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St Joseph’s Primary School, Murgon Ph: 41681627 Email: [email protected]
8 October 2013
Dear St Joseph’s Families,
A warm welcome back to the new and final school term for the year!
This term is always full of events such as Prep orientation, Year 7 culminating activities, swimming, Reports on Student Progress, finalizing staffing and classes for 2014, Christmas concert - all in only nine weeks. A busy term!
New Before School Procedures
At St Joseph’s we are always striving to improve the way in which we care for and provide for your children. This term we would like to focus on utilising the time before school in a more productive way so that it is safe for all children and supervise activities which will hopefully, put the children in a good frame of mind for the day ahead. These activities will include such things as handball, board games, reading, elastics and drawing. We would like to encourage the children to see this as a quiet time rather than allowing them to run around and get hot, especially as the weather gets warmer.
I thank all parents who continue to understand and respect our policies regarding safety and supervision, and we hope that everyone will find this new arrangement helpful.
Thank You
During the first week of the holidays, St Joseph’s were very fortunate to have 10 students from St Peter Claver visit and stay at the school. While here for the week, the students immersed themselves within the community by helping out at the PCYC and running a BBQ at Cherbourg. A very big thank you must go to these students for the hard work they did at our school: washed and cleaned out the school mini buses, built a fire pit in the Bush Tucker Garden and painted all the tables and chairs within the school. The tables look fantastic. I would like to say a very huge thank you to the staff and students for all the work they completed and the way they conducted themselves during the week. Thank you staff and Year 11 students of St Peter Claver.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
PETE PERSISTENCE
Pete Persistence teaches the children: ‘I never give up. No task is too difficult for me. I like trying hard. I know I do my best when I am persistent.’
Persistence – Term 4 Focus: You Can Do It
This term each year level will focus on Persistence. For students, being persistent means trying hard and not giving up when schoolwork feels like it is getting too difficult or less engaging. Examples of persistent behaviour are:
• continuing to try even when school work is hard; • not being distracted by others; • checking work when it’s finished to make sure it’s correct. As parents we need to challenge our children to be more persistent. This will be particularly important as we reach the end of the year and energy levels are low.
Collection Notice
Our school has been selected to participate in the 2013 Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability conducted by the Commonwealth Government.
The data will be collected as at 18 October 2013 and will include:
Total number of school students
Number of students with a disability by school level (Primary/Secondary)
Number of disability types (physical, social, cognitive or sensory)
Level of adjustment provided (none, supplementary, substantial, extensive) NB – no student identifiers will be provided.
Should you not wish your child with a disability to be included in this count, please advise the school, in writing, by this Friday 11 October 2013.
Further information can be found at the following website: http://deewr.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability
Greg Cran,
Principal.
Congratulations to Claire & Kyal Dennis on the birth of a son Riley James
born on Tuesday 17 September.
Congratulations to Emma & Peter Lunney on the birth of a daughter Olivia
Margaret born last Monday 1 October.
ACTIVE AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITIES
The Australian Sports Commission’s exciting Active After-School Communities (AASC) program is set to continue this term and will begin on Monday next week 14 October. It is a great chance for kids to have fun with friends, learn sport and get active. Activities this term will be Dance and Swimming
Dance will be on Monday afternoons at the school from 3.15pm to 4.15pm. Students will need to be collected from the school at 4.15pm.
Swimming will be on Tuesday afternoons at the Murgon Pool from 3.00pm to 4.00pm. Students will need to be collected from the swimming pool at 4.00pm. All students will need their swimmers, a rash shirt and a towel.
Afternoon Tea is provided.
To sign up for dance or swimming please collect a form from the office.
It’s great fun and it’s all FREE. Look forward to seeing you there.
Student News
Three of our students have art in the 'Inaugural Festival and Sale of Paintings' to be held this coming weekend in Murgon at the PCYC. There are over 120 high quality paintings.
Jenna Holznagel, Solomon Button and Anquon Sandow are all exhibiting in the children’s section.
Everyone is welcome to the opening night this Friday 11 October at 7.30pm and the exhibition is open both Saturday and Sunday.
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Workers: Jan Irvine, Leisa Peterson, Gina Gleich, Cathy Geary Suppliers: Leisa Walker, Bev Zelinski, Kathleen Hoult
OCTOBER SPECIAL: Chicken Burger only $5.00
Coming Events
October 14 Assembly Year 4 – 12.45pm
14 Active After School – Dance – 3.15pm to 4.15pm at the school
15 Active After School – Swimming – 3.00pm to 4.00pm at the Murgon Pool
17 & 18 Prep 2014 Interviews
21 PUPIL FREE DAY
22 Book Fair 8.30am to 3.30pm
23 School swimming starts
*FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 - Final day of Term 4 * School finishes for students at midday
BOOK FAIR
Our Book Fair will be held from Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 October in the multi media room in the Nano Nagle Resource Centre from 8.30am to 3.30pm.
Remember, having books in the home encourages children to read so come along and take a look for yourself.
Parents and grandparents are invited to morning tea on Wednesday 23 October at 10.45am in the library. We will have 2 x $15 book vouchers to give away on that morning. Look forward to seeing everyone at the fair.
Mrs Guteridge
South Burnett - School Age Care
Does school get out before your work day is done? No one to watch the children in the afternoon?
Worried about how much they play computer games or watch TV? Are the children complaining they are bored?
Want the children looked after in a safe, engaging environment?
PCYC is excited to advise that a school age care service is now available at Murgon State School. Opening hours 3pm-6pm during school term and 7am-6pm during school holidays.
Service incorporates the government CCB-Child Care Benefit, making the cost of care more affordable, whilst offering age appropriate, engaging activities.
Staff are qualified and dedicated to providing a stimulating environment, whilst working within the national quality framework, laws and regulations.
Enquiries Debbie Carter Ph 0429 346 303 [email protected] - Message at Murgon PCYC Ph 41 681889
BURNETT SOFTBALL
Burnett Softball Grounds, 18 Burnett Street, Nanango
Summer Season commences SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2013
Individual and team registrations taken now! Your child may be eligible for a $140 voucher towards fees from the State Govt. Funding – Get
Started Program – see if you’re eligible http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/funding/getinthegame/getstarted.html
Season Fees Primary school $50; Secondary School $80; all other participants $100 Visit our website www.burnett.softball.org.au
For more information contact Brett on 0457498084 or [email protected] Males & females; all ages and abilities; same venue each week
Parish Mass Times
Saturday October 12 9.00am Mass – Proston 6.00pm Mass - Murgon
Sunday October 13 8.00am Mass - Wondai 10.30am Mass - Durong
Mass Times Phone Number: 41681406
