NEWSLETTER NO: 28 TERM 3 WEEK

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212 Boronia Road (P.O Box 505) BORONIA 3155 Phone: 9762 3275 Fax: 9761 0915 Email: office@sjboronia.catholic. edu

45pm SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS 8.30AM 4.30PM PRINCIPAL Mr. Peter Vanstan ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mrs. Leonie Sheehy DEPUTY PRINCIPAL Mr. Nick Frederiksen ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS Mrs. Marg Booth Mrs.

1 212 Boronia Road (P.O Box 505) BORONIA 3155 Phone: Fax: edu au. Website: NEWSLETTER NO: 28 TERM 3 WEEK 8 Wednesday 6th September 2017 ****Supervision of students at St Joseph s School is from 8.45am until 3.45pm SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS 8.30AM 4.30PM PRINCIPAL Mr. Peter Vanstan ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mrs. Leonie Sheehy DEPUTY PRINCIPAL Mr. Nick Frederiksen ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS Mrs. Marg Booth Mrs. Gayle Ashdowne (Tu, W) DATES TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 7th District Athletics 8th International Literacy Day 9th Sacrament of Eucharist 6pm 10th Sacrament of Eucharist 9.30am & 11am 21st SLPs sent home International Day of Peace 22nd Jump Off Day Term 3 Concludes OCTOBER 9th 11th 13th 15th Term 4 Commences Parent Morning Tea Coffee Van from 8.30am P-4 Swimming Program Commences P-4 Clothed Swim/Pyjama Day Term Overviews sent Home Year enrolment Offers posted World Mission Day NOTICES SENT HOME THIS WEEK P-4 Swimming Program Information & Permission Forms A FRIENDLY REMINDER Please hand mobile phones into the office in the morning and collect them at the end of the day. Thank you. OHSC CAMP AUSTRALIA Kate: UNIFORM SHOP Tuesday 3.15 (for fittings) Orders sent home Thursday via the bucket system. LEADERSHIP WITH OUR NEW STUDENT MODELS IN PLACE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT IS A TIMELY REMINDER TO OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT AND PARKING RULES SO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ST JOSEPH S COMMUNITY REMAIN SAFE. We hope that all fathers in our school community had a wonderful Father s Day. I am sure that you were suitably surprised and impressed by the wonderful gift that your child purchased from the Father's Day Stall. Thank you to the families in our community that have contributed to the organisation of the stall especially Donna Sawyers and Cara Dalton. Thank you to all who assisted with the purchasing, setting up and sales on the day your efforts were greatly appreciated. This weekend a number of students from the parish including 14 students from St. Joseph s - Orlando A, April C, Liam M, Ciara L, Jonathan B, Jorja H, Felicity C, Lachlan B, Sebastian D, Riley E, Raphael M, Lachlan G, Shaun C and Anthony T will receive the Sacrament of Eucharist. Thank you to our parish, families and staff who have assisted with the preparation of the students over the last couple of months and ensured they have been present at the weekend liturgies. The students will receive the Sacrament this Saturday, 9th September at 6.00pm (St Joseph s Church) and Sunday, 10th September at 9.30am (St Bernadette s) and 11am (St Joseph s). Please keep these students in your prayers as they prepare for this special day. Students receiving the Sacrament MUST arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the start of Mass for photos. Tomorrow Thursday, 7th September a large team of Year 3-6 students will be representing the school in the District Athletics competition. We wish these students all the best for this event. We congratulate our students on their recent NAPLAN results. Although these are one very small part of our total assessment and reporting process (and results are from a small snapshot of their learning) we are proud of our overall achievements. Our Year 3 results in particular were exceptional with our school mean well above the State Mean in all areas. Our Year 5 results also demonstrated that most students had made medium to high growth compared to their Year 3 results. Thanks to our students, teachers, support staff and parents who put in so much effort to support the learning at our school, as this leads to improved student outcomes. 1

2 As we are now in September, students are reminded to bring their school hats back to school. In accordance to our SunSmart Policy students must wear hats when they are outside, this includes playtime, sport and excursions. If children do not have their hat on they will not be able to participate in outdoor activities. During the remainder of Term 3 students may wear either their summer or winter uniforms as the weather is quite unpredictable. Thank you to families who have already completed and returned (or completed online) their Parent Opinion Survey as part of the School Improvement Surveys conducted by InSight SRC. The opinions of parents at the school are an important indicator of how well the school is meeting the needs of the students. To help us review our school and plan for the future, we would like to gauge your views in a number of areas. If you are one of the families that received the survey we ask that they are returned or completed on-line by this Friday, 8th September. Please notify the office immediately if you have completed the survey so you can go in the draw for the $50 voucher. Our second Special Lunch day for this term was held today. Thank you to Melinda Toce for her organisation of this to provide this treat for our students. The first planning meeting for this year s Year 6 Graduation was held yesterday. Thank you to all parents that attended. If you are able to assist with the planning and organisation please let the Gayle or Marg know in the office. The next meeting is scheduled for 9am Wednesday October 25. We have purchased another Student Learning Portfolio for students for the second half of the year as we now include the School Report in them during Term 2 and 4. The Student Learning Portfolios are an ongoing assessment and teachers are constantly adding work samples to these. The Student Learning Portfolios will be sent home during the last week of term on Thursday, 21st September. Families are reminded that Fees and Levies for 2017 are now due. It would be appreciated if all fees and levies could be finalised by the end of this term. If you are experiencing difficulty in meeting this deadline we encourage you to contact the office. Jump off day will be held on Friday, 22nd September. On this day children will have the opportunity to showcase their skipping skills, enjoy fun and vigorous activity and celebrate their efforts of raising some money for the Heart Foundation. Once again the term has flown by as we enter our last weeks of the term. Term 3 concludes on Friday, 22nd September at 3.25pm. Term 4 commences on Monday, 9th October. The coffee van will again be present on the first day of term for your complimentary drink for adults to kickstart the term. Also commencing on the first day of Term 4 is the Prep Year 4 Swimming Program (Year 5-6 Swimming Program will be held later in the term from Monday, 4th December to Friday, 15th December). Notes relating to the swimming program were sent home last week - please keep this note with information relating to the swimming program in a safe place so you are aware of what your child needs to bring and do on the first day. Finally, Leonie will be taking Long Service Leave for the remainder of the term. We wish Leonie safe and enjoy travels during this time. During the next couple of weeks Mr Nick Frederiksen our Deputy Principal and myself will be available to assist in Leonie s absence. Have a great week. Peter Vanstan 2

