17 August 2017 Dear Parents,
“Most of the problems in our world would be solved by looking in the mirror
before looking out the window…….” (Anonymous)
As a Catholic school we believe in the importance of celebrating Mass. The Mass enables us to gather and experience the joy of Jesus’ love for each of us. For me the breaking open of the word via readings from the bible allows me to reflect on my own life. When I listen to the word of God I ask myself “so what”? What can words that were written around two thousand years ago be of meaning for me in 2017? Some while ago, I found myself drawn to reflecting on the parables that were shared at Sunday Mass (Matthew 13:24-
43). The readings resonated well for me. They reminded me, that “We ALL have weeds in our own gardens that need tending to”. I was drawn to thinking about how could I be a better sister, aunt, school leader, colleague and friend. What do I need to do in my relationships to make a difference in the world? What is it that I need to do better? Commentators have often discussed the Australian “tall poppy syndrome”. To put it simply, many Australians will seek to find fault in others, in the case of the “tall poppies” it is those who have had some sort of success. Equally, we too can be drawn into looking or even seeking out ways to be negative about “ordinary people”. It can be difficult to see the good in others if we only ever see or hear of negative things. As a Catholic school community, we must continue to challenge others and most importantly ourselves to reflect the news of the gospel. We are challenged to uphold the core values of our school “Love, Justice, Respect, Faith, Honesty and Dignity”. By reflecting these values we are becoming part of the solution and not part of the problem. Children never cease to amaze me in their capacity to “forgive and forget”. They have the ability to “move on” if the adult examples show them the way. It is our responsibility to continue to model to our children the sorts of behaviours that are reflected in the school values. Ask your children this week in what ways have I reflected the core values of Emmanuel?
“We must teach more by example than by word.”
(Mary MacKillop)
Wishing you every blessing for the coming week, Geraldine Rostirolla (Principal)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LUNCH IN THE PARK – A REFLECTION
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God.
He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he
packed his suitcase with cupcakes, several cans of
lemonade and started on his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he saw an
elderly woman. She was sitting on a park bench
watching the pigeons. The boy sat down next to her
and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a
drink of lemonade when he noticed the old lady
looked hungry, so he offered her a cupcake. She
gratefully accepted and smiled at him. Her smile was
so wonderful that he wanted to see it again, so he
offered her a drink of lemonade as well. Once again
she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!
They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling and
never saying a word.
As it began to grow dark, the boy realised how tired
he was and wanted to go home. He got up to leave,
but before he had gone no more than a few steps, he
turned around and ran back to the old woman, giving
her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy arrived home his mother was surprised
by the look of joy on his face. She asked, “What has
made you so happy today?” He replied, “I had lunch
with God!” Before his mother could respond, he
added, “You know what? She’s got the most beautiful
smile in the whole world!”
Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy,
returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the
look of peace on her face. He asked, “Mother, what
has made you so happy today?” She replied, “I ate
cupcakes in the park with God.” And before her son
could reply, she added, “You know he is much
younger than I expected.”
(Author Unknown)
FEAST DAY MASS
On the 6 August each year the Church celebrates the
Feast of The Transfiguration of the Lord. It is the
Fourth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary and tells the
story of Jesus being transformed and of God
proclaiming from heaven that "This is my beloved
Son." The Transfiguration is our school feast day and
each year we gather at a special Mass to remember
that ‘God is with us.’
At Mass yesterday, Fr Stephen encouraged us to let
the love of Jesus shine like a light within us. He
explained that Jesus is the light of the world and
challenged us to be a light to others. We reflected on
our school story, the children listened and participated
prayerfully and the choir sang beautifully. A big thank
you to Fr Stephen and everyone who helped to make
this a wonderful celebration. It is one we will all
remember.
BEACH DAY – WALKATHON
Our annual beach day and walkathon will be held
tomorrow, 18 August, at Bucasia Beach. Each year
this walk-a-thon is held in conjunction with our Feast
Day Celebrations. All students are asked to bring
along a gold coin donation which will be forwarded to
a charitable organisation. This year we will be
supporting Queensland Police Legacy.
The children will travel to and from Bucasia Beach
Park by bus. They will participate in the walkathon
and beach activities before enjoying a sausage-sizzle
lunch, kindly donated by the Emmanuel P&F
Association.
Students are to wear their SPORTS UNIFORM and
bring their morning tea and a bottle of water. Every
child must wear their school hat and is encouraged to
apply sunscreen. If your child carries medication
(such as an asthma puffer) this must accompany
them to the beach.
