St John the Evangelist Catholic Parish Primary School Campbelltown eNewsletter

DAY	DATE	EVENT
Thursday	26th May	Infants Awards Assembly 2.15pm
Friday	27th May	School P & F Disco
Tuesday	31st May	Whole School Mass - 9.15am - under the COLA
Sat & Sun	18th & 19th June	First Holy Communion
Tuesday	21st June	School photo day
Friday	1st July	Last day of Term 2

Dear Parents/Carers,

"God of love and justice, we pray for those who still suffer sadness because of the government policies of the past, may they be healed by us walking the talk of your Gospel command to love. Help us all to learn the message of justice taught by Pope Francis who has instructed us to go out and interact with all our sisters and brothers."

Tomorrow, 26 May, is Sorry Day and then Reconciliation Week commences on 27 May. These events are very significant for our nation. This year the theme of Reconciliation Week is “Be Brave. Make Change.” This is a challenge to all Australians— individuals, families, communities, organisations and government—to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.

May 27 marks the anniversary of the 1967 referendum when Australian's voted to remove clauses in the Australian Constitution that discriminated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. June 3 marks the historic decision in which the High Court of Australia recognised native title.

Our school had representatives at a Sorry Day Service today held by the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry and the Winga Myamly Reconciliation Group.

Industrial Action Friday 27 May

You are reminded of the protected industrial action being taken by the Independent Education Union (IEU) that will impact on our school this Friday 27 May. Please be aware of the following:

* Limited supervision will be provided at school, classes will not run as normal.

* You may wish to keep your child at home.

* Any absence from school on this day will not impact your child's attendance record.

Tonga Appeal

Our school's Mini-Vinnies team is in the midst of an initiative to support the St John's Parish Tonga Appeal. There is information in today's Newsletter providing details of how you can support this appeal. The nation of Tonga is still struggling to recover from the impact of the volcanic explosion earlier this year, and this is one small but practical way in which we can assist in their recovery.

Whole-School Mass

For the first time since the pandemic began, we are pleased to invite parents to join us in a whole-school Mass next Tuesday at 9.15am to celebrate the Feast of the Visitation. The Mass will be held under the COLA. There will be some limited seats for parents so you are welcome to bring your own chair if you like.

Wishing you a happy and safe week,

Paul Moroney

Principal

CELEBRATING NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK

National Sorry Day 2022 is being held tomorrow, Thursday, 26 May. It is a day when we pause to remember the Stolen Generations of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Today, eight of our Stage 3 students represented our school at a Sorry Day Service at Minto. The students represented our school with pride as they demonstrated reverence throughout the ceremony. There were student representatives from across fourteen schools in our local area who attended. During the ceremony there were different presentations that highlighted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and also in remembrance of the Stolen Generations. We thank Ms Freeman and Mr Oldfield, our Aboriginal Education Assistants, for their support of this event and our students.

DOGS CONNECT PROGRAM

Exciting news! We will have a new member of the community joining us next term. You can see her in the image below. Her name is 'Maple'.

Our school is participating in a program organised by 'Dogs Connect'. This program involves a well being dog to be part of our community in supporting our students and their needs.

There is a lot of preparation involved before Maple steps through the school gate some time in Term 3. We understand that there may be students, staff and parents concerned about having a dog on the school grounds and in classrooms. We will certainly be sensitive regarding these concerns. A survey will be provided to collect data about the introduction of Maple. This important survey will be shared with the community in the next week.

We will follow guidelines and implement structures to support everyone at school. The well being of Maple will also be of the utmost importance.

I have the privilege of being the primary carer of Maple. Dogs Connect will provide training for myself and some other members of staff over the coming weeks.

More details about the program will be provided during this term.

Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating their

birthday this week , 22nd May - 28th May

Kyah C	Shailauren R	Zach A
Daniel B	William J	Harley T

Listening

KB: Teddy - For listening to God’s word with his heart.

1B: George - For always listening carefully when learning about Jesus and his disciples..

2B: Luciana T: for listening and participating when learning about God’s word

3B: Shrisha K - For listening attentively to God's word and participating in learning about God.

4B: Abin T: For enthusiastically listening and participating when learning about God’s word

5B: Phoenix T: for listening to and acting on the needs of others

6B: Laken H: for always listening to the needs of others in our classroom

Week 4 - Awards: PRIMARY

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.

Class

3 Red

Sherissa W

For always showing kindness and thoughtfulness towards her peers.

Leevi Z

For his willingness to take on feedback with his learning in all areas.

Zara W

For consistently demonstrating the PB4L expectations at St John’s.

3 Gold

Taly R

For demonstrating reverence during prayer

Brendon K

For using strategies to work out multiplication problems in Numeracy Sense

Shylah B

For consistently following all classroom expectations

3 Blue

Ben O

For displaying a servant heart through being helpful in the classroom

Indy-Rose H

For showing persistence in mathematics and striving to do her best.

Eva B

for always demonstrating safe, responsible and respectful interactions with others.

4 Red

Charita K

For always showing kindness and supporting her peers.

George N

For demonstrating great work in Mathematics.

Vanessa W

For always being organised and ready to learn and constantly showing the PB4L expectations.

4 Gold

Stashna P

For always showing love and kindness towards teachers and peers.

Elias B

For always offering to share his thinking and working out strategies in mathematics.

Patrick J

For demonstrating a responsible attitude towards his learning all the time.

4 Blue

Clarie Q

For always following in Jesus’ footsteps by showing concern, support and encouragement for her peers.

Kaitlyn C

Having a positive attitude towards her learning and always trying hard.

Kristie N

For consistently following all expectations and being a positive role model to her peers

5 Red

Patrick D

For displaying kindness and compassion towards others

Olivia S

For sharing her thoughts and understanding during Religion lessons.

Faith P

For being an organised, responsible and respectful member of the class.

5 Gold

Aakash P- for treating others with love and kindness just like Jesus.

Elena K- for always being a motivated learner.

Grace L - for always speaking to others in a respectful way.

5 Blue

Christopher C- for generously sharing his ideas and talents with his classmates.

Noah V - for sharing his thoughtful insights during Health lessons.

Payten K - for always being organised and eager to learn.

6 Red

Brandon B

For demonstrating kindness to others in both word and deed

Bryson D

For his positive attitude, dedication and commitment during all learning activities

Owen E

For applying commitment and effort to all learning tasks

6 Gold

Chamaya R - for always following in Jesus footsteps and showing love and kindness to others.

Sienna B - for her positive attitude and persistence in mathematics.

Lachlan F - for being a respectful and responsible class member.

6 Blue

Justin S

For displaying the Gospel Value of respect in the way he treats all members of our classroom.

Harrison S

demonstrating excellent competence in fractions in Mathematics

Khrish H

displaying the school rule of being responsible and actively trying his best to be ready for learning

In Addition to our disco

These items will be available for purchase outside the hall before entry (if you wish).

Stay tuned we will send out the price list for the disco canteen soon.

Don’t forget you can pre-order your disco tickets, with your child’s name & class.

Thank you for your continued support

P & F

P&F School Disco- Volunteers Needed

Parent Volunteers are needed for the successful running of the School disco next Friday 27 May evening.

Note that only parent volunteers will be allowed inside the venue on the night.

If you can help, please email pandf@sjctdow.catholic.edu.au with the following details:

- full name

- date of birth

- email address

- mobile number

- working with children check

- disco you are volunteering for (infants 6:15pm-7:30pm, primary 7:45pm-9pm or both)

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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