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| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| Monday-Friday | 27th June-1st July | Parent/Teacher Meetings |
| Friday | 1st July | Last day of Term 2 |
| Monday | 18th July | First day of Term 3 |
| Tuesday | 19th July | Kinder excursion |
| Tuesday | 26th July | Grandparents Day |
Dear Parents/Carers,
May God bless all Australians with the willingness to “Get Up!” and support our First Nations’ peoples in their walk towards greater justice, equity, and the proper recognition of their rights. May Christ bless our nation with the courage to “Stand Up!” and acknowledge with pride and gratitude the faithful stewardship of this land by our First Nations’ peoples for over 65,000 years. May the Holy Spirit bless all Australians with the determination to “Show Up!” so that this drive towards a fairer, more caring Australia for all will never “lose momentum for change.”NAIDOC Week 2022 will be held nationally from this Sunday 3 July and continue through to Sunday 11 July 2022.
This year's NAIDOC 2022 theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! a theme that calls for all of us to support and secure institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative reforms that ensures the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non‑Indigenous Australians is based on justice, equity, and the proper recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights.
During NAIDOC, we remember the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of our country and celebrate their rich cultures and inspiring contributions to Australia.
At St John's early next term we will acknowledge NAIDOC Week by having an Aboriginal dancer visit the school to run a workshop with all classes. Janelle and Andrew, our Aboriginal Education Assistants, will also be running a Meet and Greet for the parents of our Aboriginal students.
End of Term
I take this opportunity to wish your children a safe, relaxing and 'warm' holiday break. The recent round of academic reports and parent/teacher interviews have highlighted for me the commitment that the children show to their God, their learning and their friendships each day at school. St John's is blessed to have children who genuinely want to create a safe learning environment, and who are prepared to learn from their mistakes. I pray that the two weeks give them the opportunity to recharge their batteries ready for Term 3. If you also happen to get some time away from work and other commitments, I wish you a relaxing time.
Industrial Action
Just a final reminder that staff from our school will engage in protected industrial action tomorrow, 30 June, for the entire school day. This means:
● 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.
Wishing you all a happy and safe fortnight,
Paul Moroney
Principal
Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating their
birthday this week , 26th June - 2nd July
| Hannah G | Anna O | Nathaniel C |
| Aiden M | Prajna B | Filip B |
| Amara C | Sherlyn M | Leevi Z |
| Bilawra A | Jacob A | Noah H |
| Laya Y | Mrs Menzies |
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY WINTER BREAK
Semester One is coming to a close. It certainly has been a busy first half of 2022. The students and teachers are ready for a well deserved break.
We wish all students and their families a safe and enjoyable winter break. It has been wonderful to have some continuity with student’s learning this semester. We have also been pleased to reconnect with parents and friends at various school events. Our community looks forward to this continuing throughout the remainder of this year. Thank you to our students, parents and friends for their ongoing support.
DOGS CONNECT PROGRAM COMPETITION- CONGRATULATIONS
Thank you to all the students who entered the Maple Colouring and Poster Competition. All the entries were fabulous and made it a great challenge to judge the winners.
Class Captains selected the winners for different grades. Prior to selection we discussed a conflict of interest and made sure this did not happen. As a result the winners of the competition are listed below:
|
Grade |
Blue Classes |
Gold Classes |
Red Classes |
|
K |
Harley Tiatco Henley Visser |
Aarva Timalsina Ye Lim Ko |
Zia Oandasan Sophia Baraki |
|
1 |
Callum Brown Nathaniel Craig |
Leon Deuchars Sofia Cano |
Evie McDonald Archie Scholes |
|
2 |
Luchia Weibel Rithika Palakkal |
Amelia Yaqo Taricha Khamphon |
Sofia Gacad Hannah Gabriel |
|
3 |
Indy- Rose Helder Ye Sung Ko |
Adira Brown & Shylah Beaver Dominique Bayon |
Lareen Al-Jajjoka Mia Yburan |
|
4 |
Kristie Nguyen Hailey Chan |
Max Barthel-Woolerton Elias Butler |
|
|
5 |
Lucas Nguyen Faith Chilufya |
Elena Krupljanin Hanna Cleuskens |
Jasmine Pozo Isabella Vergara-Caro |
|
6 |
Leena Zoghbi & Bella Dougherty Rose Kovacevic |
Congratulations to these students. The past two days students have received zooper doopers and today they received a certificate. Their images and posters will also be displayed around the school to remind everyone of Maple and the expectations we need to follow when she first arrives next term.
