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| Every Monday | Sports Day | |
| Every Friday | Sports Day | |
| Term 3, Week 1 | Monday 21st July | Pupil Free Day |
| Tuesday 22nd July | First day of Term 3 | |
| Friday 25th July |
9:30am Naidoc Mass - St Christopher's Cathedral Jersey Day for Carter and Rupert |
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| Week 2 | ||
| Week 3 | Monday 4th August |
9:30am Mass: Feast of St John Vianney everyone welcome. 2:10pm SJV Variety Show - family & friends welcome. |
| Wednesday 6th August | Author Visit - Sean Avery whole school | |
| Thursday 7th August | Kinder Health Checks | |
| Week 4 | Monday 11th August | Feast of St Clare of Assisi |
| Friday 15th August |
9:30am Parish Mass: The Assumption led by Year 1 8:00am Community Coffee Morning TBC
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| Week 5 | Mon 18th - Frid 22nd Aug | Book Week - "Book an Adventure" |
| Wednesday 20th August | 9:00am Book Week Parade | |
| Thursday 21st August | Sth Weston Athletics Carnival | |
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| Week 7 | Thursday 4th September | Kenny Koala Visit to SJV - Kinder, Year 1 & Year 2 |
| Friday 5th September | 8am Father's Day Celebration Hosted by Year 2 | |
| Week 8 | Friday 12th September | 8:00am Community Coffee Morning TBC |
| Week 9 | Wednesday 17th September | 9:30am Parish Mass Led by 5/6P Families welcome |
| Friday 19th September | Magic Craig: My amazing Brain Incursion | |
| Week 10 | Wednesday 24th September | KABOOM Incursion (TBC) |
Term 2 Week 10 Notes
2025_Non_government_schools_census_privacy_collection_notice.pdf
SJV_Variety_Show_back_to_back.pdf
Term 3 Week 1 Notes
Please note - Merit Awards will be handed out at NEXT Friday's morning assembly.
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KA |
Clara Chakkumkal |
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1 B |
Elizabeth Sheehan |
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2 J |
Rossana Jasi |
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3 P |
Jasper Pattison |
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4 CA |
Imogen Boyle |
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5/6 J |
Zion Omoding |
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5/6 P |
Carter Smith |
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Italian |
Banksia Halverson |
We are incredibly proud to share that Carter Smith represented our school in the Rostrum Quarter Finals last Thursday night, competing against students from 7 other primary schools.
The topic for the event was "An Adventure", and Carter delivered a captivating speech titled "Adventure Under the Sea". He spoke with confidence, clear articulation, and expressive energy, leaving a lasting impression with his dynamic presentation.
Congratulations, Carter! Your hard work and courage have made our school proud.
ELC News
Happy Birthday to Norah and Eden
School Photos – Monday 11 August
A reminder that school photos for the Turtles and Stingrays are on Monday 11 August. Sibling photos will be taken on that day also.
Author Visit – Tuesday August 5
On Tuesday 5 August we will have a visit from author Sean E Avery who is best known for hilarious graphic novels like Ducky the Spy and best selling picture books like Frank’s Red Hat. This will be a wonderful opportunity for the children to be inspired by a real-life storyteller and illustrator.
Book Week Parade –August 20/22 August
Children are invited to come dressed as their favourite book character. We can’t wait to see all the creative and colourful costumes!
- Turtles and Stingrays on the 20th
- Lobsters on the 22nd
Sensory Garden update
We are very excited to see the plans for Stage 1 of the sensory garden. We can’t wait to see how the yearning circle, dry creek bed, water pump, musical bridge, xylophone and stepping stones will look when finished. I wonder if you can identify which is in the plans below? Thank you to everyone for your patience with the reduced car park and change of access to the Primary School.
Carla Drayton - St Jude's ELC
Phone: 0412023772
Email: carla.drayton@cg.catholic.edu.au
CELEBRATING ST JOHN VIANNEY FEAST DAY
MONDAY 4TH AUGUST
Monday 4th August, our school will be celebrating St John Vianney's Feast Day.
St John Vianney is the patron saint of clergy throughout the world. Father Vianney’s friendliness, endless patience, humility and prayer life saw thousands come each year to seek his help and spiritual guidance, he welcomed thousands to the catholic faith.
He was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925.
We're excited to be holding our very first GEMathon, inspired by the themes from The Resilience Project! To support this special event, we kindly ask for a gold coin donation, with all proceeds going to the Global Schools Partnership – Kenya.
