FRIDAY, 17 October, 2014 Week 2 Term 4

FRIDAY, 17 t h October, 2014
Week 2 Term 4
PRAYER FOR THE WEEK
Father in Heaven, you have created us and you love us.
You give us a plan to live by that will make us happy.
Help us to keep your commandments. Amen.
PARENTS PROCLAIMED
Parent Proclaim, which is a Diocesan initiative to evaluate
and revitalise the Catholic mission and parent partnership in
Catholic education, was held in the MPA here at St Joseph's
on Tuesday evening. The night was viewed as a vibrant,
insightful and collaborative experience where discussion
was directed to understanding the nature of contemporary
families and the relevance and significance of Catholic
values and associated behaviours and how Catholic schools
can revitalise our mission in a society which often is
promoting quite different values and behaviours. There will
be follow up readings related to Parent Proclaim over the
coming weeks.
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLASSES 2015
You are invited to inform me via letter of any considerations
which may affect your child’s grouping into new classes for
2015. Teachers for grades are not known at this stage.
Please communicate these considerations for 2015 by Friday
31st October (Week 4) as teachers will be creating class lists
in the following days. It is unlikely requests will be
accommodated after this date as there are many factors
taken into consideration when establishing classes for the
following year.
SCIENCE INNOVATIONS
Our innovative partnership with the Primary Education
faculty of Newcastle University continues to go from
strength to strength. Next Monday morning teachers will
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meet with the 1 year Bachelor of Education students to
mentor them on a science learning experience they will
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deliver to small groups of children on Monday 27 October.
We look forward to this afternoon when rich and exciting
learning is facilitated for our students through these
enthusiastic beginning teachers. We thank Newcastle
University for their continued partnership with us creating
new opportunities in the learning of Literacy, Numeracy &
Science.
BOOKPACKS FOR 2015
Teachers have finalised the contents of the grade Bookpacks
for next year. Each Student is required to purchase a school
Bookpack. Please be aware that the cost will be broken into
two parts - $48 to be paid for the Basic Bookpack to be
issued in December, and then a second cost for the ‘extras’
which can be paid off during Term 1 next year. The costs for
the ‘extras’ vary for each grade, depending on the online
subscriptions chosen to provide more breadth and depth in
learning. We hope our planning reduces the financial
Remember, if you have a concern, would like to
express your appreciation or are uncertain about
anything, please phone, email or call in and see us.
burden of these costs and we are confident that the
resources chosen by each grade will lever engaged and rich
learning. A note with further details will be sent home next
week.
DINE OUT WITH THE P & F MEETING
NEXT TUESDAY EVENING
Parents and Friends are invited to THE VILLAGE CAFÉ on
William Street (towards the bridge from the Mantra and
across the road from the old ‘Food for Less’ building) to
attend our next Tuesday evening’s P & F Meeting at 7:00pm.
We will look at the planning of the Bago Family Fun Day and
our Christmas Carol Evening. We warmly invite you to come
and join our very pleasant evening mixed with a ‘lil’ business
to promote our community building and fundraising
activities which maximise our children’s opportunities in
learning and well-being.
CELEBRATING A WONDERFUL STAFF
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Friday, 31 October is World Teachers Day. Teaching is a
privilege and a joy; it is also very complex and demanding.
St Joseph’s children are blessed to attend an excellent
school with caring, passionate, dedicated and talented staff,
who embrace their own learning journey. If you get the
chance please pass on your appreciation to our wonderful
staff, as I know they really value your recognition and
appreciation.
SHAKE IT UP DISCO DUDES AND DIVAS - Next
Thursday evening our little ones will be shakin’ and
shimmerin’ as they transform into Disco ‘dudes’ and ‘divas!’
An invitation went home in Week 1, and is now posted on
our website. Any parents who are able to assist on the
evening please contact Aunty Heather in the Office.
‘BALANCING THE LEDGER’ - PAYING THE BILLS Though we are very mindful of keeping costs down in Term
4, we are also attempting to settle school accounts. You can
really help us by clearing money owed a soon as possible.
