13 October 2021

From the Desk of the Principal

Welcome to Week 2! It's been a big start to the week already with the Book Fair taking place this week. Thank you to Mrs Cameron for organising another wonderful Fair for our community. Don't forget the Book Fair is before and after school each day until Friday.

Swimming lessons have commenced for our Prep students this week and will continue over the next few weeks with our Year 1 and 2 students too.

Last Friday and Saturday Mrs DeDaunton and I completed Phase Two of the Stronger Smarter Leadership Program. The program equips educators to challenge mindsets within schools to actively engage the school community and staff to enact High-Expectations Relationships, promote positive identities and excellence in schools. Mrs DeDaunton and I are excited to share our learning with our school community.

I am away Wednesday, Thursday and Friday attending Principal Meetings. I look forward to catching up with everyone on my return to school on Monday. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Glenda Scrase

Principal

gscrase1@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Religious Education

Busy Preps

Prep B has been very busy investigating what happens during Mass. They have also been learning about and using labyrinths.

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 COMPASSION. 

“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 
So likewise, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 
But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ 
Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 
He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” 
Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”   (Luke 10:30-37)

Judy Bell

APRE
jbell17@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Administration

NAPLAN

By now all students in Years 3 and 5 should have their NAPLAN results report. These were handed out last week, so please check your child’s school bag if you haven’t yet seen it.
When reading the NAPLAN report, it is important to remember that it is only one way of measuring your child’s academic performance. In fact the NAPLAN website urges caution when comparing reading the report, saying “NAPLAN is a valuable tool that can give useful insights into a student’s performance over time, but individual reports should be interpreted with care as they reflect the student’s performance on the day of testing.”
If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s NAPLAN results, discuss them with your child’s teacher, who will have the best insight into your child’s educational progress.
For more information about NAPLAN results reports, click here.

READING AND MATHS “PAT TESTS”
This week and next, students from Years 2 to 6 will be taking part in Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT). These tests are completed by students across the Townsville Diocese in October each year, and provide an insight into their progress in the past 12 months. 
Students in Years 3 to 6 will complete tests in Reading, Maths and Punctuation and Grammar, while Year 2 will complete Reading and Maths. It is important to note that these online tests are a maximum of 40 minutes long, and tests are assigned according to each student’s ability level. This means your child may do a different test to their best friend.
Teachers are able to access test results immediately, and use the results to guide their teaching in coming weeks.

Maxine Nolan

APA

mnolan@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

Continuing Enrolment 2022

Please return the Continuing Enrolment Form below by next week. Thank you.

What's Happening in Our Deadly Learners

We can't believe that we're already in the final term of the year. This term our Deadlys are completing their final artwork pieces to make a 'Heal Country/ Connection to Country' book.

Some of the art pieces are outstanding and we can't wait to share them later this term. Thank you to the students who contributed to our Deadly Learners Acknowledgment of Country and garden pot at the GSCS 25th Anniversary last term. If you haven't already, please check it out!

Our Deadly Learner End of Year Celebration is fast approaching. 

Save the date: Thursday 11th November at 5pm. Invitations to follow. Stay Deadly!

Awards For The Week

Birthdays For This Week

         ~Harmony  PrepC   ~Jade  1C  ~William D  4A   ~Cooper  4B  ~Paige W 5A   ~Jaxon  6A        

Assembly

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

Our lucky Praise Note winners for week 1 of term 4 were: Archie (PrepC), Atticus (1A), Kloe (2A),  Leila (3C), Ruby (4A), Matthew (5B).

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. 

Congratulations to Kloe, Zac and Maddison who were our GSCS Way VIPs last week.

FACE (Family And Community Engagement) Network News

Thank you to all who attended our meeting last night.

We are currently organising our Christmas Mega Raffle and will be looking for donations and helpers with the raffle soon. Stay tuned......

Prep Trash and Treasure

Library News

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 on the link below.

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.

Environmental Tips

It’s the hot time of year again and the air-conditioners are being switched on. When cooling, close windows and external doors, so you’re not heating the great outdoors: save up to 3 kilograms of greenhouse gas per hour.

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