Jubilation Jubilee Primary School Weekly Newsletter, Tuesday 15th October 2013

34 Manra Way, Pacific Pines 4211

PO Box 486, Helensvale 4212

Ph: 07 55028566

Fax: 07 55028522

Email: pgaven@bne.catholic.edu.au

Web: www.jubileeprimary.qld.edu.au

Important Dates to Remember

Year 6 return from Canberra Trip

Friday 18th October Coolangatta Airport ETA 12.30pm

Pupil Free Day

Monday 21st October

Prep 2014 Parent Information Night

Tuesday 22nd October

Early Years Centre 6pm -7pm

P & F School Disco

Friday 25th October

Book Fair Week

4th- 8th November

Grandparents & Special Friends Day

Friday 8th November 9.00am

Remembrance Day

Jubilee Service in BCA 11th Nov.

10.45am-11.15am

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A snapshot of Jubilee Year 6 students currently enjoying their

Canberra Trip

Principal’s Weekly News Shane Parry, Acting Principal

Welcome to Week 2. Mr Mason returns to Jubilee next week after embarking on a month-long caravanning holiday through Central Australia with his lovely wife Janice visiting places such as Roma, Longreach, Mt Isa, Tennant Creek, The Devil’s Marbles, Alice Springs, King’s Canyon, Uluru, Coober Pedy, Broken Hill and Lightning Ridge. After getting such a taste of the Australian Outback, we look forward to hearing the many stories of our own “All Aussie Adventurer.” Mr David Sewell is currently attending both the Year 6 Sydney/Canberra trip and a Professional Development Program in Sydney. He will be returning to school on Thursday this week. Mrs Joanne Riddell is also attending the Year 6 camp and will stay for its entirety. Mr Shane Parry and Miss Meg King are the Acting Leadership Team in the interim.

Gold Coast Eisteddfod Showcase Spectacular On Sunday, Mrs Isobel Clarke and her class attended the Gold Coast Eisteddfod’s Showcase Spectacular. Not only did the students perform brilliantly and represented our school proudly, but also our talented Mrs Clarke had composed the hilarious poem recited. The class of 2F were the YOUNGEST STUDENTS EVER in the history of the gala to be invited to perform at this prestigious event. CONGRATULATIONS MRS CLARKE AND 2F. We are all so very proud of you.

2013 A.B. Paterson Public Speaking Competition Tomorrow, 15 students from Years 5 and 7 will be representing Jubilee in the A.B. Paterson Public Speaking Competition. These students have been busy preparing for this event and we wish them well in their presentations. Thanks to the Year 5-7 teachers for their support and a special thank you to Mrs Karen Hallett for her co-ordination and leadership. Jubilee students have always achieved amazing results at this event and it is a great learning experience.

Good luck boys and girls and thank you for representing Jubilee so well.

Year 6 Sydney / Canberra Trip On Sunday morning, our teachers and students left for their Sydney / Canberra trip. From all reports, everyone is having a terrific time although temperatures are a tad cooler than what we have been experiencing here at home. Jubilee will visit places such as Parliament House, the AIS, National Museum, Questacon, CSIRO, The Australian War Memorial, ANZ Stadium, The Opera House and Mary Mackillop Centre. We look forward to hearing all the exciting tales when they arrive back on Friday. You can track the Year 6 trip on their blog at www.jubileecanberra2013.blogspot.com.

An accurate arrival time home will be sent through our JUBILEE APP so PLEASE make sure you have downloaded it from your App Store.

CTJ – Consistency of Teacher Judgement Afternoon Jubilee teachers will meet with other teachers from Assisi College and St. Joseph’s Beenleigh for our annual CTJ afternoon today. This is a valuable time for teachers to network and discuss their teaching and learning and compare assessment. Teachers have been doing a lot of planning for this event and given up a lot of their own time to prepare. Thank you teachers for your ongoing professionalism.

School Fees Term 4 statements have been mailed today. Payment is requested by the 1st November. As this is a short term families are asked to finalise accounts early.

Pupil Free Day NEXT MONDAY 21st OCTOBER is a PUPIL FREE DAY. Jubilee staff will be attending Professional Development on “Making Learning Visible” run by Mrs Jo Riddell, Miss Meg King and Mr David Meiklejohn. Please ensure you have made alternate arrangements for your child as there are no classes on Monday.

Less than 8 weeks to go, hold on tight……….. Cheers,

Shane Parry – Acting Principal.

