Welcome back for Term 4. I hope that everyone has enjoyed a break from the routines of school and that some of you have managed to fit in some family fun time too. The children have returned to school with very positive attitudes and clearly enjoyed their break.

This week we have finalised our part in the second stage of The School Improvement and Review process. This process comes towards the end of a five year cycle in all catholic schools. Over the last couple of days our leadership team has presented a broad picture of how our school is tracking to the Verification Team which is a group of people from Townsville Catholic Education who work as a service team to schools but are not our school’s  TCE Service Team. This is done deliberately so they come into our school without any preconceived ideas about how we are tracking and therefore rely on the evidence presented. The Verification Team has done classroom visits, had a guided school tour and interviewed teachers, school officers and parents. The final report won’t be ready for about a month but the preliminary summary they gave us before leaving was very positive and they indicated that the report is likely to contain several commendations and that the recommendations will mostly reflect what we have already identified as future goals. This is very affirming as it demonstrates that we are on the right track to becoming the school we aspire to be and that as a community we are quite reflective and knowledgeable about our journey. 

We have much to look forward to going into the future but for now we have plenty to do with Term 4 learning and school events. Please keep an eye on our school calendar as there are definitely some things you don’t want to miss. 

Have a fabulous week. 

Cheers

Penny Collins

Welcome back to Term 4!  It is sure to be a very big term.  I plan to try and keep everyone updated with upcoming events through my newsletter article throughout the term.  

Firstly, I have attached below the schedule of which classes will be presenting assemblies throughout the term.  ALL are welcome to attend this assemblies which begin each Friday morning (unless stated otherwise)

SAVE THE DATE

I’ve also recorded some dates below of some events to be mindful of throughout the term.

Friday October 22 - Crazy Sock Day - Gold Coin donation for Socktober

Friday November 5 - Whole School Swimming Carnival - Long Tan Pool

Monday 29 November - End of Year Mass + Year 6 Rite of Passage - 9:00am in the Hall

Tuesday 30 November - Step Up Orientation Day 9:00 - 10:30

Wednesday 1 December - O Holy Night - Whole School Christmas Carols - Low Oval @ 6:30pm

Friday 3 December - Last Day of School for 2021 - school concludes at 12:30pm

More information on these events will be sent out as they become closer.

Pax,

Nick

Welcome Back

It has been so wonderful to see so many smiling and excited faces of our students as we return for term 4.  This term is often such a busy term, with swimming lessons and the carnival, finalising work for reporting, Christmas preparations, transition excitement and anticipation as we prepare for the new year and reflection as we farewell our senior students onto highschool and look at how far our continuing student has come since the start of the year.  Term 4 truely is such a wonderful time of the year.

In Support

Ros

P&F News

This term will continue to offer great opportunities for engagement in our community.

Week 2 will be our P&F meeting to kick off the term - Tuesday 12th Oct @ 7pm.  We welcome all to come along and find out more about the exciting ways we are connecting our community.

Week 5 will be the Swimming Carnival with the beloved Sausage Sizzle on offer again.  Volunteers on the day to help with turning a snag or serving drinks will be appreciated.

Week 6 we will have another school Disco (Nov 11).  After reflecting on previous discos, we have decided not to have glow products for sale, but rather, will have a BBQ on offer.  Please feel free to bring along your own glow products on the night.

Week 9 will be a busy week, as we celebrate the Final Mass, Year 6 Rite of Passage, Step-Up Day and O’ Holy Night.

Prep Bilbies today started their HASS unit. They brainstormed all the different celebrations that they celebrate and commemorate with their family and friends. They thoroughly enjoyed participating in the activities set up for the different celebrations especially the birthday party dramatic play and celebration colouring. 

Just a reminder when collecting your children, to wait in the hall until 3pm and not outside the classrooms.  This has been advised multiple times as it can disrupt the students in the classroom.

Information about Compass Kiosk in the Office for parents.

If your child is LATE, after 8.30am it is a requirement that a parent or guardian must sign the child in via the Compass Kiosk, which is located at the front counter of the Administration Office.  A late slip will be issued to the student to take to the teacher.

EARLY DEPARTURE If you are signing your child out early a parent or guardian will need to sign the student out via the Compass Kiosk.