Welcome to Term Three.  It has been wonderful to see so many smiles over the past week as we all return for the term. While the lockdowns and the weather didn’t fully cooperate with many of our plans, I hope that you all had a chance to spend time with family and friends.

I’m sure many families will take advantage of the long weekend this week (Tully Show Holiday Friday 23rd) and are keeping everything crossed for fine weather. 

 

Catholic Education Week

Next week is Catholic Education Week (Wk 3). This week is an opportunity for all 309 Catholic schools in Queensland to celebrate and promote their distinctive mission and ethos.

Our Yr 4-6 students will travel to Innisfail to celebrate Mass with other schools in the Southern Deanery and stay for a short time afterwards. Prep – 3 Students will celebrate with a Liturgy at St. Clare’s. Further information can be found in the APRE News.

Prep 2022

Interviews with students and their families for Prep 2022 have taken place.  We have very limited spaces left in our Prep 2022 class, so if you know anyone with a child born between 1/7/2016 and 30/6/2017 who intends on coming to St Clare’s but hasn’t enrolled yet, please ask them to contact our office asap.  I have met some wonderful future students in past weeks and look forward to getting to know them further at our transition program in Term 4.

Damage in Car Park

Unfortunately, we have had some damage to cars in the car park. This seems to be caused by opening car doors onto other cars. When using the carpark please be mindful of those parked around you and if you can remind children to be extra careful when they are getting in and out of cars, it would be very much appreciated.

Grounds person

We recently advertised for a Grounds person to replace Trish. As yet we have not received any suitable applicants and this position will be readvertised. The position involves maintaining the grounds and gardens, as well as very minor odd jobs, for approximately 15 hours per week. If you know of anyone that may be interested in this position please let them know they can find further information online at: https://www.cns.catholic.edu.au/employment/

National Pyjama Day

National Pyjama Day falls on Friday 23^rd July. As it is our show holiday, St. Clare’s will celebrate this day on Monday 26^th July. Students & staff (parents are welcome to join in too!), are invited to come to school in their pyjamas. Closed in shoes are still required to be worn and pyjamas also need to fit in with the school’s Sunsmart policy. Anyone coming to school in their pyjama’s is asked to bring a gold coin donation. Students that do not wish to wear their pyjama’s are to come in their usual school uniform.

Best wishes for the week ahead and enjoy the long weekend,

Karran Burzacott
Acting Principal

CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK IN QUEENSLAND

Catholic Education Week is celebrated annually in Week 3 of Term 3 and is an opportunity for all 309 Catholic schools in Queensland to celebrate and promote their distinctive mission and ethos.  We are also celebrating 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia this year.

Catholic Education strives to make a difference in the lives of those in our schools and in the wider community by challenging young people to live out the message of Jesus and to reach their full potential as compassionate, contributing, life-giving members of society. The theme for 2021 celebrations is A Spirited Tomorrow.

As part of the lead up to Catholic Education week, all students have been engaging with scripture and focusing on the parable of the Good Samaritan.  This parable links to St Clare’s School’s identity of Welcome, Community and Hospitality along with our values of faith, love, trust and respect.

The parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. It is about a traveller who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. Finally, a Samaritan happens upon the traveller. Although Samaritans and Jews despised each other, the Samaritan helps the injured man. Jesus’ simple message was to – ‘Go and do likewise.’

You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself – Luke 10:27. 

This verse sums up the commandment of love as given by Jesus. The parable of the Good Samaritan is all about love.

St Clare’s students have also been learning more about the Good Samaritan Sisters who were the first teachers at St Clare’s and have been making the links between the parable and the Sister’s work in Australia. Leading up to Catholic Education Week, the students are learning more about the history of our school and about our patron saint, St Clare of Montefalco.  At St Clare’s, we are fortunate that we have many families who have a long association with the school, some being third and fourth generation.  The children may be able to share with you some of the information they have been learning.

Catholic Education Week in Innisfail

All students in Years 4-6 will travel to Good Counsel Primary School on Tuesday July 27th for Catholic Education Week activities. A Parent Slip was sent to all parents yesterday with further details and action. Please click on the link and respond regarding permissions.

Students will travel to and from Innisfail by bus leaving Tully around 8:45am and return at approximately 2:30pm. The timetable for the day is as follows:

10:00am     Mass at Mother of Good Counsel Church

11:10am     Morning Tea

11:45am     Year 4 will walk to Warrina Lakes with staff (Take hats and water bottles)

 Year 5 & 6 go to Good Counsel College for a college tour (Take hats and water       bottles)

1:00pm       Lunch

1.30pm      Leave Innisfail to return to St. Clare's

ALL students will need to take their own morning tea and lunch. Students will wear academic uniform as per normal for a Tuesday. 

P-3 Catholic Education Week Liturgy

The Prep - Year 3 will be havng a Liturgy at St Clare's Church on Wednesday 28th July at 9.00 to celebrate Catholic Education Week.  Parents are most welcome to attend. See invitation below.

Alter Servers

We are looking for students who would like to serve at the weekend masses in Tully and Mission Beach.  Students need to have made the sacrament of First Eucharist to serve as an altar server.  Mrs Andrews will be giving out letters to any Year 4, 5 and 6 students who are interested in being involved in the Mass.  Students will receive training from Father Joby and they will be rostered on to serve approximately once every 4-6 weeks at the weekend mass.

If your child would like to be part of the Alter Server Roster, please return the form or email Helen Andrews to advise which mass you child is available: handrews@cns.catholic.edu.au

The mass times are as follows:

TULLY                         SATURDAY 6pm
                                  SUNDAY 9am

MISSION BEACH –     SUNDAY 7am 

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

The Tully branch of St Vincent de Paul are still seeking support for homeless people in Tully who need basic necessities during winter.  They are seeking blankets, sleeping bags, pillows or even basic toiletries.

These items can be dropped at the school office, and Bob McIlroy will be collecting the items for the local St Vincent de Paul society.  If you would like to give a monetary donation, envelopes are available at the school office.  You may also send money in your own envelope; but please write on the envelope that it is a donation for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal.  Let us all join together and show the St Clare’s charism of Welcome, Community and Hospitality.

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May your find peace in your day.

Helen Andrews

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