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ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL 28 SANDHAM STREET ELSTERNWICK 3185
NO. 31 11/10/2016
2016 TERM DATES
Term 1
Fri 29 January – Thur 24 March
Term 2
Mon 11 April – Fri 24 June
Term 3
Mon 11 July – Fri 16 September
Term 4
Mon 3 October – Fri 16 December
2016 – PUBLIC HOLIDAYS & OTHER NOTABLE DATES
18 October (Tuesday) Chromebook Access Program @ 6:30pm
18 October (Tuesday) School Board Meeting @ 7:30pm
19 October (Wednesday) Combined Fete and P&F Meeting @ 7:30pm
31 October (Monday) SCHOOL CLOSURE
1 November (Tuesday) PUBLIC HOLIDAY – Melbourne Cup
9 November (Wednesday) Fete Meeting @ 7:30pm
11 November (Friday) Remembrance Day
12 November (Saturday) Dads & Kids Camping Weekend
13 November (Sunday) Dads & Kids Camping Weekend
26 November (Saturday) St Joseph’s Fete ‘RIO CARNIVAL’
2 December (Friday) SCHOOL CLOSURE
6 December (Wednesday) P&F Meeting & AGM @ 7:30pm
16 December (Friday) Last day of School for 2016
TERM 4
OCTOBER
WEEK 2
Mon 10 Prep to Year 6 – St John’s First Aid Course
Tue 11 Prayers in Pyjamas – Year 2 @ 6:00pm
Fri 14 Assembly – Led by 5H Principal’s Award: displaying good manners and respect towards others Whole school Mass at 11:50 (Led by Year 1)
PHONE: 9528 1614 FAX: 9523 0221
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.sjelst.catholic.edu.au After School Care: 0417 231 301 (Voicemail/SMS Bookings)
St Joseph’s Saturday 6:30pm
Sunday 9:00am & 10:30am
Holy Cross Sunday 10:00am
Rio Carnival School Fete
26th November 12pm - 6pm
Whole School Mass Friday 12pm - Led by Year 1s
Assembly: 5H Quote: Andrew P (Year 1) Unprompted on the gate, “Mr Collis would you like some help with the bins?” Magdalena Z: “Mr Collis, I played my first game of netball last night. We didn’t win, but I had the best time ever.” What a brilliant attitude from our students. Dear Families
What a terrific start to the term! Despite being a little anxious of the weather and timing for the Year 5 camp in the first 3 days of a term, I couldn’t have been more impressed by the feedback in regards to the student’s manner whilst away at Maldon. Our Year 5s responded to the high expectations as representatives of St Joseph’s and have once again highlighted their readiness for leadership in 2017. We sincerely thank Miss Guy, Mrs Quitt, Mr Hartney, Will Davidson, Tim Smart and Mark Brady for their commitment and energy while on camp. Rumour has it, one teacher slept for 16 hours on Friday evening suggesting a big start to the term. Well done all! Our next campers are our Year 6s, then 4s and 3s. A beaut way to finish off the school year.
Last week, under the guidance of Miss Ryle, the Environment Team prepared goals across the 5 Resource Smart modules. It was pleasing to hear the students created, and more importantly ‘own’ these, and the subsequent actions. Wonderful work continues to be done in this area and we congratulate the students for driving these initiatives across our community. With significant improvements in our energy and water bills, this term we will introduce our ‘waste’ module. We ask all members of our community to be mindful of the bins in circulation throughout the school. These were reviewed by the students last week, with quite disappointing results. Despite the obvious signage and colouring, all bins had mixed rubbish throughout. We look forward to some positive and collective changes in waste habits in the coming weeks and months.
It was delightful to see the excited Preps venture out to launch their science unit with a trip to Science Works. Not surprising, all were tired after a fabulous time; with half the bus sleeping on the return trip. Thanks Miss Dullard, Miss Cauchi, Mrs Moore and parents for assisting on the day.
Well done Prep families for attending the special Prep Family Mass on Sunday. This was particularly well attended, filling half the church with parents, siblings and grandparents. What a lovely celebration for our community.
FIRST AID TRAINING
On Monday, all students from Prep - Year 6 participated in an incursion from St John’s on basic first aid. This was particularly well received by the staff and students and hopefully has provided the students with some calm and practical advice should they encounter an emergency. A fantastic program for our students! Maybe in 2017, we should offer Level 2 first aid for our parent community. All staff undergo this invaluable training every two years.
