Newsletter Term 2 Week 6 (3.6.22)

Dear Parents

Well after the glorious sunshine last weekend we have come back to reality knowing that winter has now arrived. Please ensure all jackets and jumpers are clearly marked with your children’s names as these items of clothing are frequently discarded during lunch and recess breaks and then not collected! Our lost property box swells during the winter months and it is so hard to return clothing to the rightful owners if names are not on things.

All classes are preparing a poem to perform for Verse Speaking at the Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts which will be held early next term at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre. We have not been able to participate the past two years so it will be great for students to have this opportunity to perform publicly once again. Please put the dates into your diaries: 

Tuesday 26th July:        Years 5 & 6          9.30am

                                        Years 1 & 2         11.00am

Wednesday 27th July:   Kindergarten       9.30am

                                        Years 3 & 4        11.00am

Parents are welcome to attend. The cost is $6.00 for each day. Students must wear their dress school uniform and not sports uniform for their performances. They will travel by bus to the venue.

It will be a busy week that week as School Photos are now scheduled to take place on the Monday, 25th July. Again it is expected that all students will be wearing their full dress uniform for photos.

We have a number of students who seem to think it is OK to wear any shoes they fancy to school. We expect that parents support us with their children’s wearing of the correct shoes: black school shoes or white joggers on sports days. Sometimes there may be an extenuating circumstance necessitating the wearing of the wrong shoes. A simple message to the class teachers via Seesaw or a hand written note explaining the circumstance on such occasions is appropriate and respectful.

At this morning’s assembly Year 3 shared their learning and understanding of Pentecost with the whole school. This Sunday the feast of Pentecost is celebrated in the church. Pentecost refers to the Holy Spirit coming to the Apostles and giving them the strength and courage to move forward with their ministry and spread the Good News of Jesus. Pentecost signals the birthday of Christianity. It is also the conclusion of the Easter season which began with the Resurrection of Jesus 50 days prior. Students have been learning about the different liturgical seasons of the Church and the different colours used for the different seasons.

Well done to the AFL teams who travelled to Byron Bay during the week. Despite the muddy conditions everyone had a great time and enjoyed their games. The boys team made it through to the grand final undefeated but unfortunately could not hold on to win it, however they displayed great sportsmanship and perseverance throughout the day. Thank you to those who assisted with coaching and the support for our students.

Congratulations to Harper Gallagher and William Middleton who have made it through to the Diocesan team in Cross Country and will now compete at Eastern Creek in Sydney. We wish them well for this next stage.

We are aware that there are some very sick family members in our school community. We ask everyone to keep them in their prayers at this time. It is tough on families when someone is sick.

I have been witnessing lots of speeches being presented in classes recently. Well done to everybody for all the hard work that goes into this. There is some keen competition in some classes to be chosen for the Orators Evening which will be held on Wednesday evening 22nd June commencing at 6.00pm.

The last day for students this term is Thursday 30th June as the Friday is the Staff Retreat Day. The first day for students next term will be Tuesday 19th July.

Holiness is not the preserve of the pious or saintly – it is the small gems of care and compassion that come from our own hearts. It is the ordinary thing done with love.

God bless

Lynne

Term 2 - 2022

Thursday, 9th June - MASS: Year 5 & 6

Monday, 13th June - St Anthony's Feast Day - Queen's Birthday NO SCHOOL

Thursday, 16th June - St Anthony's Feast Day - School Celebrations

Thursday, 16th June - MASS: Year 3 & 4

Friday, 17th June - Assembly: Year 5

Sunday, 19th June - St Anthony's Parish School MASS

Wednesday, 22nd June - Orator's Evening @ 6.00 pm

Thursday, 23rd June - MASS: Year 1 & 2

Tuesday, 28th June - Athletics Carnival

Thursday, 30th June - NO MASS

Friday, 1st July - Kingscliff Staff Retreat Day  - NO SCHOOL

Term 3

Monday, 18th July - Pupil Free Day 

Tuesday, 19th July - 1st day of Term 3 for students

Monday, 25 July - MSP School Photo Day

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/

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/

On Friday 20th May, students from Year 6 who hold leadership positions attended the GRIP Leadership Conference at Twin Towns. A variety of schools also attended, and the day was held in a large auditorium. The day was run by an energetic and highly entertaining team.

Students reflected on their individual strengths and their capacity to make changes and inspire others. School pride was celebrated and encouraged throughout the day.

Some themes that were explored:

• Step up to Integrity by showing what is right and persisting if criticised
• Serve others by taking initiative and exemplifying our school values
• Raise the standard of teamwork by using a process to enable best outcomes

Our school leaders felt inspired to implement these ideals within the St Anthony’s school environment. Thank you to Mrs Pull and our school for organising and funding this worthy day.

