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. 19 27th June 2019

Dear Parents, Friends and Students

Congratulations to our Year 4 students who received their

First Eucharist last Sunday. The children were a credit to

themselves and their families. They received the Eucharist

reverently and respectfully. A big thank you to the children’s

families for their support during this period. I would also like

to thank Mrs Brescacin and Mrs Keddie for their work in

preparing the children and coordinating the Sacrament. The

Year 4 students will be celebrating their class Mass on

Wednesday 3rd July. All parents and members of our

community are invited to join with us and then stay for the

morning tea that will follow.

Next week the students will be celebrating NAIDOC week.

The theme this is year is – "Voice. Treaty. Truth. Let’s work

together for a shared future.” NAIDOC Week celebrations

are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history,

culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in

Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of

life. It is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to

celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait people, to participate

in a range of activities and to support local Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander communities. We will begin the week

with a special Liturgy on Monday morning. The students will

then participate in various activities during the week.

Congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 students who

participated in the Annual Winter Sports Lightning Carnival

last Friday. As a whole team, (AFL, Soccer and Netball) our

school finished 2nd overall. This is the highest we have ever

achieved as a school. We also won the AFL and Soccer

trophy for being the best performed teams on the day. This

is the first time we have won either of these trophies, a

fantastic achievement by both these groups. All our students

performed brilliantly on the day but, more importantly,

represented our school with pride. Thank you to all the staff

and parents who assisted on the day by coaching or

supporting. A special thank you to Miss Andersen who did a

great job in preparing the students for the carnival.

I have begun interviewing families who have enrolled their

child into Kindy for 2020. Please let others know who may

be interested in coming to our school that they need to

contact the office in order to complete an application for

enrolment. The school is also considering re-opening the

Three-Year-Old Kindy programme. Again, if you know

anyone who may be interested, please contact the school

administration.

School academic reports will be made available of students

in Pre-primary to Year 6 on Thursday 4th July. This is the

first formal report for the year. Reports give parents an

indication of student progress from the beginning of the year

until now. Parents are encouraged to make contact with

their child’s teacher early in Term 3 to discuss any concerns

they have.

Now that winter has well and truly arrived, many students are

coming to school wearing their school jumpers and sports

tops. Could I ask all parents to make certain that those

items that the students can remove are properly labelled.

Some families have purchased second hand items that still

have the previous owner’s names attached. This isn’t helpful

when the item is left behind. Please ensure that these items

are properly labelled.

A reminder to families that Friday 5th July is the last day of

term 2 for students and staff.

Have a great week!

Mark Powell PRINCIPAL

Chad Cruz

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

The Year Four class have been working hard on their Eucharist preparation!

Connor

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like

eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

Jacinta Megan Luke

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

. Fri 28th Jun Pre-Primary Assembly

Mon 1st Jul NAIDOC Week

Mon 1st Jul First Aid Incursion

Wed 3rd Jul Year 4 Mass

Fri 5th Jul END OF TERM 2 FOR STUDENTS

Mon 22nd Jul STUDENTS RETURN TERM 3 2019

YEAR 5 NEWS

As we come to the end of a very busy term, we are also

finishing off our integrated unit on Greek Mythology. The

Year 5s have certainly enjoyed learning about the

different myths, creatures and language of the ancient

Greeks. Their knowledge and interest has been inspiring.

One of the investigative activities that we have completed

in maths was to create a meal plan for a week with only

$40. This was Mini Vinnies activity, which also made us

think about how many people call on St Vincent De Paul

and how the Society helps those in need. It was fantastic

to see and hear the Year 5s thinking how they could plan

nutritious and balanced meals with only a handful of

pantry items. We wish all our families a happy and safe

holiday. Rest up for another exciting and busy term

ahead.

Karen Keddie & Jess Bettridge

CANTEEN ROSTER

Fri 28th June Therese B

CAN YOU HELP?

Tues 2nd July CAN YOU HELP?

Fri 5th July Aruna R & Natalie F

YEAR 4 NEWS Congratulations to all Year 4 students on their Eucharist

last Sunday. I could not be more proud of all of you. A

special thank you to the support children who were able

to attend the Mass as well.

Next Wednesday the Year 4 class will also have their

class Mass at 9am in the Sacred Space. All parents and

grandparents are welcome to attend. It would be

wonderful if children from Turner and Durkin could supply

the morning tea.

The children are looking forward to Pyjama Day on

Thursday. Please ensure that all children are wearing

sneakers as they still have sport on this day.

Next week the children will also be participating in

NAIDOC Week activities with their buddy class and in a

whole school Liturgy.

Joanne Brescacin

Assistant Principal’s

Religious Education News

LIFELINK 2019

Thursday 4th July

Pyjama Party For all students

K-6 Raising money for Lifelink 2019.

Bring in a GOLD coin to contribute to Lifelink, to help

those in need.

We will be also donating all Milo Money raised that

morning to LifeLink.

Karen Keddie

Assistant Principal RE

SCHOOL FEES REMINDER

The second instalment of the school fees account is

payable by Friday 5th

July. Reminder accounts were

sent home last week. Please check your child’s school

bag.

