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St Joseph’s School
Newsletter
10 Ina Avenue, Ottoway S A 5013
Telephone: (08) 8447 4969
Facsimile: (08) 8241 0380
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stjotto.catholic.edu.au
Issue 11 Term 3 Week 2 3 August 2016
Uniform Shop
Open on Monday and Fridays
8.30 am to 9.30 am
Out of School Hours Care Daily
7.30 am to 8.30 am and 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Tuesday
2.45 pm to 6.00 pm
Bookings essential
Mobile: 0437 863 067
St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish
Priest - Fr Marek Ptak CR
Phone: (08) 8447 3223
Mass Times
Saturday 6.30 pm
Sunday 8.30 am English & 10.30 am Polish
Playgroup
Friday - 10.00 am to 11.30 am
In Year 2/3O we have been working very hard on developing our Mathematical skills and strategies
when investigating numbers and measurements. We have been using lots of different materials to
count in groups of 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. We have also been using a lot of informal materials to measure our
heights. It has been a lot of fun learning new ways of counting and measuring.
Sometimes we work in partners and small groups to support each other and sometimes we work
independently to engage in our own thinking and problem solving to take risks and build confidence.
Principal News
Dear Parents, Caregivers, Students and Friends of St Joseph’s
Last weekend Mr Matt Pick, Ms Jane Smith and 3 enthusiastic (and fit) students from St Joseph’s combined with riders from
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish School, Our Lady of the Visitation, and Whitefriars Catholic School to participate in the
team “Jet Pack” at the 2016 Pedal Prix race. Mount Carmel College (MCC) organised the facilities and races three vehicles
each year. MCC have a Boys team and a Girls team who raced.
The Pedal Prix is an endurance race for three-wheeled, pedal-powered vehicles. The race was held in the Adelaide
Parklands this year.
Thank you to Mr Pick, Ms Smith, students, Chris & Anna Harakos, Chris & Sarah Winter and Maria Pham for their
commitment and dedication leading up to and on the day.
Congratulations to Holly Winter, Vasili Harakos & Leticia Pham
TEACHING OUR CHILDREN TO BE ORGANISED
Some children seem to always have a schoolbag full of scraps of paper, overdue library books, outdated school
notices, stale remnants of lunch, a dirty sneaker. It is no coincidence that these same messy students often
underachieve at school and find it impossible to meet deadlines. They lack the organisation skills we all need to get through
our busy, complex days. Many children never develop these skills during their schooldays and struggle in their first years at
university or in a job. One of the best things we can do for them is give them ways they can organise their paperwork, get
started on time on tasks, keep track of books and projects, concentrate on what needs to be done, plan deadlines and
keep all their ‘school stuff’ in designated spaces. An impossible task? Not with the modern technology, colour-coded folders.
A desk and shelves at home and a weekly plan for what lies ahead.
SOME IDEAS
Make use of phones and internet programs to organize a calendar, send reminders, and sound the alarm. Boys
especially are amenable to using electronic means of organisation and can base their whole life around their
organisers. Both girls and boys are likely to go into jobs where they are expected to use message and calendar systems.
Keep a large, clear family calendar in a visible place like the kitchen and use different coloured pens for each member of
the family.
Keep a filing shelf with a coloured folder for each child. File all notices, projects and important material for that child’s
activities. Children can also keep coloured folders for their subjects at school which they update every day.
Establish daily routines for mealtimes, TV/computer time, homework, leisure, bedtime so your children already have structure
to their day. Spend a set time every day checking on dates and deadlines.
Discuss classroom routines with your children’s teacher so you can follow and reinforce them at home. Discuss ways the
teacher thinks your child could work at improved organisation skills.
Share your own planning and organisation tips. What applies to work, usually works with school as well. Model tidiness, a
place for important things like bills and keys, a routine to getting your own tasks done.
Show your children ways to make a start on a task, how to break it up into manageable chunks, how to prepare a
mind-map to plan each step.
Share how in your own life you take big tasks one step at a time. This should help save your child from being daunted by
what seems an impossible set of demands and build confidence in their own capacity to get things done.
Write every event, target and project in large letters on a calendar in their work area and have a short daily discussion
about what can be crossed off, what progress is being made and any looming deadlines.
