Thursday 26th February 2015
Thursday 26th February 2015 Dear Parents, Guardians and Children, Our annual St Joseph’s Swimming Carnival will be held tomorrow at nearby Tobruk Pool. This is such a wonderful school event. Over the years I have been so impressed with how the children support each other regardless of what house they belong to. This carnival is all about friendly competition and having fun together as a school community. I look forward to the day and hope to see many parents and family members. Carnival Reminders Students are asked to arrive at school as normal and will depart school in house teams after roll marking. Students will walk to the pool with class teachers (and parent helpers) for a 9.00am start. The carnival will conclude by approximately 12.00 pm and children may be collected by parents at Tobruk or return to St Joseph's to be supervised until 2.50pm. Students are asked not to bring coloured spray or streamers to the carnival. Parents are invited to attend our carnival and interested parents may like to join in the parents/teachers/students relay. Prep—Year 2 Water Fun Day The children in Prep to Year 2 (those Year 2 children not competing at the carnival), will have their own fun at our Strand Water Park. Parents of children in Prep to Year 2 are welcome to come along and join in the activities. Water Park Reminders Tomorrow, while the year 2-6 are at Tobruk Pool, the Prep—2 children will be going to the Water Park. Prep L and Year 2 (students not going to the carnival) from 10.00am —10.40am. Prep R and Year 1 students from 10.40am —11.20. All students must wear sunsafe swimming clothing with easy to slip on shoes to walk to and from the waterpark (but must have closed in shoes for school). They are to wear their full school uniform before and after their waterpark visit. Parents are asked to help with supervision with both walking to and while at the waterpark. Elected School Leaders Congratulations to the following students who were voted as our representative school leaders in 2015. School Captains ~ Sarah Mosch & Daniel Franettovich House Captains ~ Abby Collison & Kai Negri (Faulkner), Samara James & Jeremy Morton (Benjamin), Chloe Dickinson & Darcy Keir (Ryan) SRC~Isaac Pyers & Harper Weekers Thank you to all students who nominated for these positions. All Year 6 students have an equal role as student leaders.
Love God Love One Another Patrick Dempsey [email protected] Mobile: 0457785639 (AH)
Prayer Garden with Jacqui Gardner Upcoming Dates: 2nd – 6th March – Sacramental Information Sessions 4th March – 4M Gospel Value of Hope assembly 10th March – Sacrament of Reconciliation 13th March – St Patrick’s Meet and Greet 19th March – St Joseph’s Opening Mass: Leaders Induction 20th March – Orange Day for Harmony Day Sacramental Program: Last week I went and spoke to the Year 4 students about the Sacramental Program and what it entails. Year 4C then presented a reflection based on Reconciliation to the school community. The Sacramental Program is for children in Year 4 and above. If you are interested in your child partaking in the program a parent will need to attend one of the information sessions: Monday 2 March 3pm Tuesday 3 March 8:30am Wednesday 4 March 5:30pm Thursday 5 March 8:30am Friday 6 March 2pm Youth Mass: To celebrate the group of children starting their Sacramental journey there will be a Youth Mass on Sunday 8th March at 5pm. The Youth Mass is aimed at families and our St Patrick’s counterparts, and we try to involve and aim all elements towards youth. This will be our first Youth Mass for 2015 and we would love to have some new faces at this Mass. If you are interested in assisting with the Mass please contact myself, Seana Mokrzecki, Fr. Mick, Jason or Paula Bennett. Opening Mass: On Thursday 19th March we celebrate our St Joseph’s Feast Day with a whole school Mass in the Hall. At this Mass we induct the Year 6 Leaders and the students receive their badges. All family and friends of St Joseph’s are welcome to come and celebrate our feast day and the year ahead. Project Compassion: Each family was given a Project Compassion box. We ask that each family give a small amount to this worthwhile cause. This year they are focusing on the ways in which Caritas partners empower communities to establish sustainable food sources and develop income streams for life. Once you have made your donation please deliver the box to school. Please remember in your prayers: In your prayers can you please remember the following people: Keir Family Jan Oram’s Mum Jenny Roberts family Dorothy (Oscar Hill’s grandmother) Many blessings for the week ahead,
Jacqui Gardner [email protected]
Loving God, I hear your invitation, "Come back to me" and I am filled with such a longing to return to you. Show me the way to return. Lead me this day in good works I do in your name and send your Spirit to guide me and strengthen my faith. I ask only to feel your love in my life today. Amen.
