The Church celebrates the Feast of St Peter and St Paul on Friday 29 June.

Christian community, they were instrumental in shaping the identity of the Christian Church so it was firmly founded on Jesus’ teachings and his ways of doing things. They represent two great traditions within the Church. St Paul's strength of tradition and prayer and St Paul's valuing of new ideas and outreach to others.

The question Jesus puts to his disciples is the very same question that he puts to us every day of our lives, ‘Who do you say I am?’ How we choose to answer this question will be reflected by whether we hold the teaching and example of Jesus as being important to us.  This commitment to being in a relationship with Jesus is then displayed by our attitude towards self, others and to life itself.  Throughout our lives, our understanding and spiritual journey will change and develop, leading us to answer this question differently and constantly asking questions and challenging ourselves to strive towards being His hands and heart to others.

End of Term Awards

Tomorrow, Friday (28th June at 2.15pm) we will hold our Awards Ceremony at which we recognise the efforts of students during this semester. These awards recognise achievement, school spirit, commitment to improvement and consistency of effort. Within each class there are four distinct awards that can be received by students –

« St John Vianney Award

This award is presented to children who follow the example of our patron saint, St John Vianney, and continually strive to do their best by putting in a concerted effort. Children who work at ‘doing ordinary things extraordinarily well’ receive this award.

«  Personal Best Award

This award is presented to children who have achieved a ‘personal best’ in a particular area, whether in an area of school work, work behaviours or in sporting endeavours. This is for children who work their hardest to improve and achieve the best they can.

«  Christian Leadership Award

This award is presented to children who show leadership like Jesus, leading others by good example. Children who give others a fair go, who play gently, fairly and inclusively, are peaceful to be around and who give up their time in the service of others earn this award.

«  Academic Excellence Award

This award is presented to children who have achieved to an outstanding level either overall or within a particular field of study within the curriculum.  

A special award associated with our School Vision is awarded to one child from each grade. It may be awarded for any one of the four categories: Build, Belong, Become or Believe.

Semester Reports

Individual reports will be available on COMPASS on Friday 28th June.

When reviewing the report with your child, I encourage you to celebrate their success as well as set goals for next term. I thank all staff for their care and dedication in making, interpreting assessments,  and entering grades in preparation for reporting session. 

Extra Curricular Activities

NETBALL GALA DAY - Children from Years 5 and 6 participated in a Netball Gala Day on Tuesday at the ARAWANG netball courts.  The team were undefeated most of the day and displayed wonderful sportsmanship.  Mr Young who supervised the team, commented on the way the team worked together to support each other, but impressively allowed a poorly performing team, enjoy their game by 'stepping aside' and allowing the team to flourish by not being competitive. 

Well done SJV!

ASC Sports Launch @ Canberra Centre

Yr 6 students were fortunate to be a the Canberra Centre yesterday for the Australian Sports Commission and QIC partnership launch.  They were able to meet Kieran Perkins and a number of current and Paralympic athletes.  Here is the link if you missed the feature on Win News last night.  

Save the Dates

Trivia Night - Olympic Sized Event - 2nd August @7pm. Details following in the newsletter.  I encourage families to gather friends and family to support an adult only night of fun and games, where funds go to directly supporting SJV families.

Payment is officially "live" on Qkr ready for you to organise your table. 

Concert - 21st August - More details to follow.  Mark the date in your calendars.  This year for the first time since COVID, we are able to put on a live performance.  The concert will be a ticketed event of 2 Shows only.  All children are involved in the performance.

Leaving SJV?

Don’t forget to let us know if you are planning to leave St John Vianney's at the end of the year. (Year 6 exempt of course!) We will soon commence the process of organising staffing and class numbers for next year. Please let us know by completing the form:

Upgraded Netball hoop on play ground - Thank you Matt Thorpe for installing new netball hoops on the playground.  They are able to be spun around to meet the 2 different levels of Netball - Junior and Senior

 Safety! We all need to do our part.

Staff have noticed families beginning to park and stop outside the parking bays during school arrival and pickup.  I spent a few afternoons reminding families that there is no Parking on red curb as you enter the school grounds (under/near basketball post).

In the interest of student and community safety, please only park in the designated parking bays.  If you need to 'drop' or 'collect' and run - This option is available, if you stop in the drop off zone near the Hall entrance.  Alternatively you are able to wait/gathering on the footpath near the garden(that's being renovated) and once the children have advised the duty teacher they can walk along the crossing to you.

Please help us enforce these rules with your children by parking correctly.

Term Three Starting Date – Tuesday 23rd July

Monday 22nd July is a pupil free day in all Catholic Primary Schools in Canberra. Teachers will be working together to enhance our planning and teaching strategies. All students will commence Term Three on Tuesday 23rd July.

Mrs D’s ‘Thought of the Week….’

'True peace comes from knowing that GOD is in control".

Nina De Rosa

Acting Principal

ELC NEWS

As we approach the end of semester 1, we  have observed that many children are experiencing what we call ‘winter fatigue’, making it challenging for them to regulate their emotions. Our goal has been to support children through this period by providing tools and activities from the Resilience Project to better understand and manage their feelings. We encourage you to look at the parent hub which you can access at 2023 Early Years Parent & Carer Hub (Engage) - The Resilience Project. The first principle of the Resilience Project is gratitude. Please take a moment to think about what you are grateful for and add to the ‘Gratitude Tree’ in the ELC foyer.

Reports and Parent Teacher Interviews

ELC Parent Teacher Interviews are underway and are an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and set a new goal for semester. Booking sheets are on the classroom doors. Please return your child’s portfolio and feedback form at the interview so that we can continue to build on their ELC learning journey.

Canberra Theatre Excursion – Grug

On Friday 26 July (Term 3, Week 1) the Lobsters and Turtles will enjoy a fun bus trip to the Canberra Theatre to see Grug.  More  information and permission notes will be in your notes pockets next week.

Uniform Free Day and St John Vianney Fete

We will hold a uniform free day to support the SJV fete next Wednesday, July 3 for the Stingrays and Turtles, and Friday 5 July for the Lobsters. Children are invited to wear plain clothes that day and to bring in a chocolate bar to help support the chocolate wheel stall at the fete. 

What's coming up and when:

Term 1

Week 1 Notes

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 28th June

Jen and Karen

Wednesday 3rd July

Karli and Luke

Friday 5th July

Annette and Andrea

Roster for the end of term - 

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 2 & 3 The Winter Tuckshop Menu kicks in.

 2024_Winter_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