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Dear SJV Families,
Happy New Year! The new Church year commences this weekend with the first Sunday of Advent.
Advent is a season of waiting; we wait with hope, desire and expectation. One of our Advent companions is Mary, and during these weeks we remember her as she waited for the birth of her child. We know what waiting is like, as many of us wait with anticipation for the holidays.
Advent is also a season to prepare for Christmas. We know that the first coming of Jesus at Bethlehem will not happen again, so during Advent, we prepare for a new coming of Jesus into our lives. We take this time every year to practise how to receive Jesus every day of our lives. We remember Jesus’ call to us, to make our world a peaceful and loving place, and so, during Advent, we make special efforts to be signs that God is with us. This is what the word ‘Emmanuel’ means – God-with-us.
Advent is a season with its own special mood, colours, sounds, words and joys. Sometimes it can be swamped by Christmas and we can be tempted to celebrate Christmas too early. This Advent, may we all try to wait, as the world waited long ago for the coming of Jesus, the “Light of the World”.
Make the most of it
Compass is the communication portal we use to share a great deal of information regarding your child. As well as providing a place to share and store your child’s end of year report, receive newsletters and other notes, receive excursion notes and give permission, it now has a more robust attendance section, providing further details and greater functionality.
By opening the Attendance tab, parents can see at a glance the attendance history of their child. It is also a convenient way to send a note into school explaining your child’s absence. If you need any help using the Compass App, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Many families have taken the opportunity to arrange a meeting with their child’s teacher/s next week. The booking system has closed, but if you still want to arrange a time, please contact your child’s teacher directly.
Raffle
Thanks to those families who have already sold their tickets. Special thanks to those who have sold extra books. Please remember that all raffle ticket stubs, sold or not, must be returned to school no later than Tuesday 6th December
Kindness Day and Colour Run
Last week was a special one at SJV. We had the Book Fair, which was attended by many families, and finished the week with Kindness Day activities. Though the whole day was enjoyable, the highlight certainly was the colour run at the end of the day. Check out our FaceBook page for some snaps of the fun (https://www.facebook.com/stjohnvianneysprimaryschoolwaramanga)
Special thanks to Mrs Janice Spackman for the Book Fair, and to Mrs Nina De Rosa for organising the Kindness Day. A big shout-out also, to our Year 6 leaders for the wonderful Sideshow Alley.
IGA Chapman
This afternoon we had a wonderful surprise from Carlie and Sarah Temple ex-students of SJV who handed over a cheque from Chapman IGA as a $322 donation to the school. Each year from their Community Chest Fund, they contribute to our school community. We are forever grateful for their support of our wonderful school.
Vinnies Appeal
Though money is tight at the moment, please consider those who are doing it even tougher. Our Vinnies Christmas appeal runs for one more week. Please help if you can.
School Fees
A reminder that school fees will be due at the end of term, apologies for the delay in sending them home, for those who are not on a regular direct debit with us I ask that you settle your account with us as soon as possible so that we are able to meet our budgetary commitments.
Semester Two Reports
Your child’s teacher is in the process of preparing Semester Two reports. There is a great deal of work and energy that goes into the writing of these documents, and I thank the teachers for their efforts. Reports will be made available to parents, on the Compass App, on Tuesday 13th December.
Library
Please have a look in your home for any SJV Library books that may not yet have found their way back to their own home. You can help us to minimise the number of books we need to replace by returning them as soon as possible please.
Term Dates
The last day for students this year is Thursday 15th December. Term dates for 2023 are as follows:
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2023 |
TERM BEGINS |
TERM ENDS |
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Term 1 |
Staff Commence – 24 January Students Commence – 31 January |
6 April |
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Term 2 |
Staff Commence – 24 April Students Commence - 26 April |
30 June |
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Term 3 |
Staff Commence – 17 July Students Commence - 18 July |
22 September |
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Term 4 |
9 October |
14 December |
It was once said…
“Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.” – Bill Murray.
Blessings to you and your family.
Matt Egan-Richards
Principal (Acting)
RE News with Laura Matchett
Gospel Reflection Matthew 24:37-44
‘So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming.’
This Sunday marks the beginning of Advent and the start of the new liturgical year. In the ‘busyness’ and whirlwind of social gatherings and lists of things to do and buy, it is important that we take time to pause and reflect on what this time of year is truly about, the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This week’s gospel reminds us of a time, when people just like us were going about their everyday lives when the great flood arrived and changed the world. Matthew’s gospel reminds us that we need to be ready at all times for the arrival of our God.
