IMPORTANT DATES
Dear Parents,
Welcome Night
19/2
5/6 Camp Meeting 3.20pm
20/2
Parent & Child Reconciliation
Night 7pm.
Maintenance Committee
Meeting 7.30pm.
24/2
Assembly 5/6D
25/2
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
Hospitality Reps
26/2
NO PREP/FOUNDATION
District Swimming Trials
27/2
PSG Meeting Day 2
The first meeting was held last week of this years grade Hospitality Reps
and I thank all of parents who have volunteered to assist the staff this
year. Kathy Dowsey is the co-ordinator and the following parents are
reps for these grades:-
28/2
PSG Meeting Day 3
1/3
First Working Bee
4/3
Shrove Tuesday
1st PFA Meeting 7.30pm
5/3
Ash Wednesday
Thank you for your attendance and support of last Fridays’ ‘Welcome
Night’. It was pleasing to see such a large number of families present
and to see mums, dads and children joining in the games and having fun
together. Thank you to Lisa Gray and the Parents who assisted with the
food and refreshments. Over 400 sausages were consumed on the night
and we can confidently say that no one went home hungry!
PrepWise
Penny Hammet & Fiona Trott
PrepWade
Suzanne Cranch & Bianca Rickard
1/2H
Amanda Lane & Yanti Corcoran
1/2K
Jo Bacher, Bianca Rickard & Susan Toniazzo
1/2B
Sarah Cross & Burnetta Greelish
3/4G
Leslie Barker & Salleigh Johnston
10/3
Moomba Holiday
3/4TW
Sinead Parker, Natalie Matthews, Fiona Trott,
Burnetta Greelish & Sheridan Sheedy
1114/3
5/6 Camp to Phillip Island
3/4B
Sally Cowley, Donna Curran & Nicky deJong
5/6C
Athanacia Vass, Yanti Corcoran & Debbie Simmons
12/3
1st PEB Meeting 7.30pm in
the Parish House.
5/6D
Mel Cotta & Souraya Karaan
16/3
Reconciliation Commitment
Mass 10am
5/6L
Ian De’Ath, David Robertson, Lisa Gray &
Melissa Coy
25/3
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
3/4
Reconciliation 7pm
Option Sheets and Working Bees
Thank you to the families who have returned their ‘Option Sheets’
which also contains the list of working bees for 2014. So far about half
have been returned so if your ‘Option Sheet’ is hiding somewhere at
home could you please return it this week so that we can finalise groups
and projects for our first working bee on Saturday 1st March.
St John’s Primary School, Jayne St, Frankston East, 3199 TEL 03 9789 9794 / FAX 03 9776 7499
www.sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au EMAIL: [email protected]
School Closure Day
St. John’s will be closed next Tuesday, 25th February for a staff P.D. day on peer appraisal and analysing
data collected from students, parents and staff last year.
New Building
Thank you for the positive and constructive feedback on the proposed new building and alterations to the
existing buildings. One suggestion that we will act upon is to place the plans on-line so that parents can still
view the plans and provide feedback.
Hobby Shed
We are very pleased to again have the hobby shed operating on Wednesdays and Thursdays this year. This
term the grades 3/4’s are developing their skills in woodwork and learning the proper way of using tools.
We are very fortunate to have our ‘handyman’ Steve leading the team with Ivan and Peter as his assistants.
Over the year all grades will have sessions in the hobby shed.
Sports Expo
It was great to see so many families take advantage of the sports expo in St. John’s hall on Tuesday night.
We thank Mr O’Sullivan for organising all the groups to be present and provide parents with a wide range
of ‘out of school’ activities that their children can be involved in.
Tables and Spelling
Following the success from last year where we focussed as a school on improving counting, tables, automatic response in maths and spelling we want to continue the focus as these area are vital for progression in
maths and writing. The reason for last years success was that parents worked with the staff to get an
improvement and the regular testing showed a significant improvement across all levels of the school. Next
week the staff will again test the children and we will be looking for continued improvement. Please continue with the good work you are doing at home.
