AGGIES ARTICLES - Term 2 Week 8 - Friday 11 June 2021

11th Sunday Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s parable depicts the growth from small and simple beginnings. The mustard seed is the smallest of seeds but once planted grows into the largest of bushes capable of providing shelter and rest for the birds of the air. Jesus chose the symbol of the mustard seed to remind us that He accepts the ordinary, the lowly and wants all of us to be part of His Kingdom. God’s Kingdom started off small, with just a few followers taking shelter with Jesus. Over time it grew and more sheltered and found a home.

Dear Parents and Carers

What an exciting week we have had at St Agnes’ this week. We have been so lucky to have the Sydney Dance Company bring an amazing experience to our students. We sincerely thank Mrs Trish Todd and the organising team for facilitating this for our children.

Winter Woolies Wednesday

This year the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal focuses on child homelessness.

At Monday morning assembly some of our student leaders shared information about child homelessness in Australia. We were shocked to learn that 116,000 people don’t have a permanent, safe place to sleep. At St Agnes’ our goal is to provide students with a deeper understanding of poverty and injustice, so our young people are empowered to change the world. The Year 6 Ministry Team will continue to share information to create awareness about homelessness and helping others.

On Wednesday in Week 10 we will be holding a fundraiser “Winter Woolies Wednesday”. Students are asked to come to school in their winter woolies and bring a gold coin donation. This money will go towards buying items for the homeless. Throughout that week we are also asking for donations of clothing and blankets to be brought into the school hall. These will be sent to St Vincent de Paul in order to support those in need. The Ministry Team will sort and organise all items on Thursday 24 June.

Craft for Service

Students are continuing to join our Craft for Service groups on Tuesdays and Fridays. They are enjoying making keyrings, earrings and magnets. These items are available to purchase in the front office and we will also have a pop up stall at the athletics carnival on Wednesday for purchases. Proceeds from the sales are being donated to the flood appeal. Similarly food donations are still being accepted at the Pop-Up Pantry.

Music Ministry

Next Sunday St Agnes' School is providing the Music Ministry at the 5:00pm Mass. We are excited that 60 students are wanting to join the choir to sing at this Mass.

Thank you to Jessica Stewart and Tatiana Bye who are organising our talented singers. We welcome all families to come along and join us at this Youth Mass.

School Mass

All parents, carers and family members are welcome to join us in the school hall on Tuesday 22 June at 12:15 pm to celebrate Mass as a school community. Throughout next week, the Ministry Team will be sharing information with classes to help us understand more about the Mass. Thank you to our student leaders for assisting with this.

Confirmation Registration Evenings

Parents and carers of students wishing to make their Sacrament of Confirmation this year are invited to the Registration nights on either Monday 21 or Tuesday 22 June. These will be held at St Agnes’ Church at 6:00pm. Childminding will be available. Information has been shared with potential candidates. The Sacrament will be installed by Bishop Greg Homeming in early August. Please read the note linked below for more information and contact the office if you have any further questions.

Parish Confirmation Letter

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School Zone Safety

As parents you should take the opportunity to talk with your children about getting to and from school safely. Here are some safety tips:

1. Be alert and aware by traveling distraction free. Ask children to take off their headphones when walking.
2. Choose a safe place to cross. The fastest way, may not be the safest way. Stop! One Step back from the kerb. Look! Continuously, both ways. Listen! For the sounds of approaching traffic. Think! Whether it is safe to cross and keep checking until safely across.
3. Keep safe getting in and out of the car. Always use the door closest to the kerb.
4. Keep safe getting on and off the bus. Wait at the bus stop and stand at least one step back from the edge of the road. Always meet your child at the bus stop. Never meet them on the opposite side of the road and call them across. Wait until the bus has gone, before you cross the road.
5. Hold hands to cross the road. Until they are ten, children should hold an adult's hand.
6. Wearing a helmet. Children must wear a helmet when riding a bike in any public place – it’s the law. Foot scooter, skateboard and rollerblade riders should wear helmets and protective gear such as knee and elbow pads. Be a positive role model when you are a pedestrian, passenger and driver.

