Newsletter 23 Week 3 Term 3 4 August 2015

Key Dates, Term 3

Dear Parents, Children and Friends,

The month of August is when we

remember two women of great faith,

resilience and courage. As parents and

teachers we want our children to be

resilient and faith-filled so that they can

experience a contented life and be able to

make a difference in our world.

On Friday 7 August, we will celebrate the

life of Saint Mary MacKillop of the Cross,

Australia’s first saint. Mass will be

celebrated at All Hallows Church

commencing at 9.30am. Parents and family

members are most welcome to attend.

Mary MacKillop laid the foundations for

Catholic schools as they exist in Australia

today with the formation of her Sisters of

St. Joseph. Mary’s legacy continues to be

lived out by the Josephite Sisters who

work with those in need and by the lay

staff in our Catholic schools who are

inspired by her vision.

We are so lucky to have Mary MacKillop

as our saint and role model - a very

modern saint. Driven by her love of God

and her conviction; “Never see a Need

without doing something about it”, Mary

worked tirelessly for the rights of the

poor.

As a role model she lived values that we

can all achieve. Mary had courage,

determination, a sense of justice and how

to achieve it. She also had a love of her

fellow man and the need to strive for their

dignity. Mary also had the role model of

Jesus and trust in God. What a role model

for us! And what a legacy she has left

Australia! Take time to share with the

children at home the Gift of Saint Mary

MacKillop and how she changed attitudes

people had about the poor in early

Australia.

The feast of the Assumption of Mary, the

Mother of God, on 15th August reminds

us that Mary, our Mother faced her

challenges in life with humility and faith.

Her willingness to say ‘yes’ to God is

evidence of her enduring faith. Mary is a

source of strength, as through her

inspiration, we pray for a deeper trust in

Gods love and an enlivened faith so that we

may be more resilient with our own

struggles and be able to support others in

their pain and suffering.

Confirmation Workshop

Last week, students receiving the Sacrament

of Confirmation attended a parent and child

Confirmation Workshop. Thank you to the

parents for their receptiveness and

willingness to support their children in this

very important stage in their faith journey.

Many thanks to Fr Mark Payton for

facilitating the evening and to the Year Six

teachers, Mrs Paula Houston, Mr Luke Shaw

along with Mrs Tanya Stafford for their

attendance and participation of the night.

Please keep all candidates and their families

in your prayers, as they approach this

special occasion to be held on Sunday 23

August at 5.30pm.

NAIDOC Day

On Thursday 6 August, the school will

join together to celebrate NAIDOC Day.

NAIDOC Week is usually held in the first

full week of the July school holidays. It is a

time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity

to recognise the contributions that

Indigenous Australians make to our country

and our society.

This year we welcome Aboriginal

Storyteller, Josie Boyle to St Joseph’s. Josie

will be illustrating aboriginal dreamtime

stories using sand art. The students will be

involved in a number of activities such as

dot painting, necklace making, sand art, and

storytelling.

Indigenous Organisation Kalgoorlie, have

also organised a number of activities for

students to participate in throughout the

morning. We will commence the day with

Welcome to Country and a NAIDOC

prayer at morning assembly commencing at

8.40am. Parent and carers are most

welcome to join us for morning assembly

and for the activities. Class activities will

begin at 9am.

Keep in Our Prayers

Please pray for members of our community who are sick or in need or our prayerful support.

AUGUST

5 Homework Club iPad Parent Workshop PP-6 3.30pm in the Library

6 NAIDOC Day Celebrations Wakakirri performance at JPC 6pm Homework Club Student Banking

7 St Mary MacKillop Mass 9.30am All Hallows Church Assembly 2.15pm—Wakakirri performance P&F Movie Night 5pm

10 P&F Meeting 2pm Homework Club

12 Wakakirri (12th-14th August) Homework Club

15 Science Expo

17 Catholic Day - Pupil Free Day

18 Staff PD Day - Pupil Free Day

19 Board Meeting Jumps & Throws Day

20 Yr 1/2 Class Mass 9:30am

21 Athletics Carnival

23 Confirmation Mass 5:30pm

24 Book Week 24-28th

25 Book Week Dress Up Day & Parade 8.45am

27 Kindy/PP Priest Visit 10:15am

28 Presentation Assembly Year 6

PUPIL FREE DAYS 2015 **PLEASE NOTE** Term 3 Monday 17th August Tuesday 18th August

Congratulation Mrs Miller

Congratulations to Mrs Lara Miller who has been

nominated for the 2015 Goldfields Business &

Employee Awards. Having had the pleasure of working

with Lara over the past few weeks, I can say that

St Joseph’s School are very blessed and privileged to

have an incredible staff member who truly goes above

and beyond for all community members. Well Done

Lara!

