3 March 2016

Newsletter Articles

From the Principal

My time at Holy Cross continues to be that of learning: learning about the Holy Cross culture; learning about the Holy Cross history; learning about the students and staff; and, learning about the hopes and dreams of the parents and members of our wider community. And the more I learn, the more excited, inspired and blessed I feel to have been invited to join this wonderful community.

With the passing of every day I spend at Holy Cross, I observe an action, a gesture, or words uttered that remind me of the presence of God - 'God Moments' - that fleeting second when you know that something greater than ourselves has touched our lives. It's easy to let life pass us by without acknowledging the blessings that God gives to us, and one of the many joys of working with children, is that their innocence, natural curiosity and openness to all things makes them the perfect vehicle to see God in the world, and witness God's love and grace. We are beyond blessed to have a caring, loving God who is constantly at work in our lives.

It was following a particularly enjoyable walk around the school grounds speaking with the students and listening with delight to all the wonderful things they had been doing as part of their Lenten Journey, that led me to reflect upon some words of wisdom shared with myself by a teaching partner many years ago. As it was many years ago when these words were spoken, I cannot recall their exact sequence, but the essence was quite simple: "Every time you experience a God Moment, be sure to share them. When you share these moments with others, the experience not only touches your life, but the many lives who may never have experienced them before. Our experience can offer others hope and reassurance."

So my request this week for our Holy Cross parents and carers is to make a very conscious effort every day to notice how and when God works in your life — in obvious and subtle ways – and to share these moments with others. Take a moment to look into the eyes of your child, listen to their tales, and be open to embracing these positive experiences, because they are the daily proof of God's active involvement in our lives.

I found it a little ironic bearing in mind my ponderings during the week, that my attention should be drawn to a webpage created by The Australian Government entitled, 'What can I do to help my child do well at school?'

The webpage provides a list of five easy things to help improve your child's learning. Item number three states, 'Talk with your child every day about their day'. It provides a number of tips and ideas about how to achieve this.

I read the tips with interest and thought that each of them could easily lead to a moment of thanks, gratitude and feelings of God's blessings.

I also found it ironic that the next tip is, 'Read with your child', bearing in mind reading forms the backbone of our draft Homework Guidelines. If you haven't yet filled out our Parent Survey, I urge you to do so as Term 2, and the launch of the new guidelines, is fast approaching.

Do try and find a moment in your busy week to have a look at the website. There are some pearls of wisdom with practical examples of things that can be done to make our child / children's experience at school even more successful.

On a completely different note, it is with great sadness that we farewell Mrs Sandy Klibbe at the end of this week following her appointment as a Teacher Aide at St Augustine's College, Cairns. Sandy has been employed as a School Officer at Holy Cross since 2002, and prior to that was actively involved in the Holy Cross community as a parent. Her contribution to the life, soul and growth of our school has been immense. She will be sorely missed. Please join me in wishing Sandy every happiness and praying for God's gracious blessings as she enters this next phase in her career.

Wishing you God's blessings now and always,

Sarah Hamilton
Principal

APRE News

LITURGICAL LIFE OF THE SCHOOL

This week we have the first of our senior classes receiving Reconciliation. This is something that people can do throughout their lives, however, it is very important during this time of Lent: a time we pray, repent and turn back to God. One aspect of this Year of Mercy, is that of forgiveness and God's abundant love and mercy. The motto for the year, Merciful like the Father, serves as an invitation to follow the merciful example of God who asks us not to judge or condemn but to offer love and forgiveness instead.

Upcoming Liturgies and Masses

• 8th March Year 5 Reconciliation
• 9th March Year 5 Class Mass
• 15th March Year 6 Reconciliation
• 16th March Year 6 Class Mass

FUNDRAISING

Project Compassion

Please keep putting money in your home and classroom Project Compassion boxes. This week of Project Compassion we are invited to focus on the people of Papua New Guinea. Support from around the world can help to enhance their capacity to build communities of lasting peace. As we read on the Caritas website, when we hear stories of goodness and hope we are all nourished by God's living word calling forth in us compassion and generosity.

Thank you again for all the donations of pancakes and to all the pancake customers. The totals are in and we managed to raise the wonderful total of $386.15! That makes the early morning cooking and jam spreading worthwhile!

Caritas

JUSTICE SQUAD

The Justice Squad have been invited to attend a session with other leaders from schools around the Diocese. At this meeting on Wednesday 16th of March, students will have the opportunity to explore some current social justice issues and to plan how to engage their communities in building a better, more just world. Ms Dee Cois will accompany these students to St Joseph's and will also help to guide this squad throughout the year. No doubt you will see and hear more from them through the newsletter and on assembly.

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM

As in the previous newsletter, listed below, are the dates for Confirmation and First Eucharist, for students in Years 4 and above. The enrolment form is attached, along with an information sheet.

Confirmation:

Tuesday 7th June at 6pm
St Monica's Cathedral

First Eucharist:

Saturday 11th June at 6:00 pm
Holy Cross Church, Reed Rd, Trinity Park
OR
Sunday 12th June at 8:30 am
Holy Cross Church, Reed Rd, Trinity Park

Preparation for these Sacraments involves some discussion and activities to be completed as a family, attendance at meetings and a small enrolment fee. All information will be conveyed to parents as it comes in from the Sacramental Co-ordinator, Helen Bozzo.

First Reconciliation for students in Year 3 and above, has been scheduled for September. If you have any questions about either program, you may contact Helen directly, or ring, email or come and see me.

PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

This reflection is taken from www.gpbs.com.au .

"The story of the fig tree, is really a lesson about people. The gardener wanted to give the fig tree a second chance to do the right thing: make figs. People who have done wrong often need a second chance. When we have mercy on people, when we don't treat them as badly as we think they deserve, we give them a second chance.

Has anyone ever given you a second chance?

Does anyone show mercy to others all the time? No. All of us have times when we try to get back at someone who has done wrong to us. But God has mercy on us. God doesn't give us the punishment we deserve. God is sad when we do wrong, but doesn't try to get back at us. Instead, God has mercy on us. That's why God sent Jesus to die for us. Now we can be free from our sins, and we can show mercy to others each and every day."

Dear God,

I'm sorry for the times when I have tried to get back at someone for doing wrong.
Thank you for having mercy on me by sending Jesus to forgive me.
Help me to have mercy on others.

Amen.

Parish Mass Times

Jacinta Roberts
APRE Holy Cross
jroberts1@cns.catholic.edu.au

APA News

Holy Cross - Positive Behaviour School

In 2015, Holy Cross began reviewing behaviour management and our approaches used. Throughout the year the Holy Cross community was asked to participate in a survey to help determine the values and morals that as a Holy Cross community we all desire to see in our children. Your responses, along with those of the staff and students, were invaluable in determining the direction and focus we took. In a nutshell, as a Holy Cross community it was clear that we all desire; high expectations delivered in a clear, fair and consistent way that supports our students to grow to become successful people.

The underlying theme of School Wide Positive Behaviour or SWPB is teaching behavioural expectations in the same manner as any core curriculum subject. Typically, a team of teachers and administrators would drive this process in a school. The school focuses on three to five behavioural expectations that are positively stated and easy to remember. In other words, rather than telling students what not to do, the school will focus on the preferred behaviours. Here at Holy Cross our expectations are focused around:

Respect Yourself, Respect Others, and Respect Property
Safety First
Right Place Right Time!

Consistency from class to class and adult to adult is very important for successful implementation of SWPB. The team create a matrix of what the behavioural expectations look like, sound like, and feel like in all the non-classroom areas. At Holy Cross this matrix is our 'Positive Behaviour Matrix' developed in Semester One 2015, which, by now, all children are becoming familiar with. A copy of this matrix is included in this week's newsletter for you to review. The language is purposely positive as well as in child language as this matrix is now a regular teaching tool in the classroom. We would hope that many of these expectations would not be dissimilar to those at home and therefore, reinforcement from home is a key component of our success.

