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| DAY | DATE | EVENT |
| Tuesday | 20th Febraury | Opening School Mass & Presentation of Leadership Badges 10am |
| Wednesday | 28th February | Western Region Swimming Carnival |
| Monday | 4th March | P & F AGM 7pm |
| Wednesday | 6th March | School Open Day |
| Friday | 8th March | Primary Assembly 2pm |
| Friday | 15th March | Infants assembly 2pm |
| Friday | 22nd March | Primary Assembly |
| Wednesday | 27th March | Infants Assembly |
| Thursday | 28th March | Staff Professional Development (Student Free Day) |
| Friday | 29th March | Good Friday (Public Holiday) |
| Monday | 1st April | Easter Monday Ppublic holiday) |
| Thursday | 4th April | Primary Assembly |
| Friday | 5th April | School Cross Country |
| Friday | 12th April |
Infants Assembly Last Day of Term 1 |
| Monday | 29th April | First Day of term 2 |
| Friday | 7th June | Staff Professional Development (Student Free Day) |
| Friday | 5th July | Last Day of Term 2 |
| Monday | 22nd July | First Day of Term 3 |
| Thursday | 26th September | Last Day of Term 3 |
| Friday | 27th September | Staff Professional Development (Student Free Day) |
| Monday | 14th October | First Day of Term 4 |
| Monday | 28th October | Staff Professional Development (Student Free Day) |
| Wednesday | 18th December | Last Day of Term 4 |
Dear Parents/Carers,
God of goodness and mercy,
Hear my prayer as I begin this Lenten journey with you. Let me be honest with myself as I look into my heart and soul, noticing the times I turn away from you. Guide me as I humbly seek to repent and return to your love. May humility guide my efforts to be reconciled with you and live forever in your abundant grace. Transform me this Lent, heavenly Father. Give me the strength to commit myself to grow closer to you each day.
Amen.
Today, Ash Wednesday, begins the season of Lent—the 40 days of preparation for Easter.
The word “Lent” comes from Old English and German words that describe spring and the lengthening of days. The practice of dedicating 40 days to prepare for Easter has been a practice of the Church since the fourth century. Jesus himself, before he began his public ministry, spent 40 days in prayer and fasting in the desert.
Easter is the greatest feast we have as Christians because it celebrates the new life that comes to us from the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Dedicating ourselves to preparing for this feast during Lent with self-denial and conversion of heart helps us experience Easter joy and new life more fully.
Three practices have always defined the Lenten season of preparation: prayer, fasting and giving to the poor. The three practices touch on all of the ways in which we relate: prayer is about our relationship with God; fasting is about our relationship with ourselves; and giving to the poor is about our relationship with others, especially those who are in need.
Whole School Beginning Year Mass and Presentation of Leadership Badges
All parents and carers are welcome to join us in celebrating Mass to ask God for His blessing on our school year, next Tuesday 20 February. Following Mass we will present our Year 6 student leaders with their leadership badges. Mass will commence at 10.00am and will be held under the COLA.
Meet & Greet sessions
An important aspect of ensuring we are meeting your child's needs is to maintain positive communication with you, as parents and carers. 'Meet & Greet' sessions between yourselves and your child's classroom teacher will be held next week (12-16 February). This will give you an opprtunity to share with the teacher information about your child which would be valuable in knowing in order to support their learning and faith development. Details about booking a session were made available via Compass - please contact the office if you need assistance. There was also a form sent home for you to complete which will assist in directing the conversation that you have.
Parent-School Partnership Framework
Our diocesan system of schools has developed this framework to support the positive connections that exist bewteen home, school and parish. Together, we are all striving to provide a school environment for the children to find meaning and purpose through continual growth in faith and learning. I encourage you to read through this framework.
At times during the year, you may need to raise an issue or concern about your child's learning or social and emotional wellbeing. In the first instance, we ask you to contact your child's teacher. Please be mindful that their teacher will be on class and supervision duty for most of the day, so they may not be able to contact you until the afternoon or the next day. After this initial contact, it may be considered that support from one of our Leadership Team members is required. Our Leadership Team members are:
Principal: Mr Paul Moroney
Assistant Principal: Mr Trevor Williams
Religious Education Coordinator: Miss Emily Costello
Middle Leaders: Mrs Helen Libro, Mrs Alicia Sinfield, Miss Hannah Witheridge
If your concern is related to school procedures, please refer these to Mr Williams or myself.
Staff Professional Development Days (Pupil Free days)
Each year our staff have access to whole-of-staff Professional Development Days. The dates for this year are listed in our "Important Dates to Remember" section of this Newsletter. We hope this will assist you in arranging care for your children as needed.
