ST LUKE’S CATHOLIC PARISH SCHOOL 45 Degen Road, Capalaba Phone (07) 3245 9595 Fax (07) 3823 2222 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stlukescapalaba.qld.edu.au NEWSLETTER 11 November 2014 No. 35 St Luke’s School 1989 - 2014 St Luke’s School 1989-2014 FROM OUR ADMIN TEAM P & F AGM The P & F AGM takes place next Monday and in keeping with previous tradition positions have been declared vacant and nomination forms can be secured from the school office. We thank our hard working and dedicated P & F Executive lead by Adam Gould; they are making a positive difference to education and community at St Luke’s. Please find P & F notices later in the newsletter. PREP 2015 TRANSITION DAY A transition day for new students is being held this Wednesday 12 November. Students will be involved in various activities to help them make a smooth transition into full time schooling. Thanks to Prep teachers for their direction and organization of these events. Parents are invited to stay for a cuppa on the Emmaus Centre Deck. FEELING SAFE STRATEGY- BE A HERO WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR SAFETY! Brisbane Catholic Education has for many years promoted in schools the ‘feeling safe strategy’, which is an important child protection procedure and process. The strategy was updated last year and is now known as ‘Be A Hero’ when it comes to ‘Your Safety.’ The children learn the key terms, RECOGNIZE, REACT and REPORT when you are feeling unsafe. More information to follow. Student protection contacts in our school community are in the first instance our class teachers or Guidance Counsellor, APRE and Principal. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Last week the School Board gathered for its final meeting of the school year. We thank Board members for their dedicated service as they help develop the educational Vision of the school and strategic direction of St Luke’s. They have faced challenges, made tough decisions and celebrated many achievements. We thank all our Board members and look forward to a bright future in 2015. It was pleasing to hear the Board express their thanks too for our school staff in the important work they do. May the Board continue to be a blessing to our community. DATE CLAIMERS NOVEMBER Wed 12 Prep 2015 Orientation morning 9.00am-10.45am Thu 13 Prayer Assembly 5Blue 2pm Fri 14 Booklists due Mon 17 P&F Annual General Mtg 7pm P&F Meeting 7.30pm Thu 20 Uniform Shop open 8-9.30am Prayer Assembly 3Blue 2pm Fri 21 Mass 1White 9am Catholic swimming carnival Mon 24-Fri 28 Swimming lessons P-2 Wed 26 Big Breakfast 7.45am Canberra Tour meeting 6pm Thu 27 Uniform Shop open 8-9.30am Yr 6 & Yr 7 Thanksgiving Fri 28 Yr 6 & Yr 7 excursion DECEMBER Wed 3 Christmas Carols 6.30pm Thu 4 Uniform Shop open 8-9.30am Fri 5 Whole School Liturgy 10.30am School closes 12noon JANUARY 2015 Wed 28 School resumes Monday Assembly 2pm in the Emmaus Centre. Thursday Prayer Assembly 2pm in the Church. All Welcome. Uniform Shop Hours: Friday 8.00am – 9.30am IMPORTANT NEWS - ONE TO ONE Details are being finalized for the 2015 One to One computer program for current year 3 students. A package of information will be put together including information, policy, procedures, timeline and next steps and this will be sent out to parents by mid November. Hopefully this will keep parents informed of next steps. More information to follow. CATHOLIC ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVAL Next week the St Luke’s swim team will participate in friendly competition with other Catholic Schools from the Redlands. Thanks to Mrs Milligan, Mrs Prentice and support staff for organising our participation in this event. Mrs Prentice will forward information directly to team members. BOOK FAIR Thanks to Mrs Kerr and Mrs Bentley for organizing our annual Book Fair which has again been very well supported by families. It’s great to see families enthusiastically taking up the opportunity to be involved in the promotion of good reading habits which open up a world of learning possibilities for the children. St Luke’s Oval redevelopment It is very pleasing to announce that Oval redevelopment works will begin on the Christmas school holidays. The P&F have worked hard all year raising funds to support this vital development at our school. The redevelopment involves irrigation systems, resurfacing, levelling, drainage works and returfing the Oval area. STAFF NEWS On behalf of the school community I would like to congratulate our HPE teacher Cynthia Milligan and her family on the exciting news that her 3rd child is due to be born next year. Cynthia will complete her duties in 2014 before taking maternity leave in 2015. A suitable replacement for Cynthia is being appointed over the next few weeks. We wish Cynthia well during this exciting time for her family and also acknowledge her excellent efforts to build the profile of sport and HPE within our school. CLASS STRUCTURES The following structure for class groups is being implemented in 2015: Prep - 2 groups Year 1 - 2 groups Year 2 - 2 groups Year 3 - 2 groups Year 4 - 2 groups Year 5 - 2 groups Year 6 - 2 groups Towards the end of term 4 final staffing will be announced. Similar to last year, students will receive their class listing for 2015 when they receive their Semester 2 report during the last week of school. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with their new teacher during the last week. Class lists will be displayed outside the office from Wednesday 10 December. CLASS SELECTION Similar to last year, we no longer accept letters or emails from parents regarding your child’s class placement. Parents are aware that present class teachers have the greatest input into class selection for 2015. Classroom teachers know your child very well having spent a whole year with them. Our teachers are highly professional and they are the ones in the best position to make judgments about your child’s placements. Please speak to your teacher over the next couple of weeks if you have any concerns. SCHOOL BUDGET Planning is well under way for the 2015 School Budget and Fee Schedule. Parents can expect a slight increase in the Tuition Fee and Capital Levy in line with CPI. We do not expect new fees or levy increases in 2015 outside those outlined above. Parents must be congratulated and thanked for the considerable financial commitment they make to our school through the capital levy. The levy has allowed the school to maintain and refurbish various facilities in the school. This development could not take place without the dedicated financial support of our community. Thanks for putting such commitment towards the education offered at St Luke’s. P TO 2 SWIMMING PROGRAM Once again in 2014 there will be a 4 day block swimming lessons program held during week 8 of term 4. The program received excellent support from families last year and is viewed as an important part of the HPE program and the children’s safety and development. An information letter was sent home recently in preparation for this activity DEGEN ROAD SIGNAGE CHANGES! VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION! Parents please be advised that the section of Degen Road from the Child Care Centre to the Lions Respite Centre is now a no parking zone between 2.30pm and 3.30pm School days. This essentially means that this section of road is to be kept free for our pick up line and is the point where parents can line up so as not to block Degen Road. Parents will have noticed with some frustration that cars are still being parked and left there and this is holding up traffic and blocking Degen Road. We are sure that working together with regular reminders we can actually improve the pick-up line and road safety even further and we thank all those families who behave in a safe and courteous way to help this happen each day! CANBERRA TOUR A Canberra tour meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 26th November 6.00pm to begin preparations for the 2015 tour! The tour takes place every 2nd year and next year will be our 3rd tour at St Luke’s. Due to popularity our most recent tour reached the maximum number of seats. Next year the tour will be open to year 5 and 6 students and we encourage families to come along and learn more about this excellent educational tour. The school works with Pam Walsh and EDUCA tours and they are a high quality educational tour provider with many years’ experience. The tour takes place in the first week of the September holidays. More information to follow. ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING PROCESS Class teachers are currently working towards the completion of their report cards for second semester. The process is the culmination of a long term effort of judgements about the development of each student. Reports will be forwarded to parents in week 9 of term 4. Once again thanks to teaching staff for their efforts in this area. STAFFING DEVELOPMENTS Parents may not be aware that the school is currently taking steps to establish the school staff for 2015. A number of teaching contracts need renewal as well as the appointment of staff in key support positions. Once these positions have been secured and finalised the full staffing complement can be shared with community in week 8 and 9 of term 4. More information to follow. IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2014 AND 2015 Term 4, 2014 ends Friday, 5 December, 2014 at 12noon following our whole school liturgy at 10.30am. 2015 – Term Dates Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Wednesday 28 January – Thursday 2 April Monday 20 April – Friday 26 June Monday 13 July – Friday 18 September Tuesday 6 October – Friday 4 December 2015 – Important dates and public holidays School office opens Monday 19 January Professional development days Wednesday 21 – Friday 23 January & Tuesday 27 January (administration) Australia Day Monday 