Mater Dei School Newsletter 23rd Oct 2014 Parish Office: Ph. 3300 6099 PARISH MASS TIMES— MATER DEI: Tuesday 9.00 am and Friday 9.00 am (Healing Mass) ST PETER CHANEL: Wednesday 9.00 AM AND Thursday 9.00 AM (Healing Mass) Tuesday—Friday 8.30-3.00 O.S.H. Care 3366 7138 IN THIS EDITION PRINCIPAL’S REPORT APRE REPORT CURRICULUM SPORT REPORT Year 6 at St Stephen’s Cathedral for Catholic Mission Mass P & F NEWS TUCKSHOP IMPORTANT DATES October Sat 25 Music in the Moonlight Mon 27 P&F Meeting 7pm Wed 29 Year 5 Excursion to Planetarium Parent Information Evening -Technology at Mater Dei 7pm Nov Wed 5 Sustanability Meeting 7:30am (see ad in newsletter) Prep Info Night 7pm Fri 14 G20 Leader’s Summit Public Holiday Mon 17 P & F AGM Wed 19 “Life Work in Progress” Parents of Yrs 6 & &7 Information Evening Sat 22 Mater Dei Dance Concert Full calendar available on the Parent Portal 2 MORE SLEEPS A LETTER FROM MRS NULLEY 23rd October 2014 Dear Parents, Caregivers, friends, boys and girls, and all associated with Mater Dei, Celebrating Grandparents This coming Sunday is Grandparents Day! This is a day when we pause to remember the significant role grandparents play in the lives of families. Italians have a cherished proverb that says, “If nothing is going well, call your grandmother”. Grandparents have the experience and knowledge that comes from surviving many years of life’s battles and, hopefully, they have the wisdom to know when to share this experience and knowledge with their grandchildren. Besides being the keepers of family traditions and history, grandparents provide grandchildren with examples of hard work and family loyalty. Grandparents’ stories contribute to family identity by sharing knowledge about relatives, important events, family traditions, the grandparent’s childhood and the childhood of the grandparent’s parent. As these stories are passed on, the grandchild can gain a positive image of their place within the family and a positive image of ageing. The relationship between grandchild and grandparent can be very life enhancing: a grandchild can bring love, energy, optimism, laughter, youthfulness and sometimes purpose to the life of a grandparent. At the same time, a grandparent can provide maturity, knowledge, stability, a wise ear and unconditional love to a grandchild. Nowadays, being a grandparent might not be as simple as you would like due to changed family circumstances or geographical distance, though, in some cases, with advances in technology it is much easier to keep in touch than ever before! However, whether you are a grandparent, step-grandparent or even a grandparent raising a grandchild, you are a most important person in your grandchild’s life and, as you know well, it’s not only Italians who ring their grandmother when things aren’t going so well! “God, Father of us all, we are thankful for our life and for the privilege to be parents and grandparents. We pray for patience guidance and wisdom to use our life’s role, for our benefit and the benefit and enjoyment of our extended family. Amen’ Music in the Moonlight The much anticipated MIM event is happening this weekend. We look forward to a wonderful evening and we hope for fine weather and a great night’s entertainment. Many thanks to the committee for the significant time commitment given to coordinating this event which is ultimately of great benefit to the children of Mater Dei. School Fees By now you should have received, via email, this terms school fees. At this time of the school year, your prompt attention to payment is very much appreciated so that we can meet our financial commitments prior to the summer holidays commencing. School fees are due on the 29th October 2014. Please do not hesitate to make contact if you have any concerns about meeting your school fee commitment. Staff News Ms Zan Marion has been appointed to our school as a classroom teacher for 2015 as part of the transfer process within Brisbane Catholic Education. Zan is joining us from Our Lady of The Way, Kenmore. At some stage in the near future, Zan will be visiting our school and I am sure you will join with me in welcoming her to our community. Whole School Performance DVD The Whole School Performance DVD is now available via the Office – DVDs can be obtained with a donation of $2. It is a fabulous recording of the show so be sure to get a copy. We have three other remaining teaching contract positions to be filled and I expect this to be finalised in the coming week. Have a great week ahead. Kind regards Kathryn Nulley Principal This week you may have noticed a News Feed on the school Facebook page about a little possum. Check it out if you haven’t seen this already. The year 4M students had noticed a little baby possum being attacked by a crow as they were walking by on Tuesday morning. Realising that if they left, the crow would continue its attack the children stood and formed a barrier to protect the little possum. Eventually a plan was devised to scoop up the baby possum with a school hat. The possum