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- IMPORTANT - Notice to Parents
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- Screen Printing of House Shirts
- 2025 Term 1 School Fees
- HCC Tuition Discount Fee
- Emergency Transport Forms
- Tuckshop News
- Prep 2026 - IMPORTANT
- Bookclub News
- MyCE Parent App
- Community News
Dear St. Clare’s Community,
Welcome to the 2025 school year. Even with the weather conditions, we have had a wonderful start to a new school year! It is great to be back and see all the smiles and hear all about how the holidays were spent. We welcome our new staff, Rochelle Lee Bow (Year 4) and Jonathon Hughes (HPE). And of course welcome back to all our staff from a well deserved break.
It has been a challenging week for many with the weather. We have a number of families and staff that have been impacted by the very wet weather. Please keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers, not only those in our community but also those in Cardwell, Ingham, Townsville and surrounding areas. Please continue to monitor your area and do not travel if it is unsafe to do so. We will take each day as it comes at school. While every effort will be continued to be made to operate as normal, there may be days that alternate learning arrangements will need to be actioned. Again, I would like to acknowledge our amazing staff who have been extremely flexible and supportive with changes that have had to be made.
A reminder that any photos taken by parents & carers, at school events, such as Assembly, Sports Days and Free Dress, can only include your own children. Do not share/post any photos that contain students other than your own.
Before and After School Care
You may be aware that Big Gumboots have started a before and after school care service.
Any parents that wish to enrol can use this link. https://prodadmin.myxplor.com/enrollment_v2/centre/Ct4WhWNVDxYau2JNx2Ci3g . You will need a CCS/CRN number. For further information please contact Kevin 0409878352.
Junior Years Playground
Our very generous P&F have funded a new play structure for our Preps and Year 1 students. This should be installed in the Easter Holiday break when the weather clears up.
We cannot wait to see the finished product!
Students on buses
For families that use the bus services, if you have not already sent through the days your children are on the bus, could you please do so as soon as possible. It is extremely important we know which days students are catching the bus home. Also, if your child is no longer catching a bus - please let the office know.
From time to time you may need to let us know about changes to these days - please ring the office with any changes, before 2pm if possible.
Drop off & Pick-Up
Supervision for students begins at 8:20 am. All students arriving before this time are to remain seated in the eating area until they are dismissed. We ask that students arrive no earlier than 8am if possible. I appreciate that earlier drop offs are required from time to time due to appointments. Please let us know if you need to drop off significantly earlier than usual.
Please be mindful that the pick up zone along Mars Street is a no stopping zone. If your child requires assistance to get in the car, or with seatbelts, please park elsewhere and walk into the school to collect them. If your child is not ready for collection, or the pick up zone is full, please do a lap around the block. We need to be careful not to block Mars Street to other traffic using the area.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns and I look forward to catching up with you all over time.
Blessing for the weeks ahead,
Karran Burzacott
Faith Knowledge Community Respect
Class Visits with Fr Joby
Thank you to Fr Joby who will be spending time with each of our classes over the next 2 days while they visit the church. This is a great opportunity for our students to get to know Fr Joby a little better and have the freedom to find answers to any questions that they may have about our church and its practices.
Opening Mass
Our first official liturgical event of the year will be held in St Clare’s Church on Wednesday February 12 at 9am. We will gather in the church as a whole school community and our Year 6 children will receive their School Leader badges on this day. All families are welcome to join us for mass, and afterwards, families are invited to stay for morning tea, while the students will return back to class. If you plan on staying for morning tea, it would be wonderful if you could drop off a plate to share at the tuckshop before mass.
Jubilee Year - Pilgrims of Hope
A Jubilee is a special year of grace and conversion, involving prayer, pilgrimage and sacramental repentance, held every 25 years, or during other years as called for by the Pope. Through a series of rituals, acts and commitments, the goal of a Jubilee year is to inspire and encourage holiness of life among the faithful and therefore to strengthen the Church’s witness to God’s loving mercy in and for the world.
The word “jubilee” is derived from the Hebrew word jobel, which means “ram’s horn”; since it was precisely that horn which was used as a trumpet, whose sound indicated to everybody the beginning of the jubilee year.
With Blessings,
Assembly Roster
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Week 2 |
Year 2 |
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Week 3 |
Year 5 |
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Week 4 |
No assembly - Netball/ Rugby League Carnival |
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Week 5 |
No assembly - School Performance |
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Week 6 |
Year 6 |
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Week 7 |
Year 3 |
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Week 8 |
No assembly - Cross Country |
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Week 9 |
Year 4 |
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Week 10 |
Year 1 |
IT Permissions
All parents were emailed a permission slip to enable the use of DIBELS screeners for reading. Please check your email if you haven’t already completed this permission.
