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KINDERGARTEN 2025 ENROLMENTS
A reminder this week that it’s time to complete enrolment forms for Kindergarten 2025. The demand is high for places in our Parish Schools for 2025, so make sure you don’t miss out on a place.
Important dates to be aware of:
- Saturday 18th May @ 9:30am - Information session (Kindergarten classrooms)
- Saturday 1st June @ 2pm - School tour
- Friday 14th June - Round 1 of applications closes for Parish Principal consideration
- Mid July to mid August - Interviews for placement in 2025
GET TO KNOW OUR STUDENT SCHOOL LEADERS
This week, we introduce you to our School Captains and School Vice Captains. They are already doing a great job of leading at St Peter’s.
Lorali Bell
Role: School Captain
Something about me: At school I like Art and Maths. I have two older brothers and a dog.
Something about me as a leader: I would like to make sure that school is where everyone feels welcome, safe and happy.
Joseph (Joe) Gornall
Role: School Captain
Something about me: At school I like Maths and English. I have a sister in Year 8, two playful cats and two supportive parents. I like playing golf on the weekend with my dad.
Something about me as a leader: If you need anyone to help you, I’ll always be free to make you feel more comfortable at school.
Grace Halverson
Role: School Vice Captain
Something about me: I love playing netball on the weekends.
Something about me as a leader: I would like school to be more fun for everyone.
Steele Cottom
Role: School Vice Captain
Something about me: I love playing AFL and Basketball. I have been a Lismore Diocese representative in Basketball and a Polding representative in AFL. I have an older brother Harley in Year 10 and a dog named Ruby.
Something about me as a leader: I would like to make sure that school is a welcome and safe place.
MISSION
MOTHER'S DAY @ ST PETER'S
Please enjoy the prayer and choir performances from last week’s Mother’s Day event.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Year 4 joined Mrs Baird for a First Holy Communion Retreat today in preparation for the Sacrament next week. The day commenced with a Celebration of the Word with some of our parents and friends in attendance, followed by a number of interactive activities and prayers to help the candidates prepare for this important step in their sacramental journey, where they become full members of the Catholic church. We hold these children in our prayers.
YEAR 5 CELEBRATION OF THE WORD
NEXT WEEK.... FRIDAY 24TH MAY
TELL THEM FROM SURVEY...... OPEN !
We have one final week to complete the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey.
Tell Them From Me Survey - Link.
The survey will be anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Our school goal is to have over 100 families to complete the survey.
We have already had over 50 families complete the survey!
We are halfway there!
Well done!
Each survey entry will receive a coffee voucher and go into the draw to win some fabulous prizes. You can enter your name into the prize draw by writing your name on the clipboard in the office or email pmacp@lism.catholic.edu.au to enter your name and receive your coffee voucher (it’s an honesty based system).
Leary’s Lane will be open Thursday morning from 8.00am with some Ipads if you would prefer to complete the survey after school drop off.
ST PETER'S MUMS NIGHT OUT
SATURDAY 18TH MAY
PARENT ASSEMBLY CONFERENCE
St Peter’s offers many opportunities for students to be involved in academic extra curricular learning that extend ability and nurture passions. Selected students in Years 4, 5 and 6 have been involved in Mathematical problem solving clinics with Mr Gallery each week. This week’s challenge was The Knight's Tour.
The Knight’s Tour is a classic problem in combinatorial optimisation and recreational mathematics (Yes, there is such a thing)
The puzzler starts by writing the number 1 in any square on an 8 x 8 grid, and then moves as a chess knight moves - in a capital ‘L’ shape, writing the number 2 on the square that they land on. For the next move the puzzler records the number 3, then 4 and so on. The challenge is to complete the grid by recording 64 legal moves, visiting each square exactly once.
So far only 3 students have had the persistence and skill to crack the puzzle and reach 64. A huge congratulations and well done to Kaiya, Bradley and Emanuel from Year 5 who worked out successful strategies to hit all 64 squares. We look forward to sharing more outstanding learning from talented Mathematicians in coming weeks.
