22 August 2018

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Last week’s Science Expo was, from all accounts, a huge hit. I apologise for my absence as I was quite ill through last week. Congratulations to all the students and their parents who took part and presented on the night as well as all involved with the Year 1 astronomy demonstration that was also hugely successful (until the oval sprinklers turned on unexpectedly). We are very appreciative of Leanne Voss and the judges that attended from CQU University and congratulate them on the development of a new educational science app that was launched at Joey’s last week. Also, well done to our APC, Mrs Deanne Senini who has put in a tremendous amount of work into both Science and Book Week celebrations. Her educational vision has seen some great educational opportunities for our students come to fruition this year. I love to see our students excited about learning.

This week we celebrate Book Week and as always, we will culminate our annual celebration by having a costume character parade. I can’t wait to see the famous literary characters and hope that we have some cool weather tomorrow as we will have a very sweaty Principal by mid-morning.

Well done to our Capras Cup team who competed last Saturday playing four games in very hot conditions. The team did very well placing 4th overall in Rockhampton. Thank you to all of the players and their parents for giving up a major part of their weekend to set up, support and represent our school with such pride. It was a very tiring yet enjoyable day.

After four weeks of Prep interviews, I am delighted to have met so many families who are seeking St Joseph’s values as an integral part of their children’s educational journey. A reminder that the first round of Prep offers for 2019 will be mailed out this Friday, August 24th.

It was lovely to see our students and their families come and celebrate our Children’s Mass at OLHC last Saturday evening. After mass we were able to share a light supper of tasty laksa soup prepared by the NET Team and the MX Youth Group. It was a lovely evening even though I had to have many glasses of water as I mistakenly did not get served from the ‘mild’ sauce pan. Well done to our NET Team.

Best of luck to our netball teams who will be taking part in grand finals this Friday. All teams have worked hard all season and I am sure our lovely bunch of girls will represent our school with great pride. Go Joeys!

Don’t Forget …

• Book Week, 20th – 24th Aug.
• Book Week costume parade, Thursday 23rd Aug @ 10:40am
• Prep 2019 1st offers mailed out, Friday 24th Aug.
• Season B Interschool Sports Grand Final Day, Friday 24th Aug
• School Disco, Thursday 6th Sept.

Have a great week.

Regards
Bernard Fitzgerald
St. Joseph’s PA Principal

APRE REFLECTION

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

RELIGIOUS MATTERS

Children’s Mass

Last Saturday about 20 students from St Joey’s attended our Children’s Mass. This was a wonderful celebration of the Eucharist shared with the NET Team and members of the MX Youth group.

What’s Happening this Term

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Our Lady Help of Christians is starting Children’s Liturgy of the Word on the first Sunday (Saturday evening) of each month. LOW is a ritual for the proclamation of God’s Word with Children appropriate to their understanding. At the commencement of Mass the children are taken out of the church to the Media room and are exposed to the readings of the day with a child friendly explanation, some songs and follow up activities.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word dates for the rest of the year are:

Saturday September 1st @ 6:00pm
Saturday November 3rd @ 6:00pm
Saturday December 1st @ 6:00pm

SPORTING MATTERS

Congratulations Zac

Well done Zac Joyce on being selected in the Under 12 Rockhampton District Sports Cricket Team. Zac will train for the next few weeks in preparation for the Capricornia Team trials which are being held here in Rockhampton in early September. Good luck Zac.

Friday Sport 24/08/2018

Hockey

St Joeys 2 v The Hall 2 on Grass 8 @ 1:00 – 1:15
St Joeys 4 v BYE
St Joeys 1 v Frenchville 2 on Grass 8 @ 1:20 – 1:35
St Joeys 3 v Depot Hill 2 on Turf 2 @ 1:20 – 1:15
St Joeys 2 v BYE
St Joeys 4 v Glenmore 3 on Turf 3 @ 1:40 – 1:55
St Joeys 1 v Park Avenue 3 on Turf 3 @ 2:00 – 2:15
St Joeys 3 v Park Avenue 1 on Turf 4 @ 2:00 – 2:15

Netball

Junior B

St Joey’s v St Mary’s on Court 1 @ 1:10

Senior A

St Joey’s v St Anthony’s on Court 1 @ 12:15

Rubgy League teams will be staying at school.

