Dear St Clare's Community,

Welcome to Term 4!

October is the month of the Rosary which is a meditation on the life of Jesus and Mary and was developed as a breathing prayer. The name rosary comes from the Latin word rosarium which means “rose garden”. In the Middle Ages, Mary was often called “Rose” and the name eventually became rosary. In modern times Popes have encouraged Catholics to pray the Rosary. It is a form of contemplative prayer, mental and vocal prayer, which brings God’s blessings on the Church.

Building Project

We are currently in the initial  planning stages to undertake a small building project and upgrade. This project will include building a flexible learning area in the space next to the lift. This classroom has been in the pipeline since the building of the Junior Precinct. It will be a space for specialist teachers (HPE & The Arts) to use for lessons, small intervention groups, enrichment programs and for teachers to meet. It will also be very beneficial to have a ‘spare’ classroom at times when air conditioners or electronic whiteboards decide to take a day off. Also in this project will be the demolition and construction of the student amenities block and a refurb of the Tuckshop.

Clarity in Education

Last week, Helen Andrews, Chris Edwards and I, along with 15 other Diocesean Schools and Cairns Catholic Education Directors, Consultants and staff, spent 3 days of professional learning with Dr. Lyn Sharratt. We have been fortunate enough to work with Lyn over the year gaining insight and knowledge from her book, Clarity: What matters most in learning, teaching and leading. We are very excited about bringing our learning from Lyn back to St. Clare’s to work on improving our teaching practice and supporting our students to own and understand their learning journey. We will continue to work with Dr. Sharratt in 2023 and look forward to seeing where Clarity takes us.

Staffing Updates

Mrs Wall and Mrs Low have enjoyed some well earned long service leave in Week 1 and Mrs Zanelle Collins will be on leave in Week 2 - Mrs Korma Byrne and Mrs Jenny Crema will take the Year 1 class in her absence.

Teaching positions for 2023 are still being finalised and I will share this information with you as soon as this is done.

We are once again seeking a grounds/maintenance person. If you or anyone you know may be interested please go to: https://careers.cns.catholic.edu.au/home

Water Safety Program

Our water safety program will commence this week. Due to school camps happening this term, no classes will go to the pool in Week 3. The program will resume in Week 4. Year 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 will go to the pool on Tuesdays and Prep & Year  6 will go on Thursdays.

Prep Transition

This week we welcome many excited children to our first day of Prep Transition for Prep 2023. We will be running a 4 week program led by Mrs Gita Sima and Mrs Pauline Colombini. We all look forward to getting to know our 2023 prep students as they  visit St. Clare’s each week.

Other events

As promised, Term 4 is going to be busy! In addition to Water Safety and the Prep Transition Program, Year 6 students spent the day at Tully High on Friday 7th October. We had a number of Year 5 students travel to Cairns for cricket. Year 5 will head off on camp this week and Year 4 & 6 will enjoy their camps in Week 3.

On Tuesday 18th October we have a whole school performance - BMX Trick Show, which promises to be exciting. Friday 28th October is one to mark in your calendar as it is World Teachers Day and also Day for Daniel and Crazy Sock Day.

St Gerard Feast Day

The St. Gerard Committee is holding the Feast of St. Gerard Celebrations on Saturday 15th October. The afternoon will begin with a Mass at 2:30pm. Please contact the parish office for further information.

Best wishes for the week ahead,

Karran Burzacott
Principal

Welcome   Community   Hospitality

With Blessings
Sharon Chappel

Roadways Behaviour Monitoring System in selected Queensland school zones:

We have been advised that selected schools in Queensland will be part of a pilot program  involving speed cameras deployed in flashing school zone signs. Selection has been based on a risk assessment conducted by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). We are yet to be informed that St. Clare’s will be included in this pilot, however, we pass this information onto our community as you may pass through other school zones in your travels.

The information below has been sent to us from MARK BAILEY MP Minister for Transport and Main Roads

In a world-first road safety initiative, new speed camera technology will soon target speeding

drivers at selected school zones across Queensland.

