St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray”

NEWSLETTER Term 3 Week 4 5 August 2015

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Mary MacKillop

Next Sunday, students from the Riverwood parish will be celebrating the sacrament of the First Eucharist. This is always a very special day for all First Communicants and most people have fond memories of their own First Communion Day. As Father Walter will be retiring at the end of this year, this will be his last time as parish priest at St Joseph’s to celebrate this sacrament with our children. After 35 years as parish priest I am sure that Father Walter has some wonderful memories of the hundreds of children he has bestowed this sacrament upon. Please keep the following students in your prayers as they prepare for their First Communion.

St Mary of the Cross Australia’s first Saint Born on 15 January 1842 in Melbourne Died 8 August 1909

Jordan Aquilina, Stella Araujo, Micaela Awad, Zara Bottaro, Kira Bourke, Thomas Bourke, Ryan Dao, Izabel Dawson, Sienna Dawson, Isabella Droguett-Bugden, Hailee English, Noah Fioretti, Joseph Gereige, Julianna Kupresak, Joshua Lane Chicharo, Noah Lane Chicharo, Jovan Leger, Braedon Merif, Zachary Scott, Carter See, Lincoln See, Erika Stothard, Joshua Susi, Joseph Trovato and Nadia Winata

CANONISED 17th October 2010

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Robyn Green, Mrs Lynda Busuttil and Mrs Elaine Thompson for assisting with the Sunday school lessons over the last four weeks.

 

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

28-32 Thurlow Street Riverwood NSW 2210 Phone: 9533 3341 Fax: 9584 2672 [email protected] www.stjriverwood.catholic.edu.au

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray” PRINCIPAL Cont’d

Contract Renewal Last term I underwent my first contract renewal as principal. I was successful and have been granted another contract for the next few years. Thank you to all the parents and staff who responded to the surveys sent out by the Catholic Education Office in regard to my leadership. As with all contract renewals there were areas of commendation as well as areas of recommendation to work on over my next term as principal. I feel very privileged and blessed to have the opportunity to continue as principal of St Joseph’s and look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the school community to lead our wonderful school.

Book Week Book Week will be held in Week 7 and there is a Book Parade on Friday 28th August. The theme this year is “Books Light Up Our World” so start thinking about a creative costume for your children for the Book Parade ! Please refer to the Book Week section of this newsletter for more information.

Over the weekend Mrs Eaton (Year 5 MacKillop teacher) sustained a broken shoulder when she slipped over at home. Please keep her in your prayers. God Bless Kim McCue Principal

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray” FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL It's hard to believe how quickly time flies sometimes! As you would be aware from Mrs McCue's contract renewal earlier this year, the Catholic Education Office has procedures in place to review performance, validate success and set new goals for the future for staff at senior Leadership levels. As I am in my third year of my current contract, a review of my performance is scheduled for this term. On Monday a survey will be emailed to all parents and staff to allow you the opportunity to provide your feedback on my work as the Assistant Principal here at St Joseph's. I would encourage all parents to complete the survey, if at all possible, as your opinion is a valued and important part of this process. Debating Last night 4 groups of our senior students proudly represented St Joseph's in the annual Eastern Region Inter School Debating Program at St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst. The students debated the topic "That texting is better than talking". For many of our students this was their very first experience of a formal debate and they acquitted themselves articulately and with confidence. Although our teams did not achieve any wins on the night they should all be justifiably proud of their preparation, teamwork and attitude - I know their parents and teachers were amazed at how well they presented their arguments. Congratulations to last night's debaters: Tamara Buckley, Alanna Caracoglia, Alanna Cogle, Jamey Elazzi, Alanson Garcia, Nicholas Molloy, Benjamin Nguyen, Erini Papagianopoulos, Alanna Petanceski, Hannah Ridley, Joshua Roy, Sheldon Suarez & Simona Tnokovska Next Tuesday night, 11 August, our school will host the next round of debates at 7pm. All members of our school community are warmly invited to come and see our debaters in action. Staff Professional Development An important component of our teaching is a deepened understanding of our students' use of language in both speaking and in writing. For many of our students, English is a second language and so we are at this time particularly focussed on accurately identifying these students' current levels of proficiency so as to better plan teaching and learning programs that will cater for their needs. The information gathered by staff through the Language Survey at the Parent/Teacher interviews last term was a vital component in this process. Our learnings will also be helpful in assessing the needs of children who are native English speakers. “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray” FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Parent Reading Workshop Thank you to the parents who attended Mrs Neill's Workshop last week. Parents who attended were given valuable insights into how children learn to read, how we teach reading at school from Grades K - 6, and ideas for ways that parents can support these approaches at home. Read our HOT TIP below. We welcome your suggestions for other topics that may be beneficial to our parent community. If you have any thoughts on this please email the office or see me. Have a good fortnight Lynda Busuttil

OVER THE COMING WEEKS WE WILL BE SHARING TIPS FOR READING WITH YOUR CHILD:-

Hot Tip #1

START WITH WHAT INTERESTS YOUR CHILD. If your child is interested in horses then that is the best place to start. Visit bookshops, libraries, stables, movies….places where your child can find books, brochures, videos, software programs that are of interest. The key is providing a way to read the material. If the book is too difficult, try recording it chapter by chapter for your child to read along with. Take it in turn to read one page each or for struggling readers try one sentence each. This helps your child fill in any of the meaning that may have been lost and helps with unfamiliar words.

