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CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC SCHOOL 1 6 August 2015
NEWSLETTER Number 13 From the Principal… Rachel Kelly Acting Principal Dear Parents/Guardians, I hope you have all stayed rugged up in your winter woollies and enjoyed our beautiful snow which has swept across the city over the last few days.
Great photo Mr V.L!
Like many of you, I spent several hours over the weekend watching my children play team sports. Watching our children develop skills, confidence, resilience and friendships on the sporting field is heart warming and even a little heart breaking at times. Over the past few weeks our nation has been exposed to the “ugly” side of sport with the Adam Goodes “booing saga”. As a community, such events provide us with the opportunity to be true to our values and challenge our children to treat others as they themselves would like to be treated, truly walking in the footsteps of Jesus.
"Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my
family, you did it to me." Matthew 25: 40
100 Days of School Last week our Prep and Grade 1 students celebrated 100 days of school. This is a significant milestone, a wonderful celebration of growing and learning together. Many and varied “100” collections were brought into school including 100 helium balloons, 100 footy cards and even 100 toothpaste blobs!
Awesome work Prep and Grade 1
Quiz Night The P&F have been hard at work organising what is shaping up to be the social event of the year this coming Saturday night. We are extremely fortunate at Corpus Christi to have such a committed group of volunteers whose fundraising and social initiatives enhance our school community. No doubt one of the highlights will be the “host with the most” Mr Lane in action! Family Life The Family Life Program will be facilitated by Catholic Care for Grade 2, Grade 4 and Grade 6 students in the week starting Monday 17 August. Bridget Tape from Catholic Care will be facilitating a Parent Information Session for parents from these grades on Monday 10 August at 7:00pm in the Library. This session is for parents only (not children) and will provide a snapshot of classroom content and the opportunity to ask and answer questions. If you are planning on coming along to the Parent Session could you please email an RSVP to the school office at [email protected] so we can set up accordingly. Many thanks to those parents who have already done so.
Important Dates 7 August 2015 (Friday): Kinder C excursion - Tasmanian Animal Hospital 8 August 2015 (Saturday): Quiz Night - 6:45pm 10 August 2015 (Monday): SCHEDULED VPOS Payments Processed 10 August 2015 (Monday): Parent Information Evening – Family Life Program 7:00pm 11 August 2015 (Tuesday): Kinder B excursion to Salamanca Fresh, Bellerive 11 August 2015 (Tuesday): ICAS Maths Test (Grades 2 – 6) 12 August 2015 (Wednesday): Kinder Parent / Teacher Consultations 12 August 2015 (Wednesday): Infant Assembly – 12:15pm 14 August 2015 (Friday): Kinder C excursion - Salamanca Fresh, Bellerive 17 August 2015 (Monday): SCHEDULED DIRECT DEBIT Payments Processed 21 August 2015 (Friday): Grade 1 excursion – Woodbridge School Marine Discovery Centre 24 August 2015 (Monday): P&F Meeting – 7:00pm Library 25 Aug 15 – 28 Aug 15: Library Book Fair – 8:00am to 4:00pm 26 August 2015 (Wednesday): Book Week Parade
PLEASE NOTE: The next Newsletter will be Thursday 20 August. mportant Dates Fees & Levies Leonie Parker – Business Manager 5 monthly payments should have now been received. If you have not entered into a payment arrangement or are having difficulty in making repayments, please contact the Business Manager, Leonie Parker or Karen Pollard, as a matter of urgency to discuss this matter. All discussions remain strictly confidential. School Services Kylie Mayne – School Services Manager Uniform Shop Uniform order forms for Term 3 & Back to School 2016 went home Monday 27 July and are due back tomorrow 7 August 2015. A copy of the order form is available on our website under Parent Notice. School News Lost Property LOST: a Pokemon folder near the pickup area in lower car park yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 5 August). If found, please return to either the school office, or to Samantha Warner in 1UG. FOUND: House key with the name Jenny (and also address) on label. Can be picked up from the school office.
