Dear Parents and Guardians

Thank you to the many parents who attended the Palm

Sunday and Last Supper liturgy on Monday presented by the

year three and four students and the Stations of the Cross

liturgy today which was very reverently enacted by our years

five and six students. Both liturgies were carefully prepared

to help all of us focus on the importance and meaning of the

Holy week ceremonies next week. It is hard to believe that

Lent is rapidly reaching its conclusion. The very special

Feast of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus is upon us. It is

that time when we celebrate the salvation of mankind by

Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is fair to say that the Feast of

Christmas is given much more public and commercial

acclaim, but as Christians, we know that the Easter

celebration is the culmination of the work of Jesus the man

when He died on the Cross, and of the new life for us all in

His Resurrection. I encourage all parents to attend the

Easter ceremonies in the Parish, commencing on Thursday

night with the celebration of the Last Supper at 7 pm. We

have also included in this newsletter the times for all of the

St Jude’s Parish Easter ceremonies – please note these on

your calendar.

This term has been a very busy one full of opportunities for

our students to learn and progress. I hope that all parents

have taken the time to meet with class teachers to be fully

informed of student progress this term and special

programmes that may be in place to support their learning.

Student workbooks have been sent home so that you may see

the products of learning activities and I strongly encourage

you to talk with your children about what you see, to praise

and encourage them as well as help them set goals for future

learning.

The disco last Friday was fantastic fun for students and I

thank sincerely the Friends of St Jude group for their hard

work to make this a success. The Easter raffles and

competitions have been drawn and awarded this week and

again I thank the FOSJ for all of their hard work in

organising these community-building and fun activities for

our school! I’m sure everyone is ready for a rest during the

school holidays!

The second term commences for students on Monday 28th

April, with students returning in their winter uniform. My

sincere thanks to all families for supporting our school

during this first term and, as we prepare to celebrate this

special time in the Church’s calendar, I trust that the peace

and joy of the Risen Lord will be with you all during Easter

and the holidays.

God bless

Mrs Lyn Stone

Principal

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Dear Jesus, Lord and Redeemer,

We know that when you entered the city of Jerusalem for the last time,

you were hailed as a king.

Later the people turned against you and forgot all that you had taught them.

We remember all that you did for us.

May we never turn away from you. We give praise and glory to your name, as the Redeemer of the world. Amen.

Newsletter No. 10 9 April 2014

St Jude’s School is a caring Catholic community. Through education of the whole person, that has Christ as its foundation,

we strive to develop and affirm each individual child’s talents and qualities.

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS 2015 The interview process for Kindy 2015 will

commence in May, 2014.

If your child turns 4 prior to 30th June

2015 they are eligible to attend Kindy.

PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL OFFICE

FOR AN APPLICATION FORM

BRILLIANTLY BEHAVED

STUDENTS MORNING TEA

UP & COMING

WEEK 1

Mon, 28 April:

Students back at school

Wed, 30 April:

Anzac Commemoration

Thurs, 1 May:

9.30am, Incursion Years P-6

Centenary of Anzac, Sydney

or the Bush

WEEK 2

Wed, 7 May:

FOSJ Mother’s Day Stall

Fri, 9 May:

KINDY DAY

9am, Mass led by Year 3

FOSJ Mother’s Day Stall &

Morning Tea

Sat, 10 May:

6.30pm, Family Mass

Sun, 11 May:

Mother’s Day

Week 3

NAPLAN WEEK

Mon, 13 May:

9am, FOSJ Meeting

6.30pm, Penance Input

Fri, 16 May:

Assembly Year 6

Week 4

Wed, 21 May:

Walk Safely to School Day

Fri, 23 May:

KINDY DAY

9am Mass led by Year 2

Tue, 27 May:

6.30pm School Board Meeting

St Jude’s Parish - Easter Mass Times

Holy Thursday: 7.00pm, Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday - Day of Fast and Abstinence:

10.00am, Stations of the Cross

3.00pm, Commemoration of the

Passion of our Lord Jesus

Easter Vigil: 6.30pm Mass

Easter Sunday: 7.30am Mass

9.00am Mass

5.30pm Mass

All are Welcome

Walk to School – Pilgrimage Walk

The total of your donations and sponsorship for the ‘Walk to School’ day

was $181.70. These funds will be sent to Sr. Lisette at the ‘Shoenstatt

Centre’ and will be put to great use for those suffering in the Philippines.