Another primary activity for the SWPB team is determining how the behavioural expectations and routines will be taught in and around the school. Teachers utilise and create lessons for teaching respect, responsibility etc. Many schools choose to use several days at the beginning of each year to take the students through these expectations, as they establish routines and practices for the new year. For example, students may be brought to the church and the children will practise lining up, entering the church, sitting and kneeling on the pews, being reverent and exiting the church appropriately.

On Monday Morning Prayer we introduce students to our weekly focus for Positive Behaviour. These focuses come from the Holy Cross 'Positive Behaviour Matrix'. We aim to include our focus in newsletters and have visuals in key areas of the school so parents can support this focus and reinforce at home as well. Teachers endeavour to find moments in the week to practise and role play scenarios to help reinforce the focus with students. As positive behaviour is about praise for students displaying correct behaviour, we will also be focusing our efforts on rewarding students who are demonstrating the weekly focus, as well as other aspects of the 'Positive Behaviour Matrix'. Whole school rewards include our weekly Holy Cross Hero draws, the Holy Cross Hero Class award, and Hero Time Friday. Keep your eyes peeled for the focus.

In Semester Two, the SWPB team began to fine tune the discipline referral process. The team decided what behaviours warrant a trip to the office, and what behaviours are taken care of in the classroom or by the teacher on duty. You may have heard your child speaking about green or yellow levelled behaviours. The success of SWPB is focused on teaching positive behaviours and rewarding students as much as possible for demonstrating the expectations. SWPB works on a 20:1 ratio; twenty positive affirming statements to each reminder of a correct behaviour. With this approach the focus remains on the expectations desired by all with the necessary reminders delivered when required. A further key component is parent contact. Teachers will be asked to be in regular contact for both positive reports and reminders to ensure home and school are working together. Student diaries and reflection sheets are a common way of communicating green or yellow levelled behaviour. For behaviour beyond this you could expect to be phoned or requested for an interview.

Throughout coming newsletters we will continue to unpack the journey we are on and share with you the points we have reached. A Positive Behaviour Renewal is ultimately about changing approaches and shifting culture, therefore the journey is a continuous road ahead. As at any time, I invite you to come and have a conversation with your classroom teacher or myself if you have any questions.

The Good Guys Super Kid Awards

What are 'The Good Guys Super Kid Awards'? Every day children around Australia are showing super hero qualities like courage, bravery, perseverance, determination, compassion and kindness in their daily life. In this spirit, The Good Guys Super Kid Awards program recognises children aged 6 to 12 who have demonstrated their inner super hero strengths and capabilities in everyday life, and honours children whose super hero qualities have allowed them to make a difference in society by doing good. The awards also recognise primary schools that have implemented programs that improve the wellbeing of children.

The winners of the two Super Kid Award categories will each receive $10,000 to support their educational growth and development, while the winner of the Super School Award category will receive $10,000 to further develop their program. Samsung tablets will also be awarded to 100 finalists in each of the two Super Kid Award categories.

The Good Guys really encourages you to consider nominating your school for the Super School Award and letting your staff and parents know about the awards so they can nominate a child for a Super Kid Award.

How to nominate:

Nominating is super simple. Just complete the quick nomination form on the website www.superheroacademy.net.au between Monday 15 February and Sunday 13 March 2016. Here you'll also find some more details about the awards as well as the nomination terms and conditions.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews will take place at Holy Cross in Week 8 (March 14th -18th). This year Holy Cross will again use the Parent Teacher Online booking system or PTO. You should have received an email from Parent Teacher Online explaining what you need to do this week. Please contact the front office if you have any difficulties or have not received this notification. We encourage you to make the most of this opportunity with your child's teacher and make contact if you have not already booked a time. These meetings will assist greatly to ensure a smooth and productive year for all students and families.

Positive Behaviour Focus

Congratulations to Week 4 and 5's Holy Cross Heroes:

"We were all caught doing the High Five and helping our friends"

Many blessings for the week

Brad Henry
Assistant Principal - Administration

Curriculum News

Mt Sheridan Plaza Spelling Bee

Saturday 5th March will see four Holy Cross teams participate in the Mt Sheridan Plaza Spelling Bee. This year, we will have a team from each of Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 displaying their spelling excellence.