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My! turtle!represents!how!the!Aboriginal!people! got! to! roam! the! land! freely.!However,! when! the! Europeans! came!they! stopped! them! being! themselves.!The! turtle! can! roam! freely! unlike! the!Aboriginal!People.!!I! hope! all! the! Aboriginal! people! will!forgive! the! Europeans! for! bringing!diseases! like! measles,! chicken! pox,!influenza!and!small!pox.!!Harry%Gregson.%%!
My! painting! represents! how! when! it’s! raining!and! the! land! was! abundant! with! animals,! the!Aboriginal! people! used! and! came!back! to! care!for!the!land.!I!tried!to!make!the!land!look!messy!and! there! are! animal! tracks! so! people! will!understand! how! Aboriginal! people! cared! for!the! land! and! only! took! what! they! needed.! I!hope! my! picture! will! help! people! understand!how! Aboriginal! people! are! caring! people! who!eat!and!live!off!the!land,!let! it!grow,!then!come!back!to!use!what!they!need.!!Dear!God,!!I! pray! for! all! those! people!who!died!when! the!white! settlers! came.! Let! their! history! be!appreciated!by!all.!!!!!!!!!Sophie%Dobber.%!!
My! artwork! represents! world! peace! and! it!doesn’t! matter! what! colour! your! skin! is,!everyone! should! be! friends.! My! picture! shows!that!you!walk!away!from!racism!and!other!forms!of!discrimination.!!!!Mackenzie%Smith.%%!
The! Year! 4! students! have! recently! been!learning! about! European! exploration! and!colonisation! in! Australia! during! the! early!1800s!and!the!impact! these!explorations!had!on!the!Indigenous!Australians.!Students!have!looked! at! the! wider! concepts! of! continuity!and! change,! cause! and! effect,! perspectives,!empathy!and!significance.!Students!discussed!and! explored! some! questions! such! as;!What!was! life! like! for!Aboriginal!people!before! the!arrival! of! the! Europeans?! What! was! the!nature! and! consequence! of! contact! between!Aboriginal! people! and! early! traders,!explorers! and! settlers?! Reflecting! on! the!impact!this!had!on!our!Indigenous!people!we!drew!some!pictures!using!aboriginal!symbols!to! illustrate! what! life! was! like! pre! and! post!first! contact.! We! also! discussed! the!significance! of! reconciliation,! making! links!between! our! recent! Sacramental! journey! of!Reconciliation.!
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)Congratulations to the following students who have attained reward status
Grace Burbury - 6KW Holly Ward - 3T Patryk Rybak - KC
Lily Bannister - PM Finn Vallance - PM Xavier Brooks - KC
Jack Richardson - 4L Ben Anning - 5H Alexander Stephens - KC
Lylah Nunn - 2P Amelia McMahon - 5H
Laura Collinson - 1J Josi Braid - 5H
Sophie Bealey - 1J Alex O’Brien - 5H
Emily Cooper - 4L Archie Parkinson - 5H
Claire Murray - 3B
Inara Cruise - 3B
Ewan Hurst - KC
Max Goodwin - 6M
Ella Fennell - 6M
Sam Free - 4TL
Rose Kenna - PM
GOLD SILVER BRONZE
Corpus Christi Library Book Fair
When? Tuesday 25 August until Friday 28 August Where? Our Corpus Christi Library What time? 8.00am until 4.00pm Payment? Cash, cheques and credit cards accepted Come and have a browse at all our wonderful books, relax and have fun
Coffee and tea available
Parents & Friends Association Kylie Cooper - President
The next meeting of the P&F will be held Monday 24 August at 7:00pm in the Library. All are welcome to attend.
QUIZ NIGHT – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST (6.45pm FOR A 7:00pm START) We have a couple of vacant tables (10 per table) still available and 3 seats available on a table of 7. If you wish to enquire please, phone me on 0427 113 231 or email the P&F.
Please bring lots of coins as there will be the chance to win $100 in our Lucky Number competition as you arrive ($2). We will also have the much loved heads & tails game.
Our raffle isn’t your normal raffle – you get to choose the prizes Tickets are $1 each, but with over 20 great prizes, you may be tempted to buy a few tickets.
There are also $10 Lucky Flowers – great prizes ranging in value from $10 to $40.
