REFLECTION

Lord Jesus,

Give us the courage to welcome new thoughts.

Help us to have an open mind and confidence

in the promptings of the Spirit.

Guide us also towards harmony and

Help us trust the wisdom of our friends.

Renew our confidence in your presence as

We seek to serve this community.

Amen

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Dear Parents and Guardians of our All Saints’ community, Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our first P&F function for the year last Friday night. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and it was a perfect evening to be outside. Congratulations to the P&F for organising and running the evening. Permission Forms Some students have not yet returned the general ‘Excursion/Incursion: walking to venues around town’ permission form. Please complete this form as soon as possible and return it to the School Office. Without this form completed students, in Yr3 to 6, will not be permitted to attend swimming lessons or AFL sessions as we do not have parental/guardian permission to allow them to leave the school grounds. If you have lost this form please request another form from the Office. Getting Involved P&F Meeting Wednesday night. First meeting for the year begins at 7pm in the school Library. School Board: still looking for interested people to join our School Board. The first meeting will be Wednesday February 24. Please let me know if you are interested in becoming a member of the School Board. Canberra meeting Thank you to those parents and guardians who were able to attend last night’s meeting about the Yr5/6 trip to Canberra later in the year. It was an opportunity to relay information about the trip, to answer any questions and to help organise fundraising events to reduce the cost of the trip.

Leadership Liturgy Each year ALL of our Year 6 student leaders will be presented with their ‘School Leaders’ badge and some students will be presented with a School Captain badge and House Captain badges. This is an important occasion as it is our official recognition of our Year 6 students as student leaders. All parents/guardians are very welcome to attend this Liturgy. There has been a slight change in date, the liturgy will now be held on Monday February 22. The liturgy will begin 2:20pm and will be held in the Hall. Email Communication I am very aware that email is a very convenient and direct method of communication with the school and with individual teachers. Also be aware that Teachers, and Office Staff, do not always have the opportunity to read emails throughout the day so please allow at least 24 hours before a response is made. Emergency notices should be made through a direct call to the Office or in person.

Dates to Remember:

Date: Event/Activity:

Wed Feb 17 Term 1 School Mass: 9:30am in the Hall P&F Meeting: 7pm in the Library

Fri Feb 19 AFL for Yr4-6: 12:45-2:45pm

Mon Feb 22 Swimming Yr3 to 6 Student Leadership Liturgy: 2:20pm in the Hall

Tues Feb 23 No school Assembly

I hope love and romance was in the air in your household last Sunday for Valentine’s Day. Take care with the hot weather that has returned. Please remind your daughter/son to drink plenty of water and to play games that are not too strenuous. We will be delivering the same message from school. Shane Seymour Principal

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Email pboonah@bne.catholic.edu.au

Web www.allsaintsboonah.qld.edu.au 17 February 2016

ALL SAINTS’ SCHOOL

APRE REPORT

Year of Mercy

Pope Francis has declared this to be the Jubilee Year of

Mercy. The Church is celebrating this Holy Year of

Mercy, a time of grace, peace, conversion and joy. It is

meant for everyone: people of every age, from far and

near. There is no separation which can prevent the God’s

mercy from reaching and embracing us. In everyday life

a door has several functions and is also full of

symbolism: it marks the separation between inside and outside, and

symbolically marks the separation between sin and the

order of grace;

it permits entry to a new place, and symbolically shows

mercy and not condemnation;

it provides protection, and symbolically it provides

salvation.

This theme ties in nicely with our staff professional

development days where we engaged with Sr Mary

Lawson with the Mercy heritage and how All Saints’

was founded on the Mercy traditions.

New parents Morning tea Tuesday 23 February

A casual get together over a cup of tea/coffee will be on

offer next Tuesday morning at 9:30 for any of our new

parents. This is an opportunity to catch up on any

questions you may have or to meet other new parents.

We will meet at the tuckshop. Looking forward to seeing

you.

Whole school Mass Wednesday 17 Feb

We celebrated our first Eucharistic celebration this

morning. Thank you to Father Peter for making himself

available to celebrate with us and thank you also to the

family and parishioners who could join us. All the

classes presented their Mission Statements and a copy of

these will be on display in the front office foyer.

A class Mass roster will be completed shortly.

Just a thought... If you let go of the past, it no longer has a

hold on you.

Have a great week

Karen

SCHOOL NEWS

The All Saints’ Shooting Star Award Congratulations to the following students who were selected by their teachers for the Shooting Star awards.