Congratulations Miss Champion

Congratulations to Miss Alicija Champion who has

been nominated for Apprentice/Trainee of the Year in

the Goldfields Business and Employee Award. This is an

awesome achievement. We wish Alicija Champion all

the very best with this nomination!

Wakakirri Update

Busy Bee

On Sunday 1st August, a number of dedicated and

creative parents spent the day busily finalising props

and costumes for Wakakirri. Many thanks to all parents

and staff who were able to come along and lend a hand!

Fundraising

Last Friday morning, we warmly welcomed Mr Trevor

Nitschke from Westland Autos at our morning

assembly. Trevor kindly presented a cheque for the

amount of $500 to go towards Wakakirri. We are very

grateful to Westland Autos for their generosity and to

all local businesses and major sponsors for their

ongoing support.

Upcoming Performances

There will be two full dress rehearsals this coming

week for Wakakirri. This is an opportunity for the

students to showcase what they have been working on.

All families are invited to come along and see the

performances. The first performance will take place on

Thursday 6 August commencing at 6pm at John Paul

College RP McManus Centre. The second

performancewill be on Friday 7 August commencing at

2.15pm in the Kamballie Grandstand.

Change in Friday Assembly Time

Please note that this Friday’s assembly will take

place at 2.15pm in the Kamballie Grandstand.

Please note: Our Open Night/P&F Photo Competition

and Art Night will now be held on Wednesday 23rd

September (5.00-6.30pm).

Important Dates to Remember:

5th August: iPad Parent Workshop PP-6 3.30pm

7th August: Mary MacKillop Feast Day Mass 9.30am

7th August: P&F Movie Night

10th August: P&F Meeting 2pm

12-14th August: Wakakirri

15th August: Science Expo

17th August: Catholic Day - Pupil Free Day

18th August: Staff PD Day - Pupil Free Day

19th August: Board Meeting

21st August: Athletics carnival

23rd August: Confirmation Mass 5:30pm

Finally I would like to thank you all for providing such a

warm welcome into your school community. I have

really enjoyed the last few weeks, especially watching

the students as they’ve worked diligently in the

classroom. I’m sure you will extend the same welcome

to Mrs Swann when she returns to school on

Monday10th August.

Mrs Velma Erskine

Acting Principal

YOU CAN DO IT! PERSISTENCE WORKSHOP

Our You Can Do It! Persistence workshop took place in

the Wittenoom Library last night. Parents took part in

practical activities, similar to the activities that take place

in our classroom YCDI! lessons. The feedback from the

workshop was very positive and we look forward to our

next YCDI! workshop. Thank you to Miss Kelly Eastman

and Mrs Lisa Fardell for working together to prepare an

informative and engaging session. Thank you also to

Mrs Sharon Pavlinovich and Miss Melissa Hayes for

supervising students at the crèche.

IPAD PARENT WORKSHOP

A reminder that our next iPad workshop for parents

and students from Pre Primary to Year Six will take

place in the Wittenoom Library on tomorrow,

Wednesday 5th August, from 3.30-4.30pm. The

purpose of this workshop is to provide parents with

support and a greater understanding of how iPads are

used in classrooms across the school as a creative learn-

ing tool.

This is an informal event where we will be using a

number of apps that your child has used in class, or may

use in the future. Parents are invited to bring their child

along to the workshop, in order to collaborate when

creating. This workshop will be facilitated by Miss

Ashleigh Britt and myself. A number of our senior

students will also be on hand to provide assistance at

‘Genius Bars’ during this session. A crèche will be

available, supervised by St Joseph’s staff, to assist with

the supervision younger children who are not attending

the workshop.

CURRICULUM NEWS

Please register your attendance online at our Event-

Brite page, which can be accessed via the link or QR

code below. Please ensure that you select the number

of tickets required for you and your child/children.

