Phone: 6882 2677

Fax: 6884 4500

Email: stjohnsprimarydubbo@bth.catholic.edu.au

Fees Enquiries: 6884 8504

Email: dubsjpfees@bth.catholic.edu.au

Term 4 Week 5 12 November 2018

ST JOHNS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

www.stjohnsprimarydubbo.catholic.edu.au

138 Sheraton Road

P.O. Box 4914

S C H O O L M A N A G E R F a t h e r G r eg Ken n ed y

S C H O O L C H A P L A I N F a t h e r G r eg Ken n ed y

P R I N C I P A L M r A n t h o n y O ’ L e a r y

A S S I S T A N T P R I N C I P A L M r A d am F o l e y

R E C M r s P au l a C l i f f o r d

PRIMARY COORDINATOR

TEACHING STAFF:

KINDERGARTEN Mrs Maria Brice Mrs Teagan Hoper

YEAR 1 Mrs Paula Clifford / Mrs Erin Carney

Miss Cassandra Hawke

YEAR 2

Miss Madeleine Redden Mrs Karyn King/Mrs Aimee Rose

YEAR 3 Ms Anna Veech Mrs Kim English/Mrs Gabrielle Jones

Miss Kara Cusack

YEAR 4

Mrs Judith Gibson / Mrs Aimee Rose Mrs Laura Emery / Mrs Aimee Rose .

YEAR 5 Miss Amber Teale/Miss Emma Bolton Mr George Sayers

YEAR 6 Miss Allison Field

Miss Kristy Isbester SPECIAL EDUCATION:

Mrs Amanda Shields / Mr Adam Foley TEACHER’S AIDES:

Mrs Bronwyn Harper, Mrs Tracey Duncan, Mrs Maricon Suckling, Mr Trevor Thomas, Mrs Belinda Monta-

gue, Mrs Paula Campbell, Mrs Megan Jones, Mrs Jacquie Clark Mrs Kathryn

Bonnington, Mrs Gabby Chrystall. LIBRARIAN:

Mrs Maree Williams ABORIGINAL EDUCATION

WORKER: Miss Tiffany Lucas

CREATIVE ARTS: Miss Louise Lindsay

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION: Mrs Margo Green Mrs Deanna Swanson

CANTEEN MANAGER: Mrs Cathy Dries

GENERAL HAND : Mr Mark Bradford

CLEANER: Mrs Kerry Iverach

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.

VISION STATEMENT

To change the world through our faith in Jesus who is our light and hope.

From the Principal’s desk…. Welcome to Week 5. It was a genuine privilege to attend the Year 5 excursion to Sydney. The

students were a credit to their school, families and dedicated teachers.

There were so many highlights from the fun of the Bush to the Beach program at Collaroy Beach,

the peaceful Mass and tour of St Mary McKillop place, the walk into the historical Rocks area and

the fun of laser tag. A very special note of thanks and appreciation to Miss Teale, Miss Bolton, Mr

Sayers and Mr Thomas for all of their organisation and energy during the excursion. Well done Year

5!

Remembrance Day

Yesterday we paused for Remembrance Day. The 11 November 2018 marks the 100th anniversary

of the Armistice which ended the First World War. On this day we pause to pray and give thanks for

all those who have died in war in the hope for peace and for their families who have been left

behind.

O God of truth and justice,

we hold before you those men and women

who have died in active service

As we honour their courage and cherish their memory,

may we put our faith in your future;

for you are the source of life and hope,

now and forever.

Amen

Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the Dubbo service. However, Mrs Clifford and Mr Foley represented our great school

along with our school Captains.

Gospel and Reflection: Mark 12:38-44

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with

respect in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They

devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers.

These men will be punished most severely.”

The Widow’s Offering

Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put

and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple

treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor

widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a

few cents.

Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor

widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in

everything—all she had to live on.”

‘Please bring a little water in a pitcher for me to drink.’

This perennial story, contrasting the rich and the poor, the supercilious and the humble, has been replicated over the centu-

ries. Yet its message has rarely been as relevant as it is today. Readily coming to mind are issues of wealthy people practising

tax evasion and bolstering enormous superannuation payouts for themselves. We think of multinationals using tax havens to

conceal their true earnings, thereby denying their own countries the benefits they are due. Then with the generosity of the

poor widow we see war-torn countries taking in neighbouring refugees and are reminded of flourishing nations which turn

away. Pray that those in power will learn justice and compassion from the poor who can be their evangelisers

This week is another busy week for our school. I will be on leave until Thursday.

Today (Monday) Mrs Clifford will be leading a special reflection for our students to develop their understandings of Re-

membrance Day.

On Tuesday, Dr Sarah McDonagh will be continuing her work with our teachers on developing aspects of our teaching prac-

tice in aspects of Literacy.

