Dear Staff, students and families of St. Clare’s,

Welcome   Community   Hospitality

I would like to welcome Karran Burzacott to St Clare’s as our Acting Principal.  We hope the St Clare’s charism of Welcome, Community and Hospitality are shining brightly during her time with us. Welcome Karran!

WELLBEING WEEK

Week 8 is Wellbeing Week at St Clare’s and students have the week off from written homework.

As a parent you know that your child’s success at school is linked to their wellbeing.

Wellbeing and learning go hand in hand. When your child feels connected to their family, peers and teachers they feel secure in the knowledge that they will be supported throughout their learning journey. Safe and trusting relationships create a positive learning environment where wellbeing can flourish. The Australian Student Wellbeing Framework supports you to work with the school to promote your child's wellbeing and learning.

(Sourced: https://studentwellbeinghub.edu.au/parents/)

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

During Wellbeing week, staff and students are having a focus on performing random acts of kindness to each other.  Everyone is thinking of creative ways to show kindness to another person unexpectedly.

A random act of kindness is an unexpected act of charity or helpfulness and is often done for a stranger. The term refers to selfless acts, both large and small, that are committed unexpectedly, without prompting and with no apparent ulterior motive. Examples might include paying for a coffee for the person in line behind you at the coffee shop, helping a person cross the street, or offering to help soothe a crying baby while the parents finish shopping. People generally use the term to refer to acts performed for strangers, but random acts of kindness can also be done for friends and family.

(Sourced: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/random-act-of-kindness)

Our prayer for this week:

It’s State of Origin time again and North Queensland is super excited to have the first game in Townsville.  On Wednesday (tomorrow), students are invited to come in free dress in their favourite footy team shirts or colours. 

WINTER UNIFORM

On the colder mornings students may wear the following as per our Uniform policy:

Plain NAVY jumper, zip style or navy pullover. NAVY track pants or black leggings.

The plain blue jumpers that some students have are also acceptable. Please note that coloured jumpers or any with logos/pictures should NOT be worn.

UNDER 8’s DAY

We are celebrating Under 8’s day on Wednesday 23^rd June for the Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students. The theme for 2020 is Children Celebrating Outdoor Play and Learning. This presents a fantastic opportunity to take part in all sorts of exciting outdoor play and learning activities, to get our students active and engaged.  

Children can come to school in free dress (sunsafe) for the day. 

Ms Harney’s Farewell

Last Friday, we had a wonderful assembly to say farewell to Ms Harney.  Our Year 2 class led us in prayer and performed a song they had written to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb. The students displayed their musical abilities they had learnt in music this term playing the recorders and percussion instruments. Well done to the Year 2’s and Ms Moloney.

Each class shared their memories and good wishes along with a momento for Ms Harney.  Staff and students celebrated by sharing a cake.  We would all like to wish Ms Harney all the best at St Francis Xavier.

School Calendar

Hi All,

Our Athletics Carnival is on NEXT FRIDAY the 18th June and we run a slightly different Tuckshop Menu that day as our canteen is set up over on the oval (weather permitting). The menu will be sent home next Monday, orders are due Thursday as normal. Parents are more then welcome to order as well or can purchase on the day.

We require parent helpers on the day as well, as we all want to get around to watch our child or children participate. Please keep that in mind and if you are free at any stage, pop over and lend a hand. 

Thanks Marie 

Student reports for Semester One will be available on Friday 25^th June via the Parent Portal. Prep parents and parents of new students to St. Clare’s this year will receive a separate note about logging in for the first time.

For everyone else, please check your access to the portal before this date.  Attached is a document (Parent Portal Invitation)  to remind you how to get into the parent portal. If you can’t remember your password from last year, there are instructions on how to reset it.

It is recommended that you download and save your child's reports to your own devices for future access.

If you require any assistance in accessing the Parent Portal, please contact Chris Edwards oncedwards@cns.catholic.edu.au

Reminder of outstanding fee statements were emailed to parents Friday, May 28th. Payment would be appreciated by end of this week. 

Please contact the office if you have any issues of concerns. 

Thank you

TERM 3 - TUITION FEES 

HCC Discount Scheme - For any new families/legal guardian - Card is to be in the name of the person responsible for fee payment.

“Families who are eligible for the Health Care Care/Pension Card discount should ensure they complete an HCC Tuition Fee Discount Scheme Form and provide a copy of their health care card. HCC Tuition Fee Discount Scheme Form is required to be completed and a copy of card can be done at the school office.

Due date for this is Wednesday, 16th June 2021.

Any applicants with an expired card are also required to re-apply before the Term 3 School Fees are generated.

Congratulations to Chase and Gemma who received prizes for their entry into Mission Beach Wildcare’s Colouring Competition to celebrate the release of “Greta” the turtle back into the wild.  Gemma won 3^rd place in her division, while Chase received 2^nd place.  Well done to you both!

Friday 11/6/2021 - 

Friday 25/6/2021 -

Coordinator: J Berge Helpers: F Davern  J Kachel

Bakers:  K Kampe    L Uitenveerde  (Cupcakes)

Hi All,

As announced a few weeks ago our Annual School Fete is on Saturday 11th September. 

To keep everyone in the loop, the wonderful ladies in the Fete committee have been busy getting a kick start to the organising. In the next couple of weeks, a fete pack will go home which will have some important information in it including a roster where helpers are required, important dates etc. 

This year we are having a change in the way our raffle is conducted. We are having one Monster Raffle with 8 major prizes up for grabs. We are lucky to have so many wonderful businesses already on board and we are excited to get the tickets out. 

Stay tuned for more information regarding our Australian Themed 2021 St Clares Fete.