NEWSLETTER W ee k l y 1 October 24th 2017 / Term 4 Week 4 www.roma.catholic.edu.au Principal’s News Dear Parents and Friends of St John’s Pope John Paul 11 once said, “Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he must not waste this talent, but must develop it.” At St John’s, we are so blessed to have students who can step up, demonstrate a multitude of talents and be proud to share them. The students themselves are also incredibly fortunate to have staff, parents and community members who can nurture these talents. During Secondary Assembly this week, a letter of appreciation from the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office, was shared with students and staff. It acknowledged the contribution of Year Eight student, Madison Thomas, to a musical performance at Laurel Events in this month Friday, October 27th Senior Art Exhibition Monday, October 30th - November 2nd Year Ten Outdoor Ed Camp Thursday, November 2nd Years 4 - 12 Presentation Night Friday, November 3rd Prep - Year 3 Presentations Friday, November 3rd Moonlight Fair Bank Park during the Carnival of Flowers. The purpose of the performance was to showcase the talents of students and staff from our Catholic Schools. Last week, saw the culmination of many hours of planning and preparation in readiness for the 2017 Roma and District Eisteddfod. The high standard of the St John’s performances, both in the Poetry Choir Groups and the Solo Sections was a credit to our students and staff. The adjudicator’s comment in relation to the performance by Mr and Mrs Brennan’s Year One Class, the Overall Champion Choir, acknowledges their excellent efforts. “This group delivered the most beautiful choral sound we have heard in the competition so far. The two-part canon was simply mystical and enchanting.” Our five Opti-MINDS teams including students from Years Four to Ten acquitted themselves very ably at the State Finals held at the University of Queensland. Two St John’s teams went even further with their performances and were judged the ‘most creative’ in their Division and Category. Their First Place trophies were an acknowledgement of their creativity, lateral thinking and teamwork. Once again, these talents had been nurtured by St John’s staff members closely supported by parents. We also congratulate Year Eleven student, Sophia Tilbury, who has been chosen to represent our district in the Queen’s Baton Relay as we in lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Ross Penrose Deputy Principal
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October 24th 2017 / Term 4 Week 4 www.roma.catholic.edu.au
Principal’s NewsDear Parents and Friends of St John’sPope John Paul 11 once said, “Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he must not waste this talent, but must develop it.”
At St John’s, we are so blessed to have students who can step up, demonstrate a multitude of talents and be proud to share them. The students themselves are also incredibly fortunate to have staff, parents and community members who can nurture these talents.
During Secondary Assembly this week, a letter of appreciation from the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office, was shared with students and staff. It acknowledged the contribution of Year Eight student, Madison Thomas, to a musical performance at Laurel
Events in this month
Friday, October 27thSenior Art Exhibition
Monday, October 30th - November 2ndYear Ten Outdoor Ed Camp
Thursday, November 2ndYears 4 - 12 Presentation Night
Friday, November 3rdPrep - Year 3 Presentations
Friday, November 3rdMoonlight Fair
Bank Park during the Carnival of Flowers.The purpose of the performance was to showcase the talents of students and staff from our Catholic Schools.
Last week, saw the culmination of many hours of planning and preparation in readiness for the 2017 Roma and District Eisteddfod. The high standard of the St John’s performances, both in the Poetry Choir Groups and the Solo Sections was a credit to our students and staff. The adjudicator’s comment in relation to the performance by Mr and Mrs Brennan’s Year One Class, the Overall Champion Choir, acknowledges their excellent efforts. “This group delivered the most beautiful choral sound we have heard in the competition so far. The two-part canon was simply mystical and enchanting.”
Our five Opti-MINDS teams including students from Years Four to Ten acquitted themselves very ably at the State Finals held at the University of Queensland. Two St John’s teams went even further with their performances and were judged the ‘most creative’ in their Division and Category. Their First Place trophies were an acknowledgement of their creativity, lateral thinking and teamwork. Once again, these talents had been nurtured by St John’s staff members closely supported by parents.
We also congratulate Year Eleven student, Sophia Tilbury, who has been chosen to represent our district in the Queen’s Baton Relay as we in lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Presentation NightOur Presentation Night Award Ceremony
for Years 4 - 12 will be held on Thursday
2nd November at the Cultural Centre
from 6.30 pm until 8.30 pm.
P-3 PresentationsPrep - Three Presentations on Friday 3rd
November will be held in the P & F Multi-
Purpose Centre from 9.00 am until 10.15
am.
Moonlight Fair Raffle
EXTENDED DRAW DATE Moonlight Fair
Raffle - 3rd November.
