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School Newsletter – 5th June 2019

In our Prayers this week: Huxham Family - Alex Prep Hyde Family - Elliana Yr 8 Iszlaub Family - Harry Yr 9, Wil Yr 7, Eliza Yr 5 Jaeger Family - Emma Yr 4, Liam Yr 1 Jannu Family - Jacob Prep Jensen Family - Kruz Yr 5, Zara Prep Johannesen Family - Kayleigh Yr 5, Chloe Prep Johnson Family - April Yr 2, Creasy Yr 1

Sunday Worship Services: St John’s Church (36 Markwell Street,

Kingaroy)

9:30 am - Family Service

St John’s Lutheran School Ph: 07 4162 3988 Fax: 07 4162 4255 PO Box 506 84-94 Ivy Street Kingaroy Qld 4610 E-mail: office@sjls.qld.edu.au

Let’s Celebrate Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I can do it! What a great positive statement.

Sometimes we doubt ourselves or find ourselves challenged by

new things. This week in Junior Devotion, we talked about how

with determination and God’s help we can give things our best go.

How not giving up helps us to persevere and do our best. To not

be sad and discouraged but keep on trying.

Keep on going and don’t give up!

Sunday Night Life – Sunday 9th of June

All families are invited to come along and share in this devotional

time, as our Year 4W students explore the theme “The Life of St

Paul”. This service will be held on Sunday, the 9th of June, at

5pm, in the School Hall. Please bring a plate of food to share for a

time of fellowship after the service.

Year 4 Camp Currimundi Our Year 4 students spent three days at Camp Currimundi last week. While it was a little brisk in the mornings,

the days were glorious. The students were involved in team challenges, boogie boarding, archery, caving, indoor

rock climbing, the giant swing, free time on the beach, movie and games nights.

The caving activity was challenging to say the least, students (and some teachers and parents) had a go at

crawling, sliding and squeezing their way around a series of very tight tunnels modelled on a real cave

system. The giant swing pushed all children to their limits. They all did very well and were very brave.

Free Dress Day Next Friday, the 14th of June will be a free dress day to support of our school Relay for Life Teams. The theme

for Relay for Life this year is ‘Purple Power’, so come along dressed in something purple (optional). Please bring

a gold coin donation and remember to wear a hat and sensible shoes (no thongs.)

Relay for Life Fundraiser – Thursday Hot Chocolate This term, students will be able to buy a Hot Chocolate to warm them up at Thursday

lunchtimes from the tuckshop for $1 per cup. This is a fundraiser for our school Relay for

Life Team and will be running until further notice.

Date Claimer: Grandparents Day - Friday, the 21st of June We are looking forward to our grandparents visiting on Friday, the 21st of June. Grandparents and members from the St John’s Congregation are welcome to join us for the morning. Our program is as follows:

9:00am – 10:30am – Grandparents visit classrooms 10:30am – 11:15am – Morning tea served at the hall 11:15am – 12:00pm – Concert 12:00pm – 12:30pm – Ball Games

Please bring a plate of morning tea, for grandparents to share. This can be left at the hall before school.

2020 Junior Secondary Information Night – Tuesday 11th June We will be holding a Junior Secondary Information Night for our Year 4, 5 and 6 parents on Tuesday, the 11th

of June, at 6pm. At this information night you will find out about the program we offer in Junior Secondary. You

will also be able to view our facilities, meet staff and ask questions. We look forward to seeing you there.

Uniform Expectations As the weather has turned cooler recently, we have noticed a number of primary and secondary students

wearing non-uniform jackets, hoodies and jumpers. It is a school expectation that students are wearing the

correct St John’s uniform at school and in public. Our uniform shop is open at the following times:

Opening hours: Monday 8:00am – 9:15am

Wednesday 8:00am – 9:15am

Thursday 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Parents are also encouraged to use the school app to order uniforms and make payment. Ordered uniforms can

either be picked up from Mrs Williams at the office, or sent home with students.

Notes will be sent to parents if your child is not wearing the correct uniform. We understand that at times uniform

items may be misplaced, wet, too small, etc., however, students need to be wearing the correct school uniform

each day as per the School Information Book 2019. If for some reason your child doesn’t wear the correct

uniform, please write a note to the class or form teacher with an explanation. Correct uniform includes plain

black, unmarked shoes with black laces. If your child receives two non-uniform notes to take home, they will be

provided with items from lost property to wear.

Our lost property baskets are overflowing with named and unnamed items. Wherever possible we endeavour to

return named items to children, but there are many items still left that are unclaimed. Please check your child

brings home all of their trackpants, jumpers and hats each day, and encourage them to check the lost property

baskets located at the hall, the library and in the undercover area near the tuckshop.

Winter Colds & Flu If students are sick, we ask parents to use their discretion about sending them to school. Many viruses are highly

contagious, and it is important that we try and stop the spread of sickness through the classrooms. Please

contact the office or use the app to advise if students are unwell.

Book Club Issue 4 Bookclub Issue 4 is due back into the school office by Monday, the 10th of June.

