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28 April 2016

Dear Parents and Carers,

Congratulations Lily Rickert, Liam Ruhle, Sophie Willett, Lachlan Peardon, Kristy Shingles, Harry Bange and

Claire Parry for your efforts at the SD Cross Country trials on Tuesday. All of these students were fantastic am-

bassadors for our school and performed very well on the day. Special thanks for all of our parent supporters who

attended. Lachlan (1st place), Sophie (2nd place) and Lily (4th place) all qualified for the Darling Downs trials. We

wish them all the best for this challenging stage of competition.

Our winter vegetable crop of spinach and bok choy has been planted and is growing steadily. We have had a

large number of very keen student volunteers who have prepared the soil, planted, and mulched the garden. As a

result of this level of interest in gardening, we are exploring different options of growing vegetables and herbs in

a variety of different containers. We will be collecting any empty two litre plastic soft drink bottles for our next

gardening project. Please wash them out and hand them in at the front office if you have any. Thank you for your

help.

I will be attending a principal’s conference for most of next week. Kathy Doherty will step into the acting princi-

pal role in my absence.

Peace and Best Wishes,

Brendan

From the Principal - Brendan O’Reilly

From the APRE - Kathy Doherty

APRE News

On this Labour Day long weekend when we rest from our usual labours, loving

God, we pray for all who shoulder the tasks of human labour—in the marketplace,

on farms, in factories and offices, in the professions, and in family living. We

thank you, God, for the gift and opportunity of work; may our efforts always be

pure of heart, for the good of others and the glory of your name.

We lift up to you all who long for just employment and those who work to defend the rights and needs of workers

everywhere. May those who are now retired always remember that they still make a valuable contribution to

our world. May our working and our resting all give praise to you. Amen

MOTHERS DAY MORNING – Next Friday 6 May, we will have a Mothers Day Liturgy in the church at 10.30am followed by a shared morning tea in the school undercover area. We warmly invite and welcome all mothers, grandmothers and those that act in the role of mothers in our wider community to join with us to celebrate our mothers. Please bring a plate of morning tea items to share.

MINI VINNIES – Year 5 and 6 children will meet tomorrow to consider making a commitment to participate in

school -based St Vincent de Paul group – Mini Vinnies. Children will update the community through the news-

letter on upcoming projects.

PARISH FAMILY MASS – The next Parish Family Mass will be held on Sunday 22 May at 5pm. We will send home an

invitation to participate in this Liturgy in the coming weeks.

Dates To Remember May 2016

Friday 6th - Mothers Day Liturgy 10:30am (Bring a plate for morning tea) All welcome. Sept Thursday 8th - School play dress rehearsal Friday 9th - School play evening performance

God Bless

Brendan O’Reilly

Principal

This Week’s Mass Roster Sunday 1st May 7.30pm Welcoming: E Lyons POF/OH: K Doherty Readers: B O’Reilly & M Wiedman Offertory: J Maguire & M Wiedman Eucharistic Ministers: J Nash & D Lyons

School Camp Update

A second instalment of $250 for camp is due by Fri-

day the 29th April .The third instalment of $250 is

due on Friday the 27th May. Thankyou for assist-

ing us to honour financial deadlines with the school

Camp. A note will be sent home tomorrow with up-

dates. Camp Dates: Sunday 19th June to 23rd

June

Save the Date

Angela Ehmer (literacy consultant) visit

on 25th and 26th of August

The UNIFORM SHOP will be opened on

MONDAY from 8.30am –9.30am

If you have any questions or need to place an or-

der please contact Jenny Gillam on 0408198538.

For uniform Direct Debit PAYMENTS please

phone Anne-Maree Bange on 0413 127 398 for the

P & F bank details as school fees are paid into a

separate bank account.

Representative Sport Dates for Term Two

Gala Days in Allora for Netball, Rugby

League and Soccer;

Friday 20th May and Friday 27th May

beyondblueBASH Location- Clifton Pioneer Park

Date- 30th April

Time– 10am to 12:30

What to Wear- Blue

You are welcome to come along to help im-

prove the lives of those affected by depres-

sion, anxiety and suicide.

Next P&F Meeting: 6pm – Wednesday, 11th May 2016

Please email your agenda items to:

Clifton.PandF@twb.catholic.edu.au

TUCKSHOP ROSTER

Friday 29/4 Anna & Jeff Marks

Baking – Anna Marks

Friday 6/5 Louise Willett & Katie Woodside

Baking – Anna Marks

P & F N E W S

P&F FACEBOOK PAGE Our Facebook page is now LIVE. If you have not

joined the group as yet, please search for “SFDS

FAMILIES” and request to be added. The page is a

“Closed” group so you will only be able to see the

content if you are a group member. This page is for

parents and caregivers of children currently enrolled

at St Francis de Sales. General information is availa-

ble to the extended family and wider community via

the newsletter and school website.

P&F FUNDRAISERS WOW! We have done it…thank you to everyone

who has volunteered their time to help with our fund-

raisers. A roster is included with this newsletter and

will be available on the SFDS Facebook Page. A

massive thank you to those families who have of-

fered to help with multiple shifts and to grandparents

and teachers who have also volunteered their time or

offered to help with banking and cooking. Every

child benefits from these fundraisers, so if you have

not offered to help as yet we would be grateful for

any contribution you can provide. Thank you to eve-

ryone for your help and support.

TUCKSHOP MEAL DEAL - $6.00

(order Friday 29/4 for Friday 6/5) Mini Pizzas & Popper for 1st Break

and Homebake for 2nd Break

(Pizza options: Hawaiian or

BBQ Meat Lovers)

“RATTLE OF THE BRAINS”

FRIDAY 27TH

MAY, 2016

ALLORA COMMUNITY HALL,

HERBERT STREET

DOOR & BAR OPEN AT 6:15PM

ROUND ONE STARTS AT 7PM

8 PEOPLE PER TABLE (MAXIMUM)

$10 PER PERSON

Includes pizza, nibblies, supper with tea & coffee 1st Prize $300, 2nd Prize $200, 3rd Prize $100,

Wooden spoon

THANKS & APPRECIATION

TO OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS!! YOU MAKE THIS NIGHT SO SUCCESSFUL!!!

RSVP 23nd May 2016 St Patrick’s School Office 4666 3551

Award Winners

Mayor’s Morning Tea

Congratulations to our SD Cross Country team members.

Sophie, Lachie and Lily qualified for the DD trials.

ANZAC DAY