Newsletter Term 4 Week 6 (17.11.22)

Dear Parents

This weekend marks the end of the Church’s Liturgical year with the feast of Christ the King. When we think of kings throughout history we tend to think of crowns, palaces, riches, and battles for power to rule over others. But Jesus was a different kind of king. His “throne” was the cross where he gave his life to save us. He ruled with love. He called his followers his friends not his servants. He rose from the dead and lives on in our hearts. We show our loyalty to Him through our commitment to live a genuine Christian life, where there is only one law to follow: to love God with all our hearts and to love others with kindness, compassion and forgiveness.

Next weekend begins the Season of Advent as we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas. Today Year 3 led the assembly sharing their knowledge about Advent with the rest of the school, and telling us about some Advent traditions in other countries.

This week Year 4 embarked on three days of camp at Tyalgum. I believe there were lots of great activities for students to participate in. The teachers tell me it was hard work keeping up with them at times! Thanks to Mrs O’Grady, Ms Sleba and Mr Judd for generously giving their time to ensure the students had such a great experience. Without teachers’ willingness to give up their own time, students would not get to have such a wonderful time with their friends as they bond and grow with each other and build their resilience.

Thank you to all those families who have paid their school fees or who are in the process of doing so. We understand that at times some families experience financial stress. We are happy to work with you and help to alleviate that stress where we can. We ask that you make contact to meet with me to discuss your situation.

Parents, please be aware that the church car-park is not to be used for school drop-offs and pick-ups. Please refrain from wandering though that car-park and use the designated walk-ways where they are available. Thank you for your support with this.

Students who ride bikes to and from school are reminded that if they do not follow the school rules they will not be allowed to bring their bikes to school. The rules are about safety for our students.

We have recently had a number of complaints about student misbehavior on buses. This is most concerning and we respectfully ask that you remind your children that they have an obligation to follow the rules set down which basically are to sit on a seat and remain seated for the duration of the journey, to refrain from eating or throwing things and certainly to keep their hands and feet to themselves – in other words the school rules apply on the bus until children arrive home safely.

Please continue to keep Mr Kennedy and Mrs Pip Brown in your prayers as they deal with some health issues at this time.

Thank you to those parents who have volunteered their time to assist with the Book Fair which is taking place in the school library next week. What a great opportunity to purchase some Christmas gifts! Anthea has generously volunteered to make herself available at lunch times next week if students wish to purchase books. Otherwise please check the timetable for opening hours.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

God bless

Lynne

Term 4 2022

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

Friday, 25th November - Disco 5.30 to 7.30pm

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

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/

Can you help?

We are in need of a relief cleaner. Are you interested or do you know someone who might be? Please contact the school office.

Tweed Zone Summer Sports Trials

Well done to all the students who participated in the Tweed Zone Summer Sports Trials last week. 

Congratulations and good luck to the following students who have progressed to the next stage which is the Diocesan trials in Lismore:

Dash Barnes (tennis), Max Caspersz (cricket), Indy Meyer, Kyrie Pantino, Kobi Maynard and Harper Gallagher (basketball).

Soccer

Congratulations to Kaynan Behs of Year 4 who recently travelled to Singapore with the U/10’s Australian soccer team to compete in the SingaCup International Youth Football Tournament. 

The team ended up coming third overall which is the first time that an Australian team has taken the podium for this tournament. 

Well done Kaynan what a fantastic achievement, all your training and hard work is paying off!

CRAZY SOCK DAY!

Today we hosted Crazy Sock Day in support of Catholic Mission Australia. The children came dressed in some amazing, colourful socks and prizes were awarded for the CRAZIEST socks! Well done to our award recipients.

Thanks to all our families for your generous donations, which will go towards supporting Community Farming Projects in Ethiopia. Your money will assist in providing vital assistance to vulnerable children facing malnutrition and food insecurity.

Thank you to our Year 6 Ministry Captains, Madi and Chayse, for helping to organise this day.

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

DISCO: Parent helpers are required for the disco on Friday 25 November. Please contact the office if you can assist.

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