Phone: 6882 - 2677

Fax: 6884 -4500

Term 4 Week 5 2nd November, 2015

ST JOHNS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

www.stjohnsprimarydubbo.catholic.edu.au

138 Sheraton Road

P.O. Box 4914

S C H O O L M A N A G E R F a t h e r G r eg Ken n ed y

S C H O O L C H A P L A I N F a t h e r G r eg Ken n ed y

P R I N C I P A L M r . A n t h on y O ’ L e a r y

A S S I S T A N T P R I N C I P A L M r . A d am F o l e y

R E C M r . D a v i d S c h w ag e r

PRIMARY COORDINATOR

Mrs. Angela Benton TEACHING STAFF:

KINDERGARTEN Mrs. Teagan Hoper. Mrs. Karyn King / Mrs. Sarah Davis

Mrs. Maria Brice

YEAR 1

Mrs. Kim English/Mrs. Paula Clifford Miss Louise Lindsay

YEAR 2 Mrs. Gabrielle Jones / Mr. David Schwager

Mrs. Michelle Noonan

YEAR 3

Miss Anna Veech Mrs. Angela Benton/Mrs. Amanda Shields

YEAR 4 Mrs. Judith Gibson/Mrs. Aimee Rose

Ms. Carmel Reidy/Mrs. Paula Clifford .

YEAR 5

Miss Emma Bolton Mrs. Katrina Isbester/Mrs. Aimee Rose

YEAR 6 Miss Maddie Redden Mrs. Mickaela Wright

SPECIAL EDUCATION: Mrs. Patricia Toohey, Mr. Adam Foley

Mrs. Amanda Shields. Mrs. Deanna Swanson

TEACHER’S AIDES: Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Sissian, Mrs. Duncan

Mrs. Amoranto, Mrs. Montague, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Mehta and Mr. Doolan

LIBRARIAN: Mrs. Maree Williams

ABORIGINAL EDUCATION WORKER:

Miss Kristie Daley.

CREATIVE ARTS:

Mrs. Maggie Dunn SCHOOL SECRETARY:

Mrs. Margo Green CANTEEN MANAGER:

Mrs. Cathy Dries

GENERAL HAND :

Mr. Mark Bradford CLEANER: Mrs. Kerry Iverach

P&F MEETINGS: 3rd Tuesday every month PARENTS/GUARDIANS Please note that photographs of students may be used in this publication. Please advise the School if you do not approve of your child’s photo being used.

From the Principal’s desk….

Welcome to Week 5 and the beginning of November – that is very hard to believe. We are

entering the final part of the year where end of year assessments, report writing and

finalizing plans for 2016 become the major focus. I am sure you will join me with a sense of

enthusiasm as we prepare for this exciting time. Our students have much to look forward

to with swimming schools, graduations, 2016 Leader preparation amongst many

highlights.

Last Friday I was very privileged to represent our school at the funeral of Terry McGoldrick.

The impact Terry made on the community of Coonabarabran was obvious, with the people

attending the funeral spilling into the street. It was a very fitting farewell and celebration

of a life that made such a positive and sincere impact on all who he met. We continue to

pray for Terry and his family, and like Terry would want, we also pray for all people who

are grieving loved ones or nursing the sick.

Tomorrow evening we will be welcoming our new Kindergarten 2016 Parents to the hall

for the Parent Information Night commencing at 6:30. This will be an opportunity to hear

some of the plans from the Kinder staff, the P&F and myself in regards to fees

arrangements and whole school organisation. I am sure you will join me in welcoming all

new parents to our St Johns community.

Uniform Reminders. Please ensure your child/children are adhering to our uniform rules.

Long hair to be tied back *No nail polish/ or make up

Earrings - studs or sleepers * Medical or solid bracelet only

Signet rings only * Neck chain with religious medal or cross

Full list of uniform items are on our website.

VISION STATEMENT

St John’s Primary School strives to foster a community of faith that is centred on the teachings of Christ, where love and

concern develops the whole child, empowering each individual to realize his/her potential.

Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There he sat down and was joined by his disciples.

Then he began to speak.

This is what he taught them:

‘How happy are the poor in spirit;

theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Happy the gentle:

they shall have the earth for their heritage.

Happy those who mourn:

they shall be comforted.

Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right:

they shall be satisfied.

Happy the merciful:

they shall have mercy shown them.

Happy the pure in heart:

they shall see God.

Happy the peacemakers:

they shall be called sons of God.

Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right:

theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

‘Happy are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you on my

account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.’

Reflection

All the saints can be found within the Sermon on the Mount – the persecuted and martyred, the holy, the mystics,

those who dedicated their life to the poor.

There is a saint for every occasion and every activity. These are our spiritual forebears, the ones who have

travelled the road ahead of us. They are our older brothers and sisters in the Church, watching over us as we

Important Dates to Remember

3rd November—Kinder 2016 Parent Information Evening 6:30pm

4th November—Sacrament of Penance Reflection Evening 7pm

11th November— Sacrament of Penance 4pm, 5pm and 6pm

17th November— Fete Meeting 5pm ALL WELCOME

17th November—Christmas Carols Meeting 6pm ALL WELCOME

17th November—P&F General Meeting 7pm ALL WELCOME

7th December—Christmas Carols Evening 6:00—8:30pm

18th December— St John’s College 2016 -Year 7 Parent/ Student Information Evening 7pm (Barbara Amos Hall)

follow in their footsteps. They found the way. They understood the Sermon on the Mount, and the emphasis Je-

sus placed on humility, compassion, mercy and love as the characteristics of his followers.

