8 June 2016

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

An important reminder this week from Bishop Michael McCarthy regarding the upcoming Indigenous Pilgrimage A Journey Home - A Journey to the Heart. This will take place this weekend and I draw your attention to the following details:

A bus will leave from the St Joseph’s Cathedral (front gate) on Sunday 12 June 2016.

Assemble at 6.00am for  6.15am departure
Travel to Emerald (non-stop)
Arrive Emerald – (approx 9.30am) cuppa and amenities stop
Depart Emerald 10.00am for Springsure
Mass at Springsure 11.00am
Itinerary can be found in the left hand menu.
(Morning Tea will be at Emerald, light lunch and dinner provided at Springsure)

Cost:

The cost for a Rockhampton traveller will be $40 return
The cost of a pick-up along the way $20 return
The cost of a pick-up in Emerald $10 return

Bookings are essential and can be made through the Emerald Parish Office on 4982 1066 (between 9.00am – 3.00pm)

Last Monday afternoon a number of staff were able to attend a workshop, led by Shona Bass, focusing on identifying signs and developing skills to help students who may be dealing with anxiety - both in their school and home life. I found this to be a very practical and worthwhile session and trust that parents who were able to attend the evening session found it to be similarly worthwhile. My thanks to DCEO for the continued support of parent engagement and the provision of such workshops for staff and parents.

A reminder that this month’s P&F meeting will be held this afternoon, commencing at 5.30pm, so as to enable parents who may be otherwise unavailable, to attend. We hope to see you there.

Don’t forget ….

Wed 8/6 - P&F Meeting @ 5.30pm;
Wed 15/6 - School Board Meeting;
Thu 16/6 - Rockhampton Show Holiday.

Have a great week!

Alan

APRE REFLECTION

A Primary Students Prayer for the Year of Mercy

Lord Jesus,
you have shown us how to be merciful like our heavenly Father.
In this year of Mercy,
teach us:
to show mercy in the same way you did,
to be kind, caring and forgiving as you were,
to love as you loved.
Help us:
to forgive those who offend or hurt us,
to seek forgiveness for our wrong doings,
and to say sorry when we need to.
Send your Spirit to bless us to be people of love and action.
We ask this through Mary, the Mother of Mercy.
Amen.

Have a great week.

Regards,

Bernard Fitzgerald
St. Joseph’s PA APRE

RELIGIOUS MATTERS

Prayer Assembly

5C will be leading us in Prayer this Friday at 11:40am in Our Lady Help of Christians Church. The Year Fives will be focusing on the many gifts that God has given us and how we can answer God’s call by sharing our gifts with others.

All are welcome to attend.

Hope to see you there.

Regards,

Bernard Fitzgerald
St. Joseph’s PA APRE

SPORTING MATTERS

Friday Sport 10/06/2016

Netball

SNR B
St Joseph’s PA BYE

SNR C 12:30
St Joseph’s PA v Mt Archer on Court 8

SNR D 1:50
St Joseph’s PA v St Joseph’s Wandal on Court 8

JNR C 12:30
St Joseph’s PA v St Mary’s on Court 11

JNR D 1:10
St Joseph’s PA v Waraburra on Court 9

All Netball games played at Jardine Park

Hockey

1:20
St Joseph’s PA 1 v Heights 4 on Grass 2

1:00
St Joseph’s PA 2 v Heights 7 on Turf 3
St Joseph’s PA 3 - Bye

2:00
St Joseph’s PA 1 v R’ton Girls Grammar on Grass 2

1:40
St Joseph’s PA 2 v Heights 3 on Turf 1

2:00
St Joseph’s PA 3 v Allenstown on Grass 3

All Hockey games played at Kalka Shades

Rugby League

6A 12:45pm
St Joseph’s PA v Mt Archer @ Browne Park

5A 1:45
St Joseph’s PA v Berserker @ Colts

5C 12:45
St Joseph’s PA v Berserker @ Colts

All students will be required to wear a wide brimmed school hat and it is advisable to have a frozen water bottle each week.

CURRICULUM NEWS

Important Curriculum Dates

HASS

The introduction of the Australian Curriculum has brought with it many changes to the subjects taught at school. One of these recent changes is to do with the subjects of History and Geography. Previously these have been stand-alone subjects. They are still separate subjects however they have been joined with the new subjects of Civics and Citizenship (years 3-6) and Economics and Business (years 5 and 6) in a combined Learning Area called Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS). On this semester’s report card you will see the learning area of HASS which will consist of a combined mark for History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship (years 3-6) and Economics and Business (years 5 and 6).

LITERACY CORNER

Reading

Learning to read involves children learning skills in comprehension, fluency, accuracy and expanding on their known vocabulary. This week’s skill comes under the heading of comprehension.

