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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESKFROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESKFROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESKFROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

This Friday, 22nd April is a School Closure Day. On this day staff will be working with Mark Clarke exploring Social Justice and how we can make this more relevant in our lives. Also, Monday, 25th April is ANZAC Day and a public holiday, therefore there will be no school on this day. ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the Landing at Gallipoli. This special day is to remember our past and present service men and woman.

A further School Closure date for 2016 will be Monday, 23rd May. On this day staff with continue developing the work that we have been doing with Restorative Practice and complete our annual First Aid training. Please ensure that both these dates are recorded in your diary.

Term 2 is packed with many exciting activities including our Family Break-fast, Discos, Sacraments, Excursions, Sporting events and Senior Camp – just to name a few!!! The Term 2 Calendar has also been sent home tonight – please ensure that you put all relevant dates in your diary.

We congratulate students from the school and parish that will participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time tomorrow night, Thurs-day, 21st April. These children have been preparing for this Sacrament for a number of months. Thank you to the staff and families for preparing these students as they complete another step on their faith journey.

Preparation continues over the coming weeks for students receiving the

Sacrament of Confirmation with the following compulsory activities:

Confirmation Workshop Evening - Wednesday, 27th April at 7pm at St Bernadette’s

Confirmation Reflection Day - Wednesday, 4th May at Lysterfield

Confirmation Practice - Wednesday, 18th May at St Joseph’s.

In readiness candidates are required to participate in the above preparation activities and attend most weekend Masses leading up to the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday, 20th May. We ask you to keep these students in your prayers as they prepare for this sacrament.

Many of you have had the opportunity to meet Deacon Michael who has been working at our parish for the past months. We wish Michael all the best wishes as he prepares for his Ordination to the Priesthood this Saturday, 23rd April. This will be followed this Sunday, 24th April as he celebrates his first

****Supervision of students at St Joseph’s School is from 8.30am until 3.45pm

NEWSLETTER NO: 10 TERM 2 WEEK 2 Wednesday 20th April 2016

DATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBER APRILAPRILAPRILAPRIL 21st P-4 Gymnastics Sacrament of Reconciliation 7pm 22nd School Closure DaySchool Closure DaySchool Closure DaySchool Closure Day No studentsNo studentsNo studentsNo students 25th Anzac Day—Public Holiday 27th Special Lunch Day Confirmation Workshop 7pm St Bernadette’s 28th P-4 Gymnastics 29th Yr 5/6 Gymnastics 30th Working Bee 9am start MAYMAYMAYMAY 1st Hats Off Day 4th Yr 3/4 Excursion Confirmation Reflection Day Lysterfield 5th P-4 Gymnastics Family Week Breakfast 7.30am Feast of the Ascension

6th Mother’s Day Stall Yr 5/6 Gymnastics 8th Mother’s Day 9th SAC Mtg 7pm

212 Boronia Road (P.O Box 505)

BORONIA 3155

Phone: 9762 3275 Fax: 9761 0915

Email: office@sjboronia.catholic. edu au. Website: www.sjboronia.catholic.edu.au

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURSSCHOOL OFFICE HOURSSCHOOL OFFICE HOURSSCHOOL OFFICE HOURS 8.30AM8.30AM8.30AM8.30AM————4.30PM4.30PM4.30PM4.30PM

PRINCIPALPRINCIPALPRINCIPALPRINCIPAL Mr. Peter Vanstan DEPUTY PRINCIPALDEPUTY PRINCIPALDEPUTY PRINCIPALDEPUTY PRINCIPAL Mrs. Leonie Sheehy ADMINISTRATION OFFICERSADMINISTRATION OFFICERSADMINISTRATION OFFICERSADMINISTRATION OFFICERS Mrs. Marg Booth Mrs. Gayle Ashdowne (Tu, W)

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Samantha: 0450776281

UNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOP Tuesday 3.15 (for fittings)

Orders sent home Thursday via the bucket system.

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NOTICES SENT HOME THIS WEEKNOTICES SENT HOME THIS WEEKNOTICES SENT HOME THIS WEEKNOTICES SENT HOME THIS WEEK

Yr 5/6 - Camp Information Yr 6 - Confirmation Info

Special Lunch Day Order Form Family Breakfast Information

Yr 6 - Transition Letter Little Joey’s Music Group

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Mass at St Joseph’s Church, Boronia at 11.00am. Everyone is most welcome to join him on this day to celebrate this special occasion.

Our next Working Bee will be held on Saturday, 30th April. All families are encouraged to attend and assist with maintenance and gardening jobs around the school and grounds. Please remember that fami-lies who attend a working bee during the year will be reimbursed the $90 working bee levy that has been placed on your school fees. The School Improvement Committee (SIC) met last night to plan for this day. To assist in mulching many of our garden beds we require a “Dingo” with a bucket. If you are able to as-sist can you please contact the school.

Our Family Week Big Breakfast is on Thursday, 5th May commencing at 7.30am. Thanks to families that have already sent back notes indicating attendance and availability to assist with planning and on the day. This should be a wonderful way to start the day with family and school community. To assist with catering please return your note indicating numbers attending. The cost of the breakfast is $5 per family to cover some of our expenses - $1 per family from this will go to CatholicCare to support their services.

commUNITY@StJoes are trying to discover what social events parents may be interested in attending. Next week we will have a short survey for families to gather your opinions.

We are seeking two new members to join our School Advisory Council. Information letters and nomi-nation sheets will go home tonight. If you require any further information about this please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to answer your queries. Our next School Advisory Council meeting will be held on Monday, 9th May at 7pm.

Mothers Day is just over two weeks away and our annual Mothers Day Stall will be held on Friday, 6th May. A wide range of gifts will be available for purchase for Mum’s special day.

