P & F Meeting – Tuesday 6

th November at 7pm

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th of 4 2013 Prep

Orientation Sessions – Wednesday 7

th

November at 2pm Final Swimming Lesson – Wednesday 7

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November Raw Art – Thursday 8

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November PE Lesson with Isis High Teacher (Yr 6/7) – Thursday 8

th November

at 1.50pm

Week 5 • 5th

November, 2012

Principal’s Message

School Vision Announced

It is my pleasure to announce the

vision of St Joseph’s School for

the next 3-5 year strategic period

as A Connected Community.

Throughout the consultation

process, students, staff and

parents clearly indicated a desire

to be more deeply connected with

each other, our Parish, our wider

community and other local

Government and Catholic schools.

Whilst a connected community is

clearly our vision, we must as a

Catholic school ask the question -

what does this have to do with the

vision and mission of Jesus

Christ? I would argue everything.

The Gospel stories, when read in

isolation, clearly promote Jesus as

a teacher and as a miracle worker.

This is certainly true, he was both.

However, during his missionary

years on Earth (his final three

years), Jesus was above all

committed to establishing his own

community of disciples and

bringing these disciples into

community with him to teach,

perform miracles and bring others

into closer relationship with God.

As we work to establish A

Connected Community, it will take

a community effort to ensure our

students are grounded in a

Catholic sense of the word

‘community’.

My sincere thanks to students,

staff and parents who were a part

of the consultation meetings in

term 3, and to those who have

provided additional feedback

since. In the coming weeks I look

forward to providing a copy of our

School’s Strategic Renewal Plan

that will identify aims to reach our

vision.

Warmest regards,

John Hinton

Thank You:

Grandparents and

parishioners who attended

last Friday’s Grandparents

Day. Special thanks also to

students who accompanied

their Grandparents and Mrs

Freshwater and Teachers

for organising the

celebration.

Father Sunny and Mrs

Freshwater for organising

the All Souls Day Mass last

Friday morning.

Marilyn Murray for visiting

the year 4/5 class and

teaching some specialised

artistic skills.

School/Parish Inclusive Think Tank Over recent months, a group of staff and parishioners have met to build stronger connections between our School and Parish. In coming weeks, a survey will be emailed to all parents asking how this connection might be enhanced for the future. If you would like to access the survey before the email is sent, it can be access via the link below. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QT5PDRC Archbishop’s Visit to Childers New Archbishop Mark Coleridge will be visiting our Parish, celebrating Mass on the weekend of the 15th / 16th of December, 2012. I would encourage all families to mark this day in their diaries. More details will follow in subsequent School and Parish newsletters. Isis High Awards The Isis High annual awards ceremonies were held last Wednesday. All year 7 St Joseph’s students attended the day ceremony. Our year 7 students’ attention and behaviour was not surprisingly outstanding and they were justly rewarded with chocolate milk on their return to school. My congratulations to all Isis High award recipients. A special congratulation to ex-St Joseph’s students Grace Randall (outgoing 2012 School Captain) and Bernadette Steinmann (2013 School Captain) and Kristie Krieger (2013 School Vice-Captain).

From the APRE

Last Friday we invited Grandparents to join us at

school for the morning. We were overwhelmed with

the response we received. It was wonderful to walk

around the school and see the pride on the faces of

not only our Grandparents, but also on the faces of

the children as they ‘showed off’ their Grandparents

to their friends. It became very clear that ‘family’ is a

valued part of the lives of the children here at St.

Josephs.

The family is the first and fundamental school of social living: as a community of

love, it finds in self-giving the law that guides it and

makes it grow.

Pope John Paul II, 1981

At this time, in the Year of Grace, the Bishops of

Australia urge us to consider the essential role that

families play in our society. Our workplaces are

changing and at times placing demands on families.

These demands sometimes make it harder for

families to be together, to nurture love, to

strengthen bonds, to learn and to teach. We are

called to give special consideration to those families

in our community who may be facing these particular

stresses. This is a perfect way to begin working

towards our vision of creating ‘A Connected

Community’, where we are there for each other in

times of difficulty.

Have a great week

Helen Freshwater

Jo-Anne & Nigel Allwood

91 Churchill Street, CHILDERS 4660

Ph: 07 4126155

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Golfing success for Amara and Sophie

On Sunday, November 4, several St Joseph’s

students representing the Isis Junior Golf club

travelled to Hervey Bay to participate in the

final round of the Wide Bay Junior golf . This

was also the final chance to participate in the

Greg Norman points challenge and

presentations took place at the end of the day

for both. Sophie Martell was successful in

winning the nine hole girls net prize for the

day. Amara Burns was awarded the overall

2012 Greg Norman net prize for the combined

six hole girls and boys shark challenge.

School Fees

Just a reminder that school fees are due now,

you can pay at the office by cash, cheque or EFT.

Uniform Shop

The uniform shop will be open Wednesday, 7th

at 2pm and Monday, 12th at 8.30am.

Farewell Alisa McIntosh Alisa McIntosh (ex-School Cleaner and library volunteer worker) celebrated her final day with us at St Joseph’s last Thursday. A special morning tea was organised where Mrs Carol Marvell thanked Alisa for her presence in the school, particularly the library. We all wish Ailsa well as she moves back to her home town.

Instrumental Music with Peter Paget As mentioned in the previous newsletter, please register your interest at the office if you are interested in instrumental music in 2013. I have extended the due date to register interest until this Wednesday, the 7th of November. Remembrance Day An invitation has been extended to our school community for the Remembrance Day Service commencing at 10.45am at the Memorial Precinct on Churchill Street. Hot Shots On Sunday morning, St Joseph’s students (Lachlan Royan, Samuel Woodman and Wesley Hinton) participated in the Hot Shots programme. Kevin Banner (School Tennis Coach) commended the boys on their competitiveness and sportsmanship.

Christian Values

Prep/1 Jesse Harney Through using good manners when playing with others.

Yr 1/2 Bree Uridge Through your caring attitude you display towards class members.

Yr 1/2 Clancey Pryor Through the way she is always thinking of others.

Catholic Family

Prep/1 Ryan Blinco Through being a ‘strong’ friend to others.

Yr 4/5 Kate Fitz-Gibbon Through showing kindness and consideration to others in the classroom.

Individual Growth

Yr 1/2 Kyle Blake Through the wonderful effort you always put into your work.

Yr 3 Jade Krieger Through the accurate measuring you did during our Maths investigation.

Yr 3 Dillan Dodds Through the careful planning you have done with your story’s photographs.

Yr 6/7 Tracey Hoffmann Through her dedication to extra tasks and doing so in a mature and positive manner.

Yr 6/7 Eden Farimbella Through continuing to bring his effervescent manner into the classroom.

Yr 6/7 Travis Katt Through your great improvement in your writing tasks.

Happy Birthday

Tylah Dunn 06/11 Troy Abell 08/11

Tuckshop Don’t forget tuckshop is this Wednesday, thank you for the continuing support.

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