ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL TRAFALGAR

Independent, collaborative And innovative learners

Newsletter No. 5 28th April 2017

Dear Families Welcome to Term 2! Last week our Gr 2 children had their Camps Program. They participated in camping style activities and then came inside for a movie and dinner. Everyone enjoyed it immensely! Gr 3 / 4 have finished their cooking program and next week Rosie Romano will start classes with Gr 2 / 3. Anzac Day March

Thank you to those families who attended our local service. We were very well represented and the children did a great job as it was cold and wet. We enjoyed hot chips together on Wednesday as a way of saying ‘thank you’ for being good community people. Working Bee Saturday

We have some great plans for the front of the school. This Saturday at 8am we are meeting to remove some trees and plants from the front of the Parish Centre. If you have a chainsaw, trailer or any gardening tools, could you please bring them with you. Also, if you have any tip passes that you may not use, we would appreciate them. Please feel especially welcome to join us. Catholic Education Week Catholic Education Week is about celebrating what is distinctive about our schools and promoting our great work in acting out God’s Reign. This week coming, we are celebrating Catholic Education Week. Ms O’Connell, Mrs Sanchez, Mrs Balfour and myself will celebrate Mass tonight with our Bishop and then attend a dinner in Traralgon. On Wednesday all our teachers will celebrate Mass in Warragul with our neighbouring catholic schools (St Joseph’s Warragul, St Ita’s Drouin, Columbia P.S.Bunyip & Marist-Sion Secondary College Warragul). We will also have dinner together. On Thursday May 4th the staff will host a special morning tea for our Gr 6 leaders in the Mary MacKillop Room, this is about promoting

positive partnerships together. Our assembly next week will be about Catholic Education. Our Diocese has also printed some special posters with some of our children on them, they are on display in the Mary MacKillop Room. District Athletics Sports were postponed from

Wednesday 26th to this coming Wednesday May 3rd . The same plans are in place for this Wednesday, Miss Ryan and Mrs Skellern (our new Learning Support Officer) will be accompanying the children in our team. Thank you to Liza Marino and Taryn Maxwell-Garratt for organising all of this. Eucharist

Some children in Grade 4 are preparing for and celebrating the Sacrament of Eucharist (First Holy Communion). Last night the parents of the candidates met with Fr Bernie and we talked about what the Eucharist means at an adult level. We talked about how we could help our children to understand this special Sacrament. The expectation of the program is attendance at the parent meeting and the parent/child workshop and attendance at, at least 3 weekend teaching masses. We pray for the following students and their families who are preparing for the Eucharist: Rheanna Dunston, Thomas Griffiths, Sheridan Jacobs, Sienna Jonas and Hannah Upston. May you always know God’s deep love. Safety Our School’s Code of Conduct clearly outlines

what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour in our school. As part of our normal operations, everyone in our school needs to sign a register at the front office to say that they have read our Code of Conduct and that they will abide by it. You only have to sign the register once. All

visitors to our school need to sign this registry upon entry to our school. It is part of the Safety Standards outlined in Ministerial Order 870 and all schools need to abide by it. Our Code of Conduct

58 Waterloo Road, Trafalgar 3824 Ph. 03 56331151 E: office@trafalgar.catholic.edu.au Website: www.trafalgar.catholic.edu.au

can be found via the following link and please sign the register at our school office once read. Child Safety Code of Conduct The Baw Baw Shire run a number of Parenting Groups to help us in our job. 1. The Play Matters/Smalltalk Supported Playgroup is an evidence based program for

parents with children aged from birth to 4 years. The program promotes the use of everyday opportunities and activities to enhance children’s early literacy and learning.(please see attached flyer) We are looking at the possibility of running this playgroup at our school next term if families are interested. 2. Circle of Security Parenting Program (please see attached flyer). Our aim is to support parents in our role of parenting our children. Naplan (The National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy) will be conducted in week 4 for students in Gr 3 & Gr 5. On Tuesday May 9th we will be doing the writing and spelling test, on Wednesday May 10th we will be doing the reading test and on Thursday May 11th we will be completing the maths test. This is a great opportunity to show what we know. Mother’s Day Liturgy

