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Dear Parents/Carers
Welcome to the end of Week 9. As a perpetual optimist I have placed this prayer below.
Father, Creator of all, thank You for spring!
Thank you for the warmth of the sun
and the increased daylight.
Thank You for the beauty I see all around me
and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation.
Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family,
and for the more casual pace of the spring season.
Draw me closer to You this spring.
Teach me how I can pray
no matter where I am or what I am doing.
Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence
and light my path with Your Word and Counsel.
As I enjoy Your creation, create in me
a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You.
No Report Comments - Semester Two
Catholic Education Canberra and Goulburn (CECG) has communicated to schools informing them that general comments will not be required on the Semester 2, 2022 reports. This is in line with other educational jurisdictions and systems. Given teacher workload at present, including staffing pressures across the profession, CECG’s position is to prioritise parent/teacher conferences occurring during Term 4. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress, their strengths, challenges, and future areas of focus. A Semester Report will be sent home as in previous semesters providing A-E grading and attendance information.
Long Service Leave
A reminder to parents that I will be taking LSL for Term 4 and that Mr Matthew-Egan Richards will be the Principal of the school. As part of my handover, I have visited every classroom to remind children about our Positive Behaviour Matrix and our three school rules:
- We all have the right to feel safe here
- We all have the right to learn
- We all have the right to respect and fair treatment
I also discussed behaviour that was not positive and the consequences the school has in place to remind students of the correct course of action.
School Disco Friday 16th September 5:30pm-7:45pm
Could all families please remember that students need parental supervision to attend the Disco this Friday. If parents agree, then they can supervise students from other families to help out. As this is a fundraising event, parents onsite are allowed under our Covid 19 guidelines.
Public Holiday Thursday 22nd September
As per the announcement made by Prime Minister Albanese, Thursday 22 September has been gazetted as a one-off public holiday a National Day of Mourning for the death of Queen Elizabeth II. All CECG schools and the Catholic Education Office will be closed on this day. Business will return to normal for all CECG schools and the Catholic Education office Friday 23 September.
Afternoon Dismissal
Recently all teachers have revisited the procedure for Afternoon Dismissal. Could you please note the following –
- Children are brought to the large, tiered seating area
- They will be left in the care of the afternoon duty teacher
- Children should ask permission to leave the large steps when they see a parent or carer at the gate. They SHOULD NOT just leave before asking.
- Children walk to the gate to meet their parents
This is to ensure the safety of all children and support the teacher who is on duty who has to care for over 120 students.
School Arrival - Attendance
A reminder that the first bell for school sounds at 8:58am. This is when we would like all students on our grounds. We know that sometimes delays cannot be helped, but sometimes we see the same student’s coming through the Front Office at 9:15am,9:20am or even 9:30am. This is detrimental to their education and has a significant impact on their Literacy or Numeracy learning in the morning. This means that students can miss significant concepts which are difficult to re-teach whilst working with a whole class group.
Covid 19 Update
Please note - In line with ACT guidelines isolation periods for students or staff diagnosed with Covid has moved from 7days to 5 days.
Monthly Muse – Direct Instruction
I am hoping to communicate with parents once per month on a topical education piece that affects our students.
At SJV we have, as all schools in the CE system have been developing our Direct Instruction models of teaching to support our High Impact Teaching Practices. The research that CE have undertaken supports a teaching and learning model that empowers children with knowledge. JD Hirsch states that ‘early education should be communal and focussed on gaining proficiency in the language and conventions of the public sphere.’ (Hirsch, ED – Why Knowledge Matters pg 7). To that end K-2 have been implementing our InitiaLit Program which aims to give that stated communal education. InitiaLit is our infant’s literacy program which is based around giving the same knowledge to all children to give them the skills they need to leap forward to the next stage of learning. This is not an inquiry-based approach, this is the teacher standing in front of their class and giving them the knowledge, they need.
The research would suggest that teachers who model and read to children have more success when trying to transfer knowledge. ‘Parent’s who read to students enable the students to frequently become familiar with sophisticated vocabulary and syntax that appears in written language. (Wexler, N – The Knowledge Gap, pg 34). The message for our staff then is to ensure that students have a good knowledge base. How can this help parents at home? Make sure that you are trying to also expose them to direct instruction techniques – practising times tables and basic number facts, practising spelling and reading to your child. These techniques all help to support our students.
God Bless
Peter Rodda
Principal
Mrs D’s ‘Thought of the Week….’
"We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are."
- Bill Watterson
Nina De Rosa
Assistant Principal
RE News with Laura Matchett
Gospel Reflection: Luke 16:1-13
This week’s Gospel reflection comes from Loyola Press:
Today's Gospel sounds puzzling to contemporary readers, but it can be made less so by considering the economic system which stands behind the parable. A steward is dismissed because he is squandering his master's property. He is called dishonest because he is not serving the interests of the rich man, his employer. In response the steward, in an attempt to ensure favour for himself among the rich man's debtors, brokers repayment of the rich man's loans by foregoing the interest and fees that had been levied to line the steward's pockets. It is this action, in which the steward puts aside his greed and takes the longer perspective in order to enhance his security, which is commended by the rich man.
The passage concludes with three morals for the listeners. The first exhorts the listener to be prudent about the use of wealth. Like the steward in the parable, those who would follow Jesus must put transitory affairs in proper perspective. Christians should handle the affairs of temporal life with an eye toward eternal life.
The second concerns trustworthiness. Those who can be trusted in small things can also be trusted in great things. If Christians handle money and other passing things responsibly, then they can also be trusted with the affairs of the Kingdom of God.
Finally, Jesus tells his listeners that no one can serve two masters simultaneously. God must be put ahead of money.