Dates to Remember Friday 27th February - Swimming Carnival/ Wet Day 2nd – 6th March – Sacramental Information Sessions Friday 13th March - St Patrick’s Meet and Greet 8:45am Thursday 19th March - St Joseph’s Opening Mass: Leadership Badges
School Awards to be presented on 4th March at assembly Class in the Spotlight is Year 4M 1B
Quinn Pascoe
1J
Sam Kennedy Grace Kenneally
2C
Jackson Kuhn Ros Nzeakor
2H
Grace Tipping
3M
Ella Luckel Thomas Bartels
3R
Claire Fanning
4C
Grace Burbidge
4M
Chloe Andrews
5C
Jaylah Hampton
5OC
Hamish Woods
6K
Jake Machin
6M
Indiana Marshall Codey Sadler
Library Matters http://readiscover1.blogspot.com.au/ Junior Librarian Positions: Congratulations to the following students for achieving the position of Junior Librarian. They are: Pip, Mia, Grace, Raven, Joshua, Blayke, Acacia, Ruby, Dominique, Jemma, Holly and Emma. Their first training session will be after the swimming carnival at 2pm. Electronic Books: These are now available on our system for both parents and students to read. Students must have a Password to access the Follet Shelf Electronic Books. They are marked with a green E. They can be accessed from Destiny Quest which is a tab on our St. Joseph’s home page. Any queries please contact me in the library during the 3 days I work which is Wednesday – Friday.
Happy Reading Belinda Walker
PeaceBuilder Jackson Humphrey
Teacher Librarian
Grade 2 Are looking for teacups and saucers unchipped for a craft activity. If you have any you wish to donate to year 2 please drop them into the school office as soon as possible. Hair Accessories A range of hair accessories are available to be purchased online from Regan's Bowtique. The accessories are royal blue and white and compliment the St Joseph's school uniform. All orders and payments are to be made online by emailing [email protected] or visiting the Facebook site. Orders can be delivered to the school for collection at the uniform shop or they will be delivered to the classroom on Wednesday’s. As this is not a compulsory school item, the uniform shop will not be stocking the hair accessories. However a complete range of the accessories can be viewed in the uniform shop window at any time.
Next Wednesday the 4rd of March 5c will be selling these yummy Technicoloured Turtle biscuits for $1.00 each. We would like to raise enough money to purchase a worm farm for our school.
TENNIS COACHING (February to April 2015). Tennis Townsville is at 32 Burke Street North Ward and offers coaching lessons for junior players in our ANZ Tennis Hot Shots programs held: Thursday Afternoons from 3.45pm to 4.45pm
Thursday junior Squad from 4.45pm to 6.15pm Saturday Mornings ANZ Tennis Hot Shots programs from 8.30am to 9.30am for 4 to 6 year olds Saturday Morning from 8.30am to 10.30am for 7 to 15 year olds.
For more information contact the office of Tennis Townsville on 4721 5129 or check out the website
IGNATIUS PARK COLLEGE APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT YEAR 7 2016 Applications for Enrolment are now open for students wishing to enter Year 7 in 2016 at Ignatius Park College.
The closing date for these applications will be Holy Thursday, Thursday, 2 April 2015, the last day of Term 1. Enrolment information is available on the College website or by contacting the office on 4796 0222. Michael Conn
P & F Ball Committee A group of parents are interested in having a Ball in 2015. They are looking for interested and enthusiastic parents to be part of the committee. If you are interested please let the office know. Hyats Basketball Club If you are turning 10 or 11 this year Hyats Basketball Club are looking for a few more boys to join a division 2 team. Please call Carl Ward on 0411079128 for further information.
