St John the Evangelist Catholic Parish Primary School Campbelltown eNewsletter

DAY	DATE	EVENT
Friday	3rd March	Primary Assembly (6 Blue presenting)
Sunday	5th March	Parish Mass to welcome new families 9.00am
Tuesday	7th March	P & F Annual General Meeting 7.00pm
Friday	10th March	Infants Assembly
Friday	17th March	Primary Assembly
Friday	24th March	Infants Assembly (1 Red presenting)
Thursday	30th March	School Photo Day
Friday	31st March	School Cross Country Carnival
Monday	3rd April	Primary Assembly
Wednesday	5th April	Last Day of school for students for Term 1
Thursday	6th April	Holy Thursday Staff Professional Development Day

Dear Parents/Carers,

God, heavenly Father, look upon me and hear my prayer during this holy Season of Lent. Help me live by Your commandment of love. God of love, bring me back to You. Send Your Spirit to make me strong in faith and active in good works. May my acts of penance bring me Your forgiveness, open my heart to Your love,
and prepare me for the coming feast of the Resurrection of Jesus. Amen.

One way in which we can focus on others during this time of Lent is through outreach and charity. Each year we support the work of Caritas, a Catholic organisation who supports communities in developing countries, particularly through the fundraising drive called Project Compassion. Our students are encouraged to donate money into a Project Compassion box in their classroom. As an incentive to contribute, the class that donates the most money during Lent will get to enjoy a pizza party.

School Open Day

Today we held an Open Day for new enrolments. This initiative provided an opportunity for prospective families to have a look around our school, to meet current and ex-students, staff and parents. We believe that the people in our school community provide the best testimony of what we can offer – a caring, Christ-centred learning environment that caters for the uniqueness of each person. It was lovely to welcome the families today and to have them experience a little of the St John’s community. I was especially proud of our Year 6 Student Leaders who led the tours of the school.

I would like to pass on my thanks to the parents who helped with the welcome, especially in serving morning tea and ‘meeting and greeting’ our visitors. If you know of family or friends who were not able to attend today and would like to have a tour of our school, please encourage them to contact our office.

Parish Mass to welcome new families

This Sunday, at the 9.00am Parish Mass, Fr John is inviting all the families who are new to our school community. At the Mass he will bless the children's school bag as a symbol of them being on a 'journey' in the years in which they are part of our parish and school community. Of course, all families are welcome to be part of this celebration.

Diocesan Western Region Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to our students who competed in this carnival today. They represented our school with great pride, effort and a positive sporting attitude. Results will be provided in next week's Newsletter, especially of those who have been selected for the next level of representation.

Friday assemblies

This year, each class will be presenting some of their learning at one of our Friday assemblies, along with the normal school awards that are given. This Friday, 6 Blue will be presenting. Parents and carers are welcome to come and see some of the great things that the children have been doing in class.

Wishing you a safe and blessed week,

Paul Moroney
Principal

POLICE LIAISON TO DISCUSS ONLINE SAFETY

On Monday, 20 February, Senior Constable Michel met with our Stage 2 & 3 students to discuss online safety. It was an important opportunity for students to learn more about these issues when they are engaged in an online environment.

Our class captains have shared a few things that had an impact on them during the discussions:

Dominique & Jordan- 4 Red- It is important that we only chat online with people we know. If there are any bad comments made, screenshot them and stay safe.

Luis & Jardel- 4 Blue- We learned that cyber safety is about keeping your private information to yourself and family members. If you tell a stranger they can use the information about you. We need to be careful because there are people out there wanting the private information of others.

Lareen & Robert- 4 Gold- It was a great day because all of the kids in Year 4 went to see Senior Constable Michel to discuss how to be safe online. She explained what would be the consequences if we were bullied online and how to stop it.

Stella & Mathias- 5 Blue- On Monday, Senior Constable Michel from Campbelltown Police came and spoke to Year 5 about Cyber Safety and how we can be safe and protect ourselves when online. The most important message she shared was that we should never give out personal information and avoid uploading photos of yourself wearing your school uniform.