26 January Students return Wednesday 28 January Good Friday Friday 3 April Easter Monday Monday 6 April ANZAC Day Saturday 25 April Queen’s Birthday Monday 8 June Show Holiday (Redlands) Monday 10 August Labour Day Monday 5 October RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE SCHOOL St Vincent de Paul Annual Christmas Appeal Thank you to the many families who have already contributed to our St Vincent de Paul Annual Christmas Appeal. As our year of Celebration at St Luke’s draws to an end, we would love to be able to support people in need celebrate Christmas. We are asking you to contribute non-perishable food items (cans, packets etc) and some Christmas goodies to our collection. It’s great to see the piles of food items growing in each classroom! BIG As this is such a busy time of the year we are having the breakfast on Wednesday 26 November from 7.45 am. On the menu will be sausage in bread, hash browns, muffins and fruit juice (and coffee and tea for the mums and dads). Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate the end of another successful and productive year here at St. Luke’s FAMILY CHRISTMAS CAROLS CELEBRATION Our Christmas Carols night is only a few weeks away so lock the date down in your calendar. It will be held in the Emmaus Centre on Wednesday 3 December beginning at 6.30pm. Children may come dressed in Christmas clothes or as a Christmas character e.g. shepherd. They will be sitting in their class groups and will need to be here at 6.20pm so that we can start on time. All children are singing and are expected to attend. END OF YEAR LITURGY We will be celebrating our end of the year liturgy on Friday 5 December at 10.30 am in the Church. This is a great opportunity to thank God for all the blessings we have received during the year and to farewell staff and children who are leaving. Children will return to their classrooms after this and will be dismissed from there at 12 noon. FRIDAY MORNING MASS Next Friday 21st November Year 1 White will celebrate Mass with Father Emmanuel at 9:00am. Parents are always welcome to be part of this celebration. YEAR 6 and 7 THANKSGIVING MASS : We are One… Celebrate Our Year 6 and 7 students will celebrate their Mass of Thanksgiving on Thursday 27 November at 7pm. This will be an important opportunity for our students to give thanks to God for all they have received during their time here at St. Luke’s. Year 5 parents have received a letter about helping with the supper. We really appreciate your support and will be in contact with you soon. THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL- Matthew 25:14-30 This week’s gospel challenges us to use all that God has given us for the sake of the kingdom. All who follow Jesus are called to spread the good news in word and through action. We are asked to examine what it means to be faithful and to continue the work of Jesus by visiting the sick and imprisoned, clothing the naked, welcoming the stranger, and feeding the hungry (25:31-46). SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT – Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa Tim Lomas, Principal and Renae Collier, Acting APRE FROM OUR PARISH OFFICE Greetings from the Parish Office! Padua Place Recently, the Padua Place Committee held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Parish Meeting Room. Padua Place is a fifteen (15) unit social housing complex providing accommodation for families at an affordable rate. It is located in Babiana Street, Alexandra Hills and is one of the two social housing complexes owned by our parish. Parish Christmas Picnic (Including Altar Servers Break-up) St Anthony's School Grounds Sunday 23rd November commencing at 10.30am. There will be activities for adults and children. Lunch Chicken and Salad $5 Adults (2 per family) $15 Family. Cold Drinks on sale. The current members of the Padua Place Housing Committee include Gary and Margaret Hindle, Michael Hawes, Sylvia Vassallo, Amanda Mase, June Thorne and Robert Pook (from Manly Parish). These men and women volunteer, their time, talents and experience to run Padua Place by meeting once a month to ensure the welfare of the residents of Padua Place. Christmas Mass Helpers for St Luke’s By volunteering to run Padua Place, the members of the committee could be said to be amongst the biggest contributors to our parish funds. Over the years, the committee has saved the parish the cost of hiring a management company to run Padua Place. In turn, they donate those saved costs to the parish. They also make an annual donation of $1000.00 to St Vincent de Paul to assist with ministering to the residents of Padua Place. In essence this year, the parish received a donation of $17451.00 as a result of the voluntary management works of the committee. Next Saturday 15th November we will be having the practice for the Baptism of Older Children. Practice commences at 2pm in the church at St Anthony’s. As things are now, we need