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St. Anthony’s School
Newsletter
“Lighting Pathways for life….”
13th November 2014
Principal: Paul Ryan
Priest Director: Fr Hal Ranger
9 Memory Street
Toowoomba Qld 4350
Phone: 4635 6200 Fax: 4635 0950
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.twb.catholic.edu.au/stanthonys
Student Protection Contacts:
Vicki Keith & Emma Gavin
WHS: Korine Lewis
We congratulate the P&F committee for providing another lovely night on Saturday. The Christmas Event was
well attended and the evening began so beautifully with the community Mass. We thank Fr Hal for presiding over
the Mass and we acknowledge the considerable and unmistakable skills of Anne-Maree Spalding leading the
music. We thank the children who sang in the choir and for the Preppies who began the Mass with a beautiful
song.
Michelle Leaman our P&F President deserves special mention for her outstanding organisational skills. This was
clearly evident on the night. Good leadership is often not seen, because if you believe in others and their skills
and knowledge you can simply step back and if the need arises, support people in their efforts in completing a set task. This is
Michelle’s gift. Michelle has now departed from the President’s chair and was hand-over to the next group of enthusiastic parents to continue the great work of the P&F. New Executive will be announced next week. The school acknowledges the work of
the Executive committee and their ability to assist others as well. Thank you ALL so much for your contribution to St Anthony’s.
It is a better school, because you’re in it. It’s just great to see parents supporting the school that supports your kids.
We do have left-over items for sale and so information will be forthcoming when a Christmas stall will be made available to ALL
students during school time. Watch this space!
The school would like to acknowledge our teaching staff with this year’s Orientation Day. We welcomed our new Preps for 2015.
During this day ALL students progressed to their next year level. Whilst it was challenging for us with so much going on around
the school, we managed very well. The presentation provided by Miss d’Abadie and Miss Blaas to our new Prep enrolments
was comprehensive in nature and was something to be very proud of. The school recognises these two teachers for their outstanding ability.
Placement of teachers and students is now a priority for the school. It needs to be said that parents are not able to choose their
child's teacher, this is left in the hands of professional educators, like Principal’s, with the skills and knowledge to be able to
place both teachers and students and create the optimum learning environment for everyone. Please trust me to do my job well.
Paul
APRE Reflection
LEAVING FAMILIES AND STUDENTS
Dear Parents,
This year we have two 6/7 classes leaving St Anthony’s. We would love to acknowledge all the students and
the parents who have been a part of our school community. This will occur at 9am on the 5th December, in
the assembly hall. It is a tradition here at St Anthony’s to present the students and leaving parents with a
small gift as a token of our appreciation.
Our Mass on the 5th December will commence at 11am. You are welcome to collect your child after the Mass
if this is convenient for you.
CHRISTMAS HAMPER APPEAL
We currently have a large amount of
lost property, please take the time to
check that none of it belongs to your
child/ren
Students NOT Returning
2015
This month our Mini Vinnies group will hold their Christmas Hamper Appeal. Any non-perishable foods will be If for any reason your child/ren are
gratefully received. All food will be collected at the front office. I would like to thank you in advance for supnot returning to St Anthony’s in 2015
porting this cause.
please notify the Principal or Office
staff. This will allow us to organise our
Generosity—our ability to offer the best of who we are and what we have for the benefit of one another—is
classes for next year, cater for stuperhaps our most valuable human attribute. In fact, it may be the singular quality we possess that has the
dents on our waiting lists and also
capacity to transform the world. (Living the generous life-Wayne Muller)
prevent you from being charged for
2015 Term 1 fees.
Regards,
Brendan OReilly
Prep AD-Our Preps had a wonderful morning in Year
One last Thursday. They came back to Prep full of stories
and very excited about going to Year One next
year. Congratulations to our preppies who sang at our
Parish and School Christmas fair on Saturday. They did a
beautiful job! We are going “full steam ahead” rehearsing
for our Christmas musical now. If you could please help
your child practise their lines with expression it would be a
really big help for us. At this stage, our performance for
parents looks like being Thursday morning, 27th November. We’ll let you know an exact time ASAP. Last swimming lesson is tomorrow (Friday 14th Nov). The children will
have a break the following week, and then the P-3 swimming carnival (games) will happen on Friday 28th Nov. An
exciting time ahead!
