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19th July 2019
NAIDOC WEEK
VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH.
Peace to this house and all who dwell within.
Prayer for Reconciliation
God of all creation, as we journey together in this Great Southern Land, we pray for healing, forgiveness and unity, creating a path of good will, with justice and compassion. Jesus, through the power of your love, you have given us the courage, wisdom and strength to share our gifts and talents in humility. In peace and understanding we reconcile with each other. Creator Spirit, we come together in prayer and thanksgiving for the many blessings we have received. Allow your Spirit to wash over us and give us strength to walk together as one.
Amen.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK – CHRIS BARTLETT Welcome back to the first week of Term 3 to all families, students and staff at Mater Dei. I trust that all of you took the opportunity to relax away from the rigour of the school week and refresh for the new learnings of the semester. It is important to remember teaching and learning is a shared partnership between home and school. As parents we are seen as the primary educators of our children and by this we are the chief decision makers of the type of schooling our children receive. At Mater Dei we strive to give every student a chance to grow their learning every year and come to an understanding of what Jesus means to them. We enable these learnings through the Visible Learner
Project, religious lessons & liturgies, specialist lesson, community outreach and the promotion of our school values and beliefs. We truly have a great school where learning is the primary focus. In my recent travels and interactions with peers from across the state, I believe we do this better than other schools. It is a privilege to work at Mater Dei and the exciting work our teachers are doing in the classrooms proves this to me every time I step into a classroom. We should be very grateful to be part of such an excellent place of learning and community. Have a great term.
I had the pleasure of attending Fr Tom Duncan’s ordination last night amid a strong representation of priests, bishops,
parishioners, TCSO staff and other diocesan families. It was fantastic to see such happiness and satisfaction on his face as
his ordination was completed. Tom completed his deaconship in St Theresa’s and Highfields Parishes, and is known well
by our students and staff. Tom grew up Miles and attended his secondary schooling at Marist Brothers Ashgrove before
studying to be a Priest. One of Tom’s first duties will be to return to his home town of Miles and celebrate his first Mass
with parishioners, his family and friends. Eventually he will work out of St Patrick’s Cathedral in service to the parish and
St Saviours Primary School and College. We wish him every blessing in his chosen vocation and thank him for his work in
our community. Congratulations Fr Tom.
FROM THE AP’S DESK – JULIE HENDERSON
Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change – Brené Brown
In working with students from
two different year levels in
small group or whole class
reading lessons this week, it is
evident that our students are
becoming more willing to talk
about their learning, show their vulnerability by
asking questions to clarify understanding,
appreciate the opportunities of errors and persist
when faced with challenges. Growth in student
capacity is supported through use of the Gradual
Release of Responsibility Model. As illustrated in the diagram below, the cognitive load involved in the learning task moves
progressively from teacher modelling and thinking aloud through a series of phases that enable students to collaborate
initially with teachers and then with peers to build confidence and independence. The process is not linear, but instead
dynamic and responsive to feedback that teachers give students about their progress and that students provide teachers
about their teaching. Teachers are sharing the learning agenda with students through Learning Intention and Success
Criteria and making the links between information gained from assessment tasks to next steps in learning more explicit
for students. Clarity about the learning for students is directly related to the increased clarity our teachers gain through
discussions in their professional learning team meetings and planning sessions.
FROM THE APRE’S DESK – VANESSA HORTON
Deacon Tom’s Ordination Last night at St Patrick’s cathedral our Deacon, Tom Duncan was ordained as a priest. This was a significant celebration in Tom’s faith journey and was attended by bishops from across the Queensland dioceses, as well as many, many priests too. Father Tom was joined by his family from Miles and friends from all the communities he has been working in throughout his preparations for this special occasion. Our sincere congratulations Father Tom!
Reconciliation This weekend 42 of our year 3 students will be attending our parish masses with their families and friends to take the very first step in preparing for their sacraments of initiation in the Catholic church. These First Reconciliation candidates will take part in a commitment ceremony as a symbol of their pledge to continue their faith journey towards this special celebration.