Wishing you a safe and rewarding week,
Principal
STUDENT LEADERS
It is wonderful to be recognised for leadership qualities. We have had many students from years 1- 6 recognised for such qualities by their peers and teachers. We will have an opportunity to congratulate the children who have been selected as Class Captains for Term 1 at our Monday morning assembly on 19 February. The list of Term 1 Class Captains will be posted on Compass this Friday. This will hopefully give parents and family to get photos of their children receiving their Class Captain badges.
Our Year 6 leaders will also be recognised at our Opening School Mass on Tuesday, 20 February. At the Mass they will receive their badges and recite our pledge, as a promise to serve and represent the school with pride. We thank them in anticipation for their commitment in their roles throughout the year.
We are confident that our student leaders will be great examples for others and continue to demonstrate our Good Samaritan values.
2024 Year 6 Student Leadership Team
School captains
Harrison (Harry) Brown
Angelica Sullivan
Vice captains
Mathias Abate
Cao (Hermione) Kieu
Emily Mansour
Kristie Nguyen
St Joseph- Red House Captains
Noah Al Haider
Riley (Peter) Lambea
Polding- Blue House Captains
Acacia-Rose (Rosie) Houston
Petal John
Vaughan- Green House Captains
Clare Da Silva
Amelia Noble-Murray
Therry- Gold House Captains
Stella Barbaro
Lucy Gabriel
MEET & GREETS
As mentioned in last week's newsletter, during Week 4 (19-23 February) we will be holding our Meet & Greet sessions. This is an extremely important opportunity for classroom teachers to gain further insights about children from parents/carers.
Each meeting will be scheduled for 10 minutes. Our late night will be on Monday, 19 February, with the final meeting taking place at 6:50pm.
(PLEASE NOTE: Year 2, 1G & 1R will have their late night meetings on Tuesday, 20 February and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.)
This week, parents and carers, through a Compass notification, have been able to book their appointment online to meet with their child’s classroom teacher. PLEASE NOTE THAT BOOKINGS WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY, 18 FEBRUARY.
We look forward to working in partnership with parents and carers to support the learning and well being of our students.
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 Mass today for Years 2-6. He mentioned the importance of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving during this important Liturgical Season.
The K & 1 students received ashes in a special liturgy and prayer at school.
Thank you to Miss Costello for coordinating our Ash Wednesday Mass and Liturgy today. 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 11th February - 17th February
| Caly R | Julian F | Ajoy B |
| Audrina J | Johny F | Thomas B |
| Hudson L | Sahash G | Elaria M |
| Mark N |
Please go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au
Click on "make a booking" and enter the event code: 9e8a3
Enter your information, choose your class teacher and pick a time from the list of those available.
Bookings will close on Sunday 18 February at 5pm.
Opening School Mass
In Week 4, on Tuesday 20th February 2024, we will be celebrating our Opening School Mass.
It will be held under the COLA, starting at 10 am.
Our student leaders will be receiving their badges at this very important School Mass.
All students will be in attendance and will be sitting on their own classroom chairs.
We therefore ask that you bring your own chair to our Mass.
Come beyond our school gate and discover the fantastic opportunities offered at St John the Evangelist during our upcoming Open Day on Wednesday 6 March: 9am-11am. If you’re interested in enrolling your child, it’s a great chance to take a tour of the school, chat with our friendly teachers, and meet other families.
We’d love for you to extend this invitation to another family who may be interested,
As the new school year starts, we are here to help parents and carers get inspired and show them how to easily pack a healthy lunch box that provides children with the energy and nutrients they need to grow, learn and play throughout the day.
Packing lunch boxes every day can be overwhelming. Some parents are trying to pack one that appeals to a fussy eater, only takes a few minutes to pack, doesn’t cost too much and is nutritious! But it doesn't have to be difficult.
Clothing Pool will be open on Friday 16th February from 3pm - 3.30pm
Cash & Eftpos accepted
School uniform donations also accepted
If your child is away from school it is important to let the school know as soon as possible with a specific reason, e.g. what type of illness they have, If you are filling in a note on the Compass app, please add an explanation in the details/comments box .
Do not enter into compass if they are going to be late or leave early, that needs to be done from the school end.
It is really important to keep your child at home if they are unwell, this will help with the spread of illness.
If your child takes regular medication, has a medical condtion and/or allergy/anaphylaxis, the school will need documentation and/or an action plan from a medical professional as well as a signed consent form available from the office. Please bring the forms and medication to the office as soon as possible
This applies even if medication or condition are temporary.
The following pamphlet has information about some sport representative pathways,from CEO, they are not diocesan or school related events, the children enter individually if they are interested.