Assembly

Wednesdays 2:15pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday 1 September

Yr 4 Kindilan Excursion

Sunday 3 September

Happy Father’s Day to all our Dad’s

Monday 4 - Friday 8 September

GA Book Week Fair

Mon - ”Super Duper” Perform

Tues - Vanessa Perske visit Yrs 2 & 3

Thurs - Lance Balchin visit

Tuesday 5 September

8am & 6pm Parent Reading Sessions (see attachment for details)

Wednesday 6 September

8:45am Book Character Parade

Friday 15 September

Dance Cart Concert Yrs 3-6

Guardian Angels’ School

Newsletter

24 August, 2017

www.guardianangelswynnum.qld.edu.au School: pwynnum@bne.catholic.edu.au P&F: pwynpandf@bne.catholic.edu.au

Dear Parents and Guardians, Over the last few weeks a number of our students have had the opportunity to proudly represent GA in a variety of areas. Last Friday I had the privilege to watch our school choir participate in The Queensland Catholic Musical Festival. Our choir engaged the audience and their faces beamed while they were singing for the judges. The choir was awarded a bronze for their efforts. I would like to thank Miss Muir for her expertise in preparing the choir for this event. Today, I will join 30 GA athletes who are participating in the Bayside Catholic Athletics Carnival at Carmel College, Thornlands. Unfortunately, Mr Luke has been unwell this week and will be unable to join the team, but I know he sends his best and has done a great job organising the team for the day. Staffing News Sharyn Harrington, our School Secretary, has accepted a position in Brisbane Catholic Education, supporting the Learning Services Directorate - School Services. Sharyn has been seconded for the remainder of 2017 and is expected to return to us in 2018. This is a wonderful opportunity for Sharyn and while we are sad to see her leave, we wish her all the best. Sharyn commences her new role this coming Monday. I have advertised for Sharyn’s replacement and will hopefully be in a position to announce her replacement in the coming weeks. I am pleased to announce Hannah Goodwin as the Primary Learning Leader at Guardian Angels’ Primary School from the commencement of 2018. Hannah is well known to GA, currently Acting Education Officer Inclusive Education for our region. Hannah is an experienced educator who has taken on various roles within schools. She has been a Classroom Teacher, Teaching Principal, Special Education Teacher and a ST:IE. I am sure you join me in warmly welcoming Hannah to GA from 2018. Parking Reminder Please be mindful when parking on the street in the mornings and afternoons. I realise parking is at premium at these times, however, we are aware that some of our neighbours have been restricted in accessing their driveways. We are all members of the Wynnum community and need to be respectful of our neighbours. Peace be with you Craig

Principal

APA

APRE

PLL

Parish Priest

Craig Acret

Dawn Morrissey

Debbie Young

Nicole Waller

Fr John Spiteri

Phone

Parish Office

OSHC

3396 4486

3393 4980

0429 428 768

Students arriving

after the bell must

be signed in at the

office.

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APRE News

Junior School Playground Upgrade The long-awaited upgrade to the asphalt play area on Guardian Angels’ Campus is scheduled to be undertaken in the next two weeks. There will be some disruption to eating and playing areas whilst the work is being completed, but the final product should be well worth the wait. Graphic Lines, the company undertaking the work, estimate the job will take approximately four days. When finished, the playground will be a much more engaging space for students. Exciting times! Year Level Planning Over the next couple of weeks all class teachers will be released from class with other members of year level teams to enter student progress data and to plan for ongoing teaching and learning for Term 4. This is a vital opportunity for teachers to collaborate with colleagues to provide engaging learning opportunities for all students to maximize learning progress. Father’s Day Stalls Our P&F will once again be holding a Father’s Day Stall next week on each campus to allow students to purchase something special for Dad for Father’s Day. All gifts are $6. The stall will operate on Guardian Angels’ Campus for students in Prep – Year 2, and Year 4 on Thursday 31 August, and on Mt Carmel Campus for students in Years 3, 5 and 6 on Friday 1 September. (The Year 4 classes will be on an excursion on Friday 1 September, hence the change in their date. See attachment for more information. Dance Cart Concert The Dance Cart concert for students in Years 3-6 will take place on Friday 15 September, commencing at 1:40pm in the shed. A list of costume requirements for each year level is attached to this week’s newsletter. Parents are warmly invited to join in the celebrations. Have a great week everyone. Dawn Morrissey

APA News

Virtue The virtue of the week is prayerfulness. Prayerfulness can be practised in many ways.

