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Friday 14th October - Prep to Year 2 Swimming Lessons commence
Tuesday 18th October - P and F Meeting at 6pm
24th October to 28th October - Mission Week
Wednesday 26th October - Whole School Meditation at 8:45am
Friday 28th October - Day for Daniel and Crazy Sock Day
Friday 28th October - Teacher's Day
Tuesday 1st November - Melbourne Cup Day
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome to a busy and short Term 4. With so many events taking place this term it is important to stay in touch with what is happening with classes and around the school. It sounds crazy to say we only have 7 weeks left in the school year!
Last night 6 of our students participated in the Young Speechmakers competition for Townsville Catholic Schools. Having heard their speeches prior to the event I was very confident that they would be exceptional, and they were indeed. At the end of the evening, we had a student place in each category. Audrey Burbidge won the Yr 6 group, Ellie Guilfoyle placed second in the Yr 5 group and Isla Lorimer was highly commended in the Yr 4's. A special thank you to Olivia Montgomerie Yr 4, Amelia Sloan Yr 5 and Emerson Pump Yr 6 who thoroughly entertained the crowd with their amazing performances. Congratulations to our hardworking students, their teachers and their coaches.
Earlier this week we presented the Quest for Knowledge trophy to our Yr 6 team following their winning performance last term. Our school has had an amazingly successful year and it is wonderful to see our students performing at their best. Again thank you to our dedicated staff for their tireless efforts in supporting our students.
Last week we received some results for our 2022 NAPLAN testing. While the test is one small part of the data we collect for students it was terrific to see our overall data come back with significant improvements and all areas above national standards. Congratulations to our students and our teachers.
Have a great week.
Tim
Welcome Fr Jan
At Wednesday's assembly, we welcome Fr Jan Szweda, who is the new parish priest for St Joseph's Church. Fr Jan, who was born in Poland has come to Townsville after years of service in Melbourne, Alice Springs, Arnhem Land and Papua New Guinea.
We look forward to Fr Jan celebrating class Mass and other school significant school events with us.
Mission Month
October is Missions Month.
The World Mission Month of October is a time when we can teach our children to respect people from other cultures and reach out to those people, particularly children who live in poverty. It is an opportunity for reflection, prayer and support for the missionary efforts of individuals, communities and the whole Church. This year, students across Australia are encouraged to not only learn about Ethiopia and the work of the Church there but to do something extraordinary for Mission through fundraising, advocacy and prayers.
Our school community will come together in prayer for Catholic Missions on Wednesday, 26th October for whole school meditation. All are welcome to join us.
For more information, please visit https://www.catholicmission.org.au/
DAY FOR DANIEL
This year, Joey's students will support Day for Daniel.
On Friday, 28th October students are encouraged to wear red to school to raise awareness for child safety.
This year's theme is brave conversations.
Parents and educators are encouraged to start conversations about personal safety. Those conversations usually are uncomfortable and awkward but educate children and young people about their personal boundaries and strategies to protect themselves in unsafe situations, including when playing and socialising online.
More information about Day for Daniel can be found here.
CRAZY SOCK DAY & Day for Daniel
Friday, 28th October
Wear colour socks and red clothing to school ~ gold coin donation
Monies raised will go to Catholic Missions and the Daniel Mocorombe Foundation.
Hope all have a wonderful few weeks,
Trina
This week we celebrated students within our school community who espouse our values of Love, Community and Excellence. We were very proud to recognise the efforts of these students.
