Lucas Harrison Aliyah Patrick Eleanor

MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: admin@gibney.wa.edu.au Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No. 33 26th October 2017

Dear Parents, Friends and Students

On Monday I had the privilege of accompanying the Year 5

class on their Leadership Retreat. They visited St Mary’s

Cathedral, participated in a tour of the Cathedral, visited St

John’s Pro-Cathedral, visited the crypt of Bishop Matthew

Gibney and then joined the Cathedral Parish for Mass. It

was a great experience for the students to develop a better

understanding of the Mother Church in the Archdiocese of

Perth and to spend some time in prayer at the crypt of our

patron. This Friday, as a school community, we celebrate

Matthew Gibney Day. Bishop Matthew Gibney was the 3rd

Bishop of Perth. He was a man of great vision and was

courageous in carrying out the convictions that he held for

the Catholic Church in Perth at the time. He understood the

importance of a Catholic Education system and that all

Catholic children have the opportunity to be educated in a

Catholic context. Many of the early Catholic schools were

built on land purchased by Matthew Gibney. Our school

was named in his honour because of his commitment to the

Catholic Education system. Our day will begin with a Mass

at 9:00am. The Mass will be held here at our school in the

undercover area. All parents and members of our

community are invited to join with us. Following the Mass

we will have the traditional cutting of the Matthew Gibney

Birthday cake. After morning tea, the students will

participate in a tabloid sports morning that will be led by the

Year 6 students. After lunch the students will perform

various items at the grandparent’s afternoon tea. We are

looking forward to the day and sharing it with all members of

our community.

I would like to thank the parents who attended the P&F

meeting last night. At the meeting, the final community and

fundraising events were explained along with some initial

planning for events in 2018. At the meeting it was revealed

that 3 of the Executive positions will be vacant with those

members not standing again for various reasons.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord

Jesus Christ,

(Romans 5:1)

Therefore, I am asking the parent community to seriously

consider being part of the P&F Executive in 2018. The role

of the P&F is primarily one of community building as well as

being a voice for parents in our school. It is vitally important

that we have a vibrant and active P&F in order for our

school to continue to be the place that it is. If you are

prepared to consider these positions and would like to know

more information, please don’t hesitate to come and see

me. I would be very happy to discuss this with anyone who

is interested.

Monday, November 1st is the Feast of All Saints, the day

put aside by the Church to recognise the great heroes of the

Church. The students will be attending Mass at St Francis

of Assisi Church on this day. Mass will take place at

9:30pm. All parents and members of our community are

invited to attend.

Our first assembly for this term will take place on Friday 3rd

November. It will begin at 9:00am and it will be held in the

undercover area. All parents and members of our

community are invited to join with us.

It was unfortunate this week that, due to a lack of

volunteers, we had to close the canteen at recess. I

understand that many of our parents work and just don’t

have the time to volunteer however, I ask that if anyone has

the time to help out in the canteen that they generously do

so.

A reminder to all families that Monday 6th November is a

pupil free day and, as such, students will not be required to

come to school on this day.

Mark Powell PRINCIPAL

GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS

The Year Sixes in Health have been learning about how much sugar is in their favourite drinks!

Annabelle

BATTERY RECYCLING We are very pleased to “do our bit” for

the environment by offering recycling

collection for household batteries. You

can drop your batteries off in the metal

collection bin in the hallway opposite the

Year 3 class room.

PUPIL FREE DAY

MONDAY

6th NOVEMBER

CANTEEN ROSTER

Fri 27th Oct MATTHEW GIBNEY DAY

NO CANTEEN

Tues 31st Oct Michelle S (AM)

CAN YOU HELP

Fri 3rd Nov Kylie G, Sandra W &

Charline M

Tues 7th Nov Natalina F

CAN YOU HELP

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Fri 27th Oct…… Matthew Gibney Day