Prayer is talking to God in silence or out loud. Prayerfulness is living in a way which shows that you are in the presence of God. It is listening and receiving God’s guidance. We are practising prayerfulness, when we: Take time every day to pray and reflect Talk to God as we would to a really good friend Share our thoughts, hopes, needs and fears in

prayer Trust, listen and watch for God’s answer Take action with trust and Have an attitude of gratitude Reconciliation

Next Wednesday 30 August at 6pm many children at Guardian Angels’ School will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation from Father John Spiteri and many other priests for the first time. These children have been

preparing to receive this Sacrament for many weeks. Please keep these children and their families in your prayers. Prayer

Blessings for the coming week, Kind regards Debbie Young

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Parish Weekend Mass Times

Guardian Angels' Church Saturday 6pm, Sunday 7am, 9am, 6pm

St Joseph the Worker Church Sunday 8am

Nazareth House Chapel Sunday 9.30am

Iona College Chapel Sunday 7.30am Afternoon Pick Up Zone Roster

GA PUZ MC PUZ

M Tracie Porter Bridget Wright

T Tracie Porter Natalie O’Grady

W Tracie Porter Natalie O’Grady

T Nathalie Pallandre

Hanna Miley

Help Needed

Please

F Help Needed Please Tracy Allom

Term 3 10 July 15 Sept Term 4 3 Oct 1 Dec

Tuckshop Roster

Tues

29 August

Thurs

31 August

Fri

1 September

Wendy Seeto

Michelle Osborne

Nicki Dalton

Bev Caton

2017 Term Dates

Opening Times Monday 8am – 8.30am Tuesday 2.30pm – 3.00pm Friday 8.10am – 8.45am

PB Emily Boote

Phoebe Hillier PG Hudson Bell PR Matilda Motta PY Hamish Green

1B Lucia O’Flaherty 1G Cooper Balfe 1Y Hayden Wright Patrick Hazell

2B Samson Morrow-

Woods Sam Dowden

2G Beau Higgins 2R Neavh Indian 2Y Arlo Searles 3B Kalia Truong

3G Levi Laurie

Ruaidhri Lucas 3R

Evelyn Hutton Nate Bacigaluppi

4G Fletcher Russell 4R Alana Taylor

5R Bronte Hodgetts Georgia Linning

6B Seth Mastrocola

Anika Grant 6R

Tara Lucre Gabriella Buddle

5/6Y Alana Purdue

Olivia Johnston

Second Hand Uniform Shop News

The P&F has a dedicated email address. Feel free to contact us at: pwynpandf@bne.catholic.edu.au

P&F News

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Successful Home Reading All parents and carers are invited to attend an information session on successful home reading. Come along and discover some helpful hints for improving home reading time. The sessions will be held on Tuesday 5 September. Please see details on the information sheet attached to the newsletter email and join me in the Literacy Room for one of the sessions. The session will include how to read together for maximum learning, questions to ask your child about their reading, strategies to use when your child comes across a tricky or new word and some fun ideas for learning sight words. Vicki Lucas P-2 Literacy Teacher

Chicken Pox Please note that we have had 2 confirmed cases of chickenpox reported to the school. Attached for your information is the Queensland Health Fact Sheet. Please take appropriate steps as required to ensure you and your family’s health is protected.

Instrumental Music Programme 2018 We have a wonderful opportunity available to us at Guardian Angels’, to establish an Instrumental Music Programme involving weekly small group lessons and a concert band. This is for students who are currently in Years 3, 4 and 5. Initially the instruments available to learn and help foster a concert band are flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone and percussion. When the programme grows in the coming years, there will be opportunity for students to advance to larger instruments such as the bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, euphonium and bass guitar. Benefits of Instrumental Music Band Programmes Participation in Instrumental Music Programmes and Band, gives children an opportunity for positive growth and development of the mind, body and spirit. Music learning supports all other learning by being a very stimulating, integrated activity. There is some very good neuroscience research that shows children involved in instrumental music programmes have larger growth in neural activity, as more of the brain is used through the cognitive processes of sound discrimination, fine motor skills, language skills and spatial-temporal skills (Dr Eric Rassmusen, 2017). In addition to the academic benefits, music instruction through band allows children opportunities for self-expression, engagement with art and the world, and making music for pleasure. Participating in band develops strong discipline and work ethic, understanding quality (not quantity), respecting authority, the value of achievement and what is learned along the way, and inner peace and security from making music to personal satisfaction (Dr Tim Lautzenheiser, 2015). Expression of Interest forms have been sent home for your perusal. If your child is interested in participating, please return the form to the office by Friday September 1. Yours in music, Cassandra Muir Music Specialist

Aim High and Fly

Congratulations to Lillie Clancy who has been selected to represent ‘Logan City Speed’ in the 2017 Speed State Champi-onships. Lillie will be competing in the ‘Tiny Tots Girls – Track’ on Saturday 9 September 2017 at Mt Warren Park Sports Centre.

Congratulations Lillie!

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