Rangeway, Geraldton Kindergarten to Year 6

St John’s School

TERM 2 WEEK 7 3rd June 2021

Principal’s Notes

12 Tamar Street, Rangeway, Geraldton WA 6530

PO Box7156, Geraldton, WA 6531

08 9920 0100 admin@sjr.wa.edu.au

sjr.wa.edu.au

Dates to Remember

Dates can also be found on the School Website

Friday 4th June Prayer Assembly - Year 1

Music Viva - 9.00am

Monday 7th June PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Tuesday 8th June

School Advisory Council Meeting - 6.00pm

Wednesday 9th June

Eucharist Retreat Day - Year 4

Reconciliation Year 4 - 9.00am

Thursday 10th June Ministry Meetings -

8.45am

Friday 11th June Prayer Assembly - Year 6

Sunday 13th June Sacrament of First Eucharist St John’s

Church 8.30am

CEWA Every Child Counts For more than 175 years, Catholic schools in Western Australia have helped prepare, educate and shape our leaders and citizens. As a vital education partner for the State Government, we provide education for 77 000 WA students, in more than 160 schools, representing one in six primary students and one in four secondary students. Our work also supports the wider community ambition of excellent education — regardless of financial status or geography. More than a third of our schools are outside the metropolitan region, and more than half support lower socio-economic communities. It is a priority of Catholic Education WA to educate the whole child –intellectually, spiritually, physically, morally and emotionally – and we are proud of our record in educating young people who contribute throughout their lives to the betterment of our world. On this website you will find a detailed account of the role of Catholic Education in WA, the education we provide and the role we play in supporting the WA Government in the delivery of excellent education. For further information, please visit CEWA Every Child Counts Communio Lat week, we celebrated Communio Week. Whilst Mr Brett Love spoke about our work in this initiative in the last school newsletter, I wanted to personally thank the St John’s School Community for their prayers, learning and fundraising. As you are aware, we raised over $1 000 to support local Catholic affiliated agencies, answering the call to offer hope to others. Whilst we get joy from the delicious morning tea snacks and participating in the various activities, may our greatest joy come from knowing we have lent a helping hand to our local neighbours. Thank you, St John’s School. Playground You may have noticed that we have cordoned off the playground at the rear of the Year One and Two Classrooms. The playground has been inspected and has been identified as a safety hazard. I am currently working with the School Advisory Council and P&F to evaluate all the options available to us, taking into account finances, available resources and time. To assist in making an informed decision, I am currently liaising with the students from Years One to Six, gathering their insights and opinion. To date, I have visited a couple of classrooms and I am very proud of the way the students are providing me with considered feedback, thoughts and opinions. Please stay tuned for future developments.

Library News Library books are kept for one week and then returned to school. A library bag is

required to borrow books.

LIBRARY DAYS Wednesdays - PP, Year 2, Year 4 Thursdays - Year 1, Year 3, Year 5, Year 6

WEEKLY NEWS Battle of the Return Books Each year group competes weekly to have the least number of overdue books, with the winning class displaying the St John’s School library trophy for the week. At the end of the term, the class with the most weekly wins will receive a special surprise and bragging rights as the winner of the Return Books Battle. Last week’s winner was YEAR 6 and YEAR 4! Thank you, Year 6 and 4, for working together to return your library books on time. Library Open at Lunch on Wednesday and

Thursday

The Library is open during lunch on

Wednesday and Thursday. So, pop on in

and read a book, colour in a picture or play

a board game with a friend. Our lovely

Year Six volunteers are also available to

read a book to you.

The 2021 Randolph Stow Young Writers Award There are roughly four weeks until the City of Greater Geraldton Regional Library’s writing competition closes. Information and entry forms are available in our library. The competition will run until 3 July and divided into two categories: poetry and prose. I look forward to reading the entries as they arrive. Please encourage your children to enter as we have some wonderfully creative writers at St John’s School, and we would love to show the Geraldton community what they can do.

Mrs Kay Brown LIBRARY TECHNICIAN

Let the Little Children Sinite Parvulos

Religious Education

Principal’s Notes Fogarty Update Last week, Mrs Emma Pollard, Mr Brett Love and I were in Perth for the next part of our work with Fogarty EDvance. On Day One, we covered a range of objectives including how our organisational health can drive better student outcomes, the role of leaders to influence and sustain change, an examination of current teaching and learning practices in our schools, high impact change levers and continued work on our strategic planning document. Over the course of Day Two, we reflected on effective communication, discussion, leading instructional change and initiatives to support our organisation health. In the very near future, we will be sharing our strategic planning document with staff, students and the school community. Good News Story Before school, we have lots of students in various locations of the school. It warms my heart to see the older students interacting with younger students, younger siblings and babies. The older siblings take on the responsibility of making sure their younger siblings get to class when the bell goes and for the students with whom have no family connection, they play with, talk to and check on. It is a joy to see our students looking out for each other.

