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Dear SJV Community
As we approach the Fete, I have some important messages to give and important questions to ask. Please read.
Laser Tag
I need a couple of parents to put their hand up to run Laser tag at our school fete.
We need at least two, but preferably 4-6 parents to run this event, which will be hugely popular with our boys and girls. The job entails the manager to check 'ride bands', place laser packs on and take them off students and explain all the rules to the participating groups. That is it. It is not hard but we do need the people. If you have not found something to do at the Fete, please contact me to be part of the team that takes on this role.
Raffle Tickets
A big thank you to Mrs Sjoberg, Hayden, Mrs Taflaga, Dimitri, Mrs Doszpot, Andrew and Harry - a real family event!! sales of raffle tickets were over $200 at Cooleman Court on the weekend in just less than 1 hour. We would like to continue this initiative for the next 5 weeks, but we need a coordinator who can tell people what they need to do and how they go about it. If the coordinator knows some people who would like to donate 60min of their time, that would be an advantage.
FAMILY INCENTIVES
● The family who returns the most sold tickets will receive a $50 My Sweet Lady gift voucher (one of the amazing parents at our school, Ash, makes seriously delicious cakes and has donated this prize).
● Weekly draw to win 1 x canteen voucher for fully sold books returned in that week (from weeks 1-7 in Term 4) Drawn each Friday at the morning school assembly.
● The family who sells each winning ticket will receive a $50.00 cash prize.
● As part of our Final prize to families for returning sold ticket books, we have a double pass to give away to attend Dr Seuss's the Cat in the Hat Live on Stage at Canberra Theatre during the summer school holidays. Drawn Friday 1st December.
There are many chances for you to win prizes just for selling the raffle tickets. If you would like more books, please come into the Front Office and Jet can organise them for you
Happy Selling!!!
God Bless
Peter Rodda
Principal
Please note - Merit Awards will be handed out at NEXT Friday's morning assembly.
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KA |
Ethan Bourke |
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1 B |
Vuk Stankovic |
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2 J |
Evie Dixon |
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3/4 CA |
Elsie Spackman |
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3/4 P |
Harrison Cameron |
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5/6 J |
Shrey Rathi |
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5/6 P |
Tasman Turner |
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The Arts |
Tilda Wilkinson |
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Library |
Harry Taylor |
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Italian |
Xavier Ferrara |
Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge
Congratulations to the readers of SJV. At the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge Presentation, students received an award due to the very high level of students reading multiple books during the Challenge.
Special thanks to Mrs Janice Spackman, our passionate Teacher Librarian, for always encouraging reading in such a meaningful way.
Happy reading
2023 SJV Fete - Best Day Ever!
Term 4, week 2:
We are SIXTEEN SLEEPS away from this year’s Fete, being held on Saturday 4th November, 10am-2pm.
If you haven't already signed up to volunteer, please sign up below. If you’ve only put your name down for an hour, please consider putting your name down for another hour - we still have gaps that need to be filled!!
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Jobs/stalls & links |
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Toy Stall |
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Plant Stall |
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Book Stall |
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White Elephant Stall |
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Café |
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BBQ |
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Laser Tag (seeking leader for this stall) |
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Raffles (seeking leader for this stall) |
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Chocolate (Prize) Wheel |
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General fete clean/pack up |
Platinum Sponsor:
ProArb Trees are a local Weston Creek based arborist who are qualified and passionate about tree management. They specialise in tree removal and pruning and service the whole of Canberra. Bookmark their website for the next time you’re in need of an arborist - https.www.proarbtrees.com.au/
Many thanks to our 2023 Fete Sponsors:
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Luton Properties Weston Creek |
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Doma Hotels |
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Bunnings Tuggeranong |
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My Sweet Lady |
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Brindabella Waste |
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Aqua Harmony |
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Canberra School Of Tennis Weston |
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Bakers Delight Weston |
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Sound CBR |
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Tribe Hair |
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Woolworths |
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Events by Bridget |
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Matt Johnson Mobile Mechanic |
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Olivia Jane Photography |
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Tiny Creatures |
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Dance Sculpt |
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Dance Central |
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Ambrosia Distillery |
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Plush Play Mobile |
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Amberley Eggs |
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Raiders Weston |
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Cross Fit Woden |
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FitzBodz |
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Kumaiai Ryu Martial Arts |
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Weston Creek Men’s Shed |
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This One Too |
We are always looking for sponsors to donate cash, gift vouchers, products or services for our fete. If you own or know of a business that could help please email sjvfete@gmail.com.
Annette Doszpot
Fete Coordinator
We would like to acknowledge our Platinum Sponsor - ProArb Trees.
Can you tell us about the history and background of your business? How did it all begin? How long have you been doing this?
Originally I was a public servant for about 20 years and then you can say I had a tree change. I took a voluntary redundancy and started doing some gardening work. Then people started asking if I could cut down trees, so I went to CIT in 2014 and studied Arboriculture and started cutting down trees. I met my business partner, Isaac, at CIT and it has evolved from there.
