Term 3 Week 8
It has been a long preparation time but the St Augustine’s Art Show has finally arrived! The children have been spending time in their class and through art lessons to draw on their creative and expressive talents. Cooinda has been transformed into an art gallery where viewers could meander through enjoying the art pieces and live performances. I have been impressed by the variety of artworks from paintings, sculptures, 3D art and digital art. It has been a colour explosion and an overload to our senses! Well done children with your passion and enthusiasm to produce such amazing works. Thank you to the staff who have worked hard all year to facilitate the production of the artworks and for setting up Cooinda. Thank you also to all the parents who helped pin up the artwork in Cooinda.
Today I announce that Fr Peter, our parish priest will be leaving St Christophers and moving to Our Lady’s Sunshine as the assistant parish priest. We will welcome Fr Ananda Maddineni on the 24th September as our new parish priest. I am sure you will join me in welcoming him to our community and parish.
Every year Catholic schools participate in MACSSIS surveys: Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys. Randomly selected parents, years 4-6 and staff members will participate in these surveys starting on the 2nd September. These surveys are a tool where we can collect, analyse and interpret data to inform us on our school improvement. This data tells us about what different people in the school community think and feel about their learning environment. It is a valuable way to reflect on the year and set future improvement goals. If you have received the invitation to participate I urge you to spend the time to answer the questions.
We celebrated St Augustine’s feast day on Tuesday 27th September. Fr Peter started the day with a mass in Cooinda (sadly our last one with him) with the middle block organised by the Yr 5/6 children. They ran a tabloid sports afternoon where all the children participated in fun games in cross age groupings. Congratulations to the 5/6 children who ran an organised day. Following this the children enjoyed ‘St Augustine’s Got Talent’. We continue to see so many talented children who performed for their peers. Congratulations to everyone who prepared and presented an act.
Our Book Fair begins on Monday. There will be many different books on display and for sale. Children will have a chance to peruse and make a wish list. They will share this list with their parents and have the opportunity to then buy some of these books. More information in the ‘Notice Board’ page.
Last Saturday night MOSA hosted a golf simulator get together with dads from the school. It was a fun night and a different way for the dads to catch up. Twelve dads attended with a few new faces to the group. If you would like more information about MOSA (Men Of St Augustine’s) call Teghan on 0418 338 354.
