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Another beautiful week at St Joseph’s with glorious sunshine. We are coming to the end of term 3 and the children will be looking forward to a nice break in the holidays.
The current covid restrictions will be in place for the remainder of this term. It is expected that Term 4 will see new restrictions. I wish I knew what that may look like for schools, but at this stage I would not hazard a guess. Changes have been made to allow Yr 12 Graduations and events to happen, but at this stage there has not been talk about what that can look like for Yr 6 students and our end of year celebrations. We do need to be aware that our end of year events will look very different. We will hopefully have a clearer picture of this when Term 4 gets under way.
One thing that is certain is that there will be no end of year performance for St Joseph’s in 2020. With current restrictions it is not possible to mix classes, and we would normally be well under way with our preparations. Restrictions with participating in dance, and singing make it an even more complex challenge. It is very unclear if we would even be able to present a performance even if we remained in our classes to the whole of our school/parent community, so unfortunately this event will not take place this year.
Our Maggie Dent webinar is on next Wednesday and we are looking forward to this great event. A link will be sent to all families next week that will allow you to log in and join the webinar.
Have a great week.
Kirsty Beavan
Principal
A prayer from Pope Francis:
Prayer to Mary, Mother of the Church and Mother of our faith
Mary our Mother, help our faith!
Open our ears to hear God’s word and to recognise God's voice and call.
Awaken in us a desire to follow in God's footsteps, to go forth from our own land and to receive God's promise.
Help us to be touched by God's love, that we may touch God's in faith.
Help us to entrust ourselves fully to God and to believe in God's love, especially at times of trial, beneath the shadow of the cross, when our faith is called to mature.
Sow in our faith the joy of the Risen One.
Remind us that those who believe are never alone.
Teach us to see all things with the eyes of Jesus, that he may be light for our path. And may this light of faith always increase in us, until the dawn of that undying day which is Christ himself, your Son, our Lord!
- Liz Murray
Religious Education Co-Ordinator
Grounds Maintenance Roster
Thank you to all our families who have mowed and whipper snipped the grounds.
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Section A |
Section B |
| Bhardwaj family - whipper snipping | Sanderson family - mowing |
| Robson family - mowing | Maybury family - whipper snipping |
| Bamblett family - mowing |
School photos - week 10 on Tuesday 22nd September.
Forms and payments are due by tomorrow 18th September.
Students will need to wear full winter school uniform.
SIBLING PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN ON THE DAY.
Photo gallery details are as follows:
* all photos taken will be put in an individual gallery for each family.
* photo gallery links will be given to the school, we will email those families who have requested a photo.
* once you receive your gallery you will have access to the photos and can download or order photos from the gallery (3 photo downloads per student package).
PLEASE NOTE: once you access your gallery you will then be dealing with Roslyn Clare Photography to download or order photos. Roslyn has advised that if/when an order is placed, your details (full names, postal address, email and contact number) will be disclosed to her. These details are not passed onto anyone else, or any other companies, this all remains private inside the gallery system and no promotional material will be sent from (Roslyn Clare Photography) unless requested by yourself.
Term 4 Pupil Free Days will be Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th October.
Students will return on Wednesday 14th October.
Staff will be attending two Professional Development days on Challenging Learning.
Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience. Maggie is the author of six major books, including the bestselling 2018 release Mothering Our Boys and her 2020 release From Boys to Men. She hosts the ABC podcast, Parental As Anything. Maggie is a dedicated advocate to quietly changing lives in our families and communities. She is the mother of four sons and a very grateful grandmother.
We are looking forward to Maggie's webinar on Wednesday 23rd September, 2020 at 7 pm, details of how to log in will be shared in the next couple of weeks.
2/3/4 are working towards implementing a Nude Food Challenge for the beginning of Term 4. This week and Week 10, we are collecting the plastic wrappers off everyone's food and will be weighing it to see how much waste we have been using in our lunch boxes. Early next term, we will be introducing to the other classes our aim to use less waste and "put our food in the nude."
