Arbuthnot Street Kelmscott WA 6111

Phone (08) 9495 1622 Facsimile (08) 9390 9158

Email:

admin@gsk.wa.edu.au

Web: www.gsk.wa.e.du.au

Twitter: @GSKelmscott

Our School Values Respect for self, others,

property and environment

Responsibility for own learning and actions and acceptance of

consequences.

Compassion for the circumstances and

needs of others.

Excellence in all we do.

Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School

NEWSLETTER 04, 12 March 2014 Last week I had the privilege of attending the WA Catholic Principal’s Conference in Broome along with 96 other Principals from Western Australia and a few from the Northern Territory. It was lovely to return to the Kimberley where I spent 14 years of my early teaching career in indigenous communities and towns both in the East and West Kimberley. This was the first regional conference outside Perth for Catholic Primary School Principals and a chance for us to visit our remote Kimberley colleagues. The theme of the conference was ‘Sharing Stories...Envisioning the future’ which included a traditional indigenous welcome to country-smoking ceremony, Bishop Christopher Saunders speaking on the history of Catholic Education in the Kimberley, Keynote Noel Pearson speaking on Effective Instruction within schools, Kimberley Principals, indigenous parents and an inspirational talk from Sr Pat Rhatigan, who was instrumental in setting up many of the Catholic Schools in the region. The conference emphasised the co-responsibility our system has, ensuring all Catholic schools across our state have access to the best teaching resources and staffing resources for all Catholic students. Thank you to Mrs Christian and Mr Burns for looking after the school in my absence. I would like to welcome back Mrs Karen Forster who has once again joined our staff. Even though we said goodbye to Karen at the conclusion of last year she will now work as an Educational Assistant two mornings a week. I was told of the lovely prayer service for Ash Wednesday that was held last week. The Poverty of Jesus “frees us and enriches us”. Pope Francis wrote this in his Lenten Message made public last Tuesday. His message concentrates on poverty, in particular on Christ's poverty. The Pope, in fact, begins by explaining that Jesus “became poor, so that by his poverty we might become rich”. Christ's choice for poverty, the Pontiff states, suggests a positive dimension to the state of being poor. Thank you to Miss Guazzelli for organising this service. It was also a sad time as the school community farewelled Assistant Parish Priest Father Marcello. Father has left for his new parish of Broome and we wish him all the best. The busyness of the new school year continued all of last week with Three Way Interviews. Thank you to all families who made the time to meet with class teachers and set realistic educational goals for the semester. If you were unable to make your meeting please ensure that you contact the class teacher to organise an alternative time. I am looking forward to our first ever Movie Night this coming Friday on our school oval. I know that our Parent Group has been racing around getting things organised. It will be a night to remem-ber. If you have not secured your tickets please email goodshepherdparentgroup@hotmail.com. And finally if you have not done so already, please sign up to the school Twitter account @GSKelmscott and see what is happening in your child's class and school each day. Photos and regular updates are posted daily for your information. Take care

David Tunchon Principal

Learning through Faith, Love & Laughter

Additional information attached:

Good Shepherd Family Movie Night

Kiss’n’drop Map

Religious Education and Pastoral Care

Chris Burns Assistant Principal, Religious Education

Farewell Father Marcello I would like to take this opportunity to farewell Father Marcello on behalf of the students,

staff and parents at Good Shepherd as he makes the move to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish

in Broome to continue his calling. Father Marcello has been a consistently happy and

friendly presence around our school and our parish. All the best Father Marcello, we will

miss you.

Thursday, 13 March - Year 4 Reconciliation 9am @

Good Shepherd School

Thursday, 20 March – Year 2 Prayer Service 9am @

Good Shepherd School

Thursday, 27 March – Year 1 Prayer Service 9am @

Good Shepherd School

Friday, 28 March – Year 3 Reconciliation Retreat @

Good Shepherd School 8.30am-3.00pm

Saturday, 29 6.30pm& Sunday, 30 March 10.00am &

6.00pm Family Sacramental Masses @ Good Shepherd

Church

Friday, 4 April – Year 3 First Reconciliation 5.30pm @

Good Shepherd Church

Wednesday, 9 April – Stations of the Cross 9.30am @

Good Shepherd School

Project Compassion

Our school will once again be involved in “Project Compas-

sion” during Lent in 2014. Project Compassion is an annual

fundraising initiative set up by Caritas Australia to raise

money for others who are less fortunate than ourselves. This

year there is a particular theme of justice and focuses on the

countries of Brazil, Sudan, Philippines, Solomon Islands,

Australia and Sri Lanka. Each child should have received a

donation box and information leaflet. There will also be class

and school donation boxes that will be collected every week

during Lent.

Reconciliation Thank you to the children, parents and staff who attended the

recent Reconciliation Workshop facilitated by Mildred Rego

from the Catholic Education Office. There will be further

workshops in the future for the Sacraments of Confirmation

and First Eucharist. Parents please note the following

important dates for children participating in First

Reconciliation:

Friday, 28 March—Reconciliation Retreat Day.

Venue : Good Shepherd School 8.30am-3.00pm

Friday, 4 April—First Reconciliation.

Venue Good Shepherd School at 5.30pm.

Lent and Easter

Thank you to Miss Guazzelli and the Year 3 class who lead

the school in an Ash Wednesday prayer service last week.

