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| Every Monday | Sports Day | |
| Every Friday | Sports Day | |
| Week 4 | Sunday 9th - Sunday 17th August | National Science Week |
| Friday 15th August |
9:30am Parish Mass: The Assumption led by Year 1 7:00pm Parent Trivia Night Wild West Theme. Hosted by Year 5 & Year 6 |
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| Week 5 | Mon 18th - Frid 22nd Aug | Book Week - "Book an Adventure" |
| Wednesday 20th August |
9:00am Book Week Parade from 9am Book Week "Sausage Sizzle Lunch" Order via QKR from Friday 15th August. Book_Week_Sausage_Sizzle_Special_Lunch.pdf |
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| Thursday 21st August | Sth Weston Athletics Carnival | |
| Week 6 | ||
| 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 Father_s_Day_Flyer.pdf | |
| Week 8 | Monday 8th September | Community Council Open Meeting 6:00pm-7:30pm Everyone Welcome |
| Friday 12th September | 8:00am Community Coffee Morning | |
| 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) |
| Thursday 25th September | Uniform Free day - in support of the Fete - bring in blocks of chocolate and lollies | |
| HOLIDAYS | Sunday 12th October | 2:00-4:00pm Main Drop off Day for Fete Donations. Bring your unwanted items to the school during the open hours and they will be sorted ready for their new owners. |
Please note - Merit Awards will be handed out at NEXT Friday's morning assembly.
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KA |
Amelia Johnson |
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1 B |
Eva Smith |
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2 J |
Aayushman Satyal |
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3 P |
Shaun Shih |
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4 CA |
Sanuthi Karunarathne |
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5/6 J |
Rupert Aubrey |
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5/6 P |
Tim Flanagan |
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The Arts |
Harry Doszpot |
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Italian |
Luca Firat |
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ICT |
Hugo Lucas Rupert Aubrey |
Merit Awards Term 3 Week 2
Clara Chakkumkal, Elizabeth Sheehan, Rossana Jasi, Jasper Pattison, Imogen Boyle, Zion Omoding, Carter Smith, Jason Ogar and Banksia Halverson.
At SJV, we use a 'Token System' to highlight and celebrate students who consistently follow our school rules and demonstrate high-quality behaviour.
When staff members are ‘secretly scouting for superstars' to observe students doing the right thing, they are awarded a yellow token as a positive acknowledgement. These tokens can then be 'traded in'.
Here is the progression of our Token Reward System:
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10 Yellow Tokens = 1 Red Token
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5 Red Tokens = 1 Blue Token
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3 Blue Tokens = 1 White Token
Reaching White Token status is a significant achievement. It means the student has shown 150 positive behaviours, acknowledged by a variety of staff members.
To celebrate this milestone:
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White Token recipients enjoy a special canteen lunch with Mr Rodda.
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Year 6 students, as leaders of the school, have the option to choose a takeaway lunch, often from McDonald’s.
Tokens accumulate over a student’s entire time at SJV, so there is the potential to receive multiple tokens and rewards throughout their school journey.
We acknowledge and congratulate our Year 3 and Year 4 Students that celebrated their White Token Status with Mr Rodda.
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.
Book an Adventure – Book Week 2025 Poem
Dress as a hero, wild and free —
A pirate, a princess, or climb a tall tree!
Be a brave explorer, off you go,
Or a clever detective solving what you know.
Open a book — your journey starts,
To magic lands and daring parts.
Swim with mermaids, zoom to space, 
Find hidden clues or win a race!
Your costume shows who you can be,
In stories filled with mystery.
Each page you turn, a world brand new —
With fun and friends and dreams come true.
So “Book an Adventure” far or near,
There’s magic in the books right here!
This Book Week, take a trip inside —
Adventure’s waiting — come and ride!
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/
Happy reading!
ELC News
The ELC children had an amazing Science Week full of exploration and discovery and lots of experiments. We learnt that chemical reactions can occur when we mix some substances together. The Stingrays made bubbling lemon volcanoes and the Turtles blew up balloons with bicarb and vinegar and made bouncy eggs with vinegar. The Lobsters also learnt that some substances don’t mix when they created oil and water artwork. We used coloured water and celery to discover how plants get water and we launched people-powered rockets with our buddies. It’s been a week full of curiosity, questions, and lots of ‘wow’ moments!
Assumption of Mary
The Lobsters have been busy preparing for the Assumption Mass which is being held on Friday. They were deeply engaged as they carefully painted Mary.
Book Week Parade – 20/22 August
Our annual Book Week parade is in Week 5 - Turtles and Stingrays on Wednesday 20 August and Lobsters on Friday 22 August. Children are invited to come dressed as their favourite book character.
Hats
As we’ve now reached August, hats are back on for outdoor play in line with our sun safety policy. Please remember to pack a labelled hat each day.
For your diary
Fathers Day Breakfast – Friday 5 September
Grandparents Day – Friday 31 October
Carla Drayton - St Jude's ELC
Phone: 0412 023 772
Email: carla.drayton@cg.catholic.edu.au
FINAL REMINDER: Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival Friday 24th October 2025 -
Students from Year 2 - Year 6.
TRIVIA NIGHT -
Friday 15th AUGUST - 7PM
REMINDER : Wild West Trivia Night this Friday!
Howdy, parents! Just a quick reminder about our Wild West themed trivia night happening this Friday, 15 August 6:45pm for 7pm start.
Don't forget to bring cash! We'll have games that require gold coins, and you can even buy answers for $5 each. It's going to be a fun-filled evening with opportunities to win prizes and make new friends.
We can't wait to see you there, dressed in your best Wild West attire and ready for a rootin' tootin' good time.
Yeehaw!
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 15th August
Andrea
HELP NEEDED
Wednesday 20th August
Karen, Jen, Ray & Aysar
Book Week "Sausage Sizzle Lunch" -
Open on QKR from Friday 15th August.
Book_Week_Sausage_Sizzle_Special_Lunch.pdf
Friday 22nd August
Jen
HELP NEEDED
Volunteers are the real HERO'S! If you can spare a Wednesday or Friday to team up with Mel in the canteen, we’d be super grateful.
Mel’s on the lookout for extra hands—without enough volunteers, we’ll need to simplify the menu to keep lunch orders moving so the children can eat and get back to playing and having fun.
If you’re up for it, just drop Mel an email or give her a shout with your availability. Thanks a million for helping out! We appreciate you.
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
Please contact the Front Office or Mel or simply fill in the 2025_Canteen_Volunteer_Note.pdf to let us know you are able to help and when.
Mel Harding
Canteen Manager
melanie.harding@cg.catholic.edu.au