www.stjohnsprimarydubbo.catholic.edu.auWeek 7 Term 1 Monday, 9th of March

SCHOOL MANAGER/PRIEST:Father Greg Kennedy PRINCIPAL:Mr Anthony O’LearyP&F MEETINGS:2nd & 7th Tuesday each term.

Parents/guardians Please note that photographs of students may be used in publication. Please advise the School Office if you do not approve of your child’s photo being used.

School Vision StatementTo change the world through our faith in Jesus who is our light

From the Principal’s desk….Dear Parent and Friends,

Every Day CountsOne in four primary students and one in six secondary students do not attend school regularly, with research showing that their academic and social skills can suffer. Many parents do not realise the cumulative effect of allowing their child to take a day off every now and then, and one day a fortnight adds up to one year’s lost learning over a child’s schooling life.

Each Day missed puts your child behind and makes it harder for them to catch up; can lead to lower achievement in reading, writing and numeracy; can lead to gaps in learning and impact on social and emotional skills. What can we do in partnership:

✓ Developing positive routines for school

✓ Encouraging your child’s ‘can-do’ attitude

✓ Establishing life-long skills and good habits

Welcome to Week 7. A huge note of thanks to everyone who

made our celebrations of Catholic Schools Week such a success

last week. The turn out on Thursday, with the beautiful rain, for

the Open Classrooms was a huge success. Thank you one and all

for being with us to celebrate our amazing school. It was a great

week with a Liturgy, tree planting projects, coding club activities

and the launch of Project Compassion among many other

activities. I was very proud of the Environmental Ministry last

week with their efforts with the tree planting. It is their goal to

plant trees around the perimeter of our school this year. This is

stewardship in action.

Being Week 7, our next P&F meeting is scheduled for

tomorrow. Please come along if you can. The P&F are

a vital part of our school community. The P&F meeting

will be held at the Commercial Hotel. Come along for

dinner from 6:00pm with the meeting commencing at

7:00pm.

The next fun event the P&F are organising is the Trivia

night, which is set down for Friday 13th of March. All

are welcome.

This Wednesday, 11th of March we have 16 students who will

be competing at the Diocesan Swimming carnival in Dubbo.

We wish these students all the best.

Gospel and Reflection: Matthew 17:1-9 The Transfiguration

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”

6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” 8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

His face shone like the sun

Whenever I think about Abram being called out of his own country to travel to a strange land I think of refugees and asylum seekers. Not knowing where you are going but hoping that it will be better is a dangerous thing to do. This is not the case for Christians. Our journey has been given to us quite clearly and in the Gospel today Peter, James and John are privileged to experience the Transfiguration which showed them the promise of glory. We are not blindly walking our journey. We know the promises and we know the One who has made the promises and he is completely trustworthy. In our case there is no risk at all. That is not to say that it will all be easy. The other side of it is that it will require suffering which will be supported by the hope given to us by Christ.

God Bless and have a wonderful Week

Anthony O’Leary

Religious Education News: Term 1, Week 7

Catholic Schools Week: Catholic Schools Week: What a week!! Last week we celebrated Catholic Schools Week by holding a number of activities and events that really showcased how proud we are to offer a Catholic education and the opportunities and experiences St. John’s Primary School has to offer our students and families. Our Year 6 Ministry students were instrumental in running most of the events and should be very proud of the leadership they demonstrated. It was fabulous to see so many parents and families support their children and connect with our school, particularly at our open classrooms session and BBQ Lunch.Many photos were taken throughout the week and have been posted on our Facebook page. Please visit the page (if you haven’t already) to see how we celebrated Catholic Schools Week.

Sacramental Meetings: Last week our Parent Information Sessions were held for parents of ALL students receiving a sacrament throughout the year. If you are a parent who was not able to attend one of the meetings, yet you wish for your child to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation (if they are in Year 6), First Holy Communion (if they are in Year 3) or Reconciliation (if they are in Year 2) you will need to contact Rosie Hosking at St. Brigid’s Presbytery. Rosie can be contacted via email sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au or phone: 68824233. This Wednesday 11th March Rosie will run two extra meetings, one at 9:30 and one at 4:30. Please rsvp to Rosie if you wish to attend one of these meetings.

Meeting 4 Mass: Thank You to our Year 5 families who attended Meeting 4 Mass yesterday with their teachers. This Sunday, we invite our Year 6 grade to Meeting 4 Mass.

Masonic Village: 1 Blue visited the Masonic Village last Friday and had a blast! The village have a new resident: Ollie the Dog, who of course was a hit. According to Miss Cusack the students performed beautiful songs and engaged in many interesting conversations. Well done 1 Blue!

MASS TIMES: St. Brigid’s Church: Saturday - 6:00 pm Sunday - 9:00am and 6:00pm.St. Laurence’s Church: Sunday -7:30 am Wednesday 9.30am

Take care,

Paula Clifford

Religious Education Coordinator (p.clifford@bth.catholic.edu.au)

Practical tips on attending Mass: This week, families within our school will receive a magazine that addresses Mass and the impact it can have on the spiritual life of all family members. The magazine has a great article on the many reasons we as Catholics, should attend Mass and also offers tips on how to answer challenging questions from reluctant children. I would encourage parents to read this magazine and possibly keep it for future reference.

