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St Joseph’s Family of Schools

Education beyond the Ordinary

2017 │ 02 │ February

Highlights • School CNY celebration • Recycling Project • School Concert Band • Achievements

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26 January 2017

St Joseph’s

Private School

2 0 1 7

Upcoming + Staff development: 10 – 11 March; therefore students have a holiday on 10 March (Friday) + School holidays: 18 – 26 March

Chinese New Year celebration

St Joseph’s Private School, Kuching

2017 │ 02 │February 2/21

The celebration started with a Holy Mass presided by Fr Alvin Ng, SJ and concelebrated by Fr Francis Lim, SJ and Fr Albert Jacobse, MHM.

St Joseph’s

Private School

2 0 1 7

Chinese New Year

26 Jan

2017

celebration

It then continued with some students’ performance and ended with a lion dance.

Primary Two’s song, “Gong Xi Gong Xi”

Primary Three’s dance, “Zhu Fu Ni”

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2017 │ 02 │February 3/21

St Joseph’s

Private School

2 0 1 7

Chinese New Year

26 Jan

2017

celebration

Form Three’s song and dance, “Hai Ger”

Ballet Club’s “Fight Song”

Diabolo Club

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Photos taken by Chris Wong Lee Hung (F5ScPhi),

Donnoel Christian Yeo Jun Quan (F5ScPhi), Morven Chua Hsien Hao (F4ArtsAlpha)

and Yong Jee Ning (F2E)


2017 │ 02 │February 4/21

St Joseph’s

Private School

2 0 1 7

Chinese New Year

26 Jan

2017

celebration

Cultural Club’s dance, “Chinese Trend”

Lion Dance

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Lion Dance


2017 │ 02 │February 5/21

St Joseph Private School recently organised a recycling project on the 8th and 9th of February 2017. The recycling project was held on three consecutive days. Recyclable objects such as newspapers, tin cans, cardboard and waste paper were collected from the students in ample amounts. Members of the Cor Amoris Charity Club had the upmost privilege of assisting in the collection of recyclable materials. The aim of this project is to raise funds for the non-profitable charity organization, Home of Love. The objective of the association is to support the establishment for the care of Malaysian citizens suffering from multiple illness and their families irrespective of race, religion and creed.

On the 8th of February, volunteers from Cor Amoris Charity Club reached the school at the crack of dawn to begin the beneficial project. Volunteers were given specific tasks such as tying newspapers and marking down names of students who contributed. Others would then arrange the newspapers into neat stacks, for further disbursement when the people who would collect the newspapers and tin cans come later on.

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Recycling Project Cor Amoris


2017 │ 02 │February 6/21

Through perseverance and joint effort, all tasks were completed by 9:30 a.m without delay or fault. All the newspapers and tin cans that were collected throughout the three days were gathered and arranged neatly to prevent any obstruction when walking. On the third day, the truck from the recycling centre came to collect all recyclable items amassed throughout the three days, at about 10 a.m. The members from the charity club, Cor Amoris then aided the workers in loading the items into the truck.

The project was a complete success as the school was able to gather an outstanding amount of RM1590.66 for the Home of Love. We, members of Cor Amoris deeply thank the school and the Home of Love for bestowing such a great opportunity for us to help in this selfless cause. We hope that all the donation given to the Home of Love would be put to the best of use, and we thank all volunteers for their participation in this event. m

Recycling Project Cor Amoris


2017 │ 02 │February 7/21

The SJPS Concert Band members spent the afternoon of February 11th 2017 with St. Teresa’s School band and it was an interactive and enriching experience. Our concert band only started this year and the nine fledgling members had the opportunity to see a full band in action. They took part in ice-breaking activities, were introduced to many different types of instruments and were guided through sectional practice. It was a very pleasant afternoon for band practice and the members understood the need for rigorous practice and discipline. The leaders from St Teresa’s school band were very helpful and patient. At the end of the session, listening to St Teresa’s School Band play was an awesome experience.

SJPS Concert Band spends an afternoon with St. Teresa’s School Band

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2017 │ 02 │February 8/21

Sports Achievement

Pertandingan Badminton MSS Bahagian Kuching

17 – 19 January 2017

Left to right Nicole Hon Cai Xuan (F2C) Silver – Doubles Girls U-15 Cheryl Lim Woon Yee (F4ScPhi) Bronze – Doubles Girls U-18 Steven Ling Fung (F5ScPhi) Silver – Doubles Boys U-18

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2017 │ 02 │February 9/21

Pertandingan Badminton MSSR Bahagian Kuching

18 January 2017

Darrent Lim Lian Zhan (P6Faith)

Genevie Lim Tsin Yeen (P3Faith)

Sports Achievement

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Gold – Boys U-12 Singles Bronze – Girls U-12 Singles

