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St John’s Primary School, Jayne St, Frankston East, 3199 TEL 03 9789 9794 / FAX 03 9776 7499
www.sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au EMAIL: [email protected]
Dear Parents
Grade 5/6 Camp Last Tuesday the Grade 5 and 6 children departed for a four day camp at Alexandra. There was great excitement amongst the children and staff as they climbed onto the bus. I am sure they are looking forward to enjoy-ing the camp facilities and activities. Public Holiday & School Closure Day School will be closed next Monday, 9th March for the Labour Day Holi-day (Moomba) and there is a school closure day on Tuesday, 10th March. St Patricks Day Mass On Tuesday 17th of March Mr Coburn’s year 4 students will be attending the St Patrick’s Day Mass at St Patricks Cathedral. After the Mass the children will join students from other Catholic Schools in the gardens for lunch and entertainment arranged by the Catholic Education Office. Ride To School Day March 12th is National Ride to School Day. We are encouraging all students to walk, skate or ride to school on that day. Every child who participates will receive a sticker and a raffle ticket. The raffle will be drawn at lunch time.
Option sheets/ Working Bee/Medical Forms We are now in the process of finalizing the option sheets and working bee rosters (all on same form). Please return your form this week so that your family can be included both as helpers at school and for a working bee. Families who attend a working bee will have the Levy rebated. The medical forms are very important to the wellbeing of all students and to ensure all our information is up to date. If you have not returned them please do so as soon as possible. Quite a few of the forms have been sent in without the back of the sheet being filled in and signed, these will be returned to you for completion this week.
Bunnings B.B.Q. A big thankyou to Fiona Trott, the PFA and all the parents who helped with the St John’s sausage sizzle at Bunnings last Saturday. You raised over $1500 for the school—a wonderful effort at such short notice!
Trish Etcell Deputy Principal
IMPORTANT DATESIMPORTANT DATESIMPORTANT DATESIMPORTANT DATES
6/3 First Friday Mass 9am CANCELLED
9/3 MOOMBA PUBLIC HOLIDAY
10/3 SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
11/3 District Swimming Fire Drill 12.30 PEB Meeting 7.30pm
12/3 Prep/Foundation 2016 Tour & Morning Tea 9am-10am National Ride to School Day
13/3 Twilight School & Sports 1pm—5.30pm—PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF FINISH TIME
14/3 Working Bee 8.30-1pm
16/3 Catholic Education Week Change of Heart Day Assembly 3/4C Parent / Teacher Interviews 3.30pm—7.30pm
17/3 St Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral—Some Gr 4’s attend-ing. Parent/Teacher Interviews 3.30—5.00pm PFA Meeting 7.30pm
19/3 Committee’s Meeting 7pm
20/3 Multi Cultural Day Whole School Lenten Mass 9am.
23/3 Assembly 3/4G
26/3 Reconciliation 7pm
27/3 END OF TERM 1PM
Social Justice team A big thankyou to the social justice team who have been selling icy poles for project compassion this term! Please remember icy poles are sold each Wednesday for 50c. St. Patricks Day Mass On Tuesday 17th of March children from St. Johns will be attending the St. Patricks Day Mass at the St. Patricks Cathedral. The grade 4 children will be travelling by train with Mr Coburn and parent helpers. Change of Heart Day Our change of heart day will be held on Monday 16th March this year. As part of this day we will be holding a Caritas K’s kilometres for compassion event. All levels will be walking around the school walking track for approximately 1 hour in teams with a bucket of water as an action and to raise funds for caritas. This action dem-onstrates to the children how far people in impoverished countries have to walk to get clean water. All students will be given a sponsor booklet, postcards and stickers. We are hoping that students will get family members and friends to either sponsor them per lap or a set amount. Upon completion we will ask for monies to be forwarded to school, which will then be sent to Caritas to help the less fortunate. Students will also receive a certificate. More information will accompany a note that the children will receive along with their stickers and sponsor book. Altar Servers Thankyou to the current altar servers who have been doing a terrific job. We are always in need of more altar servers, so if you are in grade 4 or above and are interested in becoming an altar server please see Mr Coburn. Reconciliation Thankyou to all the parents and children who attended the Reconciliation Family Night, your participation is greatly appreciated. Please keep our Reconciliation candidates in your prayers as they prepare to receive the sacrament. Reconciliation for Grade 3 students will take place on Wednesday 25th March 2015 at 7pm. Please note the change of date. First Friday Masses We welcome all families to join us for whole school Friday Masses, which are held on the first Friday of each month.
