St Clare's School Tully
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13 Mars Street
Tully QLD 4854
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Email: secretary.tully@cns.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 07 4065 9550

From The Principal's Desk

Dear Parents, Staff and Students

We look forward to our swimming carnival this Friday. With the weather getting hotter please ensure all students bring water bottles and sunscreen with them on Friday. Sunscreen should also be applied before leaving home.  Thank you to all parents assisting on Friday with carnival jobs or in the tuckshop. Your assistance allows our day to run smoothly so that our students have a wonderful carnival. I would also like to acknowledge in advance the planning and preparation of our upcoming carnival by Cherie Jenkins. Thank you Cherie for your dedication and skills in always preparing our sporting events to such a high standard!

2020 Booklists

These will be sent home with students this week. We will also make them available on our school website during the school holidays.

2020 School Captain and House Captain positions

This Thursday we will be having speeches and voting for the School Captain and House Captain positions for 2020.  School Captain speeches will commence at 11:45am in the hall and voting will be completed by students in Yrs 3-6 after that.  We will then regather in Cooby and Woomera teams at 2pm to hear speeches from potential House Captains. Students will then vote within their own house team.  Parents are welcome to come along to listen to speeches and support the Yr 5 students. 

Final Assembly and Awards - Dec 4

Next Wednesday December 4th we will be holding our Awards Assembly at 9am where we will recognise the contribution of students who have served in special roles for our school and the Catholic community.  Thank you to our sponsors for our end of year awards. Your support is much appreciated!

The following will be announced at our Awards Assembly:

  • 2019 School Captains and House Captains
  • St Clare’s Spirit Award
  • St Clare’s Academic Achievement Award
  • St Clare’s Outstanding Sports Award
  • St Clare’s Outstanding Progress Award
  • St Clare’s Character Award (Prep – Year 5)
  • 2018 House Cup

We will also formally farewell staff who will be leaving us at the end of the school year.

Parents and families are most welcome to join us for our final assembly for 2019.

Thank you Morning Tea - Dec 4

After our final assembly next Wednesday Dec 4, we will be hosting a thank you morning tea for all parents and volunteers. This will be held outside the tuckshop area.  This is open to all parents and volunteers and we hope that many of you are able to join us.

Christmas Concert and End of Year BBQ - Dec 4

Next Wednesday night, Dec 4, at 6pm we will gather for our End of Year BBQ and children will perform our Christmas concert. Thanks to the teachers, Mrs Marsilio and Mrs Kennedy for their preparation and coordination for the event.  We anticipate it being a joyous occasion, full of colour, energy and song – a terrific way to get in the season of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas. We appreciate parents/carers making time to join us in celebrating our school year and gathering in community together.

Semester Two Report Cards

On Thursday Dec 5 all students’ report cards reflecting their second semester work will be available on the Parent Portal by 4pm.  I trust this is an accurate appraisal of your children’s work and I thank the teachers for their commitment in preparing the reports. Now is the time to check your access to the parent portal. If you need assistance please contact Chris Edwards via cedwards@cns.catholic.edu.au to organise a time to meet. Links can be found on both our school website and through the Skoolbag app. It is always suggested that you save your children’s reports in your personal files for future use.

Waterslide Day Thursday - Dec 5

Students are reminded to pack swimmers, sun-shirt, sunscreen and towel next Thursday for the Inflatable Water-slide proudly provided by the P&F to reward our students with some fun for all their great work throughout the school year!  Remember NO jewellery and zips allowed on the water slide. Classes will be rostered to use the slide throughout the day. Please contact your class teacher with any concerns.

The school year has almost come to a close and we have much for which to be thankful. On behalf of the staff I wish to thank all the parents for your support throughout 2019, especially those who have been involved in school and class activities. Enjoy your special family gatherings over the holiday period.

Staffing Update

We have almost completed our staffing for 2020. After the last newsletter I emailed all families to advise that Stuart Russell would be the HPE at St. Clare's next year.  This completes our needs for teaching staff at this stage.  Our Support Staffing is nearly finalised. Marie Vipiana has been successful in gaining a further 12 month contract as a Teacher Aide in 2020.  
We will have a number of teaching staff and support staff who will be finishing their contracts at St Clare's and will formally farewell them at our Awards Assembly next Wednesday morning. 

May God’s grace be with you and yours during the holiday period.

Narelle Harney