Week 6, Term 3

St John's School Newsletter

Term 3 Week 6

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 Week 6. - Thank goodness we are able to be at school, let’s hope that we can remain open for as long as possible. Parents who are picking up students must follow the directions in the Public Health Order, by wearing a mask and practising social distancing. Thank you for your support with this.

Farewell Teddy Dabernig! - Today is Teddy’s last day with us at St John’s. Teddy and his family are moving to Warnambool to establish Dabernig Racing. The Dabernigs have been a part of St John’s School for about 15 years. Teddy’s older brother Hugo attended our school and Cassi has worked at St John’s as an Emergency Teacher, a Part Time Teacher and more recently providing Occupational Therapy for students through Enrich OT. We wish the Dabernig family the very best in their new adventures and hope one day soon they are holding a Melbourne Cup!

Food to share/Birthdays - Under the current School Operations guide, students are not allowed to bring cupcakes or birthday cakes to school to share with their class. However, students are allowed to bring foods that are commercially made and individually packaged such as Freddo frogs.

Minor Capital Works Grant - We were thrilled to find out that we had been successful in securing a Minor Capital Works Grant for $150,000. The Grant will be used to build a verandah over the Foundation room windows that will also provide shade for the deck area and also to replace the windows on Anderson St with new double glazed windows. We hope these works can be completed this year.

Fees - Thank you to our families who continue to pay their fees. Fees keep our beautiful school running. We understand that times can be hard and there may be unexpected circumstances. Please make an appointment to see me if you would like to discuss payments.

Kind regards,

Libby Hamilton

Calendar of Events

August

20th - Whole School Mass - Baptism (Cancelled)

21st - 27th - Book Week

27th - Book Week Dress up and activities.

31st - Father's Day Stall

September

1st - St John's Athletics (TBC)

3rd - Sacrament of Reconciliation (TBC)

6th - Life Relationships Parent night 6.30pm (TBC)

7th - School Advisory Council Meeting (Cancelled)

8th - District Athletics (TBC)

16th - Term 3 Ends

17th - School Closure Staff PD

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

6th - Sacrament of Communion/Confirmation Mass 6.00pm

10th - Year 5 Leadership Day FCJ

11th - Remembrance Day

State Athletics

23rd -School Advisory Council Meeting and AGM

Year 5 CARITAS Just Leadership Day

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 6 Prayer

Feast of the Assumption: 15th August 2021

Luke 1: 56

Mary said:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord

And my spirit exults in God my saviour;

Because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid.

Yes, from this day forward all generations will call me blessed,

For the Almighty has done great things for me.

Holy is his name,

And his mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear him.

Reflection:

Our Sunday’s Gospel reading invites us to consider Mary as a model of discipleship today. Through this literary song, Luke portrays Mary as a woman whose strength, future and purpose emerges from the heart of God. As she considers the meaning of blessing, joy and readiness in her own spirituality she offers today’s world the gift of humility, acceptance and love only a mother could know.

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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!

Charlotte Divers, Charli Leach, Willow Hamill & Quentin Burton

Cogratulations to the following Students:

Sam, Grace, Eden, William, Bradley, Zara, Chloe, Ruby & Sienna.

Lost Property - The lost property tub is full of un-named jumpers, some which look near new, jackets, drink bottles and containers. Please, if you are getting second hand uniforms, make sure that you put your childs name on them. We have no way in returning them back to your children. The tub will be emptied at the end of term.

Fathers Day Stall - Our Father's Day stall will be held on Tuesday the 31st of August. Due to the possibility of further lockdowns, we wont be opening payment via CDFPay untill later in the month. We will let you know when this happens via text message, email or FaceBook. Children are still able to bring their $4.00 on the day to purchase their gift.

Accounts - Accounts are sent out each month via email. If you are not receiving them, could you please contact Andrea via phone or email apenman@sjeuroa.catholic.edu.au . Thank you!

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.