DADS & KIDS CAMPING WEEKEND
It’s nearly that time of year again for the annual dads and kids camping weekend away on the 12th & 13th November. Last year over 200 attended this great initiative and Brendan Edmonds is looking to rally the troops again. Please see the flier included below and contact Brendan as soon possible with your intentions for 2016. These are great memories for the children. [email protected]
HOOP TEAM REP TEAM
Congratulations to our Year 5&6 girls’ basketball team who represented the school at the zone basketball championships today. So many happy and smiling faces as they left this morning.
The Principal’s Award this week, is for displaying good manners and respect towards others. I ask that we all remind the children about how this might look, sound and could be evidenced throughout the school community. The impeccable and impressionable manner of our students remains as a trademark of our school and we ask that you please pick the students up when asked respectfully do certain things or reinforce how they should respond to certain tasks or simple exchanges. These positive behaviours align with our expectations and are valuable life skills that can often define the pathway for our students. A collective approach is most important and please don’t forget to acknowledge the positive when it is displayed. We remind all students; manners cost nothing, but the rewards are great!
An example is supporting the ‘no playing ball games after school’ in accordance with the school rules, running or yelling through the school building when accompanied by an adult or how the students enter the school building or classrooms in the morning. Thanks for your support.
Finally, after joining our community 7 years ago, we fondly farewell and congratulate Mr Eddy on accepting a position at St Mary’s, Hampton in 2017. We thank Nathan for his wonderful contributions to our community, and most importantly for the impact he has had on our senior students over the past 7 years. I speak on behalf of the many families and sincerely pass on our gratitude for his commitment to the St Joseph’s community. Nathan can look forward to the remaining weeks and be very proud of his achievements and influence over his time at St Joseph’s.
Let’s look forward to celebrating another positive week at the #1 school, St Joseph’s, Simon Collis Principal Important afterthoughts…
Great to hear how so many students have been trying out for representative basketball and netball more recently. Having a go, persistence and courage are great character traits going into these trials. So pleased to acknowledge this feedback from the students and proud parents.
I politely remind parents again, not to entertain conversations with staff about desired teachers for their children and class arrangements for 2017. We respectively ask that you let the leadership determine these professionally considered arrangements. These can be awkward and inappropriate conversations to walk into. Should you have a valid ‘educational’ reason for a particular pathway, please put in writing to the Principal.
Dear Parents,
October 9th to 15th marks Mental Health Week, a week-long campaign focused on spreading the message around the varied illnesses associated with mental health. Our students are in a very fortunate position of being part of an education system which encourages open communication regarding mental health, and actively promoting strategies for wellbeing. Tomorrow our staff will participate in a workshop led by a ‘Smiling Mind’ facilitator and we are excited to have an hour of guided mindfulness after a busy school day!
During the past 3 years the staff at St Joseph’s have participated in a wide range of professional development regarding the benefits of mindfulness and we endeavour to incorporate this into the daily classroom routines - even for ‘just a minute’. It is invaluable for our children to be taught to slow down and breathe deeply amidst the busyness of their everyday lives.
Smiling Mind exists to help build individual mental health and wellbeing through positive, pre-emptive tools based on mindfulness meditation. Co-developed with psychologists and health professionals, Smiling Mind is accessible to everyone, irrespective of geographic location or socio-economic status. The app is a wonderful tool for mindfulness practise at home, and the guided mindfulness can benefit the whole family. You can find the free app here: https://smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app/
Also, we are so excited to invite you to a VERY SPECIAL ASSEMBLY on Friday 21st October (normal assembly time) when we will have the Smiling Mind team lead our whole school community in guided mindfulness!! It is an amazing opportunity for us all to come together for this workshop and I must thank the people at Smiling Mind for facilitating this session. We welcome all parents/ grandparents/family members to join us for this assembly and to start your day with a smile on your mind!
Finally, a thank you to Jo (mum to Willow) who, as an ambassador for Smiling Mind, was allocated two mindfulness workshops by this wonderful organisation and very generously donated them to our school at no cost. Thanks Jo!
