Dear Parents What a fabulous day we had for the annual P&F Lapathon last Fr iday. The aroma of barbecued sausages enticed all students to tuck in to the P&F gifted repast with gusto, the colourful tented

atmosphere, created by a myriad of our generous hearted parent volunteers, set the scene superbly and then came the very enthusiastic runners – the main characters for the afternoon – our Year 1-3 students, followed by the Years 4-6 children. The warm afternoon did not curtail the energy or pace of our ‘lapathoners’. They gave it their all. A very big THANK YOU to our students for your unstinting engagement in the event. The staff and students would like to thank our two main coordinators, Emma Taylor and Karen Wilsoncroft, and all of the P&F and the many parents who contributed their time and enthusiasm to help create the wonderful community spirit that this event brings to the school. We thank you too for the additional resources this P&F fundraising event will provide for our literacy learning areas. Last week the children from Kindy through to Year 6 commenced their designing of the paving stones ‘commissioned’, so to speak, by the Student Council of 2017. This was achieved under the guidance of Mrs Natalie Zuchetti, our resident mosaic artist. Natalie is in this week all day on Wednesday and Friday and on Thursday morning to start the process of laying the glass tiles onto the pavers, replicating the children’s designs. She will be working with small groups of children over the next couple of weeks as they place the tiles on and then later with the

TERM 4 WEEK 5 – 7 November 2017

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WEEK 5 WEEK 6

Mon 6 Tues 7 Wed 8 Thurs 9 Fri 10

Dancing Yrs 4-6 Kindy 2018 Parent Info Night - 6:30pm P&F Meeting TRANSFERRED TO NEXT WEEK Swimming Yrs 1-5 Dad’s Night 6:30pm Assembly Yr 5 - Remembrance Day

Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thurs 16 Fri 17 Mon 20

Dancing Yrs 4-6 Kindy 2018 Orientation 1pm School Board Meeting Mass Yrs 5 & 6 My Robot Excursion - PP & Yr 1 P&F Meeting Swimming Yrs 1-5 Assembly Yr 3 Kings Park Excursion Yr 5 Upcoming Events AGM 7pm

Newsletter Attachments (Electronic version only):

Parent Volunteers Thank You Morning Tea Invite

Thank You Lapathon Sponsors

grouting process. This will take place in the ART Room. We would LOVE to have as many parents join in the process as possible so that you too are a part of this creation. You could see it as being involved in a mosaic workshop while at the same time supporting Natalie in working with the children. Please feel free to pop in and contribute your help for as many hours or minutes that you can spare. On Tuesday the 28th of November at 9am the staff is preparing a Parent Thank You morning tea to express our appreciation of your consistent and greatly valued support in so many areas across our school year. It will also be a chance for you to have a chat to those staff members we are farewelling this year, i.e., Yvonne Rudrum, Sally Rutherford and Julianne Passera so we do hope you can come along. Regards Mary Bizzaca Principal

Remembrance Day Poppies available from the office for a gold coin

donation. All donations aid aged ex-service men and women and their dependants.

SCHOOL NEWS

Student of the Week Ending 3 November 2017

Honour Certificate PP Tom Totterdell Yr 1 Zachary Sartorello & Mason Blake Yr 2 Alma Knox Yr 3 Campbell Evans & Hudson Leicester Yr 4 Charlie Cossom Yr 5 Campbell Riley & Emma Keeler Yr 6 Alivia Becvarovski & Kai McCallum

Marvellous Manners Yr 2 Emmet Kelly Yr 4 Kobe Lawrence Yr 5 William Thomas

Valued Virtues Yr 3 Sara Pavlinovich

Happy Birthday Nov 8 Lachlan Cattalini Yr 6 9 Sunny Ebert Yr 2 9 Zak McGuire Yr 6 11 Neeti Sheth Yr 4 13 Tahlia Dwyer Yr 4

2018 Pre Kindy Siblings Enrolments

If you have children who are born between 1st July

2014 – 30th June 2015 and will be commencing Pre

Kindy in 2018 please check with the office that we

have your application.

