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MATTHEW GIBNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
30 Munday Road, High Wycombe WA 6057 Phone: 6216 8400 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gibney.wa.edu.au
NEWSLETTER No. 24 15th August 2019
Dear Parents, Friends and Students
This morning we joined with the Parish community to
celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into
Heaven. It was great to see many of our parents join us
in this Mass. We can take inspiration from Our Lady’s firm
commitment to do the will of God in her life regardless of
what is going on around us. In today’s society, when
doing what makes you feel good regardless of its effect
on others is the norm, we are encouraged to be counter-
cultural and to be like Mary and say ‘Yes’ to God. As we
explain to our children each day, Making Jesus Real is
not easy but that doesn’t mean we give up. Thank you to
Mrs Keddie for organising the Mass and to Mrs Aldred
who led the music.
On Wednesday morning many of our students from
across the school performed our Easter Play at the
Catholic Schools Performing Arts Festival Christian
Drama Section. To say that they did our school proud is
an understatement. They were sensational! Mrs Aldred
and the students are to be congratulated on their
outstanding effort. With so many children being away over
the last couple of weeks, rehearsals were a challenge and
we weren’t really sure who were going to turn up.
However, as they say in the classics, it was ‘alright on the
day’. Many thanks to Mrs Aldred for all her work in
preparing the students and to the staff for their support.
On Wednesday evening the Parish held child/parent
workshops for our young people preparing to receive the
Sacrament of Confirmation. The workshops were held
here at school. Thank you to Mrs Keddie who has worked
with the Parish to prepare something that is thought
provoking and as practical as possible. Please keep our
young people in your prayers as they prepare to receive
the Sacrament over the weekend of 7th/8th September.
Next Thursday and Friday the school will be holding its
Faction Athletics Carnival. Jumps and Throws will be
held on Thursday 22nd August and the running and team
events will be held on Friday 23rd August. The students
have been working hard with Miss Andersen preparing
themselves for the carnival. Thank you to the parents who
have already volunteered to assist. Without your
generosity, our carnival would not take place. If you are
available, please volunteer to help out on the day by
informing the school office.
The Year 2 class will be holding their Liturgy of the Word
on Wednesday 21st August. It will begin at 9:05am and
will be held in the Sacred Space. All parents and
members of our community are invited to join with us and
then stay for the morning tea that will follow.
A reminder that our next P&F meeting will take place on
Wednesday 21st August. Please come along and show
your support for our P&F who are doing a fantastic job
building community in our school.
I wish you all a safe week.
Mark Powell
PRINCIPAL
LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation
in time of distress. (Isaiah 33:2)
GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS
Kindy have been learning about Pop Artist Andy Warhol and how to catch our germs!
Levi M Jack Mitchell Marco Selina
Friday Giving
Don’t forget our Friday Giving Appeal to
help the needy.
Please bring your donations of canned
foods or non-perishables, etc. to school
for collection each Friday.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Mon 19th Aug Book Week
Wed 21st Aug Year 2 Liturgy
Wed 21st Aug Yr 3 & 6 Rosary (Gertrude)
Wed 21st Aug P&F Meeting 7.30pm
Thurs 22nd Aug Yr 3 - 6 Jumps & Throws
Fri 23rd Aug Father’s Day Breakfast
Fri 23rd Aug Faction Athletics Carnival
Fri 23rd Aug Book Fair am & pm
Mon 26th Aug Book Fair am & pm
Tues 27th Aug Book Fair am & pm
Wed 28th Aug Book Fair am
Wed 28th Aug K - 6 Book Character Parade
Fri 30th Aug Year 4 Assembly
Sun 1st Sept Father’s Day
Tues 3rd Sept Year 3 SciTech Excursion
Wed 4th Sept Year 5 Performing Arts
Wed 4th Sept Confirmation Retreat Day &
Rehearsal
Thurs 5th Sept Performing Arts Years 2 - 6
Sat 7th Sept Confirmation Mass 6.30pm
Sun 8th Sept Confirmation Mass 9.30am
Wed 11th Sept Year 3 & 5 Liturgy
Fri 13th Sept Year 5 Assembly
Fri 13th Sept Year 4 G & T Testing @ 9.50am
Wed 18th Sept P & F Meeting 7.30pm
Fri 20th Sept Interschool Athletics Carnival
Mon 23rd Sept PP & Yr 2 Excursion to Kalamunda
History Village
Wed 25th Sept Reconciliation Workshop for
students & parents 4pm or 5.45pm.
Thurs 26th Sept END OF TERM 3 FOR STUDENTS
Fri 27th Sept PUPIL FREE DAY
Mon 14th Oct STUDENTS RETURN TERM 4 2019
PRE-PRIMARY NEWS
Last Thursday, the Pre-Primary children attended a liturgy
in the library, to celebrate Mary Mackillop’s Feast Day.
