St John the Evangelist Catholic Parish Primary School Campbelltown eNewsletter

DAY	DATE	EVENT
Thurs-Fri	25th & 26th November	Year 6 excursion to Wedderburn
Tuesday	30th November	P & F Meeting
Wed-Thurs	1st & 2nd December	Year 5 Excursion to Wedderburn
Friday	3rd December	Swimming Carnival
Wednesday	8th December	Christmas Fun Day
Wednesday	8th December	Year 6 farewell
Wednesday	15th December	Last day of term 4

Dear Parents/Carers,

"Lord, You send out Your Spirit to touch the hearts of all people, so that they may believe in You and in Jesus whom You sent. Look kindly on all candidates for Confirmation as they listen to Your voice. Open their hearts to Your Spirit and bring to fulfilment the good work that You have begun in them. We pray that You will continue to guide them and sustain them. Through Christ our Lord, Amen."

Our prayer focus this week has been for our Year 6 students who this week have been celebrating the sacrament of Confirmation. The final Mass is being held tonight. I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to Fr John, Fr Feleki, the Parish Sacramental team, Mrs Hampton and many of our staff who supported the program and ensured that the children were still able to receive the Sacrament amidst the lockdown and restrictions.

Miss Tobin

As a follow up from the announcement that was pushed out on Compass this morning, I would like to pass on my personal congratulations to Miss Tobin on her first Principalship at St Patrick's, Port Kembla. Miss Tobin has made a significant impact in the short time that she has been at St John's and I know that she will have great success in the role of Principal. I will, however, greatly miss her collegial support.

Kindergarten Orientation

Yesterday we began our orientation program with next year's Kindergarten students. As we were unable to provide the Transition to School Playgroup, it is wonderful that we have at least been able to organise four visits to school to help ease them into 'big school.' We loved welcoming the children yesterday and look forward to their future visits.

P & F Meeting

You are reminded that the next P & F Meeting will be held next Tuesday, 30 November at 7.00pm in the Tiered Learning Space. This will be the first chance the P & F has been able to meet since the lockdown. All welcome.

Wishing you a safe and happy week,

Paul Moroney

Principal

Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating

their birthday this week

21st November - 27th November

Charlotte C	Cooper A	Emmanuel M
Avery T	Emily M	Joseph A
Amaya M	Jackson A	Anthony P
Mohamed S		Mrs Clarke

If you are planning on leaving St John's at the end of 2021, please contact the office to arrange the necessary paperwork

Thank you

Just a reminder that those competitve swimmers who are attending the carnival, payment of $5 is now due

Thank you

Congratulations to the following students for receiving a Good Samaritan Award in Week 7

KR - Demi H

1R - Leo J

2R - Alana A

3R - Jordan B

4R - Noah H

5R - Anastasia K

6R - Zephaniah L

Week 7 - Awards: INFANTS

Class

St John’s Gold Award

For- being people of ‘good news’, - displaying gospel values

- continuing the mission of Jesus

Learning Award

For - effort, excellence, or achievement with their learning.

Positive Behaviours for Learning Award

For- following the school rules.

K Red

Jaqueline W

For being just like Jesus and treating others with kindness and respect

Allira K

For an amazing improvement in her writing

Antony A

For always following our four school rules

K Gold

Victoria S

For treating her friends just like Jesus would

Gabriel P

For his application to his learning

Alexis T

For being responsible and organised in her work

K Blue

Mario K

for always caring for others through his actions and kind words

Thomas S

for always trying his best with his school work

Izabella G

for always being a respectful class member

1 Red

Alessandra V

fow always showing support to every member of 1 Red

Ryan P

for his effort towards writing multiple compound sentences

Samuel O

for always being respectful to every person he interacts with

1 Gold

Isaiah A

For being kind and caring in all interactions with other students

Kobe P

For writing great compound sentences about ‘The Grinch’

Hannah G

For being an organised member of 1 Gold

1 Blue

Julian D

For working hard towards always treating others with kindness and respect

Ayla S

For being able to comprehend a ‘tricky’ phrase in a narrative

Ioannis D

For becoming a more responsible and respectful member of 1 Blue

2 Red

Holly C

For displaying the Gospel values of compassion and faith through her actions and words

Mohamed S

For his outstanding achievement in reading

Abigail Z

For always being organised and ready to learn

2 Gold

Robert F

For showing kindness towards others though his words and actions

Adam A

For trying his best to use interesting adjectives in his imaginative writing

Utsaha G

For being well prepared and ready to learn each day

2 Blue

Ronan D

For treating all staff and students at St John’s with respect

Marcus D

For correctly using quotation marks to indicate when someone is speaking in his story

Francesca M

For always being responsible, respectful, safe and organised at school

CHRISTMAS FUN DAY AND “AFGHANISTAN REFUGEE” FUNDRAISER

On Wednesday 8^th December, 2021 St John the Evangelist will be celebrating the end of year with a “Christmas Fun Day”. The student will be partaking in some fun activities during the day, which include sporting activities, Christmas stories and Christmas craft.

St John’s Parish has made contact with Mr Moroney and the Mini Vinnies Coordinators, asking if there was a way the school could help support the “Afghanistan Refugee” families that have recently arrived in Australia and are living in our local community. Many of these families have arrived in Australia with no belongings and are in need of our support and prayers. In conjunction with the “Christmas Fun Day”, we would like to ask our students to donate a “Gold Coin” towards this fundraiser. This money will go directly to St John’s Parish to buy much needed goods for our Afghanistan families.

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Thank you for your generous support with our Mini Vinnies Christmas appeal, Keep sending in those donations we are still taking them this week.

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Morning Drop Off Procedures

Please watch the following clip that shows two of the ways students can be dropped off in the morning.

Unfortunately we continue to have children arriving before 8.15am. Students are not supervised before this time and we continue to seek your support in not leaving them unattended before the school gates open. Before school care is available to those that need it.

We have increased the number of teachers supervising the kiss and drop in the morning to allow for a safe and smooth process for all. The school gates will be closed promptly at 8.55am when the bell goes as the teachers need to move to class on the bell. Students arriving after the bell will need to come through the office.

We thank you for your ongoing support in the mornings before school.

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1 Jul	Year 1 excursion All day

3 Jul	Last day of Term 2 All day

3 Jul	Primary Assembly (4 Gold presenting) 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

4 Jul	Staff Development Day (Pupil free day) All day

25 Jul	School Disco 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM