FRIDAY, 10 th October, 2014 Week 1 Term 4 PRAYER FOR THE WEEK Lord Jesus, you call us into a deep and loving relationship with you. Teach us to love. Amen WELCOME BACK! Welcome back to St Joseph’s for term 4. We are excited by the prospects and we look forward to working with you to ensure your child has a term characterised by vibrant learning, challenges and joy filled interactions within our community. Some features this term include:  Bago planning meeting - Monday, 13th October at 2:30pm  School Photos - Tuesday 14th October  Year 6 Parent Graduation Meeting - Tuesday 14th October at 1pm  P & F Meeting- Tuesday 21st October- 7pm (Dinner out)  School Disco - Thursday 23rd October  Kindergarten & Year 1 Performance of ‘Pete the Sheep’ at The Glasshouse- Friday 24th October  World Teacher’s Day- Friday 31st October  Special Lunch Order- Sausage Sizzle - Tuesday 4th November (pre-ordered by 27th October)  BAGO FAMILY FUN DAY - Sunday 23rd November  P & F AGM- Tuesday 18th November- 7pm  Kinder 2015 Orientation Visits and Parent Information Evening – see dates on Advanced Dates inside  Christmas Carols Evening - Wednesday 3rd December  Thanksgiving Mass and support of Parish Christmas Hamper Appeal  Year Graduation Mass & Dinner Dance- Monday December 15th from 5:15pm  Semester Two Student Reports  K-2 Intensive Swimming – 17-28th November  Primary Elective Sport Program – all Term ‘WHAT’S ON OFFER!’ – Before/After School and during Lunch Flyers are included in Joeys Jottings today to promote the wonderful opportunities that are offered to our students before school, after school and at lunch times. We thank the staff for their continued enthusiastic support of these ‘extras’ and encourage the children to make the best use of them for their learning, entertainment and well-being. SUNSHINE CAFÉ – T4MENU The Term 4 Menu will be going home next week and there will be a special pre-ordered Sausage Sizzle on Melbourne th Cup Day (notes have gone home & are due by 27 October) and a Hot Dog Day in the last week of term. Volunteers are encouraged to help on these days or if you have a spare morning a month please volunteer at the Canteen in Term 4- helpers on Thursdays are particularly sought. CAPTAINS INDUCTED Our School Captains for Term 4, Tara Young and Zac Roach, were inducted at Assembly this afternoon as we thank our Remember, if you have a concern, would like to express your appreciation or are uncertain about anything, please phone, email or call in and see us. out-going Term 3 Captains, Lara Hickey and Boyd BannMurray. Our Parish Education Officer, Mr John McQueen was able to attend our ceremony which added a sense of occasion to the induction, and we thank John for his continued support of our school community. IN NEED OF YOUR SUPPORT – (Important Reminders for Parents & Carers at Home Time) 1. Children remain under the care and supervision of staff in the afternoon until parents and carers collect them and leave the grounds. To this end, primary children are asked to sit in courtyards while Infants children are asked to sit in the designated area in the Hall and when they are collected are asked to walk with their parent off the school grounds. For safety and management reasons, no child is permitted on the Hall stage, including pre-schoolers. The Hall will be unlocked a little later - at 3:10pm - every afternoon this term to allow K-2 teachers to settle their classes in the Hall for a more orderly pick up. If you are talking to a parent or teacher in the Hall or courtyard after school, please ensure your child is standing by your side or sitting in the designated area until you are ready to leave. 