St Therese's School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" > <p class="text2"><a href="index.html">Home</a> | <a href="school/schoolhome.html">School</a> | <a href="students/studentshome.html">Students</a> | <a href="parents/parentshome.html">Parents</a> | <a href="staff/staffhome.html">Staff</a> | <a href="contact.html">Contact</a> | <a href="search.html">Search</a> | <a href="#framenote">This site uses frames: see below</a>. </p> <table border=0 bgcolor="#FFCC00" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 width=170 align=right name=newsboard class="text2"> <tr> <td valign=top height=20> <p> <marquee bgcolor="#660000" border="0" align="center" scrollamount="6" scrolldelay="100" behavior="scroll" width="150" height="24" style="color: #0000FF" class="heading1"> <font color="#FFFFFF">What's new?????</font> </marquee> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top> <p align="center" class="heading1"> <a href="calendar.html" >calendar</a><br> <a href="students/query.html">newsletter</a><br> <span class="text3">(you need the web site password)</span><br> <span class="heading2"><a href="http://www.sttherese.sand.catholic.edu.au/myinternet" target="_top">My internet (school web mail</a>)</span> <br> <span class="text3">(you need your own password)</span></p> <p><a href="#hints"><strong><img src="images/tiny/goldgroup-2tiny.jpg" alt="children in school" width="75" height="56" border="0" align="right">hints</strong> for new visitors</a></p> <p><span class="text2jolly"><img src="images/broom.gif" width="63" height="52" align="left">working bee</span> Saturday 4th June, in the afternoon. Come & give us an hour or two, get to know some parents <img src="images/paintbrush.gif" width="86" height="39" align="right">& help the school.</p> <p>NEW SEARCH FACILITIES! The site index is up to date, and there are advanced searching features. <a href="search.html" target="_self">Have a look</a> . </p> <p>Check the <a href="calendar.html">calendar</a> & the <a href="students/query.html">newsletter</a> for details on <strong>gym programs</strong> and <strong>CCB Open Days</strong> coming up </p> <p><img src="images/readingteacher-i.gif" width="43" height="85" align="left">NEW PAGES in the <a href="parents/read/index.html">Reading</a> section, including some great book lists </p> <p>STUDENT ABSENCE <br> You can <a href="mailto:adminoff@sttherese.sand.catholic.edu.au?subject=Student%20Absence&body=Please%20excuse%20the%20following%20students">notify the office</a> here </p> <p><a href="parents/sport/swim.html">SWIMMING INFO is here</a>.</p> <p class="text1jolly" align="center">new section!<br> <span class="text1"><a href="students/adventures/adventures.html">Adventures</a></span> <br> (Love those dots...)</p> <hr> <p align="left">The Friendship Wall is completed! Pictures coming as soon as we get them out of iPhoto</p> <p class=text2 align="left"><a href="students/fun/bjdb.html">More jokes</a> (finally... c'mon, give us some more</p> <hr> <p class=text2 align="left">We've been writing to <b><a href="http://www.sttheresemunhall.org" target="_blank">St Therese School</a></b> in Pittsburgh, USA: click on the name to see their site.<br> Have a look at <a href="students/query.html">some photos of our American friends</a> (you need the password).</p> <p class=text2 align="left"><a href="students/query.html">PICTURES from the FETE</a> (again, you need the password)</p> <p class=text2><a href="students/query.html" class=text2>NEW WORK BY THE STUDENTS!</a></p> <p class=text2>the Grade 6 media & publicity teams have put some work up (yet again, you need the password)</p> <p class=text2><span class="text1"><a href="parents/read/100words.html">100 most-used words</a></span>.<br> Use this list to build up basic word recognition</p> <p class=text1>Meet our Parish Priest, <a href="school/index.html" target="_parent">Father Joe Taylor</a>. Interview by Roisin, Harley & Ashleigh</p> <p class=text1> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=heading2><b><a name="top"></a></b>St Therese's Catholic Primary School<br> Internet Site</p> <p class=heading1jolly> Celebrations!<br> a successful fete, Spring, Fathers' Day...<small></small><small></small> </p> <p class=heading2><strong>Dear Parents</strong></p> <p align="justify" class="text1">Last Sunday was Father's Day, and as a father of three young children I am only too aware of the role and responsibilities of being a dad. Fathers' Day is a time when the spotlight is on fatherhood and the influence dads can have in the lives of their children.</p> <p align="justify" class="text1">Here are a few thoughts for dads who doubted their importance to their children. The first is from Ann Landers </p> <p align="left" class="text1">When I was:</p> <div align="left"> <blockquote> <p class="text1"><strong>4 years old</strong>, my dad could do anything.