ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
TRAFALGAR
58 Waterloo Road, Trafalgar 3824 Phone: 03 56331151
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Fortnightly Newsletter Issue Number 7 May 23rd 2013
Dear Parents and Guardians
Last Sunday we celebrated the feast of Pentecost, which is about the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples and energising them to set about their mission of continuing the ministry of Jesus.
For the weeks following the death of Jesus the disciples had lived in fear and confusion, not fully understanding what had happened and not really knowing what to do. When they realised that the Spirit Jesus had breathed upon them was really present and urging them to action they finally had the courage to begin the mission that Jesus had entrusted to them: to spread the Good News of Jesus and continue to realise his message in the world.
Living the Gospel – Come, Holy Spirit
‘Come, Holy Spirit’, has become the basis of countless prayers and hymns over many hundreds of years. To this day, it remains a powerful invocation that can be used in prayer or meditation. Three simple words convey a wealth of meaning. The invitation for the Spirit to ‘Come’ indicates recognition of the need for the Spirit’s intervention and openness to accept the guidance that the Spirit brings. It is a powerful, simple prayer that can be used at the outset of any significant undertaking or whenever you find yourself in need of inspiration.
Questions for Adults
Have you ever had an experience of being aware of the Spirit’s presence/action?
Where in your life could you use the guidance and strength of the Spirit?
Taken from ‘Liturgy Help’, written by GregSunter.
God Bless,
Lidia Goodwin
SCHOOL RENEWAL
Every four years we go through a process of reviewing where we have come from and planning for the future. In order to assist this process there will be a School Closure day on MONDAY 27TH MAY
Michael Hanney from the Catholic Education Office will facilitate the day. He will also be attending the next P & F Meeting on Tuesday 28th May to gather information from parents. He will lead a process with the parents to gather information. This will ensure that the strategic plan we come up will take into account as much feed back as possible.
All parents are invited to attend.
SPORTS EQUIPMENT DONATION
The Trafalgar and Community District Bank have supported our School by donating sports equipment for the students to use.
Thank you to Tanya Stanley and Noah who represented our school at a function held in Yarragon where they accepted the equipment on our behalf.
FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
Family Life Education is offered biennially in everyPrimary
School intheDiocese of Sale, tochildren in Grades 1 to 6.
It isbeing offered in our school in June
Thursday June6th Grades 1/2 7.00pm
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
Wednesday June 12th Grades 3/4 7.00pm
Wednesday June 19th Grades 5/6 7.00pm
The basic aim of the Program is to give children an appreciation of the unique family unit to which they belong and to enhance communication in the important area of Human Development, Human Relations and Sexuality. Emphasis is placed on Christian values and the dignity of the human person.
The Catholic Church affirms the value and necessity of wisely planned education of children in human sexuality. This is seen as the right and indeed, duty of parents. It does, however, also stress the role which the school can play in this area of education.
Some parents find difficulty with this area of their child’s education and ask for assistance. The Family Life Education Program seeks to help and support parents with this task.
I strongly urge you to mark these dates in your diary and make the effort to attend with your child on the appropriate date.
A note with an outline of the presentation will be sent home closer the date.
VOLUNTEERS
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK
Moved House? Changed jobs or where you volunteer?
Any Parent, Grandparent or other person volunteering in a school in any capacity, including School Board, Parent and Friends members, Parent Helpers in the classroom or taking part in an excursion or school camp MUST have a current Working With Children Check. It is a vital and integral part of helping protect children from harm and it is your responsibility to tell the Department of Justice when your personal details change. It is easy:
- Visit the website and update your details at any time:
- Call the Information Line on 1300 652 879 during business hours (8.30am-5.00pm, Mon-Fri)
Failure to notify changes in employer and voluntary work within 21 days may incur penalties. If you hold a current WWCC but have not nominated St Joseph’s as one of your volunteer organizations, please do so by contacting the Department of Justice as above. That way each time you renew your WWCC we will be notified too as we are required to hold this information on file. Renewal application forms are mailed directly to cardholders, so it is important that the Department of Justice is notified of your current address.
This means that in future only parents with a WWCC will be able to attend excursions and help out with reading etc.
