Last Sunday’s Gospel…

We heard one of the stories that showed Jesus had truly risen from the dead. Jesus cooked breakfast for the apostles on the beach while they were out fishing. They hadn’t had any luck but when Jesus told them to cast the net again, they caught so many they couldn’t pull them all in. The story shows that we continually need to be guided by Jesus and that he was really alive because he could physically touch things and talk to them.

From the Principal...

I set out from my home at 4am on ANZAC Day to attend the dawn service at Ingleburn RSL and lay a wreath on behalf of the school. Our school captains, vice captains and their families attended as well and represented Holy Family. I very much appreciate the effort of our captains and their families attending in full school uniform so early in the morning! We had a little rain in the end but it was worth it.

The children have probably told you the rest of our furniture arrived. So Years 4-6 were busy for the first hour of the first day back settling K-2 with their new desks and chairs. The library has also been set up with new soft furnishings, tables and bookshelves. The P&F have kindly covered the cost of reupholstering the ottomans, the wall paper murals and a special teacher reading chair for the library – still to come. You are welcome to pop in for a look when you pick up your children. You will also notice the upgrade to the rest of our wet areas. The space is now more serviceable and the children seem very excited about all their new things. The books the P&F donated for classroom libraries are due next week too. Dion from QBD book shop at Macarthur Square was extremely helpful! Next we will restock the library with books and have a look at the school’s technological requirements again. I would also like to mention the efforts of Mrs Jones. Our old furniture has gone to Tonga where the community has suffered from the effect of the recent tsunami thanks to Mrs Jones and her parish. So her effort, along with Ms Stroligo making contact with various community groups for our Years 3-6 furniture means at least 80% has been fully recycled! 

We have had Kinder interviews this week. It has been a lovely experience to meet our potential Kinder class of 2023. We have met a lot of new families so our Holy Family family keeps getting bigger! If you haven’t put in an application, please do so as soon as possible because it looks like we will fill our classes easily and once offers go out, we can’t take places back again. Fr Henry has been meeting families throughout the interview time and it has been wonderful to have him working with us.

Our new website is up and running. Please take some time to have a look at it and let us know if there are any problems with it. We can’t change things at school but we can make contact with the people at our head office who can fix things quickly!

I look forward to seeing you at our Mother’s Day liturgy on Friday!

God Bless,

Michelle Rolfe

Principal

Our current fortnightly focus has been focusing on how students can be safe, respectful and responsible at Monday Morning flag raising. Students will be able to model the school rules each Monday when they attend their flag raising.

Last week students began working towards their token reward. At the commencement of Week 1 each class chose a number of tokens to work towards and a reward. Students receive tokens when teachers can see them modelling positive behaviours.

Please give our school Facebook page a like. We regularly upload photos of students through this platform and would love to keep our school community updated. Select the link for Holy Family, Ingleburn Facebook page. 

Regards,

Miss Alana Stroligo

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REPORT with Mrs David

Welcome back to another term of wonderful celebrations and opportunities to pray as a community. 

ANZAC Day

We had a wonderful ANZAC Day liturgy last week. You may wish to get on Facebook and have a look at our photos from the Liturgy (and like the page!)

Sacrament of Reconciliation Reminder from the Parish

A second reminder from the parish has been posted on Compass regarding the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  

Sacrament of Reconciliation Reminder

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please see below a message from the parish regarding the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Please find below the link to the parish website with all the information about First Reconciliation. Participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation program is compulsory in order to participate in the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. 

https://www.hfi.org.au/2022/03/18/sacrament-of-first-reconciliation/ 

Sessions will be held on Monday nights in the school hall. 

9th May 7pm           Information Night/Session 1

16th May 7pm         Session 2

23rd May 7pm         Session 3

30th May 7pm         Session 4/Liturgy

Kind Regards

Michaela

Holy Family Parish

Mothers Day

Each class teacher is preparing for Mothers Day…we pray that every mother and mother figure has a wonderful day on Sunday. We also pray for those mothers who are no longer with us.

May, Month of the Month Dedicated to Mary

May is the month dedicated to Mary, whom we honour as the Mother of God. We/recognise Mary as the one who listened and responded to the call of God. On the 24th of May we honour Mary Our Lady of Help Christians, the Patron Saint of Australia.

