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. 6 9th March 2017

Dear Parents, Friends and Students

Yesterday the students from Kindy to Year 3 participated in ‘Rice Day’. Each child received a small cup of rice that signified what many children receive to eat for the whole day. The children reflected on how hungry they felt after eating it and many were lucky enough to then eat their lunch to satisfy their hunger pains. I would like to thank Mrs Keddie and the Mini Vinnies for organising this event and bringing the plight of many people around the world to our attention. Next week the Year 4, 5 and 6 students will be experiencing the same event. Mrs Keddie shared this quote with the staff this week and I would like to share it with you. In a world where we produce enough food to feed everyone, 795 million people – one in nine – still go to bed on an empty stomach each night. Even more – one in three – suffer from some form of malnutrition.

World Food Programme 2015

Congratulations to Mrs Rogers and the Year 6 class for sharing their learning with us last Friday at their assembly. They have been extremely busy people in the first 5 weeks of the year. Congratulations, also, to the students who were recognised by their teachers for completing great work. Our next assembly will take place on Friday 17th March and our Year 4 class will be hosting this.

Our Year 5 class will be celebrating their class Mass on Wednesday 15th March. All parents and members of our community are invited to join with us. The Mass will be held in the Sacred Space and it will begin at 9:00am.

I would like to remind families that all play equipment is out of bounds both before and after school. This is particularly so for the younger members of our school community. This is a duty of care issue and I strongly urge families to keep their children away from the play equipment.

It seems that some of our students are arriving at school earlier and earlier each morning. School supervision does not begin until 8:35am and so I ask that students do not arrive at school before this time. Again, this goes back to student safety. Students arriving at school before 8:35am cannot be properly supervised and, therefore, their safety can’t be guaranteed.

The school will be holding its Parent/Teacher meetings on Tuesday 21st March. As has happened in previous years, school will close on this day at 12:00pm. Children will need to be collected at this time. Details regarding the organisation of this were distributed last week. Parents are required to go online and book a time that is convenient to them.

Attached to this newsletter is a letter from the Australian Government regarding 2017 Student Residential Address Collection. Non-government schools are required, as part of their obligations under the Australian Education Act, to provide residential addresses of their students. Parents do not need to do anything regarding this, as this will all be carried out by the school. The letter provides families with information on why this will take place and what the information will be used for. If any parent has a question about this, please don’t hesitate to come and see me.

Mark Powell PRINCIPAL

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above

yourselves, (Philippians 2:3)

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

The Year Twos have been very artistic creating hearts!

Ailish Conor Nicole Mako

COOL POOL DAY REMINDER

Permission slips due back by Tuesday 14th March.

Ellie

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Fri 10th Mar... St John Ambulance Incursion K - 6

Sat 11th Mar… Sacramental Commitment Mass

6pm

Sun 12th Mar… Sacramental Commitment Mass

8am, 9.30am & 6pm

Wed 15th Mar… Year 5 Mass

Wed 15th Mar... Rice Day Fundraiser for Project

Compassion (Yr3–6)

Wed 15th Mar… Board Meeting 6pm

Wed 15th Mar… P & F Meeting 7.30pm

Fri 17th Mar… Year 4 Assembly

Fri 17th Mar… T20 Cricket Carnival Yr 6

Tues 21st Mar… STUDENTS EARLY FINISH @ 12PM

Tues 21st Mar… Parent/Teacher Meeting 12.30 - 6pm

Wed 22nd Mar… Music Incursion PP - 6

Fri 24th Mar… Year 1 Assembly

Fri 24th Mar... Cool Pool Day

Wed 29th Mar… Year 2 Liturgy

Fri 31st Mar… Easter Assembly

Tues 4th Apr - Fri 7th Apr … Year 6 Camp

Fri 7th Apr… LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS

Wed 26th Apr… STUDENTS RETURN TERM 2 2017

CANTEEN ROSTER

Fri 10th Mar Julia B, Marilyn B & Fiona A

Tues 14th Mar Pat Penn & Natalina F

Fri 17th Mar Michelle W, Kristie D & Natalie F

P & F Meetings Term 1 2017

Wednesday 15th March @ 7.30pm

SENT HOME TODAY

★ Kalamunda Show Colouring-In Competition (K-6)

Assistant Principal’s

Religious Education News

K-2 RICE DAY

Well done to all our students in K-2 who brought in a gold

coin donation and had a cup of rice. There were lots of

thumbs up at lunch time. Also, a HUGE thank you to all

the parents who assisted us with bringing in rice cookers

yesterday. It was also great to see our Mini Vinnie

students giving generously of their time and being such

great role models with the younger children. We will give

a total of the money raised for Project Compassion next

week, after our Years 3-6 Rice Day.