This marked the start of Lent. All students prepared their

lenten promises before the service and these were placed on

the prayer focus. Parents please note that during Lent a cross

will be placed around the school as we journey with Jesus

during this time. Stations of the Cross will be held on

Wednesday, 9 April at 9.30am. All parents and parishioners

are invited to journey with us around our beautiful school

grounds on this morning .

Weekly Prayer

Dear God,

This Easter we thank You for all the things that You have done for us.

We thank You for sacrificing Your life for us, so we can live a happy life.

Thank You for Lent and Easter because Easter is family time.

Amen.

Written by Benjamin Jones - Year Five

Take a moment with..... Kahli

Name: Kahli

Year Level: Four

What do you enjoy most about Religious

Education lessons?

I enjoy that you get to learn more about our catholic religion and the

Pope.

What are you learning about in Religious Education lessons at the

moment?

We are learning how the Pope became elected, what the Pope’s name is

and what he has done before he became the Pope. We have also been

learning some interesting facts about Pope Francis.

What does it mean to you to learn through faith, love and laughter?

To learn more, to share faith with others and to take care of everyone.

How have you shown respect in 2014?

I have not been rude or mean to teachers and students on the playground,

on the oval and in class.

Thanks Kahli

Each newsletter in the Religious Education and Pastoral Care

section we will be profiling a member of our Good Shepherd

Catholic community to hear their thoughts and views on our

school and what it means to be a member of such a fantastic

community. This weeks “take a moment with” profile is Kahli

from Year Four.

Reconciliation Time Change—Important

There has been a time change for Year 3 Reconciliation on Friday, 4

April. Reconciliation will now start at 5.30pm. Reconciliation will

still take place at the Good Shepherd Church.

Merit Certificates Congratulations to the following students who received a merit certificate at our last assembly.

Kindy: Amelia Barber, Alex Elliot & Aiden Joseph Pre-Primary: Jaxon Flockhart Year 1: Lily Harwood & Thomas Kelly Year 2: Mackenzie Hopewell & Leora Rouse Year 3: Ben O’Shaughnessy & Holly Winder Year 4: Riley Gibbon & Shevana Pado Year 5: Mark Bogoni, Bailey Legg & Jayde Dewhurst Year 6: Daniel Corrigan & Ben Foley

Birthdays Congratulations to the following students who celebrated their birthdays up to this day: Pearl Sijo, Andrew Pietersz, Monique Lebon, Molly Lange Mason Skyner, Emmanuel Luboya, Jacob Zemanek, Sarah Vorstenbosch, Alex Elliot and Leora Rouse

Michelle Christian Assistant Principal, Administration

Inspiring Quote

3-Way Conferences Thank you to all of the parents who attended 3-way conferences last week. If you have not had the opportunity to speak with your child’s class teacher, please contact them to arrange a time.

Kindergarten Enrolments Kindy interviews for 2015 will be held next term. Please contact the office to complete an Application for Enrolment Form if you have a child of Kindergarten age (born July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011). Siblings of students already at school and students in the 3 Year Old Program must complete an application form.

Family Movie Night This Friday, 14 March 2014, everyone is invited to attend a free family movie night to be held on our school oval beginning at 6:00pm. The movie starts screening at 7:30pm. Bring along your picnic blanket, pillows and low chairs. An area will be designated for high-back chairs. There will be a sausage sizzle, drinks and snacks available for sale prior to the movie screening. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Brain Teasers Work together as a family to solve this brain teaser. The answer will be printed in our next newsletter. Good luck!

Three friends have been collecting shells. Sally has twice as many as Georgia. Ash has one more than Sally. Georgia has 12 shells. How many does each person have?

CANTEEN ROSTER

Monday, 17 March Wed, 19 March Friday, 21 March

C Cutri V Hopewell, F Mercer L McAuliffe, L Wood

Monday, 24 March Wednesday, 26 March Friday, 28 March

D Csohany R Boardman, J Stinten M Dew, G Wheeler

Wendy Lazzari, Canteen Manager

Important Dates Friday, 14 March Movie Night Tuesday, 18 March Board Meeting 6.00pm Friday, 21 March Year 4 Assembly 2.15pm Tuesday, 25 March GSPG Meeting 6.30pm

Congratulations Congratulations to the Campbell family on the safe arrival of Callum, a brother for Drew, Bailey, Lily and Alec. Congratulations also to the Warden Family on the safe arrival of Harper, a sister for Jarvis.

Student Absentee Notes If a student is going to be away or late for school please call the school before 8.30am.

When a student is away sick please be reminded that a phone call is not a substitute for a signed note. We remind families that a dated and signed note or alternatively an email must be sent to your child’s teacher. Please note, if using the email option, that the ‘from’ address is not sufficient as it does not necessarily contain the full name of the person sending it. A full name must be typed at the end of the message. A sick note must contain the following information: • the name of the student • the class/roll group of the student • the reason for the absence • the full name of the parent/guardian at the end of the message. Thank you for your co-operation.

Science News

Check out some of the awesome new resources we have in Science. Heaps of new games, puzzles, activities and equipment and a set of the new and improved Primary Connections resource books, fully aligned with the Australian

Curriculum. A huge thanks to the Parent Group for supporting the Science program. Kristy Maher, Science Special-

ist.

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop will be closed next

Wednesday, 19 March and Friday, 21 March.

Kiss’n’Drop and Parking Please find attached a detailed map of how our school kiss’n’drop works and the appropriate parking areas. Please use the paths and crossings, including the path from the top car park. Your child’s safety is our main concern.

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