Term 2 Week 6 2023

Key Information

Term 2 Important Dates

• Tuesday 23rd May - Indigenous Education Advisory Committee Meeting - 3 to 4pm
• Wednesday 24th May - Mary, Help of Christians Mass - 1.50pm - MMS
  
• Wednesday 24th May - Long Jump and High Jump Trials - 3pm
• Friday 26th May - National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Liturgy / Assembly / Sports Awards - 8.30am - MMS
• Monday 29th May - Reconciliation Week 
• Wednesday 31st May - State of Origin Dress Up Day
• Tuesday 6th June - Mulkadee Roadshow  
• Tuesday 7th June - FACE Meeting - Body Safety - 5 to 6pm - Library
• Wednesday 8th June - Life Education Year 5 and Year 6
• Thursday 9th June - RFDS Sim Visit 
• Friday 16th June - Show Holiday Public Holiday
• Monday 19th June - NAIDOC Week at St Joseph's 
• Friday 23rd June - Last Day of Term 2

Tuckshop News

Miss Jamie-Lea is searching for some more volunteers if there are some available!  Please email Jamie-Lea on jmcconachy@sjctsv.catholic.edu.au or call the office to let us know you are keen.

Our Special for Week 6 is: Mac & Cheese, Black Forest Slice and a Popper

Please have your orders in by WEDNESDAY 8:30am

To order: myschoolconnect.com.au 

Uniform Shop

Open Days:

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

Any requests for uniforms outside of these days MUST be done via the link below. Please click the link to access the Uniform shop! https://myschoolconnect.com.au/

Principal's News

Welcome to Week 6, 

What a busy, but amazing week we had last week. The Under 8’s Day and Athletics Carnival went so well. I loved having parents and family members join us on the oval for each event. It had such a nice community feel to it. A big thank you to Mr Dom Purcell for organising the event. I witnessed the amount of hours Dom dedicated to making the event a success, thank you! There are still some events to come this week with the 1.5km trail this morning at 7.15am and long jump and high jump trial on Wednesday afternoon at 3pm. We are hoping to have our presentation of age champions and runner ups at our assembly on Friday. If our medals don’t arrive in time we will let you know. 

We also had our first Open Day on Saturday morning from 9 to 11am. This Open Day was to attract any member from The Cloncurry Community into our school, however, most of the families that joined us were future Prep Enrolments. We had face painting (thank you to Ruth, Miss Humes and Miss Rachel for helping), a BBQ (thank you to Mr Purcell and Mr Kelley for cooking and serving), Open Classrooms, Goodie Bags and Balloons (thank you to Miss Heather, Miss Sue and Miss Pete). We look forward to continuing this each year. Thank you for helping us spread the word. I would also like to thank the following students who volunteered their time to either face paint or tour families through the school: Knox, Heidi, Nika, Kayden, James, Ada, Charles, Harrison, and Kali. 

This Friday we will have our National Reconciliation Week Liturgy to start our assembly. As a school we will be celebrating National Reconciliation Week in Week 7, however, thought it would be nice to start the week with a liturgy. This Friday is also an important day as it is when we acknowledge National Sorry Day. National Sorry Day provides a chance to focus on healing and pursue reconciliation in Australian Society. At St Joseph’s Catholic School we are committed to reconciliation and meet regularly with our steering committee on how this can be achieved in our school. We also have a Reconciliation Action Plan that strives towards reconciliation. At St Joseph’s we stand together.

Show Gate Volunteering 2023
St Joseph's Catholic School will be operating the gates at the Cloncurry Show this year (Friday 16th June and Saturday 17th June). We will receive $2500 for doing so, which will be used towards updating the Arts room and Drama room. We are hoping to refurbish both of these rooms to match the new building. These classrooms will be utilised when the new building is tacking place by years 3 and 4. 

Please find below the link to 2023 Cloncurry & District Show Gate Roster. As always the Show is a great community event and this is such a great way to help out so we greatly appreciate everyone that is able to give their time.

The gates will be open for the following times:

• Friday: 8.30am - 4.30pm (minimum of 2 people). 
• Saturday: 8.30am - 8.30pm (minimum of 2 people from 830am till 1230pm & a minimum of 4 people from 1230pm till 8.30pm). 

Both days will operate on 2 hourly time slots. Please remember each booking is for one person only and separate bookings are required for partners, other family etc.

Roles for the gates:

• Operate the main ticketing gate of The Cloncurry Show 2023. 
• scanning, charging and ticketing patrons as they enter, taking and processing of cash and EFTPOS transactions on behalf of the Cloncurry and District Show and to issue armbands. 
• Maintain good hygiene at all times by using hand sanitiser, bacterial wipes throughout your shift.
• Maintain a welcoming manner - you're the first face patrons will see on the day!

All volunteers for the gate must be over 18.

Link to register: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/wmuvt

Code: wmuvt

School Feedback Survey's
Townsville Catholic Education is working with all schools within the Diocese to improve the education experience provided to our students. As a way to gain this feedback, all staff and families within our school communities will be sent a survey to shape the future directions of our schools.

Your responses are very important in this process as we continue to strive to provide the best educational, social, spiritual and emotional resources and environment for our children.

The surveys will be distributed via email on Wednesday 10 May and we ask that they are completed by Wednesday 31 May. If you have children and/or work at more than one Catholic school, you will receive a survey for each school.

I would like to thank you in advance for providing feedback and assisting us to improve our school.

May God Bless you and your families for the week ahead, 

Kind Regards, 

Mrs Samantha Kelley
Principal 

APRE News

Welcome to week 6. Tomorrow we are celebrating mass at school for The Feast of Mary, Help of Christians. We are blessed to have Fr Emene to share in this mass. 

Mary, Help of Christians
The feast day for Mary, Help of Christians has been celebrated in Australia since 1844. In the early days there were no priests in the colonies and it was largely the Rosary and praying to Mary that kept the faith alive. Catholic Australia remained faithful to Mary and was the first nation to choose her under the title “Help of Christians” as our principal Patroness. We will come together on Wednesday at 1.50pm in the Mary MacKillop Shed for our Mass. 

Laudato Si’ Week 2023 - May 21-28
This week will mark the anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical (letter written by the Pope) on creation care. It focuses on care for the natural environment and all people, as well as broader questions of the relationship between God, humans, and the Earth. The encyclical's subtitle, “Care for Our Common Home,” reinforces these key themes.

The aim of this global celebration is to unite Catholics to listen and respond together to the cry of creation and rejoice in the progress we have made in bringing Laudato Si’ to life. 

In our call to Action Assembly this week we watched a video explaining Pope Francis’ vision and discussed ways we can "Care for Our Common Home". I have attached the link here. You may like to focus your dinner time discussion this week on ways we can care for Our Common Home/Environment.

Notices:

• This Wednesday 24th May (tomorrow) Whole School Mass: 1:50 pm in St. Mary Mackillop Shed  - Fr Emene will join us for this mass for Mary Help of Christians Feast Day. School and Parish community are welcome to join us.
• Year 3 are on Assembly prayer this week.
• Sunday 11th June (Week 8) Children’s Mass 8:30 am

Have a blessed week,

Mrs Therese Curley
APRE

Pastoral Care

Term 2 is well underway and the Year 7-9 students have begun preparing for their end of semester assessments whilst teachers are busy marking and writing reports. Therefore it is vital that students submit their tasks on the due date. If students are unable to do so, you need to contact their teacher as soon as possible. Teachers will contact parents and caregivers if students do not meet task/assessment due dates. If you notice your child starting to become worried or stressed about the assessment period, I would encourage you to reach out to either Mr Kelley, Head of Teaching & Learning or myself,  so we can offer support during school hours. 

Philippians 4:6-7 says "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Cloncurry & District Show - 16 & 17th June
Our Years 7-9 students have been asked to be wait staff for dinner service and clean up at the annual Cattlemen's Dinner. They will be required to be at the venue (the Precinct) from approximately 6pm - 9.30pm and to attend clean up the next morning (time to be confirmed). They will need to wear a plain white shirt, black long pants and cover in black shoes for the evening event. In return for their assistance, the Cloncurry & District Show Society will remunerate students for their time. I will be overseeing the students on the night. Please keep your eye out for an email next week. 

Drug and Alcohol Use
Many parents are concerned about the use of alcohol, as well as other drugs, as their children grow up. For kids, a one time or infrequent use of alcohol or drugs can unfortunately result in tragedy such as unintentional injuries, homicide or even suicide. Young people who use alcohol and drugs before their brain is fully developed, are often at greater risk of future addiction.

Research has shown that a young person’s brain keeps developing until they are in their mid-twenties, making alcohol more harmful than previously thought. Even the casual use of certain drugs can cause severe health problems, such as an overdose or brain damage. Parents will often feel overwhelmed when having to deal with substance abuse issues. However, they are encouraged to lead by example and set behavioural boundaries for their kids.

In this edition of SchoolTV parents will learn how to deal with the issues surrounding drug and alcohol use and the impact it can have on a child’s development. Alcohol and drug use can lead to serious problems such as poor academic performance, loss of friends, behavioural issues and even lasting legal problems.

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 the school counsellor for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to the Drug & Alcohol Use edition of SchoolTV

https://sjctsv.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/drug-alcohol-use

Pastoral Care Leader

Mrs Toni Schneekloth

Prep

Welcome to week 6! 

Our baby chickens are growing rapidly and now have names-Rosie, Taco and Peanut 1 and 2.

Last week the class planted some tomato, zucchini and snow peas. This week we will construct a frame for our snow peas to climb up.

In literacy we will continue working through our Set 4 words and sounds. These are listed on the sheet that got sent home in reading folders. The Sentence Train will continue to be used to identify the subject (who) and the adverbial phrase (what / doing) of sentences. We will also be focusing on sentences having a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end.

During Math this week the class will be consolidating number to 10, this will include identifying how many more are needed to make 10. In religion we will learn about Mary, Mother of Jesus and how to say part of the Rosary. The class will design a chicken enclosure this week and talk about what they have included, what things are made of and why.

Thank you to all of those who helped with Under 8's day and the Sports Carnival on Friday.

Reminders:

• Tuesday - sport
• Wednesday - order tuckshop and school Mass
• Thursday - tuckshop, library and return home reader folders

Yours in fun and learning,

Mrs Sharon McLauchlan, Miss Tamara Williams and Miss Brie Thew

Year 1

Hello everyone, welcome to week 6!

This week in Year 1,  we are spending time completing our informative writing texts about a dinosaur of our choice. Students have been working hard creating fact files, researching information and writing drafts all about their dinosaurs. We are now down to the last step, writing our good copy!

In math this week we are revising what we have learnt so far this year. Practicing our counting in 1s ,2s , 5s and 10s to 100, identifying patterns and halves and telling the time to the half hour. We will then begin our next unit of work on Place Value with a focus this week on identifying and creating 2 digit numbers using 10s and 1s blocks. 

Reminders

• Library: Monday (week 1,3,5,7,9)
• Resilience Project: Monday (week 2,4,6,8,10)
• Sport: Wednesday (every week)
• Technology: Thursday (every week)

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, last week's homework could not be handed out. Readers will be scanned and ready to be handed out this Friday like usual.  If you haven't already, can you please ensure your child’s  homework folder and readers are handed in by Thursday.

Have a wonderful week,

Miss Mae-Louise Brock, Miss Erin Haley and the always fun Year 1’s!

Year 2

Hi Year 2 Parents,

During Writing this week, we are continuing to write our own Imaginative texts. This week, we are aiming to finish our drafts so we can start our good copies. We are working on Multiplication and Division during Maths. We are also looking at changes to living things in Science, Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Religion and our world at different scales,  how we are connected to different places in HASS and Stop Motion animation in Media.

There will be some changes to our Homework day this term. Homework will now be due in and going back out on Wednesdays.

A few reminders:

• Technologies is on Tuesday each week.
• Sport is on Friday each week. Students are to wear house shirts for this and we will wear our Sport shirt on Wednesday so we get to use all of our uniforms.
• Library and Resilience Project will be on a fortnightly rotation on Mondays. Monday Week A (week 1, 3, 5, 7, 9) will be Resilience Project. Monday Week B (week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) will be Library.

• Homework due and back out on Wednesday

Have a fantastic week,

Miss Leonie Ansell

Year 3

Welcome to week 6!

It was great to see so many of you at the Athletics Carnival on Friday. I hope you all had a great day.

This week in English we will be concentrating on comprehension. We will be looking at fiction and non-fiction texts plus poetry. You can help at home by asking your child questions about their home readers. In Maths we will be working on 3D shapes, their nets and their properties.  Please continue to help your child at home to have rapid recall of 2,3,5 and 10 multiplication facts. You might find this link useful as it helps children practise times tables and number facts in a fun way.  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button. In HASS we will continue our topic on “I still call Australia home”. The children have been super busy making a slideshow of all the facts they have learnt about Australia. In Religion we will be looking at Reconciliation Week and will be leading prayers at assembly on Friday. Please help your child go over their words at home.

This week’s events

Monday: Homework will be set and will be sent home with Home Readers         

Tuesday: Chaplain’s Breakfast in MMS at 7.45am

                 Indigenous Education Advisory Committee meeting at 3pm

PE the children can wear their sports shirt 

As this is Week A the children have Resilience lesson

Wednesday: Tuckshop orders must be in by 8.30am

                       Mass - Mary, Helper of Christians 1.50pm - MMS                       

Thursday: Chaplain’s Breakfast in MMS at 7.45am

                  Tuckshop - if your child is having tuckshop please remember to send 

                  healthy snack for brain break and something for second lunch

Children have Technology with Miss Laffey  

Friday:      Homework and Home Readers to be return today                  

                  Assembly - National Reconciliation Week 8.30am MMS

                   Athletics Carnival Awards will be presented at assembly

Have a great week,

Thanks

Mrs Nicola Cullen

Year 4

Hi everyone,

A massive thank you to all of the parents who came to support us for our Athletics Carnival. Although it was a chilly morning, the sun came out eventually and we had an awesome day! Please make sure you are working through your child's homework with them. It is important that they are practising their times tables as frequently as possible. Maybe you can make this into a game at home?

Reminders:

• Tuckshop - Please make sure Tuckshop orders are placed by Wednesday morning.

• Mass - There will be a whole school mass this Wednesday at 1:50pm

• Library - Students don’t have a library visit this week. Please encourage your child to visit the library during lunch times if they would like to change their books.

• PE - We have PE this Thursday. Please make sure your child is wearing their PE uniform.

• Assembly - We will have an assembly this week. 

Homework - Our Habitat Website is available at this link.

Miss Mairin Borlase 

Year 5

Dear Families,

Thank you to families and learners for a terrific Sports Carnival last Friday. The behaviour and effort demonstrated by Year 5 learners was exceptional and very much appreciated.

ENGLISH: This week, we continue to research for our writing of informative texts about topics of interest. We investigate the 'Explore the Subject' Sentence type and will continue to promote 'Precision' (using names, dates, numbers etc to be more precise) and 'Expansion' (giving the audience more facts about a topic rather than rushing our writing). We continue to investigate informative texts about Light to discuss the structure and language features which we will use in our own texts. Our Sound Waves spelling focus is on words with [e ee ea y and ey] and continued investigation into homophones - words which sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.

MATHS: In Think Mentals, we continue to investigate multiplication - using the strategy of friendly and fix. e.g. 79 x 4 becomes 80 x 4 take away 1 x 4. We discuss removing the zero place holder (but need to remember to return it at the end). We also continue to investigate the subtraction and addition of fractions with the same and similar denominators. Multiplication practice: all learners are progressing and need to continue to practice multiplication facts at home. Try throwing a ball to them and firing random questions at your child. Also use UNO Cards to create two fractions that can be added or subtracted.

RELIGION: We continue to investigate the story of Pentecost from Acts 2: 1-15. Engaging learners in tasks where they need to use their senses to imagine what it may have been like to be visited by the Holy Spirit. We will also reflect on the emotions experienced by people at that time of celebration.

SCIENCE: This week, we continue to investigate Light Boxes to discuss and record what happens when different coloured transparent slides are used when light is shone onto different objects - e.g. what happens to the red apple when the red transparent slide is used? We will discuss the use of labelled diagrams that explain what we discover.

Check out our latest Y5 Reporter on the Y5 News site.

Have an amazing week,

Mr Mike Tarleton

Year 6

This week in Year 6, students have started completing their assessment tasks for the Term. 

In English- We have been planning and brainstorming for our short story writing for the last few weeks. This week the class has started putting their ideas into action, creating their own short stories. 

In Maths, students have completed some of their Maths Test for the term and we are nearly finished covering all of the concepts in Math for the semester. Later this week, we will look to complete our Religion and Science assessments. 

It is going to be a very busy fortnight in Year 6!

Mr Dom Purcell

UMY - Spotlight

Year 7 & 8 Physical Education with Mr Delaney
This term, our Health and Physical Education units are closely related. The students have been learning about all things fitness: energy production, components of fitness, types of training, and somatotypes. Informing their Physical Education practical lessons, the students will participate in a range of workouts/fitness sessions targeted at the different components of fitness. Amongst their athletics practice, they will also determine and classify which events relate to the fitness principles listed above.

Year 9 Physical Education with Mr Delaney
The Year 9 students have also been practicing the skills and techniques required for the athletics events (discus, shot put, long jump & high jump). They were assessed on these events during class time based on the observation of complex movement sequences and applying feedback. 

We will also be learning about and participating in some modified softball gameplay. This will include pitching, batting, and implementing strategic responses to situations when running between bases and fielding. 

Yr 9 History with Mr Kelley
The Year 9 students have been hard at work looking at all things, Industrial Revolution this term. They have made connections between technology that was created 200 - 300 years ago and how it has evolved into modern society. Our history unit will conclude this week and we will be moving on to Civics and Citizenship, where students will examine Australia's political and legal system, and what it means to be an active citizen in Australia. 

During Civics and Citizenship, students will identify the different roles of The House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Indigenous News

WIN JT Visit

Bob McDonald Library

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