Enrolments for 2015
This year we are trialling a new system for Prep/Foundation enrolments to ensure that we can meet the
expected demand for places at St. John’s. Enrolments will open officially on Tuesday, 18th March with
morning tea at 9.30am and an information session in the staffroom, followed by school tours with our
school captains. There will be a second morning tea and information session on the 24th of April at 9.30am
and then Prep/Foundation enrolments will close on Thursday, 1st May. Please let parents from the various
feeder kinders know about the change. We will be sending our flyers to the kinders shortly.
5/6 Camp
A meeting of 5/6 parents will held this Wednesday to discuss the details about this years 5/6 camp to Phillip
Island from 11th March to 14th March. Parents who cannot attend should contact their teachers for further
details. Other camps this year are:Grade 3/4 12th - 14th November
Grade 2 Sleepover 11th September
Prep/Foundation & Gr1
Twilight Activities 23rd October
Have a good week and enjoy your children.
Paul Hartin
PRINCIPAL
Excuses, Excuses
Rev. Sidney Laing of Dublin got tired of listening to the same old excuses from people who don’t
attend church. At the end of his tether, hew wrote the following item with the title “Ten Reasons Why
I Never Wash” for his church bulletin.
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I was made to wash as a child.
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People who wash are hypocrites. They reckon they are cleaner than other people.
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There are so many different kinds of soap, I could never decide which one was right.
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I used to wash, but it got boring so I stopped.
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I still wash on special occasions, like Christmas and Easter.
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I’m still young. When I’m older and have got a bit dirtier I might start washing.
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I really don’t have the time.
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The bathroom is never warm enough.
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People who make soap are only after your money.
Religious Education
Moments of Grace
In the business of life, we often forget to take notice of the little things that happen that bring us much joy.
Over the next couple of weeks, try and find some time to reflect on Moments of Grace (included in this
newsletter) or perhaps sit down with family and share it together, and focus on the small but very special
moments that we experience in our daily lives.
Altar Servers
We are in the process of creating a new roster for weekend altar servers, and are looking for any students
in Years 4, 5 and 6 who are interested in attending some training during school time for serving at Mass.
These students will also be asked to serve at School Masses throughout the year. If your child is interested
and can commit to serving at weekend Masses please contact John Downie
([email protected]) for a permission form.
Altar Server’s roster for the next few weeks (please note, these rosters are the existing rosters that were
requested last year):
Date
Sat 7pm
Sun 8.30am
Sun 10am
Sat 22nd
Sun 23rd
February
Sat 1st
Sun 2nd
March
Sat 8th
Sun 9th
March
Tobias Size Estelles
Paige Allan
Leo Chew
Ru Gambiza
Tobias Size Estelles
Jacob Guthleben
Sarah Bentley
Annie Bentley
Shenae Vella
Anthony Caspersz
Trent Kniese
Peter Mackey
Liam Ingram
Ethan Ingram
Leo Chew
Peter Mackey
Sarah Bentley
Annie Bentley
St John’s Weekend Mass Times
Saturday Vigil: 7pm
Sunday: 8:30 am & 10 am
Family Mass Committee
We are looking for any families who would be interested in being part of a Family Mass Committee. The
committee will be responsible for working with Fr Alistair and the school to plan and assist Fr in celebrating Mass once a month. If you are interested, please contact Billy Coburn or John Downie via the email
addresses below.
Reconciliation dates for this term.
Reconciliation Family Night: Thursday, 20th February, 7pm
Reconciliation Commitment Mass: Sunday, 16th March
Reconciliation Celebration: Thursday, 3rd April, 7pm
Religious Education Coordinators
Billy Coburn ([email protected])
John Downie ([email protected])
PREP FAMILIES WELCOME NIGHT
On Thursday, 6th February our new Preps and their families were
welcomed to school at our Prep Families Welcome Night. It was a
VERY hot evening but we managed to have a great time. The
children sang a special song they had learnt for the families and
we had a yummy barbeque. Thanks to all the families who joined us
and special thanks to the mums who organised the beautiful food
for us.
Look at what’s happening
in Grade 1/2!
In grade 1/2 this term we
have begun learning about
‘The Daily 5’ during our
reading block. We are
looking at the different
ways we can read, and
practicing our new skills
so we can become better
readers, writers, and
spellers! Here we are practicing ‘Read to Someone’ and
‘Word Work’!
