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The theme for 2017, Sharing the Journey, offers all of us a chance to look back,
reflect on and give thanks for all who have been part of the journey of Catholic
Education – Our vision and mission of Catholic Education – to make a difference
to the lives of all in our schools especially educating our children in reaching
their full potential and to live out the message of Jesus in our everyday life is
alive and well. St Peter’s, in its 41st year has its place as one of over 130
Brisbane Catholic Education schools and we have much to reflect on and
celebrate as a community. St Peter’s is very much an expression of each person
that is part of it – students, parents, staff and the wider parish community. The
gospel mission and Jesus are central to what we do here. This week let us
recognise and celebrate being a community of faith, learning and peace.
Let us make Jesus known to others.
May we open our eyes to find Jesus present in all aspects of our lives.
May we use our words and actions to draw attention to those in need.
May we welcome the strangers in our midst and provide them comfort and shelter.
May we walk beside all we meet and enjoy their companionship on the journey of our
lives. Amen
Aug 4 Prep-Year 2 Athletics Carnival Confirmation Aug 11 Year 3-6 Athletics Carnival Aug 20 P & F Working Bee Sept 1 Father’s Day Breakfast Sept 4-6 Year 5 Camp – Mapleton Sept 7 Zones Athletics Aug 21-28 Book Week Sept 14 Interschool Sports Carnival, Year 3-6
Staffing News: After completing recent advertising processes, we are pleased to welcome Ms Nicole Day to our office staff. Nicole will be
at our student reception desk and will work Monday to Thursdays. We would like to take the opportunity to thank Mrs
Pauline Angus for the wonderful way she cared for students, teachers and the whole community. We will see Pauline in a
relief capacity in the future.
Principal Consultation: On Monday, all parents were emailed an invitation to the upcoming parent consultation process
which helps to inform Brisbane Catholic Education in shortlisting prospective people for the position.
You are invited to attend a face to face consultation with the Area Supervisor, Anne McKenny, this Thursday afternoon 27
July at 2pm. Ms McKenny will outline further detail about the process and facilitate the consultation process. Can you
please RSVP to [email protected] if you are able to attend. Alternatively, please find below a link to the
Parent Consultation Survey for this vacancy. Once completed and submitted, the survey is returned to Brisbane Catholic
Education for collating. Your survey response is totally anonymous. The period for responses will close on Friday 4
August 2017.
Other Quick Messages Updated Policy: The school’s Privacy Policy and Collection Notice has been updated to take account of the changes to
the Privacy Act 1988. The policy can be viewed from our school portal or on our public website.
Public Holiday Announcement 2018 (only): Recently the Minister for Education, Tourism, Major Events and the
Commonwealth Games, Kate Jones, announced a change to Education Queensland's school holidays and professional
development days for 2018. The Minister advised that the Easter school holiday period will be extended by 1 day for
students and school will not start until Tuesday 17 April 2018. The term dates for all BCE schools and colleges will also
change for 2018.This change is the result of transport requirements for the Commonwealth Games and subsequent bus
availability for the start of Term 2, 2018. On this day teachers will be involved in professional development.
I found this short video clip an interesting one because of the challenge it put out
to me about how we socialize children to fit into our world rather than let children
shine their creativity and view of the world (and how do we as adults live our life
in our everydayness.) If you have 5 minutes it’s a well put together little clip.
Wishing you a peaceful week
Bronwyn
News from Primary Learning Leader
ICAS National Testing
Last term a group of students from Grade 3 to 6 participated in the ICAS National testing in science. Students completed a
written test which assessed their skills in the key scientific areas of:
Observing and measuring - Noting and measuring features of items and phenomena
Interpreting data - Interpreting diagrams, tables and graphs
Applying data - Including inferring, predicting and concluding
Investigating - Experimental design, use of controls and notion of ‘fair test’
Higher-order skills - Including reasoning and problem solving=
All students are to be commended on the way they conducted themselves during these tests. All participants this week
received a certificate of participation with the results of these tests.
The following students are to be congratulated on their high level of achievement on the ICAS Science test. They will
receive their certificate of achievement on assembly this week.
Distinction
Grade Six Charlotte Ryan Francis Wang
Credit
Grade Six Austin Hancock Brenton Peters
Grade Three Aavya Kewal Liam Hughson Erin Bampton
Merit
Grade Six Imogen Chandler Melody Chandler Megan Cridland
Grade Five Simeon Bampton Dean De Marco Luna Jazrawi Caitlin Mayo
Grade Four Ashley McGrath
Grade Three Erin Flood Rundong Yang
The ICAS - National English test will take place next Tuesday, the 1st of August for those students from Grades 3 to 6 who
registered earlier in the year. The test will be conducted from 1.30 to 3.00 in the hall. Best of luck to all these students.
Kind Regards,
Jo Cridland - Primary Learning Leader (PLL)
NANO NAGLE LIBRARY NEWS Welcome back to Term 3 in the library. As you can see
above, the Theme for Book Week in 2017 is “Escape to
Everywhere” which is very open to interpretation.
During lessons this term all students will be working
with me making ourselves familiar with the shortlisted
books for this year. All the covers are on display in the
library and the list of the shortlisted books are available
online through the CBCA (Children’s Book Council of
Australia) website.
Here at St. Peters, our Book Week runs from Monday
21st to Monday 28th (Week 7).
We have a visiting author and illustrator Dr. Cameron
Stelzer coming to St. Peters on two separate days to
speak to the students and showcase some reading and
writing skills and his books. We will hold our annual
Great Book Swap for “The Indigenous Literacy
Foundation” and of course on the Friday our annual Book Week Dress Parade at Assembly time. The winning
books for 2017 will be announced at the assembly.
Closer to the time I will send out a timetable for the week. In the meantime …get thinking about those
costumes….this year any book character will fit the theme. Please use things you have at home, hiring costumes is
costly and not necessary. Also if you have any children’s books in good condition that you would like to donate for
our book swap please send them in before week 7.
Thank you and Happy Reading
May and Merrill
SPORTS NEWS – WEDNESDAY 26th July Term 3 Dates
Please note these dates for your diary: Wednesday 3rd/Thursday 4th – Logan District Athletics Trials at JPC. Good luck to our team of Year 5/6 Students who are attending. Go St Peter’s! Thursday 3rd August – Eagles Baseball Clinic (Prep – Yr 2) during HPE time Friday 4th August – Prep – Yr 2 Mini Olympics (9-10.30am) Friday 11th August – Yr 3 – 6 Athletics Carnival (All Day) Thursday 7th September – Zone Athletics at QEII (team selected after Yr3-6 Athletics Carnival) Prep – Year 2 Athletics Carnival- Friday 4th August The excitement is mounting for our first Athletics Carnival. The students have been practising their running and rotational activities and are raring to go. Families will receive a paper copy of the program later this week with further information. Approximate time is 8.45am – 10.30am. We look forward to seeing as many parents/grandparents/friends to cheer on the students. Year 3 – 6 Athletics Carnival – Friday 11th August (All day) We look forward to our Yr3 – 6 Carnival on 11th August. In order for the smooth running of this event we require the assistance and help of some parents for our Field Events. Please refer to the note at the bottom of this newsletter if you can assist with Shot Put, Long Jump, Ball Games on the day. If you are unable to print and return the note, simply call the office and they can pass the info to me. We really do appreciate any time you have to offer on the day to ensure the smooth running of this event. No experience necessary. A program of events will be issued to families the week before the Carnival. Please don’t hesitate to contact the office or myself if you have any questions. Athletics Training Athletics Training is going well with a huge turnout from Yr 3-6. This will continue each Thursday until the Athletics Carnival from 3-4pm on the Top Oval. The focus is on gaining additional practice for the Athletics Carnival in Long Jump, Shot Putt, Sprints and Relays. Thank you to Mrs Sue, Mr Gaffney, Miss Henderson, Miss Watson & Mrs McDougall who are assisting with the training – much appreciated. Name _________________________________________ Contact No:_________________________ Child’s Name ___________________________________ Class _________________________ I will/will not be able to help with: (please tick activity and time when available)
10am 10.30am 11am 11.30am 12noon 12.30pm
LONG JUMP
SHOT PUT
BALL GAMES
Please return to School Office asap – Thank you
Have a great week, Mrs Dinnen
Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017 This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be
able to get new educational resources for our school/early learning
centre – and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at
Woolworths.From Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September
or while stock lasts, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn
Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for
every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the
Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn
Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be
dropped into the Collection Box here at the school or at your local
Woolworths. At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get
some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots
of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths,
English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft,
Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit
woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn
Parish News
“Enrich your Faith” starting on the 3rd August at 7.30pm in the parish
centre.
Would you like to know more about your faith & how to use the Bible?
Please come along for a casual, easy listening, no exams and non-
threatening session with friends and fellow parishioners. RSVP Parish
Office on 3341 4421.
Lost Hats Could ALL families please check their child’s hat and make sure they haven’t picked somebody else’s up by accident. There are quite a few missing named hats throughout the school. Thank you.