Principal's Message
Dear SJV Families
Welcome to the beginning of Term 4. I cannot believe how busy this term will be, so please make sure you are checking the school calendar located on our website and the 'For the Calendar - Dates to Remember' section in the newsletter, this will keep you across all the planned fun.
Lord, as we prepare for the coming of a new semester.
Make us ready, attentive and available to hear you.
Thank you for the gift of being able
to rise each day with the assurance that
you walk through it with us.
Thank you for the gifts of creativity and uniqueness,
and the energy to put them to good use.
May all that we are today,
all that we try to do today,
may all our encounters, reflections,
even the frustrations and failings
all be placed in your hands.
May the work we do and the way we do it,
bring new hope, new life, and courage
to all we come in contact with this semester.
We thank you Lord.
School Pick Up and Drop Off
Just a reminder that if you are dropping off or picking children up from school, we have a specific drop off and pick up zone outside of our school hall. Please use this area as it keeps our students safe and eliminates congestion and frustration in our car park. Also, a reminder to those parents who are parking their car, to not park beside a curb that is painted red.
Grandparents Day - Wednesday 23rd October
Next Wednesday we will be celebrating our Grandparent's Day with a mass beginning at 9:30am, followed with class visits where they can complete a fun activity with their grandchild. This is all followed with a free pizza lunch (orders closed today) to share with the children and grandparents, should be a fun day.
Boorowa Carnival - Friday 25th October
We have approximately 40% of our school attending this fun sporting event next Friday. I wish all the children well for their associated sports. A big thank you to Mrs Malpas who has been key in making this event happen.
Community Garden - Save the Date - 29th November
Will be holding an opening ceremony for our new school community garden. More information to follow soon.
Uniform Shop - Tuesday Morning
A reminder that Uniform Shop is open on Tuesday mornings from 8:50am - 9:15am. If you have placed an order in the week prior up until 8:30am on the Tuesday morning then your order should be ready. Unfortunately if you place an order after this time, then your clothing will not be available until the following Tuesday. During the week Jet sometimes can complete an order, however sometimes she cannot. Please be mindful of how busy the Front office can get. Thank you.
Mass seating Arrangements
We always welcome parents and grandparents to our masses. If you attend a Wednesday mass and you would like your child to sit with you, that is absolutely fine, just let them know that you are coming and when they see you, they can move from their class area to be with you. the only exception to this rule would be a special celebration like a Graduation Mass.
Fete - 2nd November
There are only 16 days until the massive school event. We are still looking for volunteers for help on the day, manning Stalls after 12 noon as well as set-up and pack-up. If you can't find the associated notes for this, send an email into the front office and we will put it into the right hands. Our school raffle is a major item for our fund-raising, have you sold your tickets yet? If not see if you can get out amongst your neighbours to support our school. Who knows, they might win $1000!
If you have a spare couple of hours of a Saturday or Sunday to seel raffle tickets at Cooleman Court, email the fete committee and they will be able to get you started.
Peter Rodda
Principal