Kitchen garden CORNER Week 8 Kitchen Garden Participants Kitchen Garden will run over 2 weeks again due to the District Athletics on Thurs.

Week 8- Mon 4th and Wed 6th September Week 9 -Mon 11th and cooking Thurs 14th Sept with morning tea on Friday 15th Prep: Robbie, Ethan S, Riley; 1/2A: Alex D; 5/6FM:

brother, Junior, last week. May he rest in peace. ST JOSEPH S & ST BERNADETTE S SCHOOLS AND PARISH BORONIA LOTTERY Tickets $2.

We ask you to sell the tickets within family and friends and return books and money to school as soon as possible.

Your help in this fund raiser would be appreciated It is only equal to 5 cups of coffee. (Extra books are available from the office) We look forward to your support.

There is also a box located at Woolworths in Boronia where stickers can be placed.

3 Kitchen garden CORNER Week 8 Kitchen Garden Participants Kitchen Garden will run over 2 weeks again due to the District Athletics on Thurs. and the Preps can participate in Art on Tues afternoons. Week 8- Mon 4th and Wed 6th September Week 9 -Mon 11th and cooking Thurs 14th Sept with morning tea on Friday 15th Prep: Robbie, Ethan S, Riley; 1/2A: Alex D; 5/6FM: Aaron W, Max & Thomas C COMMUNITY CONDOLENCES Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ventura family, Nora, Avelino, James and Abigail (5/6FM), on the loss of Nora s brother, Junior, last week. May he rest in peace. ST JOSEPH S & ST BERNADETTE S SCHOOLS AND PARISH BORONIA LOTTERY Tickets $2.00 each - 4 PETROL PRIZES & TRAVEL VOUCHER PRIZE Return by 13 th October 2017 Each family has received a book of 10 tickets in the Petrol and Travel Raffle. We ask you to sell the tickets within family and friends and return books and money to school as soon as possible. All tickets must be returned either sold or unsold, or a Statutory Declaration will need to be provided from you. Your help in this fund raiser would be appreciated It is only equal to 5 cups of coffee. (Extra books are available from the office) We look forward to your support. Our tally so far is 6266 stickers/points. What a fantastic effort! your support. Thanks so much for The box is located in the student foyer for your stickers. There is also a box located at Woolworths in Boronia where stickers can be placed. The school can buy resources based on how many stickers we receive, so ask your friends and family who shop at Woolworths if they can donate their stickers to our school! Happy Birthday to Zac (1/2C), Bailey (1/2C), Nicholas M (3/4N) Ben(1/2C) and Ella (Prep) who are celebrating their birthday this week. Achievements Outside of School If your child has achieved something notable as part of a club/hobby we would love to acknowledge it in the newsletter. Information can be sent via to gayle.ashdowne@sjboronia.catholic.edu.au. Thank you 3

4 LITTLE JOEY S MUSIC GROUP sing SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23 If you could meet us in the church at 5.30pm for a warm up/practice before Mass begins that would be appreciated. All children welcome! For further information contact Gayle Ashdowne Dates for 2017: 28/10. COMMUNITY 4

This will allow all those parents who have never been to a Costco Warehouse the chance to see for them selves how much they can save by shopping at Costco.

5 Costco Ringwood Special Offer COMMUNITY Costco rarely, if ever opens its warehouse for non members to shop. However the Costco Warehouse in Ringwood is offering the parents of students at your school the opportunity to try first hand a one time shopping experience as a one day member. This will allow all those parents who have never been to a Costco Warehouse the chance to see for them selves how much they can save by shopping at Costco. See the value and variety on offer, from clothing, optical, hearing aids, Tyre centre and our own meat, bakery and deli products plus many items not found elsewhere. Enjoy the AFL Grand Final weekend (29 th,30 th September & 1 st October) with three days off by spending a little time at Costco Ringwood. It may be your last opportunity to visit a Costco Warehouse as a non member. Just show the school newsletter to the membership staff as you enter the warehouse to receive your membership number. 5

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Mother s Day Reflection. When God created mothers, He made two loving arms To cradle us and shelter us From any worldly harm.

Mother s Day Reflection. When God created mothers, He made two loving arms To cradle us and shelter us From any worldly harm. ST KIERAN S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Term 2 Week 4 We nurture the faith and wellbeing of our school community, inspiring minds through the joy of learning DATES FOR YOUR DIARY May 15-