Jubilation Jubilee Primary School Weekly Newsletter, Tuesday 26th Feb 2013

34 Manra Way, Pacific Pines 4211

PO Box 486, Helensvale 4212

Ph: 07 55028566

Fax: 07 55028522

Email: pgaven@bne.catholic.edu.au

www.jubileeprimary.qld.edu.au

Important Dates to Remember

Swimming Lessons

Yr.3 – Yr.7

Tuesday 5th Feb – 21st March

Yr.7 Leadership Liturgy

Wednesday 27th February

Clear Island Waters

GCCC Wipe Out Waste

School Visit for Prep-Yr.7

25th February - 1st March

Catholic Schools

Swimming Carnival

Friday 8th March

Pizzey Park, Miami

Somerset Literacy Festival

13th-15th March

Somerset College

Yr.5 Camp Midginbil Hill

20th March – 22nd March

Last Day Term 1 2013

Thursday 28th March

Yr. 7 Camp Lake Ainsworth

15th April – 17th April

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The “Fear of God”

A Message from Ps Neil Johnson – Southland Christian Centre

You might remember just recently that Barack Obama was sworn in as US President for a second term. He used two historic Bibles, one used by President Abraham Lincoln and another used by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In contrast, when our Prime Minister Julia Gillard was sworn in, she used an ‘affirmation’ – not the traditional oath on the Bible. Many commentators said although they were concerned about the Prime Minister being an atheist, at least she was being upfront about her beliefs.

Why is it important for our leaders to acknowledge God and to take their oath of office in the name of God, with their hand on the Bible? And why in our courts are we asked to testify in the name of God, promising to tell “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth”.

Answer: It’s because of the 3rd Commandment. “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name“. (NIV Exodus 20:7)

The 3rd Commandment speaks of a God of “justice”. If we cease to fear God’s justice, we will no longer feel it is neces-sary to keep our vows and promises. Even in Australia our secular society is becoming a costly litigious society because people who turn their backs on God are becoming unworthy of trust. In a society that does not fear God the only way to establish justice will be to put everyone under constant surveillance.

The Proverb says, “The fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom” (9:10). That is because a mind that fears God stays away from evil and loves truth and righteousness.

If we fear God, we have no need to fear man. God reminds us that vengeance (or justice) is His.

Why did atheism in the 20th century lead to political totalitarianism, oppression and poverty in many communist nations? Because if there is no God, man is not accountable; he is not a sinner. The consequences of not acknowledging God are felt both personally and nationally.

For Christians, moral order and discipline come from within, and we need to make time to cultivate that relationship with God. Being a Godly person is not just for church leaders, it is for all of us. We do that by spending time in prayer, study of God’s word in the Bible, and growing together in a community of believers. I encourage you to take seriously your own Christian faith today, and the faith direction of our community, in the coming

year. Southland Christian Centre – Pacific Pines.

60 Gaven Arterial Road. Sunday Services 8am, and 10am with “Gospel Nights” from 6pm.

Jubilee Primary School

Principal’s Weekly News

Dear Parents,

As a Catholic, I now find myself well and truly in the season of Lent, which culminates with Easter Sunday in thirty-four days time. Easter is the pivotal season in many Christian church calendars and a time that we need to seriously look at our own personal faith and commitment to it. I read somewhere once that, “If you find Christianity easy, you’re doing it the wrong way!” I firmly believe this to be the case and Lent is the perfect time to contemplate and reflect upon how we “do” Christianity.

In the past, giving something up for Lent was very popular amongst Catholics. It still is with many people today and this is a very appropriate way to prepare for Easter. However, I believe that rather than giving something up for Lent, we should do something for Lent instead. This subtle change allows us to reach out to others, the core of our faith, rather than focussing mainly on ourselves. Ways of doing something for Lent could be offering to assist the needy, spend more time in prayer, help out at a charity or donate to a worthy cause. Whatever we do during the season, we must en-sure that we reach the Easter weekend ready to celebrate worthily this most important event.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

We were fortunate with the weather holding back the heavy rain and allowing us to still go ahead with the days planned events. Well done to Hef-fernan House in being the proud winners of the 2013 Swimming Carnival. I would like to thank all parents, students, staff members and our Parent and Friends Committee in your participation during the day. I understand we were the last school to hold their Carnival at the Aquatic Centre prior to their refurbishment for the Commonwealth Games.

