DATE CLAIMERS DATE CLAIMERS DATE CLAIMERS DATE CLAIMERS OCTOBER 12 3.15pm YR 7 MEETING WITH PARENTS 12 9am WHOLE SCHOOL

RECONCILIATION LITURGY 18 7.30pm ST CLARE’S P&F MEETING 20 6pm ST CLARE’S SCHOOL BOARD

MEETING 24-28 BOOK FAIR WEEK 6pm PREP PARENT INFORMATION EVENING 26 9-11am PREP OPEN MORNING

TERM 4 WEEK 2 11th October 2011 Please read our newsletter— A Heap of information is enclosed.!!!!!!

Swimming The swimming program commenced this week. Last term a letter was sent out indicating an incorrect amount for swimming. Lessons cost $3 per week (pool entry fee) or $18 for the term. I have been advised by the pool that this year we do not have to pay an extra fee for a life guard as we did in 2010. The $18 term fee includes the cost of the swimming carnival. Please note that there will be no swimming next Monday as Miss Bowie will be attending an in-service day. These lessons will be made up later in the term. Parent helpers are still required for swimming. Please note that we need adequate supervision of students during swimming lessons so the more parents that can come along the better it is for everyone. Classes for 2012 Whilst I am not in a position to make a decision on class teachers for next year I do wish to advise that we will not be having any composite classes in 2012 if the enrolment projections are correct. I feel that the decision not to go with composite classes is in the best interests of teachers as well as students particularly due to the introduction of the national curriculum in English, Maths and Science in 2012. It is anticipated that enrolment numbers will decline in 2012 from 198 students to approximately 180 students. The major reason for declining enrolments next year is we have a large cohort of year 7 students leaving and a small class of Prep students enrolled into the school. Another reason for declining enrolments is that we have a number of families leaving the area at the end of this year or during this term. Tuckshop The tuckshop started well last week. Thanks to Terry McDonald from Gemini’s Coffee Lounge who has agreed to supply tuckshop. Hopefully it will be a success but I am requesting that you support it. Remember tuckshop is on Tuesdays and Thursdays and that orders need to be placed the day before. Any parents who would like to help can come along on Tuesday or Thursday morning between 9am and 11am. School Website Last week we upgraded our school website. The website address is: www.stclares.qld.edu.au . The newsletter is one of the things that will be uploaded onto the website each week. I would invite you to have a look through the website and make any comments/suggestions for improvement. School Buses for Monday 17th October Please note that on Monday 17th October some buses may not be running due to it being a Pupil Free Day for State Schools. Parents please check with your child’s bus driver if they will be running or organise private transport.

Staff I would like to wish Lucy Wells all the best as she takes some long service over the next 2 weeks. Gloria Pietrobon will be replacing Lucy in year 2 whilst she is on leave. The school groundsman, Ben Coppola, has resigned from his position as he has moved away from the area. Prior to proceeding with advertising I would like to discuss some options at the next Parents and Friends meeting.

Parents and Friends Meeting On Tuesday 18th October at 7:30pm we will be holding a Parents and Friends meeting. Agenda items include: * Discussion of the RREAP program * Feedback on some areas of School Renewal Surveys * Discussion on installing a fitness station on the school oval * Discussion and feedback on the School Fete * Discussion of P&F priorities for 2012. * School Groundsman position * Swimming Carnival - BBQ Have a good week.

_________________ Greg Hoare Principal

2011

SCHOOL FEES - TERM FOUR School Fees Accounts have been attached to this newsletter and due date is 25th October 2011. Please Note: If payment is being made by Internet Banking please forward a note or copy of record slip to the school office. Thank you.

From the APRE’s Desk

Feet

To understand people, it is important to walk in their shoes. So,

. I wore my father’s shoes; I could understand his thoughts.

. I wore my mother’s slippers; I could understand her

intentions.

. I wore my brother’s runners; I could understand his hopes.

. I wore my sister’s sandals; I could understand her decisions.

Eventually, I could understand behaviour,

reactions and words.

Eventually I could understand fears and hopes

for the future.

I wore Jesus’ sandals,

and I understood as never before

that Jesus would walk the whole world to

find me,

just to tell me:

How much he loved me,

and how long he would search for me,

no matter how far my feet would turn

and walk away from him.

Jesus, you walked long distances

To spread your message of love and peace

Continue to walk by my side

As I try to understand your will for me.

