Together We Journey with God. - Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School

From the Principal …
28 May 2015
‘Together We Journey with God.’
SUNDAY
This Sunday the Church will celebrate the solemnity of The Holy Trinity. This Sunday especially
emphasises that there are three different aspects of our one God- the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit. Over the last few Sundays the Easter season reached its conclusion with the
celebrations of The Ascension and Pentecost Sunday. Over the next few Sundays the Church
celebrates a series of important solemnities. A solemnity in the Church is a very important or
dignified event. After these important Sundays the Church season reverts back to Ordinary Time
where the priest wears green robes and the banners hanging in the Church will be green.
WELCOME BACK
Fr Dan has been on a short holiday and resumed work in the parish on Tuesday. Welcome back
Fr Dan.
ASSEMBLY
Every Monday 2pm
Penola Centre
1 June
4 June
8 June
12 June
23 June
25 June
26 June
13 July
QCC Netball Carnival
(Yrs 4-6 Girls)
P&F Executive Meeting
7.00pm
Queens Birthday Public
Holiday
Gruffalo’s – Yr 1
End of Term BBQ
OLOL Athletics Carnival –
QSAC, Nathan
School Holidays begins –
2.55pm
School Resumes 8.30am
SCHOOL FEES
DUE DATE:
Friday 5 June
THOSE WHO ARE SICK
We continue to ask you to pray for people who are sick or who need the help we provide with
our prayers. One of the things Catholics have always done is to pray for the sick in the
community. Many are people we don’t know but we pray that they will be comforted and made
well.
DROP OFF TIMES
We have had some children dropped off exceedingly early over the last few days. One student
was sitting at school when the first staff member arrived at school. This is not safe. Many people
that we do not know cut through our school grounds first thing in the morning on their way to
buses and trains. Please think safe and do not drop your child or children off unaccompanied
before 8:10 am. Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is open every morning from 6:30 am for
students who need to be dropped off early by their parents.
LEARN 2 LEARN
Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown is holding an ‘Earn 2 Learn’ campaign. This campaign continues
until Friday 19 June. If you shop at Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown you may like to collect the
dockets from the participating retailers and drop them into the collection boxes outside
Woolworths and Coles. Each week a school could win an iPad and the school that ends with the
highest total of points (averaged to make it fair for smaller schools) on 19 June wins $4000 cash.
THANK YOU
Yesterday we held Maroon or Blue Day to raise money for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal.
$600.00 was raised and will be presented to the St Vincent de Paul Society shortly.
CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS SUPERHERO DAY
Each year we hold a Cancer Council Fundraising event. This year we have decided to hold
‘Captain Courageous Day’. This is a day to help raise funds for Bone Marrow Transplant
research. This area receives almost no government funding. This will be held on Friday 5 June
and students can come to school on that day dressed as a Super Hero. We would like them to
bring in a Gold Coin donation on that day and this money would go to support the Bone Marrow
Transplant Foundation.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY - QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY
Monday 8 June is the Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday. The school will be closed on this day. It
will reopen on Tuesday 9 June at 8:30 am.
UPDATE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS
At times students can become quite ill very suddenly at school and it becomes very important to be able to contact their
parents quickly. Recently we have several parents that have been very hard to contact when their child has been sick at
school as they have changed phone numbers but have not informed us of those new numbers. If you have changed your
phone number; email address or home address it is very important that you inform the school.
Mark Badke
Principal
Qkr is here!
As previously advertised Qkr is an easy to use mobile app for iPhones and Android smartphones that will
make ordering and payment for tuckshop a breeze. It is a cashless system supported by Mastercard,
Commonwealth Bank and the school’s bank Archdiocesan Development Fund.
We have run a pilot with a number of families and the system is working well. The information to set up Qkr
is now available to all families this can be obtained from the office or on the school app.
If you have ordered online please DO NOT send a brown paper bag order
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2015
2016
Term 2
Monday 20 April - Friday 26 June
Term 3
Monday 13 July - Friday 18 September
Term 4
Tuesday 6 October - Friday 4 December
Term 1
Wednesday 27 January - Thursday 24
March
Term 2
Monday 11 April - Friday 24 June
Term 3
Monday 11 July - Friday 16 September
Term 4
Tuesday 4 October - Friday 2 December
Remember …
All parents helping out in the school are required to sign in and out at the office and wear a “PARENT HELPER BADGE”.