Principal’s AwardsAddison MulesFor her consistent and dedicated approach to include and help others be successful in the classroom and her personal organisation.5 Gold

Jackson Lees

For consistently demonstrating polite manners and striving throughout his learning.

5 Blue

Principal’s AwardsJames Wonderley

For his dedication towards learning and being a helpful and inclusive member of our school.

4Blue

Michael Chifamba

For starting each day with a great smile and for the positive attitude and effort he applies to his learning and participation in his school day.

4 Gold

Congratulations to the following students who received the “Christ is my Light Award” at the Term 1 Week 6 Assembly.

Kindy Blue Arlie Hanson Piper Elliot

Kindy Gold Nixon Fisher Lauren Wonderley

1 Blue Zahlia Fisher Juan Kattunkal

1 Gold Lara Carroll Hunter Sunderland

2 Blue Kareef Chowdhury Olivia Murphy

2 Gold Andy Hawkins Dulansa Pathirana

3 Blue Lucy Garland Benjamin Cannone

3 Gold Kyle Charindeguta Evie Blackley

4 Blue Eva Thappa Ellie Williams

4 Gold Clancy O’Connor Sophie Bleechmore

5 Blue Sarayu Prakashbabu Lachlan Andrews

5 Red Sneha Thapa Benjamin Armstrong

5 Gold Connor Byers Grace Ray

6 Blue Vaylia Sunderland Aiden Webeck

6 Gold Lachlan Kerr Angelanna Stephen

A big thank you to all students who entered our Catholic Schools Week Colouring In Competition. Organising a school-wide competition has been a great learning curve for our Events Ministry. The Events Ministers judged the winners and were very impressed with the high standard of care and respect taken by entrants. The winners are:

K - Amanil, Bella and Seth1 - Delta, Ryder and Mia2 - Hunter, Jessica and Kobie

3 - Elle H , Macy, Taylah4 - Jett, Nikita and Ginger5 - Lilly, Edison, Rhys and Jonah

“Go Further Together” Help raise money for Caratas and have fun wearing GREEN!

St Patrick's Day

Catholic Schools Week colouring in competition

● Important Dates to Remember● Week 7 Term 2● 10/3 P & F Meeting 7.00pm Commercial Hotel.● 11/3 Bath Dio Swimming Carnival Dubbo● 13/3 Cross Country 9 till 11am Yrs 3-6● Week 8 Term 2● 16/3 Parent Teacher Interviews● 17/3 St. Patrick’s Day● 17/3 Parent Teacher Interviews● 17/3 Dio AFL Trials Bathurst Mr Thomas ● 18/3 Parent Teacher Interviews● 19/3 Parent Teacher Interviews● 20/3 Bath Dio Winter Sports Trials - Yr 5 & 6● 20/3 4B Masonic Village Visit 9:30 - 10:50

CDF Banking 2020

Our next rostered banking will be Wednesday March 11th. Our banking parent for this week is Lauren Hawkins .

Please ensure that child’s banking is sent in to school before Wednesday .

Canteen News Week 2Friday helper Heidi WilliamsCathy Dries 0458 550 747Canteen Manager.

Week 7 Special:

This weeks special is Tomato pasta, a popper and a treat for

$5 Available all Week!!!!!

Sports News.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The St John’s Primary annual Cross Country Running Carnival will be held on Friday 13th March 2020.St John’s Primary is very fortunate and extremely grateful to St John’s College as we are able to use their wonderful back ovals to conduct this carnival from 9 – 10:50 am on the day, this is very much appreciated by all at St John’s Primary.

Students will compete in the following age groups –Please note – ( Yr 2 students turning 8 in 2020 are eligible to compete in the 8/9 yr old race over the 2km course, however this is a matter of personal choice. For students in yr 3 – 6 participation at the carnival is for all students. Races will be run one after the other.

· Race 1 - 12/13yr old girls over 3 km Race 2 - 8/9 12/13yr old boys over 3km· Race 3 - 11ys old girls over 3km· Race 4 -11yr old boys over 3km · Race 5 - 8/9yr old girls over 2km · Race 6 - 8/9 old boys over 2km· Race 7 - 10yr old girls over 2km· Race 8 - 10yr old boys over 2km At the conclusion of all the races after the school lunch break (10:50 – 11:30am) age champions and placegetters will be announced along with the winning House for 2020, students will then return to class at approximately 11:50am.

To help with the smooth running of this carnival it would be greatly appreciated if parents who are able , assist on the day, with marshalling on the course. If you are able to give your time between 9 – 10:50am it would be most appreciated. Please fill in the slip below and return to school ASAP, thank you.

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I _______________________________________ am available to assist on the course with the Cross Country Carnival Friday 13th March. Please include contact details below. PH : __________________________________________