PO Box 15, Belgian Gardens. Q 4810. Ph. (07) 4721 3765 Fax (07) 4721 5359 Email: [email protected]
[email protected] Dear Parent/Caregiver, In 2015, your child will be eligible to participate in the Mary Help of Christians Parish Sacramental program. In the Diocese of Townsville, and the Parish of Mary Help of Christians, we offer this to children in grade 4 or above. The Sacraments that the children will be partaking in are Reconciliation, and the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist. We take pleasure in inviting your child to take part in our Program. As a compulsory part of the program we ask a Parent or Caregiver to attend an enrolment session. In order for your child to take part in the Sacramental program, you will need to have attended one of the sessions provided. You will note we have offered a variety of session times to accommodate everyone. If none of these times are suitable please contact Jacqui (A.P.R.E. at St Joseph’s North Ward) or Seana Mokrzecki (Sacramental coordinator for the Mary Help of Christians Parish). Failure to attend the session will mean your child will not be a part of our program for 2015. We look forward to working with you and your child toward their fuller participation into their Catholic faith within the Mary Help of Christians Parish. Yours in faith Seana Mokrzecki
Jacqui Gardner
Sacramental Coordinator
APRE St Joseph The Strand
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2015 I _________________ (parent/ caregiver) would like to express an interest in my child _____________________ participating in the 2015 Sacramental Program. I plan on attending the following sessions in the Parish Meeting room: ___ Monday 2 March 3pm
____Tuesday 3 March 8:30am
___ Thursday 5 March 8:30am
____ Friday 6 March 2pm
Parent Signature: _______________________
____ Wednesday 4 March 5:30pm
Teaching and Learning @SJS Many parents at our recent information night expressed interest in learning a little more about curriculum matters at St Joseph’s. We will begin a regular communication through our newsletter and welcome any questions you would like us to address. Last Thursday and Friday, SJS hosted Chris Killey, director of educational consultancy, Learning
Made Easier and an expert in teaching spelling and grammar strategies. Chris worked with each year level using songs, games and engaging activities to cover Alphabet Knowledge-the 26 letters and 45 sounds, Grammar Magic – her exciting colour-coded approach to teaching grammar and Spelling Magic- strategies for learning 29 spelling rules and how they apply to 83% of ALL words. She also ran a Professional Development session for all SJS staff covering “100 strategies all students should know”. This is to support “Word Study” – the teaching approach to spelling and vocabularly development that we are focussing on across our year levels.
Why "WORD STUDY" instead of "TRADITIONAL" spelling programs? Research clearly indicates that memorisation of lists of "spelling words" does not promote the development of spelling skills. In the past, relying on the traditional approach of “everyone gets the same weekly words and test on Friday”, many students were unable to trasfer their knowledge to their writing! Memorising a weekly list does not necessarily mean that your child is a good speller. By using Word Study strategies in our classrooms, we can more effectively look for what patterns students use but confuse, look for inconsistencies in students’ spelling, build from what students know, contrast something known with new learning and teach children to think and talk about language. Each week our classrooms will have a spelling/ grammar focus strategy.
Next Week Spelling Focus: Vowels and Consonants. Did you know? There is a vowel in every syllable. Ask your child about: V Power!! Grammar Focus: Action Verbs There must be a verb in every sentence. Did you know? A helpful way to see if a word is a verb is if you can put “I will… Yesterday I… I have…..” in front of the word! one!
You can have fun in the car on the way to school with this
Chris Killey working with Year 6 students
Jan Oram- Teacher 5OC and CTD
St Margaret Mary’s College Open Day Friday 20 th March 2015 3.15pm – 6.00pm
www.smmc.catholic.edu.au
Currently accepting applications for Year 7, 2016 Applications for Year 7 close Friday 2 April, 2015 Enrolments received after this date is at the Principal’s discretion Please visit the College website to download an Enrolment Application Form or contact the College on 4726 4900
Love God Love One Another Patrick Dempsey [email protected] Mobile: 0457785639 (AH)
Prayer Garden with Jacqui Gardner Upcoming Dates: 2nd – 6th March – Sacramental Information Sessions 4th March – 4M Gospel Value of Hope assembly 10th March – Sacrament of Reconciliation 13th March – St Patrick’s Meet and Greet 19th March – St Joseph’s Opening Mass: Leaders Induction 20th March – Orange Day for Harmony Day Sacramental Program: Last week I went and spoke to the Year 4 students about the Sacramental Program and what it entails. Year 4C then presented a reflection based on Reconciliation to the school community. The Sacramental Program is for children in Year 4 and above. If you are interested in your child partaking in the program a parent will need to attend one of the information sessions: Monday 2 March 3pm Tuesday 3 March 8:30am Wednesday 4 March 5:30pm Thursday 5 March 8:30am Friday 6 March 2pm Youth Mass: To celebrate the group of children starting their Sacramental journey there will be a Youth Mass on Sunday 8th March at 5pm. The Youth Mass is aimed at families and our St Patrick’s counterparts, and we try to involve and aim all elements towards youth. This will be our first Youth Mass for 2015 and we would love to have some new faces at this Mass. If you are interested in assisting with the Mass please contact myself, Seana Mokrzecki, Fr. Mick, Jason or Paula Bennett. Opening Mass: On Thursday 19th March we celebrate our St Joseph’s Feast Day with a whole school Mass in the Hall. At this Mass we induct the Year 6 Leaders and the students receive their badges. All family and friends of St Joseph’s are welcome to come and celebrate our feast day and the year ahead. Project Compassion: Each family was given a Project Compassion box. We ask that each family give a small amount to this worthwhile cause. This year they are focusing on the ways in which Caritas partners empower communities to establish sustainable food sources and develop income streams for life. Once you have made your donation please deliver the box to school. Please remember in your prayers: In your prayers can you please remember the following people: Keir Family Jan Oram’s Mum Jenny Roberts family Dorothy (Oscar Hill’s grandmother) Many blessings for the week ahead,
Jacqui Gardner [email protected]
Loving God, I hear your invitation, "Come back to me" and I am filled with such a longing to return to you. Show me the way to return. Lead me this day in good works I do in your name and send your Spirit to guide me and strengthen my faith. I ask only to feel your love in my life today. Amen.
