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. 22 27th July 2017

Dear Parents, Friends and Students

Another week has slipped by and we are already at the

end of Week 2 of Term 3. The majority of students have

returned to school wearing their uniform correctly. We

still have a few wearing an incorrect mix of summer and

winter uniform. The uniform policy is on our website and

all families need to be very familiar with our uniform

requirements. Students out of uniform will be sent home

a uniform infringement notice requesting parents explain

the reason why their child is out of uniform and when they

expect this to be rectified. Our uniform defines who we

are as a community and the students should be proud to

wear it.

On Friday the Year 5 class will present their assembly for

this semester. All parents and members of our

community are invited to join with us. The assembly will

start at 9:00am and it will be held in the undercover area.

Our next assembly will take place on Friday 11th August

and it will be hosted by the Year 4 class.

At Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School, we are

currently reviewing our Early Childhood Philosophy. A

philosophy underpins everything we do as early childhood

educators. It is a living document that is reviewed

regularly when new knowledge becomes available

through sources such as the EYLF (Early Years Learning

Framework) and professional learning opportunities. A

philosophy starts with ‘what we believe’ and moves on to

‘what does that mean for what we do?’ It is also

important to understand how children learn. We will share

the Early Childhood Philosophy with the school

community when it is completed.

In the coming weeks the students from Years 3 and 5 will

be participating in the Bishops’ Religious Literacy

Assessment. This assessment focuses on what students

have learnt in Religious Education. It is purely a

knowledge assessment. The results from this will help to

guide staff in making considered decisions regarding

teaching and learning in Religious Education.

Our first Liturgy for the term will take place on Wednesday

9th August and it will be held by the Year 3 class. It will

take place in the Sacred Space and it will begin at

9:00am. All parents and members of our community are

invited to join with the Year 3 students and then stay on

for the morning tea that will follow.

Thank you to the many parents who have taken notice of

the new sign in the carpark and followed the footpaths

rather than walk through the car park. It is important that

our children stay safe in this very dangerous area. Thank

you to the Parents and Friends Association who have

taken on a lead role in this and sent home a letter last

week with the newsletter.

Mark Powell PRINCIPAL

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with

thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all

understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

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

Derek Lexy Jordan Jared O’Hara

The Year Ones have been doing some interesting Maths investigations!

Brodie

YEAR 4 NEWS

The Year 4 children have settled straight back to work

with ease and they have already produced some

outstanding work. Like every other term this will be a very

busy one. We have our class assembly in Week Four

along with our sports carnivals.

During our Religion work we have been discussing

“Making Jesus Real” in our school. The children spoke

about how it is good to give things to people and not to

always worry about receiving something in return; that

giving to people makes you feel happy and special. On

that note, during our art lesson the children created some

beautiful decorated rocks and their suggestion was to give

them to the pre-primary and kindergarten children. Many

of the Year 4 children participated in ‘WA Rocks’ during

the school holidays where rocks are decorated with your

postcode written on the back and you drop them at parks

for other children to find and then you either keep them or

re drop them at another area. Needless to say next week

Matthew Gibney’s Kindy / Pre-primary area will be

rocked.

Joanne Brescacin

CANTEEN ROSTER

Fri 28th July Tania B & Therese B

Tues 1st Aug Janelle L

CAN YOU HELP

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Fri 28th Jul…….. Year 5 Assembly

Tues 1st Aug…... Bishops’ Literacy Assessment Yr 5

Practice

Mon 7th Aug…… Bishops’ Literacy Assessment Yr 3

Practice

Mon 7thAug……. Yr 5 Bishops’ Literacy Assessment

Wed 9th Aug…… Year 3 Liturgy @ 9am

Wed 9th Aug…… Confirmation Student & Parent

Workshop 6.00 - 7.30pm

Fri 11th Aug……. Year 4 Assembly

Fri 11th Aug……. Year 5 Performing Arts (Choral)

Tues 15th Aug…. Assumption of Mary Mass @ St

Francis of Assisi Church @ 9.30am

Tues 15th Aug…. Yr 3 Bishops’ Literacy Assessment

Wed 16th Aug….. Confirmation Retreat Day

Wed 16th Aug…. Confirmation Rehearsal @ St

Francis of Assisi 3.00 - 4.00pm

Wed 16th Aug…. P&F Meeting @ 7.30pm

Fri 18th Aug…… Book Fair (am & pm)

Fri 18th Aug…… Year 1 Assembly

Sun 20th Aug…. Confirmation Mass @ 11.00am

Mon 21st Aug…. Book Fair (am & pm)

Mon 21st Aug…. Smart Start Incursion K-6

Tues 22nd Aug.. Book Fair (am & pm)

Tues 22nd Aug.. Smart Start Incursion K-6

Wed 23rd Aug…. Book Fair (am only)

Wed 23rd Aug…. Year 5 Mass @ 9.00am

Thurs 24th Aug.. Book Week Character Dress Up

(P&F Fundraiser)

