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Dear Parents
As a Catholic learning community,
all at Mother Teresa School are called
to care, to dream, to innovate, to inspire!
This has been a great community week with so many activities occurring across the week. It was great to see the return of parents to our events - Bottle Rocket Launch final, Book Week Parade, and the Kinder Prayer Assembly.
Staffing News
Today we farewelled Angela Connolly. Angela started teaching at Mother Teresa School in 2010, teaching Kinder and helping out, where she was needed, in the ELC. Following that she taught Indonesian and then the Art. Angela moved to Year 1 then back to her much loved Kinder.
Angela has been involved in the running of Teresa's Got Talent and has dressed up for many Book Week and fun days including the 100 days of Kinder!
A valued member of staff who will be missed. Our school will not be the same without her quick wit and happy disposition.
With Angela leaving our search for a teacher has been a key priority. For the remainder of the term the following arrangements have been put in place for Kinder Scarlett -
- Monday to Wednesday - Mrs Fiona Matchett
- Thursday and Friday - Mrs Kate Higgins
I would like to wish Carly Salmon all the very best as she heads to Japan, to play in some friendly matches to prepare for the National Para Football Championships and the 2023 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships (Para Asian Cup).
Bottle Rocket Final
Medication
Are You Leaving MTS
We are receiving lots of enquiries for enrolment in all grades across the school. If you are aware of a possible move, please advise as soon as possible. This will help with our planning for 2024.
Student Behaviour Expectations
Uniform Shop Opening 2023
Principal
As this is a school survey please look for the Compass News Feed for the Link
WHOLE SCHOOL FOCUS
The Whole school focus theme for this year is ‘Walking Together’.
Our value for the next two weeks is: RESPECT
We can show this the Mother Teresa School way by:
- Treating people the way we want to be treated.
- Playing by the rules and take turns.
- Telling the truth.
- Listening to other people’s ideas.
- Being considerate of other people’s feelings.
PRAYER FOCUS
Thank you to Mrs Slaven, Ms Sadler along with the students in Kinder Crimson and Kinder Ruby for presenting a fabulous Prayer Focus on Respect. They did a terrific job breaking open the meaning of the value ‘respect’ and singing a beautiful song about showing respect to themselves and others. A big thank you to all the parents and friends who come along to support the students.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION / RECONCILIATION
Please pray for our Year 3 teachers and students who are currently preparing for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion.
This weekend the students are invited to bring their forgiveness hearts along to share with the congregation as they prepare to make their First Reconciliation. Don’t forget to bring an item for the Food Pantry and collect your jigsaw puzzle piece.
Thank you to all those families who came along to the Reconciliation Heart Mass last weekend. It was wonderful to see so many at the various masses. If you were unable to make it, please bring your heart along this weekend so it can be displayed in the foyer. This week many of our students made their First Reconciliation at the Holy Spirit Church.
Congratulations to the children and many thanks to the parents, teachers and children for the time spent in preparation for this important Sacrament.
The students were all very reverent and aware of the importance of the sacrament. The Gospel reading of the ‘Zacchaeus’ is a beautiful story of God’s love and determination to see the lost return to him. Over the past few weeks, the students have been reflecting with their parents and teachers about making good and poor choices, and how all our choices can affect other people. Your parents love you and want you to be the best person you can be. We can do this by opening our hearts to Jesus.
Please continue to pray for our students who will be making their First Eucharist in the coming weeks. Thank you to all those parents and grandparents who presented their children for their First Reconciliation and helped to make this a memorable occasion.
Please note a few reminders below:
- Jesus Day for Mother Teresa Students is Friday 8 September Please check Compass.
- Remember to bring along Food donations for the Vinnies Pantry. These donations help feed to most vulnerable and needy in our local area. Suggestions of what to bring can be found in the back of your handbook.
Please save the date:
St Teresa of Calcutta
School Feast Day Tuesday 5 September
Liturgy hosted By Year 6 Ink & Charcoal
This year we will be doing things a little differently to ensure the true spirit of St Teresa of Calcutta is celebrated in the humble way in which she would appreciate.
Students will be required to wear ‘odd socks’. Not to go out and purchase any new items but to be in solidarity with those who do not have much. The money saved can be donated to ‘Catholic Mission’ instead.
All students are to bring in 
please. Teachers will be collecting the money in their classroom.
Year A | Sunday 27 August | green
“You are Peter; to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven.”
Something to Think About
The disciple, Peter, who features in today’s gospel, was a fisherman. He had a wife and maybe a family. Like the other disciples, Peter often found it hard to understand Jesus and his message. In this story, Jesus calls him 'the rock', suggesting that Peter's faith was strong. But there are several bible stories about Peter in which his faith lets him down. Peter failed often but he kept coming back. Peter was fully human, as we are. Yet Peter was the one Jesus chose to lead his community. We do not have to be perfect to be a disciple or a leader! We just need to hang in there and stick with Jesus!
The Story
In this gospel story, Jesus is fishing for information - what are people saying about him? Who do they think he is? The disciples all have a go at answering but it is Peter who comes up with the correct answer: 'You are the Messiah'.
Video: https://youtu.be/zd7CuvXU9Wc
MTS was transformed into a community of characters yesterday with our Book Week Celebration Day. Thank you to students, families and staff who put tremendous effort and thought into their costumes. Check out some of our classes...
Everyone is welcome to drop in to visit our special morning to learn what is on offer in our community.
Netball ACT is excited to announce that it will be running an After School Competition in Term 4 for not only Year 3 & 4, Year 5 & 6 students (Junior) BUT also Year 7 & 8 and Year 9 & 10 (Senior).
Location: Solarhub ACT Netball Centre, 435 Northbourne Avenue Lyneham ACT 2602 (indoor).
Junior Competition:
Years 3 & 4 and Years 5 & 6
Commences Thursday 26th October and finishes Thursday 14th December
Timeslots: 4pm + 5pm
https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/register/b562ba
If you wish to register as an individual, please contact Program Coordinator Emma Brear.
Registrations close Monday 9th October
If you have any questions, please contact Emma Brear - Program Coordinator: emma.brear@netballact.com.au or visit the Netball ACT website Home - Netball ACT
Please note that non-school teams may enter into the competition
More information to follow in the school newsletter about the disco- cost and what to expect.
The Community Council will be hosting a Parents Cheese and Chat- opportunity for parents of senior students in years 3-6 to come together while the children enjoy the disco.
*We intend to provide a similar opportunity for younger grades parents to get together later in the term.
Scholastic Book Club
The Issue 6 catalogue is now available. The cut-off date for orders is on Monday 4th September.
Parents can order online via the LOOP parent portal on the Scholastic website, no orders or cash will be accepted by the school. Late orders are charged a flat rate for home postage.
Books will be delivered to children in their classroom once they arrive at the school. Parents concerned about missing, misplaced or damaged orders are advised to wait until the catalogue is closed and use the home postage option. MTS Community Council parent volunteers will be running the Book Club, so please ensure any inquiries are directed to them via the office email.
