1 THURSDAY 2 nd NOVEMBER 2017 Dear Families, How quickly that bit of Long Service Leave went but it is nice to be back into the routines of work. My wife and I had a lovely time visiting one of our sons and his wife who live in Fort Lauderdale. It has been a very busy week with some wonderful community actions. Last weekend we had some excellent support with: Church Renovations- On Saturday morning about 10 dads gave an hour of their time to relocate all of the pews. It was wonderful to note that there on his hands and knees helping with the process was Fr Michael. Vegie Garden- Following the pew moves we had about 20 parents devote the greater part of their Saturday to the wonderful construction of our Vegie Garden Planter boxes. This project was coordinated by Brendan Lambe, Zane Humphrey, Andrew Calman and Danny Benoiton. Keep an eye on this area as the additional works take place. In the 2 projects above I would like to list all of those who helped but currently I don’t have that to hand but I would like to thank everyone who helped and I am chasing down a list of helpers. These two projects are what community in action is all about. Church Renovations Yesterday we attended Mass for All Saints Day, it was a very special occasion because it was our first Mass in our newly renovated church. The painting, lighting and floor coverings have given the church a new life that we look forward to sharing. Thank you to Fr Michael for initiating the refurbishments. Quotes from some of our students in Year 2 about the Church renovations “Best Church in the whole world” “It’s so comfortable” “The cross lights up” “Jesus looks awesome” Hooptime Champs Congratulations to our Year 3/4 All Star Hooptime team who, last Tuesday, won through to the State Finals to be held later in November. This was a great effort by our boys in the knockout competition, our team was Callum Sells, Tommy Lambe, Ky Williams, Max Sullivan, Thomas Spirogiannis, Hunter Lynch and Joshua White. Coached by Brendan Lambe and Liz Heath. Well done guys and good luck in the State Finals. PRINCIPAL: MR SHANE REGAN DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: MRS HELEN TANCHEFF OFFICE MANAGER: MRS NICOLE DAVIES OFFICE PHONE NUMBER 9580 5812 OFFICE EMAIL [email protected]du.au PARISH PRIEST FR. MICHAEL MCENTEE PARISH SECRETARY PAT MORTON OFFICE PHONE NUMBER 9583 2103 ST JOHN VIANNEY PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
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THURSDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2017
Dear Families,
How quickly that bit of Long Service Leave went but it is nice
to be back into the routines of work.
My wife and I had a lovely time visiting one of our sons and
his wife who live in Fort Lauderdale. It has been a very busy week with some
wonderful community actions. Last weekend we had some excellent support
with:
Church Renovations- On Saturday morning about 10 dads gave an hour of
their time to relocate all of the pews. It was wonderful to note that there on
his hands and knees helping with the process was Fr Michael.
Vegie Garden- Following the pew moves we had about 20 parents devote the
greater part of their Saturday to the wonderful construction of our Vegie
Garden Planter boxes. This project was coordinated by Brendan Lambe, Zane
Humphrey, Andrew Calman and Danny Benoiton. Keep an eye on this area as
the additional works take place.
In the 2 projects above I would like to list all of those who helped but
currently I don’t have that to hand but I would like to thank everyone who
helped and I am chasing down a list of helpers. These two projects are what
community in action is all about.
Church Renovations
Yesterday we attended Mass for All Saints Day, it was a very special occasion
because it was our first Mass in our newly renovated church. The painting,
lighting and floor coverings have given the church a new life that we look
forward to sharing. Thank you to Fr Michael for initiating the refurbishments.
Quotes from some of our students in Year 2 about the Church renovations
“Best Church in the whole world”
“It’s so comfortable”
“The cross lights up”
“Jesus looks awesome”
Hooptime Champs
Congratulations to our Year 3/4 All Star Hooptime team who, last Tuesday,
won through to the State Finals to be held later in November. This was a
great effort by our boys in the knockout competition, our team was Callum
Sells, Tommy Lambe, Ky Williams, Max Sullivan, Thomas Spirogiannis, Hunter
Lynch and Joshua White. Coached by Brendan Lambe and Liz Heath. Well
Tomorrow we say good bye to one of our Learning Support Officers, Natasha Cappellari, who started with us
in February this year. Natasha has worked with a number of students and classes across the school and as
she looks to pursue other challenges we wish her all the best and thank her for her time at SJV.
St John Vianney’s Fete
Our fete is now only 2 weeks away and the level of activity is growing every day. The fete committee have
been working tirelessly and with the support of our community we look forward to a wonderful event.
Currently the wristbands for the rides are available at the Early Bird price of $30 and after the Melbourne
Cup they go up to $35. All enquiries for the bands contact Clare Lambe.
Don’t forget your donations to the classroom hampers and the Wine Bottle donations. Friday November 10th
Casual Clothes Day for the children and in return we ask them to bring bags of lollies that can be used in the
lolly hunt.
Chrome Book Information Night
Last night children and parents attended an interactive evening to learn about how the Google computers
are used in the classroom. We had a great group of interested families from years 3 to 6 attend. Parents
were taught by their child how to create, share and save documents to the cloud. We also explored a coding
program called code.org. where students needed to move some Star War characters and tell a story in a
visual representation. The night was such a success that we will look at having more of these ICT nights next
year. I would like to thank Mrs. Dorhmann for her preparation of the night and to the ICT team for working
together to continue to improve learning in design and digital learning. I would like to also thank the parents
initiating this event and for all those families who attended.
Holiday Monday and Cup Day
Don’t forget that there is no school next Monday and Tuesday due to the Melbourne Cup. My tip for what
It’s worth- Who shot the Barman. Enjoy the extra long weekend.
SJV Production
“Good news travels fast” Early this term we were contacted by Catholic Education Melbourne who wanted
to publish an article about our “Circus Production” because they had heard such great reports about it. As a
result there is a feature article on the CEM website, follow this link www.cem.edu.au (under News & Events)
To see what the rest of the world can now look in on.
Remembrance Day Poppy Appeal
Over the next two weeks our Social Justice leadership Group will be selling commemorative poppies, badges,
bag tags, pens and wrist bands. They range in price from $1- $5. If you wish for your child to purchase please
send the money with them to school.
Class News as presented at Assembly on Tuesday 31st October by Oscar and Flip from Year 6
Prep: In prep we have been enjoying our mathematical investigations on our favourite toys and we have been
looking at aboriginal artwork.
Grade 1 :We have been drawing our church’s new renovations and we have been learning how to write reports.
Grade 2: We have been looking at a brolgas and it’s dance and we have been learning place value games.
Grade 3:We have been writing sentence starters for stories and we have been learning about the first fleet.
Grade 4TD: We have been learning adverbial phrases to improve our writing skills and we are good at moving
to new spots in netball.
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Grade 4MH: We enjoyed making mosaics and we have improved our descriptive writing.
Grade 5: We enjoyed our excursion to sovereign hill and we are learning pattern and algebra in maths.
Grade 6: We had a great time in sovereign hill and we enjoyed the lollies and we are learning heaps about our
family's history.
Regards, Shane Regan
Dear Friends I write to thank everyone who helped in having our church ready for worship again at the end of the refurbishment. I was mightily relieved last Saturday morning to be met by a group of fit and eager men to carry back the heavy pews from the garage. Each of the students wrote a delightful message, stating their appreciation of the new décor. I read some of them out to the architect, who was grateful to hear what the children had said. I hope that the more welcoming atmosphere will be enjoyed for many years to come. Fr Michael
DIARY DATES
Thursday 2nd November Prep Information Night 2018 (note change of date)
Monday 6th November SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Tuesday 7th November CUP DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Thursday 9th November Fete Meeting
Friday 10th November Casual Clothes Day. Collection for Lolly Hunt
Prep Orientation 9.45-10.45
Monday 13th November PFA Meeting
Thursday 16th October Leadership Day at St Louis for Year 5
Friday 17th November FETE
Monday 20th November Second Prep Orientation
Thursday 30th November Leadership Day at St Louis Year 5
Friday 1st December SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Monday 4th December Carols Night
Swimming Program begins
Tuesday 5th December Lifesaving Program Year 6
Wed 6th, Thurs 7th, Fri 8th Dec Swimming Program
Sunday 10th December End of Year Mass
Monday 11th December Swimming Program
PFA AGM
Tuesday 12th December Book Sell Day 2-4pm
Wed 13th, Thurs 14th, Fri 15th Swimming Program (Fri Carnival Year 3-6)
Friday 15th December Hot Lunch
Saturday 16th December Parent Night at Rossdale Golf Club
Monday 18th December Year 6 Big Day Out
Tuesday 19th December Year 6 Graduation Evening
Wednesday 20th December School Finish for 2017 at 1pm
November is the month when we remember in a special way, those who have died. You are invited to complete a memorial sheet as a family, and return it to school over the coming fortnight. Memorial sheets will be compiled into a book which will be on display; we will also remember those special people in our class prayers and assemblies during November.
Second Hand Clothes: We are looking for donations of Designer second hand clothes for the fete. Please send these to school along with any spare coat hangers. Thank you Raffle tickets: Please return by 3rd November 2017. More tickets available from the office.
Thanks to those who’ve already placed their pinata orders! If you have not already done so, please get your order in by Friday 3rd of November. Any leftover after this date will be available to the general public. Thank you! Regards Jacqui and Marj
GOLF I was lucky enough to represent our school in the recent golf primary school competitions. I competed in two of them. The first one was a bit competitive. The dads were caddying. I scored 73 in the first comp. In the second comp I came second out of the four in my group. We played 9 holes and I scored 57 and I nearly got hit by a golf ball. Golf is really fun and I really like representing our school. Kane Bogdan
Extract From Digital Technologies Policy SJV
Students may not use iPads or Chromebooks before school, at lunch or recess time including
“wet days/ days of extreme heat” when the class is kept inside, or outside at lunch/recess
times. During lesson times, they must not be used for personal reasons. The breaking of this
rule is viewed as most serious and will result in the withdrawl of permission to use the iPad or
Chromebook for:-
� At least one week for the 1st offence
� Longer time frames and up to a term for subsequent offences.
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CLASSROOM HAMPERS FOR THE FETE It’s that time of year when we are asking for your help to donate to the classroom hampers for
the fete!
We are requesting new and un-opened donations to make up hampers to sell at the silent
auction. Baskets will be placed in each classroom from Monday 16th October. Your donation is
greatly appreciated. Basket details are as follows:
Foundation: Something for mums – lotions, potions, make-up..
Grade 1: Something for dads – books, chocolates, gardening goods..
Grade 2: Something for boys – books, games, crafts, balls..
