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2024 Year of Active Service

Welcome to a new and exciting school year at St Francis Catholic Primary School. Welcome to new families and those who are returning. As we begin new year, we look to our school vision for guidance:

Inspired by our Franciscan values of peace, love and acceptance, with Christ at our Centre, we encourage resilience, participation, diversity, a sense of belonging and a love of life-long learning. 

Franciscan values are at the heart of our school.  They are the driving force in all we do. Core values that keep Christ at our centre:

• Dignity of the human person
• Inclusiveness
• Peace-making
• Reconciliation and healing
• Respect and Care for creation
• Simplicity

Love is at the centre of everything we do, and we acknowledge every person, every creature, as the embodiment of God. The untold goodness that each person carries because they are made in the image of God, who is love.

Elizabeth Wilson (APRE 2024)

Introducing our Teaching staff

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Parent Information Videos

To allow all families to be informed,  our teachers have uploaded a video recording of their parent information for each class. These videos will be uploaded to Class Seesaw and an accompanying term overview will be emailed today, Friday 2nd February. 

Open Classroom 6 Feb 3.00-4.00pm

Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN Weeks 8/9 Term 1

Australian students in years 3, 5, 7, and 9 sit their NAPLAN tests from the 13th-20th March.

Year 3 Writing is undertaken with pencil and paper. All other tests are done on school Chromebooks. Students will prepare in class in the weeks leading up to the tests - within their regular learning tasks.

Parents are encouraged to sit with their Year 3/5 children on an iPad/laptop/computer and become familiar with the Public Demonstration site, linked below.

STEPS: Select the year level and one of the five practice tests. Keep clicking 'next' and select 'yes' that you are 'an example test student'. This allows students to become familiar with how the NAPLAN site looks. When students undertake NAPLAN online, they do so within a lockdown browser. This prevents 'googling' solutions.

Link to NAPLAN practice

SPORTS NEWS

Port Curtis basketball and touch football for 10-12 years girls and boys: February 15th.

See the Parent Lounge calendar (link in the left-hand menu) for nomination and trial details. All nominations close one week before trials to kylie_linforth@rok.catholic.edu.au

PJ Marsh Cup - 9 and 10 year old Rugby League (children born in 2014 and 2015) trials are in Gladstone Friday 8th March from 8:30 AM at the Brothers' Junior Fields. If interested, see Kylie Linforth by 19th February. Teams of 11 may nominate. 

All participants in Port Curtis and Capricornia events must complete this form and have it signed by the school before taking to the trials. Please note a date change for boys touch football - there is only one date: Thursday 15th February.

Welcome BBQ - 9th Feb from 5.00pm

School Uniform Shop is open every Tuesday from 08.30-10.30am

Want magic mornings at home?

Justin Coulson, from Happy Families, provides some great tips on ensuring your morning routines are consistent, providing a calm start to the school and work day.

School Disco Fundraiser

News from the Snack Shack

Tuckshop will reopen in Week 3 from Tuesday 6th February.

Please place all orders through Flexischools https://flexischools.com.au/ 

PLEASE NOTE:  Flexischools ordering cutoff times have now changed and orders must be placed by 7.00am on the day of tuckshop.  

We are always looking for volunteers to assist in the tuckshop.  Please contact the school if you can help.

School Leaders for 2024

We are pleased to announce the Student Leader positions for 2024.

Paint the Port Competition

Celebrate Australia Primary Art Competition

At the end of term 4 last year all St Francis Catholic Primary students entered the Celebrate Australia Primary Art Competition. This art competition has been run by the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery for the last 18 years. It requires students to create an A4 sized artwork displaying what Australia mean to them. There were entries displaying Australia’s unique flora and fauna, our famous landmarks and icons, and our recreational activities and lifestyles. 

The winners were announced on Australia Day during Gladstone Regional Council’s Australia Day event at Tannum Sands Esplanade. 

Congratulations to our six budding artists and prize winners:

Ashton Cook

Noah Robinson

Piper McCauley

Caroline Brooks

Adele Codrington

After multiple exhibitions at Gladstone Regional Council venues throughout the year, starting at our Regional Gallery, the prize winners artworks then tour to Saiki City, Japan for a display in the Gladstone Region's Sister City.  Each entry is also digitised and stored in the Gallery and Museum's digital vault.

Please see Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum’s website for the travelling exhibition dates and locations for 2024.

Attendance Matters

In honouring each child’s contributions to learning and the importance for our children to experience success as a learner, daily attendance (unless sick) is critical.

School Fee Information Handbook