Term 3 Week 2, 2022
From our Leadership
Dear St Joseph's Community,
Welcome to Term 3! We hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing holiday break and are ready for the learning, spirituality and joy that awaits us throughout Term 3. It was beautiful to have our students return to school last week filled with enthusiasm and energy; we have had a terrific start to the term and all students have engaged positively throughout the week.
You Should Be Proud
Parents of Stage 3 students - take a bow!!! There has been only rave reviews about your children from camp organisers and teachers. People spoke about the high quality of the kids' behaviour which included manners, care of themselves and others and the general spirit of fun. We are so proud to have such marvellous ambassadors for our school. Also thanks to Mr Stewart, Mrs Smidt and Mrs Kelly for leaving your family and commitments.
Kindy 2023
Letters of offer for Kindergarten enrolment have been sent to families who have had their Principal Interview. Kindergarten is getting rather large by our standards - this is great news. Many prospective families talked about our school's reputation in the community, which comes from the hard work of staff, the engagement of our children and the lovely way parents feel and talk about the school to family and friends. Thank you!
Naidoc Week
With NAIDOC Week falling on the school holidays each year, we nominate a week close by to enable us to engage more meaningfully with our students to share in the celebration as a school community. We will be celebrating NAIDOC Week next week through a series of class-based and whole school activities. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme of Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! is reflected in these activities and in a whole school Poster-book preparatory activity that will be presented at the Liturgy. More information on our NAIDOC events can be found in Miss Liz's section of the newsletter.
Tell Them From Me Survey
As part of our focus on school improvement we will be participating in an online survey for students – Tell Them From Me® (TTFM®). The survey will provide us with valuable feedback on what our students think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey to help them improve.
Results will show all student scores combined together – it is not possible to single out individual students in the results. The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
If you do not want your child to take part in the survey, please inform the school via email using the generic school email address by August 1.
1st Holy Communion
A letter has been sent home with children who have been confirmed and are in Year 4 or above regarding the preparation for the reception of the sacrament of 1st Holy Communion. This sacrament will be held on Sunday, 18 September. Please contact the school if you require further information.
Accendere
Please note the change of date to Friday, 5 August for our Year 4 students who will participate in this one day retreat.
Accendere means to: ‘switch on’, kindle to catch fire, light to strike, to produce/spark the flame.
During the day, children will unpack the following important Gospel message. ‘And now I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you, so you must love one another. If you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples.’ John 13: 34-35 (From Year 4 Unit- ‘Living The Law of Love’)
They will explore the theme of Friendship and how they can be 'switched on' for their faith in a positive atmosphere. During the day, they will engage in games and activities that will promote their thinking and understanding about what makes a good friend, how did Jesus treat his friends, who is my neighbour and how to be a good friend. The day will finish with a liturgy prepared by the children and they will also have a shared lunch.
Upcoming Feast Days
Monday, 8 August: The Feast Day of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. A prayer service for Mary Mackillop will be held after the awards assembly and will be led by Stage 3 students. All are welcome to attend.
Monday, 15 August: Feast of the Assumption of Mary.
School grounds changes
During the school holidays we have ‘chopped and trimmed’ trees around our school grounds. The primary reason for this is that the trees are not the most appropriate for school yards as limbs fall during storms, the roots have caused serious damage to our plumbing and with the rain the soil is so damp some of the trees may have ‘toppled’.
With grass no longer competing with the tree cover we will begin replanting our lawns and generally tidy up our gardens. In the meantime we have moved the students play area to other areas of the school.
We understand that this week some of our students [yes mainly boys] have come home a tad muddy. We do apologise for this and hope to better balance the need for our students to play/run and not be so muddy afterwards!
Uniform
A reminder that footwear for all students is black leather shoes or black leather joggers. At St Joseph's we encourage pride in appearance and compliance with the Uniform policy.
Acting Principal-Danny Rankin
Assistant Principal-Anne Forwell
Leader of Mission-Joe Stewart
K-2 Instructional Leader -Brooke Donoghue
K-6 Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Kindergarten English- Phonics
Learning Intention: We are learning to know and recognise two letters that can work together to make one sound to be able to read and write.
Success Criteria: I can;
- identify the most common sound that single letters make
- identify the sound that two letter together can make
- name words have a selected sound and determine whether it is at the beginning, middle or end of the word
- blend sounds together to form a word
- break words up into sounds to write words
- break words into syllables to help read and write them
Kindergarten English- Writing
Learning Intention: We are learning to compose texts that include facts to provide information to our audience.
Success Criteria: I can;
- start each sentence with a capital letter and finish with a full stop
- say and write my sentence in the correct order
- write the sounds that I hear in words
- use tier 2 descriptive words in my writing
- use facts in my writing
- use Tier 3 words when writing facts
Kindergarten Maths
Week 2 Addition & Subtraction
Learning Intention: We are learning to count forwards by ones to add and backwards by one to subtract.
Success Criteria: I can;
- model addition
- model subtraction
- show my working using words, materials and drawing
- I can explain my thinking
- I can count forwards by ones to solve addition problems
- I can count backwards by ones to solve subtraction problems
Week 3 Fraction & Decimals
Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the concept one-half so that are able to divide items into two equal halves.
Success Criteria: I can;
- share an object into two equal parts
- find two equal parts that make a whole
- explain why two parts of one whole are not equal halves
- use the language of one-half
- record halves of objects using drawings and concrete materials
- identify what one half of a group is
Stage 1 English- Phonics
Learning Intention: We are learning the graphemes that represent phonemes to help us read and spell words.
Success Criteria: I can;
- match and write the graphemes that represent some phonemes.
- Week 2: s, ss, se
- Week 3: c, ce (making the ‘s’ sound)
Stage 1 English- Writing
Learning Intention: We are learning to create a hybrid comic on an animal of choice to entertain and inform their target audience.
Success Criteria: I can;
- use commas when listing
- use tier 2 descriptive words
- write compound sentences
Stage 1 Maths
Week 2
Learning Intention: We are learning to solve problems by using number sentences for addition and subtraction.
Success Criteria: I can;
- complete number sentences by working out the missing number
- solve addition and subtraction problems by using number sentences
Week 3
Learning Intention: We are learning to represent division so that we can solve simple problems.
Success Criteria: I can;
- recognise when items are arranged into groups
- model multiplication as repeated addition and find the total number of objects
- represent equal groups as an array, using the language of rows, columns and groups (how many in each group)
- use a model to explain that an array can be described in two ways
Stage 2 English
Learning Intention: Students can plan, compose and edit a narrative so that they can engage the reader and hold their interest.
Success Criteria: I can;
- explain why authors write to tell stories.
- choose a way to plan my work.
- create a setting to engage the reader.
Stage 2 Mathematics
Learning Intention: We are learning to recognise the connection between addition and subtraction facts so that we can explain and check solutions to our problems.
Success Criteria: I can;
- choose and apply written and mental strategies for addition.
- choose and apply written and mental strategies for subtraction.
- select the most efficient strategy for addition and subtraction problems.
- demonstrate how addition and subtraction are inverse operations
- explain and check my answers using the inverse operation
- estimate to check the reasonableness of my answers
Learning Intention: We are learning to tell the time to the minute so I can read and explain clocks.
Success Criteria: I can;
- explain how the hands on a clock help us tell the time.
- read analog and digital clocks to the minute.
- explain in words times shown on analogue and digital clocks
Stage 3 English
Learning Intention: Students will use comprehension strategies to understand information and ideas so that they can evaluate the intended message.
Success Criteria: I can;
- summarise the key words and ideas.
- identify, answer and construct a literal question.
- identify, answer and construct an inferential question.
- identify, answer and construct an evaluative question.
- identify, answer and construct a reorganisational question.
Stage 3 Mathematics
Learning Intention: We are learning about equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages so that we can represent the answer in a variety of ways . [extension group]
Success Criteria: I can;
- use the appropriate strategy required to solve a word problem
- order, compare, manipulate and calculate using fractions, decimals or percentages
- explain my findings to another classmate
Students in Stage 1 using multiple hands-on resources to assist them to solve open-ended maths problems.
Sport Coordinator - Emma Davis
School Athletics Carnival
The school Athletics Carnival is on Tuesday 2 August, at Barnier Park Junction Hill. Information about this event has been sent out via Compass.
