Term 3 Issue 2 - September eNewsletter

September 2022: Term 3 Issue 2

e-Newsletter

Book Week Dress Up Day One of the highlights of the school year, Book Week Dress Up Day brought the whole College together, with everyone getting into the spirit of dressing up as a character from a story.

In this issue, we're covering:

Book Week Dress Up College Feast Day Father's Day Week 9 PEN: Building the Resilience of Your Kids Parent Resources

An atmosphere of fun, playfulness and joy filled the College, as students got into character and played the part. Prizes were awarded to students in each year group for best costume.

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College Feast Day It was history in the making with the whole College getting together to celebrate our Feast Day with our first whole College Mass. The rest of the day was dedicated to engaging in fun community building activities - a disco, BBQ lunch, volleyball, badminton, board games, karaoke, basketball, and face painting - there was something for everyone!

Our College Feast Day, celebrated every year, is all about celebrating our patron saint and our identity as a College.

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Father's Day

On Friday 2 September and Monday 5 September, over 600 fathers, grandfathers and father figures came to the College to share in a BBQ breakfast and liturgy with their children.

It was our way of honouring the dads who play such an important role in the lives of our students. You could tell by the smiles on our students' faces that they absolutely loved having their dads and grandads at school.

Week 9 PEN Meeting

Building the Resilience of Your Kids with Kylie Warry In Week 9, guest speaker Kylie Warry spoke to our parent community about building resilience in our kids. Parents who attended came home with strategies to implement at home to help their children face adversity and have healthy emotional management. Our Term 4 PEN guest speaker will speak around the topic of sleep and provide strategies for families to implement to become a smart sleep family.

Look for vacation care?

Ambrose offers school holiday programs.

Contact Ambrose for more information.

Ambrose provides active, engaging and fun programs before and after school, and during school holidays.

Located in the school grounds, the service provides a safe, familiar child-friendly environments and offers a wide range of exciting activities to children of differing ages, interests and needs.

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10/10

Pupil Free Day

11/10

Students start Term 4

17/10

Y3-6 Basketball Gala Day

28/10

Commissioning of Inaugural College Captains (Week 3)

04/11 Pupil Free Day 16/12 Last day of Term 4

Our Complaints Resolution policy is available on our website - a hard copy can be provided by the office.

RCIA Program The next RCIA program (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) commences on the 9th of October.

The program is open to anyone (16 years and above) who may be looking for the peace that comes through our faith and wanting to know more about or become Catholic. Please contact: Karen O’Neill on 0417 063 092 or at drkaren.oneill@gmail.com or shellybelle01@gmail.com for further information.

Our Lady of the Angels Mass Times OLA Saturday 5.30pm (Vigil), Sunday 8.30am, 10.00am & 5.30pm and Santa Sophia College at 11.30am Angels Hangout (Year 5 - 7) Every Friday of school term 3.30 - 5.30pm First Friday Devotion: Mass and Holy Hour (Adoration) Friday 2 September, 7pm - 8.30pm

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Parent Volunteers Needed We are seeking parent volunteers for various areas: Sporting coach or referee Reading to Kindergarten & Year 1 students Exam supervision Library helpers Uniform shop Excursions

As we are committed to keeping students safe, all volunteers are required to complete the Building Child Safe Communities Undertaking Form And Child Protection Training Module and have a Working with Children’s Check (WWCC) before volunteering

Industry guest speaker / career mentors If you are interested in becoming a parent volunteer, please complete the following form: bit.ly/santasophiavolunteers

Parent Resources In partnership with our parents who are the primary educators of their child, we want to see all students grow and become the best versions of themselves

Quick Tip: Developing a Positive Mindset Here is a quick tip video from Dr Justin Coulson on developing a positive mindset. If you find this tip useful and would like to see more of Justin's parenting tips and strategies, don't forget that our school is subscribed to Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families School Membership.

The membership offers: monthly live webinars with Justin quick tip videos weekly inspirational emails video library which is the full back catalogue of all of Justin's parenting webinars (such as Little People, Big Feelings, Helping your Child Manage Anxiety, Building Resilience and many many more) All of these resources are based on positive psychology methodologies to support children and get them to thrive. If you are yet to sign up, please do so here.

Santa Sophia Catholic College is a subscriber of Happy Families parenting resources.

All families of the College receive a FREE membership! Sign up here.

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Santa Sophia Catholic College's e-Newsletter is released twice per term.

For queries, contact santasophia@parra.catholic.edu.au

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