420 Beams Road
Zillmere QLD 4034
Website: http://www.stflannans.qld.edu.au
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 3265 3666
Fax: 07 3265 3722
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26 June 2014
Principal's Report
Dear St Flannan’s Families
Guiding Principle of the Week
This week we are learning to understand the school rule Right
Place, Right Action, Right Time. This rule asks us to consider
where we are and what we should do at a certain time. These
three things must be considered in all of our behaviours. Right
Place means that we think about the environment that we
are in. We behave differently when we are in a classroom,
on the playground or in the Church. It is normal to change
our behaviour depending on where we are. Self-Reflecting and
asking ourselves what the right actions are before we do
something helps us to think about what impact our actions will
have on us and others. If we are going to do something that will
make ourselves and others unsafe or unhappy then we need to
make a decision to stop. Try to ask yourself this week ‘Is this
the place and time for my behaviour?’
Semester One Achievements
This semester has been an extremely busy one filled with fun
and learning. Thank you to all those parents, teachers and
students who have made the start of the year so wonderful.
Below is a list of some of the great achievements.
• Flarana Fair
• P&F Disco and Movie Night
• Report cards
• Swimming and Cross Country Carnivals
• Excursions to Australia Zoo, Caboolture Historical
Village, Ngutana Lui Aboriginal Centre.
Zone 6 Sport and Gala Day
Over the past 9 weeks our Senior Primary (Yr 5, 6, 7) students
have been competing in Zone 6 Sport against other Catholic
schools on the north side. Our students learnt a new set of
skills; how to play fairly, be humble winners and gracious in
defeat. We were extremely competitive in netball and touch. I
would like to thank Maria McArdle for being the driver behind
this great opportunity for the students. I would also like to thank
Mrs Hill, Mrs Toohey, Mrs Graham and Mrs Wilkins for their time
in training and supervising the students each Thursday. Last
Thursday was the culmination with a Gala Day competition. I
am very proud to say that two of our touch football teams made
the finals, Yr 6/7 girls and Yr 5 Boys, but were beaten in close
matches. Our Yr 5A mixed Netball team where champions and
won their final. Please congratulate them all. Further information
and pictures are below in the newsletter.
RECOGNISE our Wonderful Singers
Over the past three years St Flannan’s has had two students,
Andrea Karumathy and Gabrielle Walters, participating in the
Australian Girls’ Choir. The choir provides wonderful, high
quality performance opportunities to sing, dance and perform
for young girls across the country. Andrea and Gabby
performed last week at the Winter Showcase Concert to help
celebrate the 30th Anniversary year of the Choir being formed.
The girls have also performed at the Mother’s Day Classic
Fun Run and the Girls of Oz charity to raise money for
underprivileged girls. Well done girls.
• Zone 6 Touch and Netball competitions
• New roof on Senior Primary building
• Senior playground refurbished and new mulch in
Prep playground
• Class Masses and Assemblies
• New parent chairs for hall
• Bruce and Denise Morcombe visit
• $4000 Paint-a-Horse winners
• Great prac students
• Snr Primary Camp at Ewan Maddock Dam
• Staff Professional Development including Behaviour
and Mathematics
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RECOGNISE a Basketball Star
I would like to recognise the special gifts of one of our students.
Mitchell Stanton represented Under 12 Metropolitan North
basketball team in Townsville at the State Championships.
Mitchell’s team performed extremely well over four days of
competition and placed 3rd out of ten regions across
Queensland. Met North have not medalled in this competition
in the past 19 years. Mitchell played extremely well and came
away with a great experience and a few bumps and bruises.
Well done Mitchell.
or the Church car park. Please also consider your speed when
driving through the school. We have many small children to
NURTURE and keep safe. If we are vigilant we can reduce the
possibility of accidents.
