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Term 2 Week 8 2023

Key Information

Term 2 Important Dates

Tuesday 6th June - FACE Meeting - Body Safety - 5 to 6pm - Library
Wednesday 8th June - Life Education Year 5 and Year 6
Thursday 9th June - RFDS Simulator Visit
Friday 16th June - Show Holiday Public Holiday
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 8 is: Beef Stroganoff with a Caramel Pretzel Slice & 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 8,

This morning we had some congestion at the ‘drop and go’ zone in front of the front office on Ham St. This congestion has been caused by vehicles using this zone to park. Please only use this zone to drop and go. If you need to park to assist your child in entering the school grounds you must park on George or Sheaffe St.

This week at St Joseph’s is a very busy week, with the Mulkadee Roadshow today, FACE Meeting this evening, SRC Meeting tomorrow, Life Education on Wednesday and Thursday for years 5 and 6, Royal Flying Doctors Simulator on Thursday and assembly on Friday. Please ask your children about these events throughout the week. If you would like to stay up to date with the week ahead at St Joseph’s jump onto our facebook page, as a ‘what's on this week’ document is published each Sunday.

FACE Meeting - Tonight - 5pm - Library

Show Gate Volunteering 2023

We are still searching for volunteers for The Show Gate Roster. Please find the linke below to 2023 Cloncurry & District Show Gate Roster. We have 10 spots that are still open that we would love your support in filling. These are as follows:

Saturday 2.30pm (2 people needed)
Saturday 4.30pm (4 people needed)
Saturday 6.30pm (4 people needed)

All volunteers for the gate must be over 18.

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

Code: wmuvt

I look forward to seeing you on Friday for our assembly and on Sunday for our Children’s Mass. We will have morning tea in the shed following Mass.

May God Bless you and your families for the busy week ahead.

Mrs Samantha Kelley
Principal

APRE News

Welcome to Week 8! On Sunday our church celebrated 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.

In our Call to Action Assembly yesterday it was discussed with the students that the Holy Trinity is a little bit like a fidget spinner. When the fidget spinner is still we can clearly see the three arms/parts, but when spinning it becomes one. God is like this, he exists in three persons each person is distinct like the arms of the fidget spinner, but when spinning together they form one God.

Notices:

Children’s Mass this Sunday (11th June): All children are welcome to join us. An email was sent out yesterday seeking student involvement. Please email me if your child/children are able to attend. I will take the students for a practice this Friday.

Have a blessed week,

Mrs Therese Curley
APRE

Pastoral Care

Did anyone catch the show, Parental Guidance, last night on Imparja?

If you weren’t able to watch it, the episode introduced the ten sets of parents and then focused on child safety online. Socialising online can be a great way for children to build friendships, but it can also put them at risk. Unwanted contact is any type of online communication that your child finds unpleasant or upsetting, or that leads them into a situation where they may be unsafe. This can happen even if they initially welcomed the contact. It can come from strangers, online ‘friends’ your child has not met face-to-face, or from someone they actually know.

During the episode last night on Parental Guidance, children were given the opportunity to play a game in a controlled environment by the Australian Federal Police. It was certainly an eye-opener as to how quickly information was volunteered by these innocent children who were seeking friendship and then watch the various tactics utilised by predators to gain information.

The worst danger is ‘grooming’ — someone building a relationship with a child in order to sexually abuse them. This abuse can happen in a physical meeting, but it increasingly happens online when children or young people are tricked or persuaded into sexual activity on webcams or into sending sexual images.

The risk of online grooming increases if your child does any of these things:
Posts personal details like their full name or school online without using the privacy controls — this means the information is accessible to people who could use it to build an inappropriate relationship with your child.
Accepts contacts or ‘friend’ requests from people they do not know — this allows strangers to access their personal information and images.
Responds to anonymous users on apps and websites.
Visits sites targeting adults, such as some social media dating, online chat or gaming sites — this increases the likelihood of your child being contacted by older teens or adults for sexual purposes.
Posts ‘sexy’ photos and messages or uses a sexually suggestive screen name — children may see this as being mature or funny, but it might attract dangerous people.

