TERM 2 Week 10

GOOD COUNSEL

PRIMARY SCHOOL

25TH JUNE, 2019

Dear Parents/Carers,

Over the past three weeks teachers have

been collating data from class testing,

observations and assessment tasks to

assist them produce a comprehensive

report on each student for their work

across the twenty weeks of Semester 1.

As I have read through each report and

viewed the results, marks and

comments, I am pleased across the

board with the effort given by the vast

majority of students. Teachers have

gone to great lengths to outline student

strengths but also in which areas they

can improve.

Good Counsel teachers spend many

hours moderating results across classes

and schools in the Diocese. They do not

allocate A-E on a quota system but

rather assess against a set criteria. The

5 point assessment system A-E or Very

High to Support Required is a

progressive scale. Effort and application

is indicated as from “Consistently” to

“Needs Improvement”. A “C” Sound level

is what is expected for your child at this

point of their year level journey at the

end of Semester 1. A “B” (High) or

“A” (Very High) is only achieved if

students are working beyond level

expectations. Each child learns and

achieves at different rates. I am happier

to see a child working very hard,

receiving support and receiving a “D”

Developing or “E” Support Required than

a student receiving a “C” but they are

putting in minimal effort.

This year, more students have received

in classroom support, intervention and

small group or one on one assistance

secretary@gcps.qld.edu.au

www.gcps.qld edu.au

Ph: 07 4061 2994

Fax: 07 4061 2271

OFFICE HOURS

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TUCKSHOP

Page 2—The Life of the School

DIARY DATES TERM 3

Mon 15 Jul - Fri 20 Sep

MON 24—FRI 28 JUNE

NAIDOC WEEK

DATE CLAIMERS

MON 26 AUGUST MAGGIE DENT

(Parent Educator)

1-3pm - GCPS Theatrette 9 Things About Parenting Focus on children 0-6yrs 7pm - GCC/GCP Combined Anxiety in Students Prep—Yr 12 Venue to be advised

FRI 19 JULY

GRANDPARENTS DAY MORNING TEA

than ever and the results have certainly

showed a huge improvement across all

year levels. Thank you to all our teachers

for their efforts and the great work they

have done during Semester 1 to make

learning enjoyable and challenging

students to do their best. Also thanks to

our wonderful School Officers and

Intervention and Learning Support

Teachers who work to support the work

of classroom teachers.

A reminder that reports can be accessed

via the Parent Portal (Thu/Fri) this week

and a paper copy with be sent home

Week 1 of next term.

Please take the time to read the attached

article taken from Michael Groses’

Parenting Ideas - Report Reading.

A great effort by our Good Counsel

Primary School combined “Green

Machine” Rugby League team who

competed Friday in the Qld Development

Cup Quad Series final in Cairns.

Unfortunately we lost our semi final to

Bentley Park College 24 - 20 which

knocked us out of the FNQ final. We did

have success against Isabella State

School 28 - 10 and Yarrabah State

School 28 - 22.

Continued pg 2

TERM FEES

Term 2 fees are now overdue.

Please make payment as soon

as possible. Please be mindful

and check your emails to

ensure delivery of your fee statement.

A reminder that every family will receive a fee

statement regardless of payment arrangements

or concessions, to keep you informed of your

current balance.

Please be aware for direct deposits into the

school’s bank account it is imperative to use

your 973……… Reference located at the

bottom of your invoice to ensure that monies

are credited against the correct account and

not delay payments. Also, please email

remittance to avoid payments being

overlooked.

WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN

Tomorrow is the last day to

collect the School Earn and Learn stickers.

Place in the allocated box by this Thursday 27th June to earn some great

equipment for the school. Every sticker counts!

Music tuition Learn for pleasure or exams

Piano-keyboard-theory

NOW taking enrolments.

For all enquiries please phone Esther Sapelli direct at Esther’s School of Music on

0149 655710 or 4065 2265

INNISFAIL SHOW

COLOURING IN COMPETITION

1 - Age 4 years and under

2 - Age 5 to 7 years

3 - Age 8 to 12 years

Name, age & Parent/Carer phone number on

back of entry

Entries available from Show Office or Jill’s Stationery

REMINDER — ICAS COMPETITIONS

If you have a student who would like to

do the ICAS Competitions (letter sent

home in April), please note the closing

date for payment is Monday 29th July

completed paperwork must also be in by

the due date.

Competition Sitting Date

Digital Technologies 3 Sept

Science 5 Sept

Writing 10 Sept

Spelling 12 Sept

English 17 Sept

Mathematics 19 Sept

Congratulations to our Good Counsel Primary School Lightning

Netball girls who placed second (on a count back) at the Fowler’s

Cup Carnival in Cairns on Saturday. The girls played 6 games

winning 5 in the Primary School Division.