After fierce competition, determined effort and nerve racking tie-breakers during our "Holy Cross Battle of the Bees" the students representing Holy Cross are:

Year 3 - William R., Jade B. and Lena Ke.;
Year 4 - Olivia B., Gwyneth P. and Nicholas B.
Year 5 – Beau J., Connor G. and Mathew C.
Year 6 – Hossain N., Seth C. and Isabelle M.

Heat times for Saturday 5th March:

Year 3 & 4 Category

Year 4s - 9.00 a.m.
Year 3s - 9.30 a.m.

Year 5 & 6 Category

Year 6s - 12.30 p.m.
Year 5s - 2.30 p.m.

Grand Final Winners could win some fabulous prizes.

• School Prize - $1000

• 3 x Winner Prizes - iPad Mini Wi-Fi 16GB
• 3 x Runner Up Prizes - iPod Touch 16GB

It would be great to see some Holy Cross students in the audience at Centre Court cheering us along.

Good Luck Holy Cross!!!

School Notices

Proposed Sports Shirts – What do you think?

The following samples are shirts being considered for our new House sports shirt. The samples are made of new lightweight, breathable fabric with cotton underlay that is non-pillable, easy to wash and quick to dry. We will be putting the shirts through a 'wear and tear' test with some students. These sun smart shirts have a buttoned v-neck and collar. The house name would be vertically printed on the back down the left, similar to the school uniform shirt design. The manufacturer would be Australian Spirit and distributor would be Lowes, therefore, the sizing and cost ($34.99) would be the same as the uniform shirts. If house sports shirts became part of our uniform, they would be phased in.

Some of the samples will be on display in the Front Office.

Design with logo at bottom of the shirt

We value your feedback on the samples to assist with future planning. This quick seven question survey asks for your feedback on the need, design, fabric and days to be worn. We'd love to hear your thoughts. The results will be shared with the P&F and published in the next newsletter.

Please complete survey by Friday 11th March.

Smithfield Shopping Centre / Scholar Dollars Campaign

Please help support Holy Cross School every time you shop at Smithfield Shopping Centre.

Simply present your receipts/dockets to the Customer Service Desk located by V Pharmacy to allocate points to Holy Cross School, or alternatively, drop them into the school office.

Simply present your receipts/dockets to the Customer Service Desk located by V Pharmacy to allocate points to Holy Cross School or alternatively drop them into the school office.

The school could be in the running to win:-

1st Prize $10,000
2nd Prize $5,000
3rd Prize $2,500

WE ARE CURRENTLY SITTING IN 2ND PLACE!!

Double bonus points are also given every Thursday evening from 5.30pm until 9pm and Sundays 10.30am until 4.00pm during the campaign. Campaign closes 5.30pm, Thursday 24th March 2016.

2017 Prep Enrolments

If you currently have children attending Holy Cross School and wish to enrol a sibling in Prep for 2017, please collect an application package from the school office or click on the links below to download and return as soon as possible.

2017 Prep interviews will commence in Term 2.

High School Enrolments

Dear Parents, a reminder that many high schools are now starting to conduct interviews for the Year 7 intake for 2017. If you currently have a child in Year 6 and have not yet applied for them to attend a high school it would be advised to think about doing this as soon as possible. Keep an eye out for further information advertised from high schools around the region.

St Monica's College Year 7 2017 Interviews

St Monica's College will be conducting interviews for Year 7 2017 from early March. If parents have not already submitted an application and would like to obtain a prospectus, please phone the College on 4042 4800 to have this mailed out to you.

It is not an automatic process of progression for students who have siblings already at the College. An application form needs to be submitted for every student by the closing date of 24 March 2016.

Smithfield State High School Year 6 into 7 Parent Invite

Student Absences

When students are absent from school it is a requirement that parents contact the school to communicate the reason for absence either via email to: secretary.trinitypk@cns.catholic.edu.au , by phone 4057 6920 (message may be left if after hours) or via the Skoolbag App. It is important that this information is received early on the day of absence so that students who are not at school can be accounted for.

