Phone: 6882 2677 Fax: 6884 4500 Email: [email protected]Fees Enquiries: 6884 8504 Email: [email protected]Term 2 Week 9 June 20, 2016 ST JOHNS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER www.stjohnsprimarydubbo.catholic.edu.au 138 Sheraton Road P.O. Box 4914 SCHOOL MANAGER Father Greg Kennedy SCHOOL CHAPLAIN Father Greg Kennedy PRINCIPAL Mr Anthony O’Leary ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mr Adam Foley REC Mr David Schwager PRIMARY COORDINATOR Mrs Angela Benton TEACHING STAFF: KINDERGARTEN Mrs Maria Brice Mrs Teagan Hoper YEAR 1 Mrs Kim English/Mrs Erin Carney Miss Louise Lindsay Mrs Paula Clifford YEAR 2 Mrs Gabrielle Jones / Mr David Schwager Mrs Michelle Noonan YEAR 3 Miss Anna Veech Mrs Angela Benton/Mrs Sarah Davis YEAR 4 Mrs Judith Gibson/Mrs Aimee Rose Ms Carmel Reidy/ Mrs Aimee Rose . YEAR 5 Miss Emma Bolton/Mrs Amanda Shields Miss Madelyn Colquhoun YEAR 6 Miss Maddie Redden Mrs Mickaela Wright SPECIAL EDUCATION: Mrs Patricia Toohey, Mr Adam Foley Mrs Amanda Shields TEACHER’S AIDES: Mrs Deanna Swanson, Mrs Bronwyn Harper, Mrs Tracey Duncan Mrs Maricon Amoranto, Mr Trevor Thomas, Mrs Belinda Montague LIBRARIAN: Mrs Maree Williams ABORIGINAL EDUCATION WORKER: CREATIVE ARTS: Mrs Maggie Dunn SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION: Mrs Margo Green, Mrs Karen Meredith CANTEEN MANAGER: Mrs Cathy Dries GENERAL HAND : Mr Mark Bradford CLEANER: Mrs Kerry Iverach Mrs Cathy Keevers P&F MEETINGS: 2nd & 7th Tuesday each Term PARENTS/GUARDIANS Please note that photographs of students may be used in this publication. Please advise the School Office if you do not approve of your child’s photo being used. From the Principal’s desk…. Welcome to Week 9. Let me begin this week by extending a sincere congratulaons and well done to the P&F for their efforts in holding a successful Trivia Night at the Castlereagh Hotel. The P&F always work hard to not only fundraise but provide opportunies for linkages. This Thursday is our School Photo Day. Full Winter uniform will be required on this day. I am sure we will see shiny shoes, wide smiles and shirts tucked in. EXPLANANTION OF ABSENCE We ask all parents to please provide an explanaon of student absence within seven days of the absence otherwise it is recorded as unjusfied. Acceptable methods of parents explaining absences include: Parent wrien note Email from parent, from a source that can be verified. Gospel and Reflecon: Luke 9:18-24 One day when Jesus was praying alone in the presence of his disciples he put this queson to them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ And they answered, ‘John the Bapst; others Elijah; and others say one of the ancient prophets come back to life.’ But you,’ he said ‘who do you say that I am?’ It was Peter who spoke up. ‘The Christ of God’ he said. But he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone anything about this. ‘The Son of Man’ he said ‘is desned to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’ Then to all he said, ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, that man will save it.’ VISION STATEMENT St John’s Primary School strives 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 realize his/her potential.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION: Mrs Margo Green, Mrs Karen Meredith
CANTEEN MANAGER: Mrs Cathy Dries
GENERAL HAND : Mr Mark Bradford
CLEANER: Mrs Kerry Iverach Mrs Cathy Keevers
P&F MEETINGS: 2nd & 7th Tuesday each Term PARENTS/GUARDIANS Please note that photographs of students may be used in this publication. Please advise the School Office if you do not approve of your child’s photo being used.
From the Principal’s desk…. Welcome to Week 9. Let me begin this week by extending a sincere
congratulations and well done to the P&F for their efforts in holding a
successful Trivia Night at the Castlereagh Hotel. The P&F always work
hard to not only fundraise but provide
opportunities for linkages.
This Thursday is our School Photo Day. Full Winter uniform will
be required on this day. I am sure we will see shiny shoes, wide
smiles and shirts tucked in.
EXPLANANTION OF ABSENCE
We ask all parents to please provide an explanation of student absence within seven days of the
absence otherwise it is recorded as unjustified. Acceptable methods of parents explaining absences
include:
Parent written note
Email from parent, from a source that can be verified.
Gospel and Reflection: Luke 9:18-24
One day when Jesus was praying alone in the presence of his disciples he put this
question to them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ And they answered, ‘John the
Baptist; others Elijah; and others say one of the ancient prophets come back to life.’
But you,’ he said ‘who do you say that I am?’ It was Peter who spoke up. ‘The Christ
of God’ he said. But he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone anything about this.
‘The Son of Man’ he said ‘is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and the chief
priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.’
Then to all he said, ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up
his cross every day and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who
loses his life for my sake, that man will save it.’
VISION STATEMENT
St John’s Primary School strives 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 realize his/her potential.
Reflection
When Jesus asked the disciples “Who do the crowds say that I am?” the replies indicated that the people were trying to
place Jesus in terms of their previous knowledge and experience of prophets. The people had sensed that Jesus was more
like a prophet than a political agitator. But they seemed unable to expand their thinking beyond that of their experience of
current prophets like John the Baptist or the ancient prophets like Elijah. It was Peter, led by the Holy Spirit, who went be-
yond his experience to identify Jesus as the Christ.
Experience is a major factor in our interpretation of the world around us and the people we meet. Experience can help in
the making of wise decisions, but it can also limit what we see and it can limit our openness to the inspirations of the Holy
Spirit.
The people saw Jesus as having the same standing a prophet, therefore he was someone to be listened to and respected.
This categorization worked in his favour with the crowd, who had nothing to lose and everything to gain from having a
prophet in their midst. For the Pharisees and others in authority the possibility that Jesus was a prophet was alarming as it
represented a challenge to their power.
We can stereotype or categorize people in ways which can be either positive or negative. Negative stereotyping is always
harmful; positive stereotyping at least allows a person the chance to be accepted, but it can also limit our understanding of
the individual with all his or her potential, talents and weaknesses. The people stereotyped Jesus in a good way, as a proph-
et, but did not make the leap to seeing him as the Messiah. Peter’s faith-filled statement about Jesus was inspired by the
Holy Spirit. The same Spirit can lead us beyond our experience into new insights and understanding of others and of Jesus
himself, if we are prepared to let go of our pre-conceptions and stereotype.
Have a wonderful week and God Bless
Anthony O’Leary
Important Dates to Remember June 22 Parent Information Night for First Eucharist 6pm St Brigid’s Church
June 23 School Photo Day FULL WINTER UNIFORM—NO SPORTS UNIFORM
June 30 Year 2 Snuggle Pot n Cuddle Pie DRTCC Performance
July 1 Term 2 Concludes
July 18 Term 3 Commences
July 18 First Eucharist Home Groups Begin
SCHOOL FEES NOTICE
If you have chosen the option to pay your school fees by the Term, a gentle reminder that Term 2 fees are due Monday 20 June 2016.
If you have set up a payment plan (Direct Debit; Credit Card; Centrelink deductions) to clear your fees by the end of this school year, you do not need to pay the Balance Outstanding that is showing on your statement by the due date. However, please check that the payments you have made to date are correct. It is also a good idea to check it against your bank state-ment. File in a safe place if needed for further reference.
If for any reason you have overlooked adjusting your payment plan for this year, it is not too late to do so. Please contact the St John’s Primary School Fees Office on 6884 8504 to make the necessary arrangements.
As we are nearing the end of the financial year, the question has been asked as to whether or not the Diocesan Capital Works Levy is claimable as a tax deduction. As this is a Compulsory Levy it is not claimable.
Religious Education News Term Two, Week Nine 2016
First Communion Information Night
The Parent Information Night for students making their First Communion (Sacrament of Eucharist) this year will
be held this Wednesday 22nd June at 6pm in St Brigid’s Church. This predominantly involves parents of Year 3
students. It is very important that at least one adult family member attends to receive the information about this
parish-based program, and also, to sign up for Home Groups . Children do not need to attend the Information
Night. Currently, we still need parents to nominate to host Home Group lessons. If you are willing and interested,
please contact the Parish Office before the meeting, or contact Genevieve Menzies (Sacramental Co-ordinator)
directly on 0419 231 947.
Class Liturgies with Fr Greg
Class Morning Liturgies will continue with Fr Greg for the remainder of the term. These are held directly after
Morning School Assemblies and parents are welcome to attend. Dates: Thursday 23rd June-Year5,
Well Done to our P&F for a terrific night on Saturday! Not only was a lot of money raised for our pick-up shelter
but it was also an excellent night of school community bonding. Also, thank you to Chris McKechnie and his staff
for their great hosting of the night.
Wishing you all a good week, David Schwager (REC)
MUSIC MATTERS
Congratulations to St Johns Primary School CONCERT BAND. 2nd Place out of 9 bands
Topped all Dubbo Bands- Great Competition! A Great effort to all 23 students !
Absent Dominic Clifford and Eva Osborne -busy doing solos in eisteddfod!
Cheers, Mrs Dunn
REQUEST FOR HELP FOR YEAR 6!!
OLD LEGO DONATIONS FOR YEAR 6 STEM PROJECT
Year 6 are currently learning about robotics as part of our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
Project. In Term 3 we will be holding a ‘robo cup’. This will involve using Lego to complete challenges. If you have
any old Lego that you would like to donate to our project, it would be greatly appreciated. When this Lego is not
being used by Year 6, it will be able to be used by the younger
classes as well.
Many thanks,
Mrs Wright & Miss Redden
Merit Awards
Congratulations to the following students who were presented with Merit Awards at Week 8 School
Assembly:
Kinder Gold Holly New, Elsa James
Kinder Blue Koby Ferris, Annaliese Murphy
Year 1 Gold Aoife Joe, Lily Williams
Year 1 Blue Emily Ballard, Connor Byers
Year 1 Red Corporal Williams, Heath Hanson
Year 2 Gold Harry Dempsey, Vishaka Rupasinghe
Year 2 Blue Grace Ballard, Mackenzie Landgraf
Year 3 Gold Evelyn O’Connor, Lily Isbester, Lila Neville
Year 3 Blue Tom Ray, Chelsea Honeyman
Year 4 Gold Peter Duncan, Thomas Hangan
Year 4 Blue Hugo Brooks, Chloe Egan
Year 5 Gold Zac Carroll, William O’Connor
Year 5 Blue Xavier Nunn, Aniyah Rushton-Butler
Year 6 Gold Daniel O’Sullivan, Sarah Arragon, Aswin Gurung
Year 6 Blue Charlotte Meadows, Lily Crowley
Well done, everyone!
Tecknow Topics
Technology News:
Year 3 students are developing further capabilities with technology through creating a product about “Old Dubbo”. They are researching different aspects of how Dubbo looked in the past and the changes that have occurred. Students have used their tools to create a slide show of their learning to record and share their work. Stage 2 and 3 staff are using our Hapara system to distribute, collaboratively construct, give student feedback effectively and monitor student engagement. Technology Safety:
It is good practice to regularly check and reset your security and other settings in the many different accounts you have. Gmail/Google settings are accessed through the gear icon in the top right corner. You can click on general to review your settings. You can set or change many settings here, including your signature and an “undo” tools for recalling emails within a minute of sending them.
