Issue #10

Congratulations to our Year 6 students at last week’s Catholic Schools North-Eastern Basketball Carnival last week. Please see an excerpt from Anita’s report below:

“The girls showed excellent sportsmanship, enjoying every moment, and staying competitive in all their games, with a high number of goals scored.

Our Year 6 boys were outstanding, winning 4 out of their 5 games, and entered the Grand Final with confidence. They clinched the championship with a convincing 18-4 victory, crowning them champions of the Catholic North-Eastern Basketball Carnival. The boys were ecstatic, displaying not only impressive skills but also great sportsmanship and teamwork.

A Fair Player Award, voted on by the umpires throughout the day, was proudly awarded to Cyrus Tobias“.

Thanks to Mrs Anita Marino for her encouragement and organisation and thanks to the staff who supported her and the students on the day.

Please read an important letter from Catholic Education South Australia:

To the Community of St Gabriel's Letter

Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Last Friday our school, along with our sister schools in the region celebrated the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

It is from this feast day that the founders of our school get their name. The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart founded St Gabriel’s School in 1956. There have been many OLSH sisters come and go since and the Feast Day is the school’s way of celebrating and honouring the connection we have with the sisters.

Year 11 and Year 12 students from OLSH College visited our students in the morning and joined them for activities and simply being together. Time was shared on together at recess time and the students from both schools were welcoming and hospitable towards each other. 

The day was a great way for the students to mix with each other and understand that they are not the only school with OLSH connections.

After recess all students gathered in the Sacred Heart Centre to celebrate Mass with Fr Selva.  The musicians and singing by the St Gabriel’s School students helped make the celebration even more special.

On Friday families were also invited to contribute to the Vinnie’s Winter Appeal.  Many items were brought into school and will be forwarded to the local St Vincent de Paul Centre.

If you would like to donate to the appeal, you can use this QR code to visit the Vinnie’s website:

Soup Making

Children are continuing to make soup for Sr Janet Mead’s Adelaide Day Centre for Homeless Persons.

The children make soup in their mentoring groups helping to peel, chop and dice vegetables to go in the soup.

The soup is frozen and delivered each fortnight to the centre on Queen Street in the city. 

The children really enjoy making the soup and it is wonderful to see the older students helping the younger children complete the tasks.

There are the occasional cuts to fingers but we do spend the first part of the session discussing safety with the utensils.

Refugee Week

St Gabriel’s School regognises there is much that can be done to help refugees and asylum seekers.  We welcome people of all nations who contribute lovingly to their new community. 

Next week is Refugee Week and we pray that all people seeking a new home and life are granted welcome and peace to create a life of freedom, love, family and strength.

Give Us Hearts

God of love and compassion: may we always recognize your spirit:

in the refugee family, seeking safety from violence;

in the migrant worker, bringing food to our tables;

in the asylum-seekers, seeking justice for their families;

in the unaccompanied child, traveling in a dangerous world.

Give us hearts that break open whenever our brothers and sisters turn to us.

Give us hearts that no longer turn deaf to their voices in times of need;

Give us eyes to recognize a moment for grace instead of a threat.

Give us voices that fail to remain silent but which decide instead to advocate prophetically.

Give us hands that reach out in welcome, but also in work, for a world of justice until all homelands are safe and secure.

Bless us, O Lord...

- Fr. Dan Hartnett S.J.

Making Music

This term in Science and Design and Technology, the Year 2's have been exploring the world of sound. This has included testing different objects  in class to explore the many ways we can make sounds and vibrations. 

They also gained a firsthand experience into how different instruments sound and work, as part of a Adelaide Symphony Orchestra performance at the Woodville Town Hall. 

The students then used this knowledge to plan and design their very own musical instrument. They used recycled materials and other household and school items to create, test, problem solve and evaluate their instrument. 

Both classes were lucky enough to have the helpful hands of some of OLSH students assist in the making of the instruments on Feast Day last week. Mess was made and music was created, with all of the students doing an amazing job of building and "rocking out" on their instruments. 

We congratulate all the families who participated in the Family Reading Challenge.  A special congratulations to the Matto family who were the lucky winners of the family reading pack prize!
 

The Gabby's Angels had a tour around the St Gabriel's Garden in light of World Environment day. The Earth Care Squad has done a wondeful job cleaning up the garden. We are looking forward to see the progress of the winter crops that has been planted. Stay tuned!

The Community Group will be hosting a free movie night! They will be screening Sonic the Hedgehod. 

Please come along and join the fun. There will be popcorn and other snacks to be purchased by cash on the night. 

On the night there will be the following to purchase from the candy bar.

• Fresh popcorn
• Soft drinks and water
• Lolly bags
• Chocolate bars
• Ice-creams

We please ask you bring cash for these purchases, and we look forward to a fun night with the st Gabriel’s community.

Don't forget to RSVP through QKR or the front office by 20th June. 

Event details:

Date: 22nd June Saturday 

Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Venue: The Sacred Heart Gym

Check out what OSHC has planned for the July Vacation Care:

Vacation Care July 2024

To find out more about the School Fees and School Card, click the link below:

School Fees & School Card 2024

Fee Remission for 2024

Parents/caregivers experiencing financial difficulties are encouraged to apply for fee remission ASAP.  Please email accounts@sgs.catholic.edu.au for a fee remission form or collect from the School Office if you wish to apply. 

We assure parents/caregivers that all details provided will be kept strictly confidential.  

If you are having difficulty with meeting your fee obligations or have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Alison Boyce (Bursar) or Mark Simpson (Principal) on 8216 9900. 

Thank you,

Alison Boyce

accounts@sgs.catholic.edu.au

Direct Ph: 8216 9902