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1 Jubilation 34 Manra Way, Pacific Pines 4211 PO Box 486 Helensvale 4212 Ph: Fax: The voice of Jubilee Primary School 26 October 2011 Website: Halloween All Hallows (All Saints Day). Tuesday, 1 November We see the Halloween traditions imported from the States in their commercialised and popularised forms and wonder: Is this what Aussie kids want or need? Some see it as another way for shops to make money. Some see this as a concerning turn creating an interest in children in unhealthy demonic spiritual beliefs and practices. Some think, do we want our kids trick-or-treating? Is it safe? I d like us to think about where Halloween stands in church teaching and Christian faith. Christians believe all those who belong to God are His saints. A festival, celebrated with Masses, was begun to recall the joys Christians have knowing that death is not the end; it is a transition to eternal existence with God. Christians wanted to celebrate, so took a day to do so. It was known as All Hallows (Hallows meaning saintly or set-apart ones) Mass. The day Christians took had been a day used by early British pagans to try to ward off evil beings and spirits that caused them great fear and dread. Christians turned it around, All Hallows Eve (Halloween) became a day for laughing and joking about the silliness of the fear of death and the devil s minions. Christians had the sure joy and hope in eternal life in God; so there developed in Scotland and Ireland and then by their descendants in the USA, a festival we now see as Halloween. We Christians at Jubilee will be starting All Hallows Day with a Eucharist to recall the defeat of death by Christ Jesus. Different Church Traditions All Saints Day is celebrated by Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, Anglicans, and Lutherans However, because of their differing understandings of the identity and function of the saints, what these churches do on the Feast of All Saints differs widely. For Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, and to some extent, Anglicans, All Saints is a day to remember, thank God for, but also to venerate and pray to the saints in heaven for various helps. For Anglicans and Lutherans the day is observed by remembering and thanking God for all saints, both dead and living. It is a day to glorify Jesus Christ, who by his holy life and death has made the saints holy through baptism and faith. Other churches do not observe this day at all, but all churches are thankful to God for His work in the life of believers and the assurance that those who die in Christ live eternally with God. An Invitation to celebrate All Saints Want to give thanks for the life of a loved one who has died or to remember the saints? All parents are invited to an All Saint s Day Eucharist lead by Rev d Ron Bundy of Gold Coast North Anglican Church. This will take place in the Jubilee Hall Meeting Room at 7.30 am on Tuesday, 1 November. Diary Dates Thursday 27th October Cyber Safety Info Night 6pm Friday 28th October Yrs 5/6/7/ Interschool Sports Friday 28th October School Disco Thursday 3rd November Hub Market y Day Wednesday 9th November Conundrum Matinee 11.30am Thursday 10th November Conundrum Evening Show 6.30pm Friday 11th November Yrs 5/6/7 Interschool Sports Friday 11th November Conundrum Gala Show 6.30pm Friday 18th November Yrs 5/6/7/ Interschool Sports Friday 25th November Yrs 5/6/7/ Interschool Sports Friday 25th November Christmas Concert Wednesday 30th November Yrs6/7 Wet n Wild Thursday 1st December Year 7 Graduation Dinner Friday 2nd December School finishes12pm TICKETS ON SALE NOW in the School Office SHOW TIMES: *Wednesday 11.30am *Thursday 6.30pm * Friday 6.30pm Tickets $5 each or family of 4 $15

