Marymount Primary NewsWednesday 14 March 2018 Term 1 Week 8

Dear Parents, Friends and Guardians, Coming Events

Children Mass (Mary, Mother of Mercy Church - children read at Mass) 5.30pm - 1st Sunday each month

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Mary, Mother of Mercy Church - children are withdrawn for brief lesson) 10.00am - 2nd & 4th Sundays; 5.30pm - 3rd Sunday8.30am - each Sunday (school term) St Benedict’s, Mudgeeraba

Parish Mass Times Saturday - 5.00pm - Miami;6.00pm - Palm Beach; 6.15pm - Burleigh Heads;

Sunday - 7.00am - Palm Beach & Burleigh; 8.30am - Mudgeeraba & Miami;10.00am and 5.30pm - Mary, Mother of Mercy Church.

Tuesday - 7.30am - Mary, Mother of Mercy

Friday - 12.00pm - Mary, Mother of Mercy

Mass Times

PO Box 2506 Burleigh BC 4220 Phone:(07) 5535 1803 Fax: (07) 5535 1819 Email: pburleigh@bne.catholic.edu.au http://www.marymountprimary.qld.edu.au

Marymount Primary School acknowledges the Kombumerri People of the Yugambeh Nation as the traditional custodians of this land.We are committed to work for reconciliation and justice.

Wednesday March 145A - Whole School Assembly Yr 1 - Life Education Van Visit4A - Bike Safety

Thursday March 15Yr 1 - Life Education Van VisitYr 6 Pat Flynn - Author visit

Friday March 16Green Day - Gold coin donationYr 1 - Life Education Van Visit10am Mass - Yrs 5M, 5A & 5R

Wednesday March 213P- Whole School Assembly5A - Ozanam Villa

Thursday March 22Yr 6 Pat Flynn - Author visit

Friday March 2310am Mass - Yrs 5Y & 5P

Jingeri everyone. Baugull yau-un (good afternoon). I hope you are all baugull (good/well).

Parent/ Teacher InterviewsThis is a very important time to touch base with your child’s teacher to gain an understanding of how your child is achieving at this early stage of the year, both academically and socially, and with their organisational skills and work habits. It is also a wonderful opportunity to discuss how we can work collaboratively with you to support your child’s learning. Thanks to our teaching staff for the extra hours they put in to make these interviews so successful, and to you for taking the time to meet with us.

Toby MatchettCongratulations to Toby (6A) who has been selected as a Batonbearer for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Toby will carry the Baton on the 3rd of April from the intersection of Cheltenham Drive and Killarney Avenue in Robina, finishing at 25 Cheltenham Drive. It would be wonderful if we had as many of the Marymount Primary community as we can out there on the day to cheer Toby on.

Art Show - Date ClaimerAt our Art Show Meeting last Monday evening the date for this year’s Art Show was set for Friday August 24 to Sunday August 26 2018. More details will follow outlining how you can book your tickets to the gala opening event on Friday night.

Holy Land PilgrimageThis week Greg is in the Holy Land of Jerusalem. He will visit the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, Mt Zion, the Church of St Anne, the Pool of Bethseda and the Western Wall. He will celebrate Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on the Mount of Olives, at Mt Zion and complete the Stations of the Cross through the Old City.

Greg is praying for us all on his pilgrimage and we continue to pray for the whole of the BCE Leadership Team who are deepening their faith and their understanding of the world of Jesus on this amazing journey.

Thanks and have lovely week unya jimbelungmang (my friends), Tina.

Green Day Free DressFriday

Gold coin donation

“Good morning boys and girls, you have really made our day. All the things you do, drive our cares away. Can we say to all of you, will you please come back again.” words from resident Irene for Year 1A at the Ozanam Villa visit last week.

Book Club orders for Issue 2 due Friday 16 March

Parents can order online, log-in to www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download app for iPhone and iPad

from the App Store. Thank you!

From our Assistant PrincipalLee Meiklejohn

From our Assistant Principal - Religious EducationBernadette Christensen

Refugee Day at Tallebudgera CreekEvery year the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Group unites with their Woodridge branch and gives new refugees to Australia a day at Tallebudgera Creek. The Marymount community has supported this wonderful day for years now. This year the date for this event is the first Saturday of Term 2.

Saturday 21st April9.30amTallebudgera Creek

We need your help! Please go through your cupboards this weekend as we need swimmers for children, men and women (please no bikinis as the women are very modest). They all need towels (bath or beach towels), hats, backpacks, wet shirts and the women love to cover up in sarongs. Please make sure the items are clean with no holes or rips. Please do not send other second hand clothing as there is no room on the bus for them.

