WEEK 5 Term 3 2024

Dear Families,

JUNIOR JOEYS

The Junior Joeys 2024 Transition Program commenced last Wednesday. Our new tiny brave boys (we had a few children who couldn't make it)  gave it their all for their first day at big school. They loved all that the morning held for them and had lots of fun meeting all the girls and boys and teachers when they explored the classrooms and offices. They even got to go to DRUMBEAT with the current Kindergarten.

Junior Joeys will continue next week on Wednesday from 9 am until 11 am and we can't wait to see what they do next.

It has been a terrific week of celebration of Book Week. We have had the Book Fair in the Library, which keeps us very busy, with 3 x daily visits from very excited students who are taking their time to make their very important purchases.  The library has a special reading nook this week, created especially for Book Week. We had our 'concrete garden' activity on Wednesday afternoon and today we had our Book Character Parade, open classrooms, parent book reading, Indigenous games and Pie Day Friday with so many mums, dads and family joining us.  This afternoon we had a reward screening of 'Matilda' for the whole school for the students' terrific efforts in the Premier's Reading Challenge. All in all, it has been a wonderful MAGICAL Book Week!

We have had a Practicum Teacher in Kindergarten for the past 2 weeks. The children and staff have really enjoyed having Miss Charlie Johnstone working with them. Charlie came down from Darwin to be part of our St Joseph's staff. Thank you Charlie for being involved in every way over the past 2 weeks. We wish you all the best for the future. 

Next weekend we get to celebrate our dads on Father's Day, so next Friday we want to take the time to spoil our dads with a Father's Day breakfast.  The breakfast will run from 7am- 9am.  If any mums can help cook the BBQ and serve breakfast, please contact the office to let us know.  Keep an eye on Compass early next week for the form to order your family's breakfast needs for Friday.

As this is the last Newsletter before Father's Day, we wish a very Happy Father's Day to all fathers, grandfathers and those who have a fatherly role in the lives of others for next Sunday week.

 

We hope you have an amazing day with lots of love, cuddles and wonderful surprises from your very grateful children.

The Parent Forum have organised a Father's Day Stall to be held on Thursday 29 August 2024. If you would like your child/children to purchase a gift, they will be available for $5.00.  A big thank you to the Parent Forum for organising the gifts  and to our volunteer parents who helped wrap the presents last Wednesday. 

ST JOSEPH'S WOODBURN WORKING BEE

As we get closer to going home to our school at Woodburn, we are getting a lot of interest and questions about when the parents and children can see and visit the school and how they can help in some way at our school.  We now have a date to make that possible through a St Joseph's Woodburn working bee. Parents, students and community members are more than welcome to join us. 

When: Saturday 21 September 2024

Time: 9am-12 md

Please bring shovels, rakes, gloves, hoses, pressure cleaners, wheelbarrows etc.  We are working to bring our gardens to life and do any other necessary jobs around the school. 

We are grateful to a group of people from Western Australia (VERO) who will be joining us to help with the work and will financially support a coffee van, jumping castle and barbeque.  Casino Rotary has kindly offered to be chief chefs at the barbecue. 

STAGE 2 CAMP

Congratulations to our Stage 2 students for their outstanding performance during the Coffs Harbour excursion! Your enthusiasm, courage, and care for one another made the trip truly memorable. We’ve heard nothing but positive feedback about how much fun you had and how eager you were to embrace new experiences.

A heartfelt thank you to Mr Sandral, Mrs Boyd, and Amy for their unwavering dedication and support over the three days. Your round-the-clock care and encouragement were invaluable and greatly appreciated.

Well done to all!

The following days have been set down as Staff Development Days for St Joseph's for 2024. We thank you for supporting us in our Professional Development/Learning opportunities.

Students do not attend school on these days

TERM 3
Friday 27th of September	New Curriculum/School Improvement

• The Stage 2 Excursion and our wonderful students and staff 
• Kinder,  Year 1 and Year 2 for your wonderful assembly
• Book Week, Book Fair, Book Parade, our fun Book Week activities
• The students for their terrific participation and completion of the Premier's Reading Challenge. 
• Our Parents who joined us for Book Week
• The support shown for the Book Fair this year
• Mrs Eyre for organising the Book Fair and our Reading Nook
• Our wonderful staff for their work in ensuring that Book Week was amazing for our students. 
• Mrs Stormon and Mrs Duncan for organising and encouraging the Premiers Reading Challenge
• Our Weekly Award Winners for guiding us

Have a wonderful weekend!

Regards

Jeanette Wilkins

 Principal

SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION  21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gospel Reading John 6: 60-69 -Simon Peter confesses his faith that Jesus alone leads us to heaven

Simon Peter and the the other Apostles did choose to be Jesus’ disciples. In this week's Gospel Simon Peter tells Jesus what he and the other disciples had come to know about him—that Jesus came from God the Father and Jesus could lead them to eternal life.