Miracle & Karl- 6 Red- When making friends with people online we need to be careful because they may be lying about their age and it’s not safe. When receiving a bad message from someone, screenshot and block the person so you can avoid any trouble.

TERM 1 CLASS CAPTAINS

We acknowledged our Term 1 Class Captain on 20 February at our Monday morning assembly. At the assembly they received their badge and read their pledge as leaders to the community. We thank them in anticipation for their commitment in this role throughout the term.

Their names are below:

Class Captains for Term 1 2023

BLUE CLASSES	STUDENT 1	STUDENT 2
YEAR 1	Sophia Baraki	Zak Sherwin
YEAR 2	Gabby Giron	Katelyn Kazzi
YEAR 3	Leilani Markna	Ben Stevens
YEAR 4	Jardel Passanante	Luis Busuttil
YEAR 5	Stella Barbaro	Mathias Abate
YEAR 6	Krystal Starkey	Riley Moore
K-6 Blue	Connor Young

GOLD CLASSES	STUDENT 1	STUDENT 2
YEAR 1	Hudson Keers	Aurora Boustani
YEAR 2	Emma King	George Azzi
YEAR 3	Leo John	Alessandra Villarosa
YEAR 4	Lareen Al-Jajjoka	Robert Freeman
YEAR 5	Kelsey Donachie	London Sala
YEAR 6	Noah Heldoorn	Summa- Lee Jobson
K-6 Gold	Zoe Constantinidis

RED CLASSES	STUDENT 1	STUDENT 2
YEAR 1	Jacob Aquino	Sydney Spires
YEAR 2	Jonathan Jean	Skye Ramirez
YEAR 3	Charbel Azzi	Rithika Palakkal
YEAR 4	Jordan Sofa	Dominique Bayon
YEAR 5	Lucy Gabriel	Julian Fuentes-Kruishee
YEAR 6	Karl Thomas Bartolome	Miracle Belinda Penitina

A REMINDER ABOUT SAFETY IN THE CHURCH CAR PARK

The safety of all students must be of the highest priority for our community. When using the kiss and drop area of the car park in the morning, we ask you to please remember the following:

Parents/carers must remain in the car at all times.
Students need to exit the car via the left doors only.
Parents and students must not access the boot.
Bags need to be with the students, ready for a quick and smooth exit from the car.
Students may only exit the car when it has stopped parallel to the kiss and drop sign.

We have made the turning circle wider in the morning by not allowing cars to park in the spots closest to the drop off zone. We hope this makes things easier for those driving and provides greater visibility when turning into that space.

Delays in exiting the car at the kiss and drop area causes a backup of traffic, not only in the car park, but in surrounding streets. Please continue to show courtesy to all users by following these procedures to ensure the safety of our children.

THE SEASON OF LENT

Beginning on Ash Wednesday (for the Latin Rite) Lent is:

A Time of Preparation through Prayer, Penance and Almsgiving

A Time of Remembering and Reflection

A Time of Repentance and Renewal

A Time of Forgiveness

A Time of Growth

While Lent is a time for the whole Catholic community to prepare for Easter it is also a time of preparation for those people waiting to be received into the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil.

Lent is the only liturgical season that begins on a weekday. This day is marked by fasting and the use of ashes. The use of ashes is referred to in the bible, and was a gesture of penance and mourning.

A special thank you to Fr John for leading us in prayer. He mentioned the importance of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving during this important Liturgical Season.

Thank you to Mrs Hampton for coordinating our Ash Wednesday Liturgy last week. Thanks also to those teachers and students who led parts of the liturgy.

Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating their birthday this week 26th February - 4th March

Rita A	Elena L	Noah K
Meriet B	Haruka K	Anora B
Ellis R	Arsh A	Luke S
Levi F	Katelyn K	Tervez N
Busani N	Mrs Bishop	Ms Skinner

Week 5 - 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/6 Blue

Carter B

For coming into class ready to learn

K Red

Xavier N

For caring about the needs of others just like Jesus.

Iasinita V

For an improvement in trying to write her name independently.

Scarlet R

For being a respectful and responsible member of K Red.

K Gold

Amaira S

For being friendly and caring to all her classmates.