Fri 25th Aug….. PUPIL FREE DAY

Thurs 31st Aug.. Jumps & Throws Yr 3-6

Fri 1st Sept……. Father’s Day Breakfast

Fri 1st Sept……. Faction Athletics Carnival

Sun 3rd Sept….. Father’s Day

Mon 4th Sept….. G & T Testing for Year 4

Wed 6th Sept….. Year 2 Liturgy @ 9.00am

Wed 6th Sept….. Reconciliation Student & Parent

Workshop 4.00 - 5.30pm & 5.45 - 7.15pm

Fri 8th Sept……. Pre-Primary Assembly

Fri 15th Sept….. Interschool Athletics Carnival

Mon 18th Sept… PP & Yr 2 Excursion to Kings Park

Wed 20th Sept… PP Parish Priest visit @ 9.00am

Wed 20th Sept… P&F Meeting @ 7.30pm

Thurs 21st Sept.. Team Colours Day Missions

Fundraiser

Thurs 21st Sept. LAST DAY OF TERM 3

Mon 9th Oct…… TERM 4 STUDENTS RETURN

P & F Meetings Term 3 2017

Wednesday 16th August @ 7.30pm

Wednesday 20th September @ 7.30pm

Assistant Principal’s

Religious Education News NAIDOC WEEK LITURGY Matthew Gibney will be celebrating NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week beginning with a liturgy Monday 31

st July in the

large Undercover Area. We hope that parents and families will come along to celebrate with us. NAIDOC WEEK is normally in our school holidays (2nd to 9th July). The theme for NAIDOC Week in 2017 is Our Languages Matter. The 2017 theme - Our Languages Matter - aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the transmission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song. PERFORMING ARTS MASS Last Friday Mr Powell and I attended the 2017 Performing Arts Mass. This was the official opening of the state-wide celebration of the Arts in Western Australian Catholic Schools. We were accompanied by Patrick and Kiera from Yr 6, who carried our school banner as part of the opening procession. The Mass included a choir from Corpus Christi College, musicians from Newman College, actors from Mazenod and dancers from St Bridget’s.

Karen Keddie

Assistant Principal RE

YEAR 6 NEWS

On Thursday, 20th July the Year 6 students went to

Mazenod College to watch the school musical ‘Little Shop

of Horrors.’ Here are some reviews from some Year 6

students:

I thought the Little Shop of Horrors was a great play that

was very entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the

performance. The students from Mazenod and St Brigid’s

were a very talented group and, therefore, put on a great

show. Montanna and Tioni

I thought the play was very good and the way it was set

up was spectacular. The actors played their part so well.

The singing there was so good and a lot of the kids there

have a lot of talent that showcased so well during the

performance. Eleni

Little Shop of Horrors was amazing. I really enjoyed it, I

haven’t seen the movie but I’m sure it will be amazing.

The twists were also my favourite part of the play. Go and

watch the movie and you’ll be amazed. Matthew

Little Shop of Horrors was a mystery play with a lot of

twists and turns. The plant is impressive and is a great

piece of art. It is based on the 19th December 1986

movie. My favourite bit was at the end. You will jump right

out of your skin. Mackenzie

Melissa Hibben

Thank you to Mrs Pescud and Mr Moore, from the Kalamunda Rangers, for running a Tee ball clinic during the students PE time. All students were engaged and had lots of fun. If students are interested in playing, see the flyers around the school.

Miss Andersen.

SPORTS NEWS

PRE-PRIMARY NEWS I hope everyone had a great holiday and ready for

another busy term! The children have settled back into

the third term with ease and they are already producing

some beautiful work! On our return to school we have

been celebrating ‘Naidoc Week’, which took place in the

holidays, and we have been reading and talking about

‘Dreamtime Stories’. During the holidays our ‘Nature

Garden’ was upgraded and the children are thoroughly

enjoying balancing on the swinging bridge and over-sized

logs! The children are making great progress with their

literacy work and they are able to recognise many sight

words in their library books and take home readers. Keep

it up Pre-Primary! Have a great week!

Debbie Hawley & Linda Hetherington

SCHOOL STAGE SET-UP HELPERS

REQUIRED

The school has 3-4 occasions throughout the year

where we require assistance in setting up our stage

for events. The stage set-up requires 4-6 people for

about 30 minutes for set-up and the same time for

pack-up immediately after the event. If you are able

to add your name and contact number to a list for

stage assistance please let Michael Belletty know

through the P&F email address which is

pandf@gibney.wa.edu.au or you can ring or SMS

Michael on 0407 772 195 to add yourself to the list.

Our next 2 events that need stage set-up

assistance are:

Matthew Gibney Day - set-up

Wednesday 25th October.

End of Year Concert - set-up

Wednesday 29th November.

Both set-ups will commence immediately after

school

SENT HOME TODAY

★ Parent help for Athletics Carnival form

SENT HOME MONDAY 24th JULY

★ Canteen Roster Term 3

YEAR 2 NEWS

In Year 2 this week we are learning all about fractions.

The students are investigating how we use fractions in

both maths and everyday life.

Thank you to those parents who have helped with the

book exchange. We still need volunteers from week 4

onwards. I would like to have it all organised for Gina's

return.

Martha O’Hara

3YOP Enrolments 2018 Applications for our 3 Year Old Program 2018 are still being accepted. Confirmation of our 3YOP 2018 going ahead will be announced early in Term 3, so please make sure your applications are handed into the office before this time. Limited places will be available!

Angus has been starring at the Performing Arts

Festival! Tioni has been starring at the Performing Arts

Festival!

Faction Athletics Carnival Matthew Gibney will be having their Faction Athletics Carnival in Week 7 of Term 3. Jumps and Throws (Years 3 - 6) will be taking place on Thursday 31st of August and Track Events and Team Games (Kindy, PP and Year 1-6) will take place on Friday 1st of September. Both carnivals will be held on Matthew Gibney’s school oval.

With so many events/stations being run on these days, parent assistance at these stations is needed and will be much appreciated. If you are available to assist on either of these days could you, please fill in the slip below and hand it into the office.

Thank you.

Shannon Andersen

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PARENT HELP FOR ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Thursday

31st August

9.30 a.m.

START

Jumps and Throws Parent’s Name:

Child’s Name:

Child’s Class:

Contact Number:

Friday

1st September

9.45 a.m. START

Track Events and

Team Games

□ Setting Up

7.30 a.m.

□ Morning

□ Afternoon

□ All Day

Parent’s Name:

Child’s Name:

Child’s Class:

Contact Number: