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THURSDAY 20th July 2017

Dear Families,

As I walked through the yard this morning unlocking the various doors this fantastic rainbow appeared above our multi purpose room and it made me think of what a wonderful way to welcome in the new term. I hope that all families enjoyed the break in school routines especially seeing as so many children were running out of puff in those last couple of weeks of term.

Even though we have only been back four days it has been a busy time with a couple of big activities:

100 Days of School On Tuesday students from Foundation-Year 2 celebrated 100 days at school with a range of numeracy and literacy activities based on 100. Children were invited to dress up and the range of costumes was fantastic. Thank you to the parents for the time and effort put into the costumes, the teachers who coordinated the day- especially Megan Heys our Numeracy Leader and of course the children who participated in the day.

Girls AFL Footy On Tuesday girls from Year 4, 5 and 6 participated in the District AFL Round Robin. The girls played in 5 games and at the end of the day they had won 4 games and have now made it through to the Division Round Robin to be played next Monday. Good luck girls.

Social Justice Group- Soup Day This Friday our Social Justice Leadership Group will be making soup under the supervision of Fleur Peppard and Nicole Davies. This action fits perfectly with our Leadership teams and the money raised will go to the Joey’s Soup Van which is run by St Joseph’s Parish Springvale. Soup and a roll= gold coin donation.

Year 6 Confirmation Next Friday at 5.30pm our Year 6 students will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the St John Vianney’s Church from

PRINCIPAL:

MR SHANE REGAN

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:

MRS HELEN TANCHEFF

OFFICE MANAGER:

MRS NICOLE DAVIES

OFFICE PHONE NUMBER

9580 5812

OFFICE EMAIL

office@sjvparkdale.catholic.edu.au

PARISH PRIEST

FR. MICHAEL MCENTEE

PARISH SECRETARY

PAT MORTON

OFFICE PHONE NUMBER

9583 2103

ST JOHN VIANNEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

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Archbishop Hart. The final elements of preparation are two reflection days next week. On Tuesday the students will participate in a Reflection Day at St Paul’s Missionary College in Wantirna South. The children will reflect on the significance of this Sacrament as it applies to their everyday life. Then on Wednesday they will join with the students from St Patrick’s School for mass and some time to meet with Archbishop Hart prior to the reception of the Sacrament on Friday night.

SJV Fete 2017 and COMMUNITY On Tuesday evening the organising committee for this year’s fete conducted one of their regular meetings. This group have already had a number of planning meetings and much is being done behind the scenes. From this point on they will regularly be calling for volunteers in a range of areas.

Please be prepared to put your hand up and be involved. The SJV Fete has a very proud tradition of community involvement creating a community success.

So often we talk of role models and refer to them as people with a profile- sportsmen, entertainers, business leaders and the like. In reality this community event is one where we all have the opportunity to be role models to each other and especially to our children.

A community event like our fete builds ownership, respect, pride and camaraderie in our school these are the type of KPI values that we want to grow. We could have the best buildings and physical resources in the world but if we don’t have the values and example then we are missing the mark.

If you want to find out more about how you could get involved why not attend the PFA meeting next Monday evening at 7.30p.m. in the staffroom, you will be most welcome.

St. John Vianney’s Feast Day and Grandparents Day 4th August On Friday 4th August we will be celebrating St. John Vianney’s Feast Day and Grandparents/Special Friends Day. On this day we invite all Grandparents/Special Friends to come along and see what a school day looks like here at St.John Vianney’s. Some of our students have prepared a special card for the occasion and our Student Representative Council members will prepare some special activities. The timetable for the day is as follows:

• 9.00a.m. Grandparents/Special friends come and are welcome to visit classrooms • 10.15a.m. St. John Vianney’s Feast Day Mass, Grandparents special friends most welcome • 11.15a.m. Morning tea in the multi-purpose room for the Grandparents/Special Friends • 12.00p.m. Children come in from playtime, Grandparents/Special Friends head off

Class News as prepared by Liam and Ryan for Assembly on Tuesday 18th July

Foundation: They are enjoying the stars of the week award and are learning new words in spelling. 1OM: They enjoyed the 100 days of school parade and they are learning place value in maths. 2AM: Looking forward to the 101st day of school and practicing their circus skills. 3GD: They are starting to edit their writing and starting to look at money in maths. 4MH: They enjoyed their holidays but are happy to see all their friends again and their new learning topic is day and night. 4TD: They are learning about how everyday people can be heroes and started our unit of work on basketball. Year 5 and 6: It has been an unusual day with the girls at footy competition and we practiced understanding the origin of words.

Regards,

Shane Regan

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SCHOOL PRODUCTION…. DONATIONS PLEASE Please see the below list, are you able to help ? Ø Huge (Dishwasher or fridge boxes if possible) I would like one or two if possible. Ø Wide PVC or even cardboard pipes would be great. They would need to be tall

(around 6 foot I'm hoping and preferably the same shape. They could be returned as we would make a base and we could send them back.

Ø Any flat/large pieces of cardboard would be good as we need to cut circles from them. Ø Polystyrene offcuts would be handy as well to make things more 3D. Ø Some more newspapers

HELP PLEASE …. Please leave your names at the office or email Gabbi Davoren at gdavoren@sjvparkdale.catholic.edu.au if you are able to help with the school production. It would be great to have some dads or mums with wood working skills to make some simple screens for us. We would also like some help on a Thursday (during leadership time) to make props with the 5/6 children. We appreciate any and all assistance.

DIARY DATES

Friday 21st July Lift Up Your Hearts Fundraiser “Soup and roll” Day Monday 24th July Confirmation Reflection Day

PFA Meeting Wednesday 26th July Year 6 to St Patrick’s Bishops visit Friday 28th July National Mathematics Competition

Sacrament of Confirmation at SJV 5.30pm Thursday 3rd August Netball Tournament at Knox Friday 4th August Feast Day and Grandparents Day Tuesday 8th August Author visit Prep-Year 6 Friday 11thAugust Indonesian Day Tuesday 15th August Mass Feast of the Assumption Wednesday 16th August Inter house Athletics Carnival 9am- 3pm Thursday 17th August Write a Book in a day Year 6 Friday 18th August Chocolate collection for fete

School Disco Thursday 24th August Book Week Show “Escape to Everywhere” Friday 25th August Book Week Dress Up Day Tuesday 29th August School Mass

Fete Meeting Wednesday 30th August School Production Friday 1st September 3/4 Hooptime

Father’s Day Stall and breakfast Monday 4th September PFA Meeting Friday 8th September 5/6 Hooptime Monday 11th September Book Fair Tuesday 12th September Mass 12.00

Spotlight on Learning 2.30pm Wednesday 13th September Big Green Schools Conference Friday 15th September AFL Road Show

Hot Lunch Chocolate collection for fete

Tuesday 19th September Fete Meeting Thursday 21st September Leadership Day St Louis Year 6 Friday 22nd September End of term 1.00pm

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100 Days of School

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ASSEMBLY ROSTER FOR TERM 3

Tues 25th July: 3 GD Tues 1st August: 4 MH Tues 8th August: 1 OM Tues 15th August: 5 SH Tues 22nd August: 2 MT Tues 29th August: 6 FP Tues 5th Sept: F DW Tues 12th Sept: 1 OM Tues 19th Sept: 5 SH

Indonesian Day at SJV – Friday 11 August 2017

Once again we are holding Indonesian Day at SJV where we celebrate the culture of Indonesia together as a school community.

This year we are having a musical incursion from Baguskan, a company that has many years of experience in bringing authentic Indonesian culture to schools all over Victoria. They will be bringing a real gamelan orchestra and the students will be learning to play the instruments.

Gamelan orchestra!

They will also be bringing a real becak (pedicab) and all the students will have a turn in this unique Indonesian form of transport.

A becak!

We are very lucky to have the support of the parents in providing a hot lunch, Indonesian style. Enak! Delicious!

Nasi goreng!

Jangan lupa – Don’t forget! The students are being asked to dress in the colours of the Indonesian flag Merah (red) and Putih (white). There will be a prize for the best costume!

Parents, family and friends, how can you help us to have the very best Indonesian Day? ☺

• Volunteer to help run the becak (pedicab) rides. There is a bike at the back and the seat is at the front. We would love parents to take a shift during the day (approx. 40 minutes) to either ride the becak or push it along so the students get to feel what it is like (You won’t need to go to the gym! Lots of great exercise!) Please contact Mrs Davies for a spot on the roster.

• Volunteer to help with the workshops. Each grade from Grade 2 to Grade 6 will be running a workshop. It would be fantastic to have some extra pairs of hands (including the gamelan workshop if you are musical). Please contact Mrs Davies for a spot on the roster.

• Remember to dress your child/children in red and white.

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• Provide your child/children with 2 strong plastic bag (recycled, and preferably white) for our Kite Making workshop (they can bring them in any time before the day and they will be stored in the classroom)

• Come along to our assembly that will be held from 3.00 to 3.30 on Indonesian Day where you will see a performance of the Gamelan Orchestra and see students win prizes for the best costumes and maybe a performance of one of Indonesia’s most famous legends!

More details and reminders to come. Hope to see you there!

PFA NEWS……. If you would like to join the PFA in Semester 2, you are always welcome. The next meeting is on Monday July 24th at 7:30 in the staffroom. We'd love to see you. Jill Hannan FETE CRAFT The craft sessions for the fete craft stall are beginning soon. There will be a mix of daytime and evening sessions and we would love to see as many people as possible. No specific skills necessary! Come along on TUESDAY 25th July - 7:30 pm @ 40 Robert Street Parkdale (Jill's house) THURSDAY 10th August - 9am @ SJV (More dates to follow) We are seeking donations of: - china tea cups with saucers - old maps/melways - cool patterned fabric - buttons We are also seeking people to sew things at home. Thanks to those that have already volunteered. Also, if you have bath bomb moulds that you could lend, please let us know. Thanks in advance, Nicole Donovan and Jill Hannan