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18th March •Week 7•Term 1• 2015
St Clare of Assisi Primary School
Conder, ACT
BE THE LIGHT
Dear Parents and Carers,
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
All parents are invited to the next community council meeting on Tuesday 24th March at
6:30pm in the staff room. This year there will be a new focus with the second meeting of
every Term usually Week 8, being open to all parents. Please contact the Front Office or
a member of the Community Council if you wish to place an item on the Agenda. The
Community Council Members are:
Brad Gaynor, Val Ciuffetelli, Kate Warren, Laura Adams, Pat Barrenger, Ryan Breen,
Sarah Gray and Anne Lahey.
CARPARK ISSUES
Morning
Donut and and Front Drive through are for a quick drop off ONLY. Parent should not be
getting out of their car. Please do all the hugs and kisses earlier, if you need to stop please
park the car.
Dates to
Remember
Mon.23rd to Frid.27th March
• Year 2 to 6 Swimming Lessons
See page 6 for swimming
timetable
Friday 10th April
• Last day of Term 1
• ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
Afternoon
We continue to have issues in our carparks.
We are well aware our carparks are difficult in the afternoons. They are congested, traffic
is blocked and backed up, people are frustrated, etc. But there is not much else we can
do about it! Over the years the school has tried a variety of options, met with the traffic
authority, had discussions with police – and the best outcome each time continues to be the
current arrangements! This is my 8th school and everyone of them has issues with traffic
arrangements in the afternoons. It is part of school life for approximately 20 minutes each
day. We ask that all parents and carers:
a.
Be patient and understanding;
b.
Park & Pick Up if that suits you;
c.
Use Drive Thru but don’t get out of the car – stop, door open, kids gets in
and then you carefully drive off;
d.
ONLY turn LEFT at the exit and go up and around the roundabout - this
keeps the traffic flowing;
e.
Stagger your arrival. Staff are on duty until 3.30, so come a little later to
avoid the mayhem!
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to two soccer teams who participated in the Catholic School
Soccer Carnival last Sunday. Special thanks to Damien Webb for his coordination
and to the players and parents who assisted on the day.
www.sca.act.edu.au
P 6294 1860
F 6294 4613
BOOKCLUB CLOSED TODAY
NO MORE ORDERS CAN BE
ACCEPTED
SATURDAY MORNING NETBALL
STARTS
SAT 28th MARCH
Volunteer of the week
KIM SENINI
E office.stclaresconder@cg.catholic.edu.au
By striving to ‘Be the Light’, the community of Saint Clare of Assisi believes that Jesus Christ challenges us to excellence, in a united and caring environment.
18th March •Week 7•Term 1• 2015
St Clare of Assisi Primary School
Conder, ACT
BE THE LIGHT
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM – LITERACY AND NUMERACY
(NAPLAN)
The National Assessment Program is the measure through which governments, education
authorities and schools can determine whether or not young Australians are meeting important
educational outcomes. The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is
an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are
essential for every child to progress through school and life, such as reading, writing, spelling and
numeracy. The assessments are undertaken nationwide, every year, in the second full week in May.
The 2014 NAPLAN tests will be held in Week 3 of Term 2 on Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and
Thursday 14 May. Please check the following timetable which outlines the times at which the tests
will be sat. Please ensure that if you have a child in Year 3 or 5 that appointments are organised
outside testing times. A make-up day will be held on Friday 16th May for students who missed a
section of the testing or were absent on a particular test day.
The results of these tests will provide useful information for us as teachers and you as parents. They
provide a snapshot from one time on one day, which will be analysed in conjunction with all other
assessment, to help inform teachers in their ongoing efforts to address the literacy and numeracy
needs of their students.
A NAPLAN 2014 National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy, Information for Parents
pamphlet was sent home on Wednesday to parents of students in Years 3 and 5. For further
information about NAPLAN you can go to www.nap.edu.au
Year Level
Year 3
Time
9:30am
11:30am
Year 5
9:30am
11:30am
Tuesday
12 may
Language
Conventions
Writing
Wednesday
13 May
Reading
Thursday
15 May
Numeracy
Language
Conventions
Writing
Reading
Numeracy
Canteen Roster
Morning
Afternoon
Thursday
19th March
E. Mowlam
A. Bryant
N. Muir
M. Carlis
N. Muir
Friday
20th March
B. Gaynor
K. Purcell
Monday
23rdMarch
R. Reid
K. Robinson
K. Filipovic
Tuesday
17th March
L. Dzamic
Wednesday
18th March
T. Blake
N. Moore
M. Whitehouse
K. Russell
P. Bradley
D. O’Malley
T.Fisher
O. Chan
T. Fisher
18th March •Week 7•Term 1• 2015
St Clare of Assisi Primary School
Conder, ACT
BE THE LIGHT
White Card Recipients Week 7 Term 1, 2015
Congratulations to the following students:
CLASS
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Kinder Green
Nikolas Dokonal
Kinder Red
Lachlan Russell
2 Blue
Phoebe Vassallo
2 Red
Sisifa Tofuaipangai
3 Yellow
Amy Wiggan, Rhys Sweeney
4 Blue
Penny Cant
4 Yellow
Nicholas Stirzaker
4 Green
Elise Dredge, Regan Cartledge
5 Green
Max Curry
5 Red
Nyon Nhial
Holy Week and Easter Liturgy times:
Reconciliation 1st Rite, in HFC on Saturdays during Lent 10:30am-11am and
5pm-5:30pm each Saturday and Sunday.
