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19 February, 2015 Last Saturday, Oliver James Buckley was welcomed into the world – a first child and a beautiful FEBRUARY baby boy for staff members, Mr and Mrs Buckley. We thank God for Oliver’s safe arrival and we 23 District Swimming Carnival look forward to meeting him in the near future. In other staff baby news, as mentioned in the Assembly (2.15pm, 5C) final newsletter of 2014, Mrs Dair and her husband, Michael, are expecting their first child this 26 Liturgy (3F) coming May. Mrs Dair has planned to teach her Year 3 class until the end of Term 1 and an 27 Yr 5 Clean Up Australia Excursion advertisement for her 12 month Maternity Leave position will be posted later this week on the MARCH Brisbane Catholic Education website. 2 Assembly (2.15pm, 4F) It was heartening to see a number of very interested parents at Tuesday evening’s Joeys’ Regional Swimming Carnival Engagement Teams (JETs) Information and Planning Night. Some excellent suggestions came 3 Student Leadership Day (6) from the gathering which sought to engage attendees in the school’s strategic planning for the University of QLD OT visit #1(P) next 3 years and discuss options for parents to engage and assist in the school community 5 Mass (6F) achieving its strategic goals. Further JETs information will be presented in next week’s Student Council Leadership Day newsletter. 6 Bishop Oudeman Visit 9 Assembly (2.15pm, 4C) Also on Tuesday, Occupational Therapy (OT) representatives from the University of Queensland visited St Joseph’s to begin planning for their upcoming work with all 2015 Prep students. Student Leadership Day (6) Information regarding this OT program was forwarded to Prep parents early this week. 10 University of QLD OT visit #2 (P) 12 Liturgy (2C) St Joseph’s staff again evidenced their commitment to professional renewal and practice 13 Gala Day #1 (5, 6) through lengthy ‘twilight’ training, after school hours, yesterday. Cardio Pulmonary 16 Assembly (2.15pm, 3F) Resuscitation and Student Protection were the focus areas (see related Student Protection 17 St Patrick’s Feast Day content in a latter section). University of QLD OT visit #3 (P) This morning’s Opening Mass was an excellent way to formally signify the commencement of the Parish 60th Anniversary Mass 2015 school year. My thanks to Father Joseph for presiding, Mr Lovegrove for his overall 19 St Joseph’s Feast Day Mass (5C) organisation and all attendees for joining the celebration. Congratulations to all students in Year Zone II Swimming (Chandler) 6 on being acknowledged and commissioned in their important 2015 leadership roles. 20 Gala Day #2 (5, 6) New technology has now reached the Year 2, 3 and 5 classrooms, with the assembly and 24 University of QLD OT visit # 4 (P) delivery of our recently purchased 65” LED Full HD Touch Display Screens and trolleys. My 27 Gala Day #3 (5, 6) thanks again, to the parents and friends of the school for their significant financial contribution 31 University of QLD OT final visit (P) to allow for this excellent resource acquisition. WEEKLY EVENTS Thank you to those families who have been prompt in settling Term 1 tuition fees and charges, Mon Fitness Club (7.45-8.15am, 2-6) and to those who have taken advantage of the 5% discount for full annual tuition fee payment. Please note that this discount offer runs until 28 February, 2015. Assembly (2.15-2.55pm, P-6) Tues Homework Help (8-8.30am, 2-6) Best wishes to the 17 students who will be competing at next Monday’s District Swimming Uniform Shop (8-8.45am & 2-3pm) Carnival. My thanks to Mr Armstrong for his organisation surrounding this carnival. Wed Fitness Club (7.45-8.15am, 2-6) Afternoon pick-up of students at the Tobruk Street gate continues to be a popular choice for our Homework Help (8-8.30am, 2-6) motorists. Please note that very soon after 3.00pm, traffic in the area greatly subsides and Thurs Uniform Shop (2.15-3.15pm) provides much more user friendly access. Please consider picking up a little later, knowing that Fri Sr Jenny’s Cuppa (8.40am) the children are safe and supervised until 3.20pm. Student Banking (8.45am) Next Thursday and Friday, Mr Lovegrove, Mrs Schloman and I, will be attending a Catholic Schools’ Cluster Meeting on the Gold Coast. I thank Mrs Vargas-Malby for agreeing to deputise OFFICE HOURS in our absence. Mon, Wed, Thur: 8.15am – 3.45pm Tues: 8.35am – 3.45pm Yesterday’s Ash Wednesday Liturgy, with its readings, prayers, songs, and the blessing and Fri: 8.35am – 3.15pm distribution of ashes, reminded those in attendance of the central themes of the Lenten season, that we now find ourselves in. May our Lenten prayers be penitential and seek reconciliation SPORT UNIFORM DAYS with our God. May our