All grandparents, aunts, uncles etc. MUST have a Blue Card (from the Commission for Children and Young People and
Child Guardian. Forms can be obtained from the school office). All volunteer / parent helpers MUST have completed
the Student Protection Workshop on the school website and submitted the forms to the office.
From the APA …
SCHOOL SPORT
Term 2 is always a very busy time for school sport. Our Cross Country team is participating in Catholic Zone competition
today at St Bernadine’s Regents Park. A big thanks to Mrs Dempsey for all the training and expertise coaching she has
provided the team with. We wish them all the best!
Good luck to the girls participating in the QC Cup netball competition on Monday. Thanks to Miss Dale and Mrs
Dempsey for preparing the children for this competition.
TECHNOLOGY
Teachers and students are reporting that the increased access to technology has been a very worthwhile project.
Access to technology such as interactive whiteboards, laptop computers, iPads and Apple TV allow our staff to plan and
st
implement 21 century learning opportunities for your children. The dramatic increase in technology would not have
been possible without the support of the Parents and Friends Association.
RESILIENCE
Below is some basic information about resilience. Resilience is something that is talked about in all school communities.
I will be regularly writing about social and emotional development and resilience is a great place to start.
What is resilience?
Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’ after a tough situation or difficult time and then get back to feeling just about
as good as you felt before. It’s also the ability to adapt to difficult circumstances that you can’t change, and keep on
thriving.
When you’re resilient, you can learn from difficult or challenging situations and get stronger.
(Sourced from the Raising Children Network)
LONE PINE (by Scarlett Mercado 1Blue)
At Lone Pine we saw animals. I liked the koalas best because they have fur. I liked
feeding the kangaroos. At first I was scared and then I wasn't. I liked Lone
Pine because we saw animals.
LONE PINE EXCURSION (by 1Red)
On Friday 15 May we went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary to look
at all the Australian animals. First we fed the kangaroos. Next we
walked around and got to see animals like koalas, platypus, a
cassowary and Tasmanian devils. Then we had a special lesson about the
animals and we got to pat a koala, snake and hold chickens. We had the
best day.
LONE PINE (by Mia Field 1Yellow)
On Friday we went on an excursion to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. First I
had some lunch and the bush turkeys were trying to eat my lunch. Next
we fed the kangaroos, then I saw the wombats. My favourite thing on
the excursion was seeing the show.
Enjoy your weekend!
Michael
From the APRE …
TRINITY SUNDAY
Trinity Sunday is celebrated a week after Pentecost Sunday in honour of the most fundamental of
Christian beliefs—belief in the Holy Trinity. We can never fully understand the mystery of the
Trinity, but we can sum it up in the following formula: God is three Persons in one Nature. The
three Persons of God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—are all equally God, and they cannot be
divided. Year 5 Red will focus on The Trinity during their prayer assembly on Monday afternoon.
RECONCILIATION WEEK
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May
and 3 June. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey—
the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision. National Reconciliation Week is
a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us
can join the national reconciliation effort. The theme for NRW 2015 is It’s time to change it up.
Date Claimer- Catholic Education Week (26 Jul - 1 Aug) and Grandparents’ Day Friday 31 July
Catholic Education Week 2015 will be held from Sunday 26 July - Saturday 1 August and will focus on the theme:
Engaging Minds. Igniting Hearts. Serving Others.
The scriptural reference “Let your light shine” (Matthew 5:16) will also be incorporated into the artistic concept and
messaging.
We will be doing a number of things to celebrate Catholic Education Week. One such event will be Grandparents’ Day
which will take place on Friday 31 July. We will have a prayer assembly beginning at 8:45am followed by open
classrooms and morning tea.
PRAYER CELEBRATIONS
Prayer is a very important part of school life. There are many opportunities for families and friends to join us for prayer
celebrations. You might like to note the following dates in your calendars.
Term 2 Time & Date
Celebration
Class/es Involved
Week
7
2pm Monday 1 June
Prayer assembly
5 Red
7
9am Thursday 4 June
Class Mass
Year 5
9
2pm Monday 15 June
Prayer assembly
3 Blue
9
9am Thursday 18 June
Class Mass
Year 4
10
2pm Monday 23 June
Prayer assembly
3 Yellow
* Dates and times are correct as at 28/5/15. Changes will be advised via the newsletter and the Skoolbag App.