How can I protect my child?

Stay involved in your child’s digital world

Keep up-to-date with the sites, apps and online chat services they are using, and explore them together.
Consider whether you are comfortable with the content on these sites and the potential for contact with others, including adults.
If you are concerned they are visiting sites they have not told you about, talk to them about your concern. As a backup, you could look at your child’s internet browsing history — but this should be a last resort. The aim is to establish trust and open dialogue.
Try to be aware of who they socialise with in the real world and who they know only in the virtual world.

Build an open trusting relationship

Keep communication open and calm so they know they can come to you when someone is asking them to do something that does not feel right.
They especially need to feel comfortable about telling you if they have done something they regret and someone is pressuring them as a result.

Help your child to protect their privacy

Guide your child to use their privacy settings on the sites they use and restrict their online information to known friends only.
Encourage them to use a first name or nickname to identify themselves in online chats and social media, or when they are gaming. They should never disclose their phone number, address or school.
Explain that they should not send photographs of themselves that clearly show their identity.
For younger children, ask them not to post or text images or videos without your permission.
Explore our guide to privacy for parents and carers.

Teach your child to be alert to signs of inappropriate contact

Help your child recognise signs that an ‘online friend’ may be trying to develop an inappropriate relationship, even if they initially welcomed the contact. See warning signs for your child below.

Young people may be particularly vulnerable if they are starting to explore their sexuality through their online activities. Check out our advice for parents about online pornography and the hard-to-have conversations.

Warning signs for your child

Encourage your child to be wary when someone:

asks a lot of questions about personal information soon after meeting
starts asking them for favours and does things in return — abusers often use promises, gifts and favours to gain trust
wants to keep the relationship secret — online groomers typically try to keep their relationships with their targets extremely private from the beginning, asking for it to be something ‘special’ just between the two people
contacts them frequently and in different ways, like texting, through Instagram or online chat services
asks them things like who else uses their device or computer, or which room they use it in
compliments them on their appearance or body or asks things like, ‘have you ever been kissed’?
insists on meeting — tries to make them feel guilty or even threatens them if they are unwilling.

Many of these warning signs can apply to people the child knows in person, as well as to strangers. If your child starts to become uncomfortable about the relationship, they should report inappropriate contact to the site or service used to contact them.

Establish safety guidelines for meeting online ‘friends’ face-to-face

Explain that it is safest to keep online ‘friends’ online. If your child does want to meet someone face-to-face, they should get your permission first — to make sure they're safe.
Explain that it's safest to meet in a public place during the day, and they should be accompanied by you or another trusted adult.
Remind them to tell someone where they are going and who they are meeting.

What to do if something goes wrong

Your child may not tell you if an online ‘friendship’ has become compromising or difficult because they are embarrassed or ashamed, or afraid it might make things worse. This is what online groomers rely on. Your child may also have welcomed the initial contact until it made them feel uncomfortable.

Be alert to worrying changes in your child's behaviour or mood. Watch for signs of withdrawal, anxiety, sadness or changed interactions with family or friends.

If your child is being bullied online, our guide to cyberbullying for parents and carers can help you to respond.

If your child has provided a photo or given information to someone that they are concerned about, or if they are being pressured to do so, there are things you can do.

Stay calm and reassure your child they are not in trouble

Explain that even adults get tricked into doing things they regret.
Talk to them without being judgemental or angry and make them feel like they can come to you about anything, without fear of being punished or criticised.
Do not cut off your child's internet access, as they may see this as punishment and not open up to you in future.

Act to protect your child

Call the police immediately on Triple Zero (000) if their physical safety is at risk.
Get professional help and support through Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 or eheadspace.

Collect evidence

Before you or your child block someone or delete posts or other material, take screenshots and collect evidence, including dates and times.
However, if the material involves sexualised images, be aware that possessing or sharing such images of people under 18 may be a crime, even if you have just taken a screenshot for evidence purposes. For information about relevant laws in Australia, visit Youth Law Australia. You can also read about intimate images and the law in eSafety's guide to sending nudes and sexting for parents and carers.

Report

Grooming and procuring of children over the internet are crimes investigated by the police. If you believe a child is in immediate danger, call Triple Zero (000) or call your local police.
If you have seen inappropriate behaviour towards a child online, it could be part of online child sexual exploitation, so report it to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) at accce.gov.au
Online child sexual exploitation most commonly includes grooming, live streaming, watching child sexual abuse material and coercing or blackmailing children for sexual purposes. Information that may appear small or insignificant to you could prove vital to a police investigation, so don’t hesitate to report it.
If you want to make an anonymous report, you can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

There are heaps of resources out there to refer to, get strategies or learn more like webinars available free - check out https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars .

St. Joseph’s parents and caregivers have access to SchoolTV. SchoolTV has partnered with Townsville Catholic Education to deliver ongoing support to parent communities, teachers and school and pastoral support staff. The SchoolTV platform is integral as part of a whole school approach to student wellbeing. It is now available to our parents and families. Each topic or edition addresses key issues using brief interviews with expert specialists, fact sheets, parent quizzes, recommended apps, books and much more. There is an entire series on cybersafety - check it out here or access through our school website www.sjctsv.catholic.edu.au

Mrs Toni Schneekloth
Pastoral Care Leader

Prep

This week we will finish getting our art and writing pieces ready to enter in the Cloncurry Show. Don't forget to take a look in the pavilion over show weekend!

Our book focus next week will be "The Potato People" and the class will be making "potato people" which you may like to take down to the show pavilion and enter in the decorated vegetable section for your child. This week, can you please bring a LARGE WASHED potato or two for us to use for our "potato people."

On Thursday a Royal Flying Doctor Simulator plane will be visiting. Prep will get to have a look at this and learn about the role of the RFDS.

Our chicken's are developing fun personalities and the class has loved having them, however it is almost time for them to find new homes. I know a few people mentioned taking a chicken or two when they were ready, however I have forgotten who. Can you please let me know if you would like to add one of our chickens to your coop.

On Wednesday we have a visitor, Karyn Parnell, who is a Hearing Specialist with TCEO. Karyn is going to show the class a model of a giant ear and talk about the importance of, and how to, blow our nose properly. Good timing with the cold and flu season coming up!

This week:

Tuesday - Sport
Wednesday - order tuckshop before 8.30am
Thursday - bring home reader folders back and tuckshop
Friday- assembly

REMINDER - BRING A LARGE WASHED POTATO INTO CLASS.

Yours in fun and learning,

Mrs Sharon McLauchlan, Miss Tamara Williams and Miss Brie Thew

Year 1

Hello everyone,

Welcome to week 8!

This week in Year 1 we are taking some time to look over what an Author is. We are exploring why author’s write books and who their targeted audience is. We have also been learning about what makes a good reader and what skills can we practice to ensure we are becoming the best reader we can be.

When reading any text at home with your child make sure to have a discussion about who this text is written for and why do you think that?

Reminders

Library: Monday (week 1,3,5,7,9)
Resilience Project: Monday (week 2,4,6,8,10)
Sport: Wednesday (every week) please have your child wear sports uniform
Technology: Thursday (every week)

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 finishing off our Imaginative texts. We are finishing Multiplication and Division and will begin Probability as well as revisit Addition and Subtraction strategies. We have completed our HASS and Media assessments and will complete our Religion and Science assessments this week.

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 8!

It is hard to believe we are already in week 8. This term has really flown by.

As always we have another busy week in Year 3. The children will be finishing their writing and art pieces for the Cloncurry Show. They have really enjoyed this week and I cant wait for you to see the finished results.

