- Faith in Their Future-Partners in Catholic Education in South Gippsland with

Mary Mackillop Catholic Regional CollegeHorn St Leongatha, 3953

5662 4255

St Joseph’s Primary SchoolKorumburra Rd Wonthaggi 3995

5672 1052

St Laurence O’Toole Primary School37 Ogilvy St Leongatha, 3953

5662 2192

DATES TO REMEMBER

AprilFRIDAY 28TH Catholic Education Leadership Mass and Dinner

MAYMONDAY 1ST Catholic Education Week School Liturgy 9:15am

TUESDAY 2ND Grandparents/Special person Day 11:30-1pm

WEDNESDAY 3RD District Athletics

THURSDAY 4th Open morning and Morning tea 9:30-11am

THURSDAY 4th Grade 6 Activities Day at Mary MacKillop

FRIDAY 5th Winter Sports Round 1

FRIDAY 12th Winter Sports Round 2

WEDNESDAY 17th P and F meeting 9am All Welcome

TUESDAY 23rd Senior School Cross Country

WEDNESDAY 24th School Mass 10:15am All Welcome

FRIDAY 26th RE Faith Development Day for staff. NO STUDENTS

St Joseph’s Primary School1-3 Bridge St Korumburra

Vic 3950Ph: 56552040

Email: principal@sjkorumburra.catholic.edu.au

Principals ReportFriday 28th April sees the beginning of Catholic Education Week across the Diocese of Sale. Our school, along with the 42 other Catholic schools in the Dioceses will celebrate Catholic Education Week from 28 April to 5 May. The theme for this year’s celebrations is ‘Unity in Diversity’.

As Catholic schools, we are called to do more than just pass on the faith: we are invited to translate our faith into deeds so we are truly living God’s Word. Catholic Education Week is an opportunity for all Catholic schools to celebrate our distinctive mission and share things that are special about our schools.

We will be hosting a number of events during Catholic Education Week which celebrate our school community and the uniqueness that is bought to it by a diverse range of members. As Mother Teresa stated, “I can do things you cannot; you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” This quote signifies the need for all members to be appreciated and celebrated for the gifts they bring to our school. It also shows us that with unity we can achieve anything.

Our week will begin on Monday 1st May with a prayer service to celebrate the opening of Catholic Education Week and St Joseph the Worker Feast day. This will be held in the 4/5 learning space at 9.15am and all members of the school community are invited. For the remainder of the day children will be put into multi-age groups and will participate in a variety of activities which will involve using many of their different gifts and skills.

Tuesday 2nd May is grandparents or special persons day. Children will be given the opportunity to invite grandparents or a special person to school between 11.30am-1pm where they will be able to participate in activities in the classroom and perhaps discuss how education has changed over the years.

Thursday 4th May we will be opening the school to all members of the community including prospective parents for 2018 to come along and have a tour of our school. The 4/5 students will be preparing and hosting a special morning tea for all parents and we will also be celebrating both past and current parents who have contributed to making St Joe’s the great school it is today.

I look forward to seeing many of you during this special week and continuing to work in unity with you all to achieve great things for the school community.

Winter Sport for Grade 5 and 6 Students

Round 1 of Winter Sport begins May 5. Winter Sport is a wonderful opportunity for students in grade five and six to try out team sports against other primary schools in our local area. Because we are a small school we combine with St Laurences to make the Combined Registered Schools team which gives us the numbers to compete against the larger schools. Each round, St Joseph’s will be fielding a football team but the other sports will vary between basketball, t-Ball, volleyball, soccer and netball.

Round 1 May 5th Combined Reg. V Korumburra at St Joes

Round 2 May 12th St Joes V Chairo

Round 3 June 2nd St Joseph’s V _______TBC

Round 4 June 9th Combined Reg. V Inverloch/Kongwak

Round 5 June 16th Leongatha V Combined Reg.

Lightning Premiership Monday 19th June @ Mary Mackillop College St Joe’s Football only

We are keen to hear from any parents who would be keen to act as a coach or umpire for one or more weeks of Winter Sport. If you can assist please notify Nat Kratz or the office staff. Sports uniform will need to be worn on these days.

Arts learning festivalAn Arts Festival for all students and the community.When: May 3-7, 2017.For full program go to ARTSLEARNINGFESTIVAL.ORG.AU

Art RoomWith our whole school theme focusing on Sustainability throughout term two, we would appreciate any recyclable or reusable items that you no longer need from around your homes i.e. the tool shed, kitchen, sewing box or toy room. Please send in anything you can spare with your child or see Catherine Riseley for more information.

See SawPlease be aware that see saw 2017 accounts will be going live in week 5 of this term. Once this happens 2016 information can no longer be accessed. You can print or save the information before the end of week 5 if you would like to keep it. If you are unsure of how to do this or have any problems please contact your child’s classroom teacher.

ANZAC DayAs a celebration of Anzac Day the school held a special service on Monday 24th April. We were lucky to have four representatives from the RSL join us for the service and spend time with the children. A special thank-you to Reuben Strentz who came back to join us and played the last post for us. Everyone involved did a wonderful job.

Our Grade 6 captains and vice captains were also lucky enough to represent the school at the Dawn Service along with Michelle Charlton. The students did a wonderful job here is a little about their experience:

On Anzac day as school and vice captains we went to the dawn service at 6 o’clock. It was raining so we had to do it inside the scout hall. Even though we did it inside it was a great experience. Everyone there was very respectful, on the special occasion in Korumburra. The Korumburra Primary School sang a lovely song to start with on Two Little Boys. The Scouts who had come had supplied everyone breakfast. We would like to thank the men from the RSL committee for coming to the dawn service. By Ava and Valentino

Blood BrothersOn Friday 21st April the grade 6 students travelled to Wonthaggi to watch the Mary MacKillop Production ‘Blood Brothers’ this was a very moving and well put together show that was enjoyed by all. We thank the Mary MacKillop staff and students for allowing us to be part of this.

AwardsCongratulations to all of our award winners from last week and week 9 of Term 1. Keep up the great work you are all doing.

Noahs ArkAttention: Parents of children with disability or developmental delay aged birth – 18 yearsAre you interested in meeting another parent who has a child with a disability or developmental delay?Would you like to be involved in a small group of parents who get together to share stories and learn from each other?Would you like information on a topic of interest to families of children with developmental delay or disability?Parent To Parent Gippsland currently has openings for the following:

• Expressions of interest for a Parent-To-Parent (maximum of 6 parents) group in Leongatha & Warragul.• Information or education sessions to be delivered near you about

issues of interest. For example – school matters, positive communication, self-advocacy for your child & family. Contact the co-ordinator to discuss what you would like.

Also available upon request is information on:• Purple Hearts Women’s Group for women with intellectual disability or email bpezzutto@rav.org.au• Sue Larkey Teaching Strategies & Behaviour Support – Morwell workshop. May 5th or email dearne@suelarkey.com• Autism & Dyslexia Forum – Melbourne. May 10th or email claire.holden@amaze.org.au• Aspect Positive Behaviour Support workshop – Sale. May 16 – May 18. Register online at www.autismspectrum.org.au via

events & workshops tab.Finally there are a lot of information sessions on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Below is a summary of the flyers I can send you upon request:

• Monday May 1st 9:30 – 11am – Warragul (for youth aged 15 – 25) or email andrea.evansmccall@skillsplus.com.au• Monday May 1st 1pm – 2:30pm – Moe (for youth aged 15 – 25) or email andrea.evansmccall@skillsplus.com.au• Tuesday May 2nd 9:30am – 11am – Leongatha (for youth aged 15 – 25) or email andrea.evansmccall@skillsplus.com.au• Tuesday May 2nd 1pm – 2:30pm – Wonthaggi (for youth aged 15 – 25) or email andrea.evansmccall@skillsplus.com.au• Thursday May 4th 1:30pm – 3pm – San Remo rsvp: https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/events/vic.html & for special

requirements email VICEAST@ndis.gov.au• Thursday May 4th 6pm – 7:30pm – Wonthaggi rsvp: https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/events/vic.html & for special

requirements email VICEAST@ndis.gov.au• Friday May 5th 10am – 11:30am – Wonthaggi rsvp: https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/events/vic.html & for special

requirements email VICEAST@ndis.gov.au• Tuesday May 16th – 9:30 – 12:30 Leongatha or email alisha.glliland@southgippsland.vic.gov.au

