ST JOHN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST JOHN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL DUBBO DUBBO NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER Phone 6882 2677 5th November, 2012 Term 4 Week 5 VISION STATEMENT TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF FAITH THAT IS CENTRED ON THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST, WHERE LOVE AND CONCERN DEVELOPS THE WHOLE CHILD, EMPOWERING EACH INDIVIDUAL TO REALISE HIS/HER FULL POTENTIAL Email: [email protected]Website: www.stjohnsprimarydubbo.catholic.edu.au ADMINISTRATOR: Fr Mark McGuigan PRINCIPAL: Mr Anthony O’Leary ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Mr Adam Foley R.E.C.: Mr David Schwager TEACHING STAFF: KINDERGARTEN Katrina Isbester & Emma Gibson Emma Bolton YEAR 1 Louise Lindsay & Carmen Gain Maria Brice & Crystal Mudford YEAR 2 Angela Benton Vereana Ngatuakana YEAR 3 Anna Veech Elizabeth McGann YEAR 4 Michelle Noonan Carmel Reidy & Emma Gibson YEAR 5 Karyn King David Schwager & Gabrielle Jones YEAR 6 Michael Quade & Adam Foley Danielle Edwards & Erin Carney TEACHER/LIBRARIAN: Maree Williams SPECIAL EDUCATION: Patricia Toohey Sue Gavenlock Deanna Swanson ABORIGINAL EDUCATION WORKER: Mylisa Smith CLASSROOM AIDES: Bronwyn Harper; Lucy Sissian Natalie McMahon; Trevor Thomas; Maricon Amoranto CREATIVE ARTS: Maggie Dunn SCHOOL SECRETARY: Margo Green CANTEEN MANAGER: Cathy Dries GENERAL HAND : David Englert CLEANER: Kerry Iverach P&F MEETINGS: 3rd Tuesday every month PARENTS/GUARDIANS Please note that photographs of students may be used in this publication. Please advise the School if you do not approve of your child’s photo being used. From the Principal, Welcome to Week 5. This week will be a significant week for our Year 2 students and their families as they take part in the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time. The evening set down for St John’s Primary School is this Thursday, 8th of November. Some food for thought as the hectic pace of life seems to accelerate into a world of change. Have you ever thought about the world our children will grow up in? Our 2012 Year 6 students will be doing their HSC in 2018. Our 2013 Kinders will finish Year 6 in 2019 and will be doing their HSC in 2025! They may study for another 3 or 4 years which takes them up to 2030 before seeking employment. In a world being shaped by powerful political, economic, social, technological and ecological forces, we cannot even imagine what the world will be like in 2030. We are already in a ‘knowledge’ or ‘information’ revolution where the range of technology and communication possibilities are doubling almost every week. In a world changing at amazing speed, the values we hold dear in our Catholic faith will be needed to anchor our children’s lives and give them purpose and meaning to the changes happening around them. Our children will be lifelong learners with new priorities on the skills, knowledge and values needed to grow, live and change in the emerging world. We really need to think about the ‘what, how and why’ we are teaching at St John’s Primary today and into the future. One of these tools we are going to be able to use is the new ‘Quality Catholic Schools’ framework released at last week’s Principal’s conference in Bathurst. This is a document I am very excited about and will be discussing at the next P&F meeting. It is nearing the time where the teachers start to organize classes for next year. Can you please notify the school office if your child is not returning to St John’s Primary School for the 2013 school year. An exit form will need to be completed. This is vital in terms of communication with our Combined Schools Fee Office. The assigning of teachers to classes for next year has not yet been confirmed and will not be published until later in the term. This is due to the employing of new staff, both permanent and temporary. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s class for next year, please contact me this week so that your concerns can be taken into account when the classes are assigned. After an outstanding effort in Cricket, Year 6 student Maia O’Connor has been named Vice-Captain of the Polding Cricket Team. Congratulations Maia! We are very proud of you and your achievements. Congratulations to Hunter Asimus and Hayley Nancarrow who receive the Principal’s Award this week. God Bless, Anthony O’Leary Dates To Remember Nov 8 Out of Uniform Fundraising Day for Tullulah Ambrose-Kassis Nov 11 P&F Charmaine Wray Photography Fundraiser Nov 12 School Dance Nov 18 P&F Charmaine Wray Photography Fundraiser PRINCIPAL’S AWARD Hayley Nancarrow & Hunter Asimus
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ST JOHN’S PRIMARY SCHOOLST JOHN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
DUBBODUBBO
NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER
Phone 6882 2677 5th November, 2012
Term 4 Week 5
VISION STATEMENT TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF FAITH THAT IS CENTRED ON THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST,
WHERE LOVE AND CONCERN DEVELOPS THE WHOLE CHILD, EMPOWERING EACH INDIVIDUAL TO REALISE HIS/HER FULL POTENTIAL
PARENTS/GUARDIANS Please note that photographs of students may be used in this publication. Please advise the School if you do not approve of your child’s photo being used.