This week in Maths we will be working on chance and probability. In Religion we will continue our topic Our Parish and Diocese. We will be looking at the roles of the clergy, religious people and laity in the parish. The children will also be working on their slideshow presentations for their HASS topic ‘Celebrations. We will be working on our science topic “Hot and Cold’.

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

PE the children can wear their sports shirt

As this is Week B the children have Library please return all books

Mulkadee Roadshow 1.50pm -2.20pm MMS

FACE meeting - Life Education - Body Safety(Sexual Health Educator) in Library 5pm -6pm

Wednesday: Tuckshop orders must be in by 8.30am

SRC meeting - morning tea

Life Education Year 5

Thursday: 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

Life Education Year 6

RFDS sim visit P-9

Friday: Homework and Home Readers to be return today

Assembly Year 1 on Prayer

Have a great week,

Thanks

Mrs Nicola Cullen

Year 4

Hi all,

We have a busy week this week. Today, Tuesday, we have Life Ed coming to visit us. They are going to teach us about body safety. On Thursday we have the Royal Flying Doctor Service coming to school with their simulator.

Homework: As I am going away during the last week of the term our class has decided that the Habitat Boxes will be due at the end of Week 1, Term 3. This means the children will have all through the holidays to complete these if they’re feeling behind. Please access the classroom homework site for more information on the boxes.

Reminders:

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

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.

Have a fabulous week,

Miss Mairin Borlase

Year 5

Dear Families,

I would like to congratulate your children for being terrific during a very busy last week - Cloncurry Art and narratives, catching up on assessments for reporting and keeping up with many of our regular learning tasks. Their positive behaviour and support is truly appreciated at this time! This week, we have our Life Education visit which will focus on changing relationships and an introduction to growth and development through puberty - please remember that you are invited to the educator-led discussion on the 6th June at 5-6pm. This is an opportunity to ask questions and discover what will be discussed with your child during their class sessions.

ENGLISH: Finalising our narrative texts for the Cloncurry Show has been a focus during the last week and we have some additional time to complete before the end of this week. This week’s spelling focusses on the long vowel sounds for [i] (igh, i, ie, i-e and y), the prefixes of tri- (representing three) and bi- (representing two) and the Latin origins of parts of words scrib and script. Our informative text deadline is now the end of week 9, giving the class an additional week to complete. We will complete our reading about the topic of Light, connected to our science.

MATHS: In our Think Mentals this week, we are investigating fractions as a division question. We are using unit fractions (the numerator is 1 e.g. ½, ⅕, ⅛ etc) and mentally calculating division, connected to our known multiplication facts. Our core Mathematics lessons are focussed on completing our learning about perimeter and area - again applying our multiplication strategies to solve length multiplied by width. Connecting maths to real life contexts makes it meaningful - if you have time, please measure the dimensions (length and width) of your child’s bedroom and calculate the area - explaining that this is what you need to do if you are replacing old flooring/carpet/tiles etc.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday - Mulkadee Roadshow (1:50-2:50 - Mary Mackillop Shed)
Tuesday 6th June - Life Education Family Session (5-6pm - Library)
Wednesday 7th June - Life Education Year 5
Thursday 8th June - RFDS Visit
Friday 9th June - Assembly
30th October-3rd November - Paluma Camp at Gumburu (information on Y5 News site)

Have an awesome week,

Mr Mike Tarleton

Year 6

Hello Parents,

Week 8 brings your child closer to the holidays, ready for a rest and respite, possibly adventure if you are heading away.

The students are finalising their assessments this week.

I am extremely proud of the way the year 6 students get on with their work while I have been away this week. Thank you for getting your work completed, you show me your resilience and strength.

In the first 20 minutes of the day our students have been completing the daily challenge on the Writers Toolbox platform. If you would like to have a look at this ask your child to show you at home. Their login will work when they are off school grounds. If your child is feeling unwell or would like something to do whilst they are at home for any reason this platform is a great way for them to stay busy. The platform generates a different daily task each day that students can complete, it then gives them instant feedback. I have been very impressed with the growth of our students writing in year 6.

