3 May 2017

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE ACTING PRINCIPAL

This Term, our school will be undertaking our five-year School Review and Improvement process.

Next week, families in our Joey’s community who receive their newsletter electronically will receive an invitation to take part in an online survey for our SR&I process this year.

If you do not receive your newsletter electronically, and you wish to take part in the survey process, please feel free to come into the school office and give your details so we can send you a link.

Surveys will be open on Monday, 8th of May and close on Friday the 19th of May.

Well done to our Cross Country team who competed at Kalka Shaded last week. We had some great results with nearly all of our students finishing in the top fifty in each age group. Many thanks to Mrs Brennan and Miss Black who have trained the team every Tuesday and Thursday morning over the last six weeks. Congratulations to all of our students who ran on the day, not just for their effort but also for the way in which they behaved and competed on the day.

Congratulations also to our boys OZTAG team who won their grand final last Friday. This was a mighty achievement for our little school. Good luck to any of our other teams involved in finals this Friday.

Finally, we have had to reschedule the meal deal that was planned for this week. The meal deal will now take place next Wednesday, 10th May. Fitting in with our 2017 school theme, ‘Be the someone to someone in need’, money raised from this P&F event will contribute to helping a local Rockhampton family in their time of need. I hope you will support this worthwhile cause.

Don’t Forget …

• Rescheduled Meal Deal Wednesday, 10th May
• NAPLAN Year 3 & 5 Testing, Tuesday the 9th – Thursday the 11th May
• NRL Development Cup Gala Day, Friday 12th May
• Mother’s Day, Sunday 14th May

Have a great week.

Regards
Bernard Fitzgerald
St. Joseph’s PA Acting Principal

APRE REFLECTION

Many countries celebrate the first day of May with rituals to ensure good crops and plentiful harvest in the agricultural field. Other countries associate May Day with honoring the labor movement. In 1955, Pope Pius XII established the feast of St. Joseph the Worker to also be celebrated on May 1st. All these customs are associated with great works and this week we recall that we are God’s great work.

Jesus,
We turn to you,
our model and mentor of giving and receiving.
We recall how you poured yourself out in service to those who
crowded around you.
we bear in mind, too, how you withdrew to the mountain-sides to
pray and restore what was depicted in your body and spirit.
Grant us,
giver of gifts,
the wisdom, inspiration, and discipline to cultivate a healthy
balance between generous service to others and compassionate
care of ourselves.

Amen

Bernadette Brennan
Acting APRE

RELIGIOUS MATTERS

Year 3A Prayer Assembly

This Friday 5th May, Year 3A will be leading the prayer assembly in OLHC church at 11:30am. The year 3 students will be presenting a forgiveness themed assembly. Parents, families and friends of the school are all welcome to come along and share this prayer celebration.

ANZAC Day

Last Tuesday’s march was wonderful to see over 130 students and staff turn up to represent the school. The students marched eagerly and proudly through the streets of Rockhampton. Thank you to the parents and caregivers who waited patiently on the sidelines and cheered as we marched past.

Sacramental Program - Family Workshop for Confirmation

A Family Workshop will take place on Sunday, 07 May (at 9:00am) at Holy Family Church. The workshop will be after Mass.

For further information, please contact the Parish Office (4928 2800) or berylmills18@gmail.com

Northside Catholic Community Mass times

Weekday

Tuesday 9.00am Holy Family
Wednesday 12.00 Noon St Mary’s
Thursday 8.00am Emmaus College (Yaamba Rd)
Friday 9.00am Our Lady Help of Christians

Weekend

Saturday – Vigil

6.00pm Holy Family
6.00pm Our Lady Help of Christians

Sunday

7.00am St Mary’s
9.00am Holy Family

Bernadette Brennan
Acting APRE

SPORTING MATTERS

Cross Country

Last Thursday 18 of our students attended the Rockhampton District Schools Cross Country trials at Kalka Shades. Although none of our runners were selected in the team, many students ran personal bests and represented our school in the true Joey’s spirit. Many thanks to the parents who helped setting up, and for hanging around to pack up.

OZ Tag Champions

Congratulations to the SJPA White Boys Oz Tag team for defeating RGS Red in their grand final.

Congratulations Jai

Well done Jai Cass on your selection in the Capricornia U12 Hockey team. This is the third consecutive year Jai has been selected in the U12 team. We wish Jai the best of luck at the state championships in June.

FRIDAY SPORT

There will be no Friday sport this week. Children will be sorted into their Season B sporting teams.

Interschool sport recommences on Friday the 19th May.

Bernadette Brennan
Acting APRE

CURRICULUM NEWS

Important Curriculum Dates – Term 2

ICAS

Term 2 and 3 is when ICAS competitions will take place. If your child has nominated to participate in any of these competitions, they will receive a copy of a previous test which they can use as a practice. These practice tests will be sent home as each test gets closer. They do not need to be returned to school – they are merely a way of helping your child prepare for the ICAS competition they have nominated for.

