28 February 2019 From the Principal / APRE- Brendan O Reilly Dear Parents, On Monday we celebrated all the many students who entered the Clifton Show in so many different events and show categories. Our school was certainly well-represented and a number of students either placed in events or received awards highly commended awards. Three groups of our year 4/5/6 students enjoyed the competition at Battle of the Brains, giving us more St Francis teams than we have entered in recent years. Jess, April, Charlee, Briana, Sienna, Roxy and Isla performed in Clifton s Got Talent, with April Ries taking out first place! Congratulations to Charlee Murdoch and Bailey Gascoyne who won junior art champion at the show in their respective age groups. School Photographs- 4th March Please avoid booking any appointments on the school photo day, 4th March. The photo envelopes must be returned to school by tomorrow, at the latest, if you wish to purchase the photos. Nobby Triathlon- We have been advised that the Nobby Triathlon will now be held on Friday 22nd of March at the Nobby State School. Endorsed permission forms will be handed back closer to the date. Textbook Payments- We still have a considerable amount of text book payments owing. Textbook payments are due now. Ash Wednesday- Our Ash Wednesday Mass will be held in the church at 9am on Wednesday 6th March. After Mass, parents are most welcome to come to the school to see your child take part in Gymnastics lessons. The P to 3 lesson will be held at 10:15am and the 4/5/6 lesson will be held at 11:40am Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer, fasting, and repentance.... Ash Wednesday derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants to either the words "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" or "turn away wrong doing and be faithful to God." Mass Times Clifton: 1st Sunday 7:30am 2nd, 3rd & 5th Saturday-7pm 4th Sunday-Family Sunday Mass at 5pm
Representative Sport Dates for 2019 Please keep an eye on dates as they are subject to change. SD Rugby League, Friday 15th March Southern Downs Soccer, Friday 15th March Southern Downs Netball, Friday 15th March Combined Hockey, Friday 15th March CD Triathlon, Friday 22nd March CD Cross Country, Wednesday 18th April Southern Downs Cross Country, Wednesday 1st May Combined Cricket, Friday 9th August CD Athletics, Wednesday 8th and 10th May Southern Downs Athletics, 3rd June GALA DAYS for Rugby League, Soccer and Netball Friday 26 July and 9th August Friday 9th August SCHOOL COUNSELLOR Our school counsellor, Rebecca Holmes, will be working with the 5/6 class throughout the term as part of social and emotional learning. The topics covered will include; Being left out Fighting with friends Learning to say No to a friend (Peer Pressure) SCHOOL FEES: We do recommend the setting-up of a direct debit facility to pay regular amounts into the school account. This alleviates overdue bills. School: BSB: 064 786 A/C: 523886001 Reminder: P & F payments & Uniform payments are to a different bank account not the school account. Please contact Emma Gascoyne for any further enquiries. P & F: BSB: 084610 A/C: 508684159 Dates To Remember Semester One 2019 FEBRUARY MARCH 4th School Photographs 6th Ash Wednesday Mass in the church 9am 22nd Nobby Triathlon 25 th to 29 th Parent Teacher Interviews 20th SFDS Cross Country at Allora APRIL 23rd Term 2 commences 23rd Easter Liturgy 9am 3rd CD Cross Country Pilton 24th SFdS High Jump 25th ANZAC DAY 26th St Francis Athletics Day MAY 24th Clifton Deb Ball 8th CD athletics 10th CD Athletics Guidance Counselling Service St Francis de Sales Clifton If you are looking to grow and develop as a parent and want to learn more about Positive Parenting approaches there is a free government provided course called the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). This program aims to provide you with the confidence and skills to respond effectively to your child s behaviour, set routines and rules for the family, develop positive relationships with your family, support your children to be healthy and confident and create an environment where your family can flourish and thrive. Below is the link to the Triple P website for more information. https://www.qld.gov.au/community/caring-child/positiveparenting Rebecca Holmes Guidance Counsellor St Francis de Sales Rebecca.holmes@twb.catholic.edu.au CD Trials Nominated Sports Below is a list of students confirmed to participate in sporting trials for their nominated events. Nine-year-old students will be invited to attend if the carnival organisers open an event to nine-year-olds due to low numbers. (SD) Hockey 15 March Isla Rickert Lily Rutherford Rugby League 28 February Max Parry Corey Gascoyne Thane Hilton Billy Peardon Tyson Saville Netball 28 February Soccer 28 February Triathlon 8 March Briana Reimers Charlee Murdoch Lucy Stace April Reis Jessica Wardlaw Brian Williams Roxanne Williams Brian Williams Lucy Stace Lily Rutherford Billy Peardon, Corey Gascoyne, Jessica Wardlaw, Isla Rickert, Thane Hilton
TUCKSHOP Tuckshop will be available on the dates below. The same process for tuckshop will occur as per last year. Students need to hand in their tuckshop bags with money on a Friday morning, and they receive their tuckshop the following Friday. Baskets are put outside the tuckshop for the paper bags to to be placed into. Please ensure the correct change is placed in the bag with the order and name clearly visible. Please send in orders by Friday 15th February. TUCKSHOP MENU 2019- TERM 1 All meal deals are $5 each (excluding extra food that can be purchased) Options for the popper flavor are tropical or apple. Week 4-22nd Feb Small pie / sausage roll (one of each per serve) with chips + popper and home bake (banana cake) Extra pie/ sausage roll $.50 Week 5-1st March Pizza slice (Hawaiian or Margherita) ( 1 slice per serve) with chips + popper and home bake ( carrot cake) Extra slice $.50 Week 6-8th March Hot dog and chips (with or without cheese) with chips + popper and home bake (chocolate brownie) Week 7-15th March Dino snacks (4 per serve) with chips + popper and home bake (cupcakes) $1.00 for extra 4 Dino snacks Week 8-22nd March Small pie / sausage roll (one of each per serve) with chips + popper and home bake (banana cake) Extra pie/ sausage roll $.50 Week 9-29 March Pizza slice (Hawaiian or Margharita) ( 1 slice per serve) with chips + popper and home bake ( carrot cake) Extra slice $.50 Clifton Catholic Debutante Ball Attention: Possible Debutantes /Flowergirls / Pageboys Expressions of Interest are requested Please be advised that it is hoped to hold a Debutante Ball in Clifton this year. The proposed date is FRIDAY MAY 24. Girls in Years 10, 11 or 12 are invited to consider the possibility of being a debutante. If you are interested in being a part of the Ball this year, please contact Lisa Lucas (0407254078) or Kevin Flynn (0407039519) by February 22. Night time is best to call. Students in Years 3 & 4 are also invited to participate as flowergirls or pageboys. Pleased by advised that a possible cost of up to $200
Leadership Liturgy Our year 6 students were inducted as official school leaders at our Leadership Liturgy. They pledged to be committed leaders who are caring and responsible, following in the footsteps of Jesus. Our Gardening Club is recycling to raise funds for vegetable seedlings and worms for our worm farm towers! Principal s Award Student Protection School Contacts School Student Protection Contact/Principal - Mr Brendan O Reilly School Student Protection Contact - Miss Emily Perry School Counsellor - Rebecca Holmes