THE VIANNEY VIEW

ST JOHN VIANNEY’S SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Telephone: 3396 6380 Website: www.sjv.qld.edu.au

Facsimile: 3396 0255 Email: pmanly@bne.catholic.edu.au

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DATE CLAIMERS

Monday 17 October ***PUPIL FREE

DAY***

Tuesday 18 October—Prep 2017

informa(on evening (parents only)

6pm Nano Nagle Centre

Wednesday 19 October—Parish Mass

Year 1 and families at 9.30am

Thursday 20 October—Grandparents’

Day for Prep families

Monday 24 October—Whole School

Assembly Prep S at 2.10pm

Tuesday 25 October, Wednesday 26

October, Thursday 27 October—Prep

2017 orienta(on sessions 9.30am

Friday 28 October—Year 3 Excursion

to Kindilan

Sunday 30 October***Booklist

orders deadline***

Tuesday 1 November—All Saints

Feast Day

Wednesday 2 November—Parish

Mass Prep J at 9.30am

Wednesday 2 November—

Instrumental Music Parent Info Night

7pm

Dear SJV Families

During October each year Catholic schools like SJV participate in awareness and

fundraising activities to support Catholic Mission. Catholic Mission is the official mission

aid agency of the Catholic Church. Catholic Mission continues the mission of Jesus

Christ in the world to share faith by caring for people in need.

World Mission month challenges us to assist the many people around our world who

are affected by poverty, war, conflict and sickness. Mission is an expression of God’s

love for us, and our love for others.

The funds raised from the P&F organised disco last Friday will be donated to Catholic

Mission. Information is included in this newsletter. More information on the work of

Catholic Mission is available at www.catholicmission.org.au

Classes and staff changes at SJV in 2017

Ms Nerida Hadfield has accepted a teaching position at St Mary MacKillop School,

Birkdale in 2017. Nerida has been a much valued and well-regarded member of the

SJV teaching staff for six years. We will acknowledge Nerida’s contribution to life and

learning at SJV towards the end of Term 4. In 2017, we will welcome Ms Nicole Russo

to the teaching staff of SJV. Nicole is an experienced educator who is currently

teaching at St Mary MacKillop School, Birkdale.

Our school will have a student population of 430 next year. SJV is master planned to

grow to a maximum enrolment of around 450 students. Brisbane Catholic Education

has confirmed that we will have 17 classes at SJV in 2017. Class teachers will be

announced later in the term. We will have the following number of classes in each year

level next year:

Prep - 3 classes Year 1 - 3 classes Year 2 - 3 classes Year 3 - 3 classes Year 4 - 3 classes Year 5 - 1 class Year 6 - 1 class

Grandparents/VIP Day Next Thursday 20 October (Week 3) we look forward to welcoming our Prep students’ Grandparents or VIPs to the school. Celebrations will commence at 9.00am in the Nano Nagle Centre. We look forward to the day. Pupil Free Day

Next Monday 17 October (Week 3) is a Pupil Free Day at SJV and in all schools in

Queensland. This is an important professional learning day when teachers from

different schools gather to enhance their professional knowledge.

Thank you to our P&F Association for organising the school disco last week.

Congratulations to Mrs Anne Barrett on receiving an award this week recognising 20

years of service in Catholic schools in Brisbane. Best wishes for the week ahead.

Geoff Sullivan (Principal)

Edition #32

13 October 2016

Week 2/9

Our SJV School-wide Expectations: Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe Be a Learner

Virtue for this fortnight: Patience

Patience is quiet hope and trust that things will turn out right. You wait without complaining. You are

tolerant and accepting of difficulties and mistakes. You picture the end in the beginning and persevere to

meet your goals. Patience is a commitment to the future.

SCHOOL WIDE EXPECTATIONS

Learning Power for this fortnight: Be curious

(think, adventurous, eager to know and learn, ask questions,

inquisitive, excited about learning, giving it a go, I wonder)

Congratulaons to Prep teacher Mrs Anne

Barre� on 20 years of service with Brisbane

Catholic Educaon. We love you Mrs Barre�!

