Dear Parents and friends,

Pentecost - Continuing the Mission of Jesus

This Sunday, we celebrate with our Church the great feast of Pentecost. We remember the disciples, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, gathered together after Jesus’ death. The Apostles and disciples were gathered in fear, not knowing what they were to do after the death of their leader and teacher.

After the coming of the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus had promised before he left them, the disciples were filled with great strength and wisdom. They were empowered to go out, preaching, teaching and healing in the way that Jesus had shown them. They were reminded of the mission which Jesus had begun and which he expected them to continue in his name.

At St Brigid’s, this term, there is a particular emphasis on our Catholic value of Service: We are called to respond actively to God’s mission as servant leaders, by reaching out to others - especially the needy as Jesus did.  With many of our students also being confirmed this weekend, we will again be witnesses to the presence of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Pentecost, in our lives and those of our children. With the gifts of the Spirit, bestowed at Confirmation, we are reminded and empowered to go forth, as Jesus directed, to reach out to others in the spirit of Service.

Congratulations to the following students who will seal their Baptismal calling this evening as Bishop Brian Mascord confirms them: Jazhara McCann, Nathan Anderson, Harper Davidson, Sally Foster, Henry Jones, Zane Mayberry, Ruby Jackson, Noelia St Archangel, Milli Gajic, Breanna Kouzan and Jonah Moretti.

When you send forth your Spirit, they are created -And you renew the face of the earth. (Psalm 104, 29-30)

Yours in Faith, Justice and Learning

CEO LEADERSHIP TEAM VISIT

The day with the Leadership Team commenced with a beautiful Liturgy of the Word in the Church. We gathered to reflect on our Catholic value of service and our called to respond actively to God’s mission as servant leaders by reaching out to others and all of creation. Thank you to Mrs Arthur-Worsop for preparing the liturgy and to our student cantors and readers who very capably led us in prayer.

After morning tea with the staff, the Leadership Team headed to classrooms for Learning Walks and Talks. There was absolutely fabulous personalised learning in action in every classroom: Challenging Maths Tasks, English choice tasks, coding actiivites, STEM activities, students negotiating their learning and articulating their personal goals and success criteria.

The Leadership Team acknowledged St Brigid's as an authentic faith and learning community and congratulated our wonderful staff for their dedication to the teaching profession and their service to the students and families of St Brigid's.

COLOUR RUN CONGRATULATIONS

On Friday 31 May 2019 we announced the recipients of prizes for the most money individually raised across the school. We thank the store manager of Coles Fairy Meadow for supporting our envirnomental cause and by providing two gift vouchers. 

 

PRINCIPALS' AWARD

Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding achievement in receiving their first Principal's award. 

Year 6	Lucas
Year 5	Erin

 

DISCO - GET READY TO GLOW

Year 4 parents are hosting our annual Kid's Disco on Friday 14th June 2019 in the St Brigid’s School Hall. There will be two sessions on the evening. Pre-orders are being taken via the Qkr! app. Please ensure you order by Friday 7 June 2019.

Infants	Kinder, Year 1, Year 2	5.30pm - 7.00pm
Primary	Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6	7.00pm - 8.30pm

DISCO_2019.pdf https://sbgdow.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/558/disco_2019.pdf

 

CARNIVAL BOOK FAIR

Thank you to all the families who supported our recent book fair. Through your generosity we have been able to purchase $430 worth of Science and Technology books. I would also like to thank Michelle Brodnik who organised the Book Fair and the band of teachers who volunteered their time before and after school to sell the books. 

 

VINNIES WINTER APPEAL - GOLD COIN DONATION DAY

Wear your favourite team jersey on Thursday 4 July 2019 and bring a gold coin donation to help raise money for the St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal. 

 

YEAR 5 and 6 SPORT and RECREATION CAMP

The Year 5 and 6 students will be participating in the Residential Outdoor Education Camp, conducted by NSW Sport and Recreation at Berry from Wednesday 28 August 2019 to Friday 30 August 2019.

The overall aim of the camp is to enhance the students’ leadership skills, increase their confidence in their own abilities and assist them in learning to cooperate and work with others through controlled experiences. Some activities include: team building, problem solving, innovation, adventure challenge games, trust and support activities.

A reminder to the Year 5 and 6 parents to complete the online Medical and Consent Form by Friday 26 July 2019. You will need the details below to complete the form:

• Booking Number:       546163
• Booking Start Date:   28/08/2019
• Booking Venue:         Berry Sport and Recreation Centre

MEDICAL AND CONSENT ONLINE FORM

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

10 June 2019	Public Holiday	All day
11 June 2019	School Photos	All day
13 June 2019	Year 4 Excursion- The Rocks	All day
14 June 2019	School Disco	5.30pm-8.30pm
15 - 16 June 2019	Cathedral Car Parking	Various times
17 June - 21 June 2019	Hand-me-ups appeal	All day
25 June 2019	Netball Gala Day	All day
28 June 2019	Special Food Day- Burritos	Lunchtime
4 July 2019	Jersey Day for Winter Appeal	All day
5 July 2019	Athletics Carnival	8.00am - 12noon

SEMESTER 1 REPORTS AND INTERVIEWS

School reports for the first semester will be sent home on Friday 28 June 2019 and parent teacher child interviews will take place in Week 10 (Monday 1 July to Thursday 4 July).  Please note that Kindergarten will have interviews but there is no formal report sent home this semester.

Interviews will involve a 15 minute appointment with your child’s teacher to discuss their semester one progress. All interviews will be made available on Compass. More details will be sent home next week on how to book your child’s interview.

