Issue 16 Term 4, 29th November 2024
- Principals Report
- School Absences
- Student of the Week Winners 2024
- 3-6 Classroom
- Eromanga Natural History Museum Tour
- Awards Night
- Nativity Play
- 2024 at St Finbarr's
- Mini Finnie's
- PPF 2024
- Happy Birthday
- Quilpie & District Swimming Carnival
- Tuck-Shop 2024
- School Website & Calendar
- Assembly
- School Yard access
- School Bell Times
- Term Dates 2024
- St Finbarr's Student Protection Contacts
Principals Report
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I just want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone. We had a wonderful night Friday night, and the students were fantastic. I am so proud of them and our families.
Report cards as well as a digital version will go home next week, school photos should also be arriving in time to be sent home next week.
Please remember the following upcoming events:
- Next Monday: Christmas Tuch shop $9.00
- Next Tuesday: The whole school will visit the Eromanga Natural History Museum.
- Next Wednesday: From 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM, we will have our Nativity play, followed by the end-of-year pool party. Please ensure students bring their swimmers.
And with that, we wrap up another amazing year at St. Finbarr's School. Thank you for your continued support throughout 2024.
Mrs. Kara Marsh
Principal
School Absences
PARENTS, Please contact the office each day when students are unable to attend school.
Please don't send a message with siblings about absences, please contact the school directly each day
Ph 07 46 215 200
Email - quilpie@twb.catholic.edu.au
Student of the Week Winners 2024
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
3-6 Classroom
What a great term we have had in the grade 4/5/6 class. These past six months have flown by and I am so thankful to have had the privilege to teach this class. This term we have read The Wild Robot and written creative narratives. Students have spent the past few weeks developing a film trailer for their story. There has been action, drama and comedy! This Thursday we hosted the St Finbarr’s Film (Trailer) Festival! We invited the P12 class to walk the red carpet and enjoy the directorial debut of Quilpie’s future superstars. As the year comes to a close, we farewell Nate and look forward to the adventures of 2025.
Mrs. Cathcart
Eromanga Natural History Museum Tour
Awards Night
Nativity Play
This coming Wednesday from 10am to 10.30am students will be performing this year's Nativity Play, we are looking forward to seeing you here. Please feel free to invite friends to come along also, following the play students will be heading down to the pool for their Pool Party so don't forget Swimmers!
2024 at St Finbarr's
Mini Finnie's
Well, that's a wrap for Mini Finnie's 2024!
We've had an incredible time over the last two terms, learning new things and making wonderful new friends. We are so impressed with how much you have grown. A big thankyou to Miss Jen and Miss Millie.
We wish you all the best for next year as Prep students!
PPF 2024
The Final scheduled meeting for 2024 was held on Tuesday 19th November, thank you to all who attend our meetings this year.
Our AGM is set for February 11th, 2025
President -Mr. Sam Bartlett
Vice president-Mr. Dan Hoch
Treasurer - Mrs. Amy Kuhn
Secretary – Ms. Kerri Thompson
Fundraising Co-Ordinator - Mrs. Lousie Hoch
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to those who have Birthday's this month and next
- Indie
- Lewis
- Kolt
- Lincon
- Archer
- Lucy S
Quilpie & District Swimming Carnival
Tuck-Shop 2024
Help a young mind make Healthy Choices for life!
Thank you to all our wonderful families in 2024!
We deeply appreciate your dedication in coming to school and sometimes taking a day off to run our Monday Tuck Shop. The kids absolutely love having their parents involved and enjoy helping serve as well. This initiative not only brings joy to the children but also serves as a fantastic way for our school to raise funds.
Thank you all for your hard work and support throughout 2024!
Next week is our Christmas Tuck shop the last one for 2024, thank you to the McConnell and Bartlett Family for taking this one.
School Website & Calendar
Have you downloaded the School Calendar to your phone yet! This is the quickest way to see upcoming events for St Finbarr's as they will already be on your phones Calendar
Below shows you in 4 steps on how to subscribe the school online calendar onto your phone's calendar, when reading school newsletter via your phone
St Finbarr's School, Quilpie, Calendar
St Finbarr's School, Quilpie Website
Assembly
Don't forget each Friday we have assembly in the Mary Mackillop room, where Student awards are presented and School notices are shared with students and families present, at 8.45am when the bell rings please head on into the Mary Mackillop room
School Yard access
Please note that students are no longer permitted on school grounds out of school hours or during school holidays.
School Bell Times
Start of day bell -8.45am
Morning Tea Bell 11.00am -11.30am
Lunch Bell 1.00pm -1.30pm
End of day Bell -3.00pm
Please don't send students to school before 8.30 unless prior arrangements have been made, playground supervision doesn't begin until 8.30am
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.