Newsletter September 10th, 2024

This week we pause to reflect on the importance of asking, R U OK? Any Day
Help us to be present to one another,
To listen with open hearts and minds,
And to be a source of comfort and support.

Give us the courage to reach out to those who may need a helping hand,
To notice when others are hurting,
And to offer a kind word or gesture that can make a difference.

May we foster a community of care,
Where everyone feels valued, heard, and loved.
Help us to be mindful of our own mental health,
And to seek help when we need it, knowing that we are not alone.

Guide us to be instruments of Your peace,
Offering hope, understanding, and friendship
To those who are in need of it most.
We ask this through Your name.

Amen

R U OK? Any Day inspires and empowers everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation. You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener.  For more information about R U OK? Any Day, please visit the following website:  https://www.ruok.org.au/

To celebrate the end of Term 3, children are invited to dress in footy colours/casual clothes on Friday 20th September. On this day our Parents and Friends Committee are offering hot pies for lunch (no cost involved). There will be no hot lunch orders on this day.

Our school disco scheduled for the last day of this term has been postponed. We understand how much our children look forward to this event, and we are happy to share that the disco will now be held during Term 4, with a new date to be confirmed soon. We hope this will provide our children with the opportunity to attend and enjoy the celebration. We are aware that some families have purchased tickets and Spriggy has refunded the ticket money. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our school. We look forward to making the Term 4 disco a fantastic experience for our children.

Handy tips when submitting your recipe:

• Please use standard metric measurements for ingredients (cup, teaspoon, tablespoon, millilitres, grams)
• Temperatures to be given in Celsius (not Fahrenheit)
• Please list the method/directions with numbered instructions

Sample recipe below:

Condensed Milk Chock-chip Cookies

Serves: approx. 60 // Prep time 20 Minutes // Cooking time 12 minutes

Ingredients

• 500 g butter
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 5 cups self-raising flour
• a pinch of salt
• 3 x 250g bags chocolate chips (any mix of milk, white and dark)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180oC Line baking trays with non-stick paper.
2. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add salt and condensed milk and continue to beat mixture until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing in between each cup
4. Add the chocolate chips and mix in.
5. Using wet hands, roll dough into golf ball sized balls. place onto baking tray.
6. Bake for approximately 12 minutes or until lightly golden.

This recipe makes a lot of cookies so you may need to bake in batches!

You are welcome (and encouraged) to submit more than one recipe for consideration! This will help us if we receive duplicate recipe submissions.

As spring has arrived and the weather is starting to warm up, students can wear full summer uniform if desired.

Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct uniform, either full summer or full winter uniform.

Daily sun protection times are forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology for the time-of-day UV levels are predicted to reach 3 or higher, based on location. At these levels, sun protection is recommended for all skin types. In Victoria, UV levels typically reach 3 or higher daily from mid-August to the end of April.

Given this, children will need their hats effective immediately and will be advised when to wear them according to the UV rating on the day. 

Children are able to wear the correct sports uniform each Wednesday and on classroom nominated sports day as directed by your child’s classroom teacher.

A reminder to please label clothing, lunchboxes, containers, bags and water bottles!

Please note - No hot lunch orders will be accepted after the 10am Thursday cut off time. 

Volunteers:

If you are available to help out on a Friday between 11.30am-1.00pm please contact the school office (valid Working with Children Check is required).

The children really enjoy hot lunches and this can only happen with the help of volunteers!

Hot Lunches Roster Term 3

Hot Lunches Roster Term 4

We are pleased to offer school tours in preparation for 2025. Additional tour dates have been added to our website.  https://www.sbballan.catholic.edu.au/