newsletter - St Augustine's School
Principal: Mrs. Bec Maxwell 24—32 Grogan Street Mossman. QLD. 4873 4th December 2014 Ph.: 07 4098 1631 Fax: 07 4098 2267 We are part of the Catholic Parish of Mossman—Port Douglas www.staugs.qld.edu.au email: secretary.mossman@cns.catholic.edu.au Dear Parents, Last night’s Christmas concert was wonderful. The children performed beautifully and the community joined in with the evenings celebrations with gusto—our Teachers had worked well to prepare the students and also to support them as they participated in the performances. It was a delight to be able to acknowledge all our students in front of our community. As I drove home after the celebrations last night I was thinking about how fortunate our school community is when compared with a school community that my daughter, Katie, and I visited last Christmas — mostly importantly — how different. That school community was in the Sahab Syrian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. Last night our children were dressed in clothes to match their song, the children in the refugee camp were dressed in donated clothes—anything that would fit and keep them warm. Last night we all went home to houses with kitchens, bedrooms and lounges. In Sahab they go home to one room tents with ditch toilets — in the snow. Our children could kick there shoes off and forget them—there they either had no shoes or had ill fitting often mismatched donated shoes. Our families can go to the supermarket to by food—there they have to line up and show family identity card to receive a donated bag of tinned food, rice and tea if they are lucky. Our children have classrooms in a building with air conditioners, desks and lots of materials — there the classroom is a tent with only a mat on the floor, no chairs, no desks and often no pencils or paper or books. So my challenge to all of us for this upcoming Christmas Season is simply to be appreciative and say thank you. Appreciate the gift of each other, appreciate our health and safety, appreciate the opportunities that we have because we have more than the majority of other people in the world. Say thank you to Our Lord for what we receive on a daily basis, say thank you to each other for the gift that they are and how they make our worlds great places to be. Finally a thank you to everyone in the St Augustine’s Catholic Learning Community for all that you have contributed towards making 2014 a successful and enjoyable year. Catholic Parish Mossman and Port Douglas St Augustine Church 24 Grogan Street, Mossman Saturday 6:30pm, Mossman Sunday 7:00am, Mossman Co-responsible in faith and development St Mary Church 2 Endeavour Street, Port Douglas Sunday 9:00am, Port Douglas We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Kuku Yalanji and Yirrganydji peoples, and pay our respect to the elders, both past, present and future. Class Teacher School Officer/s Prep S Lauren Scaroni Amanda Booth Prep K Helen Kennedy Claire Perham Everest Pitt Year 1M Joshua Mullane Erin Mullane Leah Houghton Year 2/3 G Brett Grealy Sharon Miller Year 2/3 D Gayle Duncan Ruth Hannett Year 4/5 UO Robyn Usher Liz Ottone Richelle Woods Year 4/5 P Alison Pendlebury Leah Houghton Year 6 N Megan Newell Sharon Miller Library Yvonne Grant Everest Pitt Leah Houghton Health & Physical Education Bron Caltabiano Indigenous Support Teacher Deb Rasmussen Front Office Administrator Tanya Santarossa Sharon Miller Finance Officer Tess Walker CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2014 Church Christmas Eve Wednesday December 24 Christmas Day Thursday December 25 Mossman St Augustine 24 Grogan Street Port Douglas St Mary 2 Endeavour Street 10.00 pm Mass during the Night 7.00 am 7.00 pm Mass during the night 9.00 am Sacrament of Penance Second Rite of Reconciliation (communal celebration and individual confession) – Wednesday 17 December, 7.00 pm, Mossman. First Rite of Reconciliation (individual confession only) – anytime by request. Baldwin Family 5th December Thankyou to all families who volunteered their time to do Undercover Angels for 2014 2014 Semester 2 Life Long Learner Awards Jasmin Sayed Prep Rudra Patel Year 1 Ryan Karamujic Prep Matthew Belcher Year 1 Katie Bolton Year 1 Marlon Bollero Year 2 Kayla Trezise Year 1 Ivy Madgwick Year 2 Mercedes Ramsay Year 3 Grace Wootten Year 4 Tyra Thomas Year 3 Ashely Herrington Year 4 Mia Madgwick Year 5 Liana Walsh Year 6 Sophee Watson Year 5 Jack Jenkins Year 6 Joshua Edwards Year 7 Jayde Illbery Year 7 NAPLAN AWARDS Year 3 Student Harrison Belcher Year 5 Year 7 Award Student Award Student Award Reading Joshua Belcher Reading Emma Pedley Reading Grammar & Punctuation Grammar & Punctuation Curtis White Reading Numeracy Numeracy Numeracy Emma Brown Reading Nathan Clark Reading D’Lae Holcroft Reading Alexis Kearns Reading Michaelyn Parkes Reading Kaitlin Petruszewski Spelling Spelling Alex Brown Numeracy Shae Perkins Reading Courtney Geddes Grammar & Punctuation Tyra Thomas Reading Writing Spelling Grammar & Punctuation Brock Girgenti Writing Spelling Grammar & Punctuation Numeracy Lalawa Donigi-Bedford Writing Mercedes Ramsay Grammar & Punctuation Jade Shearer Grammar & Punctuation Reef Ward Grammar & Punctuation Numeracy Tristian Geddes Numeracy Grammar & Punctuation Joshua Edward Grammar & Punctuation Numeracy Anthony Long Numeracy Year Five Pie Drive Year Five would like to thank the entire school community for their support in purchasing pies. We raised a substantial amount of money which has not only paid for the catering for this year’s graduation, but also next year’s graduation and, at the request of the students, we have purchased Christmas gifts for children who unfortunately will be in hospital over Christmas. A huge THANK YOU goes out to all the parents from Year Five, for not only coordinating the Pie Drive but also for their hard work on Graduation night. FOR ALL YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL NEEDS Booklist drop off with quick turn around Personally packed by knowledgeable staff Competitive prices Pre-payment options available Save on time and travel costs No large queues or crowds One lucky customer who has their booklist packed by the store will have the cost of their booklist refunded. Just drop your booklist into store for you chance to win! Ph: 4098 1462 Fax: 4098 1280 Email: mossman.news@bigpond.com All Bama Parents & Community are invited… to Have Your Say! Tuesday 16 December 2014 PaCE Meeting: Where: Adults Only Event Mossman Shire Hall, Mill Street Time: Sign In 5.30pm and Start from 6pm to 8pm Mayi / Kai Kai: Light Supper will be provided Transport: Please call or text Patsy Lockington on 0417 967 062 Or email: pace.mossman@ngoonbi.org.au (by Wednesday 10 December to arrange transport) Shaping Our Children’s Education and Learning for Successl Mossman Parent & Community Engagement (PaCE) In the Library we don’t only have books……… We hold Liturgies like the Year 1's did. We do research We have problem solving activities We do dancing to stories We have student's work displayed We work in groups
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