Week 2

We're excited to share with you the latest updates and happenings from our school. A reminder that assembly this Friday 2 May at 2:50pm. If your child has received an award in this newsletter they will be presented with their certificate at Friday's assembly

On Monday, we gathered as a school community for our Easter Liturgy. It was a moving service where we rejoiced in the true meaning of Easter - the triumph of life, hope, and renewal. We began this liturgy by reflecting on the life and leadership of Pope Francis, who continually calls us to be people of peace, mercy, and compassion. His example reminds us that faith is lived out through kindness, humility, and a deep love for all people.

Like many in our community, I was saddened to hear that the Pascoe Vale RSL did not hold a Dawn Service this year- it’s always been such a meaningful tradition for so many of us including myself. After carefully considering the alternative services being offered, we decided it was too difficult to attend, as unfortunately the timing and locations did not align well with our school schedule and personal commitments. We’re hopeful that the Remembrance Day Service, later this year and the 2026 schedule will be better aligned with our calendars, allowing us to fully participate.

As a school community we honoured the significance of ANZAC Day by holding our own special school-based paraliturgy last Thursday, where our students and staff paused reflected, prayed, and gave thanks for the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women. We gathered once again, this time in our learning spaces, to commemorate the ANZACs. Our School Captains led the service with great respect and maturity, helping us to reflect on the bravery, sacrifice, and spirit of the men and women who served. We concluded this commemoration with the playing of the Last Post, a powerful symbol of remembrance and gratitude.

A special thank you to Gabby Lo Castro for leading the children so thoughtfully in these important occasions.

Curriculum Overviews

The term two curriculum overviews are ready to be accessed via this newsletter on the learning and teaching page or via compass. The termly curriculum overviews offer a snapshot of your child's learning this term. They are designed to keep you informed about the curriculum, learning goals, and key milestones. With this insight into the curriculum, parents can actively support their child's learning at home, reinforcing concepts covered in the classroom and encouraging their curiosity and exploration. Additionally, these overviews provide an opportunity for you to discuss your child's interests, strengths, and areas for growth with their teachers, ensuring a personalised approach to their learning. Together, let's celebrate their achievements, address their needs and lay the foundation for future success.

Parent Information Night: Curriculum 2.0

We invite all parents to attend an important session about the recent updates to the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0. In light of the recent updates to English and Mathematics, we would like to share information about our approach to Assessment and Reporting.

We encourage all parents to attend and stay informed about these key changes.

Please RSVP by clicking here.

Parent Teacher Progress Meetings- Next Tuesday 6 May

We are looking forward to welcoming families to our upcoming Parent Teacher Progress Meetings. These important conversations provide an opportunity to discuss how your child is progressing in readiness for their Semester Two report, and their projected achievement against the year-level standards. During the 10-minute meeting, you can expect a snapshot of your child's learning, including insights into their literacy and numeracy development, general classroom behaviour and effort, and a viewing of some key work samples and milestones. If you feel that additional discussion is needed beyond the scheduled time, please feel free to arrange a follow-up meeting with your child’s teacher. We look forward to celebrating your child’s growth with you.

Please note: Students will finish school at the special time of 1pm on Tuesday 6 May to allow time for the meetings to take place.

We look forward to celebrating your child’s growth with you.

Mother's Day Festivities

Please save the date for one of the following activities to celebrate our Mum or Special Person.

Mother's Day Class Activity and Morning Tea- Thursday 8 May 8:35am (Classroom) and 9:15am (Hall) Year 1 students performing in the hall and raffle drawn at this time.

Mother's Day Stall - Friday 9 May (Don't forget to bring money to school on this day to purchase a special gift. Students will be timetabled during learning time to attend the stall.

Calendar Update – Term 2 & 3

Please note the following changes to our school closure dates:

Monday 26 May will now be a regular school day. The school closure day has been rescheduled to Thursday 19 June.
Monday 18 August will now be a regular school day. The school closure day for staff professional learning is now Monday 11 August.

What's coming up this fortnight...

Tue 29 Apr: Class Mass: 3P - 10am

Tue 29 Apr: P&F Meeting - 6:45pm

Tue 29 Apr: Parent Information Night: New Curriculum - 7:30pm

Thur 1 May: Year 6F Excursion to Parliament

Fri 2 May: Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs Coburg North (Away)

Fri 2 May: Assembly - 2:50pm - parents welcome

Mon 5 May: 2026 Prep Interviews

Tue 6 May: 2026 Prep Interviews

Tue 6 May: Class Mass: 2A - 10am

Tue 6 May: Parent Teacher Progress Meetings- Students finish 1pm

Thur 8 May: Mother's Day Gathering (classroom) & Morning Tea (hall) 8:35am-10am

Fri 9 May: Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs Pascoe Vale (Home)

Fri 9 May: Mother's Day Stall - 9am-11am

Have a great week.

Delfina Pieri

Principal

principal@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au

Enrolment Information

Important Dates and Events

Term 2

Tuesday 22 April- Friday 4 July- 1pm dismissal for students

Term 3

Monday 21 July- Friday 19 September- 1pm dismissal for students

Term 4

Monday 6 October- Tuesday 16 December- 1pm dismissal for students

2025 Sacraments

First Eucharist (Year 4)- Sunday 25 May @ 3:30pm (Church)

Reconciliation (Year 3)- Wednesday 12 November @ 6:30pm (Church)

2025 School Closures

Thursday 19 June: Professional Learning Day- No school for students

Monday 11 August: Professional Learning Day- No school for students

Friday 28 November: Professional Learning Day- No school for students

Public Holidays

Monday 9 June: King's Birthday

Tuesday 4 November: Melbourne Cup

Time In Lieu Days

Monday 3 November: School Closure for staff and students

2025 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Tuesday 6 May: Yr Prep- Six Parent/Teacher Progress Meeting - 1pm finish for students

Thursday 23 October: Parent/Teacher Progress Meeting- 1pm finish for students

2025 Celebrations of Learning

Term 2: Wednesday 18 June- 9-11am: Literacy Focus

Term 3: Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 September: School Production

Term 4: Thursday 20 November- 9-11am- Mathematics Focus

2025 Year 5-6 Camp

Monday 12 May - Wednesday 14 May

Term Two

Week 4

Mon 12 May: Year 5/6 Camp

Tue 13 May: Year 5/6 Camp

Tue 13 May: Class Mass: 2R - 10am

Wed 14 May: Year 5/6 Camp

Fri 16 May: Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs St Pauls (Home)

Fri 16 May: National Walk to School Safely Day

Fri 16 May: Assembly - 2:50pm - parents welcome

Week 5

Mon 19 May: SSV District Cross Country

Mon 19 May: 2026 Prep Interviews

Tue 20 May: 2026 Prep Interviews

Tue 20 May: Class Mass: 4D & 4G - 10am

Wed 21 May: 2026 Prep Interviews

Wed 21 May: SSV District Cross Country

Fri 16 May: Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs Coburg West (Away)

Week 6

Sun 25 May: Year 4 First Eucharist

Mon 26 May: National Sorry Day

Wed 28 May: 2026 Prep Interviews

Fri 30 May: Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs Coburg North (Away)

Fri 30 May: Assembly - 2:50pm - parents welcome

Week 7

Tue 3 Jun: Class Mass: 2G - 10 am

Tue 3 Jun: Year 4 Eucharist Lunch

Wed 4 Jun: Division Cross Country

Thur 5 Jun: Class Mass 4D & 4G - 10am

Fri 6 Jun: Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs Antonine (Away)

Week 8

Mon 9 Jun: King's Birthday Public Holiday - No school

Thur 12 Jun: Class Mass: 1B & 1H - 10am

Fri 13 Jun: Interschool Sports - St Olivers vs Pascoe Vale North (Home)

