Term 2 I Week 8

Key Information

Charlotte's Web Performance - Wednesday 8th June 

State of Origin Dress Up Day - Wednesday 8th June

Wear a Outrageous Beanie Day - Thursday 9th June

Show Holiday & Pupil Free Day - Friday 10th June

Show Gate Fundraiser - Friday 10th & Saturday 11th June. To book:  https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/kfr6a

Dress Like your Teacher Day - Friday 17th June

Last Day of Term - Friday 24th June

UMY School Camp - Friday 8th July to Thursday 14th July 

First Day Term 3 - Monday 11th July

Tuckshop Menu:

Uniform Shop

Updated times for our Uniform shop! Please see that Monday's opening hours are of an afternoon and Wednesday's will be our morning opening time. We do encourage you to follow the link for all uniform shop orders. Miss Heather is very quick and always a phone call away for more information.

Uniform Shop Days:

• Monday 2.30-3pm
• Wednesday: 8:10am-8:30am

Any requests for uniforms outside these days MUST be done via the link below. 

Principal News

Welcome to Week 8,

It is with great excitement that I am writing this newsletter from Brisbane. I am currently in Brisbane to present our proposed administration and primary school building project to the Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC). We are asking for their support to fund this project. If successful there will still be a contribution made by St Josephs, however, this is considerably subsidised with the support of a grant. 

In my presentation today I highlighted the enormous amount of support that St Joseph’s have received and continue to receive from our community. I spoke about the commitment from our community to build the current secondary building in 2015, as well as the support we received from a number of businesses in town to renovate our oval over the 2021 Christmas holiday period. As I presented this I felt blessed. Thank you to each and everyone of you for supporting St Joseph’s as we strive to provide the best possible school for our students. I am excited for what the future holds for our school and am committed to providing the best. 

School Officer Appreciation Day
This Wednesday it is School Officer Appreciation Day. As a school we will be celebrating all staff at St Joseph’s Catholic School on Friday the 4th of August. In previous years we have celebrated World School Officer, Administration or Teachers Day separately, however, this year we'll be coming together in unity to celebrate the impact that we make each and every day.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the tremendous work of our school officer team. To Miss Emma, Miss Jamie-Lea, Miss Rachel, Miss Simeng, Miss Sonnie, Miss Tamara, and Miss Vanessa – we thank you!

Please join me this week in reaching out to Emma, Jamie-Lea, Rachel, Simeng, Sonja, Tamara and Vanessa to thank them and to share the impact they have had on your child’s life.

Fire Drill:
Each term we have a fire drill to ensure our students are aware of the procedure they need to follow in the instance that an emergency evacuation is needed. Please note that we will have a fire drill this coming Thursday at morning tea. This timing has been selected to ensure as little disruption to students learning time as possible. It is also at first break, which is a time that student’s haven’t practised a fire drill in quite some time. 

I have included the process below for you to familiarise yourself, but to talk through with your child / children: 

Fire Drill Procedure:

• Keep calm and go immediately to the Mary Mackillop Shed.
• Look for your Teacher and/or classmates,  line up quietly.
• Your Teacher will do a headcount or roll call, please listen for your name.
• The alarms will be loud, stay calm
• Once the fire is out or practice completed, the alarm will be turned off.
• Please follow your Teachers directions, commonly returning back to class

I hope you have a safe and enjoyable long weekend with your family.

God Bless,

Samantha Kelley

Principal

APRE News

Welcome to week 8! Excitement is in the air as “The Cloncurry Show” dominates the topic of conversion. I am so excited to see all the students work on display in the pavilion. A huge shout out to all our wonderful staff who have made the effort to ensure our students can proudly display their amazing work!

This Wednesday we will celebrate School Officers’ Day.  This day provides us with a special opportunity to say thank you to staff who assist children with their learning and are sometimes ‘unsung heroes’.  Our School Officers are wonderful people who contribute to the successes our children achieve daily.   To all our School Officers, thank you!

Trinity Sunday

This Sunday we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The word ‘Trinity’ comes from the prefix ‘Tri’, referring to the three persons of God, and ‘unity’ which means joined as a whole. Christians believe God is One, a whole, but experienced as three persons.

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity in Christianity is that there is One God who is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Christians believe God is named the Father as he is the creator of all things and watches over us, guiding us and loving us unconditionally. The Son is Jesus Christ, who is the form God chose when He came to Earth. Even though Jesus Christ is known as the ‘Son of God’, according to the doctrine He is the incarnation of God. The Holy Spirit refers to the active force of God, His power and His love. Trinity Sunday is a day to celebrate and give thanks to the Holy Trinity.

