Term 4: November 23, 2016

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St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School: Phone 3481 4600 Fax 3481 4699 Absentee 3481 4688 Email [email protected]

Principal Mark Creevey Dear Parents,

Yearbooks Arrived Many preparations are in place for the end of the school year and the start of the 2017 school year. This week our school Yearbook has been produced and a copy has been sent home with the eldest in the family. It is a great memento of the 2016 school year. Our thanks to Mrs Robyn Bensley who has coordinated the printing of the book, collating information from many sources into a very smart and colourful production. Well Done! If parents would like an additional copy to send overseas, or to Grandparents interstate etc they can be purchased at the school office for $20.

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Advent As we prepare for the end of the school year and Christmas celebrations are just around the corner it is also a special time in the church year which we call Advent. This is a time of preparation for the coming of Christ in our lives. This can be marked in many ways but traditionally it has been signified with an Advent Wreath with four candles showing the four weeks of Advent and or a calendar where some suggested good deeds are highlighted each day. Regardless of the symbols which can be used it is important that Christ is a special part of Christmas. The historical Jesus came as a baby born in a manger to bring to life the message that God Loves Us. Let Jesus come into our lives this Christmas through our words and actions. One such opportunity is the St. Vincent De Paul collection for needy families which we will present to the local St. Vincent De Paul chapter next Wednesday afternoon at our Carols Assembly (commencing at 1:30pm).

Are You Moving? As we prepare for 2017 could any families who know that their circumstances have changed and find that they will not be attending St. Benedict’s next year please advise the office. This allows us to prepare for next year with some accuracy and also allows us to confirm with families who are waiting patiently on “Waiting Lists” that there could be a possibility of joining our community. Many thanks!

Every Week Assembly 8.30am Mondays Mass 9am Fridays (Hall) Uniform Shop Mondays 2.30-4pm Fridays 8.00-9.30am School Banking Tuesdays Mini Singers (Prep-2) 7.45am Tuesdays (Library) Senior Band Practice 7.30am Wednesdays (Hall-Stage Area) Junior Choir (Yr 2-3) 7.45am Wednesdays (Music Room) BP Choir (Yr 4-6) 7.45am Thursdays (Music Room) Jr/Sr Bennies Dance 3-4pm Tuesdays (Hall) Playgroup 8.30am Tuesdays (OSHC) Piano/Keyboard Music Tuesdays & Thursdays (OSHC Bldg) Guitar Lessons Wednesdays P&F Meeting 1st Wednesday every month Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday every month

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Principal Mark Creevey

Awards This Week In Prep Will Barrett Sielle Xuereb Lily Cross In Year 1 1R Whole Class Charlotte Creedy Kye Bowmaker In Year 2 Riley Joost Morgan Lynch Tiakina Bateman Zoe Forsythe In Year 3 Samuel Keats Eva Fabrizio, Lucas Newcombe Nishil Trevidi In Year 4 Stefani Touma Regan Balmer

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In Year 5 Eric Wichman Uche Ngini Frazer Von Dohren Aislinn Trudgen In Year 6 Ben cave Reeve Mitchell Ethan Hanson Chloe Harris Alyssa Cadman Eamon Shea

Swimming Finishes This Week Our final swimming day for our Prep to Year 2 students will be this Friday. I trust that this has been a most enjoyable and beneficial opportunity for our students. We live on an island, although a big island, and it is important that we all know how to swim. Our Year 3 to 6 students will have their swimming in Term 1 next year.

Student Reports Student Reports will be issued next Wednesday. We are in the process of having them available on the parent portal for the first time. If you do not have access to the internet please contact the school office.

Jubilate Deo Congratulations to all of our musicians who attended the Jubilate Deo Band workshop on Monday. It was a most enjoyable experience to work with four other schools (St. Joseph’s Bracken ridge, St Kieran’s Brighton, St. Pius Banyo and Genisis College) and their respective Instrumental music teachers. There were over 180 students participating in the experience and the final band performance was the culmination of the day. They produced a very powerful sound and quality performance. Well Done!