Have a great week!
God’s blessings, Tara Martin (APRE)
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
To Sunnybank Swimming Club and Head Coach Tom Harris
For placing 1st
In second division
In the Brisbane Swimming Competition
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The club also placed 30 in Australia at the Australian Age Championships.
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This is a fantastic achievement and will see the club promoted to 1 Division next season.
Congratulations to Tom, President David Byrne and all the committee members, parents and swimmers on such great
results.
BRAG BLOG…

School newsletter
Published every Thursday
and sent home by email. It
can also be accessed from
the app and website.
We would like to share some achievements that our past students are experiencing.
Congratulations to them all for their wonderful achievements.
 Lachlan Byrne is the 13 year old 100 Freestyle Australian Champion. He
won 7 medals from 8 races at the recent Australian Age Championships
 John Brouwers competed at the recent Australian Age Championships
 Grace Sewell known professionally as “Grace” has the No 1 record in
Australia with “You Don’t Own Me”.
 Conrad Sewell toured recently supporting Ed Sheeran and his song “Hold
Me Up” is doing well on the Australian charts.
Cooper Cronk (Queenslander) scored the first try and kicked the winning Field goal
in the first State of Origin Game for 2015.
School website
www.ourladyoflourdes.qld.edu.au
School app
“Skoolbag”
For smart phones and tablets
Add events directly to your
personal calendar.
Absences
Is an app for smart phones
and tablets where you can
order and pay for tuckshop.
can be advised through the
skoolbag app
Parent eForms > Absentee Note
Late arrivals to school can only be signed
in at the office for safety reasons.
Printing
forms
and
documents
from the app can
be
done
by
accessing it from the Skoolbag
Communication Centre at the
bottom of the main page of the
school’s website.
Student of the Week …
Congratulations to the following students:Sam Hurst
Harwin Shiyans
Pero Arapovic
Scarlett Mercado
Costi Petrides
Noah Ramsden
Olivia Day
Chris Lewis
Emma Tran
Laila Tavita
Emmaline Farrington / Stephanie Burke
Cameron Loadsman
Bailey Johnson
Robert Guerra
Angelo Rasch
Max Tsai
Joshua Miller
Oorja Gor
Ciara Ross
Mercedes Adriano
Prep Blue
Prep Red
Prep Yellow
1Blue
1Red
1Yellow
2Blue
2Red
2Yellow
3Blue
3Red
3Yellow
4Blue
4Red
4Yellow
5Blue
5Red
5Yellow
Senior Blue (6)
Senior Yellow (6)
Active School Travel …
50 Walks … Claudia Allam
Ice Blocks … Imogen Robinson, Talia Carroll, Jamie Lo, Geraldine Maridanise, Abigail Mason, Gabrielle
Menicani, Olivia Miles
Muffin & Milo Day – Thank you
A very BIG thankyou to all who made muffins, who walked with the children and for those that
served the muffins & milo.
Congratulations to the 124 walkers.
Walking School Bus
 All interested parents are most welcome to attend
 PRIZES available
Walking Bus every Wednesday from 8.05am
Woff Street Skate Park, Sunnybank
Looking forward to seeing you there!!!!
PLEASE NOTE
On wet days, please DO NOT DROP YOUR CHILDREN OFF AT THE PARK unless there are supervisors present.
(Walking under these wet conditions make pathways slippery and dangerous)
 NO HAT – NO WALK
 MISBEHAVING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
Jo Bowman (AST Coordinator)
REMINDERS: Parents of Prep students to stay with child until we have started to walk, on Buddy day and
Milo & Muffin day, not normal Wednesday.
From the Tuckshop … (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)
TUCKSHOP ROSTER: Wednesday 3 June – Friday 5 June
Wed 3 June
Maria Macabangon, Cheryl Valle
Thurs 4 June
Mary-Anne Hiscutt, Carah Bebbington
Fri 5 June
Desiree Tyler, Maria Macabangon
From the School Shop … (Wednesday & Thursday ONLY)
Wed 3 June
Thurs 4 June
SCHOOL SHOP ROSTER: 3 June – 4 June
Janine Harman
Jaclyn Langley
SALE
20% OFF all Previous Sample stock of Winter Uniforms. These are new but have been used for trying on and bear the
old school logo. Only 1 of each item. Emails will be accepted as reservation of items.
