Dear Parents, This is an excerpt from the Parish bulletin 24 July

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DearParents,
ThisisanexcerptfromtheParishbulletin24July2016
writtenbyFrDenton…..
“Late last year a Ministerial Order (no. 870) was issued that
aims to ensure that all schools in Victoria are the safest
environments possible for our children to learn and develop.
Specifically, the Order introduces Child Safe Standards,
which seek to manage the risk of child abuse in all Victorian
schools. The Order will come into operation on 1 August
2016 at which time all schools will need to demonstrate,
through a special attestation process, that they have
implemented, or at least partially implemented, the
procedures to ensure compliance with the “child safe
standards.” …
As a parish we are committed to doing everything in our
power to ensure that children can come to know the love of
the Father in a safe and loving environment.”
TothisendIdrawyourattentiontoStJoseph’sChild
SafetyPolicylocatedonourwebsitealongwithourAntibullyingpolicywhichdemonstrateourcommitmentto
providingasafeenvironmentforyourchildren.
Lastnightstaff
offeredtheirsupport
tofamiliesofchildren
2
preparingtoreceive
9
theirFirst
16
Communion.Fr
Dentonaddressed
parentsinitiallyanddescribedthehistoryoftheMassin
AustraliaandprovidedandexplanationoftheEucharist.
INDONESIANDAY
ThankstoBuCormickforherenergy,passionandorganisationalskillsinmakingIndonesianDaya
greatsuccess.Thechildrenenjoyedtheday.Thankyoutoalltheparentswhovolunteeredandthe
Year10studentsfromStJamesCollegeBentleighwhoaddedanewdimensiontoourIndonesian
experience.
NAPLAN
Earlierthisyear,ourschoolsubmittedanexpressionofinterestandwasacceptedintothePilot.
NAPLANOnlinewilldelivernumerousbenefitsincluding:
§ reducedtimebetweentestingandreporting,increasingtheabilityofteacherstousethe
resultstoinformteachingpractice;
§ a‘tailoredtest’designthatadaptstocorrectandincorrectstudentresponsesprovidinga
morepreciseunderstandingofstudentachievement;
§ innovativeuseoftechnology,includingamoreengagingtestdesignandawiderrangeof
itemtypes;
§ improvedequityofaccess,includinggreaterpotentialtosupportstudentswithadisability;
§ theextensionofthe‘testwindow’totwoweeks,allowingschoolsgreateropportunityto
schedulethetestsattimesthatsuitthembestandincreasingstudentparticipation.
Theschoolclosuredaysare:
Tuesday15Novemberand
Wednesday16November.
Regards, Chris Seeber
Berita Indonesia (Indonesian News)
Hari Indonesia (Indonesian Day) was held on Tuesday 26th July. Once again we were lucky to have 31
Year 9 and 10 students (and their teachers) from St James College visiting and running some of the
activities. The children participated in a range of activities throughout the day including cooking (and
eating) an Indonesian sweet snack called Klepon, puppetry, music (angklung) and numerous Indonesian
language games. They also learnt about the amazing Coconut Palm and Indonesian Independence Day.
Here are some of the student’s thoughts and photos:
‘I feel fascinated’. Ben (Foundation)
‘It was fun because we got to know people in other grades’. Henry (Foundation)
‘I learnt about different Indonesian words.’ Shay (Foundation)
‘I can play Indonesian instruments.’ Catie (Foundation)
‘I learnt how to say colours and number in Indonesian.’ Edward (Foundation)
‘I learnt how to make Indonesian food.’ Jack (Foundation)
‘I can go to Indonesia when I am older and I would already know lots.’ Jess (Grade 4)
‘I know how to play 2 Indonesian songs using Indonesian instruments (angklung).’ Ryan (Grade 3)
‘Coconut palms have blossom and palm sugar is really sweet’. Lexi (grade 4)
‘I will be going to Bali soon so this was quite useful.’ Chloe N (Grade 4)
‘You can make nearly everything from coconut trees!’ Madison (Grade 3)
‘I learnt about Indonesian Independence day.’ Alex (Grade 4)
‘I can speak some Indonesian.’ Mackenzie (Grade 3)
‘We could make new friends and do fun activities with the St James boys and the teachers’. Gabi (Grade
3)
‘Coconut palms are called The Tree of Life .’ Bianca (Grade 4)
‘Green blobs (klepon) are really yummy.’ Noa (Grade 4)
‘We got to play fun games like Uno and Twister in Indonesian.’ Chris (Grade 4)
‘Playing the instruments was really fun.’ Grace (Grade 4)
Many thanks to our parent helpers who generously donated their time to help with the cooking activity
and also the photography! And of course a big thank you to the St Joseph’s staff for all their help and
support in ensuring the success of Indonesian day. Terima kasih!!
MINIVINNIES
SEETHINKDO
Weareaskingeachfamilytodonateanolongerneeded
blanketorcoattokeepotherswarm.Ouraimisfor100
donations(onefromeachfamily).Checkthosecupboards
andseeifwecancoverthebarebedatschoolwithmany
warmblankets.Weallhavetherighttobewarm!
POSITIVEBEHAVIOURPBS-TERM3
Expectation-StaySafe
Behaviourtobeadheredto:Followteacherinstruction
Wehavebeenrunningacompetitionforournewschoollogo
forPBS.Thewinningentrywillwina$20movievoucher.Comeonchildrenand
getcreative.Entriesaredueintomorrow.
MAKINGJESUSREAL
GODMOMENTS
What‘GodMoments’didyouexperiencethisweek?
JennyKeely
ParentDigitalPlayground
AtSt.Joseph’sweencourageparentstoparticipateandinteractwiththestudents’learning
whereverpossible.Oneofthewaystodothisisbyviewingandcommentingontheirworkusing
theChromebookortheGoogleAppsForEducation(GAFE).
Toassistwiththisinteraction,wehavesetupawebsitefortheparentcommunityatStJoseph's
BlackRocktoaccesstipsforusingtheGoogleAppsandlatestnewsandtecheventsattheschool.
WearelookingtobuildausefulresourceforparentstoaccessandassistwitheverythingGAFEand
ChromebookaswellasprovidingacommunitythroughGoogle+foryoutorequestinformationin
regardtotheseareas.
VisittheParentDigitalPlaygroundviatheschoolwebsitehttp://www.sjblackrock.catholic.edu.au
underthemenu‘LearningandTeaching’
ENROLMENT AND TRANSITION TO SCHOOL FOR 2017
Our 2017 Foundation Tours were held in March, April and May. This started the process of enrolment
and transition to school for new Prep / Foundation students.
Wednesday 30th
November
Monday 10th
October
Monday 14th
November
Wednesday 9th
November
Monday 12th
December
Foundation Welcome with wine & cheese and Information Night
7:00pm-8:30pm.
Foundation Orientation for 2017 2:30-3:30pm
Foundation Orientation for 2017 2:30-3:30pm
Welcome to the Parish Evening at St Joseph’s Primary School at
7:00pm
All of our 2017 Foundation students attend school with their 2017
teacher, from 9.30-11am
ST BEDE’S COLLEGE
OPEN DAY
FOR: Current Year 5 Students who will be in Year 7 in 2018 or
anyone interested in viewing the College.
DATE: Wednesday 7 September
2016
TIMES: 9:00am to 11:00am. (Tours every 10 minutes)
Bookings are essential. Booking links can be found on the
St Bede’s College website: www.stbedes.catholic.edu.au in ‘Upcoming
Events’ and ‘Enrolment’.
FOR SALE….
Beautifully restored Zimerman Piano in excellent condition. Old fashioned Candle holders attached. Piano
stool included. Please see Cathy Wells in the office for further details.
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St Joseph’s Parents & Friends Association News – 28.07.2016
Help please! Grade 3 parents.
The Grade 4 students at St Joseph's will receive their First Eucharist on Sunday August 28th.
The school celebrates this special occasion by putting on a party for the Grade 4 children at
lunch time [11.00 to 12.00] on the following day - Monday August 29th.
This celebration is traditionally prepared by the Grade 3 parents.
What we need to make this party a success is:
1. Someone to create the menu and purchase the food.
2. Someone to set up & decorate the party table.
3. Two people to be in the kitchen by 10.00 and preparing food for serving at 11.10am.
4. Three people to serve the food, manage the children and clean up after the lunch.
FYI this year there are 20 children celebrating. The food is traditional party fare (party pies,
hotdogs, potato chips) along with some fruit, etc. A cake is purchased for dessert. The colour
theme is yellow (plastic table clothes are already purchased).
Please text me (Kelli) on 0425 426 067 by Thursday if you can help out next Monday.
Thank you from the P&F :)
SAVE THE DATE…
ST JOSEPH’S BUSH DANCE – SUNDAY
OCTOBER 16 2016
Contact Sarah Jones 0407177030 or Fleur Harber 0403134578 if you are interested in helping
Next meeting à Wednesday August 3rd at 2.00pm @ BBH café in Black Rock (next to the
Balcombe Road carpark). EVERYONE IS WELCOME – Come along and join in the
discussions or send any ideas for fund raising or social events to the P & F email
address. RSVP to Kelli [email protected].
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NUT ALLERGIES
At St Joseph’s we have a no sharing of food policy due to the number of students with severe life
threatening allergies. In particular we ask that you PLEASE DO NOT SEND NUTS OR NUT BASED
PRODUCTS TO SCHOOL.
SIGNING OUT BOOK
Please remember to sign your child out of the school when leaving early. It is not necessary to sign in when
arriving late. The sign out book is located in the office on the bench.
SCHOOL HOURS
The school is responsible for the supervision of students from 8.45am. It is important to remember that
staff who arrive early for school do so to prepare for the day and cannot do this as well as supervise early
arrivals. A Before School Care program operates on our premises from 7.30am each day.
SECOND HAND UNIFORMS
Donations or enquiries contact Trisha McKean on 0423 979 745.
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK
A reminder to all parents who wish to assist in the classrooms or on excursions that a WWCC is mandatory
and should be displayed at all times when helping in the classroom or on excursions.
HEAD LICE - ONCE A WEEK TAKE A PEEK
Families please check your child’s hair for Head Lice each Sunday before they return to school. Please treat
immediately if head lice are found. Head lice numbers would be reduced if this quick check happened every
week.
HEAD INJURIES
Any child who has a knock / bump to the head will have their parents notified as a precaution. All children
who are treated in sickbay or on the playground are issued with a First Aid slip; however, often these are not
seen by Parent. All staff is trained in first aid each year to Level 2, which should be very reassuring for
parents, but we will not make decisions or judgments regarding head injuries.
STAFF MEETINGS
Will be held each Wednesday at 3.45pm. Please do not detain teachers on these days.