The Lenten 2nd Rite of Reconciliation, Wednesday 25 March at 7pm at St Thomas the Apostle Kambah.
Holy Thursday—7pm Mass of the Last Supper and Washing of the Feet, HFC
Good Friday—11am Stations of the Cross outside at St Clare of Assisi School Conder.
3pm The Passion and Death of Our Lord, HFC
Holy Saturday—6:30pm Easter Vigil Mass, HFC
Easter Sunday—8am & 10am, no 6pm
www.sca.act.edu.au
P 6294 1860
F 6294 4613
E office.stclaresconder@cg.catholic.edu.au
By striving to ‘Be the Light’, the community of Saint Clare of Assisi believes that Jesus Christ challenges us to excellence, in a united and caring environment.
LITERACY LUNACY
This week Literacy Online
At St Clare of Assisi we are integrating several online learning programs into our classrooms. We have
Reading Eggs for Kinder to Year 3 and Lesson Zone for Years 4-6. Students should have been given logins
for these programs, please see your classroom teacher for these if required. Classroom teachers may
also be using online learning programs such as Skoolbo and Study Ladder.
We all know most children love to use technology and it is certainly an important part of student’s
education now. Below I have given some links to some websites that have games and activities to enhance
literacy skills or engage children with literacy. Enjoy exploring one or two of the websites with your child
whilst learning at the same time.
Woodland Literacy Zone (This is one of my personal favourites).
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy/
Primary Games
http://www.primarygames.com/reading.php
Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
Jo Thomson
Literacy Coordinator
BBC Bite Size
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SOCCER CARNIVAL
This years annual Catholic Schools Soccer Carnival was held on Sunday 15 March at the University of Canberra
Bruce. SCA fielded two teams in the World Cup Division, a combined Years 3 - 4 as well as a combined Years
5 - 6 team. After a bit of a chaotic start due to some last minute field changes both teams played 4 games each
against other Catholic schools from the ACT.
While both teams had mixed results from their games (including a draw in each division) the children had a
great time playing and competing. The sportsmanship displayed by both SCA teams was excellent to see with
players encouraging each other for good play and congratulating the other teams at the end of their matches.
Thankyou to all the parents who helped out during the Carnival. No doubt there were more than a few tired
children (and parents) that night.
18th March •Week 7•Term 1• 2015
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER
COOL KIDS
The Cool Kids program is a skills-based program that teaches children (6-12yrs) and
their parents how to better manage the child’s anxiety. It involves the participation of
both children and their parents, and focuses on teaching clear and practical skills.
Topics covered in the program include:
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What is anxiety?
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Me and my anxiety
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Learning about feelings
Detective thinking, and learning to think more realistically
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Fighting fear by facing fear
Learning to solve a problem
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Becoming a confident person
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Bookings Essential
Contact
6162 6100
Dealing with teasing
The course is offered 2 hours per week over an 8 week period.
DATES: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th May, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd June
TIME: 5-7pm VENUE: 57 Hicks Street, Red Hill
FEE: $275 (must be paid at time of booking) Fee includes light supper & course materials
CLOSING DATE: 20th April, no bookings will be accepted after this date
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www.catholiccare.cg.org.au
www.sca.act.edu.au
P 6294 1860
F 6294 4613
E office.stclaresconder@cg.catholic.edu.au
By striving to ‘Be the Light’, the community of Saint Clare of Assisi believes that Jesus Christ challenges us to excellence, in a united and caring environment.
