Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail in Innisfail, Queensland | Primary School

Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail

Locality: Innisfail, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4063 0600

Address: 96 Rankin Street 4860 Innisfail, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.gcps.qld.edu.au/

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22.01.2022 Today the children of 'Good Counsel Playgroup' celebrated another amazing year with their annual Christmas Party. The children were visited by Santa and Nikki the Christmas Fairy. Mr Kenny and Mrs McElhinney farewelled our Playgroup Pre Preps who will begin their schooling journey next year. Lots of fun was had by all! Thank you to the amazing Mrs McElhinney, Mrs Cavallaro and Ms Strachan for all of your dedication and hard work to make our playgroup a wonderful place to com...e. Good Counsel Playgroup caters for children birth to 5 years. Playgroup resumes 29th January, 2021. Follow ‘Good Counsel Playgroup’ on Facebook for more information.

21.01.2022 Good Counsel Primary School's Mrs Denise Kenny, our Term 2's Teacher/Librarian is inviting the Preps to Year 3 students along with their parents to 'Take the Reading Challenge' for the whole month of May! *May is Scholastic National Family Reading Month! For more details read the advert in today's newsletter and/or... scholastic.com.au/nfrm website. See more

19.01.2022 Today, Good Counsel Primary School's Yr 6 Lightning Netball Team celebrated their successful season with an end of season breakup! A water slide and water activities were the main feature in this fun filled afternoon! Thanks to Mrs Russell and to Ms Helm for organising. We bid a fond farewell to the Year 6 Lightning team, as they head off to College next year.

19.01.2022 Today is the day! Raffle Time! Reminder- State of Origin Free Dress Day! Dress in your Maroon or Blue if you dare... Go Queensland!... Good Counsel Primary School's Mini Vinnies have a State of Origin raffle running. Tickets 50c each. Raffle drawn- today, Wednesday 18th November at 1.10pm. Tickets on sale now! Blue covered area from 8am.

19.01.2022 Good Counsel Primary School's Yr 2DM have sent some extra special Christmas cheer! The special deliveries will be landing in mailboxes shortly! The 2DM students have been learning about locations in HASS and the importance of addressing mail correctly. They made gorgeous Christmas cards, addressed their envelopes, placed their stamps and then headed to the post office to send them on their way.

18.01.2022 Ready to Play? Good Counsel Primary School is proud to support 'AFL Auskick' On the oval- Tuesday afternoons... Starting Tue 11 May. from 3:10pm - 4:20pm. Cost -$80 For more information play.afl/Auskick See more

16.01.2022 Today, Year 5 students participated in our last 'Lunchtime Sewing Club' for 2020. Well done to all the students who designed and created amazing items this year! A very big thank you to Mrs Gallagher for sharing your seamstress expertise!

15.01.2022 Good Counsel Primary School Mini Vinnies Mother's Day Raffle on sale in the blue covered area Wednesday and Thursday morning! Beautiful prizes to be won. Tickets $1 each.... Thankyou for supporting the GCPS Mini Vinnies. Raffle will be drawn at the Mother's Day Morning Tea, Thursday 6 May.

12.01.2022 This morning Good Counsel Primary School held our 2021 Leadership Assembly, led by Fr Kerry Crowley. Mr Kenny was proud to announce the 2021 leaders. Congratulations to the following students.... School Captains - Frankie-Rose and Tim. Students Council - Tayla, Rose, Emileeya, Jarrod, Gurmaan and Lincoln. Sports Colour House Captains- Marcellin- Declan and Jemimah MacKillop-Hayley and Phoenix Clancy- Sienna and Jordan Polding- Lydia and Adam The assembly was celebrated with students, parents and carers in attendance.

12.01.2022 What a game! What a battle! Closest result ever! Good Counsel Primary School hosted the GCPS World Championship Handball Competition today!... And the results are in..... Mrs Russell and Mr Kenny remain the Champions of the Champions! Congratulations to Archie and Brodie, both Yr 4 students, for making it to the Grand Final, with your skill you may win next year...

11.01.2022 Last night Good Counsel Primary School Yr 6 students celebrated their Graduation with a mass at Mother of Good Counsel Church presided by Fr Kerry Crowley, and a dinner held at the Innisfail Shire Hall. It was a wonderful night, firstly to see the church full for the first time since our Covid restrictions then to walk into the Shire Hall for dinner. What an amazing venue! Many thanks for the combined efforts of staff to organise the event, one, our year sixes will remember. We wish them every success for the future as they enter secondary schooling next year.

