REFLECTION

No Shelter

Lord, let our memory

provide no shelter

for grievance from another.

Lord, let our heart

provide no harbour

for hatred of another.

Lord, let our tongue

be no accomplice

in the judgement of a brother. (Irish Prayer)

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Dear Parents, Guardians and families of the All Saints’ Community, There is no doubt that everyone is struggling in some way with the warm, humid weather that is impacting upon us at present. Students are constantly being reminded to drink plenty of water, wear their school sun-safe hat, spend time in the shade and play games that are appropriate to our current conditions. Please remind your own child/ren to follow these guidelines. Year 6 Leadership Camp Last Monday and Tuesday all of our Year 6 students spent the two days working with a number of staff discussing their role as student leaders. I joined the students Monday afternoon and evening, and again on Tuesday afternoon, to share in their leadership journey. I was impressed with the way in which all students participated and shared their thoughts and ideas as to how they can be positive role-models to the other students. Congratulations and well done year 6 students! A huge thank you to the staff for coordinating and running the two days for our students:

Mrs Neuendorf, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Baker, for leading the activities.

Mrs Douglas, Mrs Morton, for catering for the group.

I am looking forward to working with our student leaders throughout this year.

Swimming: Years 3 to 6 Swimming commenced this week for all students in Year 3 to 6. There is an expectation that ALL students in these grades participate in this activity. Thank you for ensuring that the students are coming prepared: swimming gear, sun-safe shirt to swim in, swimming cap. Lessons will continue, on a Wednesday, for the next 3 weeks. (I apologise for an error on the swimming note that went home. In one section it stated that swimming would be on a Monday. This is incorrect. Swimming will only occur on a Wednesday.) Our school Swimming Carnival will be held on Tuesday February 28. More details about the carnival will be sent home soon. Information Evening: Tuesday February 7 Next Tuesday, Feb 7, classroom teachers will have the opportunity to share with parents/guardians their general classroom routines, procedures and expectations. It will also be an opportunity for parents/guardians to ask any specific or clarifying questions. This evening IS NOT about asking teachers specific questions about your own daughter/son. For this, a specific appointment needs to be made with the teacher. Format for the evening is as follows: Session 1: 6:15 – 6:45pm Early Year’s: Prep P, 1W, 2F, 2V (These meetings will be held in your child’s classroom) Session 2: 6:45 – 7:05pm All parents/guardians to gather in the Fr Ellis Clifford Hall, an opportunity for school Admin Team to speak to the whole community Session 3: 7:05 – 7:35pm Middle & Upper Year’s: 3S, 4RD, 4W, 5/6B, 6C (These meetings will be held in your child’s classroom) School Fee & Collection Policy Attached to today’s newsletter is a copy of our School Fee & Collection Policy. Please take the opportunity to read the document. If you have any concerns please make an appointment to see me as soon as possible.

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Phone 5463 1322

Fax 5463 2597

Email pboonah@bne.catholic.edu.au

Web www.allsaintsboonah.qld.edu.au 27 January 2017

ALL SAINTS’ SCHOOL

Neighbourhood Reminder Please be mindful of where you park your car around the school. DO NOT block or partially block any driveways making it difficult for our neighbours to exit their property. I understand that parking spaces can be difficult but please give our neighbours space to enter and exit their property at ALL times. Please also be mindful of students walking in and around vehicles. In their enthusiasm to be heading home, students may not always think about other vehicles driving along the road. P&F Welcome BBQ: Friday February 17 A BBQ and ‘games’ evening has been organised by the P&F for Friday evening February17. The purpose of the evening is to welcome everyone to the new school year. More details about the event will be coming home soon. I hope to see you at our first P&F community function for the year. Dates to Remember:

Dates: Event/Activity:

Tues Feb 7 Library borrowing commences Parent Information Evening:

Wed Feb 8 Parish Mass: 8:00am Swimming: Yr3 to 6

Fri Feb 10 Assembly 8:45am: 4RD leading assembly

Sat Feb 11 Lions Community Event: Boonah’s Biggest BBQ. Coronation Park, 8:00am to 2:00pm

Take care and try your best to keep cool. Shane Seymour Principal

APRE REPORT

Staff Prayer

On Thursday mornings the staff gather at 8:30 for about

10 mins to pray together. At this time, the office is

temporarily closed and the phone will be set to message

to enable all staff to join in prayer.