2 Dear Parents and Friends, DUTY FINISHES AT 3:20PM Just a friendly reminder that supervision of students in the afternoon both at the cross up the top of the school and down at the crossing and shelter shed in the Binstead Way Car Park finishes at 3:20pm. Most days we find ourselves there a few minutes past 3:20pm, but don t be surprised, especially down below, if you turn up at 3:22 and we have left with your children with us. If this is the case, the children will be brought to the Administration Office and you will be contacted. For those children whose parents cannot be contacted they will be taken to Jubilee OSHC which will incur a cost to be paid by parents. I thank you also for your support with this. JUBILEE SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT This year s Jubilee School Christmas Concert will be held on Friday, November 25th, It will be held in the Multi-purpose Hall. More details will be sent home shortly. SCHOOL FEES School fee accounts for the final quarter of 2011 were sent home week one of this Term. The due date for payment is Friday, November 4th Please ensure that payment is made by this date or that contact is made with the school if payment is not possible. On review of the amount of outstanding school fees due to the school, it was made quite clear to me that we are still chasing well in excess of a considerable amount in unpaid school fees. In a school such as ours, such an amount of income is desperately needed to meet our commitments for IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL OUTSTANDING FEE AMOUNTS BE SETTLED ASAP. ALTERNATIVELY MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE ME IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY. Trying to avoid paying school fees, not having enough funds ready for direct debits or forgetting to, does not help either party. I realise that the current cost of living is biting all of us extremely hard, but it is important for Jubilee s continued well being that ALL fees are either paid in full or openly and honestly accounted for. My sincere thanks to those families who ensure that their fees are always paid on time. QUOTE of the WEEK: "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." Leo Tolstoy THOUGHT for Your WEEK Change Yourself By Catherine Pulsifer Repeatedly, we attempt the impossible and try to change other people but attempting this is a waste of time! Think of a time when you tried to change a personal habit. As we have absolute control over how we think, you would assume changing a habit is easy. It is not. Stop and consider how difficult it is for us to try and change other people when we have no control over their thoughts. You cannot change other people, you can only change yourself. If you want them to change, then you must change. Whether it is the behaviour of a child, a boss, a co-worker, a friend, or a spouse you are the one who must change. You can change the way you express your feelings towards the behaviour. Or, you can change your reaction to the behaviour. In some cases, you may have to change by accepting the behaviour. The point is, you have control over you and that is the only person you can change. God bless you and best wishes for the week ahead. David Sewell PRINCIPAL

3 Cybersafety Information Evening Encore Performance APA NEWS The fans have called out Encore! and Snr Con Paul Shaw never fails to deliver. This Thursday night in the MPC Meeting Room, Paul will deliver his information session on Cybersafety. This will be an encore performance of the session he delivered in Term 3, which was highly regarded by all who attended. The session is provided to give parents ideas and tips about how they, and their children, can remain safe while using and exploring the internet. Time 6-7PM MPC Meeting Room Thursday 27 October 2011 School Special Focus Reflecting on the item Mr Sewell spoke about at last Monday's assembly about rubbish around our school, I have come up with the theme: "You are not a pig living in a sty, pick the litter up when it catches your eye!" Simply put, rubbish left around the school breeds germs and looks bad. Do your part to look after your own rubbish and pick up litter that is lying around the school grounds. Jubilee School Disco Friday 28 October Prep to Year 2 5:30pm to 7pm Year 3 to Year 7 7:30pm to 9pm Cost $5 per child Tickets available at 8:15am and 2:45pm We are having the disco in our Multi Purpose Centre. The children will be able to leave their shoes on during the disco however there are to be NO HEELS WORN AT ALL in the MPC. Michael Ball Acting Assistant Principal OSHC NEWS Vacation Care Forms are out on Monday 7 th November. You can pick up forms from OSHC or have them ed to you but please bear in mind bookings can only be accepted with a signed booking sheet. If you are getting forms ed you can scan and return or by fax to Your fees must be up to date if you are planning on making a booking, and families who are non-weekly users of OSHC must pay prior to or at the start of the holidays. Thanks and have a great week Angela McLean & Cassie Gall Coordinators Jubilee Primary School OSHC P: F: M: E: gavenoshc@bne.centacare.net.au HUB MARKET DAY (Year 6&7) THURSDAY 3RD November Middle session Bring your all your loose change * FOOD STALLS * GAMES * NOVETLY

