Newsletter Term 3 Week 3 (Wednesday 3rd August 2022)

Our Front Page with Kindergarten

This term in English, Kindergarten have been exploring characters. Yesterday we dressed up as creative characters and then we took a photo and completed the rest of our character's costume using the 'Sketches' app on the iPads. We are now going to write about our characters and use the 'Bump It Up Wall' to make our writing even better! We had so much fun dressing up as characters!

Kindergarten Characters

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Our Gospel Reflection

This Sunday our Gospel comes from the Book of Luke and tells of the time when Jesus is transfigured on the mountain in the presence of Peter, James, and John.

Every family has special moments that they remember and share. In sharing these stories, the meaning and importance of these events develop and deepen over time. This is how it was with the disciples' remembrance of Jesus' Transfiguration. The full significance of what they had seen and experienced could only be understood after Jesus' death and Resurrection. As they told other believers about this event and recorded the story for us in the Bible, our understanding of what it means to call Jesus God's own Son has also deepened.

Gather as a family and think about some special family memories that your family tells over and over again. Talk about why these memories are important to you. Recall that in the Bible we find many important memories about Jesus that have been recorded for us so that we can believe that Jesus is God's Son. Read today's Gospel, Luke 9:28–36. What do we learn about Jesus from this Gospel? (He fulfills the promises God made to Israel through the Law and the Prophets; God glorified Jesus in his Resurrection; Jesus is God's Son.) Conclude in prayer together that as we continue to read the Bible we will deepen our understanding and love for Jesus. Pray together the Lord's Prayer.

From Our Principal

Over the past 2 years, our school has been involved in a learning initiative with acclaimed educationalist, Dr Lyn Sharratt, where we have been focusing on the improvement of our students' writing through a whole school approach. This Writing Collaborative has been introduced to many schools in our diocese and through the efforts of all staff, we are witnessing the fruits of the Writing Collaborative.

On Tuesday of this week, we were fortunate to have 6 Principals and members of the Catholic Schools Office join us here at school to share in our learnings from the Lyn Sharratt Learning Collaborative. Over this focused journey, we have been seeking ‘clarity’ around writing and working to improve the learning outcomes for students in this area.

Our visitors were posed with an inquiry question and spent close to an hour walking through our classrooms and taking the time to talk to our students about their writing and how they are progressing with this area of learning. The Principals and members of the CSO were absolutely amazed at how articulate the students of St Brigid's were when talking about their writing and how they can continue to improve. I would like to share with you some of the feedback.

"The teachers here certainly know their students. They know them so well and are catering for both academic and their social emotional needs"

"the students were certainly using the 'where to next' to improve their writing"

"All students at St Brigid's know exactly where to go to for support whether it be the adults in the room or supports on the walls" 

I am so looking forward to accompanying our Wakakirri Troupe as they head off to Brisbane next Wednesday to take part for the first time "live" on stage. There has been so much time and effort given by students and staff to enable this to happen and next Wednesday will be the culmination of their hard work. I have watched a number of rehearsals and the story told by the students through dance is truly emotional and a credit to all involved.

As written below our school is inviting all families to take part in the 'Tell Them From Me' surveys. Access can be made through the following link:-

http://tellthemfromme.com/y66dc

Principal Learning Collaborative Visit

St Mary of the Cross Liturgy

This Monday the 8th August will be the celebration of the feast of Australia’s first saint, St Mary MacKillop. Many of you are very familiar with the story of Mary MacKillop and the amazing qualities she demonstrated to the people of her era. 

We invite all to our Liturgy this coming Monday at 12:20pm in our Parish Hall where we will honour and acknowledge the life of this remarkable Australian woman.

The life of St Mary MacKillop is as significant today as it was to the people of her time. She taught us that life is precious and the impact we can have on our world is in essence only brief. Using her wise words, ‘We are but travellers here’, let us work together to make a positive impact on those around us each and every day.

