Hi everyone,

Welcome to our final term for year and what a whirlwind it is going to be. Please do your best to keep up with information coming from your teachers and through this newsletter as we do have a lot happening. Our school calendar is also a good source of information for upcoming events.

Next week while I am away at an Indigenous Education Conference and the Townsville Catholic Education Principal’s Meeting we will be having Missions Market Day. We started this last year and the kids had a great time buying little treats and participating in games and activities run by other classes. Your teachers may have already asked you to contribute something towards the class stall for this already. The students may like to bring along some pocket money to spend on the day (Friday 18 October). All money raised on the day goes to support Catholic Missions Australia.

Please note that Monday 21 October is a Pupil free day as it is in all schools across the state. OSHC will be available though I know places are very limited. Following our Pupil free day, we will have Book Fair in our library from Tuesday to Thursday. All purchases go towards some free books or resources for our school and there are great ideas for Christmas available.The library will be open before and after school during the Book Fair for parents to peruse what is on offer with or without your children.

Please note in advance that our swimming lessons for all students will be during Week 5 - 4 - 7 November with the Swimming Carnival on Thursday 14 November at Northshore Aquatic Centre. All children will get to the pool via bus for swimming lessons and for the carnival. Parents are very welcome to attend the carnival. A timetable guide will be available in the coming weeks but generally, students participate in one main race and then some rotational fun activities both in and out of the pool. There will be some times when students will be required to wait in a tent area and cheer for other students who are racing. The day should conclude by about 1.00pm where parents are welcome to take children home or they will be bussed back to the school for quiet activities in their classroom until pick up time.

We have been very pleased with how most of the students have returned to school this term and we look forward to having them enjoy the term in preparation for the transition to the new year. I know many of you have registered to join the Kindness Walk initiative from the Be Kind Townsville group. I’ll see you there :)

Cheers 

Penny

A big welcome back to what is sure to be an action packed Term 4!  

October - Marian Month

We are currently in the month of October which carries with it some importance in the Catholic Church.  Firstly it is known as a Marian month with a special focus on the Rosary. The Rosary is a traditional prayer that honours Mary and at its centre focuses on the life of Jesus Christ.  You may be interested in saying the Rosary, even just a decade of the Rosary during the month of October. If you’re aren’t sure how, you can visit the following link: https://childrensrosary.org/?page_id=2049&lang=en

October - Mission Month

The month of October is also Catholic Missions Month.  This year, Pope Francis has called for an Extraordinary Year of Mission.  This acts as an opportunity for reflection, prayer and support for the missionary efforts of individuals, communities and the whole Church.  Last year we started the tradition of Catholic Mission Markets at St Benedict’s to raise money for Catholic Mission Australia. Next Friday at 12:00pm we will be holding our Mission Month Markets, where each class, as well as OSHC and the Tuckshop have organised stalls for students to participate in.  You may wish to send your children to school on Friday with some coins or small amounts of money to participate in our Mission Markets.

Assembly - Term 4

I have inserted a table below of when classes are on assemblies for Term 4.  As always, ALL are welcome to attend our weekly assembly on Monday mornings at 8:45am in the Hall.  This term we also have our friends from Kindy coming over for assembly in preparation for ‘Big School’ next year.

Have a great week and God bless,

Nick

At the end of Term 3, Year 2 Curlews participated in the Townsville Eisteddfod Choral Unison Choir. All of the students worked very hard to prepare and rehearse in the weeks leading up. Many hours of hard work went in and we were lucky enough to receive a highly commended with a score of 87. We are very proud of the feedback we were given below: 

The choir was neat and well presented. They were clear and used pauses for emphasis. The conductor had the full attention of the choir. 

Thank you very much to all the parents and families that came to support us especially with a very long wait. We really appreciated having you there. 

If your child aged 5 years to 10 years is interested in netball and they would like to learn the fundamentals, register them for the Net Set Go program.

Classes start the week of 14/10/19 and are in 3 locations across Townsville:

Monday at Greenwood Park – Kirwan at 5pm

Tuesday at Murray Fields TCNAI Courts - Annandale at 5pm

Thursday at Peggy Banfield – Bushland Beach at 4.30pm

To register or further information visit http://www.townsvillecity.qld.netball.com.au/pageitem.aspx?id=177759&id2=1&eID=39339&entityID=39339 or email Admin@townsvillecitynetball.com.au or contact De Ransom on 0402 412 428