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Holy Spirit Day
This Friday, we will be celebrating Holy Spirit Feast Day. Parents and Carers are warmly invited to come along and join in the celebrations.
8.40am: Liturgy in the Hall
9.10am: Spirit Steps commences
11am: Family picnic in the Lower School grassed space and cake
11.30am: Year-level rotation activities
Thank you for supporting your child’s fundraising efforts. We are delighted with the amount raised so far and look forward to sharing the final tally and awarding top fundraiser prizes at our assembly next Wednesday.
Report Cards
Report Cards will be available through the Compass portal next Wednesday afternoon. Teachers have spent numerous hours compiling data and writing comments about the achievements children have made throughout Semester 1. A Compass notification will be sent on Wednesday to remind families to log on to the portal.
Walk on Country
Next Wednesday 22 June, staff will be participating in a Walk on Country Twilight Retreat at Jezzine Barracks. Our Indigenous Education Advisor from the Townsville Catholic Education Office will be leading this special retreat. We are all very much looking forward to joining together to celebrate Indigenous spirituality and take the opportunity to reflect, meditate and pray.
Baby News
A big congratulations to Alex Marty and her husband Jordan on the safe arrival of Elsie Joy, born Monday 13th June.
Best Wishes,
Kath
Uniform:
As the weather changes in these 'winter' months, it is always great to see the red jumpers come out of the cupboards. A reminder that the school uniform policy states red jumpers and School Locker does have some in stock. However, Best and Less also have a range (pictured $12) without the school logo that are also acceptable. If the jumper does not fit anymore, please ensure your 'little person' still wears a jumper as it is cold, until you are able to purchase a red jumper.
Supervision:
A reminder that our spervision before school begins at 8am when students are asked to be in Bibi Goo Yumba (Prep to Yr 3) or in the Hall (Yr 4-6) where a staff member is on duty. This supervision continues until the 8.30 bell.
The afternoon supervision is in 3 areas where staff supervise: Hatchett St, Albert St and the Church carpark. Duty for these areas will finish at 3.15pm. Thank you for your assistance with this.
Term 3:
There are exciting times ahead. As we finish our term with Naidoc and Spirit Steps, our term 3 opens with a bang with Mulkadee and Catholic Education Week. Please keep July 17 spare, as we have tentatively booked this date for our annual Colour Me Crazy School Community event. What a great way to start Catholic Education Week.
This Sunday is the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, ‘Corpus Christi’, and in the Gospel (Luke 9:11-17) we listen to the story of Jesus feeding the crowd with 5 loaves and 2 fish. Jesus had made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the Kingdom of God. Instead of sending them away, when it grew late, he sat them down, raised his eyes to heaven, blessed the food and broke it to share with the large crowd.
In the same way, we come together at Mass to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. When we share the Eucharist, which means “thanksgiving”, we remember the meal Jesus shared with his friends the night before he died when he broke bread and shared it with his disciples. We are nourished and strengthened to go out and live good lives.
Congratulations to all our students who participated in the Sacramental Programme with the Holy Spirit Parish last week. It was lovely to see so many family and friends gather for this wonderful occasion.
This week at Holy Spirit, we value stewardship. The earth and all life on it are part of God’s creation and we are called to respect this gift. We are responsible for taking care of the world we live in and for sharing all the wonders and resources the earth gives us. This week we pray our students be stewards of God’s creation.
Have a great week.
God bless
Caroline Fuller - APRE
eSafety’s Term 2 webinar on parental controls helps parents and carers learn about software tools and other strategies for taming technology at home.
The webinar explores the benefits and limitations of parental controls and covers how to safely set up devices and popular games and apps like Roblox and Youtube.
We've also created some handy webinar posters you can share with your school community.
In this edition of SchoolTV - BLENDED FAMILIES
Blended or stepfamilies, come in all shapes and sizes. Today, the term “blended family” is more commonly used as opposed to “stepfamily”. Although their original meanings differ slightly, today both terms are used interchangeably. This is mostly due to some of the negative connotations associated with fairytale characters such as the evil stepmother or stepsister.
The blended family is the fastest growing family dynamic in the world with one in five families now being a ‘step’ or ‘blended’ family. However, when families “blend,” it rarely progresses smoothly. Some children resist change, and parents become frustrated when the new family doesn’t function in the same way as the previous one.
For many step-parent’s, the greatest challenge lies in determining what their role is within the family. The process can be both rewarding and challenging. Children affected by the union of a new couple may not be excited at the prospect of becoming part of a new family.
Although blending families requires adjustment and patience from everyone involved, in this edition of SchoolTV, parents will be given some guidelines of real expectations that can help their new family work through the growing pains.
We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact your child’s teacher for further information or seek medical or professional help.
Here is the link to the Blended Families edition of SchoolTV
https://hsstsv.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/blended-families
Seasons for Growth
Seasons for Growth offers children and young people a safe space to come together, and share their experiences of change and loss.
Seasons for Growth is a confidential social and emotional program facilitated by Tegan Towler (Guidance Counsellor) and Kerry Donlan (Pastoral Chaplain), as student companions.
