St Anthony's School Term 1 Week 6 2023

Principal's Report

Welcome to our Week 6 newsletter…….already past the half term mark!!! Learning is well and truly in action at St Anthony’s and the way students have settled into the new school year has been lovely to witness!

Quite often I receive positive comments about the standard of behaviour of our St Anthony’s kids, especially at events outside of school such as carnivals, excursions etc. Whilst it is reassuring to receive such comments, it should not come as any great surprise. We place high regard on regular check-ins with students on our expectations of behaviour, manners, and how to act in different contexts. I suppose you could call it “fence” or “boundary” maintenance. Children have an innate ability to detect a weak boundary and failure to maintain boundaries sends a wrong message, expectations fall, and strong culture diminishes. Just as it is our responsibility to educate children on academic level, we also very much teach and model expected levels of behaviour.  We don’t leave anything to chance and I think our calm school environment can very much be attributed to a whole school staff very much invested in teaching our students wholistically.

There is an adage that school should be an extension of the home. One challenge for parents and schools is in this area of permissible behaviours and the establishment of appropriate support to ensure children’s potential can be developed and nurtured during these important formative years. “When must lights go out? When is homework to be done? Amount of screen time? When must you say please and thank you? What is the proper etiquette when entering a Church, theatre, friends’ house etc? Sportsmanship?

Some parents get exhausted by the warfare. Worn down by pester power and intimidated by their children’s growing physical strength and ability to have the last word, some parents capitulate. Others prefer to be their children’s best friend rather than their best parent. Kids need boundaries within which to operate. If the fences are weak and undefended, kids will break through.  If a fence is weak as some parental and academic fences can be, many young people run the risk of crossing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour.

A weak fence tells a young person that this particular expectation is not thought very important by adults…I wonder why it's not worth defending…I’ll give it a little nudge.

I have often said that primary school is the training ground for life. Kids won’t know what permissible or acceptable behaviour is if they are not taught to know what the boundaries are and experience regular reminders and consequences if the fence gets lent-on or at times jumped! There of course is no expectation of perfection. School is the training ground for becoming decent human beings. There will be times of trial and error. Kids will make mistakes and overstep the boundaries but how we respond will determine the success of turning these times into learning opportunities.

If we take the trouble to build a strong fence and expectations that will withstand the odd bump or two, the boundaries become both known and respected. Young people generally admire strength. The teachers who are strong are the ones who are remembered with genuine fondness. Care needs to be taken not to confuse the setting of boundaries with oppressive restrictions. The strong teacher and firm parent need not be strangers to compassion and sensitivity.

One particular area I always struggle to understand is weak boundaries around the uniform code and acceptable haircuts. Parents have a perfect ally in the school rules when it comes to ensuring the correct standard of uniform is worn or the most recent haircut fad is a cause for argument. School expectations and rules provide a clear boundary. Unfortunately, some parents may think…it's just a haircut or no big deal if they have different socks…why make a big deal about it? What this thinking fails to understand is that choosing to be a member of a community means that sometimes we have to accept things that we may not like, and that is a part of life. Most of us work out that we cannot just do what we want to do all the time.

Your ongoing effort in maintaining strong boundaries and supporting school expectations will greatly assist the ongoing success of the school community.

On that note, we have witnessed an increase of students bringing mobile phones to school and many now wear smart watches that have the capability of making calls.  As you can imagine, there is a lot to cover in a school day.  We don’t need the added pressure of dealing with students sneaking phones into their school bags or taking them into the playground or ringing parents during the school day from smart watches.  This takes staff away from teaching students and often leads to all sorts of implications.

We ask for parent support in this matter and it is our policy and expectation that all devices are handed into the front office at the commencement of the school day and collected at the conclusion. 

This policy extends to school camps and excursions.  It is unrealistic to expect staff to monitor the use of devices during such situations.  This is a blanket rule for everyone with no exceptions. As part of our risk management in place for all excursions and events, staff will always contact emergency services first if needed and then parents.  Having older children, 2 still at secondary school they have never been allowed to take a device on a school camp or use it throughout the school day in line with the school’s expectations.

Parents and Friends in Our Community

Tuesday evening, we had our first Parent Partnership forum gathering for the year. It was wonderful to have a group of parents assembled, and in particular some new parents to our community.