Prep - Abby B Yr 1R - Sophie C Yr 1WD - Sam R Yr 2V - Francesca K Yr 3M - Jack G Yr 3S - Taylor T Yr 4R - Bella B Yr 5/6B - Curtis G Yr 5/6CN - Ben H Yr 5/6F - Lane A

The All Saints’ Shining Star Award Congratulations to the following students who were selected by their teachers for the Shining Star awards.

Prep - Charlie B Yr 1R - Beth B Yr 1WD - Cody Mc Yr 2V - Callum T Yr 3M - Hayden F Yr 3S - Annabelle C Yr 4R - Beth T Yr 5/6B - Maggie B Yr 5/6CN - Sammy G

Yr 5/6N - Eila B

LIBRARY NEWS

Class Borrowing Please see the timetable below to help remind students – especially the littlies and those new to the school to bring their books and bag on their library day. Monday : 1W 5/6B 5/6F 5/6CN Wednesday: Prep 2V 1R 4R 3M 3S Have a great week! Karen D & Karen S

OFFICE NEWS

School Fees – Application for Concession on Fees

If you are applying for a concession on school fees, please make an appointment to see our Principal Mr Seymour, no later than Friday 12 February. School fees will be issued later this week.

Please phone the office if you have any concerns.

Newsletter & SMS

Have you moved house?

Do you have a new mobile phone?

Are all of your contact details up to date?

Please advise the office if you have changed your residential and postal addresses, email address or mobile phone number.

Newsletter Items Any items or notices for our newsletter

should be sent to this email address: pboonahnews@bne.catholic.edu.au

SPORT NEWS

Facebook Page There is a new Facebook page for the Fassifern District Sport Association. The

only information that will be placed on this page is upcoming trial notices.

Fassifern District Netball Trials Where: Peak Crossing State School

When: 23 March 2016 Time: 3.45-4.45pm (approx)

Who: 11/12 year olds (born 2005/2004) 10 year olds

(born 2006 - must be of a high standard)

Prior knowledge of the game is essential.

All girls must bring principal approval forms and medical forms. No Forms – No trial

Choir Corner Term 1 Week 3 2016 This week the choir our first choir rehearsal for

2016. We sang some new songs, listened to some

possible new songs. We are off to a good start for

2016!!

Students in Grade 3 to 6 are welcome to join the

choir and new members are invited to do a four

week trial in term one to see how they like being in

choir. Forms are available from the office.

From

Mrs Caryn Eastman

eastmanmusic@gmail.com

All Saints Choir Director

B.Ed., DipMus.T., Dip.T., ATCL, LTCL,

A.Mus.TCL, A.Mus.A.

P&F NEWS

Thank You - P&F Welcome BBQ Thanks to all the volunteers that made the P&F Welcome BBQ possible. We had a great team of tuckshop helpers, BBQ chefs and bar attendants. Thanks also to Shane for keeping the children busy with the games. I know the children really enjoyed themselves. Thanks to those parents and friends that attended, it was a good chance to meet some new faces and catch up with friends. P&F Meeting The first P&F meeting for 2016 will be held on Wednesday, 17th February commencing at 7pm. P&F meetings are held in the school library. This first meeting of the year is a good opportunity to participate in planning some of the activities or projects that will be carried out in 2016 so please come along and participate. Fete 2016 – Sunday August 21 We are seeking expressions of interest in the roles of Fete Coordinator, Stalls’ Coordinator and Monster Raffle Coordinator. These roles can be filled by two people; so call up a friend and think about how you might help out the All Saints’ school community in 2016. We need your help, the response for these roles has been poor, please contact Andrew Conway or Clare Brandon if you would like to find out more about these roles. We will need to commence Fete meetings by the beginning of March.

Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the P&F will be held on Wednesday, 16th March commencing at 7pm. At the AGM the following positions will become vacant. President: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary: Tuckshop Convenor/s: Fundraising Convenor: Fundraising Committee Members; and Grants Officer: If you have any P&F matters you would like to discuss, please do not hesitate to send me an email or see me in person. Thank you. Andrew Conway P&F President qrconway@hotmail.com

BIRTHDAYS

Wishing these students a very

Happy Birthday!