What should we look for in an Arborist?
There are a lot of people in Canberra that aren't qualified. My business partner and I are AQF 3 Qualified Arborists and are currently enrolled in the Diploma of Arboriculture (AQF 5 level). We have continuously upskilled ourselves. So, my advice would be to get someone who is qualified and understands what's happening with trees and what does or doesn’t need to happen to a tree.
Many people in our school community are homeowners. What are some common tree care tips or signs they should look out for when it comes to their trees' health and safety?
Particularly with eucalyptus trees, if you can visibly see a fungal bracket or it's also known as a fruiting body then that needs to be looked at - it’s like a very hard mushroom growing on the trunk of the tree, usually within the first 2 metres from the ground. It means the tree has been damaged in the past and it can look quite healthy but is actually rotting from the inside.
You also need to be aware of how close your trees are getting to powerlines, and make sure they are 1.5 metres away from the low voltage lines or 1 meter from your service line, this is for the safety of the tree and the community. Also, with bushfire season here make sure your gutters are cleaned out – we offer that service too.
Safety is a significant concern for parents, especially when it comes to tree services. How does your company ensure the safety of your team and the surrounding properties when performing tree work?
Safety is paramount in our business, particularly when you're putting a person in a tree because a lot of the time, we have to climb the tree. So we're always looking to have two points of attachment. One is the rope, which is attached to a point higher up in the tree. And then they also have what's called a pole strap which is another point of attachment. So if the high point attachment were to fail, we would still be strapped into the tree.
Then the second most important thing is obviously not damaging someone's house or assets or whatever is below the tree. We use things such as lowering ropes and guidelines to make sure that we can safely bring branches down without damaging any plants or house or any other structure.
The industry isn't as regulated as it should be, but we are very well trained – aside from our initial training, we undertook a five-day course in order to become Evoenergy accredited, so we can work safely near the powerlines. Each year we need to undertake 2 days of refresher training. We also do a risk analysis for each job, which includes a toolbox talk, where we stand together at the start of each job and discuss the risks, so that everyone is on the same page.
Are you available outside of business hours for emergencies?
Yes absolutely – just call on 0450962205. Depending on what’s happened it might be better to call the SES first, as they will make the house safe and then you can call us to clean up at your own expense the next day.
What’s the tallest/biggest tree you’ve dealt with?
In excess of 35 metres [for reference that’s about 8 single story houses stacked on top of each other], we’ve had to use cranes and traffic management to get some trees down, but there is no tree that we can’t deal with.
What happens to the wood after a tree has been pruned or chopped down?
We cut the tree up and feed the branches through our 12-inch wood chipper, which turns it into mulch. We either leave the mulch on site or we take it away. The waste either goes to another home or school or is recycled at the tip. We are looking at ways to reuse or recycle, such as creating wood slabs from the larger trees that we cut down. You can register your interest with us for mulch, just send us an email, there’s no guarantees but if we’re in the neighbourhood and have put a tree through the chipper that would otherwise go to the tip then we may be able to drop a load off in your front yard.
Finally, any interesting job or story you could tell us?
We had a job an hour and a half out of Canberra in Crookwell, we were clearing trees along the road. It was a big job requiring traffic management for the entire day. My business partner, Isaac had just returned from a holiday in Bali, and it started to snow! So, -he went from a tropical holiday to working all day in the snow!
Website: www.proarbtrees.com.au
Email: anthonyswhalen@hotmail.com
Call: 0450 962 205
What's coming up and when:
| Every Monday | Sports Day |
| Every Friday | Sports Day |
| Monday 16th - Friday 20th October |
Children's Week
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| Friday 20th October |
Boorowa netball & Touch Carnival - Students to have their own transport to and from the carnival
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| Friday 27th October |
. Grand Friends 's Day Celebration - Mass at 9:30am everyone welcome folled by Kite making and flying activity. pre-Ordered Pizza lunch from 11:30am including ELC
. SideShow Alley and ELC and year 5 Buddy
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| Wednesday 1st November |
All Saints Day Mass from 9:30am - everyone welcome
. 2024 Kinder Orientation from 9:30am - 11am
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| Thursday 2nd November |
All Soul's Day
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| Friday 3rd November |
Set up for Fete all cakes and plants to be dropped off at school.
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| Saturday 4th November |
 SEE FETE & PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE PIECE IN THE NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION
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| Wednesday 8th Nov |
Remembrance Day Prayer Celebration 9:15am - 9:35am - School Hall
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REPEAT NOTICE - MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR SAY!!
Your input is important in helping us better serve the school community. Reminder to complete the SCC Survey that was emailed via Compass in Term 3.
Beth Seivers, Rob Ayling, Matt Thorpe, Annette Doszpot, Marnie Huszar, Tessa Goundar and Dan Spackman.
