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Ash Street, PO Box 833Leeton NSW 2705

sjle-info@ww.catholic.edu.au

Phone: (02)6953 3248Fax: (02)6953 5080

web.sjleww.catholic.edu.au

From the Principal

Dear families,

As we come to the end of Week Three at St Joseph’s, excitement is high as Southern Cotton Dancing With the Stars is about to launch this weekend!

On Wednesday evening, at the dress rehearsal, the stars wowed the crowd with their polished performances. Each dancer’s participation in Dancing With The Stars has been a generous and much appreciated gift to our school. The support from the wider Leeton community has been very encouraging including sponsorship and ticket sales.

Kinder transition 2020 Kinder transition for 2020 is well underway. Next year’s Kinders have had the opportunity to take part in two Open Classroom afternoons. At these sessions they were welcomed by this year’s Kinders for an afternoon of play. The purpose of these sessions was to help the students to become more comfortable in the school.

On November 12 and 19, the new students will join us for half days. On November 19 the 2019 Kinder families will host a barbeque in the grounds of St Joseph’s, to welcome the new Kinders and their families. 2019 Kinder families will be contacted soon about their hosting role.

Catholic Schools Basketball Competition Last weekend teams took part in the Catholic Schools Basketball Competition in Albury. Congratulations to the following students for representing St Joseph’s with skill and sportsmanship: Seth Shirdon, Calan Nicholls, Jack Crompton, Jaxon Steele, Harrison Seymour, Cooper Jones, Nate Fletcher, Izaac Weir, Cale Sayer-Roberts, Tyeler McKindlay, Riley Woods, Sebastian Rees, Elliott Clayton, Sophie Cross, Zoe De Paoli, Lily Blowes, Chloe Maybon, Chelsea Purtill, Mayah Dowling, Daisy Halden, Hamish Crompton, Riley Blowes, Ben Salafia, Lachlan Bell, Leo Rees, Bree Gillespie, Lily Paton, Charlotte Mallamace, Taylah Blowes, Emme Dowling, Tori Mooney and Tiana Mooney.

A heartfelt thanks to the following members of our school community, who selflessly gave their time to coach the basketball teams: Junior Girls - Tiah Gillespie, Libby Gillespie Junior Boys - Keira Blowes Senior Girls - Abby Favell, Antoinette Cross Senior Boys A - Ty Fletcher Senior Boys B - Court Sayer-Roberts

MaryJane Simms

Principal

SJLE Calendar

2019, Term 4

Week 4

4th Nov

Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

Stage 1 Swimming

5th Nov

Stage 1 Swimming

Stage 2 Bluearth Presentation

6th Nov

Stage 1 Swimming

Infants Basketball Sessions at Leeton Indoor Stadium

Prayer

Friday 1 November 2019Term 2, Week 3

7th Nov

Stage 1 Swimming

8th Nov

Stage 1 Swimming

Mission Day

All Saints Day

Dear Lord, On All Saints Day, we give thanks for the blessing of the Saints.Guide our way Lord, so that we may follow in their footsteps,Help us to turn to the Saints as examples of lives lived in faith,In the service of others.We ask this, through Christ Our Lord,Amen

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PARISH MASS TIMES St Joseph’s Parish Leeton: Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm

Sunday - 10:00am

Reconciliation:

Friday - 4.45pm - 5.15pm

Saturday - 5.30pm - 5.50pm

St Patrick’s Parish Yanco: Sunday - 8.00am

UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be open every Wednesday and Friday during term time from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.

Gina Galluzzo Uniform Shop Coordinator

NUDE FOOD DAY EVERY MONDAY

Every Monday will be Nude Food Day. On Nude Food Day, our aim is for student lunch boxes to be wrapper free. The purpose of this is to raise awareness of ways we can reduce waste/packaging and also to keep the healthy food profile high. We want our students to be informed about how we can be stewards of God’s creation. This is a practical way to show that each of us CAN make a difference to the amount of waste created. Thank you for your support.

GOLDEN APPLE DOCKETS

A major fundraiser for St Joseph’s is the collection of GOLDEN APPLE DOCKETS. The Golden Apple Supermarket very generously donates money to the school according to the amount spent over the year by the school (and extended) community.

This is an EASY fundraiser for the school, so please KEEP YOUR DOCKETS AND SEND THEM IN WITH YOUR CHILD TO BE COLLECTED IN THEIR CLASS.

DANIEL MORCOMBE FUNDRAISER

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Daniel Morcombe Fundraiser last Friday 25 October. A total of $195.40 was raised.