This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost Sunday

Pentecost Sunday is often called the birthday of the Church.  As we come to the end of the glorious time of Easter, let us pray that God will fill us with the Spirit of the risen Christ.

God of Light, send your Spirit into our lives so that we may do your work in the world. Amen

Sunday 5^th June: Pentecost Sunday                                                    

Jesus gently breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.”  In the upper room the disciples felt a “strong wind.  

Year 4  Religious Education News

Last Wednesday as an entry event in their Religious Education unit of work, ‘The Eucharist’ the Year 4 students celebrated a meal together in connection to the scripture story of The Last Supper. This unit develops students’ understanding of the celebration of the Eucharist. The unit focuses on the key parts of the Mass and explores the ways Christ is present.

After their shared meal the students returned to class and began to write up what they know about the Eucharist and what they want to learn about the Eucharist, this was a great activity to launch into their learning.

The last term, Year 3 have been looking at the Easter Story, The Resurrection and finally Pentecost. The children  investigated  the stories and represented their understandings in artform, action, singing and the written word.

The assembly this morning was a positive experience for all the students and they clearly understand that “ The Spirit of the Lord is Great and Mighty!

Year Three Team

Diocesan Cross Country

The Diocesan Cross Country was held in Grafton on Tuesday 24th May in Grafton.

Well done to the following students who participated in this event:

William Middleton, Harper Gallagher, Kynan Behs, Max Caspersz, Serge Popov, Madeleine Preston, Zara Christie, Claudia Popov, Zali Myer

Congratulations to William Middleton who placed 6th in the 8/9 Years Boys and Harper Gallagher who placed 2nd in the 10 Years Boys. They both will compete at the NSWCPS Cross Country at Estern Creek during Week 7. Good Luck Boys!

AFL Gala Day

On Tuesday 31st May the St Anthony’s Boys and Girls AFL teams travelled to Byron Bay to compete in the annual Streetsmarts AFLQ Schools Cup Gala Day.

Both teams competed to the best of their abilities with outstanding sportsmanship and team spirit.

The girls team didn’t progress to the semi finals but enjoyed every minute of working as a team and not afraid of getting extremely muddy at the same time! Well done girls you did the school proud and many thanks to John Nankivell who took time out to coach the team.

2022 St Anthony’s AFL Girls Team: Clancy Nankivell, Stella Lindsay, Thalia Wallace, Lily Seaton, Grace Floyd, Kaia Lawrence, Taea Hawker, Alice Little, Ivy Mison, Zali Stevens, Eva Alexander, Josie Wortman, Jorja Geoghegan.

Congratulations to the boys team who played outstanding AFL as a team and won all their pool games and the semi-final which allowed them to progress to the Grand Final against Lennox Heads. Unfortunately they didn’t come away with the win but left everything on the field and St Anthony’s is super proud. Well done boys for your effort! Many thanks to Glenn Elliott who took the time to coach the team.

2022 St Anthony’s AFL Boys Team: Levi Gallagher, Serge Popov, Seth Leeson, Beau Prendergast, Oliver de Yong, Sunny Tardent, Kade Brennan, Jack Rogers, Bohdi Barton, Remi Elliott, Xavier Caine, Alex Todan, Max Caspersz, Joel Andrews, Max Dinnen, Harper Gallagher, Dash Campbell.

Athletics Update

Please read the following information carefully in regards to the running of the Athletics Carnival this year. The date of the carnival is Tuesday 28th June.

1500m Zone Trials - These will be held at St Joseph’s College Oval Banora point on Tuesday 21st June. This event is for 8 Years and older. Students are required to sign up for this event on the Sports Noticeboard from Monday.

Shot Put - This will be run during Dance Fever classes at school on Tuesday 14th June, Week 8 starting at lunchtime with the 8 Years boys and girls. Sign ups for this event will be next Wednesday and Thursday at school. This event is not compulsory and is ONLY FOR 8 YEARS and OLDER.

High Jump Trials - High Jump trials for competent students who can perform the scissor kick jump ONLY will take place on Tuesday 21st June at school starting at lunchtime with the 8 Years Boys and Girls. The Top 6 jumpers from this will qualify to compete in the High Jump finals at the Athletics Carnival in Week 10. Sign ups for this event will be next Wednesday and Thursday at school.

This event is not compulsory and is ONLY FOR 8 YEARS and OLDER.

More information to come in regards to the Athletics Carnival.

Fiona Croker

Sports Coordinator