If you could be mindful of this procedure on Thursdays,

it will be greatly appreciated. There will always be a

staff member rostered to do the before school

playground duty.

Friday Morning Prayer Assembly

Next Friday Year 4RD will lead the morning assembly.

Assembly at this time is an opportunity for classes to

showcase an aspect of what they are learning about in

Religion or something else in connection to the

Religious Life of the school. Please be mindful of

keeping audience noise to a minimum.

Whole School Mass

Thank you to all those who assisted in our Eucharistic

liturgy this morning. It takes many hands to keep things

running smoothly. Thank you also to Fr Peter who

gives us his time.

Leadership Liturgy

Our Year 6 Leadership Induction Liturgy will take

place in the Fr Ellis Hall at 9:15 on Friday 17 February.

Families are very welcome to join us at this time.

Just a thought... Coming together is a beginning,

keeping together is progress, working together is

success. (Henri Ford)

Have a great week ahead,

Karen

SCHOOL NEWS

The All Saints’ Shooting Star Award Awards will commence in week 3.

The All Saints’ Shining Star Award

Awards will commence in week 3.

OFFICE NEWS

Newsletter Items Any items or notices for our newsletter should be sent to this email address: pboonahnews@bne.catholic.edu.au

School Uniforms

Change in 2017 to our HPE timetable means that

students in 1-6 will wear their formal uniforms

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Sports uniform

(consisting of red polo shirt and blue shorts) will be

worn on Thursday and Fridays.

For Years 1-6 girls, the formal uniform consists of solid

black shoes (leather), ankle white socks, blue shorts and

blouse/dress. The shorts for the girl’s formal uniform

are only available through the office. Shorts purchased

through other outlets are not correct uniform. Girl’s

formal shorts can be ordered and purchased through the

office and currently there are still some secondhand

formal shorts available.

For Years 1-6 boys, the formal uniform is solid black

shoes (leather), ankle grey socks, grey shorts (not cargo

shorts) and a blue revere collared shirt.

Hair for both boys and girls should also be clean and

tidy. Hair on both boys and girls that is longer than

collar length must be tied back. Extreme hairstyles

(mohawk, shaved sides, coloured hair, long fringes

hanging over their face, etc) is not school policy and

not permitted.

Thank you for ensuring that your child/ren attend

school appropriately attired.

We are currently waiting for our sports shirt order to

arrive. Parents will be notified as soon as the stock

arrives.

Our current price list for our uniforms available through

the office is as follows:

ITEMS PRICE ($)

Dress 30.00

Blouse 25.00

Shorts 20.00

Sports (Polo) Shirts 30.00

Jackets 30.00

Track Pants 20.00

Prep Shirts 15.00

School Hats 15.00

Private Sale

Secondhand Uniforms (Male

& Female)

Prices as marked

School Secondhand

Uniforms

Negotiable

(Dependent on Condition)

FINANCE NEWS

School fees will be issued electronically in week 3,

please ensure your email address is up to date.

Any families that are seeking a concession on fees,

please make an appointment to speak to our Principal,

Mr Shane Seymour prior to 17 February 2017.

For those families that were granted a concession in

2016 your application will not automatically carryover

to 2017. A new application will need to be made

by 17 February 2017.

LIBRARY NEWS

We trust you’ve all had a very happy and relaxing break. We’re already into the swing of things with book club starting up again. For those new to the school, we usually run Ashton Scholastics book club twice per term. This is another great opportunity to help develop a love of reading in your child while supporting the school by earning new resources for the classrooms and library with the rewards we earn on sales. Brochures have gone home this week and orders and payment may be placed either through the school or directly with Scholastic online service LOOP. Please see below for instructions. All orders are due by Friday 3 February.

Office: Please place order and cash payment in sealed envelope marked with child’s name and ‘book club’ and return to the office by due date. Please note there is NO EFT service available for bookclub. LOOP:

Log-in to www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP or

download the iPhone and iPad app from the App Store. Select All Saints School Boonah and your child’s class (see below for class codes) Add your child’s first name and last initial (so I know who the book is for) Enter the item number from the brochure There’s no need to return paper order forms or payment receipt details to the school. Please note you can order for multiple children using their individual class and all books will be delivered to the classroom. If you would like the items held for you to collect, please let me know by the due date. Class codes Prep Year 1W (Mrs Wilson) Year 2V (Mrs Vague) Year 2F (Mr Falvey) Year 3S (Mrs Schoenwald) Year 4RD (Mrs Rebelo / Mrs Douglas) Year 4W (Miss Whitehill) Year 5/6B (Mrs Baker) Year 5/6C (Mrs Clarke) Need more help? Feel free to pop in and have a chat or check out a quick how-to-order video by logging

into www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP and click on

HELP in the top menu. Have a great week! The Karen’s

P&F NEWS

Welcome To all our school families both old and new we would like to extend a very warm welcome. We hope that you enjoyed time together as a family in the school break and are refreshed and ready to meet the challenges of the new school year. P&F Meeting The first P&F Meeting for 2017 will be held on Wednesday, 15th 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 2017 so please come along and participate. Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting will be held Wednesday, 15th March commencing at 7pm. At the AGM the following positions will become vacant. President: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary: Tuckshop Convenor/s: Fundraising Convenor: 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

NOTICES

School Dental Van News

The Dental van has been busy over the school holidays

seeing lovely families from All Saints’. We realize that

the initial offer of treatment was right as school was

finishing up and at such a busy time some forms may

not have been returned. Never fear! The Dental van is

still here! We are doing a second round offer for any

children (and their siblings) who have not been seen

already in December or January. ALL CHILDREN

Prep – 6 are eligible for free, quality dental care. If you

would like an appointment please contact via phone

0419 654 650 or come and see us directly.

Opening hours: Mon – Thurs 8.30am – 3.30pm

Happy Brushing

FASSIFERN COBRAS

SOCCER CLUB

SIGN ON

“Be a part of a local community sports group, were it’s

all about the kids having fun”

Saturday, 28th

January 2017 – 10am till 12 noon

Saturday, 4th

February 2017 – 10am till 11am

Fassifern Cobras Soccer Shed

Kalbar Showgrounds - Edward St Entrance

For more information please phone

0407 021 480

Everyone is WELCOME, new members will require birth certificate at sign on.

COME ALONG AND HAVE SOME FUN!!!

All Saints’ Primary School Boonah P&F The Parents & Friends Association is a great way to meet others and work together to make our school a better place. While fundraising is a major objective of the P&F, building a sense of community is our main focus. We do this in meetings and through functions where parents can interact and seek information about the school, contribute, socialise and provide support for each other. Office Bearers President: Andrew Conway Vice President: Alan Cant Treasurer: Cameron Stewart Secretary: Clare Brandon Fundraising Coordinator: Vacant Tuckshop Convenor: Els Forde and Karen Schefe Grants’ Officer: Claire Barrett Meetings: Our meetings are held at 7pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month in the school library, unless otherwise advertised. All members of the school community are always welcome at the meetings. Raise an agenda item: Teachers, students, families and members of the community are invited to attend meetings to present ideas for community or school projects or raise issues concerning the school. If you would like to add an agenda item to the meeting you can contact Andrew Conway (President) or Clare Brandon (Secretary) to discuss. You must be present at a P&F meeting to raise the issue so that it is fairly represented and you are involved in any discussions.

What we’ve achieved The All Saints’ Boonah P&F is responsible for raising funds for the school to provide additional resources and equipment. Over the past three years these have not only enhanced the learning environment at All Saints’ but built a sense of community at our school. For example in 2016 we raised over $18,000 from our Fete and over $25,000 in P&F funds contributed to school activities:

We have raised these funds through: once per week tuckshop staffed by volunteers catering for school BBQs and sports days biannual school Fete and Monster Raffle Mother’s and Father’s Day stalls to allow students

to purchase their own gifts staffing the Boonah Show Gates in May each year bake stalls. These funds have contributed to many of the schools initiatives and include: purchase of laptops, tablets and educational

resources landscaping, maintenance and improvement of

playground equipment and facilities replacement of the school’s photocopier purchase of the Frank Street Oval funds towards the Canberra trip electronic whiteboard purchases air conditioning for classrooms, offices and library sponsoring students to participate in state and

national sport events welcome and end of year BBQ events school discos.

P&F Association

ALL SAINTS’ CATHOLIC SCHOOL – BOONAH

SCHOOL FEE PAYMENT & COLLECTION POLICY

Issuing of Accounts

School fees are emailed to the primary contact person and are issued at the following times:

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

Fees are due 3 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.

Fee adjustment: families that arrive during the school year or depart before the end of the school year will have their

School Fees adjusted.

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, credit/debit card, BPay, Direct Deposit and/or 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.