Newsletter Term 1 Week 4 2019

Dear Parents, Friends and Caregivers,

Dear Families,

It was wonderful to see so many families joining us for our first whole school Mass with Fr Peter.  We welcomed our new students to the Tenison Woods community and our staff, School Board and Parent and Friends representatives were offered a Commissioning Blessing as a way of acknowledging our call to service this year. 

Character Strengths
Character Strengths are natural capacities or ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that come easily to a person and that are morally valued. According to a strengths approach, each individual has unique qualities that can be used to enhance wellbeing, overcome challenges, and nurture relationships. Students who use their strengths have been found to demonstrate strong academic performance supporting their importance for student accomplishment.

Tenison Woods Catholic School continues its journey with Corwin Australia to develop a culture of Visible Learning throughout our school community.

SACA Cricket Clinics
Over the past two weeks all classes across the school have been involved in cricket clinics facilitated by the South Australian Cricket Association as part of the grant the school received from the Sporting Schools Program. 

The start to 2019 has been very busy for the Year 3/4 T students. The main focus of our learning in the first few weeks was all based around the personal identity question of ‘Who Are You?’ The students have explored their Character Strengths in their Learning to Flourish books and completed a Half Face Portrait in Art.

Congratulations to all the recipients of a Principal Award presented at this week's assembly.

The P&F are excited to announce the purchase of new soccer goals and balls for the oval. Delivery is expected soon.
Our Welcome BBQ held last Friday, the 15th of February, was a great success. It was fantastic to see so many of our new families, ‘existing’ families and staff attending. Many of our new families said they found it was a great introduction to the TWCS community and a chance to meet other families. Congratulations to the Lopez Family for winning our $200 Jump First Castle door prize.

Sunday 7th April 2019  -  2.00 p.m..
 
St. Joseph's Old Scholars Annual Mass. Most have a connection with a Josephite School/College as a teacher/old scholar and/or with St. Mary MacKillop. Please join us for Mass in St. Joseph's Convent Chapel, Kensington. Father George Nader our Priest.  Devonshire Afternoon Tea ($5) will follow in Bethany (adjacent to the Chapel). All welcome.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
March 23-24 Henley Beach
 
The next Marriage Encounter Weekend in Adelaide will take place at the Marine Discovery Centre, Star of the Sea School, HENLEY BEACH on Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24. It is a "live out" weekend commencing Saturday, 7.15am through to 9.45pm; Sunday, 8.15am through to 4.00pm (including Mass).
Bookings essential: Joy and Charlie on 0437388513 or marriageencountersa@gmail.com