Dates to Remember Friday 27th February - Swimming Carnival/ Wet Day 2nd – 6th March – Sacramental Information Sessions Friday 13th March - St Patrick’s Meet and Greet 8:45am Thursday 19th March - St Joseph’s Opening Mass: Leadership Badges
School Awards to be presented on 4th March at assembly Class in the Spotlight is Year 4M 1B
Quinn Pascoe
1J
Sam Kennedy Grace Kenneally
2C
Jackson Kuhn Ros Nzeakor
2H
Grace Tipping
3M
Ella Luckel Thomas Bartels
3R
Claire Fanning
4C
Grace Burbidge
4M
Chloe Andrews
5C
Jaylah Hampton
5OC
Hamish Woods
6K
Jake Machin
6M
Indiana Marshall Codey Sadler
Library Matters http://readiscover1.blogspot.com.au/ Junior Librarian Positions: Congratulations to the following students for achieving the position of Junior Librarian. They are: Pip, Mia, Grace, Raven, Joshua, Blayke, Acacia, Ruby, Dominique, Jemma, Holly and Emma. Their first training session will be after the swimming carnival at 2pm. Electronic Books: These are now available on our system for both parents and students to read. Students must have a Password to access the Follet Shelf Electronic Books. They are marked with a green E. They can be accessed from Destiny Quest which is a tab on our St. Joseph’s home page. Any queries please contact me in the library during the 3 days I work which is Wednesday – Friday.
Happy Reading Belinda Walker
PeaceBuilder Jackson Humphrey
Teacher Librarian
Grade 2 Are looking for teacups and saucers unchipped for a craft activity. If you have any you wish to donate to year 2 please drop them into the school office as soon as possible. Hair Accessories A range of hair accessories are available to be purchased online from Regan's Bowtique. The accessories are royal blue and white and compliment the St Joseph's school uniform. All orders and payments are to be made online by emailing [email protected] or visiting the Facebook site. Orders can be delivered to the school for collection at the uniform shop or they will be delivered to the classroom on Wednesday’s. As this is not a compulsory school item, the uniform shop will not be stocking the hair accessories. However a complete range of the accessories can be viewed in the uniform shop window at any time.
Next Wednesday the 4rd of March 5c will be selling these yummy Technicoloured Turtle biscuits for $1.00 each. We would like to raise enough money to purchase a worm farm for our school.
TENNIS COACHING (February to April 2015). Tennis Townsville is at 32 Burke Street North Ward and offers coaching lessons for junior players in our ANZ Tennis Hot Shots programs held: Thursday Afternoons from 3.45pm to 4.45pm
Thursday junior Squad from 4.45pm to 6.15pm Saturday Mornings ANZ Tennis Hot Shots programs from 8.30am to 9.30am for 4 to 6 year olds Saturday Morning from 8.30am to 10.30am for 7 to 15 year olds.
For more information contact the office of Tennis Townsville on 4721 5129 or check out the website
IGNATIUS PARK COLLEGE APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT YEAR 7 2016 Applications for Enrolment are now open for students wishing to enter Year 7 in 2016 at Ignatius Park College.
