St Joseph s School News

St Joseph s School News Term 1 Week 6 7 March 2017 Upcoming Events Wednesday March 8 Friday March 10 SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY Monday March 13 LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Wednesday March 15 Thursday March 16 Regional Swimming - Sale Confirmation Parent-Child Workshop 7.00pm Friday March 17 P&F Meeting - 9.15am P&F Room Tuesday March 21 House Athletics - Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve Parent-Teacher Interviews 3.30-6.00pm Wednesday March 22 Thursday March 23 Parent-Teacher Interviews 3.30-6.00pm Monday March 27 School Photo Day Wednesday March 29 Friday March 31 FINAL DAY OF TERM 1 2.25 FINISH TIME Sunday April 16 EASTER SUNDAY Tuesday April 18 TERM 2 COMMENCES Friday April 21 P&F Meeting - 9.15am P&F Room Tuesday April 25 ANZAC DAY Pupil Free Day Thursday April 27 Confirmation Reconciliation - 7.00pm Friday April 28 District Athletics - Wonthaggi Secondary College Saturday April 29 Confirmation - Wonthaggi 6.30pm Principal s Report Dear Parents, Students, Staff and all associated with St Joseph s Community. The completion of the first month of a new school year generally brings with it a satisfying relief that life within the school has settled comfortably into a productive routine. The hype and anxiety that is often attached to the return to school is now a distant memory, and students should now be more certain of new expectations, which are often encountered with new teachers and a changed learning environment. It is important that as parents you remain recognisably supportive, particularly in these weeks, as students settle into these new routines and accustom themselves with different expectations and teaching styles which may vary from teacher to teacher, class to class. A positive working partnership between home and school is absolutely vital in ensuring that a shared sense of responsibility is geared towards always maintaining what is best for each and every child. During the year, there will be many opportunities for you as parents to become involved in our school community. Here are some ideas.assisting with change of readers, at swimming and in the tuckshop, assisting with lunchtime clubs, attending school assemblies, and much more. Support the culture and what our school is trying to achieve, support your child s teacher, become an advocate for the school throughout the wider community, attend school activities such as sports events, concerts, Masses, etc., and most importantly consult regularly with your child s teacher about practical ways in which you can assist both at home and at school. Children just love seeing their parents being present and involved and, as I am learning as a parent of three boys, their years at primary school will go by in a blink of an eye.so, get in and enjoy the little things because one day you will look back and realise that they were the big things. It is true it s the little things in life that matter. What makes us remember things is how we felt at a particular time. If children have a positive and enjoyable experience at primary school, the odds are that they will carry this forward to secondary school and then one day hopefully provide their children with a positive attitude towards school. Children will remember how the important adults treated them; how they listened to what they had to say; how they established clear rules and boundaries; how they were fair but firm; how they knew how to have fun together and with us; how they modelled respect

Prayer Dear Lord, Please help me to rest in your happiness, To allow a smile to linger on my lips, To dwell within a wonderful memory, To walk back through sunlit places. Final Day of Term 1 Friday March 31 2.25pm Finish LATE ARRIVAL AND LEAVING EARLY FROM SCHOOL Just a reminder to sign your child in/ out at the school office prior to collecting them from and returning them to class. ALL VISITORS All visitors are reminded to sign in and out at the school office and collect a visitors pass prior to entering and exiting the school School Closure Day Friday March 10 Our Term 1 School Closure Day will be held Friday March 10 to provide an opportunity for staff to focus on Religious Education. St Joseph s Schoolbag App Get St Joseph s Skoolbag School iphone App to help us communicate more effectively with our Parent/Student Community. We are asking for as many Parents/Students as possible. Look for St Joseph s School Wonthaggi in your App Store and install it on your Apple iphone phone. The Android version is available at the Google Play Store. to one another; how our parents and teachers praised us for our efforts rather than our results. And if parents and teachers don t do these things, then, they ll remember that instead. There is no doubt that we as parents and teachers are a very important influence on the degree to which our children will have a healthy self-image. The memories we give our children to take forward in their lives, will be based, in great part, on the type of influence we provide. Sacrament of Confirmation Last weekend a number of our Year 6 students were presented to the Parish community during Presentation Masses as they took another step in their journey towards receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on April 29. I ask that you keep these children in your prayers as they prepare to undertake the next significant step in their faith journey. School Closure Day - Friday, 10 March Just a reminder to all families that this Friday, 10 March is a School Closure Day for students at St Joseph s and therefore there is no Assembly this week. Multi Purpose Synthetic Sports field An exciting new addition to our outdoor play space is set to be constructed in the coming month. A multi-purpose synthetic sport field is planned for the area east of the Parish Hall. It will include line markings for a number of sports, providing greater opportunity for our students to experience these on a high-quality surface. It will also provide other opportunities for our school to host events, a great benefit to our community. Enjoy the fortnight ahead. Yours in Catholic Education Ronan O Mahony Principal Our Lenten Garden Quote for the Week: Peace is not something you must hope for in the future. It is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present, you will never find it. Thomas Merton During this time of Lent we are encouraging all students to donate to CARITAS and place a flower in our Lenten Garden. It s that season when we take stock of the garden of our lives. Just as the gardens that we plant outside need attention and planning and pruning, so do our souls. Caritas is our charity for Term 1. An international aid and development organisation Caritas Australia work with the poorest of the poor and help people help themselves.

Like Us on Facebook St Joseph s now has it own official Facebook Page. We anticipate that our school s Facebook page will be an information hub, allowing our school community to access news, updates, celebrations, events and activities through a medium preferred by an increasing number of people. St Joseph s School values the responsible use of social media articulated in a range of policies and guidelines that govern the expectations of online behaviour. We reserve the right to remove any content that we believe is in breach of these policies, guidelines and the values of our school. We ask that you keep this a positive space and if you have any concerns please make an appointment to see our elearning Leader Sarah Keating or your child s classroom teacher. Prayer Presentation and Assembly Award Winners Pictured are our award winners presented at assembly Friday February 24 and March 3. Congratulations to all recipients on their great work. Our 1/2T class led prayer and performed very well. This Friday March 10 is a Pupil Free Day so there will be no assembly. The next school assembly will be Friday March 17, 1/2F will lead prayer. Parents and Grandparents are welcome to join us at Assembly each Friday afternoon at 2:40pm in the school gym. St Josephs School Wonthaggi https://www.facebook.com/ St-Josephs-School-Wonthaggi-165275233852668/ EASTER RAFFLE The annual Easter Raffle has always been an excellent fundraiser for the students of our school. Greatly supported by the families and school community, this raffle has contributed to essential school items. The Parents & Friends Association are asking families to donate an Easter egg, chocolate bar or basket/ cellophane to the school which will enable them to make up Easter baskets to raffle at the school assembly, Friday March 24. Thank you for all donations already received. Divisional Swimming - Friday March 3 Last Friday, March 3, saw the St Joseph s Divisional Swimming Team travel to Korumburra to compete. It was a great day, full of exciting swims. We have 8 students that have qualified for the Regionals in Sale on Thursday 16 March. Our op 3 individual swimmers and top 2 relay teams go through. This is a terrific result. Well done to all our competitors. We are very proud of your efforts. Results: Oscar Hughes - 2nd Boys 9/10 50m Freestyle Belinda Baird - 2nd Girls 11 50m Freestyle Alex Beale - 2nd Girls 9/10 50m Backstroke Charli Dellamina - 3rd Girls 12/13 50m Backstroke Jesse Dugard - 1st Boys 9/10 50m Breaststroke Oscar Hughes - 1st Boys 9/10 50m Butterfly Belinda Baird - 1st Girls 11 50m Butterfly Relays going through Boys 9/10 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay - 2nd Oscar Hughes, Nash Carter, Oscar Dellamina and Jesse Dugard Girls Open 4 x 50m Medley Relay - 1st Charli Dellamina, Marli Carter, Belinda Baird and Jamie Little. Bonnie Baird - Parent

Visual Arts This week, the senior students have been exploring how to paint without brushes. They were asked to make marks with various parts of their hands and to use cardboard and sticks as well. Using these skills, they were then asked to create a portrait. Some students found this to be quite challenging, however most were able to go with the picture, allowing it to evolve and with fabulous results. The Junior students have been working with paper, exploring ways we can cut and fold it to create various effects. The 1/2 students painted the body of a monster they will construct next week using the skills they have learnt. They will add paper decorations. The Visual Art Program has proven to be great fun whilst learning a wide variety of skills. Ann Diviny - Teacher Senior News - 3/4T In our class we have been learning about our identity. Who we are and things about us. This term we have different chairs and no permanent seats. We have different tables, some are single, some are low, some have cushioned chairs and some have wobbly stools. We like the new furniture in our class because it s different and you can choose where you want to work. In Maths we have been learning about place value, numbers and patterns in one, ten and hundred digits. In Art we have been learning about colours and the colour wheel and learning different skills. Writing has seen us learning and writing about our own about expositions. Alyssa Dennis and Gabrielle Slattery Junior News - Prep T The Preps have had a fantastic start to the year, learning the routines of school and getting to know lots of new friends. We have been enjoying having lunch with our buddy each Tuesday and sharing pancakes with them for Shrove Tuesday. In Maths we have been busy learning our numbers and counting collections to 10 and beyond. We have been learning lots of sounds and listening to how many sounds we can hear in words. We look forward to catching up with everyone at the Parent/Teacher Interviews. Tracy Allan - Teacher Prep T QR Codes - Part of our daily learning Parents and Guardians, you will be noticing an increase in the use of QR codes to share information, access student readers or share student work. A QR code is a two-dimensional barcode. QR stands for Quick Response. It requires you to scan the barcode with a specially designed app. This app then directs you to the websites, file, link, or resource. The following are free QR code apps for your devices. Download the app that is compatible to your device and then scan the code. It will take you directly to the website, link, or resource. Apple Devices Android devices QR Code Reader QR Code Reader and Scanner Test out your QR code scanner by scanning and downloading our Skoolbag app. Apple Devices Android devices

Sacrament Dates 2017 Confirmation March 16 - Confirmation Parent-Child Workshop - 7.00pm April 27 - Confirmation Reconciliation - 7.00pm April 29 - Confirmation Wonthaggi 6.30pm (Sat) PARENTS & FRIENDS MEETING FRIDAY 17 MARCH Meeting time 9:15am in the P&F room New members are most welcome Parent/Teacher Interviews Parent Teacher Interviews will take place on Tuesday 21 March and Thursday 23 March from 3.30 to 6.00 pm. Bookings are available on line. This will allow you the convenience of booking the day and time of your choice. Interviews are compulsory. Families who were involved in PSG meetings do not need to arrange an appointment. The process is easy: 1. Log on to St Joseph s School website www.stjwonthaggi.catholic.edu.au and click on the SCHOOL INTERVIEWS icon located on our home page. 2. Enter the school event code: dchef 3. Hit Go 4. Follow the easy prompts. Your appointment times will be emailed directly to you for confirmation. If you have any questions or need help to arrange an appointment, please contact the school office. Parish News INTERNATIONAL WOMEN S DAY: March 8th 2017. International Women s Day is a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and in the future. The theme the Australian National Committee of UN Women has chosen for International Women s Day on 8th March 2017 is Empower a woman, empower a nation. Together we can empower women across the globe. Women, particularly in developing face systemic discrimination in education, employment, healthcare, control of assets and participation. We can help through Project Compassion during Lent. PROJECT COMPASSION: Like many of her neighbours in her rural village in the Philippines, Dinia struggled to feed and educate her children, and the struggle worsened after her husband s untimely death. But, with the help of a program supported by Caritas Australia, she now has the skills to earn a better income for her children and help her neighbours in her vulnerable community. Please donate to Project Compassion 2017 and help people in rural areas of the Philippines develop their strengths and build better futures for their families and their neighbours. LENTEN GROUPS: Monday 13th March at 1.15pm at St Joseph s Church. Monday 13th March at 7.00pm at St Joseph s Church. Friday 10th March at 1.00pm at Our Lady Star of the Sea Inverloch. Booklets for the Lenten Program will be available at $8.00 each. All welcome. STATIONS OF THE CROSS: On Friday 10th March at 7.00pm at the Wonthaggi Church. PARISH BREAKFAST: Our next Parish Breakfast is Saturday the 11th March at Mega Bites. Come for breakfast or just a cuppa and chat from 9am onwards. ST JOSEPH S WONTHAGGI BINGO: Every Monday Sales 7pm. Start: 8pm Venue: St. Joseph s Parish Centre Parish Priest: Fr Manny Lomagno - 5672 2923. Parish Secretary: Marion Wishart - 5672 1111 WEEKEND MASS TIMETABLE Wonthaggi : Saturday Evening - 6.30pm & Sunday Morning 10.30am Inverloch: Sunday Morning 9.00am Big Sing for Bass Coast Children and Youth with Pete & Ruth Chambers A unique experience to join in song with youth from the Bass Coast 2 4pm Sunday 19th March 10 Grandview Grove, Inverloch $15 per youth Bookings essential 0434639117 CANTEEN 2017 Helpers are urgently needed to help in the canteen this year. Please contact the school office if you are able to help out 1.00pm - 1.30pm Thursday March 9 Friday March 10 Thursday March 16 Friday March 17 L Marotta A Coyne M Boich L Marotta K Curtis N Jeager