Issue No. 10 22nd April 2015

Dear Parents, Families and Friends, Welcome back to Term 2. I hope all families had a relaxing, enjoyable and holy Easter. It has been wonderful to see the students return to school refreshed and eager to learn. Mrs Gaskin is away on long service leave for the first two weeks of term so I will be in the role of Acting Principal. Ms Hale will be the Acting Assistant Principal and Mrs Sweeney the Acting Religious Education Coordinator. We welcome Mrs Jane Hall to our staff. Mrs Hall will be working as a teacher’s aide primarily in Kindergarten classes each day between 8:55am and 10:55am. Tomorrow, Thursday 23rd April, at 12:00pm we will hold our ANZAC Day ceremony in the school playground in front of the flagpole. We are honoured to have Mr Jack Calder, a World War 2 vet-eran, and Mr Michael McCormack, the Member for Riverina, as our special guests. Members of the school community are warmly welcomed to attend the ceremony. Thank you to those parents who attended the P&F meeting that was held on Tuesday evening. We greatly appreciate the time and commitment that many of our parents give to making St Joseph’s a wonderful school. We always encourage others to become involved in the P&F. Meetings are held monthly and last no longer than an hour and the contributions that people make are not onerous. Mrs Langtry continues to do an outstanding job leading the music and drama classes. It is exciting to hear the music, laughter and learning emanating from the flexible learning area on a Wednesday and Thursday. Under the leadership of Mrs Langtry, the choir is evolving beautifully and some Year 6 girls have done a great job leading the singing of the national anthem at the Friday assembly. Our school library will be available for borrowing as of next week. Today staff will be involved in a learning session with Mrs Maureen Said based around the use of the computer borrowing system that is used. The library is continuing to update its shelves with new books arriving regularly. There is a great deal of sport occurring for our students in the first weeks of term. On Friday the 24th April, students will represent the school at the Diocesan cross country carnival in Holbrook. Next Thursday, April 30th, the Year 4 students will be competing in the Trent Barrett Shield with the boys playing rugby league and the girls league-tag. May 6th sees a large contingent of athletes from Year 2 to Year 6 competing in the Deanery Athletics Carnival before our senior boys compete in the Paul Kelly Cup in AFL on May 7th. We wish all of these students the very best of luck and are confident they will be excellent representatives of St Joseph’s. Yours in Christ, Paul Spain—Acting Principal

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PRAYER FOR ANZAC DAY CENTENARY Gracious and loving God, As we mark the ANZAC Centenary, we remember all who lost their lives through Australia’s involvement in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. On ANZAC Day, we especially remember the courageous actions undertaken by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the First World War. On this national day of commemoration, we pray for the airmen, sailors and soldiers who died in battle, sacrificing their lives while on duty. We commemorate their bravery and pray for the families who lost loved ones. As we strive for peace in our country and world, help us to become instruments of your peace. We ask this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Important Dates for Term 2 2015 Friday 24th April Diocesan Cross Country at Holbrook Thurs 30th April Yr 2 School Mass 9.15am Tues 19th May ICAS Digital Technologies Competition Wed 20th May Wagga Deanery Athletics Carnival Thurs 21st May Yr 1 School Mass 9.15am Sunday 24th May Yr 6 Confirmation 10am Wed 3rd June ICAS Science Competition Thurs 4th June KR School Mass 9.15am Friday 5th June Pupil Free Day Mon 8th June Queen’s Birthday public holiday Mon 15th June ICAS Writing Competition Tues 16th June ICAS Spelling Competition Thurs 18th June KS School Mass 9.15am Mon 22nd June Parent Teacher Interviews K-6 Tues 23rd June Parent Teacher Interviews K-6 Friday 26th June Pupil Free Day

Mass Times at St Michael’s Cathedral Monday—Friday 7am & 12.45pm Saturday 12.15pm