The program is not designed to counsel but assist young people to cope with some of life’s big issues, such as separation, divorce or the loss of a loved one, which are experiences encountered by many families. It is structured to equip children with strategies to support the variety of emotions caused by these events, with participation in the program recommended 12 months after the change. However, please note that some children are quite resilient and cope very well, without the need for additional support, so please take this into consideration.
Program delivery will occur at a set time each week for 8 weeks, each session is approximately 45 minutes in the Pastoral Chaplain’s room. If you would like more information and feel that your child/children would benefit and are interested in participating in Term 3, please contact me by email kdonlan1@hsstsv.catholic.edu.au or via the school office.
More information about the program, please visit the Seasons for Growth website.
Holy Spirit Catholic School uses Flexischools ordering system. To register, login or to place orders, please click this link:
ROSTER |
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16.06.22 |
John Kars, Jillian Reddy, Annette Burns, Anne Fisher |
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17.06.22 |
Sue Viviers | ||
20.06.22 |
Joshua Solomon, Marissa Wallace | ||
21.06.22 |
Sue Viviers |
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22.06.22 |
Christine Nash, Kerri Player, Rebecca McLennan |
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23.06.22 |
John Kars, Rose McSherry, Annette Burns |
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24.06.22 |
Sue Viviers, Marissa Wallace |
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CAKE (We are kindly accepting donations of packet cakes only at this time) | |||
16.06.22 |
Jo Leviston | ||
20.06.22 |
Allyce Rawnsley, Jordana Ferrara, Kathryn Cripps, Kylie Smith, Sally Urquhart | ||
21.06.22 |
Leigh Robertson | ||
24.06.22 |
Mayleen Nona | ||
FRUIT |
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20.06.22 |
Allyce Rawnsley, Berndadette Bryant, Kathryn Cripps, Yela Yakere, Preshy Sikhosona, Sally Urquhart |
We are open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8am-8.25am at the hall.
Your support with donations of spreads (not nut based) and bread are needed and appreciated, due to the increase in children accessing the program.
Donations can be dropped off at Tuckshop.
The Oasis Townsville
The Oasis Townsville is celebrating their 1st Anniversary and having an Open Day to celebrate.
Veterans, ADF members, their families, and the Townsville community are invited to attend.
Listen to the 1RAR band and watch the Highland Dancers.
When: Saturday 25 June, 10am-1pm.
Where: The Oasis Townsville, 1 Staging Camp Avenue, Oonoonba
Defence Families of Australia (DFA)
Defence Families of Australia (DFA) is the official ADF families advisory body to the Minister for Defence Personnel and Chief of the Defence Force (CDF).
Our organisation sits outside of Defence systems, allowing DFA independence and impartiality to act in the best interests of ADF families.
Our team are family members of current serving ADF personnel.
Website: www.dfa.org.au
Defence Member and Family Helpline
For advice, support or local community information, contact our all-hours Defence Member and Family Helpline. Run by Defence Member and Family Support, the Helpline is the best way to access the programs and services that we offer to help Defence families manage the military way of life.
The helpline is available 24/7 and is staffed by qualified human services professionals including social workers and psychologists.
Phone 1800 624 608, or email memberandfamilyhelpline@defence.gov.au
Date |
Event |
June |
16.06.22 |
Interschool Sport Week 3 |
17.06.22 |
Holy Spirit Day/ Spirit Steps |
20.06.22 |
Playgroup |
21.06.22 |
Board Meeting |
22.06.22 |
Reports on Compass |
22.06.22 |
Assembly 4B/PA |
24.06.22 |
NAIDOC Day |
24.06.22 |
Last day of Term 2 |
Term Dates 2022 |
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Term 2 |
Tuesday 19 April 2022 |
Friday 24 June 2022 |
Term 3 |
Monday 11 July 2022 |
Friday 16 September 2022 |
Term 4 |
Tuesday 4 October 2022 |
Friday 2 December 2022 |
Pupil Free Day: Friday 2 September 2022 |
Wonder Recycling Rewards for Schools
Our school is taking part in the Wonder Recycling Rewards campaign.
Help us collect bread bags so we can earn points to redeem on new Sports equipment. Bread bags can be dropped off to Prep B, see Mrs Connor.
For all further information needed, please see the attached flyer below.
All uniform supplies are available at The School Locker, Domain Central (close to Bunnings).
Phone 1800 826 155
Uniform days for students:
Monday and Wednesday - Formal uniform
Tuesday and Thursday - Sports uniform
Friday - own choice
Senior shirts may be worn on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
If your child is going to be absent, please enter the details through Compass, as this is the most efficient way to inform the school.
Wednesday Assemblies |
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Prep – Year 2 |
8.40am |
Years 3 – 6 |
2.10pm |
Whole School Assemblies |
8.45am |
Daily Bell Times |
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8.15 am |
Students are allowed to move to class |
8.30 am |
School day commences |
10.30 am |
Morning tea bell |
10.55 am |
Five minute warning bell |
11.00 am |
School day resumes |
1.00 pm |
Lunch bell |
1.25 pm |
Five minute warning bell |
1.30 pm |
School day resumes. |
2.50 pm |
School day concludes |