15 June 2022

From the Desk of the Principal

It's been  bit chilly over the last few days and families are reminded that students are required to wear our school jacket fleece available from School Locker for $32. If you are unable to purchase one of these then a navy jumper is also acceptable as are navy tights. We thank you for your continued cooperation in this matter.

We have a number of staff leaving us at the end of this term and a number of new faces commencing with us in Term 3. We will be farewelling Elle Niland (4C) and Jennifer Stevenson (Prep SO) at the end of this term. We thank Elle and Jen for their contributions to our Good Shepherd Family and wish them both well on their new adventures. In Term 3 we will welcome Amanda Christopher (Prep SO) and Adeleah Evans (Year 1 SO). Peta Borg will be taking 4C for the remainder of the year with the assistance of Alisha Ford and Saskia Brown on Fridays.

This Friday we will be holding our annual Athletics Carnival. Next Wednesday we will be holding our Semester 1 Academic Awards. We look forward to having many of our families and friends join us at both of these events. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Glenda Scrase

Principal

gscrase1@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Religious Education

Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi is a religious Christian feast that is being celebrated this Thursday, June 16.
Mainly celebrated by Roman Catholics, the feast occurs in either late May or early June, on the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter).
Corpus Christi, meaning ‘the body of Christ’ in Latin, celebrates the transubstantiation of bread and wine into the actual body of Christ during Mass.
In some countries not only is the feast celebrated in mass but they also parade the streets with the consecrated wafer as a public show that the sacrifice of Christ was for the salvation of the whole world.

Rebecca Kershaw

APRE

rkershaw@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

From the Desk of the Assistant Principal Administration

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind!
School holidays are almost upon us, providing lots of opportunities to get outside and play. Physical activity and exercise is not only vital to a child’s overall development but it has so many other benefits. 
According to SchoolTv’s Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, with children spending more time on computers being sedentary, it is even more important to encourage activity.
“Research shows, that regular physical activity and exercise lead to changes in the brain. It improves cognitive function, elevates mood, improves learning and reduces ‘stress chemicals’ like cortisol,” he said.
As well as maintaining a healthy weight, physical activity also improves concentration by helping to establish connections between different parts of the brain. It helps children develop fundamental movement skills impacting positively on their confidence, self-esteem and ability to develop social skills. On an emotional level, it reduces stress and anxiety while improving posture and sleep. 
“Physical activity and exercise are good for your child’s health, now and in the future. Parents should encourage their kids to move or play sport at every opportunity – in and out of school.”
SchoolTV has an excellent series of reports about the benefits of exercise. Click the below link to view it or go to SchoolTV under the Students tab on the school homepage.

Parent Portal Reminder
School reports will be released via the Compass Parent Portal next week. Paper copies will not be sent home with students, so it is important that you are able to access the Parent Portal.
If you have not already done so, please log in using the email that was sent to you a few weeks ago. If you feel you haven’t received this email, please check your computer’s “spam” folder, as some parents have found the email here. 
If you have any difficulties, please contact the school office for assistance.

Maxine Nolan

APA

mnolan@gstsv.catholic.edu.au

What's Happening In Our Year 2 Classes?

This term, we have really enjoyed learning about mealworms and their life cycles. It was fun keeping the mealworms in our classrooms as pets.  Every day we watched them grow from an egg, into the larvae, then into the pupa, and finally into the darkling beetle. We have written information reports about Mealworms in the form of a poster and we will share these with everyone at our Year 2 Showcase next week. 

Awards For The Week

Birthdays Being Celebrated This Week

~Erelee(PrepA)~Jack(PrepB)~Hayden(PrepB)~Ethan(1B)~Harper(2B)~Abigail(2B)~Jordyn(2C)

~Lily(2C)~Isziah(3A)~Warlu(4A)~Kohen(5B)~Ace(5B)

Assembly

 There is no assembly this week due to the Athletics Carnival.

Our lucky Praise Note winners last week were: Matilda(PrepB), Colton(1C), Jade(2A), Lucas(3C), Nima(4B), Kathryn(5B), Cooper(5B) .  

The Good Shepherd Way

This week our Good Shepherd Way Gospel in Action value is Service where we help and respond to the needs of others.

Our Service 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:  Moving Around The School.

Breakfast Club and Running Club

Both Clubs will run every morning. Breakfast Club will run from the Tuckshop from 8:10am and Running Club will be held on the Junior Oval from 8:10am as well.

Parent Portal

Parent Portal

Each parent is issued with an individual login name and password for the parent Portal. You should have received an email with these details. If you have any problems accessing please send an email to the school office at rsmssn@tsv.catholic.edu.au

The Parent Portal allows you to:

• View your child’s timetable and the school calendar
• View up to date attendance information for your child
• Enter details of upcoming absences or explain past absences or late arrivals for your son or daughter
• Access your child’s Semester reports
• Make bookings for Parent Teacher Interviews
• View a news feed of school announcements, alerts and updates
• Provide consent for school events/excursions
• Communicate by email with your child’s teachers
• Update your contact details (email and mobile phone number).

The parent portal is a web-based system that can be accessed by clicking this link:

An app called Compass School Manager is also available for both iPhones/iPads (via the App Store) and Android phones/tablets (via the Google Play Store). When you have installed the app, search for “Good Shepherd Catholic School – Rasmussen”.
The browser version of the Parent Portal contains more features than the app.  Please click the link below to access the Compass website which has an online guide and video for the Parent Portal. 

Library News

The 2022 Regional Reader’s Cup was held at Southern Cross Catholic College on the evening of Tuesday 14 June 2022.  This year Good Shepherd along with fifty-three teams from other Townsville schools and the surrounding region participated in the challenge, which is divided into three categories; Year 5/6, Year 7/8 and Year 9/10.  The continued commitment by our school and others in the region to be part of this reading challenge sends a powerful message to the wider community that schools are dedicated to promoting a strong reading culture which is fundamental to raising literacy levels among our students.
Congratulations to the Good Shepherd Catholic School Reader’s Cup team, the GSCS Reading Rangers: Charlee (5A), Connah (5A), Theo (5A), Cooper (5B) and Indigo (5A).
These students are to be commended for their commitment and enthusiasm to the reading challenge over the last few months.  They all share a passion for reading and learning, and worked hard to build a collaborative team that would represent our school at this regional event.

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.

Flexischool How To Guides for Parents and Caregivers
• Online help is available any time at Flexischools via the link below.
• Phone between 8am - 12pm (AEDST) on weekdays or on the parent phone line (1300 361 769). 

How-To Guides for Parents
Flexischool has spent some time over the holidays developing some quick how-to guides for  parents. If you'd like to see these, please click the link below.
They include: 
•    Introduction to Flexischools;
•    How to Register; 
•    How to Top-Up;
•    How to Place an Order. 

Environmental News

Prevent Erosion: "Plant trees or grass to reduce areas of exposed soil.  This stops soil and fertilizers from being washed into waterways.

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