Principal: Mrs. Bec Maxwell
24—32 Grogan Street
Mossman. QLD. 4873
4th December 2014
Ph.: 07 4098 1631
Fax: 07 4098 2267
We are part of the Catholic Parish of Mossman—Port Douglas
www.staugs.qld.edu.au
email: [email protected]
Dear Parents,
Last night’s Christmas concert was wonderful. The children performed beautifully and the community joined in with the evenings celebrations with gusto—our Teachers had worked well to prepare the students and also to support them as they participated in the performances. It was a delight to be able to acknowledge all our students in front of our community.
As I drove home after the celebrations last night I was thinking about how fortunate our school community is when compared
with a school community that my daughter, Katie, and I visited last Christmas — mostly importantly — how different. That
school community was in the Sahab Syrian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. Last night our children were dressed in clothes to
match their song, the children in the refugee camp were dressed in donated clothes—anything that would fit and keep them
warm. Last night we all went home to houses with kitchens, bedrooms and lounges. In Sahab they go home to one room tents
with ditch toilets — in the snow. Our children could kick there shoes off and forget them—there they either had no shoes or had
ill fitting often mismatched donated shoes. Our families can go to the supermarket to by food—there they have to line up and
show family identity card to receive a donated bag of tinned food, rice and tea if they are lucky. Our children
have classrooms in a building with air conditioners, desks and lots of materials — there the
classroom is a tent with only a mat on the floor, no chairs, no desks and often no pencils or paper
or books.
So my challenge to all of us for this upcoming Christmas Season is simply to be
appreciative and say thank you. Appreciate the gift of each other, appreciate our
health and safety, appreciate the opportunities that we have because we have more
than the majority of other people in the world. Say thank you to Our Lord for what we
receive on a daily basis, say thank you to each other for the gift
that they are and how they make our worlds great places to be.
Finally a thank you to everyone in the St Augustine’s
Catholic
Learning Community for all that you have contributed towards
making 2014 a successful and enjoyable year.
Catholic Parish
Mossman and Port Douglas
St Augustine Church
24 Grogan Street,
Mossman
Saturday 6:30pm, Mossman
Sunday 7:00am, Mossman
Co-responsible in faith and
development
St Mary Church
2 Endeavour Street,
Port Douglas
Sunday 9:00am, Port Douglas
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Kuku Yalanji and Yirrganydji peoples,
and pay our respect to the elders, both past, present and future.
Class
Teacher
School Officer/s
Prep S
Lauren Scaroni
Amanda Booth
Prep K
Helen Kennedy
Claire Perham
Everest Pitt
Year 1M
Joshua Mullane
Erin Mullane
Leah Houghton
Year 2/3 G
Brett Grealy
Sharon Miller
Year 2/3 D
Gayle Duncan
Ruth Hannett
Year 4/5 UO
Robyn Usher
Liz Ottone
Richelle Woods
Year 4/5 P
Alison Pendlebury
Leah Houghton
Year 6 N
Megan Newell
Sharon Miller
Library
Yvonne Grant
Everest Pitt
Leah Houghton
Health & Physical Education
Bron Caltabiano
Indigenous Support Teacher
Deb Rasmussen
Front Office Administrator
Tanya Santarossa
Sharon Miller
Finance Officer
Tess Walker
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2014
Church
Christmas Eve
Wednesday December 24
Christmas Day
Thursday December
25
Mossman
St Augustine
24 Grogan Street
Port Douglas
St Mary
2 Endeavour Street
10.00 pm
Mass during the Night
7.00 am
7.00 pm
Mass during the night
9.00 am
Sacrament of Penance
Second Rite of Reconciliation
(communal celebration and individual confession)
– Wednesday 17 December, 7.00 pm, Mossman.
First Rite of Reconciliation (individual confession only)
– anytime by request.
Baldwin Family 5th December
Thankyou to all families who volunteered their
time to do Undercover Angels for 2014
2014 Semester 2 Life Long Learner Awards
Jasmin Sayed
Prep
Rudra Patel
Year 1
Ryan Karamujic
Prep
Matthew Belcher
Year 1
Katie Bolton
Year 1
Marlon Bollero
Year 2
Kayla Trezise
Year 1
Ivy Madgwick
Year 2
Mercedes Ramsay
Year 3
Grace Wootten
Year 4
Tyra Thomas
Year 3
Ashely Herrington
Year 4
Mia Madgwick
Year 5
Liana Walsh
Year 6
Sophee Watson
Year 5
Jack Jenkins
Year 6
Joshua Edwards
Year 7
Jayde Illbery
Year 7
NAPLAN AWARDS
Year 3
Student
Harrison Belcher
Year 5
Year 7
Award
Student
Award
Student
Award
Reading
Joshua Belcher
Reading
Emma Pedley
Reading
Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar & Punctuation
Curtis White
Reading
Numeracy
Numeracy
Numeracy
Emma Brown
Reading
Nathan Clark
Reading
D’Lae Holcroft
Reading
Alexis Kearns
Reading
Michaelyn Parkes
Reading
Kaitlin Petruszewski
Spelling
Spelling
Alex Brown
Numeracy
Shae Perkins
Reading
Courtney Geddes
Grammar & Punctuation
Tyra Thomas
Reading
Writing
Spelling
Grammar & Punctuation
Brock Girgenti
Writing
Spelling
Grammar & Punctuation
Numeracy
Lalawa Donigi-Bedford
Writing
Mercedes Ramsay
Grammar & Punctuation
Jade Shearer
Grammar & Punctuation
Reef Ward
Grammar & Punctuation
Numeracy
Tristian Geddes
Numeracy
Grammar & Punctuation
Joshua Edward
Grammar & Punctuation
Numeracy
Anthony Long
Numeracy
Year Five Pie Drive
Year Five would like to thank the entire school community for their support in purchasing
pies. We raised a substantial amount of money which has not only paid for the catering for
this year’s graduation, but also next year’s graduation and, at the request of the students,
we have purchased Christmas gifts for children who unfortunately will be in hospital over
Christmas.
A huge THANK YOU goes out to all the parents from Year Five, for not only coordinating
the Pie Drive but also for their hard work on Graduation night.
FOR ALL YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL NEEDS
Booklist drop off with quick turn around
Personally packed by knowledgeable staff
Competitive prices
Pre-payment options available
Save on time and travel costs
No large queues or crowds
One lucky customer who has their booklist
packed by the store
will have the cost of their booklist refunded.
Just drop your booklist
into store for you chance to win!
Ph: 4098 1462 Fax: 4098 1280
Email: [email protected]
All Bama Parents &
Community are invited…
to Have Your Say!
Tuesday 16 December 2014
PaCE Meeting:
Where:
Adults Only Event
Mossman Shire Hall, Mill Street
Time:
Sign In 5.30pm and Start from 6pm to 8pm
Mayi / Kai Kai:
Light Supper will be provided
Transport:
Please call or text Patsy Lockington on 0417 967 062
Or email: [email protected]
(by Wednesday 10 December to arrange transport)
Shaping Our Children’s Education and Learning for Successl
Mossman Parent &
Community
Engagement (PaCE)
In the Library we don’t only have books………
We hold Liturgies like the Year 1's did.
We do research
We have problem solving activities
We do dancing to stories
We have student's work displayed
We work in groups