Newsletter 32 Week 2 Term 4

20 October 2015

Dear Parents, Children and Friends,

Visit from the St Joseph Sisters

Kalgoorlie Pilgrimage

Last Thursday we had a visit from the St

Joseph Sisters Kalgoorlie Pilgrimage, which

included a number of Sisters that had

taught at St Joseph’s at the old school site.

The group enjoyed a tour of the school,

spent lunch with us and were delighted by

choral speech performances from Year 1,

2 & 3. The group shared some beautiful

stories about their time at St Joseph’s,

were very impressed by the facilities we

maintain and commented very positively

on the behaviour of the children and the

welcoming atmosphere evident at the

school.

I congratulate our Year Six leaders,

Daniel, Daniel, Olivia, Mary and Alejandra,

who served lunch and spent time

conversing with the group. Your

leadership was outstanding.

Congratulations!

This week we congratulate Troy & Aaron

Marwick, Isabelle Appiotti and Allira Swann

on serving as an Altar Server for the first

time at mass recently. We thank them and

acknowledge their commitment and

sacrifice in being involved in this very

important job in the parish. We also thank

Father Mark for the time he has taken to

prepare the children.

We also congratulate Tobie Fielding for his

efforts in the recent Goldfield’s Under 11

Boys Country Week Soccer Team. Tobie

and his team progressed undefeated

through the championship and were

crowned as 2015 champions.

Congratulations Tobie!

Sausage Sizzle next Tuesday

Next Tuesday, the canteen will hold its

first Whole School Sausage Sizzle at

lunch time. Orders need to be prepaid

and are at a cost of $2.50. Please note, the

sausage sizzle will be the only lunch choice

available at the canteen on this day. Order

forms are attached to the newsletter.

Wakakirri People’s Choice Awards

We are still in the running for the

Wakakirri People’s Choice Awards for

Western Australia, which are announced

on 30th November. Please support our

school by getting your friends and family to

go to the web address below and 'love' our

story. You can vote once a day!

http://www.wakakirri.com/mainsite/wa-

primary-peoples-choice-award-st-josephs-

school/

Keep in Our Prayers Please pray for members of our community who are sick or in need or our prayerful support.

Key dates Term 4

OCTOBER

21 Summer Lightning Carnival Board Meeting

26 YCDI Parent Workshop: “Getting Along and Resilience” - 5pm

29 Candidate/Parent Reconciliation Workshop 6pm

30 P&F Teacher Dress Up Day Presentation Assembly Year 2 World Teacher Day.

NOVEMBER

2 All Souls Day

9 P & F Meeting 2pm

11 iPad Parent Workshop PP- Y6 Remembrance Day Liturgy

12 Pre-Kindy/Pre-Primary Priest Visit 10:15am

13 Presentation Assembly Year 1

16 Advent Reflection 8:45am

18 Board Meeting

19 Kindy Orientation Year 3 Priest Visit 10:15am

21 Bogan Bingo 7pm

22 First Reconciliation All Hallows

25 Annual Community Meeting 6:30pm

You Can Do It Program: Save the date!

Our next You Can Do It! parent workshop is

scheduled for Monday 26 October. This workshop will

focus on the keys of Getting Along and Resilience.

Further information and an invitation will follow

shortly. A crèche will be provided for those parents

with small children. I look forward to seeing you all

there.

Nature Play Workshops: Building the Camps….

With the assistance of our children and parents, the

construction of the first stage of our nature play area

for children in Years 1-6 begins shortly. A group of

children will meet with me over the next few weeks to

design the first few stages of the nature play area. Stage

one begins with the construction of some huts/camps

for the children and the collection of loose play objects.

We are looking for interested parents to be

involved in the co-construction of the huts/

camps with the children from 1.30pm-3pm on

Wednesday 28th October. Please leave your name

at the office if you would love to help us!

We are also seeking generous donations of objects for

loose play. If you have any of the following objects

around the house and don’t need them anymore, we

would love take them off your hands:

Plumbing offcuts (differing lengths and diameters)

Wood offcuts (differing lengths sanded and free

from splintered wood)

Electrical wire spools (empty/of various sizes)

Tree cones

Plastic containers

Cotton spools

Flower pots

Milk crates

Pallets

Blankets

Buckets

Cups

Measuring cups

River stones

Shells

PRE KINDY ENROLMENTS FOR 2016

Our Pre-Kindy program for 2016 is filling fast.