I shared our school priorities this year in our Annual Action Plan which identifies the priorities for this year in particular from our four year Strategic Plan.

I shared our updates with refurbishments of facilities around the school – over the Christmas holiday break, we had our Assembly Hall floor sanded and polished. We’ve had a new upgraded sound system installed this week in the Assembly Hall. Over the Easter break, we are refurbishing our 2 story administration block with new flooring, carpets, painting, blinds and furniture.  We are also having Crimsafe security screens installed in our double story hall and classroom building.

We also had some discussion around opportunities for parent engagement and will look at having an event in Term 2.

I also shared our new school logo which is a contemporary version of our old one, still with the elements that reflect the heart, soul and important history of St Anthony’s. 

You may have noticed this logo in the signature of staff emails.  This logo will be phased in on our uniforms over a 2 year period.

Our PPF AGM will be on Monday, 24^th April at 6.00pm in the staffroom.  All welcome and we will be looking to fill the positions of chairperson and secretary.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Tracey Page as Chairperson for 2 years and Katie Rub as secretary.  These ladies willingly stepped into these positions and both have done a stellar job!  These positions come with the support of the whole parent body and neither are onerous positions.  Please consider taking on one of these positions or nominating someone you believe would be willing! Always happy to chat to individuals regarding these positions also.

Student Protection

The safety and wellbeing of students is very important in our school and is a shared responsibility of parents, staff and students. There are a number of ways we promote safety and wellbeing. Through our Child and Youth Risk Management Strategy, we proactively set up safe systems and practices for recruitment, supervision, conduct and responding to risks, in order to protect students. We also inform our school community about respectful relationships, expectations for conduct and how to avoid dangers. Our school implements the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum into classes during the year. This program teaches students about ways to stay safe and what to do if they do not feel safe. We have a formal process for taking action and reporting situations where there is a reasonable suspicion that a child has been abused or harmed, or a staff member has behaved inappropriately. All of these processes come under the banner of ‘student protection’.

Our School Student Protection Contacts (SSPCs) play an important role in all aspects of student protection. Students may speak with any staff member if they have concerns, however our SSPCs have more in-depth training to manage student protection situations. The SSPCs for St Anthony’s School for 2023 are Jennifer Fenn, Leigh Winters, Katie Hauser and Louise Pfingst. Their names and photographs are on the “Feeling Safe” posters around the school. Please talk to your child about who they could speak to if they have any concerns and remind them who our SSPCs are this year.

For more information, please check out the "It's ok to speak up" video at the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPiHEcGPlzs&t=1s 

School Fees

School Fees invoices and statements for Term One of 2023 have been emailed to all families.  Parents who have a direct debit, must ensure there are sufficient funds to cover the nominated payment.  As a school we incur a fee of $2.50 for every rejected payment which will be added to the total of the outstanding fees. It is a condition of the enrolment contract that school fees are paid.

Why do school fees exist?

They exist because non-government schools which include Catholic schools, only receive approx. 75% of the funding per student from the Federal Government of the total cost associated with per-student funding in Government schools. School fees and levies exist to bridge the funding shortfall. Ed. Qld schools are fully funded by the State Government. The majority of funding for Catholic Schools is sourced from the Federal Government.

Where do school fees & levies go?

As mentioned before, the fees and levies you pay are our major source of income and are directed towards additional teacher and support staff wages, classroom resourcing, IT upgrades, building & grounds maintenance, library and curriculum resourcing, and of course general operating and administrative expenses such as insurance, rates, electricity etc.   

Families also need to keep in mind that the school has always strived to keep fees and levies to an absolute minimum. When you consider the resourcing levels and amount of free of charge opportunities available for students here at St Anthony’s, the level of fees is extremely reasonable. Of course, we do understand that from time to time, families fall into financial hardship. Our fees and levies are not designed to be a burden on any family. All we ask is that you contact the office and make an appointment to come in and discuss alternative payment options or concessions.  To be considered for a concession, there is a form to be completed for consideration.

We do use a debt collector in cases where we have tried to contact families to enter into a regular payment but have received no payment.

Thank-you to the majority of our families who meet their financial obligations in a timely manner.  This is greatly appreciated!