YEARS 3-6 RICE DAY Wednesday 15th

March

It’s not too late if you would like to order a cup of rice for

Project Compassion if you’re in Years 3-6. Extra forms

will be available in the office.

Don’t forget to bring in your gold coin.

SACRAMENTAL ENROLMENT WEEKEND

All students in Years 3, 4 and 6 need to attend one Mass

over this weekend at St Francis of Assisi Church. All

students need to bring along the Enrolment Form and

place it in the basket at the back of the Church. After the

homily, Father will invite the children and parents to make

their commitment. If you can’t make Mass this weekend

please see Mrs Keddie for further information.

Karen Keddie

Assistant Principal RE

SCHOOL PHOTO ENVELOPES

COMING SOON

School Photo envelopes will be sent

home Monday 13th March. Please

return your order with full payment to the school by

Friday 24th March. Please complete individual

envelopes for each child and staple together.

School photos will be taken on Thursday 30th March.

Rice Day!

PRE-PRIMARY NEWS Last Wednesday, the Pre-Primary students attended the ‘Ash Wednesday Mass’ with the rest of the school. The children behaved most reverently and their Year 5 buddies looked after them very well! During this time of Lent, we have been discussing our Lenten promises and ways in which we can do kind things for others. On Friday, we attended a ‘MJR’ whole school activity, organised by Mrs Keddie and the Year 5 students. Once again, the Pre-Primary children took part with great enthusiasm and confidence! Yesterday, the children participated in ‘Rice Day’ where they received a bowl of rice, in solidarity with children who suffer from hunger and malnutrition around the world. Our ‘gold coin donations’ will be given to Project Compassion. Thank you to all students for their generous donations. This week our parent helper roster started and we welcomed Kody’s dad, Mr White, in to our class. Thank you to all parents for your support and help with our class activities!

Debbie Hawley & Linda Hetherington

YEAR 2 NEWS

This week the children have started presenting their homework sheet on ‘My Mixtures’. The children have provided many examples of mixtures that we use every day in our homes. We are looking forward to seeing how many mixtures will be identified.

Yesterday, many of the children ate a small portion of rice

for their lunch as part of us developing an understanding

of how little some people eat in their daily lives. Well done

to Mrs Keddie and the Mini Vinnies who assisted. A job

well done! To assist those less fortunate we have a

Project Compassion money box on our prayer table and

welcome any donations.

Just a reminder to those who have yet to do so, that Cool

Pool Day permission slips need to be returned. We are

looking forward to our first Cool Pool Day!

Gina Nickels

YEAR 6 NEWS

We have lots of exciting events coming up in the next few

weeks in Year 6. Next Friday, the Year 6 class will be

representing the school at the T20 Cricket Carnival at

Raphael Park in Victoria Park. This will be a round robin

event running all day and we will be leaving on the bus at

9.00am. Unfortunately, we will be unable to attend the

Year 4 assembly.

Thank you for returning camp permission slips and forms.

We are looking forward to heading off on our camp

adventure in a few weeks. Could you please sign and

return all sheets, particularly medical forms, even if you

have no information to complete for your child. Thank

you.

Michelle Rogers

SCHOOL FEES School Fees are payable by 7th April. If you have any difficulties in meeting this commitment by the due date, you need to make an appointment to discuss this matter with the Principal, Mark Powell, as soon as possible.

DIRECT DEBIT Fees may be paid by direct debit, enabling payments to be spread over the year, i.e. weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Forms are available from the office.

HEALTH CARE CARD TUITION FEE DISCOUNT SCHEME Parents who have a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card are eligible for a discount on their school fees. Please complete a 2017 Application Form at the school office.

EASTER EGG RAFFLE

We are now collecting for our Easter Egg Raffle.

This popular annual event raises money for the

needy through Project Compassion.

Donations of eggs, bunnies, baskets,

cellophane, ribbons, etc. would be

greatly appreciated. Donations can be

placed in the tub in the office.

Easter raffle will be drawn on Friday 31st March

after the Easter Assembly.

Ethan has been starring in Jujitsu!

Kalamunda Show Colouring-In Competition

Please return your colouring competition entries to

the office by Wednesday 29th March.

Enquiries to Pam Edwards on 9454 5228

or pam@kalamundashow.com.au