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Dear St Clare's Community,
Welcome to Term Three. It has been wonderful to see so many smiles over the past week as we all return for the term. 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 22nd) and are keeping everything crossed for fine weather.
Over the holidays we had fans installed in the undercover area. These two enormous fans will really help out when the weather heats up later in the year. We sincerely thank the P&F for making the purchase and installation of these fans possible.
I would also like to thank the St. Gerard Committee for purchasing and installing two new bench seats. This seating has been placed in play areas for students to use. The St. Gerard Committee has donated this seating on behalf of Fr. John O’Connor, who many of you will remember as a former Parish Priest who was heavily involved in supporting students to participate in sports.
School Satisfaction Surveys
You should have received an email with a link to our annual School Satisfaction Survey. All parents, staff and students in Year 5 & 6 are invited to participate in this survey. It takes around 10 minutes to complete and your input is a very valuable resource to help plan for continuous improvement and ensure we are meeting the needs of our students.
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.
National Pyjama Day
National Pyjama Day falls on Friday 22nd July. As it is our show holiday, St. Clare’s will celebrate this day on Monday 25th 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.
2023 Planning
We are in the beginning stages of planning for next year. I will be having staffing and budget meetings over coming weeks and it is always good to know of any changes in enrolment. If your family will not be continuing at St Clare’s in 2023 please advise by emailing principal.tully@cns.catholic.edu.au
Wishing everyone a very enjoyable long weekend,
Karran Burzacott
Principal
Welcome Community Hospitality
Welcome back to Term 3! We will engage in many religious celebrations over this term, beginning with Catholic Education Week in Week 3. Our school will celebrate this occasion with a liturgy for Prep to Year 3 on Wednesday July 27 at 9am a
t St Clare’s Church (families are welcome to join us). Year 4 to 6 students will travel to Innisfail for the day to attend a mass with other Catholic schools in the southern deanery and then enjoy time either participating in activities at Warrina Lakes or a guided tour of Good Counsel College. Please ensure you have completed the Parent Slip sent out last week so that your child is able to attend.
Our St Clare’s families have chosen a Catholic education for their children and this is the perfect time to be thankful for the opportunity we have given our children to develop into caring people with a focus on the humanitarian and justice needs around our community and world. 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. This year’s theme is ‘Faith, Hope and Love’, which you will see on posters around our school (and you will also notice a very familiar face on many of them!)
With Blessings
Sharon Chappel
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Students still have time to participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge by reading 20 books (P-4) or 15 books (5-6). All completed Premier’s Reading Challenge forms need to be returned to school by 26th August. Click on the link if you require a form.
Australian Curriculum Version 9
You may have heard in the media that ACARA have released Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum. There are many changes to the curriculum in this version, therefore, implementation will be phased in over a number of years. Teachers and the leadership team will be working with consultants from CES to update our school planning documents to reflect the necessary changes. More information will be provided in the near future.
Happy Learning
Chris Edwards
The School Watch program encourages everyone to look out for and report any after-hours crime in our schools.
Empty schools can become targets for unlawful entry, arson, stealing, graffiti and property damage, especially during school holiday periods. This com
es at a cost to the whole community and not just the financial cost of repairs.
The School Watch program is a partnership between the Department of Education and Protective Services Group, Queensland Police Service, providing a way for members of the community to report anything they see that is suspicious, even if it seems minor.
On average, more than 700 calls are made to School Watch every year, helping to keep our schools safe.
Look, Listen, Report. Call School Watch on 13 17 88.
If you see a crime in progress, call Triple Zero (000).
Year 5 & 6 Parents Wednesday 3rd August - 7:30 pm
Prep - Year 4 Parents Thursday 4th August - 1:30pm
About this event:
For parents and carers with children attending a Catholic school in Cairns . They will:
- Hear what will be covered in Relationship & Sexuality Education;
- Discuss their hopes & concerns for their children in this space; &
- Learn practical tips & tools to help you speak about these topics at home.