If after the class rolls have been marked and the school has not been informed of a student absence, the child's main contact will be alerted via text message and be prompted to contact the school to explain the absence.

Absences longer than ten days must be submitted formally in writing to our Principal, Sarah Hamilton, prior to students leaving. The information will be passed onto your child's teacher.

Late Arrival

The bell to start class rings at 8.25 a.m. Students should arrive at school from 8.10 a.m. so that they are adequately prepared to commence learning at 8.30 a.m.

Late arrival for all students is processed through the school office. Students arriving late to school are required to come to the office with an adult who is to sign them in, giving the reason for the late arrival. A late pass will be issued to students for presentation to their classroom teacher.

Early Departure

We understand that specialist and medical appointments sometimes cannot be made outside of school hours. If a student is required to leave school during the day, a listed adult contact must present at the school office to sign the child out. The office staff will then telephone the classroom and request that the child come to the office with their belongings ready for collection. For legal and safety reasons, adults not listed as an emergency contact do not have authority to collect students. In the event of an unlisted adult needing to collect your child, written notification is required from the parent/carer clearly stating the adult's name, and the presentation of photo ID to office staff upon collection. It is important to ensure that your emergency contacts are current.

2016 School Fees and Levies

Term 1 School Fees

Term 1 school fee payments are now overdue. If you have not yet made payment please make arrangements to do so as soon as possible.

If you are currently paying your fees via Electronic Funds Transfer please update your amount for 2016 and ensure that you are using your correct reference number as it appears on your Term Invoice, for example: 963_ _ _ _ _ _ _

If you currently have a direct debit arrangement in place continuing from 2015 and have not already made contact with our Bursar, Carolyn Mealing, to update the amount for 2016, please do so at your earliest convenience.

Tuckshop News

P and F News

Holy Cross School P and F Annual General Meeting

Notification of Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Wednesday 16 March, 2016 at 7.00pm in the library.

All parents & carers are invited and welcome to attend our Annual General Meeting for our Holy Cross School's P and F for 2016.

As this is the AGM, all Executive Committee Positions become vacant and nominations and voting of a new committee will take place.

We would love to have as many new and old faces attend. Please get involved and get your voice heard within our school community.

The meeting is on Wednesday 16th March 2016 commencing at 7.00pm in the library, followed by a shortened P & F General Meeting.

The P & F Executive Committee Nomination Form is available from the link below to download or copies are available for collection from the school office.

Hope to see you there.

P & F Committee

Outline of responsibilities for the specific office bearers are:

President

• Is responsible for the successful functioning of the P and F Association
• Chairs the meetings and acts as spokesperson in the public arena
• Sets out and supports the P and F's objectives and ensures the adherence to the constitution
• Supports and encourages volunteers and welcomes all new members
• Communicates with the Principal
• Shares signatory rights on P and F's bank accounts

Vice President

• Is the back-up person for the President (ie chairperson, spokesperson etc)
• Assists all office-bearers in their individual roles & at events throughout the school year
• Is a point of contact for the school community and the Principal if the President is unavailable

Secretary

• Responsible for a range of administrative tasks
• In consultation with the President, prepares and distributes all meeting agendas
• Documents and distributes the minutes of the meetings
• Maintains official records
• Liaises with the administration staff at the school about P and F communications

Treasurer

• Responsible for the P and F's compliance with financial accountability requirements
• Receives and deposits monies, retains records, draws cheques and presents accounts

Please consider nominating for a position on the committee and support your P and F that supports our school and our children!

School Disco

The Arts News

Music Tuition

Drums/Percussion

Are you interested in playing the drums or learning a percussion instrument?