The children appreciate any beach toys like plastic buckets and spades, Frisbees or any type of football or soccer ball. Please don’t send broken toys. Your child can place their items in the basket in their classroom and a band of Marymount helpers will make sure they all get there on the day. Please send them in before the holidays or before the first Wednesday of Term 2.

Your family is very welcome to join us at the creek that day. The buses arrive at around 9:30am. You are asked to bring your own lunch as St Vincent De Paul only provides food for the visitors. This is our opportunity to share our good fortune with our brothers and sisters who have suffered much hardship.

Thanks for your supportJane Lennon

NAPLAN Online UpdateThis week, I had the opportunity to update our P&F group regarding NAPLAN Online. I have placed this presentation on the Parent Portal with all other NAPLAN Online information. Firstly, we discussed the idea of Tailored Testing, which is major feature of the online testing environment. This means that although the test is still standardised, students will receive questions of varying complexity in response to how they are tracking during the test. This aims to ensure that each student experiences success in the testing environment, our students are extended if required and that we receive more specific information about what our students can do.

Secondly, we visited the public demonstration site at www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment to get an idea of the types of questions our students would expect. This website is available to everyone and we encourage all parents to take the time to explore.

Year 3 and 5 students will sit their NAPLAN Online practice test on Thursday 22nd March. This is a great opportunity for our students to become familiar with the online platform and experience exactly what it will be like when they sit for their formal NAPLAN Online assessment in late May.

This practice test also provides an additional opportunity for students to become familiar with the types of questions they will encounter in NAPLAN Online. The 45-minute test includes numeracy, conventions of language and reading questions, but not writing.

Please visit our Parent Portal to explore all relevant information for parents.

Enjoy the rest of the week

Lee Meiklejohn

Please keep sending your vouchers in! So far we have counted 23 000 vouchers for our school. Thank you for your efforts.

· No need to cut vouchers – we bundle them in strips of ten for easy counting

· Online shoppers can nominate to send evouchers to our school

Free Dress day - Friday 16 March

Patron Parents At Marymount Primary, we proudly say that we are a community. Our mission statement explicitly talks about:

a Growing Catholic community a Building a learning community a Developing a child centred communitya Fostering school community anda Providing an inclusive community

All of these statements indicate the ongoing nature of our work together. We continually respond to changing times and influences, to improve our practice and outcomes for our members, both adults and children.

We thank the group of parent volunteers below who have accepted our invitation to act in a pastoral role, particularly among the families and parent groups in the school. Their role is to facilitate caring and welcoming practices among new and existing families. This might involve social outings, organising play-gatherings during the holidays or assisting new families with becoming familiar in the ways of our school. They are not expected to be counsellors, trouble-shooters or mediators in conflict.

Prep - Anne Marie Maurer, Rochelle Cassells, Margaux O’Reilly, Bridget Le Seur, Alicia Aplin, Melissa Hickling, Tanya Sondergeld, Stacey O’Shea and Laurel McCutcheon

Year 1 - Erin Staker, Caitlin Tomlinson, Tanya Frogley, Natalie Moloney and Lauren Bayley

Year 2 - Melissa Hickling, Jen Gyles, Katie Lovett, Margaux O’Reilly, Sarah Townsend, Amanda Saunders, Liz Deeley and Paola Smith

Year 3 - Lisa Kern, Adrienne Cannard, Danielle Roberts, Emma Drew, Lisa Nesbitt and Caitlin Tomlinson

Year 4 - Tanya Frogley & Vanessa O’Keefe

Year 5 - Sylvia Wilkinson & Liz Deeley

Year 6 - Tanya Sondergeld and Grace McLintock

The first meeting of this group will take place on Wednesday 21 March at 2pm.

Bernadette Christensen

a Gold coin donation

a All donations to Project Compassion

a Wear your favourite Irish gear or dress in green for a bit of fun! Just remember that sun safety and footwear rules still apply - so keep shoulders covered, wear a hat and closed in shoes.

Book Club orders for Issue 2 due Friday 16 March

Parents can order online, log-in to www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download app for iPhone and iPad

from the App Store. Thank you!

From our Assistant PrincipalLee Meiklejohn

From our Assistant Principal - Religious EducationBernadette Christensen

Refugee Day at Tallebudgera CreekEvery year the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Group unites with their Woodridge branch and gives new refugees to Australia a day at Tallebudgera Creek. The Marymount community has supported this wonderful day for years now. This year the date for this event is the first Saturday of Term 2.

Saturday 21st April9.30amTallebudgera Creek

We need your help! Please go through your cupboards this weekend as we need swimmers for children, men and women (please no bikinis as the women are very modest). They all need towels (bath or beach towels), hats, backpacks, wet shirts and the women love to cover up in sarongs. Please make sure the items are clean with no holes or rips. Please do not send other second hand clothing as there is no room on the bus for them.

The children appreciate any beach toys like plastic buckets and spades, Frisbees or any type of football or soccer ball. Please don’t send broken toys. Your child can place their items in the basket in their classroom and a band of Marymount helpers will make sure they all get there on the day. Please send them in before the holidays or before the first Wednesday of Term 2.

Your family is very welcome to join us at the creek that day. The buses arrive at around 9:30am. You are asked to bring your own lunch as St Vincent De Paul only provides food for the visitors. This is our opportunity to share our good fortune with our brothers and sisters who have suffered much hardship.

Thanks for your supportJane Lennon

NAPLAN Online UpdateThis week, I had the opportunity to update our P&F group regarding NAPLAN Online. I have placed this presentation on the Parent Portal with all other NAPLAN Online information. Firstly, we discussed the idea of Tailored Testing, which is major feature of the online testing environment. This means that although the test is still standardised, students will receive questions of varying complexity in response to how they are tracking during the test. This aims to ensure that each student experiences success in the testing environment, our students are extended if required and that we receive more specific information about what our students can do.

Secondly, we visited the public demonstration site at www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment to get an idea of the types of questions our students would expect. This website is available to everyone and we encourage all parents to take the time to explore.

Year 3 and 5 students will sit their NAPLAN Online practice test on Thursday 22nd March. This is a great opportunity for our students to become familiar with the online platform and experience exactly what it will be like when they sit for their formal NAPLAN Online assessment in late May.

This practice test also provides an additional opportunity for students to become familiar with the types of questions they will encounter in NAPLAN Online. The 45-minute test includes numeracy, conventions of language and reading questions, but not writing.

Please visit our Parent Portal to explore all relevant information for parents.

Enjoy the rest of the week

Lee Meiklejohn

Please keep sending your vouchers in! So far we have counted 23 000 vouchers for our school. Thank you for your efforts.

· No need to cut vouchers – we bundle them in strips of ten for easy counting

· Online shoppers can nominate to send evouchers to our school

Free Dress day - Friday 16 March

Patron Parents At Marymount Primary, we proudly say that we are a community. Our mission statement explicitly talks about:

a Growing Catholic community a Building a learning community a Developing a child centred communitya Fostering school community anda Providing an inclusive community

All of these statements indicate the ongoing nature of our work together. We continually respond to changing times and influences, to improve our practice and outcomes for our members, both adults and children.

We thank the group of parent volunteers below who have accepted our invitation to act in a pastoral role, particularly among the families and parent groups in the school. Their role is to facilitate caring and welcoming practices among new and existing families. This might involve social outings, organising play-gatherings during the holidays or assisting new families with becoming familiar in the ways of our school. They are not expected to be counsellors, trouble-shooters or mediators in conflict.

Prep - Anne Marie Maurer, Rochelle Cassells, Margaux O’Reilly, Bridget Le Seur, Alicia Aplin, Melissa Hickling, Tanya Sondergeld, Stacey O’Shea and Laurel McCutcheon

Year 1 - Erin Staker, Caitlin Tomlinson, Tanya Frogley, Natalie Moloney and Lauren Bayley

Year 2 - Melissa Hickling, Jen Gyles, Katie Lovett, Margaux O’Reilly, Sarah Townsend, Amanda Saunders, Liz Deeley and Paola Smith

Year 3 - Lisa Kern, Adrienne Cannard, Danielle Roberts, Emma Drew, Lisa Nesbitt and Caitlin Tomlinson

Year 4 - Tanya Frogley & Vanessa O’Keefe

Year 5 - Sylvia Wilkinson & Liz Deeley

Year 6 - Tanya Sondergeld and Grace McLintock

The first meeting of this group will take place on Wednesday 21 March at 2pm.

Bernadette Christensen

a Gold coin donation

a All donations to Project Compassion

a Wear your favourite Irish gear or dress in green for a bit of fun! Just remember that sun safety and footwear rules still apply - so keep shoulders covered, wear a hat and closed in shoes.

Tuckshop News

Sport News

BURLEIGH HEADS CATHOLIC PARISH Parish Office Hours 9.00am to 5.00pm 3 Sunlight Drive, Burleigh Waters (Postal PO Box 73, Burleigh Heads) Phone: 5576 6466

Parish Business & Finance Manager: Mr Jim Littlefield Parish Pastoral Team EMAIL: burleigh@bne.catholic.net.au Parish Priest: Fr Morgan Batt Associate Pastor: Fr Saji & Fr Ladu

Hello Marymount families

On Tuesday 20th March the Tuckshop is having our very special 'Easter meal deal'. There is a choice of three different meal deals. They will all come in a special lunch box and include a surprise toy and an Easter egg.

The choices are:1. Good eating beef pie + packet of chips + a choice of orange, apple or apple & blackcurrant juice or a strawberry or chocolate Big M. $8.00

2. Hotdog + packet of chips + a choice of orange, apple or apple & blackcurrant juice or a strawberry or chocolate Big M. $7.00

3. Chicken goujons + packet of chips + a choice of orange, apple or apple & blackcurrant juice or a strawberry or chocolate Big M. $7.50.

The meal deals will be available to order online by next week. If we could possibly have all orders in by Monday 19th it would be greatly appreciated.

Hoping your week is amazing.

The Tuckshop team

Oceanic Rugby LeagueCongratulations to Ben Browne and Cooper Bai who have been selected in the Oceanic District Rugby League teams for U11s and U12s respectively. Both boys will play at the Regional Rugby League Carnival at Runaway Bay on 17th and 18th April. Well done boys and good luck at the Regional Carnival.

Inter School SportsThank you to all those Year 5 and 6 students who completed our online survey for Inter School Sport. Some sports have too many students and will need to run a trial to pick the most suitable players for that team. Therefore, some students may not get their first preference. Other sports need a few more players to make up a full team. Weather permitting, we will start our Inter School Sports trials/training on Friday afternoon.

Cross Country TrainingCross Country season is fast approaching with our Marymount Primary School Cross Country Carnival set for Thursday 26 April (Week 2 Term 2).

Oceanic District Cross Country - Thursday 10th May.

Gold Coast Catholic Primary Schools Cross Country - Wednesday 30th May.

Regional Cross Country - Tuesday 5th June.

Marymount Cross Country training will start next Monday 19th March.

Monday morning at 7.30 Wednesday at Morning Tea 10.40 Thursday morning at 7.30

Please meet Mr Hill at the Multi Purpose Centre (Shed) to start all sessions.

Paul Hill

Holy Thursday

6.00pm 6.00pm

7.00pm

▪ Our Lady of the Way, Palm Beach ▪ St Benedict’s, Mudgeeraba

(First Rite of Reconciliation at 5pm)

▪ Mary, Mother of Mercy, Burleigh Waters (First Rite of Reconciliation at 6pm)

Good Friday

Ecumenical Stations 10.00am ▪ Infant Saviour, Burleigh Heads

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

Tenebrae (The Ancient Liturgy of Light)

3.00pm ▪ Mary, Mother of Mercy, Burleigh Waters ▪ Infant Saviour, Burleigh Heads ▪ Our Lady of the Way, Palm Beach ▪ Calvary, Miami ▪ St Benedict's, Mudgeeraba

7.00pm ▪ in the Columbarium, Mary Mother of Mercy Church

Holy Saturday

Easter Vigil 6.30pm ▪ Mary, Mother of Mercy, Burleigh Waters

NB: No Saturday Vigil at Miami, Palm Beach, Burleigh Heads or Mudgeeraba

Easter Sunday 7.00am 7.00am 8.30am 8.30am

10.00am 10.00am

5.00pm 5.30pm 7.00pm

▪ Our Lady of the Way, Palm Beach ▪ Infant Saviour, Burleigh Heads ▪ Calvary, Miami ▪ St Benedict’s, Mudgeeraba ▪ Ozanam Villa, Burleigh Heads ▪ Mary, Mother of Mercy, Burleigh Waters ▪ Our Lady of the Way, Palm Beach ▪ Mary, Mother of Mercy, Burleigh Waters ▪ Calvary, Miami

Mary, Mother of Mercy Church - 3 Sunlight Dr, Burleigh Waters Infant Saviour Church - 4 Park Av, Burleigh Heads Calvary Church - Santa Monica Rd, Miami Our Lady of the Way Church - 11th Av, Palm Beach St Benedict's Church - 2 Wallaby Dr, Mudgeeraba Parish Office - 3 Sunlight Dr, Burleigh Waters, Ph: 07 5576 6466

Easter Mass Times 2018