Amen

WHOLE SCHOOL RECONCILIATION LITURGY

9am - this Thursday. All are welcome to join with us.

BOOKCLUB NEWS

Bookclub orders due tomorrow. Some great ideas for Christmas! Last issue for the year.

Cash or credit card payments welcome.

2012 PREP ENROLMENTS REMINDER: Monday, 24/10 - 6pm Prep Parent Information Evening Wednesday, 26/10 - 9-11am Prep Open Morning

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR Coming to the school library - October 24 to 28, 2011.

Watch for next’s week newsletter for more details.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY

Presented by: YR 7 All parents and friends are invited to attend.All parents and friends are invited to attend.All parents and friends are invited to attend.All parents and friends are invited to attend.

LITTLE ATHLETES REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

On the weekend, Ethan Radel and Elissa Quagliata

competed at the Little Athletics Regional Championships in

Cairns. Both athletes competed very well and did their club

and Tully proud.

Well done Ethan and Elissa!

SEL Student of the Week… Term 4 Week 1

Jake Bradley – Persistence

Xavier Collins – Confidence

Caitlin McLean – Getting Along

Lucy Berge – Confidence

Dean Watt – Persistence

Abbey Edwards – Confidence

Year 4/5 M Class – Persistence

Claudio Quagliata – Persistence

Maddie Crema – Organisation

Georgia Hadson – Organisation

Georgia Wall – Getting Along

CALENDAR TERM FOUR—2011 Has been compiled and is attached to

this newsletter.

SEE ATTACHMENTS…...

# TERM 4 SCHOOL FEES

# ICAS MATHS & ENGLISH

TESTS

# TERM 4 CALENDAR

# FETE SPONSORS LIST- THANK YOU

# FAMILY PORTRAITS PHAMPLETS

# COMMUNITY RECOVERY NEWS–

Sept 2011

♦ EATING AREA ROSTER Tues Frid W/E: 14/10 A & S Jackson M & J Oxenford W/E: 21/10 R Hoare L & D Bradley

♦ GROUNDS ROSTER Families on grounds roster for the month of OCTOBER 2011 -

Ride On Push Mower F/E 8 & 15/10 S Wells D Goodman B Berge M Singh F/E 22 & 29/10 S Gee B Campagnolo S Kleinhans A Favero

SCHOOL NOTICE BOARD > Future Screenings - Babinda Munro Theatre

Meet our new Tuckshop ladies Ivy Jarrett and

Terry McDonald.

FEAST OF SAINT GERARD

The Feast of Saint Gerard will be

celebrated this Saturday. Please come along and enjoy the day and

support the St Gerard Committee. 2:30pm Street March

3:00pm Mass Immediately following Mass the festivities begin.

BBQ and stalls!! Fireworks will be held at night.

ALL WELCOME!

FAMILY PORTRAITS

Sunday, November 27th St Clare’s is holding a fundraising event.

For $15 receive 10” x 13” framed photo. All proceeds go to St. Clare’s P&F. Other products available for order. Photos will be available for pickup before school finishes for the term. (Just in time for xmas presents!) There are limited spots so please complete and send your voucher with correct money to the school office. Contact the office or Sarah-Jane on 40680314 to make a photography appointment.

Semester 2, 2011Semester 2, 2011Semester 2, 2011Semester 2, 2011, online applications for the Bus Fare Assistance ProgramBus Fare Assistance ProgramBus Fare Assistance ProgramBus Fare Assistance Program and the Students with Disabilities SchemeStudents with Disabilities SchemeStudents with Disabilities SchemeStudents with Disabilities Scheme

are being accepted now

until 31until 31until 31until 31stststst October 2011October 2011October 2011October 2011

To lodge an online application for either program go to:

www.schooltransport.com.au Further enquiries to: 3336 9192 or schooltransport@qcec.catholic.edu.au

Applications received after 31st October 2011 cannot be Applications received after 31st October 2011 cannot be Applications received after 31st October 2011 cannot be Applications received after 31st October 2011 cannot be

processed..processed..processed..processed..

PLEASE NOTE:PLEASE NOTE:PLEASE NOTE:PLEASE NOTE: THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MISSION THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MISSION THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MISSION THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO MISSION

BEACH BUS STUDENTS BEACH BUS STUDENTS BEACH BUS STUDENTS BEACH BUS STUDENTS ———— (Calypso Coaches).(Calypso Coaches).(Calypso Coaches).(Calypso Coaches).

MATHS ICAS TEST 2011

PARTICIPATION AWARDS

John Zonta

Timothy Shadforth

Hannah Mackay

Darcie Goodman

Lachlan Berge

Joshua Apap

Emily Stanley

Chloe Harris

Grace Tschui

Abbie Porter

Phillip Musumeci

Zoe Mackay

Ryley Jackson

Charli Harris

Cadence Goodman

Gretta Berge

Aiden Porter

Francesca Musumeci

Hunter Goodman

Sophie Mackay

Harry Brescansin

Sam Tschui

CREDIT AWARD

Milla Jackson

Maddison Harris

DISTINCTION AWARD

Jake Low

ENGLISH ICAS TEST 2011

PARTICIPATION AWARD

John Zonta

Joshua Apap

Emily Stanley

Chloe Harris

Madison Byrne

Abbie Porter

Phillip Musumeci

Kasey Griffin

Alley Colombini

Francesca Musumeci

CREDIT AWARD

Maddison Harris

Cadence Goodman

Harry Brescansin

Josie Harris

DISTINCTION AWARD

Grace Tschui

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2

3

Student Free Day

4

School commenced

5 6

11.40am

Rotary Back on Track

2pm

Tully State High visit

7 8 9

10

Swimming

commences

11

12

3.15pm

Yr 7 Parent Meeting

13

9am

Whole School

Reconciliation

Liturgy

14 15 16

17 18

7.30pm

St Clare’s P&F

Meeting

19 20

6pm

St Clare’s School

Board Meeting

21 22 23

24

Book Fair Week

6pm

Prep Parent

Information Evening

25 26

9-11am

Prep Open Day

27 28

World Teachers Day

Day for Daniel

(wear red)

10am

Prep-Y3 Mass

29 30

31

St Clare’s Parish School - Calendar OCTOBER 2011

Semester 2 / Term 4

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

All Saints Day

2 3

9am

Yr 4-7 Mass

4

5 6

7 8 9 10

11

MINI FETE

Remembrance Day

12 13

14

Camp –Yr 6

15

Camp –Yr 6

7.30pm

St Clare’s P & F

Meeting

16

Camp –Yr 6

17 18

ST CLARE’S

SWIMMING

CARNIVAL

19 20

21

PUPIL FREE DAY

22 23 24

Speeches for 2012

School Leaders

St Clare’s School

Board

- Breakup Night

25 26 27

FAMILY

PORTRAIT

FUNDRAISER

- P&F

28

Reports sent home

Yr 7 Farewell Function

29 30

6pm

End of Year

celebration

St Clare’s Parish School - Calendar NOVEMBER 2011

Semester 2 / Term 4

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1

12pm

SCHOOL MASS

2

12pm

SCHOOL

CLOSES FOR

2011

3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

SCHOOL COMMENCES FOR 2012

TUESDAY, 24 JANUARY

St Clare’s Parish School - Calendar DECEMBER 2011

Semester 2 / Term 4

4KZ & Kool FM ACME Insurance Brokers Amalgamated Pest Control Andrews Fiveway Motors A-Neater Gifts As Green As Asian Fantasy Australia Post Auzzie Hair Designs EE Muir & Sons Bartrac Pty. Ltd. Baseline Tennis Management Beachcomber Coconut Caravan

Village

Beachcomber Takeaway Beaurepaires Bendigo Bank Ltd Mission

Beach

Bendigo Bank Ltd - Tully Biarritz For Classic Hair Blairs Mufflers & Aluminium Blenners Transport & Raw

Materials

Boutique Maree Brosnan`s Electronics Buy-Rite Foodmarket Café Fish Bites & Andy Pizzeria

Café Gecko Calypso Dive Caltex Tully CamillierI Earthmoving & Laser

Levelling

Canegrowers Tully

Mitre 10

Castaways On The Beach

Resort

Doo Duck Inn Commonwealth Bank of

Australia

Cyclone Freight Services Di Wagner Early Bird on the Beach Café East Coast Bobcat Hire Electricity Credit Union Elandra Ezy Photos Tully Butchery Wellsy’s Red Hill Store Five Ways Upholstery Flame Café & Takeaway Flame Tree Coffee Lounge Flowers & Home at Tully Fish Bar G Force Gemini Coffee Lounge GF Rural Supplies Heritage Cafe Good Vibrations Graham Sollitt Mechanical Hair On Butler Healthy Harvest Hotel Tully Hunt`s Outboard & Mower

