, emotionally, academically, physically, socially and culturally. Students in Catholic schools are encouraged to engage with their communities, serve others and embrace social justice. Our schools need government funding to help build a strong community. For more info, please visit www.ceomelb.catholic.edu.au/funding.

This week the students studying Year 12 have finished their school year.
Their final exams will start Thursday 1 November.  These young people are starting out on a journey that will shape their futures and we join together as a Parish to give them support by remembering  them in our prayers.

Loving God
We pray for the Year 12 students of the parish who commence their final school exams this week.
In this hectic and stressful time, may they find peace and comfort in the loving support of this faith community, their families and friends and the teachers who support their journey of growing into young adults.
May the significance of this important time not be lost on our young people.
Bless them with a healthy, happy, and rewarding future, in which they clearly see their ability and never cease to follow their dreams.
AMEN.

The 10.30am Mass at St. Anne’s Church on Sunday 28 October will be a special celebration of the blessings which your children and your family have received from God and which you bring to our community.    The children are preparing something special for this celebration and during the Mass will receive a blessing and a small gift from the parish community.  All welcome.