What's coming up and when:

Every Monday	Sports Day
Every Friday	Sports Day
Friday 1st November	All Saints Day White Token Lunch for Kinder students
Saturday 2nd November	SJV Fete
Monday 4th November	School Community Council Rescheduled meeting at 6:00pm
Friday 8th November	Kindergarten and Year 1 Excursion to the National Zoo and Aquarium
Monday 11th November	Prayer Celebration: Remembrance Day
Wednesday 13th November	Parish Mass led by Year 3 all families welcome
Thursday 14th - Friday 15th November	Mr Rodda attending SILOAM
Monday 18th November	Year 5 and Year 6 Excursion to New and Old Parliament House - early start - Students to be dropped off to school by 7:45am bus will leave 8am sharp.
Wednesday 27th November	First Aid Student Workshops
Thursday 28th November	Gingerbread House evening. More details to follow next week.
Monday 2nd December	School Community Council Meeting - 6:00pm

. Please note the Calendar dates and events maybe subject to change at any time.

Can you believe the SJV Fete is only 2 days away! We’re very excited and can’t wait to see you all there.

VOLUNTEERS

Thanks to everyone that responded to the earlier email today asking for volunteers, if your plans change and you are free to help out Saturday afternoon from 12 noon, please contact Janice with your availability.

janice.spackman@cg.catholic.edu.au

We’re also in need of the following items, please drop off as soon as possible.

Generators
Small marquees
Eskies

CAKES

Drop off for Cakes for the Cake Stall

Our Cake Stall is always very popular and we need your help to make it a great success. We would greatly appreciate your donation of any of the following:

Cakes • Cupcakes • Biscuits • Muffins • Toffees • Slices • Savoury Items Lunchbox Snacks • Fudge • Jams • Chutneys • Preserves • Christmas • Allergy Friendly

Please ensure that items are nut-free and do not contain any fresh cream or custard as we are unable to provide refrigeration.

To comply with food regulations and to protect those with food allergies, please ensure you provide a full list of ingredients on the label provided and stick on the outside of each/every item/package.

Please do not donate items that have been purchased from the bakery/supermarket.

If you are unable to assist, please return the packaging and we will reissue it to those families who would like to bake more. Additional packaging can also be collected from the Front Office. Please contact Bec Battaglini if you have any questions: becbat@iinet.net.au

All donations can be dropped to school on Friday 1 November or on Fete Day.

TOMBOLA

If you have any of the following items for the Tombola stall, can you please bring them along tomorrow -

Chips/biscuits
Soft drinks/cordial
Noodles/ 2min noodles
Super Doopers/ice cream cones
Tinned food – baked beans etc
Muesli bars/school snacks

RIDE WRIST BANDS

Have you purchased your Ride Wrist Bands yet?

A reminder to put your order in via QKR for your families ride wrist bands to get the early bird price of ($25). QKR will be closed from 12:30pm tomorrow, so they can be ready to go home with your child after school tomorrow.

The ride wrist band gives your children unlimited access for the whole fete day to all rides. The Wristbands will be sent home in school bags next week.

You will still be able to purchase ride wrist bands on fete day, but the cost will be $30

MEGA CASH RAFFLE

This raffle is essential for our school's fundraising efforts, and every ticket sold truly makes a difference! If you haven't received your raffle ticket book yet, please check your child's school bag from last term. The more tickets we sell, the more funds we raise to benefit your children!

We would love for each family to sell at least one book. To ensure all sold tickets are entered into the weekly draw, please return both sold and unsold tickets along with your payment (Cash or QKR) to the Front Office. Plus, remember that returning your ticket books each week gives your family a chance to win a Domino's Pizza voucher!

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Fete Committee

The school will add notes to the newsletter that have gone home in school bags. We know that sometimes bags are very hungry and eat school notes!!!

At the end of each term, the notes will be archived and only the last week of the previous term will be visible in the new term. If you are searching for a note, please go back to the archived newsletters and the term that it was sent home in to find the note you are looking for.

These notes will remain in the newsletter section for 2024, affording you an electronic version to look at.

Principal's Message

Dear SJV Families

Welcome to Week 3 on the eve of the best Fete ever.

Could I please make a plea for parents to see if they can take a wander up their street to sell their issued book of raffle tickets? If every family sells a book by next week the school will have made over $5000. The bonus is that one of your neighbours could win $1000. Just a short Newsletter this week given that all eyes are on Saturday.

