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BOOK WEEK AND GRANDPARENTS DAY
We had a wonderful celebration for Book Week on Wednesday, with our Book Character Parade. With a record number of visitors, the parade was extended to ensure everyone could see the amazing costumes. We thank our parents and carers for supporting their children to come as a favourite character. We also thank Mrs Ayres for preparing a wonderful series of events for Book Week, including the Book Stall and the library transformation to match the theme of “Reading is Magic!”.
This year we had a double celebration, with the invitation for our Grandparents to join the fun of the Book Character Parade as well as their own special focus. It was so wonderful to see many grandparents stay on for a fruit and snack break with our classes, our prayer service to recognise their wisdom and contributions to the lives of their grandchildren, and their special candle gift. Thank you to all of the parents and grandparents who were with us for the morning; there were more than 400 visitors to our school! What a great community event.
AFTERNOON PICK UP REMINDERS
We ask parents and carers to pay special attention to safety in our carpark during the busy afternoon pick up time. We have been aware of a few near misses recently and appeal to everyone to be part of the solution to this issue before a near miss becomes a reality. If you are picking up your child, please keep them with you rather than allowing them to go ahead. They are not spatially aware enough to make decisions on their own and need you to be with them. We understand people would like to avoid a long walk by returning to cars away from the crossing, but it is there with our amazing Vicky to keep you safe. Please consider taking a longer walk for safety rather than crossing near the roundabout where traffic is busiest. The footpath next to the buses is for bus pickups and is busiest in the afternoons. As it is a road, it has added danger for children, so you must be with your children and not allow them to go ahead. One child scared a bus driver by running onto the road ahead of their parents and it was the action of the bus driver that this was not a disaster. We also ask that you don’t allow children to play in the gully between the schools as this is also not a safe area and out of bounds for our children.
MISSION
GRAND PARENTS DAY AND CELEBRATION OF THE WORD
Thank you to all of our Grandparents and friends who joined us this week for a special Celebration of the Word thanking God for our beautiful older family members who offer so much wisdom and love!
FATHER'S DAY STALL VOLUNTEERS
+ FUTURE VOLUNTEERS
Father's Day Stall - Monday 26th August
The father’s day stall requires volunteers to help sell the gifts
from 11.30am to 1.30pm in the Don Farrell Hall
If you can assist please email ktyperkins@hotmail.com OR kayliedavis@yahoo.com.au
Children bring money on the day .....
Volunteers Please
We also require FUTURE VOLUNTEERS to continue
the Mother's and Father's Day stalls for 2025 and beyond.
If you can assist please email ktyperkins@hotmail.com OR kayliedavis@yahoo.com.au
COLOUR RUN + FATHER'S DAY
NEXT WEEK ..... !!! FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST
We are looking forward to welcoming all the dad’s and father figures to our Colour Run explosion event next Friday 30th August from 1:30pm to 3.00pm. This is the final week to register and fundraise for the online fundraiser at:
If you are interested in helping with the Colour run powder stations and set up from 12:30pm on Friday 30th August please email amanda.thomas@lism.catholic.edu.au.
Please find the schedule for the day. To avoid congestion, parents are asked to enter the middle gate to the oval and remain near the fence until they complete their run.| 1.30pm |
Welcome - Mrs Tess Koning Poem - Year 2 Explain Colour Run track - Mr Jeff Arkinstall Dad’s/Father figures to run through the Colour Run course. |
| 1.45pm |
Kindergarten run with their Year 6 buddies |
| 2.00pm |
Years 1 and 2 |
| 2.15pm |
Years 3 and 4 |
| 2.30pm |
Years 5 and 6 (if Year 6 would like another run) |
| 2.45pm |
Finish and pack up - Dad's please collect gift at the exit gate |
TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY PARENT FEEDBACK
You spoke, we listened! Each week this term we will share a key message from the parent ‘Tell Them From Me’ surveys conducted at the start of Term 2.
FREE WEBINAR
DEALING WITH SCHOOL ANXIETY
This webinar explains why school anxiety happens and why anxiety isn’t the problem, but how our response can cause trouble for our children. It also highlights three things that helps our kids stay connected to their education and is a highly worthwhile listen for all parents of ALL school aged children. Listen at your leisure for free until the 11th September.
LEARNING
MUSIC - RHYTHM TO RECOVERY DRUMMING
At St Peter’s, we remain steadfast in our commitment to enriching the educational experience through diverse and dynamic programs. One such program that continues to gather enthusiasm and acclaim is our drumming initiative.
MAKE NEW FRIENDS
Did you know that drumming is like learning a universal language that connects people from all around the world? Whether you're at home or exploring new places, drumming lets you communicate through rhythm with anyone who loves music just like you! Imagine joining a band, playing in an orchestra, or even being part of a drum circle where everyone creates music together. It's not just about making beats; it's about making new friends and having amazing adventures through music.
LEARNING TO PLAY MANY INSTRUMENTS
Did you know that learning to play the drums opens up a whole world of music and creativity? When you start with drums, you're not just learning one instrument—you're gaining the skills to play many different ones! From Djembe Drums to Congas, Clave Rhythms to Marching Bass Drums, and even instruments like the triangle, spoons, and buckets, a percussionist's toolkit is incredibly diverse.
 Tess Koning Principal |
 Karen Robson Assistant Principal Learning |
 Rebecca Cameron Assistant Principal Mission |
ENHANCING FAITH THROUGH SPORT
DIOCESAN ATHLETICS
This week, I had the privilege of attending the Lismore Diocese Athletics Carnival. I was so proud of all of our athletes, as they represented St Peter’s with great pride. We had 55% of our athletes move onto the next level, which is fantastic.
Students moving to Polding Trials are:
| Amelia Opitz | 200m |
| Amaya Davis | 1500m, Relay and High Jump |
| Matilda Price | Relay and Long Jump |
| Indiana Hawkes | Relay |
| Ivy Clarke | Relay |
| Paige Zvirzdinas | Long Jump |
| Bonnie Mann | Discus |
| Nixon Smith | 100m and Relay |
| Hunter Pociask | 800m, 1500m and High Jump |
| Mason Duffy | 1500m |
| Mason Pope | Relay |
| Ryan Matheson | Relay |
| James Millwarde | Relay, Shot Put and Discus |
| Finn Cowan | Relay |
| Jonah Files | Relay |
| Albi Winters | Relay |
| Asher Winters | Relay |
| James Wehlow | High Jump |
| Jai Davis | Shot Put and Discus |
A SPECIAL WELL DONE TO:
| Hunter Pociask | 11 Year Boy Champion |
| Amaya Davis | 12 Year Girl Runner Up |
AFL STATE FINALS
Our AFL Team is ready and set for the AFL Paul Kelly Cup Final in Sydney this week. Thank you families for your wonderful support of your child and we can’t wait for the opportunity. Let’s Go Peter’s.
THIS IS AWESOME
Years 4, 5 and 6 had an awesome session at the Port Macquarie Hockey Fields this week. The opportunity to hit, push and trap was wonderful for our students. We will continue our sessions over the next two weeks.
CONGRATULATIONS....
NOAH BATES
Last night Noah Bates was awarded 3rd place in the U/12 Best and Fairest in the North Coast AFL League. This is an amazing effort when you consider this is third out of approximately 180 players.
SUPER SATURDAY
Super Saturday has been huge yet again, and it has been our absolute pleasure to come and support your children while they get out and active. We had a huge amount of staff go to a wide range of sports over the month. To see so many smiling faces was a wonderful experience. If your child has finals coming up, please feel free to email me and I’ll let our staff know. My email address is jeff.arkinstall@lism.catholic.edu.au.
YEARS 3 AND 4 TOUCH GALA DAY
On Thursday September 5, all Year 3 and 4 students will participate in the Touch football Gala Day at Tuffins Lane, Port Macquarie. Over the years, it has been a wonderful day getting out and active and enjoying the company of friends and playing in a team environment. A Compass Notification was sent out today for consent and payment. On the Compass notification, you will notice that we are seeking coaches for Teams, we have 14 teams participating. If you have a current Working With Children Check and would like to manage a team (your child’s team), we would love your assistance. The role is very easy, as it is subbing on and off students (6 on 6 off).
SOCCER AND NETBALL GALA DAY
The Hastings Zone Soccer and Netball Gala Day will be held on Thursday September 12 in Laurieton. I thank Mr Murtagh, Miss McKenzie, Mrs Ryan and Miss Wotherspoon for their support of the students trialling.
ALL SCHOOLS RUGBY LEAGUE
Years 5 and 6 students commenced Rugby League training today with Mr Rowlatt and Mr Duffy. Years 5 and 6 training will continue on Fridays from 1.00pm to 1.30pm. We will announce a team in the coming weeks.
Years 3 and 4 will commence training on Wednesdays from 10.45am to 11.30am with Mr Baird and Mr Bright. We will announce a team in the coming weeks.
I thank all four families for your wonderful support of this event.
TERM 3 .... The Road Ahead
| Week 6 | Thursday 29th August | AFL Paul Kelly Cup State Final @ Sydney |
| Week 7 | Thursday 5th September | Years 3 & 4 Touch Football Gala Day |
| Week 8 | Thursday 12th September | Zone Soccer and Netball Gala Day |
| Week 10 | Wednesday 25th September | Rugby League |
| Week 10 | Wednesday 25th September | Soccer and Netball |
EISTEDDFOD DANCE - HELP NEEDED !!!
PROPS
Our Boys Eisteddfod Dance Group is gearing up for an exciting performance and we’re in need of some props to make our presentation shine. Specifically, we are looking for:
- An Old Laptop
- Headphones
If you have any of these items that you no longer use or need, we would be incredibly grateful for your donation. Please contact Mrs Natalie Jennings or Ms Natalie McKenzie
HAIR
If you have braiding skills or able to do a centre part high pony and are available to assist, we would love to have you join us. You don’t have to be a parent of a dancer to help, everyone is welcome.
- Date: Thursday, 26th September
If you’re available and willing to help, please complete the Google Form below by Friday, 7th September. Your support will make a big difference in ensuring our dancers look their best on stage!
Eisteddfod - Hair Helpers Google Form
Thank you for your time and generosity. We look forward to your assistance and appreciate your support in making our performance a success!
Natalie McKenzie and Natalie Jennings
Co-Ordinators
ST PETER'S DANCE CONCERT INFORMATION
The theme this year is: “2024 By Request”
TICKETS GO ON SALE.... from The Glasshouse
MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER @ 9.00AM
Tickets go on sale from the Glasshouse on Monday 2nd September 2024 at 9.00am. Please be mindful that ticket purchases are limited to 4 per transaction and we would love all families to be able to attend on one of the two nights available - Monday 23rd September and Tuesday 24th September. Tickets are $20 each.
Our school band will be playing from 5.40pm as the audience take their seats on both nights. The concert begins at 6.00pm and will conclude by approximately 7.30pm.
Once again we are fortunate to have parents Jenny Wehlow and Pete Mitchell helping us out with our production. Jenny is from Contented Life Photography. Photographs of each class dance will be available for viewing early in Term 4. Pete will video the Year 6 MC students, which introduces each medley group. These students are rehearsing with Mr Gallery and Mr Arkinstall.
Earlier this week, all parents would have received a Compass notification detailing the class costume requirements for your child or children. Please have these ready by Monday Week 9, 16th September in a bag labelled with your child’s name and class, for classroom teachers to check.
Our whole school dress rehearsal (just for students) is Friday morning Week 9, 20th September. Further information will be available regarding students coming dressed in their costume and changing into their school uniform after the performance. Year 6 and Year 3 Dance Eisteddfod groups will come in their school uniform and change into their eisteddfod costume at school, as they are the first 2 items in the performance.
COSTUMES
| K Blue | K Green | K Red |
| 1 Blue | 1 Green | 1 Red |
| 2 Blue | 2 Green | 2 Red |
| 3 Blue | 3 Green | 3 Red |
| 4 Blue | 4 Green | 4 Red |
| 5 Blue | 5 Green | 5 Red |
| 6 Blue | 6 Green | 6 Red |
REHEARSAL TIMETABLE:
Please DON'T make appointments during your
child's rehearsal time
OUR YEAR 4 - A4 ART FINALISTS
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Matilda S First Place Artwork: Life by the Sea I love searching for starfish at Shelly Beach with my family and friends. I folded the A4 paper in half. I used one half to create the starfish and painted |
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Imogen B Highly Commended Artwork Camping by the Beach One of my favourite things to do on the weekends is to go camping by the beach with my family and watch the sunset with my Mum. |
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Zeke B Highly Commended Artwork: Magpie Sunset I painted a magpie because this year I’ll be a Magpie when I play footy. Under the magpie is a yarning circle with 5 people that are my family.
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Amelia A Artwork: Emotions in Pictures Hi, I’m Amelie, I’m 9 years old and my drawing is about what emotions look like in pictures. I have tried to express the difference of sadness and happiness. Sadness may sometimes feel dark and gloomy, but you should always remember that there are many bright and colourful things in the world to make us happy. |
BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS
This week, our St Peter’s community celebrated all things books and reading. On Monday, our celebrations commenced with over 400 students attending our book stall to choose from a variety of age-appropriate books.
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Many classes also attended virtual author talks/lessons hosted by various providers throughout the week, including, amongst other sessions, a Harry Potter lesson and a discussion by authors Kate and Jol Temple on the importance of villains in stories.
There have also been many visitors enjoying our library space which has recently been transformed into “Hogwarts” in celebration of this year’s Book Week theme, “Reading is Magic”. The short-listed and award winning books for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards have also been on display in the library and are now available for students to borrow/reserve.
To date, we have also had over 100 new books generously donated to our school library through our online Book Fair for students to enjoy! This initiative will run throughout Term 3 (via Flexi-Schools) or until all books are sold out.
Throughout the Term students have been anticipating our upcoming Book Week parade and on Wednesday, the excitement was evident! It was fantastic to see so many students dressing as their favourite book character and celebrating a love of books. Many thanks to our St Peter’s families for all your assistance throughout our book week celebrations and for fostering a love of reading in our students! We truly appreciate your support!
BOOK WEEK RAFFLE WINNERS...
Kinder Red: Sebastian Przybylo
Year 1 Green: Gwen Regan
Year 2 Green: Hugh Boulet
Year 3 Blue: Max Bridle
Year 4 Red: Otto Easton
Year 5 Blue: Grace Arnold
Year 6 Red: Ivy Clarke
NSW PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE FINAL DAY
A friendly reminder that all PRC participants must have their online student reading records completed by 11:59pm tonight (Friday 23 August, 2024) so that validation can occur. Only students who have a completed and validated reading record will receive a PRC certificate. Instructions on how to add books to your child’s reading log are provided via the following link:
Instructions on how to add books to your child’s reading log are provided via the following link:
How to Add a Book to Your Reading Log
If you have any issues with logging books, please email Mrs Amanda Ayres at amanda.ayres@lism.catholic.edu.au
ASHTON SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
CLOSES 11TH SEPTEMBER
Students were very excited to receive their Issue 5 book orders this week. These purchases earned the school $170 in book club rewards which will go towards ordering new books for students to borrow and enjoy in the St Peter’s School Library.
Issue 6 brochures were also distributed to students this week. Any cash payment orders need to be returned to school by 9.00am Wednesday 11th September. Please ensure cash payments include your child’s name, class and correct payment. Online L.O.O.P. orders will close at 9.00pm.
Families who placed orders online through L.O.O.P. for Issue 5 should have received a $5 promotional code with their order confirmation that can be used towards online purchases of $15 or more for Issue 6. More details about this offer are available via the following link:
This issue, families also have the opportunity to receive a $5 credit that can be used towards Issue 7 purchases of $15 or more. The terms and conditions of these offers are available via the following link:
WEEKLY BORROWING:
Let's Celebrate Father's Day!
Friday Canteen Treats $1
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 6 Term 3
| Monday | Help Welcomed |
| Tuesday | Ash Bailey |
| Wednesday | Anthony Grasso |
| Thursday | Amy Wells |
| Friday | Emma Dwyer, Katrina Boulet and Jodie Brindle |
| Kindergarten Red | Kindergarten Blue | Kindergarten Green |
| Matilda Ralph Hudson McCudden Josephine Peck Jax Williams |
Kyah Stevens Rose Nicholls Koa Mane |
Emiee Fox Callen Whitehouse Vincent Humphrey |
| Year 1 Red | Year 1 Blue | Year 1 Green |
| Lexi Hearle Zane Davis Henry Cox |
Georgia Gardoll-Burgess Maddison Munday Tasman Robinson |
Parker Stevenson Michael Costello Aaliyah Paio |
| Year 2 Red | Year 2 Blue | Year 2 Green |
| Maddison Coves Theo Maas Oliver Opitz |
Layla Fox |
Isabelle O'Donnell Patrick McAllister Maya Johansson |
| Year 3 Red | Year 3 Blue | Year 3 Green |
| Milla Luck Will Geary Parker Smith |
Bronte Cullen Isabella Munro Ruby Farrell |
Abby Zerafa Cleo Campbell Zali Cudmore |
| Year 4 Red | Year 4 Blue | Year 4 Green |
| Claire Klein Brooklyn Ryan Charlotte Close |
Skyler Fernandes Mason Pope Mabel Smith |
Jacob Morris Matilda Mason Elsie Pattrick |
| Year 5 Red | Year 5 Blue | Year 5 Green |
| Roisin Crinion Riley Hofman William Kee |
Jaxon Cerato Ahliyah Bennett Piper Frost |
Ruby Bailey Simi Fono Marcus Thompson |
| Year 6 Red | Year 6 Blue | Year 6 Green |
| Jessie Winter Grace Halverson Amaya Davis |
Noah Bates Alice Pulham Piper Stewart |
Archie Mallam Emma Pelley Grazia Mikhail Holt |
Term 3 Calendar Dates
Week 6, Term 3:
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Monday 26th August
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$6.00 per gift Please bring a shopping bag Helpers required PLEASE
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Week 7, Term 3
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STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS
Friday 27th September
Monday 14th October
OUR MACLEAY BORGER.....
MAC'S SAVE SIGHT TEAM
If you would like to sponsor Macca please click on the link....
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