Saturday 6pm, Sunday 8am, 10am & 5.30pm

Tuckshop Roster Term 2 Week 1

Monday 27th April Nikki Pizarro

Wednesday 29th April

Di Kennedy

Thursday 30th April Lyndelle Kennedy

Friday 1st May Kerrie Rudd and Belinda Schreiber

Merit Awards Week 10 Term 1 KS: Grace Noble Angel Simpson KR: Mia Forrest-Hughes Amelia Nejman Year 1: Poppy Clifton Jacob Sewell Year 2: Bridget Moloney Charlie Tindal Year 3: Emily Saeki Reuben Wood Year 4: Lara Knox Luke Nolte Year 5: Sarah Bowering Hannah Rumbachs Year 6: Abel Majok Phoebe Wallace

SERRA CLUB of Wagga Wagga Annual Fundraising Dinner

6.30pm on 6th June 2015 Murrumbidgee Turf Club Champagne Room Guest Speaker Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green $50 pp two course meal provided RSVP by 1st June to Di Kennedy 0428 217 769

P&F News The fundraising cupcake stalls will once again be held this term. It would be ideal if each student in the class could bring in cupcakes which are to be sold at recess on Tuesdays. Notes with further details will be sent home the week prior to the class’ allocated day. The schedule for this term is as follows: Week 2, 28th April—Year 6 Week 3, 5th May—Year 5 Week 4, 12th May—Year 4 Week 5, 19th May—Year 3 Week 6, 26th May—Year 2 Week 7, 2nd June—Year 1 Week 8, 9th June—KR Week 9, 16th June—KS Please also note that there will not be a Mothers Day stall this year. In its place will be a Mothers Day raffle with tickets to be distributed shortly. Thank you to everyone who supporting the Easter raffle by donating chocolates and/or buying tickets in the raffle. Congratulations to all of the 59 prize winners. 1st—Riya Cyril 2nd—Anna Hogan 3rd—Cindy Maxwell

Kinder 2016 Kinder enrolments for 2016 are now open. Ap-plication forms are available from the office or can be sent home with an older sibling. Another information session will be held late May/early June with details to be advised.

Uniform News

Full winter uniform must be worn from Monday 4th May, the start of week 3. Students may wear either summer or winter uniform for weeks 1 and 2, depending on the weather. New winter uniforms can be purchased from Lowes in Baylis Street, Wagga. Second hand uniforms are available from the school uniform shop which can be open by appointment between 8:30am and 3:45pm (excluding lunch time between 1-2pm) on school days. Please make sure that ALL your children’s uniforms are labeled.

Religious Educa on Informa on – Anne Sweeney –Ac ng Religious Educa on Coordinator The next school Mass will be on Thursday 30th April at 9.15am. Year Two will be preparing the Mass. A reminder that Confirma on Day for Year 6 will be on Pentecost Sunday, May 24th at 10am, in the Cathedral. Year Six will make their commitment to their Confirma on at the Year 2 mass on 30th April.

Extend OOSH at St Joseph’s Primary School Recap We are back at St Josephs after a successful holiday program at Sacred Heart. There were many familiar St Josephs students faces at the holiday care which was great to see, and every-one had a great time! We have lots of fun activities planned for the coming term here and look forward to seeing students in the afternoons. If you would like your children to attend Extend after school care please visit the Extend parent portal for enrolment. -- Britt Watch this space throughout the term for regular updates from our Extend team!

PARENT PORTAL: extend.com.au

2015 PUPIL FREE DAYS 5th June

8th June (Public Holiday) 26th June 13th July

6th October 30th November

SCHOOL ANZAC DAY SERVICE All are invited to attend a service to commemorate Anzac Day to be held tomorrow, Thursday 23rd April at 12 pm, in the school playground in front of the flagpole. Michael McCormack and WWII veteran Jack Calder will be our special guests.

ANZAC Day Dawn Service 6am Saturday 25th April Cenotaph, Victory Memorial Gardens, cnr Baylis amd Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga ANZAC Day March 10.30am Saturday 25th April. March moves down Baylis Street from cnr Morgan to cnr Morrow at Victory Memorial Gar-dens. Followed by wreath laying ceremony and Commemorative Service at Cenotaph in Victory Memorial Gardens.

Easter Liturgy Thursday 2nd April