Term 2 Week 11 of 11
Friday, 4th July 2025
Message from the Principal
What a busy but great Term 2 we have had. It seems like we began the term in heat and finished it in the freezing cold. 11-week terms are long ones but I’m proud to say our children did well and showed respect, resilience and responsibility for the term. It’s always a pleasure to see their academic and social emotional growth.
I would also publicly like to thank our staff for their hard work and passion for the job, often going well above in their care for our students. It does not go unnoticed and I am thankful.
Term 2 finished with a bang with our Year 5 Dance Battle. Thanks to Jody Banks for running such a great occasion and a big shout to our Year 5’s for showing us their amazing dancing skills and choreography. And then there were our amazing teacher dancers, Mr (Nimble)Nathan, Mr (Suave) Suaesi and Mr (Phenomenal) Pham who entertained the crowd with their well-practised Saturday night moves. I hope the professional dance industry does not steal them.
Just a reminder of two school closure days:
Monday 21st July (First day of Term 3 -Tuesday July 22)
Monday 18th August
On both days, Resurrection staff will be undergoing professional learning.
Wishing everyone good health throughout the school holidays.
As we head into the colder months, we kindly remind families to keep children at home if they are feeling unwell. Whether it's a cough, sore throat, fever, or general signs of illness, staying home helps protect classmates, teachers, and other families.
Best wishes,
Deputy Principal: Learning & Organisation
As we end Term 2, I’d like to thank you for your ongoing support with your child’s educational journey. Our community here at Resurrection is unmatched and I feel lucky to be leading in such a wonderful, supportive, diverse and grateful school community where everyone is truly valued - staff, parents, wider family networks and of course, our wonderful students. I hope you all enjoy your two-week holiday break with your loved ones, and we look forward to seeing you all back at school on Tuesday 22nd July for the first day of Term 3!
Term 3 Week 1 - What’s coming up?
Wellbeing, Child Safety & Community Leader
Learning Diversity Leader
Our staff have been working diligently to develop personalised learning plans tailored to support your child’s individual progress and success.
Each student has received two copies of their plan. We kindly ask that you review the document, sign one copy, and return it to the school at your earliest convenience. The second copy is yours to keep for your records.
Thank you for your ongoing support and partnership in your child’s learning journey.
Well done to all our Grade 5 students on an outstanding display of Performing Arts skills during the annual Dance Battle last Friday. The confidence, teamwork and choreography shown by all of our students was simply amazing to see. It was wonderful to see so many families come and support the children and the audience was entertained by the dancing and performing on stage! Thank you to all of the members of staff who helped put the event together, especially Matt Dalton for being our amazing MC, Jackie Wolfe for holding the 'applause metre' app so we could work out the audience score for each class, and Malae Suaesi, Thomas Pham and Nathan Koprek for entertaining the crowd in the 'teacher's battle' with their awesome dance moves!!! Thank you also to our Grade 5 teachers and LSOs for their support on the day and in the lead up to the event.
Lastly, a huge congratulations to the students in 5C who our winners on the day were winning by only 1 point! A fabulous effort by 5A, 5B and 5C who have worked hard all term in preparation for the event.
Photos that were taken on the day by Mrs Betham will be shared with Grade 5 families via Seesaw.
SUNDAY GOSPEL
This Sunday’s reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 10:1-9
Your peace will rest upon him.
The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest. Start off now, but remember, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack, no sandals. Salute no one on the road. Whatever house you go into, let your first words be, “Peace to this house!” And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest on him; if not, it will come back to you. Stay in the same house, taking what food and drink they have to offer, for the labourer deserves his wages; do not move from house to house. Whenever you go into a town where they make you welcome, eat what is set before you. Cure those in it who are sick, and say, “The kingdom of God is very near to you.”