Prep SB– Last week we had Prep
Orientation day. Your child got to experience what Year 1 might be like. Thank you
to all the parents who brought in food for
the new Prep parents. Last Friday we had
swimming again. On the 21st of November
there will be no swimming. The swimming
carnival for P-3 will be on the 28th of November.
We will be starting Christmas activities
soon!
Yr 2 JK- During English lessons we
studied silent letters (kn, wr & gn), identified collective nouns, revised similes and
the formation of cursive letters (g, o & q).
We focused on the written retell of “The
Lion and the Mouse.” Year 2 presentation for the next week is to mime an
action or event. In Mathematics, we
continued to work with ‘chance’ concepts:
certain, impossible, likely and unlikely and
apply these ideas to the likelihood of
various events. We used tally marks to
record events and discuss outcomes. We
also gathered, plotted and interpreted
data on a graph. We identified relative
positions of features on maps using
cardinal points (north, south, east & west).
Our Geographical studies continue with
the class developing & mapping their own
town. In Religion this week, we assisted
Fr Hal with mid-week Parish Mass and
we’re starting to examine the life and
times of Jesus. After Swimming lessons
children will have a late morning tea (pack
extra food as children often feel hungry
after swimming) and a
short play before returning to the classroom.
Yr 1 CC- Only three weeks of school
Yr 3 RM -This week we have continued to work on our poetry anthologies so far we have written shape poems,
acrostic poems and are now working on
Yr 2/3VN-The term is flying by! Thank cinquains. In Maths, we have been
you to everyone for their kind wishes while doing lots of testing. In Science we
completed a heat conduction experiI was away sick. I feel 100% now and
ment. It was so much fun! We took
ready to power through the rest of the
term. Next week, we will be making some some time to remember the people that
have served our country in war on
healthy salads in class. We have been
Remembrance Day. Reminder: Some
learning about being healthy people;
children have not yet returned their
including exercising, washing our bodies,
portfolios. Please do so straight away so
eating healthy foods, drinking water and
wearing our hats. We have all designed a we can put new work samples in. Also,
healthy salad and we will create this salad some children have run out of some of
their stationery requirements. I realise it
at school next week (probably Thursday,
is close to the end of the year, but these
but I will send a note home). From this,
are still a necessary part of the school
students will create their own salad box
day. Please check with your child if they
that promotes healthy
need anything replaced.
living.
HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIAPHOBIIA * - What is it?
Year 4 students have been increasing their vocabulary with unusual, large words,
similes and metaphors. Our poetry unit has seen us writing descriptive sensory poems.
We studied air, are, ear, eir and ere words and had assessments for spelling and
maths. We have looked at place value to tenths and revised the 11 times table and
rounding off to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000. In science we have studied the structure of
a plant. Plants are so amazing! Our cool art experiment was to mix coloured water and
paper to make walking water which you can see on display by our door. We have
played touch football for P.E. The children’s participation in the mass and the Community Christmas singing was appreciated by everyone.
By 4JR students.
* The fear of big words.
Yr 4 JR–
Yr 5 LL- The excitement is starting to build as
we approach Camp in Week 8, but we would encourage the students to stay focused in class on their
work, as we are still finalising assessment tasks this
week and next.
CONGRATULATIONS to Amelia Waters, Harry
Searle and Abbie Glasgow who received an award
at Assembly this week for their wonderful sketches of
a guitar. The attention to detail and proportion was
exceptional. Very clever artists!! Well done to some
other students who also produced a great sketch Samantha Krause, Riley Woodall, Sam Rogers,
Charlie Lockwood, Darci Towning-Wells
& Brendan Haynes-Sheath. We are currently
working on creating 'Groovy Guitars', which should
prove to be fun and fascinating.
CONGRATULATIONS also to Brendan HaynesSheath who received the Principal's Award this
week for the positive contribution he makes to the St
Anthony's school community. Well done, Brendan.
Yr 1 EG-
left! How quickly it is going, but the children still have a lot of important work to do.
I have noticed that many children are still
not confident with ‘left’ and ‘right’. Every
day, you could be giving your child some
directions that include left/right words e.g.
“Put the cup on the left of the sink”. The
children have now written their report on a
sea turtle and have done a good job with
this. Encourage your child to still think
about full stops, capitals and neat writing
every time they write. It seems that they
just think about what they want to put
down on the paper and then forget about
all the other necessary parts of writing!
Enjoy your week.
We have been writing PREPOSITION POEMS and
there have been many entertaining and clever ones
written. Here is one great example:
The toy car went...
out of the toybox
down the stairs
up a ramp
across the table and
fell
off the table
along the floor
through the door
out of the house
across the road
into the gutter
down in the sewers
around a crocodile
into a drain
out of a drain
into a river
under a bridge
down a waterfall
into a fish...
WATCH OUT!!!
GULP...
The Craft Stall Clearance Sale
Mon, Tues, & Wed - Before & After School -In the Art/Science Room
P&F
YOU ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE P & F SO DON’T BE
AFRAID
WANTED—Secretary and Diocesan Representative
Swimming – Term 4
Yr 6/7 JA-In 6/7JA we have begun assessing the children in all Key Learning Areas in
preparation for writing their report cards. In previous terms we have published a timetable for all
assessment pieces in the weekly newsletter, however this term the schedule was put up on the
blackboard for all students to see. They were also encouraged to write this information into their
diary as a reminder. As the term rolls on more responsibility is being placed on the students to
encourage their independence and organisational skills. It is hoped this
will continue to prepare them for High School in the not so distant future.
Friendly reminder: Homework is due tomorrow – Everyday Spelling &
Mathematics. Last swimming lesson tomorrow. Camp fees to paid to the
Office.
9:00 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
5LL
2/3VN & 3RM
1CC & 2JK
1EG & 4JR
Prep AD & 6/7 JA
Prep SB & 6/7 RL
Please pack extra food for your child/ren
on swimming days and they usually have
an increased appetite after swimming.!!!!
ENGRAVING
On Wednesday Nov 19th at 8:45am Constable Rebecca will be at
our school to engrave bicycles, scooters etc.
Registration forms available at the office.
READERS’ CUP
Congratulations to all students who competed in the Catholic Schools Reader’s Cup Competition. Student performance was high in all divisions, with the
Six/Seven team (Fearless) bringing home a trophy and a $50 book voucher to spend on resources for our library. St Anthony’s also took out the Aggregate trophy for the day, winning with a grand total of 218.5 points. We would like to acknowledge the Mums, Dads & staff who gave up their time to provide transport and support for our students.