Next week, these candidates will begin working in their family groups and will meet each week to engage together and learn more about the sacrament of Reconciliation. As a school community all at Mater Dei look forward to supporting you on your faith journey throughout the coming months.
NAIDOC Liturgy During the holiday’s communities all around Australia celebrated NAIDOC week which began with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday on July 7th. The theme this year is VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH. Yesterday as a school community we acknowledged this significant celebration with a liturgy. This was a wonderful opportunity to officially share the story of the mural which has been taking shape on the terrace of our Good Samaritan building. We sincerely thank the Bartlett family, particularly Hayden, (@kikbac.art) for this amazing piece which represents our Mater Dei story throughout time on this land, focusing on the learning circles which we are all part of. LET'S WORK TOGETHER FOR A SHARED FUTURE
Mini-Disco for Careen On Tuesday June 25th during lunchtime the year four classes lead our Term 2 fundraiser for Careen with a Mini-Disco in the William Morris Centre. Entry was a gold coin and the disco was a wonderful success. Thanks to everyone’s generous donations $246.45 was raised towards our sponsorship for Careen’s education at St Jude’s in Tanzania. Together, we honoured Careen’s learning, her aspirations and her dreams for a better life. Great effort Mater Dei!
Important Dates: Term 3 Saturday July 20th Commitment Mass for Reconciliation Candidates St Theresa’s @ 6pm Sunday July 21st Commitment Mass for Reconciliation Candidates St Theresa’s @ 9.30am
Monday July 22nd Reconciliation Family Groups: Week One
Sunday July 28th Catholic Education Week: ‘Many Voices, One Spirit’
Friday August 2nd Bishop’s Inservice Day
CLASS AWARDS T3W1
Congratulations to the following students for receiving a class award:
Congratulations to the following students for receiving a Good Samaritan award:
Darcy Martyr Charlie Hall Frederick Coggan Florence Nason Caleb Oliver Isaac Baker Harrison Haddin Jack Elmes Ruby Bertolotti Sasha Thomas-Guerrero Jack Haddin Lachlan Conway Olivia Evans Lauren Paton Frederick Harpham Nate Pritchard Archer Schaffer Piper Sulivan Alfred Lever Elspeth Walsh
Evangelina Pikramenos
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
CATHOLIC EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS Last year was the inaugural year for the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Excellence Awards. This year the event will be held
again on the evening of Thursday 1st August.
We sent in 5 nominations for the excellence awards and have 4 nominations that have been shortlisted in the following
categories, to attend the finalists dinner and presentation.
• Early career teacher (0-3 years) Chloe Lobegeier
• Primary expert teacher Joanne Cavanagh
• Professional Learning Community (PLC) Angela Martlew – on behalf of the Visible Learner Team
• Teaching and Learning Support Anne Woodcroft-Brown
Each category has a number of criteria that nominations have to be written against. We are very excited to have this
many nominations shortlisted as it reflects some great practice and talent in our school. We are looking forward to the
event and are hopeful we can win the categories we are representing.
JIN AI HIGH SCHOOL – JAPANESE STUDENTS VISIT Next week we will host five Japanese students from Jin Ai High School, Fukui City. The students visit as part of a study
tour to immerse themselves in Australian culture and will arrive on Tuesday night. The girls will have some integration in
classes with our Year 6 students and well as special lessons in their own group. They will also access an indigenous
workshop as well as excursions around the main attractions in the South East corner of the state. We thank the five
families who are assisting with hosting the students, and wish them an invaluable learning experience.
MACKENZIE STREET A number of students are unsupervised and waiting outside the school grounds waiting for parents to arrive for pick up
along MacKenzie St. We will be moving these students back to the PJ Doyle area to be supervised until a parent arrives
for pick up. Please note this will cause some short term delay in your pick up to maximise the safety of students during a
busy time of the day.
There is a no parking zone extending 15m from the supervised crossing heading South. This zone is being used for parking,
especially at pick up time. The zone is no parking because it limits the vision of the crossing supervisor and pedestrians
using the crossing. We are currently working with council to find a permanent solution to stop parking in the zone. In the
meantime, large witches hats will be positioned there to reinforce the no parking message.