This month we particularly encourage the praying of the Rosary, a prayer that is special in the Catholic tradition. 

If you are interested in praying the rosary, there are some great websites and youtube clips including:

http://www.comepraytherosary.org/

This Sunday’s Gospel Reading Reflection from LiturgyHelp

This Sunday’s Gospel reading focuses on Jesus as the Good Shepherd.  The image of the shepherd with his flock is filled with constant care and protection. Jesus is promising these things to us if we only follow him. He is also asking us to listen to his voice. His flock responds to his call because it is a love-filled call. We only need to listen and we also will hear the call from Jesus. This call will bring us eternal love and salvation. Some questions you could discuss with your children… 

Was Jesus just talking about sheep?

What was Jesus telling us?

What does it mean to be one of the sheep that Jesus looked after?

Would he take good care of them?

So, is he telling us that he will always look after us?

What are some things a sheep in this special flock would do?

What are some things we need to do to be followers of Jesus?

n the gospel reading Jesus told us that his sheep listen to his voice. If we are his sheep then how do we listen to his voice?

Australian Taekwondo National Championships

Ethan D and Chloe Z, two of our Year 5 students travelled to Brisbane in April to compete in the National Taekwondo Championships. 

In 2019, Ethan was the national champion and missed out on two years of no competition due to COVID. This year he had a stacked division, reaching and winning the quarter finals and unfortunately, lost in the semi finals. He got a bronze medal which is 3rd in Australia in his division, which is a wonderful achievement.

Chloe was uncontested in her division (meaning she had no competitors at the same level) so she could have just taken the gold medal without having to fight. But she said, “I will never take a medal without fighting for it”, so she made the decision to compete in the higher weight division and she did so well placing 5th in Australia, which is also a fantastic achievement.

Ethan also competed in the Gold Coast Taekwondo Open on the last weekend in April. He competed in two divisions 10-11 yr  boys red belt and black belt divisions. 

Ethan won gold in the red belt boys divisions (his primary division). Ethan also stepped up to the black belt division and also won gold. He is currently a red belt and fought against boys who are all black belts and more experienced. Congratulations Ethan! 

We are really proud of both Ethan and Chloe!

WINTER UNIFORM 

All students will begin wearing their full Winter uniform from next Monday, 9 May 2022.

The University of Wollongong invites your students to LITTLE and EARLY LEARNING LABS, an academic and creative arts enrichment holiday program. We are targeting students from Year 1 to 6 who are passionate, self-motivated and curious learners.

Dates:      Little Learning Labs (Years 1 and 2): 7^th – 8^th July 2022

               Early Learning Labs (Years 3 to 6): 4^th – 6^th July 2022

Venue:    University of Wollongong (Wollongong campus only)

Applications close: Wednesday, 18^th May 2022

Help us spread the word by passing this information on to your students and their parents via your school newsletters, website, or individual selection process:

• LITTLE AND EARLY LEARNING LABS program brochure

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Students can be encouraged to apply by their school, classroom teacher, subject specialist teachers from school or out-of-school or by their parents. If a school-based professional is identifying a potential student, please supply them with a Teacher Nomination Letter
• Parents/Guardians visit our website and read the full list of workshops available by scrolling to the “Workshop Descriptions” section.
• Parents/Guardians (or school if parent/guardian is unable to) fill out the online application form.
• This is an academic and creative arts enrichment program designed for students who are motivated and passionate learners and performing excellently in their area of interest. First-time applicants are required to demonstrate their suitability for the program. One piece of supporting documentation is required (see 'Supporting Documentation' section on website). Please note that the Teacher Nomination Letter can be used as a supporting document.
• Learning Labs is registered as COVID-Safe and follows the guidelines set out by the NSW Government here.

Please know that applications are now open, and workshops fill very quickly. 

We will also have several sponsorship places available for students who identify as Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or students experiencing financial difficulty. 

For further information about workshops and the application process please visit our website, or contact the Learning Labs team via email at learning-labs@uow.edu.au.

We thank you for your continued support of Learning Labs and we hope to share our passion for providing further opportunities to your students!

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Yours sincerely,

Learning Labs Team

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students) | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Building 17, Level 2.

University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia

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