more people to volunteer to join the Padua Place Committee to ensure the continuity of this noble task. Most of the current members have been on the committee for a long time and we need to start thinking of succession planning. Also we welcome the members of the ClareHaven Committee who will merge with the Padua Place to enrich the committee and ultimately learn more about Social Housing Management from them. God Bless, Fr Emmanuel If you are available over Christmas to help out at any of the Masses, please place your name on the roster that will be at the back of the church or phone the Parish Office on 3820 0100. Practice for Baptism of Older Children St Anthony & St Luke’s Parish Calendar The year is fast drawing to a close and it’s nearly time to begin preparations for our 2015 Parish Calendar. If you have information that needs to be included in the calendar, please contact the Parish Office on 3820 0100. MASS TIMES ACROSS OUR PARISH Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 7:00 7:00 9:00 7:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 9:00 am St Anthony’s am St Luke’s am St Anthony’s am St Luke’s pm St Anthony's pm St Luke’s am St Luke’s am St Anthony’s CONGRATULATIONS The following students received awards at Assembly recently: Trystan, Lachlan, Tasha, Ben, Cooper, Caleb, Matthew, Imogen, Savannah, Benjamin, Ella, Jada, Thomas, Kyan, Oliver, Dakota, Owen, Tarquin. Cruise, James, Bailey, Seanna, Heidi, Sofia, Ailish, Charlotte, Tristan, Gabriella, Abbey. An account must be set up the first time you use this website – click on My Account (top right hand side) then Create My Account Select School and Year Level from drop down box Please contact the school office if you have any queries. ATTACHMENTS to newsletter: Triple P letter Congratulations to Jacinta who achieved Honours for her Grade 3 AMEB piano exam. Well done Jacinta. WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTO – $22 ea Order forms are available from the office. OFFICE MATTERS SCHOOL FEES School Fees are now overdue. All accounts must be finalised by this Friday 14 November. Follow up phone calls will be made next week if full payment has not been received. Thank you. School Fees accounts were emailed on Monday 20 October. If you have not received your account please contact the office so we can update your email address. School Fees were sent from PCAPFinance@ bne.catholic.edu.au P&F Levy rebate – a reminder to all families to fill in your levy cards which are kept in the office. If you have worked at working bees, covered or shelved library books, tuckshop or helped with student banking you are entitled to claim a levy rebate. Please ensure your cards are up to date as the total rebate is calculated from these cards. Rebates are credited to Term 1, 2015 fees unless the family is leaving the school and then a cheque will be issued. All cards must be completed and handed in by Friday 28 November. BOOKLISTS FOR 2015 – Online – quick & easy Booklists have been sent home and are due this Friday 14 November. Orders can be processed online and details are on the form. Books can be collected from Mt Cotton Road Newsagency on Mt Cotton Road on certain dates in January 2015 or from St Luke’s School on Tuesday 2 December 2014 (8am-9am or 2.30pm-3.30pm) Tips for ordering online: www.mtcottonrdnews.com.au must be typed into the url address bar at the very top of screen (not in google box) 25TH ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE th We still have plenty of 25 Anniversary merchandise available for sale: Drink Bottle $5.50 Travel Mug $7.00 Caps $4.00(purple, pink, blue, navy) Umbrella $22.00 USB $6.50 (credit card shape) Flexible Ruler $1.50 Pen $2.00 Sirromet Wine – St Luke’s limited edition Cabernet Merlot $15.00ea Sauvignon Blanc $20.00ea Sets 1 white 1 red $30.00 2 white $35.00 2 red $25.00 STUDENT BANKING – Wed 12 Nov – Anna Saunders & Kylie Randall Friday 6 March 2015 Calling for Parent Volunteers to help with School Banking! We are SEEKING PARENT HELPERS, to act as the School Banking Coordinators at our school in 2015. School Banking deposits are currently processed on a Wednesday morning at the library. We will be holding a training session later this term. Parents willing to help should complete their details below and return to the Office ASAP. Yes, I would like to help with School Banking! Name: ________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________ “Please support the businesses that support US” ST LUKE’S CAPALABA P & F ASSOCIATION Annual General Meeting Agenda Date – 7.00pm Monday 17th November 2014 No. FROM OUR P&F Thank You parents that helped at the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle on Saturday!! That was the last P&F event for 2014. 