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Week 2 Term 3 2018
Welcome to Week 2! This week’s newsletter provides updates and quick messages from
the school. Next week is Catholic Education Week so we look forward to celebrating the
St Peter’s story and being a community in learning.
Attached to this week’s newsletter is our first FETE UPDATE. Sacha, Rebecca and the team
of fete convenors are in top gear, pulling together the various requirements for stalls,
sponsorship, and catering. Please contact your class convenor if you can offer support.
Alternatively keep a look out for the roster for your class stall, stay up to date with
Facebook announcements, send date claimers to friends and relatives and start to collect
the various items being asked for. The Fete is happening on the 21st of October – just 13
weeks away! Lets make it great!
27 Jul – Assembly (2C) 31 Jul – ICAS National Testing (English) 1 Aug – Sunnybank Rugby 7’s Comp (Yr 6 Boys & Girls) 2 Aug – Year 5 Excursion 3 Aug – Assembly (PC) 8 Aug – Logan District Athletics Trials 10 Aug – Prep-Year 2 Athletics Carnival (approx. 8.30am-10.30am) 13 Aug – Fete & F&F Meeting ICAS National Testing – Maths 15 Aug – Ekka Holiday 17 Aug – QCMF Senior Choir Assembly (4B)
PRINCIPAL
Bronwyn Buckley
APA
Robert Campbell
ACTING APRE
Kathleen Crawford
PRIMARY LEARNING
LEADER
Jo Cridland
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Baiyi Gong
Quick Messages
Thanks - The school would like to thank Mrs Janine Hancock, our uniform convenor
for the great contribution she made to our school. Janine was passionate about
Australian made and the quality of the uniforms that we have. She was enthusiastic,
organised and aimed to support all parents in this area. Thankyou also for your turning
the formal shirt idea into a reality. We wish Janine and her family all the best for the
future.
New Uniform Shop Opening Hours effective Friday 27 July 2018
Friday mornings: 8.15am – 9.00am
Tuesday afternoons: 2.30pm – 3.00pm
We are adding the Tuesday afternoon to try
to make our uniform shop more accessible to the
school community. Orders made through Qkr! will be sent home on both days.
Should you urgently require uniforms outside of these times, please contact the office.
Expressions of interest are called for the vacant uniform convenor position (casual position). The
position is 6 hrs per week (with uniform opening times to be negotiated – currently Friday
morning).
Role Description
- Ensure the effective and efficient operation of the uniform shop by providing a sufficient range of uniforms at a
reasonable cost to the school community.
- Coordinate and maintain a network of volunteers and suppliers to assist with the provision of a quality school
uniform shop service.
- Report to the school principal.
- Participate in the development of the uniform shop budget.
- Order and maintain adequate stock levels.
- Liaise with suppliers to place orders as needed in a timely manner, ensure quality of merchandise is maintained at
best possible price
- Monitor the uniform shop procedures to deliver an effective and efficient service that meets the needs of St Peter’s
- Use data to assist with monitoring of stock levels
- Ensuring a positive work environment is maintained.
- Display welcome and care for all, especially new school families
- Be reliable and efficient and have strong organisational skills.
- Completing stock take and required reporting
- Share uniform updates in the school newsletter and other communication channels
To Apply: Please send a letter outlining your expression of interest along with resume or summary of your experience to
[email protected] by COB Wednesday 1 August 2018.
1:1 Consultation Survey Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our online survey
about possible 1:1 device implementation. We will be closing the survey later this week (Friday),
keep an eye out for some answers to your FAQ's in upcoming newsletters. We are also planning a
consultation session at the upcoming P&F meeting on 13/8/18 7pm - All welcome! CLICK HERE to
access the survey.
Congratulations to Cohen Boyer who placed 30th out of 70 runners in his event yesterday at the
QLD State Cross Country Championship. His team ran the relay and placed 3rd overall. Such a
great achievement!
Congratulations to
our 2018 Tangalooma
EcoMarine
Ambassadors!! Josh,
Elijah, Zak and Keeta.
They will be selling
reusable shopping
bags for $5 every
Friday before
assembly with the
money going back
into helping the
environment.
Religious News
Confirmation Commitment Masses - This weekend, families who are enrolled in the Sacramental Program for
Confirmation are invited to attend one of the Confirmation Commitment Masses on
Saturday the 28th of July at 6pm or Sunday the 29th July at 9am or 6pm. We keep these
children in our prayers over the coming weeks as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation on Friday the 7th of September.