4 Remember East Timor From the APRE We turn on the tap and get fresh, safe and clean water we take it for granted. We walk in a room at night and switch on a light we take it for granted. We flush the toilet - we take it for granted. We go to the supermarket, and are stressed by choice and we take it for granted. We send our children to school, and expect computers, and all the rest and take it for granted. We get a wage, and if not welfare and we expect it to be more than $2 a week. But to our little neighbour to the north, East Timor, none of this is taken for granted, because most people do not have any of it. St Mary s community has been a sister parish with Suobaso for a number of years and I encourage you join them in their support of the people there. Visit to St Mary s Mass It was a joy to join together with the St Mary s community last night and to welcome back Fr. Antony. Fr Antony shared with us the joy of being able to be with his Mother on the last days of her earthly life. Please keep Fr Antony and his ministry in your prayers. It was so pleasing to see the Jubilee altar servers, Will, Stephen and Ryan and to have Caitlin, Tanesha, Jacqui, Kate and David lead us in prayer. Our thanks goes to Maggie Moodley who liaised. All Saints Day: Remember our loved ones who have died A Eucharistic Service for Jubilee Staff and Parents to pray to our Lord for those who have passed from this mortal life will take place in Jubilee Hall Meeting Room, on Tuesday 7.30am, 1 November. You are all most welcome to this special service. Rev d Ron Bundy of the Anglican Church will be leading prayer. Halloween The Assembly next week will offer a Christian perspective on the popularised Halloween celebrations. They are closely related to the meaning of All Saints Day. Trevor Sketcher Assistant Principal Religious Education Cybersafety On Thursday and Friday this week, Sr Constable Paul Shaw visited the Year 6 and 7 classes to talk about Cybersafety. The students learnt about how to be safe and responsible users of ICT. Some of the topics discussed were cyberbullying, inappropriate content, your digital footprint (take care what you share) and netiquette. Thank you Constable Shaw! World's Apart Day On Tuesday 18th October, the students in the Caritas Committee hosted 'World's Apart Day'. They set up a stall in the Hub and distributed a small amount of rice at morning tea to children in Years 5-7. We were able to raise a grand total of $121!! Thank you to all the students who got involved and experienced what it's like to 'go without' like people in need in our global community. Kristy Taylor Year 7 Teacher Please Help 3L is going all Christmassy. Please help us to get crafty by bringing in empty, clean, glass baby food jars. Please drop them in to the school Office.

5 CONGRATULATIONS DANIEL Daniel was placed 1st in the Communicating Science Section Year 4-5 with his project Landforms. In October this year Daniel went on to compete in the State wide STAQ (Science Teachers Association of QLD) Science Competition again representing Jubilee. The standard was incredibly high with once again hundreds of entries being received from around Queensland. At the awards ceremony held on the 15th October 2011 Daniel gained 1st placed with his project in the Communicating Science Section. A wonderful achievement, well done Daniel! Conundrum is Coming. Tickets are selling fast. Make sure you secure tickets. YOU DON T WANT TO MISS OUT. Cast members, please make sure you are reading over your scripts, know your parts, know your lines and are practicing speaking in a clear and expressive way. As per the letter sent home with students this week we are holding a full dress rehearsal on Saturday 5th November between 11am 2pm, if you are unable to attend please Mr Parry. Shane Parry sparry@bne.catholic.edu.au TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE Wednesday 9th November am Thursday 10th Novemebr-6.30pm Friday 11th November-6.30pm $5 PER PERSON OR FAMILY OF 4- $15..(Cash only) Tuckshop News This week: Thursday : Danielle Shaw Friday : Danielle Shaw, Michelle Johnstone Next week: Monday: Danielle Shaw Thursday: Anne Nash Friday: Danielle Shaw Tanya Shepard Sushi will now be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please order via the bag system Heather May hmay@bne.catholic.edu.au Tuckshop Conveyor