Mon 30th Oct… Food Stalls Year 6

Wed 1st Nov….. All Saints Day Parish Mass @

Church 9.30am

Wed 1st Nov….. Musica Viva Incursion @ 1.30pm

Fri 3rd Nov……. Year 5 Assembly

Sat 4th Nov….. Family Christmas Portraits

Mon 6th Nov…. PUPIL FREE DAY

Tues 7th Nov…. Melbourne Cup Day fundraiser

Fri 10th Nov….. Remembrance Day ceremony @

10.30am

Sat 11th Nov…. Remembrance Day

Wed 15th Nov… Year 4 Mass @ 9.00am

Wed 15th Nov… P&F Meeting @ 7.30pm

Fri 17th Nov….. Year 2 Assembly

Mon 20th Nov…. Year 6 Family Life Education

Wed 22nd Nov… Annual Community Meeting @

7.30pm

Thurs 23rd Nov.. PP 2018 Information Session @

2.15pm

Fri 24th Nov….. Year 3 Assembly

Mon 27th Nov…. PP & Yr 3 Excursion Constable

Care Traffic Safety 9am - 2pm

Tues 28th Nov… Kindy 2018 Information Session @

2.15pm

Wed 29th Nov…. Year 1 Liturgy @ 9.00am

Fri 1st Dec…….. Year 6 Assembly

Fri 1st Dec…….. End of Year Concert Kindy to Yr 6

Thurs 7th Dec…. Thanksgiving Graduation Mass @

9.00am

Fri 8th Dec…….. Year 6 Excursion

Fri 8th Dec…….. END OF TERM 4 FOR STUDENTS

YEAR 5 NEWS

Last Monday, the Year 5 class travelled to St Mary's

Cathedral in the city for their Leadership Excursion. We

had a tour of the first Catholic Church in Perth which is a

building next to Mercedes College. Then we visited the

crypt under the Cathedral, where our patron, Matthew

Gibney is buried and placed some flowers near the

plaque to show our respect. We learnt more about

Matthew Gibney and his achievements. We attended

Mass at the Cathedral and then travelled up to King's

Park for lunch and a play. It was a great day and the

students were a credit to the name of Matthew Gibney.

Karen Keddie & Jess Savory

Assistant Principal’s

Religious Education News

Matthew Gibney Day

As we look forward to celebrating our Matthew Gibney

Day tomorrow, I would like to thank the staff, parents and

students who have worked so hard to make this day

come together. My special thanks to the staff of Matthew

Gibney who have assisted with the Mass, organised the

Tabloid Sports and Grandparent’s Afternoon and all the

other countless little jobs that needed doing.

All Saints Mass

Wednesday 1st November St Francis of Assisi Church

Maida Vale 9.30am.

Karen Keddie

Assistant Principal RE

YEAR 6 NEWS

The Year Six students will be putting on Food Stalls in the

Undercover area at recess on Monday the 30th October,

Week 4. The Year Sixes are very excited at being able to

sell you some yummy food. They have been part of an

integrated learning program called ‘MasterChef’. The

money raised will be going to Saint Vincent De Paul as

well as going towards the Christmas Appeal. Please help

the Year Sixes raise as much money as they can.

What is for sale:

Quiche Lorraine - $2.50

Flower Cupcakes – $2.50

Brownies – $2.00

Cookies – $0.50

Fruit Bouquets – $3.00 for a small bouquet, $4.50 for a

large bouquet

Peppermint Mousse – $3.00

We can’t wait to see you on Monday in the Undercover

Area at Recess.

Melissa Hibben

YEAR 3 NEWS

Congratulations to all the Year 3s and Sienna Anton on

making their First Reconciliation. You all did a fantastic

job last Wednesday! Last week we also had our retreat to

Schoenstatt Shrine in Armadale, where students learnt

how to become a warrior like Jesus and follow in his

honest footpath.

This week we have continued practising for Matthew

Gibney Day and cannot wait to show everyone the hard

work the class and Mrs Aldred have put into our

performance.

On Tuesday we began our next writing topic of

‘Procedures’. Students have started to write their chosen

recipe or instructions and are then set to turn their writing

into a script to perform as their own T.V. show. Students

will be assessed by fellow peers on their writing and

recorded performance.

Christina Zurzolo

KINDY NEWS

Thank you so much to all of the parents and grandparents

who came with us on our excursion to the cuddly farm. It

was great to have so many helpers and the children had a

great day. The weather ended up being perfect for a visit

to the farm and, as expected, the bus ride and size of the

animal poos was a great fascination!

We have some very angry Kindy ladybugs on our Kindy

walls. Please don’t hesitate to come and see what makes

your kindy ladybug angry

Saroya Powell, Lucy Marchetti & Sylvie Spadaccini

P & F Meetings Term 4 2017

Wednesday 15th November @

7.30pm

ANNUAL COMMUNITY MEETING

Wednesday 22nd November @ 7.30pm

“After nearly 4 and a half years we are looking for a new School Banking Coordinator to take over the role for 2018 and keep the program running. It is very easy to do and the kids love banking their hard earned coins each week! Full training is provided by CBA and Amanda & Michelle are still on hand to help out as we wrap up the year. Please think about it. It

doesn't take up much time and I'm sure the children would miss their weekly school banking if it wasn't to return next year. Thanks! “

Amanda Gordorn

School Banking Coordinator