St Joseph's Catholic School The Strand eNewsletter

Wednesday 15th May - Book Club Due

Thursday 16th May - High Jump Carnival (9Yrs - 12Yrs)

Friday 17th May - Athletics Carnival (P - Yr 6 - TSR)

Friday 24th May - TDRU Development Cup

Tuesday 4th June - Interschool Athletics Carnival

Friday 28th June - Beachathon Fundraiser

Dear Parents and Carers

What an amazing week it has been with so many successful events in just 4 days. Firstly congratulations to our school cross country team who performed so well at the interschool cross country on Tuesday. A full list of achievements is in our sports news this week. Well done to all our competitors.

On Wednesday our school was visited by the Strategic Leadership Team from Townsville Catholic Education. The visit was the culmination of eighteen months of review and reflection on our school community and then looking forward to the coming five years. The four Directors and our Executive Director, Jacqui Francis had a very productive visit and were made to feel very welcome by our staff and students. Our school leaders oversaw a special assembly where the Executive Director presented our school with a certificate of renewal. Discussion with the Strategic Leadership team focussed on current and future developments within St. Joseph's. It was a pleasure to have the team visit and we are very grateful for their continued support and leadership.

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This Sunday we celebrate Mother's Day. I know everyone will have something special planned for mothers and mother figures in their lives. It has taken some time for me to realise the special person my Mum is to me. Like most people, there have been times that she has seemingly made my life more 'interesting' than I felt she needed to at times. My brother and I still often tease her about her unnatural fondness for wooden spoons and her willingness to wield them indiscriminately (obviously on him more than me). To this day I am still reminded and checked up on to ensure I am doing the right thing and looking after myself. I think she has only mentioned ten or so times this year the need for me to get the flu vaccine because she has heard it's going to be a bad season.

I know these things only come from a place of love, except maybe the wooden spoon, but what I have learned is that no matter how old I get, these things won't change. We will always be her children and she will always be fiercely protective and loving of us no matter what. Her patience, love and loyalty are the things I remember and treasure. I often think about how often I shared that with her. I know that the hard work she willingly put in for many years was not recognised or appreciated openly by us often. It is only now as a parent that I can see and understand the sacrifices she made. Now I try to make sure she knows that more often.

I hope all our Mums and mother figures enjoy their special day this Sunday. I hope all our families take some time to say thank you for all you do for your loved ones.

Have a great week.

Tim

Save the Date

Sacramental Program

Just a reminder to all of our Sacramental Program families that our Confirmation Preparation session is on Sunday 19th May. The morning will start with Mass at 8:30am and then our session 9:45am - 12pm. Please ensure that your child has some morning tea after Mass. We will be holding our session in the Music room and parents can pick their children up from outside the Hall at 12pm. Please remember that Mass is a family event.

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Sunday's Gospel

John 21:1-19

Jesus appears to the disciples for a third time after his Resurrection and shares a meal with them.

Sunday’s Gospel described what we can easily imagine as a picnic on the beach. Just as Jesus' miracle at the wedding feast at Cana blesses the love between man and woman celebrated in the sacrament of marriage, Jesus' attentiveness to food and mealtimes raises the possibility that our meal gatherings can be sacred times. In families, the domestic church, our meals together are everyday opportunities to gather and recall Jesus' presence with us. As in the Eucharist, we bring the gifts that God has given us, which have been prepared especially for our Mass, and at our family meals we share gifts that God has given to us and that we have worked together to prepare. This includes the food on the table and also the people who gather around the table. We ask God to bless these gifts and to be present among us in all of our interactions.

Consider a recent family meal: What food was served? Where did the food come from? Who prepared the food? Who served the food? Was mealtime a happy time? Why or why not? Observe that Sunday's Gospel tells about a meal that Jesus shared with his disciples after his Resurrection. Read aloud the Gospel, John 21:1-19. Reflect on the Gospel reading using the questions above. Talk about ways in which this meal that Jesus shared with his disciples might remind us of the meal we share at the Eucharist. You might choose to plan a special meal together as a family, encouraging each person to participate in the meal preparation. Pray together that Jesus will make his loving presence known in your family life.

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Mother’s Day

Yesterday we celebrated Mother’s Day with a special Prayer celebration led by 1D. On Friday, Year 1 and Year 6 will be attending Class Mass at 9am in the Church for Mother’s Day. You are more than welcome to join us.

A Prayer for Mothers

Loving God, We thank you for the women in our lives who love us, nurture us and protect us from harm. Bless them with strength and courage as they go about their lives and keep them safe from all harm. May we always value, respect and appreciate them.

Amen

Have a wonderful week

Take care and God Bless

Amanda

NAPLAN

In 2019, NAPLAN tests will be conducted from Tuesday 14 May to Thursday 16 May.

Schools must schedule the tests on the dates agreed to by NAPLAN authorities.

NAPLAN tests the sorts of skills that are essential for every child to progress through

school and life, such as reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy. It is important to remember that NAPLAN is not about passing or failing, but about assessing learning

Progress.