Gospel Reflection
The first thing that is striking about this gospel passage is the fact that there are 72 disciples whom Jesus sends out on mission. We can have an image of Jesus strolling around Galilee with just a small group of followers but this passage makes it clear that a significant number of people were engaged in his ministry. And the gospel writer has not just made an error in naming 72 rather than the Twelve because just one chapter earlier the Twelve were sent out. This sending out to mission is a significant element of the gospel of Luke. The first sending of the Twelve represents the mission to the Jews – the twelve tribes of Israel are frequently used symbolically to represent all of the Jewish people. The sending of the 72 then represents the mission beyond the Jewish people to all nations and all people.
Another theme that is significant in the gospel of Luke is the message of hospitality. Jesus teaches on it frequently and tries to convey a message that the hospitality of God is available to all. In the sending of both the Twelve and the 72, Jesus tells them to take nothing with them for the journey. He is telling them to rely on the hospitality of strangers. If they are welcomed and shown hospitality then they are to bless the household and carry out their ministry. The ability to show hospitality to the messengers of God is a sign that the household will welcome the message of God. However, wherever they do not receive hospitality they are to leave the town, shaking the dust from their feet, as their ministry will not be welcomed by people who are not ready to hear it. It is an excellent message about not wasting your efforts in unproductive ways – not hitting your head against a brick wall!
Gospel Focus - Blessing and Curse
The 72 who are sent out are given very clear instructions about how to respond when their message is welcomed and when it is rejected, but in both cases they are to tell the town, ‘The kingdom of God is very near.’ In the case of a welcoming town, these words serve as a blessing, but for an unwelcoming town the same words are a threat or curse. For those who welcome the kingdom it will be a blessing but for others it will be a curse: changing boundaries and redistributing power; bringing down the mighty and lifting up the lowly.
Living the Gospel - Discipleship
Today’s gospel passage immediately follows the passage used last week that spelt out the difficulties of discipleship. Having explained how hard it is to be a disciple, Jesus sends his followers out to ‘have a go’ at being a disciple. When they come back successful he tells them not to be boastful or proud at their achievements but rather to be happy that their ‘names are written in heaven’. In other words, anything they accomplished was because they were ‘known’ by God and that God was working through them. Disciples make themselves ‘known’ to God and God works through them to accomplish great things!
Student of the Week Awards: Week 11
Two B
Belinda Collins
Lucy F - Using the correct structure and including some detail to write a procedural text - ‘How to make a paper plate mask’. Fantastic work Lucy!
Two C
Sarah Hull
Madeline H - For developing confidence in your learning and proudly sharing your learning with the class! Your positive attitude is inspiring - keep shining Madeline!
Aubrey R - For being brave and trying new strategies to understand and control big emotions when needing to complete schoolwork. I am so proud of your progress Aubrey!
Japanese:
Yumiko Aiki
Cilping T (2C) - For being a great thinker by extending her prior Japanese knowledge when practising sentence patterns. Keep up the wonderful skills Cilping!
Performing Arts:
Jody Banks
Chiara W (1B) - For consistently trying her best at all her music learning activities during Performing Arts lessons. Keep up the excellent attitude to learning, Chiara!
Visual Arts:
Emma Lyons-Pell & Tosh Kaan
Violet T (1A) - For being a kind and responsible learner and for always helping her peers during Visual Arts classes. Well done Violet!
S T E M:
Joanne Abos-Padilla
Hugo O (1C) - For always showing enthusiasm to learn during STEM. You are responsible with your learning, and you are always willing to help others learn. Well done!
P.E:
Nathan Koprek
Benediction P (PC) - For always coming into sport class with the best manners and trying his best. Keep up the good work.
Prep A
Olivia Duvcevski
Wal M - For being a responsible student by always putting effort in his work and being a helpful member in the classroom. Keep up the great work!
Audrey H - For demonstrating effort in independently writing an information report about chickens. Well done, Audrey!
Prep B
Kurt Caguin
Alex A - Bravely coming to school with a big smile and ready to learn. Keep it up Alex!
An D.N - Being careful and trying his best while making his diorama of a duck. Good work An!
Prep C
Carla Krsticevic
Brana Z - For your fantastic effort in partitioning 10 in different ways. Keep up the amazing work!
Sarah A - For doing a wonderful job taking care of our chicks and writing a sentence about it each day in your chicken journal.
