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Dear Parents & Carers,
This year, Marist schools are celebrating the Montagne Year. The word ‘Montagne’ comes from the surname of a teenage boy who grew up in the area of France where Marcellin Champagnat resided. When Marcellin was asked by the boy’s mother to visit her dying son, he found a boy who was ignorant of God. This event shocked Marcellin and encouraged him in his plans to establish an order of teaching Brothers, known today as the Marist Brothers, to help evangelise young people. Nearly two hundred years later, not only are there over two hundred Marist Brothers serving the Australian community but also many hundreds of men and women Marists educating young people in the Catholic faith as well as preparing them for full and wholesome lives as adult Christians.
The Marist Brothers began their ministry in Australia in 1872 and it continues in all States and Territories today. It began when Marcellin Champagnat said ‘yes’ to God, through the invitation of a local priest for him to go to the seminary and begin his training as a priest. By 1817, Marcellin was ordained and had begun his educational work in the parishes around Lavalla in southern France. ‘Every diocese fits into our plans’ he declared. We are grateful this now includes dioceses in Australia. Marcellin died on June 6th, 1840 and so each year, around this time, we celebrate Marcellin’s commitment to God and young people during what is called ‘Champagnat Week’.
In this Montagne year, we are invited to focus on the ‘Montagne’s’ around us, those searching for God in a world confused and distressed by a lack of opportunity for some and peace for all. Back in his time, in post-revolutionary France, Marcellin supported such people, speaking out through his firm words and clear actions. In this way Marcellin displayed his deep personal faith and his generous love of people. Monday, June 6th we once again celebrate Marcellin’s life, a life devoted to the teaching and caring of others. May he guide us in our endeavours to do the same here in Australia and beyond. Happy Champagnat Day!
Here at St Joseph’s we are privileged to have had a long association with the Marist Brothers and Fathers. This week we celebrate the contribution Fr Michael, Br Julian, Br Tim and other Marist Brothers have made to our school. Thank you to Fr Michael, Br Julian and Br Tim and all other Brothers who have worked so hard for the community of St Joseph’s.
Our school celebrated Marcellin Champagnat Feast Day, with a Liturgy and during this liturgy the Marcellin Champagnat Awards were presented.
Students who receive this award have been:
• Well mannered and co-operative;
• Respectful of others;
• Generous – Willing to help teachers and students without being asked;
• Hard working – Attending school regularly and don’t give up easily;
• Prayerful – Listen carefully during prayers and liturgies
JUNE
6 Marcellin
Champagnat
16 Athletics Carnival
17 Athletics Carnival
21 Special tuckshop
21 Parent Teacher
22 Parent Teacher
24 End of Term 2
Term 2, Week 9, 8th June, 2016
Principal’s Message
2017 PREP ENROLMENTS NOW WELCOME
Principal’s Message continued
Greg Cran Principal
Have a great week everyone,
Save the Date
St. Joseph’s Parish & School Fete 2016
Friday, 2nd September
5pm till late…………...
The students who received this award this year are:-
Prep - Siya Patel
Year 1 - Shelleah Fisher
Year 2 - Dylan Druery
Year 3 - Yuna Olbes
Year 4 - Sophia Purcell
Year 5 - Athena Ricketts
Year 6 - Bridie Prendergast
Congratulations to all these students.
At this time of the year, teachers are working to
collate student work samples and reflect on student progress to enable them to make reporting decisions. These
decisions are then shared with parents and carers in the reporting process. This process is inclusive of a written Report
and a Parent Teacher Interview. Both elements of the process complement one another and the best access to infor-
mation about student achievement occurs when the report, along with student work samples, are reviewed in the Parent
Teacher Interview. It is hoped that all parents or carers will take advantage of the opportunity, provided by the class
teacher, for a reporting interview, to ensure a complete and accurate understanding of each student’s achievement.
Parent Teacher interviews will be conducted on the 21st and 22nd June. Please prioritise these dates in your diary.
Remember our School Athletics Carnival
Filed Events on Thursday, 16th June from 8.45am to 10.45am
Track Events on Friday, 17th June from 9.00am—to 3.00pm
All Welcome
APRE Message
Welcome to winter and what a cold start it has been. It was lovely to see some very needed
rain, although not as much as we would have liked. On these cold days, please send a school
jumper, ensuring it is clearly named, with your child. We have been allowing students to borrow
our spare school jumpers, but often there are not enough for the number of students requiring
them. We do have some second-hand jumpers available for sale here at
school.
Lunchboxes
As the weather gets colder the children seem to want more to eat. We
have noticed that a few lunchboxes do not have many items of food in them. If your child packs
their own lunch, could you please check that they have enough food. We seem to have been giv-
ing out a lot of apples over the past few weeks, to fill up those hungry tummies. Many of the
items in the lunchboxes are sugar based and whilst this gives the student a quick energy boost,
it does not sustain them for long periods. A sandwich or wrap is more sustaining.
With the unpredictable nature of our day to day lives, preparing and packing a healthy lunchbox
can be a difficult task. Finding time to shop and prepare interesting and healthy meals for
school lunches can be stressful. But the foods we send to school with our kids can contribute up
to 1/3 of their daily intake of nutrients. So it’s important to pack a balanced lunch to ensure
they’re getting the nutrients they need.
Preventing Infections by Handwashing
We are entering the season of winter infections and already we
have noticed increase absentees, due to illness.
Hand-washing is an easy way to prevent infection. Frequent hand-
washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading
illness. Hand-washing requires only soap, or liquid saop and water, or an alcohol-based hand sani-
tizer — a cleanser that doesn't require water. We are encouraging all students to wash their
hands frequently, or to use hand sanitizer, in order to reduce the spread of infections.
Celebrations this term:
6th June-Marcellin Champagnat Feast Day
10th June-Anointing Mass-Year 4 at Castra
Domestic Violence
We continue our campaign to speak up and stamp out domestic violence. We have been concentrating on how we treat each other. Our focus continues to be:
Respect begins with me!’
Being Catholic—Kneeling in the Church
If you attend a Catholic Mass, you will see the first part of it consists of reading and preaching; we
stand for the Gospel, but we sit for the other readings and for the preaching. The Mass is more
than just reading and preaching. The Mass is a sacrifice, and there are times--especially in the last
part--when the faithful pray on their knees. Kneeling shows our humility before God. Kneeling is an
act of worship. You kneel during the consecration of the Bread and Wine into the Body and Blood of
Jesus. When the Eucharist is raised, that's Jesus being raised, and kneeling is a way to
acknowledge his divinity.
Cotton Cloth Appeal
Please remember to bring old cotton cloths (material) to school for Fr Michael’s St Vincent de Paul
appeal.
Stamp Appeal
We are still collecting stamps, which are sold, with the proceeds assisting the disadvantaged in
Peru. Please bring old used stamps to the office.
Reading Angels
At St Joseph’s, we are committed to improving the literacy levels for all students. We
have many strategies in place to assist students to continue their learning journey.
We would like to enhance this by introducing Reading Angels. Reading Angels are
any adult who can spare some time from 8:15-8:45 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday mornings. This will involve listening to and assisting students to learn to read.
If you can spare any time (parents, carers, grandparents, aunties, uncles) please
contact the office on 07 41 681 627
The end of term is fast approaching and it has been a very long
term. Teachers have been assessing children in preparation for
reports. The results from the reading assessments are very en-
couraging, with most students improving. For many students this
growth has been quite considerable. Reading is one of the most
important skills a child can have.
Let’s keep up the great effort in encouraging students to read.
APRE Message continued
God Bless
Tracey Gerrard APRE Thank you to Aunty Mary & Aunty Elise for the lovely gathering at Cherbourg last week!
Tuckshop News
FRIDAY 17th June, Athletics Carnival Day
The Tuckshop Menu will be available to purchase on Athletics Day
Coffee and snacks will available all day for Adults
MENU
Sausage roll $2.50
Party pies $1.00
Sausage in Bread $2.00
Hot Chips $2.50
Cake $1.50
Pikelets, jam & cream x 2 .60c
Chocolates $1.50
Potato chips (per pkt) .70c
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END OF TERM TUCKSHOP SPECIAL
TUESDAY 21ST JUNE
Normal Menu for Morning tea. Please order on the normal brown paper bags.
BIG LUNCH ONLY — $6.00 SPECIAL, WHICH INCLUDES:
Chicken Nuggets x 3
Chicken Chips x 3
Potato Gems x 6
Popper or Water
Ice block on a Stick
ALL MONEY RAISED ON THIS DAY WILL GO TOWARDS THE CANBERRA TRIP
Thank you to all the Tuckshop helpers. Your time and effort to make our Tuckshop a success is very much appreciated.
Poppers $1.00
Water $1.50
Flavoured Milk $2.00
Tea/Coffee $1.00
Parish Priest: Fr. Michael Carroll sm PH: 4168 1406
Parish Mass Times
SATURDAY 11TH JUNE
Murgon 6.00pm
Proston 9.00am
SATURDAY 18TH JUNE
Wondai 6.00pm
SUNDAY 12TH JUNE
Wondai 8.00am
Durong 10.30am
SUNDAY 19TH JUNE
Murgon 8.00am
Goomeri 10.00am
ST. JOSEPH’S
PARISH HALL IS
AVAILABLE FOR
RENT FOR
UNLICENSED
FUNCTIONS
PHONE
4168 1406
Congratulations to the Bembrick Brothers
Congratulations to
Oliver & Solomon
Bembrick
for their outstanding effort at the Blackbutt Show.
Oliver was awarded First
Prize for Cake Decoration
and Art Work & Solomon
received awards for his Art
Work, Cake Decorating &
Small Cake entries.
S T U D E N T S O F T H E W E E K Week 7 Week 8
Prep Izack Perkins Prep Billy Palmer
Year 1 Ameilia Murray Year 1 Bessie Watcho
Year 2 Kaleb Watson Year 2 Xavier Greenwood
Year 3 Emily Palmer Year 3 Logan Robinson
Year 4 Gabriella Bennett Year 4 Trent Aubrey
Year 5/6 Emily Campbell-Slatter & Amelia Cran Year 5/6 Jasmynne McEffer & DJ Olbes
Congratulations to our Students of the Week
Prep Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 5/6
Dante Douglas
25th
Kane Kelly 1st
Kooper Smith
7th
Frank Boney 10th Rhys Williams 11th Ella Palmer 16th Ty Smith 25th
Solomon
Bembrick 4th
Eddie Riley 15th
Riley Gleich 17th
Narly Conlon-
Chapman 19th
Amelia Cran 7th Sheldon Brown 16th Dylan Kapernick 30th
Greetings to our June Birthday Students
10 Respect Tokens
Wk 7 Awarded to:-
DJ, Shawny, Ty, Frank
Jaquon, Harrison,
Morris, Braith, Amelia,
Jasmynne, Catelyn,
Marion, William, Ella Peterson, Ella Palmer, Emily Campbell-Slatter.
Wk 8
Sophie Gleich
Dylan Kapernick
Our very talented students having lots of fun on National Sorry Day 2016
Writing Activities by Prep Students
“The 2016 South Burnett Regional Karaoke Sing Off”
$2,500 in prize money Finalists will battle it out at the Wondai Show
on Saturday 27 August 2016 from 5pm Heats for Adults:
(Must register at Warana Hotel
between 6.00pm & 7.30pm)
Heat 1 - Friday 24 June
Heat 2 - Friday 8 July
Children Section: Must be aged 8 to 15 years (Heats to be held at Wondai Diggers Club)
Heats for Adults:
(Must register at Warana Hotel
between 6.00pm & 7.30pm)
Heat 1 - Friday 24 June
Heat 2 - Friday 8 July
Heat 3 - Friday 22 July
Heat 4 - Friday 5 August
Heats for Children:
(Must register at Wondai
Diggers Club between
12.30pm & 2.00pm
Heat 1 - Sunday 17 July
Heat 2 - Sunday 7 August
All finals will be held at the Wondai Show.
For more information phone Sue on 0427 749 209
Thanks to the sponsors: IGA Wondai, Dental Essentials, Warana Hotel Motel, Guse Transport Services
South Burnett Regional Karaoke
When Nana makes
pancakes I spread the
jam. By Daniel Aubrey When Nana makes pancakes I spread the jam. By Xavvier Cameron
When Nana makes pancakes I spread the jam. By Nikita Carey
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