20% OFF SELECTED Second Hand Uniforms from the centre rack in the shop. Grab a bargain to have as a spare or an
extra uniform.
PAY PASS
Pay Pass is now available in the shop for all purchases under $100.
Debbie Johnson
Convenor
[email protected]
Library News…
SOME RULES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN AND SOME ARE WORTH THINKING ABOUT!!! ENJOY THESE PEARLS OF
WISDOM ABOUT READING AND QUENTIN BLAKE'S UNIQUELY WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.
Sally O’Brien
(Librarian)
Sports …
QC CUP NETBALL
20 Netballers were all dressed and ready to go to QC Cup (Netball) this week but were disappointed to hear that the
Carnival had been postponed due to wet conditions at the courts. At this stage, the Carnival is scheduled
for Monday
1 June. Girls MUST be at school at 7.20am.
We will have one last training Friday 29 May 7.30am.
ATHLETICS TRAININGS
Our Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday, 25 June. The age group that a child competes in, is the age they turn
this year, i.e. a child born 2005 competes as a 10 yr old.
PREP, YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 (7 YEAR OLDS): The focus at the Carnival for these children is to have fun and ‘have a go’ at
a variety of fun activities including a Sprint race. Preparation for this event will occur in PE lessons leading up to the
event.
YEAR 2 (8 YEAR OLDS) TO SENIORS: Preparation for the Carnival has been the focus of PE lessons this term. Events
children compete in at the Carnival are:
 8 years: 60m sprint, Shot Put, Long Jump and Ball Games.
 9 years: 80m sprint, Shot Put, Long Jump and Ball Games. 200m and 800m are optional.
 10-12 years: 100m sprint, Shot Put, Long Jump and Ball Games. 10-12 years must do either 200m or
800m. Some children may be allowed to do both and this will determined during PE lesson.
Starting 2 June there will also be non-compulsory trainings designed to further prepare children turning 8 - 12
years. This list of times will also be displayed on the door to Ms Dempsey’s classroom.
Please meet outside the School Office:
 200m and 800m: Tuesday 7.45am
 Sprints: Wednesday 7.45am
 Long Jump: Thursday, 1.15pm (No training 28 May)
 800m: Thursday, 7.45am
 Shot Put: Friday 7.45am
Basketball …
School Banking Rewards …
Remember School banking is on a FRIDAY - Happy Banking
We're excited to launch the new reward items for 2015 from our Outer Space Savers range.
 ET DVD and Planet Handball, released Term 1
 Invisible Ink Martian Pen and Intergalactic Rocket, released Term 2
 Glow-in-the-Dark Solar System and Cosmic Light Beam Torch, released Term
3
 Outer Space Savers Money Box and Lunar Light Band, released Term 4
P & F News …
TWILIGHT MARKET - THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who came and supported the Twilight Market on the
weekend. By all accounts, everyone had a fantastic afternoon, there was a diverse
display of quality goods available, scrumptious food, brilliant prizes and a fun Fashion
Parade put on by In Style Boutique and Intimo Clothing. We raised $1,300 for our school and cemented
friendships with businesses in our community.
A big thank you to De Bertoli Wines for donating all the Champagne for the Twilight Market. They have
been loyal supporters of our school for a very long time and have provided us with the Champagne for
each Twilight Market. Again a big thank you to them, we are extremely grateful and appreciative of their
support. We must also send a big thank you to the following mums who did a brilliant job of modeling in
our fashion parade, they were: Leanne Lambert, Kate Murphy, Sara Andriani, Katherine Bruback, Nicole
Brooks and Andreia Wigan.
I would also like to thank the following people for helping out on the day, we couldn’t have done it without your help:
They are Mark Badke, Tara Martin, Rebecca Patane, Carol Atme, Sherryn Jones, Gaye Buckle and Renae Miles. Also a
big thank you to Carmel Graham, Christine Anthony, Leanne Lambert, Kate Murphy, Andreia Wigan, Carol Atme, Karen
Tignani, Mary Anne Hiscutt and Sherryn Jones for cooking and baking and providing the Twilight Market with some
scrumptious food. Everyone was so impressed with the quality, taste and variety of food available. When we receive
help in this area we are able to keep our costs down so we have higher profits that go back into our school to help in the
areas that need it most so thank you again ladies! I hope we haven’t left anyone out. A final thank you to Andrea
Mercier, Mary Anne Hiscutt and Karen Tignani for all their tireless organizing behind the scenes, who without their
vision the Twilight Market wouldn’t go ahead.