Holiday School Care Program – Fit-n-Fun
Sports Clinic
On the holidays Fit-n-Fun Sports Clinic will be running a sport/
fitness orientated day care program. The program runs from
9am – 4pm, Monday 30 June until Friday 4 July and
ENCOURAGES an active healthy lifestyle. Every child receives
a team shirt and a participation medal for attending. The cost
for the week is $135. Notes have been sent home but are also
available at the school office or see below.
Movie Night
Last Friday we held our Movie Night which was a great success
thanks to the attendance of a large number of families. I would
like to thank the P&F for their enthusiasm in organising a
wonderful night. Without the commitment from parent helpers
these opportunities would not be possible. The pizza, drinks,
nibbles, movie and company was magnificent. This was a great
night to UNITE together as a family and a school community.
Upcoming Events
60th Anniversary Mass and Celebration
Please mark Monday 28 July in your diaries as St Flannan’s
will be celebrating 60 wonderful years of educating the young
people of the Zillmere parish. We will be joined by the
Archbishop for a mass at 10.30am. I ENCOURAGE and
welcome you to attend. Please return your rsvp forms (available
from Mrs Olley) if you are able to attend or provide something
for the shared lunch.
Car Park Safety
Could I please remind parents that there are to be no pick-ups
and drop-offs in the staff car park area outside the school office.
All parents must use the car park in front of the Prep playground
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Friday 18 July 800m Finals
Friday 25 July Athletics Carnival – Prep – Yr 7
Monday 28 July 60th Anniversary Mass
Have a Happy Holiday
I wish you all a safe and happy holiday and I hope that you
find time to come together as a family. I look forward to seeing
students back on Monday 14 July with bright, fresh, smiling
faces.
Regards
Paul Mitchell | Principal
APRE News
World Refugee Day
I was a stranger and you welcomed me (Matthew 25:35)
Last week was World Refuge week. The purpose of this was
to raise awareness about the issues affecting refugees and
celebrate the positive contributions made by refugees to
Australian society. As a Catholic School it is important we recall
what this means and what we value and teach about this as an
arm of the Catholic faith:
We teach:
Human life is sacred because each person is created in the
image and likeness of God
That all people have the right to live a dignified life in their
homeland
Anyone whose life is threatened (via armed conflicts, natural
disasters, economic conditions that threaten lives or physical
integrity) has the right to protection
All nations have a right to regulate migration across their
borders
That the purpose of law is to serve justice and mercy
That the most vulnerable people are not simply those who are
in a needy situation to whom we kindly offer an act of solidarity
but are members of our family with whom we have a duty to
share the resources we have.
St Vincent de Paul Winter Soup Appeal
and Sleep Out
Each Year, St Flannan’s proudly supports the St Vincent de
Paul Winter Soup Appeal. This runs for two weeks, where
students are encouraged to bring in as many tins or packets
of soup that they can to support those families in need. All
the soup is distributed amongst families in our local community
through the parish St Vincent de Paul Committee. The
collecting of the soup will start in the first week back of term 3,
leading up to Catholic Education Week and our own St Vinnies
Sleep out being held on Thursday 31 July for our Senior Primary
Students. Over the holidays as you see soup on special at the
shops, it might be a great opportunity to get organized and
stock up ready to bring it all in.
Pope John Paul II invited all to an even deeper awareness
of the mission of the Catholic Church: to see Christ in every
brother and sister in need, to proclaim and defend the dignity
of every migrant, every displaced person and every refugee. In
this way assistance given will not be considered an alms from
the goodness of our heart, but an act of justice due to them.
We pray….
For the millions of men, women and children who, for various
reasons, have known the experience of migration or seeking
asylum. That those entrusted with the power of decision may
never forget that every migrant is a human person who
possesses fundamental, inalienable rights that must be
respected by everyone and in every circumstance”.
We make this prayer through Christ our Lord, Amen.
What Saint inspires you?
This is not a question you may be asked too much in our
secular world. Do you have a favourite saint that has inspired
you in your life? How often would you make the time to stop
and reflect on the life of that saint how they have influenced who
you are?
Whilst there is little written on St Flannan, we do know that
he was very educated and valued the importance of learning.