SRC News: This term the SRC will be busy with a couple of initiatives at St Joseph’s: firstly, they will be responsible for welcoming our Smiling Mind visitors on Friday 21st, and assisting in running the assembly. Secondly, *(and very excitedly), the SRC will be organising and helping to run the auditions for our St Joseph’s Big Top Talent Show! No doubt budding performers of all kinds are busy rehearsing at home, and all those interested in auditioning will need to pick up a nomination form from their SRC rep/classroom teacher. First heats will take place in week 4 and led by the SRC in their classrooms, with successful acts going through to the next round auditions with Fiona Childs and Pia Noble on Friday 11th November. Pia and Fiona will decide the (approximately) 7 acts to perform at the St Joseph’s Rio Carnival on Saturday 26th November….so exciting!! Have a great week! Michelle Moore – Deputy Principal
FROM THE DEPUTY’S DESK
On Thursday the 6th of October the Preps took a trip to ScienceWorks to begin their Term 4 Faith Inquiry of Physical Science. Blessed with lovely weather, students were immersed in a range of activities where they could explore the use of science in everyday items and scenarios. The highlight of our day was participating in the Toys and Forces Show (designed by our very own Mrs Wood!) The show was a hit and allowed students the opportunity to see and experience how everyday toys are powered with push, pull, twisting and spinning forces. After a play in the sunny weather, a group of very tired Preps (and teachers) made their way back to school for some much needed R&R!
Our learning around how toys move and change will continue to develop as the term progresses and we are very much looking forward to the discoveries we will make! A very big thank you to all the teachers and parents that assisted on the day! These successful days wouldn’t be possible without you!
“When a toy runs out of energy it stops” Archie “I learnt that some special words are twist, pull and push” Ella “I learnt that a toy needs energy to move” Sasha “At the toy show we had to push the ball and pull back the skateboard” Francesca “I saw a thing that I had to figure out what I needed to do to make sure I put the blocks in the right spot” Oscar R
PREP NEWS
The Year 1s have proved to be determined, spirited and highly capable when faced with a very challenging mission! At the end of last term, they entered the classroom to find a very worried Captain Glumac, who had just received news that Doctor Messy had captured some of the punctuation marks and used his evil powers to make them forget who they were and what they did. The only hope was for the superheroes of Year 1G to help!
Captain Glumac knew that they had been practising some very advanced punctuation in their writing. The superheroes began their mission with boldness and speed, and it wasn’t long before they had successfully placed Captain Full Stop back into the correct context and begun to set the world of grammar straight again. After mission two and three, Captain Question Mark and Captain Exclamation Mark had also been put into a very powerful sentence by each superhero and, with the superman theme song playing softly in the background, their faces had the knowing look of success. The completed mission was celebrated with a graduation for the new superheroes, where they dressed to impress, with their new superhero hats!
This term, 1G continue to ensure that the world of grammar stays well intact. They love using exclamation marks and question marks when writing narratives in their personal Writer’s Notebook. Full stops are also being used with more confidence to add fluency and organisation to their short, sharp commands, while writing instructional texts for the first time. Anna Glumac
HOOP TIME PLAY OFFS
Good luck to our year 5/6 girls who will playing in the hoop time play offs today.
Hayley Hermus Edie Noble Olivia Bond
Audrey Smith Isla Mottram
Lucy Finn Stefani Rentaris
A fabulous achievement ! A big thank you to Di Hermus who will be coaching the team.
REGIONAL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
We would like to wish the following students all the best at the regional athletics carnival:
Rowland Hill - Discus Jasmin Edmond - Triple jump
Well done on your outstanding achievements in Athletics! Yours in sport, Louise Howell
1G NEWS
SPORT NEWS
St Joseph’s Parish Education Advisory Board Board Membership Nomination Request
Dear parents, Your school Parish Education Advisory Board (Board) meets regularly to discuss ways to practically improve the school and to work on school strategies and projects.
The Board are now calling for Board Member nominations to fill current vacancies. We encourage all parents to consider nominating for one of these important posts. Please note Board Membership is purely voluntary and is for a two (2) year term.
ROLE OF THE BOARD
The Board exists to provide a representative structure and to actively contribute to the growth and development of the school via: 1. The identification of improvement initiatives 2. Discussion and debate around initiatives (to determine true commercial and impact viability) including, but not limited to,
school policy, strategy, planning and action 3. Identification of initiative funding options 4. Act as a sounding board to the Parish Priest, Simon Collis and his team and provide commercial and insightful feedback on
ideas and initiatives including parish related advice, support and services covering improvements and issue resolution 5. Reduce Simon and Michelle’s workload by assisting with commercial elements of the school’s administration (ie commercial
contract assessments, supplier identification, price comparison and recommendation provision) 6. Champion and execute selected initiatives.