LoveIf the love of God really reigns in our heart, it will show itself on the exterior. Catherine McAuley |
Mali Hughes |
Mali demonstrates the Mercy Value of love in everything she does. Every day she comes into the classroom with a smile, making our classroom a lovely place to be. Mali is always kind and compassionate to her peers. Thank you for being such a great friend, Mali! |
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Lani Guilfoyle |
Lani is a wonderful friend to all of her classmates. She is kind, and thoughtful and is always there to help others. Lani has a gentle nature and is an outstanding example of our mercy value of Love. Thank you for being so caring Lani! |
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Community No matter how small the gift, God gives the increase. Catherine McAuley |
Elena Griffin |
Always respectful and courteous, Elena contributes to the community of our school by being the best student she can be. She consistently shows outstanding behaviour in class and follows directions the first time, every time. Elena is always willing to help others and is a role model for diligence in 6B. |
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Indiana Lalor |
Indiana is a true Joey’s kid. She engages in all activities wholeheartedly and often initiates opportunities for others with her initiative. Indiana is inclusive and is a reliable and friendly member of our school community. She is a respected leader and shows everything that is great about our school. Indiana is a servant leader who makes others feel good about themselves. Thank you Indiana for showing the way at Joey’s. |
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Grace Wolanski |
Grace demonstrates an outstanding level of leadership within our classroom. She always strives to do her best and is kind and welcoming to all. Grace contributes to our community by being the best person she can be. Well done Grace! |
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Zara Zareh |
Zara is a kind and considerate member of our class. As part of our class's mission for inclusion for everybody, Zara has been helping to teach us about Auslan sign language. She is a very thoughtful student and we are lucky to have her at St Joey's. Well done, Zara. |
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Isabelle Goodwin |
Isabelle is the ultimate community member! She is a quiet achiever. Isabelle goes about her daily tasks with care and attention. She loves adding beautiful details to her writing and displays neatness in her bookwork. She enjoys sharing her talents in a friendly way and brings joy to those around her with her beautiful smile. We love her cheeky sense of humour and the sparkle she adds to our 4B class. Thank you for being you, Isabelle! |
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Excellence We can never say, ‘it is enough.’ Catherine McAuley |
Elsie Reeve |
Elsie is a great example of how Joey's kids show excellence. She demonstrates respectful listening and strives to improve herself in every learning area. She is an excellent example of how to be reflective in your learning so you can make the most of every success and every mistake so you can be even better tomorrow. Outstanding effort, Elsie. |
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Logan New |
Logan regularly demonstrates how hard work and perseverance can help you achieve your goals. While some subjects come easy to Logan, there are others where his determination helps him to succeed. His impressive knowledge of general facts helped the 2022 Quest for Knowledge team to victory. Well done Logan. |
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Kingston Gauci |
Kingston is a quiet achiever. He goes about his business always striving to do his best. Kingston is a motivated learner who is happy to share his understanding with others. He is persistent, organised and knowledgeable. Kingston works to the best of his abilities across all learning areas and is a respectful and polite classmate. |
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Aria Goldsack |
Aria has such an outstanding approach to learning. She is a conscientious student who works well in all learning areas. She aims to do her best by being very attentive in class and working hard. Her perseverance and desire for learning is a wonderful example to her peers. Well done Aria! |
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Amity Smith |
Amity consistently strives to do her best and is an independent learner. She is a hard worker and stays focused on her learning at all times. Amity follows the Joey’s 5 Rs and sets a great example to her class mates on how to follow classroom rules and routines. Keep up the great work Amity. |
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Sam Robino |
Sam shows excellence in both his behaviour and schoolwork. He completes everything to his best ability and presents work neatly and accurately. He concentrates and pushes himself to improve. Sam follows the Joey's 5 Rs consistently and should be very proud of his efforts. Well done Sam! |
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Ari Verzeletti |
Ari is to be congratulated for his enthusiasm for learning, in particular his recount writing. Ari has written recounts that are informative and very entertaining. He has discovered an enjoyment for writing and is very proud of his efforts. Well done, Ari. Your writing and love of learning are to be celebrated. |
NAPLAN
NAPLAN results for Year 3 and Year 5 will be sent home today with students. Please keep these hardcopies in a safe place, as they are often required for applications for secondary school. NAPLAN provides a snapshot in time and is only one indication of learning.
Young Speechmakers
Last night our Joey's team represented our school proudly competing against 60 of the best public speakers from all Catholic Townsville schools in Yrs 4,5 and 6. The speaking competition was tough! Our team of superstars were winners the moment they arrived at the competition having already been selected from over 30 auditions.
To top off our champion team we also placed in each year level. Congratulations to Audrey Burbidge - 1st Year 6, Ellie Guilfoyle - 2nd Year 5 and Highly Commended to Isla Year 4. Olivia Montgomerie, Amelia Sloan and Emerson Pump wowed the crowd with their entertaining speeches.