</p> <p> <span class="text1"><strong>6 years old</strong>, my dad is smarter han yours.</span></p> <p> <span class="text1"><strong>14 years old</strong>, don't pay attention to my father. He is so old-fashioned.</span></p> <p> <span class="text1"><strong>30 years old</strong>, maybe we should askdadwhat he thinks. After all, he's had a lot of experience.</span></p> <p> <span class="text1"><strong>50 years old</strong>, I'd give anything if dad were here now so I could talk this over with him. </span></p> </blockquote> <p class="text1">An English proverb states:</p> <p class="text1"><strong><em>One father is worth more than a hundred schoolmasters </em></strong></p> <p class="text1">A special thought about fathers: </p> <p class="text1"><strong><em>To the world you might be one person, but to one person, you might just be the world. </em></strong></p> <p class="text1">And on the lighter side, words from the mouth of an innocentyoung child:</p> <p class="text1"><em><strong>My dad thinks he wears the trousers in our house but it's always Mum who tells him which pair to put on.</strong></em></p> <p class="text1"><strong>HAPPY FATHERS' DAY </strong></p> <p align="justify" class=text1> Yours in Christ,</p> <p align="justify" class="text1"><b>Matthew Mann </b><br> <em> principal</em> </p> <p align=justify class="text2"><a href="mailto:principal@sttherese.sand.catholic.edu.au"><em>email Matthew </em></a></p> <p class="text2"><em><a href="students/query.html">Read Matthew Mann's articles in the newsletter </a></em></p> <p align="right" class="text3"><em><a name="jubilee"></a><a href="#top">Go back to the top</a></em></p> <h2><em>Our Golden Jubilee</em></h2> <p align="justify" class="text1">The recent Jubilee celebrations were a magnificent occasion and will surely live on in people's  memories, especially the students.</p> <p align="justify" class="text1"> As usual St Therese's community "turned it on" for the big event with so many people contribution to a very successful three days.</p> <p align="justify" class="text1"> Firstly the students were superb in performance and behaviour.  From our Mass with Bishop Joe at 9.00am through to singing Happy Birthday at 3.15pm, the students rose to the occasion and certainly impressed past teachers and parents.</p> <p align="justify" class="text1"> The staff accomplished so much with the students in the 5 weeks lead up.  It is testament to their dedication, creativity and hard work.  Like all good sporting teams, it was every staff member pitching in on Friday that ensured the day went smoothly (even with the rain).  Congratulations to John O'Connor for preparing a spiritually up lifting Mass; to the teachers who, with the students, performed entertaining and informative performances; to Sue Dundas (Bluearth coach) who choreographed and organized our superb synchronized movement performance.</p> <p align="justify" class="text1"> No school community is complete without parental support and involvement.  As has been typical of the last 50 years of St Therese's School, it was the parents working in the back ground that guaranteed our Jubilee celebrations were one to remember.</p> <p align="justify" class="text1"> Thanks to: </p> <ul> <li class="text1">Tina Fitzpatrick and Trish Black who collated and organized the school photos in albums.  They were ably assisted by Jane Bakes.</li> <li class="text1"> Ian Kelly for designing and creating our impressive Jubilee Garden.  He was assisted by Lee Bombardieri, Tony Martin (past parent), Colin Slattery (past parent), and Scott McKenzie.</li> <li class="text1"> The Catering Committee - Kathryn Shanahan, Marg Brohm, Sue Harrington and Angela Stark--who together with many other parents prepared and served food on the Saturday.</li> <li class="text1"> The St Therese's Netball Club parents who provided BBQ lunched on the Saturday.</li> <li class="text1"> Michelle Verbeek and the Class Reps for providing morning tea on the Friday (Thanks also to many other parents who prepared cakes and slices and helped serve).</li> <li class="text1"> All the working bee parents who worked longer than expected tidying and improving the school grounds on the weekend prior to the Jubilee. </li> <li class="text1">Angela Stark for making the Jubilee cake, along with 5 others so every child could have a slice. </li> </ul> <span class="text1">As I stated in my speech at the Jubilee Dinner on Saturday evening, St Therese's School is a remarkable community - a community that lives the Gospel Values, expresses itself in faith and calls on all members to strive and be their best.  Well done St Therese's here's to another successful 50 years!