5 December 2018

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Well done to our Semester Two Academic Award winners last Monday morning. It was fantastic to see the growth in the number of Gold, Silver, Bronze, Maroon and Navy awards achieved by our students from our Semester One assembly with over 160 awards being handed out. Many students came very close to fulfilling the set criteria for the awards, but just missed out. Next year, I hope for continued growth and that all of our ongoing students continue to persevere and be determined in striving to take home one of these awards in 2019.

It was fantastic to see so many of our Joeys community gather together for last week’s Presentation Night. Many thanks to everyone who came along and braved the sweltering conditions to support our students and help make it such a memorable evening. A special thank-you to Shelly & Tim Harkin who worked tirelessly to ensure the court was washed clean, well-lit and that the grounds were spick and span. Congratulations to the worthy recipients of this year’s awards and also to all of the students who performed on the night. Many thanks also to the staff who put in much hard work and preparation for the event. The commitment from both our staff and students was evident in the quality of all the performances as well as the smiles on everybody’s faces.

Presentation Night Award Winners for 2018:

Outstanding Achievement Award – Nicholas Thompson
Encouragement Award – Evie Maker
Kelvin Hill Award – Kathleen Phillips
Sports Girl – Abby Richardson
Sports Boy – Chase Everingham
Sportspersonship – Dylan Neden
Luke Monaghan Award – Karen Messmer
Junior Performing Arts – Jace Scott
Senior Performing Arts – Mia Jahnke
Principal’s Recognition Award – Charlie Rowley
Dux & Leadership Awards – Cadence Lee
Spirit of St. Joseph’s Award – Harrison Hopkins

Drawing our school year to a close will be our End of Year Mass this Friday, 7th December. We will be celebrating with a whole school Mass commencing at 9:00am. The Mass not only provides us the opportunity of farewelling our Year 6 students for the final time, it will also incorporate the induction of our student leaders for the 2019 school year.

We must also be aware that we share Friday’s Mass with the Parish so I request that we leave the parking spaces directly outside the church vacant for the use of our parishioners.

Please remember that during all of these celebrations that we not use the parking in the mall car park as retailers in the mall have previously complained that there is no parking for their patrons. In an effort to try and alleviate these parking issues we will be making parking available on the grassed area beyond the end of the Multi-Purpose Area during both tonight’s and Friday’s celebrations.

Unlike past years, class lists will no longer be displayed in their entirety in the windows of the Media/Drama room. This year your child’s classroom teacher for 2019 will be emailed directly to the address provided in your parent information. This will be done before the end of the school year. For those who made the time to see me with specific requests for 2019, I was able to facilitate these to the best of my ability at the time, not knowing my full staffing roster for 2019.

Officially school concludes at 3:00pm on Friday, though some parents have enquired about students going home early. Students are able to go home with their own parents or guardians following Mass. Students wanting to leave with another child’s parent must have written permission to do so from their parents.

A reminder that as Christmas draws close we have exciting news. The Lights of Christmas 2018 will be on again consisting of a fantastic light show that will use the external facade of St Joseph's Cathedral as a canvas to display animations as well as Christmas themed slides. The display will be bigger and better than last year and will run from 17th to 23rd December.

The school office will be open next week from Monday the 10th till Friday the 14th of December with our Finance Secretary, Megan Crosthwaite available for all those parents who wish to finalise their school fees for 2018. The office will then close for the Christmas period and reopen on Monday the 21st of January.

Don’t Forget …

• 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
• The Lights of Christmas, 17-23 December @ St Joseph’s Cathedral
• 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 last week and a happy, holy and most of all safe Christmas holiday break. We look forward to working with you again in 2019.

Regards
Bernard Fitzgerald
St. Joseph’s PA Acting Principal

APRE REFLECTION

May you have a happy and holy Christmas season

Bernadette Brennan
APRE
St. Joseph’s Park Avenue

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

SPORTING NEWS

Every year, an award is presented to the best performing cricketer from the Rockhampton Primary School Sports District. This is the “Rockhampton School Player of the Year” trophy.

For over 25 years, this award has been presented, and sponsored by Robert Schwarten and the Schwarten family.

The award is given to the player who has represented to the highest lever, performed at that level more than anyone else and has shown great character, attitude and behaviour while away.

The recipient this year represented the Capricornia 10 – 12 yrs Boys cricket team at the recent State championships in Townsville. He collected 8 wickets across the 4 games that he bowled in and made 91 runs at an average of 22.75 runs per game.

Congratulations to Year 5 student, Zac Joyce.

CURRICULUM NEWS

BOOKLISTS

2019 booklists have been sent home. 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.