FATHER’S DAY LITURGY
Each year our school community comes together to
celebrate and thank God for the gift of fathers. Our
liturgy, which will be held in the Marist Centre on
Friday 1 September at 12:00pm, will be followed by
light refreshments for the dads. All fathers welcome.
Please RSVP by Monday 28 August.
ST JOSEPH’S SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM
A letter detailing the St Joseph’s Sacramental
Process and the upcoming Information Session was
recently sent home with all Year Three students. If
you have an older child wishing to receive the
Sacraments as part of the 2017/2018 Program please
collect a copy of this letter and a Registration Form
from the office. The Parent Information Session will
be held on Wednesday 6 September at St Joseph’s
Church.
Contact the Parish Office by phone 49574855 or
email [email protected] for more details.
DANIEL MORCOMBE CHILD SAFETY
CURRICULUM
Throughout this term, our school will be implementing
the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum with
students in all year levels. The curriculum is based on
principles of best practice in child safety education
and centres around three key messages: Recognise,
React and Report. Through a series of lessons,
students will learn how to recognise, react and report
when they are unsafe or find themselves in situations
that can have a significant detrimental effect on their
physical, psychological or emotional wellbeing.
Report
Next week all classes will start to hear about the final
key message of the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety
Curriculum: report. This means that when children or
young people have been in a situation that is unsafe
that they are taught to report what has happened to
an adult. Even if a child has been able to make
themselves safe, it is vital that they still report what
has happened. Adults need to know about unsafe
situations so that some action can be taken to help
the child be safe again or ensure it doesn’t happen
again.
Students will be encouraged to make a list of adult
safety helpers. These are adults the children and
young people nominate whom they can talk to when
they are feeling unsafe or have experienced an
unsafe situation or feel they are at risk of something
that may cause them harm. This list will include a
selection of adults who live in and outside the home.
Report also includes telling an adult about unsafe or
inappropriate incidents which may occur when
children or young people are online. This might occur
when surfing the net or using social media sites like
Facebook and twitter, and can include cyberbullying,
viewing or receiving inappropriate images or
messages or communicating with unknown contacts.
It is important that the key safety messages of the
Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum:
Recognise, React and Report are reinforced, both
at school and home. I encourage you, wherever
possible, to talk with your child about safety to help
them stay safe now and in the futures.
Information about the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety
Curriculum can be found at
www.education.qld.gov.au/child-safety-curriculum.
CHAPEL MASS
A reminder that Fr Stephen celebrates Mass in the
Emmanuel Chapel on Thursday mornings at 8:00 am.
It is a great way to start your day. All welcome.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Children’s Liturgy is held at St Joseph’s Church on
the first and third weekends of each month during the
Saturday 6pm Mass and the Sunday 9am Mass. It is
also held at St Brendan’s Church on the first and third
Sundays of each month during the 7:30am Sunday
Mass. Children’s Liturgy is not held during the School
Holidays.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR
On the fourth Sunday of each month the Children’s
Choir joins the music ministry at the 9am Mass at St
Joseph’s Church. It is always wonderful to listen to
these talented singers. If your child is interested in
singing with this choir please contact Chris at Parish
Office on 49574855.
VIRTUE OF THE FORTNIGHT – KINDNESS
Kindness is showing you care, doing some good to
make life better for others. It is being thoughtful about
people’s needs. Kindness is showing love and
compassion to someone who is sad or needs your
help. Kindness is treating yourself and others gently.
It is caring about the earth and all living things.
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can
hear and the blind can see.”
(Mark Twain)
Mrs Noeleen Kliese
(Assistant Principal – Religious Education)
TRAFFIC SAFETY Significant concerns have been raised about cars
performing illegal u turns along Baxter Drive. We
would like to remind parents of the dangers this can
cause and that it is a traffic violation. We ask that you
please be patient and to consider the safety of all
students and fellow drivers.
CURRICULUM CORNER
ACARA – PRIVACY NOTICE
Attached to today’s newsletter is a copy of a privacy
notice for collection of information by ACARA
(Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting
Authority). Please contact the school office by phone
within 7 days of receiving this notice if you DO NOT
wish to have your data shared. The attached copy of
the Privacy Notice is in English, however it is also
available in 21 other languages and if required, these
can be accessed at the bottom of the My School
updates page of the ACARA website
http://www.acara.edu.au/reporting/my-school-updates
BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS Emmanuel will be celebrating Book Week next week,
Monday 21 August to Friday 25 August, this year’s
theme is Escape to Everywhere. We will be
celebrating our Book Week Parade on WEDNESDAY
23 AUGUST. Children are invited to come to school
dressed as their favourite book character. A parade
will take place at 9:00am. Parents are most welcome
to attend.
