5 May 2021

From the Desk of the Principal

Over the last week we have had a little bit of excitement with the completion of the renovation of our Library. Over the last term I have been working with Mrs Cameron in our Library to create a space that was more inviting and user friendly for our students. We began this process by removing the freestanding bookshelves and constructing shelving around the interior wall. We then met with Greg from BFX Furniture to choose new furniture for the space and were very excited when it all arrived last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Cameron and I were very excited to see it all come together on Friday afternoon and to then see the excitement on the student's faces when they entered the space yesterday. We are confident your children are going to love spending time in this space and invite you to pop in and check it out.

Thank you to Amanda and Cel from our FACE Network for organising another wonderful Mother's Day Stall for our students to be able to purchase some gifts for their Mums ahead of Mother's Day this Sunday. I would like to wish all of our Mums, Step-Mums, Grandmas and Nanas a very Happy Mother's Day for Sunday. Enjoy the rest of your week. 

Glenda Scrase

Principal

gscrase1@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Religious Education

Sacramental Program

Last week we congratulated our students who participated in the 2021 Parish Sacramental Program. Here is a lovely photo of three of those children – Esiah (6B), Isabella (5B) and Cynthia (3C).

Thank you to the wonderful teachers who prepared our young participants to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Holy Communion. 

Parish Mass

Friday 14th May at 10:00am

Good Shepherd Community Centre

Year 4A, 3B and 2B will be attending.

Parents are welcome to attend.

Term 2 Parish Mass Dates

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

Sunday Gospel

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus gives us a new commandment:

“Love each other as I have loved you.”

This is widely recognised as the greatest commandment, along with Love God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind.
LOVE is one of our Good Shepherd Gospel Values. It can sometimes be a challenge to share our love with everyone but Jesus tells us that we must try.

This Mother's Day and every day, may God bless all our mothers and those like mothers to us!

Judy Bell

APRE
jbell17@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Administration

Next week, students in Years 3 and 5 will take part in NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) testing. NAPLAN is a series of tests focused on basic skills that are administered annually to Australian students.
NAPLAN is not a test that students can study for. The best preparation for NAPLAN is
    attending school regularly,
    arriving at school on time on test days,
    having a good night’s sleep,
    eating a healthy breakfast.
This year, the majority of tests will be conducted online, with only the Year 3 Writing test being paper-based. Students took part in practise tests during Term One, and are familiar with the process.
Our school’s schedule for the tests is: 
•    Tuesday 11 May: 9:15 - 10:15 Year 3 Writing (paper), Year 5 Writing (online)
•    Wednesday 12 May:  9:15 - 10:15 Year 3 Reading, Year 5 Writing (online), catch up Year 3 writing for any students absent
•    Thursday 13 May:  9:15 - 10:15 Year 3 Conventions of Language, Year 5 Conventions of Language (online)  
•    Monday 17 May:  9:15 - 10:15 Year 3 Numeracy, Year 5 Numeracy (online), catch up sessions for students who have missed online tests (continuing until Friday).

If you have any concerns at all regarding NAPLAN, please speak to your classroom teacher, our Inclusive Practises Teachers, or myself.

We love seeing students taking pride in their work. Yesterday, Jacob from Year 2 shared his hard work about numbers to 100 and three-dimensional objects.  Keep up the great work Jacob!!

Maxine Nolan

APA

mnolan@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

What's Happening in Our Year 4 Classes

Genre (Book Review)
Year 4 students have been examining the different elements that contribute towards a book review. Short junior fiction texts were examined to develop their understanding of Character Traits, Setting and Plot. We have also started reading our class novel, Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot. 

Religion (Trinity and Prayer)
Did you know that each time we make the sign of the cross we are connecting to the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The students examined scripture passages to locate key words and images to help describe the three elements of the Trinity. Students also came up with some clever Trinity designs.   

Mathematics (Fractions, Equivalence, Chance, Angles, Multiplication Facts, and Mental Maths) 
Students work in small groups, pairs and independently to complete tasks and practice new skills and understandings.

Awards For The Week

Birthdays For This Week

~ Anthony  PrepA             ~ Lillie  PrepB              ~ Araya  1A                  ~ Latoya  1B

~ Faith  2A                           ~ James  2A                   ~ Jacob  5A                  ~ Lincoln  5B              

Assembly

2C will be presenting our Assembly this Friday in the BBC at 8:40am.

Our lucky Praise Note winners for last week were: Rubi (Prep B), Mackenzie (1B), Olivia (2B), Rhylee (3C), Amber (4B), Samuel (5A) and Jai (6A).

The Good Shepherd Way

This week our Good Shepherd Way Gospel in Action value is Endeavour where we are encouraged to challenge ourselves to do our best.

Our Endeavour 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 Give My Best: Before School, Classroom, Eating Area, Playground.

Congratulations to Charlee, Kahlo and Indianna who were our GSCS Way VIPs last week.

FACE (Family And Community Engagement) Network News

Rotary Raffle Tickets made their way home at the end of last 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.

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

Compost is decomposed organic material, such as leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen waste. It provides many essential nutrients for plant growth and therefore is often used as fertilizer. Compost also improves soil structure so that soil can easily hold the correct amount of moisture, nutrients and air.

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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