SEMESTER 2 REPORT CARDS

Semester 2 reports were posted to Parent Lounge yesterday. 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:

I would like to congratulate the Year 6 students on the completion of their primary schooling. I wish them well in their transition to secondary school next year. I’d also like to wish all of the Joey’s community a safe, happy and holy Christmas break and I look forward to a very productive 2019.

Regards,
Deanne Senini
Assistant Principal Curriculum

CLASSROOM NEWS

Prep

Prep are in full swing as we get ready to celebrate the end of term and Christmas with our loved ones. Prep students have completed many activates and learnt about the true meaning of Christmas. The students have loved exploring the story of The Nativity and practicing their song for the Presentation Night. The students were also gifted a storybook each from Rotary to celebrate their achievements during their first year of school.

Some of our other highlights from the year include:

Jacob: My best memory of Prep is when we went to the Pilbeam Theatre to see ‘Josephine Wants to Dance’.

Mason: My favourite part of Prep was getting the new playground.

Ella: My favourite part of Prep has been learning all new things.

Hunter: My favourite part of Prep is learning to read.

The Prep’s are very excited about what 2019 holds for them as big Grade 1 students. Thank you to all of the Prep families for all of your support during 2018. Merry Christmas to you all.

The Prep Team

Yr 1

As the year draws to a close, we’ve taken some time to reflect upon the amazing things we have done throughout the year. Some of the highlights have been Under 8’s Day, the Science expo with the astronomy evening, hosting the Mother’s Day pamper party, our Presentation Night performance of Happiest Christmas Tree and the Athletic and Swimming carnivals.

Whist we’ve certainly grown in height and maturity, we’ve also grown academically and spiritually. We are enjoying our last week of Year 1, before we take a much needed rest and are ready to embark on Year 2.

Have a happy and holy Christmas,

The Year 1 team

Yr 2

Year two have had a fabulous year in 2018. They have had the opportunity to work with many different teachers throughout the year and continue to grow and develop as learners. The children have continued to strive to achieve their best and this was evident in the number of students who received awards on assembly on Monday.

The highlights of Year two have been:

Tauryn – The last three weeks we have done lots of fun activities with my 3 teachers.

Ebony – Loved doing Art and handwriting.

Lani – When we learnt about water and animals in Science.

Saba – We have made new friends because we are altogether in one class.

Quinn, Blair – Loved doing handwriting.

Jordana, Bronson, Cruz and Isabella – We got to do lots of Art and we loved it.

Kyiah, Cassius, Maiya – I liked working in groups to make puppets.

Cairon – Working silently to complete our work.

Slade, Mia, Zaeleigh, Slater, Abby – I love Maths and learning new things

Brittany, Jacob, Lachlan – Creating poetry and then typing and editing it on Google slides by adding backgrounds, changing the fonts, including transitions and adding pictures.

Lucas, Matari, Gabe, Chloe and Lucas – I loved learning about 3D shapes and making stars and 3D robots.

Everyone loved having Mrs Farr, Mrs Rutherford, Miss Kerrisk and Mrs Paap as their teachers.

3F

Farewell from Miss Ferguson

What a fantastic Presentation Night! Well done to all the Year 3’s for a great Aussie Christmas celebration! Thank you so much to the parents who helped to make costumes and props, particularly to Mrs Roberts and Clare Austin who helped make our Rusty Holden Ute!

Thanks to all my students and parents for your kind messages. It was a very hard decision to leave Joey’s. Even though I have only been at this school for 2 years I have experienced the ‘Joey’s Way’ and the community spirit at this school.

I hope you all have a safe and fun Christmas!

3T

What a busy term we have had in 3T. Preparing for year 4 by writing narratives from the Google app Poggle.

Along with lots of division, multiplication and rounding in Mathematics.

We were also very excited to learn about David and Goliath, Noah’s Ark and the Nativity Stories in Religion.

We have had very interesting lessons in science where we are the taxonomist; a person who classifies new species discovered. Even though it was a little messy, we really enjoyed making our clay bowls.

We had a cracker of a time at the Christmas presentation night in our singlet, shorts and thongs singing about an Aussie Christmas.

We are very excited for open learning next year in year 4.

