MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: [email protected]Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au NEWSLETTER No. 37 27th November 2019 Dear Parents, Friends and Students This weekend sees the Church begin its preparation for the coming of Jesus at Christmas with the Season of Advent. This is a time of preparation as we contemplate the birth of Jesus and the effect of this birth on the world, the effect that we still experience today. The colour of the season is purple, a colour of reconciliation. We will not experience the full season at school however, we will invite the children to reflect on their own behaviours and actions to see if they are reflecting the love of God to all that they meet each day. This is a time of expectation in the Church and so we all wait, with expectation, for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. Our next assembly will take place on Friday 29th November. The Year 2 class will host this assembly. All parents and members of our community are invited to attend. It will begin at 9:05am and it will be held in the undercover area. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Mrs Therese Hussey will be at our school on Monday December 2nd. Mrs Hussey will be working with Mrs Scriven and me in order for her to develop an understanding of how things work at our school. Mrs Hussey will also meet the children and the staff. I am sure the rest of our community will help to make her feel welcome if they see her throughout the day. As the school year comes rapidly to a close, we start to experience a lot of ‘finals’. Our Year 6 students will present their final assembly as primary school students on Friday 6th December. This is always one of the more ‘looked forward’ to assemblies in the school year. All parents and members of our community are invited to come along and join with us. The assembly will begin at 9:05am and it will be held in the undercover area. Our end of year concert will take place on Friday 6th December. The concert will begin at 6:00pm and held in the undercover area. Families are invited to enjoy their evening meal here on the school grounds. The gates will open at 4:45pm. The P&F are organising a meal option and this has been sent home for you to consider. As usual, we will require help to put up the stage. If you are available after school on Monday 2nd December, we would appreciate your assistance. Our Mass of Thanksgiving and Farewell to our Year 6 students will take place on Thursday 12th December. This is a very special Mass with the whole school community invited to gather together to thank God for the many blessings he has given us throughout the year. We will be recognising the prize winners from Year 6 along with the passing of leadership onto our Year 5 students. It would be fantastic if we could fill out the undercover area for this Mass. It will begin at 9:05am. Following the Mass, there will be a special morning tea that all parents and members of our community are invited to attend. Reports will be made available to parents on Wednesday 11th December. In order to receive your child’s reports, all families need to have access to our Parent Portal. Information has been sent home twice from the school office with instructions on how to reconnect with the portal. Families who have failed to do this will not be able to access their reports and there may be a significant delay before this is rectified. The last reminder was sent home last Monday. Please make certain you follow the instructions so that no family is frustrated. On Tuesday the Kindy parents for 2020 participated in their Parent Information Session. Many of these families GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS Year Two’s have been making some radiant Reindeers! Ciara Lily Lochlan Dylan Imogen Hunter For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
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MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au
NEWSLETTER No. 37 27th November 2019
Dear Parents, Friends and Students
This weekend sees the Church begin its preparation for
the coming of Jesus at Christmas with the Season of
Advent. This is a time of preparation as we contemplate
the birth of Jesus and the effect of this birth on the world,
the effect that we still experience today. The colour of the
season is purple, a colour of reconciliation. We will not
experience the full season at school however, we will
invite the children to reflect on their own behaviours and
actions to see if they are reflecting the love of God to all
that they meet each day. This is a time of expectation in
the Church and so we all wait, with expectation, for the
coming of Jesus at Christmas.
Our next assembly will take place on Friday 29th
November. The Year 2 class will host this assembly. All
parents and members of our community are invited to
attend. It will begin at 9:05am and it will be held in the
undercover area.
In order to ensure a smooth transition, Mrs Therese
Hussey will be at our school on Monday December 2nd.
Mrs Hussey will be working with Mrs Scriven and me in
order for her to develop an understanding of how things
work at our school. Mrs Hussey will also meet the
children and the staff. I am sure the rest of our
community will help to make her feel welcome if they see
her throughout the day.
As the school year comes rapidly to a close, we start to
experience a lot of ‘finals’. Our Year 6 students will
present their final assembly as primary school students
on Friday 6th December. This is always one of the more
‘looked forward’ to assemblies in the school year. All
parents and members of our community are invited to
come along and join with us. The assembly will begin at
9:05am and it will be held in the undercover area.
Our end of year concert will take place on Friday 6th
December. The concert will begin at 6:00pm and held in
the undercover area. Families are invited to enjoy their
evening meal here on the school grounds. The gates will
open at 4:45pm. The P&F are organising a meal option
and this has been sent home for you to consider. As
usual, we will require help to put up the stage. If you are
available after school on Monday 2nd December, we
would appreciate your assistance.
Our Mass of Thanksgiving and Farewell to our Year 6
students will take place on Thursday 12th December.
This is a very special Mass with the whole school
community invited to gather together to thank God for the
many blessings he has given us throughout the year. We
will be recognising the prize winners from Year 6 along
with the passing of leadership onto our Year 5 students.
It would be fantastic if we could fill out the undercover
area for this Mass. It will begin at 9:05am. Following the
Mass, there will be a special morning tea that all parents
and members of our community are invited to attend.
Reports will be made available to parents on Wednesday
11th December. In order to receive your child’s reports,
all families need to have access to our Parent Portal.
Information has been sent home twice from the school
office with instructions on how to reconnect with the
portal. Families who have failed to do this will not be able
to access their reports and there may be a significant
delay before this is rectified. The last reminder was sent
home last Monday. Please make certain you follow the
instructions so that no family is frustrated.
On Tuesday the Kindy parents for 2020 participated in
their Parent Information Session. Many of these families
GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS
Year Two’s have been making some radiant Reindeers!
Ciara Lily Lochlan Dylan Imogen Hunter
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your
love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering
you in my prayers.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Fri 29th Nov Year 2 Assembly
Fri 29th Nov PP ‘Keeping Cool’ Water Fun Day
Sun 1st Dec 1st Sunday of Advent
Mon 2nd Dec Kindy - Yr 2 Transition
Tues 3rd Dec Pre-Kindy 2020 meet & greet play
date 2.30 - 3.00pm
Wed 4th Dec Year 4 Mass
Fri 6th Dec Year 6 Assembly
Fri 6th Dec Kindy - Yr 6 End of Year Concert
6.00 - 7.30pm
Sun 8th Dec 2nd Sunday of Advent
Thurs 12th Dec Graduation Thanksgiving Mass
9.05am
Thurs 12th Dec Kindy Mini Concert & Farewell
2.30pm
Fri 13th Dec Year 6 Excursion
Fri 13th Dec END OF TERM 4 FOR STUDENTS
Mon 3rd Feb STUDENTS RETURN TERM 1 2020
All families should have re-setup their SEQTA parent
portal log in, using the information letter sent home
and emailed last Thursday 21st November. A SEQTA
welcome link was also emailed to you on that day.
You will need to log in to this parent portal to access
your child/s Semester 2 reports. The link sent last
Thursday will expire today! If you need a new link to
be sent, please contact the Admin Office. However,
please be aware that this can’t always been done on
the day of the request, due to the volume of work at
this time of the year. Thank you for your
understanding.
SENT HOME MONDAY 25th NOVEMBER
★ 2020 Book Lists (Kindy - Year 5)
SENT HOME TODAY
★ Papua New Guinea stationary donations flyer
Assistant Principal’s News
WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN
Thank you very much to all the families who collected
tokens for the Woolworths Earn and Learn program, and
to Natasha Alleway for co-ordinating this for us. We were
very excited to receive our order for some new shared
Maths resources.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA STATIONERY COLLECTION
Following Mark Powell’s visit to Papua New Guinea
earlier this term, we heard how students and teachers at
their schools lack basic equipment, such as items of
stationery.
As a school, we will be collecting any unwanted stationery
items at the end of this term. You are most welcome to
send new or used items from home as well. Collection
boxes will be set up near the Year 5 and 6 classrooms. A
flyer with the details and a permission slip will accompany
the newsletter this week.
Have a great week.
Di Scriven
Assistant Principal Admin
Continued
are new families to our school. It was great to have the
opportunity to talk to them as a collective and I hope they
enjoy their time at our school. Next Tuesday, our pre-
kindy families will have their information session. Pre-
kindy has been re-introduced into our school and we have
been very happy with the response. Thank you to Mrs
Powell for the work she has carried out to give these
families a very thorough introduction into school life.
Thank you to the parents who came along to the Annual
General Community Meeting on Wednesday evening.
The new P&F Executive for 2020 is as follows:
President: Jodie Capobianco
Vice President: Sharna Zinella
Secretary: Esther Robertson
Treasurer: Natasha Alleway
The members of the School Board from the parent
community for 2020 are as follows:
Gavin Hogg
Mike Feltham
Suraj Karki
Narelle Gielingh
Kylie Gray-Schultz
Jaime Smith
Katie Pillera
Paul Kaciuba
George Coldham (P&F Representative)
Clare Arnold (Parish Representative)
I would like to thank all these people for their generosity
and I am sure they will be a great support to Mrs Hussey
next year.
Enjoy the week ahead.
Mark Powell
CANTEEN ROSTER
Fri 29th Nov Kylie G & Kristie T
CAN YOU HELP
Tues 3rd Dec CAN YOU HELP
Fri 6th Dec Debra K & Charlene M
Thanksgiving & Farewell Mass
You are all warmly invited and encouraged to join
us for our Thanksgiving and Farewell Mass on
Thursday, 12th December at 9.05 a.m. at Matthew
Gibney Catholic Primary School undercover area.
Please join our school community
on this very special occasion.
End of Year Edu Dance Concert
Friday, 6th December 2019 Kindy to Year 6
Come along for a great
start to the festive season!
Bring a rug! Bring a picnic or place a hamburger dinner order through
the P&F! Gates open 4.45pm
Concert begins 6.00pm sharp, finishing by 7.30pm.
CANTEEN END OF TERM SPECIAL
Homemade meatballs with pasta and sauce
Friday 6th December $5.00.
Please return form with correct money in a
lunch bag by Tuesday 3rd December.
Jollettes State Gymnastics
Ciara Healy 1st overall 8 year old
division, Amelia Hughes 3rd overall
9 year old division, Matilda Tormey
3rd overall 11year old division.
All gymnasts participated on Bars,
Beam, Trampet & Floor.
Congratulations!
28th November 2019
Dear Parent
As mentioned by Mark Powell in our school newsletter and at our last P & F
meeting, the schools in Papua New Guinea are extremely under-resourced
and students, as well as teachers, do not have basic equipment such as
stationery.
As a school, we will be collecting any unwanted stationery items at the end
of the term and these will be sent across to the schools in Papua New
Guinea early next year.
If you are happy for your child to put their used textas, colour pencils,
erasers, sharpeners, rulers, pencils, pens, etc. into a collection box on the
last day of school, please indicate this on the reply slip below.
If you would like to send in any additional items of stationery, new or used,
please feel free to do so anytime between now and the end of the term.
Collection boxes will be placed on a table outside the Year 5 & 6 area.
Thank you for your support.
Regards
Diane Scriven
Assistant Principal
I hereby give my permission for my child to donate their used stationery
items on the last day of school this term. (Friday 13th December 2019)
