Capital Campaign Evening See invitation attached.

Get together a group of friends and come along to a

Black & White Cocktail Evening with Master of Ceremonies

Steve Haddan and band, The Party Club. Tickets are $50

per head to cover the cost of champagne, wine, beer and

food. Tickets now available at

http://www.trybooking.com/79555.

12 August 2014 Volume 25

Principal’s Message – Sr Ann-Maree Nicholls, sgs

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Children, Queensland Catholic Schools’ and Colleges’ Music Festival The Queensland Catholic Schools and Colleges Music Festival (QCMF) is the premier event on Queensland’s Catholic Schools and Colleges annual music and arts calendar and is coordinated by Villanova College at Coorparoo. The QCMF is a celebration of all things musical covering a diverse range of genres within the classical and contemporary styles. Performers range from six to eighteen years of age and participate in brass, wind, string, percussion, jazz and choral ensembles including a magnificent combination of these in choirs, orchestras and a variety of bands. The growth and increasing professionalism of the music festival has evolved significantly. The first music festival conducted in 1991 attracted a total of 12 schools and colleges delivering 43 ensembles. By contrast the 2014 Festival will run for four days across six separate venues, welcoming over 100 schools and colleges from various locations throughout Queensland and interstate, bringing with them 450 separate ensembles with a total of over 12,500 student performances receiving comments from nationally recognised adjudicators. It is the single, largest festival of its kind in Australia. Sts Peter & Paul's School will once again be participating in the Queensland Catholic Schools’ and Colleges’ Music Festival this Friday, 15

th August. The Year 3 Choir will perform at 12:32pm and the Senior

Choir will perform at 4:30pm at St James Church, 165 Old Cleveland Road, Coorparoo. Thank you to Mrs Carolyn Burchill, Mrs Deb Balmer and all the staff who have assisted in the preparation of the Choirs for the Festival. Best wishes to our students who will be performing. For more information visit www.qcmf.com.au Reminder - 2015 Enrolments Thank you to the parents who have communicated to me in writing children who will be leaving Saints Peter and Paul’s School at the end of the school year. We currently have waiting lists on many grade levels for next year, so it is important that I am made aware of family transfers and movements for the 2015 school year. For those students leaving at the end of Year 4 please include in your letter where your child will be attending Year 5 as this information is required to complete the Brisbane Catholic Education exiting census. Term Three School Fees and Levies Term 3 school fee accounts have been emailed out to families. If you did not receive your account can you please make contact with Mrs Bernie Shelton in the School Office. Your prompt attention to this account is certainly appreciated particularly if you have camp fees still outstanding. All families experiencing difficulties are asked to make an appointment to see the Principal. Reflection On Friday the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Assumption. We honour Mary, a sign of hope and holiness. In hope we pray that this broken world may one day be made whole. Glorious God, may we follow Mary’s example of holiness and live with hope in our hearts. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. At Sts Peter & Paul, two Masses will be celebrated for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation): Thursday evening at 7:00pm and Friday morning at 8:00am. Enjoy the EKKA holiday. Once again this year the Thursday after the EKKA holiday is not a designated Ministerial holiday. Thursday is a school day. Peace and Best Wishes Sr Ann-Maree Nicholls, sgs PRINCIPAL

To Parents and Caregivers, The Parish of Saints Peter and Paul Bulimba is embarking on its biggest fundraising effort since our church was built in 1926. The church restoration project “Honouring the Past and Giving to the Future” is just as important and vital to our parish as the visionary project that built our church 90 years ago. The church restoration is about positioning the parish community for the future by providing a beautiful sacred building for celebrating the liturgy.

The need is real. The church has not had any significant maintenance done for a long time. The work required has been professionally assessed and estimated. The work required has been clearly outlined at weekend Masses recently and is well documented. You can locate the Maintenance Report on the Bulimba parish website

for more information on the repairs required.

We, the parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul, are responsible for maintaining our church and we have the obligation to finance this restoration. We pay levies to the Archdiocese to cover diocesan costs: the Archdiocese does not and cannot subsidise parish church buildings.

A special event has been arranged for 23 August 2014 to allow all people who love and support our church to hear about the project and to make a commitment to support the work that needs to be done. This event is also a joyous celebration of who we are as a parish community because it is not just about bricks and mortar. Invitations have been distributed in our newsletters and are available via the parish website and the campaign Facebook page.

