21 November 2018

Newsletter Articles

Prayer and Reflection

One Pace Beyond

(written about Nano Nagle, foundress of the Presentation Sisters)

Take down your lantern from its niche and go out!
You may not rest in firelight certainties,
Secure from drifting of doubt and fear.
You may not build yourself confining walls
And say: “Thus far, and thus, and thus far shall I walk,
And these things shall I do, and nothing more.”
Go out! For need calls loudly in the winding lanes
And you must seek Christ there.
Your pilgrim heart
Shall urge you still one pace beyond,
And love shall be your lantern flame

M. Raphael Consedine, PBVM

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents / Guardians

Celebrating 80 Years of St Cuthbert’s Catholic School 1938 - 2018

This week we celebrate St Cuthbert’s Catholic School’s 80th Birthday with a whole school Mass at the Church of the Incarnation to celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Mary. We will be joined on the day by the Presentation Sisters including Sister Majella Kelly and Sister Monica Shelverton. Sister Norah Donnelly and Sister Pat Kingsley are unable to attend and will visit us at another time. Parents and friends of the St Cuthbert’s Catholic School Community are welcome to join us for Mass at 9.30am.

After Mass, students will gather at school for the cutting of a special birthday cake to celebrate the day. This will be followed by an afternoon of fun activities.

A little bit of history

In 1938, a one room wooden school named for St Cuthbert was built in Lindisfarne under the auspices of the Presentation Sisters for an enrolment of 32 students. The building was used as a school during the week and as a church on the weekends. This remained the case until 1967 when the Church of the Incarnation was built. For the first 18 years, the Sisters travelled to and from Lindisfarne each day, initially from St Mary’s convent and later from Bellerive.

Eventually an 8-roomed house was purchased at 43 Malunna Road as a resident for the sisters. This was replaced in 1960 by the convent that we now call Presentation House.

In the 1960’s a separate brick building comprising 2 classrooms was added. This was followed by a further 5 classrooms, an art and craft room, Principal’s office, staff room and a new toilet block.

In 1975 our current hall was built along with two smaller rooms and a canteen. Further renovations and refurbishment occurred in 1984 with the addition of a new staff room, Principal’s Office, Secretary’s Office and Library. Sadly, at around this time the original building known as “The Green Building” was demolished due to its poor condition and to provide additional playground area.

In more recent times we have seen the establishment of our Kindergarten in its current location and the construction of two dedicated Early Years classrooms as part of the “Building Education Revolution” in the mid 2000’s.

It’s hard to believe that from these meagre beginnings our school has evolved into a modern educational facility it is today catering for an enrolment of 270 students.

From its first intake of pupils in 1938 to 2018, St Cuthbert’s has provided a quality education for thousands of children on Hobart’s Eastern Shore. We are indebted to the dedication and service of the Presentation Sisters and to the many teachers and staff who have taught and worked at St Cuthbert’s during this time. They have all followed in the footsteps of Nano Nagle and answered her call to …

Take care of my schools

Orientation and Step Up Day- Wednesday 4th December

All students will take part in our Orientation and Step Up Day on Tuesday 4th of December. This allows all students to not only move to their 2019 classes, but meet their teachers, classmates and become familiar with the learning environment. All families receive a letter on this day informing them who their classroom teacher will be for the 2019 school year. Transition and information handover processes continue as normal.

Triathlon

The Hobart School Triathlon Challenge has had to be postponed due to a severe weather forecast.

Night of the Notables

On Thursday 29th of November 2018, our School will entertain 54 notable and eminent people as the Grade 5/6 showcase their ‘Night of the Notables night’ in the hall. There will be a variety of notable people there including: Archimedes, General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Lady Olave Baden-Powell and Oprah Winfrey to name a few. The students have been working very hard for twelve weeks and their learning displays and costumes are starting to take shape. The ‘Night of the Notables’ is very much like a ‘trade show’, with students occupying booths and taking on the persona of someone who is notable for the night. The event starts at 4.15 pm on the softfall in front of the Office and continues in the hall until 5.45 pm. All are welcome.

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:

Enrolment 2019

We are working through 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.

Marcus Donnelly
PRINCIPAL
St Cuthbert’s Catholic School

Principal Awards

PBS News

Free Dress Day for Trixie

Religious Education in Grade 1/2 Blue

The National History Challenge 2018

Well done to all our students who partook in the National History Challenge this year. The following students were awarded the 'Young Historian Green' certificate: Riley Booth, Madeline Burnett, Larissa Carlyon, Joey Cavanagh, William Grunsell, Sumanth Karunakara, Thomas Marr and Loralei Nesbitt.

Riley Oates wrote an excellent essay on AFLW and received the 'Young Historian Gold' certificate and medal which he was presented by the Premier of Tasmania, Mr Will Hodgman, at a ceremony in Hobart. Well done Riley. All students will receive their certificates at the Monday morning assembly on the 26/11/18.

Thanks, Mr Clark

Athletics Champions and Runners Up 2018

Congratulations to the 2018 Athletics Champions and Runners Up. Champions will receive a medal and runners up a certificate at the Monday morning assembly on the 26th November.

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.

Term Dates 2019

Tea Towel Orders due this Friday

Important Dates

2019 Columban Art Calendar ON SALE NOW

Includes beautiful artwork, Liturgical Information and Feast Days
$12.00 including GST and postage

Contact Columban Mission Centre
calendar@columban.org.au