2. All parents and carers who are collecting children after school are asked to leave by the gates near the Hall. The other gates near Year 6 are heavily congested with bus and bike riders being dismissed. Your assistance is appreciated to ensure the safety of everyone. SCHOOL PHOTOS th School Photos will be held on Tuesday 14 October. Sibling Photos: Sibling photos are a pre-paid item, a yellow envelope is available from the front office. Bonus: if there are 3 or more in the family and they all purchase an individual basic pack or above they can receive a FREE sibling photo. However the sibling envelope must be completed and given to the school or photographer. Where it says amount just put FREE. Please ensure you complete the envelope correctly to obtain the free sibling photo. Sibling photos can be taken prior to school from 8:30am or th at recess on Tuesday, 14 October. With every best wish, Geoff Leary & Leisa Fisher Principal – Mr Geoff Leary Assistant Principal – Mrs Leisa Fisher Email - [email protected] Website – http://www.pmacjlism.catholic.edu.au Phone: 6583 3848 Fax: 6583 6976 SUNSHINE CAFE ROSTER th Monday, 13 October th Tuesday, 14 October th Wednesday, 15 October th Thursday, 16 October th Friday, 17 October Week 2 Term 4 HELP PLEASE!! SUE QUINN, RACHELLE BAKER DEBBIE DAVIS, CADY LOUGHLAND HELP PLEASE!! JACKIE SKINNER, HELP PLEASE!! If you are unable to attend on your rostered day it would be appreciated if you could organise your replacement. This would really help Annemaree enormously!! International Competitions & Assessments for Schools: ICAS Mathematics Competition Congratulations to the twenty students who sat the ICAS Mathematics Competition this year. Special congratulations to the following students who received special awards: Year 3 Tia McGrath Distinction Year 4 Nathan Smith Distinction Ethan Hawkins Merit Tom Fisher Credit Tahlia Lacey Credit Year 5 Kashia McGrath Credit Hannah Freeman Merit Year 6 Rebecca Moss Merit The Sympathy of our school community is extended to the Adams and Rebecchi families on the death of Rosie & Suzanne’s grandmother during the holidays – great-grandmother of Abbey, Steffani & Amber-Rose. May she rest in peace and may the peace and strength of Christ be with her family. Assistant Principal appointments for St Joseph’s Regional College and MacKillop College incorporating St Paul’s Campus Congratulations to the successful applicants for the two new Assistant Principal positions, commencing in 2015 at MacKillop College incorporating St Paul’s Campus. David Jenkins will be the Assistant Principal Pastoral Care and Staff Support and Adam Kelly will be the Assistant Principal Curriculum and Administration. The new Assistant Principal roles will be across Years 7 – 12. Congratulations also to Tim McCosker who will join the current Assistant Principal, Mrs Cath Eichmann at St Joseph’s Regional College. Tim McCosker will be Assistant Principal Curriculum and Administration and Cath Eichmann will be Assistant Principal Pastoral Care and Staff Support. Mr Peter Murphy, the current Campus Principal at St Paul’s did not apply for any of these positions. As we move towards a new administrative structure in 2015, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the current leadership teams at both MacKillop and St Paul’s. Tim McCosker and David Jenkins have worked collaboratively with the staff for many years and have done an outstanding job in maintaining academic excellence. MacKillop’s results have been consistently competitive with the Sydney selective high schools (and certainly one of the best in relation to regional high schools in NSW) over many years and this must be as a result of leadership and a committed staff. Results are not everything. Preparing young people for the world beyond school requires an approach that is holistic; an approach that supports students in their physical, emotional and spiritual journeys. Thousands of students have benefitted from the way in which the school has supported them and the leadership of Tim McCosker and David Jenkins has significantly contributed to this success. Likewise the leadership of Peter Murphy over many years and in more recent times, Adam Kelly, has been outstanding. Laying the foundations for the senior years; nurturing, advising and supporting students through their teenage years is challenging but also rewarding. Both Peter Murphy and Adam Kelly have for many years worked on building relationships with the students and in particular forming positive partnerships with parents. St Paul’s has developed a strong culture of making people feel welcome, working together and striving for the best possible achievements, whether it be in the sporting, cultural or academic arenas. Thank you Peter and Adam for your respective contributions to the success of St Paul’s. We are indeed fortunate to be able to maintain the