Pastoral Care

BLENDED FAMILIES

Blended or stepfamilies, come in all shapes and sizes. Today, the term “blended family” is more commonly used as opposed to “stepfamily”. Although their original meanings differ slightly, today both terms are used interchangeably. This is mostly due to some of the negative connotations associated with fairytale characters such as the evil stepmother or stepsister.

The blended family is the fastest growing family dynamic in the world with one in five families now being a ‘step’ or ‘blended’ family. However, when families “blend,” it rarely progresses smoothly. Some children resist change, and parents become frustrated when the new family doesn’t function in the same way as the previous one.

For many step-parents, the greatest challenge lies in determining what their role is within the family. The process can be both rewarding and challenging. Children affected by the union of a new couple may not be excited at the prospect of becoming part of a new family.

Although blending families requires adjustment and patience from everyone involved, in this edition of SchoolTV, parents will be given some guidelines of real expectations that can help their new family work through the growing pains.

We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact Toni Schneekloth, Pastoral Care Leader, or Bec Greaves, Guidance Counsellor, for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to the Blended Families edition of SchoolTV

https://sjctsv.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/blended-families

Prep

Show week already! The Preps have all created Rainbow Fish artwork which will be entered in the school section at the show. We also entered handwriting. This was done as a whole class activity where we talked about where each letter is positioned on the coloured lines (the focus in Prep is on letter formation, not placement on the lines). Students that were absent will not have a writing piece at the show. Make sure to check out our artwork in the show pavilion!

We have begun to create amazing Potato People. Please bring a potato in if you haven't already. These will be sent home and can be entered in the show in the vegetable section if you wish to take them down to the pavilion before Thursday. 

There are some great photos of the Potato People on the school's facebook page in the Prep album. Please remember to have a look on Facebook to see  what we have been doing in class! 

After the holidays we will be celebrating 100 days in Prep! For this the Prep students DRESS UP AS IF THEY ARE 100 YEARS OLD. They get up on stage at assembly to show off their outfits and to receive an award. Start to plan your childs costume! We will also have a celebratory cake and other activities that day.

Wednesday we will be walking to the Precinct to watch a performance of Charlotte's Web. Brain break snacks will not be required that day as we won't be back until lunchtime. We will take the tuckshop orders down before we leave school. If you are late and have a tuckshop order can you please drop it to tuckshop. We will leave to walk down to the performance straight after the roll is marked in the morning, so please be on time for school.  

Have a great week! 

Mrs McLauchlan, Miss Tamara and Miss Emma

Year 1

Hello everyone, happy week 8!

Have a look at what's on in Year 1,

Mathematics: We are continuing our unit on Direction. Students are learning to use the language of direction to move from place to place. This week we are verbally communicating how to get our robot (student) from point A to point B. Students will draw a map and write directions to get from the St. Mary McKillop Shed to the classroom. 

English: In English this week we will revise our digraphs that we have learnt so far and begin to learn a new digraph ‘ar’ as in Star. 

HASS: We are learning to share stories about the past, and present observations and findings using everyday terms. We are concluding our unit of work on Past and Present toys and clothing. Students have looked back at photos from the past to make observations of changes over time. 

Reminders:

Wednesday: 

• Charlotte’s Web Performance, Please ensure your child is on time to school. 

Thursday:

• Due to sport being on Friday students are able to wear their sports uniform on Thursday if they wish. 
• Library: Is on Thursday, please send your child’s library bag into school.
• Homework: Homework will be handed out on Thursday and expected back next Wednesday.

Friday:

• Show holiday 

Have a wonderful week!

Year 2

Hi all,

Welcome to Week 8! Woohoo it's SHOW WEEK!!

This week we are learning:

English: This week we are revising all of the tricky words we have learned over the semester and putting comprehension strategies into practice!

Maths: Time

Religion: Is it harder to forgive or be forgiven?

HASS: Connections to different places

Science: Life cycles

Health: Our Identities

We are working on lots of assessments this week so please make sure students are here!

Have a great week,

Miss Ansell

Year 3

Hi everyone, 

• Sadly, this is my last week with Year 3. We will spend this week finishing off assessment tasks, revising content and pre-teaching background knowledge ready for next term. We will also spend some time saying goodbye to each other and preparing students for my transition out of St Josephs.
• On Wednesday students will be attending the Charlotte's Web performance at the shire hall. Year 3 and 4 students will also participate in a drama workshop which will form part of their assessment mark for drama this semester. We will be having lunch at the shire hall so please pack ice-packs in your child’s lunch box.
• Friday is a pupil free day because of our show holiday. Have a nice long weekend!