09.01.2022 Good Counsel Primary School's Mini Vinnies Monster Christmas Raffle Envelopes have gone home today! 12 Amazing Prizes!

09.01.2022 Good Counsel Primary School invites all to attend the Children's Gospel on Christmas Eve, 24th December 2020 at 6.30pm. Due to COVID 19 the Vigil Mass will be held at The Champagnat Centre, Good Counsel College. Please sign in via the QR codes at the entrance.

05.01.2022 Yesterday, Good Counsel Primary School's 2DM State of Origin dress up! Yesterdays photos celebrated the unknown win... Our one and only NSW Blues supporter vs the rest of the class QLD Maroon supporters! Today we know the outcome. Their faces say it all. Go Queensland!

05.01.2022 Merry Christmas to all, from our Good Counsel Primary School family. Last night children from GCPS participated in the Children's Nativity Mass at the CHC, presided by Fr Kerry Crowley It was beautiful. ... Thankyou to all families who bought their children along and a special thankyou to the beautiful Indy - Rose on her first 'role' as baby Jesus. See more

05.01.2022 Last Friday at Good Counsel Primary School, our long awaited History Wall was installed. There are three parts to the breeze way wall and it looks spectacular. As you enter from Rankin Street you will first note the Mamu History and welcome overlayed above the picture of the Innisfail District. The second board is of our four Colour House teams and information about our house names. The final two boards are a snap shot of our school history in word and pictures which takes... us back to 1903. They will give many years of viewing by students, staff and parents and explain both our ancient and more recent history. If you get a chance, take the time to glance by. See more

05.01.2022 Today at Good Counsel Primary School we celebrated the World Cup Soccer Grand Final- Portugal vs Teachers. Congratulations to Portugal, the first Yr 4 team to ever get through to the finals. Portugal put up a decent fight against the staff. Final score 3-1, to the staff.... Congratulations to all! Thank you to Innisfail United Football Club for the playing shirts! See more

04.01.2022 Good Counsel Primary School presents - GCPS Mini Vinnies Monster Christmas Raffle... Hot off the press today! A late entry Roscoes Voucher has also been donated by The Pervan Family. Now we have an amazing 12 prizes to be won, donated by families of GCPS and GCPS supporting local businesses. Tomorrow a flyer will be sent home with an envelope with details on how to purchase. Tickets $1.00 each Tickets will also be on sale daily in the blue covered area. Raffle Drawn Concert Night!! Thursday 3 December. Thank you for supporting our Mini Vinnies.

04.01.2022 Last night Good Counsel Primary School presented our Annual Christmas Concert. It was a spectacular event, live streamed locally, interstate and internationally. Thank you to Mr Kenny, Mrs Sugars and Mrs Erbacher for putting this production together. A huge thank you to the students for your amazing performances and to the teachers for their dedication for making this a special event. The Mini Vinnies Monster Christmas Raffle was drawn, congratulations to the 12 winners!... Mrs Erbacher was farewelled and celebrated 35 years of service with a gift from Catholic Education Services, Cairns. Merry Christmas to all. See more

03.01.2022 Today Year 3 Good Counsel Primary School students enjoyed the excursion of a lifetime! They spent the morning at Roscoe’s for spaghetti eating competitions and pizza making, before heading to the town pool for a very pleasant afternoon of water play! An extra special thank you goes out to the Cavallaro family, owners of Roscoe’s for so kindly donating both time and delicious food to their very appreciative recipients. Thank you to Mrs Wone and Miss Forster for organising this amazing excursion and to Mrs Winton, Mrs Sharrock and parent/carer helpers for attending.

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02.01.2022 Tuckshop Reminder! 4 x of $5 vouchers up for grabs! FRIDAY ORDERS IN TOMORROW PLEASE Tuckshop Reminder! 4 x of $5 vouchers up for grabs! FRIDAY ORDERS IN TOMORROW PLEASE

02.01.2022 Yesterday the Good Counsel Primary School Choir practiced their usual Friday session and added a surprise celebration for Thomas Van Bael who is currently our longest-serving choir member. It was his last session as a Yr 6 student, before he moves onto Good Counsel College. The choir children and I will be very sad to see him go.