17 Whittington Street, ENFIELD SA 5085 / Telephone 8344 0000/ Facsimile 8344 0099 / Website www.sgs.catholic.edu.au

2015 No 14

17 September 2015

SCHOOL NEWS

Dates for Term 3

Friday 18th Sept

Yr 3/4 Science Day

Lucky Dip for Catholic Charities

Monday 21st Sept

Int Day of Peace - Wear White

Heart Learning & Assembly

Friday 25th Sept

Sports Day & End of Term 3

TERM 4

Monday 12th Oct

PUPIL FREE DAY

Tuesday 13th Oct

8.50a.m. School Resumes

Thursday 15th Oct

Yr 2 Cleland Wildlife Park

Monday 19 Oct

Catholic Mission, Heart Learning

Odd Sock Day

Monday 7 Dec

End of Year Mass

Year 7 Reports/Graduation

Tuesday 8 Dec

Meet the new class 11.30—1.00

Reports Years R—6

Wednesday 9 Dec

Final day of term—3.15p.m.

In the spirit of justice,

reconciliation and love… St Gabriel’s School

acknowledges the Kaurna

People, the traditional custo-

dians of this land and we pay

our respects to the Elders

both past, present and future

for they hold the memories,

the traditions, the cultures

and hopes of

Australia’s Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander

peoples.

As part of our learning about

Time, students used their

prior knowledge to make

clocks using recycled materi-

als. We know that there are

two different types of

clocks—analogue and digital, a

clock face has an hour hand

and a minute hand and that

there are 12 numbers on an

analogue clock face.

As part of our ongoing learning

about ATSI culture, we have lis-

tened to the story Tjilbruke and

created art works inspired by the

story on canvas. The story tells of

the creation of birds and fish of

the coast. Students drew these

creatures and pasted them on a sky

and sea background.

At the moment, we have

two special guests in our

unit. They have many

common names: Giant

Prickly Stick Insect, Spiny

Leaf insect, Macleay's

Spectre, or Australian

Walking Stick. It is a

large species of stick in-

sect and it is native to

Australia. Every week their

water and the eucalypt

leaves they eat have to be

changed.

First , we go out and pick

the leaves. Then we take

the spiny leaf insect out

while we change the water

and put in new leaves.

Next, we put the insects

back in. We also have to

spray the leaves with wa-

ter twice a day. You are

welcome to come and visit

them.

As part of our ongoing learning

about ATSI culture, we have lis-

tened to the story Tjilbruke and

created art works inspired by the

story on canvas. The story tells of

the creation of birds and fish of

the coast. Students drew these

creatures and pasted them on a sky

and sea background.

CLEARVIEW KILBURN PARISH

Church/Office—7 St Albans Place, Clearview Ph 8262 1070

Church/Presbytery—50 Le Hunte Street, Kilburn Ph 8262 1366

PARISH PRIEST: Fr Leon Czechowicz

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Mrs Patricia Hehir

PARISH SECRETARY: Ms Iris Daly

MASS TIMES: Saturday 6.00p.m. and Sunday 10.30a.m. Clearview

Sunday 9.00a.m. Kilburn

CHILDREN’S LITURGY 3—13 years

Held every Sunday at 10.30a.m. except First Sunday of each month—Youth/Family Mass.

Children are explained the readings of the day and participate in activities.

Children rejoin the Mass at Offertory time.

Dear Parents, Students and Caregivers Holidays are just a week away. How I love those holiday mornings not having to try and get lunches ready and find uniforms at the bottom of the ironing pile. Whilst the term is not over, can I please take this moment to extend a huge thanks and appreciation to the many members of the community who have helped make this term another great experience. Sports for Justice - On Wednesday 9th Septem-

ber, we celebrated National Health & PE Day

with a range of activities, including games and

the annual Student VS Teacher Sports event.

This year the teachers kept the Year 7 students

under pressure and a narrow victory to the teach-

ers…. The big winner was celebrating the importance of sport,

health and wellbeing in students learning and lives. The Health &

PE curriculum are an important aspect of student learning

throughout the year. These formal curriculum areas are supported

by a number of programs such as Made in the Image of God, Child

Protection and Social & Emotional Learning. Daily fitness, Media-

tion, Brain Breaks and encouraging healthy eating are all further

ways we support encouraging healthy habitats and lifestyles for

students.

Wear White Day – On Monday 21st September we will be celebrating the International Day of Peace with a ‘Wear White” Day. Students are invited to wear white clothes for a gold coin dona-tion or they can simply wear their normal school uniform. The money raised will support Catholic Charities who provide support and care to various catholic organisations. One of those supported by Catholic Charities is the Mercy House of Welcome located at Kilburn. Social Justice Statement – Each year the Australian

Bishops publish a Social Justice Statement. This

year the statement is called For Those Who've Come

Across the Seas - Justice for refugees and asylum seeker.

In this Social Justice Statement the Australia’s Bishops ask us to re-examine our responses to refugees and asylum seekers. The State-ment reminds us of the nearly 60 million people around the world who are displaced from their homes and of the war and violence that are devastating countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. When people come to us seeking refuge, can we in conscience re-spond to them with cruel and self-defeating policies such as off-shore processing and indefinite detention?