For more information contact our friendly drum/percussion instructor Jen Fengler on ph: 0431461812 or email: jenfengler@hotmail.com

Piano

If you are interested in piano lessons please contact: Paul Brimstone on ph: 40551105

Guitar

If you are interested in guitar lessons please contact: Peter Drazic on email: pjd.guitar@bigpond.com

Sports Notices

Cross Country Training

Cross Country training for Years 3 to 6 will be held every Wednesday morning during Term 1, 7.30am – 8.05am. (Years 1 and 2 welcome but require parent supervision). Please bring a water bottle, training wear including shoes (and a fresh school uniform to change into), towel and hat.

If you have any questions please see Mr Russell or email on arussell2@cns.catholic.edu.au

I look forward to seeing you there.

Ayton Russell
Health and Physical Education (HPE) Teacher

Holy Cross Rugby League

MATCH REPORT RUGBY LEAGUE – Round 2

Round 2 of the Development Cup saw the Holy Cross team continue to improve and secure a win. The boys played with a smile on their face that showed in the way they performed. Kyden continued his fine form with opening the scoring followed by some smart play by Rian from dummy half who scooted over in the corner.  But impressive as the attack was, it was our defence lead by the 'Axe' Michael L-C and Lewis 'Cement' M that provided the team with its backbone.  William and Joe were busy all game doing the 1%er's and both deserved their 4 pointers. Thomas and Lachlan M again were busy in both attack and defence with Leon P and Riley S having some fine touches. Jaxon, Michael H and Seth showed some fancy footwork and got the team going forward. The team was captained on the day by Rhys Mc who led by example.  Lachie P finished the game with a well deserved try and was smart in directing the team around the park.  James 'Fish' W picked up the Man of the Match award with some strong charges up the middle and try-saving tackles, well done, boys! The boys started the game with a smile on their face and the smiles were still there at the end of the game.

Well done on a great team effort.

Ben Rauter
(Coach)

Man of the Match Round 2 James W

MATCH REPORT RUGBY LEAGUE - Round 3

Holy Cross tasted their first defeat from a very well drilled Gordonvale State Primary School side.  The game started trading set for set and the boys working hard in defence. Michael LC led the boys onto the field and pulled off some great tackles. The boys in the middle were running into brick walls but always kept their legs moving. With the Gordy boys opening the scoring, William D came to play and hit back with a solo try, stretching out to put it over the line.

The game turned into arm wrestle and the Gordy boys having to work hard to find their way through the green wall. Kyden made a break down the side line and just out paced the covering defence. James W pulled off some great tackles and our little men kept nipping at their heels. Christian N experienced his first game of rugby league and ripped straight in with a great tackle and showing great feet in attack.

It was a great team effort again with an appreciation of knowing we were beaten by a better side on the day but with a few light bulbs turning on, for how they can be smarter next time.

Great effort lads, looking forward to next week. Man of the Match was well deserved, he was dangerous in attack along with working hard in defence; well done William D.

Ben
COACH

Ryan, James and Lewis

Caption: Man of the Match Round 3 William D

Barron River District School Sport Trial Notices

To access Barron River trial dates and regional information for Queensland School Sports please click on the following link at: www.pensport.eq.edu.au and go to District Information / Barron River to view the latest calendar of events.

Please note: For students wishing to trial for Barron River in any sport, parents are required to complete the Parent Consent Form which is found in the sport's trial notice link for that particular sport, as well as the following Peninsula Region Paperwork and bring these with them to the trials.

Rugby League Trial Notice (students born 2004 & 2005 only)

Trial dates: Thursday February 25th and Thursday March 3rd 2016 at Redlynch Razorbacks Rugby League Club, Redlynch Intake Road, Redlynch. Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm

Click on the link below for more information and consent forms.

Boys Basketball Trial Notice (students born 2004, 2005 & 2006)

Trial dates: Tuesday March 15th and Tuesday March 22nd 2016 at Peace Lutheran College (Undercover Basketball Court), Cowley Street, Kamerunga. Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm

Click on the link below for more information and consent forms.

Australian Football Trial Notice (students born 2004, 2005 & 2006)

Trial dates: Monday March 7th and Monday March 14th 2016 at Redlynch State College, Jungara Road, Redlynch. Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm

Click on the link below for more information and consent forms.