During the holidays we have our Annual Show. Once again our

school will have a designated display area. Thankyou to Mrs

Sugars and Mrs Erbacher for their efforts in setting up the display

which showcases some great student work. Please take the time to

walk through the school’s pavilion and this year also check out the

great work of our Playgroup children who have their own display set

up by Mrs Mc Elhinney. This show section is free….

I wish everyone an enjoyable mid year break and hope you all get

time to spend with family and friends. See you all rested and

refreshed for the start of Term 3 on Monday July 15.

Regards

Liam

Save the Date!

GCPS Grandparents

are being invited to school on

Friday 19 July 2019 8:40a.m - GCPS will be honouring grandparents early in Term 3,

for the Year 6 Grandparents Prayer Assembly. They will have the

opportunity to receive a Lucky Door Ticket and mingle with their

peers until class teachers marks their Roll. From 9:15 to 10:00am

grandparents will visit their grandchildren’s classroom/s, and then

have time to purchase tickets in the Mini Vinnies Raffle.

10:00 - 10:20a.m. Grandparents will enjoy a cuppa and cake for

the Grandparents Morning Tea. Following that, the Raffle will be

drawn. Invitations will be out by tomorrow afternoon from the

grandchildren.

Yours in Catholic Education—

Maria Caltabiano—Mrs C

Life of the School...

CONFIDENCE

Kolby Andrews

Navrajvir Gill

Heleana Kuhn

Logan Walker

EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE

Hannah Sinton

Sophie Sinton

Noah Kirkman

Christian Jordan

Khloe Kaminski

Trinity Ashwood

PERSISTENCE

Kavina Bharathi

Chloe Pensini

Jemimah Conroy

Darnel Stagg

Leo Briggs

Zack Blanckensee

ORGANISATION

Kobi Dotti

Javeer Janjua

Ella Picini

Lexi Evans

ALL KEYS

Arianna Solowiej

Mia Connell

Sandor Zieger

Juwel Jobin

GETTING ALONG

Graesen Maxwell

Josie Borg

Deborah Ungil

Mackenzie Livingston

Savannah Brincat

Aaliya Briggs

Luca Franco

Mia McLeish

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING AWARDS WK 9

GCC Year 10 Work Experience Students at GCPS...

Here for the week in various classrooms—the smiling faces and helping

hands of: Ashlee Travers Prep HS, Sophie Laksa 3B, Maddison Sciacca

2AL, Kasey Zahra 3WD, Levi Devereux-Phillips PE, Scarlett Jackson 6H.

2019 TERM 2

Fri 28.06 NAIDOC Prayer Assembly

Term 2 ends

TERM BREAK

Fri 12.07 INNISFAIL SHOW

TERM 3

Mon 15.07 Term 3 commences

Fri 19.07 Grandparents Day

Wk 2—Sun 21—26/7 Yr 6 Outback Camp

Fri 26.07 4B Cath. Ed. Wk Assembly

Tue 30.07 Catholic Education Week

Southern Deanery Schools Mass

Mother of Good Counsel

Church10:00am plus activities

Fri 2.08 5GS Mary MacKillop Assembly

Fri 23.08 4DP Sacrament of First Eucharist

Prayer Assembly

Fri 30.08 Father’s Day Assembly

Fri 20.09 Term 3 ends

TERM BREAK

Mon 7.10 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

TERM 4

Tue 8.10 Term 4 commences

Mon 21.10 Pupil Free Day

Fri 6.12 Term 4 ends

Thought for the Day...

Life is mostly froth and bubble,

Two things stand like stone,

KINDNESS in another’s trouble,

COURAGE in your own.

Adam Lindsay Gordon, Ye Wearie Wayfarer Prep Kindness Challenge...

Day 3—Let someone else go in front of you in line.

NAIDOC at GCPS...

Upper school classes attended today’s a

presentation by Mrs Darelle Horsford in the

Theatrette today to learn about the Stolen

Generation and make a commemorative symbol

to wear to the NAIDOC Prayer Assembly on

Friday. Please join Mrs Lorraine Naqicatabua

and the students for their presentation at 8:40am.

RAFFLE...

Lots of prizes to be won in our fund-raising raffle

for our adopted-cattle station family—The

Hughes.

Tickets 50 cents each.

Raffle drawn 1:15pm

Friday 28 June—last day of Term 2.

The Cricket Cooler & Cricket Set Prizes have

been donated by Max & Mary Booth on behalf of

Isabella. Thank you for your kindness.