Newsletter Term 1 Week 10 (28.3.23)
From the Principal
Dear Parents
We are delighted to have Wildfire, the Diocesan worship band, with us for Monday and Tuesday next week. They visited us last year and the students absolutely loved them. They play contemporary religious music and teach the children some new songs. Students engage in singing and dancing during their sessions with the band.
Holy Week begins on Sunday as we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, before the people turned against Him and he was betrayed, tortured and crucified. Our final liturgy for the term will be a reflective service focusing on the events of Holy Thursday and Good Friday, which will be held in the school COLA from just after 2.00pm on Thursday for all students. Parents are most welcome and encouraged to attend. Religion classes throughout the week will be centred on these events.
The greatest feast in the Christian calendar is Easter – the resurrection of Jesus. It is an occasion of great joy and hope for all. Easter falls during the school holidays but we will celebrate it when we return to school.
Families are encouraged to participate in the Holy Week ceremonies in the church:
Palm Sunday Mass 9.00am.
Holy Thursday Mass is 7pm.
Stations of the Cross 10.30 am on Friday.
The Passion of Jesus 3.00pm on Friday.
Easter Vigil Saturday 7.00pm.
Easter Sunday Mass at 9.00am.
We wish Year 5 all the best for their camp next Monday to Wednesday at Camp Goodenough. I know they will have a fantastic time.
Congratulations to Mrs Hincksman on the birth of her first grandchild, Harry, who was born last night!
During the week staff were introduced to the newest member of the Rochester family, third child baby Lucio. Congratulations to them all!
We were thrilled for all of our swimmers who were members of the Diocesan team at the Polding carnival in Sydney yesterday. It is a fantastic achievement to swim at that level and we were able to watch some of their races live. Some of our students have qualified for the Polding team for the PSSA carnival again in Sydney next week. Congratulations anod our best wishes for those involved!
As there will probably be no news letter next week, I would like to wish all our families the many blessings of the Easter season. Thank you for all your support throughout this busy term. We look forward to working in partnership again next term
Enjoy the holidays with the children. Encourage them to read/share stories daily!
When you arise each morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. God’s spirit is close to us when we love.
God bless
Lynne
Important Dates & School Information
Term 1 2023
Monday, 3rd to 5th April - Year 5 School Camp Goodenough
Monday, 3rd April - Wildfire, the Diocesan worship band
Tuesday, 4th April - Wildfire, the Diocesan worship band
Thursday, 6th April - last day of Term 1 - Liturgy @ 2.15 pm
Term 2 2023
Monday, 24th April- Pupil Free Day - Staff Professional Learning
Tuesday, 25th April - Anzac Day no school
Wednesday, 26th April - School resumes
Friday, 28th April - Anzac assembly @ 8.40 am followed by Open Classroom morning
Friday, 5th May - Zone Cross Country
Monday, 8th May - Didjeribone Indigenous Performance
Wednesday, 1oth May - Parent/Child Meeting for First Communion @ 6pm
Thursday, 11th May - Mother's Day Stall
Friday, 12th May - Mother's Day Assembly @ 8.30 am
Sunday, 14th May - Mother's Day
Friday, 19th May - Grip Leadership for Yr 6 Leaders
Sunday, 21st May - School/Parish Mass 9:00am Holy Communion Commitment Mass
Tuesday, 23rd May - DIO Cross Country
May 24th to 26th - School Review
Tuesday, 30th May - Staff Proclaim - NO SCHOOL
Monday, 5th June - MSP school photos
Monday, 12th June- Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, 13th June - St Anthony's Day - MASS at 9am
June 14th & 15th - Verse Speaking at Tweed Heads
Sunday, 18th June - School/Parish Mass 9:00am First Holy Communion Weekend
Tuesday, 20th June - Athletics Carnival
Monday, 26th June - Primary Choirs - Murwillumbah
Thursday, 29th June - Infants Choirs @ Murwillumbah
Thursday, 29th June - last day of Term 2
Friday , 30th June - Staff Retreat - NO SCHOOL
TERM DATES 2023 - pupil free days etc to be advised
Term 1: Friday, 27 January to Thursday, 6 April
Term 2: Wednesday, 26 April to Friday, 30 June
Term 3: Monday, 17 July to Friday, 22 September
Term 4: Monday, 9 October to Tuesday 19 December
Child Protection Policy can be found on our School Website under Information/School Policies: St Anthony's Primary School Website or in the following link: https://www.kngplism.catholic.edu.au/policies
Parish News
St Anthony's Parish
Parish Priest: Fr Paul McDonald
Finance Manager: Paul Crouch
Parish Secretary: Marty Darragh
Pastoral Assistant: Catherine Holliday
Phone: 0266741368
Email: parkings@bigpond.com
Website: http://stanthonysparishkingslciff.org
WEEKEND MASS TIMES
VIGIL: KINGSCLIFF 6:00pm
SUNDAY:POTTSVILLE 7:30am
KINGSCLIFF 9:00am
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
TUESDAY: POTTSVILLE 9:15am
WEDNESDAY: KINGSCLIFF 8:00am
THURSDAY: KINGSCLIFF 9:00am
FRIDAY: KINGSCLIFF 8:00am
RECONCILIATION TIMES
SATURDAY: KINGSCLIFF 5:00-5:30pm
SUNDAY: POTTSVILLE 7:00—7:25am
Current Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9am-3pm
PARISH NEWSLETTER LINK: http://stanthonysparishkingscliff.org/news-events/
Meet the Assistant Principal - Mission
Wildfire, the Diocesan worship band
Wildfire
We are very much looking forward to our Diocesan band, Wildfire, coming on Monday and Tuesday to worship and pray with amazing music. They will be joined by a band of Youth Ministry Officers (YMOs). All students from K-6 will be engaging in a series of workshops titled ‘10:10’ from John’s Gospel where students will explore ways to experience God’s love, to see God’s love through others and radiate this themselves. This 10:10 experience is drawn from our Diocesan Mission: “Enabling students to achieve the fullness of life”.