Fri 13 Jun: Assembly - 2:50pm - parents welcome

Week 9

Wed 18 Jun: Celebration of Learning: Literacy Open Morning - 8:50am to10:50am

Thurs 19 Jun: Staff Professional Learning - No school for students

Fri 20 Jun: Interschool Sports - BYE

Fri 20 Jun: P&F Winter Warmer - Cheer Toastie/PJ Day

Week 10

Wed 25 Jun: P&F Fundraiser Tony's Pies - orders open

Fri 27 Jun: Assembly - 2:50pm - parents welcome

Week 11

Thur 3 Jul: St Oliver Feast Day Mass- Whole School Mass 12pm - parents welcome

Thur 3 Jul: St Oliver's Feast Day Celebrations

Fri 4 Jul: End of Term - 1pm finish

Parish News

Student Administration News

Thank you to all our parents that have been able to complete the following permissions. If you missed this in the busyness of Term 1, please take a moment to read and complete the following permissions for your child via Google Form:

⭐️ ICT: Chromebook, Photography & Seesaw - this permission covers a few important areas. (Parents of students in Years 3–6, please review the Chromebook Agreement with your child to ensure a shared understanding of responsible use).

⭐️ Sunscreen Application Consent

If you are unable to access Google Forms, please contact our school office for assistance.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Second Hand Uniform Store Will Open This Week!

Our Second Hand Uniform store will open this week (30 April & 1 May) and run every fortnight (on even weeks - 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) at the following times:

Wednesday morning: 8.35am – 9.00am
Thursday afternoon: 3:20pm – 3.45pm

All items cost $10 each. Cash payments only at this stage.

DONATIONS:

If you have any good quality school uniform items that your child/children have outgrown and you would like to donate to our Second Hand Uniform Store, please drop them off at our school office.

Carol Leone/Katherine Darmanin

Office Administration

Parents & Friends News

Calling all local businesses!

Want to be a part of our Mother's Day Stall this year?

We're looking for amazing local businesses with gifts perfect for the St Opp's community. If you think your products would be a great fit for our stall, we'd love to hear from you!

We'll be in touch soon to discuss how we can partner together for a successful Mother's Day Stall.

Canteen News

Term 2 Canteen Volunteer Roster Now Open!

Volunteer opportunities for "Term 2 2025 Canteen Volunteer Roster" are now open.

Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:

volunteersignup.org/BAW78

To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.

Thank you for volunteering!

Student Awards

Awards will be printed in Monday's newsletter. Please be on the look out for your child's name.

Two children from each class will receive awards for displaying the below dispositions in their learning. They will receive their certificates at our fortnightly assembly on Fridays that take place on even weeks Week 2, 4, 8, 2:50pm and this week - Week 10 at 9:10am.

Parents are welcome to attend our fortnightly assemblies.

Risk Taking Russ Resilient Ruth Self Motivated Sally Reflective Rita Persistent Pete Curious Carter Collaborative Cody

Year Prep

YEAR PM

Olive B for being a risk taking learner as demonstrated by her willingness to apply her new knowledge of sounds in literacy.

Rafael R for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by the way he showed good sportsmanship during interschool sports.

YEAR PV

Mason D for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by his great effort when using scissors to cut. Keep up the fantastic work, Mason!

Sophie R for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by her attempts to independently spell words (e.g. 'pig', 'sit') using her letter-sound knowledge.

YEAR PW

Shuvaan K for being a resilient learner as demonstrated by the way he started at a new school with a big smile and positive mindset.

Dante W for being a resilient learner as demonstrated by the way he made sure a new student felt welcome in the classroom.

Year One

YEAR 1B

lsla C for being a reflective learner as demonstrated by her willingness to use feedback to improve spelling attempts.

Mila L for being a resilient learner as demonstrated by her eagerness to practise meditation to help her focus.

YEAR 1H

Luca B for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by his willingness to share his ideas and support others in their learning.

George R for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by his eagerness to participate in all learning tasks.

Year Two

YEAR 2A

Oscar H for being a risk taking learner as demonstrated by the way he takes on positive feedback to improve his learning.

Lucy R for being a curious learner as demonstrated by her confidence to ask open-ended questions about new and interesting topics.

YEAR 2G

Leo D for being a reflective learner as demonstrated by the way he always looks for ways to improve his work after talking to the teacher or his peers.

Bonnie K for being a resilient learner as demonstrated by the way she has started to recognise when she needs a short brain break before becoming overwhelmed.

YEAR 2R

Giulia D for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by her efforts in our maths unit, exploring multiple strategies, and learning from her previous attempts.

Sierra M for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by her amazing efforts in consistently completing her holiday writing journal.

Year Three

YEAR 3L

Sienna C for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by her ability to have all belongings ready for learning and approach challenging tasks with positivity.

Noah F for being a reflective learner as demonstrated by the way he can explain what he has learnt and how he can make improvements.

YEAR 3P

Vince G for being a risk taking learner as demonstrated by his ability to attempt something new in his learning, even if he is unsure of success.

Isaac M for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by the way he keeps trying when faced with challenges in his learning.

Year Four

YEAR 4D

Benjamin K for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by the way he takes responsibility for his own learning and finds ways to improve his work.

Fernando D for being a reflective learner as demonstrated by the way he listened to feedback, analysed his work and made adjustments to improve his persuasive writing.

YEAR 4G

Pierre P or being a risk taking learner as demonstrated by his willingness to share his ideas even when unsure of the answer.

George S for being a curious learner as demonstrated by his ability to ask thought provoking questions during inquiry and religion.

Year Five

YEAR 5JL

Mia C for being a risk taking learner as demonstrated in English. When reading The Last Bear, you shared your opinion with the class using evidence from the text to a challenging question. Keep it up!

Elizabeth L for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated in Mathematics. You chose to extend yourself by participating in a small group that solved the area of complex shapes.

YEAR 5M

Spencer R for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by the way he promptly organises himself and his belongings, ready to start each learning task.

Lila V for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by the way she shares her ideas during class discussions and learning tasks.

Year Six

YEAR 6F

Raphael G for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by following up on tasks that he needs to complete.

Felix B for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by his focus during our maths lessons, particularly when learning about elapsed time.

YEAR 6N

Chelsea T for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by her enthusiasm and willingness to give all tasks a go in class.

Alexander C for being a curious learner as demonstrated by his engagement in discussion across all subject areas

School Noticeboard- Special Acknowledgements

Our School Community Notice Board acknowledges special Staff or School Family News. It allows us to be connected through prayer while we are apart and it is something I would really like to continue when we are back together again. If you have a particular event happening in your life e.g. birth or death and would like us to acknowledge this event please email me. We as a school community would love to offer prayers and thoughts to you during times of great joy or sadness.

principal@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Williams

We are thrilled to share the joyful news that our beloved Mr Williams, tied the knot on Saturday 12 April.

On behalf of the entire school community, we extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Gabe and Rachel as they embark on this beautiful new chapter in life.

What a beautiful couple! Congratulations to you both.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to Mrs Mercuri on the passing of their beloved Antonietta Mercuri, mother to Enzo and mother-in-law to Melissa, and grandmother to Ava, Mia and Luke.

Our deepest condolences to the Sangas family (Eva 4G and Marcus PW) on the recent passing of their beloved grandfather on 10 April. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time.

May you find comfort in cherished memories and the support of family, friends and our school community. God bless.

Community News and Events

Advocacy Letter- VCEA

Help Save Coburg Athletics Track

Many of our students and families are part of the Coburg Little Athletics community, and our school has used the Coburg Athletics Track for our own sports events. The proposed Merri-bek Council Masterplan would see the removal of the synthetic track and the loss of key field events- threatening the future of this much-loved facility.

This track has nurtured young athletes for generations. Losing it would mean losing a space where children develop confidence, fitness, and a love of sport.

Please take a moment to view the flyer, have your say, and sign the petition to help protect the future of Coburg Athletics. Your voice matters.

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