</span> <p class=text1><img src="images/jnrsport-1big.jpg" width="190" height="250" align="left" alt="children at sports"></p> </div> <p class=text3 align="left"><b><a name="hints"></a><a href="#top">Go back to the top</a></b></p> <p class=text2><b>Tips to help you get around the site:</b><br> The main navigation buttons on the left will each bring up their own separate sections, & you can also use our own search engine to find things. Each section has its own unique menu along the top, so check it for each section<b>. <br> If you are a new visitor, try the School Section first.</b><br> The Search button should help you find what you're looking for.<br> We value any comments you have! <a href="mailto:%45%64%49%54%40%69%6D%70%75%6C%73%65%2E%6E%65%74%2E%61%75?Subject=St%20Therese%20site%20inquiry">Email the webmaster</a> for comments about this site; <a href="mailto:adminoff@sttherese.sand.catholic.edu.au">email the office</a> for comments/questions about the school <br> <span class="text3">Please note, some sections are secure and require a password to enter. Please contact us if you would like one.</span></p> <p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 align=center class=text2> <tr> <td valign=top height=46 bgcolor="#E6E6FF"> <p class=heading2>Our School Vision</p> <p>St Therese's School strives to be a faith and learning community which celebrates God's presence through our Catholic heritage, excellence in teaching and learning and a strong partnership between parish, family and staff.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#E6E6FF"> <p class=heading2>Our Mission</p> <p>St Therese's School is committed to :</p> <ul> <li>Promoting the development of self worth and a sense of belonging through a caring environment</li> <li>The teaching of Gospel values</li> <li>Continued development of staff programs and resources</li> <li>Celebrating scripture, sacraments, liturgy and our living Catholic heritage</li> <li>Effective communication and collaboration</li> <li>Catering for the needs of the whole child, spiritually, morally, academically, socially, emotionally, aesthetically, physically. <p><a href="school/visionmission.html">More details...</a></p> </li> </ul> <a href="#top">Go back to the top</a></td> </tr> </table> <p class="text3" align="center"> </p> <p class="text3" align="center"><a href="#top">Go back to the top</a></p> <p class=text2 align="center">   <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">  </script> <br> Site works best with <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a> or <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/index.html" target="_blank">Firefox</a> on 800 x 600 screen or higher.<br> We use Flash & Java<br> <a href="fineprint.html">Copyright</a> © 2003-2005 St Therese's School Kennington.<br> <a href="mailto:%45%64%49%54%40%69%6D%70%75%6C%73%65%2E%6E%65%74%2E%61%75?Subject=St%20Therese%20site%20inquiry">Contact the Webmaster here</a><br> Site design & construction <a href="http://www.EdITproductions.com.au">EdIT Productions</a>.<br> Please read our <a href="fineprint.html">disclaimer</a></p> <p class=text2 align="center"><a name="browsers"></a></p> <p class=text2 align="center"><a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Try free Safari (Mac OSX only)<br> <img src="images/safari_icon.jpg" alt="safari logo" width="58" height="65" border="0"></a></p> <p class=text2 align="center"> <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/index.html">Try Firefox - it's free <br> <img src="images/firefox.png" alt="firefox logo" width="60" height="60" border="0"></a></p> <p class=text2 align="center"><a href="http://www.macromedia.com">Get the free Flash Player<br> <img src="images/getflash.gif" alt="flash logo" width="88" height="31" border="0"></a></p> <p class=text3 align="center" ><span class="text2"><img src="images/Mac.gif" alt="go Apple" width=64 height=80 title="Only the best is good enough!"></span></p> <p class=text2 align="center"><a href="http://www.EdITproductions.com.au" target="_blank"><img src="images/EdITcartouche2.gif" alt="EdIT logo" width=144 height=36 border=0 align=bottom></a></p> <p class=text2 align="center"><a href="http://www.anfyteam.com"><img src="ajbut1.gif" alt="This site is Anfy Enhanced" border="0" width="85" height="31"></a></p> <p class=text2 align="center"> </p> <p class=text2 align="center"><a href="#top">Go back to the top</a></p> <p class=text2 align="center"> </p> <p class=text2 align="center"> </p> <p class=text2 align="center"> </p> <p class=text2 align="center"> </p> <p class=text2 align="center"> </p> <p class=text2 align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, sans-serif"><a name="framenote"></a>This site uses frames. 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