39-49 McLaren Road,NERANG,QLD,4211,Australia Phone: 07 5596 4188 Website: http://www.sb.qld.edu.au Email: pnerang@bne.catholic.edu.au WEEK 8 TERM 1 Welcome to Week 8. Remember to keep up to date with what's happening at St Brigid's through our Parent Portal. Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @StBrigidsNerang
National Day Of Action Against Bullying And Violence This Friday 17 March is National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. Students are welcome to add something "orange" to their uniform to show their support. This might be an orange hair ribbon, an orange t-shirt etc. Please note that this is not a "free dress day" and that students are still required to wear their school uniform. Please ensure students wear their black shoes. No hair colouring please. SCHOOL PHOTO DAY - FRIDAY, 24 MARCH 2017 Photo envelopes will be sent home with chidren this week. Orders can be placed by returning the envelope ON PHOTO DAY (if paying by cash, cheque or money order) or by paying online at www.studiokirby.com.au using the School Code SBN and your child's Student ID Number (on the envelope). If paying with cash - please enclose correct money as no change is available on photo day. Cheques can be made out to Studio Kirby Pty Ltd. Online ordering will be available for one week after photo day. Sibling Photos Sibling photos will be taken between 7.30-8.30am. Students must present themselves to photographers at allocated photo times. Photographers cannot chase missed sibling photos. Contact Studio Kirby on 3208 4793 for further information.
DATE CLAIMERS Date Friday 17 March 2017 Time All day Event National Day of Action Against Bullying Venue N/A 5.30pm P & F Welcome BBQ School Oval Friday 24 March 2017 All day School Photo Day Eco Enquiry Building Monday 27 March 2017 2.30pm Holy Week Liturgy MPA (Hall) Friday 31 March 2017 9.15am End of Term Mass Church Friday 31 March 2017 All day LAST DAY OF TERM 1 N/A Tuesday 18 April 2017 All day FIRST DAY OF TERM 2 N/A Monday 24 April 2017 9.15am ANZAC Day Mass Church Tuesday 25 April 2017 All day ANZAC Day Public Holiday N/A Wednesday 26 April 2017 9.00am St Brigid's Cross Country School Oval Monday 1 May 2017 All day Labour Day Public Holiday N/A PARISH NEWS PASTORAL CARE APRE NEWS CARITAS K s WATER RELAY This Friday PLEASE BRING A GOLD COIN DONATION!
This Friday, all students at St Brigid s will be involved in the Caritas Ks Water relay. They will be raising awareness and funds for the thousands of children, women and men around the world who have to cover many kilometres each day for basic necessities like food, water, education or healthcare. So let s dig deep St Brigid s and remember that the Year 4 s will be collecting gold coins throughout this week! St Brigid s Parish 2017 Sacramental Program Parent Meetings have been held for the above. If you were unaware of these dates or were unable to attend, please contact the Parish Office for further information regards registration. If your child was involved in the 2016 Sacramental Preparation Program for Confirmation, this year they can prepare for the Sacrament of First Eucharist. The first preparation day for First Eucharist is on 21 May 2017. The morning will begin by attending Mass at 8.30am at St Brigid s church. Following this, there will be a brief parent meeting and the first Preparation Session. For your child/children to be involved, please contact the Parish Office as registration forms and payment need to be returned no later than Friday, April 21 2017. Father Isidore will also be able to speak to you about the Passport which requires a signature on attendance at 10 Masses before the First Holy Communion Mass. The dates for these, with a choice of 2 Mass times are Saturday 17 June 6.00pm or Sunday 18 June 8.30am. You are welcome to contact myself during school hours, or the Parish Office with any further enquiries on 5596 2632. Please note OFFICE HOURS are Tuesday and Thursday 9.00am to 3.30pm. Confirmation preparation will begin on August 6. Please see last week s newsletter for further dates. Blessings as you journey with your child through this special time in their lives! Instalment Mass : Father Isidore The installation of Rev. Fr Isidore Chidi Enyinnaya as the Parish Priest of St Brigid s Catholic Parish Nerang will be on Saturday 25th March 2017 during the 9.00am Mass celebrated by The Archbishop the Most Rev Mark Coleridge. Please put this date in your diaries and come along if you have time to spare. There will be morning Tea in the Parish Centre following the Mass.