Confirmation 2022
Congratulations to our seven Confirmation candidates who were confirmed by Archbishop Christopher Prowse last week. In his homily, the Archbishop challenged our candidates to be 'upstanders' and not bystanders in their faith, and that they should seek to be a living example of their Catholic faith, beliefs and values for all to see. Thank you to our youth minister and Parish sacramental coordinator, Olivia Brown, as well as the Parish team of volunteers, who worked with all our candidates and their families in preparation for this Sacrament.
Parish Mass
The Parish Mass our school was scheduled to attend next week (September 21st) has had to be cancelled. Father Michael will be away and unfortunately another priest is not available to celebrate the Mass. Dates for Masses in term 4 will be advertised early next term.
Please note - Merit Awards will be handed out at NEXT Friday's morning assembly.
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KA |
Leonardus Williams |
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1 B |
Mercy Isisheri |
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2 J |
Elizabeth Seivers |
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3/4 CA |
Hanston Joseph |
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3/4 P |
Chase Bleich |
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5/6 J |
Elaine Ohlmus |
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5/6 P |
Grace Taylor |
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The Arts |
Nisi Paese |
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Library |
Dylan Thompson |
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Italian |
Jassnoor Kaur |
Getting ready for Boorowa Netball and Touch Football Competition being held in Term 4.
The year 2 netball team had training with Mrs Malpas yesterday to fine tune their skills ready for the Boorowa carnival.
Rebel Community Givebacks
Message from Mrs Spackman regarding Week 10 Library lessons - FOR NEXT WEEK ONLY...Ella is the super dooper winner of Ms Heath's Bookweek photo
competition. Well done Ella.
Please see Mrs Spackman in the Library for your prize.
Athletics Carnival Fun Day
The ELC will join with Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 for an afternoon of fun activities tomorrow, Friday 16 September, from 12:00 to 1.30pm (to make up for the postponed Athletics Carnival last term). Parents are welcome to come down to the oval to watch the fun.
Spare clothes
Do you have any spare clothes you can donate in size 4 and 5?
Our spare clothes options are minimal (especially for boys) and very depleted.
Public Holiday
Thursday 22nd September is a national public holiday, the ELC will be closed this day
Karen Leighton - St Jude's ELC
Phone: 6287 5520
Email: elc.stjudes@cg.catholic.edu.au
What's coming up and when:
| Every Monday | Sports Day |
| Every Friday | Sports Day |
| Week 9 - 12th Sept - 16th Sept |
WHITE ELEPHANT - Bric-a-Brac needed, as long as it isn't broken, we want it!! |
| Friday 16th September |
School Photos - Summer Sports Uniform for boys and girls. Yr 6 to wear their Graduation Shirts Yr 6 Graduation photos will happen today. 
School disco 5:30pm-7:45pm Cost $7 per child QKR CLOSED THURSDAY 15TH Sept. |
| Wednesday 21st September | 9:30am SJV attending Mass CANCELLED |
| Friday 23rd September |  |
| Monday 10th October |
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| Saturday 5th November |
SJV School Fete - Best Day Ever
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Term 1
Week 1 Notes
Week 2 Notes
Week 3 Notes
Week 4 Notes
Week 5 Notes
Week 6 Notes
Week 7 Notes
Week 8 Notes
Term 2
Week 1 Notes
2022 Winter Tuckshop Menu available on our website and through QKR to order.
Week 2 Notes
No notes sent home this week
Week 3 Notes
New Date 2022 Athletics Carnival Note
Week 4 Notes
SJV GOES TO HOLLYWOOD TRIVIA NIGHT 2022
Directors Letter to Parents Protected Industrial Action
Week 5 Notes
Industrial Action Friday 27th May 2022
. Email sent home Tuesday 24th May advising Industrial Action planned will not affect SJV students. Our school will be operating regular classes on Friday.
Week 6 Notes
No Notes sent home this week.
Week 7 Notes
2022 Boorowa Touch Netball Competition 8 June 2022
Week 8 Notes
Week 9 Notes
Directors Letter to Parents re Protected Industrial Action
Week 10 Notes
Term 3
Week 1 Notes
2022 Term 3 Director Letter COVID impact on schools
Email - sent 21 July 2022 2JB Announcement
Week 2 Notes
South Weston Athletics Permission Slip 2022
Week 3 Notes
Week 4 Notes
Email - Sent 10 August Change of Library Days
Week 5 Notes
Week 6 Notes
Week 7 Notes
Disco Flyer
Email notice Re: Space Disco and School Photos 16th September
Week 8 Notes
NAPLAN results sent home via school bag for Year 3 and Year 5 students
Week 9 Notes
ELC_Visit_Note_Private_Transport_.docx.pdf
SJV Tuckshop is open Wednesday & Friday. Orders can be made online via Qkr! A copy of the Menu and Qkr! instructions can be found on the Tuckshop Webpage.
TUCKSHOP ROSTER
Wednesday 14th September
Help Needed
Friday 16th September
Deb and Jen
Wednesday 21st September
Ellen
Updated_Term_3_Canteen_volunteer_roster_26_August_2022.pdf
Please remember to bring your WWVP- (Working with Vulnerable People) card with you.
You can apply for the card via Access Canberra: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/s/article/working-with-vulnerable-people-wwvp-registration-tab-how-to-apply
A new WINTER Canteen Menu is available here and on our website. 2022 Winter Tuckshop Menu
Term 4 The Summer Tuckshop Menu kicks in.
Please contact the Front Office or Mel or simply fill in the Canteen Volunteer Note to let us know you are able to help and when.
Mel Harding
Canteen Manager
melanie.harding@cg.catholic.edu.au