Mr Dom Purcell

UMY - Spotlight

Yr 7 & 8 Drama with Ms Humes
This term it is all about the drama. Students have had great fun exploring the various elements involved in putting on a performance. How do we make it entertaining? How do we make sure our narrative gets across to the audience? These are all questions we asked as we stepped off on this venture, choosing to explore it through the lens of a fractured fairytale.

Now what is a fractured fairytale you may be asking. It is purely a classic fairytale reimagined with a twist, where the events don’t play out quite as you remember or expect them too. We stuck with the classic tale of Cinderella for this task, though in our versions not everything ends in happily ever after. Though telling you anything more specific would ruin the narrative each group planned and crafted into a script - why not ask your child about it instead!

Either way, everyone has worked hard to bring it all together on stage. I can’t wait to see the performances they put on - I’m sure they’ll be entertaining given the laughter I’ve heard among some groups when rehearsing.

Religious Education with Mrs Delaney-Lovett
The students have recently started a new topic - What is the meaning of this? - where they will develop an understanding of the application of Biblical criticism (narrative and form), to make meaning of Old and New Testament texts. Biblical criticism is a form of literary analysis; through this, we can gain insight, make connections and develop deeper meaning of the purpose and message in scriptural narratives.

The students will focus on 2 types of narrative found in the Bible: Miracle Stories and Parables. These text types have unique structures, and influence the lives of believers in particular ways.

This week, we have examined the narrative and form of the miracle story, Jesus heals the Paralysed Man (Mark 2:1-12). We viewed a segment of an episode of The Chosen (a religious TV series), to compare our interpretation of the text with a visual representation, as a part of a whole scene. This was really interesting for the students as it gave more detail than we had been able to elicit, but ultimately highlighted the way that Biblical Criticism can help audiences understand purpose and meaning of scripture.

FACE Meeting - Tonight - 6th June.

Indigenous Education

Fete - Save the Date!

$5000 Cash Draw!

Starlight Movies Night

RFDS Simulator Visit

On Thursday we are having the RFDS Simulator visit us! How exciting! Students will see inside the aircraft simulator and possibly be able to create some medical scenarios.

https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/qld/what-we-do/rfds-simulator-visit/

Thank you to the RFDS for visiting. This initiative is a part of the 95th celebration for 2023.

AFL Auskick

Cloncurry Community NAB AFL Auskick!

We are so excited to be running our community NAB AFL Auskick Program here in Cloncurry.

This Program will be FREE!!! For the first 65 participants to register!

Please enter the code below in the payment section to receive the discount.

CODE: 4F2A322B

Register via the QR code located on the flyer or via the link below:

https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/4edc68

Library Activities Calendar - June

Free Kindy for all Queensland Children - Feedback Requested

As you may be aware on Sunday 21 May 2023 the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the Government will be giving consideration to free kindy for all Queensland children of eligible age (i.e. children in the year before formal schooling commences).

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk acknowledged there are 40,000 families in Queensland already accessing kindy for free or at reduced cost but announced the Queensland Government wants to close the gap and have more children experience crucial play-based learning before entering primary school. The Premier also pointed to the proposal as an opportunity to provide cost of living relief to families.

The Premier spoke to reports from prep teachers that there is a big gap between those children who have attended kindergarten programs and those who have not and pointed out that the Government estimates that about 8,000 Kindergarten age children across the state are still not enrolled at all.

The Department of Education (the department) will develop proposals for consideration by the Government and is undertaking public consultation via a survey to find out how free kindy for every child could help families.

Given the Queensland State Budget will be handed down on 13 June 2023, the department has a very short window to consult and submit a proposal to Government for consideration. Therefore your assistance in completing the survey has been requested.

Kindy for all