Year One ScienceThis week, the Year One students
will be starting their Science unit,
‘Spot the Difference’. We are
looking forward to studying this
unit as we will be investigating
how the heating and / or cooling of
a food can change its properties.
We will also be looking at whether
these changes can be reversed.
This week we will begin our
investigation by examining what
happens when we take a frozen
water ice block out of the freezer
and whether the changes we
observe can be reversed if we
refreeze it. We will be recording
information about the changes that
occur by using our sense of sight,
Year Four EnglishThis term, the Year Four students
will be exploring a range of poems,
looking at language features used
by the various poets.
We will be learning about similes,
metaphors, onomatopoeia,
alliteration, rhyming and more.
Students will learn how to identify
these features in poems and
explain their effectiveness.
touch and smell. The students will
also have the opportunity to build
a tower using uncooked spaghetti
and marshmallows.
The properties of the following
foods popcorn, chocolate, bread/
toast, cooked and uncooked
spaghetti and egg will be our focus
At the end of our unit, we will be
able to answer why it is important
to know about the handling of
foods, whether or not all foods
change when heated or cooled
and whether these changes can be
reversed.
Mark and Angela BrennanYear One Teachers
Students will be reading ‘How
to Eat Fried Worms’ by Thomas
Rockwell as their novel for Reading
Groups. Students will be exposed
to new vocabulary and complete
various activities to compliment
the book.
Lindsay Botten Year Four Teacher
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News
St John’s School Youth Mass
On Saturday, 28th October, there will
be a St John’s School Youth Mass held
at the All Saints Catholic Church.
All ages are welcome to attend;
the Youth Mass represents a great
opportunity to meet and connect with
the broader community, fostering
social networking with our young
people.
It is encouraged that as many of the
students from the school community
have the opportunity to attend, come
along and partake in the celebrations.
The Mass will start at 6:00pm, followed
by food and activities at the Justin
Kings Centre across from the Church.
Feel free to join us, participate in the
Mass and enjoy the company of those
around you whilst finishing a great
night with pizza and fun!
QSS Track and Field Congratulations
Last week, the QSS 10-12 and 13-19 years Track and Field Carnivals were run.
We had a number of students compete and by all accounts they represented their school and families well, however, we had some tremendous results from two of our students in particular.
Thomas McDonald (Year Seven) finished 6th in the final of the Boys 12 Years 100m, running a time of 12.85 seconds.
Cameron Thompson (Year Ten) won Gold in the Multi Class 13-15 Years Boys Shot Put and Discus. With distances of 9.26m in Shot Put and 29.31m in Discus, Cameron’s Discus throw was 11m further than his nearest rival!
Congratulations to these two students along with all other students who represented South West at the QSS Titles. Their hard work has certainly paid off.
Thomas Moore Sports Coordinator
Social Sciences Division I team at the Youth Forum
Social Sciences Open Division team at the Youth Forum
Social Sciences Division I and II teams in the Great Court
Social Science and Engineering Open Division team
presenting their long-term Challenge
Language and Literature Open Division team enjoying a
hard earned break
Social Sciences Division II team in the UQ Centre
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Five St John’s Opti-MINDS teams consisting of twenty-eight students and three teachers
participated in this year’s State/National Opti-MINDS Creative Sustainability Challenge held
at the University of Queensland on 14-15 October.
After leaving Roma early on Saturday morning, our teams arrived at the University of
Queensland ready to set up their displays for the first official event of the weekend, the Opti-
VISION Forum. During the afternoon, each team presented ‘an idea or change that they
believed would create a future that they would like to see’. Our teams showcased The
Importance of a Positive Self-Image, Kindness is Contagious, Solar Panels as an alternative
to present roofing materials, Gender Stereotypes and The Environmental Challenges of
Plastic Fruit Stickers.
On Saturday evening, students enjoyed a barbecue and ‘Shindig’ before heading back to their
accommodation at Oaks Charlotte Towers in the centre of Brisbane.
Sunday morning dawned and the teams returned to the university for a three hour preparation
session. During this time, they were given a new Long Term Challenge in their chosen
category: Language Literature, Social Sciences or Science Engineering and also faced a
Spontaneous Challenge. Following the lunch break, teams presented their creative solutions
in a dramatic presentation to judges and an audience. Each of our teams must be commended
for their entertaining performances.
Special congratulations go to the Language Literature and Science Engineering Open Division
Teams who achieved First Place in their respective divisions and received individual
medallions and a rather weighty perpetual trophy.
Many thanks to Cathy Perkins, Trent Sellars, Nathan Stone, Michael Aire, Anne Moloney and
Aleisha Restieaux for their support leading up to and during the event.
