Jubilation Jubilee Primary School Weekly Newsletter, Tuesday 10th September 2013

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Important Dates to Remember

P & F Meeting 7.00pm

Tuesday 10th September

Jubilee Centre

Jubilee Primary

Beach-a-thon

Broadbeach

Monday 16th September

School Photos-MSP

Sporting Teams

Choir Members

Readers Cup

AWL Committee

Wednesday 18th September

Last Day of Term 3

Friday 20th September

Year 6 Canberra Excursion

Sunday 13th October

Return Friday 18th October

First Day of Term 4

Tuesday 8th October

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God’s Coffee Author unknown

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups." "Now consider this," he continued... "Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us." God brews the coffee, not the cups... Enjoy your coffee! "The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they have." Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly... and leave the rest to God.

Have a great week everyone,

Yours in faith

Jo Riddell

APRE

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Principal’s Weekly News

Dear Parents, Staff and Friends,

If you have a young child or teenager, chances are you’ve heard about Minecraft. It’s a video game that’s kind of like digita l LEGO, except that you’re in an ever-

evolving world with seemingly limitless possibilities. It’s a game that inspires deep exploration, collaboration and creativity.

It has been the subject of international conventions. Some schools and universities have even incorporated Minecraft into their curriculum, where students learn

about city planning, environmental issues, getting things done, and even how to plan for the future, as well as things like maths and problem solving.

The open sandbox nature of Minecraft makes it one of the most exciting games on the market – and not because of its flash graphics or blood and gore (there are

none of those). The gameplay experience design just works. And on top of all that, it’s rated one of the safest video games for kids ever.

But parents are worried.

And rightfully so, to a degree. Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing.

But some parents are freaking out about the amount of time their kids are investing in the game, and are imposing blanket bans of it without first understanding its

magic.

So, let’s have a look at what makes Minecraft so engaging, why blanket bans aren’t a good idea, and how to manage your child’s play.

Minecraft is an infinite, non-winnable game

Unlike a book, a game of chess, or a football match, a Minecraft game doesn’t end. There’s always more that can be explored, and more that can be done. The projects you undertake in Minecraft are self-initiated: no one is telling you what to do. And the process of making progress within Minecraft is completely autono-

mous – no one is telling you how to execute your projects and achieve your goals. It’s self-regulated learning at its finest.

So, when a parent bans Minecraft it’s a lot different to banning other games. You’re not simply cutting your child out from a source of entertainment. You’re prevent-ing them from accessing a world where it’s safe to fail, learn, explore, build and share. In essence: it can be pretty devastating – particularly when we put things

back into the context of the future of work.

Why? Because your child’s ability to participate in and contribute to unprecedented, self-driven creative and collaborative work is going to be one of the key employ-

able talents in the future. Your child could already be building a digital portfolio of project work, without you even knowing it.

But being able to ‘unplug’ and manage time and energy are essential skills your child needs to learn too. So, here are three ways you can help them manage Mine-

craft in your house:

1. Show genuine interest (this should be your first step)

If your child plays Minecraft, ask them to take you on a tour. Show an interest in their passion, and ask them questions like: what are you trying to build? What are your goals? What are the steps you need to take? What’s the coolest thing you’ve found? Set aside at least an hour for this. It’s highly likely they’d love the chance

to share this with you, which will help you to open up a new level of connection with them.

2. Encourage interactivity correctly

Minecraft’s multiplayer mode allows your child to play and build in the same online world as their friends.

But remember: there are a lot of idiots on the internet, so do the following two things:

a) Create your own server or ‘whitelist’ – it’s like having an invite-only friend list.

b) Use a family-friendly server – you can Google these to find the right one to play in.

3. Don’t ban – bracket

Banning something like Minecraft should be the very last resort, as it usually only serves to enhance the craving for it. Instead, make it part of their daily ‘free time’. Try not to have this at the end of the day or make it contingent on homework being completed, as this may only create angst, rushed homework and late nights.

After school is best, especially if it’s bracketed by dinner-time (where all phones and computers are turned off).

My true hope is that you give option #1 a very good go first. And if #1, #2, #3 don’t work, I’m hoping you’ve found them an even better game to play.

Principal’s Weekly News Page 2…….

Here’s a few resources for you:

Check out the Minecraft review at The Parent’s Guide to Video Games: http://safevideogames.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/minec raft-review.html And this wonderful article from Penny Flanagan of Kidspot: http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/what-is-minecraft/ And finally, check out the brilliant work of Dean Groom and Massively Minecraft (a place for both kids and parents to play): http://massively.jokaydia.com/

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2013 Michael Grose

BCEO SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROJECT - PARENT SURVEY

Sexuality education is an essential aspect of any Christian Education and supports parents in their primary role as their children’s first and foremost educators.

Through such education, parents and schools help students explore our Christian vocation to love which leads to a responsible and fulfilled Christian life.

Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) has embarked on a two-year project seeking to strengthen its capacity to deliver quality evidence-based sexuality educa-tion within the Catholic Christian perspective. As part of this project BCE would like to gain an understanding of the sexuality education currently occurring in Brisbane Catholic Schools and Colleges. To this end, a random selection of families from many schools and colleges is being invited to complete a survey to

help BCE better understand the views, needs and wants of parents across the archdiocese.

Your Participation:

Randomly selected families will be contacted and invited, by an external contractor engaged by BCE, to participate in the surveys. The contractor will contact these parents via email on 18 October 2013. If you are contacted you will not be asked to provide any personal information but rather about your views on what

should be taught in sexuality education, how it should be taught, and how well it is currently being taught.

Although some families will be selected at random, BCE would like to extend an invitation to participate in the survey to any or all families wishing to be involved.

If you would like to be a part of this important project and would like to complete a Parent Survey, please contact the contractor detailed below before 18 October

2013. Thank you for your support.

Laura Graham
Survey Contractor
Email: laura.graham.surveys@gmail.com

THOUGHT FOR YOUR WEEK

Laughter Is The Best Medicine By Catherine Pulsifer

Laughter brightens your day. One of the best things to do if you are in a bad mood, or if you are feeling down, is to laugh. It makes you feel better. As children, we laughed much more than we do as adults. Unfortunately, we grow up with sayings like: "life isn't all fun and games", "life isn't a bowl of cherries", or "be seri-ous". Sayings like these seem to erode the childlike attitude we once had towards laughter. As we grow older, we somehow don't see it as appropriate to laugh as much.

Laughter, though, is one of the best medicines we can give ourselves. Studies have shown that laughter actually improves your health. Just like exercising every-

day, laughing every day will also improve your health.

Find ways to take yourself less seriously, like the old saying goes, "Don't sweat the small stuff and it is all small stuff.

Looking for the positive in situations, remember Elbert Hubbard's saying, "Positive anything is better than negative nothing"

Allow yourself to express your sense of humour. As William James once said, "Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different

speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing."

Count how many times you have laughed today. Find ways to laugh more often - watch a comedy on TV, rent a funny movie, read a joke book, watch children playing, the list can go on and on. Find humour in everyday life situations!

"The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed."

Nicolas Chamfort

God bless and best wishes for the week ahead.

