21 November 2018

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Tonight, we culminate our Term 4 swimming program with our annual swim carnival at the Southside Memorial Pool. The carnival will commence at 5:00pm on the dot, with our youngest students and our grade 6 helpers in the middle 25m pool first. We realize that it is a school night so we ask that you be at the pool by 4:45pm in order to be ready for our carnival to begin as scheduled.

Our hard-working P&F Association will be running a BBQ for dinner as the carnival does tend to be run over the usual evening meal period.

Due to the majority of our younger students going home earlier from the carnival, age championship medals and the overall house trophy winner will be presented in the MPA 8:35am on Friday morning at a whole school assembly.

Well done to Mrs Brennan for what I know in advance will be a great carnival. You may also notice some of our staff missing tonight. Those not in attendance are required to be at a CEO writing project presentation night on behalf of the school. As we book the swimming carnival 12 months in advance, this is a clash that is unfortunately unavoidable.

This week also saw the last of our P&F meetings for the year. I would like to take the time to thank both the P&F and the School Board for what has been a very big year. Someone mentioned the word ‘Fete’ the other day and I shuddered to think our next one is only 18 months away. A reminder that our P&F Community Spirt Award for 2018 will also be handed out at our Presentation Night next week.

All year levels are starting to prepare for our annual Presentation Night that will be held on Thursday, 29th November. Please look for individual correspondence from your child’s teacher as to what may be needed for the evening. We will begin with our Kindy kids first but please remember our big four awards are handed out at the end of the evening. A lack of chairs has sometimes been an issue, so if you are able to bring one along that may help alleviate the problem.

A reminder that the theme is ‘Christmas Party’ and the evening will begin at 6:00pm. Gates to the MPA will open at 5:30pm and students will be required to sit with their class groups on the bench seating provided.

We will also be opening the back gate to the oval to provide extra parking spaces for the evening. Just a reminder that our friends from the mall sometimes have an issue with people from our school community parking in their spaces and attending school functions.

Finally, our ‘Dress as a Farmer’ day and raffle last week was a huge success. The community raised over $1500 for families from St Joseph’s Blackall that have been severely affected by drought. The money will purchase vouchers from local businesses in the area so that all money will stay in the Blackall community. Thank-you to all who helped contribute.

Don’t Forget …

• Swimming Carnival, Week 7 - Wednesday 21st November
• Emmaus Year 6 Orientation Day, Thursday 22nd November
• Presentation Night, Thursday 29th Nov @ 6:00pm in MPA
• Season C Sport Finishes, Friday 30th November
• Semester 2 Academic Awards Assembly, Monday 3rd Dec @ 8:35am in MPA
• Semester 2 Reports posted to Parent Lounge, Tuesday 4th December
• Year 6 Graduation Mass, Wednesday 5th December @ 6:00pm
• Year 6 Fun Day, Thursday 6th December
• End of Year Mass/2019 Leadership Induction, Friday 7th December 9:00am
• St Joseph’s school office closes for holiday break, Friday 14th December
• St Joseph’s school office reopens for 2019, Monday 21st January
• 2019 School year commences, Tuesday 29th January @ 8:35am

I hope you have a great week.

Regards
Bernard Fitzgerald
St. Joseph’s PA Principal

APRE REFLECTION

This week marks the end of the liturgical year. Next week, with the first week of Advent, we begin the new liturgical cycle. It is fitting that the Church concludes the liturgical year with the celebration of Christ the King. The conversation between Jesus and Pilate displays a lot of word play on the part of Jesus and quite a lot of confusion on the part of Pilate. The confusion stems from different perceptions of what it means to be a king.

Greg Sunter @ Liturgy Help

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
5.00pm Holy Family
6.30pm Our Lady Help of Christians

Sunday
7.00am St Mary’s
9.00am Holy Family

Bernadette Brennan
APRE

RELIGIOUS MATTERS

What’s Happening this Term

Presentation Night

This year our Presentation Night will be Thursday 29th November and the theme is Christmas Party. Classes will be presenting songs and some dance performances during the evening which commences at 6:00pm. Our annual school awards will also be presented throughout this evening.