Yenda Emery
Opti-MINDS Coordinator
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MANY ST JOHN’S STUDENTS WHO COMPETED IN
THIS YEAR’S ROMA AND DISTRICT EISTEDDFOD
There were many wonderful performances. Some of our students are experienced competitors now, and learnt so much from our talented adjudicator, Mrs Leah Stirton. Many students performed on the ‘big stage’ for the first time. All should be very proud of themselves. Congratulations to all parents who supported their children in their performances. Below is a summary of some of the best performances of the eisteddfod. Many of these were St John’s students. POETRY CHOIR GROUPS 1. CondonTreasure Most Outstanding Choral Speaking Shield – St John’s Year One Mr & Mrs Brennan 2. Roma Concrete Products Small Schools Champion Choir – Mungallala State School 3. CJ Advisory Prep Choir – Wallumbilla State School Prep 4. Boobook Grade 1-3 Choir – St John’s Year One Mr & Mrs Brennan 5. Maranoa Regional Council Grade 4-5 Choir – St John’s Year Five Blue Danielle King 6. Roma Tyre and Battery Grade 6-7 Choir – St John’s Year Six Blue Michelle Chinnery
Mr & Mrs Brennan’s Year One Class was awarded the Champion Choir for the whole eisteddfod competition. They received 90 Marks for their wonderful performance. Adjudicator, Mrs Leah Stirton, made these comments on the champion performance:- “This group delivered the most beautiful choral sound we have heard in the competition so far. The two-part canon was simply mystical and enchanting.” Thank you to all Primary Class teachers for preparing their class choirs so beautifully. All performances were professional and entertaining. SOLO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHAMPIONS These are awarded to the competitor who scores the highest marks in three sections – two solo performances of poetry, and one reading.
Adjudicator, Mrs Leah Stirton, was very impressed by the high standard of performance across the eisteddfod. Some comments about Amelia’s performances:- “Beautiful dramatization. Very strong technique. What beautiful vowel sounds. This was an enchanting reading and you have raised the bar! Your dramatic pausing was almost haunting – it was truly special. I hope that ‘speaking’ will play a role in your choice of career one day.” BOOK PRIZES
1. Crocker Farming Co Book Prize for Primary student recitation of an Australian or Bush Poem – Biddy Blair (St John’s)
2. Crocker Farming Co Book Prize for Secondary student recitation of an Australian or Bush Poem –
Madison Thomas (St John’s)
3. Roma Lions Club Trophy for Best Bush Poem – Alec Ziesemer (Surat)
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Previously postponed due to wet weather, our annual St John’s Moonlight Fair is ALL SET FOR an enjoyable evening for all on Friday 3rd NOVEMBER. Kicking off at 5.30pm, we have a wonderful night planned with our St John’s has Talent crew followed by the Walmsley Trio: Nathan, Jared and Trinette to entertain us and give our fair that country music flare! Parents, enjoy a drink or two at the BAR and take the Courtesy Bus home until 10.30pm. EFTPOS is available for your convenience located at the Treasury – Room 30.
Look at what we have in store for you.
ENTERTAINMENT
5.30 – 6.30pm St John’s has Talent Presentation of Winners
7.15 – 8.00pm 8.15 – 9.00pm 9.15 – 10.00pm
Walmsley Trio: Nathan, Jared and Trinette
MULTI-DRAW RAFFLE and Book Sellers Prize – DRAWN 8.00 to 8.15pm
1st Prize 5 Nights’ accommodation at SEA WORLD RESORT
UNLIMITED entry to Sea World, Movie World, Wet n Wild
Plus $200 Fuel Voucher
2nd Prize Rustic Garden Seat kindly donated by Mooreland’s Nursery valued at $400
3rd Prize Family Entertainment Package including an iPod Shuffle.
MOONLIGHT FAIR – ALL SET FOR 3rd NOVEMBER 2017
A great family night out!
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RIDES AND SHOWBAGS
5.30 – 9.00pm Unlimited RIDES for the children ARMBANDS $25 SINGLE RIDES $5 each SHOWBAGS $8 each FAIRY FLOSS
Chair-O-Plane/Merry-Go-Round; Large Batman Challenger & Slide; Motorised Mini Hot-Rod Jeeps; Mini Quad Bikes; Giant Clown Slide; Velcro Sticky Wall; World of Disney Castle & Slide; Duel Landed Bungee Run; Nitro the Mechanical Bull; Pass the Footy.
SECONDARY LOUNGE AND ENTERTAINMENT AREA
5.30 – 9.00pm Unlimited access to Private Secondary Student ONLY area.