Matthew O

For an improvement in writing his name independently.

Azaylea G

For following the 4 school rules at all times.

K Blue

Sam M

For being a kind and caring class member.

Olivia S

For always trying her best during Learning Time.

Logan B

For being a respectful and responsible class member.

1 Red

Carter B

For consistent kindness toward others within the school community just like Jesus

Mark N

For consistently demonstrating a positive attitude during learning.

Audrina J

For being a safe, respectful and responsible member of 1 Red.

1 Gold

Brooklyn D

For showing kindness and helping others when they need assistance

Ye Lim K

For her focus during learning activities in all Key Learning Areas

Ella-Rose A

For always being safe and organised in the classroom

1 Blue

Ava S

For being kind in your interactions with your classmates in One Blue.

Lincoln S

For being able to demonstrate and explain different ways of making numbers up to 20.

Dexter H

For being a safe, respectful and responsible member of One Blue.

2 Red

Olivia J

For always showing kindness and compassion to her peers and teacher.

Tamara N

for always showing enthusiasm in her learning and ready to learn.

Mario K

For being a positive example to others by demonstrating respect.

2 Gold

Mozes P

For always showing respect to others just like Jesus.

Lucy M

Writing detailed compound sentences describing Stellaluna the bat.

Maxie F

For always being a positive example to others by making good choices.

2 Blue

Gabby B

For helping others during English groups like Jesus would

Jacqueline W

For explaining beautifully what God is like

Archie S

For being responsible by keeping a clean and tidy work space

Forgiveness

KB: Raphael S - for always caring for his friends with all his heart.

1B: Jedidah S - For your willingness to forgive others, just like Jesus.

2B: Monique J - For the way in which she forgives others, just like Jesus.

3B: Nathan P - For always demonstrating forgiveness with a kind heart.

4B: Ronan D - For being an extraordinary role model in respecting and forgiving others

5B: Kinara A - for being a forgiving person just like Jesus

6B:Mikaela L - For realising the value of forgiveness in her life.

Zones_of_regulation_chart_1_.pdf

Zones_of_regulation_chart_1 pdf 835.64 KB

School_Photo_Day.pdf

School_Photo_Day _pdf 307.85 KB

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE 2023

This year, St John’s will be participating in the Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC). This is not a competition, but a challenge to each student to read, to read more, and to read more widely. At St John’s, we promote the importance of reading, and by participating in the Premier’s Reading Challenge, students will continue to develop their love of reading. The school library has a big selection of Premier’s Reading Challenge books on display, with the PRC ID on the book cover for students to add to their online Student Reading Record.

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 teachers will read 30 books to their class during class time, and these books will be logged as a class.

Year 3 to Year 6 students will read 20 books from the PRC Booklist, however 10 of these books can be Personal Choice books. Students will be required to complete their online Student Reading Record at home, using their user ID and password, by 18th August 2023. All Year 3 to Year 6 students will receive their user ID and password in Week 7, unless the school has been contacted and the student will not be participating.

At the completion of the Premier’s Reading Challenge, all Year 3 to Year 6 students who have successfully read and logged 20 books, and all Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students who have participated, will receive a certificate. Certificates have the student's name and school printed on them. Due to child protection issues, names are no longer published on an Honour Roll on the Premier's Reading Challenge website. For further information, and to add books to the online Student Reading Record, go to the Premier’s Reading Challenge website at https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

We hope that as many students as possible will participate. If you do not wish for your child to participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge, please contact the school on (02)46251171 or email info@sjctdow.catholic.edu.au by Friday 3rd March 2023.

Thank you for your support and encouragement of reading

Mrs Sharon Burnett

SSO Librarian

Just a reminder that school hours for 2023 are 8.45am - 3pm, supervision is provided from 8.15am until 3.30pm under the COLA

Gates will open at 8.10am and will be locked at 3.30pm

There is no supervision provided outside of these hours, if you require before or after school care please contact Aspire through their website

https://aspire-oshc.com.au/

Schoolwear_Zero_March_23_flyer.pdf

Schoolwear_Zero_March_23_flyer _pdf 370.13 KB

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