Newsletter - St Anthony's

St. Anthony’s School
Newsletter
“Lighting Pathways for life….”
27th November 2014
Principal: Paul Ryan
Priest Director: Fr Hal Ranger
9 Memory Street
Toowoomba Qld 4350
Phone: 4635 6200 Fax: 4635 0950
Email: stanthonys@twb.catholic.edu.au
Website: http://www.twb.catholic.edu.au/stanthonys
Student Protection Contacts:
Vicki Keith & Emma Gavin
WHS: Korine Lewis
In the midst of great celebrations with end of school activities, including the annual school camp, Awards
Ceremony, Prep Nativity Play and Masses, we have staff among us dealing with the loss of elderly parents.
Yesterday we celebrated the life of Mrs d’Abadie’s mother and on Friday we celebrate the life of Mrs. Rodger’s dad. Both families continue to grapple with their loss and I’m sure all of you will join me in offering our
prayers and thoughts to these families at this time of great sadness. No matter our age, the loss of a parent
is a significant one, because the love that exists between us and our parents remains right through our
whole lives regardless what life throws at us during that life time.
Yesterday was a remarkable day in that we sent off 3 classes to camp, Years 5,6 & 7. This will be the last camp that St
Anthony’s will send Year 7 off to camp because of the shift to secondary school in 2015. I acknowledge the teachers who
have availed themselves for the camp. They do so because of the love they have for your child and the commitment to
being a professional educator. They receive no extra pay of course and the hours required to prepare for the camp also
falls outside of paid hours. They say goodbye to their own lives and families just so that your child can go on camp. Anyone prepared to question their commitment will find themselves without support very quickly. Teachers are often targets
for emotionally charged parents and yet it is these people in your child's life that make the greatest impact on who and
what they become, apart from yourselves. They act out of love in their efforts to educate your child. They need applauding
and supporting and Christmas time reminds us to do this. I also acknowledge Mr Brett Rangiira for agreeing to attend this
years camp. He arrived yesterday morning with didgeridoo in hand and asked me to bring my guitar when I travelled down
to Burleigh today. His presence will only add to your child’s experience. Thank you champion.
We have our annual Yrs 4-7 Swimming Carnival on Monday 1st December at Glennie Pool. This program begins at 9.30
am. I sincerely hope that this event is well received by our parent body. Every effort is made to ensure equality, to allow
the gifted swimmers an opportunity to shine and the ones that don’t share this level of enthusiasm-to simply have a go and
enjoy the water and atmosphere. See you there-Paul
APRE
NO ASSEMBLY NEXT TUESDAY
Firstly, I would like to congratulate the following students for receiving the There will be no assembly at 2:30pm next Tuesday.
“Spirit of Nano Nagle” award. The recipients were; Fynn Carmody,
Carter Black, Arielle Suhr, Maddison Crighton, Shakayla Palmer, TabithaAWARDS ASSEMBLY
Daisy Gribble, Maddison Geiger, Elysse Thomas, Samantha Krause,
Anthony Hanna and Abbie Rollans. We thank these students for the extra Our awards assembly will be held at 9am in the assembly hall
effort that they give to make St Anthony’s a caring community.
on Friday the 5th December. Itinerary will include;On Wednesday the 3rd of December, in the last week of our school year,
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we will hold a liturgy and awards night for the Year Six and Seven students and their families. The liturgy will commence at 5:30pm in the
church. The families will be given a chance to celebrate together after the 
liturgy and awards. We will acknowledge these award winners at our
awards assembly, 9am on Friday the 5th. This will provide an opportunity 
for the entire school community to congratulate our award winners.
Regards,
Brendan O’Reilly
Presentation of Class Award
Acknowledgement of Yrs 6/7 Award Winners
Presentation of gift for families leaving
Prep SB– Our class has been working super hard on our Christmas
play. On Tuesday at 9:30am we will be doing our Christmas play for our
parents.
Booklists
Our 2015 Booklists are currently available online at
www.brownsstationery.com.au
if you are wishing to get in early and order them.
They will also be sent home with your child within the next
week.