KISS AND GO

Can I just remind you that the Kiss and Go Drop Off and Pick Up Zone is an area where no driver should ever leave their vehicle. If you need to park, then do so in the designated area or on the street. Getting out of your car in the Kiss and Go Zone only increases the chances of an accident. The following tips should be of assistance:

1. Pop the boot and let your child put their own bag in;

2. Ensure that your children get in the car on the sidewalk side, not walk into the traffic of the Kiss and Go Area and get in from that side;

3. If you practice in the safety of your driveway at home, role playing who needs to do what, then when it comes to getting in and out at school it will be second nature;

4. Never leave your car in the Kiss and Go to alleviate the possibility of your car squashing a child or adult between you and the car in front of you.

Again, I thank the majority of you who do show due diligence, common sense and courtesy when dropping off and picking up your children. Togeth-er we can AND WILL make a difference.

HOW INVOLVED SHOULD I BE IN MY CHILD’S EDUCATION?

The simple answer is: as often as your other commitments allow and, even then, school involvement should become a priority.

We now know that if parents or caregivers are actively involved in the life of the school, their children are more likely to have successful schooling experiences.

Some suggestions:

Try to meet your child’s teacher early in the year, introduce yourself and offer any assistance you can provide.

Look out for ‘parent help’ and tuckshop rosters and volunteer according to your availability.

Set aside time to read newsletters and information bulletins, recording important events in your diary or calendar.

Make the effort to attend P&F meetings … try to phone in an ‘apology’ for those you cannot make.

If you find it impossible to get to scheduled class information sessions or parent-teacher conferences, advise the teacher in advance and try to arrange a mutually satisfactory, alternative means to access the information.

Provide positive feedback to the teacher (or school) when ‘good things’ happen for your child. It gives you much more credibility if you ever have to raise a concern and is much more powerful than the often defensive response that continued negative criticism brings.

Some cautions:

Be careful of believing everything your child tells you about school. If something you hear concerns you, make contact with the relevant

person in a respectful way. Do not respond by criticising the school or the teacher in front of your child … it only serves to undermine the child’s constructive beliefs about education, teachers and the school.

Teachers are fallible human beings (like all of us) … they make mistakes, but almost always have the kids’ best interests at heart … try to be understanding, patient and tolerant when things occasionally seem to go wrong.

Almost everyone fancies that they have a reasonable general knowledge about schooling (after all, we have all had our own experiences of it!), but teachers are well trained and prepared to plan and implement an appropriate learning program. Don’t feel you have to follow their advice all the time, but at least consider it!

Teachers and other school staff are regularly under enormous pressure, often having to cater for 25 + individual personalities and differences in learning rates and styles. They are regularly subjected to criticism, despite their best efforts on behalf of the kids in their classes. Try to be realistic in your expectations of them.

Parents have every right to raise concerns with the school and are actively encouraged to do so. However, it is far more effective to aim for a “win-win” situation, by outlining your concern in such a way that the other person does not take offence or feel the need to defend the issue. Try to be constructive, empathetic and realistic. Being abusive, demanding or using put-downs is never appropriate.

Avoid gossip … it is almost always ill-informed, unfair and negative and can have a really detrimental effect on the good character and repu-tation of people working in the school.

ANAPHYLAXIS AT SCHOOL

What are the triggers of anaphylaxis?

Virtually any substance can trigger anaphylaxis in susceptible individuals. The common triggers of anaphylaxis include the following:

Food – usually cows milk, nuts, egg, fish or shell fish, but can include any food and some additives such as preservatives (eg metabisulphite);

Insect Venom – usually bee, wasp or jumper ant venom;

Medication – usually prescribed medication, but can be due to herbal or natural products.

Food is often the trigger in pre-school age children, while insect venom and medication is the trigger in school age children. Occasionally the trigger

for anaphylaxis cannot be identified despite further investigations.

How can an anaphylactic reaction be recognised?

