‘Whilst we may lose signal sometime for our phone or devices, we never lose our Wi-Fi connection with God.  God is always there, we just make the call and prayer is the way to do it.’ 

Something to remember when life hits us with adversity and we are wondering where to turn to.

School Fete – 2 Days to Go
Thank you to everyone who has pitched in one way or another in preparation for our major school fundraiser for 2019.  Special thanks of course goes to our wonderful coordinator Jade McGrath and her team of volunteers.

The last and most important thing that we need for the Fete is …………….. YOU!  Obviously, we need everyone turning up on Saturday ready to be part of the community.

Mission Mass & Sideshow Alley
What a wonderful job the Year 6 children did in making Side Show Alley a success for our students and raising money for the missions.  Just over $500 was raised for charity with an enormous amount of fun generated in the process.  A true win-win for all.

School Banking Volunteers Still Needed 
After many years looking after the school banking, both our Banking volunteers moving on to different things at the end of the year.  
Is there anyone in the school community that would like to take on this role? 
It takes about 45 minutes per week, and if the role were shared between 2 or 3 people, this would only be once every 2 or 3 weeks.  Banking usually comes into the school on Thursday and is completed by Friday afternoon; however, this could be changed if another day is more suitable.  The bank has a coordinator who provides support and a very helpful help desk for ongoing support.

It would be great to hear from anyone who is interested, so we can get you registered and we can spend a bit of time showing you the ropes.  Please give us a call if you have any questions – we’ll be happy to have a chat, otherwise, please send a note in with your contact details if you are interested in taking on the role and we’ll be in touch…

Thanks

Carol and Georgina
Ph. (Carol) 0400 703044

School Banking Notice
School banking – Term 4.  The following new rewards are now available for order:

• Water Skimming Bounce Ball
• Polar Pencils & Pencil Toppers

 Otherwise the other rewards available are:

• Arctic Owl FluffyKeyringg
• ScentedStackablee Highlighters
• Snowy Origami Set
• IcicleSlapbandd Ruler
• Scratch Art Cards
• Glow Light (previous year reward)
• Heat Reactor Pencils (previous year reward)
• Mighty Boom Handball (previous year reward)
• Sparkle Glitter Pens (previous year reward)
• Twister Power Handball (previous year reward)
• Zoom Flying Disc (previous year reward)

 To order a reward, please send your 10 tokens in along with your request (and perhaps a second preference if your first choice is already taken).  Please remember that tokens cannot be shared or pooled with siblings or friends.

We are proud to be a Fresh Tastes graduate!
Our school has been involved in Fresh Tastes since 2016 and the results are great! We’ve had a positive shift in our food and drink environment and culture.

We were recognised for our achievements by accepting a certificate and a vertical garden gift from the ACT Government Fresh Tastes team.

We want to thank all students, parents and staff who have been driving forward activities to make healthy foods and drinks a bigger part of every day school life.

Find out more about Fresh Tastes at www.act.gov.aufreshtastess

Catholic Schools Netball
Congratulations to our three teams that representedSJVV at the last Catholic Schools Netball Carnival.  Three teams were entered into the competition and two of the teams, Year 5 and Yr. 2/3, were undefeated and will receive medals for their efforts at Monday’s assembly.

School Position – Volunteers needed
We are looking for a Pastoral Care Contact forSJVV for 2020.  The responsibilities of this role mainly revolve around being a conduit for our Parent Contact Network as well as keeping the school informed if there is a parent that needs the communities help.  This is not an onerous role, but a very important one.  If you find it difficult to get to school to help for activities like Working Bees, this could be the position for you.

Have a great week.

Peter Rodda
Principal