Yr 1 EG-Wow! Not long to go now
until we are finished Year 1.
A few reminders for the coming week:
The Year 1 swimming carnival will be
held tomorrow at the Glennie Swimming Pool. Year 1 classes swim at
10.15-11.00 and we would love to see
parents there.
Our Secret Santa is up and running
and notes went home yesterday telling
who your child will buy for - we ask for
presents to be in next Wednesday so
gifts can be exchanged on Thursday! If
you are unable to participate please let
me know so gift can be arranged for
each child.
We are all looking forward to a fun
week of Christmas craft and activities.
Prep AD-This has been a busy week full of great happiness and great sorrow. We sent
messages of love and support to the d’Abadie family as they prepared for the funeral and
celebrated the life of Paticia McKeon, Mrs Anne-Maree’s mother. Prep AD was taught by
Mrs Spalding on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Mrs Alexia Gabbet on Thursday
and Friday. We performed our dress rehearsal of ‘The Innkeeper’s Breakfast’ for Years
One, Two, Three and Four today – and we were absolutely amazing! We’re looking forward
to presenting our play to all our families next Tuesday at 9.30am.
Yr 4 JR– We have missed Mrs
Rodgers and she has been in our
thoughts and prayers. We know
we can talk to people in our network to share our feelings of
sorrow.
The students are working well for
Mrs Smith with revision of
spelling, similes, metaphors,
mapping, decimals, tessellations
and measurement.
Science is abuzz as we studied
the anatomy and fascinating
habits of the bee.
Fr Hal visited and showed us
how we can be like a lit candle,
but sometimes our flame is blown
out. We have become the school
leaders, so have considered how
we can become responsible and
effective leaders.
With the swimming carnival,
breakups and Christmas just
around the corner we are looking
forward with anticipation.
MUSIC
“The Innkeeper’s Breakfast” – Prep Nativity Play
The Prep classes are eagerly looking forward to presenting their Christmas play to their families on Tuesday the
2nd December at 9.30am. We were lucky enough to be given the chance to perform for the children in Years One,
Two, Three and Four today as our official dress rehearsal. The children did a wonderful job – they all remembered
their lines and actions. The school loved them! We can’t wait to show you your amazing children! (We will probably
be presenting the play to the Year Five, Six and Seven children next Thursday morning at 9.30 am. They missed
out this week as they are away on camp.)
Communal Rite of Reconciliation
Tomorrow the children from Years Three and Four will be attending the St Anthony Parish communal rite of Reconciliation at 11am. Parents are most welcome to come and join the Parish and prepare for the coming of our Lord at
Christmas time.
Choirs at the Inn
Our St Anthony’s Choir has been invited to sing carols at the Bull’s Head Inn Open Day on Sunday the 7th December. This is the first Sunday of the
holidays! Mrs Emma Gavin has kindly volunteered to be the ‘check in’ person at the event. The choir will receive detailed notes on MONDAY (when
they are back from camp!) and should return the reply slips to the office next week. The choir learns so much when we support these community
events. One of the things that makes St Anthony’s so very special is the way the families support each other and the wider community. What a great
opportunity for our choir!
Year One Parents :- Mrs Foster
the school library.
will be conducting a spelling session for Yr 1 parents on Wednesday 3 at 2:30pm in
Congratulations
St. Anthony’s has 7 published authors amongst its student population.
Congratulations to:
Taylah Alchin
Thomas Below
Kelsey Francis
Christine Martland
Hayley Smith
Madeline Woodall
Riley Woodall
Senior Swimming Carnival
WHEN: 1st of December.
.
These students have written, illustrated and published their own stories,
taking over 100 hours of time, commitment and dedication.
These books will be available on JetStar, in the Toowoomba Childrens
hospital, the National library in Canberra, Queensland State Library and
St. Anthony’s School library.
You can see all the book details through our school website – follow the links
to the library catalogue.
Photographed: Peter Rookas, Paul Ryan, Emma McTaggart, Councillor Carol
Taylor and Jan Watkins.
WHAT TO BRING: The school sports uniform, swimming cap, goggles, appropriate swimming attire, plenty of food and drink.