They behaved respectfully as they joined in with the
hymns and prayers and learned about the life and work of
Saint Mary of the Cross Mackillop. Today, we attended
the Assumption Mass at St Francis of Assisi Church. The
children took part in the prayers and songs with respect
and reverence and we were very proud of them. In the
classroom, the children are making wonderful progress
with their literacy and numeracy skills in their rotation
groups and they are displaying great team work skills
during this time. This week was the start of our ‘Fairy
Tale’ theme. Over the next few weeks, the children will
have a chance to develop their problem solving skills in
STEM activities relating to some well-known fairy tales.
As a reminder, the Pre-Primary children will join in with
the annual ‘Book Week’ parade in Week 6, on
Wednesday 28 August. We will be discussing some
familiar book characters over the next week which will tie
in with ‘Book Week’. Have a great week!
Debbie Hawley & Jen Moore
SPORTS REMINDER
Students will need to wear full
sports uniform with house
(coloured) polo on
Monday 19th August.
Sports uniform with representative
polo on Thursday 22nd August
for Jumps and Throws.
Sports uniform with house (coloured) polo on
Friday 23rd August for Athletics Carnival.
Coloured hairspray is allowed but must be
applied at home.
Assistant Principal’s
Religious Education News
Confirmation Candidate & Parent Workshop
Many thanks to all the Year 6 Students and their parents
and sponsors for attending the Workshop yesterday
evening. It was a great opportunity to learn more about
the Sacrament of Confirmation. Today the students will
receive the Confirmation Card Information Sheet. We ask
that all parents fill out this sheet as soon as possible and
return it to school. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Karen Keddie
Assistant Principal RE
Congratulations Amelia on
receiving First Eucharist at Mass
this morning.
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.
YEAR 2 NEWS
Last Friday, one dad, two mums and three nanas helped
us with a sewing activity. The children did a great job
sewing and are looking forward to finishing off their
animal creation. Many thanks to our fabulous helpers!
On Wednesday 21st August, we will be celebrating God’s
creation at our Liturgy, starting at 9:05am in the Scared
Space in the school library. The boys are kindly asked to
bring in a small plate of food to share for morning tea.
Earlier this term we welcomed Lily S to our class. The
children have been very welcoming to our newest class
member. We hope Lily and her family enjoy becoming a
part of the Matthew Gibney school community.
Please note that the Year 2 children will have sport on
Monday19th August and will need to wear their sport
uniform with house polo. The children are very excited
about the Athletics Carnival on Friday 23rd August!
Gina Nickels
YEAR 4 NEWS
Yesterday the whole Year 4 class, along with students
from Years 1 – 6 performed the Easter Story at the
Performing Arts Festival which was held at Mercy
College. The children were outstanding and their
performance was very moving. It isn’t often that you see
the adjudicators visibly touched by a school performance.
Our children did themselves and our school proud. Thank
you to all the students for their hard work and a huge
thank you to Mrs Aldred for co-coordinating this event
and for encouraging the students to strive for excellence.
Today we gathered as a whole school to attend the
Assumption Mass at our Church. Congratulations to
Amelia who received her First Eucharist at Mass today.
The children are excited about the impending Athletics
Carnival and Father’s Day Breakfast next week. We are
looking forward to another busy week.
Joanne Brescacin
P & F Meetings Term 3 2019
Wednesday 21st August @ 7.30pm
Wednesday 18th September @ 7.30pm
SENT HOME FRIDAY 9th AUGUST
★ P&F Father’s Day Breakfast Reply Slip
★ P&F Book Week Character Parade Flyer
SENT HOME TODAY
★ Athletics Carnival Canteen Special
HELP The Canteen is in URGENT need of a
volunteer for Friday 23rd August at recess
and to pack lunches.
Please contact Alison if you can help.
Athletics Carnival Parent Help If you can help us on either days listed below, please
write your name on the sheet provided in the office or
return this slip to the office.
I can help on:
Thursday 22nd
of August – Jumps and Throws
Years 3 - 6 Morning - 12pm.
Friday 23rd
of August - Faction carnival Pre-
Primary - Year 6 all day.
Name: _______________________________________
Contact:______________________________________
For details on what help is required, please see the list at
the front office. Your help is very much appreciated.
Kind Regards
Shannon Andersen
Congratulations Eli on being awarded the
Excellence Award for his piano
performance. Eli received excellent in
every category!
CHILDREN’S LITURGY AT ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Children’s Liturgy takes place during the 9.30am Mass on
Sunday mornings. Children from Kindy to year 4 are welcome
to come and hear about the Gospel reading of the day at their
own level. They also do a little activity about it.
Please bring your child to the hall before Mass starts (we are
there from 9.15am), and then we will bring them across to the
Church for the Offertory procession, where they take up the
gifts and show Father their work. They then rejoin their family
for the rest of Mass.
This is a lovely way for children to learn about Jesus, and
feeling part of the Parish community.
Thank you.
Philomena - Catechist Coordinator