17th May 2018 - Francis de Sales · Special thanks to Gale Ansett, a previous parent of ours, who...
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17th May 2018 Dear Parents, As previously mentioned in our newsletter, you are to arrange transport for your child/ren for both Gala Days. Our Gala Days will be held in Allora on Friday 18 th and Friday 25 th May. A staff member will be at Allora State School supervising our students from 8am on both of these days. We would like all students to be at Allora State School by 8:45am at the latest , so they have the opportunity to listen to the rules and all other relevant information. Please be aware that your child may bring home part of a uniform to be washed and ready for next Friday. All students are required to bring a healthy lunch and plenty of water. Students are permitted to bring money for the canteen. Please make sure your child has the correct clothing and equipment as detailed below; NETBALL– Full sports uniform. Netball visor provided. SOCCER– Full sports uniform. No tags or soccer boots. Shin pads are required. If your child does not have their own shin pads, we will provide them. Rugby League- Wattles shorts or school sports shorts, jersey provided, socks provided, football and mouthguard required. Headgear recommended. Under 8’s Day Our Under 8’s day will be held on the 25 th May. Please return the meal deal if you haven ’t already done so. Empire Theatre Excursion Empire excursion permission forms were sent home this week. Thanks to those who have returned them. Special thanks to Gale Ansett, a previous parent of ours, who kindly donated some weighted blankets for our students this week. Weighted blankets use a technique known as deep pressure stimulation that has been used for centuries to treat disorders such as insomnia, stress, ADHD, autism and anxiety. Some of our students respond very well to the use of them. Thanks also to Tina Hilton for coordinating the catering efforts for the Mothers Day high tea last Friday. We are very grateful for the support we received with the cooking and clean up efforts. Thanks for your support. Peace and Best Wishes, Brendan From the Principal /APRE- Brendan O’Reilly
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17th May 2018
Dear Parents, As previously mentioned in our newsletter, you are to arrange transport for your child/ren for both Gala Days. Our Gala Days will be held in Allora on Friday 18th and Friday 25th May. A staff member will be at Allora State School supervising our students from 8am on both of these days. We would like all students to be at Allora State School by 8:45am at the latest, so they have the opportunity to listen to the rules and all other relevant information. Please be aware that your child may bring home part of a uniform to be washed and ready for next Friday. All students are required to bring a healthy lunch and plenty of water. Students are permitted to bring money for the canteen. Please make sure your child has the correct clothing and equipment as detailed below; NETBALL– Full sports uniform. Netball visor provided. SOCCER– Full sports uniform. No tags or soccer boots. Shin pads are required. If your child does not have their own shin pads, we will provide them. Rugby League- Wattles shor ts or school spor ts shor ts, jersey provided, socks provided, football and mouthguard required. Headgear recommended. Under 8’s Day Our Under 8’s day will be held on the 25th May. Please return the meal deal if you haven’t already done so. Empire Theatre Excursion Empire excursion permission forms were sent home this week. Thanks to those who have returned them. Special thanks to Gale Ansett, a previous parent of ours, who kindly donated some weighted blankets for our students this week. Weighted blankets use a technique known as deep pressure stimulation that has been used for centuries to treat disorders such as insomnia, stress, ADHD, autism and anxiety. Some of our students respond very well to the use of them.
Thanks also to Tina Hilton for coordinating the catering efforts for the Mothers Day high tea last Friday. We are very grateful for the support we received with the cooking and clean up efforts. Thanks for your support.
Peace and Best Wishes,
Brendan
From the Principal /APRE- Brendan O’Reilly
Dates To Remember Semester One MAY 18
thGala Day Allora
21st NAPLAN for year 3 and 5 22
nd P/1 Excursion
25th
Gala Day Allora & under 8’s Day 27
th Family Sunday Mass
JUNE 12
th Final day for camp payment
19th
4/5/6 Excursion 21
st SFDS field events carnival
22nd
SFDS Athletics-track events carnival 28
th Report cards sent home
29th
Term Ends JULY 17
th NAIDOC Celebrations
22-27th
Sydney/Canberra Camp AUGUST 3rd Pupil Free Day
Mass Times
Clifton: 1st Sunday– 7:30am
2nd, 3rd & 5th Saturday-7pm
4th Sunday-Family Sunday Mass at 5pm
SCHOOL CAMP 2018
SAVE THE DATE: We depart very ear-ly on Sunday 22nd July and return late on Friday 27th July.
Please ensure your payment is finalised by no later than the 12th June.
P&F NEWS: The next P&F meeting will be held at 5:00 pm – Tuesday, 29th May in the school library. Submissions for general business need to be in before the meeting. Please email them to our P&F secretary Kate Patterson ; [email protected]
Playgroup 2018 9am to 10am
Playgroup meets on Tuesday mornings. You are more than welcome to bring other friends and families along. Please bring a fruit snack for the children.
SCHOOL FEES: We do recommend the setting-up of a di-rect debit facility to pay regular amounts into the school account. This alleviates overdue bills. If at any stage the payment of fees be-comes a problem please do not hesitate to see me.
Please visit the following link for more information; Visit: http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/217/82/Influenza-
Important flu facts from Queensland Health: Flu is dangerous for everyone, but particularly for children. Flu strains change each year
Flu spreads easily between people, particularly children
If you (or your child) are unwell, stay home until better
Remember it is not ‘just the flu’, it is a serious disease. Having an annual flu
vaccine will help keep you,your family and the community healthy this flu season.
In 2018, Queensland Health is offering free influenza vaccine to children aged 6 months to less than five years.
You can use the new LOOP system or send your bookclub back as per usual. All orders benefit our school. Library borrowing day is Thursday every week. Please ensure that your child has a library bag.
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Principal’s Award Students of the Week
