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St. Bede’s Catholic Primary School

A School with Heart

Phone: 4842 2413. Fax: 4842 2224 www.stbedesb.nsw.edu.au

Email: office.stbedesb@cg.catholic.edu.au

Newsletter – Week 10 – Term 3 – Date: 11 September 2014

Mission Statement

‘A School with Heart’

Where we are inspiring, challenging and nurturing one another to:

…..live from the heart, love from the heart, learn from the heart

Dear Parents and Children,

It has been a relatively quiet week without the Year 5/6 children and we hear they are having a

great time on camp with Mr Galvin and Mrs Hannaford. In their absence the Year 4 children have

made excellent leaders and many thanks to all of the children.

Last Friday saw the whole school partake in an emergency evacuation drill. You will be pleased to

know the children were quick to move to a safe place and to listen to their teachers. This essential

drill is the second drill for the year and thank you to the children for their excellent co-operation.

We were fortunate this time to have a visit from the Braidwood Fire and Rescue who spoke about

fire safety and enabled the children to be familiar with their suits and the running of the hoses.

Kindergarten then attended a fire safety session. Fireman Brad and Fireman Steven reminded the

children to learn their address, the 000 number, the stop, drop and roll technique, to get down low

and go, go go and to decide upon a safe meeting point. A big thank you to Phil McGrath, Brad

Hewitt and Steven Hockey for helping us have a professional drill.

Well done to all the St Bede’s children who completed their soccer season. The trophies were

presented on the day. Children who were not present will receive their trophy tomorrow at the

morning assembly.

We wish you a safe and happy holiday and hope you are able to spend some memorable,

quality time with your children. On returning to school, the children love re-telling the stories of their

adventures whether they be from home or in new landscapes, I ask you to think about how you

can become a present character in the story your child tells of their term break.

Thank you to all the children of St. Bede’s for working hard to improve as learners and for making

St. Bede’s such a special place. Thanks to our staff for providing engaging and productive

activities for the children.

REMEMBER FIRST DAY BACK IS WEDNESDAY the 8TH of OCTOBER!

All the best,

Julian

Our condolences to Mrs Kym Didlick- Godwin on

the passing of her uncle, Stan Watson, in a car

accident last week. Our thoughts and prayers are

with your family.

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Notes Home this week-

Year 6 Farewell dinner note

Catholic Voice Newspaper

Date Event Time Place 8 October Students return to school – Term 4

17 October Boorowa Touch & Netball Carnival Boorowa

29 October Kindergarten Transition Day 10am – 12pm Kindergarten room

29 October Yr.5/6- My Body, My Life 7pm-8pm TBA

5 November Kindergarten Transition Day 10am – 12pm Kindergarten room

27 November End of year Prayer Celebration 10 am St Bede’s Church

27 November Mini Fete TBA

3 December Mrs Bradley’s Farewell TBA

9 December Year 6 - Jamberoo TBA

11 December Presentation Assembly 11 am School Hall

11 December Year 6 Graduation Dinner Servicemen’s Club

Week 10

Kinder Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year4 Year 5/6

Blake Faulkner Molly MacPhail Harry Waters Maddison

Smyth

Mariah Roberts Liam Riches

Orlando Laffan Tom Bradley Angus

MacPhail

Juanita Exon Madison Pieper Forbes Gordon

Jessie Lavis

Christina

Culmone

Commentator: L Murray-Cree Readers: W Hart & M Byrnes Acolyte: P Maher Special Minister: A Monkhouse & L Hart Welcomer: G Sutton Power Point: H Hart Gifts: Flores Family

Free Social Justice Workshop on Saturday 20

September @ Canberra Southern Cross Club 10 am

– 12 noon. Workshop will be on the Social Justice

Statement 2014 – 15. St Vincent De Paul Braidwood Office hours Friday

0435856541. 11am – 1pm contact the Parish on

Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I

cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Rosary Beads- Students are able to use their Rosary Beads every Friday during Peace Room as we pray our

Traditional Prayers. We say the Our Father, 3 x Hail Mary and the Glory Be To The Father. Please assist your child

in locating their Rosary Beads and send them in on any day but particularly a Friday. Each child has been given a set

of Rosary Beads.

Copies of CEO Bulletin are available in the front office on the

information stand

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regional ride START

Claim the Date: 3 December

After many valued years we farewell Mrs Bradley.

NRL Holiday Clinic

The NRL and the Canberra Raiders are running a Holiday clinic in Goulburn in the upcoming school holidays. To register: Go on PlayNRL.com and click on the Holidays Clinic Tab. To find the Holiday Clinic in the South West NSW area. Date: 23/09/14 Time: 10am-12pm Venue: North Park, Union St. Goulburn Cost: $30 (Includes Clinic and Holiday Pack) NRL Holiday Clinic Pack Includes: - Football- Pump- Kicking Tee- Cap- Bag- Drink Bottle Participants must bring: - Appropriate clothing- Hat- Sunscreen- Drink bottle- Change of clothes Contact Ashley Barnes 02 6253 3515 or 0411 159 305

Braidwood Soccer

Congratulations to all those children who competed in the finals of soccer last weekend. The soccer club has requested that any soccer shirts that have not been returned are able to be dropped off at the office, please. Also any child who was not present on the day and missed out on receiving their trophy, will be presented with theirs at school tomorrow at morning assembly. Congratulation to Isabella Hindmarsh and Ryan Blowes who were voted the under 9 Boys and Girls champions for a great season of soccer and to Sarah Walker who scored the most goals.

Lifecycle and The Leukaemia Foundation are thrilled to announce we are

coming to Braidwood!

Lifecycle is a community awareness and fundraising initiative specifically

promoting a new respite village, soon to be constructed in Canberra, supporting families in the

ACT and Southern NSW area affected by blood cancer.

Lifecycle riders and support crew will arrive at Ryrie Park at 3:00pm on Thursday 9 October,

and would really appreciate the opportunity to meet the Braidwood community.

Come down after school and buy a sausage sandwich to support the event. For further details,

see the Lifecycle website www.life-cycle.org.au.

FREE

Anybody that can use/needs old newspapers

please call in to the front office as we have an

oversupply at the moment.

Great to light your fire or maybe use in the garden

as mulch.

Found in peace room after Father’s Day BBQ 1 adults

black jacket with hood size L

Has your child lost a uniform item this term????

Parents are asked to check the lost property

bucket as there seems to be a growing number of

lost items with no name or means of

identification.

School Banking

School banking days are now Wednesdays.

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS!!!! The Uniform Pool

will be open tomorrow afternoon, Friday 19 September,

from 3.10pm till 3.40pm

Please check your child’s summer uniform and take

advantage of these opening hours.

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TERM 3 –CANTEEN ROSTER

Week Date Volunteer 1 Volunteer 2 Volunteer 3

10 19 September 2014 Jamie Abby Volunteer required

Term 4

1 10 October 2014 Abby Melissa

2 17 October 2014 Jamie Volunteer required

3 24 October 2014 Janine Karen Rhonda

4 31 October 2014 Jamie Volunteer required

5 7 November 2014 Jamie Volunteer required

6 14 November 2014 Abby Jamie

7 21 November 2014 Jamie Volunteer required

8 28 November 2014 Jamie Volunteer required

9 5 December 2014 Jamie Volunteer required

10 12 December 2014 Abby Jamie

Country Children’s After School Care The After School Care Program at Braidwood Central School

has some vacancies for the remainder of this year.

We are also taking enrolments for 2015.

We are CCB and CCR approved, for more information

contact:

Contact Julia on 02 6236 8305

www.ccel.com.au

Braidwood

Fire & Rescue Visit Kinder

Bounceback

Practice Communication Skills

Effective conflict resolution relies on clear

communication of feelings and wants. This can

be especially difficult when under pressure in a

conflict. Learning to speak clearly and

respectfully takes practice. You can help children

practise what to say to initiate conflict

resolution, for example, “if we talk about this, I’m

sure we can sort it out” Practising assertive ways

for children to express their wants and concerns is

also particularly helpful, for example, “I want you

to ask before using my things.”

Helpful Hints We have found a website (Raising Children Network) that may be of benefit to parents it covers issues like health, wellbeing and behaviour with information for different age groups of children http://raisingchildren.net.au/

Happy Birthday to: Georgia

Grant, William Sullivan, Isabella

Hindmarsh and Harrison Goode

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Year 5/6 camp photos

At Quarantine station At NSW Parliament House

At NSW Parliament House

At NSW Parliament House

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Wanted

We are currently looking for a uniform coordinator/s for next year,

as both Kylie and Sair’s children will be finishing Year 6 this year.

The uniform pool is well set up already and you are able to pick

your own opening times.

This is an easy way to contribute to the school.

If you are interested please phone Kylie on 0447 273 158 or Sair on

0419 666 881or alternatively you can leave your name and

contact number at the office.

Braidwood Preschool Trivia Night When: Saturday 11th October Time: 7pm for 7.30pm start Where: Braidwood Servicemen’s Club

Come along for fun and laughs and to help raise funds for Preschool

Phone the Preschool on 48422128 or Narelle on 0425218201 to book a table

Thank You

The school has received a thank note from the Bunn family. They have asked that we pass on their thanks for all the

support that has been shown to them over the past 6 weeks – here is a shortened version of their thank you.

We would like to offer our sincerest Thank you for all the prayers, love & support St Bede’s have given us over the last

six weeks and knowing our family & friends have been there made all the difference. Whether it be a phone call, text

or visiting Kelly in hospital, the offers of help, organising play-dates , cooking meals and even offering to take Richard

for a beer – has meant the world to us.

Amongst all this we were blessed with the safe arrival of Eden Noelle, who is absolutely gorgeous.

A very special mention goes to Year 3 who made so many “get well” cards and then created the most incredible

congratulations card. Thank you Year 3 – these will be always treasured.

We are honoured & blessed to have you in our lives.

Richard, Kelly, Scarlett, Hope and Eden Bunn

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