We need all parishioners to support this campaign – just as our founding families supported the building of this church. If you cannot come on the evening of 23 August, we are asking you to make a commitment beforehand so that we can include your contribution on the night. Please consider making a pledge for three years – monthly, quarterly or annually. A pledge form is available at the parish office.

The campaign has the full support and endorsement of the National Trust of Queensland which means your contribution can be Tax Deductable. The campaign also has the full support and endorsement of the Archbishop.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Parish Office (3399 2386 or bulimba@bne.catholic.net.au) Monday to Friday from 8.30 am till 12 noon.

Kindest regards

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL

APRE News – Mr Brendan Schostakowski

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION FRIDAY 15 AUGUST The Feast of the Assumption commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven - a foretaste of our own resurrection. The Assumption is a very old feast of the Church and was originally celebrated in the East where it is known as the Feast of the Dormition, a word which means "the falling asleep." The earliest printed reference to the belief that Mary's body was assumed into Heaven dates from the fourth century, in a document entitled "The Falling Asleep of the Holy Mother of God." While the when and the how of Mary’s assumption is utterly a mystery, there is no doubt that the reason for her assumption is ultimately a matter of love, God’s gracious love in response to Mary’s faithfulness. In Mary we see an ordinary woman who becomes extraordinary by virtue of her faith in what God makes possible in her life.

Mother of God, Mother of the Church, Mother of Jesus, Mother of all We honour and praise you

Mary most faithful, Mary most loving, Mary most gentle, Mary most kind Teach us to be like you

Woman of strength, Woman of goodness, Woman of justice, Woman of compassion

Show us the way

As the Feast of the Assumption is a Holy Day of Obligation Mass will be celebrated on Thursday evening 14 August at 7pm, and Friday morning 15 August at 8am.

FAITH – A REFLECTION ON THE GOSPEL FOR THE 20th

SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME In this Sunday’s Gospel for the 20

th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 15:21-28), a Canaanite woman called to Jesus, “Son of

David, have mercy on me! My daughter is sick.” At first Jesus was reluctant to cure the woman’s daughter but her faith touched his heart. The woman believed in Jesus and would not give up even when Jesus tried to turn her away. Her faith was so persistent. Many people lose faith in God when things go badly in their life. Sometimes they even blame him. Jesus does not promise that we wi ll never suffer if we believe in him, only that we will never suffer alone. He promises to walk beside us even in the darkest hour. Lord Jesus, when we turn away from you, help us to remember that you walk with us. Amen. Wishing you God’s blessings for the coming week. Brendan

APA News...Mr Damien Sullivan

Sick Children As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, we have over the past few weeks, had an unusually high number of students away with colds, the flu and tummy bugs. When children are presenting with symptoms of these sicknesses at school they are sent to the school office and a phone call is made to parents to make arrangements for the student to go home. With some nasty viruses and tummy bugs around it is very important that parents keep their children at home if they are sick. Even runny noses, mildly sore throats and upset stomachs at the moment can be symptoms of something that may be more serious and spread to other children. Thanks for your cooperation with this. Correct School Uniform - Shoes During Semester 1 students have been doing a great job wearing appropriate shoes to school that are following our School Uniform policy. Shoes worn with the normal school uniform are expected to be black. Those shoes that highlight any additional colours such as fluorescent green or red stripes are not following the uniform standards for the school. On days when the sports uniform is worn students should wear sports shoes that are predominantly white. We ask that as parents are ready to purchase new school shoes for their children that they ensure to keep this policy in mind. Should your child not be able to wear the correct uniform it would be appreciated if a note could be sent to school with your child. Wrist Bands/Jewellery Parents and students should also remember that the only jewellery items that are permitted for school are watches, neck chains with a religious pendant and studs or sleepers for pierced ears. Rubber wrist bands are not acceptable. Safe and Considerate Parking To help with traffic flow around the school, it is particularly important that parents refrain from parking too close to intersections around the school. In most cases yellow lines clearly mark these as no stopping areas. Parking too close to corners makes it dangerous for our school families trying to cross the road and makes things difficult for drivers turning at the surrounding intersections. We also ask drivers to please be considerate of our neighbours. At no point should cars stop to load/unload children or park in the driveways of our school neighbours. Local police check the parking around schools on a regular basis to help keep it safe. Riding to School To help keep everybody safe at school we have rules that bikes, scooters and skateboards must not be ridden in the school grounds or on the footpaths that surround the school. These areas before and after school are very busy places. Children should also be wearing a helmet. We ask that any parents of children who ride to school reinforce this message from home and that any parents who also ride respect these rules too. Bee Champions Congratulations to Sofia (3B), Demitri (2Y), Madalena (6G) and Caren (3G) who were drawn out of the box as Bee Champions at our last assembly. They have been helping our school to be a happy and safe place for students. Have a great week, Damien Sullivan