• Tuesday May 16th – 9:30 – 3 Morwell or email info@gippslandcarers.org

- Faith in Their Future-Partners in Catholic Education in South Gippsland with

Mary Mackillop Catholic Regional CollegeHorn St Leongatha, 3953

5662 4255

St Joseph’s Primary SchoolKorumburra Rd Wonthaggi 3995

5672 1052

St Laurence O’Toole Primary School37 Ogilvy St Leongatha, 3953

5662 2192

Parishes of Foster, Korumburra & Leongatha

Parish Priest: Father Aju Varghese, Assistant Priest: Father Janeesh Jose, Parish Secretary: Ann Hemming

St Joseph’s Korumburra St Vincent’s Loch

2 Guys Road. (PO Box 90) Korumburra 3950

Parish Office 5655 1862 Fax: 5655 2567

Hours: Mon only 9-1 email: stjoeskor@vtown.com.au

St. Joseph’s Foster Immaculate Conception Fish Creek

St Agnes’ Toora 37 Ogilvy Street (PO Box 166)

Leongatha, 3953 Phone 5662 2020

Hours: Mon 1.30-5; Tue, Thurs, Fri 9-5 Closed All Day Wednesdays

Email: stjosephsfoster@gmail.com

St Laurence’s Leongatha St Kevin’s Meeniyan

St Joseph’s Mirboo North St Andrew’s Tarwin Lower

37 Ogilvy St. (PO Box 166) Leongatha 3953 Parish Office 5662 2020

Hours: Mon 1.30-5; Tues, Thurs Fri 9-5 Closed All Day Wednesday

Email: laurleongatha@vtown.com.au

Catholic Education Week28th April-5th May

Unity in DiversityTo celebrate Catholic Education Week 2017 we will be holding a number of activities for our students and the school community.Monday Our Community Day:

• 9:15am Liturgy followed by Multi age activities focused on: Old fashioned games.

• Sausage Sizzle• Assembly directly after lunch

Tuesday Grandparents and Special Person Day: 11:30am-1:00pm• Activities aimed at highlighting the similarities and differences in schools

and education from the past to the present.Thursday Open Morning: 9:30-11am

• Tours of the school for potential 2018 enrolments• A celebration of the efforts and contributions of our parents, friends and

volunteers who help keep the school going• Morning tea

Winter UniformWe are now in the transition period from summer to winter uniform. Either uniform can be work until 1st May, however which ever you choose must be complete correct uniform not a combination of win-ter and summer!

From Monday 1st May full winter uniform must be worn

Winter Uniform List

Boys GirlsShort or Long sleeve dark green Polo Winter box pleat skirt

Polo Fleece Jumper Winter Box Pleat Tunic

V-neck windcheater Grey Skort

Grey Pants Short or long sleeve polo

Sports Jacket (to be worn over jumper only) Polo Fleece Jumper

Plain black school shoes V-neck windcheater

Grey stockings (must be worn under skirt, tunic and skort)

Grey Pants

Plain black school shoes

Sports jacket (to be worn over jumper only)

Sports UniformGreen Polo ShirtBlack Tracksuit PantsBlack Basketball ShortsWhite Socks (no visible logos)Runners

Please remember:

• uniform lists can be completed and dropped to the office at anytime• uniform orders will be made up on a Thursday afternoon and placed in your child’s bag on Fri-

day• uniform shop is only open on a Thursday afternoon at 3:20pm and cannot be accessed outside

of this time• uniforms will not be sent home until payment is received