Strategy – Blend Sounds; Stretch and Reread
Children should be taking the individual sounds of letters and blending them together to read a word accurately. Beginning readers often learn their sounds in isolation. The leap from knowing letter sounds to reading words can be daunting. Taking the isolated sounds and blending them together can be a first step to becoming a reader for many children. As they are blending the sounds together encourage them to listen for a word they might have heard before. This will help them work out the word they are stuck on.

Spelling

Strategy: Scrabble
Use Scrabble tiles to spell out your spelling words. For a little extra maths practice figure out the value of each of your words.

Regards,

Deanne Senini
Assistant Principal Curriculum

CLASSROOM NEWS

Prep W

Well, we have almost completed our first half of prep and what a start to the year it has been. Term 2 has seen many exciting times including our very first prayer assembly, celebrating mother’s day and most of all under 8’s day.

Our very first prayer assembly was very exciting, we celebrated Mother’s Day. We spoke about why our mum’s are special and thanked them for everything they do for us. We then got to share a special morning tea with all of our mum’s. We had lots of craft and activities that we could enjoy with them.

Under 8’s day has been one of our highlights of the year so far. We really enjoyed being able to make lots of different things. We even had an ambulance visit us where we they showed us how they take care of their patients. One of our favourite parts of the day was the disco. We had so much fun being able to dance and play lots of games.

This term in class we have been working hard on our reading and writing skills. We have been reading lots of big books and discussing the structure of a sentence. We have then been very clever and began writing our very own sentences. We love writing in Prep W and even find ourselves practicing our writing in our spare time.

In term 1 we learnt about living and nonliving things in Science and this term we were lucky enough to have Mrs Brook come in and help us plant some seeds in our Prep Garden. Here we planted lots of different seeds including carrots, peas, beans, zucchini’s and even sweet potatoes. We really enjoyed being able to plant our very own seed and watch it grow.

This week is our very first sports carnival and we are very excited to show everyone our ball games and novelty races that we have been practicing at school.

We can’t wait to see what we can learn about next term!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Congratulations to the following students and staff who will celebrate their birthday this week. They are: Bryce Wogand (5C), Talei Bolaqace (PM), Jordan Semple (5T) Quinn Rooney (PM) and Mrs Brosnan.

Have a great day.

YR 7 2017

Emmaus College is finalising enrolments for Year 7 2017. Very limited places remain for this intake, please contact the office or visit below to access an enrolment package

VOLUNTEERS INDUCTION SESSIONS

WPH&S Volunteers Inductions are necessary for the safety of your children. Therefore we ask that all parents who generously volunteer their time to the school, either in a classroom or in the tuckshop, attend a very brief induction regarding maintaining a safe environment for the children of St. Joseph’s.

These sessions only take about five minutes and are available after assembly on a Monday morning with Deanne Senini, or with Ray Carrington on Thursday afternoons from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Tracy Wren will also be conducting induction sessions in the tuckshop, if you are helping out in there.

Thanks,
Ray Carrington

FINANCE POSITION

The Catholic Education Office, invites applications for the position of Finance Officer - Accounts Payable. This position is full time (38 HPW).  The successful applicant will have appropriate experience and an understanding of and a commitment to the ethos of Catholic Education. A Working With Children Check (WWCC) and eligibility for a Suitability Notice will also be required. To apply for this position please visit the website www.rok.catholic.edu.au and download an application form.  Applications close 23 June 2016.

UNIFORM SHOP

Our uniform shop is run by VOLUNTEERS of the school and is open

Monday morning from 8:15- 8:45 and
Tuesday afternoon from 2:45 - 3:15
Friday morning 8:15 – 8:45

Please feel free to drop by any uniforms you no longer need to sell. Proceeds can go back to you or you can donate it back to the P & F.

FRIDAY PIZZA

Meatlovers, Chicken and Aioli and Hawaiian Pizza are available every Friday for $1.50/slice. Please have your order in a Brown Paper Bag with your name, class and order on it, with the money in side.

Please use a brown paper bag with child’s name and class written on the front.

TUCKSHOP IS UNAVAILABLE ON FRIDAYS.

DRAKES SUPA IGA

Simply scan your Drakes Supa IGA key tag and the checkout with your groceries, and automatically 1 cent of every dollar you spend goes to the Cathedral Conservation Fund.

Key tags are available from the office, local church or Drakes stores. Put it on your car keys so you remember to use it.

Key tags can be used at any Drakes Supa IGA supermarket in Queensland. Currently in our Diocese Drakes stores are located at

• Glenmore (North Rockhampton) - Gladstone
• Emu Park - Toolooa Street
• Calliope - Sun Valley