He shared with others the importance of observing justice,
especially human justice, encouraging them to live in peace with
one another. This is certainly something that we aspire to here
at St Flannan’s each day.
60 Year Celebration – Catering
Assistance
Thank you all those who have kindly offered to bring in a platter
of something for our shared lunch after the Celebration Mass.
We are still seeking support for this as it is expected that we
will be feeding over 100 guests. If you haven’t returned your slip
to say that you are able to bring something in, please feel free
to just call the office and register with us directly what you can
contribute, or return your form to the office. We also need to
ensure that people have RSVP to say if they are attending as we
want to make sure we have enough seats for everyone. Thank
you for your continued support in this wonderful occasion.
A special thank you goes to Maria Russo from Dancefever who
has kindly donated $300 towards the catering of our lunch
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for after our celebration Mass. This will certainly makes some
beautiful platters of sandwiches for all to enjoy!
Term 3 Dance Fever
In Term 3, all students from Prep – 7 will be
participating on a Monday in our Dance
Fever Lessons. This is a wonderful
opportunity for our students to learn various
dancing styles in a fun and creative way.
Maria who is one of the company Directors of Dance Fever
Multi-Sport, had all her children pass through St Flannan’s.
They feature in our “Where are they now?” Profile for us this
week so ENJOY!
Where are they now?
Michael Russo is today 34 years old and the CEO of Ralph
and Russo. Take some time to google his Company, “Ralph
& Russo”. You will find he and his fiancé Tamara Ralph have
done 'extremely well'. They are based in London with Fashion
Houses also in Paris and new ones opening in New York and
Hong Kong soon. They were the FIRST Australians EVER to
be invited by the Syndicate of Haute Couture to feature a
collection in Paris Fashion Week with their designs. They are
also the FIRST British label to EVER to be invited into this
very prestigious group, together with Chanel, Christian Dior and
Valentino. Their clients include Angelina Jolie, Beyonce and the
Queen of Qatar to name a few. Last year, Michael was named
in the top 40 under 40 most successful business persons by
Fortune Magazine.
They have been invited back to Paris to show another collection
on the 10th July which is another wonderful achievement.
Gabrielle is 25 and is an accomplished dancer and just recently
retired. She is ranked third in Australia and a NSW Latin
American Champion. She is marrying later this year and also
works with Dancefever as the Head of Dance.
St Flannan’s was the very first school in Australia to take on
Dancefever, and after 15 years, they are still with Dancefever
today. Doreen Bazzo, (Principal) took “the gamble” and today
Dancefever has grown to becoming Australia wide and also
International with schools in New Zealand. The Company has
also expanded, with the development of Gymnastics, Athletics
and Skipping Programs by Head of Sport, Matt Russo, a past
student of St Flannans. Dancefever is very proud to say that
it has employed seven students from Catholic Schools around
Brisbane who were involved in Dancefever whilst at school.
The connection between St Flannan’s and Dancefever is very
special and the Company will always do it’s best to assist the
school in whatever way possible.
Happy 60th St Flannan’s
From all the staff at
Dancefever
Maria Russo
Matthew now 31 years old, was one of St Flannans best little
athletes. He became a Prefect and House Captian at Nudgee
College. He completed two degrees and is now a secondary
PE teacher. He is now the Head of Sport in the Company
Dancefever. He has developed and grown the sports programs
to be known as the best in the country.
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School Holiday Dance Workshops from
Dancefever!
Limited spots remain for our inaugural School Holiday Dance
Workshops at the end of term 3. Open for all students from
Kinder to Yr 6.
1st Week of Holidays - Monday 23rd - Friday 27th September
2nd Week of Holidays - Monday 30th September - Friday 4th
October
To secure your booking, please contact Matt on
[email protected] or 0403 782 821.
Registration forms will be emailed to registered applicants to
complete and bring on the day of your Workshop.