This year we are encouraging all students to bring in
a photo of themselves reading, so as we can make a
display in the Library during Book Week. Our display
will be titled “Read Here, Read There, Emmanuel
students Read Everywhere.” I would like to
encourage students to use their imaginations and
send in some creative photos of where and with
whom they like to read. During assembly some of the
most creative photos will be awarded with a small
prize.
This year we have had four students receive
recognition in various Writing Competitions, Cohen
Murry, Gabrielle Ipson, Max Dolphin and Elise
Doherty. During Book Week their stories will be
published and on display in the Library for the
students to read. Parents are welcome to visit the
library and read the wonderful work produced by our
very talented students.
Perhaps during Book Week you would like to set a
family challenge to encourage all family members to
read more; to read together; discuss your favourite
books and authors.
Janine Refalo
(Acting Assistant Principal: Curriculum)
TUCKSHOP ROSTER - WEEK
COMMENCING – MONDAY 21 AUGUST
Monday 21 August Fabia Pace
Tuesday 22 August Tracey Camilleri
Wednesday 23 August HELP WANTED
Thursday 24 August Brooke Desbois
Friday 25 August
Maria Axiak Cynthia Hegarty
FATHER’S DAY STALL – WEDNESDAY
30 AUGUST The P & F is once again holding its annual Father’s
Day Stall on Wednesday 30 August. If you can assist
with running the stall on the day, please advise times
available via email [email protected]
A list of items available will be published in next
week’s newsletter.
DATE CLAIMER - ST JOSEPH’S
PARISH NORFAIR On Friday 10 November Emmanuel will be once again
holding the cake stall. We will be asking for
assistance with baked goods and volunteers for the
stall. Further details will be provided closer to the fair.
WEEK 6
Fri 18 Aug Beach Day – Bucasia No Assembly
WEEK 7
Wed 23 Aug Book Week Parade – 9:00am Thur 24 Aug Dance Fever Fri 25 Aug Assembly – 9:00am
WEEK 8
Wed 30 Aug Father’s Day Stall Thur 31 Aug Dance Fever Fri 01 Sep No Assembly Father’s Day Liturgy
WEEK 9
Mon 04 Sep Year 6 Camp – Departure Child Protection Week begins Thur 07 Sep Dance Fever Fri 08 Sep Year 6 Camp - Return
Assembly – 9:00am
WEEK 10
Tue 12 Sep Cyber Safety parent talk Wed 13 Sep Cyber Safety – Years 4 - 6 Fri 15 Sep Last Day of Term
TERM 3 WEEK 6 - 10
VIRTUE VOUCHERS
FRIDAY 04 AUGUST Prep Isla Cullen Bonnie Desbois Cayden Crowe Isabella Baretta Yr 1 Cooper Brasher Yr 2 Joshua Maher William Day Jayvier English Hailee Slater Yr 3 Millie Scott Lacie Clarke Marlee Alloway Myles Petersen Sam Carless Annika Wallace Yr 4 Ellen Jones William Carless Finn Gee Yr 5 Adam Keough Jessica Poewll-Templeton Dylan Scoble Lily Knudsen Flynn Turner Gabrielle Ipson Yr 6 Darcy Axiak Harry Kirkwood
PRINCIPAL AWARDS
FRIDAY 11 AUGUST Prep Mila Zarb Emelia Turner Tristan Trannore Annabelle Brandon Indy Morris Eva Chow Yr 1 Abigail Johnson Jasmyn Craig Billy Anderson Ethan Mooney Janice Joseph Mathew Jossy Yr 2 Samantha Buttenshaw Claire Marshall Maxwell Pearce Mia Dennis Yr 3 Logan Sammut Seinna Hamilton Seinna Pakleppa Madelyn Shepherd Georgina Grima Yr 4 Jesse Riley Summer Hunt Sophie Wellbrock Madison Tatow Matthew Lowe Yr 5 Charlotte Day Ryan Desbois Anneke Grobler Connor De Thomasis Yr 6 Sam Riggs Sophie Gall Jack Donnelly Tahlia Doolan Samuel Thomas
____________________________________________________________________
Please complete and return to school by Monday 28 August
Father’s Day Liturgy RSVP
Father’s Name: ___________________________________
Students Name: _________________________ Class: ________
Number Attending: _____________
Father’s Day Liturgy
(followed by light refreshments)
Friday 1 September 12:00pm
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