All Australian schools are required to use a common A-E grade to describe student achievement in all subjects, including formal Religious Education, for Years 1-10. This is part of the Federal Government’s plan to achieve greater national consistency in Education. Students’ Learning Reports (except those for Kindergarten) account for individual student learning achievement according to the A-E scale below.

ICAS ASSESSMENTS

This year the children in Stage 3 (Year 5 and 6) are invited to take part in the 2019 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS), conducted by the Educational Assessment Centre, University of NSW, in the following areas:

• Science Competition will be held on Thursday 5 September (Week 7)
• English Competition will be held on Tuesday 17 September (Week 9)
• Mathematics Competition will be held on Thursday 19 September (Week 9)

All ICAS Assessments will be completed online during Term 3.

If your child is interested in participating please ensure they have returned the permission note, that was sent home via Compass, before Friday 14 June 2019.

MACKILLOP TRIALS

Congratulations to Henry J who participated in the MacKillop Hockey trials this week in Lismore. Henry had a great carnival and has been selected to be a part of the NSW Primary Hockey team.  The next competition is the Australian School Sports Competition in Bendigo in August. Well done Henry we are extremely proud of your achievement!

OFFICIAL ST BRIGID'S FACEBOOK PAGE

St Brigid’s have launched a school based Facebook page that will regularly post announcements about school events, share good news stories and promote upcoming events. The page can be accessed using the following link:

www.facebook.com/stbrigid.gwynneville

It is important that all parents are familiar with the Diocesan Social Media Policy and comment and contribute as per the guidelines.

WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN

The Woolworths Earn and Learn Program is beginning again this year. This program gives schools the opportunity to earn new resources. Woolworths has partnered with Modern Teaching Aids who have a large range of categories to choose from including; ICT, science, sports, mathematics, arts and crafts.

How you can help?

1. Between 1 May and 25 June 2019, collect as many stickers as you can.
2. Stick them on the sticker sheets and give them to school. Or drop them into a collection box in the store in Figtree or Wollongong
3. Don’t forget, you can always download and print extra sticker sheets at woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn
4. Ask neighbours, friends and grandparents to collect stickers as well.

VINNIES HAND-ME-UPS STUDENT REPORT

On Thursday, 23 May, a student delegation from Year 5 visited the North Wollongong Vinnies site, and toured the store, hearing from representatives of the different areas of Vinnies, and learning about the importance of good quality donations. We were

fortunate to have Peter Cooney, from the Gwynneville Conference explaining his role and that of the members of the Gwynneville Conference in giving others from our local area a ”hand up”.

The students learnt that – donating good quality items to Vinnies is good for the people in need and the environment. The donations help to get money to assist with the purchase of food, mattresses etc and to recycle, reuse and reduce landfill.

There is a dark side to donating. Across all stores in the Wollongong Diocese it costs over $160000 a year just to get rid of rubbish. About 50% of this is illegal dumping, and about 50% are donations that can’t be used. Tonnes of waste going into landfill.

Many Vinnies volunteers have to get rid of a whole skip bin each week and it costs about $160 each time to get the skip bin emptied. That’s the equivalent of one weeks’ worth of food and groceries for a family of four!

That’s why everything that is donated must be clean and of good quality.

 IF YOU WOULDN’T GIVE IT TO A FRIEND THEN DON’T GIVE IT TO VINNIES!

The students will be conducting a week-long fundraising effort to collect as many good quality items that will fit in the Vinnies Bin, that will be in our school grounds from Monday 17/6 to Friday 21/6.

Below is a guide for you. So get a bag together and send it in so that we can Hand it on to Vinnies.

SAVE THE DATE

THANK YOU to our Volunteers!

If you can volunteer for an hour or two for any upcoming events, please add your name to our Google doc.

Disney On Ice NEXT WEEKEND Can you help?

PIE DRIVE

The P and F are holding a pie drive fundraiser. You can order the following delicious pies via the Qkr! app by the 19 July 2019. Please tell your friends and family.  All pies will be delivered on Monday afternoon 29 July 2019.

COMMONWEALTH BANK DOLLARMITES AWARDS

CANTEEN NEWS- ROSTER

UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming P&F events for your diary:

WANT TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE LIFE OF THE SCHOOL?

Are you interested in volunteering for P&F events? Would you like to help out the wonderful St. Brigid’s community but don’t know where to start? We’d love to have you on board.

Drop the P&F a line and we’d be very happy to get you involved in events or as a coordinator. We can also team you up with an existing volunteer to help share the work and learn the ropes. Email us at pandf@sbgdow.catholic.edu.au
 

Congratulations to the following students on receiving their awards during the last fortnight.

Week 5 - Term 2

Week 6 - Term 2

CLASS	SERVICE AWARD	LEADER OF THE WEEK
Kindergarten	Hugh	Lachlan
Year 1	Nathaneal	Molly
Year 2	Sofia	Nohan
Year 3	Samuel	Xavier
Year 4	Luca	Charlotte
Year 5G	Zita	Caelan
Year 5W	Tilly	Justin
Year 6	Ayesha	Jazhara

Congratulations to the following students who have received their Assistant Principal Award. Well done!

CLASS	STUDENT
Year 1	Florence
Year 1	Sarah
Year 1	Emma
Year 5	Robbie

Happy Birthday to the following students.

We hope you have a great birthday!

St Brigid’s Gwynneville

Saturday	5.30pm Vigil
Sunday	9.00am
Thursday	9.30am

For the most current Mass times and Parish information, please visit the Parish website http://www.lumenchristi.org