TRANSPORT: We would encourage parents and guardians to drop
off students at the Glennie pool between the times of 8:30am and 9am.
All students who are dropped off at school will walk to the pool with the
teachers.
Students can be picked up by parents after the Carnival. We aim to
finish around 2pm. Any children remaining at the pool will be walked
back to St Anthony’s.
School Banking Pizza Reward Day
Pastoral Care Meeting
Pastoral care plays an important role in our school community by helping
families that are experiencing hardship.
For those who are currently involved or wish to become involved you are
welcome to come and meet our new coordinators Kerrianne Fels & Helena
Wiersma.
Where:Time:-
Parish Centre
3:30pm
When:-
Friday 28th Nov
Australian Open Blitz Ultimate Club
Challenge - Sat 28th Nov Range Tennis Club
Register your club at:- ultimateclubchallenge.aoblitz.com.au
8:30am registration
9:00am start
In recognition of our fantastic school banking year
Mr Diprose has organised a pizza lunch for our dedicated student bankers. This will be during 2nd break
in the Prep garden eating area on Thursday Dec 4 at
12:45pm. Please RSVP at the school office if you
are a school banker and wish to attend.
Tuckshop - FLEXISCHOOLS
Flexischools has been implemented into our tuckshop to eliminate not
only cash handling and banking, but to also considerably reduce the
workload for those who are giving their time to volunteer in the tuckshop. Although up until now cash orders have still been accepted, as of
the beginning of Term 1 2015, there will be a strict no cash policy in our
tuckshop. We encourage everyone to take the time over the holidays to
create a flexischools account. Over the course of next year, Flexischools will also be used for payment of meal deals and school events
such as discos. If you are unable to do this due to difficulty accessing a
computer or smart phone, or find the process confusing, Helena Wiersma, our P&F President, is happy to organise a time to meet with you at
the school and utilize one of the the schools computers to help you
create an account, show you how to place orders, and explain how the
Flexischools website works.
The Flexischools website is www.flexischools.com.au
If you require assistance please don't hesitate to contact Helena
on h_lwiersma@y7mail.com or 0411 870 828.
Anyone with concerns regarding this transition is encouraged to contact
our Principal Mr. Paul Ryan.
Many thanks
St Anthony's P&F
Class Awards
Prep AD
School Calendar of Events 2014
Yr. 4 JR
Yr. 2 JK
TERM FOUR
Prep SB
Yr. 5 LL
Yr. 2/3 VN
Tuesday, October Friday, December 5
School Camp
- Wed
Nov 26 - Fri 28
Students return approx. 4:30pm at Memory Street carpark
Swimming Carnival Yr P-3
- Fri
Nov 28
(Glennie Aquatic Centre)
Yr. 1 CC
Yr. 6/7 RL
Yr. 3 RM
Yr. 1 EG
Yr. 6/7 JA
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Swimming Carnival Yr 4-7
- Mon
Dec 1
(Glennie Aquatic Centre)
Prep Nativity Play
Yr 6/7 Awards Night
Awards Assembly
End of School Year Mass
Choirs at the Inn
- Tues
- Wed
- Fri
- Fri
- Sun
Dec 2
Dec 3
Dec 5
Dec 5
Dec 7
9.30am
5.30pm
9am
11am
*****Times and dates are subject to change*****
Principal’s Award
NO TUCKSHOP -
Friday 28th Nov - Friday 5th Dec
School Calendar of Events 2015
ST ANTHONY'S
PARISH
“A Place at the Table for All”
admin@stanthonysparish.com.au
(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 the school
office. 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 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.
P & F 2015
President :-
Helena Wiersma
Vice President:-
Jane Hudson
Secretary:-
An Van Cauwenberge
Treasurer:-
Andrea & Michael Brown
Grants Coordinator:-
Juanetta Krause
Diocese Representative:-
Debbie Cain
Uniform Representative:-
Anita Collins, Sandra Young,
An Van Cauwenberge
Non Office Bearing Officials:- Meredith Reeves , Chrissie Everitt,
Leonie Chapman
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.