Common symptoms include the following:

Skin:: A red, raised and itchy rash; swelling of the face and/or body.

Breathing: Persistent cough; noisy breathing; hoarse voice; difficulty talking or swallowing; struggling for breath; blue tongue and lips.

Bowel: Stomach cramps.

Heart: Fast pulse; limb pulses not felt; collapse with loss of consciousness.

Most children who are having an anaphylactic reaction will experience more than one symptom (eg. skin rash with cough). The most dangerous reac-

tions display symptoms involving breathing and the heart.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

More than two thirds of girls under the age of 10 are bullied, according to a study recently completed by the Girl Guides association of Australia.

Here is a frightening audio example of just how serious it can get.;

According to a report in the SMH "68 per cent aged between five and nine reporting that that they had been bullied, many of them online. One fifth of those aged 10 to 14 had also experienced bullying and some 65 per cent said that reports in the media made them worry for their own safety."

The study pointed out the significant challenges associated with cyber-bullying and the use of mobile telephones.

Bullying and teasing occurs in every school-yard (and many families) every single day.

Cruel remarks that are delivered to ridicule, taunt, embarrass, and make fun of a victim are common, and are unfortunately accepted as part of life. Parents need effective strategies to help their child overcome the mockery, and bounce back with a resilient mindset. The internet and mobile tech-nology have enlarged the probability that your children will be involved, either as bully, or bullied.

Each case is unique, and should be treated accordingly. Below are three common mistakes parents make when dealing with children upset by teas-ing, and three simple strategies for providing a supportive environment that buffers your child from the harm teasing can cause. (It is important to note that if threats of serious harm are made, they should be taken seriously and acted on immediately. Intimidatory behavior is never acceptable).

Mistake 1 – Dismissive Responding

“Oh get over it.”“Well if you’re going to listen to that, or play with them, it’s your own fault.”

Children who are being teased, harassed, or bullied will often come to parents for support. Parents who are dismissive are often trying to ‘harden up’ their child, but may reduce resilience by failing to provide needed support.

Mistake 2 – Retaliation

A nine year-old boy was told by his father, “If he’s mean to you again tomorrow, punch him in the nose”.

An eleven year-old girl was told by her mother, “You tell her she’s a rude little cow if she treats you like that again.”

While fighting fire with fire may seem logical in the heat of the moment, retaliation rarely resolves concerns in relationships. Clever comebacks only create an ongoing contentious spiral of teasing and hurt.

Mistake 3 – Ignore it and it Will Go Away

Passivity is unhelpful. Shrugging our shoulders, turning our back, or failing to address the issues will not meet the needs of our children. Ignoring our child’s plight will leave her feeling isolated, lonely, and questioning her value as a person.

Here are three strategies to use when your child is being teased:

1. Be Emotionally Available

Kids who have parents that are emotionally available are far more likely to have positive relationships with others (among a multitude of other bene-fits). Kids whose parents are not emotionally available are more likely to have negative relationships with others.

If your child is being teased, take time to simply be with him or her. Listen. Don’t offer advice. Just be there as an emotionally safe place.

2. Perspective Taking

Chloe and Lilly were best friends and in second grade. Lilly was crying because Chloe had hit her. After her mother took some time to be emotionally available, Lilly calmed down. Her mother asked why Chloe hit her. Lilly replied, “I don’t know.”

Her mother then said, “Let’s do a little experiment. I want you to pretend that you’re Chloe. Imagine I asked you, as Chloe, why you hit Lilly. What

would you say to me if you were Chloe and I asked you that?”Sheepishly Lilly replied, “That Lilly was teasing me about how she could see my

undies.”

Through perspective taking, parents can gain insight into how their children feel. They can also develop the skill of perspective taking in their children to discover other important aspects of relationships in the school-yard that their children may be less willing to share through typical questioning.

3. Strategise Together

When teasing is creating distress, children need parents who are available, and who want to help. But helping too much may not allow our children to develop important relationship skills. We may also undermine their decision-making development.

It can be helpful to offer reassurance, and then invite your child to consider useful solutions. Often the answers are inside them, and will come out if they know we, as parents, are available to them.

