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Katherine Michael Lincoln Eli Holly
MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au
NEWSLETTER No. 38 30th November 2017
Dear Parents, Friends and Students
The year is gradually drawing to a close and, as such,
there are many different things taking place to wind up the
school year. On Wednesday evening the School Board
for 2018 met to elect office bearers. I am pleased to
announce the Executive of the Board are as follows:
Chair: Gavin Hogg
Deputy Chair: Paul Van den Dries
Secretary: Janine Hadfield
Treasurer: Gareth Healy
Board Members: Mike Feltham (P&F Representative on
the Board)
Amber David (Parish Council
Representative)
I would like to thank each of these people for their
generosity in volunteering their time and talents in order
to assist in the running of our school.
Thank you to Miss Zurzolo and the Year 3 class for their
assembly last Friday. It was great to see them really
enjoy sharing the learning that has taken place in their
classroom over the last few weeks. Congratulations to
each of the merit award winners who were recognised by
their teachers for completing great work. Our final
assembly for the year will take place on Friday December
1. It will begin at 9:00am and it will be held in the
undercover area. The Year 6 class will host this
assembly and it will be their farewell to our school. All
parents and members of our community are welcome to
attend.
On Thursday 7th December the school will hold its Mass
of Thanksgiving and Farewell to our Year 6 students.
Again, all parents and members of our community are
invited to join with us. The Mass will be held in the
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
(Colossians 3:17)
undercover area and it will begin at 9:00am. Following
the Mass, the Year 6 awards will be presented.
The Year 1 class held their Liturgy of the Word on
Wednesday. Thank you Fr Francis for leading the
Liturgy. Thank you, also, to Mrs Farmand for organising
the Liturgy and preparing the students. It was great to
see so many parents and grandparents come along and
share this special time with the children.
Our End of Year Concert will also take place on Friday
December 1st. The children have been working very hard
each Tuesday on their Edu Dance items and are looking
forward to sharing their dance with you. The concert will
take place in our undercover area and it will start promptly
at 6:00pm. A bell will sound at 5:50pm reminding children
that they are to go to their classroom. At the completion
of the concert, all of the children will be taken back to their
classrooms where they will need to be signed out by their
parents. We look forward to a very enjoyable evening.
Mrs Linda Hetherington will be taking long service leave
for the first half of next year. As a school community, we
wish Mrs Hetherington a very relaxing and well-earned
break. I would like to inform the community that Mrs
Jennifer Moore has been employed to work in Mrs
Hetherington’s absence. We trust that she will enjoy her
time here with us.
School reports will be made available to parents on
Wednesday 6th December. Please ensure that you have
access to the parent portal. The school will notify parents
by SMS when they have been released.
The last day for students for 2017 will be Friday 8th
December.
Continued
GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS
The Year Ones have been very creative making Christmas tree collages!
YEAR 6 NEWS
Wow! Time is flying by this term. The Year Sixes have
been busy preparing for their final assembly this Friday at
9:00 am. The students have put this play together by
themselves – creating their own script and working out
how they are going to be on the stage.
The students have asked to do Secret Santa as part of
their final few days at Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary
School. The students will be given a name on Friday
which they will have to keep secret.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – Students will write a
card or a small note or something creative to put into their
secret Santa desks.
Thursday – will be the exchange of the gifts – there is a
$10 limit on the present. Students just need to write the
name of the person and can put it under the Christmas
Tree. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
I also want to say a big congratulations to Tioni Furfaro
who was given a music scholarship from Emmanuel
Catholic College. Mr Leo DiGregorio presented the award
to Tioni on Monday at Monday Morning Assembly.
Fantastic Work, Tioni!
Melissa Hibben
Assistant Principal’s
Religious Education News St Vincent De Paul Hampers Yesterday, St Vincent De Paul collected our Christmas Hampers. We collected over 20 boxes of food and toys! Thank you to all our families for their incredible generosity and good will.
Thanksgiving and Graduation Mass
Our final Mass for the year will be held on Thursday 7th
December at 9am in the undercover area. We invite all
parents and families from our school community to join
with us, giving thanks to God for his many blessings this
year. It is also an opportunity to farewell our Year 6
students, and other students and their families, who may
be leaving us.
ADVENT This weekend sees the beginning of the new Church year - Advent. We live in a fast paced, somewhat instant world. We turn on our TVs and watch the movies we want – on demand. We expect service and want what we want, for when we want it. Waiting, especially patient waiting, is not something we do well. In this fast paced, somewhat instant world, Advent is extremely radical and different. These four weeks call us to focus on waiting. Enter into these radical days that call us to a better, holier way with patience – peace – expectation – yearning for the Lord. Our parish of St Francis of Assisi, has wonderful opportunities to help each of us use these days well in prayer and service. Our prayer and focus this season is simple – Lord, we WAIT for You.