From the Principal, Welcome to Week 5. This week will be a significant week for our Year 2 students and their families as they take part in the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time. The evening set down for St John’s Primary School is this Thursday, 8th of November.
Some food for thought as the hectic pace of life seems to accelerate into a world of change. Have you ever thought about the world our children will grow up in? Our 2012 Year 6 students will be doing their HSC in 2018. Our 2013 Kinders will finish Year 6 in 2019 and will be doing their HSC in 2025! They may study for another 3 or 4 years which takes them up to 2030 before seeking employment.
In a world being shaped by powerful political, economic, social, technological and ecological forces, we cannot even imagine what the world will be like in 2030. We are already in a ‘knowledge’ or ‘information’ revolution where the range of technology and communication possibilities are doubling almost every week. In a world changing at amazing speed, the values we hold dear in our Catholic faith will be needed to anchor our children’s lives and give them purpose and meaning to the changes happening around them. Our children will be lifelong learners with new priorities on the skills, knowledge and values needed to grow, live and change in the emerging world. We really need to think about the ‘what, how and why’ we are teaching at St John’s Primary today and into the future. One of these tools we are going to be able to use is the new ‘Quality Catholic Schools’ framework released at last week’s Principal’s conference in Bathurst. This is a document I am very excited about and will be discussing at the next P&F meeting.
It is nearing the time where the teachers start to organize classes for next year. Can you please notify the school office if your child is not returning to St John’s Primary School for the 2013 school year. An exit form will need to be completed. This is vital in terms of communication with our Combined Schools Fee Office. The assigning of teachers to classes for next year has not yet been confirmed and will not be published until later in the term. This is due to the employing of new staff, both permanent and temporary. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s class for next year, please contact me this week so that your concerns can be taken into account when the classes are assigned.
After an outstanding effort in Cricket, Year 6 student Maia O’Connor has been named Vice-Captain of the Polding Cricket Team. Congratulations Maia! We are very proud of you and your achievements.
Congratulations to Hunter Asimus and Hayley Nancarrow who receive the Principal’s Award this week.
God Bless,
Anthony O’Leary
Dates To Remember
Nov 8 Out of Uniform Fundraising Day for Tullulah Ambrose-Kassis Nov 11 P&F Charmaine Wray Photography Fundraiser Nov 12 School Dance Nov 18 P&F Charmaine Wray Photography Fundraiser
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD
Hayley Nancarrow & Hunter Asimus
For Your Diary: Sacrament of Reconciliation: 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th of November 6.30pm. While Reconciliation is on all 4 nights, our school has been nominated specifically for the night of Thursday the 8th.
Reconciliation This Thursday night, November 8th, many Year 2 students and their families will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation at St Brigid’s Church beginning at 6.30pm. Anyone in our school community is welcome to come and join us for this special occasion. The following day, all Year 2 will celebrate together with a simple liturgy and the cutting of a cake.
Remembrance Day Next Sunday is Remembrance Day, with the annual Ceremony of the Commemoration of the Fallen to be held at the Cenotaph in Victoria Park at 10.30am. All the Dubbo Community is invited to attend. We will have our own simple school ceremony tomorrow at Morning Line-ups. Once again, we are very lucky to have one of our dads, Mr Wayne Cole, come along and play the bagpipes for us for this occasion.
Restore Hope to Someone Special As part of World Mission Month, the Diocese of Bathurst has given permission for Catholic Mission to trial a new initiative in our schools called ‘Special Someone Lunch Bags’. This year’s focus is helping vulnerable children in the Philippines. As stated by Catholic Mission: “We have been searching for a way to better connect school families with the needs and works of the mis-sionary Church. A concept has been developed around the humble ‘lunchbag’ that is so familiar to all school communities. A quantity of ‘lunch bags’ have been distributed to each classroom and the plan is simply for those families wishing to support this charitable work to provide a donation in the ‘Hope for a Special Someone Lunch Bag’ and return it to the school.” Any families or students can request a bag from their classroom teacher or from my office.
All Saints Day and All Souls Day Year 3 Blue students began All Saints Day last Thursday by sharing information on our school’s name saint, Saint John the Apostle. Our school captains then led us in a Prayer for All Saints. On Friday,a special prayer area was set-up in our school hall at lunchtime for All Souls Day. Many children, and a few adults too, chose to come along and spend some quiet time in private prayer.
Plastic Bag Bonanza! 5 Gold would like to thank you for the terrific support in sending-in plastic bags for our Waste-to-Art Project. We certainly have more than enough now, so thanks!
Movember! It’s been a few years since I’ve embarrassed myself for this good cause, which supports Men’s mental health issues and prostate cancer, so I thought it was time to get involved again! Messages of encouragement and/or donations are very welcome and can be made at http://mobro.co/swogs. Donations or fundraising ideas are also happily accepted at school.
Wishing everyone a good week, David Schwager (Religious Education Coordinator)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
Name: Angus Boland.
Favourite Book: Dinosaurs.
Favourite Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory.
Favourite Food: Watermelon.
Favourite TV Show: Poke’mon.
What makes you happy? Playing with my
brother.
What makes you sad? When my brother hurts
me.
What do you like about St John’s Primary
School? We do fun work.
What do you like about Dubbo? It has lots of
people.
What do you think God looks like? Brown with a little black maybe.
What message would you like to give to the rest of the school? Always
play nicely! (As told to Mr Schwager)
CONVERSATIONS WITH KINDIES!
This week’s REC Award St John’s Primary Mission:
‘To live, love and learn in the light of Christ’ ELIJAH AMORANTO — CLASS 2G
CATHOLIC SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE
The Month of November is traditionally acknowledged in the Catholic Church as the time for remem-bering and praying for the dead & our loved ones who have gone before us.
An Invitation is extended to all parents who have experienced the loss of any child, including miscar-riage, stillbirth, neonatal, cot death, to attend a Catholic Service of Remembrance to be held in St Brigid’s Church Brisbane St Dubbo at 7.30pm on 26th of November 2012. Grandparents, relatives & friends are most welcome to attend.
The following students were given awards at last week’s School Assembly:
CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION
Isobel Smith-5B Sam Knaggs-5G
ASSEMBLY AWARDS
Bianca Simpson-2B Lila Bourke-2B Emily Hangan—2G Beau Greentree-2G Jorja Stiles-1G Eva Osborne-1G Mackenzie Davis-3B Lara Isbester-3B Ben Hile-5B Jack Kelly-5B Xanthe Mara-1B Mathew Morrow-1B Shannon Haynes-KB Torah Martin-KB Rachael Pengilley-6G Rachael Toole-6G Ryan Boland-3G Emma Williams-3G Lachlan Stevens-4G Jasper Tuckey-4G Bryce Foley-KG Lachlan Chapman-KG Colby Huckel-4B Robert Foster-4B Luke Holcombe-5G Claudia Mulholland-5G
AWARDS
Magnificent Mini-Fete!
For their Term 4 Project, Year 5 students were asked to plan, organise and run a Mini-fete for Kinder and
Year One students. The children did an amazing job and a lot of fun was had by all on the day. As well, over $400.00 was raised for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal! An outstanding effort and thank you to all
the parents who supported the Fete in various ways.
COMBINED CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
FEES OFFICE & FAMILY SUPPORT
If you pay by the Term, have you settled your school fees
account? If you have a payment plan in place, are you on
track?
If you have any queries regarding your school fees please
do not hesitate to call me.
Prompt payment of school fees ensures a constant cash
flow which in turn ensures the smooth operation of the
school that your child attends which supports quality
teaching and learning.
Please remember if you are having genuine difficulties
meeting your School Fees Commitments please contact me
so that a confidential interview can be arranged as soon as
possible.
Location of School Fees Office: This office is located
within St Johns College on Sheraton Road. Enter through
the main Administration area. There is signage to direct
A case of head lice has been report-ed in the school. Please check your children for head lice. Children with head lice should be excluded from school until hair is completely clean of eggs and lice.
Anyone requiring any further information regard-ing treatment is asked to contact the school office for a brochure or your local pharmacist.
School Hats There have been a number of students recently who have lost their school hats. These hats are not making their way to the Lost Property box, so it can probably be as-sumed that other children are taking them home. If your child appears to have more hats than usual, could you please check inside to see if they belong to someone else. If they do have another child's name, please re-turn them to the school office so that they can be returned to their rightful owners. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated.
