St Clare’s Cross Country

We will advise all parents on Thursday if our plans for the cross country this Friday change. We do have a wet week forecast ahead of us and safety of our students is our priority. Keep praying for some sun later this week!

New reading books for students

We have recently purchased new home readers for students through the generous support of our P & F. Our library is overflowing with new books in need of being covered. If you can assist either in the library or by taking some home, please see Vera Borgna in the library this week.  The sooner the books are processed the sooner students get to enjoy using them!

This year, our term concludes two weeks before Easter. We are aware that sometimes classmates bring in treats for their friends and students will be asked to take these home and enjoy them on Easter Sunday. We respect the holy days leading up to Easter and recommend holding off on eating the treats until then.

During the holidays we will remember the key events leading up to our great Easter celebrations. Palm (or Passion) Sunday is when Jesus arrived to a hero’s welcome into Jerusalem. In a matter of days he was having his Last Supper with his disciples before praying in the garden, being betrayed by Judas. Jesus was then arrested, had his friendship denied by Peter and then sentenced to be crucified. On the last weekend of our school holidays we will celebrate Christ’s resurrection – possibly the most important tradition in the Church’s calendar. I encourage you to take your families to the Easter rituals in St Clare’s Parish.    I pray for all families that the peace of the Risen Lord may bring you renewed strength for the challenges that life may bring. Knowing the Risen Lord walks with us should give us confidence to trust in Him.

We look forward to celebrating with our school community at the commencement of term two. Please join us for our Easter Mass on Wednesday April 24^th.

Wishing all staff, students and families a happy and holy Easter break. Enjoy your special family time and stay safe.

Narelle Harney

Catholic Identity Survey

Thank you again to all families who have completed their Catholic Identity Survey. Congratulations to Marie Vipiana for winning the final draw for the movie tickets. The survey will close on Friday, 26^th April and we value the responses of all parents. Please complete the survey if you can.

Fifth Week of Lent – 100% Love                              

Salma was featured in Project Compassion 2013. At the time she was pregnant with her first child, sick and terribly frightened. In distress, she sought the help of a midwife trained by Caritas’ Safe Motherhood Program. Six years on, she’s now a healthy mother of two strong, happy children. Salma is committed to giving her children the education they need to provide them with the future she hoped for.

We thank all in the school community who have supported Project Compassion throughout Lent 2019. We are still tallying our fundraising efforts and will advise the total amount raised early in Term 2.

Holy Week

Holy Week is the most important week in the Church's year. It begins on Palm Sunday, 14^th April and ends on Easter Saturday evening, 20^th April when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

Easter Triduum

Triduum is a Latin word that means three days. The Easter Triduum is the three days of prayer leading to Easter.

The Easter Triduum begins the evening of Holy Thursday, 18^th April and ends on Easter Sunday, 21^st April. Good Friday, 19^th April and Holy Saturday, 20^th April are part of the Easter Triduum.

The Easter Triduum recalls the passion, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. It ends the season of Lent and begins the Easter season.

A Day of Waiting

We know that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. Therefore, Easter Saturday is a day during which we wait in quiet thought and prayer for the resurrection.

In some countries, people cook different foods on Easter Saturday. They are preparing for the celebration on Easter Sunday. In some countries people prepare Easter baskets. They fill them with food.

In Australia, families often prepare Easter baskets full of chocolate eggs. The eggs represent new life.

Some families make resurrection rolls. They wrap a marshmallow in dough. Then they bake it in the oven. The marshmallow melts, leaving a hole in the roll. When the roll is broken they see an empty hole in the roll. That hole represents the empty tomb. Jesus has risen!

(Sourced from https://primary.understandingfaith.edu.au)

Pray…

“Holy Spirit, quiet my heart and help me to read Scripture with new ears. Let your revelation guide me to become more like Jesus”.

We wish you all a blessed, safe and enjoyable Easter break and look forward to seeing you all back refreshed for Term 2.

Kath Kennedy

Peninsula Trials – 10-12yrs Basketball

Ruby Wilson, Dean Giardina and Chace Crema represented our school and district at the Peninsula 10-12yrs Boys and Girls’ Basketball Trials yesterday at Cairns.  Ruby played in the Tropic Coast North team which remained undefeated for the day while Dean and Chace played in the Cassowary Coast Boys’ team achieving very close scores against very tough competitions.  Well done Ruby, Dean & Chace!

Cross Country

Our Cross Country will be held this Friday 5^th April which is our last day of school.  We will start with our 12yr old students at around 9 am and work our way down each age group of boys and girls to our 5yr old students.  This format allows our older students, running a considerable distance, to compete at a cooler time while also giving our younger students an opportunity to settle in and watch a couple of races before their turn.

12yr (2007) and 11yr (2008) students run approx 3km.

10yr (2009) and 9yr (2010) students run approx 2km.