2015 Event Planning Meeting EVERYONE in our community is invited to attend the 2015 P&F Event Planning Meeting in the Emmaus Centre at 7.30pm Monday 17th November – immediately following the AGM @7pm. It is at this meeting where all P&F events including the FESTIVAL are discussed and locked into the school calendar. Most importantly, it is also the opportunity for new events/ideas to be put forward for consideration. Please come along to share your ideas for 2015! Item Speaker Welcome Prayer Attendance Book Confirmation of previous AGM Minutes of Meeting 13 November 2013 Business arising from previous AGM Minutes of Meeting 2014 Principal’s Report Treasurer’s Report – Year To Date 2014 President’s Report Tim Renee All Tim Tim 11 Review and distribution of Parental Code of Conduct Executive Position Descriptions Executive Position Voting 12 Appointment of an Auditor 13 Notification of the Diocesan Council in writing within 30 days of the AGM of the details of the office bearers of the Association Meeting date for the next AGM Monday 16 November 2015 2014 AGM Meeting Closed New Executive New Executive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 Tim Tim Mel Adam Tim Tim New Executive New Executive UNIFORM SHOP NEWS Extra Opening Days Thursday 20 Nov 8am – 9.30am Thursday 27 Nov 8am – 9.30am Thursday 4 Dec 8am – 9.30am Tues 20 Jan 2015 2pm – 4pm Fri 23 Jan 2015 9am – 12noon Tues 27 Jan 2015 1pm – 3pm Uniform shop is open every Friday 8am – 9.30am except Fri 5 December (last day of school). If you need any information please email Joy on [email protected] TUCKSHOP NEWS TUCKSHOP MENUS are on front page of school website Sushi Sushi orders must: be in by 2pm Wednesday be attached to a brown paper bag have name and class on top of bag be placed in tuckshop box in classroom Sushi menu is available on St Luke’s School website www.stlukescapalaba.qld.edu.au Sorry - No late orders can be accepted as orders are placed on Wednesday afternoon. This week’s helpers are Kathy McCaul, Kerry Massie and Angela Stafford. Thank you. Juanita Holman, Tuckshop Convenor. B Cre8ive Art Classes Years 1 – 4 (www.stlukescapalaba.qld.edu.au) under tuckshop link on left. Where: When: - every Wednesday Subway orders must: be in by 2pm Tuesday be attached to a brown paper bag have name and class on top of form be placed in red satchel in classroom An order form is available on St Luke’s School website www.stlukescapalaba.qld.edu.au Sorry - No late orders can be accepted as orders are collected Tuesday afternoon and delivered to Subway. Summer Menu is still available on Thursday and Fridays. - every Thursday Who: Cost: How long: Art room Starts Thursday 13 November 3.15 – 4.15pm Years 1-4 $10 per lesson 4 week block (13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 4/11) Maximum 10 students Liz Saul, St Luke’s Art Specialist. COMMUNITY NEWS If your child would like to learn piano next year please contact Annette Brennan on 0407 599 544. FOR SALE – best offer $100 Voucher for Gianni Photography - studio or location shoots. Valid until 31/12/2014. Phone Fiona on 0421 768 695. WANTED TO BUY Second hand kayaks for children between 10-14 years. Please contact Mrs Burford (STIE) via the office or [email protected] if you can help. GRADUATION NECKLACES $20 each GIRLS White locket coloured crystals Silver plate hand stamped with St Lukes 2014 year 6 or 7 Initial charm can be added for $3 BOYS Stainless steel dog tag Hand stamped with St Lukes 2014 year 6 or 7 and name If you want. To order contact Juanita on facebook [email protected] Free Stepping Stones parenting support will be available in Queensland until July 2015. Click here to read the latest update on the Stepping Stones Triple P Project. With the end-of-year school holidays fast approaching, that's not a lot of time for parents of children with a disability to take up our offer of free, specialised parenting support. We've had many organisations accept the challenge to get involved with the Stepping Stones project, and we're very grateful. AEIOU Foundation, The Hear and Say Centre, Vision Australia, Redlands Special School, Ipswich Central State School, Centacare and the Cairns Early Years Centre are some names which immediately spring to mind. Thank you for your support. There are other organisations and agencies out there we would really love to hear from! It's not too late to organise free parenting sessions. Please contact our team on [email protected] so we can help you put some plans in place. You can also help us promote the project by: Liking us on Facebook Using the attached web banners for online use o Online use hyperlink to http://www.triplep-steppingstones.net o Online use hyperlink to http://www.triplep-steppingstones.net Using the attached print-ready banners in your hard-copy publications: o Hard copy use hyperlink to http://www.triplep-steppingstones.net o Hard copy use hyperlink to http://www.triplep-steppingstones.net Yours Sincerely, Professor Matt Sanders Principal Investigator, SSTP Project Director, Parenting and family Support Centre, University of Queensland Professor of Clinical Psychology
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