P &F NEWS
Thank you to the P & F for organising the Mothers day stall. We had lots of helpers along the way. Out of all the gifts purchased only three remain, so thank you everyone for your support.
Around $530 was collected.
NEXT P&F MEETING
Tuesday 28th May 2013
7.00pm - All welcome!
Michael Hanney from the Catholic Education Office will be attending to give a background to the school renewal program and to gather parent feedback. All parents are invited to come along so that your voice can be heard.
SCHOOL DISCO -Thursday 20th June
More information will be sent home closer to the date.
RECYCLE OLD MOBILE PHONES
The school can make money by simply recycling old unwanted mobile phones. Every mobile collected is worth $3.00 cash to the school, whether working or not. So please drop off your old mobiles and place them in the box at the office.
UNIFORM SHOP
Uniform shop will be opened the first Friday of every month at 2.45pm. Order forms are kept in the office or can be downloaded from our website.
Pru Scanlon– 56331489
Katie Balfour –56352251
BOOKCLUB
The latest issue of ScholasticBookClub is now available, all orders and money are due back at school by Friday 7th June.
SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR
The 2013 Scholastic Bookfairwill take place the beginning of Term 3. More information will be available closer to the date.
A reminder to all parents of Grade 6 Students who wish to attend Marist Sion in 2014 – enrolments close tomorrow 24th May.
ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
A friendly reminder from our program co-ordinators that all children MUST be picked up promptly at the end of each session. Our co-ordinators are parents too, who have busy lives and commitments, so your cooperation in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Sessions on Monday and Tuesday nights run from 3.45pm till4.45pm
SCHOOL FEES
Term 2 Fee Statements have been sent home or emailed. Payment by Friday 31st May 2013would be appreciated.
If you are having trouble meeting your fee commitments please contact the office and speak to Lidia. Thank you
NEXT SUBWAY LUNCH
FRIDAY 31stMAY 2013
Forms & payment due back no later than 9.00 am
TUESDAY 28TH MAY
Forms are available at the office front counter for your collections
Student of the Week
W/ending 17/05/2013
P/1 Jade Taylor
1/2 Lillee Thomas
3/4 Whole Class
4/5/6 Mackenzie Murphy
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD
Hailey Draper- for being responsible
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
TERM TWO
MAY 2013
24th Excursion (grades 3-6)
27th School Closure Day (School
Renewal)
28th P & F meeting 7.00pm
30th Workshop 1st Eucharist
JUNE 2013
2nd First Eucharist (Gr 4)
6th Family Life grades 1 & 2
10th Queens Birthday Public Holiday
12th Family Life grades 3 & 4
19th Family Life grades 5 & 6
20th Disco
21st School Closure (RE)
25th- 27th Parent Teacher meetings
28th End of term 2
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“AUTHOR TALKS”
"Author talks are touring Gippsland in the program "High Road to Reading".
ANDY GRIFFITHS will be at the Latrobe Performing Arts Centre(Traralgon)
1.30 - 2.30 Saturday June 15th
FELICE ARENA will be at the Morwell Library
7 - 8 pm on Thursday June 13th
These events are FREE. Please contact the Latrobe Shire Library for more details."
Japanese Day
As part of the school’s curriculum in engaging with Asia, Jo Kondo organised a day of cultural experiences. The day started with a short opening ceremony where each grade sang a song in Japanese, and thenstudents participated in a wide range of activities throughout the morning. There was a Sushi demonstration with Rui Nakamura, Origami and Calligraphy presented by Miyuki Sasaki, Kimono's to try on and a selection of popular Japanese program's and books were shown in the library. The highlight of the day was A.YA, a 3 piece Band playing traditional Japanese instruments performing for the whole school. St Joseph's was very fortunate to have secured this highly sought after duo who entertained everyone with the wonderful sounds of Japanese flutes, drums and guitar.
Mrs Kondowould like to say a special “Thank you” to Nathan Snape for his technical support & willingness to help on the day.
OPEN DAY
Tuesday, May 28
1 – 3 pm
Enrolments for 2014 open June 1 2013 and close June 30 2013
Enrolments taken through Baw Baw Kindergarten
Central Enrolment System for 3 year old and 4 year old programs
17 Murray St, Yarragon
5634 2591