If you are experiencing financial difficulties, please contact
Mr Leary as soon as possible, so we can support your
circumstance.
With every best wish,
Geoff Leary & Leisa Fisher
Principal – Mr Geoff Leary
Assistant Principal – Mrs Leisa Fisher
Email - sjpport@lism.catholic.edu.au
Website – http://www.pmacjlism.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 6583 3848
Fax: 6583 6976
SUNSHINE CAFE ROSTER
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Monday, 20 October
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Tuesday, 21 October
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Wednesday, 22 October
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Thursday, 23 October
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Friday, 24 October
Week 3 Term 4
ARLENE HIAM, TRACEY PRESTON
SARAH MORGAN, BEVERLY FORSYTH
NICOLE CHUWEN, HELP PLEASE!!
HELP PLEASE!!
ALLY GARTH, ROBYN HUNT
If you are unable to attend on your rostered day it would be appreciated if you could
organise your replacement. This would really help Annemaree enormously!!
MASS OF THE ANGELS
Mass of the Angels will be held in St Agnes Church on Wednesday, 22 October at the 5.15pm Mass. This Mass provides an
opportunity for grandparents, parents, individuals and families to remember the ones in their lives who are no longer with
them. The children may have died as infants, pre-natal or youth. All parishioners are invited to come together to pray for
one another and for all who grieve the loss of a child. Mass will be followed by a light supper. For more information please
call the Presbytery office on 6583 1024.
BAPTISM INFORMATION NIGHT
The next Baptism Information night will be held on Thursday, 23 October at 6.00pm in the St Agnes Church. If you are
planning on having a child baptised it is important for you to attend an information session prior to booking your baptism.
For more information please call the Presbytery Office on 6583 1024.
ARE YOU MOVING BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2015?
At the end of each year some families are affected by work transfers which require them to re-locate to another town or
state. If you know you will be leaving Port Macquarie at the end of this year we would appreciate you letting us know as
soon as possible as we have a number of families on a waiting list for various classes next year.
Congratulations to Peter Murphy, Campus Principal at St Paul’s, who in 2015 will be the new Principal at Mary MacKillop
High School in Highfields, Toowoomba, Queensland. Peter has been at St Paul’s for 15 years and has done an outstanding
job in developing a culture that has combined pastoral care with an environment where students are encouraged to
achieve excellence in everything they do. St Paul’s, under Peter’s leadership and working with a committed staff, has laid
the foundations for thousands of students to successfully further their studies and training at the senior level. I am sure
you will join with me in congratulating Peter on his contribution to Catholic education in St Agnes’ Parish and wish him, his
wife Mel and children Sam, Monica, Lucy and Clara all the very best for the future.
John McQueen, Director Parish Education
INTENSIVE SWIMMING – Kindergarten To Year 2 - A reminder that all students in Kindergarten,
Year 1 and Year 2 will participate in an Intensive Swimming Program for two weeks from Monday 18th
November. A note has gone home with your child today. THE COMPETENCY SLIP MUST BE RETURNED BY
FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER AS NO APPLICATIONS AFTER THIS DATE CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE SWIMMING
PROGRAM. The swimming program is optional, the children who have not returned the slip by the above date
will stay at school with a teacher whilst their class is at the pool. The cost for this program is $75.50. If
payment is made in full before the Swimming Program starts your child will be placed in a lucky draw to win a
sports voucher. Alternatively, the cost of the program is $7.00 per day for 10 days plus $5.50 on the Infants
Swimming Carnival day – Tuesday 2nd December. Please note that if your child is away or sick during the
swimming program you are still required to pay the full amount even though the day’s lesson, bus travel and
pool entry has been missed.
NOTE FROM SKOOLBAG to let you know that with Apple’s
latest iOS 8 update they have managed to break various functions in
the Skoolbag App. Skoolbag are aware of these issues including push
notifications not working, and to rectify this we are currently
updating the Apps with a new version. Please note that the issue
does not affect users who are still running iOS 7.
For current Skoolbag customers your App will be upgraded to 2.6.0
version. Updates are being submitted daily to Apple who then take
around 5 - 7 days to approve them. You can expect the update will be
ready for download within the next 2 - 4 weeks.
For new Skoolbag customers (within the last 7 days) your Apps are
being submitted with the new 2.6.0 version.
If you have any more questions, please email
support@skoolbag.com.au We thank you for your patience in this
matter, as this was an issue that was beyond our control.
Port Macquarie Junior Cricket
Registrations are still open with spots available for
this season in 9’s, 10’s , 13’s opens (U14 to U16)
Also Milo cricket starts Thursday 23 October 4pm to
5pm for anyone from 6 to 8 years of age.
Register online!
This can be easily done via the PMJCC website
http://www.portmacquariejcc.nsw.cricket.com.au/
Any difficulties contact Mathew Fens on 0437653177
or email portcricket@gmail.com
WHAT’S ON NEXT WEEK
Monday
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20 October
Core Executive Meeting – 7:45am
Mr Rick Galvin – LSL –Mr Pat Kelly
Mr Robert Walker – LSL – all week
Staff Meeting 8.15 am – Newcastle University Science Program
Assembly 9 am
Visiting Teachers from St Pat’s, Macksville – Year 1
Ready to Teach Graduate – Ms Anna Hill – working in Year 1 (3 weeks)
ASPECT Information Session – 9.30-11 am - PLR
Tuesday
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21 October
Band – 8am and Music Tuition
Early Bird Reading & Homework Help – 8:30am
9:00am SRC & Sport Captains photo
Kenny Little’s Fruit & Veg Platters – Crunch & Sip
Mrs Fisher & Mrs Post – Aps Proclaim Meeting 1 pm
Joeys Junior Glee Club – K-2 – lunch time – Mrs Toole
Cyber safety Parent Evening – St Agnes Primary School – 6.30 pm
P & F Meeting 7 pm at The Mantra in William Street
Wednesday
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22 October
Professional Learning Team Meeting 8:15am
Years 5 & 6 Cyber safety Talk – Constable Wendy Hudson – 9.15 am
Trinity College Speech & Drama practice - lunchtime – Mrs T
Thursday
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23 October
Joey’s Senior Glee Club – 8:10am – Hall – Mrs Hawkins
Early Bird Reading & Homework Help – 8:30am
Sport – Kinder to Year 6
School Disco
Friday
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24 October
Staff Meeting 8:20am – Prayer & Pastoral Care
‘Pete the Sheep’ Performance – The Glasshouse – Kinder & Year 1
Sharing Our Learning Assembly – 2.10 pm – Year 2
PRIMARY AWARDS
3C
4D
5B
6G
MIA PERKINS
EMMA FREEMAN
MADISON FORSYTH
GRADY BULL
CHASE CALDER
ASTRID FAIRHURST
CAITLIN WALKER
JACK JONES
JOSH MARSHMAN
ASHLEIGH EDWARDS
TARA YOUNG
NATHANIEL BENTLEY
3R
4S
5K
6P
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Week 3 Term 4
JACOB SOMERS
TENAY BONNEY
JACK ALCHIN
AINSLEIGH BAKER
TYSON JONES
LACEE WILLIAMS
HANNAH FREEMAN
JESSICA SEDGWICK
MATTHEW GLEESON
JORDAN DICKSON
ETHAN SAGE
RYAN VANDERJAGT
NOTES SENT HOME THIS WEEK –
Permission notes and/or money must
be returned to school for a child to be
able to attend any excursion.
* Year 6 Graduation
* Year 1 & Year 5 - Head Lice
* Hastings Summer Sports Trials
* Indigenous Education Fund
* Year 5 BYOD
* Joey’s Sunshine Café Canteen Menu
* Infants Intensive Swimming
INFANTS AWARDS
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1K
1M
2K
2M
CRUZ REBECCHI
ERIN LITTLE
JACK DUNCAN
MASE ALABAN
SOPHIE BENTLEY
KYUSS BATTERSON
NIAH EVANS
MADISON WYNDHAM
REEF CHAPMAN
NATALIJA KOS
KIARA RYAN
BLAKE MOY
RILEY BAKER
JIMMIE CARNEY
LILY ROSE BAJT
ADAM DARE
MIKA DAVIS
XANDER RICKARD
Advance Dates
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Monday 27 October
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Thursday 30 October
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Friday 31 October
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Friday 31 October
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Tuesday 4 November
Zone Summer Sports Trials
Year 4 Aged Care visit
Year 1 Assembly – Sharing our Learning – 2.10 pm
World Teachers Day
Melbourne Cup Sausage Sizzle Day (parent helpers
required)
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Friday 7 November
Kindergarten Assembly – Sharing our Learning – 2.10 pm
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Monday 10 November
Bago Planning Meeting
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Tuesday 11 November
Remembrance Day
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Friday 14 November
OUT OF UNIFORM – for a Christmas Hamper donation
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Tuesday 18 November
P & F AGM
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Wed 19 OR Thurs 20 Nov Kindergarten 2015 Orientation Day
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Wednesday 19 November Kindergarten 2015 Parent Information Evening
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Sunday 23 November
Bago Family Day
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Thursday 27 November
Second Kindergarten 2015 Orientation Day
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Sunday 30 November
St Joseph’s Youth Mass – 5 pm – St Agnes’ Church
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Wednesday 3 December
Christmas Carols Evening
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Monday 15 December
Year 6 Graduation Mass & Dinner Dance
Forward dates are noted on our School Google Calendar
which can be found on our Website.
The members of St Joey’s Garden
Club would like to thank the P & F
and Mrs Rennes for providing us
with our new veggie garden beds.
We have planted a wide range of
fruit and vegetables such as
watermelon, tomatoes, beans,
thyme and rocket. Our hopes are
that the watermelon will grow
before the end of the year, so we
can get to enjoy it.
Bridie & Jodi
(on behalf of the Garden Club)
PARENT TALKS
Paul Dillon from Drug and Alcohol Research and Training, Australia is the keynote speaker at the RRISK
Seminars. Paul provides the latest drug and alcohol research and information of interest to parents and
anyone who works with adolescents.
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The parent session is offered free of charge – Port Macquarie Panthers – 6 November 4-6 pm.
Cyber Safety for Parents
St Agnes’ Primary School Hall
Tuesday 21 October 2014
6.25pm for a 6.30pm start
Are you struggling to keep up with the changes in this highly technological age …… Are you worried about your child
being online……..?
Andrew Burgess from the Catholic Schools Office in Lismore will be presenting to parents on up to date and current
Cyber trends and information regarding:
Digital Citizenship;
Safe use of technology and the internet;
Children's use of the internet and emerging technologies;
Potential risks for adults and children online;
Tips to help children and adults stay safe online;
Where to get help.
Please
log
on
to
www.schoolinterviews.com.au and
follow
these
simple
instructions, to RSVP’s for this
Information
Evening.
Bookings will be open from today,
and close Monday 20
October 2014. Free babysitting is available, if required, please confirm this when making your booking.
When you click finish, your interview confirmation will be emailed to you automatically
- check your junk mail folder if you do not receive your email immediately.
Alternatively, if you cannot access the internet, please phone St Agnes Primary School Office on 6583 7433 to RSVP.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Thank you for your support.
Parent Assembly, Hastings Macleay Region
JOEY’S BUSINESS LISTINGS
We thank these
businesses for their
generosity in supporting
our School.
Please mention that you
saw their ad in Joey’s
Jottings.
Our services can help you
with your school
projects:
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School books
Stationery
Laminating
Binding
Scanning
Poster Printing
Colour copying & Printing
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday 8.30am- 5pm
– Sat 9.00am – 1pm
Page 5 Office National,
150 Lake Road,
Port Macquarie 2444
Tel: 65811011 Fax: 65811081
Email: Sales@page5.com.au
Ken Little’s Quality Fruit & Veg
35 Munster Street, Port Macquarie Phone: 6583 5685
Supplying both retail & wholesale customers for
30 years. Free home deliveries in the Port Macquarie
area for any orders over $10.
e-mail:jan.mar@bigpond.net.au
If you would like to
advertise your business
on this page
please call the School Office
– we would be pleased
to assist you.