Issue No. 8 16th March, 2017

DATES TO REMEMBER

March 16

Whole School Assembly

March 20 2017 Parent Teacher

Interviews

March 21 Harmony Day

2017 Parent Teacher

Interviews

March 22 Parish Mass 9am—St

Mary ’s Church

Sacramental Parent Evening—6pm—St Mary ’s Community

Centre

2017 Parent Teacher Interviews

QT Making the Grade—

Prep Photos

March 23 Whole School Assembly

2017 Parent Teacher

Interviews

March 24 Lockyer Zone Cricket/

Kanga/Softball Carnival

P&F Trivia Night

Dear Our Lady of Good Counsel Learning Community,

It is hard to believe we are coming to the end of Week 8, however as we look back there has

certainly been a lot happening in the life of OLGC. The next couple of weeks will continue to

be very busy as we will be conducting Parent Teacher Interviews. Parent Teacher Interviews are

a wonderful opportunity to discuss and celebrate student achievements and recognize the hard

work and effort they have been putting into their learning. It is also a time when teachers and

parents also discuss areas still to be developed and areas to be focused on throughout the next

weeks and term ahead. We look forward to parents joining with staff in these discussions as

education is a partnership that requires student support, parent support and teacher support. To

assist with the smooth running of these interviews we ask parents to be on time and have

supervision for their children whilst the interviews take place to ensure quality conversations

occur, without distraction and with safety in mind. I thank you for your anticipated support

and involvement in this process.

OLGC Centenary Fete—Sunday 27th August

This year our biannual school fete is to be held and has been scheduled for

Sunday 27th August. As this year is our centenary the fete will be combined

as part of our centenary celebrations. To ensure this year’s fete will be

another memorable event in the life of OLGC we are calling for your

support and assistance. There are many talented and gifted members of

our community and we are asking you to consider the individual talents

you have and invite you to showcase them as a stall convener or helper. If

you have a talent, gift or idea and would like to contribute to our Fete, please contact Danelle

Lackey on 0448 617 581, or the school office, to get the ball rolling.

Parents and Friends Trivia Night—Friday 24th March

Have you registered your table for this well-planned family event? This year

the OLGC P&F have planned a fun and entertaining evening of trivia for the

whole family. There will be great family prizes for each of the rounds. Each

round of questions is framed around a theme or category. Remember it is our

centenary year so there may even be a round of questions specific to our

school and local community. If you haven’t registered your table, it is not too

late, jump on Qkr today and register.

ANZAC Day March – Gatton Tuesday 25th April

The Procession will start to form at 10am in North Street, Gatton,

adjacent to the council office, for a 10.30am start. The march will lead to

the Boer War Memorial then to Littleton Park for service. All students

attending must wear formal school uniform with a hat.

Congratulations to the Duong family on the safe arrival of their baby girl Lily .

May God bless our Learning Community as we continue on our learning journey.

Yours Sincerely

Nathan Haley

PRINCIPAL

OLGC SCHOOL FEES 2017

The fees are billed quarterly over the year. BPAY AND CENTAPAY:

BPAY and Centapay facilities operate at the school for the collection of school fees. Forms and an explanation are

available at the office. BPAY details are available on your statement and is our preferred method of payment.

2017 Term 1 School Fees are due by

Friday 10th March, 2017

CURRICULUM NEWS

Support a Reader The Support-A-Reader Program for students in Year 1 to Year 6 is going to begin this term. The program will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The aim of this program is to give children who need additional assistance with their reading, the opportunity to read regularly with a supportive adult on a one-to-one basis. We would like to invite parents to volunteer to be involved in this very valuable program. A commitment of one hour per week or more would be required. Full training will be given. The success of the program relies on the generosity of our volunteers. For further information or if you are interested in being a part of this program, please speak to or email Fiona Drew at fcoonan@bne.catholic.edu.au.

ICAS Competition ICAS testing is a voluntary testing process that parents can choose for their children to sit in Year 3 -6. It is run by the University of

NSW who also set the entry fees. This year, the tests will include Science, English and Mathematics at a cost of $8.80 per test. Permission forms have been sent home. If you wish for your child/children to participate please return this form to the office by March 17th. Payment can be made via Qkr. Please see Mrs Drew for any further details or visit www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas.

