e-Newsletter - Term 2 Issue 1 (2023)

May 2023: Term 2 Issue 1

e-Newsletter

Easter Hat Parade On Monday 24 April, the first day of Term 2, students from the School of Curiosity (K-4) showed off their creativity with an Easter Hat Parade.

Themes of new life were present in the hundreds of hats on display, representative of the new life given to us at Easter through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

SANTA SOPHIA E-NEWSLETTER

In this issue:

Easter Hat Parade Year 7 Camp Mother's Day Upcoming Events Parent Resources Student Spotlight (video) From the Classroom (video)

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Year 7 Camp In Week 4, Year 7 students went off to camp at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation in Narrabeen. A jam-packed action filled 3 days!

Watch the Year 7 Camp highlight

30/05

Yr 10-12 Careers Breakfast

31/05

Yr 3-6 Athletics Carnival

02/06

Year 7-12 Athletics Carnival

12/06

Monarch's Birthday (PH)

16/06

Vinnies Winter Sleepout

28/06 PEN Meeting

Please note that all of our school policies and procedures may be found on our website, including the Complaint Resolution Policy, Anti-Bullying Policy and Mobile Phone Policy.

Mother's Day In Week 3, we held a beautiful spread for our Mother's Day Breakfast this morning, in celebration of all the amazing mothers in our community.

Thanks to Elders Real Estate - Box Hill for generously providing the coffee van which served up hot beverages for our mums, as well as the incredible family at Oakville Harvest for their generous donation of some beautiful fruit platters.

Our mums were also treated to a variety of pastries, lovingly baked by our soon-to-be neighbours Bobby Bakehouse by Glenorie Bakery.

Parish Fiesta - Sunday 6 August.

Sponsorship opportunities available please email olafamilyfiesta@gmail.com Confirmation program will run during Term 3. Check the Compass announcement for more details.

Karaoke Party at OLA - Sat 3 June.

A fun event for the whole family.

Bring a plate to share.

Sunday Mass - Saturday Vigil (01/04) 5:30pm - Sunday 8.30am, 10am & 5.30pm and 11.30am (Santa Sophia Hall.

Another reminder that the Ambrose carpark is for Ambrose families for drop off and pick up of their children attending Ambrose.

Families who have children at both Ambrose and Santa Sophia may use the carpark ONLY if they are using Ambrose services for that day.

All other families are NOT to use the carpark at all.

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Student Spotlight

From the Classroom

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

The Parenting Revolution | Monday 22 May, 8pm AEST This live webinar is about parenting styles and what it takes to be a great parent. We know about tiger parents, helicopter parents, free-range parents, but have you heard of Tesla parents, leaf-blower parents or iPhone 6 parents?

So many styles, but is there one that actually works?

Join Dr Justin for a practical webinar which draws on content from his new book, The Parenting Revolution, and incorporates up-to-the-minute research in parenting science as well as studies of childhood development.

Access the live webinar (must be logged in to access - see below for instructions) For the benefit of our families, 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.

https://schools.happyfamilies.com.au/login/sophia Password: happysophia

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

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