Water Awareness Lessons
Tuggeranong Pool
Years 2 – 6
Monday 16th March – Friday 27th March
Lesson
Classes
9:15 – 9:45
3B and 3G
9:45 – 10:15
3R and 3Y
10:15 – 10:45
5R and 5Y
10:45 – 11:15
5B and 5G
11:15 – 11:45
6R and 6Y
11:45 – 12:15
6B and 6G
12:15 – 12:45
4R and 4G
12:45 – 1:15
4B and 4Y
1:15 – 1:45
2R and 2G
1:45 – 2:15
2B and 2Y
Parents are welcome to come along
to watch the lessons
Please remember the following points:
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Children are to wear their sports uniform every day with their swimming costume
already on underneath.
Each day they are to bring to school: a spare bag for wet gear, a towel, spare
underwear and thongs/sandals to wear to & from the pool.
Swimming cap & goggles are highly recommended in a public chlorine pool.
All children will change under teacher supervision in the pool’s change rooms.
SCA Parent Network
Below are the names and email contacts of 2015 Parent Network for parents that might have questions
or need a point of contact.. Many thanks to all these lovely volunteers.
Kinder
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Year Four
Year Five
Year Six
Belinda Bray
belindabray63@hotmail.com
Amy Backhouse
abackhouse@live.com.au
Megan Oxley
meganoxley82@gmail.com
Suzie O’Keeffe
okeeffe@grapevine.com
Denise Driessen
dddriessen11@optusnet.com.au
Trudie Heinrich
trudieheinrich@hotmail.com
Shae Hair
shaehair@grapevine.com.au
Belinda Rose
belinda.mark@bigpond.com
Kate Blenkin
kateblenkin@me.com
Emma Hill
canberrahills@optusnet.com.au
Sandy Grant
admin@cfelectrical.com.au
Denise Driessen
dddriessen11@optusnet.com.au
Kerryn O’Connor
kezbrent.oconnor@hotmail.com
Kristina Filipovic
kristinafilipovic@hotmail.com
Grace Hayes
ghayes73@bigpond.net.au
Rachael Saint
russrach@live.com.au
Lisa Brussow
livewire.brussow@bigpond.com
Kate Blenkin
kateblenkin@me.com
Chris Lawson
christine.lawson@afp.gov.au
Toni Fisher
ozdraytons@gmail.com
Shae Hair
shaehair@grapevine.com.au
Sandy Grant
admin@cfelectrical.com.au
Taryn Vassallo
dave_vass@hotmail.com
Grace Hayes
ghayes73@bigpond.net.au
Belinda Rose
belinda.mark@bigpond.com
Toni Fisher
ozdraytons@gmail.com
Suzie O’Keeffe
okeeffe@grapevine.com
Gerard Heffernan
gerard@hhls.com.au
Kerryn O’Connor
kezbrent.oconnor@hotmail.com
Shae Hair
shaehair@grapevine.com.au
Kristina Filipovic
kristinafilipovic@hotmail.com
18th March •Week 7•Term 1• 2015
SCHOOL NOTICES
SCA WALKING CLUB
Regional Catholic Preschool
Information Evenings for
2016
When: Friday 20th March
Where: Gordon park and Coffee Guru
The Parent Network would like to invite all members
of the SCA community to join us for our first SCA
Walking Club this Friday. We will be meeting at
the back gate on the basketball courts after morning
assembly (please don’t leave your car on the basketball
courts as the courts may be needed for sport). We will
walk along the bike path to Gordon park and on our
way back stop at Coffee Guru. You are most welcome
to meet up with us at Gordon Park or at Coffee Guru
We look forward to seeing you.
The Parent Network
When:
Tuesday 5th of May 6:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday 6th of May 6:30-7:30 pm
Thursday 14th of May 6:30-7:30 pm
Where:
Holy Family Early Learning and
Care Centre, Corner of Castleton
Crescent and Budgen Avenue, Gowrie
2015 ACT Playgroups
Year 7, 2016 Enrolments
St Clare’s College
World’s Biggest Playgroup
Wednesday 25 March
Future students are invited to “Try a Day @ St Clare’s” on Thursday, 30 April
To find out more information about this exciting day and to register your daughter,
visit our home page on www.stcc.act.edu.au
Parents and future students are invited to our Year 7 2016 Open Evening
Tuesday 5 May 2015, 4.00 – 7.30pm
Tours of the College will be held between 4.00–6.00pm and 6.30–7.30pm. An
information session will be conducted by Senior Students and the Principal, Mr Paul
Carroll, between 6.00-6.30pm in the College Hall.
10am—1pm
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For further enquiries contact the Enrolment Officer, Leonie Kelly, on 6260 9405 or visit
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www.sca.act.edu.au
P 6294 1860
F 6294 4613
E office.stclaresconder@cg.catholic.edu.au
By striving to ‘Be the Light’, the community of Saint Clare of Assisi believes that Jesus Christ challenges us to excellence, in a united and caring environment.