David Sewell

PRINCIPAL

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APA Weekly News

with Brian

G’day everyone. Welcome to Week 10. This will actually be my last newsletter article to you until Week 3 of next term, as I am taking some long service leave from the end of this week. My lovely wife Janice and I will be embarking on a month-long caravanning holiday through Central Australia. We intend to visit places such as Roma, Longreach, Mt Isa, Tennant Creek, The Devil’s Marbles, Alice Springs, King’s Canyon, Uluru, Coober Pedy, Broken Hill and Lightning Ridge to get a true taste of outback Australia during the course of our travels. Shane Parry will be standing in as Acting APA in my absence and I know that he will do a great job as part of our Leadership Team during that time. Gold Coast Catholic Schools Athletics and Ball Games Carnivals: Last Thursday 5 September, Jubilee school was represented at two special sports carnivals, the Gold Coast Catholic Schools Athletics Carnival at Pizzey Park, Miami and the Gold Coast Catholic Schools Ball Games Carnival at St Kevin’s School, Benowa. From all reports our students once again did Jubilee proud in terms of both their sporting efforts and their conduct and behaviour. We congratulate all of the students and staff who participated in or organised our teams. We offer special thanks and congratulations to our great HPE & Sport Co-ordinator, Al Davies, who once again has done a magnificent job in organising maximum student participation in these events. Cheers, Big Al ! I’d also like to congratulate and thank the students and staff who stayed back here at school that day, on a day when we had large numbers out of the school. The behaviour here at school was excellent and the staff who stayed were flexible and supportive in making the adjustments necessary to cater for the situation and to maintain our duty of care. It was a spirited community effort in all departments! Jubilee Tree Day Tomorrow, Wednesday 11 September: Tomorrow, Mrs Lenai Brittain will lead a group of students representing the various levels and classes of our school in planting some Australian native trees at various places through-out our grounds. This is an annual event that Lenai has kindly organised for several years now and the trees are donated by the Gold Coast City Council through our local representative, Councillor Tracey Gilmore. We only have to look around our beautiful grounds to see the fruits of this project over past years and we sincerely thank both Councillor Gilmore and Lenai Brittain for their efforts and contributions in this regard. Jubilee Beach-a-thon Next Monday 16 September: Next Monday we hold our annual Beach-a-thon, in which students travel by bus to Pratten Park, Broadbeach where they will take part in a supervised walk along the foreshore, some play on the beach or in the park and a sausage sizzle lunch. It’s a day of participation and celebration aimed at building community spirit, improving fitness and celebrating together as another school term comes to an end. All costs involved are covered by the school and all students are encouraged to participate. Obviously student safety, including sun safety, is our Number One Priority, so we ask that parents please ensure that students have sunscreen, water bottles and their school hats with them for this event, which has always been a great day for those involved. Special Group Photos Next Wednesday 18 September: Earlier I mentioned Shane Parry… On of Shane’s first tasks as Acting APA will be co-ordinating a visit by the team from MSP Photography next Wednesday to photograph some of our special groups and teams for this year, including our choirs, sporting teams, representative groups, AWL team and Read-ers’ Cup team etc. Shane will be sending out information with details for those involved sometime this week. Looking Ahead – Week 10 & 11

Tue 10 Sep (tonight) - Jubilee P&F Meeting - Jubilee Centre Meeting Room - 7:00pm Wed 11 Sep - Jubilee Tree Day – Student representatives plant trees with Mrs Brittain Fri 13 Sep – Senior Assembly (Yrs 4 - 7 ) - Jubilee Centre – 2:10pm Mon 16 Sep – Fri 18 Oct Brian M away on leave – Shane Parry Acting APA Mon 16 Sep – Jubilee Beach-a-thon 2013 – Broadbeach Wed 18 Sep – Special Group Photos Fri 20 Sep – Junior Assembly (Yrs P- 3) – Jubilee Centre – 2:10pm Sat 21 Sep –Mon 7 Oct Spring School Holidays !! ( Mon 7 Oct Public Holiday ) Tue 8 Oct – School Resumes for Term 4.

Have a great Week 10 everyone ! Cheers,

Brian Mason, APA

Weekly Update with Alistair Davies

Australian Schools Swimming and Diving Championships in

Adelaide

Antonia Hurd received the gold medal in the 200m individual medley in 2.36.07, swimming a 4 second personal best time

to win.