was then taken to the school office and safely delivered to a local vet for care. We have since received news that the little possum is on the mend and will return to school for a visit to 4M before being placed back into a safe habitat. This encounter reminded me of one of my favourite stories, “The Starfish” (author unknown). This story never fails to inspire me in sustaining my belief in what I do as a Christ-follower and educator, regardless of how insignificant it may seem to the eyes of others. The Starfish Story: You Can Make A Difference While walking along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, picking up starfish one by one and tossing each one gently back into the water. He came closer still and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?” The young man paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean.” The old man smiled, and said, “I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?” To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.” Upon hearing this, the elderly observer commented, “But, young man, do you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!” The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it into the back into the ocean past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.” Rosie Back to top CURRICULUM CTJ Last Monday was a student-free day for all schools due to CTJ (Consistency of Teacher Judgement) day. CTJ is a key strategy in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum in Brisbane Catholic Education schools. Staff met with teachers from other local schools in year level groups to focus on achieving consistency, comparability and consensus about the standard of student work. Learning Areas are chosen by each school depending on their current plan for Australian Curriculum implementation and/or focus while following the guidelines of Brisbane Catholic Education. Religious Education and Geography were the learning areas at the centre of moderation this year. The moderation part of the day was held at St. Joseph’s, Bardon and the rest of the day was spent back at school engaging in further professional development activities. Our teacher-aides were also involved in some professional development activities led by Terry Wally, our Support Teacher - Inclusive Education. Reminders Booklists for 2015 are now available online, with ordering instructions available on the Parent Portal. All orders need to be th placed by Thursday 30 October. If you have any problems, please email Jacky Dittmar on [email protected] Parent Information Evening-Technology about our plans to move to a 1:1 student laptop program in Year 4 and 5 in 2015 is on at Mater Dei on Wednesday 29th October at 7pm in the school hall. Consultants from Brisbane Catholic Education and Fawmatt IT Solutions have been invited to attend this evening. Please RSVP by logging onto http://www.trybooking.com/107908 Jacky SPORT REPORT There was a great result for one of our Year 6 students at the recent Queensland School Sport Track and Field State Championship. Representing the Met North region, and with a jump of 1.42M, Olivia H placed 2nd in the 11 years girls high jump. Congratulations on this great effort. Olivia now progresses to the nationals in Tasmania in the last weekend of November. We wish her all the best for the next level of competition. Click on the P& F and School Board icon on the parent portal for Committee contact details, P & F Meeting minutes, dance & instrumental music forms, tuckshop menu and family directory. Parent Portal Back to top Year One have hit the ground running in Term 4. We finished last term with our Minibeast Spectacular afternoon. We welcomed our parents and grandparents, and the Preps and their Year 6 and 7 Buddies into our classroom to look at the imaginary Minibeasts we created in art with Mrs Mahoney, and the Minibeast reports we had written. Our classroom looked very colourful with all our displays and we loved showing our visitors our artwork and writing. Trinity’s Adventures 1M are getting regular email updates from our friend Trinity who is travelling around Australia with her family. Here is Trinity asleep on a helicopter ride over El Questro Gorge..... we all wondered how you could possibly go to sleep on an exciting, amazing, fantastic, noisy, loud helicopter ride. (Can you tell we are learning about adjectives as well as adverbs, verbs and nouns in English this term?) We look forward to Trinity returning next year when we are in Year Two, so she can tell us all about her interesting, informative, astonishing, remarkable, wonderful adventures. This term Year One are exploring different types of rhyming texts and poetry. We are looking at nursery rhymes, poetry and rhyming books, as well as poems that don’t rhyme. We are enjoying listening to, singing and saying some nursery rhymes and poems that many of us have never heard before. We are also writing our own poems by innovating on a simple poem we already know. We have already written an innovation on the poem “Now