 

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray”

The Premiers Reading Challenge 2015

A reminder The Challenge finishes for all students on 21 August so please return completed Reading Records to class teachers promptly so they can be entered online. Congratulations to the 120 students who have already completed the Challenge!

Book Week Week 7: 24th – 28th August Parents and grandparents are invited to attend our Book Character Parade morning on Friday 28 August. The students are invited to come to school on the day as their favourite character. They may:  dress up  wear a mask  wear a hat bring their favourite book to carry around during the parade. There will be a Book Fair operating before and after school during the week, as well as during our Book Character Parade morning. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to see the Art Competition finalists and to purchase some books for your children or for the school. If you donate a book to the school your child will be the first person who is able to read the book. We hope to see you in the Library during the week. Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 have been invited to visit Riverwood Library for a Book Week activity. This note has gone out today to ask for some parent helpers to walk these classes to the Library. “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray” FROM SPORT CO-ORDINATOR

Eastern Region Athletics This Friday 7 August a large number of students from our school will be competing at the Eastern Region Athletics Trials held at Homebush. It will be a long day with an early start and a late finish. We wish these students the best of luck and I know they represent our school proudly modelling good sportsmanship and excellent behaviour. Stay posted for an update on their results. Congratulations to:Ryan Bui, Matthew Campos-Peterson, Dylan Carr, Cooper Cook, Adam Dixon, Alex Farr, Billy Finn, Braiden Fioretti, Rory Little, Zachary Nobrega, Luke Russo, Nicholas Skokandic, Sheldon Suarez, Ryan Winata and Mitchell Woods Teana Bourke, Tamara Buckley, Alanna Cogle, Danica Di Stefano, Simonet Di Stefano, Jamey Elazzi, Riana Estigoy, Lucy Finn, Anna Kim, Claudia Nguyen, Patricia Papagianopoulos, Tiana Petkovski, Hannah Ridley, Tamar Tchamkertenian, Lara Tolic and Samara Woods

Milo Cup Cricket On Wednesday the August 12 eight boys from Year 5 and 6 will be competing at the Milo Cup Cricket Gala Day held at Gannons Park Peakhurst. We wish these boys the best of luck and hope they have a great day. Congratulations to:Riley Bristow, Dylan Carr, Patrick Dess, Billy Finn, Jacob Hrzenjak, Jordan Poole, Angus Saunders and James Whiteman

Kate Kennedy Sport Coordinator

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

 

“Work and Pray” FROM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CO-ORDINATOR

This Saturday, 8 August, is the feast of Saint Mary of the Cross (MacKillop). Mary was born on the 15th January, 1842, in Fitzroy, to Alexander and Flora. She was the eldest of eight children. When she was a young woman financial problems hit the family hard, and Mary became a governess in order to support her family. At the age of twenty-four, she took the name Sister Mary of the Cross, devoting her life to the education of poor children in outback Australia. She became, with Father Julian Tenison Woods, the co-founder of the Institute of the Sisters of St Joseph, who became known affectionately as the Brown Joeys, because they wore brown habits. She died at the age of sixty-seven, surrounded by her Sisters and Cardinal Moran, who said to the Sisters: “I have this day assisted at the death-bed of a saint”. Mary MacKillop was beatified on 19th January, 1995, by Pope John Paul ll. She was canonised on October 17, 2010 at St Peter’s Basilica, Rome by Pope Benedict XVl. At St Joseph’s Riverwood we have a very special connection to St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Not only is St Mary MacKillop Australia’s first saint but it was her group of Sisters, who began the Josephite schools in Australia. St Joseph’s Riverwood is one of those schools. St Mary was a woman of great love, action, compassion, courage and trust. As we look forward to celebrating the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, we remember her amazing efforts to respond to God’s call in her life by bringing the Good News to the poor. She is the witness who challenges us to make a difference in our world. Our school’s Vision and Mission statement tells everyone that we are a school that follows St Mary’s example. At St Joseph's Riverwood we work in partnership to share in: 

The education of children in their Catholic faith;

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The provision of high quality education;

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The promotion of lifelong learning;

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The recognition that we can make a difference in our world.

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.”  

Matthew 5:8

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray” FROM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CO-ORDINATOR Cont’d

I am sure the children at St Joseph’s Riverwood are thankful to their parents, caregivers and teachers for the opportunity to learn to love and care for God, to love and care for others and to take action to make a difference in our world.

You are warmly invited to attend our St Mary of the Cross prayer liturgy led by Kindergarten Penola on Friday morning at 8:50 am. We would also like as many families as possible to join us to celebrate Mass at midday.

