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25th March •Week 8•Term 1• 2015
St Clare of Assisi Primary School
Conder, ACT
BE THE LIGHT
Dear Parents and Carers,
I recently came upon this article, on Facebook of all things, and thought I
would share it with you. It is quite long and probably only for a parents eyes.
Many of you may have already seen it, but I think the message behind is
powerful and a potent reminder to us all.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/11/14/
teacher-to-parents-about-that-kid-the-one-who-hits-disrupts-and-influencesyour-kid/
PROGRESS REPORTS & 3 WAY CONFERENCES
Progress Reports and 3 Way Conferences are coming up. Progress reports
will be sent home on Thursday 2 April and then 3 Way Conferences are
scheduled for Week 10. Our school based Progress Reports and 3 Way
Conferences have an important purpose as they provide you with ‘early
year’ assessment and feedback on your child’s progress, social skills, work
habits and EFFORT which is not in the semester reports.
Dates to
Remember
Friday 10th April
• Last day of Term 1
• ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
SCHOOL RESUMES ON
Monday 27th April
QCity (Deanes) buses will run as
normal
ACTION Bus services not running
(see Page 7)
Please make sure you have booked an appointment with your child’s
teacher. Teachers will not be making appointments for parents. It is a parent’s
responsibility to make the appointment.
ACU GRADUATION
Congratulations to two staff members who graduated from ACU last
Friday. Rob Read and James Doepel were awarded Bachelor of Education
(Primary). Congratulations!
SCHOOL WELFARE OFFICER
St Clare of Assisi has been successful in gaining a grant to participate in the
National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP). Karen Snowball will take on
the role of School Welfare Officer 2 days per week for the remainder of the
year. The roles and responsibilities of our new School Welfare Officer will
include:
•
Can you please help?
If you are able to assist
at the athletics carnival
on the 10th April please
return your note or email
the front office.
We urgently require more
assistance.
providing support in areas such as student attendance,
engagement and mental health;
•
providing students, their families and staff with support and/or
appropriate referrals in difficult situations such as during times
of grief, or when students are facing personal or emotional
challenges;
Volunteer of the week
Melissa Corlis
www.sca.act.edu.au
P 6294 1860
F 6294 4613
E office.stclaresconder@cg.catholic.edu.au
By striving to ‘Be the Light’, the community of Saint Clare of Assisi believes that Jesus Christ challenges us to excellence, in a united and caring environment.
25th March •Week 8•Term 1• 2015
St Clare of Assisi Primary School
Conder, ACT
BE THE LIGHT
•
providing pastoral care and guidance to students about values and ethical matters, referring
students, or sourcing appropriate services to meet their needs, which may involve access to services
in the community;
•
supporting students and staff to create an environment which promotes the physical, emotional,
social and intellectual development and wellbeing of all students; and
•
supporting students and staff to create an environment of cooperation and mutual respect, and
promoting an understanding of diversity within the range of cultures and relevant traditions.
We welcome Jo McCarthy to the Front Office and Joseph McGrath to our Learning Support Team while
Karen is working in her new role.
Have a good week.
Brad Gaynor
Principal
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM – LITERACY AND NUMERACY (NAPLAN)The 2014 NAPLAN tests
will be held in Week 3 of Term 2 on Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May. Please check the following
timetable which outlines the times at which the tests will be sat. Please ensure that if you have a child in Year 3 or 5 that
appointments are organised outside testing times. A make-up day will be held on Friday 16th May for students who
missed a section of the testing or were absent on a particular test day.
Year Level
Year 3
Time
9:30am
11:30am
Year 5
9:30am
11:30am
Tuesday
12 May
Language
Conventions
Writing
Wednesday
13 May
Reading
Thursday
15 May
Numeracy
Language
Conventions
Writing
Reading
Numeracy
Canteen Roster
Morning
Afternoon
Thursday
26th March
E. Mowlam
B. Gaynor
N. Muir
M. Carlis
N. Muir
Friday
27th March
B. Gaynor
K. Purcell
H. Devoy
Monday
30th March
R. Reid
Tuesday
31st March
C. O’Brien
Wednesday
18th March
K. Russell
K. Hogan
K. Senini
M. Whitehouse
HELP NEEDED
HELP NEEDED
O. Chan
L. Walker
K. Hogan