Sarawak Junior State Closed 2017

– 1st Leg 3 – 5 February 2017

Champion – Boys U-12 Singles Champion – Boys U-12 Doubles

Quarter Finals – Girls U-12 Singles

Pertandingan Badminton MSSR Antara Zon 6 February 2017

Gold – Boys U-12 Singles Silver – Boys U-12 Doubles Silver – Girls U-12 Singles

Pertandingan Badminton MSS Sarawak

13 – 16 February 2017

Gold – Boys U-12 Singles Bronze – Boys U-12 Doubles Bronze – Girls U-12 Doubles


2017 │ 02 │February 10/21

Sports Achievement 28th Kuching Age Group Swimming Championship

21 – 22 January 2017 Sarawak Aquatic Centre, Petra Jaya Ø


2017 │ 02 │February 11/21


Overall Team Ranking (Secondary) St Joseph Private Secondary School 667.0 SMK Kuching High 538.5 Lodge Secondary School 490.0 SMK Batu Lintang 409.5 SMK Green Road 201

Overall Team Ranking (Primary) SJKC Chung Hua No.4 414.0 SJKC Chung Hua No. 2 393.0 Lodge Primary School 169 Tunku Putra Primary School 166 St Joseph Private Primary School 134

21 – 22 January 2017 Sarawak Aquatic Centre, Petra Jaya

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2017 │ 02 │February 12/21

Sports Achievement

Zachary Tan Kian Phen (F4ScSigma) Best Boy Group 1 Gold 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke (Record) 100 Backstroke (Record) 200 Backstroke (Record) 50 Butterfly 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 IM (Record) 400 IM Silver 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 1500 Freestyle 200 Butterfly 50 Breaststroke 400 Freestyle (Bronze)

Joel Lim Ting Hooi (F4ScTheta) 400 IM (Silver) 200 Backstroke (Bronze) Anthony Kho Nai Siong (F4ScTheta) Bronze 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly 200 IM Joshua Lau Bin Yao (F2B) Silver 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly Sam Leong Fang Jue (F1D) 200 Freestyle (Bronze) Aaron Ting Kang Shung (F1D) 50 Freestyle (Bronze)

28th Kuching Age Group Swimming Championship


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2017 │ 02 │February 13/21



Zia Tan Chun Eng (2B) Gold 50 Breaststroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke Silver 50 Backstroke Bronze 50 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 400 Freestyle 800 Freestyle 200 IM 400 IM Stephanie Sim Shu Ming (F2C) 200 Breaststroke (Bronze) Wong Shin Yii (F1C) 200 Freestyle (Silver)

Selina Sim Shu Siang (F4ScSigma) 100 Butterfly (Gold) Bronze 50 Backstroke 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 50 Butterfly Veronica Chin Choy Fong (F4ScSigma) 200 IM (Silver) Cheryl Lim Woon Yee (F4ScPhi) 200 Butterfly (Silver) 400 IM (Silver) 200 IM (Bronze) Serene Liew Tze Ning (F4ScSigma) 200 Freestyle (Bronze) Ø


2017 │ 02 │February 14/21



Ashley Liew Tze Yee (P5Faith) 100 Freestyle (Bronze) 200 Freestyle (Silver) 200 IM (Bronze) 100 Breaststroke (Bronze) Benedict Ng Tian En (P5Faith) 100 Butterfly (Gold) 50 Butterfly (Silver) 50 Freestyle (Bronze) 100 Freestyle (Bronze)

Relay Participants : BOYS GROUP 1: Zachary Tan / Joel Lim / Anthony Kho / Theodore Lee Soon Hur (F5ScTheta) 4X100m FREE/IM (SILVER) BOYS GROUP 3: Sam Leong / Derron Chong Yue Heng (F1E) / Aaron Ting / Ryan Goh Wee Kiat (Y7C) 4X100m FREE (GOLD) 4X100m IM (SILVER) BOYS GROUP 4: Sean Lim Wei (P5Faith) / Jared Sim Hung (P4Hope) / Benedict Ng / Nathan Chu Ti Shen (P4Love) 4X50m IM (SILVER) Alistair Leo Philip (P5Hope) / Sean Lim / Marcus Jimok Dealwis (P4Faith) / Benedict Ng 4X50m FREE (BRONZE) Ø


2017 │ 02 │February 15/21



Relay Participants : GIRLS GROUP 1: Veronica Chin / Cheryl Lim / Selina Sim / Serene Liew 4X100m FREE/ IM (SILVER) GIRLS GROUP 2: Stephanie Sim / Samantha Wan Li Hui (F3B) / Faith Law Hui Yiin (F3C) / Zia Tan 4X100m FREE/IM (GOLD)

Calvin Soh Hung Keat (F3C ) Derron Chong Yue Heng (F1E) Ethan Wan Zhi Yi (F1A) Marcus Ong Chin Tatt (F2D) Noel Lim Ting Ming (F3C) Linus Ong Chin Phin (F3C)

Ryan Goh Wee Kiat (Y7C) Dylan Chu Ti Loong (P6 Faith) Ong Zhi Yen (Y7C) Rachel Keng Siok Yue (Y7A) Bryan Chong Zhi Yuan (Y8A)