3/4B are busy learning about
plants in Science at the moment!
We looked at
seeds using the
magnifying
glasses.
We started growing seeds in cups.
Soon our bean plants will be able to go in the vegie
garden.
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Our Religious Education unit
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role in our lives. These are
some of the prayers that we
have written and shared in
class...
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What’s happening in the library?
PREPS: The children are familiarising themselves with the library and its
processes. They are using shelf markers to find picture books and are introducing
themselves to the Library/ICT staff. We are ‘getting to know each other’. Over the
coming weeks the children will learn how to log onto the school computers and
develop their mouse skills (fine motor co-ordination).
GRADE 1/2: The students have been studying different Dr. Seuss books and have
produced some wonderful art work that is on display in the stairwell between the
admin area and the classrooms. They are enjoying the nonsense words that
Dr. Seuss has created and have become very good at predicting the rhythm and rime
of his books. The children will be introduced to basic animation programs, encouraging their creativity and story- telling skills.
MIDDLE SCHOOL: During ICT the children will be encouraged to use their email
address and send these to library staff with attachments. The children are studying
the Dr Seuss book, The Lorax. It looks at sustainability issues, and how best to care
for our environment. The Lorax ‘speaks for the trees’, and thinks...
“Unless someone like YOU, cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.
It’s not.”
SENIOR SCHOOL: The senior children are reading ‘Oh, the places you go’ by Dr
Seuss. This looks at the themes of self discipline and resilience. The children will
be using spreadsheets to graph information from their peers and Dr Seuss books.
They are also reading ‘The Boy on Fairfield Street’, a book about who Dr Seuss
was.
Cybersafety is a study area for all children at St. John’s. The children have been
watching youtube clips from the google cybersafety site, ‘ikeepsafe’. These are
available to watch from home with your children.
Please see separate article regarding the Thinkuknow cybersafety night for parents
in March.
ThinkUKnow is an internet safety initiative which aims to
raise awareness of the issues which young people face online
and whilst using mobile phones. It is a partnership between
the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Microsoft Australia
and is nw proudly supported by ninemsn and Datacom.
St. John’s will be hosting a ThinkUKnow presentation on
Wednesday 5th March 2014 @ 6:30pm and all parents, carers
and teachers are encouraged to attend. This presentation
will cover topics such as how young people are using technology to have fun, online grooming, cyber-bullying, inappropriate
content and e-security.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn more about
how young people have fun online, how you can help them to
stay in control on the net, and how to report a problem.
For more information, you can visit the ThinkUKnow Australia
website at www.thinkuknow.org.au
We look forward to seeing you at the presentation.
Enrolments for John Paul College for
Year 7 2015
Close on Friday, 28th February.
Application forms are available from the college or
online - jpc.vic.edu.au
Apology
In last weeks newsletter I incorrectly named the wrong student as SRC Rep for 3/4B.
It should have read Daniel Burton as 3/4B’s Rep.
Sorry Daniel,
Mrs Johnston
School Fees Discount
If your school fees are paid in full by the 28th February you are entitled to a 10%
discount of $168. This discount is only applicable to the School Fees of $1680.
Education Maintenance Allowance
E.M.A. forms must be received in the school office by Friday, 21st February.
An application form and information is attached to the newsletter or you can collect one from
the school office.
LATE APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE PROCESSED
E.M.A. - 2014
INSTALMENT 1 70% PREP - $140
YEARS 1 - 6 - $105
INSTALMENT 2 30% PREP - $60
YEARS 1 - 6 - $45
TOTAL
YEARS 1 - 6 - $150
PREP - $200
Prep Wade
Michael Beech
Leann Chew
Asthella Newsome
Keeley Gage
Jamie Duncan
Toby Lewis
Adele Fermanian
Lily Mackay
Amelia Morrissey
Holly Martin
Ruby Wallis
Hannah Lain
Eve Lain
Ivan Mikheychik
Ellie Tilders & James Spaven
Prep Wise
Daniel Trott & Milana Karimova
1/2B
Maria Georgiou & Charlie Wallis
1/2H
Matilda Coy & Izabella Dimitrin
1/2K
Zoe Stephenson & Ethan Murton
3/4G
Keshia Saddington & Christian Baker
3/4B
Isabelle Pearson & Alani Jacob-Moo
3/4TW
Alexandra Greelish & Jacob Matthews
5/6C
Jennifer Vass
5/6L
Millie Robertson & Megan Holt
5/6D
Paige Allan & William Renzella
St John’s Canteen
This year the canteen will only be open on Thursday’s and Friday’s.