In the afternoon, enjoy a Variety Show that showcases the amazing talent we have here at SJV — it's sure to be a fun and uplifting celebration for everyone!
SJV_Variety_Show_Poster_2025.pdf
Happy Feast Day.
Book Club Issue 5 2025 orders are now open. To order the books and find out more about Scholastic, please follow the link below.
BOOK WEEK AND QBD
Book Week is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for your school to win a $2500 worth of books for your school!
How does it work?
From NOW to August 23rd, we’re inviting schools to:
- Visit your local QBD between NOW to August 23rd
- Hand the team your school’s flyer - no purchase needed!
(flyer is attached to this email) - 1 Flyer = 1 Entry QBD_Book_Week_2025_Comp_Book_Week_Poster.jpg
- The school with the most entries wins!
Terms and conditions can be found here: www.qbd.com.au/book-week-2025-competition/
...The 2025 theme is Book an Adventure!
2025 is also a milestone year as we celebrate 80 years of Children’s Book Week! For 8 decades, CBCA has been dedicated to inspiring young minds to journey through the countless worlds that books offer.
Book Week at SJV – “Book an Adventure”
Throughout the month of August, community organisations, schools, and libraries across the country will celebrate Children’s Book Week, a time to highlight the joy and importance of reading for pleasure. With classroom activities, storytelling sessions, competitions, and the much-loved school book parade, it’s a week full of imagination and inspiration.
Reading for pleasure has powerful benefits for children and young people. It supports literacy development, builds knowledge, and boosts academic success. In fact, 74% of children say reading helps them better understand the world, and 86% of children aged 6–17 enjoy being read to at home — often because it creates a special connection with family.
At SJV, we’ll be celebrating Book Week from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd August, with our Book Week Parade taking place on Wednesday 20th August, just before school starts.
This year’s theme is “Book an Adventure”, so now is a great time to start thinking about a creative costume inspired by a favourite adventure story. Whether it’s a brave explorer, a daring detective, or a magical journey, we can’t wait to see the incredible characters come to life!
Happy reading!
TRIVIA NIGHT -
Friday 15th AUGUST - 7PM
Trivia Night is just around the corner!
We’d love to see as many parents from each class cohort as possible getting involved by forming a table for the night. It’s always a fun-filled evening of friendly competition, great company, and plenty of laughs!
Dress up, decorate your table, and get into the spirit—there are even prizes to be won!
It’s BYO drinks and snacks, so come prepared for a relaxed and entertaining night out.
Tickets are $15 each and available via QKR.
Please RSVP by Wednesday 6 August.
Let’s make this the best Trivia Night yet!
Uniform free day this term
A friendly heads-up, Thursday 25 September 2025 (week 10, last day of term) is SJV's uniform free day to celebrate the upcoming fete.
We're asking for a chocolate block or lolly donation (e.g. 200g Cadbury Dairy Milk, bags/containers of Chupa Chups) to stock the fete stalls! These treats will be a huge hit – for a cheeky hack, grab them while they’re on special at the supermarket!
Fete Donations – Drop-Off Details
Have you been busy spring cleaning these school holidays? If you’ve got items to donate for the fete, we’d love to take them off your hands!
Main Drop-Off Day
Sunday 12 October 2025
2pm – 4pm
SJV Reception (Playroom/Counsellors Room)
Some of our fete team will be there to assist with unloading.
Cleaned out early?
If you're ready to donate before the 12th, you’re welcome to drop items off at school any time during school hours — we’ll look after them for you.
Donations make our fete stalls amazing and we’re still in need of clean and good quality items including:
- Toys
- Books
- Second-hand items for the White Elephant stall
- Plants and seeds
- Supermarket paper bags
We’re so grateful for your generosity! Please note electrical goods, bedding, cots and mattresses can’t be accepted.
Sponsorship and Volunteers
We’re on the hunt for helping hands or businesses to support the SJV fete. If you can lend a few hours or you know a business that might want to get involved, reach out to sjvfete@gmail.com to join the dream team!
Sponsors receive great benefits and exposure in return for their support, including promotional signs, MC mentions on fete day, features in our newsletter and on our fete flyer.
For more info or if you’re interested in volunteering, contact the fete crew at sjvfete@gmail.com
Fete Coordinator
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 August
Jen
Wednesday 6th August
Aysar 11:30am - 12:30pm
HELP NEEDED
Friday 8th August
Karen
HELP NEEDED
Term_3_2025_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