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In last Sunday’s Gospel Jesus took advantage of a dinner invitation and sharing a table with a leading Pharisee to teach some controversial teaching on humility. In a culture regulated by the social concepts of honour and shame, people strove to achieve honour and avoid shame. Who you ate with, where you placed yourself at table, how you ate, all had important social significance. That meant that at a meal one would attempt to get a seat closest to the host, that would be the most honourable place to be. The worst thing that could happen would be that you would have to give up your seat to another person of more “importance” than you and take a lesser place. Jesus watched people scramble for higher seats but encouraged them to do just the opposite, to take the lowest place. This would make no sense to people. However if the host recognized the worth of the person, he was sure to receive rightful honour. Indeed, little did people know how God deals with people and rewards them for their humility.
Jesus during his life on earth was an example of humility. For Jesus, and for us who follow him, the feast mentioned here is, first of all, an image of the banquet in which all the elect of God are invited to take part, in eternal happiness. But, secondly, it is a lesson concerning the attitude that we Christians must have as we live our lives in the world around us. This attitude must be one of humility and of renouncement of honors. The Bible teaches us that if we are too proud and think too highly of ourselves, we are headed for a fall. On the other hand, if we are humble and realise that it is through God's strength that we are able to do great things, we will be given a place of honour in the kingdom of God.
We hope that all dads, uncles and grandfathers had a special day on Sunday. A big thank you to the parents who helped organise, wrap and sell at the Father’s Day stall, and helped out with the Father’s day breakfast, your time is very much appreciated.
During music lessons, students have been busy preparing for a “musical” night to be held on the night of Thursday 24thOctober. Students will have a dress rehearsal during the day and then the performance will be held from 6:00pm that night. Accompanying the newsletter is a list of costumes for each grade for the night. Mr. Lindsay has kept the costumes as simple as possible and will supplement where needed. If you have any questions regarding the costumes, or have difficulties in obtaining the requirements, please contact Mr. Lindsay.
ALTAR SERVERS
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IMPORTANT DATES
| December 20 | Second Rite of Reconciliation |
| December 24 |
Christmas Eve Vigil Mass |
| December 25 | Christmas Day Mass 7.30 am Mittagong 9 am Bowral |
Christmas Eve Children’s Mass
One of the highlights of the Christmas celebrations will be the
Children’s Mass at St Thomas Aquinas at 6 pm Christmas Eve.
We would love to see as many children dressed as angels and shepherds as possible in attendance.
The STA Liturgy group will be providing the music for the Mass and will need to arrive by 5 pm to see Mrs Johnson.
Under 11’s grand final on Sunday for the Bowral Blacks
The Kinder students have returned from their first Excursion to the Wollongong Early Start Discovery where they enjoyed a science & planetarium show.
Several of the Year 6 students visited the residents at Harbison Nursing Home to continue the Mission of Jesus by reaching out to others in the broader community and give service to others.
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September 27 |
Assembly 2.15 pm - Year 5 on prayer |
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October 18 19 22 24 25 |
Year 3 Excursion - Sydney P & F Trivia Night WSC Environment Day - Year 5 School Musical (see details below) Asembly 2.15 pm FGC |
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November 6 7 8 27 29 |
Musica Viva Year 5 - Chevalier Experience Day Assembly 2.15 pm FGC Beach & water safety presentation - Surf Life Saving Whole school swimming carnival |
If you require further information regarding any of the above,
please contact the school office.
Students presenting at sick bay
We have been advised by the CEDoW that if a student is absent or presents at sick bay with flu-like symptoms (as outlined by NSW Health below), a negative COVID clearance is required before they can return to school:
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Fever
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Coughing
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Shortness of breath (difficulty breathing)
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Sore throat
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Loss of smell or taste
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Please note: the requirement is for a COVID clearance
If your child has undergone a COVID test, could you please email through a screen shot of the message received from NSW Health.
Thank you for your support of this requirement due to the impact of Coronavirus.
Absent notes in Compass
If you are entering an absence for your child in Compass, can you enter the details only of the absence. If you wish to advise the school of any other information regarding your child, could you please ring or email the school office. Thank you.
Afternoon pick-up reminder
The 2 minute drive-through afternoon pick-up process is only for parents of Kindergarten students or parents who have toddlers in the car. For all other students, the side-gate option at 2.50 pm is available. Thank you for your support.
STA Uniform Shop
This is located adjacent to the school office and we sell hats, bags, beanies, gloves and scarves. At present we are out of stock of beanies but hope to have these shortly. EFTPOS is available for new stock.
The P & F 2nd hand Uniform Shop is open 2.30pm - 3pm each Monday for the sale of items @ $2 per item. The money raised from these sales will be donated to St Vincent de Paul at the end of the year.
for 2nd hand items. Donations gratefully accepted.
Consent for use of your child's work/image
If you have not completed this form, could you please do so and return as soon as possible, thank you.
Canteen
The full menu is now available.
The canteen is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday (breakfast [8.30 - 9], recess & lunch) and the menu is attached.
Please send in your order in a brown paper bag with money.
If you need to send through an order via email, please email us at mail@stabdow.catholic.edu.au and send the money in with your child.
Just a reminder that we do our best to be a nut-free school and appreciate that you don't send any nut products to school with your child.
Don't forget you can also catch us on our Facebook page.
CALLING ALL HIGHLANDS PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL ART TEACHERS!
SAVE THE DATE 11- 4PM SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBERWe now have 162 metres of gorgeous creativity from highlands children in painting, drawing, stitching and embellishment galore! Eight kind volunteers sewed the bunting together. This will be used to decorate the grounds and new gallery space at Retford Park during the Our Gallery Community Day - Sunday 17th November!
Sunday 17th November we are celebrating our new Southern Highlands Regional Gallery with the Our Gallery Community Day at Retford Park in Bowral and we would love YOU to be part of it.
From 10 - 4pm the Retford Park gardens will be open to explore, Ben Quilty will share architectural plans of the new gallery in the beautiful old diary building; Mahalia Barnes, Trinity, Michelle Cashman, Angus Murray and more will entertain on main stage; and Tertini Wines, Southern Highlands Brewery, Billy Chan's Dumplings, Wandering Pizza Oven, A Van Called Delilah, Kombi Kapers and more will ensure a memorable day out for all the family.
All funds raised will go towards supporting the establishment of the new Southern Highlands Regional Gallery - sound and lighting systems, education programs, office fit out and landscaping.
To celebrate creativity in the Highlands, local artists to be working en plein air; Natalie Miller will be running an interactive public wool weaving; Ink Brush and Willow are doing public workshops in painting, weaving and printmaking and we are looking for more arty teachers to bring the day to life assisting with a variety of children's art making activities.
We will be offering art making activities for youth of all ages - from preschool to primary and high school.
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Bookings are essential and tickets limited so ask friends and family to book early. (PS. If you're volunteering on the day your name will be on the guest list, so no ticket necessary. However you will be asked to join the Supporters of the SHRG if you haven't done so already. If supervising children you will need to provide your current Working With Children Check number.)
To find out more visit our website:
https://www.ourgallery.com.au/
Or follow us on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/
Examples of the beautiful bunting made by children from around the Highlands.
We are seeking pre-school and primary school art teachers who would be able to assist in supervising some children's art making activities for a two hour time slot on the day. We will be offering pavement art, a kids creative space, textile printing on bags and a plein air art making experience.
To register your interest to take part please contact Sara Farmer - President of the Supporters of the SHRG: sarafarmer00@gmail.com or 0415 935871.
If you have other ideas of how to be involved please get in touch with us. Looking forward to celebrating with you and being part of it from the start.
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
The University of Wollongong would like to invite students to LITTLE and EARLY LEARNING LABS, an academic enrichment holiday program. We are targeting students from Year 1 to 6 during 2019, who are passionate, self-motivated and curious learners.
Dates: Little Learning Labs (Years 1 and 2): 6th – 8th January 2020
Early Learning Labs (Years 3 to 6): 14th – 16th January 2020
Venue: University of Wollongong (Wollongong campus only)
Applications close: 6th November 2019
Mittagong Swimming Club – 2019/2020
Mittagong Swimming Club registrations are now open.
Go to www.masc.acenet.com.au and click on the Registration tab. The swim club meets are held at The Centenary Pool, Frensham. The first meet of the season will be on Friday 18 October commencing at 6.30pm.
The swim club meets are held every Friday night and are designed for all ages and abilities. Children are only competing against themselves and their previous times. It’s a great way to practice for the school swimming carnivals.
Social Level registration for club nights (Fridays) is $40 per swimmer.
For more information:
email: mittaswimclub@gmail.com
Goto: www.masc.acenet.com.au
We have a fiew pieces of lost property in the office at the moment including purses, jewellery & fit bits. If you have lost any of these items, please enquire at the office.