Kindness, patience, and invitations to be friends are often far more effective in restoring friendship than aggressive practices, and as we strategise, it will be useful to guide our children toward these types of mutually beneficial responses.

Justin Coulson – sited from http://redhotrelationships.com/couples/bullying-new-study-and-tips-help-kids-through-it

God bless you and best wishes for the week ahead. David Sewell PRINCIPAL

Induction for volunteers

If you are currently undertaking any volunteer work at

Jubilee Primary School it is a requirement that all Volunteers

must attend an induction course every year.

(Not just new volunteers as stated previously in error)

David Higgins is holding a session at the

Jubilee Centre on;

Wednesday 27th at 12 Noon

Bookings are not required.

If a further session is required due to large numbers attending

details will follow next week.

IMPORTANT

Updated Information

relating to ongoing

volunteers

APA Weekly News

with Brian

G’day everyone. Welcome to Week 5. As amazing as it may sound, this week sees us at the halfway mark in Term 1 !

Jubilee Swimming Carnival (Yrs 3-7): Despite the inclement weather last Friday, we were still able successfully con-duct our annual Jubilee Swimming Carnival at Southport Pool. The students competed, supported and behaved really well and there was also a great parent/carer support group in attendance. The Age Championship and House Compe-tition results are published elsewhere in this newsletter, but I’d like to offer my appreciation and congratulations to Yr’s 3-7 students (especially our 2013 House Captains and Yr 7 student leaders), our P&F (who once again did a great job on the barbie), our staff (who worked tirelessly throughout the day), our parents/carers (who braved the weather to support the kids) and Mr Davies, our brilliant HPE teacher and carnival co-ordinator, who put together and ran such a

successful event. Well done, Jubilee !

Carnival Lost Property: Following on from that, we have two large crates full of student property from last Friday’s carnival, which almost doubles now the huge lost property collection we already have! If your son/daughter is missing any items from the carnival or in general, please have them check the tubs outside the staffroom end of the office. We have also had a couple of instances where students have accidentally taken home the wrong sports shirts. One of our Yr 7 students is missing a brand new Size 12 Stenlake (Red Strip) sports shirt (not labelled). We would appreci-ate it if parents of Yrs 3-7 students in Stenlake (Red) House would check their children’s shirts to make sure they have the right one, please. Also, currently in lost property at present is a Size 8 Sadik (Green) sports shirt and a Size 10 Smith (Yellow) sports shirt (both not labelled). In situations like the carnival, mix-ups like this do happen and this

shows us why all student property needs to be clearly labelled.

Induction of Student Leaders and Parent Support People: Yesterday morning, we commenced our school week with a simple and meaningful worship service to induct and bless our Yr 7 Student Leaders and our Parent Support People for the 2013 school year. Several of our local covenant church pastors were in attendance, reflecting the ongo-ing support of our covenant church communities and for which we are truly grateful. We thank and congratulate all those students and parents who have accepted these important roles in our school and we ask God’s blessing upon

them.

Gold Coast Yr 7 Student Leadership Liturgy Cancelled: Tomorrow was to be the second attempt for our Yr 7 stu-dents and teachers to travel to Sacred Heart Church, Clear Island Waters to join Yr 7 students and teachers from all the Gold Coast BCE schools for a very special leadership liturgy. This event was originally due to take place last Wednesday, but had to be postponed due to bad weather. Unfortunately, the weather is no better this week and the

event has now been officially cancelled.

Prep – Yr 2 Motor Program: Our special motor program with Mr John Greig commences for our Preps, Yr 1s and Yr 2s this week. The program operates once a week for 5 weeks each term and has demonstrated proven benefits for

our younger students over the past few years.

Correct School Uniform: We’ve noticed quite a few incorrect uniform items creeping in over the past few weeks and

we seek parent/carer support in addressing the following issues please:

A number of students (mainly older boys) have been wearing black joggers with the dress uniform. The dress uniform includes dress black shoes, not black joggers. The sports uniform requires “predominantly white” joggers. A number of students (mainly older girls) have been wearing bike pants or “skins” under their uniform. This is only per-mitted if they are not readily visible below the uniform ie that they are not longer than the shorts, skirt or dress. This may be a matter of either the bike pants being too long or the uniform being too short (or a bit of both !) A number of students have been wearing necklaces, bracelets and other non-uniform jewellery items. The only jewel-

lery items that are acceptable are studs if ears are pierced and religious items of special family significance.