Dear Lord

As we gather together, we praise You for this day and Your purpose for it. Reset our agendas, as we sit in Your presence. For You assure us that where two or more gather in Your name You are here. Recalibrate our intentions and refocus our hearts.

Fete

What do I need to say? If you are not away this weekend and don't have a family emergency or something extremely pressing, then-

Turn up to help.
Turn up so your children can jump, tag, climb and have fun.
Turn up to be part of our community.
Turn up to enjoy the food.
Turn up to win amazing raffles.
Turn up for awesome coffee.
Turn up to buy some plants.
Just turn up, we want your family there, you are our community. Together we are our community!

Teachers Right to Disconnect

I am sure that many parents have seen, heard or read about the 'Right to Disconnect' labour laws that are very much in the news. These new laws are very important for the education industry moving forward. How does this affect you and our teachers?

At SJV, we aim to answer parents within a 48hr period. The reality is that most of the time staff get back to parents on the same day. This may no longer be possible if you contact a staff member outside of 5pm or on the weekend. Staff have been instructed to not contact parents over the weekend. Some of our staff are parents as well as teachers and I have discussed this with them. If parents are asking teachers questions that are school/teacher based instead of parent/friend based, then my advice is to leave this communication until they are back at work. Otherwise teaching becomes are 24/7, occupation which it is not. I know that our wonderful community will respect these boundaries.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at our Fete.

Peter Rodda

Principal

with Nina De Rosa

Celebrating World Teacher's Day

We want to express our heartfelt appreciation to our community for the wonderful cupcakes, thoughtful messages, and lovely cards we received last week. It was truly a delight to feel recognized in such a meaningful way. We are incredibly fortunate in our profession to experience the immediate joy of gratitude from the wonderful children we teach, often reflected in their smiles. A big thank you to all ouf staff for your unwavering hard work and dedication!

Facebook Reel

We also congratulated our talented and dedicated Performing Arts Teacher, Mrs Mullamphy, on receiving recognition last Friday at the Quality Teacher Institute World Teacher’s Day Awards. Mary is certainly a ‘Teaching Giant’ at SJV!

Thank you Mary for all you do for our children, Parish and community.

Mrs D’s ‘Thought of the Week….’

"The most memorable days usually end with the dirtiest clothes."

I Look forward to seeing everyone at the fete.

Nina De Rosa

Assistant Principal

A message from Father Michael

Hello from Father Michael.

I'm inviting all children in year 2 who are baptised Catholics to register for the Sacrament of Reconciliation for 2025. The Sacrament will be conferred early in term 1 2025, so I encourage you to register now to give your child and yourself time to make a good preparation. I thank the families which have already registered.

Register using the Parish Qkr! App (not through the school portal). Each family that registers will receive an activity book through the school.

If you know an eligible family with a child in year 2 or above who doesn’t attend a parish school, please pass on the invitation to them.

Thank you!

RE News with Emma Donaghue

Gospel Reflection: Mark 12:28-34

In this Gospel, Jesus reminds us of the two greatest commandments: to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbour as ourselves. These simple but powerful words guide us in how to live each day. For parents, this offers a moment to reflect with children on what it means to love God and others. We can talk about how we show love through kindness, sharing, and forgiveness. By focusing on these two commandments, we help create a caring, compassionate community both at school and at home, following the example Jesus gave us.

Prayer Celebrations Term 4

Year 3 will be leading a whole school prayer celebration on Monday 11th November at 10:45am. The focus of this prayer celebration will be Remembrance Day. All parents and friends of our school are warmly welcome to join us.

Additionally, the school will be hosting a Thanksgiving Prayer Celebration on Monday, 16th December, at 9:30am. This will be a special time for our school community to come together and formally hand over our generous donations for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. These contributions will provide much-needed support to families during the holiday season. We warmly encourage everyone to join us in giving thanks and reflecting on the importance of helping others, especially during this season of giving.

School Masses Term 4

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. Dates the school will be attending Mass this term are as follows:

Monday 11th November: Prayer Celebration (Remembrance Day), 10:45am (led by Year 3)

Wednesday 13th November: Parish Mass, 9:30am (led by Year 1)

Thursday 12th December: Year 6 Graduation Mass, time TBC

Hygiene Station

We are excited to announce that our SJV Hygiene Station is now up and running in our front office area, and we are welcoming donations of new and sealed hygiene products.!