 Tess Koning Principal |
 Karen Robson Assistant Principal Learning |
 Rebecca Cameron Assistant Principal Mission |
Enrol for Kinder 2025 HERE
- Kinder Information Session - Saturday 18 May 2024 @ 9.30 am
- Kinder Tour Date - Saturday 1 June 2024 @ 2 pm
A reminder to our existing families to put in an Enrolment application if you have a child starting Kindergarten in 2025.
ENHANCING FAITH THROUGH SPORT
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
ZONE CROSS COUNTRY...
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An amazing day was held at the Hastings Zone Cross Country Championships this week. Thank you to our amazing students and families for your wonderful efforts. Every child gave 100% as they battled it out over the course. We had 23 students move onto the next level or 47% of the Hastings Zone Cross Country Team are St Peter’s athletes!
We were also crowned Champions of the day. Shortly, we will place “2024” on our massive Hastings Zone Champions Banner which is in the Don Farrell Hall. Congratulations again to all of our team for ensuring a fantastic result.
The following students below will now move onto the Lismore Diocese Cross Country Championships this Tuesday in Grafton, we wish them all the very best.
On arrival, next week, please check in with the Hastings Zone Managers for your running singlet.
A COMPASS event has been sent to families for consent, this event closes tonight, please ensure you have consented for your child to be able to attend. An information sheet with maps, timetables etc is in the resource parent folder in the COMPASS EVENT.
St Peter’s Diocesen Cross Country Team:
12 Years - Amaya Davis, Amaya Colthorpe, Ivy Clarke and Jonah Files.
11 Years - Matilda Price, Polly Platt, Amelia Opitz, Hunter Pociask, Mason Duffy and Jai Davis.
10 Years - Paige Zvirzdinas, Amelie Abi- Saab, Willow Morris-Boyd, Eleanor Campbell, Emma Blackman, James Millwarde, Harrison Leman and Cruze Alley.
9 Years - Cleo Campbell, Sophia Millwarde, Nate Nolland, Lachlan Laundry and Zeke Boulet.
LISMORE DIOCESE WINTER SPORTS TRIALS
RUGBY UNION
We wish Jai Davis the very best at the Lismore Diocese Winter Sports Trials for Rugby Union today.
NSWPSSA - AFL
We wish Steele Cottom the very best at the NSWPSSA AFL Championships in Albury next week.
RUGBY UNION GALA DAY
Thank you to all Year 5 and 6 students who registered for the Rugby Union Gala Day. At this stage, we have 17 students who have registered. Unfortunately, we are limited to 15 players. Mr Post and Mr Hoy are conducting training sessions each Wednesday and Thursday at first lunch eating time. These training sessions will form the selection process. The Rugby Union Gala Day will be held in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday, June 12. The event will be private transport. If we win the event, we will compete for the NSWCPS Championship. This event will be held in Sydney and will also be private transport.
NETBALL TRIALS
Netball trials will continue next week. Please see the Sports Information Notice Board at 4 Red for training days.
AFL GALA DAY
Thank you to all Year 5 and 6 students who registered for the upcoming AFL Gala Day. At this stage, we haven’t received a date for the event. Nevertheless, we have commenced training. Initially, students will train each Friday at first lunch eating time. We will extend it to two days per week once we know a date from the AFL. The event will be held in Coffs Harbour and is a private transport event.
ST PETER'S SPORT - FACEBOOK PAGE
You may or not know that we have a St Peter’s Sports Facebook page. This page keeps families up to date with sporting events and provides a host of information about all things school sports. If you aren’t currently a member, please feel free to join.
SPORT QUESTIONS ?