DANIEL MORCOMBE CHILD SAFETY CURRICULUM

Week 3

Prep – Year 2

Students will:

• Understand the meaning of persistence
• Understand the need for persistence
• Identify a group of safety helpers they can report to

Years 3 – 6

Students will:

• Identify that planning ahead can help them stay safe
• Plan avoidance or exit strategies that can be used to keep themselves safe

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 Fluency.

Strategy – Voracious Reading

Readers become more fluent by increasing the amount of reading they do. The more a child reads the better they will become at reading. Encourage your child to read as often as possible. Please make sure though they are reading good fit books (books which are not too easy or difficult for them).

Spelling:

Strategy: Highlight Words

Write your words. Read each one and highlight any chunk which may be difficult for you. This strategy is important as it allows students to deconstruct words and think about the sections they find difficult and need to focus more attention on.

Regards,
Deanne Senini
Assistant Principal Curriculum

CLASSROOM NEWS

A look at a day in 3T

We thought we would share what a typical day looks like in 3T.

We choose Thursday 4-5-17.

After we organise tuckshop, message bag and the collection of homework and library books, we come together to talk to God in prayer. In Mathematics we are looking at the 2x and 3x tables and questioning to help us with the format for NAPLAN. Next is discussing our daily choices as part of our Reconciliation Unit in Religion. At 10.15am we visit the library where we select three best-fit books, one-chapter book to read in the classroom and a spot book and interest book to take home to read at our leisure. At 11am we have lunch and enjoy playtime with our friends. We settle back into class time with quiet reading. Some students attend a small Oral Language group as some participate in whole class lessons based on their Oral Language needs. In English we participate in word study then form our ability reading groups and enjoy reading in small groups. After afternoon tea we read quietly to settle back into the class routine.

In Humanities and Social Sciences, we are revising for our end of unit assessment on Celebration and Commemoration. Thursday afternoon we also attend choir and hymns. To finish our day, we collect the message bag and reflect on our day concluding with a prayer.

Hope you enjoy a little insight into our day.

From Mrs Tennyson and the students of 3T.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Congratulations to the following students who will celebrate their birthday this week. They are: Kaidyn Stuart (1M), Matilda Ballinger (PW), Monica Bartsch (PM) and Thomas Lawson (6F).

Have a great day.

TERM 2 FEE ACCOUNTS

Fee Accounts for Term 2 were emailed and posted out on Monday 24th April.

If you have not received your Fee Statement, please contact Megan for a copy.

If paying by Direct Deposit, please use your Account Number (6-digit number on your Fee Statement) as the reference.

If you have an outstanding amount and are unable to make any payment, can you please make immediate contact with Bernard or Megan to advise your current situation?

PHOTO DAY MONDAY MAY 22ND

School Photo envelopes will be sent home this week. These can be returned to your child’s teacher. Please also see the attached letter from the photographer, as this may answer any questions that you may have.

MEAL DEAL

Our Meal deal for this term will now be on Wednesday the 10th of May. This will be a Sausage sizzle, cupcake and zooper dooper.

We will be asking for donations of cupcakes, which can be dropped off at the tuck-shop on the Wednesday morning.

A note has gone home with all this information on it.

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, and on Tuesday afternoons from 2:30pm - 3:00pm. Sue Clarke will also be conducting induction sessions in the tuckshop, if you are helping out in there.

Thanks

UNIFORM SHOP

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

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

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

The Uniform Shop has quite a lot of good second hand uniforms. Please feel free to pop in (at the opening times above), and have a look.

There are second had Emmaus uniforms also.

FRIDAY PIZZA

Meatlovers 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)
• Emu Park

TCC RACE DAY

Please see the attachment regarding The Cathedral College Race Day “Party at the Park”, to be held on Saturday the 13th May at Callaghan Park. If you are free, grab a group and head to the races.

JUNIOR BASKETBALL

New seasons starting May 4th & 5th

Stay out of the elements this Winter with the best indoor sport in town. Basketball is fast paced, fun, and most importantly a sport that everyone can play. We¹ll help you find a club, a team, and a level of competition that is perfect for you.

Fri Nights ¬ U10-U12 comps (Players born ¹10-¹06)
Thurs Nights ¬ U14-U18 comps (Players born ¹05-¹00)

Please call Matt Neason on (07) 4922 5544 for more information.

ROTARY HIGH TEA

The Rotary Club of Rockhampton Fitzroy are holding a Birthday High Tea at Athelstane House, Ward Street, Rockhampton on Sunday the 4th June, 2017.

Tickets are $35 per person. Tickets must be prepaid by the 29th May. Please contact Bernadette Cross for bookings and dietary requirements on 0403 504 844.