We are collecting items such as:

Oral hygiene products (toothpaste, toothbrushes)
Deodorant, body spray, and perfume
Body wash and soap
Hair care items (shampoo, conditioner)
Face wash and skincare products
Moisturiser and hand sanitiser
Sanitary products
Toiletries bags

These donations will be distributed through the Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Canberra Goulburn, ensuring they reach those in our local community who need them the most.

If you’re wondering how you can contribute, here are a few simple ideas:

Planning a holiday? If you visit a hotel and don’t need the complimentary toiletries, consider bringing them home to donate to our hygiene station. Please ensure they are sealed.
Shopping for yourself? Next time you’re buying a new toothbrush or bottle of shampoo, why not pick up an extra one to help someone in need?

A big congratulations to the following students:

Please note - Merit Awards will be handed out at NEXT Friday's morning assembly.

KA	Evie Hubbard
1 B	Louie Goundar
2 J	Harry Miles
3	Zara Cameron
4	Libby Seivers
5/6 J	Harrison Cameron
5/6 P	Thomas Doyle
The Arts	Georgia Spackman
Italian	Lexi Henderson

This weeks focus for our SJV students is

Report any problems to an adult

For further information on our SWPB program visit our

Positive Behaviour webpage.

World Teachers’ Day Celebration

World Teachers’ Day was celebrated on 25th October, a day dedicated to recognising the incredible contributions of our teachers, who shape, guide, and inspire our students every day.

On behalf of the SJV community, the SJV Community Council organised a special delivery of cupcakes to show our appreciation for our amazing staff to thank them for their hard work and dedication to our children. Special thanks to Ash Donley (Year 1 and Kindy mum) from My Sweet Lady for creating these delicious treats!

SJV Community Council

Book Club Issue 7 - Book Club Issue 7 orders are now open. To order the books and find our more about Scholastic, please follow the link below.

How to order from Scholastic Book club

Please place orders by 4pm Friday 1st November. Orders received after this date are unlikely to arrive at SJV. To ensure correct payment is received, families are asked to order and pay for Book Club using the online LOOP platform.

All Book club orders ear Scholastic rewards for SJV which are redeemed for new resources for our students.

Thank you in advance for your ongoing support.

Happy reading!

ELC NEWS

School Photos – This Friday

ELC Lobsters and Turtles school photos will be on Friday 1 November (week 3).

St John Vianney Fete – This Saturday!

The SJV Fete is always a great day out. It’s on this Saturday, 2 November from 10am-2pm. See you there!

Grandparents Day - Stingrays - Monday 4 November

To celebrate the wonderful grandparents in our lives, the Stingrays would like to invite all grandparents and special loved ones to our open classroom on Monday November 4 from 9-10am. We understand that not all children have grandparents in Canberra so all special family members are invited to attend for the morning.

Mini Missions Fete - Tuesday 12 November

In Week 5, Year 6 will hold our annual Mini Missions Fete which will raise funds for the Mwamba Academy in Kenya to help build classrooms, supply clean water and schooling necessities. This year the Mini Missions fete will be cashless. Students will use a 'helping hand' to purchase items from the stalls, these need to be purchased through Qkr! before 12 noon on Monday 11 November. The fingers can then be ripped off and used at each stall. There is no limit to the number of ‘Helping Hands’ purchased for each child. There will be no refunds provided on helping hands at the end of the Missions Fete. We are looking forward to the wonderful stalls that Year 6 have planned!

Last Day of School

The last day of school is on Monday 16 December. If you do not attend the ELC on your last booked day/s then you will not be eligible for CCS for those days. Please contact the ELC office as soon as possible if you do plan to attend the ELC on the last day.

Karen Leighton - St Jude's ELC
Phone: 6287 5520
Email: elc.stjudes@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 1st November

Penny 11:15am-1:30pm
Christine 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Wednesday 6th November

Jen

Friday 8th November

Karen

Term_4_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

Term 1 & 4 The Summer Tuckshop Menu kicks in.

2024_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

What's coming up and when:

Term 3 Week 10 Notes

Term 4 Week 1 Notes

Term 4 Week 2 Notes

Celebrating World Teacher's Day

A message from Father Michael

TUCKSHOP ROSTER