Dear Parents and Carers,

Over the past few weeks, with the return of our Prep and Year 1 students firstly and then our Yrs 2-6 students we have much to reflect on. 

Since last Thursday staff and students in Yrs 2-6 have been spending quality time together as a class family, re-establishing connections, friendships, routines and purpose. For some of our children it is an adjustment spending their day with other students again and sharing the attention of one or two adults. Staff will carefully monitor all students and keep an eye out for those needing a little extra support. Please contact your class teacher if you have concerns about your child.

Equally as important, is our connection with you at home too, as the adjustment from home learning and having your children around comes with a mixture of emotions.  For some, relief and excitement for peace and quiet once more, for others a sense of sadness for a time never imagined but one perhaps longed for in time. The support you have given your own children in learning and to our school community is greatly respected. Thank you!

Nature Playground

The sun is out so that means we can seriously get into building our nature playground. Shane Gee and his team have made a great start with our tyre mound. Thank you to Tully Tyres for donating the used tyres for our playground and to the Johnston and Jenkins families for organising our big pile of rocks.  We can’t wait to see how the area develops over coming weeks.

Staffing Update

Kaitlyn Marsilio and Temara Guiliany are both on maternity leave for the remainder of the year and we await news of baby arrivals before the end of term for both of them. We welcomed Mrs Rosemarie Pensini as part time Yr 4 teacher at the start of the term (Right in the middle of online delivery).  We also welcome Stephanie Grimaz as a School Learning Officer supporting our teachers and students. Welcome Rosemarie and Stephanie!

A reminder of Guidelines as per our COVID19 Plan:

• Prep / Yr 1 and siblings will be picked up at 2:50pm each day (for remainder of term). All other students will be picked up at 3pm.
• Parents are not permitted in classrooms and should only be on the school grounds by appointment. Please contact teachers via email, Seesaw or phone. This is necessary to limit cross contamination among adults.
• In the morning when dropping off, please use Stop, Drop and Go. Prep parents may walk their children to the Prep door through the carpark gate and say goodbye.
• In the afternoon, for front of school pickup, adults please practise social distancing, collect your child/children and depart promptly.
• No whole school assemblies will take place this term.

Best wishes for the week ahead,

Narelle Harney

Welcome   Community   Hospitality

National Reconciliation Week 2020 – 27^th May to 3^rd June

This week is National Reconciliation Week.

On 28 May, Cairns Catholic Education will be Virtually launching (in the era of Covid-19) the Catholic Education Community Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). What is a RAP?

A RAP is a commitment to practical actions that will drive our organisation’s contribution to reconciliation.

The practical actions outline commitment to developing respectful relationships and creating meaningful opportunities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Stay tuned on our St Clare’s School Facebook page for how to join the virtual launch.

Reconciliation Prayer

(Prayer from Wontulp Bi-Buya Indigenous Theology Working Group, 13 March 1997)

Holy Father, God of Love,

You are the Creator of all things.

We acknowledge the pain and shame of our history and the sufferings of

Our peoples,

We ask for your forgiveness.

We thank you for the survival of Indigenous cultures.

Our hope is in you because you gave your Son Jesus to reconcile the

world to you.

We pray for your strength and grace to forgive, accept and love one

another, as you love us and forgive and accept us in the sacrifice of your

Son.

Give us the courage to accept the realities of our history so that we may

build a better future for our Nation.

Teach us to respect all cultures.

Teach us to care for our land and waters.

Help us to share justly the resources of this land.

Help us to bring about spiritual and social change to improve the quality

of life for all groups in our communities,

Especially the disadvantaged.

Help young people to find true dignity and self-esteem by your Spirit.

May your power and love be the foundations on which we build

our families,

our communities,

and our Nation.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Pope Prayers for May: The Month of Mary

Pope Francis has asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the Rosary, knowing that by doing this, they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis has written two prayers to be recited at the end of each Rosary (These are included in the Parish Bulletin emailed each week to the Parish community and as of last week, to the School community).

Anna Jimenez would like to invite you to join our family to pray the rosary including the two suggested prayers by the Holy Father, via Zoom during all Wednesdays of May at 4pm. The Zoom meeting details are listed below:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89651034718

Meeting ID:896 5103 4718

(Extract from Catholic Parishes Tully and Silkwood Weekly Bulletin)

 

May the Grace of God be with you,

Kath Kennedy

School Calendar

School Fees for term two were emailed on Thursday, 14th May to all parents.

Due date - this Thursday, 28th May.

Please contact the school office if you did not receive the invoice so we can check your email address. 

Please check your junk or spam mail.

For those who have not got an email address the invoice was mailed to your postal address. 

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 one 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.

Piano available for donation

Hello Parents and Friends

We held our first online P&F meeting last week, thank you to all those who logged on and participated in a different environment that we have had to operate before.  Hopefully next month, we will be able to have our meeting face to face again.

At the P&F meeting it was decided that we would cancel our 2020 School Fete due to the on-going Covid-19 restrictions. It was a difficult decision to make and we had held off making this decision for as long as possible.

We would like to thank all businesses and families who have supported our School Fete over the years and continue to support us and our school community during this difficult time. We are sure that 2021 St Clare’s Fete will be a huge success, and we look forward to being able to involve our new families of St Clare’s in this wonderful school community event as well.

We do hope to be able to make further plans throughout the year, on activities to involve our families, we are just having to wait to hear on restrictions and limitations going forward.

Please take care and stay safe & healthy.

P&F Committee.