St Timothy's School Vermont 2023

A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday 25th August while the staff complete a First Aid Course. This course is designed to ensure that staff are well prepared in case of medical emergencies at school/ on excursions.

A reminder to return the form to inform us whether your child is able to attend St Timothy's at 11:30pm - 12:00 on our School Closure Day  to have a play in the yard and meet the Archbishop. It is an opportunity for the children to share why they like being part of St Timothy's and attending  a Catholic Primary School.Please note due to the Archbishops schedule we need to bring the time with St Timothy's children forward by half an hour to 11:30am.

On Friday 1st September, all students will participate in a whole school excursion to Healesville Sanctuary (Glen Eadie Ave, Healesville VIC 3777). We will be traveling by bus (with seatbelts) and leaving school at 9.10am  and returning to school at approximately 3pm for normal pickup. Due to planned lessons at Healesville we need to leave on time. 

All students will be given time to explore the 4 different tracks located within Healesville Sanctuary as well as the Spirits of the Sky show. Students will also participate in an additional educational session:

• Prep - Year 2 students will participate in a Habitats and Life Cycles Education Session

• Year 3 and 4 students will participate in Australian Animals Education Session

• Year 5 and 6 students will participate in STEM for Endangered Species Education Session

We are lucky enough to be taking 9 staff members including Anne Maree Jones and Gail to ensure lots of supervision for all students. 

Students are required to wear their full sports uniform. We ask that students bring their morning tea, lunch and drink bottle in a small backpack. 

We look forward to a fun and energetic day!

Please return the permission form that was sent home ( or the one attached to Newsletter) to your child’s teacher by Thursday 24th August. 

Our Term 3 Parent Teacher Meetings are on Monday 4th September.

Please book a time to see your child's teacher. It is a great opportunity to hear about your child's strengths and challenges in their learning. Then you will be able to see samples of their work at our Celebrate the Learning evening.  Book here   or

Online: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/hzbyf  

This term we have reached out to Badminton Australia/Victoria to provide specialised instruction in Badminton. Our final session is Thursday 24th August. We have also purchased badminton bats, smash bats and shuttles for children to continue to use after our clinics. This has been possible due to the Sporting Schools grant. 

As a part of my trip to Darwin we visited Bathurst Island in the Tiwi Islands. Whilst there we got to meet with Sister Anne (92) who is still working within the community. 

We had the pleasure of visiting the little cypress pine mission church which is in serious need of renovation. It was built in 1941by Peter De Hayr.

Every log was put through the mill. No fancy finishes, except the curved timber to give the added beauty to the ceiling. Not one piece of planned timber exist in this beautiful old mission church.

Peter realised that white ants were the number one worry when he begun constructing the church. He found ironwood, cut it into beams and 82 years later those iron wood uprights have saved this beautiful monument that we want to restore to its pristine beauty.

The East Central Zone schools are all conducting a fundraising events to provide funds towards the renovation of this mission church.

I am hoping that St Timothy's can contribute with other East Central Schools with a gold coin or greater donation on our Celebrate the evening night.  Interested to know more ? - See Slideshow including videos ( some shorter than others)

Term 3

August 25th  - School Closure - No Raffle

September 1st - School Excursion - No Raffle

September 8th Carla Hayes (Tommy)

September 15th Anne Maree Jones  

During Term 3 we will  be having Assemblies EVERY SECOND WEEK. 

Week 7:NO ASSEMBLY

Week 9: Friday 8th September

You can order online each Wednesday  and the lunch orders will be delivered to school. If you haven't ordered previously you will need to create an account.

Orders MUST be placed prior to 8:30am.

To place an order www.classroomcuisine.com.au.

Here is a short video of the children in costume for our Book Week Celebration. A very BIG THANK YOU to all the parents for helping their child decide on, and organise their costume. We appreciate that it takes time and effort from home but the children really do enjoy the opportunity!

Book Week Video

Parent Survey about Book Week Dress Up Day

 Parish Newsletter Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th AugustThis week’s gospel provides a fascinating illustration of Jesus’ response to those in need. Jesus has travelled to the area of Tyre and Sidon –part of modern day Lebanon. He was physically removing himself from the place of his very active ministry and taking a break. When the Canaanite woman approaches Jesus and his disciples, she is an interruption; a nuisance. Jesus is very abrupt with her. He tells her simply that his ministry is to the house of Israel –the Jews –and is not for her. But the woman is persistent and again asks Jesus to help her. Jesus is even more abrupt and tells her that it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs. Through this use of metaphor, Jesus refers to the children of Israel (the Jews) and to the gentiles and pagans –sometimes referred to as ‘dogs’ to reflect their lowly status in the eyes of the Jewish tradition. Still the woman persists and turns Jesus’ metaphor back on him, saying that even the dogs get to eat the scraps that fall from the table. The woman’s persistence and faith pay off. Jesus is moved by her faith and through that faith heals the woman’s daughter. Despite his initial abruptness and reluctance, Jesus responds with compassion to the woman’s request. It is as though she needed to demonstrate that she was really serious and that she did in fact believe that Jesus could make a difference in her life and the life of her daughter. This is an important story in Matthew’s gospel. This gospel was written predominantly for Jewish Christians but this story reveals that the ministry of Jesus and the reign of God is open to anyone who believes.

Week 1

● Tuesday 11th July Parents and Friends Meeting (TBC)

Week 2

● Tuesday 18th July - 5/6 Confirmation Parent Evening

● Anne Maree away in Darwin ( Principal’s Conference)

● Friday 21st July -Year 3 - 6 The Smoothie Bar Incursion (Full Day)

Week 3

● Tuesday 25th SAC Meeting (TBC)

● Wednesday 26th July - 3/4 Emmaus Musical Performance Excursion

● Thursday 27th July - 5/6 Confirmation

● Friday 28th July - 100 Days of Prep

Week 4

● Friday 4th August- Whole School -The Superhero Incursion

● Friday 4th August -McDonalds Special Lunch

Week 5

● Friday 11th August - Prep - 2 The Chocolate Shop Incursion (Half Day)

Week 6

● Tuesday 15th August Assumption Mass

• Wednesday 16th August - Book Week Celebration
• Friday 18th August  National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
• Friday 18th August Good Start Kinder Visit ( Year 5/6) new

Week 7

● Thursday 24th August- Movie Night ( Parents & Friends?)

● Friday 25th August - School Closure First Aid

Week 8

● Tuesday 29th August - Talent Quest- Year 6 organised- Lunch time event

● Thursday 31st August - Father’s Day Stall

● Friday 1st September - Whole School Excursion - Healesville Sanctuary

Week 9

● Monday 4th September - Parent Teacher Interviews

● Thursday 7th September - Year 3*(age) - 6 District Athletics

Week 10

● Thursday 14th September - Celebrate the Learning Showcase Evening

● Friday 15th September - Footy Day

SPORTING SCHOOLS- BADMINTON

Proposed Dates: Thursday 3rd , 10th, 17th 24th September TBC