Bernadette Brennan
APRE

CURRICULUM NEWS

Important Curriculum Dates

SCIENCE WEEK EXPO

Last Thursday evening we held our Science Week Expo. I’d like to thank all the students who put in an entry. I was extremely impressed with the time and effort put into the presentation of the projects as well as the way the students were able to discuss their project.

The judges from CQUni were also very impressed with the quality of the projects. A large part of the marks given by the judges were based on how well the students could explain the science behind their project.

Congratulations to our winners:

Prep – Year 2 category

• First place: Tom Compognoni – speed of plant growth
• Second place: Humbal Salam - water filtration

Year 3-4 category

• First place: Keely Brook – solar powered pet cooler
• Second place: Hugh Ballinger – beehive made from recycled material

Year 5 -6 category

• First place: Breanna Gear – environmentally friendly pest control
• Second place: Nick Thompson – biodegradable fishing hook

BOOK WEEK

Every year St Joseph’s celebrates book week. This year we will be celebrating book week with two official events. The first one is our annual character dress up day. All students from Prep – Year 6 are invited to come to school dressed as a character from a book. We will hold a parade in the MPA where all students can show off their outfits. This parade will start at 10:30am on Thursday 23rd August.

Our second event is our biannual Joey’s in Jamas evening (also on Thursday 23rd August). This evening is held in the school library and all students and their parents are invited to come along in their pyjamas and spend some time reading books together. PLEASE NOTE – THERE IS NO OFFICIAL TEACHER SUPERVISION SO ALL STUDENTS NEED A PARENT WITH THEM. This evening will begin at 5pm and conclude at 6:30pm. You are welcome to come along at any time during that 90 minute time slot.

UNDER 8s MORNING

Our annual Under 8’s morning will take place at St Joey’s in Term 3 on Thursday 13th September. This is a day where we celebrate the learning and development of our younger students. The day will begin with a short liturgy in the multi-purpose area. Following the liturgy the children will be free to investigate the various hands on activities prepared by our Prep – Year 3 teachers. Parents are most welcome to attend this part of the day. After first break students will head back to class where they will complete activities with their class for the rest of the day. Students in Prep to Year 3 are invited to come along to this day in free dress. It is essential that this free dress consists of clothing which is sun safe (no sleeveless shirts), a school hat and fully enclosed shoes. If you are able to assist your child’s teacher on the day please let them know as soon as possible. If you have any questions about this day please do not hesitate to see me.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

You should have received a letter explaining the 2018 Premier’s Reading Challenge. Every child is invited to participate in this challenge and read or experience a number of books over the next few months. The challenge runs from Monday 14 May until Friday 24 August.

This year the Premier has challenged all school students from Prep to Year 2 to read or experience 20 books, Years 3 and 4 to read 20 books and Years 5 to 9 to read 15 books. Experiencing books can include shared reading, listening to stories or reading picture books.

Every student who completes the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier.

For more information about the Premier’s Reading Challenge, please visit:

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 – Use Punctuation to Enhance Phrasing and Prosody

Clustering words together by using our knowledge of the spoken patterns in the English language and using punctuation enhances our understanding of what we read. Learning to read in phrases is important. The meaning of what is read is embedded in the chunk of words we read, not just in the isolated words themselves. The order and the way words are put together to make a sentence and then a paragraph create the meaning. It is important for readers to practice reading fluently in phrases.

Spelling:

Activity: Words within words
Write each spelling word and then write at least two words made from the same letters. For example: slide, side, lie, lid, led

Regards,
Deanne Senini
Assistant Principal Curriculum

FINANCE NEWS

Term 3 Fees are now TWO weeks overdue.