At the classroom level, it is one of a number of important tools used by teachers to measure student progress. Data from these tests is used by SJS to track student

performance and to identify students requiring support or extension.

Authorities provide parents with the opportunity to withdraw their sons and daughters from the NAPLAN tests. If you do not wish your child to participate or if they will be absent during these times, please contact class teachers.

For more information, please refer to the NAPLAN Parent Information attached to this

newsletter and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel most welcome to contact us here at SJS.

Jan Oram

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Awards will be presented at Assembly on the 15th May at 2pm

Class in the Spotlight will be 1M

1D	Sam Parsons	Sofia Orsini
1M	Jonah Smith	Jordyn Beetham
2C	Brayden Wann
2R	Khloe Oldfield	Noah Palmer
3O	Rose Welsh	Lucy Whelan
3JK	Tenille Round	Beatrix Ferry
4G	Atticus Rahmel	Harper Ryan
4L	Caitlyn Wiltshire	Joseph Smith
5D	Grace Kenneally	Callum Scott
5MC	Tyler New	Amelia Richardson
6B	Grace Tipping	Elliott Piper-Green	Sienna Miller
6MK	Hamish Barry	Scarlet Gallagher	Jorja Fegan

Beachathon Fundraiser

The Race For Space is on!

Beachathon 2019 launches on Wednesday 22 May at Assembly.

I wonder who our Beachathon mascots - “Rocket Girl” and “Man on the Moon” will be this year!?

THANK YOU to Marissa Candy and the Marketing Factory for designing our awesome Race For Space logo!

Our goal this year is to raise money to purchase additional Flexible Learning Furniture for our classrooms.

This furniture will create exciting learning spaces that are flexible, mobile, engaging and adjustable – allowing our classrooms to be adapted as our students and their learning needs grow and change.

Fundraising:

Students will receive a sponsorship form from their classroom teacher on Beachathon Launch Day.

Parents can help their children to seek sponsorship and collect money from family, friends, colleagues and/or neighbours.

Students bring their sponsorship form and money to school for counting every Tuesday – starting Tuesday 28 May.

Money will be counted by our CCL’s and parent volunteers at 8:30am every Tuesday 28 May until Beachathon Day.

If you would prefer to pay directly into an account using your credit card, there is an option to go to the link on your child’s form that will take you to our secure online platform.

If you sponsor online, please ensure you put the child’s name and class you are sponsoring in the comments box.

Each class will track their fundraising efforts and these will be on display outside the office in the breezeway.

Incentive prizes for students fundraising efforts:

Individual fundraising
- For every $20 raised per week, the student’s name will enter the prize draw for that week. For example, $20 = I chance, $40 = 2 chances etc.
- There will be a prize box at each assembly and if the student’s name is drawn, the student will be allowed to pull out a prize from the ‘Rocket Ship’ in a lucky dip type scenario.
Class fundraising
- The class with the highest fundraising each week will receive a Zooper Dooper on Friday afternoon.
- The class teacher will receive a coffee voucher.
- Once a class reaches $1,000, they will receive a ‘homework free’ week.

Every student who goes into the draw each week gets additional chances to win prizes on Beachathon Day.

Thanks to our sponsors within the school community, there are fantastic prizes for students to win!

Sponsorship proposals for families with businesses will be sent out later this week.

Key dates:

22 May 2019 : Launch Day

28 June 2019: Beachathon Day

For further information about Beachathon, please email the Sub-Committee at: info@joeysbeachathon.com

Thank you for your support.

Regards,

Beachathon Sub-Committee

Interschool Cross Country Carnival 2019.

Congratulations to all of our brave competitors that represented our school on Tuesday at the Townsville Primary Schools Cross Country Carnival. This is the only carnival that all schools compete together at the same time at the one place. Our school excelled at this carnival, with each competitor giving it their all on the long Bicentennial Park Course in steamy conditions. We had six top ten finishes from our strong Putney team: Charli Russell (2^nd), Quinn Pascoe (4^th), Sophie Hannay (5^th), Milla Hannay (7^th), Nicholas Barr (7^th) and Estella Smith (8^th). These competitors now go through to the North Queensland Trials on 28^th May. Our top 20 runners also include: Will Finucane, Jy Gasa, Thomas Wilkinson and Elise Piper-Green. Our whole Putney team deserve recognition for their outstanding achievements in representing St Joey’s. When you consider that all events had such a huge number of competitors (approx. 750 overall) we achieved a great team result. Well done to our team: Tarj Galletta, Will Finucane, Nicholas Wilkinson, Charli Russell, Estella Smith, Lua Jennings, Quinn Pascoe, Riley Flanders, Riley Hibble, Sophie Hannay, Milla Hannay, Erica Round, Nicholas Barr, Jy Gasa, Thomas Wilkinson, Elise Piper-Green, Scarlet Gallagher.

Townsville Representatives

Congratulations to our most recent Townsville Schools Sport representatives. Quinn Pascoe was selected in the Townsville Football (Soccer) team and Gwyneth Barton in the Townsville Softball team. Both students now progress to the North Queensland trials and we wish them all the very best of luck.

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