DOGS CONNECT PROGRAM- SURVEY
Thank you to the students and their families who have completed the ‘Dogs Connect Program Survey’.
It is essential that every family complete this survey to ensure that we can meet the needs of each child in the school. The survey can be accessed by clicking on the link- Dogs Connect Program Survey. We are hoping to have Maple begin the second week of next term but must have the survey completed by families.
As mentioned in the previous newsletter, on Thursday, 21 July 2022, (Term 3, Week 1) an afternoon tea will be organised at 2:20pm to discuss and answer any questions about the Dogs Connect Program with parents and carers.
UNIFORM FOCUS- HOUSE COLOUR COMPETITION
This term we reintroduced our whole school reward system with a focus on uniform.
Each week students are reminded about the uniform focus area every morning and by their classroom teachers. During the week teachers check to make sure that students in their class are following that particular focus on uniform. If they are wearing the correct uniform on a certain day that week, teachers provide students with a token for their House Colour. This token is then placed into the canister outside the Community Room. At the end of the term the tokens are counted and the House Team with the highest amount of tokens is rewarded with a mufti day and zooper dooper.
Yesterday the Year 6 House Captains counted the tokens. The tokens were placed out in rows of ten so they could be counted easily and it could be checked by others for accuracy.
As you are already aware, Therry House (Yellow) had the most number of tokens. If your child was away today, they will still be given an opportunity to wear mufti and have their zooper dooper. Below are the results.
|
House |
Tokens |
|
Therry- Yellow |
442 |
|
Polding- Blue |
428 |
|
St Joseph- Red |
400 |
|
Vaughan- Green |
364 |
We look forward to next term as we continue to focus on wearing the correct school uniform.
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Justice KG: Carter B: for always taking care of others before herself. 1G: Sofia C: For participating fairly and respectfully in class activities. 2G: Robert R: for being a leader of 2 Gold by acting with fairness and justice towards others. 3G: Olivia N: for being a great friend to all students in 3 Gold. 4G: Jordan B: for acting with fairness and justice towards others. 5G: Alice W: for always being fair and just with others. 6G: Grace A: For always acting with justice by being fair and respectful of others. |
Week 9 - 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 |
Sophia B For demonstrating kindness to others in both words and actions. |
Nameer B For displaying a positive attitude towards all learning tasks. |
Elizabeth C For being a responsible learner and following teacher instructions. |
|
K Gold |
Kyah C For helping others in the classroom just like Jesus would. |
Philo T For working hard to learn his sight words to improve his reading. |
Noah K For an increased effort to be a responsible K Gold class member. |
|
K Blue |
Jacob A For following the Gospel values and treating others with love and kindness, just like Jesus did. |
Harley T For always taking great pride in her work. |
Elias B For always being a respectful and responsible student. |
|
1 Red |
Jonathan J For following in the steps of Jesus by being kind to his peers and teacher. |
Alexis T For Continued improvement with writing an Information Report. |
Koah L For being a kind, caring and respectful member of 1 Red. |
|
1 Gold |
Joshua T For always remembering the way of Jesus and sharing his knowledge with his friends. |
Brydee H For your growing confidence when writing simple sentences for your information Report. |
Anaiah M For being a respectful and responsible member of 1 Gold. |
|
1 Blue |
George A For always being a kind and caring friend to others in One Blue, just like Jesus. |
Nate A For your growing confidence when writing simple sentences for your information Report. |
Eldritch M For being a respectful and responsible member of One Blue. |
|
2 Red |
Jame C For being kind and compassionate towards others |
Mia T For the fantastic way she presents her bookwork with pride |
Michael P For being responsible when we are reflecting on learning |
|
2 Gold |
Amelia B For always striving to help others in the classroom, just like Jesus would. |
Ioannis D For sharing his knowledge of information reports in class discussions. |
Kobe P For being responsible and respectful towards his peers and teachers in 2 Gold. |
|
2 Blue |
Jayden K For demonstrating kindness and compassion to his peers |
Allesandra V For efficiently recording data using tally marks in Maths |
Oscar D For being responsible when using the iPads this week |
WEET-BIX ACTIVE BANDS
Dear Parents & Guardians
New Free Program
We are super excited to launch Athletic Australia’s Weet-Bix™ Active Bands to our PE and active games program, and at zero cost to our school community!
Weet-Bix Active Bands has been created by Athletics Australia to get kids moving and increase physical literacy. Research continually shows active kids perform better in the classroom and maintain better health and wellbeing.
Combining a super cool wristband with an interactive app, Weet-Bix Active Bands is a fun, FREE way for kids to keep kids active and be rewarded along the way. It can be hard to think of ideas to keep our kids active and having fun, Weet-Bix Active Bands solves that problem by providing heaps of fun activities and challenges for kids to complete.
Best of all your child can use their Weet-Bix Active Bands at home and at school. We will be using Active Bands at school during selected physical activities, so let’s capture all their physical activity together!
Next week your child will bring home their new Weet-Bix Active Bands wristband. Please scan the QR code on the backing card, follow the easy prompts to download the app and register your child’s wristband.
For more information go to weetbixactivebands.com.au & https://weetbixactivebands.com.au/schools
BROUGHT TO YOU BY ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA
The Active Bands program is owned and operated by Athletics Australia, and free to use thanks to Sport Australia and Weet-Bix parent company, Sanitarium.
Athletics Australia’s Weet-Bix™ Active Bands
EARN ACTIVE POINTS & POWER UP YOUR AVATAR
There is a lot of enthusiasm in the playground to keep those digital avatars happy & healthy. Remember to earn Active Points and unlock extra features, be sure to scan your kids Weet-Bix Active Bands daily for both active play at home and community sport activities!
Did you know that research shows only 19% of Aussie kids (5 – 17 years old) are getting the recommended 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each day? We are just as concerned as you, and with the buzz surrounding the Active Bands program, we hope that together, we can help our kids move more, and more often!
Looking for some fun Holidays activities – yippee its easy!
The Weet-Bix™ Active Bands APP is AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
We are loving the growing enthusiasm for active play, and you will find a whole list of fun things to do in the Weet-Bix Active Bands app these holidays.
Just tap on the “+” sign and choose from heaps of activities in the ACTIVE PLAY and SPORT SKILLS menus. Scan the wristband and the activity will be logged so your child continues to earn digital rewards.
TRY ONE ACTIVITY PER DAY
We are so proud of our school community for dedicating time and energy to increasing the physical health of our students. While away from School these holidays, keep those Weet-Bix Active Bands avatars happy & healthy every day by completing a daily activity!
Hopefully we will have some fantastic weather to enjoy some outdoors family time.
We wish you a very safe break and cannot wait to continue our Weet-Bix Active Bands journey next Term both at School and at home.
For any questions please see Mrs Mrs Marshall (Physical Education Teacher)
Our Canteen is getting increrasingly busier and is in desperate need of helpers particularly on a wednesday, thursday or Friday, if you are able to help out at all, it doesn't matter if it is only for an hour in the morning or to help serve at lunch time or all day, every little bit helps . Please let the office know and we will pass on your information to the canteen managers
Thank you in advance for your consideration of assistance
For all our new and exsisting families, our school canteen lunch ordering system is an online program called Flexischools. All lunch orders need to be made through this app, the menu is on the app and orders need to be in by 9am
Please find below the instructions for downloading and using the Flexischools App