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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Last Saturday’s Term 1 Working Bee was an outstanding success, with a
generous number of parents and friends of the school assisting to enhance the school environment. Very pleasingly, the friendship and camaraderie on the day was palpable. I sincerely thank all those who attended, particularly P&F President, Angela Houghton, and our school grounds/maintenance man, Scott Edwards, for their organisation and coordination of the event. Please claim the
mornings of May 10, July 19 and October 11 for the remaining 2014 Working
Bees. Today’s swimming carnival for students in Year 2 to 7 was another successful school event with all its colour, excitement and healthy competition. It was wonderful to see so many parents, relatives and friends of the school at the pool to cheer on the students. My thanks to staff for the work undertaken to ensure the success of the day, particularly Year 6 teacher, Josh O’Keeffe, for his
organisational leadership. Special thanks to the Year 6 and 7 leaders who so capably organised and led the inspirational House war cries during the carnival. A reminder that, post our carnival, swimming lessons are on the horizon for students in Year 2 to 7, with the Year 2 to 4 students commencing next week
(see related letter that should now have arrived home). Physical violence has no place in our society, and especially not at St Joseph’s
Tobruk Memorial School, for myriad reasons. Hence, it is a particular behaviour that I will be very firm on with students. I implore parents to see the significant learning opportunity that presents itself for children who engage in such behaviour towards another. Support from the home front will be requested by Mr Lovegrove or myself if discipline/consequence related phone calls to parents of offenders are necessary.
I invite you to view the left column of this front page of the newsletter so as to be aware of notable upcoming events. Strong school community attendance is
desired for Father Joseph’s installation by Archbishop Coleridge as our new parish priest on Saturday, the school’s first P&F forum and meeting for the year on Tuesday, the Parent Information Night on Wednesday, and the first Tuckshop Day for 2014 on the Friday.
A reminder that the Parent Information Night will commence at 6.30pm in the hall with an address by myself and Fr Joseph. Following this, parents will be invited to move to classrooms for further input from classroom teachers, who will run three 20 minute repeat information sessions from 6.45pm. A bell will sound at the end of each 20 minutes and 5 minutes will be allowed for parents with more than one child at the school to move to the next classroom and
teacher presentation. Parent attendance is strongly encouraged.
Regarding Tuesday’s P&F meeting, it is understood that evening meetings can be most problematic for a number of families, therefore, a P&F forum will be held for the final half hour of the school day on Tuesday (from 2.25pm) in the new Multi-Purpose Room. It is hoped that this forum will allow those parents
with evening demands to contribute to prospective P&F meeting agenda items. Please consider this option if relevant to you.
6 February, 2014
FEBRUARY
8 Father Joseph’s installation 6pm
10 Swim Lessons: Yrs 2, 3 & 4
11 P&F Forum 2.25pm
P&F Meeting 6.30pm
Swim Lessons: Yrs 2, 3 & 4
12 Parent Information Night 6.30pm
Tuckshop Forms Due
Swim Lessons: Yrs 2, 3 & 4
13 Sacramental Program 7pm
Swim Lessons: Yrs 2, 3 & 4
14 Indigenous Incursion: Yr 3&4
Tuckshop Day
17 Leadership Day: Yr 6&7
20 Opening School Mass
21 Wakkakirri
WEEKLY EVENTS
Mon Assembly 2.25pm
Tues Uniform Shop 8.15-9.15am
Homework Help 8-8.30am
Wed Homework Help 8-8.30am
Thurs Uniform Shop 2.15-3.15pm
Fri Sr Jenny’s Cuppa 8.40am
Student Banking
OFFICE HOURS
Mon – Thurs: 8.15am – 3.45pm
Fri: 8.35am – 3.15pm
BELL TIMES
8.20am: Children begin to arrive
8.35am: Children Line up
8.40am: Class begins
10.45am: Lunch
11.25am: End Lunch
1.45pm: Snack
2pm: End Snack
2.55pm: Class ends
SPORT UNIFORM DAYS
Mon Tues Wed Fri
PC, PF 3C, 3F 2F Whole
1C, 1F 4C, 4F 6C, 6F School
2C 5C, 5F 7C
St Joseph’s Tobruk
Memorial School
53 Kokoda Street Beenleigh QLD 4207
PO Box 719 Beenleigh QLD 4207
Ph: 3287 2798 F:3807 4532
St Patrick’s Parish Office: 3287 2282
Trinity College: 3442 5222
St Patrick’s OSHC: 3807 1364
Another important calendar event is the first of the year’s sacramental programs, commencing next Thursday 13 February at 7.00pm in St Patrick’s Church. We pray for God’s blessings to be upon the candidates as they journey
towards full initiation into the Catholic Church through this Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation program. The St Patrick’s After school Care (SPAC) service is highly valued within our school community, and its coordinator, Kirsty Cameron, does a mighty job at caring for St Joseph’s students who attend. An occurrence that often surfaces in schools surrounding such services, is that of students being dropped off at school prior to the
commencement of school staff supervision, and not attending the SPAC services, as such. This, unfortunately, creates safety and social justice issues. The safety issue relates to unsupervised students in the school grounds, whilst the social justice issue relates to the fact that early drop-off parents doing the right thing by enrolling their children at the SPAC service, are financially disadvantaged. Please note that school staff supervision commences at 8.20am each school day and that Kirsty’s contact number at SPAC is 3807 1364. Regarding another safety issue, it has been noted that some parents who are driving into the green fenced area
on the Kokoda Street side of the school of a morning for drop off, are not backing into their space and/or exiting to the left via Tobruk Street. Safety in our school environment is everyone’s business and not negotiable. There are many in our school community and many known to members of our school community who are experiencing significant health challenges and in need of our comforting and healing prayers. Please pray especially for the mothers of David Higgins (Guidance Counsellor) and Helen Dillon (Teacher Aide) who are currently unwell.
Heavenly Father, giver of life and health, comfort your unwell servants who are known to our
school community, and give your power of healing to those who minister to their needs. May the unwell be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care.
With Courage, Faith and Love
Stephen Johnson
You may have had a chance to admire the banners placed on the outside of the hall. These great pieces of art each contain symbols and images which tell a story or convey a message. I would like to present the core values of St Joseph’s to you this week. These important messages will be presented to the classes next week. Our Core Values are derived from our two founding patrons, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and Monsignor Owen Steele. Both these people have had a positive influence not just on our school but on the wider Catholic community. St Mary MacKillop founded the Sisters of St Joseph who were the order of nuns given the responsibility of running our school when it opened just over 60 years ago. She was a leader and teacher in our faith. She wrote wonderful letters filled with prayerful hope and joy even when things were terrible in her own life. These sisters looked after the school founded by the Rats of Tobruk Chaplain, Msgr Steele, who was in charge of the then Beaudesert Parish. He came back from the war to work in his community which stretched from Yeronga to Beaudesert. He formed our parish and its school. He was also responsible for the founding of Boystown for underprivileged boys. Both he and St Mary MacKillop are also patrons of our sports houses. Please take the time to look at the Core Values of our school and support us as we develop these within your child. I would suggest that they are useful in promoting a just, prayerful and friendly child. - and who wouldn’t want one of those?
St Joseph’s Beenleigh Newsletter 6 February 2014
APRE-PETER LOVEGROVE
Term 1 school fees and levies will be invoiced to families next week by mail. Please watch for its arrival. Prompt attention to payment is appreciated. Thank you in anticipation.
PC: Jace Higgins, Paris Day PF: Mia Barton, Levi Brady, Abigail Witham
1C: Jarvis Millmann 1F: Nikki Lucas
2C: Jack Fenech 2F: Harrison Cardiff, Montana Ruhland
3C: Sophie Wellington 3F: Emily Doyle
4C: Daliah Clarke 5C: Dylan Cardiff
5F: Tyrone Torralba, Alyssa Boyd, Nicholas Whitford 6C: Kasey Leadbetter, Lauren Whitford
6F: Bethany Rorke 7C: Carter Beam
Welcome back. Art Classes commence this week. Please ensure that students have a suitable art shirt. One of Dad’s
old work shirts will do if you haven’t purchased a commercial art smock. We do try very hard not to make too much
of a mess but the nature of paint, charcoal and such like does lend itself to it, I’m afraid. So, check that your child has
a protective art shirt/smock at school as students do have to sit out of certain activities if they come to art without one.
Remember to save items that you think would be helpful in the art room. We are always pleased to receive clean
margarine/butter containers with lids. We are at the moment collecting old cutlery so don’t throw any out. Cutlery is
good for so many activities especially mark making in clay activities. Items can be left at the office marked for the art
room or left at the art room if you have time to drop things off directly.
If you would like to spend time in the art room helping in some way, please let me know. We are always short of
hands and the children love to have adults working alongside them. Even if you believe that you are not creative and
aren’t comfortable getting involved in art activities specifically there are always materials to be prepared, brushes to
be washed etc. Ask anyone who has helped, the art room is a busy place but also is a very therapeutic environment.
Don’t forget GOMA’s ‘Falling Back to Earth’ exhibition currently on view until 11th May. This is a large scale
installation and is amazing to view. The centre piece of the exhibition, Heritage 2013, features 99 replicas of animals
from around the world, gathered together to drink from a blue lake surrounded by pristine white sand, reminiscent of
the lakes of Moreton Bay’s islands. Adults and children alike just love it. A visit to the art gallery is a lot of fun.
Queensland Art Gallery and GOMA are especially child friendly!
This week Friday banking resumed for students. Homework help begins again next week on Tuesday and
Wednesdays in the library at 8am.
TUCKSHOP DAY: Our first tuckshop day will be on Friday 14 February. Students will be offered a hotdog, packet of
chips and a popper for $5. Orders are due back by Wednesday 12 February. A gluten free option of a sausage and roll
is available. If parents wish to order this option please write gluten free on your order form.
ARTS AND CRAFT GROUP: Our arts and craft group will be meeting Wednesdays 9am to 11am. Come along and
discover your creative side, share a cuppa and make new friends. Resources are supplied or you can bring along those
unfinished products.
FACEBOOK: All parents are invited to join our facebook page St Joeys Mums and Dads. This is a parent page and is
a closed group. The purpose of this page is to provide and avenue for information sharing. It is not an avenue to seek
opinions or feedback on parents, students, staff or any school event. Look us up at www.facebook.com/
groups/128533703912756 . This is a great way to share information and ask questions.
P&F PARENT FORUM: Please refer to Steve Johnsons editorial to ensure you don’t miss this event on Tuesday 11
February 2.25pm.
St Joseph’s Beenleigh Newsletter 6 February 2014
Newsletter Deadline: 9am Wednesday. Items received after this time may not be included.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
“DEAR PARENTS…….ABOUT YOUR LEONARDO” -MARY MCBRIDE
BANKING AND HOMEWORK HELP
Picasso said that all children are artists.
The problem is how to remain an artist once the
child grows up.
Mary McBride (Visual Art Specialist)
P&F NEWS– ANGELA HOUGHTON
CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE is a payment from the Department of Main Roads for those who travel more than
3.2 km one way to drive their primary children to school. You can download the application form at
www.tmr.qld.gov.au and search conveyance allowance or collect one at the school office.
WORKING BEE: A huge thank you to all those who came along on the weekend to help make our school beautiful.
It was awesome to see so many parents, grandparents, children and staff lending a hand and working together. Thank
you and well done everyone. Mark the date for our next working bee on Saturday 10 May 8-11am. See you there.
The Sacramental Program for Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation is beginning with a Launch at St
Patrick’s Catholic Church on Thursday 13 February 2014 at 7.00pm. Parents and their children who wish to
participate are required to attend the Launch. Please be aware that only Baptised children are able to commence the
Sacramental Program this year and are 8 years and older. For further information please contact the St Patrick’s
Parish Office on 3287 2282.
SR JENNY’S CUPPA—8.40am FRIDAYS
PARISH NEWS
P&F NEWS continued– ANGELA HOUGHTON
Thanks Janeen for watching the kids
Come and meet other Mum’s and Dad’s at St Jenny’s
cuppa on Fridays at 8.40am at the end of the hall.
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