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SPORT

CPS Basketball Congratulations to the following students, on a successful weekend at Catholic Schools Basketball:Calan Nicholls, Seth Shirdon, Jack Crompton, Jaxon Steele, Harrison Seymour, Cooper Jones, Nate Fletcher, Izaac Weir, Cale Sayer-Roberts, Tyeler McKindlay, Riley Woods, Sebastian Rees, Elliott Clayton, Sophie Cross, Zoe De Paoli, Lily Blowes, Chloe Maybon, Chelsea Purtill, Mayah Dowling, Daisy Halden, Hamish Crompton, Riley Blowes, Ben Salafia, Lachlan Bell, Leo Rees, Bree Gillespie, Lily Paton, Charlotte Mallamace, Taylah Blowes, Emme Dowling, Tori Mooney and Tiana Mooney. The students showed fantastic sportsmanship over the entire weekend and should be extremely proud of their efforts. Please see the results from each game below. Stage 1 Swimming Stage One swimming will take place next week. The students will be learning about water safety both in and out of the water. Students are permitted to wear their swimmers under their uniform. Students will get changed back into their school uniform before departing the pool. A note was sent home today with further information about this. Miss Belinda Kane Sport Coordinator

 

Sport Week 3 

 CPS Basketball Congratulations to the following students, on a successful weekend at Catholic Schools Basketball: Calan Nicholls, Seth Shirdon, Jack Crompton, Jaxon Steele, Harrison Seymour, Cooper Jones, Nate Fletcher, Jay Mooney, Izaac Weir, Cale Sayer-Roberts, Tyeler McKindlay, Riley Woods, Sebastian Rees, Elliott Clayton, Sophie Cross, Zoe De Paoli, Lily Blowes, Chloe Maybon, Chelsea Purtill, Mayah Dowling, Daisy Halden, Hamish Crompton, Riley Blowes, Ben Salafia, Lachlan Bell, Leo Rees, Bree Gillespie, Lily Paton, Charlotte Mallamace, Taylah Blowes, Emme Dowling, Tori Mooney and Tiana Mooney.   The students showed fantastic sportsmanship over the entire weekend and should be extremely proud of their efforts.  Please see the following page for the results from each game.   Stage 1 Swimming Stage One swimming will take place next week. The students will be learning about water safety both in and out of the water. Students will need to bring their swimmers and a towel to get changed into before they head down to the pool. Students will get changed back into their school uniform before departing the pool.    Junior Boys 

VS  Score 

Leeton vs Panania A  10-22 

Leeton vs. West Wyalong B  12-10 

Leeton vs. Narrandera B  24-8 

Final - Leeton vs. Stella Marris A  17-26 

 Junior Girls 

VS  Score 

Leeton vs. Yoogali  22-4 

Leeton vs. North Albury A  18-22 

Leeton vs. West Wyalong  8-8 

Final - Leeton vs. North Albury A  4-12 

 

 

 

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Senior Boys A 

VS  Score 

Leeton vs. Mosman B  46-12 

Leeton vs. Gowrie  88-6 

Leeton vs. Albury C  60-8 

Final - Leeton vs. Albury B  52-16 

Final - Leeton vs. Albury A  14-28 

 Senior Boys B 

VS  Score 

Leeton vs. North Albury C  38-16 

Leeton vs. Nazareth  10-16 

Leeton vs. West Wyalong A  23-25 

Final - Leeton vs. North Albury B  16-23 

 Senior Girls 

VS  Score 

Leeton vs. Mosman B  22-12 

Leeton vs. Albion Park A  34-8 

Leeton vs. Kiama B  62-9 

Final - Leeton vs. Lindfield  4-28 

 

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MUSIC

Next Thursday our Senior Band and Violin students will be performing at lunch time for the staff and students. We are looking forward to seeing the new pieces that these students have been working on.

Instrument Lessons

The timetable for Week 4 will be as follows:Monday - Violin and Senior BandTuesday - Trumpet, Trombone, Flute and Junior BandWednesday - Saxophone and ClarinetThursday - Percussion

Miss Belinda KaneMusic Coordinator

ENVIROMENTORS WORKSHOP - LUNCHES UNWRAPPED

This week the students had an opportunity to learn about sustainability and waste reduction through a workshop run by Keep Australia Beautiful NSW. The workshop focused on students developing an understanding of waste avoidance and the significant amount of packaging used on food. They explored the environmental implications of using different materials to package foods, evaluating the benefits and detriments of a range of options to make an informed choice about the best or better alternative to single use packaging.

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Be You Quality Award Week 2

“Looking on the bright side”

F: Darci, Dusty, Noah

B: Liam, Zac, Anuj

A: Riley, Giuseppe, Sebastian, Hamish, Calan

Congratulations to the award recipients!

All term we will be

focusing looking on the bright side.

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ST JOSEPH'S MERIT AWARDS TERM 4, WEEK 2 2019

Kane ES1M For participating so enthusiastically during all Maths lessons and for further developing his knowledge and understanding in all areas.

Parneet ES1M For showing such improvement and growth in all areas of her learning.

Dante ES1M For being 'on fire' with his answers in Science and Technology!

Jack ES1D For beautiful bookwork in Science and Technology!Armaan ES1D For great ideas when writing.

Jasmine ES1D For an excellent effort at finding the area of a shape.

Jarvis S1I For being a kind and caring member of S1I. Your friendly smile brightens our day!

Chloe S1I For always contributing to whole class discussions. Well done!

Bridie S1I For her enthusiastic participation in the Active Kids NRL workshop.

Maria S1F For engaging her audience with sizzling starts and tension building.Rose S1W For writing an outstanding sizzling start.

Olivia S1W For writing an fabulous sizzling start.

Joel S1W For making an awesome effort in Writing.

Taylah S2CH For using patterns to understand multiplication facts.

Caitlyn S2CH For being so flexible with her learning.

Jack S2CH For working well to understand how the relationship between the sun, the earth and the moon.

Nate S2CH For his confidence in using mental strategies in Mathematics. Bree S2I For demonstrating her understanding of Dreamtime Stories and their purpose and significance to Indigenous

peoples.

Isabella S2I For writing an interesting and engaging story starter.

Gursahib S2I For working well to understand how the relationship between the sun, the earth and the moon.George S2R For being extremely diligent in all areas of school work this week. Keep it up!

Ben D S2R For consistently producing high standard work. Well done.

Leo S2R For working well to understand how the relationship between the sun, the earth and the moon.

Ben S S2R For making a big improvement in your ability to focus on your work. Ben fatto!

Elliott S3K For making good choices in the classroom. Keep it up!

Kayden S3K For reading confidently and trying his best to decode unfamiliar words.

Andrea S3K For fantastic engagement in writing lessons.

Cooper S3K For making good choices in the classroom. Keep it up!

Hudson S3K For his fantastic participation in basketball this week. Oliver S3MT For his creative writing.

Sophie S3MT For her diligence and perseverance with her work.

Jaxon S3C For producing excellent bookwork in Italian. Ben fatto!!Emma S3C For her enthusiastic participation in basketball this week. Keep it up!

Riah S3C For her excellent use of short sentences when writing her tightening tension.

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MISSION DAY

LOADS OF FUN ACTIVITIES! BRING ALONG SOME GOLD AND

SILVER COINS TO JOIN IN THE FUN! MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS

 ON YOUR WALLET!

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CASUAL CLOTHES DAY  When: On the 21 st November

Why: St Joseph’s will be raising

money for Ghana

Cost: Gold Coin Donation

Don’t forget to wear Casual Clothes

From the Year Six Fundraising

Committee

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WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/SUN

4 November

4Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

Stage 1 Swimming

5Stage 1 Swimming

Stage 2 Bluearth Presentation

6Stage 1 Swimming

Infants Basketball Sessions at Leeton Indoor Stadium

Mrs Simms - Principals’ Meeting

7Stage 1 Swimming

Mrs Simms - Principals’ Meeting

8Stage 1 Swimming

Mission Day 11.30-12.30

9/10

5 11Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

12Kinder Transitionmorning 9.30-11.30

13Infants Basketball Sessions at Leeton Indoor Stadium

14Year 6 In Their Shoes Day

15 16/17Parish Mass 6pm Saturday- ES1

6 18Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

19Kinder Transition 12.30-2.30pm

Kinder Family Barbeque 6pm

20Infants Basketball Sessions at Leeton Indoor Stadium

Trivia Night at Leeton Hotel 6pm

21Casual Day - Year 6 Fundraiser

22 23/24

7 25Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

262020 School Captain Speeches

27 28 28 30/1

8 December

2Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

3 4 5 6Giving Mass/End of Year Mass 9.15am - ES1

7/8

9 9Junior Joey’s Playgroup 11.30-12.30

10Graduation Mass - Year 6 6pm

11Year 6 Fun Day

12 13Whole school transition 11.30am-1pm

14/15

10 April

16 17 18Term 4 ends

19 20 21/22

TERM 4 SCHOOL CALENDAR 2019

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