MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: admin@gibney.wa.edu.au Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No. 4 22nd February 2018

Dear Parents, Friends and Students

It was fantastic to see so many families come along to the

P&F Welcome that took place last Friday. Thank you to

Jodie Capobianco, Karen Meikle and their band of willing

workers who did such a great job in organising the event

and running the night. Many of the children enjoyed the

entertainment that was coordinated by ‘Bop till you Drop’

and she certainly worked hard to ensure that the children

‘bopped’ hard. We look forward to the next community

event.

Last night the P&F held their first meeting for the year. It

is always heartening to see new people willing to be

involved in the P&F and help to build community in our

school. George Coldham, in his first report as our new

President, outlined the direction of the P&F this year with

some long term goals and plans. I would ask that you

support the P&F in whatever capacity you are able to as

they do outstanding work in our school. At last night’s

meeting they agreed to continue to provide funds for the

Year 6 camp with a very generous amount along with

supporting the Sacramental programmes that run in our

school, specifically helping to finance our retreats. I thank

the P&F for always so enthusiastically agreeing to our

requests and to our community who do so much to

support their work.

Our first assembly for the year will take place on Friday

2nd March. It will start at 9:00am and it will be held in the

undercover area. All parents and members of our

community are invited to join with us. It will be hosted by

our Year 5 class.

Information regarding our Cool Pool afternoon will be sent

home today. Our Cool Pool afternoon will be held on

Friday the 23rd March. Please note that this year we

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him

shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

have changed the venue to Bilgoman Aquatic Centre in

Darlington. Bilgoman Aquatic Centre is an outdoor pool

and we believe that this will be a better experience for our

children. Part of the information that you will receive will

be a request for parent help. Our Cool Pool event will

only be successful if we receive some support from our

parents. I understand that for many of you it is a work

day however, if you are able to spare the time to assist us

it will be appreciated.

Have a great week.

Mark Powell PRINCIPAL

Jasmine Yumi Cooper Hannah

GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS

The Year Fours have been busy busy busy!

Aden

KINDY ENROLMENTS 2019 (eligible date of birth 1 July 2014

to 30 June 2015).

Our Kindy enrolment interviews will take place in

Term Two. If you have a family member or

friend who would like their child to come to

Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School,

applications are available from the office or you

can download one from our website.

www.gibney.wa.edu.au

SENT HOME THURSDAY 22nd FEBRUARY

★ Cricket Carnival Permission Form (Year 6)

★ Cool Pool Afternoon Permission Form & Parent

Helper Form (Year 1 - 6 eldest)

CANTEEN ROSTER

Fri 23rd Feb Debra Kee

CAN YOU HELP

Tues 27th Feb Sally McKeown

Fri 2nd March Janine H, Saroya P, & Sylvie S

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Mon 26th Feb... PP-Yr 6 World of Maths Incursion

Fri 2nd Mar… Year 5 Assembly

Mon 5th Mar… PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Wed 7th Mar... Year 6 Mass

Sat 10th Mar… Sacramental Commitment Mass

6.30pm

Sun 11th Mar… Sacramental Commitment Mass

8am, 9.30am & 6pm

Wed 14th Mar… Year 4 Mass

Fri 16th Mar…. Year 3 Assembly

Fri 16th Mar… Year 6 Cricket Carnival

Tues 20thMar… STUDENTS EARLY FINISH @ 12PM

Tues 20th Mar… Parent/Teacher Meeting 12.30 - 6pm

Wed 21st Mar… Harmony Day Activities

Wed 21st Mar… Board Meeting 6pm

Wed 21st Mar… P & F Meeting 7.30pm

Fri 23rd Mar… Year 2 Assembly

Fri 23rd Mar… Cool Pool Afternoon

Sun 25th Mar.. Palm Sunday

Thurs 29th Mar. HOLY THURSDAY Easter Assembly

Fri 30th Mar… GOOD FRIDAY

Sat 31st Mar... EASTER SATURDAY

Sun 1st Apr… EASTER SUNDAY

Mon 2nd Apr.. EASTER MONDAY

Tues 3rd Apr.. EASTER TUESDAY (School Holiday)

Tues 10th Apr - Fri 13th Apr …Year 6 Camp

Fri 13th Apr… LAST DAY OF TERM 1 FOR

STUDENTS

Mon 30th Apr… STUDENTS RETURN TERM 2 2018

Assistant Principal’s

Religious Education News NEW ALTAR SERVING GOWNS We would like to thank Fr Francis and the parish of St Francis of Assisi for their donation of a set of new altar serving gowns. We have already used them for our Opening Mass and our altar servers looked fantastic. Thank You!

SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION PACKS All students in Years 3, 4 and 6 who will be receiving a Sacrament this year will bring home a pack tomorrow with information and an enrolment form. Sacramental Enrolment is over the weekend of the 10th and 11

th

March at St Francis of Assisi Church. Any student who does not enrol will need to attend Mass and speak to Father Francis.

Karen Keddie

Assistant Principal RE

CANTEEN NEWS

SLUSHI’s NOW AVAILABLE

Slushi’s are now available from the Canteen

$2.00 each.