Children learn from what they see, as well as what we say. Never sacrifice safety for convenience.

Assembly Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received an award at todays assembly:

KE - Sienna Barnes and Benjamin Dietrich
KJ - Nicholas Bushe and Amirah Taylor
KW - Felix Sjolund and Mia Tait
1B - Loki Henderson and Van Mulley
1O - Miles Sonego and Indiana Woods
1TB - Amelia Sales and Lachlan Power
2JW - Shayla Davis and Asha Walker
2M - Alba Webb and Hiba Anwaar
2W - Noah English and Ruby Hagenbach
3O - Flynn Wehlow and Lara Blackmore
3P - Nate Madden and Piper Byrne
3TM - Archie Stafford and Billylee Paterson
4A - Oliver Walters and Isabelle Familar
4NS - Kane Collins and Olivia Edwards
4T - Xanthiah Galea and Max Schneider
5C - Travis Brooks and Sarah Chamberlin
5M - Shannon Lusung and Lucas Blair
5W - Noah Joyce and Emily Cook
6B - Hunter Campbell and Kiarna Burns
6E - Slayde Daley and Noah Prince
6W - Logan Howard and Jett Harrington

Upcoming Sporting Events

School Discus Trial

Please be advised that due to circumstances beyond our control, our school discus trials will now be held on the St Agnes’ bottom oval today at 3:40pm. If your child wishes to trial for this event but cannot make it at this time, please contact craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au so we can make other arrangements.

Athletics Carnival

Our Athletics Carnival is scheduled for Wednesday of next week. An announcement will be made through the school app and other communication channels if wet weather forces the event to be postponed.

With the recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions, we are pleased to announce that parents and carers are able to attend school to be spectators at this event. We ask that any parents attending please follow these protocols:

• All spectators will enter the school grounds via the gate that leads directly onto the bottom oval on Boronia St.
• All spectators will be required to sign in. QR codes will be attached to the fence along Boronia St. Please be advised that these are not the service NSW codes and as such do not require the service NSW app. A paper sign in sheet will be available on the day for those that do not have devices or have trouble signing in electronically.
• All spectators will be required to apply hand sanitiser on arrival.
• Spectators will be required to practice social distancing during this event.
• Spectators will be required to follow all directions of the official COVID marshall.
• We ask that families only stay for their child's events, so that the number of spectators are limited.

Photos and Social Media

We ask that families refrain from posting video images or photos of this event onto social media that contain images of children that are not their own. This includes images of children who appear in the background of photos. This is to ensure the safety and privacy of all children at the school.

We thank everyone for their cooperation and understanding in this matter.

If you are interested in helping out with any of our sporting pursuits, please contact craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au. Parental involvement is a wonderful way to build school and family connections, and we encourage partnerships of this nature. We have a wonderful parent community that has a wealth of expertise that we could use to increase our students participation in physical activities. However, expertise is not a prerequisite for getting involved; an extra set of hands is always useful!

Is your child interested in playing soccer? Port Macquarie Football Club has vacancies in the mixed u7's, u10's, u12's and U14's. Contact can be made via the club's Facebook site or email secretary@portmacquariefc.com

Does your child want to play Rugby Union? All Port Macquarie Junior Rugby Union clubs (Hastings Valley Vikings, Port Pirates and Port Macquarie Hogs) are looking for players in the U10's (children turning 9 and 10 this year) and the U12's (Children turning 11 and 12 this year). This is open to both boys and girls. Games are held at the same time at Stuart Park on a Friday night. Contact craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions.

Do you have a junior sporting team that requires players? Are you part of a sporting club that is looking to increase numbers and promote your organisation? Do you have a child that wants to join a team or play a sport, but don’t know where to start? Do you have an adult team that requires players and want to put the word out to our parent community? If the answer is ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then please send an email to craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au explaining what you require.

