Newsletter Term 4 Week 5 (11.11.22)

Dear Parents

We had a delightful couple of mornings this week when next year’s Kindergarten children came for Orientation. By and large they were all very happy to be here and thoroughly enjoyed their time to the point that there were tears from some at the end because they didn’t want to leave!

As the children from Flying Start visit on Friday afternoons our Kinder teachers Mr Ambrose and Miss Payne have extended an invitation to those children who will be in Kindergarten at St Anthony’s next year but who attend pre-school elsewhere to join in the fun on three Friday afternoons: 25th November and 2nd and 9th December from 1.35pm until 2.45pm. This could help with transition to Kindergarten. I thank our teachers for making this possible.

Yesterday we were visited by the Assistant Director-Education Services from the Catholic Schools Office, Ms Michele McDonald, as well as Principals and leaders from a number of other schools who have formed a learning collaborative with us. We shared our learning journey with them and then they visited our classrooms and spoke with students about their learning. The overwhelming response was one of affirmation for what we are doing at St Anthony’s. They loved visiting our school and seeing the learning in action. They commented on how articulate our students were in describing what they were learning and where they went for help in the classroom. I would like to thank all our teachers and students for the way they accommodated the visitors in their rooms yesterday and commend them for the great learning that is happening in our school.

Congratulations to those students who took part in the eSports Rocket League last Friday. I am sure it was a great experience for them. Many thanks to Miss Sleba for the work she has done which allowed our students to participate.

There are amended Covid-safe rules in place at this time. If a student is unwell, displaying any COVID-19 or cold and flu-like symptoms at any time, they CANNOT attend school and should undertake a rapid antigen test. If the rapid antigen test is positive and the student is unwell and/or experiencing any symptoms, they CANNOT attend school. If the rapid antigen test is positive and the student is not feeling unwell and not displaying or experiencing any symptoms, they CAN attend school provided the school office is informed of the positive test result. There are plenty of RAT kits available at school so please feel free to ask for them if you need them. If your child displays any COVID, cold or flu symptoms at school you will be contacted to take them home.

Today our Year 6 students represented our school at the Remembrance Day service held at the cenotaph in Kingscliff this morning. Our school captains placed a wreath during the service. Our senior class were most respectful during this service as they were last Monday when they formed a guard of honour for the funeral cortege of Mrs Fay Gleave OAM who had taught first aid at our school for many years.

Next Friday we will hold our annual Crazy Sock Day. Students may wear crazy socks with their uniforms on this day but we ask that they give a gold coin donation for Catholic Mission on this day.

The ability to reach anybody, anytime makes modern media a blessing, but without a balance it can become a curse.

Have a wonderful weekend!

God bless

Lynne

Monday 14/11 to Wednesday 16/11 - Year 4 Camp

Thursday, 17th November - No MASS

Friday, 18th November - Assembly: Year 3

Friday, 18th November - Crazy Sock Day

Monday 21/11 Thursday 24/11 Friday 25/11 - Infant Swimming

Thursday, 24th November - MASS: Year 5 & 6

Friday, 25th November - Kindergarten Fun Afternoon  1.35 to 2.45 pm

Monday 28/11 Thursday 1/12 Friday 2/12 - Infant Swimming

Thursday, 1st December - MASS: Kindergarten

Friday, 2nd December - Assembly: Music

Friday, 2nd December - Kindergarten Fun Afternoon 1.35 - 2.45 pm

Monday 5/12 Thursday 8/12 - Infant Swimming

Thursday, 8th December - MASS: Year 1 & 2

Friday, 9th December - Infant Swimming Carnival - 9am to 11am

Friday, 9th December - Kindergarten Fun Afternoon 1.35 - 2.45 pm

Thursday, 15th December - Whole School MASS, Family Picnic, Nativity & Awards

Thursday, 15th December - Last day of school

Term 1 2023

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/school-policies/

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 4:00-4:30pm
SUNDAY: POTTSVILLE 7:00—7:25am

Current Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9am-3pm

PARISH NEWSLETTER LINK: http://stanthonysparishkingscliff.org/news-events/

Dear Parent/Caregiver

All Infants students K-2 will participate in a three week swimming program on the following dates;

Things You Need to Know:

*Intensive Swimming is held at the Kingscliff Swimming Pool and children will catch the bus to and from school.

*Children will continue to wear their sports uniform and school uniform on their usual days.

* Swimming costumes may be worn under their uniforms each day.

* In a swimming bag please pack the following items: towel, rash shirt, goggles, thongs and underwear to change into.

* The school sunscreen will be applied before leaving the classroom. If your child has a need for a particular type of sunscreen, please ensure that it is packed into the swimming bag.