Bingo Night

Just a reminder that our bigger than Ben Hur family bingo night is on Thursday, 30^th March in the Assembly Hall, commencing with a BBQ dinner at 5.30pm and ‘eyes down’ for Bingo at 6.30pm.

The cost is $10 per player for Bingo and drinks and snacks will be available for purchase also!

The funds from this evening will be going towards our Year 5 and 6 school trip to Sydney and Canberra in July.

We have sent a Microsoft Form to be completed for catering purposes.  We will cap numbers at 200.  Hope to see you there!

Until next newsletter…..God Bless,

Louise

The newsletter will be an e newsletter emailed to parents on a Thursday every fortnight. Community and parent notices can still be included in the newsletter by emailing the item to the school stanthonys@twb.catholic.edu.au.

Middle Leader/APRE

 Last week the Year 6 children invited me to their classroom to interview me around the topic of faith.  They asked some very interesting questions that got me thinking about my own life and how it has been shaped by my faith.  One question they asked me was, “ When do you turn to your faith?” I shared a story from my own childhood that my mother had impressed upon me and my siblings from a young age.  We would attend Mass every Sunday as a family, and she would often say – this was the time that we got to talk with our friend God.  Just like a friend, we shouldn’t expect God to show up for us in times of need, if we hadn’t given of ourselves in other times and worked on building our relationship. I think Lent is a perfect opportunity to reflect on our relationship with God and how we can show up as people who love God in others.

The Lenten season began last week on Ash Wednesday and will continue for 40 days leading up to Easter. Through the three pillars of lent, prayer, almsgiving and fasting we have a wonderful platform upon which to build our relationship with our God.  Choosing to reflect upon our lives and consider all the blessings we have we can come to appreciate how others around us may not be as fortunate.  We can choose to put our faith into action by loving others and doing what we can to bring about hope and justice for people in our families, school communities and global community.

Every year our school community participates in  Project Compassion during the season of Lent.  During this time, we learn how, with our support, Caritas Australia is working with local partners around the world to help end poverty, uphold dignity and promote justice, supporting future generations to have hope for the future.

Each child will have received a project compassion money box that we ask them to take home for the season of lent ( to be returned in the last week of term) and consider how they might be able to contribute to project compassion.  This concept of ‘giving to others less fortunate’ connects with the catholic social teachings of believing in the ‘common good’, ‘human dignity’ and ‘solidarity’. Connecting almsgiving (donating to those less fortunate) with fasting ( giving up a luxury that you enjoy)  can be a great way to bring to life the idea that there are people who have a lot less than we do who need our help and we can make a difference to their lives, even if it feels so small.   For example, if we decide to give up lollies during lent, we could donate the money we would spend on lollies to project compassion instead.  Rather than spend our pocket money on a toy, we could choose to give that money to Project Compassion. 

Sacramental Program

Just a reminder that if any families of Year 4 students ( or older) would like their child to make the sacraments of initiation into the Catholic faith this year please contact the Parish Office to register your interest.  Please ensure you have done this by the end of the week. This Sunday, the 5^th of March all children and their parent/s who are interested in following the program this year are invited to a meeting at 9.30 in the church after Parish Family Mass.

Parish Family Mass

Parish Family Mass for the month of March is this Sunday the 5^th March at 8.30am.  4/5 Gold and 2/3 White are the classes rostered to help co-ordinate the liturgy.  Those families should have received an email from the school asking families to RSVP if they are able to attend.  It would be lovely to see lots of St Anthony’s students and their families at Mass on Sunday! 

EOI for Parish Ministry Support

St Anthony’s Parish is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the position of Parish Ministry Support person.  This position will be for 12-15 hours per week (negotiable) from Tuesday to Friday inclusive, commencing 27 February 2023, or by negotiation shortly after this date.

To register your interest, please provide a short summary (no more than one or two paragraphs) outlining how your experience relates to the role description, which can be collected from the Parish Office.  For further information please contact our Parish Pastoral Council chair, Ms Chris Gwydir on 0478 132 070.

Middle Leader

NAPLAN

Last newsletter I discussed the change of timing of Year 3 and 5 NAPLAN assessments  to Term One.  Further to this change is the way NAPLAN assessments will be reported to parents from 2023 onwards.  Rather than using the 10 NAPLAN bands and minimum standards used for many years, there will be four levels of achievement:

• Exceeding
• Strong
• Developing
• Needs additional support.

