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Dear Parents This time last week I was fortunate enough to be on the Year Five Camp. It was fantastic. The children were excited, challenged, fantastically well behaved and they enjoyed the experience immensely. Our students should be very proud of themselves, and they make us proud as a school com-munity.

I have to add how proud I am of our teachers, and how grateful I am for them. They engaged in every activity. They didn’t sleep themselves until the last child had settled, and they arose as soon as the first children stirred. They offered advice, encouragement, sympathy and comfort as re-quired. They looked after a variety of challenging medical conditions, supervised meals, clean ups, night activities and helped pack up cabins at the end. They all left their own families to do it, and did all this without ever complaining.

They are wonderful role models to our students, and to our community. Kindness and serving others is a common Gospel theme. Students here understand it, and believe in its importance, because they see it lived.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday. We look forward to seeing you in Term 4.

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS 14th September 2018

KEY DATES FOR WEEK 10

Junior Strings Rehearsal 7.30am

AFL Auskick

Senior Choir Rehearsal 7.30am

Courtyard Prayer 2M 8.40am

Courtyard Prayer 2M 8.40am

Honk!Jnr Musical 6.00pm

Courtyard Prayer 2M 8.40am

Honk!Jnr Musical 6.00pm

Classroom Liturgy Prep W 8.45am

Awards Only 10.45am

END OF TERM

next

Friday 21st September

To everyone in-volved with next week’s Honk!Jr

Musical production.

SPORTS NEWS—WIDE BAY AQUATHLON & TRIATHLON

Wide Bay School Sport will be nominating a team of 10 Boys and 10 Girls in the 11 & 12 Years age group to compete in the Queensland School Sport Aquathlon State Championships being held at Hervey Bay on Saturday 9 March 2019.

The Hervey Bay Triathlon Club “Hundy Kids” Triathlon being held at Scarness - Hervey Bay, on Saturday 17th November will be used as the Regional Trial.

Interested students must register for this event online at the link below:

https://tinyurl.com/2018SuperSat NB: Only students who will attain the ages of 11 or 12 years in 2019 (i.e. born 2007 or 2008 are eligible for selection in the Regional Team). Students who will attain the age of 13yrs during 2019, must nominate for the Wide Bay Re-gion Triathlon team in the Junior (13-14yrs) division. Entries close on Wednesday 15th November.

BUNDABERG MATHS TEAM CHALLENGE

Last week the St Patrick’s Maths Team competed in

the Bundaberg Maths Team Challenge. They had a

fantastic day of mathematical problem solving and

working as team. We are so proud of all the work they

put into preparing for this day, much of it in their own

time. Thank you to Mrs Wilson for her work with the

Maths Extension program. Thank you also to Miss

Donna, Mrs Smith, Miss Grace and Mrs Morrison for

supervising our students on the day.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

REEF TOGETHER CONVENTION

REGIONAL STUDENTS COLLABORATE FOR THE REEF 200 school students from 20 regional schools came together at the Southern Great Barrier Reef Regional Schools “Reef Together” Conven-tion for International Year of the Reef last Monday. As well as helping to MC and host the event, St Patrick’s students showcased some of our environmental projects and learning from within our classrooms to Earth Hour Founder and Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef CEO Andy Ridley, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Managing Director Peter Gash and Plastic Pollution Solutions Founder Anthony Hill. Students, joined by Mrs Robinson and Mr Fox were inspired by the guest speakers, happily shared our Reef Guardians goals shared ideas and collaborated for the greater good of the environment. The care, love and stewardship demonstrated by so many young people in our community, for the Great Barrier Reef, was a wonderful testament to our students and their peers across Bundaberg.

Reef Guardian students with Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Managing Director Peter Gash, Plastic Pollution Solutions Founder Anthony Hill and Earth Hour Founder and Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef CEO Andy Ridley

Reef Guardian students with Earth Hour Founder and Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef CEO Andy Ridley

Reef Guardian students workshopping ideas at the Reef Convention

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS VACATION CARE

PLEASE NOTE

St Mary’s Vacation care for the September/October school holidays

will now be providing Afternoon Tea instead of lunch. Our menu will

consist of fruits and vegetables, cheese and a daily selection of crack-

ers, wheat puff or yoghurt. We will continue to work with families to

support all dietary requirements in the service and are happy to dis-

cuss this with families as needed. If you have any queries around this,

please contact St Mary’s OSHC and see one of the OSHC staff.

SCHOOL GROUP PHOTOS

Group photos of the following teams were taken on School Photo day and are now available for viewing at the school office. Please login to Advanced Life with the below 9 digit code to view and order the photos online.

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OUT AND ABOUT

TENNIS HOLIDAY CLINIC for children, will be conducted at Rotary Park Tennis complex, 69b George Street, South Bundaberg by Bundaberg Tennis Academy Coaches Murray Whitbread and Kevin Banner.

Tuesday 2nd, Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th October 2018.

Times: 8.30am – 10am (Junior Beginners 5-12)years); 2.00pm

– 4.30pm (High School/Intermediate/Advanced).

For enquiries and to Register - BOOKINGS are ESSENTIAL please phone Kevin: 4152 0753 or 0409 520753.

TERM 4 PLANNER

WEEK 1 Week 8th October - 12th October

Monday No Parish Mass

Tuesday—Thursday Tuesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 5W

Wednesday - Friday Year 6 Camp

Friday No Classroom Liturgy

Awards Only 10.45am

WEEK 2 Week 15th October-19th October

Monday No Parish Mass

Tuesday—Thursday Tuesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 5B

Friday Classroom Liturgy 8.45am 3T

Class Assembly and Awards 10.25am 5B

WEEK 3 Week 22nd October-26th October

Monday PUPIL FREE DAY

Wednesday—Thursday Wednesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 4W

Friday Classroom Liturgy 8.45am 2M

Class Assembly and Awards 10.25am 5W

WEEK 4 Week 29th October-2nd November

Monday No Parish Mass

Tuesday—Thursday Tuesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 4C

Friday Classroom Liturgy 8.45am 4W

Class Assembly and Awards 10.25am 2B

WEEK 5 Week 5th November-9th November

Monday Parish Mass Year 2 to Year 4 Tuesday—Thursday Tuesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 3C

Friday Classroom Liturgy 8.45am 4L

Remembrance Day Memorial 10.40am 5P

WEEK 6 Week 12th-16th November

Monday No Parish Mass

Tuesday—Thursday Tuesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 3K

Friday No Classroom Liturgy

Awards Only 10.45am

WEEK 7 Week 19th November-23rd November

Monday No Parish Mass

Tuesday—Thursday Tuesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 3T

Wednesday Cultural Night

Friday No Classroom Liturgy

Year 1 Nativity Assembly 9.00am Year 1

WEEK 8 Week 26th November-30th November

Monday No Parish Mass

Tuesday—Thursday Tuesday to Thursday—Courtyard Prayer 8.40am 2B

Wednesday Celebration Night

Friday No Classroom Liturgy

Music Assembly

WEEK 9 Week 10th December - 14th December

Monday No Parish Mass

Tuesday Year 6 Graduation & Supper 5.30pm Year 6

Friday End of Year Liturgy 9.30am

Year 6 Assembly 11.00am Year 6

School Dismissal 12.00pm