Dear Parents, Staff and Students

Day for Daniel

Last Friday, St Clare’s was a sea of red, thanks to everyone who supported ‘Day for Daniel’. The Danial Morcombe Foundation supports important children safety education through school visits and the development of their curriculum program to raise awareness for child safety, protection and prevention.

LOUD Shirt Day

LOUD Shirt Day, which took place on Friday, 18^th October was well supported by staff and students wearing their loudest clothes and raising approximately $440 for Hear and Say.

NAIDOC celebrations in Week 2

We held some special NAIDOC activities on Wednesday of Week 2 with the help and support of members of the Girrigun Aboriginal Corporation. Students enjoyed learning about native plants, their uses and significance and learned about different Aboriginal art, before having an opportunity to paint their own small rock. The rocks will now be arranged as a special rock garden beside the tuckshop. The school came together during the final session of the day to celebrate a prayer liturgy and to thank our guests for kindly offering to share their time and knowledge with us.

World Teacher’s Day

World Teacher’s Day was celebrated last Friday. This day we celebrate every year on the last Friday of October to express our gratitude for the dedication and tireless effort our staff contribute towards providing high quality teaching and learning opportunities at St Clare’s. I ask you to join me in saying thank you to our staff who are truly dedicated to and take great pride in their vocation of educating and nurturing our young people.

Thank you to the P & F for organising the delicious treats for morning tea.

Sports Awards

This Thursday night we will have students from St Clare’s attend the Ulysses Cluster Sports Awards. Students will receive awards for various sports which have occurred throughout 2019. All awards are for District, Peninsula or State representation. We congratulate all students who are attending, for your participation and dedication.

Melbourne Cup Hat Parade

A reminder that next 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.

St Clare’s Parish Community Events

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

This coming Friday, 1^st November is All Saint’s Day with a Mass being celebrated at St Clare’s Church at 5:30pm. All are welcome.

On Saturday, 9^th November the annual Mass at the Tully Old Cemetery will be held at 8am to remember our departed loved ones. All are welcome and are asked to bring your own chair and umbrella/hat/sun lotion with you.

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.

Narelle is currently on leave and will return to school on Monday 4^th November. For any important matters during this time please contact me at the school or by email kkennedy1@cns.catholic.edu.au.

May the Grace of God be with you,

Kath Kennedy

St. Clare’s School Swimming Program

Our 6 week school swimming program is well underway!  We are very pleased with the efforts put forward by the children at the pool.  We also commend their organisational skills used to remember to pack all their required items. This week’s focus is water-safety and survival.

Our swimming carnival is scheduled for Friday 29^th November. 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 this 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 have received their invitations and are asked to wear their academic uniform to the event. We are excited to have Justin Flegler and Tracee Harris as our guest speakers this year.

Peninsula Trial for Aquathlon/Triathalon

Interested and eligible children born in 2007, 2008 or 2009 have taken home information regarding the upcoming trial for the Peninsula Aquathlon team.  The trial will be held early in the morning of Sunday 10^th November at Trinity Anglican School, Cairns.  The 2007 children participate in a Junior triathlon consisting of 300m swim, 10km cycle and 2km run.  Children born 2008 and 2009 need to complete a 1km run, 200m swim and another 1km run.  We wish our students the best of luck!

School Calendar

Term 4  

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

Reminder -  OUTSTANDING SCHOOL FEES

Term 4 fees were due yesterday, 29th October.

Thank you to those families who have made their payment.

Reminder letters will be sent out this week. Payment would be appreciated on due date. If you are having problems with making payments please contact the office to arrange a meeting time with the principal.

Thank you.

IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDERS 

• The Yellow zone in front of the school is a two minute zone in the morning and afternoon. Please move on if your child is not ready for you to pick up in the afternoon.
• There are NO U-Turn signs at the bottom of Mars St and at the top across from our carpark therefore IT IS ILLEGAL TO DO A U-TURN IN MARS ST IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOLS.
• Mars St is a 40km zone from 7-9am and 2-4pm.  Please SLOW DOWN for all children’s safety.

SEL Awards Term 4 Week 2

Back row: Brianna Liddle, Ella Metcalfe, Hamish Gilbert, Maya Jensen, Jarrod Vipiana, Cooper Sichter.

Front Row: Saihaj Kaur, Finn Dore, Kelly Clifford, Chase Frumento, Amber Dore, Madeleine Jenkins, Eden Emmi, Rhys Vipiana

SEL Awards Term 4 Week 3

Back Row: Lucy Chilcott, Drew Wilkinson, Mia Uitenweerde, Amelia Solien, Liam Quabba

Front Row: Lincoln Calleja, Laine Spencer, Jace Condon, Jaxon Lizzio, Santo Samperi, Sahib Singh

Absent: Brydie O'Kane, Amelia McEntee

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

The Bookfair will be operating every day this week from Monday, November 11^th to Friday 15^th 2019.

Scholastic Book Fair is the perfect place for children to discover a love of books and ignite a lifelong passion for reading. 

Come into the library and browse with your child to preselect some possible choices and pay for your books at the Book Fair.

Have fun choosing books together! 

You are invited to purchase and donate a book which will make a welcome addition to the School library. A commemorative bookplate will be placed inside the book with your family or child’s name.

There will be a competition running during the Book Fair. When you buy a book/s you go into a draw for a free Book of your choice from the Book Fair. Every book sold receives a free ticket, drawn after the Book Fair closes.

It is also a great time to buy for Christmas gift giving.

Brochure has been given to each child today.

Hope to see you at the Book fair..!!

Thank you to all the families who supported book club this term. Collectively we had $1425 in orders which has earnt the school $285 in scholastic rewards. This was wonderful to see. 

Catholic Missions Mini-Fete!!! 

Friday 15^th November (Week 6) is our annual Mini-Fete.
We are kindly requesting donations for sweets, lollies, baked goods, chocolate bars and popcorn bags for our sweet stall as well as any preloved trash and treasure.

Please fill out the slip below if you are able to donate any of the listed items.

These can be brought in prior to, or if it’s baking, the morning of the mini-fete.

We look forward to seeing you there!

With thanks…

Year 6 students

MINI FETE RETURN SLIP

Our family will cook or donate:  

                  (please circle)           

            Lolly Bags         Fudge           Chocolate Slice

            Toffee              Cup Cakes      Watermelon

            Popcorn           Chocolate Crackles

            Chocolates –  bags & bars

 □ Family name:____________________________________

 Please return this slip to the school office or Mrs Edwards.

TUCKSHOP ROSTER - Term 4  

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)

Friday 8/11/19
Coordinator- N Colombini
Helpers - A McNamara S Davis
Bakers - J McAvoy  K Kampe (Cupcakes)