Dear Parents, Friends and Guardians

PO Box 2506 Burleigh BC 4220 Phone:(07) 5535 1803 Fax: (07) 5535 1819 Email: pburleigh@bne.catholic.edu.au http://www.mps.qld.edu.au

COMING EVENTS

Wednesday July 14 Instrumental band workshop 6pm—Art Show Meeting Thursday July 15 Tuckshop orders due today. Friday July 16 Marymount Athletics Carnival (8-13 yrs) (No tuckshop available) Monday July 19 Raw Art 7pm—P & F Meeting Tuesday July 20 District cricket Wednesday July 21 Whole School Assembly—2 KY Ozanam Villa—1 MW Monday July 26 CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK ‗A; Schools Track & Field

Welcome Back Welcome back to Term 3. It promises to be an exciting and action-packed one for the children and our staff as we have events like Athletics Carnivals; Canberra Trips; Eisteddfods, and class camps spaced around our normal daily class routines. I look forward to sharing the journey with you as the term progresses. Welcome to New (& Old) Staff On behalf of our school community, I would like to welcome Tony Barron who this week took up the position of Acting Assistant Principal for the rest of the year. Tony replaces Kevin Larkin who has commenced a 12 month period of Study Leave. Prior to joining our staff, Tony has been the Assistant to the Principal & Religious Education Co-Ordinator at St Joseph‘s School at Beenleigh. This role saw Tony also involved in the leading of many of that school‘s leadership responsibilities. Tony has taught in schools in both the Brisbane and Toowoomba diocese. I am sure that you will make him feel welcome in our school and be supportive of him as he settles in. Welcome back as well this week to Jennifer Campbell (Yr 2GC) and Angela Lane (Yr 6PL) who both return from Maternity Leave. They will be working in a Job Share arrangement with Trudy Grimsey (Mon – Wed) and Mary Petersen (Mon – Wed) respectively. Our thanks again goes to Deanne Krueger and Helen Boyes for filling these contract positions for the first part of the year. Finally we welcome Vanessa Munro to Yr 5JH for the term. Vanessa is replacing Jo-Anne Henderson who has taken this time off on Long Service Leave. Vanessa has already taught Year 5 this year as she filled a short term contract during Term 1. Your Prayers Please Your prayers are requested for the Marais and Pomroy families following the sad passing of one of our Prep teachers, Jan Marais‘ father, Murray Pomroy, over the weekend. Jan will be absent from school for this week as her family prepares to celebrate Murray‘s life at a funeral celebration on Friday. I am sure that Jan and her family would appreciate your prayers and support during this sad time. Athletics Carnival Changes for this Friday Our athletics Track Carnival will be held this Friday, 16 July, on the College oval for children who are turning 8 to 13 years this year. Included with this newsletter is the program which has significant changes to the normal routine of past years. Please take the time to check through this program as the children will not be on the oval for the whole day. I also ask that you pay particular attention to the flyer distributed yesterday which details the pre-order system and menus available for the day. Specificially, all order are to be placed and paid for by tomorrow. The tuckshop will not be open for any other purchases on Friday. Parents are still most welcome to come along and support the children for the carnival. Here‘s hoping for clear skies and a fast track. July Parents’ and Friends’ Association Meeting – Monday, 19 July Please be advised that our next P & F meeting is set down for this coming Monday with a start of 7.00pm. The meeting will be held in the school Staff Room and should go no longer than 8.30pm. Marymount Combined Schools’ Art Show Meeting – Tonight – 6.00pm Our next Art Show meeting is scheduled for tonight at 6.00pm in the College Board Room. The committee would love any extra help if you can provide your time. Already they have much of the co-ordination of the weekend event in hand but your support would not go unwanted. The meetings usually only go for just over the hour. College Finish Change – Wednesdays Only The College have informed us that they will be finishing school at 2.55pm every Wednesday for this term as they trial some timetable changes. This will mean that their finish time coincides with ours on this day. This may cause some issues with the traffic around the schools and as such I would ask for you extra patience on this day as the new system comes into play. Thanks for reading – enjoy the rest of the week Yours in Christ, Greg Casey

MASS TIMES Children Mass

(Doyle Centre - children read at Mass) 5.30pm 1st Sunday of each month

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Doyle Centre - children are withdrawn

for brief lesson) 10.00am 2nd & 4th Sundays; 5.30pm 3rd Sunday 8.30am each Sunday at St Benedict’s, Mudgeeraba

Parish Mass Times Sat—5.00pm Miami; 6.00pm at Palm Beach; 6.15pm at Burleigh Heads; Sun-7.00am at Palm Beach & Burleigh; 8.30am at Mudgeeraba & Miami; 10.00am at Doyle Centre; 5.30pm at Doyle Centre

SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS The Annual School Championships will be held

during Term 3 and Term 4.