I am Six” by A.A. Milne and a Colour poem. This week we will explore the poem Good Luck Gold by Janet Wong. We are really excited about being poets and creating our very own poems. We hope you enjoy some of the poems we have written already:When I Was Four By Hamish and Clarry Yellow By Cullen When I was one, I had to run. When I was two, I said moo!! When I was three, I went to sea. When I was four, I went SPLAT! on my door. Yellow Beautiful, smiling flowers Squeaky, rubber duck Smooth, long hair Squirting, drinkable bottle Hot, warm sun Shiny, coloured car Yellow When I was Six By Daniel N & Joseph When I was one, I ate a whole bun. When I was two, I sucked a shoe. When I was three, I chopped down a tree. When I was four, I slammed the door. When I was five, I ate a hive. When I was six, I was almost Weetbix. Red By Violet When I Was Five By William and James Red By Kate Red Smelly, thorny roses Bright, burning, hot fire Flashing traffic lights Hard, bumpy rocks Crunchy apple Sunny, moving sun Red When I was one, I sat on a bun. When I was two, I sat on a shoe. When I was three, I got a bee. When I was four, I did Parkour. When I was five, I saw a hive. Red Silky, soft ribbon Round, bouncy ball Flat, hard hat Scary, freaky spider Colourful, hard car Red P&F news Next P&F meeting 27th October Your P&F – is turning Music in the Moonlight MIM 2014 is coming …… the dancers are stretching, the DJ is sorting his best playlist, the band are tuning the strings the drinks are in the cold room the food is being prepared. “We certainly hope you all enjoy the show. And remember, people, that no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive and survive, there're still some things that makes us all the same. You. Me. Them. Everybody. Everybody.” Tickets have been distributed. P&F Meeting Monday 27 October 2014 7pm in the staff room. All are welcome. Come along and hear first hand the outcome from MIM. This is the last meeting before the AGM. The structure and positions available for 2015 will be discussed. Ensure you are there to have your say in planning for 2015. If you don’t have yours, they can be collected from the office. Online sales have finished. If you haven’t bought a ticket, don’t miss out – call or text Annette Henry 0418 123 133. Entry tickets will be available for sale at the door. Drink bands are only available for purchase until 4pm on Friday. Buy now & save 3 beer or wine or cider or sparkling for $15 – or $6 each on the night 3 cocktails or spirits for $20 – or $8 each on the night Thank you to our S I LV E R GOLD P L AT I N U M sponsors 2014 Building & Refurbs Roofing Plumbing Asbestos Removal Building Maintenance Tender Scoping Ashgrove’s Auto Service Expert $149 Essential Service Ph 3355 3777 257 Waterworks Road Ashgrove www.ordanga.com.au P: 3366 6955 w w w. a n t h o n y s p e e d y. c o m . a u W H O L E S A L E F R U I T A N D V E G E TA B L E S U P P L I E R S w w w. b n b f r e s h . c o m . a u w w w. s t e p z f i t n e s s . c o m . a u / Mater Dei Tuckshop News Hi Everyone The ordering via the new App system appears to have gone fairly smoothly….a few hiccups but thankfully not too many. Thankyou to those of you who have embraced it. Additional notes regarding the App that weren’t in the initial flyer: Cut off time for ordering is 8:00am on the day of order No need to send bags in – I now will supply the bags Please check that your child’s class is registered correctly. Initially there was no option of Year 7 but that has now been fixed. If you have problems ordering for your child during these early stages, please email me at the tuckshop as early as possible on the day of ordering. I will be checking emails throughout the morning. Therese Tuckshop Convenor Ph: 3514 4130 Email: [email protected] Tuckshop Roster Term 4 2014 We have a number of spots to fill and would appreciate more volunteers for the term. Please contact Amy & Sheleigh at : [email protected] if they are able to assist. New volunteers more than welcome! Mon Morning 8.30-11.00 Lunch 11.00-2.00 Wed Morning 8.30-11.00 Lunch 11.00-2.00 27 Oct Julia Peake Megan Kemp Jo Johnstone Amy Henry Sue Boyce 29 Oct Sally Cruickshank Antoinette Thorpe? Sheleigh Pallister Therese Anderson Fiona Woodard ? Marg Reed Sandra Kurowski 5 Nov Jodie Donaldson Donna Lynn Carolyn Gordon Terri Camden Jen Gallagher*** Angela Cervetto Claire Davidson Judy Ritter Angela Cervetto 12 Nov Marie Whitten Belinda Power Petrea Mansul Veronika Engeman Nicole Quinn Margaret Lyons Madonna Manahan Liz Graham Amy Henry Jo Johnstone 19 Nov Fiona Woodard Libby Gallahger Karen Thomas Catherine O’Rourke 26 Nov Marg Reed Sandra Kurowski ? Louise Stark Libby Gibson Sue Boyce ?? 3 Dec Mekaela Ferrero Tracey Leigh -Allen ??? Petrea Mansul 3 Nov Liz Lohose Julie Peake Jenny Gallagher 10 Nov Bethany Sharman Sheleigh Pallister Jane Maguire 17 Nov 24 Nov Emma Mattiazzi 1 Dec ??? Terri Cusack Terri Cusack Kim Murray Julia Peak Jodie Beaton Bethany Sharman Back to top
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