MEETINGS
Approximately 9 per year
Monthly except for January, May and September
Held on a Tuesday evening from 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm at the School in Elsternwick or at Holy Cross Church Presbytery in South Caulfield
2017 PRIORITIES FOR THE BOARD
Ongoing building refinements Website
Carbon reduction Enhanced parish community interaction
WIFI & IT&T connectivity Skills bank
Road safety Sub committees
Maintenance & works Cyber safety
Landscaping Continuous improvement
Corporate fund raising Other business
Health & Safety Review supply contracts
Branding & marketing
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please send an e-Mail to Christopher Ouizeman on [email protected] and Simon Collis on [email protected] stating your wish to nominate for a seat on the School Board and a brief outline of your background and areas of interest. Please remember to include contact details in your e-Mail. The Board will consider all applications during its November meeting and the successful candidates will be invited to attend the last Board meeting of the year on 6th December 2016.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE
Monday 31st October 2016. The Board provides an excellent opportunity for you to contribute to the children’s educational outcomes and offers a forum enabling you to have your say on the direction of your school. We strongly encourage you to consider this wonderful opportunity to make a difference.
St Joseph’s 2016
Dads & Kids Camping Weekend Away
When: Sat 12th to Sun 13th November 2016
Where: Point Leo Foreshore Caravan Park approx. 1 hour from Melbourne
Address: Point Leo Road, POINT LEO 3916 head in Flinders direction
BALNARRING 3926 http://pointleo.com What to bring: your tents, sleeping bags and lilos, deck chairs, swimming gear, wetsuits, and cricket bats
and balls, brekkie items a bowl, a cup and a plate plus utensils, snack foods, torches, campfire stories and don’t forget your tooth brush.
Little brothers and sisters welcome
What time: 10 am Saturday Activities: in no particular order Beach cricket, soccer (dads versus kids), surfing, beach-walk and much, much more
Strictly no iPad or technology of any sort, No alcohol
BBQ Saturday night will be supplied
$15 per person includes accommodation
There will be delegated items to all comers as the more you put in, the more you get out.
RSVP By start of November to confirm numbers
Brendan 0437 225 703 / [email protected] Sponsored by My Local Builder Brendan Edmonds
FETE NEWS – SATURDAY 26TH
NOVEMBER
NEXT P&F and FETE MEETING - Wednesday 19th
October
The next meeting (P&F and Fete) will be held on Wednesday 19th October at 7.30pm in the staff room. Please come along. All Welcome. The following Fete Meeting will be held Wednesday 9th November.
THANK YOU!!
Thank you so much to all the class reps and fete volunteers who repeatedly come along to our committee meetings. We really appreciate all your help and support - we couldn’t do it without you!! xx
LADIES LUNCH – Saturday 12th
November
As the dads are away, the mums will play! The biannual ladies lunch is on again. Make sure you save the date. More details to come – stay tuned. Everyone welcome.
Kate Flavell on [email protected] or Kate Grindal on [email protected]
A word from the Fete Donations Team:
The St Joseph’s annual school fete is just around the corner (48 days to be exact) and the donations team is about to commence canvassing the local businesses on behalf of our school, which brings to light the fact that good relationships are valued in all aspects of life, whether it be in private or business relationships.
FETE DONATIONS COLLECTION VOLUNTEERS
The Fete donations team are looking for some volunteers to approach the local traders for Fete prizes. The community is generous but we need some help with the collecting of items. Canvassing has already commenced. A friendly smile is all that’s needed. All paperwork provided. If you can spare some time please contact Lou Campbell on 0408 307 997 or [email protected]
RAFFLE TICKET REMINDER
Raffle ticket books are due back this Friday. All those who have already handed them back a big Thank you. There are some
lovely prizes to be won. Don’t forget that with every chance you have to win these great prizes, the funds raised benefits all the children at St Joseph’s. Many thanks and warm regards Lou Campbell
P&F NEWS
FETE NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
TENNIS VACANCIES AT ST JOSEPH’S WITH ALISON LEYDIN
Mon 8.15 am there are 3 vacancies for beginners suitable for Grade 3, 4 or 5 in a new class Mon 8.15 am there is 1 vacancy for a child with some experience suitable for Grade 2 or 3 Wed 8.15 am there is 1 vacancy for a child with some experience suitable for Grade 1 Please phone Alison Leydin on 0417 577 694 if you have a child who is interested in starting tennis at school.
Art at St. Jo’s, Term 4, 2016
Commencing in Week 1 for 9 weeks
Monday or Thursday - 3.45-4.45
in the Italian Room
Cost: $135
For all enquiries please contact: [email protected]
Congratulations to the "Joey’s Sharpshooters" who played their first netball match on Monday afternoon down at GESAC. We won 4 goals to 3 in a very impressive debut match for our team. It was great to see all of our training throughout the year so far come to fruition on court.
We have 13 players signed up and so will have to roster players off throughout the season as it is simply too many players to rotate on and off the court each week. We really only need a handful more to be able to put a second team on court! (If there is another parent out there interested in recruiting a few extras and coaching a second team, please let me know!)