Assumption of Mary

On Monday 15th August we will be celebrating the feast of the Assumption of Mary with a whole school mass commencing at 12 noon in Our Lady of Sorrows Church. All families and friends are most welcome to join with us on this day as we acknowledge the special person of Mary and how she was taken up into heaven, body and soul.

Following our mass, all parents and grandparents are most welcome to come across to school and have lunch with their children / grandchildren.

Family Mass

Following the relaxing of some COVID regulations, we are so pleased to announce that our Family Weekend Masses will be commencing on Sunday 28th August at the 9am Parish Mass. Our students from Stage 2 will be leading the mass and we would like to see as many families as possible come along and celebrate. Following mass, all are invited to stay for a cuppa and enjoy the company of each other.

As a part of the mass, there will be Children's Liturgy, allowing our young ones the opportunity to have the message of our mass in a more child friendly way. The children accompany their family in to the church at the beginning of Mass, and then following the welcome by Fr Erick, the children leave to go to the Parish Meeting Room to hear the Word at a level that they can understand. It is designed for children aged from 3 – 12 years. The activity that follows the Gospel of the day, is age appropriate. 

The Family Mass will be held on the 4th Sunday of each month. Upcoming masses are as follows - Sunday 28th August, Sunday 23rd October and Sunday 27th November.

All families are most welcome to attend even if your child is not in either Year 3 or Year 4.

Wakakirri Update

Not long now until the Wakakirri Troupe hits the road for their performance in Brisbane. All students have been given the information from Mrs Kennedy. Please note the following change in relation to the venue:-

The 2022 Wakakirri performance will be at Logan Entertainment Centre, not the HOTA as previously communicated. All tickets purchased are for the Logan Entertainment Centre. An updated timetable will be sent home before next Wednesday. The bus will still be leaving at the same time and returning approximately the same time. We will be communicating through the Skoolbag App throughout the day. If you have any concerns please contact Mrs Kennedy.

NAIDOC Celebrations

Our school will be celebrating and acknowledging NAIDOC next Friday the 12th of August. We will commence with a liturgy at 12 noon in the Parish Hall and then after lunch taking part in a number of cultural activities. These include face painting, Indigenous games, Kangaroo stew tasting and shell painting.

All students are most welcome to come to school dressed in the Indigenous colours of red, yellow and black or wear Indigenous themed clothing. There will be no cost for the activities.

Second Hand Uniform Give Aways

Thanks so much to everyone who has donated uniform items to our Second Hand Uniform Clothing Pool. Due to your generosity there has been a huge stockpile of uniforms gathered and so, for the remainder of the term, all second hand uniforms will be "free". There is everything available except for the school jackets and it is all in very good order and condition. 

If you would like something please just contact the school office with the required item and size and this will be arranged to be sent home. The Uniform Shop is open each Monday from 2pm if you would prefer to browse yourself.

Canteen Update - Sushi and Vietnamese Rolls

Our canteen will now be offering sushi and Vietnamese rolls as a healthy lunch choice each Monday. Due to ordering and freshness, all orders for these must be placed by Thursday of the week prior in order for it to be delivered fresh to our school each Monday ready for consumption.

There are a multitude of flavours to choose from as can be seen from the attached flyer. A single sushi roll pack will be $4.50 and a twin sushi roll pack will be $7 and a full size Vietnamese roll will be $4. Sachets of soy sauce will be available free of charge.

Please note that all orders and money must be in to the school office by Thursday of each week. In order for our school to have the sushi delivered we must have a minimum order of $50. If we do not have sufficient orders by the Thursday, all orders will be refunded and families notified.   

Book Week Parade - 26th August

The CBCA 2022 Book Week theme is "Dreaming with eyes open...".

Our school will finalise the week long celebration of Book Week with a Parade on:

Friday 26th August at 12.20pm 

Please start organising your child's costume now so that they are ready for the parade. Parents and friends are welcome to attend.

School Photos - New Date

School Photos are now scheduled for Friday 16th September. 

If anyone requires a replacement photo form or sibling photo form, please collect from the office. 

