Week 9 - St Vincent's Primary School Clear Island Waters

10th June 2010From the Leadership TeamFAREWELL FR DANReflectionThe greatest reward for doing,is the opportunity to do more.Dr Jonas SalkOur Director, David Hutton used this reflection in his notice to staff this week. In readingit, Fr Dan came to mind. By now many of you would have heard that Fr Dan, ParishPriest of Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish has been transferred to Sunnybank Parish.After 14 years of working with the people of Surfers Paradise, Fr Dan will now besharing his considerable talents with another congregation. Whilst we congratulationFr Dan on his appointment, we are extremely sad to be saying good-bye. Fr Dan hastouched all our lives and we will certainly miss him. Fr Dan will be leaving the parishon Sunday 27th June. We have organised the following times for staff, parents andstudents to farewell Dan.HIGH TEA – WEDNESDAY 16th JUNE AT 9.30amParents are invited to High Tea in the Media Room. All funds raised support Caritas.Caritas Australia is the Catholic agency for international aid and development. Find theHigh Tea Flyer attached at the end of this newsletterFr Dan will be joining us for morning tea and it will be an opportunity for parents tofarewell and thank him for his contributions to our community. The P&F will present FrDan with a gift at this morning tea. Please grab a group of friends and come along tosupport a great cause as well.SPECIAL ASSEMBLY – THURSDAY 17th JUNE at 9.00amOur school will gather as a community to thank Fr Dan for all he has done for StVincent’s School over the past 14 years. It is our opportunity as a school communityto send Dan to his new parish with our blessings and good wishes. Parents are mostwelcome to join us.PARISH SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMSEucharist and ConfirmationWe congratulate the following children who received the Sacraments of Eucharist &Confirmation in our Parish over the past next two weekends. We also congratulatetheir parents who have guided them in this direction, while also relearning againfor themselves, the meaning of the sacraments. The children were presented withCertificates of Remembrance from the school community at assembly.Nicholas A, Katie F, Elijah G, Phoebe-Rose G, Aya H, Hayley I, Elliott M, Rowan M,Stephanie R, Alexander B, Isaac J, Anthony B, Matthew H, Abigail P, Daniel R, Josh T,Jake V, Samuel B, Fraser M, Ashley N, Lily P, Sam T, Casey V, Noah Y, Tiana P, CassidyB, Ryan S, Cullin C, Zac C, Keely D, Teya H, Luc H, Jack L, Tegan M, Lachlan M, LachlanR, Cameron V, Mason W, Marcus W, Jessica D, Caitlin S, Jackson C, Ted S, Katie N, FinnB, Caitlin L, Bella P, Drew Mc, Samson B, Jacqueline H, Jayden T, Sarah B.View some of the Confirmation photographs here:Fairway DriveClear Island Waters 4226P.O. Box 6574Gold Coast Mail CentreBundall 9726Phone: (07) 5572 1746or (07) 5572 1688Fax: (07) 5575 4338Email: probina@bne.catholic.edu.auThis Newsletter is provided to St Vincent’sPrimary School with the great support of thelocal business community.Please Support these Sponsors.Smiles With Stylewww.smileswithstyle.com.auBeauford House Qld0448 345 173beaufordhouseqld@yahoo.com.auCaritaswww.caritas.org.auCentury 21 - On the CoastContact Jo Frances5554 09000437 692 441Advertise Here!Contact Schoolzine1300 795 503Advertise Here!Contact Schoolzine1300 795 503Advertise Here!Contact Schoolzine1300 795 503Want to advertisein this newsletter?Contact Schoolzine on1300 795 503Have you subscribed for ourE-Newsletter?We now send the newsletterhome via email!To subscribe go to:www.schoolzine.com.au/secure/stvincentsps4226/index.htmlSt Vincent’s Primary School Newsletter1

ReconciliationThe Parish are calling for families to enrol children eligible toreceive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. They are asking thatfamilies get their enrolment in before June 11th (please notethis is a week earlier than previously advertised). At thisstage there are only 40 families from St Vincent’s enrolled. Pleaseremember children wanting to make their First Communion/Confirmation next year will have needed to have made theirReconciliation this year.ITALIAN POETRY COMPETITIONIt was a very exciting and successful day for the 52 students thatparticipated in the Italian Poetry speaking competition. Ms Ullianareports that the children were very well behaved and participatedenthusiastically. The judges praised the St Vincent’s students ontheir efforts. Ms Ulliana was extremely proud of each and everychild who participated. Every student put in their personal bestand extended their knowledge and skills in this area. Many thanksto Ms Ulliana who gave up many hours so that the students couldperfect their poetry pieces!1st PRIZE WINNERSHIGHLY COMMENDEDNatasha A 7S Brooklynne P 3GSamual M 7R Grace M 3BParis D’E 6P Sophie P 3BGabrielle G 5K Luc H 3BLevi M 4GM Maddison M 7SNicholas A 3S Rachel S 7BNatasha A 7S Lara S 6T2nd PRIZE Brianna J 5BRebecca H 6D Isabella A 5HSaraid D 5B Isabella D-C 5KJulia K 4GM Dominique H 5K3rd PRIZE Emma B 4GMSarah B 7S Maddison P 4GMArisa A 6P Ross D 4FAmy B 5H Zion H 4FEmily S 4F Ted S 4FRuby S3GCOMMUNITY WELFAREFrom Tony O’Shea (Guidance Counsellor) & Colleen Tootell(Community Care)Friendly Schools and FamiliesLessons from the Friendly Schools and Families program focuson helping our students understand the ‘bullying process’ andto enable them to learn ways to positively address bullying.The lessons also help children to learn and recognise ‘friendly’behaviours. Parents are asked to support this learning at home.Every second newsletter, the Guidance section includes an articlerelevant to the Friendly Schools and Families Program, so thatparents are aware of what is happening at school.As part of the implementation of the program, it is importantto review the school’s behavior management plan and some ofthe beliefs that underpin its actions. The aim of any disciplineprogram should be to guide children to take responsibility for theirown behaviour.What happens at school?Our school has a Behaviour Management Plan designed to createa safe and friendly school environment. This plan is designed toencourage children to take responsibility for their own actions anddevelop self-discipline. The Behaviour Management Plan informsparents, teachers and students what is expected and outlines thepositive and negative consequences of behaviour.What can parents do?By working in conjunction with the school, parents can providetheir children with consistent expectations and boundaries both atschool and at home.• Set consistent firm limits and rules. Children like to knowwhere they stand.• When family rules have been set ask your children to tell youthe rules in their own words.• Be consistent with consequences, both positive and negative.• Acknowledge good behaviour.• Model desired behaviours to your children.• Supervise your children so you know where they are and whatthey are doing.• Become familiar with your school’s Behaviour ManagementPlan so your children see you are actively involved.Show lots of love and affection. You are the most importantperson in your child’s life and your time and attention is the mostpowerful gift you can give them.Thought for Today: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”SCHOOL REPORTS AND PORTFOLIOSIt’s reporting time again and teachers have been busy assemblingthe data that forms the basis of your child’s report card. Parentswill receive a folio of work their child has completed this year.As our Year 6 & 7 students are away at camp in the last week ofschool, reports will be sent home on the following days:Have a great weekTony,aposhea@bne.catholic.edu.auCOMMUNITY CAREDon’t miss the following opportunities to catch up... especially the‘High Tea’.Year 7Year 6Prep – Year 5Friday, 18th JuneMonday, 21st JuneWednesday, 23rd JuneMost parents took the opportunity to discuss their child’s progressin interviews with the class teacher at the end of Term 1. Weencourage parents to make another appointment to speak to yourchild’s teacher if you have any concerns.11th June15th JuneYr 2P Family dinner. Mums, Dads andkids:“Lonestar Tavern”Cnr Sunshine & Markeri St at 6:00pmRSVP 9th June to Teila Quinton 0413820 432Yr 5 Lunch ($10 lunch menu) @ RobinaTavern12 noonRSVP Tanya 0409 342 138; Karen 0416061 736 or Dianne 0418 796 031St Vincent’s Primary College Newsletter 2

16th June17th June18th June25th June2nd JulyPlease support the ‘High Tea’ whichis to be held on Wednesday,It will be held in the Media Roomat 9.30am.Tickets are $15 and all moneyraised goes to Caritas.Prep R: Morning tea “Gov’sEspresso” Mermaid Beach9:00amContact Jane 0413 136 181Yr 2H & 2G Family Dinner: Mums,Dads and kids“Lonestar Tavern” Cnr Sunshine &Markeri St 6:00pmRSVP 16th June to your Class ParentRepsPrep R Dinner “Alfresco on Elston”Surfers Paradise (Opp Q1) 7:30pmContact Jane 0413 136 181 or Myriam0421 664 830Prep S Holiday Catch up at KurrawaPark. BYO picnic.Contact Karen (Zachary) 0410 312 000Paige (Taine) 0407 299 956TRIVIA NIGHT! Our Trivia Night will now be held on the 23rd July (Week 2Term 3). Plenty of time to organise those tables.See your class reps if you are interested in coming along on your year level table,or make up your own table with friends and families from outside of St Vincent’s orcontact me if you want to go on a table to meet others.It is a fantastic night - theme your table; BYO alcohol / drinks and nibblies; prizes!Have a great