The grade 3 children involved yesterday afternoon seemed to absolutely love their first experience of competition netball. For some of them, this was their first experience of being involved in an organised sporting competition.
YEAR 7, 2018 INFORMATION NIGHT
De La Salle College provides a Catholic education in the Lasallian tradition for boys in Years 4-12. Join us for our Year 7, 2018 Information Night:
WHEN: Wednesday 12 October 2016, from 7:30pm WHERE: College Gymnasium – Tiverton Campus, 1318 High Street Malvern
Whether you are considering applying at De La Salle or have already submitted an application, this session will provide you with important details about the enrolment process and what your son/s can expect in Year 7, 2018 at our College. You will also learn more about our personalised learning pathways, ICT program and transition process.
De La Salle is a non-zoned school. Bookings are essential. Students are encouraged to attend.
Book your place at www.trybooking.com/230219
1318 HIGH ST MALVERN PH: (03) 9508 2100
EMAIL: [email protected]
TERM FOUR – 2016
Assembly: Year 5H Principal’s Award: Displaying good manners and respect towards others
WEEK 2 OCT
10 Mon Prep to Year 6 – St John’s First Aid Course
11 Tue Prayers in Pyjamas – Year 2 @ 6:00pm
14 Fri Whole School Mass @ 11:50 (Led by Year 1)
Assembly: Led by SRC and Smiling Mind Facilitator Principal’s Award:
WEEK 3 OCT
17 Mon Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2) (12:00-2:30)
Fete Talent Show Audition Slips due in to Classroom Teachers
18 Tue Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2) Chromebook Access Program – Parent Information Evening @ 6:30pm School Board Meeting @ 7:30pm
19 Wed Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2) Combined Fete and P&F Meeting @ 7:30pm in the Staff Room
20 Thur Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2)
21 Fri Assembly – SRC & Smiling Mind Facilitator
23 Sun Whole School Family Mass @ 10:30am (Year 3) (At church)
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 4 OCT
24 Mon Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2)
25 Tue Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2) Information Night Prep 2017 @ 7:00pm
26 Wed Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2)
27 Thur Junior School Swim Program with SwimRight (Years 1&2)
28 Fri Cake Stall @ 3:15pm (Hosted by Year 2)
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 5
OCT 31 Mon SCHOOL CLOSURE
NOV
1 Tue PUBLIC HOLIDAY – MELBOURNE CUP
2 Wed Year 6 Camp – Camp Forest Edge Prep Orientation #1 @ 9:30-10:30am
3 Thur Year 6 Camp – Camp Forest Edge
4 Fri Year 6 Camp – Camp Forest Edge
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 6 NOV
7 Mon
8 Tue
9 Wed Prep Orientation #2 @ 9:30-11:00am P&F Meeting @ 7:30pm
10 Thur Cook Book Launch @ 6:00pm
11 Fri REMEMBRANCE DAY Whole School Mass @ 11:50 (Led by Year 4)
12 Sat Dads & Kids Camping Weekend @ Point Leo
Biannual Ladies Lunch
13 Sun Dads & Kids Camping Weekend @ Point Leo
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 7 NOV
14 Mon
15 Tue
16 Wed Prep Orientation #3 @ 9:00-11:00am
17 Thur
18 Fri
19 Sat Working Bee @ 9:00-12:00 (Postponed)
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
TERM FOUR – 2016
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 8 NOV
21 Mon Year 2 – ScienceWorks Excursion
22 Tue
23 Wed
24 Thur
25 Fri
26 Sat Rio Carnival – FETE @ 12:00-6:00pm
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 9
NOV
28 Mon School Captain Speeches for 2017
29 Tue
30 Wed P&F AGM @ 7:00pm
DEC 1 Thur Student Move Up Program
2 Fri SCHOOL CLOSURE (Staff Planning & Handovers for 2017)
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 10 DEC
5 Mon Year 4 Camp Year 3 Camp
6 Tue Board and P&F End of Year Soiree
7 Wed Parent Helpers’ Morning Tea P&F AGM
8 Thur Year 3 Camp
9 Fri END OF YEAR MASS @ 3:00PM & BBQ @ 4:00-7:00pm
Assembly: Year Principal’s Award:
WEEK 11 DEC
12 Mon YEAR 6 GRADUATION MASS @ 6:00PM
13 Tue
14 Wed Reports home
15 Thur
16 Fri END OF TERM 4 – 1:00PM DISMISSAL
END OF YEAR BREAK
2017 SCHOOL YEAR COMMENCES Wednesday 1 February 2017