The closing date for these applications will be Holy Thursday, Thursday, 2 April 2015, the last day of Term 1. Enrolment information is available on the College website or by contacting the office on 4796 0222. Michael Conn
P & F Ball Committee A group of parents are interested in having a Ball in 2015. They are looking for interested and enthusiastic parents to be part of the committee. If you are interested please let the office know. Hyats Basketball Club If you are turning 10 or 11 this year Hyats Basketball Club are looking for a few more boys to join a division 2 team. Please call Carl Ward on 0411079128 for further information.
PO Box 15, Belgian Gardens. Q 4810. Ph. (07) 4721 3765 Fax (07) 4721 5359 Email: [email protected]
[email protected] Dear Parent/Caregiver, In 2015, your child will be eligible to participate in the Mary Help of Christians Parish Sacramental program. In the Diocese of Townsville, and the Parish of Mary Help of Christians, we offer this to children in grade 4 or above. The Sacraments that the children will be partaking in are Reconciliation, and the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist. We take pleasure in inviting your child to take part in our Program. As a compulsory part of the program we ask a Parent or Caregiver to attend an enrolment session. In order for your child to take part in the Sacramental program, you will need to have attended one of the sessions provided. You will note we have offered a variety of session times to accommodate everyone. If none of these times are suitable please contact Jacqui (A.P.R.E. at St Joseph’s North Ward) or Seana Mokrzecki (Sacramental coordinator for the Mary Help of Christians Parish). Failure to attend the session will mean your child will not be a part of our program for 2015. We look forward to working with you and your child toward their fuller participation into their Catholic faith within the Mary Help of Christians Parish. Yours in faith Seana Mokrzecki
Jacqui Gardner
Sacramental Coordinator
APRE St Joseph The Strand
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2015 I _________________ (parent/ caregiver) would like to express an interest in my child _____________________ participating in the 2015 Sacramental Program. I plan on attending the following sessions in the Parish Meeting room: ___ Monday 2 March 3pm
____Tuesday 3 March 8:30am
___ Thursday 5 March 8:30am
____ Friday 6 March 2pm
Parent Signature: _______________________
____ Wednesday 4 March 5:30pm
Teaching and Learning @SJS Many parents at our recent information night expressed interest in learning a little more about curriculum matters at St Joseph’s. We will begin a regular communication through our newsletter and welcome any questions you would like us to address. Last Thursday and Friday, SJS hosted Chris Killey, director of educational consultancy, Learning
Made Easier and an expert in teaching spelling and grammar strategies. Chris worked with each year level using songs, games and engaging activities to cover Alphabet Knowledge-the 26 letters and 45 sounds, Grammar Magic – her exciting colour-coded approach to teaching grammar and Spelling Magic- strategies for learning 29 spelling rules and how they apply to 83% of ALL words. She also ran a Professional Development session for all SJS staff covering “100 strategies all students should know”. This is to support “Word Study” – the teaching approach to spelling and vocabularly development that we are focussing on across our year levels.
Why "WORD STUDY" instead of "TRADITIONAL" spelling programs? Research clearly indicates that memorisation of lists of "spelling words" does not promote the development of spelling skills. In the past, relying on the traditional approach of “everyone gets the same weekly words and test on Friday”, many students were unable to trasfer their knowledge to their writing! Memorising a weekly list does not necessarily mean that your child is a good speller. By using Word Study strategies in our classrooms, we can more effectively look for what patterns students use but confuse, look for inconsistencies in students’ spelling, build from what students know, contrast something known with new learning and teach children to think and talk about language. Each week our classrooms will have a spelling/ grammar focus strategy.
Next Week Spelling Focus: Vowels and Consonants. Did you know? There is a vowel in every syllable. Ask your child about: V Power!! Grammar Focus: Action Verbs There must be a verb in every sentence. Did you know? A helpful way to see if a word is a verb is if you can put “I will… Yesterday I… I have…..” in front of the word! one!
You can have fun in the car on the way to school with this
Chris Killey working with Year 6 students
Jan Oram- Teacher 5OC and CTD
St Margaret Mary’s College Open Day Friday 20 th March 2015 3.15pm – 6.00pm
www.smmc.catholic.edu.au
Currently accepting applications for Year 7, 2016 Applications for Year 7 close Friday 2 April, 2015 Enrolments received after this date is at the Principal’s discretion Please visit the College website to download an Enrolment Application Form or contact the College on 4726 4900
