newsletter - St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo
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newsletter - St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo
ST JOHNS PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Phone: 6882 2677 138 Sheraton Road 6882 2653 P.O. Box 4914 Fax: 6884 4500 www.stjohnsprimarydubbo.catholic.edu.au Term 4 Week 11 SCHOOL MANAGER Father Mark McGuigan SCHOOL CHAPLAIN Father Reynold Jaboneta 15th December, 2014 From the Principal’s Desk… PRINCIPAL Mr Anthony O’Leary ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mr Adam Foley REC – Mr David Schwager PRIMARY COORDINATOR Mrs Angela Benton TEACHING STAFF: KINDERGARTEN Mrs Katrina Isbester Mrs Karyn King / Mrs Crystal Mudford YEAR 1 Mrs Kim English Miss Louise Lindsay YEAR 2 Mr Michael Quade/Mrs Maria Brice Mrs Michelle Noonan YEAR 3 Mrs Amanda Shields/ Mrs Gabrielle Jones Mrs Angela Benton/Mrs Maria Brice YEAR 4 Mrs Carmen Gain Ms Carmel Reidy/Mrs Maria Brice YEAR 5 Miss Emma Bolton Mrs Helen Mulholland YEAR 6 Mrs Judy Gibson Miss Anna Veech Welcome to Week 11 and the final week of our 2014 school year. This year has been a year of many blessings for our school and also some trials as well. I must say how proud I am of our entire school community for all they do for each other. We have had a very successful school year and I am very excited about the possibilities 2015 will bring. Third Sunday of Advent A reading from the Gospel according to John (John 1:19 - 23) This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him “Who are you?” he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Christ.” So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No”. So they said to Him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you have to say for yourself?” He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, make straight the way of the Lord, as Isaiah the prophet said.” TEACHER’S AIDES: Bronwyn Harper, Maricon Amoranto, Lucy Sissian, Tracey Duncan, Trevor Thomas, Belinda Montague Reflection LIBRARIAN: Mrs Maree Williams John the Baptist directs them toward the Christ. Saint Augustine, wrote, “To prepare the way SPECIAL EDUCATION: Mrs Patricia Toohey Mrs Deanna Swanson ABORIGINAL EDUCATION WORKER: Mrs Mylisa Smith means to pray well: it means thinking humbly of oneself. We should take our lesson from John the Baptist. He is thought to be the Christ; he declares he is not what they think. He does not take advantage of CREATIVE ARTS: Mrs Maggie Dunn their mistake to further his own glory... “He pointed out clearly who SCHOOL SECRETARY: Mrs Margo Green he was; he humbled himself. He saw where his salvation lay.” (The CANTEEN MANAGER: Mrs Cathy Dries Liturgy of the Hours.) GENERAL HAND : Mr David Englert of God. CLEANER: Mrs Kerry Iverach P&F MEETINGS: 3rd Tuesday every month PARENTS/GUARDIANS Please note that photographs of students may be used in this publication. Please advise the School if you do not approve of your child’s photo being used. VISION STATEMENT St John’s Primary School strives to foster a community of faith that is centred on the teachings of Christ, where love and concern develops the whole child, empowering each individual to realize his/her potential. As Christmas approaches, let us live with the knowledge that Christ is always with us; in and with the messiness and busyness of our lives, somehow more heightened at this time of year. Jesus is more than ‘reason for the season;’ He is the reason for everything! This Advent, recognise that Jesus is always with us; in all life’s busyness and struggles. We have an opportunity to grow in understanding that He is with us and our families, as we continue our journey together as people Thank you for sharing 2014 with me, what a journey it has been!, I look forward to 2015 and all the excitement it will bring. May you have a wonderful and Holy Christmas with many family and friends. God Bless Anthony O’Leary Don’t forget our last day for canteen is tomorrow so make sure you bring your recess and lunch on Wednesday. Have a Happy Christmas and a wonderful holiday. Cathy Dries (0458 550 747) Religious Education News Term 4, Week Eleven 2014 Thank you As we finish up for 2014, I would like to say thank you to all the students, staff and parents for your support with Religious Education throughout the year. Christmas Colouring In Winners with their prizes: Mia Grace carroll, Millah Bush, Makayla Tink, Keira Bussey, Caitlin Ryman. Well Done Girls! We have achieved so much together, with Masses, liturgies, fundraisers, and school and classroom experiences that allowed our school community to continue our vision: “To foster a community of faith that is centred on the teaching of Christ, where love and concern develops the whole child, empowering each individual with the opportunity to realise their full potential” On a sad note, we farewell both Fr Mark and Fr Reynold from our parish, as they head to other parishes in our diocese. Thank you goes to both of them for their guidance and support. Particular thanks to Fr Reynold who warmly embraced St John’s Primary as our school chaplain. Wishing you a holy and happy Christmas and a terrific New Year! St Vincent de Paul Christmas Hampers Thank you everyone for your support. Your generous contributions allowed us to donate 28 hampers to local families in need. True Christmas Spirit! David Schwager (REC). This week's REC Award goes to: Jeramy Hanna An Advent Prayer: “To Live, Love and Learn in the Light of Christ” Loving God, may the love that you showed us in the birth of your Son help each of us offer aid to others who could benefit from our gifts. May this season be one where we go beyond our own wants and think of others in our community and in the world who need our care. Amen COMBINED CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FEES & FAMILY SUPPORT OFFICE All Kindergarten Information Sessions for all schools are now complete. Just a reminder that there will be a change relating to Kindergarten Tuition Fees for the 2015 school year. Bishop Michael McKenna has approved for all of the primary schools across the diocese, the transition to a single Tuition Fee for all K-6 primary students. Currently, there is a Tuition Fee for K-2 and a different Tuition Fee for Years 3-6. 2015 will be the first year of the transition to a single Tuition Fee for K-6. The transition to the single fee will be applied to Kindergarten 2015. This means that for 2015 the annual Tuition Fee for Kindergarten students will be the same as for students in Years 3-6 as outlined as follows: 2015 DIOCESAN TUITION FEE PER STUDENT Year K $966.00 Full year or $322.00 per term Yr 1-2 $750.00 Full year or $250.00 per term Yr 3-6 $966.00 Full year or $322.00 per term The rationale for this move to a single fee is due to the increasing similarity between the core operating costs associated with educating students in the infants years and the primary years. School principals have been experiencing this phenomenon for several years and hence the decision to move to a single fee across all years in the primary school. These costs in the early years of formal school have been rising with the increased research into the significance of a student’s learning in K-2 and therefore the introduction of new strategies, resources and interventions to support quality learning in a child’s early years of schooling. The 2015 CAPITAL WORKS LEVY is set at $480.00 per family for the 2015 school year. CLASS CHARGES for all schools and individual year groups will be finalised by the end of November. They will be published in the next insert of your school newsletter. If you have not finalised your account and you have no agreed payment plan in place it is very important that you contact this office before the end of the school year to discuss. As always, if you are having difficulty meeting your school fees commitments, appropriate processes can be put in place to assist you at the earliest possible instance. However, this assistance cannot be offered if we don’t know you are having difficulty. Regards Karen Meredith Manager 6882 6152 [email protected] Important Dates to Remember *15th December—Year 6 Graduation Dinner—School Hall *16th December—P&F Planning for Next Year Dinner 7pm *17th December—Final Day for 2014 *28th January—School resumes for 2015 (Years 1-6) *29th January—First school day for Kindergarten 2015 Merit Awards Congratulations to the following students who were presented with Merit Awards at last week’s School Assembly: Kinder Gold Teneika Wilshire, Amelia Winsley Kinder Blue Vincent Foley, Lauren Scott Year 1 Gold Jude Ryan, Lachlan Weir Year 1 Blue Flynn Roach, Brianna Shuttle Year 2 Gold Madison Young, Jiya Hapani Year 2 Blue Abby Osborne, Ada Minney Year 3 Gold Xanthe Mara, Georgia Brydon Year 3 Blue Kate Foley, Ellie Driscoll Year 4 Gold Keira Bussey, Connor Palmer Year 4 Blue Grace Clarke, Caitlyn Ashcroft A special congratulations to the following students who also received Commendation Awards: Rithika Jose Milly Williams George Murphy Edwina Tink Annabelle Whiteley Well done to everyone!! SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS COACHING CLINIC Where: Muller Park Tennis Club, Brisbane St, Dubbo When: January 2015 Coaching is by Pippa Higgins-Earl (Master/High Performance Level 3 Tennis Coach) Tennis Coaching (Private and Group) is available from Term 1 at Muller Park Tennis Club. All enquiries call Pippa on 0422 139 418 or email [email protected] SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN @ DUBBO SPORTSWORLD School holiday fun days are on the way for boys and girls Enjoy SOCCER, CRICKET, LASER SKIRMISH and MUCH MUCH MORE. For ages 5 to 12 years $30 per day, per child—9am to 3pm For all further info call 6884 0123