Issue 3, Term 1, 1st March 2024

Principals Report

Dear Parents, families, and friends,

Staff, would like to thank all the Parents and Friends who attended our  Begininng of Year Mass and Badge Presentation night this past Wednesday. This is a very  important night where we welcome the new school year, new staff and new students, by presenting them their school badge & leadership badges as a symbol of the community they have joined here at St Finbarr's.

Cross Country training will continue every Monday thru to Thursday mornings 8.15-8.30am. In order to save time Staff will bring school hats down so that students don't need to go upstairs. Only 3 weeks left of training before Cross Country, Monday 25th March

Piano lessons will be this Thursday as Lindy will be at school in person

Rugby league trials this Thursday- Good luck to James

School Swimming- it will be required for the rest of this  term's swimming lesson's that the extra clothes requested  be bought each week- Gr Prep-1 lightweight shorts and T-shirt, Gr2-6 Lightweight long sleeve top and long pants

Regards St Finbarr's

APRE -Project Compassion Boxes

Support Project Compassion 2024, each year we send home Caritas boxes  to each family for students to donate any spare change. Below is a link if you would like any more information.

Boxes are to be returned at the end of Term 1. 

Caritas Australia | Donate to Caritas Australia

Beginning of Year Mass

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Student of the Week & Gotcha Winners Term 1

Gotcha tickets are given out each week when students are seen to be following our school rules and values.  Actions may include caring for each other, greeting other students, staff and parents warmly or showing respect and responsibility.                                                                                                                                           Actions may also be following the words of Mary Mackillop -  'Never see a need without doing something about it'.                                                                                                                                                                                                            All the Gotcha  tickets a placed in the 'Gotcha box' and two names are drawn out each week, the remaining names stay in the box and are added to each week.

Prep Class

Prep students have settled well into life at St Finbarr’s.  They have begun their school journey with enthusiasm, determination, and perseverance. 

This year, we introduced a new phonics program called UFLI which encourages students to practice segmenting, blending, and writing as they learn new letters each week.  Using this excellent resource and knowledge of Finnie’s words, students have also started reading and writing simple words and sentences.  In English, students are learning how to identify, produce and replicate rhymes using nursery rhymes as well as high quality authentic texts.  We had lots of fun listening to two versions of the song ‘Down by the Bay’, creating our own rhymes and deciding which version we liked the best. 

In math, students are learning everything about numbers! Each week, they practice identifying, writing, counting, subitizing, adding, ordering and comparing their number of the week. They have also enjoyed using playdough to form letters, painting and drawing addition problems, and replicating shape patterns. 

Each Friday, students create a piece of art for their letter focus.  Come and see our amazing apples, pink pigs, sparkly snakes, mini monsters, tiny turtles, friendly fish, interesting iguanas and new necklaces! 

Mrs Hennessy

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3- 6 Class

This fortnight in photos 

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, this past fortnight to Oscar

Book Club Issue 2

Orders are due back 14th March, return order for and moneys or place order  thru the Loop order system. 

Parent LOGIN (scholastic.com.au)

Cross Country Training

Dont forget that the Quilpie and District Cross Country Carnival will be held the 25th March. 

Training at School- Monday to Thursday 8.15am, please only send students that are willing to train as we cannot cater for spectators unless accompanied by a parent. It is also suggested that students do as much training as possible at home and on the weekends.

Good Luck and GO PEGLER!!!!

Quilpie & District Swimming Presentations

Due to flooding in the Quilpie Shire last year during our Annual Swimming Carnival, Eromanga State School were unable to attend the carnival, so  the end of day  presentations were postponed . Presentations will now be made  after the conculsion of the Quilpie and District Cross Country carnival 2024

Volunteer Declaration

Can parents who haven't returned their form please do so, or speak to the office to get another copy

Term 1 Whole School Swim Lessons

This term our swimming lessons at All About Aquatics is fosusing on Life saving skills. 

Dont forget lessons are every Friday at 11.30am-1pm . Students require lightweight T-shirt and shorts for Prep - 1 students and lightweight long sleeve top and pants for Grades 2-6

Tuck-Shop 2024

Tuck shop has returned for 2024, please make sure you read the  Operating Procedures in the Tuck shop to familiarize  yourself with how it runs, always ask Office questions if your not sure.                                            10am Please supply 3 small fruit/veg platters - snack attack                                                                                                11am  Fruit/veg option and  homebake  - morning tea                                                                                                     1pm   Lunch and dessert   

Parents on Tuck shop will not be sent home an envelope for their student. Please see the office if you have any issue's or need some money to pay for items (please bring receipt)

Please note : Please dont send PEANUT related snacks to school. Peanuts only are not permitted other nuts are fine.                                                                                                                                                                                          A link to the Operating Procedures can be found below.                                                        

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Assembly

Dont forget each Friday we have assembly in the Mary Mackillop room, where student awards are presented and School notices are shared with students and familiies present , at 8.45am when the bell rings take the Mary Mackillop room 

PPF 2024

The next scheduled meeting is the

14th of March 5pm 

All are welcome to come and have some input into our school.

President -Mr. Sam Bartlett
Vice president-Mr. Dan Hoch
Treasurer - Mrs. Amy Kuhn
Secretary – Ms. Kerri Thompson
Fundraising C0-Ordinator - Mrs. Lousie Hoch

School Website & Calendar

Please make youself familiar with our School Website, below is the Website link and a direct link to the school online calendar which has future dates on it that may not have been included in the Term planner, such as AGM and Fete dates.

Below shows you in 4 steps on how to subscribe the school online  calendar onto your phone's calendar, when reading school newsletter on your phone 

 St Finbarr's School, Quilpie, Calendar 

 St Finbarr's School, Quilpie Website

District & Regional Sport

Below is a copy of the Regional sport calendar for those students 10years and over.

2024 Term Planner

Please find the Term Planner for T1 and T2, please also keep a look out on our website for other dates

School Absences

School Yard access

School Bell Times

Term Dates 2024

St Finbarr's Student Protection Contacts

It is a legislative requirement that all non-state schools have at least two nominated staff members to whom a student can report the behaviour of another staff member that the student considers inappropriate.  We call these specially trained staff members School Student Protection Contacts, or SSPCs.  Each SSPC has been nominated by the principal in recognition of their integrity, approachability and knowledge in the area of student protection.  Whilst students are encouraged to speak up to any trusted adult in the school community, it is important that they know they can access these specific staff members at any time should they have worries, queries or concerns. You will have noticed posters throughout the school depicting our current SSPCs.  The SSPCs are also published on our school website along with information about our student protection processes.  In everything we do at St Finbarr's student safety is our highest priority, therefore the SSPCs at our school are key personnel in our overall safeguarding processes.  Please see the poster depicting our current SSPC team.