Girls Basketball Trial Notice (students born 2004, 2005 & 2006)

Trial dates: Tuesday March 15th and Tuesday March 22nd 2016 at Freshwater State School, Corkill Street, Freshwater. Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm

Click on the link below for more information and consent forms.

Girls Football Trial Notice (students born 2004, 2005 & 2006)

Trial dates: Thursday March 10th and Thursday March 17th 2016 at Holy Cross School, Reed Road, Trinity Park. Time: 4.00pm-5.00pm

Click on the link below for more information and consent forms.

Boys Football Trial Notice (students born 2004, 2005 & 2006)

Trial dates: Thursday March 10th and Thursday March 17th 2016 at Holy Cross School, Reed Road, Trinity Park. Time: 4.00pm-5.00pm

Click on the link below for more information and consent forms.

Netball

Wildcatz Netball Club

Wildcatz Netball Club is urgently seeking netball players in the following age groups to play matches in at the Cairns Netball courts, Martyn Street, Cairns. Training will be at Holy Cross School.

Netta 7-8 years old, 10 & Under, 11 & Under, 12 & Under, 13 & Under

They are also in need of players in the 14 to 17 years age groups for those who may have older siblings.

Please contact Julie Kessler, Wildcatz Netball Club, Phone: 0414 526 982 if you are interested.

Trinity Beach Bulldogs Netball Club

Trinity Beach Bulldogs is a new netball club, affiliated with Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs Football. We are catering for juniors from 10 and Unders through to Seniors, with trainings at Trinity Beach and matches in at the Cairns Netball courts, Martyn Street, Cairns. Bulldogs are a club within Cairns Netball Association; which is the strongest association in FNQ and therefore the best pathway for young netball players to progress through.

With trainings in Trinity Beach, at least half of the travel requirement is reduced to facilitate participation in netball from those local to Cairns' Northern beaches.

Cairns Netball already have a relationship with your school, with the Net Set Go program run at your courts on Thursday afternoons. Bulldogs Netball is not in competition with this. Bulldogs Netball is more for those children that would like to progress to match play in the junior fixtures on Tuesday nights; however will also have teams and coaches in Cairns Netball's Saturday morning Net Set Go and Netta programs.

For more information contact: Rhegan Hartwig on 0401 481 098 or email trinitybeachnetball@gmail.com

Surf Lifesaving

Ellis Beach Surf Life Saving Club will be holding their sign on day on Sunday 20th March 2016 from 10am – 2pm. Free sausage sizzle, everybody welcome. There is something for everyone at Ellis: Nippers, Cadets, Seniors, Masters, Surf Sports, Lifesaving, Bronze Medallion, great location! Come and join us. ellis.slsc@bigpond.com

Community Notices

Parenting Workshop

"HELP", I've got a Teenager 6 week parenting course for people with children twelve years and older. Click on the link below for further information.

St Joseph's Trivia Night

Marriage Encounter Weekend

Worldwide Marriage Encounter: A weekend away for married couples in peaceful, picturesque surroundings – away from the distractions of everyday living. Take time out of your busy schedule, to invest in your most precious asset . . . your marriage! This is a unique opportunity to recharge your relationship batteries, refocus on each other and fall in love all over again!

Weekend date: 3 – 5 June 2016

Venue: Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, Ormiston QLD (on Brisbane's bayside)

For bookings/details contact: Maria and David Murphy, ph (07) 3342 1456, dandmmurphy@optusnet.com.au Information website: www.wwme.org.au

Cartoon Workshops

School Holiday Cartooning Workshops will be held in Cairns on Monday 4th April to 8th April 2016.

For more information please click on the link below.

Cairns Youth Orchestra

Cairns Youth Orchestra is accepting new enrolments in ALL orchestral instruments at ALL levels for the Friday afternoon/evening weekly rehearsals. CYO 1 rehearse 5pm – 7 pm, CYO 2 rehearse 4pm – 5.30pm and Cairns Chamber Ensemble rehearse 7pm – 9pm. Enquiries can be made at telston@bigpond.net.au