Thank you in advance for your support. Have a great Week 5 everyone !

Cheers,

Brian Mason, APA

Jo’s APRE Weekly News

Leadership Induction Ceremony:

Yesterday we inducted our School Leaders and Parent Support people for 2013. It was a privilege to lead the ceremony and watch the faces of the young students as they shared their commitment to the Jubilee school community.

Below is the commitment to leadership that the students and parent support people pledged…

“As the Student leaders and Parent Support people of Jubilee primary school, we commit to leading and assisting our school community through example and in unity with the teachers and parents”. “We will promise to share our faith with others, give our best to our roles and unite all members of the Jubilee family”. “We promise to follow in the footsteps of you Lord Jesus our leader and model for life”. Project Compassion:

Praying with your Children…

Perhaps you've never prayed with your children. But no matter how old they are, it's never too late to start. It helps to remember that prayer is simply a conversation with God. Here is an idea to get you started:

Newspaper Prayer. Try this idea at the beginning of the day as you're eating breakfast. Have each family member take a portion of the newspaper and circle items that he or she feels need to be prayed for. Then ask family members to pray for the things they circled in the paper. Stayed tuned next week for another way to pray with your children at home…

Curriculum:

Why is it important to help your child with their Reading… Reading has always been an important skill. In our modern world it is more important than ever. Children learn about the importance of reading as they watch family members use reading and writing for everyday purposes. Reading with your child at home will help your child in all learning areas of school. Children see you reading and writing in everyday life – reading for pleasure, sharing a story with your child, using a recipe, making a shopping list, writing a birthday card or reading street signs. This teaches them that reading and writing are useful skills in today’s world. Often parents are asked by the school to listen to their child read at home. It’s a good way of supporting your child’s reading. Books may be borrowed from your school library or your local library. Be confident that your child will learn to read. What you can do at home to help: Be yourself. Involve children in everyday conversations. Read aloud to children. It helps them to learn the language of books and will encourage them to enjoy books and reading. Talk about books, read together and make reading an enjoyable, shared activity. Make sure there is a wide range of reading material for your child at home, both fiction and non-fiction.

Yours in faith

Jo Riddell

3rd Week of Lent (School week beginning 4th March)

Project Compassion, Week 3, brings you the story of Salma.

Expectant mothers in remote communities in Bangladesh used to live with constant worries during pregnancy, due to a lack of knowledge about the causes of illnesses and good nutrition. Newly-trained community midwives are enabling women like Salma to live a healthy pregnancy and look after their babies better.

Your donation to Project Compassion enables marginalised communities to access services that would otherwise be too remote or expensive for them to access. www.caritas.org.au

Parents & Friends Association

News

Jubilee P&F Executive Team – jubileepandf@yahoo.com

President – Rhonda Verheijen 0419 728745; Vice President – Tanya Shepheard 0416 140447;

Secretary – Cheryl Abuid 0421 930528; Treasurer – Wendy Duffy 0421 161984

SWIMMING CARNIVAL BBQ

Well who would have thought that Friday’s Swimming Carnival would have happened with the predicted rain for that day but thankfully it held off (mostly apart from a few showers that cooled it down a bit). Thank you to all those parents, grandparents, friends and kids who supported the P&F BBQ on the day. A huge thankyou also to those parents who understood that we encountered a few hiccups with trying to juggle snags, steaks, veggie patties and onions on only 1 BBQ and trying to maintain a steady flow of food, we appreciate your kind words and encouragement when you had to wait 5 minutes or so whilst we caught up. We would never have had such a successful day without the help of our wonderful volunteers, firstly our BBQ Chefs, Nick Sellars & Steve Powell and to our many band of helpers, Tanya Shepheard, Cheryl Abuid, Wendy Duffy, Pip Secomb, Liz Waiwiri, Tyneal Te Ngaio & Ainsley Johnson. Your help to make the BBQ run as smoothly as it could was greatly appreciated.