Yr 4

We are all singing “We have Survived” here in year 4. We have had an amazing 2018, learning heaps. Here are some of the highlights

My Memories:

• When we did the Remembrance Day Prayer Assembly – Linkin
• Doing our Drama this term – Isabelle F
• Learning heaps in PE – Chace
• The Rainbow Serpent Dramas – Azariah
• My teachers are Awesome – Jacob (that’s Mrs McCutcheon, Mrs Mooney and Miss Brosnan in case you weren’t aware who he is talking about )
• When we did our HASS presentations last term – Laine
• Learning about producing a good Google Slide – Kiasharn
• I enjoyed doing our Math Mentals – Liahna
• Learning all about the explorers at the beginning of the year – Grace
• Our Drama presentations this term – Charlie
• Learning how to do a stop motion video for our science assessment – Katelyn
• Learning about the different types of fractions in Maths – Nate
• When we designed and made our crosses for Catholic Education Week – Estelle
• I really enjoyed our swimming program this year – Sam R
• Doing our last Prayer Assembly with the whole class involved – Lilly
• Having 49 little Dalmatians following me around during our Book Week celebrations – Mrs McCutcheon
• The Mini Vinnies retreat was a great day of learning – Miss Brosnan
• The culminating activity for Science, 49 Forces games and letting them go wild with glitter and glue – Mrs Mooney

Big congratulations to our amazing Yr4’s who performed at the Joey’s Presentation Night. Our Hip Hop Crunk version of Rudolph was a massive hit and everyone performed with passion and joy.

On that same night Charlie was presented with his 2018 Principal’s Encouragement Award. Congratulations Charlie – we are super proud of you and your efforts.

A huge congratulations to our Year 4’s who received their Academic Awards on the Special Assembly on Monday morning. Well done and keep pushing yourself in 2019. (Missing from the photo are Darcy Sewell and Chace Da Silva)

And so as we close off the school year of 2018 Mrs McCutcheon, Mrs Mooney and Miss Brosnan wish you all a Happy and Holy Christmas and a super safe holidays. May God be with you all during this Advent and Christmas Season.

Yr 5

One of the highlights of a busy and exciting year for 5T & 5M was their energetic performance of ‘Joyful, Joyful’ at Presentation Night on Wednesday 29th November.

Some of Grade 5 best memories of 2018 are:

Cooper K: School Sports
Jayda G: Getting the chickens
Nick T. & Bailey M: Having the best teachers ever!
Laria B: Learning about and making a model of the Solar System.
Tyla B. & Jackson S: Making a dance as a group.
Ella B: Getting our Macbooks at the beginning of the year.
Lilyarnah S: Meeting all friends and teachers at the beginning of the year.
Sarah M: When I first walked into year 5.
Hayley H: Performing at Presentation Night.
Zac J: Seeing all the smiling faces throughout the year.
Xavier R: The learning space.
Joshua C: School fete and all the Science lessons.
Mia J: Performing our drama.
Oscar T: The Scratch assignment
Sarah C: Doing the graffiti.

As Year 5 students prepare to embark on their last primary school year as 2019 leaders, we would like to say a big THANK YOU to all families for your support throughout 2018.

May you have a safe and peaceful CHRISTMAS and a blessed NEW YEAR.

Yr 6

To all of the Joey’s family, thank you for all the guidance and support you have given us over our time here. You will always have a special place in our hearts!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Congratulations to the following students who will celebrate their birthday this week. They are: Chloe Crosthwaite (Yr 2), Taylor Dives (Yr 2), Preston Livermore (Yr 1), Chandler Lentell (Yr 4), Nate Barber (Yr 1), Jaxson Balderston (PM), Trey Batchelor (Yr 4), Olivia Bragg (Yr 1), Maddison Clarke (3T) & Izabelah Zerafa (PG).

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 link below

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.

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.

FROM THE COUNSELLOR

The school holidays are here and it’s the time for getting back to the basics of having fun together, laughing together, spending time with each other and building memories….. taking a moment to be with each other, to rest, relax, recharge and reconnect.

As the school year comes to a close and you are all feeling very busy and overscheduled and looking forward to some time together, it can be a juggle to get everything done and enjoy it at the same time.

This time of year you can feel frazzled, tired, hot, cranky or have sad moments remembering those special people and loved ones not with you this Christmas.

End of year can mean so many different things to many of you …… and yet it can be a moment to remember who is important and how we carve out time and space to spend precious moments with those special people in our lives.

The holidays can be a way to break out of the routine and slow down, find space to just be together as a way of reconnecting with each other.

As humans we are wired to find connection with others, through talking, play, hugs, stories, board games and to savour the moment and listen to each other and our kids.

I hope that your break has moments when you can sit and snuggle together, talk over the dinner table, play a board game, listen to your child’s story, look at old photos and remember to reconnect and recharge yourself and your loved ones. Relationships are built over moments which create memories, and being present in those moments allows you to savour them.

Be kind to yourselves and each other

Michelle Hoffman

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.

There is banking tomorrow (Thursday 6th December)

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