Wednesday evening is an important evening as we welcome 2019 Kinder parents to our school for the Kinder Information

night. The Kinder team have been very busy preparing for 2019.

God Bless and have a wonderful week

Anthony O’Leary

Important Dates to Remember

14 November Kindy 2019 Parent Information Evening 6.00pm

21 November Reconciliation with Fr Greg Year 3 -10.20 Year 4 -11.30

22 November Reconciliation with Fr Greg Year 5 -10.20 Year 6 -11.30

19 December Last Day of term 4

30 January Kindergarten commence for 2019 (please note date change)

31 January Year 1 - Year 6 Commence for 2019

Canteen News

Fresh crunchy apples 50 cents

Friday’s helper this week is Tony Simic.

Thanks Cathy Dries 0458550747

CDF BANKING Our next rostered banking will be Wednesday

November 14. Our banking parent for this week is

Tracy Letfallah. Please ensure that child’s banking

is sent in to school before Wednesday .

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

We are seeking expressions of interest for casual cleaning at St John’s Primary.

Applicants will need to have a current paid Working With Children Check and will need to fill out the

necessary paperwork involved with the job.

Work will be after school hours and weekends.

For further details please contact Mrs Deanna Swanson at the School Office.

Courtesy invoice/statements have been posted today. You are not invoiced in Term 4. This statement is to show the status

of your account at this time and is only sent to those families who have a credit or an outstanding balance.

If you have a zero balance you will not receive a statement. If you have a balance outstanding and are on an agreed pay-

ment plan you do not need to do anything except check that all deductions are correct. Similarly, if you have a credit bal-

ance and are happy for your payment plan to continue at its current amount you do not need to do anything except check

that all deductions are correct.

If you are in credit and pay by Direct Debit, you can choose to either stop your payment plan and recommence at the be-

ginning of the 2019 school year or reduce your payment down and then readjust again at the commencement of next year.

Please contact the school on 6884 8504 to make the necessary arrangements either way. If your payment plan of choice is

BPay, it is up to you to stop or reduce those payments.

Remember that you will need to contact the school to adjust your payment plan at the commencement of the 2019 school

year to ensure that your fees are cleared by the end of November, 2019. You should do this at the commencement of each

new school year. This applies to Credit Card, Direct Debit or BPay payment plan methods.

A letter from Jenny Allen, the Executive Director of Schools for the Bathurst Diocese, regarding 2019 school fees is included

within this newsletter, together with the 2019 Schedule of School Fees.

If you have any concerns or questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Margo Green

St John’s Primary School Fees Office

Kinder Gold Poppy Doughan, Nova Bermingham

Kinder Blue Andy Hawkins, Matilda Bonnington

Year 1 Gold Jed Wrigley, Harlie Williams

Year 1 Blue Lillith Hanson, Vincent Wilkinson

Year 2 Gold Alexander Beggs, Joshua Mills

Year 2 Blue Nikita Gordon-Thompson, Peyton Vanstone

Year 3 Gold Hayley Carolan, Honey Etcell, Cooper Milliken, Mahith Wijesooriya

Year 3 Blue Jack Howlett, Aiden Morriss

Year 3 Red Aston Gough, Emma Weir

Year 4 Gold Aiden Crump, Amelia Winsley

Year 4 Blue Dusty Maskey, Josey Kearney

Year 5 Gold Hannah Bush, Chloe Howlett

Year 5 Blue Amelia Tink, Alina Kniazeva,Thomas Ray, Lillie Camilleri

Year 6 Gold Saxbii Shaw, Hamish Kerr, Jada O’Keefe

Year 6 Blue Olivia Evans, Max Sinclair

Merit Awards

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with Merit Awards at the

Term 4 Week 4 School Assembly:

YEAR 5 SYDNEY EXCURSION Year 5 enjoyed their excursion to Sydney last week and they are to be commended on their excellent behaviour. The first place they visited was Scenic World at Katoomba, whilst there they went on the Scenic Railway, Scenic Cableway and did a rainforest walk.

On Wednesday they travelled on the ferry from Manly across to Circular Quay. They also had the opportunity to visit the Maritime Museum and explored the HMS Vampire and The Endeavour. Year 5 attended mass at Mary Mackillop Place and then were given a tour to learn more about the life of St Mary Mackillop. After this, they went to the Sydney Aquarium where they saw a variety of marine animals, did a penguin boat expedition and learnt about the importance of conservation. In the evening, both the students and teachers had lots of fun playing laser tag and arcade games.

On Thursday, the weather was perfect for the bush to beach program at Collaroy beach. They learnt about how to keep safe when at the beach and participated in surfing, tube rescuing, beach volleyball and beach soccer. The final activity in Sydney was a tour of the Rocks where they were we were told the story of early British settlement in Sydney and were shown what the living conditions were like during this era.