ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Telephone: 02 6959 2238 Fax: 02 6959 3006 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sjnww.org 12th November 2014 SJS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Week 6 Thursday 13th November * Active After School Sport * Bendigo School Banking * Kinder Transition * Life Education Van Visits P.O. Box 248 68-74 Audley Street NARRANDERA NSW 2700 NEWSLETTER 35/2014 Skoolbag App After a request from the recent P&F Meeting, we are in the process of setting up a trial with the Skoolbag app. This mobile app provides schools with a new communication tool and an easy way to tell parents and carers everything they need to know about school newsletters, notices, cancellations and other school information. If you would like more information please feel free to have a look at their website www.skoolbag.com.au Week 7 Monday 17th November * Life Education Van Visits Tuesday 18th November * Active After School Sport Thursday 20th November * Active After School Sport * Bendigo School Banking * Kinder Transition Friday 21st November * Book Club Due Week 8 Monday 24th November * Year 2&5 Swim School Tuesday 25th November * Active After School Sport * Year 2&5 Swim School Wednesday 26th November * Year 2&5 Swim School Thursday 27th November * Active After School Sport * Bendigo School Banking * Kinder Transition * Year 2&5 Swim School Friday 28th November * Year 2&5 Swim School School Fee Reminder A reminder to all families that unless you have a direct debit, a direct deposit or a payment arrangement in place, your School Fees are overdue. Please call into the office to finalise payments. Graeme Urquhart, Principal A final word on the Spring Fair Helen Ryan... you 'forgot' to mention yourself specifically in the newsletter last week. So... Thank you so much (on behalf of every parent, child and staff member of our school) for putting up your hand and heading up the Spring Fair committee this year - in addition to the site preparations, chocolate wheel, major raffle legwork and everything else you didn't hesitate to lend a hand with - you took it all in your stride - good, bad and indifferent. You're a gem! Sincerely, Heather.O. and the P and F. RELIGION Family Focus God gives every person gifts and talents. Our talents are not given for our own enjoyment alone. God wants us to use those talents to do good work and bring people closer to him. Choose one family member, spend two minutes telling that person everything that you love and admire in them. Reconciliation Year 2 will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation next Monday at 5.30pm. If you would like to attend and receive Reconciliation yourself you are most welcome. There will be a light supper in the Hall afterwards if you are coming along please bring a plate to share. Remembrance Day Yesterday the children participated in a Remembrance Day Ceremony. Thank you to those Year 6 children who conducted the service. Parish School Mass On Saturday 22 November at the 6:00pm Parish Mass there will be a School Mass. Stage 3 children will be responsible for the readings, offertory and other parts of the celebration, however all the children and families from our school are encouraged to attend. Mass Times St Mel’s Narrandera Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 9:30am Julie Flynn Religious Coordinator AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who received awards last week; Year 6: Harry Grintell, Eliza Armida Year 5: Jeremy Johnson, Ryan Davies-Botten Year 4: James Smith, Sophie Whyte Year 3: Marnie Grintell, Charlie Warren-Porteous, Noah Riddell Year 2: Ethan Gray, Maddie Fraser, Macey Vearing, Fletcher Light Year 1: Hallie Mimmo, Lachlan Curtis, Alex Wright Kinder: Noah Tait, Kiran Gill, Anna Roden Our 2014 Chess Champion is Yousif Alsaoor. Congratulations Yousif. School Readers & Books We all love it when you take books and readers home for pleasure or practice. However now is the time to riffle through your bookshelves and under the bed to find any books stamped with St Joseph’s School. You never know what you will find!! Thank you Mrs Smith Year 1 & 2 engaging their Vestibular System at Narrandera Park. 2014 Remembrance Day Ceremony The Australian Ballet Dance Education Ensemble visited our school and conducted workshops with each class last Friday. Sascha Parker-Eade and her pony ‘Melody Park Heavenly Pearl' competed at NSW Country Show Horse Championships at Dubbo on Saturday the 8th of November. Pearl took out the Champion Childs Hunter Pony Title. Gaining another ticket to Nationals. Sascha had had a very successful 2014 season, 2 more shows for the year, ESH Championships in Sydney in 2 weeks with 2 ponies. Then off to the Australasian Showhorse Championships ‘The Nationals’ held in Werribee on the 6th of December. St Joseph’s Staff Celebrate The Melbourne Cup with Afternoon Tea To the following Students are celebrating their birthdays over the coming week; Brooklyn Hands, Kane Williams and Felix Warren-Porteous We hope you all have a fantastic day! CANTEEN HOURS (2014 TERM 4) - 8.30am—1.30pm CANTEEN ROSTER Friday 14th November Monday 17th November Alexandra Selten & Leanne Trengrove Peta Hewitt & Nicole Beard The Bush Fire Danger Period has commenced for the Local Government Areas of Carrathool, Griffith, Hay, Leeton, Murrumbidgee and Narrandera. With this in mind no fires are allowed to be lit without a Fire Permit, including house hold incinerators . Fire Permits can be obtained by contacting your local Brigade Captain. If you need their contact details, please contact the Fire Control Centre on 6966 7800. Fires with a Permit can be lit from 4pm and must be extinguished by Midnight, Monday Friday. No fires are to be lit on Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays. For further information, go to www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or contact the Fire Control Centre on 6966 7800. A ST VINCENT de PAUL ‘ SUMMER KIDS CAMP’ will be held at the Snowy River School Camp site at Tallangatta (Victoria) from 19th—23rd of January 2015. Children 6—12 years of age are eligible to apply. This camp is designed to cater for children who do not ordinarily get to enjoy an ‘away’ holiday throughout the year. Information and application forms are available at the St Vincent de Paul Shop in East Street. APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY, 14th NOVEMBER. Allow four days for mail delivery of application to St Vincent de Paul Society in Wagga. JUNIOR BASKETBALL Junior basketball draw for this week is as follows: Wednesday 13th November 5.00pm Junior boys Maroon v Black & Pink v Blue 5.50pm Intermediate Boys Yellow v Pink & Black v Blue 6.40pm Intermediate Boys Maroon v Green & Senior Boys Black v Blue Thursday 14th November 4.00pm Aussie Hoops 5.00pm Junior Girls Maroon v Black & Pink v Blue 5.50pm Intermediate Girls Maroon v Pink & Black v Blue 6.40pm Senior girls. If you or someone you know from our School has participated in activities outside of school and you would like to share it with us, please send your information including a photo (if you have one) in electronic form to [email protected] Have we got your Email Address?? We send the Newsletters and often other School information home via email. If you are not receiving this information please call into the office to update your details. BOOK CLUB Book Club Orders are due back to School by Friday 21st November. LIMTED STOCK OFFER Schoolbag, Non elastic tie and Hat Special Price $65.00 Offer Available only while stocks last.