Shepherd Spy WEEK 1 TERM 2 30 APRIL 2015 Dear Parents, Good Shepherd Catholic School Amaroo is a companion school to Holy Spirit School Nicholls, and Mother Teresa School Harrison. Together we serve and are served by Holy Spirit Parish Gungahlin. Parish Mass is held every Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 8am; 9.30am and 5.30pm All are welcome to join us. School website www.goodshepherd. @cg.catholic.edu.au Email office.goodshepherd@ cg.catholic.edu.au Phone 6255 7888 Fax 6255 7999 Parish Home (Fr Mark Croker and Fiona Wilkinson) 6242 9622 The children arrived back at school on Monday looking rested and ready for a new term. I am reminded at the beginning of each term that children generally enjoy school life and that their friendships and their relationship with their teachers are a crucial part of that enjoyment. Thank you to those parents who presented their children in their full Winter Uniform on Monday. You will not be surprised to hear that most of our non-compliance regarding the wearing of uniforms occurs with our older children. Please rest assured that the school will always endeavour to support your efforts in dressing your child correctly. Insisting that your child makes the correct choices in areas such as wearing the correct uniform is both challenging and sometimes isolating for parents. You can however take solace in the fact that decisions such as these will bear fruit with your child as they begin the transition into adolescence. As the well know psychologist, Michael Carr Gregg once commented “children don’t want their parents to be their friends; they want them to be their parents.” The full Winter Uniform, as it appears in our Handbook, has been reproduced in this newsletter for your information. ANZAC Commemorations Thank you to the many parents who expressed their thanks for the commemorations held during the final week of last term. I personally feel that it is one of the best initiatives with which our school has ever been associated. The feedback from parents and other visitors certainly echoed these thoughts. Open Day Next Wednesday, 6 May our school will hold an Open Day for any prospective members of the community who may be considering enrolling their child at Good Shepherd next year. Tours will be conducted from 9.15am to 11.00am or 3.30pm to 5.00pm I ask you to encourage anyone who is considering sending their child to Good Shepherd next year to visit the school on this day. Our Year Six children and Staff will be available to accompany and direct visitors during this time. Enrolments for the 2016 intake will be accepted between Monday, 4 May and Friday, 22 May. Enrolment Forms are available from our Front Office. May God bless you and your family All Enrolment Forms must be returned no later than Friday, 22 May Graham Pollard Principal To be together …... New Arrival Congratulations to Angela and Dan Callaghan on the arrival of their beautiful daughter Adeline Mae. Mum and bub are both doing well. School Fees: Term 2 fees will be sent home next week, via the note bag. Payment is due Friday, 29 May. Payment may be made by Qkr ,cash/cheque, eftpos or BPay. If you pay by direct debit this account is for your information only. Please double check your account and make sure you are paying the correct amount so you won’t have an outstanding amount at the end of the year. If you are having trouble meeting your financial commitment, please contact the Front Office to arrange a meeting with Graham. Invitation: Parents and Carers, you are invited to join other parents and Preschoolers in the Staff Room for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat after Morning Assembly on Mondays. Please bring something for the children to play with and we will supply the tea and coffee. Anne Gilfelt looks forward to seeing you after Assembly next Monday, 4 May. Everyone is welcome! Lost Property: We have had a number of children who have lost items of school clothing this week. They have all be clearly labelled. Parents could you please take the time this weekend to check your children’s jumpers and hats to make sure they have not taken home an item of clothing in error. It is very frustrating for parents that do the correct thing and label their child’s clothing. “Our School Through Our Eyes”: As one of the initiatives to enhance the look of our school, the Community Council have developed a project to create a mural using tiles. Each child will decorate their own tile according to "What Good Shepherd Means to Them" during their Art Lesson . The tiles will then be arranged on the wall outside the hall for display. We would like to thank Peter Bonnelli from Tile Flair in Mitchell who has kindly provided us with the tiles. www.tileflair.com.au<http://www.tileflair.com.au Volunteers Required: We are in desperate need for parents to help collate the Mother’s Day gifts. If you can assist, please contact [email protected] Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Will be held next Friday, 8 May. The children will attend the stall with their class during the day. Each child will be able to purchase a gift, for their mother or special person in their life for just $5.00. Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 2 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May Confirmation Ministry Mass 6pm Confirmation Ministry Mass 9.30am - 5.30pm 16 May 17 May Open Day Term 2 9.15am - 11.00am or 3.30pm - 5.30pm Enrolments Commence ACT Swimming Carnival Yr 3 Excursion War Memorial 3 Term 2 11 May 12 May Yr 3 and Yr 5 Naplan Community Council Meeting 7pm 2 13 May 14 May 15 May Prayer Celebration 4A and 1K 9.15am Shepherd Spy ...the heart of God. Religious Education ‘Walk with Me’ “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2Cor 5:7) Our School Focus for 2015, “Walk with Me”, is designed to help us explore our faith through the saints who have inspired generations of disciples. The saints are described in many ways; companions, guides, servants of God, models of holiness. The saints can help us find the path we are called to take in our own lives. They walk with us and show us how to love and serve God in our own way. Mini Vinnies Ministry Masses Saturday, 9 May at 6pm Sunday, 10 May at 9:30am and 5:30pm Saturday, 23 May at 6pm Sunday, 24 May at 9:30am and 5:30pm Every week, we are asking each family to bring just one item of non-perishable food to school to distribute to people in need. There is a collection box in your child’s classroom where you can send your gift of food. Coming Soon ... Winter Woollies Appeal Start collecting adult size beanies, scarves, jumpers, coats, blankets, sleeping bags. New socks and gloves are also needed. More information will be sent home in the coming weeks. Term 2 Prayer Celebrations Week 3 - St Francis of Assisi - 4 Aquilina and 1Kolek Everyone is a house with four rooms: A physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time. But unless we go into every room, every day. Week 5 - St Angela Merici - 5 Housler and 3 Zaja Week 7 - Bl Mother Teresa - 5 Capon and 2 Huleatt Week 9 - St John the Apostle - 6 Bent and 3 Whackett Even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person. 3 Shepherd Spy To be together …... Winter School Uniform All children should now be wearing their winter uniform. Girls should be wearing either the Canberra Catholic School pinafore or navy unisex pants; navy blue stockings or white socks, sky blue long sleeve Peter Pan collar blouse or sky blue skivvy and navy fleece with school logo. The boys should be in navy unisex long trousers, navy socks, long sleeve polo shirt with school logo and navy fleece with school logo. Please note fleecy pants are not official uniform and are not to be worn. If the children wear a parka or windcheater to school it must be plain navy. Children may wear the school beanie instead of the Legionnaires hat during winter. Beanies and hats may be purchased at the front office - $6.50 each. Black leather shoes or boots must be worn with the school uniform. No Lynx shoes or black runners. A note of explanation from the parent must be provided if your child deviates from the expected uniform. Jewellery, including necklaces and rubber charity bands and bracelets must not be worn to school. The only jewellery items which may be worn to school are a watch and STUD earrings. (No sleepers, hoops, loops or dangles). A uniform dress code reinforces in students a pride in their appearance, instils recognition of themselves as an integral part of the school community, and assists in developing pride in representing their school. Our school uniform is available from Saavy School and Formal Wear, Mitchell Phone 6162 1032 Playground Equipment: Please help us to keep all children off the playground equipment after school each day until 3.30pm We have requested your assistance in relation to this matter and it seems to b e falling on deaf ears. It is too difficult for the teacher on afternoon supervision to know which children are being supervised by their parents, and those who are still waiting to be picked up. Afternoon Messages: As part of your morning routine at home, please make it clear with your children how they are to travel home each afternoon. If circumstances change during the day, by all means call the school before 3.45pm so that the message can be passed on. However, let’s try to keep the messages down to a minimum please, because it is busiest time of the day for the office staff. If you are picking your child up during the day for an appointment please email or write a note to the teacher so she/he can organise your child to meet you at the office to sign them out. Found: A girls watch has been handed in at the Front Office. If this watch belongs to your child please contact Mrs Jones. Good Shepherd School App: All school communication is sent home via the App eg. Newsletter. To install the App, just look for our school name “Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Amaroo’ in the Apple App Store and install it on your phone. A couple of tips: Make sure you have allowed for push notifications in your iPhone settings. You can subscribe to various push categories (eg Year Levels) by clicking "more" then "setup" in the App. Wet Weather Pick Up During wet weather there will be no drive-through pick up. Children need to be collect from their class room. 4 Shepherd Spy ...the heart of God. Reminder: 5 We are a nut free school. Shepherd Spy To be together …... 6 Shepherd Spy
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