Week 10, Term 2

St John's School Newsletter

Term 2 Week 10

St John's is a Child Safe School where all children are respected and are protected from harm.

Principal's Message

Dear Families,

Welcome to the last week of term!

School Closure Day - A reminder that this Friday 25th June is a School Closure Day. On this day staff will be undertaking Professional Learning and planning for Semester 2 and Brenton will be updating our server to bring it into the 21st Century.

Parent/Teacher Interviews - Parent/Teacher interviews are being held tonight and tomorrow night, if you haven’t booked in to see your child’s teacher please book in via the Parent Access Module (PAM) or ring the school to make an appointment. It is important that all parents make contact with their child’s teacher before the end of term. Also, a reminder that student Semester 1 reports were released last Friday and can also be accessed on PAM.

Sand Pit - A huge thank you to Sean Hemeter for extending our sandpit. The sandpit is one of the most popular places to play in our yard and fitting all the eager students into it was becoming tricky. Now that the sandpit has doubled in size there is room for more mines, roadways and extra crops in the sandpit and everyone is much happier! Thank you Sean.

Enrolments - Enrolments for next year are open and if you know of anyone that would like to send their child to our school please encourage them to get in touch with us as soon as possible.

Enjoy the holiday break and let’s hope we have lots of sunny days to recharge us all for Term 3.

Kind regards,

Libby Hamilton

Calendar of Events

June

21st - 23rd - Parent Teacher Interviews

24th - Term 2 finishes for Students 3.15pm

25th - School Closure - Staff PD

July

12th - Term 3 Begins

16th - Sacrament of Baptism, Whole School Mass 12.30pm

Hot dog special lunch

19th - Division Cross Country - Yea Golf Course

20th - AFL Clinic - Prep, Yr 1 & Yr 2

23rd - Regional Cross country - Benalla

27th - School Advisory Council Meeting 6pm

30th - 100 Days of Foundation

August

3rd - Life Relationships Parent night

10th - 13th - Book Fair

21st - 27th - Book Week

31st - Father's Day Stall

September

1st - St John's Athletics

7th - School Advisory Council Meeting

8th - District Athletics

16th - Term 3 Ends

17th - School Closure - Data Analysis/Naplan

October

4th - Term 4 Begins

5th - Divisional Athletics

15th - Hume Region Athletics

18th - 19th School Closure - Staff Sabatical

19th - School Advisory Council Meeting

27th-29th Year 3/4 Harrietville Camp

November

1st - School Closure - Report Writing Day

2nd - Melbourne Cup Day

3rd - Hotshots Day

5th - Blessing of the Cross 100th Celebration

Grandparents Day

6th - Centenary School Open Day

Sacrament of Communion/Confirmation Mass 6.00pm

11th - Remembrance Day

State Athletics

23rd -School Advisory Council Meeting and AGM

26th - 2022 Foundation Transition

December

3rd - 2022 Foundation Transition

10th - School Closure - 2022 Planning/First Aid

15th - Last Day of Term - 3.15pm Finish

Religious Education

Week 10 Prayer

As evening came on that day (Jesus had been teaching crowds in parables from a boat just offshore) he said to his disciples, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ Leaving the crowd behind, his disciples took Jesus with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with them. A terrible windstorm arose, and waves beat into the boat so that it was being swamped. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion; the disciples woke him up. ‘Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?’ Jesus awoke, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea – Peace! Be still! Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. Jesus said to his disciples – Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith? They were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who is this that even the wind and the sea obey him?’

In our strength and in our weakness, we worship you, O God. You will use us when we are strong and support us when we are weak. In our youth and in our mature years, we worship you, O God. You are with us in laughter and in play when we are young; you give us wisdom as we grow old. In our doubting and in our faith, we worship you, O God. You will inform our doubts and confirm us in our Christian faith. In our reflection and in our service, we worship you, O God. You are present as we pray, and you are the selfless spirit behind our care for others. In all the contrasts and changes of life, we worship you, loving God! Amen.

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Lunch orders are on Wednesdays! Please note that correct money must accompany orders as no change will be given. NO plastic bags or envelopes please!

Sushi (Vegetarian, Chicken or Tuna) - $2.00
Party Pies - $1.20
Spaghetti Bolognese - $4.50
Ham & Cheese Mini Pizza - $3.50
Sausage Rolls - $2.50

Happy Birthday to the following students!

Bethan Burton, Kalin Caravaca-Lopez, Ruby Fowler, Aidan Hamill, Lara Saxon, Harlow Cummins & Cooper Goodall.

No awards this week.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) - The CSEF helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you have a valid concession card you may be eligible. Payment this year is $125.00 per student and payments are made directly to the school and credited to your account to go toward camps and excursions for the benefit of your child. If you applied for CSEF for our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. If you would like to apply, please contact Andrea at the office for an application form.

Uniform Shop - Sally will be available on Tuesdays & Fridays this year. Orders must still be paid for and ordered online, however if you would like to try sizes or would like any other inforation please contact Sally Kubeil on 0407 904 335 and book a time to see her on those days.

Have your details changed? - Please let the office know if you have changed your phone number or address. It is very important that we have the correct details in case of an emergency. Thanks for your cooperation.