Please see Mrs Johnson in the office to obtain an

enrolment form and prospectus as numbers are limited

to 20 children.

Leaving town? Not returning to St Joseph’s

School in 2016?

If your children are in Kindy to Year Five and you are

not planning to return to St Joseph’s next year, our

school policy states that you must give a terms notice

in writing to the Principal. If this is the case for some of

our families, it would be appreciated if you could advise

me in writing immediately. Thank you.

School Board Resignation

Mr Anthony Gleeson recently tendered his resignation

from his seconded position for 2015 on the St Joseph’s

School Board. On behalf of the school community, I

would like to thank Mr Gleeson for generously donating

his time to be part of the St Joseph’s School Board over

the last eight months.

Upcoming Events

26 October: You Can Do It Parent Workshop

29 October: Year Three Reconciliation Parent &

Student Workshop

30 October: World Teachers’ Day

30 October: P&F Teacher Dress Up

May God bless our school and those within it.

Miranda Swann

Principal

LEARNING INTENTIONS

Learning intentions are student friendly statements

about learning, based on a specific curriculum focus.

They assist teachers in thinking deeply about learning

and how to transfer this thinking into language which

can be communicated to students. Learning intentions

must provide clear, specific and attainable goals in order

for students to understand and value them.

They eliminate the notion of secret business. The

teacher is not the holder of all the curriculum

knowledge with students left guessing what they are

learning or the purpose for learning. Learning intentions

enable both teacher and students to be clear about what

learning will occur from the beginning. This process of

communication begins in Kindy and carries on through

all year levels.

Learning intentions focus on knowledge, skills or

understanding. At St Joseph’s, every classroom has a

poster that states “We are learning to…” and the

learning intention for each lesson. This is just another

simple way we opening up the learning process for our

students.

CURRICULUM NEWS

YOU CAN DO IT! PARENT AND STUDENT

WORKSHOP

Our You Can Do It! workshop for this term will be

held at 5pm on Monday of Week Three (October

26th), in the Wittenoom Library.

We will be looking at the keys of Getting Along and

Resilience, and practical strategies that you can use to

develop these qualities in your child/ren.

More information regarding this workshop is included

in this newsletter.

Have a great week.

Mr Luke Shaw

Assistant Principal – Curriculum

SAYING SORRY

As our Year 3 students begin their Reconciliation

journey, I thought it fitting that we look at what this

means.

RECONCILIATION refers to our relationship with

God, forgiveness, rebuilding our relationship with God

and developing inner peace and healing.

The well-known parable of the Prodigal Son is perhaps

the most strikingly powerful illustration of the human

process of reconciliation:

Luke 15:11-32

“Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.

The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my

share of the estate.’ So he divided his property

between them.

Not long after that, the younger son got together all he

had, set off for a distant country and there squandered

his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything,

there was a severe famine in that whole country, and

he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself

out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his

fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with

the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him

anything.

When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my

father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I

am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my

father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against

heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be

called your son; make me like one of your hired

servants.’ So he got up and went to his father.

But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him

and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his

son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against

heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be

called your son.’

But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best

robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and

sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it.

Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine

was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So

they began to celebrate.

Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he

came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he

called one of the servants and asked him what was going

on. ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your

father has killed the fattened calf because he has him

back safe and sound.’

The older brother became angry and refused to go in.

So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he

answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been

slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet

you never gave me even a young goat so I could

celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours

who has squandered your property with prostitutes

comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and

everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and

be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is

alive again; he was lost and is found.’’

Reflection

We are all prodigal sons and daughters. Our willingness

to confess our sins and to start life anew in a very

special relationship with God should be evident in our

daily lives. The Lord invites us as a loving Father to

confess, to amend our lives, and to walk always in his

paths. If we choose to do this, the Lord will always walk

with us.

