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MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au
NEWSLETTER No. 36 21st November 2019
Dear Parents, Friends and Students
The Colour Explosion Fundraiser that was held yesterday
was an outstanding success. Besides raising money for
our school, the event was a great community builder. It
was so good to see a large number of parents come
along to support the students. It was a sight to see the
whole school dressed in white t-shirts and then many of
them smothered in colour by the end of the event. The
staff were also involved and many of them were many
different shades of colour by the end of the day. A very
big thank you to Katie Pillera and Jaime Smith who did a
brilliant job in coordinating the event. Thanks, also, to
those parents and grandparents who helped out in so
many different ways. We look forward to the final amount
when it comes to hand.
Last night Mrs Therese Hussey, the newly appointed
Principal of Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School,
attended our School Board and P&F meetings. This was
an opportunity for her to meet the members of these two
important parent groups, to see how they work and to
hear of their plans for the 2020 academic year. Mrs
Hussey was impressed with they way both committees
worked along with their commitment to the school
community. She is looking forward to working with them
next year. I would like to thank the members of both
groups for helping to make her feel welcome to our
school.
Congratulations to Mrs Hawley, Mrs Moore and the
Pre-primary students for their excellent assembly last
Friday. Many thanks to the parents and grandparents
who came along to enjoy the entertainment. I would also
like to acknowledge the students who were recognised by
their teachers for completing excellent work by receiving
merit awards. Our next assembly will take place on Friday
29th November. The Year 2 class will be hosting this
assembly.
The Annual General Community Meeting for 2019 will
take place on Wednesday 27th November. It will begin at
7:00pm and it will be held in the school library. All parents
and members of our community are encouraged to
attend. The meeting is split into two sections. The first
part will be the School Board Community meeting. The
School Board Chair, the Treasurer and the Principal will
each present a report. Following this meeting, the P&F
will hold their Annual General Meeting. All positions on
the P&F are declared vacant. In this week’s newsletter, a
nomination form is attached for those who wish to
nominate for the Executive of the P&F or as class
representatives. They will also be made available
electronically. I hope that as many of you as possible
nominate for these positions as it is vitally important that
we have strong participation and support of the P&F and
the great work they do. It would be great to leave the
meeting with all positions on the P&F filled for 2020. This
will help to send a very positive message to our new
Principal.
Coming home today will be an information letter informing
parents of how they can connect to SEQTA Engage. This
is the portal that parents use to access their child’s report.
The information can be found in this newsletter as well as
emailed to you. You only have a week to register. Please
follow the directions that you will find in the letter. Failure
to register will delay access to your child’s report.
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GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS
Year 3 have been learning about angles and Chinese Dragons!
Brodie Lincoln Ruby Michael Adam Peyton
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Fri 22nd Nov Youth Summit - Yr 5 reps
Fri 22nd Nov PP & Yr 2 ‘In the Past’ Activity Day
Mon 25th Nov Kindy - Yr 2 Transition
Tues 26th Nov Kindy Orientation 2.15 - 3.00pm\
Wed 27th Nov Annual Community Meeting 7pm
Fri 29th Nov Year 2 Assembly
Fri 29th Nov PP ‘Keeping Cool’ Water Fun Day
Sun 1st Dec 1st Sunday of Advent
Mon 2nd Dec Kindy - Yr 2 Transition
Tues 3rd Dec Pre-Kindy 2020 meet & greet play
date 2.30 - 3.00pm
Wed 4th Dec Year 4 Mass
Fri 6th Dec Year 6 Assembly
Fri 6th Dec Kindy - Yr 6 End of Year Concert
6.00 - 7.30pm
Sun 8th Dec 2nd Sunday of Advent
Thurs 12th Dec Graduation Thanksgiving Mass
9.05am
Thurs 12th Dec Kindy Mini Concert & Farewell
2.30pm
Fri 13th Dec Year 6 Excursion
Fri 13th Dec END OF TERM 4 FOR STUDENTS
Mon 3rd Feb STUDENTS RETURN TERM 1 2020
YEAR 2 NEWS
This week we were very busy getting ready for our
assembly which will be held on Friday 29/11/19. We hope
you can join us!
Our grass heads went home this week, some looking
slightly crazy with the addition of their crazy eyes! We
were all amazed to see how fast the grass heads grew
and discovered it is a tricky thing to measure.
The children had a colourtastic time participating in the
Colour Run. Well done to our wonderful P&F for running
this event and everyone who supported the children. A
great MG effort!!
Gina Nickels
SENT HOME TODAY
★ Letter regarding set up of your Parent Portal log in
to access your child’s Academic Reports.
★ Midland Photographers Graduation 2019 order
envelope (Year 6).
★ End of Year Edu Dance Concert flyer & dinner
Order (eldest) PRE-PRIMARY NEWS
The Pre Primary children performed like super-stars at
our class assembly last Friday! Well done Pre Primary!
Yesterday the children were so excited to take part in our
school’s ‘Colour Explosion Fun Run’ and they had a
wonderful time! Thank you to all our parents for
supporting this fund-raising event and especially to the ‘P
and F ‘ for organising such a fantastic day! Tomorrow, we
will be joining the Year 2 class and taking part in activities
involving ‘games from the past!’ Meanwhile, in class, we
have started to talk about the importance of Christmas
and how we celebrate it in our homes. Have a great
week!
Debbie Hawley & Jen Moore
CANTEEN ROSTER
Fri 22nd Nov Natasha A
CAN YOU HELP
Tues 26th Nov Katie P
Fri 29th Nov Kylie G & Kristie T
CAN YOU HELP
P & F Meetings Term 4 2019
Annual Community Meeting Wednesday 27th November @ 7pm
Assistant Principal’s News
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CHRISTMAS HAMPER
Our Mini Vinnies have been collecting all the donations
that we have received for our St Vincent de Paul
Christmas hamper collection. We are very grateful for the
generous support of so many of our families towards this
initiative. The items donated will be going towards
hampers for families in our parish who are experiencing
hardship. Christmas can be an especially difficult time for
people in this situation and our aim is to help brighten up
their lives at this time of year. St Vincent de Paul will be
collecting our donations next week, so if you would still
like to send in some food items, please do so as soon as
possible.
Have a great week.
Di Scriven
Assistant Principal Admin
Our end of year concert will take place on Friday 6th
December. The concert will begin at 6:00pm and held in
the undercover area. Families are invited to enjoy their
evening meal here on the school grounds. The gates will
open at 4:45pm. The P&F are organising a meal option
and this will be sent home for you to consider. As usual,
we will require help to put up the stage. If you are
available after school on Monday 2nd December, we
would appreciate your assistance.
Enjoy the week ahead.
Mark Powell PRINCIPAL
YEAR 4 NEWS
What a week!
On Monday the Year 4 children went on excursion to
Perth Zoo. A huge thank you to all the children who were
so beautifully behaved. It was such a pleasure to take
them to the zoo and I know they thoroughly enjoyed
seeing so many of the animals. They have all completed
a fantastic animal report on their chosen zoo animal. I
would also like to take the time to thank the parent
helpers. Your help is truly appreciated.
Yesterday the children participated in the School ‘Run 4
Fun Colour Explosion’ and they had a ball, as did the
staff and parents. A great day in which we ALL enjoyed.
Thank you to the organisers.
Joanne Brescacin
YEAR 6 NEWS
It has been a busy week in the Year 6 classroom! On
Wednesday we had our visit from Loving for Life that
spoke to the girls about boys separately about how life
begins, family, adolescence, puberty, friendships, media
and married love. On the same day, we also had the P&F
Colour run, which was an absolute blast!
Our end of year assembly is coming up soon. Can all
students please bring in their clothes to wear next week
so that we can start making the final touches. Hopefully
all students have been learning their lines.
Next week a note will go home about our end of year
excursion. Can all permission slips please be returned as
soon as possible.
Christina Zurzolo
End of Year Edu Dance Concert
Friday, 6th December 2019 Kindy to Year 6
Come along for a great
start to the festive season!
Bring a rug! Bring a picnic or place a hamburger dinner order through
the P&F! Gates open 4.45pm
Concert begins 6.00pm sharp, finishing by 7.30pm.
FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL ADMIN
OFFICE CLOSES TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER