St Joseph’s School News Term 4 Week 6 12 November 2019 Upcoming Events Wednesday November 13 Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday November 14 No Canteen Friday November 15 No Canteen 1/2 Coal Creek Excursion Monday Nov 18 - Nov 20 Grade 6 Camp: Forest Lodge Farm Monday November 18 Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Wednesday November 20 Prep Phillip Island Excursion Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday November 21 Grade 1 Dinner 3:25pm-6:00pm Monday November 25 Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Open Water Learning Experience 5/6 Tuesday November 26 Prep: Orientaon 9:15am-11:40am School Advisory Commiee AGM: 9:15 Wednesday November 27 Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday November 28 Nagle College Music Performance P-2: Grandparent and Special Friend Day 2:30pm - 3:15pm Monday December 2 Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Tuesday December 3 Mary MacKillop Year 7 Transion Day Wednesday December 4 Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday December 5 Junior School House Athlecs: 9:30am Monday December 9 Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Tuesday December 10 WSC and Newhaven College Year 7 Transion Day New Student Transion Day Prep: Orientaon 9:15am-2:30pm Wednesday December 11 Footsteps: Dance Showcase Manee 12:30pm-1:30pm Footsteps: Dance Showcase Evening Performance 5:00pm-6:00pm Thursday December 12 Grade 6 and End of Year Mass: 9:30am- 10:30am Grade 6 Graduaon: 6:00pm Principal’s Report Dear Parents, Students, Staff and all associated with St Joseph’s Community Have you noced an increasing reluctance on the part of your children to get out of bed in the morning over the last week or two? Well that’s what hard work and a constant roune does to small people (and big people) over the course of a school year. The only known cure for such an ailment is a good dose of Christmas holidays. In the meanme, those wonderful persons known as parents might have to call for understanding and family support. There is an old review of a Japanese film tled The story of Jiro. The summary contained this sentence, As he matures, Jiro learns the restricons of the world and the suffering of life. No doubt all adults can relate to this senment, as it has been part of the human experience for all of us. However, children who are full of hope and the excitement and expectaon of what life might have in store for them, are somemes alarmed by the growing realizaon that life isn’t as easy as it perhaps seemed to be when they were at the infant stage. Somemes our children are asked to master learning skills or cope with emoonal situaons which are beyond their capabilies or maturaon levels and as a result, can slowly lose their confidence and self-esteem. If we, as the significant adults in their life are not aware of these difficules and don’t assist our children to cope then, the children’s development to full potenal will never be realized and their lives may not reach that fullness of which it was capable. If at this me of the year we, as grown people, are feeling the wear and tear of a year’s accumulated happenings, then no doubt, so are our children. The queson is, do we regard it as sufficient importance to find some sympathec me to spend with our children. We shouldn’t aempt to shield our children from the realies of their life or mislead them with false hope. What we can do is to be seen to be understanding as to how they see their life and its difficules and offer assistance. In this way, they feel as if they are the ones who are finding the soluons and coping with their problems. Hopefully, self-esteem and personal confidence will soon be on the healthy road to recovery. It is so easy being a parent!! First Communion The First Communion Masses held over the weekend were a wonderful celebraon of how special the Eucharist is in our faith. For the children involved, and their families, this day is
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St Joseph’s School News
Term 4 Week 6 12 November 2019
Upcoming EventsWednesday November 13Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday November 14 No Canteen Friday November 15 No Canteen1/2 Coal Creek Excursion Monday Nov 18 - Nov 20Grade 6 Camp: Forest Lodge Farm Monday November 18 Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Wednesday November 20Prep Phillip Island Excursion Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday November 21 Grade 1 Dinner 3:25pm-6:00pm Monday November 25 Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Open Water Learning Experience 5/6 Tuesday November 26 Prep: Orientation 9:15am-11:40am School Advisory Committee AGM: 9:15 Wednesday November 27Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday November 28 Nagle College Music Performance P-2: Grandparent and Special Friend Day 2:30pm - 3:15pm Monday December 2Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Tuesday December 3Mary MacKillop Year 7 Transition Day Wednesday December 4Footsteps Dance Incursion Thursday December 5 Junior School House Athletics: 9:30am Monday December 9Whole School Assembly: 9:00am Tuesday December 10WSC and Newhaven College Year 7 Transition Day New Student Transition Day Prep: Orientation 9:15am-2:30pm Wednesday December 11 Footsteps: Dance Showcase Matinee 12:30pm-1:30pm Footsteps: Dance Showcase Evening Performance 5:00pm-6:00pm Thursday December 12 Grade 6 and End of Year Mass: 9:30am-10:30am Grade 6 Graduation: 6:00pm
Principal’s Report
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and all associated with St Joseph’s Community
Have you noticed an increasing reluctance on the part of your children to get out of bed in the morning over the last week or two? Well that’s what hard work and a constant routine does to small people (and big people) over the course of a school year. The only known cure for such an ailment is a good dose of Christmas holidays. In the meantime, those wonderful persons known as parents might have to call for understanding and family support. There is an old review of a Japanese film titled The story of Jiro. The summary contained this sentence, As he matures, Jiro learns the restrictions of the world and the suffering of life. No doubt all adults can relate to this sentiment, as it has been part of the human experience for all of us. However, children who are full of hope and the excitement and expectation of what life might have in store for them, are sometimes alarmed by the growing realization that life isn’t as easy as it perhaps seemed to be when they were at the infant stage. Sometimes our children are asked to master learning skills or cope with emotional situations which are beyond their capabilities or maturation levels and as a result, can slowly lose their confidence and self-esteem. If we, as the significant adults in their life are not aware of these difficulties and don’t assist our children to cope then, the children’s development to full potential will never be realized and their lives may not reach that fullness of which it was capable. If at this time of the year we, as grown people, are feeling the wear and tear of a year’s accumulated happenings, then no doubt, so are our children. The question is, do we regard it as sufficient importance to find some sympathetic time to spend with our children. We shouldn’t attempt to shield our children from the realities of their life or mislead them with false hope. What we can do is to be seen to be understanding as to how they see their life and its difficulties and offer assistance. In this way, they feel as if they are the ones who are finding the solutions and coping with their problems. Hopefully, self-esteem and personal confidence will soon be on the healthy road to recovery. It is so easy being a parent!!
First CommunionThe First Communion Masses held over the weekend were a wonderful celebration of how special the Eucharist is in our faith. For the children involved, and their families, this day is
PrayerHoly God, source of all goodness, you show us in Mary MacKillop
a woman of faith who lived by the power of the cross
Teach us to embrace what
she pioneered:new ways of living the gospel
that respect and defend the human dignity of all in our land.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
imbued with joy, faith and grace. It was a pleasure to see them share this time so reverently in the Church. May this Eucharist strengthen them and nourish them for their journey of life, and I sincerely hope that this connection continues with our Parish. Thank you to all involved with preparing our children for this occasion.
Staff News •At the conclusion of this year Merlyn Cantwell will finish her role as an Educational Support Officer. I sincerely thank her for her commitment to the students and staff over the past 3.5 years of service.
•Congratulations to Tracy Allan who from 2020 will hold the Religious Education Leader position. This position has become available due to Ms Toni Moser moving to Melbourne at the end of 2019.
Yours in Catholic Education Ronan O’MahonyPrincipal
Thought for the WeekIt is not how much we do in this life that is important, but rather,
how much Love we put into what we do.
Grade 5 CampThe Grade 5 Students had a fantastic time on their recent Melbourne Camp. The first day was action packed with students going directly from school to the Shrine of Remembrance where we had a very informative guided tour. From there we went to Science Works where we explored the ‘Think Ahead’ displays which focused on what we might be able to do with technology in the future, we also got to see a planetarium screening. After getting settled in at camp we went and had pizza for dinner followed by a trip to Eureka Tower where we got to see the sun setting.
The next day started with a tour of Parliament House where our local member Jordan showed us around. We finished up our camp with a visit to the Chinese Museum where we got to participate in a Kung Fu lesson. After a busy few days we returned to school.
Grade 5 Team
District CricketOn Friday November 1 the 5/6 Students participated in our local School Cup Cricket Competition. Even though none of our teams made it through to the final we still had a great time participat-ing and competing against the teams from other primary schools in the area.
5/6 Team
ENROL NOW FOR 2020 AND BEYOND
Enrolment Applications for 2020 and beyond are currently being
processed. Expression of Interest for beyond 2020 are also being accepted Enrolment Information Packs can be collected from the school office or
sent home.
School Tours can be arranged on
appointment
Fee concessions are available for current Health Care Card holders
Grade 6 Windcheaters 2020
Order forms for the Grade 6 2020
Windcheaters have been sent out via CareMonkey.
Orders are to be returned by November 30 and payment is to made
through CDFpay
Junior News - 1/2
In Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 we are learning all about generations. We want to know all about the lives of our older generations and how life was different then compared to now. We have prepared some questions for our Grandparents and Special Friends and invite you all to come and celebrate our learning and teach us about your gen-eration! So come along and enjoy the afternoon with us. All Grandparents and Special Friends are invited. The after-noon will take place in our Prep and 1/2 Neighbourhoods, on the November 28 from 2:30-3:15pm. We look forward to seeing you all then.
Junior Team
It has been a busy couple of weeks in the 1/2 neighbourhood!
In mathematics we have been looking at multiplication and division. We know that the mul-tiplication symbol means ‘groups of’ and the division symbol means ‘shared between’. We have done lots of hands on learning to help us use different strategies to find answers.
We began our Footsteps class and have had lots of fun ‘moving and grooving’ learning our dance for the end of year production. We cannot wait to show you!
We have also been learning about Catholic Missions and the children in Ghana. We man-aged to raise lots of money through our Crazy Sock Day and Frozen Cups. We also recognise the importance of prayer for these children and we wrote special prayers for them in our RE classes.
1/2 Team
Grandparents and Special Friends Day Prep - Grade 2
Assembly Award WinnersPictured are our award winners from assembly Monday October 21 and Monday October 28. Congratulations to you all on your great efforts.Parents and Grandparents are welcome to join us at assembly each Monday morning at 9:15am in the school gym.
Grade 6 Graduation
The Grade 6 Graduation will be held on December 12 at 6pm
Additional information has been sent out via CareMonkey and payments for
this event can be made via CDFpay
St Joseph’s School Raffle
Raffle ticket books have been sent home to all families.
Proceeds from this raffle go towards school improvements and equipment
for the students.
Please note that you are able to pay for the tickets via CDF pay if desired. If you choose this option, write ‘Paid by
CDF pay’ on the front of your booklet of tickets, before returning it to school.
Additional ticket books are available at the School Office if you would like more.
In order to comply with the Office of Minor Gaming Regulations,
tickets are offered for sale from September 16 to December 16 inclusive.
As part of these regulations all tickets
are to be accounted for and must be returned to the school
or parish office on or before Monday December 9.
Thank you to all school parents and parishoners for your ongoing support
to our school.
Parish NewsPLEASE PRAY FOR: Albert Klun, who passed away re-cently and the anniversaries of Colin Butcher, Elsa Dean, Bob Jeffries, Harold Watson, Mgr. John Cunningham, Fr. Daniel O’Reily and our own deceased loved ones and benefactors.
ST. VINCENT de PAUL CHRISTMAS CARDS: Now available at the Piety Stalls at both churches, $3.00 per pack of 8 cards or 50c per card.
PRAYER SHAWL GROUP: All welcome, even non-knitters who may like to sew up knitted squares, make a cuppa or enjoy a chat!! We meet on the third Monday of the month. For more information please contact: Philippa Warby, 0408 331 340, Maureen Maartensz 0407 055 447.
REMEMBRANCE BOOK: Parishioners are welcome to write the names of deceased relatives and friends in the Remembrance Book.
WORKING BEE: A gardening working bee will be held at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Inverloch on Friday 15th November, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.
A glimpse into the true and make-believe experiences that shape our thoughts, dreams and imaginations.
Featuring puppetry, film and live performance.
Thank you to Rawcus for mentoring It's no Drama 2019
Prep Orientation
Tuesday, November 26: 9.15 - 11:40am Children need to bring a broad brimmed hat, a water bottle and a snack for playlunch. Tuesday, December 10: 9.15 - 2:30pm Children need to bring a broad brimmed hat, a water bottle and a snack for playlunch and lunch. Casual clothing is acceptable for all Orientation Days.
Seeking volunteers to sell tickets in front of Richies on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday mornings between 10:00am
& 2:00pm and in front of Wonthaggi Library on Saturday
mornings from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
If you are able to help a time sheet is avaliable on
with your preferred dates and times. Alternatively contact the school office
with your interest on 5672 1052.
Thank you to all school parents and parishioners for your ongoing support
to our school.
School Raffle Ticket Sellers Needed
CareMonkey Information Changes
Login to CareMonkey to make changes to your Child’s
information
Please be aware that although you may have updated your details in the
My Account section, you will also need to make those changes in the profile section for the Students also, or the
most current information will not update to your Child’s profile.
If you have any queries please contact the office
Catholic Missions - Sock It To PovertyA big thank you to all our families for their support of our ‘Joey’s for Justice Team’ in their fundraising efforts during October - Mission Month.With their frozen cups and crazy sock day ‘Joey’s’ raised $500!Let us continue to work and pray for social justice in our world.