Mrs Tanya Stafford

Assistant Principal Religious Education

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

EDUCATION IN FAITH

All Saints’ Day

November 1

Dear holy saints of God,

we join our prayers of praise

to yours this day.

With you, we sing of God’s

goodness, rejoice in God’s mercy

and celebrate God’s

incredible love.

Teach us to live as you lived-

always thinking of others,

always recognising our weaknesses,

always closely following Jesus.

Blessed are you, happy are you,

all you holy saints of God.

Pray for us that we, too,

may someday be among

God’s Holy Ones

Amen.

Every day in the Church year has a saint day, but

the Solemnity of All Saints is when the Church honours

all saints, known and unknown. While we have

information about many saints, and we honour them on

specific days, there are many unknown or unsung

saints, who may have been forgotten, or have never

been honoured specifically. On All Saints Day, we

celebrate these holy men and women, and ask for their

prayers and intercessions. Please be sure to set aside

some time on November 1st (next weekend) to

honour these saints, who have all made extraordinary

contributions to the Catholic Church and mankind.

Miss Renita Bodsworth

Pre-Primary Teacher

A very big welcome back to term 4 and a hot one at

that!!

In Preprimary and Year 1, we spent the first PE

sessions recapping on the fundamental movement skill

of dodging by playing various tag and evasion games.

We also practised different ways of throwing the ball

and how to catch correctly. The class then put all these

skills together by playing a modified game of dodgeball!

We had heaps of fun!

In Year 2 we have been practising overarm and under

arm throwing in various cricket games. We will be

progressing this to using the correct bowling action for

cricket. During the sessions we practised aiming at the

wicket as well as running with the bat for runs.

In Years 3 and 4 we are completing our learning of

Touch Rugby. We practised the fundamental skills of

passing the ball side-on, stopping and placing the ball

down and retrieving the ball. In threes, we played piggy

in the middle whilst running in lines of three - if the

person in the middle caught the ball, the player would

quickly swap places. We also used the tag tail belts to

practice our dodging and evasion skills.

In Years 5 and 6 we have been working in groups and

rotating around a cricket circuit. Each station has a skill

or aspect of cricket that the students can develop such

as wicket strike (bowling practice), base and run

(batting and running practice) and sticky wicket (good

general practice for all skills).

Sports stars this week:

Pre Primary-Olivia Cook

Year 1-Lincoln Aue

Year 2-Isla Watson

Year 3-Quillem Foy

Year 4-Isabella Farley

Year 5-Troy Marwick and Loughlin Watson

Year 6-Jesse Sellens

Class sports champions of the week:

Year 5

This week...

Wednesday 21st October is the summer lightning

carnival. The Years 5 and 6 students will compete

against other schools in Kalgoorlie in Touch Rugby,

Tennis and Tee-Ball. Tennis will be held at the

Shepherdson Park tennis courts and Touch Rugby and

Tee-ball at the Oasis playing fields. A bus is provided

for the students to and from the venues and all games

start at 9:30 am.

Students will need to wear their sports uniform and also

bring two large water bottles, sun block, lunch and a

snack.

We wish the Year 5 and 6 students all the very best.

Sports quote of the week:

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary

achievement.”

Read more: http://www.keepinspiring.me/100-most-

inspirational-sports-quotes-of-all-time/#ixzz3osDEvJvs

Kelly Woolley

PE Teacher/Year 3 Teacher

SPORTS NEWS

EDUCATION IN FAITH

SCHOOL BANKING

School Banking will now take place on

THURSDAY.

Week 1 Merit Award Winners

Pre-Primary

Olivia Cook

Year 1

Scott Foy

Year 2

Isabella Clynk

Year 3

Danelle Vermeulen

Year 4

Allira Swann

Year 5

Year five class

Year 6

Evy Vu

Science

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HOMEWORK CLUB

Monday , Wednesday & Thursday

3.00pm – 3.30pm in the Library

Please ensure you return all library books

before the end of Term. All books are now

CANTEEN NEWS

We are still looking for volunteers to

assist daily in the canteen. Please call

the office and ask to speak to Marie if

this is something you might be

interested in!

Birthday Cupcakes!!

Are you limited for time and running low

on icing? Did you know that you can now

order cupcakes from the canteen online?