The new canteen manager is Mrs Lisa Gray.
Luke
Prep Wade
Amelia Morrissey & William Dempster
Willow Ames
Prep Wise
Sam Cutrona
Jagan Nadarajan & Mikayla Moe
1/2B
Charlize Gonsalves & Brodie Pajer
1/2H
Abi Corcoran & Jono Moore
1/2K
Zoe Stevenson & Luke Pearson
Nude Food Tuesday
Every Tuesday is Nude Food Day at
St. John’s. Children are asked to bring
their lunch and play lunch to school
without wrappers.
Any wrappers will
be sent home with the children.
3/4G
Christopher Solomon & Catherine Fletcher
3/4B
Carly Mannix & Steven Qu
3/4TW
Veronica Sheedy & Stephanie Trott
5/6C
Alex Jacob-Moo & Annalise Bergen
5/6L
Peter Mackey & Aaron Jakubczyk
5/6D
Tobias Size Estelles & Charlotte Thomas
Hot Cross Bun Drive
We all LOVE Hot Cross Buns and Bakers Delight Buns are
some of the most delicious!!!
You can order your Buns at any time (see below for the order
by and delivery dates)
Please clearly label your envelope with your child’s name
and class. Make sure you include the order form
Please ALSO state the date you would like them delivered
and remember, you can order again and again.
Money & order form received by 17/2/14 Hot Cross Bun delivery 20/2/14
Money & order form received by 3/3/14 Hot Cross Bun delivery 6/3/14
Money & order form received by 17/3/14 Hot Cross Bun delivery 20/3/14
Money & order form received by 31/3/14 Hot Cross Bun delivery 3/4/14
Money & order form received by 14/4/14 Hot Cross Bun delivery 17/4/14
HOT CROSS BUN ORDER FORM
EASTER 2014
Bakers Delight Beach Street would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase delicious
Hot Cross Buns and make a profit for our school/club. The more buns you purchase the
more profit you make.
For every 6 pack of Hot Cross Buns you order, Bakers Delight Beach Street will give $2 to
our school/club.
Simply fill in the details below and select how many and which Hot Cross Buns you would
like to order, bring your order form together with full payment back to school and your
buns will be ready to collect on the specified dates.
Remember to ask family and friends if they would like to order some too.
Student’s Full Name: ________________________
Class: _______________________
Contact No: _____________________________
Traditional
Hot Cross Buns
Qty (per 6 pack)
$7.00 per 6 pack
Choc Chip
Hot Cross
Buns
Qty (per 6
pack)
$7.00 per 6
pack
Mocha
Hot Cross
Buns
Qty (per 6 pack)
$7.00 per 6 pack
Fruitless
Hot Cross
Buns
Qty (per 6 pack)
$7.00 per 6 pack
Total $
Paid
Our Earn and Learn points
bought us:
A Science investigation kit,
geometric solids, a digital
microscope, some mirrors, a
maths investigation book and a
drying rack for when we do
painting.
We’re hoping that Woolworths
will be running the scheme this
year so that you can help us earn
even more new resources.
NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION
Listed below are the three options available for accessing the school newsletter. If you
received the newsletter last year by either option 2 or 3 then you do not need to respond
again.
1.
2.
3.
A hard copy will be sent home with your youngest child.
You can download the newsletter directly from the school website.
We will email the newsletter directly to your email address.