Mrs Melissa Marquis PRINCIPAL

Prayer Assembly Tomorrow, at 8.45am, in the Undercover Area, the Year One Class will be leading the school community in a Prayer Assembly. Everyone is welcome to attend. Sacrament of First Eucharist Please find below dates to be noted for all First Eucharist candidates:

• The Sacrament of First Eucharist Retreat Day will be held next Wednesday 9 June at school.

• The Sacrament of First Eucharist for St John’s School will be held on Sunday 13 June at 8:30am at St John’s Church.

Those attending the Sacrament of First Eucharist Mass are required to sign in using the safeWA app or alternatively add your details to the register. Fruit of the Spirit – Patience We again focus on the Fruit of Patience this week:

Have patience, God is not finished yet. (Philippians 1:6)

St Paul reminds the Philippians to be patient in God as they are made in the likeness of God and His plan has already been carved for them.

P&F News pandf@sjr.wa.edu.au

P&F Meeting

Monday 14 June @ 6:00pm

Everyone is welcome.

Containers for Change P&F Fundraiser Please consider

donating the funds received from recycling your bottles and cans, through Containers for Change, to the St John’s School P&F. Our code is

C102861876. Thank you.

Let the Little Children Sinite Parvulos

Religious Education The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

This coming Sunday, the Church commemorates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ also referred to as the Feast of ‘Corpus Christi’. This Solemnity reminds us of the risen Christ who is our source of joy and celebration present within the Eucharist. The receiving of communion during the Eucharistic celebration is emphasised by the Latin words ‘Corpus Christi’ - Body of Christ.

Mr Brett Love ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Administration News Assembly Thank you to our Year Five Class for their entertaining Assembly item today. Our next School Assembly will be held on Thursday 24 June at 2.20pm in the School Hall. We look forward to watching the Year Six students who participate in the Drumbeat program showcasing their talents to the school community.

Musica Viva Incursion Tomorrow, Musica Viva will be performing for students from Pre-Primary to Year Six in the School Hall. During the show, ‘The Rhythm Works’, students will have the opportunity to see just how easy and fun it is to make music from a wide range of materials. Lockdown Drill On Thursday 10 June, St John’s School will be holding a drill to practise our lockdown procedures. The children will be informed of the lockdown and that it is only a practise. Please feel free to discuss this with your child/ren, so they are reassured and prepared. Nagle Catholic College Information Evening Nagle Catholic College will be holding an Information Evening on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 5:00pm, for families interested in enrolling their children in 2022. To register your attendance, please visit: www.ncc.wa.edu.au/events.html Allergy Aware School A reminder that St John’s School is an ‘allergy aware school’. The foods that are particularly dangerous for some of our students are nuts and eggs. We ask that students do not bring these foods to school in their lunch boxes.   Cooler Weather

As we are beginning to experience cooler weather, particularly in the mornings, we ask that parents consider sending their child to school with their school jacket or jumper. Please ensure that these are clearly labelled with your child’s name as these uniform items are often easily misplaced once they are taken off during the day. Even in the cooler months, all students are required to wear a hat during playtime. Please ensure that your child’s hat comes to school each day and that it is clearly labelled. Please also check that your child is coming home with the correct jumper/jacket as often students may mistakenly take somebody else’s home with them.

Mrs Emma Pollard

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - ADMINISTRATION

HOCKEY NEWS

Hockey fixtures were cancelled last Saturday due to the rain.

There will be no fixtures this Saturday due to the long weekend.

NETBALL RESULTS

Saturday 29th May

A Blue: St John’s lost to St Lawrence’s 5 - 11

Best Players: Meg N, Skyla B & Lini Q

There will be no games played on the B Yellow: St John’s lost to Dongara 4 - 6 5th June due to the long weekend.

Best Players: Rya G, Indi R, Ava B, Heidi C

& Shelby D Please remember that Fees are due

Phenomenal effort - so proud of you all

NSGO: St John’s lost to Waggrakine - No results received

College Reunion

There is to be a reunion of former students of Saint Patrick’s College, Geraldton, for the

following years:

1969 Junior Certificate

1970 Sub Leaving, and,

1971 Leaving Certificate

The reunion will be held in Perth Western Australia on the first or second weekend of

October 2021.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Terry Pass on:

Mobile: 0401 610 158 - terry.pass2@bigpond.com

or

Mobile: 0420 525 780 - lacream@optusnet.com.au

Nagle Catholic College will be returning to Queens Park Theatre (QPT) in Term 3 to showcase their whole school production of Alice in Wonderland.

This performance of Alice in Wonderland promises to be thoroughly entertaining with a talented cast of Years 7-11 students working extremely hard throughout the year.

There will be evening performances on Thursday 29 July, Friday 30 July and Saturday 31 July commencing at 7.00pm, and a public matinee performance on Saturday 31 July commencing at 11.00am

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 1 June and are available online by visiting www.queensparktheatre.com.au, or in person from the Civic Centre or Regional Library during normal business hours.

For more information regarding bookings, please phone the QPT on 9956 6662.

Please note: Tickets are not purchased through Nagle Catholic College.