This week we welcomed ten tadpoles in each classroom at the ELC. Thank you to Janice (Georgia’s mum) for collecting them for us. We look forward to learning so much about their life cycle over this term.
Mango Fundraiser
Once again the ELC are hosting the Mango Fundraiser. Trays can be ordered on Qkr for $27 each. Orders close on Monday 30 October. Farmers have experienced very low crops this year so trays will be a little smaller than last year – 4.5Kgs with 9-14 mangoes.
Walk-a-thon
The Lobsters and Turtles will join with the primary school for our annual Walk-a-thon tomorrow, 20 October. The Stingrays will have their Walk-a-thon next Wednesday 25 October. Information and sponsorship forms have been sent home. Check your teacher email for details about dress-ups for the day. Thank you to those parents who have volunteered their time to help out.
St Jude’s Feast Day / Grandparents Day / SJV Sideshow Ally
On Friday 27 October we will be celebrating St Jude’s Feast Day with Mass at 9am. Grandparents are invited to our open classrooms at 10am to celebrate Grandparents Day. At 11am we will then head off on our Excursion to SJV sideshow alley. Please return notes to the ELC as soon as possible (Turtles and Lobsters). The pizza lunch order is due by 3pm Wednesday 25th October, no late orders will be accepted.
On Monday 30 October, the Stingrays grandparents are invited into the classroom between 9am and 10am for grandparents day. Please invite your grandparents and special people to join us.
Kinder and ELC orientation
Orientation morning for St Jude’s 2024 Kinder and 2024 ELC will be on Wednesday 8 November and One Up Day is on Wednesday 13 December. St John Vianney’s 2024 Kinder Orientation will be on Wednesday 1 November. More information has been emailed.
SJV Fete
The SJV Fete will be on Saturday 4 November. It is always a fun family day so be sure to come along. There will be jumping castles, laser tag, rock climbing, super slide, raffles, yummy food, a plant stall and much more. ELC families can pre-purchase ride wrist bands for $25 (a $5 discount).
Karen Leighton - St Jude's Early Learning Centre
Phone: +61262875520
Email: karen.leighton@cg.catholic.edu.au
Term 1
Week 1 Notes
_5_6_Camp_2023_Permission_Note.pdf
2023_Collection_Notice_for_Parents.pdf
Welcome to Book Club Parents & Kids Order Now
Week 2 Notes
2023_Canteen_Volunteer_Note_1_.pdf
Term_1_Canteen_volunteer_roster_2023_7_Feb_2023.pdf
Week 3 Notes
Week 4 Notes
Week 6 Notes
Swimming_Carnival_2023_Lunchorder_Note_1_.pdf
Book Club Edition 2 see Library page for online version
Week 7 Notes
March Working Bee 2023Week 8 Notes
No notes sent home this week.
Term 2
Week 1 Notes
2023_Athletics_Compass_Note.pdf
Cross_Country_2023.docx_2_.pdf
Term_2_Week_1_Easter_and_Colour_Celebration.pdf
Week 2 Notes
Week 3 Notes
Week 4 Notes
Week 5 Notes
South Weston Cross Country Carnival
Week 6 Notes
No Notes went home this week.
Week 7 Notes
Week 8 Notes
Week 9 Notes
For_Parents_Information_on_NAPLAN_reporting_changes.PDF
Week 10 Notes
Term 3 Week 1
compass_Information_Session.pdf
Week 2 Notes
2023_Census_Privacy_Collection_Notice_August_2023.pdf
SJV_Feast_Day_2nd_Sausage_order_Slip.pdf
Week 3 Notes
Compass_Info_session_Postponed.pdf
See Compass Events
for ELC Visits Term 3
CSIRO Discovery Excursion
Questacon Excursion
South Weston Athletics Carnival
Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival
Week 4 Notes
No Notes home this week
Week 5 Notes
Invite_to_Community_Council_Meeting_Mond_4th_Sept.pdf
Parent Disco CANCELLED See Principal message in today's newsletter
Week 6 Notes
Week 7 Notes
Finance_Transformation_Notice_of_Finance_System_Changes.pdf
Week 8 Notes
Finance Transformation School Fees and Billing System Changes.pdf
Week 9 Notes
Wrist_band_pre_saleuniform_free.pdf
Week 10 Notes
Term 4 Week 1 Notes
Grand_Friends_special_Lunch_Menu.pdf
Boorowa Touch & Netball Carnival
Good luck to our SJV teams for tomorrow's Boorowa Netball and Touch Carnival. It should be a wonderful event as it's the first time in three years that they have been able to run the event due to Covid restrictions.
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 20th October
Karen and Shine
Wednesday 25th October
Tessa 11-12/ Alex 12 -1:30
Friday 27th October
Grandfriends Pizza Lunch
Karen and Karli
Grand_Friends_special_Lunch_Menu.pdf
Term_4_2023_Canteen_Roster.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
Term 1 & 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