Laser Skirmish Virtua cop 3 40 table top games DDR Dance Machine Air Hockey Table Ping Pong
LOUNGE AREA TO CATCH-UP WITH FRIENDS ARMBANDS $15
STALLS
BBQ Hot Dogs Sushi and Corn-on-Cob Nachos Cheesecakes Canadian Pancakes Cakes and Sweets Fairy Floss Milkshakes Coffee Iced Tea Soft Drinks Water
Plants Moonlight Fairies Hat Stall Craft Temporary Tattoos &
We have it all laid out for you. So come along and enjoy A GREAT FAMILY NIGHT OUT and listen to the wonderful Walmsley country music in a family friendly atmosphere. It is sure to be FUN for everyone!
Years 7 -10 End of Semester Exams There will be a new system of education in Senior Secondary in Queensland from 2019 onwards. The current Year 10s will be the last students to complete the OP system in 2019. During that year, the current Year 9s will be the first group of students who will commence Year 11 under the new system.
The new QCE system will see students sitting for both internal assessment and external exams. The ATAR score will replace the current OP score. One of the main points of focus for our students will be the fact that they will have to sit an external examination in each ATAR subject in fourth term of Year 12. This is a major shift from the internal assessment that currently occurs under the OP system.
In order to prepare our students for the future, we are commencing semester exams for English, Mathematics and Science across Years 7 – 10. These exams will occur in Week 6 on Monday Nov 6 and Tuesday November 7. Students have been issued with the exam timetable and have been given an equipment list. It is important that all students collect their equipment prior to Week 6. The equipment should be kept in a clear plastic sleeve.
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The Walk of Art is located at Roma Community Arts Centre, 38-44 Hawthorne St, Roma
Meraki
an exhibition from St John’s
Senior Students
soul
love
creativity
New Canteen Ordering System is here! St John’s is constantly on the lookout for new ways to make your interactions with school more convenient. That’s why we’ve engaged with Flexischools, Australia’s leading school payment system, to provide a new cashless way for you to pay for school services.
Order and pay for a range of school services online with Flexischools online ordering… Flexischools is the fast, convenient and secure way to order and pay for [SERVICES WITH FLEXISCOOLS] from home or on your mobile. Flexischools makes our school service[s] available to you 24/7
Parents set up a Flexischools account online and pre-load the account with funds. Parent can use the funds in their account to order and pay for a range of services online Parents can view their orders online and can set a daily spending limit.
Get Started with Flexischools… Set up an account for online ordering… You can set up an account online – it only takes a minute.
1. Register for Flexischools by visiting www.flexischools.com.au. Add your student, their school and form class to get started.
2. Top-Up your account via Visa, Mastercard, PayPal or direct deposit. 3. Make an order by selecting from the range of options made available by your school and
proceed to make payment for the order listed in your order pad. 4. Review Orders by logging back in to your Flexischools account. You can set recurring
orders, view transaction history or cancel orders via your Flexischools login.
What does it cost? Online Canteen Ordering Fee - $0.29 per canteen order Account Top-Up Fees - Direct Deposit (2-3 days) - Free Credit Card/PayPal Surcharge (immediate) $0.15 + 1%
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Are you fit and healthy?
Like working outdoors?
Do you hold a blue card?
Would you like a
Paid PositionAs a
School Crossing Supervisor
Where: Various schools in Roma
Hours: Up to 15 hours per fortnight
Pay: $28.18 per hour
Duties: Assist children crossing roads at local schools
St John’s School P & F Fundraiser Payment Method: Cash (correct change please) Cheque made payable to: St John’s P & F
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Coordinator/Office use
Coordinators Name Price Expected Delivery Return form with payment by
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$ 25.00 PER TRAY
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St John’s School Office
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WALK FOR DANIEL – ST JOHN’S SCHOOL 2017
Wear Red and Walk for Daniel with St John’s School!
Wear Red and Educate is the theme of ‘Day for Daniel’ as we strive to take action and conduct child safety activities in our communities to help in Keeping Kids Safe.
The objectives of ‘Day for Daniel’ are: To raise awareness about child safety and protection and to promote a safer
community for children. To educate children regarding their personal safety and empower them to
Recognise, React and Report. To provide FREE safety and educational material. To honour the memory of Daniel Morcombe. To have over 1 million people Australia Wide to participate in ‘Day for Daniel’.
‘Day for Daniel’ is also an opportunity for Australians to make a statement that crimes against children are not acceptable in modern Australia.
Please come and join Miss Lyons to support the ‘Day for Daniel’.