Alternatively, you can inform the office of your

attendance.

https://sjbipad.eventbrite.com.au

OPEN NIGHT – SAVE THE DATE!

Our Open Night will take place on Wednesday 23

September from 5.00-6.30pm. This is always an

exciting event as it provides another opportunity for

students to share their work and learning from the

term. More information regarding Open Night will

feature in future newsletters.

Mr Luke Shaw

Assistant Principal – Curriculum

Our Confirmation Mass will be held at All Hallows

Church on Sunday 23rd August at 5:30pm. If you

did not attend the Parent/Candidate workshop held last

week, you need to contact Mrs Stafford to reschedule.

St Mary of the Cross

This week we celebrate the feast of St Mary of the

Cross, who we know as Mary MacKillop. We will be

celebrating mass on Friday 7th August at 9:30am, All

Hallows. Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ, also known as

St Mary of the Cross, was an Australian of Scottish

descent who was declared a saint by the Catholic

Church. Together with the Reverend Julian Tenison

Woods, she founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the

Sacred Heart, a congregation of religious sisters which

established a number of school and welfare institutions

throughout Australasia with an emphasis on education

for the rural poor.

Mrs Tanya Stafford

Assistant Principal - Religious Education

SAINT MARY MACKILLOP

Scripture:

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God and

believe also in me. John 14:1

Reflection:

Mary MacKillop was a woman who had great trust in

God, believing that God would provide whatever was

needed in all aspects of her life, be it food for the

orphanages, money for the building of the convent,

strength to face opposition and false accusation or a way

through a difficult situation. She often reminded her

Sisters that ‘God’s work does not depend on any of us’.

She had a wonderful confidence in God.

Prayer:

Provident God you provide for us in so many

unexpected ways. May we like Mary MacKillop place our

trust in you when we face difficult situations. St Mary of

the Cross, trusting God’s loving care, pray for us.

This Friday we celebrate the feast day of St Mary

Mackillop of the Cross. It is important for us to

remember and acknowledge Mary’s belief in God and

that he would provide for those in need. It is this belief

that lead Mary to “never see a need without doing

something about it”. If we model this we can help

others in our community and elsewhere.

Mrs Sharon Pavlinovich

Pre-Kindy/Kindy Teacher

Sport News

A HUGE well done to all our students who took part in

the Inter School Cross Country. The course was

changed on the morning due to the huge amounts of

rain, but every student ran the course in wet and cold

conditions, demonstrating their excellent YCDI skills

of persistence and resilience. I was super proud of the

way our students not only cheered their peers on, but

also students from other schools - great sportsmanship

St Joes! Thank you to all those parents who came down

to support us on the day.

I am still awaiting the official result from the event

organisers but can confirm some of the race results:

Harley Grace Year 3 - 3rd place

Jessica Flannery Year 4 - 4th place

Flynn Baroni Year 4 - 4th place

Callum Luke Year 6 - Champion boy for Year 6 (and it

was his Birthday - one to remember for sure!).

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

EDUCATION IN FAITH

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

With swimming lessons complete, we are now gearing

up for our next big event, the Athletics Carnival on

Friday 21st August. The 'Jumps and Throws' day

has now been rescheduled to Wednesday 19th

so that points can count towards the championship

medals. We are seeking parents to help out on

both days for setting up, supporting and many

other jobs on the day. Please let me know if you

are available to help. A letter will be coming home

with the students shortly.

This week students have been busy practicing the

House games for the athletics carnival as well as

completing running time trails. The Pre-Primary

students have had a go at running on the track and have

been practising their games that will take place on the

day.

Next week we will be practising vortex, turbo javelin

and long jump. Then on Tuesday we will be holding

trials to see who then competes on the 'Jumps and

Throws' day. Parent volunteers would be greatly

appreciated during the students usual P.E ses-

sions.

Weekly House Captains meetings will recommence this

week to discuss lunch time sports activities.

Physical Education sessions will take place on

Monday and Tuesday for the rest of term three.

Calling all DAD’s (we need you!).

Once again we will be participating in the annual

St Joseph’s v VETS Football Match. More information to

come, but save the date - Sunday September 6th.

The YMCA will be supporting this event. There will be a

BBQ and bouncy castle for children. The match will

start at 10am.

