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What's coming up and when:
| Every Monday | Sports Day |
| Every Friday | Sports Day |
| Monday 9th September | SJV Community Council Open Meeting from 6:00pm. Please RSVP to sjv.parent@gmail.com for catering purposes. |
| Tuesday 10th September | Visit to SJV Mr Chris Steel MLA for Murrumbidgee |
| Tuesday 17th September | My Body My Life Year 6 |
| Wednesday 18th September |
Parish Mass - 9:30am Families welcome
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| Friday 20th September | Corroboree Family Culture Day |
| Friday 27th September | Last day of Term 3 |
| Monday 30th September - Friday 11th October | School Holidays |
| Monday 14th October | Term 4 begins |
| Thursday 17th October | Kambah Fire ED School Visit for Kinder |
| Friday 18th October - Sunday 27th October | Children's Week |
| Wednesday 23rd October | Grand Friends Day & Side Show Alley Parish Mass (Led by Kindergarten) all families welcome beginning at 9:30am InternationalChildren's Day |
| Friday 25th October | Boorowa Carnival |
| Tuesday 29th October | 2025 Kinder Orientation Day from 9:30am |
Dear Parents,
The SJV Community Council Open Meeting is on Monday 9 September from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
The meeting is an important opportunity to have a say in the future of our school. The Council will provide an update on our recent initiatives, provide an update on the fete, discuss how to invest funds raised by the Community and consider events for 2025 and beyond.
Please rsvp to sjv.parent@gmail.com so we can confirm snacks and drinks.
We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.
SJV Community Council
Members: Beth Seivers, Rob Ayling, Annette Doszpot, Matthew Thorpe, Gareth Halverson, Tessa Goundar, Marnie Huszar
Check your child's school bag today as the SJV raffle ticket books have been despatched today.
As always, for more info or if you’re interested in volunteering, contact the fete committee at sjvfete@gmail.com
Term 3 Week 1 Notes
Term 3 Week 2 Notes
Term 3 Week 3 Notes
Graduation_Bear & Soccer Ball_order_form.pdf
Term 3 Week 4 Notes
****** Concert_Week_note_to_parents.pdf
Term 3 Week 5 Notes
AusKick.pdf
Author_Visit_Nicole_Godwin.pdf
Term 3 Week 6 Notes
No notes went home this week.
Term 3 Week 7 Notes
Open_Councill_Meeting_9th_September_2024.pdf
Dear SJV Families
Welcome to the end of Wk 7.
A Spring Prayer
Spring is a metaphor for change. Some changes we eagerly await, and some we abhor. Some changes we plan and others arrive uninvited. To all these changes we ask the gift of Your perspective beckoning us to expectation, hope, and rebirth.
May the sunlight and the rain be reminders that You are at work renewing the earth. As a God of renewal, You are ever at work in our lives, too.
Open our eyes and lives to the needed changes in our lives this Spring. Awaken us to new life and perspective, for we pray in Jesus’ name.
Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation
Last week the parish held a beautiful celebration for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Our students, Kate, Janae, Sophie, Zoe, Shelby and Maryam displayed reverence and respect, both admirable qualities of the Holy Spirit. We wish the girls all the best for their continuing journey of being catholic.
Fete - Raffle Tickets
Your chance to win a $1000 cash prize starts today! Students should have brought home a book this afternoon and you can start selling straight away. Once you have sold one book and you want to sell more, just bring in the stubs and money and we will issue you with another book to sell. These funds help the community council support our school with student learning and resources.
Book Parade
What an amazing day this was. The children were so excited and happy to show off their fantastic costumes. I would like to thank all the parents and grandparents for attending the parade and supporting the children, making them feel special and highlighting the fact that reading is fun. A big thank you to Mrs Spackman who made the entire week a celebratory occasion with exciting activities for the full five days.
Father's Day
A huge thank you to the wonderful Year 3 parent team that organised our Father's Day last week. We had a very impressive turnout with a full hall of excited children and supportive fathers and Grandfathers, eating good food and making amazing paper air planes. You can see below the competition in full flight as well as our proud winners, the Ford family. A shout-out goes to Bakers Delight who provided all the delicious pastries to make the event a tasty success.
Science Incursion
We had a very educational and funny science incursion last week. Part theatre and part theory, the presenters did a brilliant job in entertaining and educating the children. A big thanks to Mrs Spackman who organised this great opportunity.
Photos to follow.
Chris Steel Visit
Next week we will be receiving a visit from the Minister for Transport Chris Steel. Teachers and students alike will get the opportunity to meet Chris and Chris will get the opportunity to see some of our teachers in action. The SRC will also be given some time to have a sit-down conversation with Chris and I believe they are busy preparing some thoughtful questions for him when he arrives.
Principal's Conference and Leave
The Australian Primary Principals Conference, which I will be attending, begins in Wk 9 on Tuesday. After this event I will be taking some long service leave which means I will not return until Term 4. As always the more than capable Mrs De Rosa will take care of our community whilst I am away.
I wish everyone safe travels for the holiday and a safe return to SJV in Term 4.
Peter Rodda
Principal
National Child Protection week 1 - 7 September 2024
In 2024, the National Child Protection Week message that ‘Every child in every community needs a fair go’ will be complemented with the theme ‘Every conversation matters’.
Conversations are powerful tools to keep children and young people safe and well.
Conversations can help us understand issues, craft solutions, value community knowledge, and build the brains and social connections of children and young people.
Conversations between
…children and their caregivers matter (from the very earliest days)
…children and their peers matter
…families with teachers, doctors, and other professionals matter
…friends or neighbours matter
…decision-makers and the communities they serve matter.
And, of course, conversations in the public realm and media matter…
So this National Child Protection Week we invite you to speak up – and speak together – about what needs to change for every child in every community to have a fair go.
This theme provides a platform to:
- engage in important conversations,
- promote the value of conversations, and
- equip us to have conversations that keep kids safe.
In Health lessons, held during Library, Mrs Spackman has begun the Healthy Body curriculum with information from the Biggest Child Safety lesson. Children have discussed the importance of feeling safe, enthusiastic consent and have used their hands to identify the safe people they can talk to when they need help (upper grades have been encouraged to let their safe people know they have been chosen and talk to families bout how to contact these people if needed). I encourage you to download the Parent and Carer Guide for more details.
A separate note will go home with more information, links and advice to continue the conversations about child safety and body changes. We acknowledge and understand that conversations about body changes and safety can be challenging, however research suggests children who know the correct names and functions of their body parts from a young age, are less vulnerable to being targeted and more likely to tell an adult if they have been harmed. Open and honest conversations can assist in ensuring 'secrets' are not part of children's safety.
Mrs D’s ‘Thought of the Week….’
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear".
-Nelson Mandela
Nina De Rosa
Assistant Principal
RE News with Emma Donaghue
Confirmation 2024
Congratulations to Kate, Zoe,Maryam, Sophie, Janae and Shelby who were confirmed by The Vicar General, Father Richard Thompson, last week. Please continue to pray for our candidates and their families as they continue to grow in their faith.
Sacraments 2025
The Parish team has been busy planning for next year’s Sacramental program. Invitations will be sent out shortly to potential candidates and their families with important information about what the program will involve. As always, any questions or feedback about the Sacramental program is best directed to the Parish via email: sacramentalola@cg.org.au
Prayer for Fathers and Father Figures
God our Father,
in your wisdom and love you made all things.
Bless these men,
that they may be strengthened as Christian fathers.
Let the example of their faith and love shine forth.
Grant that we, their sons and daughters,
may honour them always
with a spirit of profound respect.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Book of Blessings © 1987, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. ICELL). All rights reserved.
Gospel Reflection: Mark 7:31-37
In this Gospel, we see Jesus healing a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking. By saying Ephphatha, meaning ‘Be opened,’ Jesus restores the man's ability to hear and speak clearly. This powerful miracle shows us how Jesus can open our hearts and minds to better understand and share His love. Just as Jesus healed the man, He invites us to be open to His teachings and to use our gifts to help others.