A special ‘Thank You’ to Caitlyn Fogarty, Yr 5 and her family who raised

$55.00.

Project Compassion

Just a reminder……. At the end of Lent all boxes can be returned to the

office. All money raised will be sent to Caritas Australia so that the

funds can help all those in need. Please return all boxes by the first

Friday of term two, May 2nd (After Easter).

Family Mass

On Saturday May 10th (Mothers’ Day weekend), St Jude’s School will

celebrate a Family Mass at the 6.30pm St Jude’s Parish Mass. It would be

lovely for all families to share this occasion to celebrate our faith

together as a school and parish community. Please mark this date in your

calendar.

Ms Mel Allen & Ms Patricia McLoughlin

Assistant Principals

FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

Have you noticed the new footpaths leading from St Jude’s school to Prendiville Avenue?

A Big THANK YOU to John and Carey O’Brien (Jameson Yr 3 and Matthew PP) for liaising with the City of Gosnells in the provision of this very welcome addition to Barnston Way, ensuring safety for our students and their families.

YEAR 1

LEARNING AT ST JUDE’S

This year the Dyslexia-SPELD foundation is launching a new initiative to provide support and

information to the parents of children with learning difficulties and disabilities.

The foundation will be running a series of FREE morning teas on a range of topics each with a key

guest speaker and the opportunity for questions and discussion. Telephone (08) 9217 2500. Email

support@dsf.net.au Address: 10 Broome Street. SOUTH PERTH.

This sounds like a wonderful opportunity for parents to gain a greater insight into their child’s

learning development and needs. Every little bit that helps your child to learn is worth it.

Louise Lissiman (Literacy Support)

YEAR 3

YEAR 5

From the Classroom

We can’t believe that we are at the end

of Term 1 already.

We have learnt how to write persuasive

and narrative texts. We have explored

place value, addition, length and location

in maths. We have looked at the states

and territories of Australia and have

begun to create our own ebook on the

ipad. We have begun our preparation for

Reconciliation next term.

We hope that everyone has a very safe

and happy Easter.

We look forward to seeing you all at our

Mother’s Day Mass early next term.

We had lots of fun in Year

One on Tuesday. Our buddies

from Year Five came and

helped us to do some cooking.

We made chocolate slice. It

was lots of fun and the

mixture was all sticky and

gooey! The slice was really

yummy to eat. We really like

doing different activities

with our buddies! We can’t

wait to see what fun things

we will do next term.

So many caring people are in the

year 5 class. In year 5 we have

working hard to live more of our

Mercy values of Justice,

Respect, Compassion, Excellence

and Hospitality. Following these

values helps prepare the

students to become great

student leaders in the future.

They have shown kindness,

respect, concern and care of

others. Congratulations to

Daniel, Harrison, Ashanti, Chloe,

Sean, Zane and Charles who have

all received care bear awards

this term. They demonstrated

that they can live by the Mercy

Values.

Justice

Respect

Compassion

Excellence

Hospitality

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

Four children in each class of Year 4,5 and 6

have been selected to attend the Enrichment

class on Wednesday afternoon for Semester

One.

These children were selected based on class

test results, the use of checklists and through

consultation with Mrs Stone and the class

teacher.

The program will focus on various learning area

tasks and aims to develop critical and creative

thinking.

Children in the Enrichment class will also be

given the opportunity to participate in

external competitions and tests.

Participation in this class depends on a

continued high standard of performance and a

positive attitude to learning.

Louise Lissiman

(Enrichment teacher)

Wow! It is the end of Term one already, how fast it

has gone!

The Disco on Friday was a huge success! It was so good

to see so many well behaved children having a great

time! I would like to extend my sincere thanks to some

special helpers – Louella Menzies and Julie Moro for

their help during the week and on the night and also to

Jasmynne Doherty, Tanya Nicholson, Lisa Heron, Lily

Ty and Rebecca Mmopi for their help on the night.