Term 3 Fees were due for payment by Monday 6th August. If these have not been paid, they are now 2 weeks overdue and you will be receiving an overdue reminder letter. Your urgent attention to this matter would be appreciated.

Fee Accounts are now being published to Parent Lounge and will no longer be posted out in hard copy. You will need to Login to Parent Lounge to access your Fee Statement.

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?

Please remember to update your Concession Card if it has expired, as you are unable to get the Concession without a new card being presented.

CLASSROOM NEWS

2F

Term 3 has been jam packed already and there are many more events coming. We have enjoyed

• Having Miss O’Brien our uni prac student
• Harmony Day
• Peer Support starting
• Catholic Education week activities
• Mark Mackillop portrait art
• Circular Circus
• Science Expo Night

In Science we have been learning about different animal groups and how their life cycles may vary. Animal have also become our focus for writing. We have been working on ‘Bumping Up’ our writing to make it better by adding more interesting vocabulary and adding information together in a sentence using conjunctions.. The students have enjoyed creating riddles about various animals and here are a few.

What am I?
I am poisonous but I’m not a lionfish.
I live in the coral reef of Australia.
I can camouflage for safety.
I’m a fish that is very, very dangerous.

By Cooper Anderson

What am I?
I live in the Asian forests and I camouflage in the shadows of trees.
I have orange, black and white stripes.
I am a predator and the biggest cat in the world.
I hunt for my prey and I hide in the grass.

By Lachlan Applewaite

What am I?
I have flippers but I’m not a dolphin.
I swim in the ocean but I’m not a shark.
I live on land.
I eat fish but I am not a turtle.
I have slippery skin but I am not a fish.

By Lani Duncan

What am I?
What lives in New Zealand and am a bird?
I have a long beak about ten centimetres.
I can’t fly.

By Cairon Smith

What am I?
What swims in the ocean?
What has fins?
What kills and is dangerous?
What eats other fish but is also a fish?

By Mackenzie DaSilva

Have fun guessing our animal riddles.

Mrs Farr, Mrs Conway and Year 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Congratulations to the following students and staff who will celebrate their birthday this week. They are: Oliver Jahnke-Grieves (Yr 4), Holly Graham (Yr 6), Mason McLean (PM), Kyiah Tobin (2F), Preston Clancy (3T), Georgia Andersen (Yr 6), William Littleboy (Yr 4), Jacob Murphy (Yr 4), Caitlin Thompson (Yr 1) and Miss Black (Yr 6).

Have a great day.

2019 KINDY ENROLMENTS

St Joseph’s Park Avenue Kindergarten are currently taking enrolments for 2019. If you or family/friends have a child born between July 1st 2014 and June 30th 2015, they are eligible for Kindergarten in 2019. We currently have positions available in both groups for next year. Expressions of Interest forms can be collected from the Kindy, or emailed on request. Please phone 4994 9302.

SCHOOL BANKING

School banking every Thursday.

Please send your child’s banking book in so they can place it in the grey classroom-banking bag.

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 do not take long and are available after assembly on a Monday morning with Deanne Senini, and on Wednesday afternoons from 2:30pm - 3:00pm. Debbie Rooney will conduct induction sessions in the tuckshop, if you are helping 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 hand 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

POSITIONS VACANT - Secretaries, North Rockhampton Parishes

North Rockhampton Parishes are seeking two part-time secretaries to work at the Parish Centre at Holy Family Church, North Rockhampton. The roles support the parish ministries and administration. One of the secretaries will work from 9am to 2pm Monday-Wednesday and the other from 9am to 2pm Wednesday-Friday. Applications close: COB Wednesday, 29th August 2018. Please see our website http://www.rok.catholic.net.au/employment.html for the full details of this position or contact Vicki Oliver on 4887 3090 or hr@rok.catholic.net.au.