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Dear St Clare's Community,
World Teachers’ Day
Friday 28th October is World Teacher's Day. On this day we acknowledge and thank all the staff at St. Clare’s for always working towards providing the best possible opportunities for our students. Our teachers, school officers and support staff work extremely hard to make St. Clare’s the amazing community that it is. We will celebrate on Friday with a morning tea, made possible with contributions from our P&F, Catholic Education Services Cairns and St. Clare’s. Thank you St. Clare’s you are a very special staff.
Grounds & Maintenance Person
We are still searching for someone to fill this position to keep St. Clare’s looking great. If you, or you know anyone that may be interested, please contact me. The position is advertised as 15 hours, the days and times are quite flexible.
Best wishes and blessing for the weeks ahead
Karran Burzacott
Principal
Welcome Community Hospitality
This Friday October 28, students are invited to wear red for Day for Daniel, along with some crazy socks, in recognition of Socktober. We kindly ask that students bring in a gold coin donation on this day to go towards Catholic Mission.
The focus for Catholic Mission in the 2022 Socktober Challenge is working with the Lideta Catholic Cathedral School in Ethiopia to provide scholarships to students from low-income families, who otherwise could not attend. Priority is given to orphans, children of single mothers, children with parents who are unemployed or on a low-income, and children of parents who are no longer working and have no access to a pension. Thank you for making a donation to assist these underprivileged children to gain an education.
On Tuesday November 1 we will acknowledge All Saints Day with a mass at 10am in the church. As the Melbourne Cup Hat Parades will be held before and after the mass, we invite parents and families to come along and join us for both events.
As we edge closer to Christmas, St Clare’s traditionally uses the last weeks of Term 4 to engage in almsgiving for those less fortunate in our community. We will once again be supporting the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal where students are asked to bring in items to go towards making up hampers for those in need. Boxes will be kept in classrooms and at the front office for students to place items in. Any donations of the following would be greatly appreciated:
Prep – Tinned/packet soup, puddings, cake or pancake mix, custards
Year 1 – Tinned fruits/ meals including spaghetti, baked beans, tuna
Year 2 – Breakfast cereals, pasta, grains (eg. Rice, cous cous, pasta)
Year 3 – Biscuits (sweet or savoury), muesli bars, fruit mince pies
Year 4 – Lollies, candy canes, Christmas cake/pudding, sauces, bon bons
Year 5 – Tinned vegetables & Hygiene products (Shampoo, Soap, Toothbrush, Toothpaste)
Year 6 – Drink (eg. Soft drinks, juice, tea, coffee, long-life milk, cordial)
With Blessings
Sharon Chappel
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Last week, certificates were given to those students who participated in the Premier’s Reading Challenge and handed in their completed form. Congratulations to those students for participating in this wonderful event.
Semester 2 Report Cards
Semester 2 Report Cards will be uploaded to the Parent Portal during the last week of term (Week 9). Please ensure you have logged into the Parent Portal before this date. If you have forgotten your password, you can easily reset it using the “Forgotten password” link.
Happy Learning,
Chris Edwards
School Calendar 2022
| October | |||
| 28 | Day for Daniel | ||
| 28 | Crazy Sock Day | ||
| November | |||
| 1 | 8.45am | Melbourne Cup Hat Parade Yrs 3-6 | |
| 1 | 10am | All Saint's Mass | |
| 1 | 11.45am | Melbourne Cup Hat Parade Yrs P-2 | |
| 7-11 | Scholastic Book Fair | ||
| 9 | Mini Fete | ||
| 18 | Billy Slater League Tag | ||
| 21 | 9.30am | 2023 Leaders' Speeches | |
| 25 | Swimming Carnival | ||
| 28 | 5.30pm | Yr 6 Graduation Liturgy | |
| 30 | 9am | Awards Ceremony | |
| 30 | 6pm | End of Year BBQ | |
| December | |||
| 1 | Water Slide Day | ||
| 2 | 11am | End of Year Mass | |
Term 4
Assembly Classes: Week 4 - Yr 5
Other Weeks: Wk 5 - Prep , Wk 6- Yr 6 , Wk 7 - Yr 4 , Wk 8 - No Assembly , Wk 9 - No Assembly
Book Fair is coming
to the School Library
from Monday November 7th to Friday 11th 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
your child to select some possible choices.
Have fun choosing books together!
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.
There will be a competition running during the Book Fair.
When you buy a book/s your child will go into a draw for a free
book of their choice from the book fair.
Every book sold receives a free ticket, drawn after
the Book Fair closes.
It is also a great time to buy for Christmas gift giving.
This year we can no longer accept credit card
payments on site. Online payments to be made
before receiving books from the fair.
Today your child will receive a brochure, instructions
on the back of the brochure for online purchasing.
Paying by Cash will still be an option, on the day you purchase
books.
Hope to see you at the Book Fair
TUCKSHOP ROSTER - Term 4
Friday 28/10/2022
Coordinator: M Vipiana Helpers: K Waters T Condon
Bakers: K Marsilio L Morris (Cupcakes)
Friday 04/11/2022
Coordinator: M Vipiana Helpers: C Aspinall J Solien
Bakers: S Zammitt D Jodvalkis (Cupcakes)
Kind Regards,
Kate Mason
Term 4, 2022
Week 2
St. Clare’s Way Award
Madeleine, Grace, Harnoor, Keith
Back: Sahib, Darcy, Kingston
Front: Madison, Willow, Emmett, Charlotte
Social & Emotional Learning Award
Oliver and Thomas
Term 4, 2022
Week 3
St. Clare’s Way Award
Academic Award
Invoices were sent by email to all parents Tuesday 18th October.
Due date for fees to be paid is Tuesday, 1st November.
Thank you to those families who have made their payment for this term.
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 9th 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
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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).
