Faith Knowledge Community Respect

I have had the pleasure of working with a number of Year 4 students from the area during this year’s Sacramental Program. On Sunday May 19, this group of children will be receiving their First Eucharist and Confirmation. This will take place at St Clare’s Church at 9am with a morning tea to follow. Please feel free to come along in support of these young people.

As Mother’s Day approaches, we would like to extend an invitation to all of the mothers within our school community to join us on Friday morning for a shared morning tea. May we all continue to look to Mary as our guide to be mothers who support our children endlessly and value the importance of relationship and connection in this ever changing world. 

Loving God,

You have loved us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3) You have loved us even more as a mother loved her child. Today, we give you thanks and praise for the gift of mothers.

We pray for the mothers-to-be, who are just beginning to be the bearers of new life in them, may they welcome their forthcoming child with loving anticipation and joy.

We pray for the young mothers, may they cherish their child with tender care and unconditional love.

We pray for the mothers who are separated from their children especially because of war, poverty, conflict, violence and for any other reasons. Comfort them, strengthen their hope, and let them feel your loving embrace that wipes every tear away.

We pray for all Mother-figures, those who have loved, surrounded and shaped us with motherly care and compassion.

 We especially pray for our own mothers who have nurtured and cared for us. Their sacrifices and care gave us a glimpse of the extent of your love for us.Thank you for them.

Grant health, blessings, and well-being for those of our mothers who are still alive.

 We also remember those mothers who are no longer with us.

While they live forever in our hearts and memory grant them eternal rest and reward for their labours.

Amen.

With blessings,
Sharon Chappel

Term 2 Assemblies

 

Week 4	Prep
Week 5	Year 2
Week 6	Year 4
Week 7	Year 6
Week 8	Year 3
Week 9	No assembly
Week 10	Assembly

With blessings,

Sharon Chappel

Empathy

Working on empathy helps us to identify, understand and feel what another person is feeling. When we show empathy or we do something kind for someone else our brain releases oxytocin. This leads to increasing our self-esteem/confidence, energy levels, positivity and overall happiness.

Whole Family Activity:

Neighbourhood Kindness Challenge

As a family, choose an act of kindness from the list below that you would like to do for a neighbour or family friend. Each family member can select one to commit to, or you can choose to do one together.

• Cook them something delicious like a cake, hotbread, or cookies.
• Write a note to put in their letter box thanking them for being a great neighbour or friend.
• Design them a Thank You card.
• Pick or buy some flowers to deliver to them.
• Choose a little plant from your garden to give them.
• Make them a gift from things around your house.
• Offer to do a job for them, like wash their car or water their garden.
• Offer to take their pets for a walk.
• Invite them over for afternoon tea.
• Invite them on a walk.
• Recommend one of your favourite books to borrow and read.
• Ask them if they need anything from the shops next time you buy groceries.
• Say hello next time you see them, and ask them how their day is going.
• Feel free to do more than one and spread the kindness even further!
• Report back to each other in one week and share how your acts of kindness were received, and how doing them made you feel.

Family Habit Builder:

Every night at dinner, have each person thank another family member for something
they’ve done or said today, or give another family member a compliment.

Our class of Preps were the lucky winners of the most Star Cards last term and decided that their award would be some ‘red play’ (free time to play games of their choice).

Another exciting week of sports has unfolded at St. Clare’s! Our dedicated students have been honing their ball games and athletics skills in preparation for the upcoming Athletics Carnival, scheduled for the second last week of this term. 

Despite the wet and muddy conditions at Warrina Lakes during the Cassowary Coast Cross Country Trials on Tuesday, two outstanding athletes emerged victorious: Madison and Layla secured 1st place in their respective age groups. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to them! 

But the excitement doesn’t end there. Madison and Layla will proudly represent St. Clare’s at the upcoming Peninsula Cross Country event, and will be joined by other qualifiers: Heath, Jonah, Saxon and Nina. Their determination and hard work exemplify the spirit of our school community.  

Well done to Kade and Layla for making the Touch Football Peninsula team. Also to Eddie as shadow.

Next week, eight of our talented students will proudly represent St. Clare’s at the highly anticipated Soccer Gala Day. The event will take place at Castor Park in Mourilyan on Friday next week, where our young athletes will showcase their skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship on the soccer field. Billy Johnston, Oliver, Jaxson, Kace, Henry, Warrick, Jaxon and Lincoln – You’ve got this!

2024 ST CLARE’S FETE

2024 Fete preparation is underway. This year’s fete will be held on Saturday 7^th September. Our student performances will begin at 5pm and the fete fun will commence from 6pm till late. This year’s theme is “BEACH PARTY”.

Fete packs will be sent home this week with the eldest in the family. The pack includes lots of information, raffle tickets, stall roster, cake stall baking dates and other important dates.

The fete is our major fundraiser and St Clare’s is the only school in the community that still has an annual fete, BUT for this year's fete to be as successful as previous years we need YOUR HELP. We are asking that one adult from each family volunteer either before the fete with baking/cent sale wrapping, etc. or on the night, on a stall for an hour. As the saying goes, plenty of hands make light work. As  parents we are all part of the P & F so any help you can give is greatly appreciated as the money raised goes back to helping our children in many different aspects of the school.

The fete is a fun night that is made possible by the Staff, parents and the community who donate so many wonderful prizes and of course our students, whose  performances will be nothing short of amazing. Please let your family and friends know the date.

As the fete approaches, we will have updates in the newsletter and via Seesaw. If you need any further information, please contact one of the fete committee members:

Thanks

2024 Term 2 fees  Due Date - 9th May, 2024

Invoices will be 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 one 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.

Bakers:   M La Spina    S Grimaz  (Cupcakes)

Friday  17/5/2024

Coordinator: M Vipiana   Helpers:  S Bosel    M Mills   

Bakers:   T Farrell    R Murgha   (Cupcakes)