World Mission Month
Congratulations to our Year 6 students for putting on a fun-filled afternoon for our students last Friday as part of our annual Side Show Alley fundraiser for Catholic Mission. The afternoon raised just over $400 and we thank you for your generous support of this cause.
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal
St John Vianney’s will once again be supporting the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. The last two years have been a challenge for everyone, especially those experiencing disadvantage.
This year has come with new trials including the impacts of closed borders, global inflation, and the east coast energy crisis, putting pressure on people in Australia and being an added stress for people already experiencing hardship. We are asking for donations of non-perishable food which we will give to our local Vinnies volunteers to make hampers for those in need. Food items that can be donated are listed below, and are welcome to be dropped into the front office. The last day to drop off donations is Friday, December 2nd. We thank you for your support of this worthy cause.
End of Year School Masses
We will be celebrating two Masses as a school community to end our year. Our Thanksgiving Mass will be held on Tuesday 6th December, at 12:15pm. All parents and friends, particularly those who have volunteered their time to our school community this year, are warmly invited to attend. The Mass will be followed by an afternoon tea back at school. Invitations will go home shortly.
Our Year 6 Graduation Mass and Candle Ceremony for our Year 5 students, will be held on Wednesday 13th December, at 1:45pm. We especially invite the families of our Year 5 and 6 students to attend this Mass.
Parish BBQ
The annual Parish BBQ will make a welcome return this year. The event will be held in the hall at St John Vianney’s on Friday 2nd December, at 6:30pm. The Parish will be hosting the event and will provide food and drinks for everyone to enjoy. All parishioners are welcome to come along. We hope to see many of our families there.
Sacraments 2023
The Parish is appreciative of the feedback received from parents during this first year of the pilot program. Some positive changes to the structure have been made and dates for each Sacrament have been finalised. If you would like your child to receive any of the Sacraments next year, please register your child through the Parish QKR!
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Reconciliation |
First Eucharist |
Confirmation |
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Open to any child in Year 3 and above who has been baptised. Information Night 7 Feb 2023, 6pm @ SJV Church Commitment Mass Weekend of 4-5 March 2023 Reflection session 7 March 2023, 6pm @ SJV Church Sacrament of Reconciliation (choice of) 8 March 2023, 6pm @ SJH 9 March 2023, 6pm @ SJV 11 March 2023, 9am @ SJH |
Open to any child in Year 4 and above who has made their first Reconciliation. Information Night 2 May 2023, 6pm @ SJV Church Commitment Mass Weekend of 10-11 June 2023 Reflection session 13 June 2023, 6pm @ SJV Church Sacrament of First Eucharist (choice of) 17 June 2023, 5pm @ SJH 18 June 2023, 9am @ SJV |
Open to any child in Year 6 and above who has received their first Eucharist. Information Night 25 July 2023, 6pm @ SJV Church Commitment Mass Weekend of 19-20 August 2023 Reflection session 22 August 2023, 6pm @ SJV Church Sacrament of Confirmation (TBA)
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Please note - Merit Awards will be handed out at NEXT Friday's morning assembly.
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KA |
Nisi Paese |
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1 B |
Samantha Thorpe |
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2 J |
Elsie Spackman |
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3/4 CA |
Janae Odonkor |
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3/4 P |
Sophie Jeffery |
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5/6 J |
Miah Vanderheul |
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5/6 P |
Chloe Howarth |
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The Arts |
Olive Pattison |
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Library |
Amelia Huszar |
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Italian |
Pierre Agostino |
SJV Book Fair
A big thank you to all the families that supported our Book Fair last week. We made a huge $600 comission to go towards more books for our school library. That's awesome!!!
Protective Behaviours
During library lessons this week we are talking about our network of trusted people we can talk to when we need help. Each student has traced their hands and nominated trusted people that they would go to if they needed to talk to someone. We have also discussed Kidshelpline as a resource they could go to for support.Students have been encouraged to talk about their hand of trusted people with their parents and to let their trusted people know that they have a very special role, as a trusted person, to be there to listen if they ever need help.
Issue 8 Book Club
Scholastic Book Club Issue 8 went home this week and orders are now open. Please place all orders by Wednesday 1st December 2022
To ensure correct payment is received, families are asked to order and pay for Book Club using the online LOOP platform. Cash is not accepted.