Preps making volcanoes for the le�er ‘V’

Term 4 Library Times Monday: PS, 3S, 3J, 4J, 4V Tuesday: PJ, PV, 1S, 1J, 1V, 2J Wednesday: 2S, 2V, 3V, 5S, 6S Thursday: 4S Scholastic Book Club – Issue 7

The Issue 7 brochure was sent home with all children this week. Scholastic Book Club contains a great selection of products at affordable prices and, best of all, every order supports our school!

PLEASE NOTE: All Scholastic Book Club orders are to be placed using the online loop system only. Go to scholastic.com.au/LOOP.

We are not accepting phone/cash/ Cheque orders at school this year. Please place Issue 7 orders by: Friday 21 October, 2016

Kym Robertson Primary Learning Leader/Teacher Librarian

LIBRARY

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

1V Whole School Assembly

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Prep S Finlay Brace; Cia Morley 2V Elayna Norton; Ethan Gardner

Prep J Lucy Prove; Baxter Wilson 3J Reilley Crockett; Mischa Templeman

Prep V Pearse O’Connell; Thomas Street 3S Elliette Simpson; Seth Holley

1S Eloise Challenor; Oliver Cranny 3V Cayla Fichardt; Archie Watts; Harley Rainbird;

1J Celina Chiem; Chloe Sharp Emmason Phillips; Xavier Ladds

1V Harry Woodhead; Sienna Hawkins 4S Flynn Strauss; Jas Thomas-Appleton

2S Abigail Grey; Maggie Finch 4J Lachlan Musgrove; Zion Chingwile; Lilly Norton; Bethany Slawek

2J Macy Tyson; Flynn Donnelly 4V Jessica Straw; Van Phillippi

5S Hunter James; Rohan McCartin

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY FOR PREP

Grandparents’ Day for Prep families is next Thursday 20 October.

9.00am Arrive and coffee in Nano Nagle Centre

9.15am Liturgy

9.45am Prep classrooms visit

10.15am Depart

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Tip for the Week: Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Francis of Assisi

Swimming Program

The Swimming Program ‘kicked off ‘ this week, and from all reports, it has been very enjoyable and productive. Certainly the students have welcomed this opportunity to experience a physical activity in a water environment and have embraced the program with great enthusiasm.

The Year 3 students will have a ‘make up’ lesson in place of their scheduled 28th October classes due to a clash of events. This make up lesson is now scheduled for Tuesday 25th October. I ask that the Year 3 students now come prepared for swimming on the Tuesday of that week, rather than the Friday.

Queensland Cricket Clinics

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Queensland Cricket for conducting their clinics at the school this week during PE classes. The students have participated really well and had lots of fun. The students have been given the website if they are keen to get involved in an outside school program.

Thank you for your continued support of all things sport at SJV.

Marian Carlton

Health & Physical Education Teacher

1:1 BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) PROGRAM YEAR 5, 2017

Coming Soon: SJV iPad Portal

The SJV iPad Portal is designed to assist families with students in Year 5 in 2017 to prepare and engage with their

ipad and the curriculum. A link to the information letter sent to Year 4, 2016 parents in June is available on the

Parent Portal under Announcements.

What a great start to school swimming 2016. The sun was shining and the pool temperature a beautiful 28 degrees.

On Tuesday, Years 1 and 2 showed us their various swimming abilities. They were then placed into their swimming groups and worked on their freestyle technique. They also learnt the importance of a safety entry and how to do it correctly.

Prep, Year 3,4, 5 & 6 are still to come on Friday, where they will be assessed and put into their swimming groups.

Next week, Prep to Year 4 will be concentrating on stroke development and Years 5 and 6 will be dabbling in the basics of water polo. They will then continue to develop those skills over the coming weeks. The following week, Prep to Year 4 will be participating in the Royal Life Saving’s Swim and Survival Program. They will then be assessed in week 4 on what they have learnt.

We have supplied the teachers with swimming caps for the chil-dren. The teachers have named each cap and will keep them at school until the last week of swimming when they will then be sent home with the children.

Happy Swimming!

Australian Crawl Swim School Team

SWIMMING LESSONS

P & F NEWS

75th Birthday School Disco

Thank you to all the many parent volunteers and staff who assisted us at last week’s student disco.

Your help was greatly appreciated and all the students had a fun time celebrating. We raised $422.70 with the gold coin entry for Catholic Mission.

TUCKSHOP ROSTER

Friday 14 October Carla Cullen, Virginia Hewitt, Tracey da Costa, Holly Cranny

Monday 17 October Melinda Paljakka, Lucy Burton

Friday 21 October Alison Blanch, Julie Jeffries, Melissa White, Asimina Patrick, Marie Street

2017 BOOK PACKS

2017 booklist information is now available on the school website:

http://www.sjv.qld.edu.au/About%20Our%20School/Pages/Uniform-and-Booklists.aspx

We will again be using our (preferred) local supplier S.O.S. School & Office Supplies.

Orders are to be made online via the S.O.S. website, using a secure payment facility, by

Sunday 30 October with delivery between 28 November and 4 December (Prep year level

only will be delivered directly to the school).

Parents of Prep 2017 students who choose not to order through S.O.S. are requested to deliver their booklist items in a named box/bag (not

individually named items) to the school office in the week commencing Monday 16 January 2017. Years 1-6 booklist items not ordered through

S.O.S. should be brought to school on the first day of Term 1 Tuesday 24 January 2017.

We would like to invite all SJV parents and friends to the P&F Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 25 October from 7pm in the Philomena

Building. At this meeting we will be electing office bearers for the 2017 Committee. I would like to thank our current committee for their amazing

effort in 2016. All committee positions will be declared open at the AGM, and we will have two definite vacancies for the roles of Secretary and

Treasurer. I would like to thank Leeanne Goodwin and Kim Challenor respectively, for their hard work and dedication to these roles, and their

support of all P&F endeavours over the last three years. We are grateful for your participation.

The P&F has been very successful in achieving its fundraising goal of 2016 - the air-conditioning of the Year 1 classrooms. Our fundraising goal

for 2017 will be supporting the school to complete the next stage of its playground renewal plan to further enhance the play space for our

children. At our last meeting we created a playground ‘working party’ to liaise with the school and school board representatives to examine

options for this next stage within the school’s playground master plan. You may view a copy of this plan at the school office. If you have any

suggestions regarding options or ideas for the playground, please forward these in writing to Rebecca Wright wright.bec@gmail.com before

October 31. We will take all suggestions into consideration as we work towards achieving this goal.

Rebecca Woods

P&F President

P & F ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

"Welcome to the Music" concert 4th November. Permission forms are due back by next week.

CHOIR NEWS

TUCKSHOP VOLUNTEERS 2017

The 2017 Tuckshop Volunteer Form is attached to the newsletter.

Any parents wishing to volunteer in the tuckshop in 2017 are asked

to complete the form and return to the school office asap.

UNIFORM SHOP

Parents of 2017 Prep students are asked to make an appointment

for a fitting due to the time constraints of the Uniform Shop trading

hours. Fitting times will be available at the Parent Information Night

next Tuesday 18 October.

Please note the preferred method of payment for uniform shop

purchases is EFTPOS or credit card, rather than cash.

TUCKSHOP

Tuckshop is presently available for first and second break on Mondays and Fridays. It is for this reason that I ask you to consider

volunteering your �me to a tuckshop roster. The commitment is approximately once every 6 weeks from 8:45am to 11am. I

would like to see as many mothers, fathers and grandparents as possible to help run the tuckshop efficiently. It is a great way to

meet new Mums and Dads and the children love to see their parents and grandparents at the tuckshop. You are welcome to

nominate a friend with whom you would like to work with.

‘Workplace, Health and Safety’ regula�ons make it necessary for ALL CHILDREN to be kept out of the tuckshop at all �mes.

If you are a volunteer at another school tuckshop, please s�pulate what day you work (e.g. First Monday) and I will endeavour to

accommodate your needs. Please indicate below if you are interested in helping at our tuckshop and return the form as soon as

possible. Your tuckshop roster will be emailed to you during the second week of the 2017 school year.

Thank you for your support.

Debbie Sellwood

3393 3195 or 0414 878 592

In line with the guidelines of the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG) Act, all volunteers,

Parents or not, must be registered with the school and complete a ‘Student Protecon Training Session’. These sessions are run at

the school. Parents do not require a Posive Noce Blue Card. However, all non-parent volunteers (including grandparents) must

hold a current Posive Noce Blue Card for Volunteers. The volunteer cannot be engaged by the school un"l the Posi"ve No"ce

Blue Card is received.

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To: Tuckshop Convenor - Debbie Sellwood

Name: _____________________________________ Telephone No: _______________________________

Children in Grades: _______________________________________________________________________

I would like to work (please circle) Monday Friday

I would like to work with __________________________________________________________________

I work at other school tuckshops on _________________________________________________________

Email Address: __________________________________________________________________________

Signed: ________________________________________________________________________________

ST JOHN VIANNEY’S P&F ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

PLEASE COME ALONG TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENT

As the end of the 2016 P&F year fast approaches, we would like to invite parents and community members to the P&F Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 25 October at 7pm in the Philomena Building. Come along a little earlier and join the existing Committee for refreshments from 6.45pm onwards.

At this meeting, we will be electing office bearers for the 2017 P&F Committee. All committee positions will be de-clared open and we are looking to fill the vacated positions with enthusiastic people who are willing to contribute a small amount of their time and new ideas to continue on the good work of previous dedicated committees. We need plenty of support on the night and some keen new (or old) faces to fill vacant positions.

The role of the P&F in our school provides us with many worthwhile benefits, including:

• A means of collaboration and partnership with the Principal and school staff; • A democratic way of sharing ideas; • An avenue for decision making; • A plan for taking action; and

• Strategies to build support, group unity and commitment.

The P&F focuses on supporting the school, building community relationships and coordinating social events. A brief description of the Executive Committee is outlined below, along with details of the roles that make up our Sub-

Committees.

The AGM requires of quorum of 15 people, so please come along and support your SJV P&F.

EXECUTIVE

President Ensures an effective and well-run committee by:

• Establishing a good relationship with all members of the committee and other organisations • Continuing a positive working relationship with the school Principal and the school community • Ensuring all meetings are properly convened

• Planning and following up on actions from the P&F meetings

Vice President Supports the President and shares duties where necessary

(Two positions are generally made available in this role)

Treasurer

• Keeps accurate financial records of all receipts and expenditure • Pays all accounts and banks all money regularly • Reports on financial position of the P&F at each meeting

• Organises annual audits and liaises with the school financial secretary

Secretary

• Prepares minutes and agendas • Sorts and details correspondence (including P&F email account) • Keeps all records and files

• Clears mail regularly and writes letters as required

Committee Members (x Two – including the Social/Events Coordinator)

• Attends meetings regularly • Helps to ensure that meetings run effectively and keep views concise and to the point • Responsibility to ensure that the best possible outcome of each meeting is achieved • Supports the Executive Committee where necessary

SUB-COMMITTEES

Social/Events Coordinator

• Assist in co-ordinating parent, family and community social functions/events

• Establishes sub-committees to assist in the preparations of particular social events

School Banking Coordinator

• Promote, organise and process student banking and parent helpers each Tuesday

Second Hand Uniform Shop Coordinator

• Manages the Second Hand uniform shop donations and sales

Lost Property Coordinator

• Checks Lost Property Bins and returns marked items to owners – at the end of each term co-ordinates unclaimed

items to be sent to Uniform Shop Recycle Bin and/or St Vincent de Paul Society

Casserole Coordinator

• Establish and co-ordinate donations of casseroles for distribution to families

Class Coordinator Liaison

• Supports Class Coordinators and ensures effective communication to families

Active Travel Coordinator

• Coordinates ‘Walk to School’ Day activities

School Board Liaison

Parish Liaison

If you have any questions or require further information about any of these roles, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards,

Rebecca Woods

P&F President

0408 739 882

Parents or friends of SJV may self nominate for any of the above posi"ons. You may wish to nominate some-

one who you think may be suitable. PLEASE COMPLETE THE NOMINATION FORM BELOW AND RETURN IT TO

THE SCHOOL OFFICE IN A SEALED ENVELOPE MARKED ‘P&F AGM NOMINATION FORM’

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SJV P&F COMMITTEE 2017 NOMINATION FORM

I nominate …………………………………………………..…………… for the posi�on of

…………………………………………………. for the P&F CommiBee of SJV in 2017.

Signed: …………………………………… Date ………………………………..

If you are nomina�ng a person other than yourself, please �ck the box to indicate that you have

advised the nominee of your inten�on to nominate them for the posi�on quoted above.