20th March– Lent (3\4M) 1st May– Family Week (5\6C) 5th June– St. Johns Feast Day\ Feast of the sacred Heart (3\4C &1\2M) 7th August– Friendship (5\6L) 4th September– Father’s Day Mass (1\2B and 1\2H) 13th November– Grandparents Mass (Prep M and Prep W) 4th December– Advent\end of year Important Sacrament Dates Wednesday 25th March- Reconciliation celebration 7pm Monday 27th April- Eucharist Family Night 7pm Sunday 3rd May- First Eucharist commitment Mass 10am Tuesday 12th May- Eucharist parent night-Guest Speaker: Paul Spence 7pm Wednesday 10th June- Eucharist reflection day including lunch Sunday 14th June- First Eucharist Celebration 12 noon
The Transfiguration (Mk 9:2–10)
All: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Transfigure Us Lord.
Leader
Let’s go up the mountain.
Let’s go up to the place where the land meets the sky,
where the earth touches the heavens,
to the place of meeting, to the place of mists,
to the place of voices and conversations,
to the place of listening.
Reader: “This is my Son, the beloved; listen to him.” (Mark 9:7)
O God, we open our eyes and we see Jesus, the months of ministry transfigured to a beam of light, the light
of the world, your light.
All: May your light shine upon us.
Reader: We open our eyes and we see Moses and Elijah, your word restoring us, showing us the way, telling
a story, your story, his story, our story.
All: May your word speak to us.
Reader: We open our eyes and we see mist, the cloud of your presence which assures us of all we do not
know, and that we do not need to fear that.
All: Teach us to trust.
Reader: We open our eyes and we see Peter’s constructions, his
best plans, our best plans,
our missing the point, our missing the way.
All: Forgive our foolishness and sin.
Reader: We open our eyes and we see Jesus not casting us off,
but leading us down,
leading us out to ministry, to people.
All: Your love endures forever.
Reader: We open our ears and we hear your voice, “This is my
beloved Son, listen to him!”
All: And we give you thanks.
Amen.
Adapted from: William Loader 2001
<httpwwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au>
PSG Meetings Dear Parents as you may already be aware, St John’s organises Parent Support Group meetings for students who have been identified at risk with their learning or their social and emotional development. In many other schools this is not the process and PSG meetings are only pro-vided for funded students who have received a diagnosis for their condition. At St John’s we extend this process to include over 70 children instead of the small number of funded students. To cater for the number of students on the list we employ a relief teacher to cover teachers while they attend the meetings for 3 days a term. These meetings are conducted during school hours. As you can imagined this process requires a lot of planning and ongoing costs. If you attend these meetings you are not required to attend parent teacher interviews. If you unable to attend meetings during school hours then we suggest that you request that your child is removed from this list. If you feel you still require a meeting please contact your child’s teacher. We understand that it is difficult for working parents to attend meetings during the day however we can’t keep offering this service to replace teachers when meetings are cancelled due to non attendance.
National Ride 2 School day will be celebrated at St John’s on Thursday 12th March. We are encouraging all children to ride their bike to school on that day. We will allocate extra bike parking areas on the day. Every child who rides to school on that day will receive a raffle ticket and be entered into the draw for a prize. We will be giving away 3 prizes on the day. The prize will be drawn after lunch at line up.
1st Prize Twister Game
2nd Prize Jenga Game
3rd Prize Barrel of Monkeys Game
A year 9 class from John Paul College have been visiting Grade 1/2B over the last few weeks. We have spent time reading a range of story books and taking part in arty-crafty activities. Check out our Rainbow Fish and Very
Hungry Caterpillars outside our classroom!
ICT News
During the first term of ICT children will be learning about cybersafety. The juniors will
be focussing on the acronym THINK; T - Tell an adult if something makes you upset H - Hide your password
I - Interesting websites N - No name calling
K - Keep your personal information safe (to yourself) The link below provides extra information for parents
http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/young%20kids/online-safety/Think.aspx
The middle school will be revisiting cybersafety strategies such as “under 3” (no more
than three pieces of information that identify you). These students will also be introduced to Google Drive and the effective use of Gmail.
Cybersafety, particularly online respect for themselves and others has been a focus for the senior students. They are also developing an awareness of
their own digital footprint (which has proved very enlighten-ing!)
Thursday lunchtimes has seen the library fill with our Code Clubbers. This year we have
students from grade 3 -6 coding/programming using Hopscotch.
During term Two, we will be inviting parents/grandparents/uncles/aunties who work in the field of Computer Science to visit our Code Club children. These children were VERY
excited last year when a “real programmer” (Mrs Anderson’s husband) came in during the Hour of Code. He acquired computer hero status on his visit. The students like to
know they are learning for an authentic purpose. If you are interested in taking part,
please email . [email protected]
Please remember to return your child/ren DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ACCEPTABLE USE
AGREEMENT to the classroom as soon as possible.