This Social Justice Statement is inspired by the example of Pope

Francis on his 2013 visit to the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa,

where he met the survivors of a refugee tragedy and mourned and

prayed for those who had died.

http://www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au/publications/social-

justice-statements

As we take up the challenge and call of Pope Francis’ call to open

our hearts we pray… With deep humility and a heart hungry for justice,

we pray that we Australians, citizens and leaders, Open our eyes, our

minds and our hearts, that we may see, understand and welcome our

brothers and sisters.

Festival Choir – Next Thursday evening our Sen-ior Choir will sing at the Festival Theatre as a part of the Catholic Schools Music Festival. The night is a celebration of song and music and the hard work and dedication of our Year 6/7 students who have worked so hard for the last three terms un-der the leadership of Ms Riley. Thank you and congratulations to all of the students and our appreciation to Ms Riley for all her work and support. Sports Day – Next Friday 25th September, we will be holding our annual Sports Day at Harrier’s Oval. The oval is at St Albans Reserve, Clearview, (just up from the Good Shepherd Church.) Information has been sent home on our last two Catholic Charities Flyers and another flyer will be heading home on Monday with key information. We are praying for good weather and an amazing day. We are listening – The School Board has established a week of listening and reflecting upon St Gabriel’s School. We wish to create a number of opportunities for you to contrib-ute your ideas and thoughts about St Gabriel’s School. Heading home on Thursday is a small flyer with more de-tails and information and we welcome your ideas, thoughts and feedback. You can access the online survey https://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/yCUvY9zT put a note into the sug-gestion box in the Front Office or Come for a Coffee and Chat - Tuesday 22nd September from 2:30pm and Wednesday 23rd Sep-tember from 9am. We are looking forward to your thoughts and ideas. Regional Green Day Out – Today students from across our North

East region of Catholic School gathered at St Gabriel’s for a

“Green Day Out!” The day provided an opportunity for students

to gather and share ways they are taking up the call to be green at

their schools. As school leaders we are committed to enhancing the

call of Pope Francis to take serious our need to care for creation.

TERM 4 Students are required to be in full

SUMMER uniform as per the School Policy

Community Group for 2015

Next Community Group Meeting will be held on

TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER, NEXT TERM.

KATARINA’S CAFÉ MENU Please note that Jelly tubs, water-

melon and fruit salad tubs only available during T1 & T4.

Quiche is being organized to be on the Café’s Menu very soon.

UNIFORM - GIRLS Summer—Terms 1 & 4

Blue regulation check dress

with collar and short sleeves.

Navy blue zip neck wind

cheater with logo

Saxe blue socks

Black lace up shoes - flat heels

or brown sandals

Blue ribbons or scrunchies

Hair clips – blue/neutral

brown

Hat with logo

UNIFORM – BOYS Summer—Terms 1 & 4

Grey shorts – (not cargo style)

Medium blue short or long

sleeved shirt – (can be

banded) Navy blue zip neck wind

cheater with logo

Grey socks

Black lace up shoes – or

brown sandals

Hat with logo

Returning in 2016 and Class Requests We have begun as a staff and School Board to look at the

structures and staffing for next year. A number of im-

portant factors contribute to these decisions. The learning of stu-

dents always remains at the core. A further request is extended to

those families who are leaving St Gabriel’s at the end of this year

to ensure they have returned the form with this information. We

remind families that you are required to give one terms notice if

your child/ren is/are leaving.

In the first newsletter of next term, we will be inviting you to

make recommendations and requests about the placement of your

children. This opportunity is an important one if you wish to put

forward information that will benefit the placement of your child

for next year. The school holidays might be a great time to talk to

your children about who they learn best with. Look out for this

request information in the Week 1 Newsletter next term.

We are moving… We are in the final stages of complet-

ing documentation for the start of our building project.

At this stage we will be moving the village classes next

week. Keep posted for more news.

I hope this term has held many great moments for you and your

children. I am looking forward to next week and the fast ap-

proaching holidays, best wishes from Stuart

SCHOOL FEE PAYMENTS

For those paying via instalments (not including direct debits), the final

payment was due Friday 4th of September.

Payments can be made by cash, cheque, EFTPOS, BPay, credit card

accounts (excluding American Express), or direct payments to St Ga-

briel’s School bank account. It is also not too late to start paying via

direct debit from your bank account. This is easy to establish and al-

lows for regular payments to be made over the full year.

Please feel free to contact Damian on 8344 0000 should you need any

assistance, or to discuss confidentially should you be experiencing

difficulties in meeting your payment obligations.

Damian EMERY—BURSAR

ENFIELD FOLLAND PARK

KINDERGARTEN

Now Enrolling

For 2016 Enrolments close 14 October 2015

Please enquire 8262 3785

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

Married Couples—Make Your Kids Happy Leave them for a weekend and try a Worldwide Mar-

riage Encounter Weekend on 23rd to 25th October

2015. For more information call Geraldine and Mala-

chy on 0437388513 or email marriageencountersa@gmail.com or

go to www.wwme.org.au.

The services and events contained in this Newsletter are in no way connected with the school and are included in this Newsletter for

your information only. Parents and caregivers need to make their own enquiries and assessments about the suitability of these

events and services for their needs and those of their children.

Keep your kids smiling Dental care is FREE for most school chil-

dren and

ALL preschool children at the School Dental Service.

All children aged 0-17 are welcome.

To locate your local School Dental Clinic

visit www.sadental.sa.gov.au or call us now on

8222 8222.

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A hairdresser has started a new business using only natu-

ral ingredients in a daily product which controls fly away

hair, nasty knots and head lice. For more information

please telephone 0422599271 or see her facebook page -

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