Arthur Ian Philip (P2 Hope) Joshua Jiet Sim (P6Faith) Sara Tham (P4 Hope) Samantha Tham (P6Faith) Chang Hui Ying (P5Faith)

Those who participated and contributed points

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2017 │ 02 │February 16/21

Pertandingan Skuasy MSS Bahagian Kuching

23 – 25 January 2017 organised by St Joseph’s Private School at Gelanggang Skuasy, SMK St Joseph

Pertandingan Skuasy MSS Bahagian Kuching 2017, 23 – 24 January Secondary School Rachel Kong Hui Qi (F2A): Bronze – Singles Girls U15 Clifford Tay Ye Jie (F4ScSigma): Gold – Singles Boys U15 Albert Chin Zhi Qian (F2D): Fourth – Singles Boys U15 m

Sports Achievement

Rachel Kong

Albert Chin

Clifford Tay


2017 │ 02 │February 17/21

44th Sarawak Age Group (SAG) Swimming Championship 11 – 12 February 2017

Sports Achievement

Benedict Ng Tian En (P5Faith) 50m butterfly : Silver 100m butterfly : Silver 4 x 50m medley relay : Gold 4 x 100m freestyle relay : Gold

Ashley Liew Tze Yee (P5Faith) 4 x 50 Ind medley relay : Silver. 4 x 100 freestyle relay : Silver

Lim Wee (P2Love) 4 x 100 freestyle relay: Bronze

Zachary Tan Kian Phen (F4ScSigma) 50 freestyle : Gold 100 freestyle : Gold 200 freestyle : Silver 50 backstroke : Gold 100 backstroke : Gold & record 200 backstroke : Gold 200 ind med : Gold 100 breastroke : Silver 200 breastroke : Silver 4 x 100 freestyle relay : Gold 4 x 100 ind med relay : Silver

Zia Tan Chun Eng (F2B) 50 freestyle : Silver 50 breastroke : Gold 100 breastroke : Gold 200 breastroke : Gold 50 butterfly : Gold 50 backstroke : Silver 200 ind med : Silver Veronica Chin Choy Fong (F4ScSigma)

4 x100 freestyle relay : Bronze

Joel Lim Ting Hooi (F4ScTheta) 4 x 100 freestyle relay : Gold

Selina Sim Shu Siang (F4ScSigma) 100 backstroke : Bronze 4 x 100 freestyle relay : Silver 4 x 100 ind med relay : Silver

Anthony Kho Nai Siong (F4ScTheta) 4 x 100 ind medley relay : Silver

Ryan Goh Wee Kiat (Y7C) 4 x 100m freestyle relay : Bronze 4 x 100m medley relay : Bronze

Stephanie Sim Shu Siang (F2C) 400 ind medley : Bronze

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2017 │ 02 │February 18/21

Achievement

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Ian Dylan Chai Ee Ann (F4ScPhi) Joshua Paren Paul (F4ScPhi) Samuel Chan Han Wei (F4ScPhi)

Champion – Senior Category

Most Improved Team

Most Promising Team

Best Sarawakian Team

Overall Best Debater – Junior Category Jaypeth Balang Paul (F2A)

Overall Best Debater – Senior Category Ryan Yap Chen-Yen (F5ScTheta)

Third Best Overall Debater – Senior Category Joshua Paren Paul (F4ScPhi)

Fourth Best Overall Debater – Senior Category Ian Dylan Chai Ee Ann (F4ScPhi)

Finalist Best Speaker Joshua Paren Paul (F4ScPhi)


2017 │ 02 │February 19/21

Achievement Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus

Inter-School Debating Championship 13 - 16 February 2017

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2017 │ 02 │February 20/21

Rechard Mejin 10.9.1955 – 10.2.2017

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.

Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit.

(Ps 23:1-3)

St Joseph’s Private School Kuching

He was a well-loved and dedicated teacher at

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2017 │ 02 │February 21/21

1 March 2017 sh A W ednesday Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and almsgiving. Ash Wednesday itself is a day of fasting and abstinence. On this day, ashes will be put on the forehead of the faithful in the shape of a cross after the homily during Mass. While the marking is done by the priest or other lay ministers, appropriate words are used to remind the faithful to turn away from their sins, repent, and therefore believe in the Good News of the Kingdom of God. Examples of words used during the imposition of ashes are: “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return;” “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel;” “Repent and believe the Good News.” The ashes used on Ash Wednesday come from burning the previous year’s palms used during Palm Sunday.

Ashes are a sign of our mortality and penitence. It signifies the human condition of the sinner, who seeks to express one’s guilt before the Lord in an exterior manner, and by so doing express one’s interior conversion, led on by the confident hope that the Lord will be merciful. The liturgical use of ashes originates in the Old Testament times. For example: Job repented in sackcloth and ashes (Job 42:6); Daniel prayed, "I turned to the Lord God, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes" (Daniel 9:3); Mordecai put on sackcloth and ashes when he heard of the decree of King Ahasuerus of Persia to kill all Jews in his empire (Esther 4:1); through Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, and the king covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes (Jonah 3:5-6). m

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