Congratulations to our students who received awards in Week 8.
Media leaders Gypsy & Matilda interviewed the Student Spotlight this week, what will we learn about our student at St Joseph's.
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| Alice - Yr 1 | Tom - Yr 5 |
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Tell us who’s in your family?
Dad (Andrew), Mum (Eve), Charlie & Woody (brothers)
Tell us 5 words that describe you? Fun, playful, cheerful, kind and nice. What do you like to do on the weekends? I like to watch tv and check the heifers. What’s your favourite game to play at school? At school I like to play tennis. What do you want to be when you grow up? I would like to be a baker who makes cakes. |
Tell us who’s in your family?
Dad (Paul), Mum (Lauren), Anna (sister) & Henry (brother)
Tell us 5 words that describe you? Sporty, strong, funny, kind and social. What do you like to do on the weekends? I like to play football and ride motorbikes. What’s your favourite game to play at school? At school I like to play footy. What do you want to be when you grow up? I would like to be in the Army. |
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Due to our working bee not been able to be held due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are asking parents to volunteer to do a job at a time that suits them. We have a list of jobs and it would be fantastic if families could pick a job from the list. We still have jobs that will need doing before the return to Term 4.
Other jobs on the list include:
* weed and tidy garden around tennis/basketball courts
* weed and tidy garden around the front of school
* clean out drain - side of school and remove covers
* remove weeds from tennis courts
During the holidays it would be great if our families could check the mowing/whipper snipping roster to see if you are on. It's always great for the grounds to be mowed in the holidays so it is freshly cut for the children to come back and play on the playground. Due to snake season, we also like to keep the grass cut and the whipper snipping done.
REMINDER: No Hat, No Play policy is in place all year round, a reminder that your child/ren need a hat for outside play.
If they don't have a hat they will need to sit under the tree.
REMINDER: Please send in a refillable drink bottle, due to COVID-19 restrictions children are unable to use the bubbler. However they can refill their drink bottle from the water tower.
| Date | Reader | Acolyte | Liturgy Leader | Gifts | Cleaning | Mowing |
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| 20th | Trish Roche | B Isaac | Julian Roche Fam | Carmen Cribb | ||
| 27th | Jean Roche | T Corbett | Sue Roche | Lucy Roche | N Hughes | |
| October |
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| 4th | Michael Reynolds | S Murray | Reynolds Fam | M Reynolds | ||
| 11th | Liz Murray | B Isaac | Trish Roche | Jean Roche | ||
| 18th | Doreen Hughes | T Corbett | Corbett Fam | Hughes Fam | ||
| 25th | Jan Kendall | S Murray | Lucy Roche | Jan Kendall | S Murray | |
ARCHBISHOP PROWSE VISIT THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
Archbishop Christopher Prowse will visit St Patrick’s Gundagai on Thursday 17th September. Mass will be celebrated at 5pm, followed by supper in St Patrick’s Hall where His Grace wishes to speak with parishioners. Numbers are limited to 50, so please book in for this emailing gundagai@cg.org.au or phone the Secretary – Madeline Ryan 0478000526.
His Grace will also celebrate mass at Immaculate Conception Church, Tumut on Friday 18th September at 10.00am, followed by morning tea in St Mary’s Hall. Numbers are limited to 40, so please book in by emailing tumut@cg.org.au or phone Madeline Ryan 0478000526.
His Grace would also like some written feedback regarding how each parish feels like their parishioners are coping during the COVID 19 pandemic. If you would like to share your experiences/ reflections, both positive and negative, please email them to the parish. The reflections will be collated and presented to the Archbishop.
CONFIRMATION
The date for Confirmation is Sunday 29th November 2020, at the 10.00am Mass in Adelong.
The next lesson will be held on Thursday 17th September from 3.15pm to 4.15pm in the Parish House.
Thank you to Father George for staying after Mass to meet the children and speak to them about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Thank You
- Liz Murray (0405513318)
Keep up to date with events happening at St Joseph's via our electronic school calendar (please note dates can be subject to change).
