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Dear St. Clare’s Community,
Welcome to the final week of Term 2. With the holidays almost upon us I hope this weather stays and you all get to enjoy some time together.
So much has happened since our last newsletter! A huge thanks to all the students, parents and staff that participated in the Tully 100 Street Parade. It was such a great turn out and we all should be very proud of the wonderful way St. Clare’s was represented. For the staff that helped put it all together - THANK YOU!!! This is just another way the staff at St. Clare’s continuously strive to provide the best experiences for our students.
We also enjoyed the sunshine for our Athletics Carnival. It was fantastic to see the students get involved with great sportsmanship and huge smiles across the carnival. Also, squeezed into last week was Read to Me Day for P-2 and a Questcon visit for the whole school - no wonder we are all feeling a little tired this week.
We have also had the very welcome and long awaited news that a Bishop has been appointed to the Cairns Diocese. Bishop elect Rev. Joe Caddy has been named as the next Bishop of Cairns. His ordination will take place at the Cathedral in Cairns on August 15th.
Recently all schools in the Cairns Diocese have had a safety audit completed, by Playsafe QLD, on their playgrounds. While many of the recommendations are minor and will be attended to quickly, there are a couple of big items on the agenda. The timber fort structure in the Junior Years playground needs to be removed and replaced. The Nature Playground has many timber elements that were installed using untreated timbers and will need to be removed.
Fete organisation is well under way and the Fete Committee are doing a great job sorting out the early stages of preparation. The committee is still looking for some helpers on the night of the Fete. Although it seems like the Fete is a long way off, if you can spare an hour or two on the night please let Marie Vipiana, Jess Kachel or myself know as soon as possible. This means one less job organisers need to worry about in the lead up to Fete. We are looking for 1 more helper on the Chocolate Wheel and 1 more helper in Kiddies Corner.
Again over the last 2 weeks I have had a number of students ‘sent to the Principal’s office’. It is the highlight of my day to share in the successes of our students.
Blessings for a happy and safe break over the coming weeks.
Karran Burzacott
Principal
Faith Knowledge Community Respect
This week I had the pleasure of accompanying the Year 6 class on their excursion to the Tully Nursing Home to join some of the residents in playing Bingo. One of the important values that children of St Clare’s are exposed to is to serve others. This trip was such a great example of the kind and caring approach that our students have for others in our community. There were lots of smiles, chatter and a few lucky winners along the way. Our students thoroughly enjoyed spending time with the residents and have found a new love of Bingo.
The Tully 100 celebrations brought such a positive buzz of excitement to our town last week. I would like to take this opportunity to advise that St Clare’s School will celebrate our own centenary in 2028. Please help to spread the word to any of our past and present families.
With Blessings,
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Week 10 |
Assembly - Yr 1 & 5 |
Semester 1 Report Cards:
Report Cards for Semester 1 will be uploaded to the Parent Portal on Thursday of this week. If you haven’t already logged in to the Parent Portal, please do so prior to this date. The instructions for first time users and users who have forgotten their password are attached to this newsletter. If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child’s report, please make contact with your class teacher.
Chris Edwards
Chris
Athletics Carnival
The weather turned it on for us and the children had a great day! We are always so proud of the excellent sportsmanship, athletic ability, proud participation and resilience shown by our students. This year’s champion house was Cooby.
Congratulations to Charlie who broke the 8 year girls Shot Put record.
2024 Age Champions
8 years - Charlie & Emmett
9 years - Evie & Billy
10 years - Madison & Billy & Blair
11 years - Layla & Rhys
12 years - Eden & Brody
Thank you to our wonderful staff who work so hard to make this day possible - from setting and packing up tents, keeping everyone fed, running events throughout the day and the many hours of ball game practice, to make this carnival a success!
A Parent Slip will be sent out at the end of this week for 9-12 year old students who are now eligible to compete in the Southern Zone Cassowary Coast District Athletics Carnival which will be held on Wednesday July 17th (800m and discus after school at Tully State High School) and Friday July 19th (all other events at Lower Tully State School).
Exciting news! Our much-anticipated MyCE Mobile App is now live and available for download. We're embracing a new era of streamlined communication, and we're delighted to have you on board.
Here’s What You Need to Know:
· Transition to App Communications: To ensure a unified and timely communication channel, all our key communications will gradually transition to the app. This shift will allow us to deliver information more efficiently, ensuring you're always in the know.
· Easy and Faster: Access it from your mobile or tablet at the tap of an icon.
· Turn Notifications on and off: These are controlled by you the user, you will receive notifications when a Targeted News item is posted if your notifications are turned on!
· Log an Absence: Easy on-the-go absence notification. You can log individual and/or multiple student absences across all schools with the tap of a screen.
· Immediate Access: If you haven’t already, please download the app from [App Store / Google Play] and log in with your credentials. Once you're in, customise your notification preferences to suit your needs.
Our commitment remains to provide you with the most efficient, user-friendly and intuitive communication experience. With our new app, we believe we're taking a significant step in that direction.
Thank you for your adaptability and enthusiasm. Welcome to MyCE!
Friday 21/6/2024
Coordinator: K Morris Helpers: Carrie Lizzio M Chiesa
Bakers: M Dowie M Vipiana (Cupcakes)
Back Row – Jaxon, Declan, Aiden, Hudson, Mia, Nina, Chloe, Heath
Front Row – Willow, Layla, Zendaya, Lincoln, Jasmine, Dilshan, Brody
Fete Update No 3.
We only have 2 Spots on the roster to fill. We are looking for a parent to help in the chocolate stall and one for the Kiddies corner. Remember it’s only a 1 hour shift. We are also still looking for someone to coordinate the 100’s boards. Thank you to those families who have already put their names down to help. The roster is attached, if you can help please let Marie know on 0418 158 872, or you can contact the school or the Co-ordinator of the stall you would like to help on.
Peach Blossom baking will begin the first week of the school holidays on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th June from 8.30am to 2.30pm. We appreciate any help for any length of time you can give on those days. If you can help please let Maria Calleja know on 0400 898 104.
If you have sold your raffle tickets we would love if you could return them by the end of this week.
Have a great week
The Fete Committee