Announcement of Successful Review In Term 3 & 4 of this year, your principal, Mr Mark Creevey, undertook his Performance Review which was conducted by Brisbane Catholic Education Area Supervisor, Derek Maclean. Derek Maclean wishes to advise that the review is now complete and has been very successful. Mr Creevey is to be congratulated on the work he is doing at St Benedict’s Primary. Mr Maclean also wishes to thank all parents, staff, community members and students who participated in the review by completing surveys. He also wishes to thank the community for the hospitality extended to the review panel during their time at the school.

Thank You Year 6 and P&F Last Monday, Year 6 students enjoyed a day in the great outdoors, creating their end of year gift to the school. Have you noticed the new mural which is located on the retaining wall of the tennis court facing the car park? It was begun in the September holidays by Year 6 mum and professional painter, Tamara Walker and her daughter, Shaylee. Together they laid down the background colours which the Year Six students then added to by outlining and painting action figure silhouettes of some prep students. Finishing touches will be added before school finishes - keep an eye on the progress. Many thanks to the P&F for suggesting the project and especially to the very generous painting team of Tamara and Shaylee Walker who donated their time and expertise and have also volunteered to paint the final protective coat. We are confident that the colourful and vibrant mural will be appreciated for many years to come. Many thanks for your continued wonderful communications work! Kind Regards, Mrs Heddy Shears (Art)

Thought for the Week “Every time something good happens to you, make something good happen to someone else.” Have a great week! Regards, Mark

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APA Tim Cronin

Semester Two Reports As indicated in previous newsletters, the Semester Two report cards will be accessed via the Parent Portal. Reports will be accessible from 3pm on Wednesday 30th November in the ‘My Students’ tab under ‘Academic Reports’. Please contact the school office if you have any issues accessing student reports from 3pm on this date.

:) Dates Check the school website for all term dates. Thursday 24 November Year 6 Graduation Wednesday 30 November 1:30 Christmas Carols Friday 2 December Last Day Term 4 12 noon Tuesday 24 January Frist Day Term 1, 2017

Portfolios Sent Home Student portfolios of work samples from throughout the year will be sent home on Wednesday 30th November. These work samples are a reflection of the standard of work completed and presented by your child during the year. The Portfolios are to be kept over the Christmas period and the portfolio returned to school empty to your child’s new class teacher in 2017.

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Supporting All Learners Into 2017 As part of an annual student handover and transition process at St Benedict’s, valuable opportunities are provided to our staff to participate in discussion and gain insight into their new 2017 students and how they learn.  This Wednesday is the first of three opportunities the staff have to share knowledge about current strategies being used by their peers that move their students learning forward. This will take place in our usual staff meeting time.  The second opportunity will be on the Professional Development days at the beginning of the year when we explore "Catering for ALL Learners" and reflect on class data.  The third will be one on one meetings with the Support Teachers to review new classes, which will be held in Week 3 of Term 1.  In addition to these face-to-face opportunities, all paper work/monitoring tools data and data gathered from standardized tests is forwarded each year to the new class teacher for review. This is all part of ensuring that we have a good picture of the students in front of us and how to best move their learning forward.

Golden Wheelie Bin Award The Golden Wheelie Bin has been a strong motivator for encouraging the students to clean up their areas, particularly their eating areas. We had a close race last week, when two year levels had been vying for the coveted trophy, consistently keeping their areas clean throughout the week. Unfortunately, under close inspection on the last day, one of the year levels were found to have a mess under the port racks and know that this is an area they will have to address in the coming weeks. Last week’s winners were Year 5. Congratulations!!!

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APA Tim Cronin

St Benedict’s College Student Orientation Day Just a reminder to our Year 6 families whose children will commence enrolment at St Benedict’s College in 2017, this Friday (25th November) is the St Benedict’s College Student Orientation Day. Many of our current Year 6 students will attend this event. We hope they enjoy a glimpse of what is in store for them next year.

Good Luck Maicey! Maicey Lynch (6B) will be competing at the National Primary School Athletics Championships at the end of this week in Sydney from 25th – 29th November. Maicey will be flying the day after her graduation to compete in this event. Good luck Maicey, we can’t wait to hear your results next week!

Swimming Achievements After competing at the BSA (Brisbane Swimming Association) Relay Championships on Sunday 13th November, Ella Paterson, Darcy Paterson and Lachlan Hilleary have been selected to represent Grace Swimming at the Queensland State Swimming Championships on 10th December at Chandler. All three children will compete in a medley relay and a freestyle relay for their age group. We are very proud and excited for them! Good Luck for this significant competition in the holidays!

From Archbishop Mark Coleridge In these days, over 7000 young people are bidding farewell to our Catholic schools after long years of schooling. But there's been more to it than schooling, which is why we speak of Catholic "education". The word "education" means to draw out; and our schools try to draw out of our young people the best of the human being. Their years in Catholic schools have been a great gift to them and have often meant real sacrifices from others, like their parents. As our graduates set forth into the future, may their Catholic education mean that they can help create a genuinely human society that brings out the best in all of us. (Archdiocese Alive: November, 2016)

The Value of a Catholic Education Also in the November edition of the Archdiocese Alive, was an article that shared the results of a 13-year study into the satisfaction and long-term reward of a Catholic Education. The study has found that Catholic school graduates enjoy a high "life satisfaction". The report says that's down to a unique Catholic school factor. To read more, go to the following link: https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/articles/catholic-schools-satisfaction/

Student Council Break-up

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Thank you to our 2016 Student Councilors. We enjoyed our pizza and ice block break-up party yesterday at 2nd break. What a great group of motivated school leaders.

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APRE Brett Kitchener Dear Parents, The last couple of weeks in a school year are always very busy ones punctuated by significant events.

Graduation We wish the Year 6 leaders well for their graduation evening tomorrow night. Transition from primary school to secondary school is a significant milestone. Feelings of excitement, anticipation as well as anxiety and sadness at leaving familiarity behind will be very much part of their mindsets. We thank these children for their student leadership in 2016.

Carols Our relaxed celebration assembly will occur next Wednesday at 1.30 in the school hall. Parents are welcome to attend and sit on a rug with their children to join in with this annual event. At this assembly we will make our festive presentation to St Vincent De Paul. Throughout the year we have committed to various initiatives to support communities abroad. The SVDP Christmas Appeal provides opportunity to support those in the local community who need a hand up. There is one week remaining to bring along food items for this initiative. As reported in last week’s newsletter, this provides an opportunity for your children to appreciate the importance of giving. Ask your children to commit to a chore in order to earn the items you provide them to bring in to school .

Last day of School At 9am in the school hall, our final Parish Mass for the year will take place. These weekly masses are wonderful events. I urge you to attend if you are able. To conclude the school year, the whole school will meet in the hall from eleven o’clock for our end of year liturgy. The children will be dismissed from the hall at 12 o’clock. May peace be with you at this busy time of the school year. Brett

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Nerrida Powell [email protected]

Term 4, 2016 School Fees Term 4 Fees are now past due and need to be finalised before the last day of school. If you require an updated fee statement, please contact Nerrida Powell immediately on 3481 4600 or [email protected]

2017 School Fees Schedule 2017 Fee Schedule is now available to view on the school website. Please note if you had a Direct Debit setup this year, a NEW request needs to be filled out for 2017.

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Pastoral Coordinator Helen Hickey

Last Week for our St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal During the next weeks our community is invited to bring in non-perishable food items that will go towards making Christmas food hampers to be shared with families who are really struggling at this time. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to share a small act of kindness as we move closer to Christmas. Such life lessons are invaluable for our children. Items will be collected in your child’s classroom from this week on. Please check use by dates. I have included a suggested list of items. Chocolate won’t be suitable with the warmer temperatures creeping in. Our appeal will close on Tuesday 29th December. Thank you for your support at this time. ‘Only kindness matters in the end.’ SVDP Christmas Appeal, non-perishable items only:  Xmas puddings 700g & Christmas cakes 700g  Tinned fruit – peaches, pineapple, apricots (large tins)  425g size of tinned beetroot or corn  Pack of 6 Fruit mince pies  Jatz biscuits, rice crackers etc  Cashews, mixed nuts  Fruit & nut mix  Muesli bars  Packet lollies, marshmallows (no chocolate)

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Pringles, pretzels Milo, Drinking chocolate Pancake shaker mix Breakfast cereal Soft drinks (cans) no large bottles thanks Custard – Foster Clarkes long life 450g plumrose ham Jelly crystals

Peace and blessings to all families. Helen

St Benedict’s Playgroup Shauna Nugent [email protected]

Last Playgroup of the Year

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Tuesday the 29th November we will be celebrating our last playgroup for the year and would love if everyone could join us by bringing along a plate of food to share. ! Please remember it’s a gold coin donation.

Water Fun Every Week Now Please bring your togs, towels and anything else that you would like to share with all of your friends at playgroup. At Playgroup we are experiencing everything water: water paint, water play, water colouring, etc. With the warmer weather setting in, we will now have water play available each week so please bring a spare pair of clothes. Tell your friends and let’s all get together for a fun day at Play group.

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St Benedict’s Catholic Community Father Bryan Roe [email protected]

Sacramental Journey - First Holy Communion

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Masses Fridays 9am St Benedict's Hall

Hello to all students, teachers, Mums, Dads, Grandmothers and Grandfathers of St Benedict’s Primary School. The Archbishop of Brisbane is moving towards making the St Benedict’s Catholic Community of Mango Hill, North Lakes and Griffin a Parish. As such, we now have independence from the Holy Cross Parish, Redcliffe.

Sundays 9.30am St Benedict's Hall (3rd Sunday Children’s Liturgy of the Word)

Below are dates for all children in our community wishing to make their First Holy Communion. All children who are in Year 4 or above in 2017, who have not made their First Holy Communion are most welcome to be part of this very important journey of receiving our most precious gift – Jesus.

Other Mass Times Holy Cross Parish, Kippa Ring www. redcliffecatholicparish. com

Parent Information Session (you only need to attend one of these sessions):  Friday 10th of February 2017 10:00am - 11:30am (after 9.00am Mass)  Saturday 11th of February 2017 1.00pm - 3.00pm  Sunday 12th of February 2017 11.00am - 1.00pm (after 9:30am Mass) Family Sessions:  Saturday 25th of February 2017 OR Sunday 26th of February 2017  Saturday 18th of March 2017 OR Sunday 19th of March 2017

1.00pm - 4.00pm 11.00am - 2.00pm 1.00pm - 4.00pm 11.00am - 2.00pm

First Holy Communion:  Sunday 14th of May 2017 (Mother’s Day) 9:30am Mass OR Sunday 21st May 2017 9:30am Mass OR Sunday 28th May 2017 9:30am Mass (if needed) Information on the Confirmation Programme will be available early 2017. For further information regarding the Parent Information Session’s or for further information regarding the Sacramental Journey, kindly contact St Benedict’s Catholic Community Office on 0474 574 059 or email [email protected] Enjoy the rest of the year, and I hope you have a joyful Christmas and a wonderful 2017. Father Bryan Roe, Servant Leader of St Benedict’s Catholic Community, Mango Hill/North Lakes/Griffin

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Childrens’ Christmas Mass Holy Cross Catholic Parish has begun organising the children’s Christmas mass that takes place here at St Benedicts which will include many children ages 3 – 12. If you are interested in having your child/children participate please contact Kylie Oakenfull 0466 380 340 or [email protected]

Allergy Aware! St Benedict’s is an allergy aware school! Fortunately most allergies are not life-threatening. For some people however, exposure to certain allergens can result in the most severe form of allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis. HOW YOU CAN HELP: If your child has eaten peanuts before coming to school, please be sure your child’s hands and face have been thoroughly washed. Please avoid sending peanuts/nuts or peanut butter to school.

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HPE & Sport Laurel Creese

Swimming Carnival Nominations Due Nominations for our 2017 Swimming Carnival were due Friday 11th November. If you have not done so already, please access the information and the nomination form via the Parent Portal under the Forms and Documents tile Be Informed—Sport. Please return the form to your child’s teacher or to Kari.Penny @bne.catholic.edu.au

Resource Centre Sue Richmond

My happiest moments… For me, the happiest moment of being a teacher is when a student understands what you have been trying to teach. To see so many students happily engaging with reading and recommending books to their friends is very satisfying. It is with considerable sadness that I will be leaving St Benedict’s at the end of the year and I wish all your families a very happy and healthy holiday over the Christmas season.

Holiday Reading Holidays are the best time to read as there is a need to find some shade and there’s lots of time. I keep telling the children that to improve their reading ability they must practise, just like with any sport or activity but there is no point in trying to read a book that is far above their reading capability. The child feels disappointed and frustrated. Find a book that a child can read most of the words ie no more than 5 significant mistakes on a page. It is then important that the book is read to the end unless there is a legitimate reason not to. For a new book, I recommend reading for at least twenty minutes without interruption and then about ten minutes when the book is opened again, that means that the child won’t have to keep reading the beginning over and over. After a few times doing this, the response is often, ‘I don’t like this book it’s boring’. Sometimes a child will need some help with the first few chapters to ‘get them going’, knowing the setting and some of the characters.

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Join the Local Library Holidays are an excellent time to read to children. This is good for listening skills, discussions and parent/child bonding. As the school library is now closed for borrowing, I have advised the children to join their local library and to ask the librarian how to reserve a book onto the ‘hold’ shelf if their library doesn’t have a copy. Local libraries usually have holiday activities and the children can borrow as many books as they wish.

Great Christmas Gifts I’ve always recommended Joke Books be given to children as presents for Christmas. They have to be read aloud (practise) and they are reading books so they don’t forget. Thank you for allowing me to be part of the St Benedict’s Community. Best wishes, Sue Richmond Teacher-Librarian

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Teaching & Learning Ruth Sharman, Anita Fryer, Michele Lund, Jennifer Hillier and Pam Sweeney (Guidance & Counselling)

Preparing for Unpredictable Weather Events Storm season is here once again, it is a good time to think about how to help children develop emotional resilience to cope when things are unpredictable and out of their control. This article was prepared by Queensland Health and the University of Queensland to help families prepare children for unpredictable and sometimes dangerous weather.

OT Debra Bone Occupational Therapist at St Benedict’s Enquiries 3888 7192/0411 704 340 [email protected] www.debbonekidsot.com

Preparing for unpredictable or dangerous weather - Do your children feel safe? You know how to keep your children physically safe, but how do you prepare them emotionally for unpredictable weather? 1. Talking to your children about unpredictable or dangerous weather is helpful, but make sure it’s not the only thing you talk about with them. 2. If your children ask you questions, stick to the facts without too much detail. 3. Children look to adults for how to behave, so make sure you stay calm yourself. 4. Go over your family’s dangerous weather plan with your children so they know how to stay safe. Please visit www.emergency.qld.gov.au for more information. 5. Limit your child’s contact with media stories about dangerous weather—adults need to stay informed, but children don’t need to see scary images replayed over and over. 6. When dangerous weather approaches, stay close to your children and know where they are. 7. Talk to your local GP or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or your school guidance counsellor if you’re worried about your children’s level of anxiety.

White Ribbon Day Next Friday 25 November is White Ribbon Day, an international movement of men and boys working to prevent men’s violence against women. Last week the Premier, Anastasia Palaszczuk, launched a new violence prevention plan to help women and girls in Queensland live without fear, threats or experience of violence. The Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016 – 26: Not now, Not Ever can be viewed at: https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/communityservices/women/ queensland-violence-against-women-prevention-plan

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The Student Wellbeing Hub The Australian Government has released a new website, the Student Wellbeing Hub, which is underpinned by the very successful National Safe Schools Framework. It aims to provide current best -practice, curriculum- aligned resources for educators, parents, and students on a range of contemporary issues that will help build and sustain the wellbeing and safety of all members of the school community. Parents will find advice and information to help them support their child, build positive communication with their child’s school and contribute actively to the wider school community. The student area contains age- appropriate information, advice and games that build students’ understanding of topics and issues important to their wellbeing at school and beyond.

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Uniform Shop Mary Smith [email protected]

Hours Mondays 2.30pm-4pm and Fridays 8.00am-9.30am or available by appointment.

2017 Back to School Uniform Shop Hours for CURRENT Students    

Thursday 12th January 10am to 12pm Monday 23rd January 8.30am to 1.30pm First day of school, Tuesday 24th January 8.30am to 1.30pm NEW 2017 Students: Please book a fitting time with [email protected]

If you know the sizes you will need please feel free to fill in a Uniform Order Form and email it to [email protected]

The Athlete’s Foot The Athlete’s Foot is a proud sponsor of St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School. $5 is donated back to our school from every pair of shoes purchased.

Oops, that’s not my hat? You may have accidently taken home someone else's school gear. Please check your gear at home and return any ‘lost property’ to the school office. Thank You! Parents are welcome to check through the ‘lost property’ in the office any time.

School Banking [email protected]

Rewards coming... Banking has now finished for this year. All rewards will be distributed next week. We can't wait to see you all back next year. Merry Christmas.

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Deborah and Olivia

Bennies Munchies Café Elouise Phillimore [email protected] Our St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School café is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (1st and 2nd breaks). Please order via flexischools.com.au by 8.30am on the day of your order. Volunteering is a great way to meet other parents and your kids will LOVE to see you behind the counter at break time! Everyone is welcome. If you are interested in helping out in the Café please contact Elouise: [email protected]

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School Office [email protected]

Office Hours Our office hours are from 8am to 3.30pm (closed in school holidays).

Lost Property? With a school consisting of over 600 students, property is bound to get mixed up or lost sometimes. If you label your child's property clearly, it is quickly returned to students when it is found.

P&F [email protected]

Save the Date -WORKING BEE Our next Working Bee will be held on SATURDAY the 21st of January 2017 from 9:00am - 12:00pm. We are relying on as many of our families as possible to support our working bee to help us maintain, beautify and improve our school grounds before school starts back. Help of any duration is very much appreciated! It won't be as big as last time, and jobs will include; maintenance and tidying, sweeping and rubbish removal, and a sausage sizzle is provided for those who attend. Everyone is welcome, even if you can spare a few hours. A note will be sent home in your child's red message bag with more information. Please contact [email protected] if you are able to help. We encourage you to get involved – it’s a great way to help our school and meet other families!

St Benedict’s College [email protected]

Enrolments www.stbenedicts.qld.edu.au

Applications of enrolment are invited for Year 7 in 2018 and 2019. There are limited vacancies for Years 7-12 in 2017. Please contact our office for more information.

Volunteers Always Needed! In our Drive-through, St Benedicts operates a highly efficient, effective and safe, after school pick-up program developed by the QLD Government, called Look Out. Volunteers are essential to the program. Please contact the School Office if you can spare 20 minutes of your time, any afternoon from 2:45 to 3.05pm, to support our school.

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Centacare Here at St Benedict’s, Centacare run the Outside School Hours Care facility as well as the Kindergarten Services. Please contact the Centacare co-ordinators directly regarding these services.