One A
Thomas Pham
Van Za Par C - For successfully role playing the ‘Naming it’ strategy. Congratulations Van Za Par!
Rose ZT - For practising your Maths and Literacy questions on IXL and earning the IXL champion title in Week 10! Well done Rose
One B
Sophie Dillon
Phoenix B - For showing improvement in your focus and concentration when completing work tasks. Keep up the great work
Hayden P - For showing creativity and focus by completing an extension task and writing your own procedure on how to use a samurai sword. Well done
One C
Dorothy Hall
Dibinash J - For beginning to make good choices in regards to his behaviour in the classroom.
Ethan V - For consistently trying his best in all areas and taking on teacher feedback to improve his learning.
TERM THREE DATES 2025
Week 2
Monday 28/7
Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 29/7
Wednesday 30/7
Executive Team Leadership Huddle 4 of 6
Thursday 31/7
Friday 1/8
Principal’s Network
Saturday 2/8
Sunday 3/8
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 4
Monday 11/8
Year 3 Camp to Camp Weekaway
Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 12/8
Year 3 Camp to Camp Weekaway
Wednesday 13/8
School Advisory Council (SAC) at 7pm
Thursday 14/8
Bishop Martin visiting at 2:30pm and 4pm
Friday 15/8
Whole School Liturgy at 9am: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 16/8
Sunday 17/8
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 6
Monday 25/8
Makeup/Photo Day for Year 6 Production
Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 26/8
Parent support group meetings (PSGs)
Wednesday 27/8
Parent support group meetings (PSGs)
Thursday 28/8
Parent support group meetings (PSGs)
Friday 29/8
Pyjama Day Fundraiser
Saturday 30/8
Sacrament of Confirmation at 11am & 1.30pm
Sunday 31/8
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish & School Family Mass 10.30am
Week 8
Monday 8/9
Years 3-6 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 9/9
Wednesday 10/9
Executive Team Leadership Huddle 5 of 6
Thursday 11/9
Friday 12/9
Saturday 13/9
Sunday 14/9
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Week 1
Monday 21/7
School Closure (TIL Day)
Tuesday 22/7
Wednesday 23/7
Year 3 Camp Parent Information Night at 5pm
Thursday 24/7
Friday 25/7
Grandparents Day (9am Mass) and open classrooms until 10:30am followed by morning tea
Saturday 26/7
Sunday 27/7
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 3
Monday 4/8
Prep - Year 2 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 5/8
Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday 6/8
Scholastic Book Fair
School Improvement Network - leadership (off-site)
Parent Teacher Conversations (12pm finish) 12:45pm - 8pm meetings (dinner provided)
Thursday 7/8
Scholastic Book Fair
Friday 8/8
Scholastic Book Fair
Saturday 9/8
Sunday 10/8
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 5
Monday 18/8
SCHOOL CLOSURE: PBL Day with Jo from MACS
Tuesday 19/8
Wednesday 20/8
Thursday 21/8
Friday 22/8
Book Week Parade at 9am
Regional Deputy Principal’s Network
Saturday 23/8
Sunday 24/8
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 7
Monday 1/9
Prep and Junior School Tabloid Sports (11:30am - 1:30pm)
Prep - Year 2 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 2/9
Father’s Day stall
Wednesday 3/9
Thursday 4/9
Friday 5/9
Father’s Day Celebration at 7am Blessing and BBQ
Principal’s Network
Saturday 6/9
Sacrament of Confirmation at 11am & 1.30pm
Sunday 7/9
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week 9
Monday 15/9
Grade 4 Camp to Camp Wyuna
Prep - Year 2 Assembly at 2:30pm
Tuesday 16/9
Grade 4 Camp to Camp Wyuna
Wednesday 17/9
Grade 4 Camp to Camp Wyuna
Senior School Production - Matinee and Night 1 performance
Thursday 18/9
Senior School Production - Night 2 performance
Friday 19/9
Last day of Term 3
Whole School Mass at 9am
Footy Colours Day/Crazy sock day - gold coin donation!
Saturday 20/9
Sunday 21/9
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