Library News
Wow! What a lovely start to the year. We have been inundated with book requests from
the students and have already made many new purchases.
Last year the middle school were lucky enough to attend Frankston Cultural Centre to view ‘The 13 Storey Treehouse’. This year ‘The 26 Storey Treehouse’ is playing. Unfor-
tunately we are unable to take the children BUT would highly recommend attending.
A reminder that Frankston City Library has a Lego Club
which runs every second Wednesday at 4.00pm
Happy reading!
Our newest ‘Code Club’ members...welcome!
4th March , 2015
Dear Parents,
Seasons Group Invitation. Seasons is a peer support program for children who are experiencing grief and loss in their lives. This loss may be the result of death, separation or divorce. When something significant happens in a family, the entire family is affected. Even though death or separa-tion appears to be only a “grown-up” problem, it does have a profound effect on the children that it touches. Because of their age and short life experience, children find it extremely difficult to verbalise those feelings. The Seasons program offers the opportunity for children to be supported to explore thoughts and feelings, ask questions, work through their grief, build a stronger self-esteem, and begin to accept what has taken place in the family. This program is facilitated in small groups and helps the children form a support group with others with similar needs. Please note that this not a clinical counselling program, rather a group where children can express themselves freely and gain insights into how loss and change might have affected their lives. We acknowledge that others can experience similar feelings and we can learn skills from each other that may support and help us. This program is not suitable for children who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past twelve months. Often children require a period of time to overcome feelings of initial shock before they are able to work through their feelings of loss. If you require support for a more recent loss it is best to seek support from a professional grief counsellor. We are more than happy to recommend services and that may be of assistance. In term 2 the Seasons program is being offered to students in years 3-6 . The program will run for 10 weeks. Each session is about 50 minutes long and will occur on Thursday afternoons. It will be facilitated by Mrs Gardiner who has had special Seasons training and we will use the lessons and books provided with this program. We aim to have children of similar ages in the group, with a maximum group size of eight. If your child (children) has experienced change or loss in their immediate or close family over the last few years and you think they might benefit from Seasons, please discuss this with them. Then fill in the form attached and return it to school by Wednesday 25th March. You will be contacted for further details and told if your child is able to participate in the Seasons group this year over the next few weeks. St. John’s is pleased to offer this important program and hope that it will be a valuable experience for those who require it. Sincerely, Paul Hartin- PRINCIPAL Lyn Gardiner – Seasons Facilitator 2015.
Seasons Program Return Form
I, ___________________________(parent/guardian) give my consent for my child, ________________________ in Grade ___________ to apply to participate in the Seasons program. I have discussed this with my child. My best contact number is ___________________________________
________________________ _____________________________ Parent / Guardian Signature Child Signature (Please return this form to school by Monday 27th June)
St John’s Children’s Liturgy
DATES FOR 2015
February 8th February 22nd
March 8th March 22nd
April 12th April 24th
May 10th May 24th
June 14th June 28th
July 12th July 26th
August 9th August 23rd
September 13th September 27th
October 11th October 25th
November 8th November 22nd
December 13th December 27th
All preschool and primary children are
invited to join in during 10am Mass.
During the Service children do an
activity centred around the readings of
the day.
A great opportunity for families to pray
together and hear the Word of God.
INVITATION
Families are invited to join parishioners
after Mass for morning tea in the
church foyer.
Twilight School Sport Day 2015Twilight School Sport Day 2015Twilight School Sport Day 2015Twilight School Sport Day 2015
Twilight School Sports Day is on this Friday, 20th March. School starts at 1pm
and finishes at 5.30pm (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF FINISHING TIME).
Students are to bring their own lunch and eat in the classrooms before the sports
start. The tuckshop will not be open on the day.
The children are to wear their sports uniform with their t-shirt in their house col-
our.
If anyone can help with either the packing up or set up of the equipment please let
Mr O’Sullivan know as any help would be greatly appreciated.
There will be sausages and soft drinks for sale from approximately 3pm.
If your child is to walk or ride their bike home please send in a note to their
teacher. No student will be permitted to leave the school without a parent or a
WORKING BEE SATURDAY, 14TH MARCH
REPLY FORM
The first working bee for 2015 is on Saturday, 14th August from 8.30am to 1pm.
Please bring along wheel barrows, shovels and rakes
To help with catering for the day, please fill in the slip below and return it to school OR email Jeannine - [email protected]
…………………………………………………………………
I WILL / WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE NEXT WORKIN G BEE ON SATURDAY, 14TH MARCH.