2012 YEARBOOKS

We now have available for sale 2012 Yearbooks @ $25 per book at the Office. Please make sure you take the correct change with you when

you go to purchase.

2013 P&F INITIATIVE’S

It is with great sadness that (at this stage) we will not be hosting our Bi-Annual Golf Day due to not having a Coordinator to run this event. Two years ago this event raised in excess of $8,000 to which we pledged half of the profits to help the flood affected Lockyer Valley, so it is unfor-tunate that we will not be able to do this again. However if you know someone or a group of people who might be interested please pass their

details onto the P&F ASAP.

FREE BRUMBY’S BREAD

We are still desperately looking for someone to help coordinate this very important Community service that is provided to the parents of our school. To date we only have a small selection of people who have volunteered their time and we’d hate to see this service be discontinued

due to lack of helpers. So if you have 1 Thursday night free (hopefully once in a 6 week block) then please urgently contact the P&F.

P&F ORG NEWSLETTER

Please visit the link below to view the P&F Organisations Monthly newsletter:

http://www.pandf.org.au/2013/20130308/index.html

FAMILY FUN DAY

SATURDAY

17th AUGUST

NOTICE : Parents & Friends Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Parents & Friends Association will be held on Tuesday 12th March, 2013, and as per our newly adopted by-laws, we now hereby call for nominations for the Executive Team.

Nominations are still open for the below position.

Please forward nominations directly to David Sewell via dsewell@bne.catholic.edu.au

Treasurer

The treasurer is responsible for maintaining records of the P&F’s finances. The treasurer:

Must keep accurate financial records of all receipts and expenditure

Must issue receipts for all money received

Pay all accounts as authorised

Bank all money regularly

Present a monthly financial report

Arrange for an audited financial report for the Annual General Meeting

Arrange for the monthly bank statement and reconcile deposits and cheque books with the statements.

It is highly desirable that the elected Treasurer will have extensive knowledge of finances and have previously used MYOB (or equivalent) and preferable hold a financial qualification. If the elected treasurer does not hold these qualifications then the Executive Team may hire an external bookkeeper to maintain the financial records.

Weekly Update with

Alistair Davies

District Netball: Congratulations to Jade Kahika, Gaby Scott and Maya Costello for making it through to the next stage of The Gold Coast District North Netball trials. We wish them well as they progress through the various levels of selection on their way to a hopeful South Coast Team selection.

District Rugby League Trials: Selections for Gold Coast North Rugby League will be held on Thursday 28th February for our 11 year old boys at Guardian Angels Primary School at 3.45 pm. Zac Reus will be representing Jubilee at these trials and we wish him all the very best. We also wish Izaac Jones all the best as he steps up for the 12 year old Gold Coast North trials taking place at 3.45pm on Wednesday 26th March.

District Swimming: We all know how dedicated one has to be to become a good swimmer. At Jubilee we have quite a few competitive swimmers and I must say, every time I have a close look at our school population of sports participants, I notice huge improvements in many of our children due to their application to training and consequently their improved times and results. In addition to this is the need to put in early mornings, ever chang-ing weather patterns that athletes must contend with, transport to and from training and competition venues and special diets so as you can appreciate this sport is not for the faint hearted.

Monday evening was another test for the Jubilee aspiring swimmers of the future. Antonia Hurd and Brodie Monaghan represented Jubilee at the 30th Annual Gold Coast Regional Swimming Championships. News just in has confirmed that both Antonia and Brodie were successful in gaining places in the 2013 State team. Both students will again compete on Wednesday evening for possible inclusion of further events. Well done to both of you! These two exciting young swimmers braved the less than favourable weather and gave, as they always do, 100%. I am so impressed with these two students, not only are they aiming for high standards , they are also becoming wonderful role models for the rest of the school as they strive to find out just what is possible with enthusiasm and focus. We look forward to watching Antonia and Brodie during the course of 2013 and wish them all the very best. I have a feeling of quiet confidence that we may also see several more Jubilee names added to those of Hurd and Monaghan in 2014.

