28 April 2021

From the Desk of the Principal

Thank you to Mrs Brennan and Mrs Hamilton for organising a special ANZAC Day commemoration for our school community on Friday. Thank you also to Warrant Officer Class 2 Lachlan Hamilton (Dani's Dad) and Warrant Officer Class 2 David Gorbal (Kloe's and Brianna's Dad) for joining us and being our special guest speakers as part of our service.

Also present at our ANZAC Day service was Lyn Toohey (Mackenzie's grandmother) and Shona Bolam. Lyn and Shona along with Wilma Brookhouse and Helen Maloney from the Queensland Country Women’s Association crocheted over 400 poppies for our students and staff. We greatly appreciate their kind donation - we all love them and wore them with pride on Friday and on ANZAC Day.

Thank you also to the students, staff and families who attended the ANZAC Day march on Sunday. 

Just a reminder that next week is another short week with Monday being the Labour Day holiday. Enjoy the rest of your week and have a wonderful long weekend.

Glenda Scrase

Principal

gscrase1@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Religious Education

Good Shepherd Sunday

Sunday marked the fourth Sunday in the season of Easter. It is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday because the Gospel passage focused on Jesus referring to himself as the Good Shepherd…
“I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.”  (John 10:11)
As Good Shepherd Catholic School, this Gospel has a special resonance. Jesus is our good shepherd. We are the sheep called to follow him. He lay down his life for us for our salvation. Following him is the one true way to abundant life.

Parish Masses

Friday 30th April at 10:00am

Good Shepherd Community Centre

Year 1A, 1B and 1C will be attending.

Parents are welcome to attend.

Term 2 Parish Mass Dates

Friday 14th May - 4A, 2B, 3B                                                                            Friday 28th May - 4B, 2C, Prep A, 6A
                                                          Friday 11th June - 5B, 2A, Prep B, 6B
                                                          Friday 25th June - Prep C, 5A, 3A, 3C

Judy Bell

APRE
jbell17@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Administration

“Why do I have to?”
“How come she gets to do that?”
“Why can’t I?”
“It’s NOT FAIR!”
These are common complaints that parents are all too familiar with – and so are teachers! We often have queries from students and their families about differences within the classroom, and concerns that some students receive ‘special treatment’ or have different expectations. Within Good Shepherd, we work to ensure all students have what they need to achieve, experience success and reach their potential. This means students having access to different resources and being able to express their knowledge, and their needs, in different ways. We like to explain it like this: 

Maxine Nolan

APA

mnolan@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

What's Happening in Our Prep Classes

Prep A have been delighted and very interested in the range of creatures which have come into our classes to participate in one of our regular “Show and Share” sessions. We have seen glowing scorpions and orphaned macropods (wallabies). It has been fantastic to hear the many facts about these creatures and how to care for them. Next week we are participating in a Science incursion, where the event comes to us at school. The event is called “It’s Rocket Science” and the students will have the opportunity to construct and test rockets made from recycled items. We can’t wait!!

Prep B settled back into the class routine quickly and have been helping Mrs Sandy MacKinnon to settle into our classroom and Good Shepherd school. The students have been working hard on developing their number skills and naming shapes.  In Religion, students are learning about the goodness of God’s creation through a variety of experiences and in Science they are using their senses and oral language to describe how objects feel as they move towards identifying materials that are sun safe or waterproof. Mrs MacKinnon has also been teaching the class about emotions and feelings through Zones of Regulation. 

Prep C have had a very settled return to school routines and learning. We are enjoying meeting new characters in InitiaLit and learning sounds and letters, as well as blending these sounds to make words. The class has enjoyed the beginning of our new Science unit about materials and the properties of these materials. We had fun feeling a variety of materials hidden in a bag and describing what they felt like. Students enjoy lessons with our Indigenous Education worker, Mrs Fuller, and have been using books to discuss culture and traditions. The students share the knowledge from the stories and their craft activity with the class after the lesson. There is a lot of interest so I am incorporating the craft activities into Fantastic Friday and our Indigenous students will assist their peers with the activities.

Awards For The Week

Birthdays For This Week

~ Byren  1A                      ~ Joshua  1A                    ~ Kade  2B                          ~ Mason  2B              ~ Kailey  4B                     ~ Dante  4B                     ~ Candice  4B                    ~ Dakota  6B

Assembly

5A will be presenting our Assembly this Friday in the BBC at 8:40am.

Our lucky Praise Note winners for last week were: Eoin (Prep A), Naleekah (1C), Bella (2C), Hudson (3A), Bryton (4A), Isabella (5B) and Aman (6B).

The Good Shepherd Way

This week our Good Shepherd Way Gospel in Action value is Compassion where we are encouraged to show care and concern for others.

Our Compassion prayer is also below:

The GSCS Way

The GSCS Way is our positive behaviour support program here at Good Shepherd Catholic School.

All in our community are encouraged to:

• Give My Best
• Show Respect
• Compassion and Care
• Safe Responsible and Fair

Each week we focus on a different area of our matrix.

This week we are focusing on Compassion and Care: Before School, Classroom, Eating Area, Playground.

FACE (Family And Community Engagement) Network News

Our FACE Network will be holding their Mothers' Day Stall next Wednesday. Don't forget to send some money along with your kids to buy something special for Mum :)

Rotary Raffle Tickets will be making their way home at the end of this week.  Tickets are $2.00 and books of 10 are $20.00 per book. All proceeds are going towards the construction of a permanent shelter at the pickup zone and the bus zone.
First Prize is a brand new Kia Seltos S, Auto Sedan RRP: $28,850.00 and there is a Book Seller prize of 1x HP notebook RRP: $439.00.

Please note ALL books no matter if they are fully sold, part sold or unsold have to be returned to the office or your child’s class NO later than Friday 28th May.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 13 July at 7:00pm in the Staffroom.

Cross Country

Well done to all students who participated in the Cross Country on Tuesday. The following students placed first, second and third and will represent Good Shepherd at the interschool event in a couple of weeks:
10 Years Boys
1. Kohen Balderson
2. Joshua Brush
3. Lincoln Fox

10 Years Girls
1. Isabella Power
2. Heidi Grinham
3. Ava Lucy

11 Years Boys
1. Jack Campbell
2. Matthew Milne 
3. Rico Alvis 

11 Years Girls
1. Patience Palframan
2. Dannika Mitchell
3. Ashlee Riethmuller

12 Years Boys
1. Ethan Watt
2. Riley Robinson
3. Jaden Jones

12 Years Girls
1. Dakota Parker
2. Lillian Nelson
3. Maddie Grinham

Running Club

Running Club is back each Tuesday and Thursday on the oval and is open to all year levels and age groups. Can you help us get to Tokyo for the Olympics?

Have You Enrolled For Prep 2022 Yet?

Students turning 5 by 30 June 2022 are invited to enroll for Prep 2022. Applications are available from our School Office. Alternatively they can also downloaded from our website at https://www.gstsv.catholic.edu.au/enrolment/enrolment-package/

Tuckshop

Wednesday - Thursday - Friday

Please place your order with Flexischool no later than 8:30am on the day you wish to order. You will find a menu on our webpage. If you wish to place an order of cupcakes for your child's birthday please place your order the week before.

Environmental Tips

Prevention is better than cure.  Think about what you buy and how it is packaged.  Consider your own little practices and start picking up rubbish in your neighbourhood.

Upcoming Events

Townsville Eisteddfod

The Townsville Eisteddfod, held each year in September, is a great way for children of all ages to showcase their talents. 

Students who enjoy writing, art or photography are encouraged to enter in one of the following sections: Poetry, Creative Writing, Functional Writing, Visual Arts, Media, Photography (Digital). 

Entry Fee is $8 per entry and is due Tuesday 8th June.  Finished work is not due until Tuesday, 3rd August. If you are interested and would like to enter or want more information please see Geraldine Feaver (4A)

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