All members of the parish school community are invited to a Worship Hour on Monday from 5-6pm at St Anthony’s Church, where Wildfire will lead us through prayer and song. Please see the flyer attached.
Holy Week
Holy Week is a very important time in the Church Calendar. It is sometimes referred to as the Easter Triduum, with 3 significant events leading to the celebration of Easter.
Holy Week starts with the celebration of Holy Thursday. Catholics remember Jesus’ Last Supper with His disciples, which instituted the Sacrament of the Eucharist. During the Last Supper Christ washed the feet of His disciples, providing us an example of servant leadership we should follow, “I have given you example that you also should do,” John 13:15. Shortly after the Last Supper Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of the 12 disciples, and arrested.
Good Friday marks the day Jesus was questioned by the Chief Priests, Pharisees and Pontius Pilate. Though Pilate was eager to release Jesus, he was afraid of the crowd and ‘washed his hands’ to free himself of responsibility. This is a good reminder to us to be courageous and not content to ‘go along with the crowd’. Jesus was tortured, crucified and died on the hill at Calvary, or Golgotha. There is a 3pm Good Friday service at St Anthony’s Church.
The last part of the Triduum is Easter Sunday. Jesus was missing from the tomb he had been laid in and began appearing to His followers. Jesus has overcome death and given us new life.
Please see the attached for our Parish Mass times for the Triduum
Living our Mission
Sports News St Anthony's Cross Country 2023
St Anthony’s Cross Country 2023
What a beautiful day we were blessed with on Friday for our annual school Cross Country. Well done to all students who attended and participated to the best of their abilities. School spirit was high and it was really heartwarming to see the students cheer on everyone as well as their house teammates.
Congratulations to the following students who came first in their age group and were awarded medals for Cross Country Age Champions of 2023:
5 Years: 6 Years:
Girls - Ava Anka Girls - Emmy Fluerty
Boys - Julian Miles Boys - Ryder Wallis
7 Years: 8 Years:
Girls - Avalon Gallagher Girls - Amelia Popov
Boys - Finley Smith Boys - Hunter Moore
9 Years: 10 Years:
Girls - Gemma Rogers Girls - Claudia Popov
Boys - Finn Zuber Boys - Nixon Bowra
11 Years: 12 Years:
Girls - Harper Hutchinson Girls - Eva Richards
Boys - Harper Gallagher Boys - Mason McAuliffe
13 Years: Girls - Laynie Tate
The top 6 place getters for the following age groups will be invited to attend the Tweed Zone Cross Country in Murwillumbah on Friday 5th May: 8/9 Years, 10 Years, 11 Years and 12/13 Years boys and girls. Students and parents/guardians will be notified soon through compass.
Congratulations to Presentation house who were awarded the annual House shield for the overall winners of the day.
Thank You to all the parents who attended. It's great to be able to hold school events without restrictions. Finally thanks to all the teachers for your collective effort towards the planning, setting up running, supervision and packing up of the carnival.
Polding Swimming Carnival
Polding Swimming Carnival
Well done to the following students who represented the Lismore Diocesan Primary schools at the Polding Swimming Carnival on Thursday 30th March:
Finn Carroll-Cinque, Rafael Carroll-Cinque, Flynn Flaherty, Thomas Huett, Ivy Mison, Scarlett Mison, Amelia Popov, Claudia Popov, Zara Reid and Lennox Stonefield
Congratulations and good luck to the following swimmers who were selected to represent Polding at the NSWPSSA Swimming Carnival next week:
Finn Carroll-Cinque, Scarlett Mison, Flynn Flaherty and the St Anthony’s Junior Girls Relay team consisting of Scarlett Mison, Lennox Stonefield, Claudia Popov and Amelia Popov.
My New Gallery
Race Walking
Race Walking
Congratulations to Cate Thierjung of Year 4 who recently competed in the 1100m Race Walking event at the State Little Athletics Queensland Championships.
She achieved 2nd place in this event, what an amazing achievement Cate!
We look forward to hearing about your future results in Race Walking.
St Ambrose Community Fair
Misc