Service

Igguldens Island Coast Holden Innisfail Cycle & Sports Island Coast Home Brew

Island Coast Insurance

Jarra News & Casket Agency Jenny Rick Flowers Julie’s Beauty Spot Bayer Crop Science

Community Support Programme

LOSCAM Lucy Pontil Mackay Estates Spicy Tai Mission Beach Childcare &

Kindy

Mission Beach Interiors Mission Beach Newsagency Mission Beach Optometrist Mission Beach Pharmacy Mission Beach Resort Mission Beach Worx Mission Fitness Mission TO Swim Mitre 10 Mission Beach MJ Katahanas Chemist Moana Beauty Mission Beach Plumbing Montage Apartments Mt.Tyson Hotel National Australia Bank Neverfail Spring Water Nick & Jean Vallianos Food

Store

NQ Press NQAS Pacific Fasteners & Hydraulics Palm Fabrics

PartyLite

Plantations Restaurant Pohlman & Spicer Solicitors Prices Plus QLD Steel & Equipment QMAC Rainforest Motel Reeds Retravision Ross Harris Mechanical Repairs Same Same but Different Scotty`s Bar & Grill Shadforth Aviation Star Sports & Toy Store Tackle World Tully

The Hair Strand Salon The Heads Café & Bar The Shrubbery The Water Shed Tigers Leagues Club Top Of The Town Butchery Tully Auto Parts Tully Bakery Tully Boating World Tully Electronics Tully Hot Bread Shop Tully Jewellers Tully Medical Centre Tully Motors Tully News & Casket Agency Tully Paint Centre Tully Raycare Family Pharmacy Tully Sports & Spinal Tully Sugar Limited Tully Times

THANK YOU TO ALLTHE FANTASTIC SPONSORS OF OUR 2011 ST CLARE’S FETE. Please support those businesses that support our school.

JSM Bike & Auto Tully Tyre Service Tully Vet Surgery Unique Beaute Salon Unique Frames Visy Board Walters IGA Tully Wesfarmers Landmark Wongaling Newsagency Woolworths

Charles DiBella Zephyr Coast Tully Butchery Kitchen Essentials Geoff & Denise Morris – Dairy

Farmers

Ibu & Bean Coffee Tree Hemsley Constructions Nick Giardina Builder Geelong Cats

Melbourne Football Club

Billabong Australia

Hawthorn Football Club

My Island Home Ginger Factory Rydges Resort

NAK Hair

Collingwood Football Club Australian Made Queensland Olympic council Blundstone Australia West Coast Eagles Outback Jacks Bar & Grill Hair Jamm Mad about Hair Minx Hair Design

Tradelink

Bernies on the Beach

The Buoys Bed & Breakfast

Bingal Bay Café

Nenes Seachange Café

Jackson & Jackson

The Sand Bar

Zenbah

Lorraines Cleansing Sensation

Paradise Waters

Big Cat Green Island Cruises

Big Cat Green Island Reef

Cruises

Black’s Funerals

Geoff & Diane Black

Brisbane Broncos

Bulldogs

Bunnings Warehouse

Cable Ski Cairns

Cairns Habitat Cruises

Cairns Tropical Zoo

Cairns Wildlife Cruises

Cairns Wildlife Dome

Cowboys Rugby League Football

Limited

Daintree Rainforest River Trains

Daintree River Cruise Centre

Dairy Farmers

Gloria Jeans Coffee

Gold Coast Titans

Green Island Cruises

Hartley`s Creek Crocodile Farm

Howard Storage World

Innisfail Cycle & Sports

Johnstone River Crocodile Farm

Jubcan Venture

Jungle River Adventures

Malanda Milk Marketing Manager

Manly Sea Eagles

McDonald`s Family Restaurant

Ozski

Paronella Park

Queensland Bull Cricket Team

Queensland Netball

Quicksilver Cruises

Raging Thunder Adventures

Rain Spa

Reading Cinemas Townsville

Reef HQ

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

Sunferries Magnetic Island

Silkwood Sands

Sunlover Cruises

Sydney City Roosters

Tjapukai Aboriginal Dance

Tupperware

Sandy Stagg

West Tigers

Brothers Leagues Club

Cazaly’s Cairns

Rainforest Motel

Nestle Australia

Frances Evans