Lockyer Valley Professional Learning Cluster Year 3-6 Teachers from OLGC joined with other schools in the South West Cluster last Monday afternoon for an afternoon of Professional

Development at St Mary's Laidley. They met in class

groupings and shared their planning and how they use the Gradual Release of Responsibility within the teaching of literacy. Some great ideas were shared and collaboration between teachers from other schools ensure we continue to build capacity in our staff. Thank you to those staff members for your dedication and attendance. Early Years Network Cluster OLGC Teachers from Prep to Year 2 joined with teachers in the South West Cluster last Wednesday for an afternoon of Professional Development at Sacred Heart, Booval. Each teacher was asked to bring a rich text with them to share with other teachers how they used this within their classroom and what effective activities and lessons could be taught in conjunction with the text. Thank you to the staff who attended this afternoon and for the efforts you put into being prepared. Education Officers Visit This week, our three Education Officers from Brisbane Catholic Education joined us again to work with our Prep - Year 2 teachers, Mrs Randal (EAL-D) and Mrs Wearing (Literacy Support). These teachers were released to spend time to evaluate and activate student learning involvement in short, ongoing responsive cycles of learning and teaching in English. As part of our commitment to the Excellent Learning and Teaching strategy from BCE and our inclusion in the Accelerated Literacy Learning project, teachers and support staff are collaborating and planning together to ensure we are planning from the Australian Curriculum and using the Effective and Expected practices in our teaching. Parent/Teacher interviews - Term One Week 9 It is our hope that you will have several opportunities to view/experience and discuss your child’s learning and development throughout the year through the class information night, samples of work sent home, informal catch-ups with the class teacher, ‘celebration of learning’ sessions, formal reports and interviews. As we approach the end of Term 1, the class teachers at Our Lady of Good Counsel would like the opportunity to discuss with you the progress for your child at this relatively early point in the school year. The purpose of this interview is to summarise trends in student academic achievement, effort and application, social skills and behaviour during the first term from both the teacher’s and parent’s perspectives. Teachers and parents meet together to identify what is going well and where there might be room for improvement. The occasion of the interview is an opportunity for purposeful discussion and to develop the partnership between home and school. Thank you for taking the time to meet with your class teacher and nurture this important partnership we share in educating your children.

Fiona Drew Primary Learning Leader

SCALE

MONTH TOTAL

TERM TOTAL

YEAR TOTAL

1 Child $204.20 $510.50 $2042.00

2 Children $287.70 $719.25 $2877.00

3 Children $362.10 $905.25 $3621.00

4 Children $406.70 $1016.75 $4067.00

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

This fortnight’s virtue is Generosity. At the end of each fortnight 1 student from each class will be chosen to receive a special award, for displaying the virtue of Mercy towards others in the community. Their photo will also be taken and displayed in the Newsletter and on the Virtues board in the Undercover area. Our next virtue is Respect. This week’s Generosity recipients

2017 Sacramental Program The Sacramental Program is now in full swing. Please ensure you return all documents and money to the Parish Office in Laidley. Please attend one Mass in the Parish with your children over the weekend for an official introduction, welcome and distribution of supporting materials for the program. The format this year is: Year 3—Confirmation—Tuesday 6th June—Gatton Year 4—Eucharist— June 10 & 11 Year 5—First Reconciliation— June 7—Gatton Dates to remember: Week 9— March 22nd— Parish/School Mass dedicated to the sacramental candidates commencing at 9am at St Mary’s Church (OLGC students). Week 9—March 22nd—Parent evening will be held from 6pm at St Mary’s Community Centre (children do not need to attend). Week 9—May 24th—Sacramental session to be held during school hours from 9am-11am for all OLGC students to attend. These dates have been confirmed with Fr Noy. If there are any changes to this we will inform you accordingly. OLGC Easter Raffle Over the next two weeks, the Year 6 Social Justice Ministry will be raising money for Project Compassion. This is run by Caritas who raises money for the less fortunate. The Social Justice Ministry are asking for donations such as chocolates, Easter eggs, stuffed toys, baskets and Easter accessories to make prizes for the Easter Raffle. Tickets will be sold for $1 each. Year 6 leaders will be visiting classes through the weeks in the afternoons to sell tickets. Thank you for your generosity and Good Luck! Year 6 Social Justice Ministry

Yours in Christ,

James Bradley

Assistant Principal Religious Education

FROM THE PARISH 2nd Sunday of Lent 12 March 2017 Year A

A REFLECTION ON THE GOSPEL THIS WEEK ‘Listen to Him’ The Transfiguration is a revelation of the Person of Jesus, of his profound reality. The eye witnesses of the event- the three Apostles were enfolded in a bright cloud which in the Bible always heralds God’s presence – and they heard a voice saying: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him” (Mt 17:5). This event prepared the disciples for the Paschal Mystery of Jesus: to endure the terrible trial of the Passion and also to understand properly the luminous event of the Resurrection. In the Transfiguration God reveals himself in Jesus to the Apostles. Therefore those who wish to know God must contemplate the face of Jesus, his face transfigured: Jesus is the perfect revelation of the Father’s holiness and mercy. On Mount Sinai Moses received the revelation of God’s will: the Ten Commandments. Elijah on the mountain received the divine Revelation of a mission he was to undertake. Jesus, on the contrary already knew the will of the Father. Rather it was the Apostles, who heard God’s voice in the cloud, commanding: “Listen to him”. God’s will was fully revealed in the Person of Jesus. Anyone who wants to live in accordance with God’s will must follow Jesus, listen to him and accept his words, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, acquire a deep knowledge of them. Let us listen to the voice of God and discern his will for us during this Holy season of Lent. God bless you all! Fr.Noyichan MCBS.

Tuck Shop Roster

We are always looking for helpers to join the tuck shop.

If you would like to join our merry band of volunteers, please contact the school office

to add your name to the list.

OLGC SPORT WEEK 8, Term 1

Lockyer Zone Sporting Trials

Touch Date: Wednesday, 22nd March Time: 3:30 to approximately 4:30 p.m. Venue: Gatton State School Top Oval Nominations due: Tuesday, 21st March Convenor: Eligible Children: Girls or boys born in 2005,

2006 or 2007. Convenor: Tania Scott Gatton State School & Kristy

Kreis LDHS

Golf Format: Paper Nominations As Lockyer Zone does not have a trials for this sport students must be a member of a golf club team currently and the holder of an official Australian handicap.(Club junior handicaps are not acceptable except for 10 - 12 yrs, who, if selected MUST obtain an official Australian handicap.) Nominations due: Friday, 17th March Convenor: Tania Scott Gatton State School Please see Mr Bradley for nomination forms. Lockyer Zone Cricket/Kanga Cricket & Softball Carnival- Friday March 24th. Year 6 students will be competing in the Cricket, Softball and Kanga Cricket Carnival on Friday 24th March.

Cricket—Cahill Park Softball—Gatton State school

Kanga Cricket—Redback Soccer Grounds.

OLGC Student Achievement If your child has achieved in any activity outside the school arena and you would like us to acknowledge them please send an email to James.W.Bradley@bne.catholic.edu.au

Yours in Christ,

James Bradley Assistant Principal

Religious Education

LIMITED PLACES

PREP 2018

ENROL NOW!! Children born

1/7/2012 - 30/6/2013

MOSQUITOES

We have been getting quite a lot of reports of children getting bitten by mosquitoes. In an attempt to reduce the amount of bites and disruptions to classes during the day, we would ask that you apply repellent to your children before sending them to school.

Term 1 Swimming has now finished!

UNIFORM PURCHASE VIA QKR Qkr by Mastercard was introduced to OLGC in Term 4 last year. We have had extremely positive feedback from our community regarding the introduction of this facility. Parents are now able to order tuckshop, pay for school excursions/incursions and P & F payments quickly and easily using their smart phone. We are pleased to advise our school uniforms are also now available for purchase via Qkr. Simply place your order and uniforms will be sent home with your child. Qkr by Mastercard is now our preferred payment method for all school payments (except school fees). Please do not hesitate to contact the school office should you experience any difficulty using this facility.

NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING RENEWAL

Term 2 will see the commencement of a new year for advertising in our school newsletter. The advertising year includes Term 2, 3 and 4 of 2017 and Term 1 of 2018. Thank you to the businesses who support the OLGC Newsletter. With the help of these businesses we are able to offer an informative and colourful newsletter to our community each week. We will also continue to include business details on our school website. A Community Supporter section has been added to our home page and further information about the business, such as website or loyalty programs etc, may also be included.

Should parents and carers be aware of any business that may wish to advertise in our newsletter, please feel free to contact the school office on 54622675 for further information.

P&F MEETING DATES FOR 2017

Term One Week 8 - 14/03/2017

Term Two

Week 4 - 9/05/2017 Week 8 - 6/06/2017

Term Three

Week 4 - 01/08/2017 Week 8 - 29/08/2017

Term Four

Week 4 - 24/10/2017 Week 8 - 21/11/2017

All parents and carers are welcome to attend!

Parent Portal Reminder

Our Lady of Good Counsel uses our Parent Portal as the main channel of communication with our school community. Don’t miss out on important information about what’s happening. You can: Download any notes from teachers, Read newsletters, Browse photos, Download permission forms, and Check our calendar for upcoming

events See the latest news. There are also interactive features where you can let us know your child will be absent, keep your contact details up-to-date, check attendance, see your child’s timetable and NAPLAN results. Access to our Parent Portal is restricted to parents of students at our school and a logon is required. For parents new to our school, your logon details will be emailed to you. If you have logged in before, your username and password has not changed. If you have forgotten your password, please let the school know and we will email you instructions on how to reset your password. Watch this space!

MEDICATION

Regular medication to be administered to children in 2017 must be accompanied by a current medical plan from your Doctor. Medication will not be administered

unless an up to date medical plan and medication request form is on file.

All medication must be supplied in a zip lock

bag clearly marked with your child’s name and the appropriate paperwork.

OLGC 100 Years Memorabilia Search

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School will celebrate its Centenary in 2017. We are hoping members of our community will share their photos, stories and memories of the school with us as we make plans for our celebrations next year. In particular, we are very interested in photographs of students and the school itself for the past 100 years for a planned history wall. Copies of correspondence, report cards, newspaper reports and even uniforms would also be helpful. Please contact Anthea at OLGC on 54 622 675 for further information or call in to the school office.

BELL TIMES FIRST BELL: 8.40AM

All children arriving after 8.40 MUST

report to the

office for a late slip.

FIRST BREAK:

10.50AM - 11.20AM

SECOND BREAK:

1.20PM - 2.00PM

SCHOOL CONCLUDES: 3.00PM

Student Absence

If your child/children are going to be absent

from school please contact the school office to

let us know.

In the event your child is absent from school

and you have not advised us, you will receive

an SMS message asking you to contact the

school to confirm your child's absence.

Art Competition OLGC will celebrate Harmony Day on Tuesday, 21 March

2017. Students are encouraged to wear something orange

(hairband, ribbon, wristband etc) on this day to represent

their understanding of this day.

**This is not a free dress day**

We will be holding an art competition open to all students.

There will be three categories for the competition:

Junior

Middle

Senior

Work will be exhibited in the Multipurpose room on Tuesday, 21 March and

will be judged on this day by a member of our community.

Entries from each category will be chosen as a prize winner in

their category. The prize winners will be announced at the

Champion Assembly at 2.00PM on Harmony Day.

Conditions of Entry

Theme for entries is “Harmony Day”

Entry is FREE

One entry per student

Art work MUST be submitted to your classroom teacher by 3.00pm Friday

17 March.

Art work must be submitted on an A4 sheet of paper

You may use any form of media eg drawing, painting, gluing of additional

material to give 3D effect

Students of the Week Prep Blue Rolinsah R, Charlotte B

Prep Yellow Sophie L, Lucas M

Year 1 Blue Hunter M, Corey M,

Thomas A

Year 1 Yellow Willow L, Sterling I Year 2 Blue Reaghan H, Jake D

Year 2 Yellow Ankita M, Maria M

Year 3 Blue Kalan P, Eldon C

Year 3 Yellow Phoeby A, Kyle R

Year 4 Blue Ella B, Anne F

Year 4 Yellow Agun M, James CD

Year 5 Blue Rhianna P, Clayton D

Year 5 Yellow Ava F, Cooper K Year 6 Blue Renee K, Cameron P

Year 6 Yellow James R, Isabelle S

Classroom Champions Prep Blue Liam R, Bailey S

Prep Yellow Flynn B, Hannah S

Year 1 Blue Evie W, James L

Year 1 Yellow Kobey W, Astley P

Year 2 Blue Marley S

Year 2 Yellow Aiden L

Year 3 Blue Lahna H

Year 3 Yellow Tiarna A

Year 4 Blue Darian O

Year 4 Yellow Rithesh V, Broden C

Year 5 Blue Krisie-Lee M, Eliza N

Year 5 Yellow Haylee H, Hayley U

Year 6 Blue Declan MF, Edan B

Year 6 Yellow Abigail Q, Brayden D

Mar 9 Amerina B

Mar 12

Alexander D

Mar 13 Abeleen S

Mar 14 Mary O Ella W

Does your child have type 1 diabetes?

Every day, thousands of Australian children suffer the effects of type 1

diabetes and families struggle with illness management and children’s

behavioural and emotional adjustment.

Positive Parenting for Healthy Living is an adaptation of the successful Triple P- Positive Parenting Program offering practical ideas and support for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. This innovative group program is designed to help parents manage their child’s illness, assist children in coping with their illness and emotions, and prevent and manage difficult child behaviour.

Over the next few months and for a limited time only, parents of 2-10 year old children with type 1 diabetes are able to access Positive Parenting for Healthy Living Triple P as part of a University of Queensland research project. Parents will be able to attend the program free of charge, and will be asked to complete three sets of assessment measures (questionnaire and family observation) over a 6 month period, as part of the study. Contact Dr Amy Mitchell on (07) 3346 1202 or email diabetes.healthyliving@uq.edu.au or visit http://exp.psy.uq.edu.au/t1diabetes for more information.

PARISHES WEEKEND MASS TIMES 2017

1st Sunday of Month—Mass

Saturday: 6:00pm Laidley

Sunday: 7:00 am Glenore Grove

9:00am Gatton

2nd Sunday of Month—Mass

Saturday: 6:00 pm Gatton

Sunday: 7:00 am Forest Hill

9:00 am Laidley

3rd Sunday of Month—Mass

Saturday: 6:00pm Laidley

Sunday: 7:00 am Glenore Grove

9:00am Gatton

4th Sunday of Month—Mass

Saturday: 6:00 pm Gatton

Sunday: 7:00 am Forest Hill

9:00 am Laidley

5th Sunday of Month—Mass

Saturday: 6:00pm Laidley

Sunday: 7:00 am Glenore Grove

9:00am Gatton

St Mary's Playgroup Gatton

Children aged 0 - 5

New members welcome

Wednesday 9.30am-11.30 Thursday

9.00am-11.00am St Mary's Catholic Church (shed behind the Church)

Contact Fiona Drew if you would like to know more 0438167954

2017 TERM DATES

Term 1: Tuesday 24 January – Friday 31 March

Term 2: Tuesday 18 April – Friday 23 June

Term 3: Monday 10 July – Friday 15 September

Term 4: Tuesday 3 October – Friday 1 December

Professional Development and Planning Days

18th, 19th and 20th January

2018 TERM DATES

Term 1: Tuesday 23 January – Thursday 29 March

Term 2: Monday 16 April – Friday 29 June

Term 3: Monday 16 July – Friday 21 September

Term 4: Monday 8 October – Friday 7 December

Professional Development and Planning Days

17th, 18th & 19th January

Uniform Shop Open Daily

10am - 2pm

SCHOOL BANKING Banking for 2017 will

be collected each Tuesday!

HAPPY SAVING!

UNIFORM DAYS Years 1 – 6:

Sports Uniform: Monday, Friday

Formal Uniform:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

For all enquiries please call Ben Kearney 0410 627 270

www.phoenixcb.com.au