8yr (2011) and 7yr (2012) students run approx 1km.

6yr (2013) and 5yr (2014) students run approx 500m.

Students wear a Woomera (yellow) or Cooby (blue) shirt along with shorts or tights.  Shoes must be worn while running.  Asthmatics are required to carry medication in a pocket.  Sunscreen and hats must be worn.  A towel, spare clothes/shoes, a plastic bag and mosquito repellent are recommended, particularly if the weather is wet.

Usually the running is finished at around 11am and we go to the Montefalco for presentations.

Children placing 1^st-3^rd comfortably, will be invited to compete at the Cassowary Coast School Sport Cross Country at Warrina Lakes on 9^th May 2019.

Athletics

Our St. Clare’s Athletics’ Carnival will take place on Thursday 2^nd and Friday 3^rd May.  Thursday’s events will commence with the 200m heats at 11:20am and move on to 2 field event rotations before concluding with the 400m (8yrs) and 800m (9-12yr) events.

Friday’s events will include the 200m finals, sprints, relays, 3 x field event rotations and conclude with ball-games.

A detailed program will be sent out in the coming weeks.

Children aged 9-12yrs can qualify for the CCSS-Southern Zone Track & Field events on Wednesday 22^nd May (after school @ TSHS) and Friday 24^th May (full day at LTSS).

CCSS-Southern Zone Football (Soccer) Trials – change of date

The CCSS-Southern Zone 10-12yrs Boys & Girls’ Football (Soccer) trials will be held early next term.

Girls’ Trial: 4-6pm Friday 26^th April @ Kim Carroll Soccer Fields

Boys’ Trial: 4-6pm Thursday 2^nd May @ Mission Beach State School

Information and consent documents will be distributed to interested students.

Thankyou to Parents

We have had a huge term of sport and would like to thank our wonderful parents for all the fantastic support given to our students by providing transport, volunteering in canteens, running water, coaching, managing, setting up and packing down.  We are very fortunate to have such a great school community and hope that families enjoy their time with us at sporting events.

SEL Awards Term 1 Week 9

Back Row: Brianna Liddle, Basil Dore, Amellia Te Pohe, Lacey Condon, Aiden Vipiana, Layla Jenkins, Brydie O’Kane

Front Row: Indiana Grimaz, Kace Hodgson, Blair Hodgson, Madeleine Jenkins,     Sienna Billing, Tori Condon, Loui Pajares.

Our Readers Cup team was announced recently and the students were given their books on Monday in readiness for preparation next term.

Congratulations to Lacey, Jarrod, Maya and Emily for being selected as St Clare's reps. 

NO School Assembly due to Cross Country being held this Friday.

Student Care Insurance

Has your child had an accident or injury at school or in a school related activity such as inter-school sport or a school camp? If the answer is yes you may be entitled to claim for expenses under Catholic Education’s Student Care Insurance. It covers expenses such as medical costs (where the law allows), emergency transport, travel, home tuition and school fee relief.

 For further information click the following link: https://ccinsurance.org.au/Insurance/Pages/Student-care-Information.aspx

LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS

We are making a call out to any parent, grandparents or friends of students of St. Clare’s School who would like to take home student readers that require contact covering.

If you have a spare couple of hours, you may prefer to do the covering in the library, just call in and I will help you with what is required.

If you would like to assist please call into the library or leave your name at the school office and I will make contact. Thank you.

Vera Borgna.

We have a special tuckshop menu for this Friday. This menu was given to the eldest in the family yesterday.

All Orders are due in on Thursday. We are selling slushies.  Those children who place an order will be served first. 

Term 1

TUCKSHOP ROSTER - Friday 5/4/19

Coordinator -  M Vipiana

Helpers -   J Burns  J Solien

Bakers -    S Kleinhans  K Slattery  (Cupcakes) 

What we do:

Below is a brief outline of the vision, mission and objectives of Catholic School Parents and Friends committees:-

Our Mission: To provide strong leadership, advocacy and support for all families in catholic schools at local, diocesan, state and national levels

Our Values: Stewardship, Integrity, Hope, Grace, Service

Our Objectives:

• To engage and be represented in the funding and resources debate to acquire equitable and just funds for all.
• To pursue and develop effective partnerships with school communities, principals, education authorities and government to further the educational opportunities for our children
• To ensure federation representation on key consultation and decision making bodies
• To optimise involvement in the school community by all families
• To assist schools to better engage families and community in young people's learning and wellbeing
• To create an environment where the parent voice at school and diocesan level is heard and respected
• To achieve best practice in effective governance of the federation
• To develop an effective and comprehensive communication strategy
• To proactively develop a culture of engagement with all stakeholders.

Our next P&F Committee meeting is Monday, 29^th April at 7pm – all welcome.

Thank you all for a great term 1 and enjoy your school holidays!