Thank you to Jim Menzies for cooking all the meat on

the night and to all the teachers who attended and

helped with supervising of the children. Extra thanks

to Mr Giorgio for helping us to sell the hotdogs and

hamburgers. Great night! We look forward to seeing

you all at the next one.

EASTER is almost here! On Friday some lovely ladies

picked our Easter raffle winners and we would like to

thank them for their assistance. The winners were

announced at Monday morning Assembly.

Congratulations to all the following winners:-

1st Prize: Javan Zan (Yr2)

2nd Prize: Mariana Minjoot (Kindy)

Kevin, Isla, Karen Potaka, Elouise, Miley, M.Potaica (KG)

O’Brien Family (PP&Yr3) Jennifer, Austin (PP)

Denkin, Leonica, Keenan, Zion, Jasmine, Noel, Mary-

Jane, Mitchel, Harley, Ryker (Yr1)

Bonita, Charlotte, Shiva, Glen, Amie (Yr2)

Kaitlyn, Jasmine, Gracie, Kiara, Zachary, Nathan, Hemy,

Kimy, Myrna Dilima (Yr3)

Drew, Jaxon, Adam, Lara, Caitlin, Goretty (Yr4)

Chloe, Ashanti, Charles, Zana (Yr5)

Curtis, Christian, Kyla, Janae (Yr6) PLUS

Tyrone, Glynis Maskiell, Jasper, Louella Menzies,

Cooper, Lauren, Sandra Da Silva, Herminio Da Silva,

Maria Da Silva, Pat Lefante (school nurse), Phillip

Rebello, Ryan Masid.

GUESSING GAME Winners:-

Elizabeth (PP), Maegan (Yr4), Javan (Yr2)

Congratulations to all the colouring-in competition

winners………….

We hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday and we

look forward to seeing you in Term 2.

2014 FOSJ Committee

The Friends of

St Jude’s

St Jude’s Playgroup

Come & Join Us Date:

Every Thursday during the school term

Time:

9.00am to 10.30am

Venue:

St Jude’s Catholic Primary School Hall

St Jude’s School Newsletter 09.04.14

St Jude’s Catholic School, 17 Barnston Way, Langford WA 6147

Tel: 6350 2500 Fax : 9356 5486 Email: admin@stjudes.wa.edu.au Website: www.stjudes.wa.edu.au

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24 Hour (Free) call 1800 55 1800 or website: www.kidshelp.com.au

DENTAL THERAPY NEWS

The Bannister Creek Dental Therapy Centre will be

closed for the school holidays and reopens on

Monday 28 April. In an emergency, during normal

clinic hours, please contact one of the following.

Monday, 14 April:

Riverton, 9457 5262

Tuesday, 15 & Wednesday, 16 April:

Bannister Creek, 9451 1761

Tuesday, 22 April:

South Thornlie, 9459 4270

Wednesday, 23 April:

Riverton, 9457 5262

Thursday, 24 April:

South Thornlie, 9459 4270

St Jude’s 3 Year Old Kindergarten Enrolments are being taken for children for Pre-Kindy. Pre-Kindy is an education programme for children who have turned three years of age, or are turning three years of age in 2014. Birth certificate is required as proof of age. We offer one half-day session per week on Wednesday mornings from 9.00 am to 11.30am with a possibility of moving to 2 sessions on the same day. For further information please contact the office.

We celebrated Easter last Thursday with a wonderful

feast. Everyone enjoyed the mouth-watering selection of

food, thanks to the generous efforts of our mums.

We also went on an egg hunt and were treated to lovely

surprises hidden within the eggs that we found. We read a

story about the colours of a rainbow and sang a song about

it. We also learnt that those colours can be found on many

other objects around us.

All in all, we had a great time! We now look forward to an

exciting start in Term 2. So please come along to play,

learn and grow with us. Have a wonderful Easter break.

Debbie Liu & Maria Vergara

Playgroup Coordinators