Dear Parents, Staff and Students

We had a wonderful celebration for our Feast Day last Friday. Mass at Holy Spirit Church was a beautiful start to the day. We thank Fr Hilary for celebrating with us. A special thank you to Kath Kennedy for preparing the mass. The remainder of the day at the beach was a great celebration of how special our school is and what wonderful students we have. Students thoroughly enjoyed all activities they participated in, especially the Splash Pad. Thank you to all staff for a wonderful day of celebration with their classes. Special thanks to leadership staff, parents and our School Captains who assisted with morning tea and lunch. It was lovely to have many parents join us during the day.

Later this week the Yr 5 students will be away at camp. They are going to the Daradgee Environmental Education Centre. We wish them a wonderful experience over the three days. I will be joining them Thursday afternoon and night for activities.

Recently the teaching staff gathered to assess how we have travelled this year with our School Annual Improvement Plan. Our two main focus areas have been on Writing and the Religion Curriculum with a focus on pedagogical practices. I am happy to report that we have made a lot of progress in both of these areas and will continue to focus on them over the next few years. We now need to develop our plan for next year which will include continuing with our current focus areas and other identified goals.  

Our Annual School Fete is getting closer!!

Many hands make light work and your involvement is appreciated by our school community.  Please check the P & F news to see if further assistance is needed to help run stalls on the night. Our fete coordinators have been working tirelessly behind the scenes in preparation of what will no doubt be another fantastic community event.

Staffing update

Teaching positions available for 2020 are currently advertised and a formal process of interviews will take place in coming weeks. St Clare’s has advertised for two full time teaching positions (one permanent and one contract) and a HPE teacher for 18 hrs/week. 

Lucy Wells, who has been on leave without pay during 2019, has resigned her position. We wish Lucy and her family all the best for their future in Townsville.   Kaitlyn Marsilio and Cherie Jenkins will be working in part time class positions supporting the roles of Kath Kennedy (APRE) and Chris Edwards CST). Confirmation of share partners will be done in term four. Further information regarding who will be teaching which year levels in 2020 will be advised later in the year when decisions have been made.

Best wishes for the week ahead,

Narelle Harney