Karen Keddie
Assistant Principal RE
As I mentioned in last week’s newsletter the staffing
information for 2018 will be as follows:
Principal: Mark Powell
Assistant Principals: Diane Scriven
Karen Keddie
Year 6: Melissa Hibben
Year 5: Karen Keddie (Mon-Thurs)
Jess Savory (Friday)
Year 4: Jo Brescacin
Year 3: Christina Zurzolo
Year 2: Gina Nickels
Year 1: Felicity Martinz
Pre-Primary: Debbie Hawley
Pre-Primary Teacher Assistant:
Semester One – Jennifer Moore
Semester Two – Simone Tormey and Jenny Iffla
Kindy: Saroya Powell
Kindy Teacher Assistants:
Lucy Marchetti & Sylvie Spadaccini
Learning Support Assistant: Sue Swaby
Learning Support Assistant: Jenny Iffla
Learning Support Assistant: Simone Tormey
Learning Support Assistant: Semester Two –
Linda Hetherington
ICT: Jess Savory
LOTE (Italian): Annetta Davey
Physical Education: Shannon Andersen
Music: Teresa Aldred
School Chaplaincy Worker: Amy Blaszczyk
School Finance Officer: Sue St Jorre
School Administration Officer: Tania Kays
Library Officer: Sally Hosking
Canteen Manager: Alison Honter
Uniform Centre Manager: Lisa Denys
Maintenance Coordinator : Steve Vajas
Mark Powell PRINCIPAL
Congratulations Tioni, on being
awarded a Music Scholarship by
Emmanuel Catholic College!
YEAR 4 NEWS Edu-Dance has arrived and the children are very excited.
Please can you ensure your child arrives at the concert
fully dressed in their costume. Any costumes that were
borrowed from the class need to be returned to class on
Monday morning washed and ready to be packed away
for next year.
If your child has not returned their library books please
return them tomorrow.
Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at the Edu
Dance concert.
Joanne Brescacin
CANTEEN ROSTER
Fri 1st Dec Natasha A & Natalie F
Tues 5th Dec CAN YOU HELP
Fri 8th Dec CAN YOU HELP
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Fri 1st Dec…….. Year 6 Assembly
Fri 1st Dec…….. End of Year Concert Kindy to Yr 6
Thurs 7th Dec…. Thanksgiving Graduation Mass @
9.00am
Fri 8th Dec…….. Year 6 Excursion
Fri 8th Dec…….. END OF TERM 4 FOR STUDENTS
Wed 31st Jan….. STUDENTS RETURN TERM 1 2018
SENT HOME WEDNESDAY 29th NOVEMBER
★ 2018 Book Lists (Kindy - Year 5)
SENT HOME TODAY
★ Scoliosis & Colour Blindness Brochure
(Government of Western Australia Child &
Adolescent Health Service) Year 6
Thanksgiving & Graduation Mass You are all warmly invited and encouraged to join
us for our Thanksgiving and Graduation Mass on
Thursday, 7th December at 9.00 a.m. at Matthew
Gibney Catholic Primary School
undercover area.
Please join our school community
on this very special occasion.
Christmas Concert
Friday, 1st December
Come along for a great
start to the festive season!
Bring a rug! Bring a picnic!
Gates open 5.00pm
Concert begins 6.00pm sharp
Congratulations to Eli and Tioni for
achieving great results in their
AMEB piano exams. Eli passed with
Honours and Tioni with a Credit
pass. Well done Eli & Tioni!
Christmas Cards for sale
(P&F Fundraiser)
Christmas cards $2.00 per pack of 12 on sale
outside the Administration Office on Friday
morning 1st December and also on sale Friday
afternoon from 5.00pm.
CANTEEN NEWS
Please be advised that Macaroni Cheese, Hot
dogs and Ham Hero Pizza are either
unavailable or limited stock.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Alison Honter
Canteen Manager
YEAR 2 NEWS
It’s almost here! The children are eagerly waiting to
perform their dance routine at the Edu Dance concert
tomorrow evening. Thank you to everyone for assisting
with clothes for the evening!
The children have written some fun reasons about why
Santa should come to their house first this year. Many of
the children think if they go to bed early that should make
Santa want to start at their house. Some children feel/
hope that they are getting lots of large presents so it
would lighten Santa’s load if he came to their house first. I
guess time will tell!
Home reading books and library books were due back to
school this week. If your child still has any home reading
books or library books then please return as soon as
possible to assist our stocktake.
Gina Nickels
PRE-PRIMARY NEWS Our classroom has been full of excitement as the end of
the term, and year, approaches! The children have been
very busy making Christmas decorations and doing other
Christmas activities. All reading and library books, as well
as take-home readers, have been collected for stock
taking and the children have brought home their reading
log which is no longer required at school. The children are
also very excited about their ‘Edu Dance Concert’
tomorrow night. It will begin at 6:00pm. The bell will ring at
5:50pm to signify to the students to go to their classroom.
At the completion of the concert, the children will be taken
back to their classrooms where they will be signed out by
their parents. I look forward to seeing you all there!
Debbie Hawley & Linda Hetherington
Sport News
Over the past few weeks the year 4, 5 and 6 classes have worked in small groups to plan, prepare and
present a small game that focuses on a specific skill to a junior class. This included a written plan and
thinking about what equipment best suited their task to benefit their junior students that they would teach.
Included in the preparation was discussing the different forms of communication, especially to younger
students. I was very impressed with the creativity of the games and even learnt some new games myself, as
well as the overall cooperation and team work amongst everyone. All students were engaged and had a lot
of fun. The year 4 class taught the Pre Primary class and the year 5 and 6 class taught the year 1 class.
Shannon Andersen
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