Student Council Paving Stone Project Below are photos of children across all year levels from Kindy to Year 6 involved in designing their paving stone section. Next step - transferring the design to the paver in glass tile form.

Burgers, beers and bruisers Dad’s night at the Scarborough Sporties

All Dad’s of the St John’s School community are welcome. Thursday 9th November 2017 From 6.30pm Agenda 6.00 - 6.30 pm share stories about our beautiful families 6.30 pm arrive 6.30 pm onward drink beer, eat burgers and talk sport and other important real life topics. Cost: $15 pp includes burger and one drink

SPORT NEWS

Swimming Lessons Term 4 State Swim, Osborne Park Thursdays, Weeks 1-8

Timetable Year Leave School Lesson Time 1 10.50am 11.10 - 11.50am 2 11.30am 11.50 - 12.30pm 3 12.10pm 12.30 - 1.10pm 4 12.50pm 1.10 - 1.50pm 5 1.30pm 1.50 - 2.30pm

A special thank you to Vince & Peta for your enthusiasm, tunes and encouragement as DJ Noel for the event!

Thank you to our LAPS FOR LEARNING SPONSORS, your generous donations make a big difference to our fundraising efforts.

SPONSORSHIP FORMS ALL Laptahon Sponsorships Forms are due back to your teacher THIS FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2017. DIRECT DEPOSIT is available if that is easier. Details are: Account name: St Johns Parents and Fr iends Assoc BSB: 736-036 Account number: 070555 Reference: Surname / Year

LAPS FOR LEARNING 2017 Congratulations to all students who took part in Friday’s Lapathon. It was fantastic to see everyone trying their best and having fun.

Thank you to all the volunteers for cooking, serving, setting up, marking bands and forms, spraying water and packing up- your support made the afternoon a great St John’s community event. And thank you to all the parents who came along to support the children- with the warm afternoon. Your cheering kept them going.

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WAAPA SUMMER SCHOOL 2017/2018 HOLIDAY PROGRAM

This summer WAAPA opens its theatres and studios to present a host of exciting courses for children and young people. WAAPA’s Summer School offers fun-filled courses providing intense, creative training for anyone in upper primary school and older. The courses build confidence, teamwork and self-esteem while developing the skills necessary to be a successful performer on the stage and screen. Choose a course that’s right for you! Some courses on offer include Drama and Music Theatre. For courses available and more information some brochures available from the school office or go to the website waapa.ecu.edu.au/explore Phone Gabrielle Metcalf on 9370 6775 Email: g.metcalf@ecu.edu.au

SunSmart Kids Triathlon Season Pass

Entries are open for kids aged 7-13, with events

specifically run by clubs and catered to kids - whether it

is your first triathlon or your 50th!

Participants can enter all the events of the season, with

your discount growing the more events you enter.

Don’t miss out, and book your spot today. Each

participant receives a medal at the end and a goody bag

upon registration. All season pass entries also go into

the draw to win a free entry into the Weetbix Kids

TRYathlon!

Phone Triathlon WA on 9443 9778

COMMUNITY NEWS

MASTER MIND AUSTRALIA’S

JANUARY 2018 JUMP-START PROGRAMS

OLNA - Study Skills – Essay Writing – Subject Revision & Preparation

For all students entering Year 7 – 12 in 2018

The January Preparation Program aims to prepare students for Term 1 (2018) before the academic year begins. The

classes will revise those important components from the 2017 syllabus that are vital for success in the new-year. The

program will also preview what students can expect in their courses in 2018.

Courses will be conducted at: Christ Church Grammar School and Hale School

Monday 15th to Saturday 20th of January, 2018

Dr. Robert Hallam at Master Mind Australia on 9486 1377

www.mastermindaustralia.com.au

FREE PIANO

If interested or for more information please phone Rosa on 9341 6884