Flamingo Performance and Workshops – Wednesday, 28th October from 11.00am Crazy Sock Day – Thursday, 29th October All Saints Day Mass – Friday, 30th October at 9.00am Pre-Prep Orientation – Wednesday, 4th November at 9.00am Golf Lessons – Wednesday, 4th November Pre-Prep Orientation – Wednesday, 11th November at 9.00am

Week 4 • 26th October, 2015

Principal’s Message

On Friday, as a part of our

Grandparents Day celebrations,

students presented their reused

milk bottles. There were some

creative ideas and contraptions.

My congratulations to all students

for the courage to enter the

competition and the effort taken

to transform this courage to

action.

Following on from the challenge,

we are now collecting empty and

rinsed out milk bottles. Childers

Tanks will recycle the plastic

from the milk bottles and create a

variety of products. There are

some wonderful aspects of this

sustainability project, including:

Teaching children about

sustainability and the

environment.

Reducing our footprint on

landfill.

Supporting the innovation

of a local Childers

business.

Please begin bringing in your

empty and rinsed out milk bottles.

The collection point can be found

in the undercover area. Thank

you for supporting your

child/children in the creation of

their milk bottle and for

continuing to support this

sustainability project by bringing

in your empty and rinsed out milk

bottles.

Warmest regards,

John Hinton

Milk Bottle Challenge Winners

Thanks to Mr Ian Jenkins for

promptly assisting our school to

deal with a snake on Friday.

Students Recognised by Local

Council for Reilable Refuge Set-Up

Miss Robba’s Engagment Party

2016 Classes We are pleased to announce 2016 classes as:

Prep (approx. 14 students)

Year 1/2 (approx. 19 students)

Year 3 (approx. 12 students)

Year 4 (approx. 15 students)

Year 5/6 (approx. 27 students – please be aware this class will receive priority support)

Staffing hours have a direct relationship to enrolment numbers and, as identified above, most classes have room for growth. If new families were to enrol, additional resources and programs would be possible and would benefit our entire school community. Please help spread the word, spaces are available (with the obvious exception of year 5/6). To enable these class compositions, we are seeking applications for two class teachers. Advertisements have been placed through the Brisbane Catholic Education website and remain open until Tuesday, 3rd November. We have also advertised a fulltime position for the combined roles of Support Teacher and Curriculum Engagement Teacher. This new position will assist to enable our little Catholic school to continue the drive towards enhanced learning progress for all students. Teachers will be assigned classes once we are aware of our staff team for 2016. I am confident we will know who is teaching which class by the end of November. Please be aware, all teachers at St Joseph’s School work hard, well beyond their paid hours, for the benefit of children. Teachers will be assigned to classes under the authority of our School’s Leadership and with full confidence that they will work in the best interests of the children with which they have been called to teach.

2016 Fees and Levies Please find attached to the newsletter a copy of the 2016 Fees and Levies. This shows a modest increase in the annual fee and building fund. This increase is in line with the Brisbane Catholic Education recommended minimum. All fees, levies and building fund contributions are held at the school and utilised for student learning purposes. The voluntary building fund remains ‘voluntary’ for 2016 due to the vast majority of families contributing. By remaining voluntary, the building fund is tax deductable. If you are on direct debit this will mean approximately:

One child $36 per week.

Two children $48 per week.

Three or more children $58 per week. If your family requires assistance with payment, short term arrangements can be put in place. Please see ‘Fee Concession’ section of the 2016 Fee and Levies. Needed for LOTE We are after empty shoe boxes for a creative Italian activity. If you can help, please send them to the front office.

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World Mission Month The focus of World Mission Month for 2015 is the Church’s outreach to the island of Madagascar, providing for the physical and spiritual needs of children. Access to clean water for washing, cleaning, cooking and drinking in Madagascar is extremely scarce. Children in villages have to walk great distances to springs and creeks to fetch water with containers. So how can we as a St Joey’s community help? Well the Prep One class are encouraging everyone to support their “Crazy Sock Day” on Thursday, 29th October. Wear your “Crazy Socks” and bring a gold coin donation that will be sent to Catholic Mission to assist their work helping people in Madagascar establish ways of treating their water supply and gaining greater access to clean water. Freddo’s will go to the best “crazy socks”! St Joseph’s Choir Performing at the Grace Lutheran Church Craft Bazaar.

Children’s Liturgy 1st Weekend of Each Month The next Children’s Liturgy will be on Saturday, the 7th November at 6pm. All children are welcome to come along and join in this wonderful experience. Term 3 Events Week 4

Flamingo Performance & Workshops

Crazy Sock Day

All Saints Day Mass Week 5

Golf Lessons (whole school)

Pre-Prep Orientation Week 6

Pre-Prep Orientation

School Community Breakfast Week 7

School Board Meeting

P&F and School Board Dinner

Christmas Concert

End of Semester 2 Reports Distributed Week 8:

Parent-Teacher Interviews

Swimming Lessons Week 9:

Parent-Teacher Interviews

Swimming Lessons

Year 6 Graduation Liturgy and Dinner

End of Year Mass

See newsletter and website for up-to-date changes and additions to events

CHRISTIAN VALUES

CATHOLIC FAMILY

INDIVIDUAL GROWTH

Prep/1 Sahara Waldron Belle Khaw Alice Banting

Yr 1/2 Macie Hinton Ellehra Wilkin Minia Deamer

Yr 3/4 Charlize Hummer Charlotte Bradley

Yr 5/6 Amelia Bradley Clancey Prior Grace Whelan

Date Week Subway/Tuckshop Helpers

28/10/15 4 Tuckshop Val Walkington, Bernadette Williams, Graeme Truscott, Tanya Gilbert

04/11/15 5 Subway

11/11/15 6 Tuckshop Val Walkington, Bernadette Williams, Graeme Truscott, Tanya Gilbert

18/11/15 7 Subway

25/11/15 8 Tuckshop Val Walkington, Bernadette Williams, Graeme Truscott, Tanya Gilbert

02/12/15 9 Subway

Student of the Week Student Banking Competition Thanks to the Commonwealth Bank we have 3 prizes to give away. In Term 4 we will be running a Super Savers Banking Competition. For every deposit you make through school banking during term 4, you will receive an entry into the draw. It will be drawn on Wednesday, 18th Nov.