instances of charity and personal sacrifice, join with our prayer life to prepare us for the commemoration of the sufferings, death and resurrection of Jesus. Mon Tues Wed Fri With Courage, Faith and Love 3C, 3F 1C, 1F 5C, 5 F Whole Stephen Johnson 4C, 4F 2C, 2F 6C, 6F School SAVE THE DATE SPORT - MATTHEW ARMSTRONG I will endeavour to provide an up to date sport section in our weekly newsletter in 2015. This will include all things sport that parents and students may need to know. Currently there is plenty in the works and students are being provided with notes and information as it comes to hand. Fitness Club – Running on a Monday and Wednesday morning, Joey’s Fitness Club is a fun way to start your day. These mornings are designed to be enjoyable, and to also help students improve their general fitness, strength and running ability. The club will run for the majority of the year. Permission notes need to be completed before students attend the club and can be found at the front office. MILO In2Cricket program – We are currently lucky to have a free cricket program for students in Years 1, 2 and 3, running on Monday afternoons, being provided for a limited number of students by QLD Cricket. There are currently several positons available in this free program. If your child is interested, please contact the school or myself directly for further information. Beenleigh Zone Swimming - We wish our Beenleigh Zone Swim Team all the best for Monday 23rd February as they head to the Springwood Aquatic Centre to take on the best Beenleigh has to offer. We hope all the training, effort and energy they’ve put into their swimming helps them towards a successful and enjoyable day. Beenleigh Zone (District) Sport – There has been some changes to the way school sport in our area is governed and run. Due to the changes with Year 7 students attending high schools, our Primary School Sports Association has been modified and amalgamated to fit with the high school model. We are now a part of Beenleigh ZONE School Sport (don’t confuse this with Catholic Zone) and we are a sub division of the new Pacific Rim DISTRICT School Sport. This means that, from 2015 onwards, students trialling to represent Pacific Rim District will need to first trial for the Beenleigh Zone team, then compete against the Beaudesert Zone team to earn selection in a Pacific Rim team. Students born ’03, ’04 & ’05 are eligible for selection in Beenleigh Zone sports. Beenleigh Zone sport is the first step in the pathway for higher school sport representation (ie Qld selection etc). If you have any queries on this please contact me via email. Catholic Zone Sport – We will again be participating in Catholic Zone Sport in 2015. Catholic Zone Sport is an association of Catholic schools located south of the Brisbane river, with St Joseph’s being its most southerly member. We participate in the big three, Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. These events are designed to increase participation and enjoyment of sport by students. These events are not selection trials for further teams, however records are kept for events. Students have the opportunity to be selected for these events via our school sports carnivals. Students born ’03, ’04, ’05 & ’06 are eligible for selection in these teams. Gala Day Sport – Students in Year 5 and 6 will participate in the Beenleigh Zone Gala Day sports program. Each semester there are 5 Gala Days occurring where interschool competition takes place in a number of sports. Students have already chosen their sports and notes will be coming home in the coming days notifying you of your child’s choice. We are currently waiting on confirmation of venues before these notes go out, in an attempt to keep parents as informed as possible. Semester 1 sports are; netball, girls touch, rugby league and soccer. Dates; 13th, 20th & 27th March, 24th April and 1st May. Beenleigh Zone Trials – There are a number of Beenleigh Zone trials taking place in the coming weeks. Rugby League and Netball will be occurring over the next two weeks. Good luck to all St Joseph’s students who have nominated for these trials. If you have any queries on anything sport, please get in touch with me on [email protected] St Joseph’s Beenleigh Newsletter 19 February 2015 The 2015 Statement of Fees and Charges for Term 1 were emailed or mailed to parents last week. If you have not received your statement please ring me on 3287 2798 option 2 or email [email protected] STUDENT OF THE WEEK PC: Ryder Ayre PF: Isabella Wilson 1C: Ava Rossman 1F: Emily Miller 2C: Sean Ranieses 2F: Loren Zajac 3C: Jack Fenech 3F: Zac Utratny 4C: Sara Zajac 4F: Mikayla Haegney 5C: Henry Wright 5F: Eliza Elms 6C: Alyssa Armstrong 6F: Ellie Lahrs Golden Gnome: 1st–PC, PF.