Join by entering the URL: https://cnscatholic.zoom.us/j/69588077338
For more information contact Caitlin Humphrys Project Officer - Relationship Education
chumphrys@cns.catholic.edu.au
(07) 4050 9700
I would like to t
ake this opportunity to thank the St Clare’s Community for their well wishes, prayers and love over the last 10 months during my recent illness and recovery. I feel very blessed to be part of such a wonderful and caring community! I am excited to be back at school this term and have loved catching up with all of the students, parents and teachers. A very big thank you again and looking forward to seeing those I haven't yet had the chance to reconnect with.
Helen Andrews
School Calendar 2022
| July | |||
| 22 | Tully Show Holiday | ||
| 25 | Pajama Day (wear pjs to school) | ||
| 27 | 9am | Prep-3 Liturgy | |
| 27 | 4-7 CEW Innisfail | ||
| 29 | District Athletics | ||
| August | |||
| 15 | 12pm | Bravehearts | |
| 20 | St Clare's Fete | ||
| September | |||
| 2 | Pupil Free Day | ||
| 9 | Mary Mills Netball | ||
| 16 | End of Term 3 |
Term 3
Assembly Classes: Week 2 -No Assembly - Tully Show Holiday
Other Weeks: Wk 3 - No Assembly, Wk 4 - Yr 6, Wk 5 - YR 3, Wk 6- Yr 2, Wk 7 - Yr 1, Wk 8 - No Assemly , Wk 9 - Yr 4, Wk 10 - Prep
Term 3, 2022
Week 1
St. Clare’s Way Award
Academic Award
Social & Emotional Learning Award
Dishant & Quinn
Public Speaking Award
2022 Term 3 fees will be sent out possibly this week .
Invoices will be sent by email to all parents. Please contact the school office if you do 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.
Families have the option of paying weekly or fortnightly. Internet banking, or direct debit can be arranged with your bank.
Please note:-
There is NO EFTPOS available at the school office.
- Preferrably no cash but 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 debit, internet banking.
- Remittance slip at the bottom of the school account to be returned to the school office with ALL payments. (cash, cheque, direct debit or internet banking).
Thank you.
Athletics Carnival
We were very blessed with the weather for our Athletics Carnival at the end of last term. It was a wonderful two days of events with students celebrating their success on the sporting field. A huge congratulations goes out to all of the students for their tremendous sportsmanship and encouragement throughout the carnival. A special mention to our Sports Captains, Clay, Ben, Sienna and Amelia, for always being prepared to lend a hand to staff with carnival preparations and for leading their teams so well throughout the carnival.
Congratulations to the following students on the outstanding achievement of Age Champion.
|
Age Group |
Girls |
Boys |
|
8 year old |
Riya Singh |
Blair Blennerhassett |
|
9 year old |
Layla Morris |
Heath Driemel |
|
10 year old |
Maisy Chappel |
Saxon Solien |
|
11 year old |
Sienna Wilcox |
Blake Blennerhassett |
|
12 year old |
Madeleine Jenkins |
Clay Chappel |
A massive congratulations to Cooby for winning the champion house for 2022.
District Athletics Carnival
Please ensure that you have returned all of the required permissions for your child to attend the upcoming District Athletics Carnival on the 27th and the 29th of July. The following permissions are required:
- Parent slip permission (emailed)
- Parent slip medical (emailed)
- Peninsula Track & Field consent (paper copy sent home)
- Discus Consent/Medical Declaration Form (paper copy sent home)
Unfortunately there is a lot of paperwork required for this carnival. Thank you for the very prompt completion of these.
Representative Sport
Congratulations to Annika Duiker who has been selected in the Cassowary Coast Girls Rugby League Team. Good luck at the Peninsula Trials later this week.
Kind Regards,
Kate Mason
TUCKSHOP ROSTER - Term 3
Friday 22/07/2022 - SHOW HOLIDAY
Friday 29/07/2022
Coordinator: K Morris Helpers: T Dore C Lizzio
Bakers: A Bevan R Lund (Cupcakes)
TERM 3 IS HERE AND ITS FETE TERM
Every week between now and the fete we will be focussing on a particular area/stall. A message will go home via Seesaw.
A few reminders:
FETE ROSTER: We really need to get the Fete Roster finalised BUT to do this we need more help. Please let someone on the committee know where YOU can help. Just a reminder there is no longer any restrictions on volunteering at school or for the fete.
RAFFLE TICKETS: All tickets need to be returned as soon as possible, this will just save us time in following families up. We have some awesome prizes this year that all have been generously donated by local businesses.
CHOCOLATE STALL: We require donations of chocolates in the form of bars, boxes and/or blocks for the stall. If you see chocolates on special at IGA or Woolworths please grab a few. These can be dropped off at the school office in the bucket provided. Also if you have old flower arrangement boxes lying around at home the ladies would love them to use to display top shelf prizes, these can be brought to the office as well.
CAKE STALL: Peach Blossom creaming etc is happening on a Wednesday during school hours. Please if you can spare time we would love the help. You can let Maria know on 0400 898 104. We still have Peach Blossoms - $ 14 dz and Chocolate Lamingtons $ 10 for 6 for sale as well, please spread the word.
CLASS HAMPERS: We only have 3 weeks until Cent Sale wrapping therefore we need a lot more donations in the class hampers. These donations play a huge part of our prizes that we do up. Just a reminder what each class is on:
PREP: Laundry
YEAR 1: Garden/Outdoors
YEAR 2: Pantry/Kitchen
YEAR 3: Games/Fun
YEAR 4: Bathroom/Pamper
YEAR 5: Mums Delight
YEAR 6: Dads Delight
As the fete is earlier this year we are really pushing for time. We really hope the above update gets everyone thinking about helping and donations.
Any further information or questions please let Marie, Kylie, Alicia, Tammy, Alice or Jess know.
Please find attached Headspace brochures and referral forms (Please note: Referral forms can be either faxed or emailed to the below email address)
Headspace hires a space at the Tully Support Centre every fortnight on a Wednesday from the 22.06.22.
Who are Headspace?
Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. We began in 2006, and ever since we’ve provided early intervention mental health services to 12-25-year-olds.
Each year, we help thousands of young people, and their family and friends, access vital support through our headspace services in over 145 communities[1] across Australia, our online and phone counselling services, our vocational services, and our presence in schools.
If you need to connect or know of someone needing to connect please get in touch with Tamika Kuhn to book and appointment, or complete the referral form attached.
Contact details:
Tamika Mobile: 0473 247 126
Cairns Head Office Telephone: 07 4041 3780
Info@headspacecairns.org.au
Kind Regards
Maxine Britton
Community Development Worker & Centrelink Agent
Accredited provider of Level 3 Primary Care Triple P (UQ)
Tully Support Centre Inc
PO Box 212
54 Bryant street
TULLY QLD 4854
Tel: 07 40681004
Fax: 07 40681620
Mobile: 0467 002 163
email: maxine@tullysupportcentre.com.au
web: www.tullysupportcentre.com.au
The target attendee audience for this event are -
- People with disability (whether NDIS participants or not);
- Aged Care clients;
- Their families/carers/supporters; and
- Anyone interested in finding out more about what services, supports, facilities and resources there are available in and around Cassowary Coast Region
This is a great opportunity for your service/organisation to promote what you do and attract new clients, members and/or volunteers.
There will be no stallholder or attendee fees for this event, both are free of charge.
We are now seeking Expressions of Interest from stallholders interested in participating in this free opportunity to promote their service, facility and/or resource to attendees. Please note there will be limited stallholder places available and lodging an EOI does not automatically guarantee a space.
All proposed stallholders need to complete Stallholder EOI form available via this link - Cassowary Coast Services Expo - Stallholder Application Form and attach supporting documents outlined in EOI.
To be eligible to participate as a stallholder conducting an information stand, you must either -
- Be an existing provider of supports, services, facilities and/or resources to people with disability, their families/carers in Cassowary Coast Region; and/or
- Commit to commencing delivery of face to face services on an ongoing/regular basis within Cassowary Coast Region in the near future.
For more information, please contact event organiser -
Jodi Bjorksten
Community Engagement Facilitator
Mission Australia NDIS LAC Program
Email - bjorkstenj@missionaustralia.
Phone - 0436 623 743