Program of Events 9:00 Depart school 9:30 Assemble in house groups 9:30 Prayer & Welcome 9:40 House Marching 10:00 All 5/6/7 age students to complete 70m dash 10:20 - 12:00
12:00 5/6/7 students return to school 12:00 - 1:40
1:40 - 2:00 Relays 2:00 Return to school |
Class In Focus - Kindergarten
During weeks one and two, Kindergarten students have been learning about addition and subtraction in Maths. They have been looking for the most efficient way to solve addition and subtraction problems and how their learning can be recorded. Kindergarten have also been learning to share their thinking with the whole class, using the teaching strategy ‘fish bowling’. This is where students share their learning with the class at their desks and explain how they solved the given problem.
Library/Book Club Coordinator - Anna Smidt
Book Week
Book Week will be celebrated at St Joseph's in Week 6 of this term (19th - 23rd August)
The theme for Book Week this year is 'Dreaming With Eyes Open' so start planning your costume and watch this space for more information.
Book Club
Book Club Issue 5 is now out! If you would like to place your order through the school, please return your order by Friday, 6 August.
Gumbaynggirr Language - Liz Hegedus
Ginnagay Ngujawiny -Hello You Mob,
Welcome back to Term 3. Next week, on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 August St Joseph's will be celebrating NAIDOC 2022.
NAIDOC stands for 'National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.'
NAIDOC Week celebrations are about recognising the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year the theme is 'GET UP!' 'STAND UP!' 'SHOW UP!' The theme is about the desire to change the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non‑Indigenous Australians to one that is “based on justice, equity, and the proper recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights.”
On Wednesday, will be celebrating with Indigenous dance. Performed by McAuley Catholic College Indigenous students. All students will then participate in Indigenous games.
On Thursday, an Indigenous Police Liaison Officer Mr John Skinner will attend our school along with fellow police officers to talk to the students about their jobs as police officers. Students will also have the opportunity to view a police car up close.
Looking forward to a great NAIDOC week here at St Joseph's.
Darrundang Ngiinda - Thankyou
Miss Liz Hegedus
IEW Indigenous Educational Worker
School Notes
COMPASS - School Fees
The preferred payment method for school fees is via BPay. Scheduled payments can also be set up using BPay, the Biller Code and your personal reference number can be found on your Fee Statement.
Paying through BPay ensures that your payment goes directly into your account. Any enquireies please contact the School Office.
Absences
Only full day absences are to be entered into Compass, for partial absences - arriving late or leaving early please phone the School Office to notify.
Change to afternoon travel arrangements may be emailed to the school if before 12.00pm sjpgraf@lism.catholic.edu.au After 12.00pm please phone the School Office with any changes.
School Calendar
TERM 3
WEEK 3
Monday, 1 August 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
Tuesday, 2 August - Athletics Carnival at Barnier Park, Junction hill
Tuesday, 2 August - Parent Forum at 6.00pm
Friday, 5 August - Accendere Year 4
WEEK 4
Monday, 8 August 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
Monday, 8 August 2.30pm to 3.30pm - Cool Kids Parent Information Session
Friday, 12 August - Diocesan Athletics Carnival
WEEK 5
Monday, 15 August 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
WEEK 6
Monday, 22 August 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
Saturday, 27 August - 1st Communion Commitment Mass
Sunday, 28 August - 1st Communion Commitment Mass
WEEK 7
Monday, 29 August 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
Tuesday, 30 August - Parent Forum at 6.00pm
Wednesday, 31 August - E Sports Competition Rocket League
Thursday, 1 September - School Photo Day
Friday, 2 September - Father's Day Celebration
WEEK 8
Monday, 5 September 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
Tuesday, 6 September - Stage 3 Netball and Soccer Zone Gala Day
WEEK9
Monday, 12 September 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
Saturday, 17 September - 1st Communion Mass
Sunday, 18 September - 1st Communion Mass
WEEK 10
Monday, 19 September 2.15pm - School Assembly in Mercy Hall
Thursday, 22 September - Hockey clinic for Stage 2 and 3 students
Friday, 23 September - Final day of Term 3
Merit Awards
Congratulations to the following students who received a Merit Award.
TERM 3 WEEK 2
Kindergarten
Izac, Mason H
Stage 1
Heston
Stage 2
Hunter, Koby
Stage 3
Matthew
Uniform Shop
The uniform shop is located in the BrewHouse Village.
Opening hours:
Monday - Wednesday 10.00am to 4.30pm
Thursday 10 to 3.30pm
Email: fytexptyltd@bigpond.com
Ph: 0434 025 493
Canteen
CANTEEN OPEN WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
Volunteers are always welcome, please leave your details with our School Office.
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