COVID Update

As always, we appreciate your support when it comes to your child/ren being unwell in that you keep them home until they are well enough to return. If you or someone in your family tests positive for COVID, students are still able to attend school. It is recommended that they wear a mask whilst at school.

We are maintaining our COVID safe practices here at school by ensuring that we:
* Stay home if unwell or showing any symptoms & not returning until we are fully recovered
* Rapid antigen test when exhibiting symptoms & for close contacts who are able to be at school
* Practise good hygiene including regular hand washing & sanitising before eating & entering classrooms.

RATs are available on request and can be sent home with your child/ren as needed. If you require RATs, please email the school (kyogp@lism.catholic.edu.au). All children were given a pack of 5 RATs this week. We appreciate your support in helping us to keep our school community safe and well over the coming weeks. 

Tell Them From Me

In the coming weeks, we will be inviting students, teachers, teacher assistants, and parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school using an online survey. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.

We would like to invite you to complete the 'Tell Them From Me' (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey. As we value the role of parents and carers within our school community we would greatly appreciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing here at St Brigid's Primary School.

The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Please access the survey through the following link:-

http://tellthemfromme.com/y66dc

Positive Behaviour 4 Learning

Focus for Week 3:  

We follow the rules of games and treat everyone with respect when we play during recess and lunch breaks.

2023 Enrolments

Enrolments for any class for 2023 are currently being finalised. Please, if you know of anyone intending to join the St Brigid's community for 2023, ask them to get their enrolment applications in now! 

Our staffing allocation will be based on our enrolments at Census. This occurs at the beginning of August. Please do not hesitate to contact our Principal, Mr Hunter, if you have any questions or would like to inquire about enrolling here at St Brigid's for 2023 or even sooner.

Sports News

Zone Athletics

Congratulations to all of our students that
competed at the Zone Athletics Carnival last
week. Our children competed with great joy and sportsmanship. We were also very fortunate to have such amazing weather on the day. A big thank you to Woodlawn for the fields, for the organisers on the day, and to our parents for
following St John’s wishes and not parking on site.

The following children are progressing to the Diocesan event in Coffs Harbour later this term:

• Murray Doman (Under 12's long jump)
• Hannah Kennelly  (Under 10's long jump)
• Lila Standfield (Under 11's 800m, 200m and 100m) 

We also congratulate Lila Standfield who was awarded the Runner Up Age Champion in the Under 11 Years Girls.

Happy Birthday to You

Wishing the following children all the very best for their special day this week:-

4 August - Chelsea Hyde

6 August - Zhepplin Fear

7 August - Eamon McCormack

Student Awards

Congratulations to the following students who have shown tremendous effort and were presented with awards at last week's  assembly:

Kindergarten:- Kirra Lees, Caius Dowd, Liam Bowden

Year 1:- Ella Walters, Mabel Standfield, Harrison Goebel

Year 2:- Morgan Studd, Summer Duley, Eloise King, Chance Flanagan

Year 3:- Alyanna Clark, Adam Bryant, Emma Farrah, Charli Scofield-Godfrey

Year 4:- Brooklyn Stubbings, Makayla McGlashan

Year 5:- Syra Halt, Zhepplin Fear

Year 6:- Billy Kennedy, Fred Fowler

Principal Awards - Raziel Aquilina, Fletcher Cameron-Keed

Making Jesus Real Awards - Harrison Goebel, Frankie Lindsay, Chelsea Hyde, Eloise King, Lilliana Knight

Upcoming Dates

AUGUST 

Monday 8th - Feast of St Mary of the Cross Liturgy at 12:20pm in Parish Hall

Tuesday 9th - 100 Days of Kindergarten Celebration

Wednesday 10th - Wakakirri Performance in Logan

Friday 12th - NAIDOC Celebrations

Monday 15th - Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Whole School Mass at 12 noon)

Friday 26th - Book Week Parade 12.20pm

SEPTEMBER

Friday 16th - School Photos