Vinnies Appeal

The Annual Christmas Hampers are up and running. Baskets are being filled all over the school with goodies for Christmas. In case you missed the note last week, the breakdown of adopted families is below.

This year families have a few options when donating to help those families in our community who may not otherwise have a joyous Christmas.

1. donate Christmas grocery items – NO Chocolate or choc coated products
2. donate some Christmas grocery items and some cash
3. donate cash

*Cash donations will be used to purchase 1 gift for each family member*

Representatives from SVDP will be here for a special handover assembly on Wednesday 5th December at 8:35am. Please support this appeal where possible.

Children’s Mass

What a wonderful Eucharistic celebration we had with the parish. Our Year 5 and 4 students stepped up into their new roles to fulfil the ministries on the evening. Many thanks to all who joined us.

Bernadette Brennan
APRE

SPORTING MATTERS

Interschool Sport

We continue our interschool sport participation for two more Fridays. Please continue to remind students to ensure they have water bottles and hats for Friday sport.

Swimming Carnival

Our annual swimming carnival will be held tonight at the Southside Pool.

The carnival is commencing at 5:00pm sharp with the Prep races and finishes at approximately 8:00pm. The 25m races will be held first in the short course pool. Following the completion of all 25m races we will commence the 100m and 50m races in the main pool. The program will be completed with the open house relays.

As it may be a late night for some of our younger students, age championship medallions will be presented in the MPA at 8:35am Friday morning in front of the entire school.

Friday Sport 23rd November

Softball/Teeball

Yr 6 Boys
St Joeys v Glenmore on 4B

Yr 5 Girls
St Joeys 1 Blue v St Joeys 2 Maroon on 4C

Softball/Teeball games are played at KELE PARK

All Games commence at 12:30

Cricket

St Joeys 1 Blue v St Joeys 3 White on field 4
St Joeys 2 Maroon v St Joeys 4 Navy on field 5
St Joeys 5 Gold v Park Avenue 1 on field 2

All games played at Kalka Shades starting at 12:45pm

Basketball

12:15 – 12:55
Raging Rhinos v Tilted Tortoises

1:00 – 1:40
Squishy Squids v Fearless Falcons

1:45 – 2:25
Dunking Ducks v Pink Pandas

Bernadette Brennan
APRE

CURRICULUM NEWS

IMPORTANT CURRICULUM DATES

BOOKLISTS

2019 booklists were sent home last week. Please check with your child that they have received it. If you can’t locate it, we have spares in the office. Once again Capricorn Educational Resources (CER) in Alexandra Street have offered to give a generous amount of money back to the school when Joeys parents purchase their school supplies from them. Of course you are able to purchase your child’s supplies from wherever you wish however the ladies from CER guarantee supply of the correct equipment. Teachers put a significant amount of thought and time into developing the booklists so I ask that you provide your child with all the equipment listed. If purchasing from CER you are welcome to drop your order into school before the end of Term or take it directly to CER.

RACQ ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

RACQ offers a comprehensive road safety education program to schools free of charge. The RACQ education officers will be at St Joseph’s during Week 8 and will be conducting a 45min session with all classes across that week focusing on how to be safe pedestrians, passengers and bike riders.

SEMESTER 2 REPORT CARDS

Semester 2 reports will be available to parents through parent lounge at the close of business on Tuesday 4th December. Report Cards will no longer be printed and sent home to parents - they need to be accessed through your parent lounge account. The link to parent lounge is:

SEMESTER 2 ACADEMIC AWARDS ASSEMBLY

Our normal Monday morning assembly on Monday 3rd December will be dedicated to acknowledging those students who have excelled in their studies throughout Semester 2. The assembly will begin at 8:35am. All parents and friends are welcome to attend.

Regards,
Deanne Senini
Assistant Principal Curriculum

FINANCE NEWS

Term 4 Fees were due for payment on Monday 29th October. These are now three weeks overdue and your urgent attention to this matter would be appreciated.

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?

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

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.

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

CLASSROOM NEWS

3F

Count down!