6 SPORTS NEWS Annual Catholic Schools Aquathon: On Thursday 10th November the 2011 Catholic Schools Aquathon will be held at Currumbin Alley Beach. The event is available to students who turn 10,11,12 or 13 this year. Team selection will primarily be based on swimming ability, even though there is a running component in the race. Students who have competed previously in this event, are strong swimmers, current age champions from this years swimming carnival, club swimmers, or surf life saving club members are all eligible to apply for this competition. Please see Mr. Davies between now and Friday morning tea to register your interest and to see if you qualify for this fun and challenging event. The main event is (run 300 metres, swim 100 metres in open sea water, followed by a further 300 metre run). Inter - School Sport: The second week of inter - school sport takes place this Friday 28/10/11. Please check with your teachers/coaches for any rosters, rules or special training sessions they may have arranged for you. Yours in Sport and Physical Education, Alistair Davies addavies@bne.catholic.edu.au Your invitation All Saints Day Jubilee Primary School Faith Learning Unity A living vision of local churches A Eucharistic Service for Jubilee Staff and Parents to pray to our Lord for those who have passed from this mortal life. Jubilee Hall Meeting Room Tuesday 7.30am, 1 November Last Year of Primary School Parent Get Together Grade 7 Where: Thai Lana 135 Frank Street Labrador Qld 4215 When: Tuesday 15th November 2011 What Time: 7pm RSVP: Suezi Rimmer , Jonelle or Naomi Chaloner by 11th November

7 P&F NEWS SCHOOL DISCO THIS FRIDAY!!!! 28th October Armbands are now on Sale every morning (8.15am) and every afternoon (2.45pm) outside the office. This helps the flow of children on the night, so pre-buy and save some time at drop off. Please be mindful of these STRICT session times... Prep Year 2 students will dance from pm. Year 3-7 will dance from pm. Entry is $5. Glow sticks, a variety of snacks and drinks will be available to purchase on the night. Water will be available free of charge. There will be NO hot food available for purchase on the evening. This disco is open only to Jubilee students who will be supervised by School staff. Please arrive promptly to drop off and collect your children at the designated times, to ensure a great night is had by all. As a trial we will be allowing students to wear their shoes on the night inside the Hall. We look forward to seeing everyone on the night. Sharon Mart Disco Coordinator SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE: Monday 31st October pm MPC Those wishing to sell uniforms through this system will need to prepare each uniform item for sale. Each individual uniform item will need to be washed/ironed/wrapped in a clear plastic bag ready for sale. The individual item will also need to be itemised separately, clearly and with a price for sale, size of the item and contact details. EXAMPLE ONLY: SPORTS SHIRT- SIZE 12- SALE PRICE $12. CONTACT: JENNY SMITH. NO: To purchase items parents/guardians or other, will need to bring cash/cheque (to the closest possible amount) on the day. Money will be exchanged at purchase time. To those selling items the money received for the items sold will be returned in the bag supplied with the details already on the bags and left with the office administration. Julie Manson 2 nd Hand Uniform Coordinator PREP 2012 Afternoon Tea & 2 nd Hand Prep Uniforms for Sale We would like to invite all Parents & Caregivers on Monday 31 st October to join us for an Afternoon Tea and 2 nd Hand Uniform Sale in our MPC (Hall) from 2pm, whilst your little ones explore their new class rooms. So drop off the kiddies and make your way up to our Hall to share a coffee or tea with other 2012 Prep Parents. GRANT COMMITTEE We are calling for people who would like to be part of a grants committee for Jubilee P&F. The P&F have previously obtained funds via grants to supply the school with literacy resources, water tank, solar panels, multipurpose court to name a few. We need people to join together to investigate new grant opportunities and together apply for new grants. Please register your interest by ing the P&F at jubileepandf@yahoo.com Linda Vayro Grant Committee Coordinator Jubilee P&F Executive Team President- Rhonda Verheijen ; Vice-President- Linda Vayro ; Treasurer- Sharon Mart ; Secretary- Sarah Davis

8 SERVICE DIRECTORY Helensvale Nerang apb maintenance Professional Maintenance & Carpentry Kevin Hill Fully Insured QBSA Licensed Free Quote Agreed Hourly Rate EMMA CLARKE LOCAL TRADER Cards for all Occasions Coffee & Card Party s. Greeting Cards, Postcards Gift Wrap, Stationary & Accessories. (Party Bookings Available) Budget Prices QUALITY CARDS Phone: REASONS WHY YOU NEED FIT CLUB! Mums Boot Camps Beach Sessions Cooking Classes Outdoor Aerobics Boxing Classes Fit Club is for men also... So come join us if you think your man enough... We % Discount to Jubilee Families