Newsletter 26 Week 6 Term 3

25 August 2015

Key Dates, Term 3

Dear Parents, Children and Friends,

YEAR SIX CONFIRMATION

A group of our Year Six children made

their Sacrament of Confirmation on

Sunday at All Hallows, Boulder. It was a

beautiful mass led by Father Andrew and I

was most impressed with the reverence

and maturity demonstrated by our

students. I would like to acknowledge the

work of Mrs Houston, Mr Shaw and

Mrs Stafford for preparing the children to

receive this very special sacrament and

Father Andrew for leading us in a lovely

mass. Congratulations girls and boys!

ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL ATHLETICS

CARNIVAL

Last Friday our students from Pre Primary

to Year Six took part in the School

Athletics Carnival held on our school oval

on a lovely winter’s day. We were blessed

to be joined by a large group of parent

volunteers and spectators. Overall, our

children thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Congratulations to Trafalgar who won the

faction shield and to Ivanhoe who won the

Spirit Shield.

As well as all children being able to

participate to earn points towards their

faction, a carnival such as this allows

children with gifts and talents in this area

to shine and share their gifts with their

peers and the wider community. This year

we congratulate our champion boys and

girls and the runners-up on their

outstanding individual efforts. I would like

to also acknowledge the speedy staff team

who took out the Golden Baton in fine

style.

Finally, I would like to thank Mrs Woolley

for her meticulous effort in coordinating

the carnival, the staff for assisting in setting

up the oval for the day and our fantastic

parents who volunteered and selflessly

shared their time and expertise with us in

various capacities. Your efforts are much

appreciated!

Keep in Our Prayers Please pray for members of our community who are sick or in need or our prayerful support.

AUGUST

27 Kindy/PP Priest Visit 10:15am Student Banking Homework Club

28 Presentation Assembly Year 6 Book Week Dress Up Day & Parade 8.45am

SEPTEMBER

31 Homework Club

2 Fathers Day Stall iPad Parent Workshop Yrs 4-6 Homework Club

3 Interschool Athletics Carnival Student Banking Homework Club

4 Fathers Day Breakfast and Liturgy 7:30am

7 Homework Club

9 Homework Club

10 Year 3/4 priest Visit 9:30am Student Banking Homework Club

11 Presentation Assembly Year 5

14 P&F Meeting 2pm Homework Club

16 Homework Club Board Meeting

17 5/6 Mass at 9:30am Student Banking Homework Club

18 Eisteddfod Presentation Assembly Year 4

23 Open Night 5.00-6.30pm P&F Photo Comp/Art Night

25 Presentation Assembly Year 3 Term 3 concludes

FATHERS’ DAY BREAKFAST

Fathers and Grandfathers, please mark next Friday 4

September in your calendar for our annual Fathers’ Day

Breakfast and Blessing. Our breakfast will begin at

7.30am, followed by our blessing at 8.25am, where we

thank God for the gift of our fathers and grandfathers

and the positive contributions they make to our lives

and the lives of our families. Attendance is by RSVP only.

Please fill in your RSVP at the end of this

newsletter by Wednesday of next week.

FATHERS’ DAY STALL

On Wednesday 2nd September the P&F will hold their

annual Fathers’ Day Stall. The stall is a favourite amongst

the children every year as they go to great pains to

fastidiously choose a gift worthy of their dad. I would

like to thank the P&F for organising this stall for the

children. I know there will be many happy dads when

they are presented with their gift on Fathers’ Day.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: 28th August: Year 6 Presentation Assembly

Book Week Dress Up & Parade

2nd September: Fathers Day Stall

iPad Parent Workshop Year 4-6

3rd September: Interschool Athletics Carnival

4th September: Fathers’ Day Breakfast/Liturgy

7:30am

6th September: Fathers’ Day Football Match 10am

10th September: Year 3/4 priest Visit 9:30am

11th September: Presentation Assembly Year 5

14th September: P&F Meeting

16th September: Board Meeting

17th September: 5/6 Mass at 9:30am

18th September: Presentation Assembly Year 4

23th September: Open Night 5.00-6.30pm

P&F Photo Comp/Art Night

25th September: Presentation Assembly Year 3

Term 3 concludes

May God bless our school and those within it.

Miranda Swann

Principal

INFORMAL PROSE INVENTORIES

This week, classroom teachers will administer the

Informal Prose Inventory (IPI) to students above

reading level 30. IPIs are a test of a student’s reading

ability. They provide the classroom teacher with

information about a student’s reading ability and use of

strategies to decode and comprehend texts. These

tests provide a benchmark against which teachers can

measure progress and plan lessons, with a greater

understanding of their students’ strengths and

weaknesses. Once our students surpass level 30, the

classroom teacher no longer administers monthly

running records. Instead, these students move to sitting

termly IPIs which, in conjunction with our termly

Literacy Pro Placement Test, assist teachers in

providing all students with differentiated reading

instruction.

IPAD PARENT AND STUDENT WORKSHOP

Our next iPad workshop for parents and students from

Pre Primary to Year Six will take place in the

Wittenoom Library on Wednesday 2nd September

from 5.30-6.30pm. The purpose of this workshop is to

provide parents with support and a greater

understanding of how iPads are used in classrooms

across the school as a creative learning tool.

This is an informal event where we will be using a

number of apps that your child has used in class, or

may use in the future. Parents are invited to bring their

child along to the workshop, in order to collaborate

when creating.

Please register your attendance online at our

EventBrite page, which can be accessed via the

link or QR code below. Please ensure that you

select the number of tickets required for you

and your child/children.

https://sjbipads.eventbrite.com.au

Mr Luke Shaw

Assistant Principal – Curriculum

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

Congratulations to the following students who received

the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday:

Olivia Antonio

Isabelle Appiotti

Daniel Gent

Samuel Gleeson

Frank Majige

Mary Nguyen

Alejandra Sullivan-Cruz

Evy Vu

The mass was lovely and we were very proud of all of

the students. Thankyou to Fr Andrew for leading the

mass and thank you to Mr Shaw and Mrs Houston for

preparing the children so well. A thank you also to the

families and teachers who attended this mass.

Mrs Tanya Stafford

Assistant Principal - Religious Education

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CURRICULUM NEWS

O Lord,

you know how busy I must be this day.

If I forget you,

do not forget me.

This prayer was written by Sir Jacob Astley, before the

Battle of Edgehill in 1642.

We become so busy in our daily life that we forget our

Creator and what he has done for us, as well as our

friends and family and the things they do for us. We

often take things for granted and forget to say ‘thanks’.

I am honestly just like that, I am so consumed in my

own life. If I slow down, think of my loved ones around

me, and say thanks, I would probably be a much happier

person.

Mrs Marie Otty

Canteen Manager

Well, the place to be on Friday was down on our

sports oval - a big congratulations and thankyou to all

involved in our 2015 St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival. We

had it all; speed, perseverance and great displays of

sportsmanship.

Our results are below:

Year 1 Boys:

Oliver Clark - Runner Up

Kayhl Penn - Champion Boy

Year 1 Girls:

Jazmyn Quainoo - Runner Up

Molly Adams - Champion Girl

Year 2 Boys:

Lysander Eleco - Runner Up

Ehthasam Khanzawar - Champion Boy

Year 2 Girls:

Addison Flannery - Runner Up

Chloe Zorzi - Champion Girl

Year 3 Boys:

Jack Charters - Runner up

Max Adams - Champion Boy

Year 3 Girls:

Gabrielle Houston - Runner up

Hunter Dadd - Champion Girl

Year 4 Boys:

Jhett Ribarich - Runner up

Flynn Baroni - Champion boy

Year 4 Girls

Jessica May - Runner Up

Jessica Flannery - Champion girl

Year 5 Boys:

Jett Dadd - Runner up

Tobie Fielding - Champion boy

Year 5 Girls:

Adjoa Quainoo - Runner up

Nysia Charlton - Champion girl

Year 6 Boys:

Callum Luke - Runner up

Mark Patea - Champion Boy

Year 6 Girls

Isabelle Appiotti - Runner up

Monique Pretorius - Champion girl

Winners of the Gold Baton race -The Teachers!!!

Overall Faction Points

1st -Trafalgar - Total Points 806

2nd - Hainault - Total Points 765

3rd - Hastings - Total Points 725

4th - Ivanhoe - Total Points 662

Interschool Athletics - the following students will

represent St Joseph’s at the Interschool Athletics

Carnival to be held on Thursday 3rd September

at Wallace Park

Year 3-6 Jumps and Throws winners

Division A 1st and 2nd place students in the

800m, 100m and 200m

Note that Jumps and throws will be an early start of

7:30am. A letter will be sent home to those involved.

A huge thank you to all the parents who volunteered

for the day, helped set up and pack away and those who

cooked the sausage sizzle!

Calling all DAD’s (we need you!).

Once again we will be participating in the annual

St Joseph’s v VETS Football Match on Sunday 6th

September. The YMCA will be supporting this event.

There will be a bbq and bouncy castle for children. The

match will start at 10am. Don’t forget to register your

interest using the RSVP form attached to the

newsletter.

Kelly Woolley

Physical Education/Year 3 Classroom Teacher

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

EDUCATION IN FAITH

SCHOOL BANKING

School Banking will now take place on

THURSDAY.