Friday May 12th at 9am in the church. We hope all our mums will be able to join us, of course we will understand if you are unable to get there. Following the liturgy, we will have a morning tea in the Mary Mackillop Room. Letter from the Bishop

Please find attached to our newsletter a letter from our Bishop. This letter was circulated at all weekend masses last week. Thank you for your continued support and may God continue to bless us in our work Trish Mulqueen (Principal)

Mother’s Day Stall

Our Mothers Day Stall will be held on Thursday the 11th May. Gifts will be $5 each and a note will come home with your child shortly.

Liaising with Baw Baw Shire

Our committee is currently in discussions with the local council to ensure the roads and footpaths around our school are safe for our students.

Student of the week

Congratulations to the following students:

F/1 S – Ivy Chapman F/1 B – Rubi Myrteza G 2/3 – Hudson Grujic G 3/4 – Sienna Jonas G 5/6 – Brodie Korab

Principal’s award: Sienna Paul for being a great worker within the class.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY APRIL Sat 29th Working Bee at school – 8am Sat & Sun 29th & 30th Presentation of Eucharist Candidates at weekend masses

MAY Week commencing Monday 1st – Catholic Education Week Theme: Unity in Diversity

Wed 3rd May District School Athletics

Rescheduled G 3s – 6s *Please return new permission slips ASAP Thursday 4th Grade Six Morning Tea with staff Sat/Sun 6th & 7Th Presentation of the Creed at Weekend masses for Eucharist Candidates. Tues/Wed/Thurs 9th, 10th & 11th NAPLAN TESTING - Grade 3s & 5s Thurs. 11th Eucharist – Parent/Child Workshop - 7pm Friday 12th Mother’s Day Liturgy – 9am Church Morning Tea to follow (this will replace assembly today) Sat & Sun13th & 14th Presentation of ‘Our Father’

prayer at weekend masses for Eucharist Candidates

Friday 19th Grade 5 / 6 Round Robin Sports- Marist Sion Secondary College Sat & Sun Catch up weekend for Eucharist 20th & 21st Candidates Sun 28th Eucharist (First Holy

Communion) 10am Parish Mass

JUNE Mon 12th Queen’s Birthday Holiday – No School Friday 23rd Sacred Heart Mass – 9am Church Friday 30th Last Day of Term – 1pm dismissal NOVEMBER

Mon 6th Student Free Day – Teachers report writing

Tues 7th Melbourne Cup Public Holiday – No School

DECEMBER

Wed/Thur/Frid 6th, 7th & 8th Grade 5 / 6 Camp - Allambee

National Family Reading Month is the year’s

biggest celebration of reading. This May, the focus is on families reading aloud together. St Joseph’s Primary School is entering the Read Aloud More in May Challenge and all students have been issued with a calendar that will need to be signed once reading together is completed. 25 teachers will each win $200 in Scholastic Rewards! Every student that enters from the class equals one entry into the teachers' draw. 50 students will each WIN a $100 Book Voucher. Students can register online via the link below. A May reading calendar is attached to this week’s newsletter. For more information visit: scholastic.com.au/nfrm

Noah’s Ark

When parents get together, they can learn from each other’s experiences and ideas. In the professional world, this is called ‘lived experience’. It is what you do every day. Connecting with other parents in small groups to share information and ideas as well as having a quiet cuppa in a relaxed setting can be a great way to learn new things, connect with other parents and relax for a short time. With this in mind, Parent To Parent Gippsland is setting up new Parent To Parent groups for parents of children with developmental delay or disability aged birth – 18 years. These groups will meet in Sale, Yarram, Warragul and Leongatha. They will be facilitated groups. They will be for you and limited to 6 participants each. See attached to this newsletter the list of new and existing services available through Parent To Parent Gippsland including news about the new groups.

Yvonne Waite Parent To Parent Gippsland Program

Co-ordinator

https://noahsarkinc.org.au/

GRADE two CAMP PROGRAM