Marie in the canteen can make cupcakes

which can then be shared in your child’s

classroom.

$30 for 30 cupcakes

Order Online!!

Our Canteen menu can also be

found on our website and our

school app.

COOKBOOKS FOR SALE

Our cookbooks are available for purchase for $20 each from the

office.

SCHOOL FEES

School Fees are NOW OVERDUE.

If payment presents a difficulty please make

a time to speak with the Principal.

“No child will be denied a catholic

education due to the inability to pay fees”.

“Catholic Education Begins Here”

Document 2011.

P & F NEWS

Term 4 P&F Activities

Save the Dates!!

Dress Your Teacher Day

Have you ever wanted to see Mrs Swann in a

flat pair of Dunlop Vollies or Mr Shaw in a

dress? Well this might be your chance!! For a

gold coin donations we’ll see our teachers

dressed up in all sorts of wonderful

arrangements on Friday 30th October

We are seeking donations of the

wackiest clothing you can find!

Donations can be left at the office.

Thankyou!!

Bogan Bingo.

Find that mullet wig, flannelette shirt and

those moccasins and get ready to unleash

that inner bogan! Eyes down 8pm on

Saturday 21st November. Spaces are

limited so start rounding up your

family and friends (tables of 8)

When: Sat 21st November 7-11pm

Where: St Josephs Kamballie Hall

What: A night of fun and laughs

Cost: $20 per ticket (includes entry/bingo

books). Tables of 8!!

SAUSAGE SIZZLE TUE 27th

OCTOBER

$2.50 each

Order form attached to the

newsletter or order directly at the

canteen

Recess orders as per usual

No regular lunch orders will be

available.

Pay by Monday 26th October

Parents and friends please join us for our next You Can Do It! Parent and Child Workshop. We will be looking at the keys of Getting Along and Resilience, and practical strategies that you can use to develop these qualities in your child/ren. The workshop will be held at 5pm on Monday of Week 3 (October 26th), in the Wittenoom library. A crèche will be available, however school aged children are encouraged to attend the workshop with their parents. We look forward to seeing you there. To register your attendance please return the RSVP slip below to the office or scan the QR code and sign up via Eventbrite.

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I ___________________________ will be attending the YCDI! Parent workshop on Monday 26th of October, with my child/ren __________________________. I will/will not be requiring the crèche for ____ children.

Year 6 News The Year Six students have made a great start to their last term at St Joseph’s. Students have

commenced their persuasive writing pieces, with each student writing about a topic that is of

particular interest to them. Some of these topics are: sharks should not be killed, all students

should learn Art at school, horses are the best pet and students of different genders should be in

different classrooms. As a class, we have co-constructed a persuasive writing piece and discussed

emotive language, rhetorical questions, counterarguments and rebuttals. Students are in the drafting

stage of their own piece of writing and I am proud of what they have achieved so far.

To begin the term, each student set a SMART Goal for Mathematics and English, as well as a social

and behaviour SMART Goal. To begin each term, the Year Sixes revisit their goals from the

previous term, reflect on them and set goals for the new term. SMART Goals have to be Specific,

Measureable, Achievable and Time bound. The Year Sixes put a lot of thought into the creation of

their SMART Goals and I am sure that each student can achieve them if they strive to be the best

they can be!

Drama News

Our budding drama artists at work!!

Freeze Frames

Emotion Scenes and Freeze Frames

SAUSAGE SIZZLE TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER

SURNAME: __________________

YEAR: _______________________

QUANTITY:__________________

PAID: _______________________($2.50 EACH)

VACSWIM HOLIDAY SWIMMING

PROGRAM Enrolments for October programs are now open.

Swimming pools and beaches are a vital part

o f o u r W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a l i f e s t y l e .

It is important for every child to learn to swim and

develop essential water safety skills. VacSwim’s school

holiday swimming programs are conducted by qualified

instructors who teach children the skills to be confident

swimmers and safe in the water.

Enrolments for the VacSwim December/January

school holiday program are now open. Cost for

the program is $12.50 per enrolment (family

enrolment for three or more children living at

the same address is $34.50).

For further information and online enrolment

visit education.wa.edu.au/swimming