We acknowledge the vast majority of families who are respectful of the road rules and procedures the school has in place.
We need everyone to be on board with safety around the school grounds at drop off and pick up times. The time lost for
short term inconvenience is far out-weighs the impact of a significant accident between vehicle and a person.
BISHOPS INSERVICE DAY A reminder to all families that 29 July – 2 Aug is Catholic Education Week. During the week a Bishop’s Inservice day is held
in each main centre across the diocese. The day is hosted in Charleville on Monday, Roma on Wednesday and Toowoomba
on Friday 2nd August. As a result, all staff in Toowoomba Catholic Schools are required to attend professional development
on the day. Mater Dei will be closed to allow all staff to attend the day at St Mary’s College.
TUCKSHOP
TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEERS
Tues 23rd July Thurs 25th July Tues 30th July Thurs 1st August
Vicki Rowbotham Liz Burke Melissa Johnston Helen Bradshaw
Gemma McNickle Deb McElroy Hang Harris Cate Bell
Vicki Rowbotham Glynis Druce
Thank you to all the amazing volunteers that give us their time and effort to help make the
Tuckshop run every Tuesday and Thursday!!!
Tuckshop is a fun filled day drinking coffee, eating muffins, packing lunches, supporting
your lovely children and our wonderful school.
It is a great way to meet other parents if you are new to the school.
We would love to see some of the new parents. Everyone is welcome, Mum’s, Dad’s,
Grandparents, etc. Just follow the link - Term 3 Volunteer Sign Up
SPORT BY DONNA PRESTRIDGE Interschool Sport Years 5 & 6 will compete in the Toowoomba Primary School Interschool Sport Competition each Friday in term 3. The
students will compete in Rugby League (boys), Netball (girls), Soccer (boys & girls) at different venues each week. Parents
are very welcome to attend these games. The draw will be posted on the school website next week and in the newsletter
each fortnight. We are also looking for parents to assist with refereeing occasionally. If you have any expertise in these
sport (even a little), please email me on [email protected] .
Catholic Carnival As part of Catholic Education Week celebrations the students from Years 5 & 6 will participate in a touch football carnival
(boys) and netball carnival (girls) on Thursday 1 August. The information about these carnivals is due back early next week.
We are also asking for parent help on this day, even for a short time if you are available.
BOOKWEEK BUSINESS Monday August 19th @8:45 am - Book Week parade in the WMC
Please join us in the WMC at 8:45am on Mon Aug 19 as we celebrate Book Week.
The theme for this year is "Reading is my secret power" so costumes can reflect
either the theme or a favourite book, character or series.
We look forward to celebrating the joy of reading together.
Later in the term we will take part in the 2019 Australian Reading Hour campaign by
having a PJ Reading Hour in the library on Wednesday the 18th of September from
6 - 7pm.
VISIBLE LEARNING
LIGHT
H is for Honouring
Respect yourself, others & all creation
• Be resilient
• Be adaptable
• Respect others' learning
When we respect ourselves, others and creation, we honour the strengths and talents of all. We respect our own learning and the learning of others. We
encourage growth in ourselves and those around us, supporting each other to strive for success.
FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELLOR
All About Resilience and Perseverance
Parents,
Hello! Here at school, we often talk about ‘having a growth mindset’-
what it means, how it will help us and how we can do it! At the core of
it, ‘having a growth mindset’ is all about Resilience and Perseverance.
Learning happens best when it is done both at school and at home.
Below are some ways that you can help your child continue to learn
about the theme of Resilience and Perseverance through reading
about it, talking about it, and practicing it!
Read About It!
Here are some books to help you learn more about Resilience:
• The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
• The Most Magnificent Thing by
Ashley Spires
• The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Practice It!
Help your child learn to be resilient and persevere by engaging in
difficult tasks with him/her. Buy a large puzzle, learn and perfect a new
skill, etc.. Find something to do together and commit to pushing each other through the potential
‘failures’ and challenges.