District Basketball Trials: Boys and Girls turning 11 or 12 during 2013 who are close to or already at representative level in Basketball should come and see me by the end of the week to register an interest in being part of the 2013 selection process. The trials will be held on the 14th March and the 21st March. Nominations received so far include Ethan Lawson, Kohl Van Bennekom, Luke Williams, Zac Williams and Lamiah Claridge. Good luck to these students as they meet the exciting challenges of this selection process.

Jubilee Swimming Carnival 2013: Last Friday Jubilee held its Annual Swimming Carnival. This was an historic occasion as it was the very last swim-ming carnival ever to be held at The Southport Aquatic Centre prior to demolition and reconstruction of the brand new Swimming Complex which is going to be one of the centre pieces for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Friday’s Carnival was threatened throughout the week with less than favour-able weather conditions. It was decided that the carnival would go ahead unless there was electrical storms or extremely heavy rain. We were so fortu-nate and everyone was very grateful that the weather Gods smiled upon us and a near full program was conducted. The day was a great success due to the wonderful support and expertise that was provided by so many people.

I am particularly thankful for the time and effort put in by the following people;

Paul Lavender and Jesse Darrah for their multiple tent set ups and transport of equipment, Kyleen Bowen for the highest standard of lifesaving, Anita Bland and Alex Martin for helping keep smiles on all the faces of place getters at the ribbon and sticker desk, the Parent and Friends Association, wonderfully led by Rhonda Verheijen, for providing a superb BBQ lunch for staff, hungry parents, grand- parents, family friends and children. As well as all these wonderful helpers on the day, we had magnificent house leadership from Mrs Klos, Mrs Parkes, Miss Dubain and Mrs Deeth. Other nota-ble contributors on the day included Mr Mason as announcer, Mr Parry kept the sound waves and the relay teams organised beautifully, Mr Meiklejohn and Mrs Sforza were the dream marshals and Mr Parsons kept all timekeeping at the highest levels of accuracy along with his trusty crew of Ms Lynes, Mrs Vingas, Mrs Burrell, Mrs Collins, Mrs Chase, Miss Luxton, Mrs Robinson and Mrs Thompson.

In a carnival such as this, huge amounts of information must be collated and processed throughout the day so that house points and age champions are recorded with complete accuracy. Mrs Riddell, Mrs Sheather and Mrs Truskinger were fantastic in this role and their attention to detail was greatly appreciated. Mrs Gatwood kept children safe and sound at First Aid and was able to be chief photographer along the way. A special thank you to Mrs Winkleman, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Chase for keeping all the staff refreshed at morning tea and Mrs Higgins for organising all the resources for us to enjoy some sustenance throughout the day. Mr Hannah was ever reliable at the start of all the races with his thunderous whistle and at the other end of the pool were our result marshals in Mrs Barron and Mr Weinert.

Finally, thank you to Mrs Simpson and Mrs Sheather for all their work behind the scenes with certificates, buses, medication transport and the list goes on. As you can see it takes a lot of team work to make a carnival work and I sincerely hope I have left no one out in my formal thanks for all the great contributions made by all those named above.

Catholic Swimming Team for 2013 will be announced on Thursday 28th February. Permission Notices to Participate in this carnival will be sent home at

the end of this week.

Yours in Sport and Physical Education, Alistair Davies

RESULTS FOR 2013 :

Congratulations to : Hefferan 1st 640 points

Smith 2nd 615 points

Stenlake 3rd 605 points

Sadik 4th 560 points

Congratulations to our 2013 Age Champions :

2005 Girls Runner – up Eva Johnson

2005 GIRLS AGE CHAMPION Caitlyn Merton

2005 Boys Runner – up Daniel McCabe

2005 BOYS AGE CHAMPION Eamon Hurd

2004 Girls Runner – up Savannah Hullen-Smith

2004 GIRLS AGE CHAMPION Eden Taylor

2004 Boys Runner – up Hunter Leitch

2004 BOYS AGE CHAMPION Cooper Monaghan

2003 Girls Runner – up Jessica Boundy

2003 GIRLS AGE CHAMPION Natsha Nair

2003 Boys Runner – up Kyle Morrow

2003 BOYS AGE CHAMPION Jack Bowen

2002 Girls Runner – up Serayna Neale

2002 GIRLS AGE CHAMPION Antonia Hurd

2002 Boys Runner – up Luke Vassallo

2002 BOYS AGE CHAMPION Brodie Monaghan

2001 Girls Runner – up Jade Kahika

2001 GIRLS AGE CHAMPION Madison Boothman

2001 Boys Runner – up Sam Bowen

2001 BOYS AGE CHAMPION Jackson Armstrong

2000 Girls Runner – up Bethany Smith

2000 GIRLS AGE CHAMPION Abby Betzel

2000 Boys Runner – up Tristan Van Rooyen

2000 BOYS AGE CHAMPION Adam Tighe

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Tuckshop & Uniform Shop

NEWS

Tuckshop Roster Thank you to the following parents and grandparents who have volunteered to assist in the Tuckshop during the last week of February. If you are available to assist during the month of March, please contact Robert who will add your name to the Tuckshop calendar.

February/March 2013

Uniform Shop Opening Hours 2013 Tuesdays 8am-10am

Thursdays 1pm-3pm

At all other times please order via email

To order Uniform shop stock please either order via the school website alternatively direct your order directly to Robert via his email

Robert.Parker@bne.catholic.edu.au

Backpacks have arrived and are back in stock!

Wednesday 27th

Kate Lim

June Mason

Thursday 28th

Trudy Rough

Anne Nash

Tracey Flower

Friday 1st Feb

Cathy Smith

Jane Bourke

Saturday 2nd March Sunday 3rd March

Monday 4th March

Chung uk Park

Tuesday 5th March

Natalie Stefanov

Wednesday 6th March

June Mason

Thursday 7th March

Anne Nash

Tiffany Tyler

Friday 8th March

Cynthia McCafferty

Anita Bland

Outside Woolworths, Pacific Pines

On Saturday 9th March

Please come along and help support this Jubilee family

SUPPORT FOR SOPHIE

Sophie is 10 years old and suffers from Rett Syndrome, she is the sister of Nicholas in Year 1 at Jubilee Primary School. Sadly Sophie is wheelchair dependant and tube fed and suffers from epilepsy if her temperature is not correctly regulated. Sophie’s family are raising funds to assist in purchasing a new vehicle to assist in the transport of Sophie and her wheelchair. The Hastie family are holding a sausage sizzle to raise much needed funds.

IMPORTANT MEETING FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS

The Principal of Aquinas College warmly invites all parents of students who will commence Year 7 and Year 8 in 2015 at Aquinas College to an information meeting:

Monday 29 April, 2013 9am – 10am OR 7pm - 8pm

Aquinas Drama Centre

The purpose of this meeting is to provide information regarding the process of enrolment, orientation and the content of

Secondary Education at Aquinas College.

I encourage all parents who are intending to enrol their child in Year 7 2015 or Year 8 2015 to attend this event.

WE ARE ACCEPTING 2015 ENROLMENTS NOW

Enrolment Applications can be downloaded from our website at www.aquinas.qld.edu.au Aquinas College 55102888 ext 1

Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore Email: info@aquinas.qld.edu.au

AQUINAS COLLEGE 2015

Jubilee is a great supporter of the Animal Welfare League on the Gold Coast. We have been highlighting their efforts to care for lost and unwanted animals since 2001. We believe in what they do so well and would like to have another year of supporting and fundraising for them this year. We hope you will join in again this year. Well done Jubilee for all you do! HOW? Bring in good quality food and place it in the AWL bin near the office. Bring in unwanted sheets, towels and pet toys etc. to Year 3H room. Enter our competition - JUBILEE'S FAVOURITE PETS! Draw your favourite pet - real or imagined! We are putting up a display in the display room in the Resource Centre! The art work will be judged by a surprise judge and the winners will win a free workshop at the AWL in the Easter holidays. There will be other prizes for Preps, Year 1s and Year 2.

All art work is to be handed in by Friday 22nd March

Go animal lovers of Jubilee Karen Hallett Jane Hickling and Year 3F

Jubilee Advertisers & Services

To Advertise your business

or services here contact

lsimpson@bne.catholic.edu.au