Father Isidore has asked for 4 children from the school to help with a part of the Mass. If you think that your family might attend and that your child could out help with this, please contact me through phone or email bkingston@bne.catholic.edu.au Belinda Kingston APRE BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to those in the St Brigid's community who celebrate their birthday this week: Lucy E, Brydie M, Makenzie L, Ivy M, Akenese P, Bella S, Omera A, Alef C PB4L Robo's Rule of the Week Transitioning - before and after school Robo Awards
0B - Ace 2B - Riley 2C - Jayden, Phoenix 6A - Jade, Lily 6B - Jai, Poppy, Maya THE ARTS Singing Club Date Claimer - Saturday, 25 March 2017 We welcome Fr Isidore as new Parish Priest to St Brigid s Parish Nerang. Fr Isidore will be commissioned as Parish Priest at a special Mass presided over by Archbishop Mark Coleridge, to be held at 9am on Saturday 25 th March, 2017. Members of Singing Club are invited to participate in the choir for that particular Mass. We will be learning hymns in Singing Club time, there will not be the requirement to attend any extra rehearsals. LIBRARY NEWS Reading Tip - Comprehension How can we help our children gain comprehension? We can teach them the comprehension strategy: monitoring because good readers stop frequently to check for understanding. You can help your child with this strategy at home. When reading a story stop 3 or 4 times and ask the following questions. Let s see if we remember what was just read. Who did you just read about? What just happened? Do you understand what was read? What can you do if you don t remember? (Re-read the page to find the information.) If the book is non-fiction, What did we learn?
THANK YOU for your Scholastic Book Orders Thank you to all the students and families who purchased books through scholastic. Each order contributes points to our school library, were able to order two new sets of books, Whatever After (ages 8+) and Horrible Geography full of interesting facts on weather. We look forward to putting these books on the Hot New Reads Trolley at the front of the library. Thank you also to these Mums for covering new take home readers: Sandra Damon, Jo Takeno, Vicki Vecanski, Sarah Donaldson, Reagan McGuigan, Tanya Izatt and Karen Jongbloed. Your assistance with this massive task of covering books is most appreciated. App of the week Block Hexa Puzzle, this is a free app with multiple levels of difficulty. Puzzles are important in shape recognition and problem solving. However an added benefit of working with real floor puzzles is fine motor skills practice. Getting our children to complete small tasks such as puzzles, using scissors, threading beads and using tongs and tweezers to pick up objects helps in strengthening hand muscles for writing. #App of the week is to encourage use of technology, however there should always be a balance between technology and hands on or physical activity. Gretta Baker & Melissa Coman TUCKSHOP New Tuckshop Ordering Company Tuckshop wishes to advise all parents, carers and staff that on the 31 st March we will be leaving Flexischools. We will be moving forward with another online ordering company QKR. Closer to the Term's end I will advise you on how to use QKR. In the meantime could you please either use your credit and/or close your flexischools account by the end of term. Thank you. Tuckshop will be open right up until the last day of Term 1 - Friday, 31 March 2017. Helene Fahey Tuckshop Convenor OFFICE NEWS Student Absences We ask that all student absences now be reported via the Parent Portal. You will notice there is an icon dedicated to "reporting student absences". This is a more convenient method and can be done from any device. We no longer have an absence line on the phone.
Please report absences before 9am so we can then inform parents of any unexplained absences promptly. Cash payments Just a friendly reminder that we are a cashless office, therefore any cash payments made to the office must contain the correct money as we are unable to provide change.
Parent Portal Tip It is so easy to be kept up to date with our Parent Portal when you make use of the "Alert Me" feature under the Class Information tab. Once you select Alert me, you have a choice of how you will be alerted, either by text or email, when a new post for your child's class is uploaded to the portal. You will see the Alert Me icon in the bottom left hand corner of the page once you open up Class Information. An example is pictured below. As soon as new information is posted by their teacher, you will be alerted and therefore always kept up to date with what's happening in your child's class. Give it a go!
COMMUNITY NEWS
Violin Lessons Violin lessons are now available at St Brigid's. Students who are interested in learning the violin should contact: Karli Palmer (BMUS) on 0433 798 490.