Dear St Joey’s School Community,

I do hope that all mothers had a

wonderful day and were treated extra

special yesterday.

There is a lot of engagement occurring

in our classrooms at the moment.

Following are a few snippets from the

many learnings in each class. In

English, Prep students are learning

about rhyme, rhythm and poetry. They

are also learning about creation

stories, seasons and habitats. The

Year 1/2 class is looking at developing

characters in narratives. They are

investigating 3D shapes and will be

constructing a castle from 3D shapes.

They are also learning about Mary, the

mother of Jesus. Year 3 is creating

persuasive texts, researching

neighbours of Australia, using atlases

for mapping and learning about the

sacraments of the Catholic Church.

The Year 4 class is producing a

magazine about our local ANZAC

memorials. They are also learning

about indigenous perspectives and

Judaism. The Year 5/6 students are

creating persuasive texts,

investigating graphing and learning

about sustainable energy.

A reminder that National testing in

Numeracy and Literacy for our Years 3

and 5 students will take place this

week. Students who are absent on a

particular test day are able to sit the

missed test on Friday 13 May. Tues 10

May: Two Tests - Language

Conventions and Writing (ii) Wed 11

May: Reading (iii) Thu 12 May:

Numeracy. A reminder to parents that

these tests are not marked by our

teachers. Results will be issued by the

testing authority in due cause (usually

by the end of Term 3).

All Year 3 and 5 students are invited

to share in breakfast each day (details

inside).

Regards, Liam Dougherty

Week 5 • 9th

May, 2016

NAPLAN – 10th-13th May St Mary’s Taster Day (Year 5/6) – Thursday, 19th May District Show Holiday – Thursday, 26th May Parish Sacramental Program meeting – Monday, 30th May at 4:30pm St Joseph’s P&F Trivia Night – Friday, 10th June at 6:30pm St Joseph’s Athletics – Friday, 17th June. First Communion & Confirmation Mass – Saturday, 18th June at 6:00pm.

Above: Mr Hinton at the top of the

Empire State Building overlooking the

city of New York.

$20 is now due to the office.

Please ensure prompt

payment.

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P&F News

2017 Prep Enrolment Open All current families are asked to please submit enrolment forms to the office as soon as possible. This will ensure we are aware of how many places we have to offer new families.

Mother’s Day Mass

Catholic Identity Survey

Parish Sacramental Program The first parent meeting for the Sacred Heart Parish Sacramental Program for First Communion & Confirmation will be held on Monday 30th May 2016 at 4.30pm in the St. Joseph’s school meeting room. This meeting is the enrolment meeting which will outline key information. The program is for Catholic children who have already received the Sacrament of Reconciliation and are in Year 3 or older. Dates for subsequent sessions are currently: Saturday June 4th at 3:30pm, which will include Mass at 6pm, and then Monday 13th June at 4:30pm for 1 hour. It is essential that at least one parent is present to participate in these meetings. The First Communion and Confirmation Mass will be held at the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday 18th June at 6.00pm. This will be followed by supper in the School Hall. If you have any questions, please contact St Joseph’s School Office on 4126 1866.

Mother’s Day Thanks to our Year 1/2 class for preparing a beautiful Mass to celebrate our mums. Our Preps were delightful in singing at the morning tea.

St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival St Joseph’s athletics carnival is being held on Friday, 17th June at the showgrounds from 9:00am to 2:00pm, with setting up being done at 7:30am. If you are able to help out on this day, please complete the slip at the bottom of the newsletter and return to the school office by 10th June, 2016.

Term 2 School Accounts All Term 2 accounts have been issued via email. If you did not receive your account, please make contact with the school office. Accounts were emailed from PCHIFinance.

NAPLAN This week, students in years 3 & 5 will sit national tests in language conventions, writing, reading and numeracy. Breakfast menu: Tuesday: boiled eggs and chipolatas, and toast, juice, milo. Wednesday: mini pancake stack and maple syrup and toast, juice, milo. Thursday: Mini croissants with jam, and toast, juice, milo. School Uniforms As the weather cools down, a reminder that our school uniform policy still applies. Warm apparel should be navy blue. School jumpers can be ordered directly from Direct Garment Printing Group (local business on Churchill Street). Strings Performance Last Wednesday, Clancey Pryor, Jodie Fitz-Gibbon and Jodie and Lukas Dodd performed for some of the residents at the Blue Care Nursing Home in Bundaberg. The residents enjoyed their performance so much that the students have been invited back.

Jo-Anne & Nigel Allwood

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MARCH MADNESS BANKING BLITZ COMPETITION During May we are running the March Madness Banking Blitz. Bank 3 times out of 4 weeks this month to go in the running for a Commonwealth Bank Prize Pack, there can only be one winner. So don’t forget to bank.

Interschool Equestrian Event 24/8/16 to the 26/8/16 For further information please contact Patricia Dodd on 074126 8229 or triciad11@bigpond.com

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CHRISTIAN VALUES

CATHOLIC FAMILY

INDIVIDUAL GROWTH

Prep Jordie Gardiner Logan Klumpp Logan Klumpp Taylor Wehl

Yr 1/2 Chloe Klumpp Jerome Breznikar Heidi Brumwell Stevey-Mae Harney

Yr 3 Ellehra Wilkin Rhys Blake Ciana Tarda

Yr 4 Phoebe Smith Joseph McBride Jesse Harney

Yr 5/6 Bill Banting Grace Whelan

Date Week Subway/Tuckshop Helpers

11.05.16 5 Subway

18.05.16 6 Tuckshop Katie Banting, Tanya Gilbert, Meghan Wehl

25.05.16 7 Subway

Student of the Week

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY TRAVEL REBATE

Semester 1, 2016 • Does your child have a verified disability that requires transport assistance to and from school? • Has your school’s learning support teacher assessed your child’s travel capability rating as ‘semi-independent’ or more dependent? Visit our website to see if you qualify for financial assistance to help with the cost of transport and apply at www.schooltransport.com.au by 31 May 2016.

Late applications cannot be accepted.

I, ……………………………………………………..am able to help out with St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival being held on 17th June, 2016. _________________________ (Signature)

I, ……………………………………………………. am able to help with setting up at the showgrounds from 7:30am.

________________________ (Signature)