** If you require the hard copy of the newsletter, please return the slip below.
** If you require option 3 then please email your request to the following address [email protected]
Web Address: www.sjfrankstoneast.catholic.edu.au
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I require a hard copy of the newsletter:-
Family Name______________________________
Child’s Name_______________________ Grade______________
The St. John’s ‘App’ for smart phones is here and available for parents access. This is an exciting
way for families to keep up to date with what’s happening at school and also a way to be advised
of any changes to excursions etc.
To download the ‘App’ 1.
2.
3.
Type www.classapps.com.au in you phone browser
Enter the log in and passwords, both are the same: stjohnfe
Press Launch App.
On iPhones it will give you the option to save it to you home page. Android phones will save it
differently, depending on the brand of phone.
This ‘app’ is for members of the St John’s community only, please do not pass this on to anybody
outside of St. John’s.
If you are having difficulties, Lesley Wood will be available in the school library on Wednesday
morning between 9 and 9.30am to help you. Please do not call out of this time as Lesley will not
be available.
Welcome to
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Student Wellbeing:
Dear Parents there have been a number of traumatic events in the news lately. If your child is
affected by these events or other peer or family issues, they may display a number of behaviours that are not normal for your child. If your child is experiencing difficulties or reacting
to news in a way that is not their normal behaviour we suggest that you talk to your child
about the event and the anxiety they may be feeling. If your child continues to experience difficulties we suggest that you arrange counselling for your child. This can be organised
through the School Onpsych Service, Head Space at www.headspace.org.au, Anglicare
Ph 9781 6700, Mirrool Ph 9783 3222 & Kids Helpline at www.kidshelp.com.au. Parents also
have access to a Mental Health Care Plan for their children. This is a free plan that your local
GP will write for your child. This allows your child to access a minimum of 6 free counselling sessions per calendar year.
ST JOHN’S JAGUARS BASKETBALL 2014
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Winter Season April 26th - September 20th
Games on Saturdays / training after school M T W
Registrations open 18th Feb and close 18th March
Registration forms available at school office & sports expo
$40 per player, $69 uniform, $5-$8 per game
Prep - grade 6 teams
AGM to be held early March
New committee members, coaches, scorers, team managers welcome. The club is looking
for an experienced secretary this year. Please express your interest in this role or others.
Contact: Paul Lewis - President 0407 686 178 [email protected]
Please note that ALL adults involved in such roles must have a current, valid WWC that must
be sighted by a committee member.
FREE MILO T20 Blast COME & TRY SESSIONS!
When: THIS WEDNESDAY 19th
Where: Overport Park (Overport Road, Frankston South) Time: 4:30 – 5:45pm
Cost: Free to come and try until 26/2/2014 Ages: Ability based but recommended 7-12
For more Information: www.t20blast.com.au or contact James Cato [email protected]
Anna’s Pet Service
Will feed and/ or walk your pets if required.
Reasonable rates Anna Tassell 0407 978 909
SÉAMUS WALSH DESIGN
Building Design, Town Planning,
Documentation, Contract Administration
Melbourne - Bayside - Mornington Peninsula
0438 787 587
www.seamuswalshdesign.com.au
KYRINERE’S PERSONAL TRAINING
Education, motivation , friendship , results
0413823716
www.kyrinere.yolasite.com
REDDY ROASTS
Quick, easy & healthy takeaway meals.
Pickup or delivered to your door.
Steve 0412 531 362 or
Mel 0402 834 403
JUMA SIGNS
Serving the community and businesses for
nearly 40 years.
www.jumasigns.com.au
9781 3873
SCARRED COMPUTERS
Repairs / Upgrades / Advice
Steven Ransley
0435 520 068
[email protected]
BEGBIE PLUMBING
Begbie Plumbing offers a quick-response
general plumbing service, performing all
types of emergency work.
www.begbieplumbing.com.au
0427 549 548
MLM CARPENTRY SERVICES
Consult, Design, Construct
Cary Coy - 0400 576 141
Email: [email protected]
DENIS DELANEY
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
For all your electrical needs
5981 8129
ADVERTISING ON THE ST JOHN’S APP & NEWSLETTER
Advertising is now available on the St John’s App. The cost of advertising is $100 plus GST for
the year.
If you have a business and are interested in advertising on our App and in our newsletter please
contact the office for further information.
Payments are now due for 2014 advertising