Welcome to another school year at Holy Spirit Catholic School. 

I would like to thank all the parents and carers for having children in correct school uniform on their first day back at school.  

Next week is our Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival. It is always an exciting time as we crown the swim champions for 2019. This is one of those close carnivals between the Brannigan Blues, the Stephen Whites and the Arnold Reds. A reminder to pack the towel, water bottle, sunscreen, lunch and those lucky swimmers. If you are able to assist on the day please notify your classroom teacher.

Happy Days,
Paul Martin 

Welcome to the 2019 school year!

Registration is now open for any families wishing to participate in the Holy Spirit Parish Sacramental Programme for 2019.  These  forms are available from the Parish Officeor on our website.

Please note: Monday 25th February is the first Parent Information session.  All enquiries to parish office 4779 1404. 

God bless,

Caroline Fuller

Supervision of Students Before and After School

Out of Hours School Care is provided for children arriving at school before 8.00am and unaccompanied by an adult. The safety of our students is paramount and we ask all parents to co-operate with ensuring children do not arrive at school prior to 8.00am and are collected by 3.15pm.

Beginning of School Day

End of School Day

There are three supervised waiting areas:

Lynch Family Hall for children collected from Hatchett St.

Church grounds for Children collected form the Holy Spirit Church car park

Gazebo on the back oval - Albert Street access.

With the exception of OHSC students, all students are to be collected by 3.15pm.

Emails

Email is a wonderful means of communication allowing parents and teachers to communicate. We live in a world where information can be instant, unfortunately this is not always possible in schools. Teachers will endeavour to answer your email, however, expectations need to be reasonable. Staff members are not expected to respond to emails sent after 5pm until at least the following day. There are times when teachers need to seek information and clarification before making a response.  

Communication

The school newsletter is our main means of communication.  Be informed by reading the weekly newsletter and please notify the office of any change to your email address.
Information is also sent out via Facebook and Skoolbag to help keep families informed.

Do you have someone in the family who does not speak English? Our school newsletter is available in a wide range of languages. On the first page you will find Translate just under the Subscribe to the Newsletter icon, choose a language and keep up with what all that is happening at Holy Spirit.

Students Sign-in Sign-out Register

Please note: Any student who is late for school must be signed in by their parent/carer at the office and collect a blue card to take to the class teacher.
 
If a student needs to leave the school during the school day their parent/carer must

This means parents must not go straight to classrooms to pick up students during the school day.
If parents do need to collect a student during school hours please go to the office to sign them out and wait while office staff call the classroom.

Make sure you give yourself sufficient time when collecting your child/children as it can take a few minutes to locate a student due to factors such as the class may be out at sport or in a specialist lesson.                                                    

If a student is returning to school after an appointment they must be signed back in at the office and collect a blue card to take to the class teacher.

  MEDICATION
               Administration of Medication to Students During School Hours

Should your child be prescribed by their medical practitioner to take medication while at school, we wish to inform you of the current Diocese of Townsville regulations with respect to this matter. 

The parent or caregiver must complete the school’s medication form which is available from the office and on the school’s website www.hsstsv.catholic.edu.au/Students tab/ School Forms and also on the Newsletter’s front page in the Forms & Documents column and follow the guidelines below.

Please Note: This form must be completed each year even if there is no change to the child’s medication.

Holy Spirit Catholic School uses Flexischools ordering system.  To register, login or to place orders, please click this link:  

Flexischools

Tuckshop welcomes all new and old parents to 2019. We are looking forward to a great year. Notes will be coming home asking for Volunteers for tuckshop and cake/fruit & veg rosters. Please feel free to drop in and ask any questions you might have. If you have been on one of our rosters before and wish to continue you can just send an email if that is easier. 

Please find 2019 Menu and roster forms on the school’s website:
https://www.hsstsv.catholic.edu.au/about/tuckshop/

Parents, it is essential that you advise the office if your child is going to be absent. This can be done by emailing absent@hsstsv.catholic.edu.au or via the skoolbag app.

Date Claimers

Welcome to the 2019 school year everybody! You may already know that Kerry has taken some leave and I am to be her replacement this year. I am very pleased to be back among my friends and colleagues at HSCS, and especially look forward to seeing how the students have grown and progressed in my absence.  

My first task is to encourage one representative from each class to take on the position of Class and Community Contact, more affectionately known as CCC. The role of CCCs is to assist both the teacher and parents in a variety of ways, fostering a friendly and welcoming environment within our school.  

It's important that each class is represented at the CCC meeting, which is held on the first Friday morning of each month.  This is an opportunity to connect with other parents and learn more about what is happening at HSCS.  Since it's our Golden Jubilee year (the school opened in 1969) there will be extra excitement surrounding the celebration of this milestone.  If you require more information about the position please don't hesitate to chat with your child's teacher, or myself if that is more convenient.  

Best wishes for a smooth back to school transition, 

Donna

Welcome to the Holy Spirit School Community

I would like to introduce myself, my name is  Haylie Stanhope and I am the  Defence School Transition Aide here at Holy Spirit School.  This position has been created to support students of Defence families, enrolling in or transferring to new schools, during deployments and Defence separations.  I myself have  experienced the unsettling nature of mobility, deployment and Defence separation and know how stressful it can be on all members of the family.

Natalie Arnel

(Provisional Psychologist)

narnel4@hsstsv.catholic.edu.au

Townsville Sailing Club

Term 1 Learn to sail courses

Australian Sailing's TACKERS program is specifically designed for children 7-12 years, the course is fun and challenging.  Tackers 1 through to level 3

Saturday course starts February 16th, running for 4 consecutive Saturdays 8am-1pm.  

Wednesday After School course starts February 13th, running for 6 consecutive Wednesdays, plus Sunday 26th March. For more information please visit:  www.townsvillesailing.com.au/events/ or contact Townsville Sailing Club  Ph: (07) 4772 1105, townsvillesailingclub@gmail.com