School Masses
As a school, we regularly attend the Wednesday morning 9:30 am Mass at St John Vianney’s Church. The choir sings at this Mass, and sometimes our students have a role in other parts of the celebration. Parents and friends of our school are welcome to join us alongside parishioners at this Mass. The dates the school will be attending Mass this term and next term are as follows:
Term 3 Week 9 - Wednesday 18th September: Parish Mass, 9:30am (Led by Year 3)
Please note - Merit Awards will be handed out at NEXT Friday's morning assembly.
|
KA |
Noah Rawlinson |
|
1 B |
Hugh Wilkinson |
|
2 J |
Patrick Seivers |
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3 P |
Esther Richardson |
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4 CA |
Harry Doszpot |
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5/6 J |
Alannah Miles |
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5/6 P |
Eloise Hammond |
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The Arts |
Nadia Taflaga |
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Library |
Nisi Paese |
Congratulations to our Week 5 Merit Award Students
Logan Cairns, Sullivan Donley, Alice Malpas, Sanuthi Karunarathne, Sam Ford, Archer Lucas Andrew Doszpot Kate Battaglini and Harper Topp.
Congratulations to our Semester 2 SRC students.
Kate Battaglini, Hayden Sjoberg, Hanston Joseph, Jassnoor Kaur, Nadia Taflaga, Nate Topp, Sebastian Collins and Lily Battaglini.
The students were captivated by old building tools, cameras, phones, irons, toys, and many other items that have evolved over the past hundred years. They were able to see firsthand how these objects have changed over the years. Students stepped back in time and entered an old classroom. Inspector Cane welcomed them, inspecting the students' fingers, teeth, and shoes before settling in for a lesson with Mrs. Pratt. Armed with slate boards, the students practiced writing their names and solved Maths problems to earn their qualifying certificates. It was a great start to our next History Unit. Thanks Mrs. Cowley for organising.
Book Club Issue 6 2024 orders are now open. To order the books and find out more about Scholastic, please follow the link below.
Happy reading!
Some students who attend SJV also play basketball for the Tuggeranong Vikings Basketball Club. We extend an invitation to any students from SJV, who may be interested in playing basketball, to join them for the upcoming summer basketball season.
Happy Birthday Noah S and Adaline J
This week we celebrated Early Childhood Educators Day, recognising the fantastic work of our early learning centre educators and the important role they play in supporting children's wellbeing, learning, and development. At St Jude’s ELC, we are blessed to have wonderful educators who fill the hearts and provoke the minds of our beautiful young people.
Thank you to all of our educators for everything you do!
Gnomes
Every year the ELC supports the Rotary Club Floriade Gnome display. We will be creating our own mini-Floriade here at the ELC. The children have been busy painting so keep an eye out for gnomes popping up in our gardens very soon.
Gymnastics
Thank you to all the families who provided feedback on the gymnastics program. It was an overwhelming ‘Yes’ to participate for a second term. So we will be heading back to Woden Valley Gymnastics on Tuesdays (Turtles and Stingrays) and Thursdays (Lobsters) in Term 4. The cost is $80 per child for 9 sessions and will be added to your Term 4, Week 1 fees.
School Photos
School photos will take place in Term 4. Flyers with more information have been put in notes pockets.
* Stingray photos: Week 1,Tuesday 15 October
* Lobster and Turtle photos: Week 3, Friday 1 November
Sibling photos will be available between 8am and 9am on both days.
Mango Fundraiser
The ELC will be doing our famous Mango fundraiser again this year. Look out for more information coming soon.
2025 ELC and Kinder Orientation
St John Vianney's Orientation morning for 2025 Kinder is Tuesday 29th October and St Jude’s Orientation morning for children enrolled in ELC or Kinder for 2025 will be held on Thursday 7 November. More information will be available in coming weeks.
Karen Leighton - St Jude's Early Learning Centre
Phone: 0262875520
Email: karen.leighton@cg.catholic.edu.au
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 6th September
Jen
Wednesday 11th September
Jen
Friday 13th September
Jen
Term_3_2024_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
A new WINTER Canteen Menu is available here and on our website. Term 2 & 3 Winter Menu Term 2 and 3
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
Boys and Girls can be Scouts!
For friendship, confidence, life skills, fun and much more…
Scouts opens the door to a world of adventure, excitement, challenge and
WESTON SCOUT GROUP – groupleader.weston@scoutsact.com.au
Joeys (age 5 to 8 as long as they have started school) on Wed 5:30pm to 6:30pm, Cubs (age 8 to 11) on Wed 6.30pm to 8pm
Scouts (age 11 to 15) on Thurs 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Venturers (age 15 to 17) on Tues 7 to 9pm
Visit www.act.scouts.asn.au to find your nearest group or call 1800 726 887 to start your free 3-week trial