FAMILY NAME: _____________________________
NUMBER FOR LUNCH : _____________
Jackson
Prep Wade Leonie Williams & James Tatsis
Prep Wise
Kye Charleston & Violette Mears
1/2B Abigail Corcoran & Anthony Karaan
1/2H
Olivia Spencer & Sam Jacob
1/2M Zane Johnstone & Emily Evans
3/4C
Barney Ye & Tia Saddington
3/4G Tino Chinogara & Gerard Comey
3/4M
Brayden Gage & Kai Miles
5/6C Blake Ames & Chloe Magarry
5/6L
Teneh Ngainda & Aarin Jakubczyk
5/6WA Daniel Burton & Jacob Guthleben
Kayla Curran
Ethan Murton
Tiarna Fermanian
Willow Ames
Bonnie Robertson
Nikita Moore
Garrett Comey
PFA NEWS – Term 1.
We had our first PFA meeting of the term last night, and what a fabulous turn out it was! I'd like to intro-duce you to, and warmly welcome, this years PFA members (so far!) Natalie Matthews, Fiona Trott, Bianca Rickard, Sharon Dowsey, Kathy Murton, Meg McPherson, Fiona Murton, Donna Curran, Lesley Barker, Burnetta Greelish and Rowena Jakubczyk. We are so excited to have so many fabulous ladies join the PFA. There is still time to come on board if you're interested! The option sheets you sent back are still being sorted, but someone will be in touch soon! BUNNINGS BBQ – I just wanted to send out a heartfelt thanks, to all the wonderful parents that came to help at the BBQ. Whether you chopped onions, lent us eskies, cooked sausages, worked the stall, cleaned up or came along to buy a sausage with your family, every little bit helped. The day was a great success and lots of fun, raising over $1550 for the School. So thank you! It was short notice, but we rallied to-gether and made it a great day! We would also like to sincerely thank Steve and his team at Bakers Delight in Beach Street, for their ongo-ing support and donations. EASTER RAFFLE - Easter is fast approaching! We are running an Easter raffle, which will be drawn in the last week of this term. We are asking if families would be kind enough to donate Easter eggs towards the raffle. Big or small, its completely up to you. Our aim is to have a big basket for 1st prize and lots of other smaller prizes up for grabs as well, all depending on the number of Easter Eggs donated. Raffle tick-ets will be coming home shortly, and will also be available to buy at the Twilight Sports day (Fri 13th March) and also the Working Bee (Sat 14th March) If you would like further tickets to sell, please let the PFA team know. We thank you for your support and look forward to sharing a fabulous year with you!
Parent/Teacher Interviews On-Line
Parent/Teacher Interviews are scheduled for the second last week of term and you will be able to book your interviews on-line as from Thursday, 19th February. To book your appointment please go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au - our event code is QM9XB- and follow the instructions. The bookings are open from Thursday, 19th February and will close on Friday, 13/3/2014. • There are no interviews for PrepW and PrepM parents as they have already met with
the teacher. • If your child has PSG meetings you do not need to book a parent/teacher interview
unless you wish to discuss any other matters. If you do not have access to the internet you can still call the office to arrange a time.
NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION Listed below are the three options available for accessing the school newsletter. If you received the newsletter last year by 2 or 3 then you do not need to respond again.
1. A hard copy will be sent home with your youngest child. 2. You can download the newsletter directly from the school website. 3. We will email the newsletter directly to your email address.
** If you require the hard copy of the newsletter, please return the slip below.
** If you require option 3 then please email your request to the following address -
Web Address: www.sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au ............................................................................................................................................ I require a hard copy of the newsletter:- Family Name______________________________ Child’s Name_______________________ Grade______________
ADVERTISING ON THE ST JOHN’S APP & NEWSLETTER
Advertising is now available on the St John’s App. The cost of advertising is $100 plus GST for the year. If you have a business and are interested in advertising on our App and in our newsletter please contact the office for further information.
MLM CARPENTRY SERVICES
Consult, Design, Construct
Cary Coy - 0400 576 141
Email: [email protected]
CALEB BOLMERS CARPENTRY
All Aspects of Carpentry
Caleb Bolmers—0424 514 081
Email: [email protected]
FRANKSTON ROADWORTHY CENTRE
DEREK NICOLSON AUTOMOTIVE
(Behind BATTERY WORLD, Beach St.)
Derek—0409 006 625
CURIOUS MINDS FAMILY DAY CARE
Before & After School Care Available
Katie Pase—0418 111 490
Email—[email protected]
