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35 Arnold Street (PO Box 47) Allora Qld 4362 Phone: 4666 3551 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au
21 November 2017 —Term 4 Week 8
“Never see a need without doing something about it.”
- Mary MacKillop
Mission—
We are an inclusive
community
committed to high
levels of learning
for all.
Please note:
This Week:
This weeks Assembly 2pm Thursday 23rd November
Swimming Carnival 8.50am Friday 24th November
Last Day of School Notes (purple) due to school office Monday 27th November
St Patrick’s School – A Nut Aware School. Parents are requested to be diligent with items packed in lunch boxes.
Dear Parents,
Staffing and Class Structures 2018 Next year brings with it some changes to our class structures and teaching staff. Decisions related to class structure are carefully considered in regard to student numbers and the learning needs of the students. With strategic planning well underway for next year and up to 2020, we are very confident that the school team of 2018 will reach our ambitious goals and in doing so, continue the improvement in student learning we are seeing across the entire school.
Miss Lisa Barber will be leaving our team next year to take up a position at Mary MacKillop College, Highfields. We know that she will take her St Patrick’s Allora experiences with her as she continues on her teaching journey. Our teaching team and school community have benefited from Miss Barber’s professionalism this year and we wish her well in all of her future endeavours.
This has resulted in Miss Holly Gilbar beeing appointed as a classroom teacher in 2018. Miss Gilbar was chosen as the successful applicant by the interview panel during the application and appointment process. Thank you to Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office Senior Education Leader, Mrs Suzanne Cavanagh; and St Francis de Sales Clifton Principal, Brendan O’Reilly for their part on the selection panel. Miss Gilbar is very excited about her appointment and looks forward to meeting with students and staff during a visit next Tuesday. We are sure that you will join us in welcoming her to our wonderful community.
Student Learning Data— A report will come home on Monday of next week indicating your child’s progress in the recent standardised testing that was conducted across the school. It is important that with the holidays approaching, that skills, particularly in reading, continued to be
reinforced of the holiday period. Please see your child’s teacher (current or 2018 teacher) for ideas about holiday ideas to support your child.
Our School Student Protection Contacts: Miss Donnelly and Mr Maher
God Bless
Tyronne Maher
Principal
“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.” Maya Angelou
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/maya_angelou_578763?src=t_inspirational
Prep / 1 – Mrs Lyn Geyle
Year 2 - Miss Karine Preston/ Mrs Kathryn Lucas (Tuesdays)
Year 3/ 4 - Miss Holly Gilbar
Year 5/6 – Miss Mary Donnelly/Mr Steve Clark (Fridays)
Mr Tyronne Maher – Physical Education Teacher
Mr Tyronne Maher – Middle Leader/Curriculum (1day)
Mrs Debbie Groombridge - Learning Support Teacher
Mr Steve Clarke—Science Teacher
Mrs Jan Watkins – Teacher Librarian
Mrs Julie –Anne Flynn – Library Assistant Officer
Mrs Andrea Lewis –Learning Officer
Helen Pitstock - Learning Officer (Prep)
Mrs Elizabeth Partington - Administration Officer
Mrs Andrea Lewis – Occupational Health and Safety Officer
Mrs Lesley Telford – Music Tutor
Mrs Karmen Amps – Cleaner
Well done to our sight word champs! Week 8 and they’re
still powering on in Talgai! Keep up the good work!
35 Arnold Street (PO Box 47) Allora Qld 4362 Phone: 4666 3551 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au
21 November 2017 —Term 4 Week 8
Assembly Roster Term 4 Friday’s at 8.50am:
Week 8 Thursday 23rd November: Whole School
presentation You Can Do It
“Confidence/Persistence”
Week 9: Christmas Performance 10.30am
Happy Birthday for this week to:
Ivy Coker
Zara Sullivan
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
AWARDS
Term 4 Week 7
Talgai— Jonte May for improved depth of thinking.
Cunningham — Reagan Pendergast for great improvement in spelling in term 4.
Dalrymple — Marcus Olsen for trying hard to be organised for learning.
Glengallan —
Mia McArthur for improved learning in maths and demonstrating greater self belief.
Mary MacKillop Award -
Helpful Talgai — Riley Burton
Cunningham - Matilda Gasson
Dalrymple -
Ella Hagenbach
Glengallan
Porscha Mathie
School News Cricket Match— Students from the years 5 and 6 will be playing in a limited overs cricket match on the 23rd of November against Allora State School. The team will play at 9am at Allora State School. Spectators are most welcome to come along and cheer the students on.
Graduation 2017 - Our end of year ceremony for this year will be held on the evening of the 28th November from 6pm. Mass celebrating the year’s achievements will be followed by the presentation of awards to our senior students. These awards are voted on by teachers and students and go to those who have consistently demonstrated the traits specific to the award being presented. The celebration will be followed by a short supper. Everyone is encouraged and welcome to attend.
Student Leadership Success— Congratulations to past students Mary Higgins and Ailish Wallace on recently being appointed as two of the four school captains at Assumption College in Warwick for 2018. We wish them well in their respective roles.
Swimming Carnival— This Friday, our school swimming carnival will be held at Allora Swimming Pool. Students who arrive at school will be walked to the pool by teachers at 8:50am with events beginning by 9:30am. Parents coming along to support students on the day, are welcome to supervise their children at the pool. A roll will be marked upon the teachers arriving at the school. Students must sit in their allocated areas. Students must have their swimming gear, a water bottle, food and hat for their day at the pool. Students may dress up in school colours (Rynne—red; Lynan—green; Hughes—blue). A barbeque will be provided by the P&F for the students. Parents taking their children early, must check in with classroom teachers to be marked off as absent. Students that aren’t under the supervision of their parents/carers, will be escorted back to school for end of school day procedures. We look forward to a great day of fun and competition.