Students presented convincing opinions within a timegrame on topics to rooms full of over 80 people. There was no time for nerves or fear. Joey's kids CAN!
Did you know you should travel before you are 30 as your brain shrinks and animals can hold occupations?
Thank you to Miss Higgins and Mrs de Lange for assisting our students to 'Step-IT-up'.
Julie Wallace
Prep to Year 2 Swimming Lessons
As part of our school HPE program, the students in Prep - Year 2 will begin swimming lessons in Week 2 - Term 4. Lessons will be conducted with qualified instructors at Tobruk Pool every Friday, commencing Friday 14/10 (Week 2) and concluding Friday 25/11 (Week 8). Classes will walk to their lessons each week and parents are needed to assist with the supervised walk. If you are able to help, please contact your child's classroom teacher. The cost of the lessons will be added to Term 4 school fees. Please note that the lessons are Sunsafe and sun shirts are required. Students are encouraged to bring thongs/crocs to school for the walk to the pool. Preps are asked to come to school ready to swim. We trust that this program will be enjoyable and beneficial to all concerned.
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Time |
Class |
9.00 - 9.40 |
Prep A |
9.40 - 10.20 |
Prep B |
10.20 - 11.00 |
Prep C |
11.00 - 11.40 |
1A |
11.40 - 12.20 |
1B |
12.20 - 1.00 |
2A |
1.00 - 1.40 |
2B |
Holiday reading
The following students won a prize for doing their Holiday Bingo Reading activity over the holidays. Well Done Hamish, Markus, Maisie, Freya and Charlie who completed their card.
Year 1
In Term 2, children started receiving a certificate for reading 25 books. This term children will receive a book gift when they reach 50 books borrowed for the year. They are welcome to borrow 3 books each week. Please continue to enjoy reading picture books with your child as it is a valuable educational activity and it is quality time together.
Book Club issue 7
Last book club for the year. Online orders must be done by Oct 24th. Children can also request books from this catalogue to be purchased for the library which can be borrowed.
Happy Reading
Belinda Walker
(Teacher Librarian)
Instrumental Music in 2023
Dear Parents and Carers
As many of you know, our instrumental music program is extremely popular and places are regularly booked out. Enrolment in the music program for 2023 is now open and you can find the enrolment form here. St Joseph's offers tuition in guitar, bass guitar, piano, woodwind, recorder, drums and percussion, and singing.
More information on the instrumental program is available on our website here.
All current 2022 instrumental music students need to be re-enrolled for 2023 if they wish to continue lessons into the new year.
If your child is in year 2 to year 6 in 2023, then they are eligible to take part. I encourage parents that are considering enrolling their child/ren in instrumental music to do so as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Enrolments close on Friday 25th November.
Please let me know if you have any questions via email or by phoning the school office.
Kind Regards
Jason Bennett
NOTICE OF AGM
NOTICE is hereby given that THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of St Joseph’s School the Strand Parents & Friends Committee will be held on Tuesday 18th October 2022 at 6PM for the following agenda items:
- To review and confirm the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held 2021.
- To elect Office Bearers and Management Committee for the year 2022-2023.
- To consider other motions put forward to the meeting.
All motions are to be submitted in writing and received by the PNF Secretary by Thursday 29th September 2022. Email to pandf@sjnwtsv.catholic.edu.au to submit.
TIMING OF MEETING
The AGM will commence at 6PM sharp and run by agenda for best time management.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING QUORUM
The number of members presently on the executive committee plus 4 form a quorum. That is, the quorum currently stands at 10 persons minimum.
PLEASE NOTE:
Attending this meeting does not mean you will be given a role or a job.
We would simply love to see you there.
Complimentary child minding (for all ages) is available for the duration of the meeting.
JOEYS LUNCH WRAP UP
On Saturday October 8th, Parents and Friends of SJS gathered at the Palm House at The Ville Resort to kick start term 4. The afternoon was a huge success with the event raising over $2500 for the P&F and much fun had by all. Thanks to all who got behind the event to make it the success that it was!
Congratulations to all raffle winners who walked away from the event with amazing prizes thanks to the event sponsors The Bazooka Bar, SSAF Sheetmetal, Tiki on Ackers, Lust Boutique Hire Co, The Claire Family.