As we grow in our faith, we will make our own choices about how we live it. But we can’t do this without God’s help and the help of the community of faith, the Church. We pray that God will help us be like Simon Peter and the disciples who chose to follow Jesus, living a life of service, love, and compassion.

Sacrament of Eucharist Celebrating First Holy Communion

FIRST EUCHARIST FAMILY PREPARATION MEETINGS

Parents and family members are invited to the three sacramental family meetings on Saturdays at the School at 3:45 pm. These gatherings will be held at the school and last about 45 minutes. After the sessions, participants will be encouraged to attend the Parish Mass which starts at 5:00 pm.

First Eucharist meeting dates are:

Session 1 - Saturday 24th August  

Session 2 - Saturday 31st August

Session 3 - Saturday 7th September

The celebration of the Sacrament of Eucharist will be on Saturday 14th September at 5 pm in the Anglican Church Evans Head. All Welcome to attend.

PETER MITCHELL - MAKING JESUS REAL

On Thursday this week, our school family was blessed with a visit from Peter Mitchell (Mitch). Mitch wrote the student book "Making Jesus Real", and co-authored the student text "The Spirit of Jesus." He spent time with each class and explained to our students that the little things we do and say can make Jesus Real today.  It is the way we Greet, Treat and Speak to others that is important, and WE ARE THE EYES, EARS, HANDS and FEET of JESUS in 2024. Mitch spoke about one of the greatest ways to have a relationship with Jesus is to journal where they see HIS presence in others and most importantly in themselves. He also shared the following prayer with students and staff:

Jesus has no body now in 2024 but mine

He prays through me

Works through me

Looks through my eyes

Listens through my ears

Speaks to others through my words

Works through my hands

Walks through my feet

And Loves through my heart.

St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)

St Joseph's SPIRIT OF JESUS AWARD

At St Joseph's we remind our students that they are the living disciples of Jesus. We also encourage our students to look for the goodness in others. Our school Vice Captains-Mission this year Aya Stahl and Cooper Bailey have been responsible for helping to acknowledge students who demonstrate the attitudes and gospel values that show the Spirit of Jesus.

If we have the spirit of Jesus in our hearts, we are kind, compassionate, welcoming, cheerful, friendly, encouraging, giving, forgiving thankful, and respectful. This week the Spirit of Jesus Award was presented to Roy Bennett and Katy Hull at the school assembly.

Important Events

School Mass: Friday 13th September:   9:30 am prepared by Stage 2. St John's Anglican Church Evans Head

First Eucharist celebrating First Holy Communion: - Year 4 - Saturday 14th September 2024 5 pm at the Anglican Church Wattle Street Evans Head

St Joseph's Coraki PARISH MASS TIMES 

SATURDAY -St John’s Anglican Church Wattle Street Evans Head at 5:00 pm

SUNDAY- St Joseph’s Catholic Church Coraki - 9:15 am

ALL WELCOME

CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS

All orders need to be on paper bags with the child's name, class and what they would like to order clearly written on them with the money enclosed. 

Hello there St Joseph’s Woodburn family, Cassie here from the Family Connect in School program. I'd like to introduce “Family Connect in Action’, a new addition to the school’s fortnightly newsletter. Each edition will give you links to information and resources to help you on your parenting journey.

My first edition is to let families know about the school Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) which can provide:

Free internet for eligible families

The Australian Government has introduced the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) to provide free internet access to eligible families. The SSBI provides internet access to up to 30,000 families with school-aged children who are currently unconnected. The free internet access will be provided until 31 December 2025.  

Am I eligible?

Eligible families:  

• have a child living at home enrolled in K-12 at a NSW school
• have not had an active National Broadband Network (NBN) internet service for the previous 14 days. Having a mobile internet service does not affect eligibility. 
• reside in a premise that can access a standard NBN service
• will undergo a suitability assessment conducted by the National Referral Centre (NRC). This is just a phone call or online application.

If you require any further information or assistance with an application, contact Cassie from the Family Connect in School program at 0427620667 or  contact the National Referral Centre – run by Anglicare Victoria – on 1800 954 610 (Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm AEDT), or visit:  https://www.anglicarevic.org.au/student-internet/

The Council of Catholic School Parents is hosting a FREE parenting webinar with parenting speaker and author, Justin Coulson. This webinar will unpack:

• The root causes behind the deteriorating state of mental health, and who (or what) is responsible.
• The tools you need to reverse this trend for your children.
• Realistic approaches for managing screen time in a way that protects your child's wellbeing.
• Creating margins in your home and family life to protect and promote mental wellness.