24 October 2018

Newsletter Articles

Prayer and Reflection

The Feast of All Saints on November 1, invites us to remember that although we are each called to some measure of solitude in order to discern what God wants to bring forth in our lives, we never go about this entirely alone. All Saints Day is an occasion to celebrate and revisit the faithful who have gone before us (and not just those who have been canonically designated as saints), those whose lives provide inspiration for us who follow on the path. The saints, who are not models of perfection but rather people who opened themselves to the ways that God sought to work in and through their particular lives and gifts, invite us not to copy their lives but to draw encouragement from them as we seek to let God do this same work in our own particular lives.

Jan Richardson

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents / Guardians

Welcome Back

Welcome back to Term 4. I trust that everyone has had a peaceful and restful two week break. A quick glance at the Term 4 calendar reveals another busy 10 weeks. Here are some of the highlights:

• Basketball tournament
• Grandparents and Special Persons Day
• School Disco

• All Saints Day – Whole School Mass
• Remembrance Day Liturgy
• Feast of the Presentation of Mary
• Caritas Leadership Day
• Night of the Notables
• Orientation Day
• Nativity Plays
• Grade 6 Leadership Day
• Grade 6 Leadership Dinner
• Awards Assembly
• Final Assembly

Please refer to our school calendar for dates and times.

Retirement

Mrs. Maria Cooling has announced that she will be retiring at the end of the year. Maria has given outstanding service to the St Cuthbert’s Catholic School community for over twenty years. As a former student and parent, her association with our school goes back even further. There will be opportunities to formally farewell Maria at the end of the year. In the meantime, I ask you to join with me in congratulating Maria on her retirement and thanking her for her wonderful contributions over so many years.

Summer Uniform and Hats–Term 4

A reminder to parents that all students need to be in full summer uniform from Monday 29th October. Students are also required to wear hats at recess and lunchtimes during Term 4.

Basketball

Congratulations to all of the students who represented our school in the regional basketball tournament on the weekend. A big thank you to Mr Sandy Clark for all of his efforts in organising our participation in this event. I had the opportunity to watch a couple of games on Saturday in which all of our students acquitted themselves very well.

I also had the great the pleasure of watching our Grade 3/4 girls and Grade 3/4 boys teams play off in the Grand Final on Sunday afternoon at the Moonah Basketball Stadium. Both teams were outstanding with the boys being narrowly defeated by Corpus Christi and our girls winning a nail-biter by two points against St Mary’s College to win their division.

It was sensational to see our students representing their school with so much pride and enthusiasm over the weekend! We would especially like to thank all of our coaches and managers: Dan Marr and Angela Palmer, Danni Oates, Justin and Kate Vermey, Juanita Topham, David McKenzie, Julie Clark, Tania Cobern, Kathryn Mitchell, Jayne McKenzie, Matt Booth, David Cutcliffe for giving up their time and expertise. Thank you also to all of the parents who came and supported their children throughout the tournament. Once again, we would like to thank our Parents and Friends for providing our snappy basketball uniforms! We certainly looked the part.

Mr Clark would like to say thank you very much to all the parents for their commitment over the weekend. We have had a very successful basketball tournament and we look forward to doing it all again next year.

Enrolment 2019

We are about to begin the process of planning and organizing classes and staffing for 2019. If your family is leaving at the end of the year could you please notify the office as soon as possible? Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.

We have a limited number of places available in classes Prep to Grade 6 for 2019. If you know of anyone who may be interested in joining us at St Cuthbert’s, please ask them to contact the office for an enrolment package.

School Grievance Policy

From time to time, parents, students and staff may have an issue or complaint that requires investigation and resolution. To outline the process please access the School Grievance Policy on the Tasmanian Catholic Education Office Website at:

St Cuthbert’s Catholic School Facebook

A reminder that the St Cuthbert’s Catholic School Facebook page is regularly updated with celebrations of student learning and reminders of upcoming events. Our Facebook page can be accessed at:

Pupil Free Day 2018

Please note as per previous years the day after Show Day, Friday October 26 will remain a student free day.

Marcus Donnelly
PRINCIPAL
St Cuthbert’s Catholic School

Principal Awards

PBS News

School Disco

School App Change

Exciting News!!

During Term 4 we will be transitioning from the Skoolbag App to SZApp by Schoolzine. Schoolzine currently produce our Newsletter and the SZApp links in perfectly with this.

SZapp allows parents, students and teachers to stay connected with the school. View and access school newsletters, documents and get live notifications from your school! We will keep you updated on developments during this transition. You may like to download the App now from your App store.

Please refer to the installation instructions below:

Updating contact details

Please notify the School Office if you have an updated address, phone number and/or email address. It is extremely important that we have current contact details for your children.

Mass Times

Uniform Shop

TERM 4:

Tuesday 8.45-9.30am
Thursday 2.30-3.00pm

WWVP Card Update

A number of WWVP Cards expire in 2018. Could those who have cards registered at the Office, please update them asap if they have expired. Thank you.

Important Dates