Speech and Drama News

Anita Eldridge – Specialist Teacher

After the success of the Gold Coast Eisteddfod, this term our programme will conclude in late November with the students presenting their ASCA performances at school. The term newsletters and accounts issued this week contain more information about that exciting upcoming event - always a 'hit' with the students and another valuable experience. Please make sure you locate the account and read it carefully as it contains details about this term and classes for next year.

Vacancies for 2014 will be advertised in the newsletter next month. Classes are always popular and places fill very fast.

If you have any questions regarding classes this term or for 2014, please feel free to contact me.

At the end of term three Eisteddfod results were published in the newsletter and unfortunately three children were left off the list. Many apologies to the parents and children - it was their first time performing on the stage and we are just so proud of them!

Zack Dwight- Highly Commended and Highly Commended

Elijah Gear- Highly Commended and Honours

Christopher McPherson- Highly Commended and Honours

Anita Eldridge

Specialist Teacher

aeldridge@bne.catholic.edu.au

Weekly Update with Alistair Davies

Summer Sport for Years 5, 6 and 7 will be an Intra – School based program. Competitions between selected grade teams will take place on Monday’s from weeks 4-9, (28th October – 2nd December). Sports covered will include; Basketball, Super 8 Cricket and Tee Ball. The week 4 start will allow for all skill and safety procedures to be covered prior to the commencement of our competitions. Teams will visit each sport twice during the 6 week program and Pennants will be awarded to the most successful teams in each year level. The Intra - School competitions will be held every Monday for six weeks in school time and all within the grounds of Jubilee. Competitions will last for one full hour. During this time, grade based teams will compete for points each week. Year 5’s will play sport from: 9.40 am – 10.40 am, Year 6’s will compete from 11.20 am – 12.20 pm and Year 7’s will compete from 12.20 pm – 1.20 pm. Full teams and sports particulars will be published the week before our competitions commence. I am confident this will be a fun and challenging program for our Year 5-7 students. The variation in sports will allow for indoor and outdoor participation and allow for a taste of formal competitions in three different disciplines.

Catholic Aqua-thon: Invitations / applications will be given to students next week. Students and parents are reminded that this does involve an ocean swim and special permission slips will need to be completed should your child be invited to attend. Places will first be offered to those children who achieved Age Champion at this year’s School Swimming Carnival or who have surf life saving/ nipper experience. While the children will be fully supervised in the ocean, it is important that confidence to swim in the ocean environment can be endorsed by all parents/caregivers of children who will represent the school. The Carnival will be held

on 13th November at Currumbin.

Athletics/sports tops still a few little rascals out there hanging onto Term 3 sports tops. Please hand to Mr. Davies asap. Thank

you to all of the little champs out there who always hand tops in on time.

Exercising and you how did you go in the holidays? Please let me know what you did and how it made you feel? Also by doing

this, I will know who reads the Sports and HPE section of the newsletter!

Yours in Sport / HPE Alistair Davies

Jubilee Soccer Academy The Soccer Academy is aimed at long term player development with the Academy running 8 weeks every term. The Academy is open to boys and girls of all abilities in Year 1 to Year 6. The training will allow all participants to reach their full potential providing they commit to regular coaching sessions inside the Academy term to term. During the term if any parent or player would like any one-to-one feedback, please see the coach either before or after one of the Academy sessions. Dates: Thursday 17, 24, 31 October – 7, 14, 21, 28 November – 5 December. Time: 7:00am – 8:00am Where: School oval or indoor venue Length: 8 weeks. Cost: $70 per term Bring: Trainers, boots, sports kit, towel, rain jacket. There is still time for Student’s who wish to join the Soccer Academy. For further information please contact andy@totalfootballacademy.com.au

After School Soccer Programme Total Football Academy will be running an after School soccer program in Term 4 at Jubilee Primary for Prep and Year 1 pupils. The programme will act as a stepping stone to prepare players for the Jubilee Soccer Academy in 2014. Registration forms will be distributed during a free demonstration. During the 6 week program games will be played inside an inflatable soccer field, which captures the imagination of students, giving them a great soccer experience. Training will take place inside a skills square focusing on different skills each week, such as dribbling, turning and shooting. Start date: Thursday 24th of October, Prep 3.15pm - 4.15pm. Cost $80. Sign up at www.totalfootballacademy.com.au or call Andy Robinson on 0413 888 643.

