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THURSDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2018

Dear Families,

Tonight is our Parent Information Night commencing at

7.00p.m. in the multi-purpose room. This is an evening for all

families from Prep – Year 6. The structure of the evening will

be a general presentation from me regarding school curriculum, policy

development and physical developments for 2018. This presentation will take

about twenty minutes.

Parents will then go to the classroom that their child is in for a presentation

from the teacher regarding the organisation, curriculum and structures for

that room in 2018. As I have said in previous newsletters if you have children

in more than one class then you will need to have a parent in each of those

classes. We plan for the evening to be over by 8.00p.m.

This is an evening for parents and as such we ask that babysitting

arrangements be made where possible.

Student Absences

Following a review by the Minister for Education all schools must, from 30th

January 2018, contact a parent as soon as is practicable if there is an

unexplained absence of a student. Obviously this action has been taken to

help ensure the safety of school-aged children during school hours.

In order for this to work effectively for our school I ask that if your child is

going to be away please go to our website and complete the Report an

Absence form on the website. This will make life a lot easier for Nicole (our

Office Manager) because she will be the one who will have to make these

follow up calls and as we all know Nicole is already very busy with all the

other aspects of her role.

School Cross Country

Next Mon day we will be conducting our School Cross Country in the parkland

opposite the school. All classes will participate in a Cross Country run and all

children are expected to participate, our school cross country is not about

being the best it is about all children participating. Our Sport & Recreation

Leaders will conduct the event.

All children from Prep- Year 6 are asked to wear their sports uniform next

Monday. Following the Cross Country we will organise training sessions for

the inter-school Cross Country which is scheduled for Monday 30th April.

Swimming Practice

Currently we have quite a number

of children from Years 3-6

PRINCIPAL:

MR SHANE REGAN

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:

MRS HELEN TANCHEFF

OFFICE MANAGER:

MRS NICOLE DAVIES

OFFICE PHONE NUMBER

9580 5812

OFFICE EMAIL

office@sjvparkdale.catholic.e

du.au

WEBSITE ADDRESS

www.sjvparkdale.catholic.ed

u.au

PARISH PRIEST

FR. MICHAEL MCENTEE

PARISH SECRETARY

PAT MORTON

OFFICE PHONE NUMBER

9583 2103

ST JOHN VIANNEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

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practising for our Inter School Swimming Carnival which is to be held on

7th March at the Noble Park Aquatic Centre. Children are practising on

Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8-8.30a.m. then they

come over to the multi-purpose room for a cereal breakfast. Thank-you to

the teachers who have been coordinating the practice sessions and the

parents who have been getting the children to the pool and helping with

breakfast.

Clean Up Australia Day 2nd March

On Friday 2nd March we will be conducting Clean Up Australia Day here at St. John Vianney’s. We would like

all children to assist with this by wearing their Sports Uniform, bringing some gardening gloves and perhaps

a gardening hand tool. We will allocate various areas of the school grounds to each class to undertake a

clean up.

Andrew Chin Family Concert

Andrew Chin is a performer who teaches children contemporary religious songs which they can use during

paraliturgies and prayer services. He is most entertaining and children really enjoy his music.

Andrew will be at school on Monday 5th March working with all classes teaching them songs and movements

that they can use. In the evening at 7.00p.m. he will perform a concert, with the assistance of our children, in

the St.John Vianney’s Church.

We invite all families to join us in the Church from 7.00p.m., the concert will run for approximately 1 hour.

SJV Open Days for 2019 Enrolments

Even though the 2018 school year has only just begun we are already looking at our Enrolment Program for

2019. We have planned 2 Open days at this stage:

Monday 5th March and Wednesday 14th March please see the Enrolment Poster attached to this newsletter

with details re booking a spot for the Open Days.

As you know we are trying to build our enrolments, so if you know of anyone who has a Prep child or any

other year level for 2019 encourage them to come and have a look at SJV. As a Catholic School we offer

enrolment places firstly to children of catholic families and then if space is available we offer places to

children of non- catholic families.

Canberra Camp Yr.6’s 2018

We have just completed the organisation of a Year 6 Camp to Canberra which will be instituted this year

from 12th-16th November. This will be the first time that we have had a camp to Canberra and it is planned to

be an annual event for the Year 6 class.

SJV Kitchen Gardens

Following our wonderful Working Bee last year and some careful preparation by our Sustainability Leaders,

Fleur Peppard, Gabbi Davoren and Danny Benoiten our children have begun planting in the boxes today.

