18 August 2021

From the Desk of the Principal

Well done to all of our Reading Superstars who have completed the Premiers Reading Challenge. These superstars were presented with their certificates at Assembly on Friday.

We love having visitors to our school and were delighted to welcome our Police friends Brad and Luke on Friday and former North Queensland Cowboys player Matty Bowen on Monday. Brad and Luke spent some time assisting at Year 3 soccer and Matty had a game of touch footy with our Year 4, 5 and 6 students.

Yesterday we had 65 students represent Good Shepherd at the Interschool Athletics Carnival. A wonderful day was had by all and we heard wonderful reports back about the high level of school spirit and sportsmanship. Congratulations to Charli Cox and Heidi Grinham who have both been selected to attend the NQ Trials. Charli has been selected to compete in 100m, 200m and shot put and Heidi has been selected for high jump. Well done!

Next week is Book Week. We look forward to seeing lots of wonderful costumes at the Book Week Parade on Thursday. Families and friends are welcome to join us in the BBC for the parade.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Glenda Scrase

Principal

gscrase1@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Religious Education

PARKLANDS VISIT

The next Mini Vinnies visit to Parklands Aged care Facility will be this Saturday 21st August 9:30-10:30.
Please remember the following conditions stipulated by Parklands:
•    Parents are no longer allowed to stay during the visit.
•    ALL students need to have had a flu vaccination to visit the facility and proof of receiving the vaccination (Flu Vaccination Certificate) needs to be shown each visit.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD WAY

The Good Shepherd Way is our Gospel in Action here at Good Shepherd Catholic School. It encourages students to live out the following ten values by thriving to follow the action associated with it:
•    Community - I connect and engage
•    Compassion - I show care and concern for others
•    Endeavour - I challenge myself to do my best
•    Hope - I see good all around me
•    Inclusion - I involve and accept others
•    Justice - I make right choices
•    Love - I share my good heart with others
•    Reconciliation - I am fair, forgiving and respectful
•    Service - I help and respond to the needs of others
•    Stewardship - I care for all of creation
Each week we focus on one of these values and an award is presented at assembly to a student in each class who has demonstrated the value that week.
This week we are focusing on Justice. 

“And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ (Matthew 25:40-45)

Judy Bell

APRE
jbell17@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Administration

Many parents worry about how their child will fare at high school and beyond, particularly if they have learning difficulties or a disability. All our children learn at different rates, have different talents and will “blossom” at the time that is right for them. 
I had a conversation along those lines with a parent earlier this week, and tried to reassure them that with the right support their child can not only survive, but thrive. 
Shortly after that conversation, I came across the following photo, which is taken from the inside cover of a “Captain Underpants” book, written by Dav Pilkey. 
Dav has written more than 45 books, including the popular series Dog Man, Dragon and Ricky Ricotta’s Might Robot series.
All children can succeed, we just need to believe in them, support them, and have patience!

Maxine Nolan

APA

mnolan@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

What's Happening in Our Year 5 Classes

Term 3 has continued to be another busy term for Year 5. We started the term celebrating NAIDOC week, which saw many of our students participating in our NAIDOC week liturgy, run by our amazing Deadly Learners team. Both classes have also enjoyed spending time meditating out in our Yalga and Yarning circle areas near the Library.
The following week we celebrated Catholic Education week where all our students were busy completing an act of kindness.  Our students wrote appreciation/thank you cards to staff members they see making a difference around our wonderful school. Our classes also spent time with our PAL classes, meditating and enjoying some time together.
In Week 3, many of our students headed to ‘Red Track’ to participate in the ‘Challenge Games’. A wonderful time was had by all involved. 
We have continued to visit with our Mary Mackillop PALS each fortnight. Our students read to the kinder students and build relationships with each other. They will be able to continue into next year when our students are school leaders in Year 6 and those students from Mary Mackillop are new Prep students. 
Last Friday, 5A students and parents gave Miss Nott a surprise birthday party and 5B surprised her with a cake we all enjoyed.  
This week many of our talented students headed to ‘Red Track’ to compete at the next level of the Athletic championships by competing against many students from various schools across Townsville. We were very proud of the way they represented our school, ensuring that they followed the GSCS Way whilst out in the community. 

Awards For The Week

Birthdays For This Week

~ Jarli  PrepA      ~ Lincoln  PrepC      ~ Henry  3C      ~ Amber  4B       ~ Thomas  5A 

Assembly

2A & 6A will be presenting our Assembly this Friday in the BBC at 8:40am.

Our lucky Praise Note winners for last week were: Elliott (PrepC), Jade (1C), Beau (2B), Abbey (3B), Ferisita (4B), Brianna (5A), Jack (6A).

The Good Shepherd Way

This week our Good Shepherd Way Gospel in Action value is Justice where we are encouraged to make right choices.

Our Justice 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 Safe, Responsible and Fair: Tuckshop, Office, Assembly, Community Centre, Moving Around School, Pick Up Zone.

Congratulations to our GSCS Way VIP winners last week - Lillie, Sam and Beau.

FACE (Family And Community Engagement) Network News

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 12 October at 7:00pm in the Staffroom.

We are looking for donations ahead of our Fathers' Day Stall on 1 September. Can you help?

Legacy Sausage Sizzle

Running Club

Running Club is held 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.

CUTOFF time to order TUCKSHOP
from FLEXISCHOOLS
is 8:30am.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ORDERS ARE TO BE PLACED ONLINE AT THE LINK BELOW. Please visit the website to set up your account if you are new to Flexischools.

Library News

Playground Competition

NCCD Fact Sheet for Parents & Caregivers

Environmental Tips

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