Talk About It! Here are some discussion points to help you talk about resilience and
perseverance with your child:
• What do you think resilience means and why is it important?
• What do you think perseverance means and why is it important?
• Tell me about a time when it was hard to get through a challenge. How did you feel
after?
• What are some things that are hard for you to push through, and how can I help
you?
• What are 3 goals you have? What may be some challenges to meeting these goals?
What will happen if you don’t give up?
Disco for Careen
At the end of last term, Year 4 students volunteered to put on a disco for the school, to raise money for our sponsor child,
Careen.
They gave up many lunch hours to meet in teams to deliver music, dance routines, posters and decorations.
The disco was a wonderful success and thanks to everyone’s generous donations, Mater Dei has raised approximately two
hundred and fifty dollars for Careen’s education.
Thanks to everyone who came along and donated towards this important cause. Together, we honoured Careen’s
learning, her aspirations and her dreams for a better life.
Thank you.
DATE CLAIMER – SPRING FAIR
CLASS REPS There have been a few changes to our Parent Reps so please see below an updated Parent Rep List for 2019.
If you haven’t done so - please email your class rep to enable them to pass on important information regarding school happenings and upcoming events.
Class Parent Representative Contact Details
Prep Jade Katie Mills Mel Primus
[email protected] [email protected]
Prep Garnet Liz Fusae & Kristie Bertolotti [email protected] [email protected]
Prep Topaz Sarah Keeley Anne Johnston
[email protected] [email protected]
Year 1 Banksia Nichola Martyr [email protected]
Year 1 Flame Michelle Von Pein [email protected]
Year 1 Grevillea Natasha Pascoe [email protected]
Year 2 Eucalyptus Amanda Kentish [email protected]
Year 2 Jacaranda Tracka Lutton [email protected]
Year 2 Wattle Anna Singleton [email protected]
Year 3 Azalea Kelly James [email protected]
Year 3 Camelia Nenie Hick [email protected]
Year 3 Melaleuca Emily MacManus & Felicity Rickuss [email protected] [email protected]
Year 4 Kauri Nicole Winter [email protected]
Year 4 Magnolia
Prue Braund [email protected]
Year 5 Currawong Michelle Vanzella & Margaret Lane [email protected] [email protected]
Year 5 Kingfisher Caitlin Douglas Emma Callachor
[email protected] [email protected]
Year 6 Lorikeet Sally Sheppard [email protected]
Year 6 Rosella Libby O’Connor [email protected]
EXTEND OHSC
EXTEND UPDATE
Monday
22/7/19
Tuesday
23/7/19
Wednesday
24/7/19
Thursday
25/7/19
Friday
26/7/19
Lego Building
Competition -
Colour Edition
Musical Statues Pop Up Tag Painting Loom Band and
Beading
Bracelet Making
The Extend Superstar is… Daisy, for being so kind and encouraging to all of the Extend children!
What’s Been Happening? The school holidays were so much fun! From baking donuts, a superhero cake and pancakes, to our
Chipmunks, Bricks4Kidz, Around the World and Lawn Balls incursions and excursions, there was
something for everyone to enjoy. We also had our sand castle kingdoms, made DIY snow globes,
playdough, 3D clay sculptures and our very own candles. Our superhero and glow in the dark parties were
lots of fun with brand new super hero costumes, cake, accessories and glow in the dark glasses, bracelets
and necklaces. The favourite activities were the loom bands, painting, musical statues and lego building,
which we will be running this week and next week. Looking forward to seeing you there! - Holly, Team
Leader.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Our office staff have created a page on our website to post notices that appear at the end of our newsletter. To view these notices parents are encouraged to follow the link:
http://www.mdpstwb.catholic.edu.au/documents/communitynoticeboard.html
These notices can now reach a broader audience as they are not restricted to our parent portal. All notices are to be related to activities that benefit Mater Dei Students, support Catholic schools and are suitable for our Catholic school ethos.
• Vera Lacaze
