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Dear St. Clare’s Community,
Welcome to Term 4! With only 9 weeks in this term, it is sure to fly by with all sorts of events, activities and learning experiences.
Next week we have our 5 Year External Review occurring from Tuesday to Thursday. The school review is an opportunity to reflect on current practices and progress made towards improving the quality of teaching and learning and subsequently, student learning and wellbeing outcomes. We look forward to welcoming the Reviewers, Trevor Gordon & Terry Carter, to St. Clare’s.
Water Safety Program
Our water safety program will commence in Week 3 for 5 weeks. Students will go to the Tully Pool on their sports days.
Tuesdays - Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 5 & Year 6
Thursdays - Year 3 & Year 4
Further information about times and organisation will be sent home soon.
Prep Transition for 2026 Prep Students
This week we welcome many excited children to St. Clare’s for our first day of Prep Transition for Prep 2026. We will be running a 5 week program led by Mrs Gita Sima and Mrs Pauline Colombini. We all look forward to getting to know our 2026 Prep class as they visit St. Clare’s each week.
Transition Dates are as follows (9-11am):
Wednesday 15th October
Wednesday 22nd October
Wednesday 29th October
Wednesday 5th November
Wednesday 12th November
A parent meet & greet will be held on Tuesday 28th October from 5:00pm in the Prep classroom.
St Gerard Feast Day
The St. Gerard Committee is holding the Feast of St. Gerard Celebrations on Saturday 18th October. The afternoon will begin with a Mass at 2:30pm. Please contact the parish office for further information.
Lion’s Vision Screening
We have the Lion’s Club visiting on November 17th. The Lion’s Club will conduct screening for any students in Year 1- 6. Further information is attached to this newsletter. If you would like your child to take the opportunity to participate in this screening, please return the attached form to the office no later than Monday 10th November.
Sent to the Principal’s Office
In the last week of Term 3, I had several visitors showing me some great effort in their learning. It is so good to see that our students are dedicated to doing their best all the way through to the end of each term.
Best wishes for the week ahead,
Karran Burzacott
If your child/children catch the bus in the afternoons, we kindly ask that the office is notified of any changes. Messages sent to teachers during the day are often not checked until after 3pm, also at times we might have teachers absent. Including the office in any bus changes or updates ensures that children and supervising bus duty staff are aware of the changes.
Faith Knowledge Community Respect
St Gerards’ Mass
St Gerard’s Feast Day will be celebrated this Saturday, October 18 at 2.30pm in the church. Thank you to our St Clare’s families who will be involved in various parts of the mass, including the choir. All are welcome to attend this wonderful community event.
Mental Health Week
This week we will be celebrating Mental Health Week with various lunch time activities around the school. At St Clare’s, we strive to provide opportunities for our students to be aware of their own mental health and develop strategies that promote positive mental health and wellbeing for life. Thank you to our staff members who are sharing their talents with us to make this an enjoyable week for all.
Grandparent’s Day
We kindly extend the invitation to our grandparents to join us on Friday October 24 for assembly in the hall at 8.40am. Grandparents will then be able to visit the children in their classrooms until approximately 9.45am. We hope to see many familiar faces there.
World Mission Month
Assemblies
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Year 4 |
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Week 3 |
Year 2 |
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Week 4 |
Year 3 |
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Week 5 |
Prep |
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Week 6 |
Year 1 |
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Week 7 |
Year 6 |
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Week 8 |
Swimming Carnival |
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Week 9 |
Last Day of School |
One of the things that we love about The Resilience Project at St Clare’s are GEM Chats! GEM Chats are prompted around the idea of expressing examples of Gratitude, Empathy or Mindfulness in our daily life and encourage us to think about how our actions can make ourselves and others feel!
Help your child achieve a healthy balance in their online and offline activities.
How much is too much?
There is no magic figure. The right amount of screen time can depend on a range of factors like your child’s age and maturity, the kind of content they are consuming, their learning needs and your family routine.
It can be easy to focus only on the clock, but the quality and nature of what they are doing online, and your involvement, are just as important.
Consider your child’s screen use in the context of their overall health and wellbeing. For example, is online time getting in the way of their sleep and exercise? Is it impacting on their face-to-face connections with family and friends? The answers to these questions will guide you and help strike the right balance of online and offline activities for your child.
For more information on screen time, please visit the eSafety site.
Cricket Cup
After being washed out last term, the Cricket Cup is planned to go ahead next Friday October 24. Teams, venue and the draw will run exactly as planned for the event last term. Players will head to the oval at 9.45am, therefore it will not clash with any visiting grandparents who may be joining us for the Grandparent's Day event.
Track & Field
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Book Fair will be operating every day in the school library.
Commencing Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October, 2025
from 8am to 3.30 pm daily.
Scholastic Book Fair is the perfect place for children
to discover a love of books and ignite a lifelong
passion for reading.
Come into the library and browse with your
your child to select some possible choices.
Have fun choosing books together!
You are invited to purchase and donate a book
which will make a welcome addition to the
school library, a commemorative bookplate will
be placed inside the book with your family or
child’s name.
When you buy a book/s your child will go into a draw for a free
book of their choice from the book fair.
Every book sold receives a free ticket, drawn after
the Book Fair closes.
It is also a great time to buy for Christmas gift giving.
You can make a pre-payment online then
present your prefilled form with the receipt number to the cashier
and receive your book if available or it will be ordered.
Your child will receive a flyer today where the online
Instructions are available.
Online payments can be made while at the bookfair.
Cash payments also are accepted on the day.
Hope to see you at the Book Fair
2025 Term 4 fees will be emailed today Tuesday 14th October and are due Tuesday 28th October 2025.
Invoices were sent by email to all parents. Please contact the school office if you do not receive the invoice so we can check your email address, or if you require a hardcopy of fees to make payment.
Please check your junk or spam mail.
Families have the option of paying weekly or fortnightly. Internet banking, or direct debit can be arranged with your bank.
Please note:-
There is NO EFTPOS available at the school office.
- Preferrably no cash but if paying in cash, we appreciate that correct money be given as we do not carry any change in the school office.
- If paying by Bpay or EFT direct debit or internet banking, please use the school bank account details shown on the term two statement.
- IMPORTANT: Please use your Ref: 966000….....(under Biller Code). This number is to be used when paying by Bpay, or EFT -direct debit, internet banking.
- Remittance slip at the bottom of the school account to be returned to the school office with ALL payments. (cash, cheque, direct debit or internet banking).
Thank you.
TUCKSHOP ROSTER - Term 4
Friday 17/10/2025
Coordinator: M Vipiana Helpers: J Giagnori T Silvestro
Bakers: C Lizzio J Kachel (Cupcakes)
Friday 24/10/2025
Coordinator: M Vipiana Helpers: T Dore M Porter
Bakers: M Camilleri R Di Mauro (Cupcakes)