Congratulations to Miss K - Prep
Last weekend, Miss Kucharski participated in a fundraising evet
for Oxfam. She had been in training for months for a 100km
walk that went over three days and nights. I asked Miss K
to write for us about what she did and what she learnt and
below are some photos and a bit about her journey. It was an
incredible effort for a wonderful cause and we congratulate her
on this wonderful achievement – not to mention she showed up
to school Monday morning with her beautiful big smile ready to
go!!
‘I made the 100km!! We began the walk at the top of Mount
Glorious, then walked down and then up into Mount Nebo, then
onto Lake Manchester, Bellbird Grove, Enoggera Dam through
to Corramulling park and then onto Mt Cootha! We walked all
day Friday, through the night and then all day Saturday stoping
at bush checkpoints for 20 minutes and major checkpoints for
approx 1 hr!
School Photographs
Our school photographs are due back in week 3 of next term.
Mrs Louise Olley
Assistant Principal Religious Education
St Flannan’s Parish Details: Fr. John Kilinko 194 Handford Road
Zillmere Qld 4034 (w) 07 3265 3977 (07) 3265 3903 (F) 07 3265
7074 Parish Office Hours: 9.00am -3.00pm Tue – Fri. Email:
[email protected] Mass Times: Saturday 6.00pm,
Sunday 7.00am, 9.00am & 5.00pm
Gala Day – Touch Football Report
This term the grade 5, 6 and 7’s participated in an interschool
touch football competition which culminated in Gala day last
Thursday. It was fantastic to watch each team improve over
the term and really enjoy the competition side of sport. On
Gala day our teams competed with enthusiasm and showed
great sportsmanship. The experience of the weeks leading up
to Gala day paid off and we fielded two teams in the finals.
The standouts for the day were Ryan Sanker’s defence on the
wing and Mitchell Stanton’s hat trick. The year 5 boys and
the 6/7 girls both finished as runner up finalists. It was a great
experience for the students as well as for the teachers and
school officers who helped out. Our students were excellent
representatives of St Flannan’s and its mission. They should all
be very proud of themselves!
It was one of the most mentally challenging activities I have ever
done! It was such a great experience and one I will never forget!
It was a physically challenge, and my feet were very sore once
we hit the 50km, so sore that I wanted to cry!
I had to mentally prepare myself for the rest of the walk and
literally got to know the term 'no pain no gain'. So it was from
this I learnt that of you can overcome the mental challenge you
can conquer anything! It's amazing how much our bodies can
do! Unfortunately we lost one team member due to her having
sore knees so we had to push on without her and regrouped
at the finish! We raised approximately $4200 dollars for Oxfam
who do such wonderful work and are still receiving donations
from people so it could be even more! It has been great to have
so much support from people’
DDJ Awards
DDJ Music Awards signify excellence in performing, practicing,
commitment and overall musicianship from a student.
The DDJ Music Awards are designed to honour exceptional
music students across the DDJ Instrumental Music Program.
This end of semester’s award winners are:
Henry Fabila who is the recipient of the Awesome Achiever
merit award in recognition of his exceptional hard work, above
and beyond practice and performance expectations for
Semester 1, 2014 at St Flannan’s.
Rowan O’Conner who is the recipient of the DDJ Rising Star
merit award in recognition of his great work, musical ability and
motivation to succeed for Semester 1, 2014 at St Flannan’s.
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Around the Classrooms
Prep A
Mrs
Bolton
We had a wonderful assembly last week. All of
the children did a great job of being beautiful
Rainbow Birds!
Prep E
We have been busy doing many things. In
Miss
English we finished learning about the story
Kucharski called the Gruffalo. We made Gruffalo
cupcakes to celebrate finishing our unit!
Thankyou to Mrs Baldwin who came and
helped us! In maths we were learning how to
use yes/no questions to collect data. We
continued learning about Tiddalick the Frog
and role played it for our assembly.
Year 1/2
Mrs
Wilkins
Year 1
Mrs
O’Hara
We had a great excursion learning about life a
long time ago at Caboolture Historical Village.
We have had a great time ten pin bowling this
week. A very enjoyable last week of school
In maths we have been counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.