Class Awards
Prep AD
Hayden Kmita
Harrison Croker
Yr. 4 JR
Christian Kollin
Zachary Howes
Hope Riding
Yr. 2 JK
Trinity Plumeier
Tahlia Hess
Xander Rohde
Prep SB
Michael Underwood
Jake Eyles
School Calendar of Events 2014
TERM FOUR
Yr. 5 LL
Thomas Below
Yr. 2/3 VN
Deegan Martland
Jasmine Tarlinton
Yr. 1 CC
Stephanie Kaluzyn
Jaydon Leonard
Yr. 6/7 RL
Yr. 3 RM
Tuesday, October Friday, December 5
Constable Rebecca Engraving
Presentation Day Mass
Child Writes Book Launch
- Wed
- Fri
- Mon
School Camp
Swimming Carnival Yr P-3
- Wed
- Fri
(Glennie Aquatic Centre)
Nov 19
Nov 21 11am
Nov 24 8:50am
Nov 26 - Fri 28
Nov 28
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Swimming Carnival Yr 4-7
- Mon
Dec 1
(Glennie Aquatic Centre)
Yr. 1 EG
Yr. 6/7 JA
Laura Morgan
Tobias Gribble
Madeleine Delaforce
Laura Morgan
Yr 6/7 Awards Night
End of School Year Mass
- Wed
- Fri
Dec 3 5.30pm
Dec 5 11am
*****Times and dates are subject to change*****
Principal’s Award
Change of Day for Assembly
Brendan Haynes-Sheath
We are changing our day for Assembly this term to
Tuesday afternoons at 2:30pm
ST ANTHONY'S
PARISH
“A Place at the Table for All”
[email protected]
(Ph 4636 1737)
Postal Address: PO Box 217, Drayton North, Qld. 4350
Priest Director:
Pastoral Associate:
Chair Parish Council:
Parish Secretary:
Office Hours
Noela – Tues-Fri 8.30-2.30
Monica – Mon-Fri 9.00-4.00
Fr Hal Ranger
Mrs Monica Gundry
David Waters
Mrs Noela Nolan
Church Opening Hours
Monday-Friday
8.30am – 4pm
Term 1
Tues Jan 27 - Thurs April 2
Term 2
Mon April 20 - Fri June 26
Term 3
Mon July 13 - Fri Sept 18
Term 4
Tues Oct 6
Parish Christmas Hamper Appeal
Please support the Parish Christmas Hamper Appeal by
donating non perishable food items at the school office.
These items will be collected and given to community
members who are in need of support.
Always remember to keep your contact details up
to date ! If your child is absent please contact the
office on 46356200 to ensure that it is marked on
the attendance roll.
Fri Dec 4
Pastoral Care
If you have any queries or know anyone who requires help please contact Viv Hanna
46354835 or Nicole Rangiira 0437382408. Your support would be appreciated
St Anthony’s Parish Playgroup
Playgroup meets every Monday at the parish building from 9am until
11am. If interested please contact Robynne 0431095874 or Kahren on
0422569947
Sunday 8am – 11am
Please read our current Newsletter for up to date Parish information
and Mass times at:http://www.stanthonysparish.com.au/
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Sick Bay
Nov 14
- Sandra Young
Nov 21
- Helena Wiersma
Nov 28
- Jodie Murray
Please contact the office if you can help with washing the sick bay sheets.
There is no supervision provided, before 8:15am
Classroom supervision ends at 3pm
Pickup supervision ends at 3:25pm
Bus supervision ends at 3:45pm.
Stephen Street Car Park
We have had phone calls to the office in regards to safety in the car
park. If your child is waiting to be picked up they must wait in the
school grounds. Children must NOT run across the car park to the
parked cars and caution must be taken at all times. The School (south)
side of the car park is a stop/drop/go zone at pick up time and drop off
time. Vehicles should not be parked here. The Stephen Street (north)
side of the car park is for parking, if you park there you
must exit you’re your car and walk your child to the school
gate and of an afternoon meet them at the gate and walk
them back to your car.
Chiniquay Street
Please be aware there are residents in Chiniquay Street who are affected by the way people park in their street. People are parking for
long and short term periods in the “No Standing Zone” . This is hindering access to properties as well as making rubbish collect
impossible. We recommend that you try and park in the
Stephen or Memory Street car parks.
Attention all Volunteers
This is a reminder to ALL parents who volunteer in any way at St Anthony’s you MUST report to the office to read the ‘Code of Conduct for Volunteers’ document and the ‘Student Protection’ requirements BEFORE
you can begin your role as a volunteer. You will then need to be signed in
on any subsequent visit to the school.
NO ONE is permitted to enter a classroom unless they have signed in at
the office. This is for the protection of ALL children and for administration
to know who is on the premises in case of fire or lockdown.
Please remember that if an adult wishes to use the school amenities/
school toilets they must go to the staffroom.
Parents must never use students toilets.