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School Newsletter – 21st August 2019

In our Prayers this week: Pukallus Family - Jemma Yr 6 Pushparaj Family - Nithin Yr 1 Pye Family - Joshua Yr 3, Penelope Yr 1 Radcliffe Family - Jackson Yr 7 Randall-French Family - Hunter Prep Reddacliff Family - Matty Yr 4 Rees Family - Elliot Yr 4 Rees Family – Coupa Yr 7, Conna Yr 5

Sunday Worship Services: St John’s Church (36 Markwell Street,

Kingaroy)

9:30 am - Family Service

St John’s Lutheran School Ph: 07 4162 3988 Fax: 07 4162 4255 PO Box 506 84-94 Ivy Street Kingaroy Qld 4610 E-mail: office@sjls.qld.edu.au

Let’s Celebrate This week at school devotion, we talked to the students about

integrity. What does integrity mean?

It means doing the right thing - even when no one is watching.

This can be hard to do, especially if everyone else is doing the

wrong thing. However, God wants us to do what is right, even if

others are not, or if no one is around.

Integrity doesn’t mean being perfect, but it does mean making a

choice to do what is right. It is the ability to keep a promise, even

when it hurts. It is telling the truth, when it’s easier to lie. It is not

taking the easy way out. God wants us to follow Jesus’ example

and always keep on doing good things. He has given us his Holy

Spirit to help us. Let us strive to be honourable and live a life of

integrity.

30th Anniversary School Concert We can’t wait to share our special talents with the school

community at our upcoming school concert on Thursday, the 19th

of September (last day of Term 3). This will be a variety-style

concert including singing, dancing and skits. The year level groups

are starting to prepare for their presentations, so if you know your

child will not be available that evening, please notify your class

teacher as soon as possible. More information coming soon!!!

Principal Installation Service – this Sunday, the 25th of August Everyone is welcome to join us this Sunday, the 25th of August at 9:30am for a very special church service

here at St John’s. The Prep students will be helping us, as we officially welcome Mrs Bjelke-Petersen to her new

role as Principal. This is a very important occasion for our school community, and we encourage students who

are attending to wear their school uniform. Please bring a plate of morning tea for a shared time of fellowship

after the service. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sunday Night Life – Sunday, the 25th August 9:30am

This year for Sunday Night Life, our Prep students have the privilege of taking part in our

special Principal Installation Service. All families are invited to come along and share in

this devotional time, as they explore the theme ‘Celebrate’. This service will be held on

Sunday, the 25th of August, at 9:30am, in the School Hall. Please bring a plate of food to

share for a time of fellowship after the service.

Health Alert There has been a reported case of chicken pox within the school community. Even if your child has been

vaccinated, they can still exhibit flu-like symptoms and develop red spots that are contagious. Please check with

your doctor if you suspect that your child or family members are showing any symptoms of chicken pox.

Children must be excluded until blisters and spots have cleared.

School Information Meeting – Parent Invitation The Stakeholders Meeting on Tuesday, the 10th of September, at 7pm, in

the conference room of the school administration building, is an opportunity

for parents, staff and school council to review the school’s progress, and

plan for the year ahead. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend

this meeting. Topics covered include the proposed fees for next year, 2020

term dates, and other items that people may like to suggest or discuss. If you

have any items you would like to add to the agenda, please put them in

writing prior to the evening to enable an agenda to be prepared. Please

forward to Mrs Bjelke-Petersen by e-mail at kbje@sjls.qld.edu.au or drop a

letter into the office. This is a wonderful opportunity to keep informed and

have input about the school.

Music Notes The Senior Band and Senior Guitar performed for the Senior Citizens last week. The students did a tremendous

job performing, and impressed the audience. It was great to see some smaller trios perform as well at this

concert, and some soloists. Thank you also to the Senior Citizens Committee for their kind donation to the music

department.

South Burnett Community Fun Day Thank you to the members of the St John’s Whip-cracking Team who performed a whip cracking demonstration

at the South Burnett Community Fun Day last Saturday. The students did a fantastic job providing a very

entertaining demonstration for onlookers. Thank you for always being available for these events and for being

such wonderful representatives of St John’s School.

Whip-cracking News Saturday 31st August – Wondai Show Demonstration

Students are to assemble at 1:30pm for a 1:45pm demonstration. Please meet in front of the grandstand.

Students are to wear their full school whip-cracking uniform. Please confirm with the office if you are able to

attend, so that we can ensure we have enough whip-crackers available to do a demonstration.

Daffodil Day

Thank you to those people who ordered daffodils, they will be delivered this Thursday, the 22nd of August.

Please collect after school from the office.

Steven Herrick Visit Students in Year 6 to Year 9 were thoroughly entertained by a visit from Australian children’s author and poet Steven Herrick. Over 100 students gathered in the school library to hear his talk entitled ‘Poetry to the Rescue’. Steven read some of his work, created spontaneous poetry, shared stories, and generally created some very entertaining moments for our students. We thank Steven for his visit - the most important outcome from this session was that students are eager to read his verse novels and are excited about writing poetry.

Book Week Day This Friday, the 23rd of August is Book Week Day. Come along dressed up as the theme “Reading is my Secret

Power” or any book character. (Remember - costumes are to be stress free for parents)

The day will start in the hall with a parade of all the costumes. Middle session will have students from Prep to

Year 6 working on fun art and craft activities that tie in with the Book Week shortlisted books.

The day will finish with story reading on the library hill before heading to assembly.

Parents are welcome to join in with their children for this fun day. (You may even like to dress up as well)

Premier’s Reading Challenge

All Premier Reading Challenge forms are due in by this Friday, the 23rd of August.

Secondary Snippets

Relay for Life - Our Relay for Life school team has been fundraising through

various events throughout the year. We know that many of you have supported

events such as hot chocolate Thursday and silver coin challenge. We will donate

our final amount raised at school in the week before the event in October. We

understand there are many people in our school community that have had, or are

caring for, a loved one with a cancer diagnosis, and that they may wish to donate

directly to the team. To make a donation please go to: relayforlife.org.au, search

‘St John’s Lutheran School Kingaroy’, click on the ‘Donate’ link and follow the instructions from here. All funds go

towards Cancer Council Qld and supporting patients, their families and research towards a cancer free future.

Donations Needed - If anyone has any items that could be used as prizes for games we are running at the

Relay for Life Event, we would love some donations. Items should be new - toys, unwanted gifts, any of these

will be appreciated. Please drop them into the school office.

Apex Debating - The APEX debating final will be held at St John’s on Wednesday, the 28th of August. The Year

7 & 8 debate between Kingaroy State High and St John’s will commence at 6pm and this will be held in the

Conference Room located in the main Administration building. Pioneer Village Excursion - The Year 9 students are studying the Industrial Revolution in History this

semester. As part of the study, we went on a field trip to the Highfields Pioneer Village.

The objective of the field trip is to conduct research into the change in machinery and household items

throughout the centuries; in particular, to experience what life was like before the Industrial Revolution and how

this time period has affected our lives today.

Wow, what an amazing day. We saw a shearing demonstration, cooked damper and ate it hot (yum), learnt

about the history of the whip and then explored the village. A great day was had by all!

Secondary Snippets (Cont.) STUDY TIME – Just a reminder that students can access study time on Tuesday mornings.

This is a great chance for students to see Junior Secondary teachers regarding assessments.

BOOKWEEK DAY – We invite the students to join in and dress up as a book character if they wish. We will

have a mini-parade in form class this Friday, the 23rd of August.

UNIFORMS - Thank you to the secondary students who wear the formal uniform each Monday. To wear your

uniform correctly and with pride every day is a great habit to start developing for your adult life.

Father’s Day Stall – Next Week! Year 6 students will be holding a Father’s Day Stall this year to raise money for

their Year 6 Canberra Trip. A lovely selection of gifts has been ordered, ranging

in price from $1 - $10. This stall will be open on Thursday, the 29th of

August, and Friday, the 30th of August, from 8:00am-9:00am.

If you would like your child to purchase a gift from the Father’s Day Stall,

please only send them to school with coins or a $5 or $10 note to avoid lost

change.

Bus students will have an opportunity to go to the stall on Thursday, the

29th of August, at Morning Tea Playtime.

A time will be scheduled for students in the younger grades (Prep - Year 2) on

Thursday to attend the Father’s Day Stall with their classroom teacher.

From the Classroom – Year 4W This week in science 4W have been looking at the effects that wind and water have our beaches with erosion.

This included some investigations in the sandpit to test how much wind and water it takes to cause beach

erosion.

We have also been learning about the three different rocks types. After looking at examples of sedimentary,

metamorphic and igneous rocks we created our own from starburst lollies. A fun and yummy lesson!

Book Club Book Club Issue 6 went home last week. Orders are due back into the office by Monday, the 26th of August.

P&F News – We need your help! Kingaroy Baconfest is this weekend! This Saturday, the 24th August, St John’s P&F will be having a stall at

“Little Piggies” (activities, food & entertainment for children – held in the lane behind the town library). We will be

selling “Piggies in Blankets” (pork sausages in bread) and providing a free activity for children to decorate some

rocks as part of our ‘St John’s Rocks 4610’ initiative. We require helpers for this day for set up from 7-9am, stall

operators (1 hour shifts) 9am - 4pm and pack up crew from 4pm. We are trying a new way for volunteers to sign

up to help, using the same system the school uses for booking interviews. To book your volunteer time, please

go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code cfct9. Alternatively, you can contact us via messenger

on Facebook or email – sjlspf@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!

Kingaroy Baconfest The annual Kingaroy Baconfest will get crackling this weekend. Once again, a number of St John’s parents have

helped to organise this event and it is shaping up to be a wonderful weekend! There are a number of events and

activities for all the family to enjoy! On Saturday morning from 8am - 3pm in the lane behind the Town Hall- Little

Piggies in the Park will take place. This will provide an opportunity for the piglets (your kids) to have some

baconlicious fun! There will be many activities, food and entertainment available for the whole family to enjoy.

Our St John’s P&F will be holding a ‘Piggies in Blankets’ stall and the St John’s Kindy will have a Playdough

Porkers Stall, along with many other stalls from a wide range of community groups. So make sure you head on

down to help support our community and have a rasher of a great time! For more information on Bacon Fest,

visit www.kingaroybaconfest.com.au

Come and visit our stall at Little Piggies - Baconfest.

South Burnett Secondary Athletics Well done to our Secondary Athletics team for their effort at the South Burnett Athletics Carnival last week. All of

our students participated well and succeeded in winning the Percentage Shield (points per enrolment). Students

will receive notifications of their South Burnett nominations in the coming days.

South Burnett Under 12 Girls Cricket Congratulations to Casey Springhall for making the South Burnett Under 12

Girls Cricket team earlier this month. She will be competing at the Wide Bay

trials in Bundaberg later this term. We'll done!

Student of the Week Prep B – Jyden Naldoza, Crystal Josai, Ivy Brauer Prep H – Shiloh Willett, Ryan Walden

1C – Isaac Congoo, Ilan Noushad, Cooper Walmsley, Lachlan Prain

1W – Charlotte Pitman, Harry Thompson, Indiana Peterson 1S – Liam Jaeger, Charlotte Elliot

2J – Jed Garvie, Karlos Christoffel, Sandy Pagura 2D – Polly Brown, Lily Seng, Taliyah Cameron

3K – Mercie Ogden, Lily-Rose Koy 3P – Raquel Henderson, Eloise Brauer

4W – Toby Cameron, Amelia Jorgensen 4S – Samuel Weller, Mitchell Zischke, Sierra Seng

5C – Charlie Orman, Eliza Iszlaub 5N – Cienna Magisana

5W – Ryder Forlonge, Mitchell Prain 6LU – Cameron Tipple, Mia Shailer

6L – Xavier Stanley, Ben Foreman, Georgia Trace, Hunter Forlonge

Dates to Remember

August/September 2019 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Playgroup

in Hall

9am-

10:30am

Meals on

Wheels

Bookweek

Day

School

Assembly

2:30pm

Principal

Installation

Service

9:30am

combined

with

Prep

Sunday

Night Life

26 27 28 29 30 31 1 8:50am

Junior

School

Devotion

Playgroup

in Hall

9am-

10:30am

Father’s

Day

Stall

8am

Father’s

Day Stall

8am

School

Assembly

2:30pm

Whip

cracking

Team

Wondai

Show

Demo

Community Notices