* Please ensure ALL items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name.

Kind regards,

Fiona Croker

Sports Coordinator

Crazy Sock Day is on Friday 18th November.

A gold coin donation is appreciated to support Catholic Mission Australia's Community Farm Project in Ethiopia.

Students may wear crazy socks along with their normal Friday full school uniform.

Prizes for the craziest socks!

Remembrance Day falls on the 11th of November each year. 

On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes’ silence is observed and dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. 

In Australia and other allied countries, including New Zealand, Canada and the United States, 11 November became known as Armistice Day – a day to remember those who died in World War One. The day continues to be commemorated in allied countries. 

After World War Two, the Australian Government agreed to the United Kingdom’s proposal that Armistice Day be renamed Remembrance Day to commemorate those who were killed in both World Wars. Today the loss of Australian lives from all wars and conflicts is commemorated on Remembrance Day.

In Flanders Field

In Flanders fields the poppies blow 
Between the crosses, row on row, 
That mark our place: and in the sky 
The larks, still bravely singing, fly 
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago 
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, 
Loved and were loved, and now we lie 
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: 
To you from failing hands we throw 
The torch; be yours to hold it high. 
If ye break faith with us who die 
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow 
In Flanders fields.

On Tuesday, an excited group of young students from Years 3 & 4, participated in the NRL Legends 7’s Carnival at the Casuarina Rugby Fields. We entered two teams in the junior division; a Year 4 team and a Year 3 Team.

The Year 4 team was very capably coached and organised by Mr Jye Barton, himself a past student of St Anthony’s and participant in many carnivals. The team was very competitive, winning all of their 3 games and playing very enthusiastically, displaying excellent team spirit and sportsmanship.

The Year 3 team, comprised of 15 players, all very enthusiastic to play every minute of every game, which was a little difficult when only 7 players were on the field at one time! The emphasis of the day was just playing fun football with your teammates and enjoying learning more about the game. Several of our squad had very little experience in Rugby League but they acquitted themselves well and enjoyed the experience.

Many thanks to the NRL for organisng the day and the many parents who came to support our teams.

Looking forward to next year,

Yours in Footy,

Paul Monahan

Diocese of Lismore eSports Rocket League Primary Competition

Last Friday the Lismore Diocese held the eSports Rocket League online competition. Over twenty students from St Anthony’s wanted to be a part of this exciting experience so trials were held in the lead up to the competition. The top four students selected to represent St Anthony’s were Alex Todan, Lennox Scharkosi, Beau Prendergast and Jack Day.

A total of twelve teams from ten primary schools across the Diocese participated in 3v3 games. St Anthony’s competed enthusiastically in four games winning two and losing two. The sessions saw some intense gaming and the students were great ambassadors for our school. It was great to see positivity and team sportsmanship for all involved in an online environment. 

Congratulations to all students who participated in this event and a huge thank you to Tracey Catling for organising such a great day!

-  Maddison Sleba

DISCO

Parent helpers are required for the disco on Friday 25 November.

Please contact the office if you can assist.

TRIVIA THANK YOU

The St Anthony’s Parent Forum would like to thank the following businesses who generously donated prizes for our trivia night:  

Alfresco Emporium, Baked at Ancora, Boardwalk Books, Brew & Bake, Chinderah Golf, Coolangatta Surf Club, Earth Brewery, Flow Martial Arts, Fusion Wellness, Galluria Tweed Heads, Haig Street Café, Halcyon House, Husk Distillery, Kalm Springs, Kingscliff Surf Shop, Lolita’s, Miss Mika, Mixing Colour, North Star Holiday Park, O’Brien Plumbing, Organics Wellness, Oxley & Moss, Palm Valley Spirits, Pasta Factory, Phoebe’s, Pot’n’Pint, Pottsville Golf, Salt Gym, Seagulls Club, Slots Cars Seagulls, Smooth As Clothing, Soltera Rum, Sydney Roosters NRL, The Beauty Spot, The Real Tea Co, The Spa at Salt, Tweed Escapes, Tweed Real Food, Xcell Gym, Pilates & Yoga. 

Community Event Notification: Kingscliff Triathlon: Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2022

Dear Residents and Business Owners,

Thank you once again for welcoming athletes and allowing us to conduct the Kingscliff Triathlon in your neighbourhood.

Road Impacts

To deliver a safe and secure event for participants and spectators, there will be impacts to roads and changed traffic conditions. We understand that events such as the Kingscliff Triathlon can alter the regular flow of traffic and every effort is being made to consider individual circumstances and minimise inconvenience. 

Detailed road information and timing, including a map, is available at www.kingsclifftri.org/roads/

The Kingscliff Triathlon will include the following type of road impacts: 

Full Road Closure
Roads are closed in both directions.

Stop/Go
Traffic is temporarily held by traffic controllers or the Police. Delays are usually 30-60 seconds.

Changed Conditions
A traffic control treatment (ie. signage) is applied but there will be no changes to the normal movement of traffic.

Local Resident Access Only
Local access is permitted and through traffic movement is restricted.

Pathway Closure
The pathway is closed in both directions.

Business Open
This business is open as per their normal trading hours.

Closed Southbound
The Southbound carriage lane/s are closed.

Please see the table below for full details of all roads impacted.

Road/Site	Between	Type	Start	End
Cudgen Creek Boat Ramp Access Road	Marine Parade and Kingscliff VMR Tower	Full Road Closure	19/11/2022 21:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Marine Parade	Moss Street and Seaview Street	Full Road Closure	20/11/2022 05:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Moss Street	Marine Parade and Sutherland Street	Full Road Closure	20/11/2022 05:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Sutherland Street	Moss Street and Sutherland Point Road	Stop/Go	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Sutherland Street	Seaview Street and Viking Street	Changed Conditions	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Hungerford Lane	Sutherland Street and Seaview Street	Local Resident Access Only	20/11/2022 05:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Sutherland Point Road	Sutherland Street and the Dead End	Full Road Closure	20/11/2022 05:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Cudgen Creek Boardwalk	Moss Street and Sutherland Point Road	Pathway Closure	20/11/2022 05:00	20/11/2022 12:30
Kingscliff Street	Pearl Street and Marine Parade	Local Resident Access Only	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
Murphys Road	Wommin Bay Road and the Dead End	Local Resident Access Only	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
Chinderah Bay Drive	Waugh Street and Wommin Bay Drive	Local Resident Access Only	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
KK's Coffee Kart, Chinderah Bay Drive		Business Open	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
Chinderah Village Tourist Caravan Park, Chinderah Bay Drive		Business Open	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
Chinderah Bay Drive	Wommin Bay Road and Bangalow Street (at the Caravan Park)	Full Road Closure	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
Marine Parade	Seaview Street to Wommin Bay Road	Full Road Closure	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
Wommin Bay Road	Marine Parade and Chinderah Bay Drive	Full Road Closure	20/11/2022 06:00	20/11/2022 11:00
Pearl Street	Turnock Street to Seaview Street	Closed Southbound	20/11/2022 05:00	20/11/2022 11:00

Volunteering

We are also inviting local schools, sporting groups and community organisations to apply for grants and provide volunteers to assist with their fundraising. Reply to this email and contact us now for more information!

Advertising

We encourage all cafes and shops to send through promotional artwork for Facebook and email newsletters. We are always seeking local products for promotions and local tourism information to encourage families to return to the area.

Contact Us

We invite you to get in touch with any concerns so we may consider plans in advance to accommodate your requirements.

If you have any questions/concerns, please do not hesitate to contact by phone on 02 8507 0796 or by email to kingsclifftri@nxsports.org.

Kind regards,

Maddy Crawley

Event Planner / Community Engagement

p: 02 8507 0796 e: kingsclifftri@nxsports.org

Development Program

(formerly Multi Class Swimming - for Swimmers with a Disability).  It is not necessary to be a swimming club member to attend this Training and Information Day.

Swimming North Coast (SNC) will be hosting a great opportunity for Swimmers with a Disability to be part of a Development Program.  This will include a training and information day for new swimmers and a training and development day for established classified swimmers on the North Coast. 

SNC is pleased to extend a welcome to para swimmers from neighbouring areas.

Training and Information Day:         

Hosted by SNC and sponsored by SNC and SNSW.

Pool entry, presenters, coaching and lunch for the swimmers will be provided. Any additional expenses are the responsibility of the swimmers and their families.

Have you dreamed of becoming a Paralympian?

Madeleine McTernan is our Paralympic guest speaker this year. Maddie is a swimmer who started her swimming career here on the North Coast, at Coffs Harbour. Maddie represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, winning a silver medal as a member of the mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay S14.

• Meet Madeleine McTernan
• We can put you on the road to a great swimming career
• Learn how to get classified and gain a greater understanding of the classification system within the sport.

To secure your position in this squad, please complete the registration form to register your attendance for what is sure to be a fantastic day. More information will be available to registered swimmers and their families.

Please email your form to: swimmingnorthcoastdev@gmail.com.This email can also be used for any queries or Phone Peter Brack (Development Coordinator)  0417 772 323 and Ann Pilkie (President) 0476 346 651 Or Phone or email Lyn Connell (Club Support Officer, North Coast NSW)  0410 014 356, lyn.connell@nsw.swimming.org.au