What a pleasure to be a part of the recent celebrations for our First Communicants.

Please refer to the article in MISSION.

I would like to most sincerely thank Father Paul, Father Roland and Father Prodencio for the engaging and insightful celebrations they shared with our children.

I would also like to thank Mrs Cameron, Mrs Morris and Mrs Baird with our staff and staff from St Agnes’ and St Joseph’s for the wonderful support provided to our little people receiving their first Eucharist.

A BIG WEEK TO FINISH TERM 2

Next week (Week 10) is certainly shaping as one of the major weeks of the Term.

NAIDOC Week and St Peter’s Feast day on Wednesday and the very accomplished band - WILDFIRE visiting and playing for the children.

Please refer to the article in MISSION.

AND….

TEACHER/PARENT INTERVIEWS

Teacher and Parent Interviews will also be conducted through week 10.

We really appreciate the great response from families to the link allocating timeslots to check in personally with your children’s teachers.

This will be a really productive opportunity for both parties to provide feedback on the first 6 months of this year and set 1 to 2 goals, which will foster our children’s learning and/or well-being through the remainder of the year.

GREAT SUCCESS IN A4 ART COMPETITION 

Many of St Peter’s students entered the A4 Art Competition recently hosted by the Parish Creative Arts Nest. The shortlisted artists were included in the Parish tent for the recent Port Macquarie Art Walk.

We would like to thank the Creative Arts Nest for providing an opportunity for students to engage in presenting original ideas or innovative interpretations for the rest of us to ponder and appreciate.

A number of children were shortlisted in each category, with 2 - 4 students receiving a Highly Commended and a Winner listed for each category.

We would like to thank all children from each of our Parish schools for taking the time to craft their work and share their pieces with the rest of our community.

The following children were shortlisted and/or received Highly Commended or Winning entries:

CONTINUING THE ART THEME - LOO-SEUMS, LOOVRES, TOIL-ART OR ????

We are currently considering an apt name for our new toilet blocks.

The intention is to place children’s artworks on wall or partition panels with perspex coverings, that can be easily removed with artworks replaced over time.

If you have a cool name for the new toilets, please email our school address pmacp@lism.catholic.edu.au with your idea and we will allow the children to vote for a name they think best reflects the new spaces.

The Year 3 and 4 blocks will be started over the holidays and completed by mid next term.

Below are photos of the 3 new toilet blocks showing the walls and panels that may be backdrops for the artworks.

STAFF PRAYER FROM WEDNESDAY

MISSION

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CONTINUES FOR OUR YEAR 4 AND 5 STUDENTS

Congratulations to all of our Year 4 and 5 students who have made, or will make their First Holy Communion this weekend. First Holy Communion is the third and final sacrament of initiation into the Catholic Church. Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist lay the foundations of every Christian life. We are born a new by Baptism, strengthened by the Sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal life. Thank you to all of the staff who assisted and supported our little people during this special time, and to our families who have chosen to gift their children a Catholic education and participation in Sacramental life. 

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. John 6:35

YEAR 3 CELEBRATION OF THE WORD

Today was Year 3’s turn to host our weekly Celebration of the Word. Thank you Fr Roland for visiting us and leading us in worship. Thank you also to our wonderful families that were able to join us.

SAVE THE DATE!!  ST PETER'S FEAST DAY - WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE !

We are looking forward to celebrating our St Peter’s Feast Day on Wednesday 29th June, from 9:30am with the help of Wildfire, our Lismore Catholic Schools Band. We will start the day with a Mass at 9:30am in the Don Farrell Hall, followed by a BYO picnic lunch. Wildfire will then conduct workshops with our students on Wednesday 29th June.  Please complete the RSVP Link below if you are joining us !!

See the link below for more information about Wildfire and their amazing worship songs:  Proclaim Lismore Wildfire - Home | Facebook

 9.30am - St Peter's Feast Day Mass

The Bean Hut Coffee Van will be available after Mass.

10.30am - Bring along a picnic lunch to share with your child/ren

Please RSVP VIA the:  RSVP LINK

FAMILY RUN CLUBS

Students have been enjoying attending the lunch time clubs on offer. Thanks so much to parents Veronica Godfrey (POI spinning), Emma Dwyer (Reading) and Jeff Maker (Cubby House building), for sharing their expertise and enthusiasm with our students! If you’re child is interested in participating in the POI spinning club, remember to send them with a pair of long socks or they may like to purchase lumi led glow light up poi balls through an online website like ebay.

Check out the youtube video of the benefits of Poi spinning:

LEARNING

WRITE ON COMPETITION 2022

St Peter’s is proud to announce our 3 entrants for the 2022 Write-On Competition.

The 3 authors chosen by their teachers and St Peter’s Learning Team are….

(drum roll please..)

Write-On is a national writing competition open to students from Year 1 to Year 6.  St Peter’s can only enter 1 piece of writing from Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 combined, 1 piece of writing from Years 3 and 4 and a final piece of writing from Years 5 and 6. Being selected is a real honour. Well done to all of St Peter’s authors who submitted stories and a huge congratulations to Kingsley, Eva and Kayla.

Winning entrants will be notified via their schools by mid Term 3, and the 2022 presentation ceremony for Gold Award winners will take place at the library on Friday 26 August.