Peace and best wishes Robyn Green

MINDQUEST 2015 St George Girls High School (Victoria Street KOGARAH) Saturday & Sunday 12 & 13 September 2015 NSW Talent Enrichment Weekend for gifted and talented students from Years 1-6. Information Sheets available from the School Office. Cost of weekend $180.00 Closing Date: Monday 17 August. Contact Shelagh Poray - Ph: 4232 2494

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray” COMING TOGETHER

DIARY DATES

Whole School Mass 07.08.15

First Friday Mass

Wednesday Prayer Assembly 12.08.15

Year 2 Penola

19.08.15

Year 5 Penola

Friday 7 August

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Celebration for Feast Day of Mary MacKillop

Sunday 9 August

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First Holy Communion @ St Joseph’s

Tuesday 11 August -

ICAS Mathematics

Frioday 14 August

Kindergarten Excursion to Calmsley Hill

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Wednesday Mass (9am) 12.08.15

Year 3

19.08.15

Year 1

Wednesday Penance 12.08.15

Year 5 MacKillop

19.08.15

Year 6 Penola

Friday Benediction 14.08.15

Year 6

21.08.15

Year 2

Saturday 15 August -

P & F Family Disco

24-28 August

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Book Week

Wednesday 2 Sept

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Father’s Day Stall

Thursday 3 Sept

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Father’s Day Breakfast

Friday 4 September -

P & F Movie Night @ 6pm

Friday 18 September -

Last Day of Term 3

Tuesday 6 October

First Day of Term 4

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2nd Hand Uniforms The 2nd Hand Uniform shop will be open fortnightly during the year on Friday mornings before assembly. Items range from $3.00. The Uniform Shop will be open the following days this term:14 August, 28 August, and 11 September 2015

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.”  

Matthew 5:8

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

 

“Work and Pray”

MERIT CERTIFICATES WEEK 2 Kindergarten

Anastasia Lee, Lucas Michaelides, Joshua Preziosa & Isabella Trovato

Year 1

Kane Fullerton, Lukas Kontrafouris, Felicity O’Keefe & Klara Tadic

Year 2

Jai Crossett, Isabella Droguett-Bugden, Jake Gillies & Zachary Scott

Year 3

Cooper Cook, Thomas Finn, Aisake Korotubuicalevu & Alma Moliterno

Year 4

Dylan Brooks, Jennifer Lo, Gabriella Lombardo & Isabella Mandalinic

Year 5

Matthew Campos-Peterson, Erin Marcozanis, Sofia Ninovic & Sheldon Suarez

Year 6

Giorgia Bonaventura, Bryant Martono, Anika Roth & Angus Saunders

WEEK 3 Kindergarten

Oliver Munro, Caterina Moretti, Nicholas Rossini & Leah Stergiopoulos

Year 1

Isabella Chen, Michael Miller, Anika Whitten & Jessica Zhen

Year 2

Mia Antuoni, Matthew Bui, Jerome Estephan & Katerina Papaioannou,

Year 3

Jack Milic, Margaret Oswyza, Daniel Preziosa & Tom Whiteman

Year 4

Harrison Cragg, Joshua Crewes, Noah Dixon & Michelle Petkovski

Year 5

Kansas Chakouch, Jack Donati, Ella Nicou & Marc Anthony Noun

Year 6

Zahli Cook, Kasandra Lim, Nicholas Molloy & Jordan Poole

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray”

/ July st u g u A ys a d h Birt

Happy Birthday to the following children who will have a Birthday between 26 July and 8 August 2015

Daniel Bortolin

Jessica Ingle-Olson

Orlando Godinez

Gabriella Lombardo

Zachary Scott

Marc Anthony Noun

Christian Signorelli

Rachel Alexander

Rory Little

Jeremy Khoury

P & F News

FAMILY DISCO - SAT AUGUST 15 @ 6.30PM Diary date reminder for the Family Disco Saturday evening 6.30PM-8.30PM 15 August at Club Rivers $5 per person or $20 per family Payment and RSVP details are on the Skoolbag App and a note went home with the kids. RSVP's are due in the office Monday 10th August. “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School “Work and Pray” Joey’s Corner Continued ST JOEYS FIRST EVER OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT COMING FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER @ 6.00PM

Please save this date for our first ever outdoor movie night at the school. Details on prices and tickets will go out soon but there will be family and individual packages, BBQ, drinks, popcorn, glow sticks etc

PG - 81min Gum stuck in his hair signals the start of a disastrous day for 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould). One calamity follows another, but when Alexander tells his family about his misadventures, he finds little sympathy. Alexander begins to wonder if bad things happen only to him, but he soon learns that he's not alone when his mother (Jennifer Garner), father (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own calamitous days.

P&F Dates for the Diary Sunday 9 August - Dad's and Grand Dads Golf Afternoon @ Hurstville Golf Course Saturday 15 August - School Family Disco Wednesday 2 September - Fathers Day Stall Thursday 3 September - Fathers Day Breakfast BBQ Friday 4 September - School Family outdoor movie night @ 6.00pm Thank you for your support Steve McMahon P & F President Mobile: 0419 770 355 Email: [email protected] “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  

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