The descriptors for each category will make it clear to parents what their child’s literacy and numeracy skills are at the time of NAPLAN testing, and support discussions with their school on their child’s progress.

Students in Year 3 and 5 will participate in practice tests over the next two weeks in preparation. This will give students a chance to become familiar with how the online assessment is structured, what to expect and how to navigate the online assessment.  It will also enable the school to test the infrastructure needed for the assessments to work efficiently.  

Ultimately, these assessments are a point in time assessment that are designed to give feedback to parents and schools around how students are travelling in their learning journey.  The best way you can support your child is to reassure them that NAPLAN is just one part of their school program and all they need to do is try their best. Please speak with your child’s teacher, Louise or myself if you have any questions or concerns.

Katie Hauser

Prep White & Prep Blue

We are halfway through term 1!!!

This fortnight we have been working hard learning all about shapes. We have discovered that there are shapes everywhere and have worked hard to identify different shapes in our classrooms including circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles. We then used our new knowledge to create ‘scary’ shape monsters.

We have been working hard on identifying features of a book and are now working on retelling stories. When you read with your children you can continue to develop their understanding by asking them who the characters in the story are, and by asking what happened at the start, middle and end of the story.

Thank you for the beautiful healthy lunches that you have been sending with your child. Please remember to continue to pack your child a fruit snack each day. Children have a fruit snack each morning at 9:30am. A nutritious snack allows children to boost their energy and concentration as it has often been several hours since their last meal.

Siobhan and Katelyn

Yr 1 White

WOW, we are past the halfway mark already. The next 4 weeks will fly on by…

During the term for English, we have been discussing the story “Pig the Pug”, and looking at the different emotions and feelings that can be found within the story. We have looked at the characters and discussed their different traits, both character and physical. We have also been able to bring this story into our Zones of Regulation as we discuss the different feelings and ways that we can help ourself and others to feel better and what we can do to move towards feeling more positive and ‘ready to learn’.

In Religion, we have been talking about “What makes us special” as well as what gifts or talents we have to share with our family and friends. The Year 1’s have all joined in with this discussion, talking about what they are able to do and especially what they are capable of.

Till next time, Take care

Year 1 White

Jacque Houghton

jacque.houghton@twb.catholic.edu.au

Yr 1 Blue

We are loving lots of hands on learning in Year One!

We have explored fun ways to extend our learning in the past week. Sightwords with games and maths by exploring and making numbers in many different ways.

In maths we are continuing to learn the difference between tens and ones and are looking at counting  patterns.

In English we are working on writing recounts and practicing learning our sightwords and  reading skills, such as predicting.

We are really proud of how the class has settled into routines and trying hard to follow the school rules. 

Emma and Jo

Yr 2 White

This week, Year 2 White began learning about calendars. We are working very hard to count the number of days between events.

In HASS, we are doing a unit about continents and really enjoy the seven continents song. It has helped us to remember all of their names! Next week we will start looking into Australia and our local area.

We are having a fantastic start to the year and working really had to complete our tricky work!

Nicole Collis

Yr 2/3 Blue

Well another fortnight has quickly rolled around and we have been busy with all sorts of learning!  Our main focus has been in Maths with telling the time!  This is always a bit of a tricky concept so any opportunity that you may have to use time with your children is always a great learning moment!  

Year 2’s are learning quarter to and quarter past on an analogue clock and the associated digital time while the Year 3’s are telling time to the minute… very tricky getting all those little minutes sorted along with the “ past “ or “to” the hour!  They are coming along quite well … but please practice with them if you can!!

Technology started this week with Mrs. Slatter in the Library!  They had a great time making playdough this week … who knows what next week will bring!!  We also attempted logging on to computers so we can use them more competently… a steep learning curve for some of us but there is plenty of motivation to get it sorted! 

Have a great week!  Until next time – take care and God bless!

Kathy Spencer

Yr 3 Gold

In Maths we have been working on time and place value. In English we have been investigating the plot of a narrative, including characters, setting, complication, series of events and resolution.

In Religion we are reading stories that show us how Jesus can challenge our thinking - The Good Samaritan, Zaccheus the Tax Collector. We found it interesting that as we learned more about the world behind the text, the stories started to take on new meaning.

Yr 4/5 Blue

Can you believe that we are now over halfway through Term 1? This term we have had a visitor in our classroom. Miss Jacinta Rixon is a fourth-year preservice teacher from the Central Queensland University. During her time with us, Miss Rixon has been working with the class across all subject areas and has played a large role in the setup of our classroom and routines for 2023. This week Miss Rixon has finished her placement with us. As a class we say thank you for the effort she has put in over the past five weeks and can’t wait to welcome her back in Term 3 to complete her final placement.

Mrs Nolan’s Key Learning Area: Students have been working on the idea of Stewardship in Religion. To complete this focus students have been required to create posters which prompt an environmentally friendly practice while sharing the message of Stewardship of God’s creation. Please feel free to come by the classroom and see the final products.

Please note that I will not be offering Parent Teacher interviews in Week 9 due to being on long service leave. I will however be offering these in week 1 of term 2.

Until next time, stay safe.

Mrs Terri-An Nolan

Terri-An.Nolan@twb.catholic.edu.au

Yr 4/5 Gold

In Science we’ve moved our focus from life cycles to exploring ecosystems, while we’re experimenting with different strategies to help us perform calculations accurately in Maths. Our English narrative unit is ongoing, with the emphasis this week being on the effective use of figurative language.  

Parent teacher interviews are coming up in week 9. I hope to have the opportunity to meet with all the Year 4/5 parents so I can let you know just how wonderful your children are and how much I enjoy working with them. Please check the portal for available interview times.  

Leigh Winters  

Yr 4/5 White

Yr 6 Blue

Week 6 of Year 6! We have been working very hard.  We are about to get stuck into our main writing task for the term.  Students have been learning all about natural disasters and they will be writing informative texts on their chosen disaster. 

In Religion, we have been delving into faith and what this means for us as individuals.  We were lucky enough to have Mrs Hauser visit to discuss what faith means to her.  Students really took a lot from this lesson. Thank you for visiting, Mrs Hauser! 

Year 6 have also been enjoying buddy time with our Prep friends too.  This is a great time for students to demonstrate great leadership qualities.

Until next time,

Mrs Kingsford & Year 6.

Learning Support Team

Hi, I’m Jan Boyce and I am a School Officer working in Learning Support.  This is my 25^th year at St Anthony’s and I’ve been lucky enough to work with children 1 on 1 and in small groups.  It is incredibly rewarding to watch the children grow in confidence and see the big smile on their faces when that lightbulb moment happens.

I am married to Peter and we have 3 grown children who attended St Anthony’s and 2 precious grandchildren, the eldest starting here this year. When I’m not at school I love going camping, hiking and gardening.

I’m looking forward to another great year at St Anthony’s.

HPE

Hello St A's Community! 

I'd like to start with a big congratulations to Phoebe and Vann who have both progressed through to the next stage of trials for touch and softball. I wish you both the very best and hope to see you both rep the blue white and red. 

Our Cross Country will be held on Thursday 30 March 2023. For the 20 days leading up to our carnival there will be an incentive to get the kids moving. The students get a SAW ticket for every lap they run and this SAW ticket goes into a daily draw to win ONE ZOOPERDOOPER A DAY for 20 days! The more laps, the more entries. It's never too late to start! 

I will be racing in the 3000m State Championships this week. 7 1/2 laps against the fastest men in our state - keen to get amongst it. 

Until next time, peace ✌️ 

Mr Tattam

Library

Performing Arts

TOOWOOMBA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ARTS FEST: BELIEF IN THE ARTS 19^th to 22^nd June

This festival will involve students from right across the Toowoomba Diocese – from Cunnamulla to Quilpie, from Stanthorpe to Dalby and everywhere inbetween! Children will get the opportunity to meet students from other schools and to work together to create exciting arts opportunities – singing, dancing, painting and acting.