Mrs Ruzans will send home further information about this

event soon.

Orders close

Friday 30 July.

No cash or cheques please.

Just a short note to introduce myself. My name is Tony Barron, and I have taken over from Kev Larkin as Assistant Principal for the rest of the school year. I have spent the last 3 and a half years as Assistant Principal at St Joseph‘s Beenleigh, where in my role I was responsible for Religious Education, Administration issues, ICT and Behaviour Management. I also have many interests in Music and Sport, and in particular Rugby League. This year I will be travelling to Adelaide in August as the Manager of the Queensland Primary Schools Rugby League side. I look forward to meeting many new parents and students, and working with the staff in my new role. I know that this will be an exciting and challenging role, and one that I am looking forward to. Tony Barron

NO TUCKSHOP THIS FRIDAY.

ORDERs must be in BY

THURSDAY (TOMORROW)

Reminder

All Portfolios need to be returned to school

no later than this Friday July 16.

The refurbished courtyard outside the Library.

Performing Arts Term 3 Performing Arts Classes are held in the Doyle Centre Drama room every week after school. Classes cover acting, drama, character work, improvisation and lots more. There are a few spots available in the following classes:

Minis (Yrs 2-3) Thurs 3.15-4pm Intermediate (Yrs 6-8) Thurs 4-5pm

Seniors (Yrs 9-12) Tues 5.15 - 6.15pm If you would like to book your child in please con-tact me asap. Anna Waters-Massey 0417 584290 watersworks@bigpond.com

Welcome back for Semester Two. I have included a link to the Public Broadcasting service (PBS) in the US that may be of interest to parents who have concerns about the impact of the media on their children. In particular it provides information and tips across all the age groups and deals with:

TV and Movies

Computers

Video Games

Advertising The link is http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/ Best wishes for the week ahead. Mary Sanders msanders@bne.catholic.edu.au

Norco Community Caps

We have so far raised $214.70. So keep those caps coming in—

collection point Student Reception.

Welcome back to our second semester this year and I hope you enjoyed the break with your beautiful children. As usual, they have retuned full of enthusiasm and energy and it‘s always a pleasure to see their smiles and hear their laughter. One of my favourite duties each week is to supervise the internal road crossing after school. Unlike other parts of my ―usual‖ day, it is rather predictable. It brings to mind the most positive and the most frustrating or challenging of behaviours. The uplifting part is that most children appear to be happy and content. The energy levels and smiles clearly suggest they are content with happenings at school. I find it so refreshing and motivating when so many children offer a spontaneous greeting. They proudly display their daily creations or excitedly retell one of their daily school activities. This signals a high level of commitment and care by our staff. It‘s just as refreshing to see and hear of the children‘s plans for the afternoon or night. The children regularly skip past, calling out their plans and hopes as they go. This shows that the children can well adjust from the routines of school to those of home, and are growing in their sense of commitment and organisation. What really strikes me is the respect and manners displayed by both parents and children. The vast majority of adults and children offer a nod or some form of greeting, and I am constantly quite amazed at the number of people who actually say, ―Thanks,‖ as they cross the road. This signals a very healthy school climate. I feel privileged to be part of a community that acknowledges and offers respect to those around them. The modeling offered by parents, by way of both road safety and human interaction, is immeasurable and on behalf of the children, I offer thanks. The frustrating part of the duty lies in the fact that a small percentage of our community consistently challenge the rules and offer very poor modeling to the children. I refer to those who park in the ―No Parking‖ areas and who insist on collecting children without any special needs, from the Internal Road. I find it frustrating because these children involved are then being denied the opportunity to know the importance of following rules. More concerning is the fact that this situation endangers the lives of others, and despite numerous requests for compliance with the rules, the behaviour continues on a daily basis. Children who are collected from the Internal Road are also singled out as if they are exempt from some school policies and practices. I consider it a privilege to be healthy enough to walk a short distance to a carpark in a designated area and I believe it is not too much to expect those physically able to do so. I will continue to relish the positives of the Crossing duty, confident in the knowledge that the positives far outweigh the negatives. On the other hand, I implore those who are not complying with our policies to recon-sider the impact of their choice in light of the modeling provided to their children, and in the interests and safety for all those in our community.