skills, talents and services of Tim McCosker, David Jenkins and Adam Kelly in our new structure. It goes without saying that Jim O’Brien has also played a significant role in the formation and ongoing success of Catholic education in Port Macquarie. To acknowledge Jim’s outstanding contribution, please mark Saturday 20 December in your calendars. There will be more information in the coming weeks about this important celebration. John McQueen Coordinating Executive Officer (Parish Education) Proclaim Lismore Parents 2014 – You are invited to be part of a great conversation in co-designing an even stronger and more Catholic schooling for each child – intellectually, emotionally, physically and spiritually. “A stronger Catholic education for a new generation of students.” Register today for Proclaim Parents Port Macquarie 14th October – 5.45-8.45 pm http://proclaimlismore.com.au/proclaim-parent-gatherings-2014/ WHAT’S ON NEXT WEEK Monday th 13 October Tuesday th 14 October Wednesday th 15 October Thursday th 16 October Friday th 17 October Extended Executive Meeting – 7:45am Mr Rick Galvin – LSL –Mr Pat Kelly Assembly 9 am Mrs Fisher – Assessment Workshop – Coffs Harbour Exuro Retreat – selected Year 5 students Bago Day Planning Meeting 2.30 pm – Staff room – all parents welcome Band – 8am – MPA Early Bird Reading & Homework Help – 8:30am School Photos – Summer uniform Year 6 Graduation Paent Meeting – 1pm - PLR Reading Recovery Training – Mrs Tutt Joeys Junior Glee Club – K-2 – lunch time – Mrs Toole Staff Meeting 3:30pm – Religious Education Proclaim Lismore Parents Evening - MPA Professional Learning Team Meeting 8:15am Creative Minds Program – Year 2 & 3 (Sport Uniform) and Year 6 Joey’s Senior Glee Club – 8:10am – Hall – Mrs Hawkins Early Bird Reading & Homework Help – 8:30am Sport – Kinder to Year 6 PAL Meeting – Mrs Preston, Mrs Fisher & Mr Leary 7.45 am Staff Meeting 8:20am – Prayer & Pastoral Care Sharing Our Learning Assembly – 2.10 pm – Year 3 PRIMARY AWARDS 3C 4D 5B 6G COOPER DIMON ETHAN HAWKINS ASHLEE RICKARD JACK ESHMAN JACK SWAN NERIDA FLANAGAN MADDY KOSSERIS CONNOR NEWNHAM DYLAN VAN LEEUWEN STEFFANI ADAMS EMILY ROURKE JOSH DAVIS 3R 4S 5K 6P Page 3 Week 2 Term 4 LIAM ROSS JETT CHERRY LILY MONCKTON DANIEL RACE JASON BAILEY-HAWKINS RUBY BERRYMAN PHOEBE BENTLEY MAHALIA HUGHES RILEY HUNTER SAM HAZELTON-KELLY LACHLAN PERRY HAYLEY CAMPLING NOTES SENT HOME THIS WEEK – Permission notes and/or money must be returned to school for a child to be able to attend any excursion. * School Disco * Creative Minds * Making Jesus Real * Positive Partnerships workshop * Melbourne Cup Day sausage sizzle – special lunch order * Sensitive Issues/Growth & Development for Grades 4, 5 & 6 * “Pete the Sheep” – Year 1 INFANTS AWARDS KH KT 1K 1M 2K 2M ELOISE ABERCROMBIE JHED MONCKTON IMOGEN BAKER AUSTIN PETTITT WILLIAM NASEBY MIAH GRECH JOSHUA COLLETT BYRON ALCHIN RILEY HUNT ESTHER CUMMINS DANICA BRIDGELAND DEXTER MAHER SOPHIE KELLY IMOGEN VAN VLEDDER MANMEET SAINI JAKE BERNE ASHTYN HARTE DAKOTA MOORE Advance Dates                 st Tuesday 21 October P & F Meeting – 7 pm Cybersafety Parent Information Night – St Agnes Primary School – 6.30 pm rd Thursday 23 October School Disco th Friday 24 October “Pete the Sheep” @ The Glasshouse – Kinder & Year 1 Year 2 Assembly – Sharing our Learning – 2.10 pm th Monday 27 October Zone Summer Sports Trials th Thursday 30 October Year 4 Nursing Home visit st Friday 31 October Year 1 Assembly – Sharing our Learning – 2.10 pm th Tuesday 4 November Melbourne Cup Sausage Sizzle Day (parent helpers required) th Friday 7 November Kindergarten Assembly – Sharing our Learning – 2.10 pm th Tuesday 18 November P & F AGM th th Wed 19 OR Thurs 20 Nov Kindergarten 2015 Orientation Day th Wednesday 19 November Kindergarten 2015 Parent Information Evening rd Sunday 23 November Bago Family Day th Thursday 27 November Second Kindergarten 2015 Orientation Day th Sunday 30 November St Joseph’s Youth Mass – 5 pm – St Agnes’ Church rd Wednesday 3 December School Christmas Carols Evening th Monday 15 December Year 6 Graduation Mass & Dinner Dance Forward dates are noted on our School Google Calendar which can be found on our Website. EXURO (On Fire!) – a reminder that this youth gathering for selected Year 5 students