St Luke’s Catholic Parish School caters for children from Prep through to Year 7. In partnership with our families, our Parish, the Catholic Education Centre and wider community, St Luke’s offers a curriculum which supports the growth and development of the whole child: socially, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, physically.

Our staff respects the uniqueness and dignity of each child and base teaching/learning programs on sound educational theory and practise. Set amid pockets of natural bushland and native gardens, our modern buildings and facilities offer an attractive and welcoming learning environment for children P-7.

The following represents just a snippet of what is happening at St Luke's.
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SPORT SUCCESS
We would like to congratulate students of St Luke's on recent outstanding results in various sporting competitions. Last Tuesday students from years 5 to 7 participated in the local Redlands cluster interschool sports carnival. Teams from St Luke's participated in netball, soccer and touch football. Approximately 10 schools are involved in this competition and St Luke's won the following pennants as champions of their divisions:
Junior boys soccer 1st place
Junior girls soccer 1st place
Senior girls netball 1st place
Senior mixed touch Undefeated in second round

Well done to the teams for their outstanding efforts. Thanks also to their supervising teachers for organising the teams and supporting the children. St Luke's also experienced success in the Catholic Schools Cross Country where it placed 2nd in the Under 450 students school division. This was an outstanding effort with the senior girls winning the trophy for their division. Kayla was our high performing athlete for the day with a great performance. Congratulations to a significant number of top 10 finishers. Once again thanks to teachers for supporting our participation in this event. It was also pleasing to see parents turning out to support their children and our school.

Recently there has been much discussion and comment about sport at St Luke's and it is appropriate at this time to acknowledge and celebrate our school's involvement in sport and the achievements of the students. Well done and thank you to all those in our community who support the children's involvement in sport.

RAINBOW DISCO
The disco is on Friday 25th May, 6.30pm-8.30pm. An envelope and flyer will come home with your child tomorrow for meal deals and entry. Please return your envelope with payment to the office by Friday 18th May. An envelope will be sent home with entry bracelet and food tokens. Prize for best dressed boy and girl. Lots of fun to be had so make sure you're there with your dancing shoes on!!

RAINBOW FESTIVAL – Sunday 5 August
A flyer will be sent home shortly with all the details of the day. Keep a look out for that. We will be needing volunteers for the day your class rep will be contacting everyone soon to get that underway. We are also having the second hand clothes/toy stall again this year so we are seeking donations for that. They can be left at the office.

SHOPPING TOUR
Don't forget our shopping tour on Sunday 29th July. The price will be $25 we need a minimum of 42 for this to go ahead. We will have raffles and lots of fun to be had on the day. Please leave your name along with a $10 deposit in the office. The money raised will go to one of our families in our community.

BLESSING AND OPENING OF THE 'EMMAUS CENTRE' AND ADMINISTRATION BLOCK
It is exciting to announce that the Emmaus Centre will be formally blessed and opened on Friday, 18 May at 10am. Various federal, state and local politicians will be invited to the opening, as well as Catholic Church and Brisbane Catholic Education leadership. We will also include the blessing and opening of our new Administration block. Although we have been using both buildings for some time, it will be great to finally acknowledge these wonderful facilities we have in our school community. All parents are welcome to celebrate this milestone with us.

PREP 2013 INTERVIEWS
Interviews for new families have now begun and it is exciting to report that another group of eager families are keen to join our school community. There will be two full groups in 2013 and a waiting list which is a positive reflection on the quality of the program, teaching staff and parent support within the community.

PARENT PARTNERSHIPS DINNER
Maria Mammino and Patricia Crilly, one of our Year 4 teachers, are hosting a parent dinner in the Emmaus Centre on Saturday, 19 May from 7pm - 9pm. The dinner includes 3 courses, tea and coffee. Drinks are BYO. The gathering is similar to the annual event hosted by Patricia Crilly in the past and funds raised will be targeted at the parent resource library. Please contact the office for further information.

P&F NEWS
The next meeting of the St Luke's P&F takes place on Monday, 21 May. Parents are encouraged to support the activities of the P&F and are most welcome to attend the 7.30pm meeting in the Emmaus Centre. Agenda items need to be forwarded to Anne Stone, P&F President prior to the meeting.  Our next exciting event is our Rainbow Disco on Friday 25th May (see above).  Please refer to the latest school newsletter for lots of other exciting P&F News and Events.

PARENTING INFORMATION EVENING WITH NEIL MCGRATH
Parents of St. Luke's Primary School are cordially invited to attend an evening led by Neil McGrath discussing issues and concerns relating to parenting. Neil has many years experience in a variety of roles including school principal, registered nurse, Positive Parenting Program facilitator and most importantly a parent. His presentation will focus on practical advice for parents on everyday issues followed by a Q&A session. For more information about Neil check out his website titled outsidethesquareprogram.com.au.
Date: Wednesday 30 May.
Time: 7:00pm and will last between 1½ and 2 hours.
Cost: Gold coin donation required on the night.
Where: Emmaus Centre, St Luke's School.
Coffee and cake will be sold on the evening to raise funds for St. Luke's Parent Support Group.
RSVP by Mon 28 May – phone the school office on 3245 9595 or fill in the slip in the newsletter and send it to the office.

TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AT ST LUKE'S
Parents are urged to observe speciic traffic movement directions when using the car park.  Please click here to download a detailed information sheet.  If adults other than parents will be picking up students, please make sure that they are aware of these procedures.

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