Check out the photos in this newsletter of our active “green thumbs.”

Regards,

Shane Regan

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Class news as presented at Assembly on Tuesday 20th February by Sasha and Ben from Year 6

Prep- We are learning lots about books and Maddie read us a story. 1/2 MH- We have been reading the Giant from Ginger hill and we have been enjoying literacy. 1/2 LH- We have been reading No Queen Today and have designed a castle for her. 3/4 FP- We have been learning how Jesus wants us to live and we are learning about who makes the rules. 3/4 TD- We are learning about narratives and we have been using our chrome books for different subjects. 5 GF- We have been writing a persuasive letter and we have been learning about democracy. 5/6 SH- We have been doing ARCOTS testing “YAY” and have been doing hip-hop in P.E.

School Assemblies Tuesdays 3.00pm

Parents are most welcome to join us at our assemblies.

27th Feb: M 3/4 TD 6th March: J 1/2 MH 13th March: J 1/2 LH

20th March: Prep OM 27th March: S 5/6 SH

CSEF: CSEF applications for 2018 are now open. To be eligible for this funding families must hold a valid

means-tested concession card. This could be a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, an eligible Centrelink Health Care

Card (HCC) or a Pensioner Concession Card (PCC). CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal

guardian’s concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink on either the first day of Term 1 or

Term 2. Parents or legal guardians who are eligible for this funding are required to complete a CSEF

application form and lodge it with the school for processing. Application forms are to be lodged with the

school office as soon as possible in Term 1, as payments are made from March. Application forms are

available from the school office.

Term Dates 2018

Term 1: 31st Jan- 29th March Term 2: 16th April-29th June

Term 3: 16th July- 21st September Term 4: 8th October- 19th December

Coles Voucher Advisors ( Ava and Leila)

Thank you for sending along lots of vouchers, last week we had 309 and already this week we have

another 280. If you buy on line press the tab for vouchers and type in our school name and they will be

added onto our total. Thank you Ava and Leila

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DIARY DATES

Thursday 22nd February Parent Information Night 7.00pm

Friday 23rd Feb Swimming Training

Monday 26th February School Cross Country P-6

Tuesday 27th February Mass 12.00

26th, 28th Feb, 2nd March Swimming Training

Friday 2nd March Clean Up School Day

Monday 5th March Andrew Chin Workshops and Night Concert at 7pm

Open Day for prep enrolments 2019

Tuesday 6th March School Mass 12.00

Wednesday 7th March Interschool Swimming Carnival

Monday 12th March LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY

Tuesday 13th March School Mass 12.00

Wednesday 14th March Open Day for Prep enrolments 2019

Wednesday 21st March School Photos

Thursday 22nd March Interschool Chess Tournament

Monday 26th March Year 6 Halogen Leadership Day

PFA Meeting

Thursday 29th March Easter Paraliturgy 9.15am

1.00pm Finish Close End of Term

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Our gardening begins ! From Little things, big things

grow

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Chess Corner

Puzzle for this week ! What is the best move ???

Answer is on the end of the newsletter.

Direct Debit Forms: Fee accounts have been sent home. At the end of last year we sent home Direct Debit

forms for School fees. This is a great way to stay on top of your fees for 2018. Please fill this form in if you

would like to take up this payment method and drop it into the office. If you have misplaced it, please call in

to collect a new one.

Asthma and Anaphylaxis plans: If your child requires Asthma medication, an Epipen or medication for

allergies including Hay Fever, this must be supplied to the school. All medications are kept in the First Aid

Room. Management plans for Asthma and anaphylactic reactions need to be signed by a doctor and supplied

to the school.

Choir Scholarships ($20 per Term, multiple) available to all students of St Patrick's Primary/St John Vianney's Primary - weekly rehearsal in the St Patrick's Primary school hall (7.30 - 9.00pm Thursday) with tea and biscuits provided :) - performances Sunday at 11am Mass, Easter and Christmas - within school term dates excluding Easter and Christmas -depending on ability, opportunity to lead the singing at the 6pm Mass on Saturdays ($60) For further enquiries, please contact Myfanwy McIndoe, Director of Music on 0484 079 880 or the Parish Office on 9583 2103.

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Answer to Chess Puzzle: Black (Will) has just taken Alex's Rook on f1, and White (Alex) took the rook back playing the move Kxf1 which is a good move. But there was a better move. White could have taken on f7 with Bishop Checkmate This square is called the WEAK SPOT and is where more Checkmates or tricks happen than any other square on the board!