Week 5 Merit Award Winners

Pre-Primary

-

Year 1

-

Year 2

-

Year 3

-

Year 4

-

Year 5

-

Year 6

-

BILLY G’S GOURMET COOKIE

DOUGH

Fundraiser for Wakakirri

If you are interested in buying a tub of

delicious cookie dough, please see

Mrs Miller in the front office.

Flavours available -

Choc Chunk (3)

Gluten Free Choc Chunk (1)

Raspberry White Choc (5)

Triple Choc (3)

White Choc Macadamia (4)

All $13:00 per tub

Each tub makes 40 x 25g cookies.

YUM!!! Don’t miss out!!

HOMEWORK CLUB

Monday , Wednesday & Thursday

3.00pm – 3.30pm in the Library

P&F NEWS

We are well on the way to earning some

fabulous rewards through our Woolworths

Earn & Learn sticker program. Keep up the

good work!

Volunteer Search: We need your help

to sell gifts at the Fathers’ Day Stall

Wednesday 2nd September. Please

see a P&F member if you are able to

assist.

UNIFORM SHOP

Opening Hours

Tuesday

8.15am - 9.00am

Thursday

2.45pm - 3.30pm

Uniform Order forms are available at the

office if you are unable to attend during

shop hours.

Only a few pairs of Size 4 New Balance

Runners available.

The lucky winners of our fabulous

Wakakirri prizes are…..

Prize 1: Frame print of the Golden Mile

c1900 donated by KCGM valued at $290 –

Lynette Luke

Prize 2: 3 month gold membership at

Goldfields Oasis - Isabella Koprowicz

Prize 3: $200 Gift Voucher for Wildcard

Tattoo - Andre Vu

Prize 4: $99 Angle Grinder from Bunnings

- Athena Miller

Prize 5. $50 Gift Voucher for Kalgoorlie

Hotel (Judds)- Richard (Black Ticket C18)

Prize 6: $40 Gift Voucher for Collins

Bookstore - Foy Family

Prize 7: $50 Gift Voucher for Sheffield's/

The Rec Hotel - Stu Cunningham

Prize 8; Gift Voucher for a shampoo &

blow wave at Rust Haircare - Troy Butler

PRE KINDERGARTEN

for 2016

We are still taking enrolments and

interviews have commenced for our 2016

Pre-Kindy program.

To partake in the program, a child must

have already turned three years old.

Children who are not yet three can begin

the program in the first session after their

third birthday.

Places are limited.

KISS AND GO ZONE

Please remember you must not leave

your car in this area to pick up your

children before or after school. This is for

flow through traffic only.

CANTEEN NEWS

A reminder that students need to bring

their own cutlery if they are consuming

food brought from home such as yoghurt/

leftovers. Cutlery will not be provided by

the canteen unless food is purchased.

COOKBOOKS FOR SALE

Our cookbooks are available for purchase for $20 each from the

office.

YEAR 2 CLASSROOM NEWS

This term in Year Two we are looking at how to write procedures. We have

written a procedure for making porridge as well as making fairy bread. In the next

few weeks we will be writing up a procedure about how we are going to make

our finger puppets.

Also many of our parents have joined up to our Class Seasaw app and can now

see what we have been up to in Year Two.

Mrs Fardell

VACSWIM HOLIDAY SWIMMING

PROGRAM Enrolments for October programs are now open.

Swimming pools and beaches are a vital part

o f o u r W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a l i f e s t y l e .

It is important for every child to learn to swim and

develop essential water safety skills. VacSwim’s school

holiday swimming programs are conducted by qualified

instructors who teach children the skills to be confident

swimmers and safe in the water.

Enrolments for the VacSwim October school holiday

program opened on 3rd August and close on 30

August. Cost for the program is $12.50 per

enrolment (family enrolment for three or more

children living at the same address is $34.50).

For further information and online enrolment

visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming

God took the strength of a mountain,

The majesty of a tree,

The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea,

The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night,

The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight,

The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed,

The patience of eternity, The depth of a family need,

Then God combined these qualities, When there was nothing more to add,

He knew His masterpiece was complete, And so, He called it ... Dad

CALLING ALL DADS, GRANDADS OR MALE GUARDIANS

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR A YUMMY BREAKFAST, IN YOUR HONOUR

DATE: Friday 4th September

TIME: 7.30am In the Kamballie Grandstand

Please RSVP by cutting off the slip below and returning it to your child’s teacher

by Wednesday the 2nd September.

I will be attending the Father’s Day Breakfast.

Adults: ________ Children: ________________________

Name: _________ Child’s Class/es: __________________