Preps and new students have also been emailed a range of permissions for IT applications such as Reading Eggs and Seesaw. Students are unable to access these apps or websites until permission is granted.
Please discuss this with your class teacher if you are unsure.
NAPLAN
Although school has just returned, we are already preparing for the NAPLAN tests for Years 3 and 5 which begin in Week 7 of this term. Please read through the attached NAPLAN Information for Parents and Carers and contact your class teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
Chris Edwards
Returning to school after the holidays, or starting school for the first time, can be a big change for both kids and parents.
While many children may find it exciting, it’s also not uncommon for children to feel scared or anxious about the transition.
The following resources can help you to support your children as they adjust.
Tip sheets
- Starting school, Relationships Australia Victoria
- School refusal: children 5-8 years, Raising Children Network
- BRAVE – An online program helping children and teenagers to overcome anxiety, University of Queensland
Six books about anxiety that you can read with your children
- The Invisible String, Patrice Karst, Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (4-8 years)
- Under the Love Umbrella, Davina Bell, Allison Colpoys (3-7 years)
- Ruby Finds A Worry, Tom Percival (3-6 years)
- The Whatifs, Emily Kilgore (4-6 years)
- It’s OK to Feel the Way You Do, Josh Langley (ages 5+)
- Hey Warrior: A Book for Kids About Anxiety, Karen Young and Norvile Dovidonyte (ages 5+)
I am the School Counsellor at St Clare’s and can be contacted via your child’s class teacher if you would like to discuss a referral for your child to obtain counselling support. Welcome to another fabulous school year in 2025
Kind regards,
Sharon Scouller
VISITOR REGISTER - SIGN IN
All parents and visitors are required to report to the school office before entering the school grounds between 8.10am to 3pm. A Visitor Register is located at the door entrance for you to sign in and collect a visitor badge. When you are leaving the school you will need to go to the office and sign out and return the badge. Please include any children who are with you also (younger siblings). This is a requirement in the case of school emergencies.
STUDENT COLLECTION REGISTER
Parents must report to the school office before collecting students throughout the day. A Student Collection Register is located at the door entrance for parents to sign out their child during the school day.
If the student is returning back to school you are required to sign them back in.
LATE ARRIVALS
The late arrival book is located at the door entrance. Parents please use the book to sign in and give the Late Slip to student to give to class teacher.
(Indicate Reason - Personal, Appt / Notified - who is dropping the student - Mum, Dad, Grandma etc).
Welcome back to another busy year of sport! Our Year 4 to 6 students have already started preparing for the upcoming Netball and Rugby League Carnival on Friday February 21. We have been very lucky to be able to use the expertise of St Clare’s ‘old girl’, Stella Berge, and our new HPE teacher, Mr Jonnie Hughes, to upskill the students in these sports. Parent Slips were sent out last week so please check your emails if you haven’t yet responded. A reminder to those children who are playing rugby league that spare clothes, footy boots and mouthguards must be brought to PE lessons up until the carnival. For Year 6 children, this is on Tuesdays, while Year 4 and 5 lessons are on Thursdays. On the day of the carnival, our tuckshop orders will be open to St Clare’s students and parents, with a modified menu (please see below).
MENU FOR YEAR 4 TO 6 STUDENTS
RUGBY LEAGUE & NETBALL CARNIVAL
FRIDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2025
As you are aware the Netball/Rugby League Carnival is on Friday 21st February. Your child is still able to purchase Tuckshop from St Clare’s. Parent orders are welcomed.
PIZZA & FROZEN ITEMS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO BE PURCHASED.
All orders via the flexishools app as normal PLEASE only order from what is listed below:
FOOD ITEMS:
Party Pies/Sausage Rolls
Chicken Nuggets
Pasta
Fried Rice
Chicken or Ham Wrap
SNACKS:
Popcorn
Cupcake
Chocolate Slice
DRINKS:
Flavoured Milk
Poppers
Water
Lunch will be delivered to the children by a tuckshop helper around 11am.
Thanks Marie
The annual screen printing of house shirts will occur on Wednesday 5th March at 9am in the Hall. If your child requires a shirt, please ensure it is clearly labelled with their name and handed to either the class teacher or the office before this date. It is recommended that children wear a collared polo style shirt for their house shirt as per sun safety guidelines.
If you are able to assist with the printing of these shirts, please contact Tracey Dore on 0407 223 358.