Centred In Christ and With Love For One Another, St Agnes’ Learners are:

Wow! What a week it has been for our school community. We managed to get through three amazing days of workshops with The Sydney Dance Company for our students in Years 3-6. Our dancing educators were wonderful. They inspired all who participated to have a go and have fun.

The start of each workshop was a chance for the students to learn about The Sydney Dance Company and what they do as well as learning about the company values that all performers must adhere to and follow as part of a professional creative community. The values are around Safety, Respect, Commitment, Kindness, and Communication. The above statements resonated with our students as these values are part of what we offer to our students throughout their educational journey in a Catholic School. These values also align with our Postive Behaviour Support (PBS) and focus on following the four R’s Respectful, Repsonsile, Resilient and Resolute.

This week we have continued working on how to be Respectful. We need to treat others how we would like to be treated.

It is nearly the end of Term 2, which means our House Cup Treat Day for the most dojo points for following our whole school expectations is fast approaching. This treat day will be in week 10, Friday 25 June during the middle session. Next week we will be announcing the winning house team who will participate in the treat day. Congratulations to the Kennedy house team who are the winning team for receiving the most dojos this week.

400 Dojo Awards:

Congratulations to the following students who have received 400 dojos this week for following our 4 R’s at St Agnes'. 

1B - Mia Brazel
2JW - Makayla Dickson

300 Dojo Awards:

Congratulations to the following students who have received 300 dojos this week for following our 4 R’s at St Agnes'. 

1B - Aria Schneider, Flynn Ackroyd, Lexi Comer, Loki Henderson, Reginald Fitzpatrick, Sienna Lewis, Skylah Neale and William Jones
2JW - Ava Schneider and Emily Krizanec
2M - Jada Ustariz

200 Dojo Awards:

Congratulations to the following students who have received 200 dojos this week for following our 4 R’s at St Agnes'. 

KE - Ally Sines, Amelia Clinch, Charlie Totten, Coco James-Dumas, Hailey James and Sienna Barnes
KJ - Amirah Taylor, Ariah Adams, Arlow Fuller, Charlotte Mullen, Flynn Nesbitt, Korbin Cunningham, Mia Cochrane, Rocky Walker, Sharni Dunn and Stella Sprague
KW - Charles Abbott, Saxon Keep, Thomas Bannister, Ardan Byrne and Callum Judge
1O - Dominic Ritchie, Miles Sonego and Sahara Pauley
1TB - Ava Costello, Georgia Baker, Harrison Power, Jack Tonkin, Jake Collins, Lachlan Power, Mia Henry, Nate Bringans, Scarlett Gaul, Sophia Hardie and Thomas Buckley
2JW - Sunday Allison
2M - Kallan Ford
2W - Noah English and Sofia Adamson
3O - Joseph O'Brien
3P - Arthur Hough, Grace Judge and Nathan Cavallaro
4NS - Akshara Reddy Sanaw, Anna Gardiner and Maddison Evans
5C - Alyra Buckley, Ella Comer and Isaac Buttsworth
5M - Chloe Ribot de Bressac, Koby Stewart and Matt Dzikowski
5W - Abby Moloney, Emily Cook and Jaysen Wei
6W - Bray Hawker, Taj Trumper and Tallulah Jones

100 Dojo Awards:

Congratulations to the following students who have received 100 dojos this week for following our 4 R’s at St Agnes'. 

1TB - Ella McNally
2JW - Patrick McNally
2M - Jake Glover and Malakai Cain
3O - Bilyana Brown, Flynn White and Tessa Taylor
3P - Sophia Fox
3TM - Archie Stafford and Marcus Gittany
6E - Cooper McDowell, Dawson Taylor and Julia Helena Streegan

Dear families,

A reminder our annual School Disco is next Friday 18 June. Details are below and on our P&F Facebook page. 

We are looking for volunteers as we are very short this year - any help from 2:00pm would be so amazing! Thank you to those who have already offered to help with the disco. These events simply can’t go ahead without you. If you can assist, please get in touch via email; pandfstagnes@gmail.com

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Leasa Harris and Erin Elliott

0409 467 898

pandfstagnes@gmail.com

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