We appreciate the community spirit within our school that supports P&F
events. We would love to hear your feedback on the Twilight Market eg.
what you think worked and what you think needs to be improved or even
why you didn’t attend the Market. Please send your thoughts to
[email protected]
All responses will be kept
confidential and used solely for the purpose of improving the Twilight
Market and/or deciding whether the Twilight Market goes ahead again
next year. All attendees of the Twilight Market will receive a $25 voucher
to be used at SkinSpirit Day Spa. You can pick up your voucher from the
school office this week.
Please find below the list of raffle prize winners from the Twilight Market. All unclaimed prizes are in the school office
ready for you to pick them up.
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Sarah Ford - The Fudge Bar - Hamper with an array of fudges, brittles and rocky road - $80
Amanda Naiker - Vibe Dance Studios - $75 voucher to experience the world of dance at Vibe Studios
Libby Humphries - Independent Phoenix Trader - Assorted cards, gift wrap & stationery items. $70
Ruth Hilton - My White House - $75 worth of My White House products
Sherryn Jones - Andrea Mercier Photography - Mini portrait shoot (30min portrait session on location) plus two 5 x 7" art
mounted prints valued at $240
Sally Mercier - Chloe Creations – Original design screen printed canvas bag
Carmel Graham - SkinSpirit Day Spa - A day spa gift certificate to the value of $70
Tara Martin - Tupperware - A set of 2 Tupperware Fiesta Wine glasses, a large insulated wine carry bag, 2 bottles of wine
and a Tupperware goodies bag full of exclusive offers, valued at over $100
Rachel Butcher - Art by Anj - A 3 connector trifold frame plus a frame of your choice. Total value $85
Kathryn Podevin - Thermomix - A Thermomix goodies pack to the value of $80
Misty Kemble - Envy Jewellery - A Tibetan Agate Bracelet - $100 value
Katie O’Kane - Norwex - 2 prizes to win, Norwex Pitch the Plastic Pack- valued at $81.90 plus Your Inspiration at Home
Fajita spice blend-RRP $ 29.90
Anne Goebel - Sublime Cake Creations - A gift pack of 6 cupcakes plus a $50 voucher - $77 value.
Karen Tignani - Partylite Candles - Beautiful candle holder Angels - Valued at $125
Leanne Austin - Twinkle Little Wonder/BCNA - A Pink lady polo shirt, a Pink Lady Navy Visor cap, and a pair of pink lady
shoelaces plus 2 pure silk scarves – total value $80.
Bridie Doyle - Seacret - A Seacret Nail Care Collection valued at $70.
Kay Mathison - Picture Fixer - $75 voucher toward photo restoration.
Anthony Bushell - Violet Stars - A pair of earrings as part of the 'Leaf Dome Earrings' series - valued at $45
Mary Anne Hiscutt - Lauren Payne Art - A framed water colour drawing - $150 value.
Anna Punter - Nutrimetics - A Nutrimetics gift pack to the value of $80.
Carina Hayes - Intimo - Intimo $75 gift voucher.
Deb Johnston - Instyle Boutique - A $70 Instyle Boutique voucher.
Community News …
PARENTS BOOK CLUB This month we read The Children Act by Ian McEwan, and The Women in Black by Madeleine St.
John. Both fairly short novels, and our members really enjoyed them both. The Children Act particularly,
beautifully written, a story of a High Court Judge on the one hand faced with the collapse of her marriage
and on the other dealing with a case where the decision means life or death for a youth with leukemia.
The Women in Black is a charming and witty novel set in Sydney in the 1950s, the main characters are the
sales ladies in a department store modelled on David Jones. We highly recommend these books, well
worth reading. The Children Act gets 4 out of 5 stars and The Women in Black we rated 3.5.
Our next meeting will be Monday 1 June at Cafe di Luna, Sunnybank at 7.30pm, we will be discussing I, Robot by Isaac
Asimov.
New members are most welcome, if you wish to join us please call Jenny Scodellaro 0402 457 462 or MaryAnne Hiscutt
0413 199 974.