Start Time: 7.30am Date: Friday, 27th October 2017 Venue: Roma PCYC, Northern Road. Distance: Approximately 2km long, starting at Roma PCYC and finishing at St John’s School, McDowall Street Gate. *If you are unable to walk to school students can still wear a red shirt (must have a collar) with their sports shorts, school socks and shoes. There will be a gold coin donation which will go towards the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.
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February 14th 2017 / Term 1 Week 4www.roma.catholic.edu.au
Principal’s NewsDear Parents and Friends of St
John’s,
I now believe I am becoming
totally acclimatised to the south
west. If we can all live through
the heat of the last few days,
then we can do anything. Our
thoughts and prayers are with
those families in the central
coast and western parts of New South Wales who have lost
homes and properties to the terrible fires. We thank God
that so far no lives have been lost. Nature can be beautiful
and destructive as we are all aware, in the bush. On Friday
morning, we had a Prep Parent morning tea after drop off.
This was a wonderful opportunity for myself as well as Mrs
Mulligan, Mrs Beattie and Mrs Densley to meet with parents
and talk about what is happening in Prep. Parents shared
their ideas, experiences and concerns around the first three
weeks. What was discovered was that lots of feelings were
Events in this month
Tuesday, February 14
P&F AGM Meeting - 6 pm
Monday, February 27
Year Seven Immunisations
Wednesday, March 1
Ash Wednesday 10.45 am - P & F Multi-Purpose
Centre
Thursday, March 2
P & F Meet and Greet
Friday, March 10
Grandparents/Relatives Day
shared by most of the parents in Prep. The first year is very
important in establishing good routines, resilience strategies,
friendships and learning skills. I will be in Toowoomba at the
Principals’ meeting towards the end of the week.
Generosity of Staff
Last week, Mr Penrose put together the Extracurricular List
for the staff at St John’s. This is where teachers take on
activities beyond their normal teaching duties. There are
three categories and teachers are expected to choose one
from each. These can range from coaching football / netball
to chess, musical, community service and much much more.
I have never been in a school where teachers give so much
of their time for the overall development of their students.
This is voluntary unpaid work and, as a principal, I am firstly
very proud of them and I thank them for this great effort. It
is things like this that make our school so great and show the
real face of Jesus to others.
Coping Strategies
This week is Week Four leading into Week Five where
students begin to tire. This has been exacerbated by the
very hot weather, which tends to make students very tired.
Be proactive in your approach, speak positively, emphasise
that preplanning for the workload is important and that
approaching tasks with a plan can always help.
BusThere seems to be a little confusion around the bus and the
teacher duty. Teachers will be on duty as follows:
Morning Bus: There will be a teacher on duty at the bus
stop each morning for the next two weeks. As of Week Six,
students will be walking to the Prep room accompanied by
their bus buddy without a teacher on duty. Over the next
couple of weeks, the teacher on duty will ensure that all Prep
students have a buddy to accompany them to the classroom.
Afternoon Bus: Beginning this week, Prep students will
be picked up from the classroom and will walk to the bus
assembly area in small groups with an allocated Year Six
student. Students will then be buddied with either siblings
or bus buddies before going to the bus stop where the bus
teacher will be on duty.
Yours sincerely,
Donaugh Shirley
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In the next issue Prep - Year SixPrep - Maths
Year Three - Religion
Year Five - HASS
Welfare - Protective Behaviours
Years Seven - TwelveYears Seven/Eight - Business
Year Ten - English
Senior Art Exhibition
Marian House Report
St John’s School
29 Duke StreetRoma, Queensland 4455Phone (07) 46 221 842
EditionTerm 4 Week 4 We acknowledge the original inhabitants of this
land, the Mandandanji people, and show our respect for their ancestors and traditions.
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Calling All Girls Born 2004 & 2005
Be part of the Qld Rugby League Outback Girls Pathways Program:
Adrian Vowles Cup (Charleville - February 2018) Muster Days throughout Central/South West areas
Outback Junior Muster (Blackall - May 2018) Represent Qld Outback U14 team at the Cultural Exchange Carnival (Coolum – June)
Coaches and Mentors include:
Jillaroo Captain and Queensland Player, Stephanie Hancock Former State of Origin and current Qld Woman’s Coach, Adrian Vowles
Queensland Academy of Sport Coaches and Selectors Various NRL Game Development Staff
I encourage and challenge every country girl to give RL a go and follow the Outback RL Girls Pathway, and perhaps one day you will represent Queensland like I did or the Jillaroos like Stephanie Hancock”.
Adrian Vowles
Please register your interest on the attached link:
http://bit.ly/QRLoutback
For further details contact: QRL Operations Manager - Peter Rafter
