Dear Parents, Staff and Students

Our swimming program commenced today and there have been many happy faces returning from the pool after their first session. Please remember to send in the required items each week on your child’s swimming day. This term is only nine weeks but will be packed full of learning and extra curricula activities. 

New School Phone Number

Due to a Diocesan upgrade of phone systems many schools have been assigned new phone numbers. St Clare’s phone number is now 07 40659550.  It is suggested you change the number in your contact addresses now as it is already active. Once our system is fully integrated you will notice a difference in the caller ID number when you are contacted by the school. This will occur in a few weeks’ time. There will be a changeover period where the old number will continue to work.

Staffing update

During Term Three St. Clare’s advertised 2 full time teaching positions for 2020. I can advise now that the two full time teaching contract positions have been filled. Sharon Chappel is now a permanent staff member of St Clare’s and Tina Metcalfe has accepted a 12 month contract.  We are still in the process of finalising further part time teacher positions. Non-teaching positions that need to be filled for 2020 will be addressed during this term.  

Prep Transition

Tomorrow we will welcome many excited, possibly nervous children to our first day of Prep Transition for Prep 2020. We will be running a 5 week program led by Miss Kiralee Phelps and Mrs Pauline Colombini (Teacher Aide). 

Parents dropping off their child tomorrow are invited to join us for morning tea in the Good Samaritan room at 9am supplied by our P & F.  Please remember that all children must be picked up by their parents for the first week of transition. Parents are to complete a sign in sheet each day they attend and indicate if children will be picked up or need to be taken to kindy. 

St Clare’s Parish Community Events

Everyone is invited to the following events supporting the wider church community of St Clare’s.

This Wednesday night at St Clare’s Church there will be a Bereavement Mass at 7pm followed by supper. All family and friends who have lost loved ones are invited to attend.

This coming Saturday, October 19^th, is the Fashions by Vinnies at Butlers Restaurant.  It costs $25 and includes lunch and a fashion parade. Doors open around 11:30am. Please contact Gabrielle Crema on 40682481 if you wish to book.

This Sunday 20^th will be the annual Catholic Mission World Mission Appeal. The mass in Tully at 9am on Sunday will include a tree planting ceremony in the Heart of St Clare’s garden.

The following weekend on Saturday 26^th October is the Feast of St Gerard Majella. For further details go to their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/tullystgerardmajella/

LOUD Shirt Day this Friday

A reminder that St Clare’s supporting our past student Eli Waddell in his quest to make Tully the LOUDEST town in Queensland. Students are invited to wear their loudest (brightest) clothes and bring a gold coin for Hear and Say.  The community breakfast in Violet Smith Park commences at 7am with the community photo at 8am. 

I will be away on leave from Wednesday 23^rd October and return to school on Monday 4^th November. For any important matters during this time please contact Kath Kennedy at the school or by email kkennedy1@cns.catholic.edu.au.

Best wishes for the week ahead,

Narelle Harney

From the APRE’s Desk

Welcome  Community   Hospitality

October 2019 – Extraordinary Missionary Month

In response to Pope Francis’ invitation, the Extraordinary Missionary Month is to be an opportunity for reflection, prayer and support for the missionary efforts of individuals, communities and whole Church. 

As part of the Extraordinary Missionary Month, a special Mary MacKillop Bottlebrush Tree is being planted in the grounds of the Tully, Mission Beach and Cardwell churches. Both Mission Beach and Cardwell churches conducted their special tree planting ceremony last Sunday.

This Sunday, 21^st August, just before the 9am Mass, we extend an invitation to all to join in our celebration to plant our tree in the Heart of St Clare’s Garden. Our school captains, Lacey and Jarrod will be helping plant the tree before Mass is celebrated, followed by a morning tea hosted by the Parish hospitality committee. We encourage you to come along and share this special occasion with your family.

NAIDOC celebrations in Week 2

On Wednesday, 16^th October we are planning some activities for each class to celebrate a special NAIDOC Day as NAIDOC Week was celebrated during the July holidays. We have changed our venue for our whole school prayer and will now finish the celebrations in the hall with a whole school prayer lead by the Stewardship Team. We will commence the day with a Welcome to Country by the Girringun Elders in the Heart of St Clare’s Garden at 8:45am. Classes will then be timetabled to complete an activity with our guests throughout the day.  

Combined Day for Daniel and World Teacher’s Day

On Friday, 25^th October students will be invited to wear a red shirt in recognition of ‘Day for Daniel’ and this day also recognises the important work of teachers with ‘World Teacher’s Day’ being celebrated.

Whole School Reconciliation

On Monday, 28^th October you are invited to join us in celebrating a Whole School Reconciliation liturgy at 9am in St Clare’s Church.

Melbourne Cup Hat Parade

On Tuesday, 5^th November we will have our annual Melbourne Cup Hat Parade where students are invited to make a hat celebrating the Melbourne Cup. Prizes for each class will be awarded, so join in the fun and get creating…recycled materials are great for these activities!

This is not a free dress day, just an opportunity to show case your creative skills by wearing your hat on parade.

Earn and Learn Update

Thank you to all who supported the Earn and Learn promotion this year. We received approximately $1000 worth of resources which will benefit our students.

May the Grace of God be with you,

Kath Kennedy

SPORT NEWS

T20 Blast Cricket – Cassowary Coast South

Year 5 and 6 students had a blast at the T20 Blast Cricket on Wednesday 18th September at the Kim Carrol Soccer Fields/Mick Miller Cricket grounds.  Our four teams played excellent cricket with our boys placing fifth in a very competitive draw, our mixed team placing third and our two girls teams placing second and third.

We are very grateful to all the parents who provided transport to the event and to Mrs Durighello and Mrs Kerr for spending the day with us to manage teams.

We also thank Mr Cattarossi and the Tully Cricket Club for hosting such a fantastic day of sport for the children of our district.

Mary Mills Catholic Schools’ Netball Carnival

Two teams of Year 5 and 6 students played at the Mary Mills Catholic Schools' Netball Carnival in Cairns on Friday 20^th September.
We were very proud of all the girls' efforts and sportsmanship. Our Year 6 team took three wins in the 'Competitive Pool' and our Year 5 team made it to the grand final in the 'Challenge Pool' going down 4-2 to Holy Cross to make them the runners' up!
We are very appreciative for all the parent support we had yesterday scoring, transporting and cheering the girls.
We also thank the staff of SGM for organising an excellent carnival.

Jim Graham Catholic Schools’ Rugby League Cup

Chace Crema, Dean Giardina, Hamish Gilbert, Jared Nash and Peter Solien joined with St. John's to create a rugby league team for the Jim Graham Cup yesterday at Jones Park, Cairns. The boys were very competitive resulting in two draws and two wins for the day, just short of the grand final.
We thank Mr Stuart Russel for training and coaching the boys along with Nick & Julie Giardina for assisting. We also thank TSS for a great lead-up match!

St. Clare’s School Swimming Program

Our 6 week school swimming program commences this week. 

Generally, our swimming timetable will be for Tuesdays and Wednesdays, however, in our first week of swimming St. John’s School have the pool booked on Wednesday 16^th for their swimming carnival so we will take the Prep and Year 1 class on the Thursday 17^th October for this week only.

Our swimming carnival is scheduled for Friday 29^th November.

We have attained a sporting schools grant allowing us to meet all staffing and supervision requirements to run a quality swimming program.  Additional parental assistance and involvement is always welcome and appreciated.  It is preferred that parents are available to commit to the same time-slot each week for consistency.

Each week, children will be required to have appropriate swimwear, a rashie/sunshirt, towel, goggles, their hat, sunscreen (applied beforehand), thongs and a swimming bag.  Please make sure all items are clearly labelled.

Please email cjenkins@cns.catholic.edu.au if you are interested in assisting or if you have any concerns.

Ulysses Cluster/Cassowary Coast Southern Zone Sport Awards

The Ulysses Cluster/Cassowary Coast Southern Zone Sport Awards will be held on Thursday 31^st October at the TSHS MPC starting at 5:30pm.  Students who have represented the Cassowary Coast (South) and/or the Peninsula Region will soon receive their invitations.

TERM FOUR FEES - 2019

School Fees for this term were sent yesterday.               

Due date is 28 October 2019

Invoices were sent by email to all parents. Please contact the school office if you did 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.

For those who have not got an email address a hardcopy has been given to your eldest child. Please check with them.

Families have the option of paying weekly, fortnightly, internet banking, or direct debt can be arranged with your bank.

Please note:-

There is NO EFTPOS available at the school office.

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 four statement.
• IMPORTANT: Please use your Ref: 966000…(under Biller Code). This number is to be used when paying by Bpay, or EFT -direct debt, internet banking.
• Remittance slip at the bottom of the school account to be returned to the school office with ALL payments. (cash, cheque, direct debt or internet banking).

Thank you.

SEL Awards Term 3 Week 10

Front Row: Gemma Flegler, Declan Lizzio, Chloe Lizzio, Darcy Aspinall, Kelly Clifford, Oliver Barra;

Back Row: Zorveer Singh, Kaitlin Lizzio, Hannah Morris, Johnas Briggs

SEL Awards Term 4 Week 1

Front Row: Lincoln Calleja, Grace Chaffey, Zoe Metcalfe, Kade Murphy, Kace Hodgson, Jeffrey Boisen

School Calendar

Term 4  

Assembly Classes: Wk 2 - Yr 5, Wk 3 - Yr 4, Wk 4 - Yr 3, Wk 5 - Yr 6, Wk 6 - Prep, Wk 7 - Yr 2, Wk 8 - No Assembly-Swimming Carnival, Wk 9 - No Assembly - End of Year Mass. 

TUCKSHOP ROSTER - Term 4  

Friday 18/10/19
Coordinator - K Morris
Helpers - J Solien M Calleja
Bakers- R Miller  K O'Kane (Cupcakes)

Friday 25/10/19
Coordinator - J Berge
Helpers - N Smith J Nash
Bakers - K Waters L Uitenweerde (Cupcakes)

Friday 1/11/19
Coordinator - K Morris
Helpers - J Burns M Durighello
Bakers - L Robertson  C Lizzio (Cupcakes)

TUCKSHOP MENU is the same as term 3.