week.Colleen,ctootell@bne.catholic.edu.auWHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND OURSCHOOL?Resource Centre News – Book Week, Inclusive Education -Phonemic Awareness, SportsBook Week 2010: Across the Story BridgeLeading up to Book Week, we’ll review some of the short listedbooks for your enjoyment. Firstly, Early Childhood; The WrongBook and The Terrible Plop.The Wrong Bookby Nick BlandWhat are you doing here?You’re in the WRONG BOOK!Nicholas Ickle has a problem. He is tryingto tell a story – but his book is repeatedlycrashed by characters that don’t belong. First,it’s an elephant, then two monsters, a pirate, a queen and herattendants and more. As the intruders get increasingly ridiculous,Nicholas gets increasingly frustrated – only getting the chance totell the reader what the book is supposed to be about as a giant‘The End’ drops from above.This funny picture book is a wonderful read aloud offering. Notonly will adults enjoy reading it, but children will quickly join in onthe refrain of ‘You’re in the wrong book!’ The illustrations are largeand comic, with Nicholas Ickle dressed as a ring master, in dressupsincluding a coat with tails, a top hat with sticky tape visible,and shorts. The intruders range from the big, slightly puzzledlooking elephant which takes up a whole page, to a pirate in aone-man boat on wheels, and a snooty looking queen.This is the sort of book which will withstand repeated reading andis sure to become a firm favourite.Here is the storyOf the Terrible PLOP,With a bear and a rabbitAnd a hop hop hop.The Terrible Plopby Ursula DubosarskyIllustrator: Andrew JoynerBut what is the PLOP?And where does it hide?Open the bookAnd look inside…The Children’s Book Council of Australia’s theme for BookWeek 2010; Across the Story Bridge lends itself to numerousinterpretations as the word Bridge resonates with meaningsbeyond the stone, wooden, concrete and metal structures thatspan rivers, canals, roads, etc.There is a strong metaphorical image of bridges. We talk of buildingbridges between individuals, communities and countries as anexpression of reaching out to understand other than ourselves.• And there are a number of sayings involving bridges.• We may prefer to cross bridges as we come to them.• We may go a bridge too far.• And we may prefer to forget something as water under thebridge.Book Week can be celebrated by learning the basics of bridgebuilding: the wonders of outstanding bridges, how they canbecome national or community icons, and, of course, the varietyof bridges from a tree over a river to the gigantic structures thatwill rise from engineering plans still in draft stage;ORBy concentrating on the metaphors implicit in some books ofbuilding bridges at individual or group levelsORBoth!From award-winning author Ursula Dubosarsky and illustratorAndrew Joyner comes an irresistible new picture book about alittle rabbit who learns that some things in life aren’t as scary asthey seem. Based on a Tibetan myth, a sound in the forest sets allthe animals running for their lives from the Terrible Plop. Childrenwill be charmed by the wonderful zany energy of the illustrationsand the rollicking rhyming story.Reviewed by Sally MurphyLearning to Read – Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness is one of the foundation blocks in learningto read. Phonemic awareness is not phonics – it is the auditoryprocess of identifying the sounds within words. It becomes Phonicswhen these sounds are matched with letters.Phonemic Awareness is essential to learning to read in analphabetic writing system, because letters represent sounds orphonemes. Without phonemic awareness, phonics makes littlesense.Research has shown that children who are taught to listen for andcan hear the different sounds in words have proved to becomestronger readers.St Vincent’s Primary School Newsletter 3

Phonemic Awareness Games to play at home and atschool• Play rhyming games – find the rhyming words in NurseryRhymes, Dr Seuss books and other picture books.• Clap the syllables in words – el-e-phant; hip-po-pot-a-mus.• Play “I spy with my little eye something that begins with “b”(sound not letter name)• Play “I Spy” with ending sounds.• Play the “Say it fast” game – Say a word – one sound at atime and have your child say the word fast eg h/a/t = ‘hat’ Thisis the phonemic awareness skill of blending• Play the “Say the word slowly game”. Stretch out thesounds in ‘hat’ – h/a/t. This is the skill of segmenting.Research has identified the skills of segmenting andblending as being the most important predictor of readingsuccess in beginning reading.These games have been incorporated into “Book Bag” activities inPrep and Year 1 but can easily be played in the car on the way toand from school.Remember that these skills are developmental and that your childmay not yet be ready for a particular game – only play gameswhich are fun and allow your child to experience success.We all learned to walk and talk at different rates – so too do welearn to read.June NobletSupport teacher – Inclusive Educationjnoblet@bne.catholic.edu.auSPORT NEWSATHLETICSNext week Years 3-7 will be involved in trials over sprint, 200m and800m distances. Children are required to wear House colouredshirts next Wednesday 16 June and Friday 18 June.House sprint trials will be held for Years 3-7 next Wednesday 16June. Children will participate in Sprints and 200 metres, runningagainst others in their house and age group eg Girls born 2002in MacKillop. Places will determine heat divisions for the SportsDay.House 800 metres trials will be held for years 3-7 next Friday18 June. Because of the large numbers involved all children ineach age group from MacKillop and Mercy will run against each,then children from Shannon and Vincent.Approximately the top 10-12 runners from each race will thenqualify for the ‘A’ division Finals and the rest will run in ‘B’ divisionraces.The 800m Finals will be held on Wednesday 14 July (Week 1 nextterm).St Vincent’s Athletics datesWednesday 16 June:Yrs 3 - 7 House Sprint TrialsFriday 18 June: 800m Trials House Yrs 3 - 7Wednesday 14 July: 800m Finals Yrs 3 - 7Friday 16 July: St Vincent’s Athletics Carnival Yrs 3 - 7Wednesday 28 July:Monday 9 August:Wednesday 25 August:Monday 6 September:District ‘B’ Schools Athletics Carnival(Yrs 5-7)District Championships Carnival (Yrs5-7)South Coast Region Athletics CarnivalCatholic Schools Athletics & Ball Games(Yrs 3-7)NB Selection for interschool sports is based primarily, but not exclusively, on Finalsresults.ThankyouPeter BrennanSports Co-ordinatorRETAIL @ St V’sTuckshop RosterTUCKSHOP AND UNIFORM NEWSMany thanksLorelleFriday June 11 Kath Dowthwaite,Bernadette ParzatkaMonday June 14 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAYTuesday June 15 Ann-Maree Lenan, ChrisStevenson, Anna Calley,Chrissy HallamWednesday June 16 Sally Cluff, DebPrendergast, Kylie ThynneThursday June 17 Trish Rose, TanyaAlbertsen, DeanneSintomeFriday June 18 Mario Barnaba, SuzieLewis, Michelle Burt, KimLewisMonday June 21 Jane Crozier, MargoCoffeyTuesday June 22 Brooke Pennisi, Lee Craft,Belinda WebbWednesday June 23 Sarah Palmer, TracieHocart, Lisa DanielThursday June 24 Angela Moss, CarlieCorke, Naomi KingFriday June 25 Carolyn BloinkEXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES @St VItalian Poetry CompetitionCONGRATULATIONS!The 52 St. Vincent’s students, who participated in the ItalianPoetry Day Competition, put in a fabulous effort and won manyof the prizes on the day. The children performed beautifully andwere extremely well behaved during the day.A number of judges later expressed to me how thrilled theywere to see the excitement and enthusiasm that came from theSt.Vincent’s students. Well done St Vincent’s students we areproud of each and every child who performed.Signora Lucia UllianaLOTE TeacherFriday 30 July:Interschool Athletics datesPrep - Yr 2 Athletics Fun DayFROM THE PARISHSacramental ProgramA Notice directed to all children, parents and teachers involvedin the recent Sacramental Program for Confirmation and 1stCommunion. Thank you so very much for your involvement in theceremonies of Confirmation and 1st Communion. They were lovelyceremonies and it was a privilege to be a part of this very specialtime in the children’s lives. The parish extends an invitation to anySt Vincent’s Primary School Newsletter 4

of the children who have recently completed their Sacraments ofinitiation to become more involved at Sunday Mass through AltarServing and the Children’s Choir. Please contact me in the ParishOffice 5572 5433 or email pastoral.surfers@bne.catholic.net.au.Peace and grace. Sue.Sacramental Photos: Photos taken over the last two weekendsfor Confirmation/1st Communion will be available for viewing from3:00 – 5:00pm Wednesday 9th June and again Sunday, 13th June10:00 – 11:00am (after 9:00am Mass). Please note the changein times. There will be no viewing of photos on Friday, 11th June.Photos can also be purchased at 50c per copyMany thanksSue ThomasPastoral Associate, Surfers Paradise Parish50 Fairway Dr, Clear Island Waters Q 4226p. (07) 5572 5433m. 0488 779 842f. (07) 5572 5262pastoral.surfers@bne.catholic.net.auP&F NEWSHave a great week.Tony Lenan, Presidentlenan@firestargroup.netOur Committee’s pledge is to:“Treat all parents and friends of the school with courtesyand respect, and to deal with all matters coming before usimpartially and in the best interests of the majority.”St Vincent’s Primary School Newsletter 5

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