Library News
This week in the library we will be listening to Roald Dahl’s BFG to coincide with the release of the new BFG Movie. Roald Dahl was a famous British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and also served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He has been referred to as “one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century”, writing almost 50 books in his career, along with many more screenplays, poems and short stories. The BFG was said to have been Roald Dahl’s favourite of all his stories. The character of the Big Friendly Giant and his idiosyncratic way of talking, known as gobblefunk is one that has delighted audiences ever since its publication in 1982.
Every night, when the world is sleeping, big gruesome giants guzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. And there’s only one giant who can stop them – the BFG. He’s the kindest giant there is and, with his friend Sophie in his top pocket., he sets out to rid the world of the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpereater and all their rotsome friends forever…. .
This year the talents of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg unite to bring Dahl’s
beloved classic The BFG to life. Directed by Spielberg, Disney’s BFG tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant
who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG comes to the big screen on June 30.
Now is the time to reread The BFG or discover the Big Friendly Giant’s story for the first time!
All events from our 2016 Athletics Carnival have now been finalised and the Age Champions decided upon. Thank you to all
for your patience, help and assistance on the day of our carnival as the weather was not at its best. Hence some events
having to be finalised back at school.
All at St John’s Primary are most appreciative of the help and support of the parents who gave their time on the day to help
out with timekeeping and assisting with field events. A very big thank you to all of you. As the saying goes “Many hands make
light work”
Age Championship points at our Carnival are accrued by individual competitors as follows, 3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd
and 1 point for 3rd. In the event of a tie eg – Tie for 1st in an event the following would happen : 1st and second place points
would be added together and then divided between the competitors. A tie for 3rd would result in both competitors receiving ½
a point each.
Age champions on the day were as follows
Junior Girl – Aspen Moore 14 points
Junior Boy – Nicholas Peters & Angus Boland 14points each.
11 yr Girl – Annabelle Whiteley 13points.
11 yr Boy – Aswin Gurung 11points
Senior Girl – Elle Mulholland 13points.
Senior Boy – Harry Callan 9 points.
Winning House – Moore
Competitors at our Athletics Carnival who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in running events or 1st or 2nd in field events, will now
represent our school at the Northern Region Athletics Carnival on Monday 1st of August at DCL Barden Park, North Dubbo.
At the Northern Region Carnival our athletes will compete against athletes from St Laurence’s Dubbo, St Michael’s Dunedoo,
Sacred Heart Coolah and All Hallows Gulgong for a place in the Northern Region Athletics Squad to compete at the Bathurst
Diocesan Carnival. Permission notes and information regarding the Northern Region Carnival will go home with students this
week. St Laurence’s Primary Dubbo will be convening the Northern Region Carnival this year.
Canteen News
Parents please be aware if you want your child to get a hot lunch, you MUST fill out a lunch order. Only recess food is able to be purchased without an order.
Thursday helper this week is Katrina Powyer & Friday is Kelsie Lawry.
Enjoy your week!!
Cathy Dries
Canteen Manager 0458 550 747
LEARN TO PLAY SQUASH
Dubbo Squash Club will holding a ‘Learn to Play Squash’ Clinic each Friday of the
School Holidays between 4:00 and 6:00pm. All racquets, balls, glasses, etc will be
provided. Children need to wear a pair of joggers and should be 8 years or over to be
eligible. If enough children are interested a round robin or competition will be held
each Friday afternoon on a continuing basis. The cost for the two week Clinic will be $10-00 per child.
Phone Beryl Mortimer on 0427 822 381 for more information.
SCHOOL PHOTOS
School photo day is this Thursday 23rd June. Parents are asked to ensure that their children come to
school that day in FULL WINTER UNIFORM (INCLUDING TIES). Every child’s individual photo is taken
regardless of whether or not photos have been ordered.
Completed order envelopes need to be returned to school this week.
Photos for family groups are also available and family envelopes are available to be collected from the
school office. Please note: Family group photos only apply to school age children.
SCHOOL HAT SALE!
Our school hats are now being stocked at Lowes in Macquarie Street.
