MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: admin@gibney.wa.edu.au Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No. 16 1st June 2017

Dear Parents, Friends and Students

On Monday morning, representatives from the Legion of

Mary, from our Parish, came to school and brought along

the Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has remained in

our school throughout the week. Each of the classes

were invited to go along to the Sacred Space and pray a

decade of the Rosary. We thank the Legion of Mary for

giving us the opportunity to have this experience.

On Wednesday evening the Parish held two workshops

for students and their parents who are preparing for their

First Eucharist. The workshops were an opportunity to

reflect on the significance of this sacrament and the effect

that receiving it regularly can have on their lives. I would

like to thank Mrs Theseira, the Parish Catechetical

Coordinator, for organising the workshops and to Mrs

Keddie and Mrs Brescacin for their assistance.

Congratulations to the students who have been selected

to represent our school at the Interschool Cross Country

Carnival that will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic

Primary School in Kelmscott on Friday 9th June. Miss

Andersen has sent specific details home to those who

have been selected. We wish them all the very best and

know that they will do our school proud.

As you would all be aware, if students arrive to school

late, they need to sign in at the office and take a ‘late

card’ to their classroom. This means that if the bell has

rung and they are not in class then they are late. Many

students who arriving late to school are bypassing this

requirement. We look forward to your cooperation in this

matter.

The Year 1 class will be holding their Liturgy of the Word

on Wednesday 7th June. It will begin at 9:00am and it will

be held in the Sacred Space. All parents and members of

our community are invited to join with the Year 1 class

and then stay on for the morning tea that will follow.

Following the Liturgy, Father Francis will spend some

time with the Year 4 class as they prepare to receive their

First Eucharist.

Congratulations to all the students and staff who

participated in the Lifelink Lapathon. The students were

very enthusiastic and many of them completed an

unbelievable number of laps. I thank all our families for

supporting this fundraiser and all the money raised will be

sent onto Lifelink to be used in the running of their

agencies. A big thank you to Mrs Rogers, Mrs Keddie

and the Minnie Vinnies for the great work they did in

organising this. I remind families who are yet to send in

their collected money to do so as soon as possible.

I am currently involved in interviewing prospective

students for entry into our Kindergarten programme for

2018. If any existing families are yet to make an

interview, appointment please do so as quickly as

possible as interviews close on Friday June 2nd.

We are currently calling for expressions of interest for our

3 year old Kindergarten programme. This hasn’t run over

the last two years due to insufficient numbers. We need

at least 15 students for this to be a viable option. If you

are interested in the programme or know of other families

who may be interested, please collect a form from the

office.

Mark Powell PRINCIPAL

And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, (Luke 1:46-47)

GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS

The Kindy students have been very creative!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Mon 5th June … PUBLIC HOLIDAY (WA DAY)

Wed 7th June .. Year 1 Liturgy @ 9am

Fri 9th June … Interschool Cross Country

Wed 14th June .. First Eucharist Retreat

First Eucharist Practice @ 3-4pm

Fri 16th June … PP Assembly

Fri 16th June …. Sacred Saints Sports Yr 5 & Yr 6

Sat 17th June …. First Eucharist St Francis of Assisi

@ 6.30pm

Sun 18th June … First Eucharist St Francis of Assisi

@ 9.30am

Mon 19th June…. Yr 4 & Yr 5 Excursion Fremantle

Maritime Museum

Wed 21st June… Year 1 Excursion Art Gallery

Wed 21st June .. P&F Meeting @ 7.30pm

Fri 23rd June …. Interschool Lightning Carnival Yr 5

& Yr 6 (all day)

Wed 28th June … Year 4 Mass @ 9am

Fri 30th June ….. Year 3 Assembly

Fri 30th June …. END OF TERM 2

Mon 17th July … TERM 3 STUDENTS RETURN

CANTEEN ROSTER

Fri 2nd June Charline M, Jodie C & Natalie F

Tues 6th June Pat P

CAN YOU HELP!

P & F Meetings Term 2 2017

Wednesday 21st June @ 7.30pm

All book club orders are due

by 9.00am Friday 9th June

No late orders can be accepted.

Thank you.

Donna Masters

Assistant Principal’s

Religious Education News

First Eucharist 2017 Last night we had two workshops for our Eucharist students and their parents, run by Mrs Theseira from the Parish. Thank you to all who attended and participated in the sessions. The Year 4 students and Mrs Brescacin will travel to Schoenstatt Shrine on Wednesday 14th June. The following weekend, the students will receive their First Eucharist at either the Saturday night Mass or Sunday morning. Please keep the children and their families in your prayers as they enter into the final weeks of preparation. Pentecost Sunday This Sunday 4th June marks the end of the Easter Season and we celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Jesus did not abandon the apostles and Mary but sent the Holy Spirit to them. It was on this day that many people were baptised by the apostles, the day when whole communities started to accept and live by Jesus' message, so it's also known as the birthday of the Church.

God of power,

may the boldness of your Spirit transform us, may the gentleness of your Spirit lead us, and may the gifts of your Spirit equip us

to serve and worship you now and always. Amen.

Karen Keddie

Assistant Principal RE

SENT HOME TODAY

★ Interschool Lightning Carnival (Yr 5 & Yr 6)

SENT HOME TUESDAY 30TH MAY

★ Book Club

SCHOOL FEES

Reminder accounts were sent home yesterday with your

eldest child. This account is payable by Friday, 30th

June.

If you have any difficulties in meeting this commitment by

the due date, you need to make an appointment to dis-

cuss this matter with the Principal, Mark Powell, as soon

as possible.

HEALTH CARE CARD TUITION FEE DISCOUNT

SCHEME

Parents who have a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pen-

sioner Concession Card are eligible for a discount on

their school fees. Please complete a 2017 Application

Form at the school office.

Representatives from the Legion of Mary from our Parish

came to school on Monday and brought along the Statue

of the Blessed Virgin Mary!

PRE-PRIMARY NEWS The children took part in last Friday’s ‘Lapathon for Life-Link’ with great enthusiasm and they so enjoyed being part of the ‘big school!’ They ran and walked around the oval trying to score as many ‘marks’, on their wrist bands as they could. Well done Pre Primary - this was a great effort! Thank you to all the families who donated so generously to this very worthwhile cause. Our first class assembly will take place on Friday 16 June. Next week, the children will be given a copy of their words to practise at home. I will send out a letter, regarding ‘assembly costumes etc’, nearer the date. Have a great week! Debbie Hawley & Linda Hetherington

YEAR 6 NEWS

In Year Six we have had a busy two weeks. We said goodbye to Mrs Rogers as she prepares for her baby and welcomed Miss Hibben.

As part of our Civics and Citizenship studies we have been learning about Australia’s System of Government. Throughout this unit our classroom will be transformed into a mini city, with students taking on crucial roles to assist our city in running smoothly. The Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister are elected into their positions so they have to prepare a speech and we then have a secret ballot to determine who is elected for that fortnight.

We are looking forward to see how our mini city goes!

Melissa Hibben

West Coast Eagles Incursion!

Lapathon!

Dear Parents

An incidence of Parvovirus (Slapped Cheek) disease has

been reported in our school. Please see attached

communicable disease guidelines from Health

Department of Western Australia.