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Kitchener Street, PO Box 165, Junee NSW 2663 Telephone 02 6924 1717 Email: sjju-info@ww.catholic.edu.au Website: http://www.sjjww.org

1st May 2018 Term 2 Week 1 PARISH OF ST JOSEPHS JUNEE Kitchener Street, PO Box 77, Junee 2663 PP Father Sinisa Michael Mikulek

Telephone: (02) 5912 6650 or 0417 435 286 MASS TIMES Sat Vigil 6.00 pm Sunday 9.30 am

Principals Report

Dear Parents and Carers, Porridge for breakfast; the smell of burning fireplaces in the air; the excuse of ‘it’s too cold’ when deciding whether to exercise at night or not; welcome to Term 2! Obviously, most of that was a slight exaggeration but it has become evident over the last couple of weeks that we are coming into the cooler part of our year, but as the days get cooler this term the classrooms will be heating up with effort after effort as we work towards our semester 1 school reports. Term 2 is a fantastic, busy term and I look forward to being a part of all the great things that will occur along the way. I’m sure our students will continue to impress and inspire us with their learning and enthusiasm over the coming weeks!

Firstly, I’d like to thank all those students and families who attended the Junee ANZAC Day march last week. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the march this year but I was very proud to not only hear of the people who attended but to see photos of some of those students representing our school on such an important day. Their uniforms were worn with pride and there were smiles on their faces. Thank you for being such amazing representatives of our school community.

This Thursday is our school photo day and so it is important that all students come to school wearing the correct uniform. We will restrict certain play activities on the oval in the morning to ensure students remain clean and tidy for the photos. If you have any questions about the school photos, please don’t hesitate to contact the school. Additionally, on Friday we will be celebrating the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. There will be a paraliturgy at 12.30 followed by a BBQ lunch. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our families to attend this day and be a part of our school celebrations. The BBQ lunch is available for all who attend the day with orders required to be in by Thursday. After lunch, we will run some tabloid sports for those who would like to blow the cobwebs off their joggers and Lorna Jane activewear. We are confident it will be a fun way to end the week and will be a great opportunity for our school to come together and feel the sense of community that is so important for us at St. Joseph’s.

On behalf of the staff at St. Joseph’s I’d like to welcome you all back for another term and I hope, by working together, we can continue to nurture the academic development of each of our students. Please don’t hesitate to contact Jane or myself, or the classroom teachers, over the course of the term if you have any questions or concerns about your child.

I look forward to talking to you all soon.

Jim Ross Assistant Principal REC Report

Thank you for your kind donations, our Project Compassion has raised $123. Important Dates Term 2 *First Holy Communion Parent Meeting Tuesday 8th May @ 6.00pm Year 3 room *First Holy Communion Commitment Mass Saturday 19th May @ 6.00pm *Year of Youth Festival (Year 5 and 6) Thursday 31st May @ 10.00am Mater Dei Primary Hall, Wagga Wagga (Cost will be covered for buses) *First Holy Communion Sunday 24th June @ 9.30am Chris Masterson REC

St Joseph’s Primary School

Newsletter

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Tuckshop Roster

May

Friday 4th Jane Harbrow Monday 7th Cristy Vergano Friday 11th Haley McAlister Monday 14th Alison Brandon Friday 18th Suzanne Brunckhorst Monday 21st Lisa Summerell Friday 25th Des Sweeney Monday 28th Sue Smith

June

Friday 1st Jane Harbrow Monday 4th Amanda Galvin Friday 8th Simone Riley Monday 11th Public Holiday Friday 11th Hayley McAlister Monday 18th Cristy Vergano Friday 22nd Sam Bampton Monday 25th Sue Smith Friday 29th Simone Riley

Dates to Remember Term 2 May Tuesday 1st - First Day of Term 2 Thursday 3rd – School Photos Friday 4th St Joseph the Worker Feast Day Paraliturgy, picnic & tabloid sports Monday 7th Diocesan Cross Country Tuesday 8th First Holy Communion Parent Meeting @ 6pm Yr 3 classroom Friday 11th Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea @ 2pm Tuesday 15th – Thursday 17th May - Naplan Saturday 19th Bricktastic / First Holy Communion Commitment Mass @ 6pm Tuesday 22nd – Mortimer Shield Yr5/6 Monday 28th Musica Viva Thursday 31st Year of Youth Festival Yr 5/6 June Sunday 24th First Holy Communion @ 9:30am

Sport Report

Cross Country Next Monday Good luck to all of the children who will be representing our school at the Diocesan Cross Country in Holbrook next Monday. Notes and money need to be in by tomorrow for this please. Deanery Athletics Notes were sent home for this at the end of last term, if you believe your child should be going and hasn't received their note, please contact Mrs Salmon ASAP. Rugby League Coach Needed Our Year 5/6 Rugby League team needs a coach for this term. If you are able to help out by coaching a couple of sessions at school and on the day of the carnival, please let us know. salmonk@ww.catholic.edu.au. The Mortimer Shield Competition will be held on Tuesday 22nd May in Junee. Mrs Kellie Salmon & Mr Tim Pratt Sports Coordinators

NO LIBRARY TOMORROW AS OUR LIBRARY

VOLUNTEERS ARE AWAY.

SEE YOU ALL IN THE LIBRARY NEXT WEEK.

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P&F Report

Bricktastic – Building Bricks for the Future is just around the corner. Held on Saturday the 19th of May 2018, Bricktastic – Building Bricks for the Future is a must see experience for Lego lovers of all ages. The exhibition showcases the collections from Lego enthusiasts from the Albury Wodonga Lego User Group, which has members from Albury Wodonga, Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, Wagga Wagga and Junee.

In its second year, the exhibition will once

again feature a collection of Star Wars® Lego

dating back to the original Star Wars Movies

plus a range of collections not yet seen before

at the exhibition.

This year the exhibition will also welcome

Systemic Innovations from the ACT who will

conduct (6) 40 minute challenge workshops

throughout the day for children aged between

5-12 years. Using identical Lego pieces,

children will participate in building challenges

that encourage them to use their imagination

to come up with new and unique solutions. Accompanying the exhibition is a range of engaging activities for all of the family to enjoy. Children can be kept busy and let their imagination run wild in the creative brick building area and activity zone while the adults can browse the Lego and brick merchandise vendors. There will be guessing competitions and prizes, showbags, raffles, lucky dips, face painting & much much more. A BBQ, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase on the day. As part of the exhibition we are running a Lego competition for pre-school aged children to high school students and a ‘Design a Lego Minifigure Competition’ with prizes being awarded to a preschool/ infant winner and primary school student winner. All entries to the Lego competition and ‘Design a Minifigure Competition’ will be displayed at Bricktastic. Tickets are available to purchase at eventbrite.com.au and at the St Joseph’s Primary School Office or can be purchased at the door. All proceeds from Bricktastic will be used for

the redevelopment of St Joseph’s Primary School. We look forward to seeing you there! How you can help! Bricktastic is our 2018 major school fundraiser and we would love a hand to make it a success. We are asking each year to donate these things: Kinder: Eggs (for Bacon and eggs rolls) Year 1: Bacon Year 2: Lollies Year 3: Cakes/Slices Year 4: Cakes/Slices Year 5: Frozen Bags of Onion Year 6: Lollies If you are a superb cakes/slice cook and don’t have a child in year 3 or 4, then please feel free to make your favourite thing! We would also love some help on the day. Below are some rosters so pop your name down where you can. We appreciate any amount of help to make our little school a better place for the children. Lastly, please support this event. It is going to be amazing so bring your friends and family too!! As we stated, Bricktastic will be the major event for the year and we won’t be holding a fete in Term 3 due to the building. Hope to see you there!! Many thanks, St Joseph’s P and F

Jack Keast, Jorja Vergano, Justin Worrell, Nate Barrett, Josh Hackett, Kara Drum, Grace Holaj, Tarah Bouffler, Charlie Harris, Evie Heffernan,

Amelie Hart, Millie Walker, Jada Nicoll, Lyla Duck, Poppy Corbett, Lane Crozier

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Term 1, Week 11

Principal’s Awards

Congratulations to our Principal's Award Recipients

Eve Slattery Bennett received her award for her

positive behaviours and cheerful disposition.

Kara Drum received her award for her excellent

manners & cooperation.

Joey of the Week

Lucas Smith, Heidi White, Trey Riley, Lilly Archer,

Tyrone Bath, Anabel Vergano, Billy Duck, Amelie

Hart, Kynan Catlin, Matika Simmons, Charlie Harris,

Nate McCarthy, Lillymay Hanlon, Sophie Walker.

Worker of the Week

Harriet Corbett, Cody Sainsbury, William Bouffler,

Noah Crane, Clare Harris, Evie McLean, Levi

Fitzgerald, Lilly McDermott, Riley Ledwidge,

Harrison Field, Lane Crozier, Ayla Nicoll, Lillymay

Hanlon, Xavier Wall.

ANZAC DAY MARCH 2018

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