Week 3 Thursday 3rd August * Bendigo Banking

Week 4 Monday 7th August * Commonwealth Banking Tuesday 8th August * Mark MacKillop Mass—9.30am Wednesday 9th August Diocesan Athletics Carnival Thursday 10th August * Bendigo Banking * Kindergarten 2018 Information Evening

Other Important dates

Friday 18th August * Major Raffle tickets due back Monday 4th September * PUPIL FREE DAY Tuesday 5th September * PUPIL FREE DAY Friday 8th September * Colour Run Wednesday 20th September * School Concert Thursday 21st September * School Photos

ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

85 Larmer Street NARRANDERA NSW 2700 PO Box 248 Telephone: (02) 6959 2238 Fax: (02) 6959 3006 Email: sjn-info@ww.catholic.edu.au

Welcome On behalf of the school community, I would like to welcome Jye Winnell and his family to St. Joseph’s. Jye has joined Year 3. ESafety The attached link will take you to a very resourceful website which provides wonderful information for parents in regards to Esafety. https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent/7-ways-infographic School Desks If you would like an old school desk for your child's workspace at home, please contact the school as we have a number available. Naplan Trial The children in Years 3 and 5 will be participating in a Naplan Online Trial commencing August 28. The children will sit the regular tests using Chromebooks and headphones. I hope our technology doesn't fall over on the day! Year 3 Mass Last Saturday evening Year 3 hosted the evening Mass. The Mass was very well attended and the children did an excellent job in the roles they played. Break In Attempts During the holidays there were 2 break in attempts at the school. An attempt was made to break into the new sports shed and the canteen. Neither attempt was successful. Security at both sites has been upgraded in the meantime. Emu Maths In addition to providing a Targetted Maths Teacher to every school in the diocese, the Wagga Catholic Schools Office has entered into a relationship with Monash University under the direction of Professor Ann Gervasoni. The project involves the development and administration of a Maths Assessment Interview – the results of which will be used for research purposes. The interview will be used in every school in the diocese. Ongoing training in maths will be provided for Principals’ and the Targetted Maths teacher. Two such training days will be held on August 17 and 18.

Graeme Urquhart, Principal

2nd August 2017 NEWSLETTER 23/2017 Term 3—Week 3

Friday 4th August

We are now taking enrolments in all classes including Kinder & Year 3 for 2018

AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who received awards last week ;

Year 6: Katelyn Johnson & Ryan Hugo

Year 5: Tom Pearson, Hudson Coelli, Ellie Hall & Talon Davies-Botten

Year 4: Zoe Achison, Jorja Davies, Keely McLean & Mia Pearce

Year 3: Jasmine Fraser, Lyla Meredith & Chalyce Kiley

Year 2: Harry Taylor & Sophie Heckendorf

Year 1: Adelaide Partridge, Mackenzie Lee, Ethan Hoffmann, Ashton Whitby & Liam Tait

Kinder: Isabelle Craig, Jake Cuteri, Scarlett Cuteri & Isaac Gordon

To the following students celebrating their birthdays over the coming week;

Zophia Murcia-Hill, Alex Wright & Katelyn Johnson

We hope you have a fantastic day!

SPORT—JACKIE MURPHY NETBALL

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The 2017 Jackie Murphy Netball tournament will be held in Wagga on Friday 1st September for Year 5, and Friday 8th September for Year 6. This carnival will require parents to transport the students on the day. If your child wishes to participate could you please return the slip below to school no later than Friday 4th August. Further details will follow if we have enough interest. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— My child __________________________________ would like to participate in the Jackie Murphy Netball Carnival. Class ________________

I would be willing to take on a coach/manager role for the team ________________________________________

Did you know you can receive your Fees,

Receipts and/or Statements via email? This is

especially helpful for anyone that pays their

fees direct into our bank account. Please con-

tact the office if you would like to receive this

financial information electronically.

The Word Next Tuesday we celebrate the feast day of Mary MacKillop and Stage 2 will be our host for the whole school Mass commencing at 9:30am. Mary MacKillop is not only the first Australian to be recognised by the Church as a Saint, she is truly a very Australian saint. She characterises the spirit of the Australian mythology. She was a prodigious hard worker who put the needs of others before herself. She exhibited something of the larrikin spirit: constantly in dispute with authority but pressing on, regardless. She used the strengths of others but also didn’t tolerate those who were not genuine. Her commitment to the schooling of children from poor and rural communities established a model of Catholic education that continues to today. A Saint for and of Australia! Spirituallity Day A Spirituality Day will be held at Yanco on the 4 and 5th September. These will be pupil free days as all staff will attend. The topic for the day will be “Treasure in Earthen Vessels “Staff will be led and engaged in activities that will nourish their personal growth in spirituality, while exploring the concept and impact of missionary discipleship personally and as a school community. Parish Mass Thank you to all who attended Saturday night Mass. Our next Parish Mass will be Week 6 either the 25th or 26th August and Year 2 will be our host.

SCHOOL MASS Please note the dates for school Masses in your diary for this term.

Mass Times St Mel’s Narrandera Saturday: 6:00pm Sunday: 9:30am Julie Flynn Religious Co-ordinator

Week 4, 9.30am Mary of the Cross MacKillop Tuesday 8th August Stage 2

Week 5, 9.30am The Assumption of Mary Tuesday 15th August Stage 3

Week 7, 9.30am Father’s Day Mass Friday 1st September Stage 1/Early Stage 1

2017 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOLS (ICAS) Our school offers the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) to any student who wishes to enter. ICAS provides an opportunity for all Years 2 – 12 students to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external testing situation. The tests are an excellent preparation for National tests (NAPLAN) and the student feedback is useful for highlighting your child’s strengths and weaknesses. The following students have extended themselves by taking on the challenge of extra assessment in the areas of Digital Technologies and Science. Congratulations to Clancy Ryan, Mitchell Forrest and Thomas McLellan for participating in the Digital Technologies assessment. Well done to Christian Davis, Sophie Heckendorf, Evana Jiju, Thomas McLellan, Clancy Ryan and Mitchell Forrest for participating in the Science assessment. Also congratulations to Christian Davis, Clancy Ryan and Thomas McLellan for participating in the English assessment.

Special mention goes to Sophie Heckendorf and Thomas McLellan for receiving credit certificates in Science. Christian Davis excelled in Spelling and received a distinction certificate.

M.E. time ~ Expressions of Interest Last year we had an overwhelming response to this program so we have decided to run it again.

M.E. time (Managing Emotions time) is a short training program and will be available at

school for children where they will learn skills to help them cope with emotions, this will be particularly aimed at assisting them to cope with stress. If you are interested in your child learning some new skills or refreshing what they learnt last year, this program will be starting soon. Please express your interest by filling in the form below and return to the front office as soon as possible. Further information will be available to those interested.

Thanks Kathy Little

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M.E. time Child’s name ________________________________ Class________

Parent Name _________________________________

Parent Signature ______________________________

Date __________