2025 Term 1 fees will be sent out in week 3 or 4.
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.
Catholic School Fee Discount for 2025
Dear Parents/Carers
In 2025 Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Cairns will provide a discount on tuition fees for holders of means-tested Health Care and Pensioner Concession Cards.
The discount applies to tuition fees only and not to school levies and charges.
This year for term one and two a discount of 70% on tuition fees will apply to holders of eligible cards.
The cards must be current and list as dependents, the students for whom the discount is sought.
Parents and carers should now present their eligible card to the school office for verification. The office secretary will make a copy and provide a Health Care Card Tuition Fee Discount Scheme Form for the Parent/Carer to complete. The fee discount will then be applied to tuition fees for term one school fee for 2025.
For families with children at other Cairns Catholic Schools; this process will be repeated for each school. The discount arrangement will expire on the expiry date of the card or at the end of the school year.
Parents/Carers receiving the discount have a duty to inform the school of any renewal or change in eligibility cards.
Families seeking a discount on tuition fees must visit the school office to verify and copy their Heath Care/Pension Concession Card and complete the Health Care Card Tuition Fee Discount Scheme Form no later than next Thursday, 6th February in order for the discount to be applied to Term 1 school fees.
For those who applied in 2024 a form was completed in the office and a copy of HCC card was taken for their 2025 application. For those with an expiring card (end of 2024) please come into the school office to complete a new form. A copy of new HCC card is required by this Thursday.
Thank you to those who have completed their forms for 2025.
IMPORTANT: Once the Fees are generated, unfortunately we are unable to process any claims for the respective term. Full fees for that term will be charged. (no credit can be done for that term).
Please make sure you come into the school office and complete the form with your HCC card by next Thursday.
If you have any questions, please feel free to phone (40659550) the school office.
Emergency transport forms were given out last Thursday 30th January.
It is very important these forms are returned as soon as possible.
Thankyou
TUCKSHOP 2025
Welcome, Our School Tuckshop runs every Friday with the help of parents and myself. A note has gone home asking for helpers for this year. If you have already replied to me, Thank You. If you would like to help or bake and haven’t sent your note back please do so or you can send me a text.
Ordering is online using the Flexischool App. Please download the app ASAP. Once registered you can start placing orders immediately. To all new parents a flyer was in your child’s pack regarding Flexischools.
PLEASE if you haven’t done so already change your child/children’s grade in the Flexischools app otherwise his/her lunch will go to the wrong classroom. To do this just click PROFILE, SELECT CHILDS NAME AND THEN CHANGE THE YEAR LEVEL AND CLASS TO WHAT GRADE HE/SHE IS IN THIS YEAR AND THEN SELECT SAVE.
TUCKSHOP WILL COMMENCE THIS FRIDAY 7TH FEBRUARY.
If you require any further information or help with downloading the app please let me know. I’m more then happy to help.
Thanks Marie Vipiana
0418 158 872
STUDENT ORDERING
- Orders are to be placed via the FLEXISCHOOL APP.
- Orders need to be in by 10am Thursday, if you try and place an order after 10am it will go into the following week of Tuckshop.
- No purchases will be able to be made over the counter.
Any issues please let me know on 0418 158 872.
Thanks Marie
Friday 7/02/2025
Coordinator: M Vipiana Helpers: R Lizzio F Cooke
Bakers: S Grimaz Chantel Lizzio (Cupcakes)
Friday 14/02/2025
Coordinator: M Vipiana Helpers: M Mills M Wakefield
Bakers: L Johnston J Kachel (Cupcakes)
If you have a child born between 1/7/2020 and 30/6/2021, your child is eligible to start Prep in 2026. Please go to our website to complete an online enrolment - https://www.stclares.qld.edu.au/enrolling/enrolment-application/. We already have a number of students registered for 2026 and do not want to see any of our existing families miss out.
Book Club Edition 1 for 2025 will be coming home with your child this week. All orders must be placed using the LOOP app or by visiting the scholastics website, scholastic.com.au/loop and following the steps to complete your profile. You will be able to select St Clares School Tully, your child’s class and complete your order and payment online. Orders can be placed up until 5pm, Thursday 13th February 2025.
No cash orders will be accepted at school. Once the orders arrive, they will be delivered to your child’s classroom unless requested otherwise.
If you need any help or have any questions, please give me a ring – 0427 920 109
Happy Reading
Steph Grimaz
One of the communication platforms that we will continue to use is the MyCE app. Important school announcements will be sent out through this platform so please ensure that you have downloaded the app, check that you are logged in and have the notifications set to on.