AVAILABLE LUNCH TIME ONLY.

Natural flavours and colours.

Tropical or Strawberry.

REMINDER

EARLY CLOSING

Tuesday 20th March at

12 Noon for Parent/Teacher Meetings.

Rehearsing for our Easter Play!

Project Compassion

First Week of Lent Janaki is a young entrepreneur from

Nepal, who has turned her life around.

Growing up in a world of poverty and

disadvantage, coupled with a forced

marriage at the age of twelve, she was

in a very vulnerable position. Even more

so when her husband died just two

years into their marriage. With the help

of a Caritas Australia supported

program she is now running her own successful sewing

business and has become an inspirational community

leader.

Please donate to Project Compassion 2018 and

empower vulnerable young people like Janaki.

YEAR 4 NEWS The children to continue to work brilliantly in class. They

have been working collaboratively during language and

maths activities. A reminder that homework at the

moment consists of reading, spelling and study ladder

activities. Children have also been reminded that they

must continue to learn and practice their times tables.

There will be no library tomorrow. In fact, for the next

three weeks, library time will be on a Tuesday.

Thank you to all who have been supporting our Project

Compassion box in the classroom. The children have

been very giving.

Next Monday we have the World of Maths visiting our

school. This is something that the children are excited

about.

In a few weeks we will be starting our STEM activity. We

need cardboard cylinders, tubes and small boxes like

tissue boxes, etc. If you have any at home, please can

you bring them into class.

Joanne Brescacin

YEAR 6 NEWS

The Year Six students have been very busy over the past

couple of weeks in all subjects and it has been great to

see them so engaged in all topics we are looking at this

term.

Just a reminder that if students finish a book at home or

from the library, they should be checking to see if there is

a quiz on Lexile for that book, even if it is not a Lexile

book, to help with their comprehension.

With homework, students only need to be completing Day

1 to 4 of their Mental Maths as Day 5 we are completing

in class. Students also need to remember to ask their

parents to sign their diary every Thursday night, to show

that they have completed their reading for the week.

Melissa Hibben

YEAR 2 NEWS

We have continued to look at how we are special and

how we have interests that are similar and different. We

also viewed the story of Jesus and the Children and

discussed how Jesus loves us all no matter what.

Just a reminder that Spelling test books will be sent home

on Fridays for you to view and sign. It would be great if

this book could be covered with clear contact.

Please remind your child to keep their Homework

scrapbook in their homework folder ready for the next

school day. We use our spelling words most days and it is

inconvenient when the children don’t have their book to

refer to. Thank you for your support with this matter.

There is no Library tomorrow but it will be on Tuesday

next week.

The children are being very proactive during this Lenten

season by looking for the good in others at school and

trying to keep their Lenten promises. Thank you to

everyone for supporting Project Compassion. The

children love putting coins in our Project Compassion box.

Have a great weekend!

Gina Nickels

PRE-PRIMARY NEWS This week I have been testing the children on the On–

entry Assessment Program. This is a mandated

assessment which includes both literacy and numeracy. I

will keep parents up-dated on their child’s results when

they have been finalised. The children are working hard in

their literacy lessons, learning how letters join together to

make words and they have started to learn the first set of

sight words! Last week, the Pre Primary children attended

Mass on ‘Ash Wednesday’. We have been discussing

ways we can be a good friend as we all prepare for our

Lenten journey. In Week 6, our ‘Parent Helper Roster’ will

begin. This will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and

Wednesdays. Please place your name on the roster when

you are available to help out. Last week, I gave out

information on Mathletics, Reading Eggs and ‘Seesaw’.

Please let me know if you did not receive this and I will

give you another copy. Have a great week!

Debbie Hawley & Jen Moore

Charlotte from Year 3 has been busy working on her theory!

Library Book Borrowing (PP to Year 6)

Term One, Weeks 5 to 7

For these three weeks, there will be no

Library Book Borrowing on a Friday. All

classes will be changing their books on a

Tuesday.

Please remind your child to pack their

Library books in their bag the night before.

Thank you.

Shop at Coles, between 7th February - 11th May 2018 and collect the vouchers from

the checkouts and drop them into the collection box either outside the Administration

Office or the box in the main corridor near the Year 5 class room.

Thank you for supporting our school.

St Norbert College Open Day

Friday 9th March 2018

St Norbert College warmly invites prospective

students and their parents to tour our excellent

College, its contemporary facilities and exten-

sive grounds. Tours will be conducted at

9.00am and 1.00pm.

Enrolments for Year 7 in 2020

We have commenced our enrolments for 2020.

Application forms may be obtained by phoning

the Enrolment Officer,

Mrs Hughes on 9350 5433

Free Family Fun The City of Kalamunda’s annual Corymbia Multicultural Festival is back again. Come along on Saturday 10 March for a

day of free family fun and excitement. Festival-goers will have the chance to explore the world in a day, enjoying multicultural food, live music, cultural dances

and a fireworks finale! There will be plenty of amusement rides, inflatable fun and special activities for the kids.

The festival runs from 2pm to 8pm at Hartfield Park off Hale Road in Forrestfield. Head to the City of Kalamunda Facebook page for more information or call 9257 9999.