Assembly Wednesdays 2:15pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday 12 September

9.00am Prep Incursion

7.00pm P&F Meeting

Thursday 14 September

2:30pm Yr 3 Peace Liturgy

Friday 15 September

Dance Cart Concert Yrs 3-6

LAST DAY OF TERM 3

Tuesday 3 October

FIRST DAY OF TERM 4

Guardian Angels’ School

Newsletter

7 September 2017

www.guardianangelswynnum.qld.edu.au School: pwynnum@bne.catholic.edu.au P&F: pwynpandf@bne.catholic.edu.au

Dear Parents and Guardians

I hope you are enjoying the warmer weather as we approach the end of Term 3. Book Week – Escape to Everywhere On Wednesday, our school celebrated Book Week in what could only be described as an extravaganza, highlighting the importance of reading. I would like to thank key staff who made the book parade an event all our students enjoyed. Firstly, to Mrs Matta (currently on leave), Mrs Wickham and Mrs Stuart for providing the initial direction for the parade. Secondly, I’d like to thank Mrs Paljaka and Mrs Gear who organised the entire parade! They wrote the script, organised the music and prepared the students who presented the most amazing opening to a book parade I have witnessed! I would also like to thank our music teacher, Miss Muir for preparing the choir. All in all, it truly was an amazing event and hopefully it inspired our learners of all ages to take time to relax, unwind and escape the daily grind and read! Positive Behaviour for Learning Next week, each family will receive an A5 Behaviour Matrix to display on the fridge. As I’ve discussed on numerous occasions, we are genuine in wanting to establish strong connections between home and school. Having the same expectations regarding appropriate behaviour will help strengthen this partnership between the school and parents, as we use a common language when speaking with your child. Pine Street Apartments

Once again, we have been approached by members of our community who have been inconvenienced by parents or guardians either parking illegally on the street or using the carpark designated to the tenants living in the Pine Street Apartments. Please be mindful and respectful of our fellow community members. Connecting with your child’s school

There are many ways you can connect with GA. For parents who are ‘time poor’ and find it challenging to volunteer or attend events at GA, you can still stay connected via the school’s social media page. Please consider following our school on Twitter @gawynnum We are using this platform more regularly and hope our parents are enjoying the updates.

Peace be with you Craig

Principal

APA

APRE

PLL

Parish Priest

Craig Acret

Dawn Morrissey

Debbie Young

Nicole Waller

Fr John Spiteri

Phone

Parish Office

OSHC

3396 4486

3393 4980

0429 428 768

Students arriving

after the bell must

be signed in at the

office.

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APRE News

GA Playground

If you have visited our school over the past week, you would have noticed the amazing artwork that Graphic Lines have done painting all the games on the asphalt surface on the Junior Campus. The children and staff have thoroughly enjoyed watching the designs coming to life over the week. This will give our younger students so much more to do during play time. A very big thank you to our hard-working and supportive P&F for funding this project. Rotary Primary Schools Public Speaking Competition

Yesterday we held our school final to select students from Years Five and Six who will represent Guardian Angels in this year’s Rotary Primary Schools Public Speaking Competition which is held in October each year. Awards went to India Poots (1st Place), Jazz Waller (2nd Place) and Caitlin Jamieson (3rd Place). The judges also made special mention of Ellie Knight, who came a very close fourth. Well done everyone! It is certainly not easy to stand up in front of an audience and deliver a three minute speech, but all ten of our finalists did an amazing job. Farewell Sam Briggs

Tomorrow we bid farewell to Sam Briggs, our fantastic Prep Red School Officer. Sam, we wish you all the very best as you embark on your new journey. We will certainly miss you! Sam’s replacement will commence at the beginning of next term. Have a great week everyone! The warmth of Spring is

just around the corner.

Dawn Morrissey

APA News

Virtue The virtue of the week is Unity. Unity helps people work and live together peacefully. When we practise unity, we feel connected to

everyone and everything. Unity brings harmony, like the music made by different instruments in an orchestra. Unity comes when we value all people. The joy of one is the joy of all. The hurt of one is the hurt of all. The honour of one is the honour of all. We are practising unity, when we:

Treat all people as members of one human

family;

See the gifts in differences;

Refuse to join in when others express

prejudice;

Solve conflict through listening and finding

solutions;

Care for the earth and all living things; and

Act like a peacemaker wherever you go.

St Francis Day

On Wednesday 4 October, we will celebrate the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. On this day we will start with a whole school Mass in the Shed led by Father John at 9am. All students will receive a special treat at lunchtime. Classes will then be involved in St Francis themed activities throughout

the day in their classrooms and with their buddies.

Prayer While you are proclaiming peace with your lips,

Be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.

St Francis of Assisi Blessings for the coming week, Debbie Young

General News

Lost Missing from school ground - a red Hot Wheels bike plus a black helmet. This bike belongs to a prep student and went missing on Friday 25 August. If found please contact the office asap. Thank you. Earn and Learn

We continue to collect Earn and Learn stickers - thank you for your support.

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Guidance News

Book Week Photo

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Parent Portal News

Guardian Angels’ School is pleased to announce that

our Parent Portal has now been upgraded.

Our Parent Portal is the main method of keeping you

up-to-date with important school information.

New features

• New look and feel

• Easier to use Report Absence page

• Your child’s information found easily on the

home page

• Paperless permission forms

• Slide show on home page

• Translate feature lets you see information

(excluding the content of documents) in your

choice of language.

Of course, all our previous features are still there in-

cluding calendar and announcements, school docu-

ments, staff contacts, enrolment and fee information

as well as your child’s timetable, teacher names, clas-

ses, attendance reports, NAPLAN and even report

cards.

As always, you’ll need your email address and pass-

word to login. Forgotten your password? You can reset

it here.

Log in and enjoy!

BCE Upgrade News

Book Week Photo

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Parish Weekend Mass Times

Guardian Angels' Church Saturday 6pm, Sunday 7am, 9am, 6pm

St Joseph the Worker Church Sunday 8am

Nazareth House Chapel Sunday 9.30am

Iona College Chapel Sunday 7.30am Afternoon Pick Up Zone Roster

GA PUZ MC PUZ

M Tracie Porter Bridget Wright

T Tracie Porter Natalie O’Grady

W Tracie Porter Natalie O’Grady

T Nathalie Pallandre

Hanna Miley

Help Needed

Please

F Help Needed Please Tracy Allom

Term 3 10 July 15 Sept Term 4 3 Oct 1 Dec

Tuckshop Roster

Tues

12 Sept

Thurs

14 September

Fri

8 September

Helpers

needed

Martina Alford

Treena Neeve

Tanya Milburn

Leah Webb

2017 Term Dates

Opening Times Monday 8am – 8.30am Tuesday 2.30pm – 3.00pm Friday 8.10am – 8.45am

PG Oliver Nancarrow

No awards this week due to the Book Week Parade!

Second Hand Uniform Shop News

The P&F has a dedicated email address. Feel free to contact us at: pwynpandf@bne.catholic.edu.au

P&F News

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Community News