We have a shop in our classroom and we’ve been using
money. We went on an excursion to Caboolture History
Village to learn about the past and how people lived a
long time ago.
Year 2
We have seen and experienced firsthand what life was
Miss
like 100 years ago at the Caboolture Historical Museum.
Cassidy We have also begun learning about multiplication.
Year 3
Mrs
Toohey
& Mrs
Cooper
We have been working with money in our maths lessons
and continued writing procedures in literacy. In our
health lessons we have been learning how to be
Cybersmart!
Year 3/
4
Miss
Rogers
This week we have been completing our religion unit
about God as a saviour, creator and protector. We have
looked at the stories about Moses and Daniel and the
Lion den. We are working hard on our Maths
Investigations and completing our science unit.
Year 4
Miss
Cheyne
This week we have been learning about contractions in
English. To help us remember how to spell them we
participated in an activity called ‘Contraction surgery’
where we put on surgical masks, put the two patients
(words) next to each other, cut out the unnecessary
letter(s) and replaced the missing letter(s) with a
bandage (apostrophe).
We have also been working on adding new words to our
vocabulary by writing scripts that use the new words
and creating play on the iPads using ‘Puppet Pals’.
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SP
Miss
Hill
This week 5A completed our religion unit on Mary
Mackillop. We learned how to make an origami nun and
we dedicated prayers to Mary. We also set our goals for
semester 2 and created our Busy Bee wall to remind us
to finish our integrated unit. We are all presenting
research on a range of natural disasters. It has been a
HUGE week!
SP Ms
We created animal silhouettes with our hands.
McArdle We learnt how to find the area of a triangle and
irregular shapes.
SP Mrs
Graham
In SPG we’ve been finishing left over worksheets
along with getting free time when we finish them
all. We also read and took notes on Electricity
and electric circuits. We’ve also learnt about
supplementary and complimentary angles.
Awards:
Unite in a spirit of blessing,
Nurture in a spirit of the
sacred,
Alishma Pokheral,
Marriellah Dino
Encourage in a spirit of
holiness,
Recognise in a spirit of
inspiration,
8th
Michael
Karen
September McDougall, Packham,
Marta Kelly
Theresa
Gallaher
15th
Barry
September Ruthof,
Margarita
Artuso
Barry Ruthof Marta
Kelly
DONATING ROSTER
Kai Hawkins
14th July
Tania VicoPlastic
Cups and
spoons
Stefenie
Marta –
DeGioannis Cordial Cola
– Garbage
bags
21st July
Margot
Johnson –
plastic
cups and
spoons
Gina
Reitano –
Cooking
spray
28th July
Hayley
WaltersPlastic
cups and
spoons
Andrea
Desilva –
Brown
lunch bags
Empower in a spirit of
gentleness,
Tuckshop News
Monday
Volunteer
to work in
Tuckshop
- Roster
Baking
Chocolate
Slice
Baking Cup
Cakes
Baking
Chocolate
Muffins
14th July
Michelle
Alcorn,
Lucy
Rapino
Cathie
Lowe
Theresa
Gallaher
Roina
Doolan
Susan
Agyare,
Gina
Reitano,
Amanda
Jenkins
PJ Oxley
Barry
Ruthof,
Marta Kelly
Wendy
Poore
Barry Ruthof Marta
Kelly
Michelle
Alcorn,
Margarita
Artuso
PJ Oxley
Theresa
Gallaher
21st July
28th July
4th August
11th
August
Wendy
Poore –
Cordial Cola
Coming Events:
Joanne
Margot
Chamberlain Johnson
Roina
Doolan
Michael
PJ Oxley
McDougall,
Lucy
Rapino
Joanne
Margot
Chamberlain Johnson
18th
August
Barry
Ruthof,
Amanda
Jenkins
Wendy
Poore
Barry Ruthof Roina
Doolan
25th
August
Susan
Agyare,
Gina
Reitano,
Marta Kelly
Cathie
Lowe
Theresa
Gallaher
PJ Oxley
Joanne
Roina
Chamberlain Doolan
1st
Michelle
September Alcorn,
Lucy
Rapino
Wendy
Poore
Margot
Johnson
Roina
Doolan
Friday 27th June
Whole School Mass at 9.00am
Friday 27th June
Term 2 finishes at 3.00pm
Monday 14th July
Term 3 Commences at 8.40am
Friday 18th July
800m Athletics Finals – Prep- Yr7
Friday 25th July
Athletics Carnival – Prep – Yr 7
Monday 28th July
60th Anniversary Mass
Assessment and Treatment of Fears and
Anxiety in Children
Griffith University
Parents, is your child fearful of certain situations or do they
seem to experience ongoing feelings of anxiety? At Griffith
University, we are conducting a large-scale study for children
(10 to 13 years of age) with anxiety that includes a thorough
assessment and a novel, home-based treatment using
computers and telephone contact from a trained clinician. We
are providing this service at no cost to families. To find out more
about this project, please contact our team on 07-3735 3418,
[email protected] .
