21 June 2024

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

It felt a bit strange not having our regular Friday Assembly today but it was a small cost to pay when it meant having the Wildfire band perform and spend time with our school community. Great to see some of our parents rocking away in the back stalls at yesterday afternoon’s concert. Come again soon Wildfire!

Don’t forget the cake stall at Bunnings this Sunday. All funds raised go toward our Stage 2 playground project.

Warm regards,

Liz

UPCOMING EVENTS

Term 2

• Wednesday 26th June - MHOC inaugural Rubik's Cube Challenge
• Friday 28th June - 3-6 Choir Performance at The Link
• Monday 1st July - NAIDOC Week commences 
• Monday 1st July- Thurs 4th July - Dental Health Van Visit
• Wednesday 3rd July- Music concert for private tuition students 6.30pm
• Friday 5th July - End of Term Awards
• Friday 5th July - Semester 1 Reports go home
• Friday 5th July - Last day Term 2

Term 3

• Monday 22nd July - Staff Development Day (pupil-free day)
• Tuesday 23rd July - Term 3 commences for students
• Tuesday 23rd July - Confirmation Retreat at Sawtell Church
• Friday 26th July - Grandparents’ Day 
• Friday 26th July - Book Fair commences
• Friday 26th July - MHOC Olympics
• Friday 2nd August - Confirmation

WHAT'S THE BUZZ?

Car Park Safety

It is important that we work together to keep everyone safe in the car park. Parents and carers are asked not to walk through the car park at any time, rather walk on the footpath, around the car park.

If you need to cross the road, please be sure to use the supervised crossing in Eungella St.

Never walk between parked buses or across the entrance to the car park, even when the barriers are up, as buses can enter at any time.

Thank you for your cooperation.

School Camps

Compass alerts for Year 4 and Year 5 camps were sent to parents a little earlier than usual  last week with the purpose of giving everyone lots of time to finalise payment.

Parents, please be assured that class teachers will be sending home more detailed information regarding camps early in Term 3. 

If you have any concerns or wondering about school camps before this time, please be sure to contact the Year 4 and 5 teachers or any of the school leadership.

Have you heard of Rock and Water?

Rock and Water is a self-development program designed to enhance children’s resilience skills; monitor and identify their reactive behaviour patterns when placed in times of stress; develop their capacity to work effectively in a group situation by analysing how relationships are strengthened and to stand with focus and determination as an individual. 

Our student wellbeing officer, Mr Terry Cahill, will begin delivering the Rock and Water program to students in Years 3-6, with a focus on confidence, body awareness, working together, intuition and listening, non-verbal cues, boundaries and mastering your emotions. 

Our aim is to get all students from Years 5-6 through the program by the end of the year as well as some Year 4’s & 3's.

 Rubik's Cube Challenge

We’re excited about our inaugural Rubik’s Cube challenge. We will hold some heats next Wednesday at lunchtime with the final hopefully being held next Friday at Assembly.

This is a speed challenge so the prerequisite for entering the competition is being able to solve the cube. Children will be invited to nominate at our Monday morning Assembly.

Grandparents’ Day 

Our annual Grandparents' Day will be held on Friday 26th July.  For catering purposes, please click on this link to register.

Years 3-6 Choir

Safe on Socials - Location Services

Yes, your mobile device can track your location. This is useful for features like Weather, Traffic, Find My iPhone, and Maps, but many entertainment apps also track your location. The information collected by these apps can be used for sales and marketing purposes or to show your exact location on social media. If you are not comfortable with this, it’s simple to opt out and turn on location services only when needed.

LOVING LEARNING

Year 4 Rhyming Couplets

Year 4 has been learning to create rhyming couplets. Here are some of our wonderful ideas.

The giant tree was green and it was posing like a teen.       Ella

The fearful koala watched the firefighter sip.
He turned on the tap and the water started to drip.      Avreet

The amazing tree, it was green. It needed a lot of caffeine.                 Kenzi

Trees are towering
They are flowering
The tree looks happy
The tree is sappy                              Oliver

The pure white cockatoo was sitting on the tree.
It was watching, waiting and longing to be free.       Imogen M

The black tree sat hopeless in the windy afternoon,
Knowing it would  be night soon               Nate

The lonely koala tries to rest his head
Just like all of the trees standing there dead.    Max

FROM THE MISSION DESK

Confirmation Candidates 

Students who are preparing to receive the sacrament of Confirmation will be attending this weekend's church services for a special blessing. Please keep them all in your prayers.

As part of the preparation for Confirmation there will also be a mini-retreat at Sawtell Catholic Church on Tuesday 23rd July (first day back next term). The day will involve prayer, reflection, singing, craft and games.

Wildfire

We were blessed to have the Wildfire band visit us this week. Students were dancing, singing, and praying along to some fabulous tunes. It was lovely to see so much  laughter and smiles filling the hall. Thank you, Wildfire!

What's Been Happening in Religious Education in Year 6?

Earlier in the term, Year 6 learnt about an important event in our Liturgical Calendar, Pentecost. Students explored the story of the Holy Spirit descending upon the apostles, empowering them to spread the message of Jesus. 

The students demonstrated their learning through Padlet, an interactive and collaborative digital tool. Using Padlet, students were asked to share their understanding of Pentecost, and either locate a suitable image or create one using GenAI.

Term 2 Class Masses

All parents are welcome to attend our weekly Tuesday Mass at 9:30am. These class Masses are held at MHOC Church Sawtell. Please see the timetable below for Term 2.

Tuesday 25th June - Year 5

MHOC SCHOOL COMMUNITY FORUM

Parent Assembly Conference

A number of our parents attended the diocesan parent assembly conference at Opal Cove last weekend and have returned with very positive feedback.

Look out for a conference report in next week’s newsletter.

Bunnings Cake Stall - Sunday 23rd June

Don’t forget to come along and support the MHOC cake stall at Bunnings on Sunday from 9am. If you might like to make a donation to the stall, please drop it in on the day! Much appreciated. 

Bingo

The rostered teams for the next few week's Bingo are: 

• Thursday 27th June - team no 1 (Gemma's team)
• Thursday 4th July - team no 2 (Kelly's team)

SPORT NEWS

Rugby League Training

Mr Murphy has been running some rugby league training sessions at recess for Stage 3, focusing on learning League Tag skills and game play. This has been a big hit with our Stage 3 boys and girls and we are seeing an improvement in skills and understanding of the game. We’re so grateful to Mr Murphy for taking the time to run these sessions for us!

CANTEEN NEWS

New Menu Item

State of Origin Red Day 

Canteen Helpers

Parent and grandparent volunteers are always needed and welcome. Please phone the school, complete this form or email sawp-canteen@lism.catholic.edu.au if you can spare some time in the canteen.

OSHC

Week 8 has been all about preparing for Vacation Care at OOSH! We have been trialing lots of new activities such as obstacle courses, group games and an abundance of different crafts. Our VC program includes a variety of incursions, excursions and fun in center days! We have a cricket clinic, wellbeing support dog, dress up days, art days, and the list goes on. Our spots are booking up quickly so please ensure you return the completed booking form ASAP. We have also recently returned to a theme for each week's program, this week being ‘Careers’. Our themes provide the children the opportunity to explore topics of interest.

July Vacation Care Program 2024

NEWS FROM OUR PARISH

Alpha for Catholics

A program to help people encounter Jesus.

10 week program  (Come to one or all sessions)

Commences: Thursday 27th June following 5:30pm Mass.

 Held in the Parish Meeting Room and includes a light meal.
For more details contact the Parish Office 66583544

Baptism

The Sacrament of Baptism is available to those requesting it. Please ring Jennifer at the Parish Office (66583544) or talk to Amber Biddle, Liz Watts or Margaret Ryan at school if you have any questions.  Alternatively, if you wish to register for Baptism, there is now the option of an  online request form .

Parish Website , E-bulletin & Facebook Page

For all the latest news from our parish, check out the Parish website or subscribe to our  new e-bulletin which can be sent directly to your inbox each week. Why not sign up today by entering your details in the sign up box on the Homepage or Contact page of the website!

And don’t forget to check out our FaceBook page

Carolyn Tumminello
Pastoral Associate

COMMUNITY NEWS

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