Week 8, Term 1

St John's School Newsletter

Term 1 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 and Guardians,

Welcome to Week 8!
End of the School Day - If you are not picking up your child at the end of the school day, could parents please phone the school and let us know who will be picking up your child. Also, we would appreciate it, if parents could make sure their child knows how they will be getting home each day, this saves a lot of confusion and sometimes tears at the end of the school day.
School Crossing - A reminder that everyone crossing Anderson Street MUST use the school crossing. This includes parents coming to collect students. Anderson Street is a very busy street and we all need to use the crossing to keep our students safe.
Junior Excursion - On Friday 23rd April, Foundation to Year 2 students will be going on an excursion to Riverlinks in Shepparton to see “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. Parents are required to go on to PAM, give permission and pay $10 for the excursion. The school has heavily subsidised the cost of
the excursion, as we were unaware of the production when we setting the school fees last year.
Uniform Reminders - A reminder that students are to be wearing green socks, except on sport days, and that long hair needs to be tied back. Scrunchies in school colours can be worn. School shoes need to be black and polishable. Thank you for your support with this.
Bluearth Golf Day - This Friday is the Bluearth Golf Day at the Euroa Golf Club. Funds from this day will help pay for the Bluearth Program in our school. There are a few tickets left, so please contact Jimmy Ivill jivill@bluearth.org if you would like to take part in the day.

Peace and best wishes,
Libby Hamilton

Calendar of Events

March

19th - Year 1/2 Class Mass at church 12.30pm

26th - Year 5/6 Class Mass at church 12.30pm

29th - School Dental Van Visit

30th - Year 4 to 6 Easter Liturgy at FCJ

31st - SCHOOL PHOTOS

April

1st - Term 1 Finishes

19th - Term 2 Begins

23rd - Foundation, year 1 & 2 Excursion

25th - ANZAC Day

27th - School Advisory Council Meeting

June

15th - School Advisory Council Meeting

24th - School Closure - Staff PD

25th - Term 2 Finishes

July

12th - Term 3 Begins

27th - School Advisory Council Meeting

September

7th - School Advisory Council Meeting

16th - Term 3 Ends

17th - School Closure - Data Analysis/Naplan

October

4th - Term 4 Begins

19th - School Advisory Council Meeting

November

1st - School Closure - Report Writing Day (Melb Cup Weekend)

18th - 19th School Closure - Staff Sabatical

23rd - School Advisory Council Meeting

December

10th - School Closure - 2022 Planning/First Aid

15th - Last Day of Term - 3.15pm Finish

Religious Education

Week 7 Prayer

Lent is a season of the Church’s Liturgical Year. Lent is commonly referred to as a 40-day period but there are actually 46 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Saturday. It is a time of preparation and prayer leading to the Easter Season. The number "40" has always had special spiritual significance regarding preparation. On Mount Sinai, preparing to receive the Ten Commandments, "Moses stayed there with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights, without eating any food or drinking any water" (Ex 34:28). Elijah walked "40 days and 40 nights" to the mountain of the Lord, Mount Horeb (another name for Sinai) (IKgs 19:8). Most importantly, Jesus fasted and prayed for "40 days and 40 nights" in the desert before He began His public ministry (Mt 4:2). Saunders, Rev. William. "History of Lent." Arlington Catholic Herald During Lent the tradition has been to focus on 3 key aspects: Prayer, Fasting – (Penance, Sacrifice), Almsgiving – (self-giving)

God of infinite love,
I thank you for this reminder of your love
and your call that we be more patient,
gentle and compassionate with others.
Here in the middle of Lent,
I turn to you to beg for your help.
Please soften my heart.
Help me to let go of judging others.
I ask you this, in Jesus' name.

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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!

Olivia Kelly & Raymond Treloar

Congratulations to Connor, Poppy, Charlie, Ivy, Charli & Jock.

The Jump Rope for heart program has been going well in PE classes. There has been a lot of improvement and we hope the students are practising their skipping at home as well.

If you would like to sign up to raise some money and gain prizes, please follow this link https://www.jumprope.org.au/parents

If your child has been skipping at home, please send a photo or short video to mwatson@sjeuroa.catholic.edu.au Ms Watson is going to make a movie at the end of the program.

ST JOHNS FOOTY TIPPING 2021

Dont miss out on our annual footy tipping competition. Cost is $10.00 per family/person and you can enter here: https://www.footytips.com.au/comps/St_John-s_Euroa_2021&p=2021 (Password is 2021)

Please send your entry money to the school office. If you have any queries please contact Linc McKernan at lmckernan@sjeuroa.catholic.ed.au

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, excursions for the benefit of your child. If you applied for CSEF at 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.