Sport is very big at St Peter’s and every week there are many opportunities that we offer. Each year, we have a new cohort who enter our Pathway Sports, as well as many new families. Due to so many sports on offer, it can become confusing. Please feel free to contact me and I can hopefully assist: jeff.arkinstall@lism.catholic.edu.au
TERM 2.....
| Week 4 |
Tuesday 21st May All Week |
Lismore Diocese Cross Country Championships NSWPSSA - AFL |
| Week 6 |
Wednesday 5th June Thursday 6th June |
NSWCPS Cross Country Championships School Athletics Carnival |
| Week 7 |
Wednesday 12th June Friday 14th June |
Lismore Diocese Rugby Union Gala Day Polding Touch Trials |
| Week 8 |
Tuesday 18th June |
Netball All Schools- Local Round NSWPSSA Rugby Union- 11 years |
| Week 9 |
NSWPSSA Rugby Union- Open |
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| Week 9/10 |
Sunday 30th June & Monday 1st July |
NSWCPS Rugby Union Trials |
We are once again excited to offer students the opportunity to showcase their talents in the Port Macquarie Speech and Drama Eisteddfod.
The annual event offers a friendly, community-based platform for students to demonstrate their reading, speaking and dramatic skills. There are always plenty of prizes, big smiles, and happy faces! You will find that there is a range of SPEAKING, READING and PERFORMING sections.
Please note in 2024 the addition of the Prepared Speech section, in which students can deliver any speech they have written. Students are also able to read or recite any piece they have written in their Own Composition section.
The syllabus is attached for your reference on the link below:
Port Macquarie & District Eisteddfod Society Syllasbus
Entries close July 29th 2024, with the event running throughout the 6th-8th September.
Entries will open shortly at Comps-online - Competition and Event Registrations
JUNIOR AND SENIOR CHOIR
The St Peter's Senior and Junior School Choirs have been practising different songs each week and developing their singing skills over Terms 1 and 2.
The two Choirs have been invited by MacKillop College to join the MacKillop Senior Choir to sing together.
Date: Wednesday 22nd May, 2024
Time: 9.00am to 10.00am
Venue: MacKillop Junior Campus - Theatre
Cost: Nil
Students will walk with Mrs Amy Packer and Mrs Robyn Lawrence (Choir Teachers) to MacKillop Junior Campus,
A compass event has been sent to parents to consent for their child to walk to MacKillop. This event closes 21st May, 2024.
YEARS 3 AND 4 GLASSHOUSE SHOW
The Alphabet of Awesome Science
Professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) took us on a thrilling voyage through the alphabet — where great big chewy sesquipedalian words inspire mind-blowing scientific surprises.
Professor Lexi Con curated a curious collection of her favourite words (one for every letter of the alphabet) with each word providing Professor Noel Edge with an inspirational jumping off point for 26 quirky scientific demonstrations – that squish and squirt, float and fly, erupt and explode.
YEAR 3 HISTORY EXCURSION
On Thursday 16th May, our Year 3 students were fortunate in experiencing an excursion to St Thomas’ Church, The Port Macquarie Historic Museum, Port Macquarie Historic Courthouse, and a final stop on Town Green. We had many compliments on the manners and respect our students displayed at each of these venues. All of the teachers were very impressed with the students’ enthusiasm, participation and behaviour during our visits. Our visit to the Historic Courthouse provided an opportunity for students to role play a mock trial from the 1800’s. Our students wholeheartedly engaged with their roles. We are very grateful to all venues for their time and support in helping our students gain a clearer understanding of Port Macquarie’s history.
DISCO
YEAR 6 CAMP FUNDRAISER
Year 6 would like to thank everyone for supporting their Year 6 Camp by having a wonderful PJ Disco Party last night.
PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE REMINDER
It has been fantastic to see a large number of students register for the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) this year in addition to many students that have participated in this event in previous years. Many students have been keen to explore new and exciting books as part of the challenge and there have already been a number of students that have completed the required number of texts, with many others well on their way. Don’t forget that there is still plenty of time to complete the challenge and it is not too late to register if your child is interested in participating, before the challenge closes on Friday 23rd August 2024.
Further information about the challenge is available to view via the link below.
2024 NSW Premier's Reading Challenge - Link
How to Log Books on the PRC Site:
A friendly reminder that all student reading records must be completed by 11:59pm on Friday 23 August, 2024 so that validation can occur. Only students who have a completed and validated reading record will receive a PRC certificate.
If you have any issues with logging books or you would like to register your child for the challenge, please email Mrs Amanda Ayres at amanda.ayres@lism.catholic.edu.au
ALIA NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME 2024
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in many different settings around the country. Now in its 24th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.
Next week at St Peter’s we will be celebrating this year’s chosen book, “Bowerbird Blues” by Aura Parker with a themed library display and opportunities for students to read and listen to the story and participate in learning associated with the book. There will also be a number of other titles by the author as well as a number of other books about Bowerbirds available for students to enjoy.
WEEKLY BORROWING
Library Timetable - Term 2
SICK KIDS
What happens to my child's Lunch order if they are unwell?
If your child is staying at home and you have already placed a lunch order through Flexischools, please call the office by 9:30am to let us know. The office will contact the Canteen so that we can put a stop on your order. This needs to be done by 9:30am as most hot food is in the ovens at that time. Your child's order will be held until you let us know that they are ready for it. If your child has to go home before Lunch 1 due to feeling unwell, let the office know that they have a lunch order when you collect them and we can send the lunch order home with you.
Click on the image below to order online with
Flexischools orders close at 8.30am !!
Click on the picture below to read the Menu
Canteen Roster
- Volunteer Working With Children Check required
- Please sign into Who's On Location (St Peter's sign in) at the front school office.
- If you would like to volunteer in the Canteen please click on the link below:
Canteen Roster - Week 4, Term 2
| Monday | Ash Bailey |
| Tuesday | Jodie Brindle |
| Wednesday | Melissa Zerafa |
| Thursday | Michelle Barn, Jo Maher and Alix Blakely |
| Friday | Jodie Brindle and Jo Sexton |
| Kindergarten Red | Kindergarten Blue | Kindergarten Green |
| Marley Pattinson Rosie Elwood-Franchimont Theodore Burgmann |
Maxwell Wade Koa Mane Hudson Adam |
Rafferty Day Evelyn Thompson Stevie Shipway |
| Year 1 Red | Year 1 Blue | Year 1 Green |
| Holly Weber Thomas Sonogan Lexi Hearle |
Kye Nolland Tyler Bedford Georgie Shields |
Harvey Pettitt Zoe Harrison Gwen Regan |
| Year 2 Red | Year 2 Blue | Year 2 Green |
| Summer Robinson Oliver Opitz Olivia Ehinger |
Lennox Shipway Asher Oliver Eadie Wells |
Hannah Rourke Aria Roach Ruby MacGibbon |
| Year 3 Red | Year 3 Blue | Year 3 Green |
| Edison Martin Will Geary Indyana Vandermeel |
Roco Castell Evelyn Heery Hana Stevens |
Sonny Doherty Sophia Millwarde Cleo Campbell |
| Year 4 Red | Year 4 Blue | Year 4 Green |
| Harrison Leman Willow Morris-Boyd Amelie Abi- Saab |
Skyla Stansfield Macy Kirkpatrick Olivia Jones |
Caroline Costello Issac Thompson Elsie Pattrick |
| Year 5 Red | Year 5 Blue | Year 5 Green |
| Roisin Crinion Matthew Thompson Pippa Hudson |
Scarlett Joyce Layla Farnsworth Tasman Lorger |
Georgia Hayes Lachlan Banham Lilly Anderson |
| Year 6 Red | Year 6 Blue | Year 6 Green |
| Evie Pattinson Lennex Arkinstall Grace Halverson |
Noah Bates Lexie Bayer Rose Eccles |
Ella Wheatley Indiana Hawkes Steele Cottom |
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STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS
Friday 31st May - Proclaim - Staff off site - no child minding available
Monday 22nd July
Friday 27th September
Monday 14th October
EDUCATION AT THE GLASSHOUSE
Years 1/2 - "The One Who Planted Trees" - Wed 5th June @ 10.00am
Kindergarten - "Grug" - Wed 14th August @ 12.30pm
Permission to attend will be via Compass
The cost for the shows have been included in the St Peter's School Account
CAMP DATES
Year 6 Camp - 11th November to 15th November
Year 5 Camp - 4th December to 6th December
