St John's School Newsletter
Term 4 Week 8
St John's is a Child Safe School where all children are respected and are protected from harm.
Principal's Message
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Week 8!
School Closure Day - A reminder that this coming Monday 30th November is a School Closure Day for 2021 planning. TheirCare has vacancies if you would like to send your child along for the day, for most families, the cost of care per child on the day is as little as $9. Please go to the Their Care website if you would like to register your child.
2021 Foundation Transition - This Friday, our 2021 Foundation Students join us at St John’s school as they begin their transition program. We look forward to meeting them all and welcoming them and their families into our school community.
Year 5 Leadership Day - Last Friday, Year 5 students took part in a Leadership Day with Kerry Stone from Caritas. Kerry worked with the students on understanding poverty and social justice themes. From all accounts the students had a great day.
Swimming Program - Next week our swimming program begins and will run until Friday 11th December. Please make sure your child/ren bring their swimmers on their allocated days. Please see program below.
Drink bottles - The weather is really going to warm up later this week so please make sure that your child brings a drink bottle to school each day, adequate hydration helps them stay focussed.
Fees - Please make sure that your fees are paid by the 1st December. Thank you to the parents who have paid their fees.
Plastic containers - Please make sure that if your child brings a plastic container to school that it is clearly named. At the end of each week we have a number of containers that we can’t find the owners of. Thank you for your support with this.
Libby Hamilton.
Calendar of Events
November
24th - School Board AGM. 6.00pm in Staff Room
27th - 2021 Foundation Transition
30th - School Closure Day, 2021 Planning (TheirCare open)
December
1st - 15th - Swimming Program Commences
3rd - Year 5 Movie fun day
4th - 2021 Foundation Transition
Year 1/2 Movie fun day
8th - Statewide Transition Day 9am - 11am
10th - Year 3/4 Movie fun day
11th - Graduation Mass (Year 5 & 6 only) 12.00pm
14th - Foundation/Year 6 Movie Fun day
Year 6 Graduation Dinner
16th - Year 6 Movie fun day
Students last day of Term 4.
17th & 18th - TheirCare providing full day care.
January
28th - First Day of Term 1
Religious Education
Week 8 Prayer
Advent – Week One Sunday 29th November.
During the first week of Advent, we watch and pray, awaiting the Lord’s coming.
As we enter the Church’s new year, cycle B, the season of Advent reminds us that we can look forward to and prepare for the coming of Christ as Christmas. It is a season of so many things: of expectation, reflection, hope and trust.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send you grace and peace.
The first candle of Advent – the hope candle. We begin this season of Advent as people of hope, ready to do God’s will, we ask God to grant us peace and joy as we await the coming of his Son.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Please only order off this modified list for the time being.
Sushi - $2.00
Party Pies - $1.20
Spaghetti Bolognese - $4.50
Mini Pizza - $3.50
Happy Birthday to the following Students:
Jaeger Saxon & Layla Burke
Congratulations to:
Mabel, Ella, Selby, Poppy, Lilly & Luca.
SWIMMING PROGRAM 2020
Students will be participating in a water safety and awareness program at the Euroa Pool from next Tuesday 1st of December to Tuesday the 15th of December, 2020. The aims of the program are to learn safe behavior around water, to develop correct swimming techniques, and to experience a variety of water activities.
All lessons are run by qualified Austswim teachers and a small cost is included in your fees. Thank you to those parents who have filled out the permission form on PAM, however there are still a number of children without permissions as yet. Please log in and complete as soon as possible.
Students will all be required to wear a rashie (long or short sleeves) or a t-shirt over their bathers. They are required to wear a hat to and from the pool, bring a towel, spare underwear and a plastic bag to put their wet bathers in. Goggles are also recommended.
If you have any other questions about the program, please contact me at school or email me on mwatson@sjeuroa.catholic.edu.au
Have your details changed? - Please let the office know if you have changed your phone number or address. It is important that we have the correct details in case of an emergency. Thanks for your cooperation.
Year 6 Leadership T-Shirts 2021 - Orders are being finalised at the end of next week. Please place your order via CDF Pay as soon as possible.
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School Information
Bell times
8:55 - 11:00 - Class Time
11:00 - 11:40 - Recess
11:40 - 1:30 - Class Time
1:30 - 2:15 - Lunch
2:15 - 3:15 - Class Time
Important Times
Before School Supervision: 8:30 - 9:00 am
School Banking: Wednesday
Lunch Orders: Wednesday
Uniform Shop: 1:30 pm - 3:45 pm Wednesday
Absence
If your child is unwell or you have an upcoming absence planned, please be sure to contact the school. Tap below to quickly let us know.
Wellbeing Support
Kids Helpline - Counselling service for people aged 5-25 ph: 1800 55 1800 https://www.kidshelpline.com.au
Beyond Blue - Depression and anxiety support 1300 224 636 www.beyondblue.org.au
Lifeline - Crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/
DHHS - Corona Virus information https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-public-coronavirus-disease-covid-19
Parent line VIC - https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/services-for-parents/Pages/parentline.aspx 8 am-midnight - 13 22 89
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