Sporting quote of the week:

"Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the

key to unlocking our potential.” – Liane Cardes

Dates for Term 3

Jumps and Throws Day: Wednesday 19th

August

Athletics Carnival: Friday 21st August

Interschool Athletics: Thursday 3rd

September

St Joseph’s Father Day Football Match: 6th

September

Kelly Woolley

Physical Education/Year 3 Classroom Teacher

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT IS HERE!!

Get your movie tickets now!!

P & F NEWS

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

SCHOOL BANKING

School Banking will now take place on

THURSDAY.

Week 2 Merit Award Winners

Pre-Primary

Yasmin Radecker

Year 1

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Year 2

Taneisha Bairstow

Year 3

Jack Lane

Year 4

Riley Cook

Year 5

Shenae Corney

Year 6

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SCIENCE WEEK ENLIGHTEN ME

– SCIENCE EXPO 11 Days to go until our first exciting Science

Expo! Are you as excited as we are?

We’d like to thank our sponsors VM

Drilling, Castle Drilling, SNF (Aus) and

Breakaway Earthmoving. Your interest and

support in our expo is greatly appreciated.

If you are able to volunteer some time on

the day to assist - please contact us via

email:

megan-simon.murphy@bigpond.com.au or

western.val@cathednet.wa.edu.au.

HOMEWORK CLUB

Monday , Wednesday & Thursday

3.00pm – 3.30pm in the Library

P&F NEWS

NEXT MEETING:

Our next meeting will be held on Monday

10th August at 2pm

We’d love for you to come along and share

your ideas. Younger siblings are welcome!!

Elana Scanlon

Ph 0418907222

elana@telanya.com.au

Megan Murphy

Ph 0428914129

Megan-simon.murphy@bigpond.com

UNIFORM SHOP Opening Hours

Tuesday

8.15am - 9.00am

Thursday

2.45pm - 3.30pm

Uniform Order forms are available at the

office if you are unable to attend during

shop hours.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

St Mary MacKillop Mass

Friday 7th August 9.30am at All Hallows Church

Feast of Assumption

Mass Friday 14th August

9.30am at All Hallows Church

Confirmation Mass

Sunday 23rd August 5.30pm at All Hallows Church.

We have had a selection of wonderful

prizes donated from some local businesses

and have decided to use these in a simple

raffle. Each family from PP-Yr 6 will have

yesterday received some raffle ticket

stubbs. This a great opportunity to support

our Wakakirri fundraising efforts and to

win some fabulous prizes!! Please return

your tickets and monies back to the

school office before Thursday August

6th. The prizes will be drawn at the

assembly on Friday 7th August.

RAFFLE TICKETS ARE $2.00 EACH.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THE RETURNED

STUBBS HAVE A NAME AND PHONE

NUMBER ON THEM!!

Prize 1; Frame print of the Golden Mile

c1900 donated by KCGM valued at $290

Prize 2: 3 month gold membership at

Goldfields Oasis

Prize 3: $200 Gift Voucher for Wildcard

Tattoo

Prize 4: $99 Angle Grinder from Bunnings

Prize 5. $50 Gift Voucher for Kalgoorlie

Hotel (Judds)

Prize 6: $40 Gift Voucher for Collins

Bookstore

Prize 7: $50 Gift Voucher for Sheffield's/

The Rec Hotel

Prize 8; Gift Voucher for a shampoo &

blow wave at Rust Haircare

Please return tickets, including the

Travel Voucher ticket (sold and

unsold), and monies back to the

school office before Thursday August

6th.

PRE KINDERGARTEN

for 2016

We are still taking enrolments and

interviews have commenced for our 2016

Pre-Kindy program.

To partake in the program, a child must

have already turned three years old.

Children who are not yet three can begin

the program in the first session after their

third birthday.

Places are limited.

Please call into or phone the office for

more information or to collect your

enrolment forms.

THURSDAY 6th AUGUST

At JOHN PAUL COLLEGE

RP MCMANUS CENTRE

6pm

This term in Mathematics the students in Year Five completed 'Figure Me Out' posters. We

applied the four mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and

division.

Can you figure us out?

Miss Ashleigh Ellis

Year Five Teacher

YEAR 5 NEWS