A HUGE Thank You to Andrea Palmer for donating
beautiful new coffee mugs to the Canteen
25th March •Week 8•Term 1• 2015
St Clare of Assisi Primary School
Conder, ACT
BE THE LIGHT
White Card Recipients Week 8 Term 1, 2015
Congratulations to the following students:
CLASS
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Kinder Blue
Jacob Pakkiyaretnam
2 Yellow
Ella Baker, Tijana Hlevnjak
3 Red
Zachary Hagel, Alexandra Phathanak
3 Blue
Teah Hocking, Tristan Santiago
6 Red
Ashlyn Jones
Tuggeranong Swimming Championships
Congratulations to the following children who attended the Tuggeranong Swimming Championships
with Mrs Burgess last Friday at the AIS: Sebastian Aparicio, James Beere, Alex Keen, Oscar Morgan,
Dyson Alchin, Owen McCaughan, Steven McGowan, Mario Baldwin, Lachlan Hogg, Eden Corby,
Samantha Driessen, Matilda Wormald, Amy Wiggan, Kiara Mackie, Kristelle McGowan, Darcy Brazel,
Emma Owens, Cassiel Galvin and Brooklyne Corby. A number of children came away with ribbons that
will be presented at morning assembly on Friday. Well done team!
CONGRATULATIONS:
Sophie Vassallo in 4 Blue for receiving 2 bronze medals at the Little Athletics
State Championships last weekend.
Holy Week and Easter Liturgy times:
Reconciliation 1st Rite, in HFC on Saturdays during Lent 10:30am-11am and
5pm-5:30pm each Saturday and Sunday.
The Lenten 2nd Rite of Reconciliation, Wednesday 25 March at 7pm at St Thomas the Apostle Kambah.
Holy Thursday—7pm Mass of the Last Supper and Washing of the Feet, HFC
Good Friday—11am Stations of the Cross outside at St Clare of Assisi School Conder.
3pm The Passion and Death of Our Lord, HFC
Holy Saturday—6:30pm Easter Vigil Mass, HFC
Easter Sunday—8am & 10am, no 6pm
www.sca.act.edu.au
P 6294 1860
F 6294 4613
E office.stclaresconder@cg.catholic.edu.au
By striving to ‘Be the Light’, the community of Saint Clare of Assisi believes that Jesus Christ challenges us to excellence, in a united and caring environment.
MR WEBB’S
MATHS PLAYGROUND
I hope you have all been using the activities that I have been sending through and that you have enjoyed
playing them with your families. This Week’s Maths is all about dice and the fantastic games that you play
with dice. They can be a very powerful mathematical tool and be used in a number of situations. Here are a
couple to get your mind moving.
For Younger Students
Cross out 9
An activity for two to four players.
Equipment: two regular dice, paper and pencil.
Each player writes the numbers 1 to 9 on a piece of paper. The first player rolls the two dice then crosses out
the numbers shown on the dice or the sum of the two numbers.
For example On this roll, the player may cross out 2, 3 or 5 (2 + 3). When six numbers or less are left only a
single dice is used. The player’s turn continues until they cannot cross off any more numbers. The remaining
numbers are totalled and this is the score for that round. After five rounds the player with the smallest total
wins.
For Older Students
Double, half or stay
An activity for two to four players.
Equipment: two different coloured regular dice.
Decide on one coloured dice to represent the tens and the other to represent the ones. Choose a target
number between 5 and 122. Players take turns to roll the dice. Once the dice are rolled a number is formed.
The player then makes a decision to produce a number that is as close as possible to the target number. They
can choose to:
• double their number
• half their number
• keep the number as is
The player closest to the target is the winner.
The aim is to make a total of 100 or as close to 100 as possible.
Players take turns to roll the two dice and combine the numbers with any operation to produce a score.
The player who reaches100 or is closest to 100 is the winner. Encourage players to record their choices and
calculations. For example:
Dice throw Calculation Running total
Dice Throw
4 & 6
1 & 4
2 & 5
6 & 6
5 & 3
2 & 3
6 & 1
www.sca.act.edu.au
Calculations Running Total
4 x 6 = 24
24
1 + 4 = 5
29
2 x 5 = 10
39
6 x 6 = 36
75
5 x 3 = 15
90
2 + 3 = 5
95
6 - 1 = 5
100
P 6294 1860
F 6294 4613
E office.stclaresconder@cg.catholic.edu.au
By striving to ‘Be the Light’, the community of Saint Clare of Assisi believes that Jesus Christ challenges us to excellence, in a united and caring environment.
25th March •Week 8•Term 1• 2015
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER
Bringing Up Great Kids
Parents and Carers are invited to Bringing Up Great Kids—a parenting
program developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation for Parents
and Carers of children aged 2—10 years.
This course will give you insights and skills needed to:

Promote positive and nurturing relationships between parents and children

Explore the management of stress in your parenting role

Encourage the development of your child’s positive self-identity

Develop the ability to contain strong emotion and to think through the responses to your child,
rather than give ‘knee-jerk’ reactions

Overcome some of the obstacles that are getting in the way of being the kind of parent you
would like to be

Create opportunities for positive exchanges with your children.
The course is offered 3 hours per week over a 4 week period.
DATES: 20th, 27th May, 3rd & 10th June
TIME: 6pm—9pm
VENUE: 57 Hicks Street, Red Hill
FEE: $100 (Concessions available)
Bookings Essential
Contact
6162 6100
SCHOOL NOTICES
These new rewards have been released for Term 1, and
are available while stocks last: ET DVD or the Planet
Handball.
BOYS AND GIRLS IF YOU HAVE NOT BANKED FOR A WHILE
AND YOU HAVE TOKENS TO USE, DON’T FORGET TO EITHER
REDEEM YOUR TOKENS OR KEEP BANKING SO YOU CAN EARN A
REWARD! There are rewards still available (while stocks last) from
last year if you prefer. Rewards available are Blue wallet,
Headphones, Knuckles game, Projector cup, Scented pencils, Sea
Streamers, Shark Keyring and the Swim Bag. Just pop a note in
your bank book with 10 tokens to redeem.
Regional Catholic
Preschool
Information Evenings for
2016
When:
Tuesday 5th of May
6:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday 6th of May
6:30-7:30 pm
Thursday 14th of May
6:30-7:30 pm
Where:
Holy Family Early
Learning and
Care Centre, Corner of
Castleton Crescent and
Budgen Avenue, Gowrie
Year 7, 2016 Enrolments
St Clare’s College
Future students are invited to “Try a Day @ St Clare’s” on Thursday, 30 April
To find out more information about this exciting day and to register your daughter,
visit our home page on www.stcc.act.edu.au
Parents and future students are invited to our Year 7 2016 Open Evening
Tuesday 5 May 2015, 4.00 – 7.30pm
Tours of the College will be held between 4.00–6.00pm and 6.30–7.30pm. An
information session will be conducted by Senior Students and the Principal, Mr Paul
Carroll, between 6.00-6.30pm in the College Hall.
St Clare’s College is located in McMillan Crescent, Griffith.
For further enquiries contact the Enrolment Officer, Leonie Kelly, on 6260 9405 or visit
our website on www.stcc.act.edu.au
REMINDER:
Chief Ministers Reading Challenge
Permission notes are due this Thursday
26th March if you wish your children
to participate!
First game of
netball is this
Saturday for all
teams. Good
luck to all our
netballers!!!
800m
Athletics Event:
This will take place
on Wednesday
1st April
SCA WALKING CLUB
This Friday 27th March we will meet at Coffee Guru, Lanyon at 9am.
Hope to see you there.
Parent Network Reps
COMMUNITY NOTICES
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Try Rugby Evenings
If you are new and want to learn about Rugby Union, here is the perfect
opportunity to enjoy an evening with Canberra’s Premier Rugby Club Tuggeranong Vikings.
TryRugby is designed with structured activities for the kids to enjoy the
wonderful game of rugby union with some of Australia’s leading coaches and
players.
Friday 27th March 5.00pm – 6.00 p.m
Viking Park, Erindale
Corner of McBryde Crescent and Amsinck St, Wanniassa Canberra ACT
Cost:
Free – Vikings Junior Rugby registration forms will be available on the day.
Age:
6-12 year old boys and girls, all skill levels are welcome to come have some fun
and try rugby.
What to bring:
Runners or boots, hat, drink bottle etc
For more information contact:
Ryan Roberts
0418441655
ryan.roberts@vikings.com.au
Andrew Henderson
0423710082
vikingsjunior1@gmail.com
“Get into Vikings Rugby, you’ll love it!”
COME AND GIVE IT A TRY!
Rollerskating is great fun, it promotes fitness and
strengthens gross motor, so come and give it a try.
When: Wednesday afternoon or Saturday
morning during ACT school terms
Cost: $150 first child and $120 for a sibling
plus $3 skate hire if required
Contact: skateprogramsACT@gmail.com
Changes to ACTION Bus Services
on Monday 27 April 2015
From Action Buses
“I am writing to inform you of an important change
to your school bus service on Monday 27 April 2015.
This day has been declared a service holiday for all ACT
Government employees due to Anzac Day (25 April)
falling on a Saturday. However, it is not a gazetted public
holiday for the rest of the ACT.
Unfortunately, due to scheduling constraints we are NOT
able to operate dedicated school services with a Saturday
timetable. The parents of non ACT Government school
children who normally use dedicated school services
will need to make alternative arrangements to get their
children to and from school on Monday 27 April 2015.”
Where: Hawker International Softball Centre
When: Every Wednesday & Sunday from the 3rd May – 3rd June 2015
Time: Wednesday 6pm – 7.30pm, Sunday 3pm – 4.30pm
Cost: $99 (ex GST)
Inclusions: 10 sessions covering batting, fielding, offensive and defensive
plays, games, awesome coaching
Optionals: Canberra Cap $10, T-shirt $35, one on one
training