Secondary Snippets APEX Debating - The Year 9 team had a very close

debate against St Mary’s last Wednesday. The topic

was that the minimum age for social media should be

14 years. We were on the negative side of this debate.

The team put together solid and convincing arguments,

but were not awarded the win. The adjudicators were

split over their decision, which is an indication of how

close it was. Harry Iszlaub, Ben Springhall and Emma

Wilks put up a good fight.

This Wednesday, the 5th of June, the Year 7 & 8

students will be debating at KSHS. Year 7/8 Round 3 - Wednesday 5 June - KSHS.

Topic: That all students should have daily chores

Good luck to all teams. Students please remember to wear formal uniform and take water, a pen and spare palm

cards.

School Photos – Music and School/House Captain Photos School photos were sent home last week. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

Music and School/House Captain photos are now available to be ordered online. Parents can view and purchase these photos by going to ios.academyphoto.com.au or by clicking on the

following link - Academy Photo

Enter the following shoot key.

School & House Captains – Shoot Key: FT5XRJV2

Music Groups – Shoot Key: WLWVB6GB

Digital Download – If you ordered digital photos but you have not received your link by e-mail, please contact

Academy Photography on (07) 3801 4407 to confirm an email address for delivery.

Whip-cracking This weekend members of the Whip Cracking team will be doing a demonstration outside Bunnings at 9:00am

and 9:45am. Please wear your school whip cracking uniform and meet outside Bunnings at 8:50am.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday 15th June – Qld Titles at Boonah Saturday 22nd June – Wondai Country Festival Demonstration

Monday 12th August – EKKA Saturday 17th August – Careflight Fun Day - Nanango

Saturday 31st August – Wondai Show Demonstration

From the Classroom – Year 2 Year 2J and 2D have been having the most marvellous time in Science learning about mixtures and their uses. We are also learning how to write a ‘procedure’ which explains the step-by-step process of how to make or do something. We have been conducting some exciting experiments and learning how to make some delicious treats. We have also been recreating nursery rhymes to entertain our teachers and classmates. Please enjoy….

St John’s 3 v St John’s 4 6pm

St John’s 1 v KSHS 3 6pm

KSHS 2 v St John’s 2 7pm

Grandpa Grandpa

Grandpa Grandpa can you play with

me?

Later later cos I need

To have some tea.

Sooner or later I don’t really care.

Now go and get some fresh air.

Mack and Hack

Mack and Hack

Went to pack.

To go to some-thing shorter.

Mack had a frown.

And soaked his gown.

And Hack came tumbling after.

Four Fat Pigs

Four fat pigs

All doing the jigs.

Dancing like a wave

In a little cave.

They all fell into the great big sea.

All got stung by a little bee.

Could you ever imagine something

Like four fat pigs.

Book Review – “Children Aren’t Made of China” This week we continue to share some excerpts from Wilson McCaskill’s book “Children Aren’t Made of China.”

Chapter 6 - Control or Self-Control

“There is no control without self-control.” Wilson talks a lot about the classroom situation and how children who experience and master self-control are

calmer and more secure. The teacher’s role in the class is not so much to control the students as boss but rather

guide them through experiences and modelling to gaining self-regulation and self-control. This journey needs to

be paralleled at home for it to be effective in class. If students demonstrate self-control, they are less likely to

‘lose it’ within the classroom or playground.

School Disco The P&F are holding a school disco on Friday, the 14th of June. If there are any parents who would be able to

assist on the night for BBQ, canteen or general supervision – for either session please email your name and

preferred job to sjlspf@gmail.com.

Parent Teacher Interviews – Online Booking Primary Interviews

Parent teacher interviews for Prep to Year 6 will be held on Tuesday, the 25th of June, from 3:15pm to 5:00pm,

and on Friday, the 28th of June, from 8:15am to 2:00pm. Please note that these interviews are NOT

compulsory for all students.

Prep - Yr 6 - Interviews are in time slots of 15 minutes.

If your child’s teacher has requested an interview, you will receive a letter shortly. If you would like to request

an interview or have had one requested by your teacher, please book your interview following the

procedures below.

Procedures for booking your interview:

Please reserve your interview time through the online booking system, which is open for bookings next Friday,

the 7th of June. Bookings must be finalised by 3pm on Monday, the 24th of June.

Please follow the instructions below to book your interview time.

1. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code ‘bacau’

2. Enter your details

3. Select the teachers you wish to see

4. Select the appointment times that suit your family best

5. When you click FINISH, your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. Please keep this

information somewhere safe – reminders will not be sent home

Junior Secondary Interviews

Interviews for Junior Secondary students can be made with individual classroom teachers early next term.

Tuesday, the 16th of July and Wednesday, the 17th of July from 3:10pm to 5:30pm. Please note that these

interviews are NOT compulsory for all students.

Year 7, 8 & 9 - Interviews are in 10-minute time slots and are available with all core subject teachers.

If your child’s teacher has requested an interview, you will receive a letter shortly. If you would like to request an interview or have had one requested by your teacher, please book your interview following the procedures below.

Procedures for booking your interview:

Please reserve your interview time through the online booking system, which is open for bookings next Friday,

the 7th of June. Bookings must be finalised by 3pm on Monday, the 15th of July.

Please follow the instructions below to book your interview time.

1. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code ‘egygk’

2. Enter your details

3. Select the teachers you wish to see

4. Select the appointment times that suit your family best

5. When you click FINISH, your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. Please keep this

information somewhere safe – reminders will not be sent home

Building Fund Donations and Legacies As we approach the end of the financial year, there is an opportunity to make additional tax-deductible donations

to the School Building Fund. We appreciate the donations that many parents make to the Building Fund when

they pay their school fees. This has enabled us to proceed with wonderful building projects within the school

community.

Don’t forget – Additional tax-deductible contributions can be made at any time by yourself or any other family

members to support the children and future development of the school.

LLL Passbooks It is time to send away all LLL passbooks so that interest can be added to all deposit accounts. Please send any LLL

passbooks to our office, so that they can be sent away to LLL to update the interest and carry out the annual audit.

Wide Bay Cross Country Congratulations to Olivia Grundy and Jenali Bolden for making the

Wide Bay Cross Country Team. Well done to Olivia who was also the

Under 12 Girls Age Champion. It was a fantastic effort by all the St

John’s students who participated. Well done.

Winter Carnival This Friday, the 7th of June, our Year 4 to 6 students will be participating in the Primary Schools Winter

Carnival. This is a great opportunity for our students to compete socially against other schools. We will be

sending teams to Soccer (Kingaroy Junior Soccer fields), Netball (Taabinga SS) and Touch Football (here at St

John’s). Students will be leaving St John’s by bus at 9:00am sharp and returning by 2:30pm. Students need to

ensure they have a hat, comfortable sports shoes, sunscreen, and plenty of water and food. Canteens will be

operating at each of the venues.

Students are to wear the school polo shirt (not house shirts) but may wear black or dark sports shorts to these

events, along with sports socks and shoes. Students attending soccer need to wear shin guards. The school will

provide shin guards to those who do not have any. Soccer boots are preferable, but not essential. Touch football

players can wear moulded sole boots or normal joggers.

Tuckshop News – Winter Carnival this Friday, 7th June This Friday, the 7th of June, the normal pre-ordered tuckshop menu will apply for Prep-Year 3. Students in

Years 4 and 6 who are playing touch football, Year 7, 8 and 9 students, and students visiting for the winter

carnival can purchase over the counter all day from a special winter carnival menu. No pre-orders will be

accepted for students in Years 4-9.

Winter Carnival Tuckshop Menu Hot & Cold Food $

Sausage Rolls 1.00

Garlic Bread 1.00

Small Meat Pies 1.00

Large Meat Pies 3.00

Hot Dog/sauce 2.50

Pizza Rounder 3.00

Assorted Sandwiches from 2.00

Fresh Fruit cups 1.00

Drinks & Iceblocks

Water 1.00

Small Juice (100% Juice) 1.20

Quench 1.50

Fresh flavoured milk 1.80

Various Ice-blocks from .50

Assorted Chocolates & Lollies from 50c to $2.00

Tuckshop hours for Sports Day: 9.30am – 2.00pm

Student of the Week 1C - Hayley Wicks, Ilan Noushad 1S - Olivia Moseling, Indi McDonald, Nithin Pushparaj

1W - Hunter Hansen, Ava Stevens 2D - Evelyn Krelle, Griffin Calvert

2J - Elizabeth Steinhardt, Ja-Marl Warner, Ari Such 3K - Adam Gardem, Taylor Greef, Jackson Wicks

3P - Jacob March, Raquel Henderson 5C - Diego Christoffel, Charlie Orman, Tanner Hansen

5N - Koby Childs 5W - Stuart Reeves, Amelia Lonsdale, Scarlett Norris

6LU - Zaidee Coupe, Matheus De Alencastro 6L - Briar Steinhardt, Thomas Bredhauer, Abigail Brownsey

Tuckshop Roster Reminders Friday, the 7th June – Boynton Family, Michael O’Brien, Sigrid Page, Renee Soper

Monday, the 10th June – Amy Wicks, Seanee Finnigan, Stephanie Denman

Wednesday, the 12th June – Jo Kohler, Emma Brauer, Sandra Kington

St John’s Kindy Fundraiser

Have a

great week

Dates to Remember

June 2019 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8:50am

Junior School Devotion

Playgroup in Hall 9am

8:45am Senior School

Devotion

Winter Carnival Year 4-6

NO School Assembly this

week

Whip- Cracking

Team Bunnings 8:50am

Sunday Night Life 5pm - 4W

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8:50am

Junior School Devotion

Junior Secondary Information

Evening 6pm

Playgroup in Hall 9am

8:45am Senior School

Devotion

School Assembly 2:30pm

School Disco

Whip- Cracking Qld Titles Boonah

Key Dates Term 2 7th June Winter Carnival Year 4-6 11th June Junior Secondary Information Night 14th June P&F Disco 21st June Grandparents Day

Sunday Night Life 9th June Year 4W

Community Notices