More Great news We have received notification that Marymount has won ―The most Successful School‖ award from the Queensland All Schools Cross Country which was held last month. In the letter of recognition it states that we ―won a number of individual and team medals, out-classing over 200 other schools‖. This was once again an outstanding performance from our children and sincere thanks must go to the parents who made the trek across Brisbane for the occasion. We can thank our head coach, Jackson Elliott; Paul Hill (P.E. co-ordinator) and our band of kids and supporters for the prize of $100 we now have added to our Sport budget, and for the most memorable occasion that was enjoyed by all those present. Have a great week Annette O’Shea

BURLEIGH HEADS CATHOLIC PARISH

Parish Office Hours 9.00am to 5.00pm 3 Sunlight Drive, Burleigh Waters (Postal PO Box 73, Burleigh Heads) PHONE: 5576 6317/5576 6466 FAX: 5576 7143

Parish Manager: Mr Jim Littlefield Parish Pastoral Team EMAIL: burleigh@bne.catholic.net.au

Parish Pastor: Fr Pat Molony Associate Pastor: Fr Rafal Rucinski Pastoral Associates: Sr Patricia Tomlinson, Sr Moira Broderick

TENNIS BOOKINGS for Term 3 after school coaching are

now available from the courts.

Bookings call John or Trish 0417 634 524, 0439 722 369 or call into the courts.

Hi and welcome to Term 3. Our sports carnival will be held this Friday 16 July. All tuckshop orders (both Morning Tea and Lunch) will be the pre-order system with orders and money to be delivered to the tuckshop no later than Thursday morning. For our younger students not attending the carnival the same pre-order forms will be in place for this Friday only. Flyer advertis-ing the menu for the day was distributed yesterday. ***HELPERS NEEDED FOR FRIDAY SPORTS CARNIVAL, PLEASE. We are expecting our tuckshop to be very busy on Friday and would really appreciate extra helpers. Should you be able to help out, even if its just an hour, please call the tuckshop or pop in and let us know. Next week‘s roster: Monday 19 July Jacinta Popovic Tuesday 20 July ***WE NEED HELP PLEASE*** Wednesday 21 July Leesa Heggie, Christina Ross, Jodie Terry Thursday 22 July Gayle Andrews, HELPER PLEASE Friday 23 July Barbara Carolan, Claudine Smith Thanks to all our wonderful helpers, please let your friends know how much fun you have in the tuckshop!

10 & 11 Years 12 & 13 Years

8.50 – 9.20 800m for 10, 11, 12 and 13 year old boys and girls

9.20 – 10.00 Boys

Sprint heats and semi 200m straight final

Girls Sprint heats and semi 200m straight final

Boys Ballgames

Girls Ballgames

10.00 – 10.40 Boys

Ballgames Girls

Ballgames

Boys Sprint heats and semi 200m straight final

Girls Sprint heats & semi 200m straight final

10.40 – 11.10

Morning Tea at school as usual

11.20 – 12.20

8 and 9 year old boys and girls heats and semi

12.20 – 1.00

Sprint finals for all age groups both boys and girls

1.10pm Lunch at school as usual

DRUM LESSONS

Available at Marymount College on Tuesdays.

Call Cvitan Brac on 0408 722 539 for further details and bookings.

Wild After School Art Classes

Marymount Primary Students only

Wednesday 3.15pm to 4.45pm Outside Mr Yates‘ room Free snacks provided

Most materials supplied Expert tuition by Peter Burdett

To book text 0402 328 987 (include name and school)

Or phone 5577 3293 after 7.00pm.