Where does the time go?
It is hard to believe that
the 2017 school year is
almost over. I can truthfully say I have had a
wonderful time as I've watched the children of
Cunningham learn, grow and change from day to
day. I hope that all the things we've done have
helped in some small way.
I would like to thank parents for the efforts that they gave each week in listening to reading,
practicing spelling words and ensuring that homework was handed in on time. The time and ef-
forts given to these tasks make a huge difference. I wish everyone a Happy and Holy Christmas
and hope that you find some time to relax and enjoy your family during the Christmas break and I
look forward to seeing you next year.
Cunningham News
Learning Fun
Cunningham will be participating in the final
assembly for 2017 on Thursday afternoon, November 23rd at 2pm. All classes
will be sharing how the You-Can-Do-It keys have influenced their learning in
2017. Come along if you’re able to.
You Can Do It!
Graduation Mass commences at 6:00 p.m. on November 28th and report
cards go home on the Thursday of Week 9. Students will finish the
school year at the conclusion of the Christmas Concert on Friday
December 1st, around 12:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come along and watch this musical event
Did you know?
I would like to congratulate all Cunningham students on their behaviour, work ethic and ability to ‘Have-A-Go’. Their
dedication to their learning, has resulted in improved achievement for all. Well done Cunningham!
Students of the week
35 Arnold Street (PO Box 47) Allora Qld 4362 Phone: 4666 3551 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au
21 November 2017 —Term 4 Week 8
Parish News
LITURGY TIMES
1ST
Sunday of month
MASS 9AM
2ND
, 3RD
Sunday of Month
– MASS 6pm
4TH
, 5TH
Sunday of Month
– LITURGY of the WORD
– 9 AM
Last day of term 4—The last day of term this year is Friday 1st December.
On this day at 10:30am, students will perform some instrumental and singing items for the enjoyment of our entire school community.
Students are then permitted to leave the school at 12pm, escorted by a parent or care-giver. All members of our community are welcome to attend this performance.
See you there.
(Note sent home 21/11/2017
please return by 27 November)
Fete Success—Mr Paul Morris , on behalf of the Parish Fete Committee, attended our last P&F meeting and presented the school with a cheque for nearly $5000. Once again, this year’s fete was made successful by the wonderful collaboration between school and church communities, both of which make up our wonderful parish. We look forward to continuing this partnership in 2018 in putting together this wonderful community event.
P&F BBQ
Sausage Sizzle
@ the
Swimming
Carnival on
Friday 24th
November
35 Arnold Street (PO Box 47) Allora Qld 4362 Phone: 4666 3551 Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au
21 November 2017 —Term 4 Week 8
DATE CLAIMERS- 2017
22 Nov Ecumenical Christmas Liturgy– 10am all welcome
24 Nov Swimming Carnival
28 Nov End of year mass and graduation—6pm
30 Nov Reports and 2018 booklists home
1 Dec 10.30am Christmas Performance
Term 4 and School Year Ends
2018
(16—19 Jan Professional planning and learning for school staff)
19 Jan School Shop Day with Mrs Partington
22 Jan 2018 School Year Begins
23 Jan 9:30am—Opening School Mass and School Leader Induction for Year 6 — All Welcome!
2018 School Term Dates
Term 1 Starts Monday 22nd January
Ends Thursday 29th March
Term 2 Starts Monday 16th April
Ends Friday 29th June
Term 3 Starts Monday 16th July
Ends Friday 21st September
Term 4 Starts Monday 8th October
Ends Friday 7th December
2018 Public Holidays (School Closed)
26 January—Australia Day
9 February—Allora Show Holiday
25 April—ANZAC Day
7 May—Labor Day
22 October—Pupil Free Day
What’s Happening at St Patrick’s Allora?
Allora Blue Care Boutique
Christmas Market Day
Friday 1st December - 9 am to 1 pm
Cnr of Warwick St and Forde St
Gifts - ‘new’ and ‘used’ items, Small selection of baked treats. Come one, come all!
St Patrick’s School Allora An inclusive community committed to high levels of learning for all.
St Patrick’s School Tel: 07-46663551 35 Arnold Street Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 47 Allora Q 4362 Website: www.allora.catholic.edu.au
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Re: Last day student arrangements
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Friday 1st December is the last day of our school year. Our programme for the day is as follows:
8.40-10.00 Normal class time
10.00-10.20 Lunch/Snack (families are asked to provide enough food for their own children as per usual
lunch/snack)
10.30-11.50 Student performances
11.50-12.00 Students return to their classroom to have the roles marked. Students are permitted to leave
under the supervision of a responsible adult. Children from the respective classroom/s.
Children will not be allowed to leave the school ground unless they are supervised by a responsible
adult. If alternate arrangements cannot be made, children will be supervised at school until 2.55 pm.
Please complete the following tear off slip where appropriate and return it to the office by Monday 27th November 2017. Students will not be permitted to leave the school grounds without written permission received by the school. Kind regards, Tyronne Maher (Principal)
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LAST SCHOOL DAY FOR TERM 4 – INTENTIONS (FRIDAY 1st December 2017)
Family Name: ____________________________ Children’s name/s: ________________________
o I will take my child/children home at the conclusion of the student performance (12pm) and
once the role has been marked.
o Have my permission to leave with: (name of adult) ___________________________________
who will be responsible for supervision of my child/children from 12pm
o Will be absent on the day
o Will be remaining at school until 2.55 pm
Parent name: ______________________ Parent Signature: ______________________
Date:______________________________