New Lanyards

When signing the Visitors Register at the school office there are now lanyards available to put your slip in so that staff and students are aware that visitors are registered to be on the school grounds. Please return the lanyard to the school office when signing out.

Library News

Mark your calendars for the following events: Week 6 – Book Week Celebration – Theme ‘Connect to Reading, Reading to Connect’

– National Science Week 19 August – National Reading Hour 6:00pm 21 August – Book Week – Family Book Night 6:30pm – 7:30pm Week 7 – National Literacy and Numeracy Week 29 August – Read for Australia 2:00pm

– Premier’s Reading Challenge completed forms due 3 September – Indigenous Literacy Day – The Great Book Swap Author Steven Herrick loves names and uses these during impromptu poetry creations during author visits. Last week a number of students and even Mrs Willcox were given the honour of being the subjects of his poetry. Students in Yrs. 3-7 enjoyed Steven Herrick’s Artwork by Ron Brooks

recitation of his favourite poetry and latest poetic creations during his visit. Great laughs were enjoyed while students gleamed new tips for writing poetry. Steven’s books have been in great demand during this book tour. As a result, Steven was unable to deliver the requested books on the day of his visit. Students that pre-purchased books will receive his book with a signed book plate when they arrive later this week or early next week. Book Week is fast approaching! Next week we will celebrate the Children’s Book Council Association’s (CBCA) Shortlisted Books with readings and activities during library visits, before school and at lunchtimes. We invite families to participate with their children. The first suggested activity is one that may be completed at home: The Reading Hour, 19

th August at 6:00pm .

This is a fun at-home activity enabling families to take time and read together. Click on the link for more information regarding The Reading Hour at http://www.love2read.org.au/. Families are also invited to participate with their children by attending our ‘Open Book Night’ on Thursday 21

st August in the

school library. This family event enables family members of all ages to read books together, engage in discussion and create artwork relating to the books. If you wish to join us for this fun evening, complete the flier below and return it to the library by next Tuesday to enable us to order sufficient supplies. Please be aware that students must be accompanied by parents for this event. The Premier’s Reading Challenge forms are due by no later than 29th August. Parents, please remember to sign your child’s form before it is returned to the library. Check the website for great book recommendations. http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/readingchallenge/booklist.html Happy Reading, Mrs Ballentine, Mrs Rimmer, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Brooks and Mrs McEniery http://libraryb.bne.catholic.edu.au/oliver/libraryHome.do

OSHC News

FUNDRAISING: Our Term 3 fundraising is going very well! So far we have been able to purchase 4 new Maxi Pod cushions for our older children and a large wooden rocket ship set for our younger children. Families are invited to collect a box of Cadbury chocolates from OSHC to sell. All money raised will go towards the purchase of new toys and games for the children; we welcome your suggestions. ACTIVITIES: Cooking activities this week include zucchini muffins, yummy rice paper rolls and blueberry muffins. For craft we have beaded loom bands, collage, origami and painting. In the quad and garden we are skipping, playing handball, setting up obstacles courses and looking for bugs. In the playground we are playing stuck in the mud and hide and seek. Wooden logs, trio and chess are our favourite games inside this week. We are also relaxing on our new maxi pod cushions and playing with our new rocket ship. GET ACTIVE: Our Term 3 Get Active has started. This term we have Yoga on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30pm-4:30pm in the undercroft and Oz Tag on Thursday afternoons on the oval. This week Year 4 children will have a turn at Yoga and Year 3 children will have a turn at Oz Tag. All Get Active sessions are run by a qualified coach with funding from the Australian Sports Commission. POLICY REVIEW: This month we are reviewing our Sun Protection Policy and our Medical Conditions & Medications Policy. A copy of each policy is available at OSHC or by emailing bulimbaoshc@bne.centacare.net.au. We welcome feedback from families. OSHC CHAMPIONS: OSHC Champions this week are Odin Wadsworth, Brandon Harris, Yolanda Williams. Well done! 20th BIRTHDAY: This year we celebrate 20 years of Outside School Hours Care at Sts Peter & Paul’s. Join us for National Children’s Week (18th to 26th October) for a week of fun and games! We would love to hear from anyone who attended or worked at OSHC between 1994 and 2004. Please contact us by phone or email to learn more. We look forward to hearing from you! Claire Ravenswood OSHC Coordinator

P & F News

Next P&F Meeting – Wednesday 20 August Now that we have the results from the Fete, we can decide what further projects should be funded this year. If you want to have a say about how the P&F funds are spent, please come along to the P&F meeting on 20 August at 7.30pm in the Staff Room. Next Health and Wellbeing Committee Meeting – Thursday 14 August at 2pm Everyone is welcome to attend the next Health and Wellbeing Committee meeting on Thursday in the staffroom. Parent Survey – how healthy is our school? It is time for the annual survey conducted by the Health and Wellbeing Committee to determine its projects for the next 12 months. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey "How healthy is our school". The link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K3Z9PWW Facebook The P&F have a Facebook page where you can find out what we are up to on a regular basis. Just go to http://www.facebook.com/StsPPPF and like us!

Tuckshop News

ROSTER: Wednesday, 13 August Public Holiday Friday, 15 August Kylie Hay, Leonie, Flynn, Judy Lennon, Carmel McCormack Monday, 18 August Ann-Maree Scafe Many thanks, Chris Watt, Tuckshop Convenor 0413 590 109

Shoebox Appeal

Just a reminder of our ongoing Shoebox Appeal. See flier attached. We ask families to collect items for a shoebox for those children less fortunate than our own. Filled and wrapped shoeboxes can be taken to the school office throughout Term 3.

School Banking

Wanting to open a school banking account, but haven't been able to get into the bank? This is the easy way! Tina our Commonwealth Bank Representative will be visiting the school on Tuesday 19 August from 8.15am until 9.00am for a "Banking Sign On" visit. It is so easy to open a Youth Saver Account on site, you fill out a short form and Tina can view your Driver’s Licence. Within the week your child's new account will be opened and ready for school banking the following Tuesday. Happy Banking from your school banking co-ordinators Deb Waldron, Amanda Monckton, Melody Phillips, Cath Palmer and Sonia Horsburgh.

DATES TO REMEMBER

13 August EKKA Public Holiday 21 August Book Week Family Night, 6.30pm 12 September Mini Olympics – Prep to Year 2 18 September Market Day 19 September Term 3 Ends 6 October Labour Day Public Holiday 7 October Term 4 Begins 20 October Professional Development Day – No Students at School 14 November G20 Public Holiday

Write4fun

The 2014 Schools’ Writing Competition is NOW OPEN. Write4fun encourages students

to read and write through these fun competitions that are easy to enter. Students

from all over Australia are invited to enter their short story or poem. This year there is

no theme. Entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild and write on any

topic in any style. All students from Prep to Year 7 are welcome to enter.

Enter online at www.write4fun.net.

Entry is free and all entries must be in by

Sunday 31st August 2014.

There is a poster up in the music room if you

would like any more information.

Mrs Burchill

Enrichment Teacher

BULIMBA CRICKET CLUB SIGN ON

The 2014/15 Cricket Season is starting shortly. Registrations are now open for boys and girls aged 5 - 14 years wishing to play cricket with the Bulimba Cricket Club.

We are also running the very popular MILO in2CRICKET and MILO T20 BLAST programs on Friday nights from 5.30pm. Registration details can be obtained from our website www.bulimbacricket.com.au.

Our sign-on day is Saturday 23rd August 2.00pm - 4.00pm at the Grass Fields Clubhouse, State Hockey Centre, 400-420 Lytton Rd, Colmslie. Enquiries can be directed to our president, Mr Chris Netto on Mobile: 0408 157 919 or Email: chris@bulimbacricket.com.au

‘Open Book Night’

21st August: 6:30 – 7:30pm

@ the Library Book Night is a family night to share reading and

activities related to chosen books. Stop in and find ways

to connect to reading with your family.

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RSVP: Our family will be coming to the library for

Open Book Night on Thursday, 21st August, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.

The ________________ family

Mum __ Dad __ Number of children __

(class/es represented: ____, _____)

Total attending: _____

Artwork by Ron Brooks