Examples of Silent Auction Items: Derwent Entertainment Centre – 2 Tickets to Cats (estimate $200) Family Fun Pack – Barilla Family Mini Golf, pool pass & Nates pizza Voucher (estimate $100) Frogmore Winery Voucher ($100) Mount Wellington Descent – 2 Adults (estimate $150) Pennicott Tours – 2 Adults x 3 hour Wilderness Tour (estimate $250) Strahan Holiday Retreat – 2 nights accommodation (estimate $440) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Family Pass to Roald Dahl (estimate $116) Tahune Airwalk – Family Pass plus hang glide (estimate $111) Bonorong Family Pass (estimate $69) Bioflex – Pack and Trainer (estimate $100) For convenience, we will have EFTPOS facilities available for credit or debit card for payment of Silent Auction items at the end of the night. Don’t forget to check the Quiz Night Events Page on Facebook for posts about sponsors. We still have more sponsors to announce over the next few days.
Food and Drinks: You need to organise what food everyone is bringing for your table. Our lolly bar will be selling containers of lollies for $2 and $4. We will be selling beer, wine (red, white & bubbles) and soft drinks at the canteen. Final Newsletter Answer: This answer is for those people who get in early and read the newsletter. So that people don’t hear about it and check them online before the night, this answer will be wiped from the newsletter before the end of the week. So write it down!
Answer for one of the questions is: “Bernard Tomic” Chocolates There are a few families who have not returned their chocolate money. Please contact the P&F or the School Office NOW. Entertainment Books There are 5 x 2015/16 Entertainment Books still available for sale. Forms are in the Office, or you can order online: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2411q50 The last date for processing orders for books will be Friday 14 August. Fair Update Don’t forget to start talking in your grade about ideas for stalls for next year. Well done to Grade 1 who put forward a proposal to do a plants stall. Woolworths Earn and Learn Please keep collecting the stickers and return to the boxes located in the school office foyer, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Shoreline Woolworths and Eastlands Woolworths. Email: p&[email protected] Working with Vulnerable People Registration If you work or volunteer with children within Catholic Education Tasmania (CET) you are required by law to register for a background check, called Working with Vulnerable People Registration, by October 1, 2015. The registration aims to significantly improve safeguards to help keep children safe from harm. More information is available on our website via the following link: http://www.corpuschristi.tas.edu.au/information-for-parents/working-with-children-registration To apply directly please go to: www.justice.tas.gov.au/working_with_children
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS CURRENTLY A WAIT OF UP TO 8 WEEKS TO RECEIVE YOUR CARD
Corpus Christi Catholic School – Play and Learn
This is your invitation to join us at Corpus Christi Catholic School to participate in our Play and Learn program. It is mainly targeting 2,3 and 4 year olds who have not yet begun Kindergarten, but if you have younger children or babies of course they are welcome. This is an opportunity for young children to begin to develop their confidence and curiosity as learners prior to commencing Kindergarten in a safe and secure environment with their parents/carers beside them.
When: Mondays Time: 9:00am-10:00am Where: Ballygriffin House Teacher: Lisa Cooper
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Outside School Hours Care
For all enquiries regarding Outside School Hours Care please contact: Centacare Tasmania – Childcare Services Phone: 1300 119 455 Email: [email protected] Community Information Guilford Young College Performances It is not too late to purchase tickets for Guilford Young College's 2015 musical. The Music Man will be staged in the new Don Bosco Creative Arts Centre, Glenorchy, from Thursday 13 August - Saturday 15 August; 7:30pm nightly as well as a 1:00pm matinee on the Saturday. Great toe-tapping family entertainment! Easy parking on flat ground: BEST ACCESS FROM MILL LANE. . Cost: Adults $25; concession $20; group bookings (five or more) $15 per seat. Purchase tickets at www.trybooking.com/htkj or at one of the College Campus offices. Further information: Mrs Bernadette Pogorzelski 6238 4312 or the GYC website, www.gyc.tas.edu.au/musical15
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Dog News The review into the Clarence Dog Management Policy has commenced and the Clarence City Council is encouraging “families” to provide comment. A copy of the Dog Management Review is below. An online feedback form is available on the Clarence City Council website www.ccc.tas.gov.au - Current Community Consultation – Dog Management Policy Review. The closing date for the return of feedback forms has been extended to 17 August 2015.