SCHOOL HATS
From 1 September hats again became compulsory for all playtimes and learning activities outdoors. For families new to our
school, our school is a Sunsmart Accredited School, which means we abide and embed sunsafe recommendations put
forward by the SA Cancer Council. Thus from 1 September until 30 April each year, it is compulsory for all children and staff to
wear hats when outdoors. No Hat - No Play will apply to all children not wearing a hat for playtimes and they will also have
to “sit out‟ outside activity lessons.
2017 PRESCHOOL ENROLMENTS
Places are filling fast. If you have or if you know of anyone who has a child please complete and lodge an enrolment form
at the Front Office.
2017 RECEPTION ENROLMENTS
Places are filling fast. If you have or if you know of anyone who has a child please complete and lodge an enrolment form
at the Front Office.
Working in Partnership,
Chris Platten
PUPIL FREE DAY
Pupil Free Day – Friday 5 August
APRIM News
Dear Parents and Carers,
Parents and Parishioners are invited to join us for Andrew’s Concert! Andrew Chinn Concert: On Wednesday August 10, Australian religious songwriter and singer, Andrew Chinn, will be visiting our
school to share his songs with our children. Andrew’s songs, such as “These Hands”, “Rainbow” and “An African Blessing” are
used in classrooms and liturgies around Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada. Parents/parishioners are warmly invited to
be a part of the celebration of faith and fun.
There is no charge for adults. The concert will take place in Tenison Woods Centre at 2.00 pm. No cost to parents and
parishioners.
CD sales: Towards the end of the concert, if parents are present, there will be CDs ($20) DVDs ($20) and Picture Books ($20),
available for special sale prices ($2-13 off RRP). Andrew looks forward to seeing you there.
Working in Partnership
Lin Low
APRIM
School Fees
Term 3 school fee accounts will be sent out via the post and should be re-
ceived by all families early next week. As this is the final account for the
year all outstanding balances must be finalised by the due date or further
action will be taken.
Due date for final payment of school fees is Friday 2 September. If you think
you will experience difficulty paying your
account by this date please contact Karyn Burlow to discuss payment ar-
rangements.
School Card applications are closing for 2016 so if you think you are eligible
for a reduction of fees based on your combined family income please
complete a ‘School Card Application Form’ which is available from the
Front Office. For example if you have one child and your combined family
income is less than $37,015 you may be eligible for School Card dis-
counts. New application forms must be submitted to the Department for
Education & Child Development each year for approval and late approv-
als are not granted.
Andrew Chin in Concert
At St Joseph’s
Wednesday 10 August 2:00 pm
School Calendar
Term 3
25 Term 3 begins at 8.45 am
August
5 Pupil Free Day - Bookings required for OSHC
8 Mass - Mary of the Cross
School Board Meeting at 7.00 pm
10 Whole School Concert - Andrew Chinn
11 Cross Country Carnival Yr 4 to Yr 7
Reception to Yr 3 Excursion to SA Art Gallery
and Museum
15 - 19 National Science Week
15 Children University meeting with Luca 11.30
am to 1.00 pm
22 - 26 Book Week
22 Choir to Loreto College 8.30 am to 1.00 pm
24 Book Week Assembly at morning assembly
St Patrick’s College Bank at 2.00 pm
25 Assembly
26 Recess & Lunch Book Week Activitiy
ATSI Dinner
29 - 2 Literacy & Numeracy Week
31 Father’s Day Stall
September
1 Father’s Day Stall
12 School Board Meeting at 7.00 pm
20 Children’s University Ceremony 6.00 pm
21 Mt Carmel College Parent Evening/Transition
26 Catholic Schools Music Festival
29 Assembly at 2.30 pm
30 School Finishes at 3.00 pm
Catholic Schools Music Festival
St Joseph's are performing on
MONDAY 26 September (Monday, Week 10). The performance begins
at 7.30 pm and is at the Festival Theatre in the City.
Tickets are currently on sale through the front office.
They are $29.00 each for an adult and $20.00 for a concession
(student, pensioner).
This is a special discounted price that will be available
until MONDAY 22 AUGUST.
After this date, tickets will only be available through
BASS and will be more expensive.
Could you please send your Children’s University Passport to school with your child
this week so that we can do an audit and count of what hours have been
completed. If passports have not been received by then end of the week hours will
not be totalled and students may not graduate this year as we need to provide a
list this of students to the organisers. This process may take a few days so please
understand that you will not have passports during this time.
Luca, from Children’s University is coming to the school on Monday 15 August to talk
to graduating students who have met the required hours by this date. Hours
completed after this date will count towards the next year’s graduation ceremony.
This year’s graduation ceremony is Tuesday 20 September More information
regarding the graduation ceremony will be provided closer to the date.
If your child attended the graduation ceremony last year and they will be graduating again, $16.50 (inc GST) is payable in order to graduate this year. Students will not be permitted to graduate unless payment is made. Please complete a “Permission Form” available from the Front Office and send with the money to school as soon as possible.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Pupil Free Day Friday 5 August 2016
Please make a booking by Thursday am 4 August, if you have a need to use OSHC. If there are not enough bookings the
OSHC service will not be open on this day. I will let parents know of the decision.
Skoolbag app – Parents this app is being used by the school as reminders and parent information. I have it on my phone
and find it to be useful as a reminder with all the important things children are doing at school.
Please feel welcome to visit OSHC, a place where children are in a safe supervised environment, while children play, have
fun, and make new friends, learning happens.
All bookings can be made by ringing or messaging the OSHC mobile on 0437863067. If there is no answer, please leave a
message on the service. I will call or message you back. Making a booking helps us keep the Child/Staff ratio in line with
legislation. 24 hours’ notice is necessary when cancelling a booking or charges will occur.
Many parents continue to request our OSHC service providing, Before School Care earlier than 7.30 am
This is a possibility only if there is enough feedback from parents wanting to use this service, some parents have completed
this form. There is only a few interested and I ask again if any parents have an interest and if we can provide care for their
child/ren in this service and does it help if we are open and starting earlier. Please complete the form below and return to
OSHC.
Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great week.
Mieke
OSHC Coordinator
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
To: Mieke
OHSC
Parents name __________________________________________________________________________________
Child / Children names _________________________________________________________________________
Before School Care
I have a request for using Before School Care if it can start earlier in the morning. At present Before School Care starts at
7.30 am and I request that if possible it starts at _________________
(CIRCLE WHICH APPLIES)
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 (Christmas holidays)
Days of the week care is needed
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Please return to OSHC or the school office by Friday 12 August
OSHC News
Day at Pedal Prix
I woke up at 6 am to get dressed for this awesome day. When I finally arrived at the racetrack I was looking
at my car Jetpack when I saw a few friends at my old school and we talked for quite a while. My time finally
came up, 10:45 I was so excited I jumped in and pedalled real fast and just as I was shifting gears I heard
this peculiar sound so I looked down and… the chain fell off! I was so stunned, so I pedalled fast then
realized the vehicle wouldn’t go faster so I drifted to my pit and had a quick change over.
It was a real bummer and I had to wait ANOTHER 3 hours for my next turn. 3 hours later. Yes it’s finally my
shot so I wasted no time getting in the cart. As soon as I was out of the pit lane I was speeding like a cheater
I was on my second lap when I heard the same sound as I did last time and then it came to me in no time…
the chain fell off AGAIN!!! So I shouted some bad words and I had to pull over and wait for a marshal to
come over and fix the problem. Ok I was back on the road and about 40 seconds later someone thought it
was a smart idea to smash their cart into mine so I shouted some more bad words and rammed mine into
his.
Now it was my last lap and I gave all I had to finish off the job. Half way there I had a near miss with a cart
because it braked in front of mine. Once I pulled into my pit I got out and…..rested! I was so tired after
doing three laps. I did the math and I had done 6.5 kilometres the whole day. 1 lap=1.3 kilometres.
I didn’t stay the whole time but just as I was getting up to leave I heard this loud screech and it turned out
someone flipped over! So I stayed a bit more and saw 2 carts crash into each and someone’s feet went
through the floor! The person was rubbing his ear as well! And just as I left the race course I heard this
deafening, long screech of cardboard and fibreglass on the hard surface on the track! This was the perfect
way to leave the track.