The Ten Commandments provide us with a moral framework, helping us to distinguish between right and wrong

and to move away from sin. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus provides a spiritual framework which takes us fur-

ther, outlining the virtues he wishes to see in his followers.

At the heart of the beatitudes is empathy. The meek are not obsessed with position or status and are available to

listen to others. Those who are truly sensitive to the grief of others are good comforters. Those who hunger and

thirst for righteousness take up the cause of the disadvantaged. The merciful understand the need each of us has

to be forgiven. The peacemakers are sensitive to the stress and damage disunity or conflict can inflict on people.

A serious concentration on the Sermon on the Mount is an exercise in dealing with ego. The bigger the ego, the

less room there is for empathy with others.

God Bless and have a wonderful week

Anthony O’Leary

St. John’s Primary endeavours to be a nut free school.

We have several children at our school who have LIFE THREATENING allergies to

peanuts and tree-nuts.

It is important for the safety of these children that you DO NOT send any nuts or nut

products to school. This includes foods such as peanut

butter, Nutella, hazelnut spreads, trail mix or muesli

bars/biscuits that contain nuts. Please help us

maintain the health and well being of all our students

by considering this information when packing lunches

for your child.

COMBINED CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FEES & FAMILY SUPPORT OFFICE Welcome to Term 4 of the 2015 school year.

The School Fees and Family Support Office relocated from St Johns College to St John’s Primary yesterday.

Apologies if you experience any difficulty when trying to ring or fax as arrangements are still in progress in this regard. It is anticipated that the original phone and fax numbers will remain as is. There are still a few ‘glitches’ to work through. I will confirm this in the next newsletter.

Please email if you have any enquiries.

The office is now in Demountable 15 behind the St John’s Primary School Hall. There is a pathway which leads to the demountable as you come through the small metal gate. Hopefully there will be a signage in the near future to assist you if attending the office in person. If you do happen to get lost while trying to find us, just go to the St John’s Primary main office and ask the office staff for directions.

Regards

Karen Meredith

Manager

6882 6152

k.meredith@bth.catholic.edu.au

ATTENTION PARENTS

If you are intending to travel overseas with your children during school time, it is

a Federal Government requirement that you complete an Application for

Exemption from Attendance at School. These forms are available from the school

office. Once received, you will be issued with a Certificate of Exemption which you

may be required to produce when going through Customs.

This is also a requirement if you are travelling within Australia and your

children will be absent from school for more than 5 working days.

CANTEEN NEWS

Canteen is running smoothly, while this term is flying past, holidays will be here before we

know it! Apples remain at just 50c-swirled free.

This Friday’s helper is Jo Crowley.

Regards Cathy 0458 550 747

WEEK 4 TERM 4 MERIT AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with

Merit Awards at the Week 4 Term 4 School Assembly:

Kinder Gold - Rhys Livermore and Jack Howlett.

Kinder Blue - Erica Hegarty and Blake Stanley.

Kinder Red - Samson Vadakanchery and Sommer Pipe.

1 Gold. - Addison Wray and Mikayla Ford.

1 Blue - Amelia Winsley and Aiden Hyland.

2 Gold - Ella Simic and Bridey Graham.

2 Blue - Ellie McKechnie and Imogen Daley.

3 Gold - Nicholas Peters, Eddy Ho, Aspen Moore and Jiya Hapani.

3 Blue - Yani Kunko and Makayla McKeown.

4 Gold - Eva Osborne and Will O’Connor.

4 Blue - Bailey Mathieson, Jorja Kubski, Beau Butcher and Georgia Brydon.

5 Gold - Mitchell Dundas and Caitlin Ashcroft.

5 Blue - Zara Fuller and Indianna Bealing.

6 Gold - Ryan Boland and Erin Collins.

6 Blue - Charles Logan and Ethan Smith.

P & F News

St John’s P&F will be supporting the Relay for Life by having a stall. We are selling excess show bags, and

goodies from previous mother and fathers day stalls. A portion of proceeds will go back to Cancer Council.

Please come down between 2pm and 8pm, Saturday 7th November.

If you can help in our stall for half hour during this time please email stjohnspandf@gmail.com

Non Perishable Items Needed

We are looking for donations for our chocolate wheel at our Christmas Carols Evening, 7th December 2015.

Are you able to donate a non perishable item or vouchers please drop them into St John’s Primary. It would

be greatly appreciated.

The St John’s P&F are in need of some crafty people for our upcoming Christmas Carols for our Christmas

Stall.

Please either contact Belinda 0428 87 3711 or email stjohnspandf@gmail.com

St John’s Primary P&F Association are having a

CHRISTMAS HAM RAFFLE PER GRADE

DRAWN: Christmas Carols Night 7th December 2015, 6:30 – 8:30

$2 per Ticket.

All unsold Raffle tickets to be returned to the office

Please return to school in an envelope with Childs name and class CLEARLY marked that you would like raffle

drawn from.