The count down to the end of the year is on! Year 3 has been working very hard on our song for the Presentation Night. We are doing the Aussie version of Jingle Bells so keep a look out for some kangaroos and a rusty Holden ute!

This term the students have been working very hard on their animal information reports, and also designing a lunch box which is environmentally friendly and includes some futuristic technology.

We did a very big clean-up of the school and looked into how damaging rubbish can be on the environment. They will also be doing a Google Slide presentation on their information report. You might like them to practice this at home.

See you at the Presentation Night!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Congratulations to the following students who will celebrate their birthday this week. They are: Kaison Murphy (PM), Azariah Morrison (Yr 4), Linkin Morrison (Yr 4), Sam Ryan (Yr 4), Samuel Conway (3T), Gustavo Da Silva (Yr 1), Indiie Lawton (Yr 1), Callum Richardson (Yr 4), Callum Jamieson (PM), Nate Smith (Yr 4) and William Wessels (Yr 4).

Have a great day.

TUCKSHOP NEWS

As the end of the school years is coming to an end, Tuckshop will be running stock down. At the moment we are running low on Peter’s Ice Blocks, so please take into consideration your child might need to make another choice.

Thanks
Debbie Rooney

VACATION CARE

Please find attached the Dec/Jan Vacation Care Booking form and Program. If you are requiring care for your child/children, please fill in and return to Chelsea ASAP. This booking form has the opening and closing dates for the December/January period.

Thanks

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN 2019

Enrolments have now opened for Instrumental Music Tuition in 2019! The following instruments are available: WOODWIND (Grade 4-6) – Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, PERCUSSION (Grades 4-6), BRASS (Grade 4-6) Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, STRINGS (Grades 2-6) - Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, GUITAR (Grades 3-6) and VOICE (Grades P-6).

All interested students can pick up an information note at their school office from the end of Week 6. Copies of these forms and the online enrolment link are also available at

The information letter and enrolment forms have been emailed home to all instrumental music parents whose children are currently enrolled in the program in 2018 – please email Alexia Lally: Alexia_Lally@emmaus.qld.edu.au, if you have not received this email.

Keyboard Lessons 2019

Keyboard lessons will be offered in 2019. These lessons are best suited for students with electronic keyboards, with focus on chord bass and utilising keyboard voice and rhythm features.

Group and individual lessons are available for students in years 1 to 6.

Continuing students are required to re-enrol.

To enrol, please collect download the enrolment form and return to the school office before end of November.

For more information or any enquiries please contact Leanne Voss on 0447 414 730.

Piano 2019

As part of the Rockhampton Catholic Primary Schools Instrumental Music Program, Piano lessons are available in 2019 for Prep to Year 6.

Please contact Mrs Lynette Anstey for further details on 0419 358 485 or 4933 3661 or anstey.family@bigpond.com

All students from this year must re-enrol for next year.

Congratulations to the piano students who performed in the Yamaha Piano/Keyboard Festival on the 18 November – Hannah McCrohon. Hannah was presented with a certificate and medal for her excellent performance.

PARENT LOUNGE

Changes to your address, phone number or work phone number can be made in Parent Lounge. Simply log in, go to the Parent Details tab, make your changes, then submit.

ABSENTEES

Absentees can be done through the Skoolbag App. Click on our School Logo, eforms and then Absentee Form.

All notifications from the school are done through this app. Our weekly Newsletters are also posted to this app.

Please make sure that you have downloaded it.

PUMPED SPORT

Pumped Sport Games is an action packed 90 minute event coming to St Joseph’s PA on Monday the 3rd December from 3.15 to 4.45pm on the school oval.

Children compete in teams in 9 exciting challenges that range from modified versions of traditional sports like soccer to more Ninja flavoured obstacles. With inflatables ranging from fields, targets and obstacle courses, children have a blast! $15 per child. Limited spots available so be quick to register at

Regards,
Wayne Hanrahan

Phone: 1300 367 980 | Mobile: 0448 228 483
Web: www.pumpedsport.com.au
Email: wayne@pumpedsport.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PumpedSportau

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 be 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 inside.

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