Newsletter Term 3 Week 5 (19.8.22)

Dear Parents

Last Monday the whole school attended Mass for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, which is a designated Holy Day in the church. The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to Heaven to be reunited with her son, Jesus. Whilst this is not referred to in the Bible there are lots of references in ancient church documents about Mary returning to Heaven. Catholics have always had a special devotion to Mary the mother of Jesus and hold her in high esteem as someone we can also turn to in times of need. Monday’s Mass was very special for everyone, especially the special hymns to Mary we sing on her feast days.

We had a marvellous display of experiments and scientific learning on show yesterday in the hall with our Science Fair. It was great to see students from across all grades get involved and showcase their work, and to be able to discuss why they chose to do what they did and what they learned. I must admit that there was much that I learned myself that I was unaware of before. Well done to all the students who put in the time and effort to make the fair such a huge success. Many thanks to Mrs Kirstie Hawkins who organised the fair and inspired the children. Thank you to Fr Paul and parishioners Mr Denny and Mrs Wilson who judged the projects. It was great to see lots of parents, grandparents and even a great-grandparent drop by to see what the children had done. Congratulations to Koa Markgraaf in Year 1 and Lily-Rose McCann in Year 5 who were judged as the overall winners.

On Monday, students will be placed in groups and move through a number of readings of books to begin Book Week celebrations. There will be lots of activities in classrooms throughout the week. We will have a Book Fair next term.

We have two teams of seven students entered in Tournament of Minds this year. There is an ARTS team and a STEM team. They have to solve some very complicated problems and share their findings in a ten-minute public presentation which will be held on Competition day, Sunday 28th August at Lindisfarne College. We wish them all the very best as they head into their last week of planning and practising. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped out by facilitating the teams and encouraging them to keep going.

Some Year 6 students are taking part in an entrepreneurial program developing their skills in many enterprising ways. We look forward to hearing about their projects during the coming weeks.

I hope everyone was able to listen to the most recent podcast “Days at St A’s” done by the Year 6 students. Here is the link to access it:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1967869/11138863

As you can see, we are endeavouring to give our students lots of opportunities to try things in many different spheres, learning new skills along the way.

It is Fr Paul’s 40th Anniversary of being a priest later this month. This will be celebrated at our next School hosted Mass on Sunday 28th August followed by a bar-b-que near the Surf Club to which everyone is invited. We would particularly encourage families to join with us at Mass on this day and then afterwards for the celebrations. Everyone is welcome.

I will be taking some Long Service Leave for the remainder of the term. Mr Kennedy will be Acting Principal in my absence and Mrs Julianne Barlogio will assume the Acting Assistant Principal role. I am going to Europe to experience the Passion Play in Oberammergau in Germany. This event is only held every ten years. Unfortunately, the pandemic prevented it from going ahead in 2020 when I had planned to go, so it is being held this year. It is a very moving, spiritual occasion and I look forward to sharing about this and my other experiences on my return next term.

Say a prayer today. From the heart. Do not worry about the words. God knows what you need.

God bless

Lynne

Monday, 22nd to Friday, 26th August - BOOK WEEK

Tuesday, 23rd August - Year 5 & 6 Tweed Zone Gala Day

Sunday, 28th August - Tournament of Minds

Sunday, 28th August - School MASS & BBQ at the Surf Club

Friday, 9th September - Confirmation @ 6.00pm

Thursday, 22nd September - Last day of Term 3 for Students

Friday, 23rd September - Staff Development Day NO SCHOOL

Monday, 10th October - Students return Term 4

Monday, 10th October - Year 6 depart for Sydney/Canberra

Child Protection Policy can be found on our School Website under Information/School Policies: St Anthony's Primary School Website or in the following link: https://www.kngplism.catholic.edu.au/school-policies/

The last day of term, Friday 23rd September, will be a Staff Development Day so there will be NO SCHOOL for students on this day

WEEKEND MASS TIMES
VIGIL: KINGSCLIFF 5:00pm
SUNDAY:POTTSVILLE 7:30am
KINGSCLIFF 9:00am

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
TUESDAY: POTTSVILLE 9:15am
WEDNESDAY: KINGSCLIFF 8:00am
THURSDAY: KINGSCLIFF 9:00am
FRIDAY: KINGSCLIFF 8:00am

RECONCILIATION TIMES

SATURDAY: KINGSCLIFF 4:00-4:30pm
SUNDAY: POTTSVILLE 7:00—7:25am

Current Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9am-3pm

PARISH NEWSLETTER LINK: http://stanthonysparishkingscliff.org/news-events/

Confirmation Commitment Masses

Last Weekend we celebrated across the three Masses in our Parish the Commitment Pledge being read by our students preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. This celebration will take place on Friday 9^th Sept. at 6:00pm at St Anthony’s Church, Kingscliff.

The SCIENCE FAIR was a huge success with lots of entries. All the classes came to see. The judges really were amazed by all the kids' entries and all the entries were intriguing. The junior winner was Koa Markgraaff and senior winner was Lily-Rose McCann. Their entries were very enchanting. The science fair was super lively and great to see. Congrats to everyone that entered and we all loved your displays.

A group of 25 Year 6 students have begun the first round of the $20 Boss Program. This is an immersive learning program for building the enterprise skills of young people that has been developed in consultation with students and educators and is the largest entrepreneurship program in Australia. The program was originally designed by the Foundation for Young Australians and is now being delivered by Young Change Agents (YCA).

The program gives students $20 of funding to create, launch and operate their own venture over the course of a school term. Students will learn key elements of social entrepreneurship and are taught how to make money and create social good. $20 Boss is aligned with the National Curriculum across English, Economics, Business and Mathematics as well as being mapped to Foundation and Intermediate level VCAL.

Dear Parents/Guardians

The canteen has been unable to source supplies for TNT, Jelly Sticks and Ice Monys.

Until further notice they will not be available for purchase

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Dear Parent/Caregiver

The ‘Seasons for Growth’ program offers children who have experienced grief, loss or change in their lives the opportunity to talk to other children, of similar age, in a small group about their similar experiences.

‘Seasons’ was initially launched over 20 years ago and there is evidence indicating the program makes a very positive contribution to the social and emotional wellbeing of thousands of children and young people in Australia and overseas.

With the framework ‘Seasons’ provides, children are encouraged to focus on what they can do to make these changes or losses easier to live with. Each group operates with a trained adult companion, during school hours, on a weekly basis for about ten weeks.

St Anthony’s is very pleased to be able to offer this program again in our school and will commence in week 7. If you feel your child would benefit from ‘Seasons’ please complete the attached return slip.

There are limited spaces for each year group. If you wish your child to particpate in the program please send in the persmission slip as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Lynne Pull

Principal

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Seasons for Growth

I/we give permission for my child  _______________________ to participate in the      ‘Seasons’ Program

Signed    ……………………………………………………………. Date …………………………..

MSPC Murwillumbah is hosting a parent workshop with Nathan Hulls on How to Motivate Teens.  

All parents/caregivers are warmly invited to attend. Whilst the focus is on teens, parents with upper primary school aged children heading into their teenage years may also wish to attend.

SINGING LESSONS!!!

It’s really fun! You can do singing lessons at St Anthony's in a group or individual classes! Get your friends to Enrol if you want to be in group (min 3 max 6) and get confidence and skill from beginners to stars! For more info and/or to book, call or text Miss Jo on 0405368871.

Jo is an AMEB (Australian music examination board) certified teacher qualified to teach contemporary voice and music theory. Jo also Graduated in 2017 at Southern Cross University -Bachelor of Contemporary Music majoring in Music theory, Singing Teaching and Vocal Performance. Miss Jo also teaches song and dance musical theatre classes, songwriting and confidence building! Limited spaces enrol now to avoid disappointment. 

Singing is scientifically proven to heal your mind and heart.

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