• Arts Fest VISUAL ARTS DISPLAY – Thank you to Ms Terri-An Nolan who has taken on the task of co-ordinating St Anthony’s submission for the Art Show at the Arts Fest. We will be taking on the task of creating an art work that shares our vision of ‘Lighting Pathways for Life’.  I know that Ms Nolan is keen to use artists from right across our school years. It’s going to be very exciting!
• Arts Fest DANCE WORKSHOPS - I am interested in hearing from students who have dancing skills that they feel could be used at the Arts Fest. I will be calling a lunch time meeting to see if there are students in our school who have dance skills they would like to share. We are only able to send five students from each school to the dance workshops so these positions will be hotly contested. Please email me if you would like more information about DANCING and the Arts Fest. anne-maree.spalding@twb.catholic.edu.au
• Arts Fest VERSE SPEAKING CHOIR – I am teaching all of the Year 4/5 classes a poem that will be presented at the Arts Fest. When we get closer to the date we will select one choir of 30 students who will represent our school. We made a great start on ‘The Longest Journey in the World’  by Michael Rosen. Ask your Year 4/5 student about this poem and see if they can tell you how it starts!
• Arts Fest CHOIR – Our Eisteddfod choir will also represent St Anthony’s at the Arts Fest at the Sing for Joy: Sacred Choral Concert – at the end of next term. This is a great year to be in choir! AND eight lucky choir members will also be chosen to represent our school in the Music Theatre item that will be the highlight of the Celebratory Concert at the Empire Theatre on the evening of Wed 21 June. Our DANCE students will need to attend choir once the eisteddfod is over in order to learn the songs for their dance item.
• Arts Fest DRAMA IMPROV – Six of our Year Six students will be invited to represent St Anthony’s at a Drama Improvisation Workshop and performance on Wed 21 June at the Arts Fest. These students will be selected based on their audition for the musical and invitations will be sent home this term.

EISTEDDFOD CHOIR for students in Year 3 to 6 started on Thursday 9^th February. It is vital that students attend every week as we have SO MUCH TO DO this year. It’s an exciting time! Rehearsals are each Thursday morning commencing at 8am sharp!!! There are no costs associated with being in choir. Any student from Year 3 to 6 is welcome – and all you have to do is turn up at 8am each Thursday morning. We will sing at the Eisteddfod in Term Two, and members of the choir will be eligible to take part in the TCS Arts Fest at the end of Term Two. Please encourage your child to join. We need more senior choristers – especially boys!

SOLO EISTEDDFOD OPPORTUNITIES – Thank you to the students who entered the eisteddfod this year. This year the following students will be singing solos at the eisteddfod: Year 6 – Puondak; Year 5 – Abut, Emily, Florence, Hayley, Nessy, Sophia; Year 4 – Caiden, Ivy,  Juliette; Year 3 and Under – Adut, Flynn, Martin, Georgia, Lara, Josie, Shelby. Ivy and Juliette also have entered the Duet section. I am very proud of your bravery children and know you will make us all very proud.

SENIOR MUSICAL – We have started the audition process for the ‘Pirates of the Curry Bean’ and I am very impressed with the attitude of all students. Thank you for your willingness to be a team player and to have a go!

CHILDREN’S MASS CHOIR – We will be singing again THIS Sunday the 5^th March. All students from Prep to Year 6 are invited to come along by 8.15am to check out the microphones and to be ready to sing at 8.30am. We practice the songs in lesson time so most children will know most of the songs. It is a highlight for many of our elderly parishioners – try to join us. Thank you for all you do to support The Arts at St Anthony’s

Anne-Maree Spalding

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Learning Objectives of the Program:

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Week 1 – Tuesday 2^nd May 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

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Week 6 – Tuesday 6^th June 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

Week 7 – Tuesday 13^th June 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

Week 8 – Tuesday 20^th June 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

St Anthony's Outside School Hours Care

Our Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services provide the opportunity for children to grow and develop their social skills in a leisure based environment nurtured by our Catholic ethos.  

The services offer a combination of before school, after school, Pupil Free days and vacation care led by a team of qualified educators.   Our educators work with all children to create fun and recreational experiences so that a child’s wellbeing, learning and personal development are a priority. The services provide a variety of indoor and outdoor activities to support the diverse interests of all children.  

St Anthony's OSHC Toowoomba

Phone: 0458 937 154 or 0458 897 293

Email: ANTcare@tckc.qld.edu.au