Catholic Schools Ball Games-Yr. 3 Girls

Catholic Athletics Carnival 2000 Girls race

Catholic Athletics: A fantastic day was had by all of our 78 competitors at the 2013 Catholic Athletics Carnival. Jubilee finished 8th overall and achieved 6th place in the relays. Our strongest age groups were the Senior Girls and Intermediate Boys. Both of these age groups were 4th overall. Jack Quinn and Laura Alcott were outstanding examples of school spirit and determination. They set the scene for all of our teams early in the day. It was a pleasure to spend the day with such well mannered and positive students. Catholic Ball Games: The 2013 Catholic Ball Games Carnival involved over 140 students last week. We had one of our most successful

carnivals for some years. Yr.1 Girls 1st in Tunnel Ball and 3rd in Over and Under, Boys 3rd in Over and Under. Yr.2 . Girls Tunnel Ball 3rd and Overs and Under 2nd, Boys Over and Under 2nd . Yr.3 Boys Leader Ball 2nd Yr.4 Girls Zig Zag 4th Yr.5 All team played well. Yr.6 Girls Tunnel Ball 3rd and Boys Tunnel Ball 2nd Yr.7 Girls Tunnel 3rd and Boys Tunnel Ball 4th A huge thank you to our wonderful coaches for all of the time they have put into training our children. Mrs Bishop, Mrs.Brittain, Mrs Hallett, Ms Kelly, Mrs Parkes, Miss Deeth, Mr Parsons , Mrs Barron and Mr Greig. Yours in sport Alistair Davies

Parents & Friends Association News

Jubilee P&F Executive Team – jubileepandf@yahoo.com

President – Rhonda Verheijen 0419 728745; Vice President – Nancy Carter 0412 438184;

Secretary – Jyotika Prasad 0450433811 ; Treasurer – Sharon Hutchison 0423 841068

P&F Meeting Tonight, all are welcome All parents and caregivers are welcome to attend tonight’s meeting which will be held in the meeting room adjacent to the hall. The

meeting starts at 7pm and we’d love to see you all there.

Tonight’s agenda includes

FFD feedback

Father’s Day Stall Feedback

Parent’s Annual Celebratory Dinner

World Teacher’s Day

Save the Date for this not-to-be-missed fun event It’s time to dust off your dancing shoes and book the babysitter.

Why: A social gathering for absolutely no good reason what-so-ever simply because we can and because we deserve it

Where: Southport Sharks Event Centre

When: Saturday 19th October at 7pm

Who: All parents, care-givers and Jubilee Staff

Cost: Yet to be determined but somewhere between $35 and $40 per head

What: Buffet Dinner, Cash Bar and an amazing band.

Gather 9 of your nearest and dearest to make a table of 10 or book individual seats. Invitations with full details will be sent home

soon.

A Chance to Show our Appreciation World Teacher’s Day is fast approaching and there will be a whole school assembly on Friday 25th October to celebrate our wonderful teachers. We have been asked to gather 10 parent volunteers to write then read a prayer at the assembly. If you are

keen to participate in this we would love to hear from you.

Please email jubileepandf@yahoo.com at your convenience if you are able to be one of our ten volunteers.

Resource Centre News

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The PRC is now closed. I am now finalizing names of the students who participated. If you have any PRC Record sheets at home, please send them to class teachers urgently. Thanks for your support in promoting this great initiative at home.

I am really pleased with the high level of participation in this initiative. As you will be aware, improving reading has been one of our major whole school goals this year and the PRC is one way to bring this focus to the fore. This program is about children developing their love for reading and reading pure-ly because they want to- something we hope they take with them throughout their whole life!

We will be presenting certificates when they arrive in November as part of our special celebratory assembly.