The key notices for this week are:

• Sport is on Wednesday 
• Library is on Thursday
• Homework and home readers are due on Thursday (due to show holiday on Friday)

Year 4

Year 4 News

I have been away this week setting up for our Cloncurry Show. I hope to see you all there over the weekend and look forward to seeing how our entries went in the school section!

Lesley Wall

Year 5

Welcome to week 8!

Maths - We are learning to use short and long division to solve problems, involving division by a one digit number, including those that result in a remainder. 

English - We have finished reading Deltora Quest and will be writing a new chapter for Deltora Quest. Students need to include a new character, who must be good or evil. They will use language features such as, adverbs, verbs, emotive language, connecting words and phrases and imagery to enhance their writing and make it descriptive. 

Religion - We are completing Religion Assessment this week. Students will need to explain one Gift and one Fruit of the Holy Spirit, and  the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. They will create a poster to present their knowledge and understanding. 

Reminders:

• Homework - Homework is to be handed in on Friday to be marked. New homework is given out on Monday. 
• Friday - Show Holiday!

Sports day: Monday  

Library day: Wednesday 

Yours in Faith and Education,

Therese von Drehnen

Year 6

Welcome to Week 8!

Our learning focuses for this week are:

Religion: We will be conducting research and answering inquiry questions on our chosen Australian Catholics for our presentations. 

English: Students have finished their first persuasive text based on an ‘issue’ and now our focus turns to a persuasive pitch.   

Mathematics: This week, the students will be assessed on their fraction learning before learning about the Cartesian plane. 

HaSS: This week, we are learning about resources and how they are allocated and some considerations in the world of business. 

Health: Students will begin their assessment based on the physical activity needs of our community. 

Japanese: We will be finalising our learning of classroom language and asking for items. Students will then begin preparing for a spoken and written assessment of all the things we have learned so far this term. 

As of this term, our PE and Library lessons are both on Wednesday!

Have a blessed week ahead!

Mr. Delaney & The Year 6 Legends

Choir Performing at the Cloncurry Show

Our choir will be performing at the Cloncurry Show on both Friday 10th and Saturday 11th June. I understand if all children can’t make it both days but it would be great to see as many there as possible.

Performance times are-: Friday 12:15pm AND Saturday 11.45am

These are the students in the choir. If you think your child is in choir, just send Mrs Wall an email lwall1@sjctsv.catholic.edu.au to see if they have been coming to practice.

Show Program 2022

UMY - Subject Spotlight

Year 7&8 Language with Mr Delaney

We have been learning about street food in Japan. The students learned about the history and culture of foods such as gyoza, yakitori, karaage, and more! They constructed sentences describing the flavour of these foods using correct adjective forms, including asking questions. This led to the students cooking and ordering these foods using conversational skills, with their peers. Following this experience, wrote a reflection that illustrates their learning and the rehearsed conversations.

Year 9 Food Technology

This term has been a mixture of learning about food production systems (think paddock to plate) and perfecting our baking skills. Students have investigated the parts of the food supply chain that work together to form a food system. They have explored the journey food items take from production to consumption and research the factors that influence the food system, e.g. economy, technology, society and environment. To apply their knowledge, students are currently designing an info-graphic which represents the journey of a specific food commodity through the food system.

Mitakoodi Word of the Week

School Chaplain Chit Chat

Have a wonderful week and a super exciting weekend! The show brings all sorts of fun.

Keep clean and warm, and I sure hope you have entered something into the show? Cooking, Photography, Handicraft, School Work or Gardening! Thank also to those parents, staff and friends who have helped on the Show Gate. It takes a village to raise the village, and we sure have a great one here at St Joseph's!

Miss Pete x

Student Wellbeing

Employment Opportunties - Teachers & School Officers

We are currently recruiting a teacher to join our team in Teaching The Arts. This position will be 5 days a week. Please apply by clicking the following link: https://applynow.net.au/jobs/ni/TCE1549-teacher

We are also seeking a Primary Teacher to join our team. This position is full time. Please apply by clicking on the following link: 
https://applynow.net.au/jobs/ni/TCE1586-year-5-primary-teacher

We are seeking casual School Officers and qualified Teachers to cover sick and leave days.  For more information please contact our office.
Teaching staff will need to apply here > https://tceo-portal.applynow.net.au/jobs/TCE679-supply-teacher-registration-2021

Columba Catholic College - Western Tour

Marist College Ashgrove Visit

Attention all Jnr Footy Players.Please see the below flyer for details on a Footy Clinic being run by Marist College Ashgrove at the Show this Friday

https://events.humanitix.com/cloncurry-show-marist-college-ashgrove-footy-clinic

Community Notices - Guitar Lessons

Jill Fisher will be holding guitar lessons for any children interested! These will be occuring at St Joseph's Catholic School. Please contact Jill directly if you would like more information.