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RCIA Enquiry Night - Everyone welcome.
DDJ Instrumental Program
Do you know any people who are interested in learning more
about the Catholic faith? Please let them know that there will
be an enquiry night in the meeting room at St Flannan’s Parish
Centre at 7:30pm on Thursday 17th July.
Is your child looking for a new fun, creative and rewarding
activity in 2014? DDJ Performing Arts provides an Instrumental
program at your school with group MUSIC lessons starting at
$17.95 for 30minute lesson.
Further information can be obtained from the Parish Office (Ph:
3265 3977,
Let your child discover the joys of music, starting with a free,
no-obligation first trial lesson. Contact DDJ on 1300 335 335
for more information, or pick up an information flyer from your
school administration office.
Email: [email protected] ) or by contacting
Catherine Abbott (Ph: 3263 3171, Email:
[email protected] )
North Star Football Club Disco
Child and Adolescent Oral Health News
The Child and Adolescent Oral Health Program will be offering
treatment to the students of this school soon. Years Prep - 7
have been issued with a consent/medical history form. If you
wish your child to be treated please return the fully completed
consent form (3 pages) to your class teacher by 26/6/14.
Due to the demands on our service parents who return consent
forms late will not necessarily have their children treated on site
and may be offered treatment at another site. Once dental staff
receive a completed form your child will be examined. If your
child requires further dental treatment, a ‘consent to treatment’
form will be issued for your signed consent.
You will be notified via the school newsletter of the date the
school dental program commences treatment at this school.
For any enquires please contact staff on 0408 783 526
The Leukaemia Foundation Qld
Is the major charity partner for the Brisbane Marathon Festival
for 2014 and the Leukaemia Foundation Qld – 2.2KM Mini
Marathon is our feature race for the festival. This event is open
to under 12’s and is a great way for kids to get out and get
active, all participants who complete the course each receive
a finishers medal! For further details or to register
www.brisbanemarathon.com
Kids Yoga
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Our kids love school discos and so we’ve decided to hold an
End Of Term Small Sided (primary school aged) Disco as part
of our World Cup celebrations and as a fundraiser for our club.
We’d love your students to come along!
The Disco is this Friday night, 27th June 2014 from
5:30-7:00pm for 4-7 years and 7:00-8:30pm for 8-12 years at
24 Jennings Street, Zillmere.
Tickets are $5 per child (available at the door) and there will
food and drinks available for purchase for both the attendees
and their families.
1800 4 Teeth
www.zillmeredentistbrisbane.com.au/index.html
Grand Prix Mazda
www.grandprixmazda.com.au
Number Works 'n Words
numberworksnwords.com
Syngineering
www.syngineering.com.au/
Geebung-Zillmere RSL Club
www.gzrsl.com/
Boondall Auto Recyclers
[email protected]
Mike Flanagan - Electrician
Phone: 3265 4175 - Mob: 0417 719 508
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