Children’s Mass - A children’s mass is held each Tuesday morning before school at 8am at
St Peter’s Church. All children are welcome to attend and the Mass finishes in time for
them to join their class for the beginning of the school day. We look forward to seeing you
there.
Catholic Education Week
29 July – 4 August 2018 Catholic Education Week will be celebrated across Queensland from 29 July – 4 August this year.
This annual event is held to promote the special ethos of Catholic schools and to highlight the great things that take place in Catholic schools every day. The theme for this year’s celebrations is: Discovering New Horizons.
Catholic education strives to make a difference in the lives of those in our schools and in the wider community by
challenging young people to live out the message of Jesus and to reach their full potential as compassionate,
contributing, life-giving members of society. There are 304 Catholic schools in Queensland that educate around
147,000 students and employ more than 19,000 teachers and staff
During Catholic Education Week 2018, Catholic education communities across Queensland are invited to celebrate
how they are discovering new horizons. Our school is asking students to reflect on our ‘Community in Learning’ and
we will share these reflections with the community next week.
We thank you for your ongoing support
On the Calendar…..
• Next Tuesday 31st students who have nominated for
the ICAS national testing will take part in the English
test.
• We wish students in Yr 5 and 6 all the best as they
participate in the Sunnybank 7s Rugby Carnival.
The Rookies 2 Reds Program will commence on
Wednesday 1st August and run every Wednesday
3.10pm-4.10pm on the school oval. Details available
on the flyer.
• On Thursday 2nd August the Year 5’s will be going on
an excursion to St Thomas More College to watch the
‘Little Shop of Horrors Musical’
Out and About
Congratulations
to our ATSI
STUDENTS AND
Year 6B on their
assembly
presentation for
NAIDOC week.
Our Year 6 Art Extension
students are producing some
awesome art work!
Good luck in the competition.
Brisbane Catholic Education Listens Surveys
One of the ways we can continually improve as a school is to seek regular feedback from our community. Next week, we will be launching the Brisbane Catholic Education Listens suite of surveys and asking our parents and carers, our students and our staff what they think of St Peter’s School. As partners in your child's education, what you think of our school matters. We’re calling these surveys 'listening surveys' because we want to hear from as many in our community as possible. Our goal is to ensure we continually improve our efforts to provide an enriching Catholic education for every student in our care. All surveys will be confidential. Parents/carers and staff will have until the 20th of August to complete the survey. You will be sent an email next week with a link to the survey. The survey can also be accessed via the parent portal. Surveys are completed online, however if you require a paper copy to complete, please contact the school office. Teachers will be allocating a small amount of class time (we estimate about one half hour session) at an appropriate time next week for our students from Years 4 to Years 6. An information sheet was sent home to parents of these students last week and a copy of this information is also on our school portal. In the meantime, if you have any questions, you can contact our school survey coordinator by emailing [email protected].
Student of the week Award
Winners – Week 1 TERM 3
Tuckshop News - Thank you to the people who have responded to the request for volunteers to assist in tuckshop or provide homebake. Tuckshop is only successful with the ongoing support of these dedicated helpers! Just last week we provided to our children and staff over 1350 items (that's over 2 days and only includes preordered food)! If you are able to help out, even just for one occasion, please contact the school.
Term 3 started with the addition of Chicken Noodle Soup and Hot Milo to our menu. 80 servings of Hot Milo and 31 servings of Chicken Noodle Soup were sold last week. It would appear that these are very popular additions to the menu!
There are two sports carnivals in August (Prep - Yr 2 10 August and Yr 3 - Yr 6 31 August). This year only the Yr 3 - Yr 6 Sports Day will have a different menu for all grades. The Winter Menu will be available for the Prep -Yr 2 Sports Day. Watch this space for further information regarding sports day tuckshop.
PA Lachlan B, Asher H
PB Sidney V
PC Jaxen G
1A
1B Penny R
1C Sofia D
2A Lincoln W
2B Laura M
2C Mitchell B
3A
3B
3C
4A
4B Shane W
4C Oliver F, Sophie O
5A
5B
6A
6B
Tuckshop Roster
8.30am-11am 8.30am-11am 8.30am-11am 11am-1.30pm 11am-1.30pm 11am-1.30pm
Thursday 26 July Tracey D’E Kristy S Louisa P Tracey D’E Kristy S Louisa P Erie P
Erie P
Friday 27 July Kerri M Kelly H Maria M Kerri M Angela W Maria M Maree Heidi P
Heidi P
Thursday 2 August
Tracey D’E Kristy S Louisa P Tracey D’E Kristy S Louisa P
Friday 3 August Kerri M Amorita O Krystal C Kerri M Amorita O Krystal C Heather R HELPER
NEEDED
Heather R
Important information from Brisbane Catholic Education
To ensure our community of schools are as safe as possible, Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) schools and
offices will conduct a ‘’mock” critical incident exercise on Wednesday 1 August.
What will occur?
This “mock” exercise is being coordinated by our crisis management consultants in liaison with Queensland
Police and other emergency services. The details are kept under-wraps, known only to a small number of
organisers.
Who will be involved?
Principals of the schools directly involved in the exercise have been advised. The exercise will also involve
many people from various areas of BCE.
Your school is not directly involved.
What you may hear.
While we will do our best to inform the community before, during and after that this is a “mock” exercise, it
may be viewed by some as an actual event.
Please do not be alarmed if you hear reports of an incident on that day involving Catholic schools.
Springwood Community Kindergarten is taking enrolments for 2019 and onward. We are a not-for-profit kindergarten
affiliated with Gowrie Qld at 19 Dennis Road, Springwood. We provide a safe and exciting learning environment for
children in their year before Prep. We would love for you to come and visit us. Please contact us on 3208 6987,
[email protected] or visit our website www.springwoodkindy.com.au
Prep A Cafe
Prep B International Foods
Convenors - Jasmine Housden & Erin Nielsen
Convenors - Louise Poulsen & Lisa Pfluger Convenor - Kelly Hensley
Prep C Iced Tea
We are counting down to St Peter's 'Spring Carnival' Fete with 13 weeks to go.
The Fete Committee are excited to share
an overview of the stalls our school, parish and classes will be hosting for our families, parish and community to enjoy!
And we need you to be involved to make the Fete the success we know it can be!
Best regards,
the St Peter's Fete Committee
Prep A will host a Café on fete day, providing visitors and families a
space to enjoy a rich barista coffee, hot chocolate or tea and a tasty treat.
Prep B are hosting International foods and look forward to creating culinary delights for fete goers to
enjoy!
Prep C will be quenching fete goers thirst with delicious Ice Tea!
1B Second hand Books1A Adopt an Animal
1C Ice Cream 2ABC Cakes & Preserves
2ABC Lollies, Toffees & Sweets
Convenor - Sarah PascoeConvenor - Sacha Ridgley
Convenor - Jodie Jackson Convenor - May Fraser
Convenor - Lisa Hendriks Convenors - Amanda Lea & Sacha Ridgley
3AB Bric a Brac
Everyone loves books! 1B will have hundreds of second-hand books to
suit all ages and reading tastes. Bring a bag and fill it up with
book bargains!
1A’s Adopt an Animal stall has plush animals that are keen to find
a new home. On fete day, come and adopt an animal or two!
Imagine St Peter’s warm spring fete day… 1C’s Ice Cream stall
will be a popular one with assorted, yummy ice cream treats
for sale.
2ABC will be offering home-made preserves & pickles, and delicious
cakes as take- home treats!
2ABC will also be selling lollies, toffees and sweets, including home
made fudges, coconut ice and sticky toffees! There will also be lolly bags and gorgeous candy
treats!
3A and 3B have combined efforts and will bring back ‘Bric a Brac’ to the fete! A huge success at past fetes, this stall offers pre-loved treasures and finds them new
homes! On fete day, bring your bags ready to fill them with ‘Bric a
Brac’ bargains!
4A Hot Chips3C Cold Drinks
4B Ride Tickets 4C Bar
5A Sample bags & Lucky Dip
Convenor - Terri O'Dell & Kylie HuntConvenors - Lisa Butchard & Lejana Howard
Convenor - Michelle Woods Convenors - Daniella Fraser & Tracey D'Ekenaike
Convenors - Sarah Carnavale & Michelle Walsh Convenor - Kristy Scanlon
5B Hamper Raffles
4A is excited to be running the Hot Chips stall at the 2018 Fete.
Everyone loves hot chips at a fete, especially drizzled with gravy!
The timing of the fete in October will see temperatures of 16 – 26
degrees Celsius, so 3C’s Cold Drinks stall will be a busy stall on fete
day! 3C will be selling juice poppers, softdrinks and water!
With more rides this year, the 4B Ride Tickets will be a popular pre-
sale item for St Peter’s families, and a busy booth on fete day!
Fete day will be action packed, so 4C will run a Bar area so those 18+ fete goers can rest their weary legs
with a wine, beer or cider!
Fetes are all about show bags and lucky dip! 5A are running the
Show Bag & Lucky Dip stall and are looking forward to having fun
show bags for all to enjoy!
5B will run the Hamper Raffles stall. A hugely popular stall with
great hampers full of items donated by families and local
businesses alike!
Lob a Choc6AB BBQ
Side Show Alley & Dunk Tank Art Auctions & School Dances
Cake Competition
Convenor - St Peter's Teachers
Convenor roles are available! Volunteer NOW!
Convenor - Jo Cullen with St Peter's Parish Made possible by our teachers & children!
Convenor - Ainsley Weldon Convenor - Natalie Sinclair
Market Stalls
The popular Lob a choc stall is back again with chocolates galore!
Toss a coin at the fete and win! win! win!
The ‘Spring Carnival’ fete’s BBQ is a very popular stall, offering delicious, fresh burgers!
Come along and 'Wak a Duck', play 'Knockems' and more!
And hit the target to dunk the teachers!
Enjoy the talents of our children by supporting their dancing performances! Take part in a Grade based Art auction,
and Class based Silent auction!
The ‘Cake Competition’ will be open to all St Peter’s families and children, with
prizes for junior (children) and senior (adult) categories! Get creative and
wow the judges with your cake skills!
Our community has come together to show some great local businesses that are excited about being a part of our
fete celebrations!
You can get involved!
Volunteer for an hour or more on Fete day for your child's class stall.
Talk to your class's stall convenor/s and help prior to the fete, with stall setup, on fete day or with clean up!
Email [email protected] to volunteer and we will pass your details to the suitable convenor.
Do you have an economical and delicious bliss ball, a slice or a favourite cookie recipe? Prep A Cafe would love to get your recipe!
Are you a keen baker?
Have a baking day in preparation for the fete for the 2ABC Cakes & Preserves stall. And submit an application closer to fete day and bake, bake, bake to impress the judges!
Do you have access to bulk fresh lemons?
Prep C Iced Tea stall would welcome lemon donations!
Do you have good quality plush animals who are happy to find a new home? Drop them in the yellow donation bin behind the Administration building for 1A's stall.
Do you have good quality books that you no longer read?
Drop them in the yellow donation bin behind the Administration building for 1B's stall.
Can you donate glass jars? Or can you make delicious preserves or lemon butter? Start pickling and preserving! Or place your glass jars near the donation bin behind the
Administration building near the yellow bins.
Can you make fudge, coconut ice, toffees? Can you donate ingredients for lolly making, like chocolate melts or cans of condensed milk, or lollies for sale? The 2ABC Lollies, Toffees and Sweets stall would love donations!
Start your spring cleaning early! Raid your garage, cupboard, drawers! Bring in your
pre-loved treasures for donation to the Bric a Brac stall. Drop items in the yellow donation bin behind the Admin building, or for larger items /
donations, keep an eye on the P&F Facebook page for upcoming donation days.
Are you a 6AB parent? Please volunteer to convene the BBQ stall for the fete!
A message regarding the 5B Hamper Raffles Stall!
At the 2018 Spring Fair, 5B families will be running a Hamper Raffles stall. Raffle tickets will only be available on fete day. The P&F have been working hard to secure donations for these hampers. Now we ask St Peter’s Families to donate additional items on the upcoming 'SOCKS FOR SAFETY' Day on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018. A hamper donation is requested in lieu of gold coin donation.
Each class has been assigned a theme, and we ask families to donate items within their class theme. Some examples are noted as a guide but you may come up with your own ideas.
Many families have more than one child at St Peter’s and we appreciate that it might be easier to choose to donate one larger item for one class rather than multiple small items for all classes. This is entirely up to you and your family and we are grateful for all donations.
We will use a box as collection point in each classroom.
Please note: all items need to be long life items (please check expiry date is after the 21 November 2018). We are unable to accommodate fresh items or items that require refrigeration.
We thank you in anticipation of your ongoing support.
Talk with the other parents in your child's class and create an amazing hamper for your theme that will attract
lots of raffle ticket buyers on fete day! Working together will make this fete a great success!