Reader of the Week: Congratulations to:

PREP F: Emily Winkelman 3L: Kloe Singh

PREP L: Mackenzie Russell 3U: Chelsea Todd

PREP U: Jake Pullen 3F: Kiara Nowland

PREP J: Mackenzie Winch

1F: Preston Livesey/Ella Watts 4F: Chelsea Collings/Georgia Vinnell

1U: Parmida Bagloo 4U: 6F: Ethan Corkran

1L: Kaden Abuid 4L: Blake Davey 6L: Sierah Middleton/Zac Reus

4J: Jake Evans

2L: Cameron Arthur 5F: Lucas De Vere 7F: Mia Hegarty

2U: Grace Mourant 5L: 7L: Zoe Lewis

2F: Chloe Chase

Deb Sketcher

Reader Raffle

Here are our two very happy Reader Raffle winners, Tyler,

1F and Matilda, Prep F, with their Scooby-Do prizes.

Outstanding Achievement by Delany Dickens, 2L

Delany has read the grand total of 420 books and filled in 21 pages of PRC record sheets. I asked Delany about her views on reading and the

PRC.

“I loved doing the PRC this year because I just love reading. Reading lets your imagination flow. I love it! I just keep reading and reading and reading. Every-one should learn to love reading so they

can have fun reading!”

Delany Dickens, 2 L

Well Done to Lachlan Bergin in

Yr.3F

Lachlan was awarded GOLD 1st

place in last week’s Eisteddfod

Solo Division

Support Network for Parents of

Children with Diverse Learning Needs or Anxiety Disorders

Vision Statement:

To support one another to raise Independent, Resilient Children within our school system.

Informal open forums to engage Parents to share their Parenting Experiences.

To hold information sessions with various Professionals that can support Diverse Learners and their Families.

To create friendships and community and support positive social interactions among Diverse Learners and their Families.

To offer Pastoral Care and Support where needed. (Jo Riddell/David Higgins).

To support new families as they try to absorb information and support their children.

Invitation Jubilee’s Support Network extend a warm invitation to Parents and Caregivers to attend

an informal chat and cuppa on Thursday 12th September at 9am in the Meeting Room in Jubilee Centre.

One of our parents with an older child is going to share some of her experiences and tips that have been learnt along the way in her journey as well as a group of us that were fortunate enough to be able attend the Positive Partnerships Program are going to share what they have learnt and some good communication tips to help form a solid partnership between ourselves as parents and the school environment. I also would like next Thursday to be an open forum for families to share (if they choose to) what they have learnt along the way or ask questions if they are not sure about funding, programs available or a common question I always get asked about is the format of IEP meetings. What we can't answer we can steer you to the right person or note down to find out on your behalf.

With the right team and a solid plan for each child and their parents positive things can happen.

SCHOOLS TREE DAY Each year approximately 2500 preschools, kindergartens, primary and high schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree Day. Students nationwide learn how to plant native trees and seedlings. Schools Tree Day has been a long-term annual event here at Jubilee which reinforces environmental learning and creates beautiful school grounds. This year our Schools Tree Day will be held on Wednesday 11th September with one student from each class participating. Children who are participating will be required to bring along an old shirt to wear over their uniform on the day. We are thankful to Cr. Tracey Gilmore for her kind donation of trees which we will be planting beside the Jubilee Centre. Lenai Brittain Year 2U Teacher

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM FOR PENANCE, CONFIRMATION & FIRST EUCHARIST 2013-2014

Information and enrolment nights for the Sacraments will be held over two evenings namely:

THURSDAY 24th OCTOBER 2013 @ 7PM

SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER 2013 @7pm

(After Vigil Mass)

(The information night is designed for parents only, thus it is advisable that you do not bring children to his meeting, unless necessary). This meeting is the entry point for enrolment in the program.

These will be the only two nights that enrolments will be accepted. At the time of registration of your child for the three Sacraments we require a copy of the child’s Birth & Baptismal Certificates. There is a fee of $25 per Sacrament to cover costs incurred.

Parents with children in Year 3 (2013) & moving on to year 4 (2014) are invited to register for the Sacraments. A full agenda of dates for lessons etc. will be given at information night.

All Parishes run a Sacramental Program preparing children and you are advised to attend theses lessons in your own Parish. The St. Mary’s Policy is that families living in our Parish Boundaries are only accepted in our program.

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