St John's School Newsletter         

Term 3 Week 8

Principal's Message

Dear Families,

Vale Colin Walker - Our school community is saddened to hear of the passing of our neighbour Colin Walker. Colin is the father of Pam and grandfather of Jackson (Year 6) and past students Ainslie and Lokki. Colin was always a happy man with a beaming smile who was always ready for a chat. He has long been a watchful eye over our school and could always be relied on to throw the balls back over the fence.  Please keep Mrs Walker and all of the Walker family in your prayers at this difficult time.

Brenton Noye - Last week I sent home a letter to all families about Brenton Noye leaving us for bigger and better adventures. As much as we would love to keep him all to ourselves, the new job was just too good to refuse.  We are very proud of Brenton being appointed as a System Administrator for Catholic Education Sandhurst.  Brenton will finish with us on Friday and we wish him all the very best.

On Site Supervision - Please be aware that we are not allowed to teach students who attend on site supervision.  We are here to supervise these children only. Students who attend on-site still do their learning remotely through Google Meets, just the same as every other student. We are not allowed to teach students on-site as this would be discriminatory to those students learning from home.

If you need support with your child’s learning, please get in touch with your child’s teacher via email, as they too are working from home – in many cases with their children - and they will do their best to get in touch with you.

On-site supervision is only available to children of authorised workers where both parents (or one parent in the case of single parent families) cannot work from home and no other supervision arrangements can be made. If you are an authorised worker and working from home, you must keep your child at home. We live in a small community so please be honest about working from home.  We understand how tough this is for everybody, however we must follow guidelines set out by the Government.

Stay safe
Libby Hamilton

Calendar of Events

September

16th - Term 3 Ends

17th - School Closure Staff PD

October

4th - Term 4 Begins

5th - Divisional Athletics (TBC)

15th - Hume Region Athletics (TBC)

19th - School Advisory Council Meeting (TBC)

27th-29th Year 3/4 Harrietville Camp (TBC)

November 

1st  - School Closure - Report Writing Day

2nd - Melbourne Cup Day

3rd - Hotshots Day

5th - Blessing of the Cross 100th Celebration (POSTPONED)

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 8 Prayer

Jesus is a miracle worker. He heals lepers, casts out demons, calms storms, walks on water. In the Gospels the miracles are obvious – a deaf man can hear and speak, water is changed to wine, thousands of people are fed, a little girl is brought back to life. In our lives the miracles are often more subtle. We have to pay attention to see how our lives change when Jesus is part of them. We will see, hear and experience God’s love around us.

Mark 7: 31-37

Jesus returned from the region of Tyre and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee in the region of the Decapolis. Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and who had an impediment in his speech.

They begged Jesus to lay his hand on him. Jesus took him aside in private away from the crowd and put his fingers into his ears. He spat and touched his tongue.

Then looking up to heaven, Jesus sighed and said – Jesus: Ephphatha.

This word means ‘Be opened’. Immediately the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.

When Jesus heals the deaf man in this week’s gospel, he gives the man hope and returns him to his family and friends. Everyone feels out of place sometimes and needs encouragement. ‘Keep Your Head Up’ is a positive anthem to remind us that there is always hope things can get better

This week: Be aware of our surroundings. We have the ability to make a difference and treat a person who may be less fortunate than us with respect and dignity.

This week, each day, we ask Jesus to open our ears so we can listen closely. People will come across our path who need us to listen, or to whom we need to listen.

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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!

Albie Bruns, Kai Henson & Ella-Marie Kearns

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.

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.

Feeling creative and want to get in touch with nature and your garden?

Why don't you have a go at growing your own produce and you may win a $50 voucher for it.

Please see flyer below and if you have any further questions, speak to Mrs Timperley or email rtimperley@sjeuroa.catholic.edu.au 

School Information

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