Kindergarten Services Sandra Matthews - Kindergarten Teacher 3204 8452 or 0498 393 334 or [email protected] There was an Orientation Session for 2017 Kindy families held last Saturday morning. Many thanks to everyone who came along. Each family was allocated a ‘Stay and Play’ session time and a family interview time for December. There will be a Family Disco and Magic Show this Friday night from 5.00pm until 7.00pm at Kindy. Cost is $10 per family. Please bring snacks and drinks for your family. Thank-you for your support and friendship this year, and many special thanks to Tanya Bruce for welcoming me into the St Benedict’s Kindy family for 2016. I wish you and your families all the best for the future. Sandra Matthews Group A Kindy children visited the St Benedict’s School Library and participated in a Christmas Liturgy with Mrs Hickey, Mr Kitchener and a class of Prep students. Mrs Hickey spoke about Advent being the time leading up to Christmas. Four advent candles representing peace, love, hope and joy were lit and we sang songs and said some prayers. It was a wonderful experience for the Kindy children. The Kindy children dug a river course in the mud patch. They worked together with shovels, spoons and buckets. They are going to make “Mud Island”.

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OSHC (Outside School Hours Care) Nicole Sawatzki - Co-ordinator 3293 4507 or [email protected]

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Don’t Forget to Book Your Vacation Care Vacation Care program is now available for viewing! Please complete the relevant booking forms, excursion permission forms and the swimming ability form and return to OSHC by Friday 25th November to secure your booking! These forms can all be found on the Parent Portal under Forms and Documents/OSHC. YES! We are open on the last day of term from 12pm until 6pm. You must book!

2017 Enrolment Forms Now Available Attention Parents and Carers! The 2017 enrolment forms are now available via the St Benedict’s school website or Parent Portal. Please complete both the 2017 Enrolment Form (along with the Additional Child Enrolment Form if necessary) AND Request for Booking and return to the school office via the red message bag, email or alternatively drop them directly into OSHC! All 2017 enrolments (including existing families) must complete a Direct Debit Form to submit with your enrolment form ASAP for processing. For all existing parents, please be reminded that you must complete all of these forms too to secure your next year’s booking! Please also be advised that all accounts MUST be sitting at a nil balance at the end of 2016 to ensure a placement in OSHC for next year. Should you require any further information please don’t hesitate to contact Nikki or Shauna on 3293 4507.

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Centacare

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Community Tennis News Term 4 Tennis Coaching will finish on Monday 28 November, Wednesday 30 November and Thursday 24 November. Term 1, 2017 Tennis Coaching will commence on Monday 30 January, Wednesday 1 February and Thursday 2 February. Please see the attached New Tennis Enrolment Form for 2017. Please fill out and send ASAP to secure your place for 2017.

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All tennis enquiries to Wayne on 0438 195 723 or [email protected]

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Community

If you have any questions regarding the SEQ Bus Network Review please contact TransLink External Affairs by email at [email protected]. au or phone 07 3338 4438.

For all enquires, please contact Kerri Hutchison Email : [email protected] Phone: 0408 348 500

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Community

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BRING HOME A BIG BROTHER OR SISTER AND BRING FRENCH CULTURE TO LIFE ! Why not volunteer to host an international student from France next year? We have a small group of delightful French students coming to Australia for 10 weeks to immerse in local Australian culture, experience our High schools, sports, environment and lifestyle. All the French students are around 15 years old, speak excellent English, have their own spending money, cover all school expenses ,and we arrange all aspects of their program. They are looking forward to joining an Australian family for a short term. It’s fun and interesting to help these young people achieve their Australian dream. If you’d like know more, please email your interest to Rob at Inter Cultural Management on [email protected]

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Community

Art Classes are held at the St. Benedict's Art Room Please contact us at [email protected]. You can also find us at https://www.facebook.com/smockonartclasses

TAE KWON DO CLASSES

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Held at St Benedicts on Thursdays 3:15pm to 4:10pm. All ages are welcome. Please phone Daisy or Damian on 3886 0967 or 0438 860 967. Sign up for two months and receive a free uniform. All classes are supervised by an instructor with a Blue Card.

Contact: [email protected] at North Lakes

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