from each Parish Primary school will take place on Monday, 13th October at St Agnes’ Youth Hub, Port Macquarie. There is no cost involved. Students need to take their own recess and lunch. INCREASINGLY TECH SAVVY Last term, Year 6 successfully trialled Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and we are now creating an opportunity for Year 5 to BYOD from Week 3. Notes will be sent home with more information for Year 5 parents. No family is asked to buy a device, but simply allow an existing device to be brought to school. Year 6 students were surveyed and were unanimous in their feeling that having greater access to technology had greatly improved their engagement and experience of learning throughout the school day. Teachers also report that BYOD has enabled them to create the contemporary learning experiences that improve student learning. Through the fundraising efforts of the P & F we have been able to buy 14 mini i-Pads which has placed a bank of seven i-Pads in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 to start this term. Year 3 & 4 now have a bank of i-Pads. The i-Pads are used extensively across the curriculum to enhance content delivery and facilitate personalised learning, collaboration and communication. Year 5 & 6 have a mix of technology that is working towards a 1:1 ratio with BYOD supporting school resources. Teachers and students alike are delighted with the increased access to technology to support learning. To successfully embed ICT across the school day we need to have clear rules and guidelines. You are reminded that no child is to use a device before school, at recess, lunch or after school. If this rule is broken, then the device is confiscated and kept in the office safe. The child will have a Lunch Time Out and a slip is sent home for parent communication and the device is then returned. Any child found to be misusing or damaging IT in class time will incur a two week ban. Parents will be rung with a follow-up note sent home. The school curriculum covers aspects of appropriate use of technology including skills and cyber-safety. You may like to attend the up-coming Parent Assembly st Parent Information Evening to be held at St Agnes Primary School on Tuesday 21 October that will cover aspects of cyber safety to develop your own knowledge on ways to protect and support your child when using IT at home. CCA SPRING INTO SUMMER RAFFLE Catholic Care of the Aged is assisting the St Agnes Parish schools with the financing of its ‘trust’ fund established to provide financial assistance to those in our school community who are battling to keep up with expenses associated with education. Tickets are available from the Presbytery Office and Parish Administration Office. Cost $2.00 a ticket or 3 tickets for $5.00. 1st prize: Wheelbarrow full of garden items, as well as alcohol and grocery items. Valued at over $500. 2nd prize: Bottle of bourbon/scotch and $50 oyster voucher donated by Herbert’s Oysters. 3rd prize: Small grocery hamper. Raffle will be drawn on Friday, 31 October. PARENT TALKS Paul Dillon from Drug and Alcohol Research and Training, Australia is the keynote speaker at the RRISK Seminars. Paul provides the latest drug and alcohol research and information of interest to parents and anyone who works with adolescents. th The parent session is offered free of charge – Port Macquarie Panthers – 6 November 4-6 pm. JOEY’S BUSINESS LISTINGS We thank these businesses for their generosity in supporting our School. Please mention that you saw their ad in Joey’s Jottings. Our services can help you with your school projects:        School books Stationery Laminating Binding Scanning Poster Printing Colour copying & Printing Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 8.30am- 5pm – Sat 9.00am – 1pm Page 5 Office National, 150 Lake Road, Port Macquarie 2444 Tel: 65811011 Fax: 65811081 Email: [email protected] Ken Little’s Quality Fruit & Veg 35 Munster Street, Port Macquarie Phone: 6583 5685 Supplying both retail & wholesale customers for 30 years. Free home deliveries in the Port Macquarie area for any orders over $10. e-mail:[email protected] If you would like to advertise your business on this page please call the School Office – we would be pleased to assist you.