If you have any difficulties in meeting this commitment by

the due date, you need to make an appointment to

discuss 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

Pensioner Concession Card are eligible for a discount on

their school fees. Please complete a 2019 Application

Form at the school office.

CANTEEN END OF TERM SPECIAL

Homemade Fried Rice available

(contains egg soy)

Friday 5th July $4.50

Order & correct money need to be

returned by Tuesday 2nd July.

Library News A reminder to students and parents as we are

approaching the end of Term Two, ALL library books

must be returned on Tuesday 2nd July. We ask for your

co-operation in returning your child/rens

books promptly.

If you would like more books over the

holidays, the local library is always open.

Remember reading is fun!

Thank you.

Lucy Marchetti & Sylvie Spadaccini

FRIENDLY REMINDER

Parents please, out of courtesy, when

entering school grounds via the gate, notify

the admin office of the purpose of your visit

(e.g. dropping off child’s lunch, or child’s

forgotten homework). Thank you for your

support in this matter.

YEAR 1 NEWS

The Year One class celebrated our first Liturgy last week.

The focus was on friendship and certainly the children

are very good at being kind friends and including

everyone. They approached their Liturgy with

thoughtfulness and reverence. Thanks to all the parents

who were able to join us and to those who helped to set

up morning tea afterwards. The children love having you

around!

We have recently spent some time in Reading lessons

looking at a variety of books about pirates. This led to a

Design and Technology task to make a pirate's treasure

chest using just two pieces of card, scissors and glue.

Lessons such as this - apart from being fun - challenge

children to think creatively, to solve problems, to work

collaboratively and to build resilience (who hasn't tried to

make something only to see it fall apart and have to start

all over again?)

Next week, I will be taking Long Service Leave (just for

the week) and the children will be in the capable and

caring hands of one of our very long-term Relief teachers

whom they already know well. As a school we will be

celebrating N.A.I.D.O.C. Week, including a special

activity with our Year 6 buddies.

I hope you all enjoy a safe and happy holiday. See you

next term - half way through Year One already! Where

does the time go?

Freda Farmand

SENT HOME MONDAY 24th JUNE

★ Pyjama Party flyer

★ Years 4 & 5 Excursion permission note

PRE-PRIMARY NEWS

The children are very excited about our class assembly

tomorrow and they have been taking part in our assembly

preparations with great enthusiasm! They are required to

be at school by 8.35am so that we can go to the

undercover area and be ready by 9am. As a reminder, the

children will be required to wear sports clothes for our

assembly, including their blue school jumper, or a dark

coloured tracksuit top/jacket if your child does not have a

school jumper. Next Thursday the children will be taking

part in the whole school ‘Pyjama Party’ which will be a

fund-raiser for the LifeLink 2019. The children may wear

their pyjamas to school with their sport shoes. I look

forward to seeing you all at our assembly tomorrow!

Debbie Hawley, Ellen Howell & Jen Moore

YEAR 3 NEWS

We had a fantastic time at our excursion to Woolworths

on Monday. As we have been learning about the

processes that different foods go through before we buy

them at the shop, it was a great experience seeing the

bakery, fruit and vegetable delivery, fridges and freezers.

We also really enjoyed sharing the experience with our

Kindy buddies and taking on the responsibilities of

helping them on and off the bus and playing with them at

Woodbridge Park. At the end of this term we say

goodbye to our practicing teacher, Miss Wilson. We have

had a wonderful time learning from her and participating

in all the interesting experiences she’s planned for us.

We wish her all the best in her teaching career.

Felicity Martinz & Sophie Wilson

Anthony, Sophie, Emmy and Ben S. excelled in

making treasure chests in Design Technology!

Years 5 & 6 Lightning Carnival!

REMINDER

Please remember to label your child/

children’s uniforms. We are currently

having issues with uniforms with no

names on them or second hand uniforms

purchased with the old name still on them.

BATTERY RECYCLING We are very pleased to “do our bit” for

the environment by offering recycling

collection for household batteries. You

can drop your batteries off in the metal

collection bin in the hallway opposite the

Year 3 class room.

Semester One Reports Reminder

In preparation for accessing your child’s Semester One

report (Pre-Primary to Year 6) via the SEQTA portal,

please check now if you are able to log on to view your

child’s Semester Two 2018 report so that any difficulties

can be sorted out now, rather than later. Please

remember that your username and password was

created by you, not the school, so you should have this

information in a ‘safe place’. You are able to reset your

password on the portal.

New families to our school and families with their eldest

child currently in Pre-Primary should have received their

instructions on connecting to the parent portal on

Monday 10th June.

DATES FOR ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

& INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS

CARNIVAL Thursday 22nd August Jumps & Throws

Friday 23rd August Faction Athletics Carnival

Friday 20th September Interschool Athletics Carnival

P & F BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE

CAN YOU HELP

We are looking for volunteers to help

us out at our Bunnings Sausage

Sizzle on Sunday 4th August.

What’s involved?? Cooking sausages,

serving customers and having fun!

We are looking for 5 people for each 2

hour shift. Please consider volunteering for this

community event.

This can be done via the ‘School Interviews’ website. All

families received an email today Thursday 20th June with

the details, including event code.

Please note: The event code should not be posted

on any social media.

Thank you in anticipation, for your support in this event.