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ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Volume 13 2nd
August 2018
Phone: 9303 7101 Fax: 9404 8777 SMS Absentee Line: 0438 404 375 Email: [email protected]
School Charisms Compassion, Forgiveness & Desire for Unity
In Harmony Nidja Noongar Boodjar Noonook Nyininy
Prayer for the Performing Arts Festival God our Father in Heaven May we always cherish the gifts that surround us and share our blessings with each other. May the word of the Lord give us courage to preach your word through the creative means of music, dance and drama. Lord, teach us what we should do. Let our thoughts and actions be guided by your grace, and may your Spirit help us in promoting the Word of the Lord to others. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Dear Parents
August is the month for the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools. From its somewhat modest origins in 1989 the festival is now recognized as an event of major significance in the Catholic Education calendar. Good luck to all children involved in performances over the next month.
Today both our school band and our dance team performed. I would like to thank Mr Maxwell and Miss Schofield for their work in preparing the children and providing them this opportunity to perform in front of a large audience. Thanks also to Mrs Baxter, Mrs Nettleton, Mrs Ring and Mrs O’Brien for their support.
The school Dance Team performed beautifully to the song ‘Ave Maria’. Their team work and respect towards other performers was a great reflection of the values we are trying to instill in our children.
The School Band worked well as a team, each playing their individual parts very well.
The school will be holding a Performance Evening on Wednesday 5 September starting at 7pm where we can see various performances from this year’s festival.
Whole School Mass
Tomorrow the year 5’s will be leading us in a whole school Mass starting at 9am in the undercover area.
God Bless
Chris Lamb Principal
Dates to Remember AUGUST
3rd Whole School Mass Year 5 7th Yrs 4, 5 & 6 AFL 7.30am 8th Bunnings Incursion Pre-Primary 9am 9th Yr 6 Indonesian Excursion Yrs 1, 2 & 3 AFL 7.30am 10th Merit Assembly St Mary of the Cross Prayer Assembly (1J) 14th Yrs 4, 5 & 6 AFL 7.30am 15th Assumption of Mary Whole School
Mass (Year 2s) 16th Performing Arts Choir Performing Arts Yr 1 Choir Yrs 1, 2 & 3 AFL 7.30am 17th 9am Buddy Liturgy (1P / 3P) Yr 4 students reconciliation prior to
Communion 20th No School for students 21st Communion retreat Yrs 4, 5 & 6 AFL 7.30am 23rd Book Week Parade Yrs 1, 2 & 3 AFL 7.30am
Parish Information St John Paul II Mass Monday to Saturday 8.00 am Every Saturday 6.00 pm Every Sunday 9.30 am Reconciliation Sundays @ 8.45 am to 9.15 am After Sunday Mass if required Anytime by appointment Baptism & Weddings By appointment Father Vinh Dong contact details 6400 0276 or 0422 422 773 Parish Office St John Paul II Catholic Primary School Tuesday & Thursday 8.00 to 11.00 am Presbytery 79 Joseph Banks Boulevard Banksia Grove WA 6031 Email: [email protected]
Other Dates & Times School Times Start 8.25 am Finish 3.00 pm Monday Finish 2.00 pm
Kindy Times Start 8.25 am Finish 2.45 pm Monday Finish 2.00 pm
Uniform Shop Tuesday 8.00 am to 9.00 am Wednesday 8.00 am to 9.00 am
Children’s School Banking Every Friday unless otherwise advised
P & F Meeting Friday 14th Sept @ 9am
Board Meeting Wednesday 22nd August
@ 5pm
CENTRED ON JESUS CHRIST
REFLECTING ON OUR SCHOOL VISION Over the last 3 weeks we have been recalling aspects of our school vision and our school charisms which talk about how we would like to treat each other in our school. Our school vision statement is:
‘In harmony with our God, St John Paul II Catholic Primary School community is centred on Jesus Christ and shaped by the spiritual gifts of unity, compassion and forgiveness.’ On Monday Miss Schofield lead our community prayer reminding us of one of our school charisms, Compassion. Our charisms came about when we changed our school name to St John Paul II. Each charism is a response to the question, ‘What gifts does God seem to be asking us to give to each other in a community centred on Jesus Christ and named after St John Paul II?’ Compassion is one of the answers. Compassion motivates us to go out of our way to help others experiencing physical, spiritual, or emotional hurts and pains. We recognise the dignity of all people since they are created in God’s image and likeness. Like Christ we want to be always welcoming, loving and generous in our response to others. None of us do this perfectly, but it is an ideal that we strive towards.
CONFIRMATON PHOTOS ARE READY
All photos taken for Confirmation by Michelle Clapp Photography before, after and throughout the celebration are now available for viewing. Please either come into the front office and have a look through the photos in the album at the front office and fill in the order form,or go online following the steps below:
1. Visit: www.michelleclappphotography.com
2. Click ‘Client Access’ and type in the access code ‘confirmation’
3. Choose the images you would like to purchase by clicking on the heart in the corner of each image.
4. Share your favourites and the size of the images you would like to buy.
HOLY COMMUNION – 9.30am SUN AUG 26 Thank you for all those who were able to attend the Holy Communion Information Evening on Tuesday. These evenings are always a special time when parents and teachers gather with the children preparing for a most significant day in their lives. All are warmly welcomed to come and join our students as they make their First Holy Communion.
Congratulations to Brody Daehn who will also be celebrating his First Reconciliation on Friday, August 17.
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION
At our community prayer this week Miss Schofield mentioned ‘Compassion’ as one of our school charisms. What are the other two charisms? Give your answer to Mr Maxwell and you will be in the running to win a little prize.
May God bless you, Tim Maxwell (Assistant Principal, Religious Education)
PERFORMING ARTS At the time of writing a number of groups from our school are about to leave to perform in various sections of the Catholic Schools Performing Arts Festival. Our school entries are:
August 2 Thursday: School Dance Team (Christian Dance) at Mercy College 10.30-11.30 session. August 2 Thursday: School Band (Instrumental Ensemble) at Orana Catholic Primary, 11.15 to 12.30 session. August 16 Thursday: School Choir (Choir) at Vasto Club, Balcatta 11.00-12.30 session. August 16 Thursday: Year 1 Classes (Class Choir) at Vasto Club, Balcatta 11.00-12.30 session. August 27 Monday: Year 3J (Choral Speech) at Morley Recreation Centre 12.00 to 1.00 session. There will be an opportunity to come along to see all of these items here at school in the undercover area from 7-8pm Sept 5. (nb: Performers will be asked to arrive earlier). Tim Maxwell (Performing Arts Coordinator)
COMMUNICATION MINISTRY Hello everyone We would like to give our best wishes to everyone who is performing at the Performing Arts. We wish the years 3 & 5 well in the bishops literacy testing. A big welcome back to Mr Cain and thank you to Mr Excell for taking great care of the year 6’s in Mr Cains absence. The year 6’s will be attending an excursion to an Indonesian concert and are very excited. Remember the Hot Noodle lunch. All money raised goes to the Vietnam Orphanage.
Thank you from the communication ministry
May God bless you, Tim Maxwell (Assistant Principal, Religious Education)
SCHOOL FEES
If you hold a Health Care Card or Pension Concession Card please ensure you have handed a copy of your current card into the office. If you do not have a current concession card on your account, we are unable to apply the discounts.
Forms must be returned by tomorrow Friday 3rd August
P & F are organising a Father’s Day Stall for all students. There will be a $5 and $10 gift available for students to pick on Friday 31st August 2018.
If you wish your child to purchase a gift from the stall, please complete the below form with the correct monies in the envelope provided earlier and hand into your child’s teacher or office by Friday 3rd August 2018. After this date we cannot guarantee that we would be able to fulfill
the request.
Childs Name: Class: Gift Required (Please tick) A $5 gift for my child please
A $10 gift for my child please We are also offering Grandfather gifts for an additional $5. If you would like to purchase a grandfather gift, please complete below.
Yes! Please include a $5 grandfather gift
CHILD & PARENT CENTRE BANKSIA GROVE
Child & Parent Centre – Banksia Grove - Free App about the Centre – Supporting the communities of Banksia Grove, Clarkson & Merriwa – phone 9367 0964 or email [email protected] This mobile app keeps you in touch with what is happening at the Centre. To install: Go to your app store, type in “Banksia Grove” and click on Child & Parent Centre – Banksia Grove, Skoolbag icon to install. Easy!! Come along to Food Sensations for a FREE hands-on nutrition and cooking experience. Over 4 weekly sessions, you will learn to cook some easy, tasty recipes, eat them for lunch and do nutrition activities. Dates: 3 & 10 August 2018 Time: 9.30am to 12.00pm Location: Child and Parent Centre – Banksia Grove
Wednesday 8th August ‘The Impacts of Screen Time for Children’ at Goodstart Banksia Grove from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
Wednesday 15th August ‘Mindfulness Parenting’ at Goodstart Merriwa from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
Wednesday 22nd August ‘Toilet Education 18 months to 3 years’ at the Child and Parent Centre from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Wednesday 5 September 2018 6.30pm to 8.00pm Date:: Goodstart Early Learning Venue Centre Clarkson 60 Burnett Drive, Clarkson
Talking Tots Time: 9.15am to 10.30am Date: Friday 7 and 14 September 2018 Venue: Child and Parent Centre – Banksia Grove 14 Viridian Drive, Banksia Grove
Crèche Available Bookings are essential: Please call the centre on 9367 0964.
RELATIONSHIP AUSTRALIA
Virtues Parenting Program When: Wednesdays, 01 August – 12 September 2018 Where: Relationships Australia – 1 Ord Street, Fremantle Fee: $100.00 per person Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm For more detail about our courses and seminars, click here or visit www.relationshipswa.org.au Places are limited - please contact (08) 6164 0200 to register today! It would be great to see you!