Volunteers Needed If you are able to assist contact Kim Seed on

0417 112 298

Resource Centre News

Reader of the Week:

Congratulations to:

PREP F: Samson Roberts 3L: Bianca Behrendorff

PREP L: Sianna Casey 3U:

PREP U: Monique DeVere 3F:

PREP J: Jack Allen

1F: Tyler Greenwood 4F:

1U: Jash Ang 4U: Ky Bourke 6F: Benjamin Brown

1L: 4L: Ryan Mart 6L: Coby McLellan

4J: Alanah Ashton

2L: Sienna Roebig 5F: Bridget Vayro 7F:

2U: Patrick Glasgow 5L: 7L: David Sketcher

2F: Finley Hullen-Smith

Deb Sketcher

BOOKFAIR IS COMING! 3 WEEKS TO GO

SOMETHING TO STICK UP ON THE FRIDGE:

The annual Jubilee Book Fair is fast approaching, 3 weeks until this great event transforms the Resource Centre. So, save those pennies and get ready to buy some great book bargains! Grandparents and Special Friends Day will coincide with the Book Fair on Friday, 8 November. Students will have chance to preview the Fair during their library time and will have the option to write items on their “wish list”. This year, the wish lists can be paid for on-line (like you may have done for Book Club) so when students bring receipt numbers in we can supply them with the books immediately.

You will have heard of the Lotto Superdraw, well this year, we will have a Reader Raffle Superdraw. All students whose names have been in the RR draw throughout the entire year will have a chance to win a voucher at the Book Fair. We will draw a winner each day of the Book Fair.

Tristan Bancks Author Visit

Late last term, the acclaimed author, Tristan Bancks, visited Jubilee to talk to our Year 4 – 7 students. Tristan was not only funny, quirky and entertaining, but inspirational as well! He was able to give the students lots of ideas to inspire their writing, particularly through using technology! The most important thing, which helped him to write, though was simply writing, writing, and more writing! “It doesn’t matter what you write, but the important thing is to just write!” Many times, the children are stunted in their writing because they think it all needs to be good. It was great to hear a brilliant children’s author say that lots of the things he writes, he disguards but some-

Raffle winners Madeline Crabb & Teghan Straight

SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB ORDERS

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Scholastic Book Club order forms will be sent home this week. Please order by the 23rd October via the

Scholastic Online payment system. Jubilee can no longer accept cash for Book Club purchases. Please follow the

payment instructions on the back of the order form www.scholastic.com.au/payment

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM FOR PENANCE, CONFIRMATION & FIRST EUCHARIST 2013-2014

Information and enrolment nights for the Sacraments will be held over two evenings namely:

THURSDAY 24th OCTOBER 2013 @ 7PM

SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER 2013 @7pm

(After Vigil Mass)

(The information night is designed for parents only, thus it is advisable that you do not bring children to his meeting, unless necessary). This meeting is the entry point for enrolment in the program.

These will be the only two nights that enrolments will be accepted. At the time of registration of your child for the three Sacraments we require a copy of the child’s Birth & Baptismal Certificates. There is a fee of $25 per Sacrament to cover costs incurred.

Parents with children in Year 3 (2013) & moving on to year 4 (2014) are invited to register for the Sacraments. A full agenda of dates for lessons etc. will be given at information night.

All Parishes run a Sacramental Program preparing children and you are advised to attend theses lessons in your own Parish. The St. Mary’s Policy is that families living in our Parish Boundaries are only accepted in our program.

Tuckshop & Uniform Shop

NEWS

Uniform Shop Opening Hours: Monday’s 8.00am - 11.00am

Wednesday’s 8.00am - 11.00am

Thursday’s 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Orders email to: pgaven@bne.catholic.edu.au

Tuckshop News

Our canteen is online!

Jubilee Primary School has teamed up with Munch Monitor to offer a convenient and easy to use online service. You no longer need to give your child cash for Tuckshop lunches, no more writing out Tuckshop lunch orders or looking for lunch money in the morning allowing your child to purchase from your online account. You can order up to 4 weeks in advance (edit or delete the order right up until 9.00am on the day of the order) no more lost or forgotten lunch orders. Money is topped-up on the account using VISA/MasterCard online or cash at the canteen. Access account statements online.

Click on the link on the Jubilee App (online ordering) or go to www.munchmonitor.com

Enter Username: jubilee

Password: munch4211 then click “login”

Click “Sign Up” and follow the simple steps to get started.

There’s an account keeping fee of $2.50 per Parent Account per Term!

Friday 18th October

2.00pm - 3.00pm

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