Everyone has a role in keeping our roads safe. It is imperative drivers reduce their speed to the

signed 40 km/h speed limit and be aware of activity by students on or near the road.

Speed cameras will only operate during school zone times at the selected schools.

Parents, and carers dropping off or picking up students are urged to comply with school zone

speed limits. Those who slow down will not be penalised.

School Calendar 2022

Book Fair is coming to St. Clare’s School, operating from the library.
Monday November 7 to Friday November 11, 2022.

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 select
Your choices and pay for your books at the Book Fair.

 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.

 When you buy a book/s your child will go into a draw for a free
book of their choice from the fair,
the draw will take place the following Monday.

 Remember this is a great time to buy for Christmas gift giving.
Brochure will be given at a future date.

Hope to see you at the Book Fair.

2022 Term 4 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.

Wednesday 9^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 pre-loved trash and treasure.

Please fill out the slip below if you are able to donate any of the listed items OR simply bring them to the Year 6 room.

These can be brought in prior to, or if it’s baked goods, the morning of the mini-fete. We look forward to seeing you there!
With thanks,

Mrs Marsilio and the 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    Choc-chips

            Ice-cream sauce     Mini marshmallows      Tin of Milo

            Popping candy      Maltesers     Sprinkles     Gummy Bears

            Pre-loved items (for trash or treasure)

     

Family name:____________________________________

Please return this slip to Mrs Marsilio (as soon as possible).

Friday  14/10/2022

Coordinator: M Vipiana  Helpers:  S Duncan   C Bowden

Bakers:  F Cooke     M Coppens  (Cupcakes)

Friday  21/10/2022

Coordinator: M Vipiana  Helpers:  S Bosel

Bakers:  M Costa  R Lund  (Cupcakes)

Jim Graham Cup

Thirteen boys from Year 5 and 6 travelled to Callendar Park in Innisfail at the end of last Term to participate in the Jim Graham Cup. The boys had been training in the lead up to the day during their lunch times and although they had a few injuries and were defeated on the day, they managed to continue to hold their heads high and displayed great sportsmanship throughout the day. Congratulations to David Aspinall who was nominated as the Player of the Day for St Clare’s. A huge thank you to Mr  Emmi for coaching us and to Johnny Clifford and Mr Nona for their support for the team on the day.

We are also very grateful for the transport assistance from Alice McNamara, Catherine Aspinall, Rhiannon Lizzio and Brendan Slattery as without them our attendance at this carnival would have been impossible. A huge thank you Mrs Chappel for all of her work with managing the team for this carnival. There is a lot of work put in behind the scenes to allow students to attend events like this and we are very grateful for all that Mrs Chappel does.

FNQ Regional Cricket Blast Finals

Six of our talented cricketers headed up to Cairns last Friday to compete in the FNQ Regional Finals for the Cricket Blast competition. The team consisted of six students from St. Clare's - Chase Frumento, Nollie Uitenweerde, Saxon Solien, Seb DiMauro, William Robertson and Jonah Wilcox; as well as two students from Mission Beach State School - Sean and Charlie.

The boys played very well and displayed excellent sportsmanship amongst their teammates and they came away as runners up of the B Pool Division. Congratulations boys.

A huge thank you Jake Robertson who coached, umpired and scored all of our games and thank you also to the parents who assisted with transport. It is greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Kate Mason

Term 3, 2022
Week 10

St. Clare’s Way Award

Back:  Aghi, Blair, Ayla, Chloe
Front: Lachlan, Jackson, Mia, Nash, Maikala

Academic Award

Back: Allie, Blair, Tina, Wilson, Ashton
Front: Brodie, Nina, Edward

Social & Emotional Learning Award

Aiden, Jaxon, Lucy, Amelia

Term 4, 2022
Week 1

St. Clare’s Way Award

 

Back: Layla, Kade, Zor
Front: Louisa, Lucy

Academic Award

Back: Sienna, Rafa, Chase, Liam
Front: Isabelle, Rohan, Stanley

Social & Emotional Learning Award

Aiden, Tarique, Emily