Lord God,
  At the beginning of this new term teach us to
  be your hands and feet where we are,

  At the beginning of this new term teach us to
  love as you love us

  At the beginning of this new term teach us to
  pray for those in need
So that You are honoured and glorified

 Amen

Dates for the month ahead:

Monday 29th April - Year 6 Leadership Retreat Day

Monday 29th April - P & F Meeting 7 pm

Wednesday 1st May - St Joseph's Feast Day Mass 9 am in the church

Thursday 2nd May - Year 6 parents - Camp meeting 5pm

Monday 6th May - Labour Day public holiday

Friday 10th May - Mother's Day Movie Night

Sunday 12th May - Mothers Day

Monday 13th - Friday 17th - NAPLAN testing week

Dear Parents,

A very warm welcome to term two! It sounds like everyone had a great break and an enjoyable Easter. Our term is off to a flying start.  We have a busy and fun filled term of learning ahead of us. As usual there are many events planned for the term. 

A special welcome to the new families and students who have just joined our St Joseph’s community. We are a very active but friendly school and I am sure it won’t be long before you have settled in.

ANZAC DAY: "We Will Remember Them"

On Wednesday afternoon we gathered as a whole school community to reflect on and honour the significance of ANZAC Day. Thank you to the Year 5/6 students who shared with us a very meaningful liturgy, which I hope your child was able to reflect on and share in some way yesterday. Congratulations to our students for the respectful way they conducted themselves during the ANZAC Day March and Dawn Service.

Assembly

Due to St Joseph’s Day being our big day of Celebration this week we will be having a very short assembly to present class awards this week.

Year 6 Retreat

This Monday the 29^Th April our Year 6 students will participate in a Leadership Retreat. The retreat will be held at school and attended by Year 6 students, Fr Darious, Mr Mitchell, Mrs Saunders, Mrs Turner and myself. Our role will be to run activities which will be supporting the students to focus on developing qualities and traits that Jesus demonstrates in his leadership as a guide for aspiring leaders to follow.

Year 6 Leadership Induction Ceremony

All Year 6 students will be inducted as school leaders at the St Joseph Day Mass, 9am on Wednesday at St Joseph’s Church.

St Joseph’s Day

St Joseph’s Parish School Invites all school families, Parishioners and community members to attend our whole school St Joseph’s Day Mass at 9 am on Wednesday 1^st May. St Joseph is our Patron Saint and this is our day to celebrate his life and values.

Year 6 Camp Meeting

All Year 6 parents are invited to attend a Camp Meeting to discuss Camp details for this year. The meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon at 5pm -5.30pm in the Year 6 Classroom.

Lunch Time Activities:

Thanks to our enthusiastic teachers who like to share their skills and interests we are pleased to be able to offer some interesting additional lunch time activities.

• Thanks to Mrs Scikluna, Drama Club has been a huge success and will continue on Wednesdays.
• STEM Club will be run by Mrs Edmonds and begins this term. It will be held in the Library on a Tuesday at Lunch time.
• Art Club will also begin later in the term. Watch this space for more information.

Mothers’ Day Celebrations:

The P and F are holding a Mother’s Day Stall where children can purchase gifts for their Mums in readiness for Mothers’ Day on Sunday 14th May.

A Special Mother’s Day Assembly, will be held on Friday 10^th May at 2.20pm and will be presented by our Prep students.

This year we will also celebrate our Mothers’ by holding a Mothers’ Day Movie Night. Bring a chair, beanbag or blanket and relax for the evening with your child. The event will start at 6.00pm and the movie will start at 6.30pm. Dinner packs (hotdog, popcorn and a slushy) will be available for $5 dollars. Next Monday 29^th April students will vote on the choice of movie. A personalised invitation will be sent home later that day. Keep a close eye out for it. RSVP will be Monday 6^th so we can organise catering. All families, especially Mothers and Grandmothers are invited to attend.

NAPLAN

In Week Four, our Year 3 and Year 5 students will sit their NAPLAN tests in Numeracy, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Spelling. Students will complete their NAPLAN tests online using an iPad or Laptop computer. Our students have been very well prepared for their NAPLAN experience with Mrs Turner overseeing the preparation program.

Athletics Carnival

Our Athletics Carnival is set for Thursday 23rd of May and Friday 24th of May.  This is earlier in the term than usual due to the need to have all trials completed before the National Athletics Championships which are to be held in Darwin this year.

Enrolments NOW:
We are taking enrolment applications for Prep 2020 now. We are always in need of more new families to inquire and enrol so please spread the word about our wonderful school and encourage friends and neighbours to join our St Joseph’s community.

Siblings of existing students receive automatic placement into the Prep program, however we still require an application for enrolment form to be handed in. Please ensure that you have collected your enrolment package from the office. Please complete and return. I am looking forward to meeting our siblings at their Prep Interview. These interviews will take place at the end of Term 2.

thank you,

Megan

Welcome Back, I hope you all had a relaxing holiday.

Pysical Education for Term 2 will be held on a Wednesday so please wear the allocated Sports uniform on that day.  

This Term is very busy with  the Athletics Carnival set for Thursday 23rd of May and Friday 24th of May  and AFL commencing in Week 2  of this Term.

Athletics

Training for Athletics Carnival will be available on the following dates for students in Year 3 - 6 that would like to participate from 3.10pm - 4.10pm on the school oval.

Monday the 29th of April - Shot Put

Monday 13th May  - High Jump

Monday  20th May - Long Jump

If you are able to assit with the Athletics Carnival on 

Thursday 23rd May (Prep to Year 6)  Track Events and Ball Games

and Friday 24th May (Year 3 - 6) Field Events

please contact me on mturner@cns.catholic.edu.au

AFL 

AFL Cape York will be visiting St. Joseph's School again this Term.

We are extremely excited to be working with AFL Cape York and over the past 2 years we have a developed a strong and positive relationship with the Staff  and we hope this will continue in 2019 and the future.

AFL will be held on Wednesdays in Term 2 for P.E on the following dates:

Wednesday, 1st May 2019

Wednesday, 15th May 2019

Wednesday, 22nd May 2019

Wednesday 29th May 2019

Wednesday 12th June, 2019.

In addition to the IN-SCHOOL Program, AFL Cape York would also like to facilitate our Auskick Community Program. form 3.15- 4.00pm on the Wednesday afternoon that they visit.

This Program will be run AFTER-SCHOOL and is a choice by the Students (and their families) to attend – the same as previous years. . 

The  Afterschool Auskick Program is $40.00 per participation, however, for Term 2, 2019, AFL Cape York would like to subsidise the program from $40.00 to $20.00 per person. Please be aware, attending this Program would be optional for the Students (and parents). The Auskick Pack includes: Bag, Hat, Lunch Box, Pump, Water Bottle and FOOTBALL. 

The Program is fun, inclusive and rewarding and caters for both males and females of all ages.

All students that attend the afternoon clinics must be accompanied by an adult.

If interested please see flyer attached and complete.

School Banking is collected from the office on Wednesday mornings. If you wish to set up an account with QCCU please phone 40 697 555