Please use the link to register and start your order www.scholastic.com.au/loop
LOOP is also available as an app, for both apple and android devices.
A digital copy of Book Club Issue 8 can be found at:
All Book Club orders earn Scholastic rewards for SJV which are redeemed for new resources for our students. Thank you in advance for your ongoing support.
Best Wishes,
Janice Spackman
SUSTAINABILITY @ SJV
Our sustainability club is ready for their first 'mini' market garden stall tomorrow afternoon. There will be lettuce, spinach, a few leeks, bunches of Vietnamese coriander, bunches of Sorrell and maybe snow peas if they didn't eat them all at gardening club today, hehe!!
Market stall after school Friday, gold coin donation!
Thank you!
Happy Gardening !!
Happy Birthday to Henry C
Our classrooms are full of excitement as we witness multiple life cycles. Our tadpoles are developing back legs, the silkworms are all wrapped up in cocoons and we have welcomed hatching chics this week.
ELC – Yr 2 Nativity Musical Tickets
There will be two performances of our Christmas show, Tuesday December 13 (Stingray Day) and Wednesday December 14 (Lobster Day) at 2pm – 2:45pm. The Turtles class will perform in both shows. Seats are limited so please use the link below to book up to 4 tickets per family. All St Jude’s primary students will see the Nativity at a dress rehearsal on Monday 12th December. As such, you do not need to allocate a ticket to siblings at St Jude’s.
https://www.trybooking.com/CENAQ
Vinnies Food Drive
The Parish is joining with St Vincent de Paul to organise care packages for local families in need. The ELC has been asked to donate non-perishable breakfast food including cereal, UHT milk, teabags, milo, instant coffee, baked beans, tins of fruit and spreads (peanut butter, vegemite, etc). Donations can be dropped at the ELC front office before Friday 2 December.
Scholastics Book Club
Orders due next Friday 2 December.
Last Day of Term – Thursday 15 December
The last day of term is Thursday 15 December. Friday 16December is a pupil free day and no fees will be applied for this day.
Karen Leighton - St Jude's Early Learning Centre
Phone: +61262875520
Email: karen.leighton@cg.catholic.edu.au
What's coming up and when:
| Every Monday | Sports Day |
| Every Friday | Sports Day |
| Friday 24th November | Mini Market Day gold coin to purchase - see Sustainability Newsletter page in this newsletter |
| Monday 28th November | School Community Council meeting 6:00pm |
| Friday 2nd December | Parish BBQ from 6:30pm |
| Monday 5th December | Term 2 Semester Awards |
| Tuesday 6th December | Thanksgiving Mass |
| Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th Dec | Year 5/6 Camp |
| Monday 12th - 15th December | Swimming Program |
| Thursday 15th December |  |
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
Week 10 Notes
Term 4 Week 1 Notes
scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/
Week 2 Notes
Grandparents_Day_Invitation.pdf
Week 3 Notes
fete_helpers_note_2022_10_25_1_.pdf
Week 4 Notes
no notes this week
Week 5 Notes
Swimming_Prog_Mt_Stromlo_Schools_Enrolment_Letter_2022.pdf
Kindness_Day_Special_Lunch.pdf
Kindness Day and Colour Celebration
Week 6 No notes went home
School Photos were sent home today - any problems, please contact MSP.
Week 7
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
Friday 25th November
Karli
Wednesday 30th November
Dani
Friday 2nd December
Deb and Jen
Term_4_Canteen_volunteer_roster_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. Term 2 & 3 2022 Winter Tuckshop Menu
Term 1 & 4 The Summer Tuckshop Menu kicks in. 2022_Summer_Tuckshop_Menu.pdf
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
Thanks to our wonderful parents Sarah Bourke, Rob Ayling, Leah Malpas, and students Dimitri Taflaga, Hayden Sjoberg, Anna and Alice Malpas for giving their time to sell the tickets. It was a very successful weekend, especially having the students involved !! who could resist our cherubs with their big wide eyes!!!! - they sold 7 books of tickets which is an amazing effort.
So to that end, we are looking for volunteers to again sell the tickets at Cooleman Court - bring your children they are a great asset for selling the tickets and they were fantastic ambassadors for the school.
Please contact Sonia Taflaga 0412 322 210 to let her know you can help out.
Sponsors
Big thanks to our wonderful sponsors!! We appreciate all the support that our sponsors give to us. Please show these businesses your support our Fete would not be the success it is without them. THANK YOU.!