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Term 1 Tuckshop Roster Date Tuckshop

Volunteers

Baking Eggs

22.02.16 Sam Chalk, Justine Stanton, Peter Edbrooke

Rosie Stanford, Bonnie Gordon

Erin O’Neill

29.02.16 Verity O’Hanlon, Bernie Blair, Katie Newlove

Wendy Curr, Karen Schefe

Amanda Cant

07.03.16 Sarah Goulding, Kim Forsyth, Monique Saunders, Katherine Saunders

Kirsty Maynard, Sharon Alford

Mel Jorgensen

14.03.16 Shellee Saunders, Narelle Gowland, Gabriella Kostecki, Tracey Costin

Megan Gilloway, Bernie Blair

Katherine Saunders

21.03.16 Kirsty Maynard, Helen Burke, Clare Brandon, Melissa Smith

Shellee Saunders, Rachel Kriel

Els Forde

Thank you everyone

Els Forde

0407 253 283

Melissa Jorgensen

0408 706 288

Feb 15 Olivia V Yr 1

17 Estelle S Yr 6

18 Ethan B Yr 2

19 Ruby S Yr 2

NOTICES

All Saints Instrumental Program Term 1, 2016 Term 1, 2016 instrumental lessons are well underway

and it is exciting to see so many young musicians at All

Saints School. Vacancies are still available if you are

interested in your child learning an instrument or

singing.

This is for students from Prep to Grade 6 offering group

and individual lessons for:

1. Piano/Keyboard

2. Violin, viola and cello

3. Guitar – classical and modern styles

4. Singing

5. Ukulele

6. Clarinet and flute

7. Drums

Lessons will be available in both individual and group

sessions. An enrolment form and details are available for

enrolments now so please email Caryn Eastman for the

forms or any questions you may have.

DRUM LESSONS

Two groups for drums have been started:

Thursday at 8am Grade 4 to 6

Friday at 8am Grade 1 to 3

Drum lessons are in the hall. Please email

eastmanmusic@gmail.com for costs and enrolment

forms. Drum groups are restricted to 6 students per

group.

Instruments are available for hire if you don’t own a

violin/guitar but your child would like to try a term of

lessons. Please phone Caryn Eastman B.Ed., Dip.T.,

DipMus.T., ATCL, LTCL, A.Mus.A., A.MusTCL. on

0422 909 266 or email eastmanmusic@gmail.com to

discuss lessons for your child.

ALL SAINTS’ CATHOLIC SCHOOL – BOONAH

SCHOOL FEE PAYMENT & COLLECTION POLICY

Issuing of Accounts

School fees are issued at the following times:

Term 1 – end of week 3; Terms 2 to 4 – end of week 1.

Fees are due 4 weeks after the date issued. Fees are structured in the following way:

Tuition Fee – the amount charged to educate your child / children

Levies – costs charged for educational activities such as: excursions (swimming lessons, Raw Art visits, Footsteps

Dance Company), stationery and other consumable items, access to Information Technology, maintenance of

buildings, enhancements to the grounds and providing for any new constructions.

Parents/Guardians are asked to pay the account by the nominated due date, which is shown on the account.

Method of Payment

Payment can be made at the School Office by cash, cheque or credit/debit card or by BPay, Direct Deposit and Direct

Debit.

Reminder Notices

This will be the process:

1. One week after the nominated due date a reminder notice will be forwarded to any accounts unpaid.

2. Two weeks after the nominated due date, should accounts continue to remain outstanding, a member of the

Administration Team will make contact to discuss the outstanding fees.

Payment Difficulties

There are times when accounts cannot be paid by the due date. If you are experiencing such difficulties, please contact the

School as soon as possible, preferably before the due date.

From this discussion, assistance, such as extending the time to pay or offering a payment by installments, can be arranged.

Overdue Accounts

On the rare occasions when families fail to pay their account, do not respond to reminder notices and/or do not contact the

School to make alternate arrangements, the School will be forced to consider engaging the services of a professional debt

collection agency.

Please be aware that additional charges will be incurred once the account has been handed to the debt collection agency.

Once the account is handed over the matter effectively passes out of the School’s control and all negotiations for payment

must then be made with the debt collector. Please be aware that this may result in your credit rating be affected.

Concessions

In cases of financial hardship the School will consider offering a concession.

Concession applications must be made with the Principal and are accepted at the commencement of each year (within the

first month) or when a hardship within the family occurs.

Concessions are based in line with Federal Government Poverty Guidelines. The assessment process takes all income into

consideration including: Wages, Youth Allowance, all other Centrelink payments etc; as well as housing costs eg rent or

mortgage.

Concessions on fees are not ongoing and applications must be resubmitted at the commencement of the new

school year.

Should you require further information, please contact the School: Ph. 5463 1322.

Mark this date on your calendars! The date for the 2016 School Fete has been set for

Sunday, 21 August.

Please Help!!

For our 2016 Fete to be a success once again, we really need to fill the

following key positions as soon as possible. If you would like to

nominate please do not hesitate to contact our P&F President,

Andrew Conway, Secretary, Clare Brandon or the school office.

Wanted Fete Coordinator

Stall Coordinator

Monster Raffle

Coordinator

2016 School Fete