The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be administered on Tuesday, 10th May for English (Language Conventions and Writing), Wednesday, 11th May for English (Reading) and Thursday, 12th May for Numeracy. It is extremely important that students are here on these days to complete these assessment tasks. If you have any queries about NAPLAN please make an appointment to see Leonie or myself.

Our first Family Mass for the year will be held on Saturday, 14th May at 6pm. We invite all families to come along and participate in this special liturgy prepared for our school families. Please put this date and time in your diary. We look forward to seeing you all at this Mass.

We are currently taking Enrolments for Prep 2017. If you have a child commencing in Prep next year and you have not done so already, could you please complete an enrolment form (available at the office) and return it to school this week. If you know any neighbours, friends, people at playgroups or pre-schools / kindergartens seeking enrolment for 2017, please encourage them to contact the school office to arrange a tour of the school.

Student Learning Portfolios (SLPs) were sent home at the end of last term. We hope you have made time to sit down with your child and let them talk about their work samples. The Student Learning Portfo-lio allow us to present samples of your child’s work from a variety of curriculum and specialist areas (including: Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Integrated Studies, and specialist subjects). There-fore over a year you will receive a “snapshot” of your child’s progress. We ask for these to be returned to

school by the end of the week so we can continue to put samples in these for Term 2.

Have a great week!

Peter Vanstan

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KITCHEN GARDENKITCHEN GARDENKITCHEN GARDENKITCHEN GARDEN

EDUCATION IN FAITHEDUCATION IN FAITHEDUCATION IN FAITHEDUCATION IN FAITH

This week’s kitchen garden participants are: PrepPrepPrepPrep: Jayda Kansley, Bella Lawa, Ben Weston Year 6: Year 6: Year 6: Year 6: Veronica Morales, Nyobi Stallbaum, Chloe Pudsey, Matthew Wicks

Hello Everyone, Tomorrow night the Year Three children will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the church at 7.00pm, it is the first step on their faith journey and we wish them well. Just a reminder that the Confirmation Workshop will be held at St. Bernadette’s on 27th April at 7.00pm where the candidates and their parents will need to attend to be eli-gible to make this sacrament. The Year Six Confirmation students were given a sheet outlining their details to complete, if we could have them returned as soon as possible please. Next Tuesday at 10.40am in the courtyard the stu-dents will participate in an ANZAC liturgy to remember all those who fought in war. You are most welcome to attend this event. Yours in Faith,

Nerida Byrden

OFFICE NEWSOFFICE NEWSOFFICE NEWSOFFICE NEWS

SCHOOL PHOTOSSCHOOL PHOTOSSCHOOL PHOTOSSCHOOL PHOTOS————were sent home last week. If you have any queries pertain-

ing to these, please direct them to the customer service team at SchoolPix on 1300 766 055.

MISCELLANEOUS GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS MISCELLANEOUS GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS MISCELLANEOUS GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS MISCELLANEOUS GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS have been displayed on the no-

tice board in the entrance corridor and personalised pre paid order forms sent home today. These orders need to be returned to school no later than APRIL 26. APRIL 26. APRIL 26. APRIL 26. Please note that delivery will take place 3-4 weeks after this day.

ANZAC Day Appeal ANZAC Day Appeal ANZAC Day Appeal ANZAC Day Appeal We encourage all to wear ANZAC tokens to honour the memory of those who sacri-ficed their health, their strength, even their lives, in the first major conflict of mod-ern times, so that the continuing generations may live in a free country. Purchas-ing ANZAC tokens is just a small way to express our deep gratitude to those who

gave so much. Badges, Bracelets and Anzac Pins are available from the office to purchase.

Prices range from $2-$5. Thanks for your support.

UNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOPUNIFORM SHOP— we are still waiting on the Sports tops to arrive, hopefully that will be in the

next couple of weeks. We will advise you as soon as they are back in stock and supply all back

orders immediately.

SPECIAL LUNCH ORDER DAYSPECIAL LUNCH ORDER DAYSPECIAL LUNCH ORDER DAYSPECIAL LUNCH ORDER DAY————NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 27NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 27NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 27NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 Just a reminder that orders for our Special Lunch day next Wednesday must be returned to the office

by 3.30pm TOMORROW. No late orders can be accepted after this day. No late orders can be accepted after this day. No late orders can be accepted after this day. No late orders can be accepted after this day.

YEAR 6 TO YEAR 7 TRANSITION FORMSYEAR 6 TO YEAR 7 TRANSITION FORMSYEAR 6 TO YEAR 7 TRANSITION FORMSYEAR 6 TO YEAR 7 TRANSITION FORMS Thank you to the families who have returned these forms so promptly.

Just a reminder that all Year 6 students need to complete and return the transition form whether they are attending a Catholic, Independent or Government Secondary School before May 13.

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Wellbeing newsWellbeing newsWellbeing newsWellbeing news

Hi Everyone,

Last week in Buddy Time, all classes continued to explore Affirmations and

the power they play in creating a positive mindset. Students discussed the

times they had affirmed others, and when this had happened to them. Stu-

dents then wrote their own affirmation of their buddy, and these will be dis-

played in the foyer by the Kidsmatter Student Leadership Team. You are wel-

come to add your own affirmation to our display.

The annual Walk to School day is on Friday 20 May. St Joe’s has a proud rec-

ord of participation in this event, and we have a number of students who regu-

larly walk to school. Talk about the benefits of walking with your child, and

encourage your child to walk on this day. Remember, ‘part of the way is okay.’

Have a great week.

Liz Miller

National Walk Safely to School Day aims to encourage safe pedestrian behaviour and pro-

motes the health and environmental benefits of walking by asking parents and carers to walk

to school with their children.

We are keen to promote this event wherever possible and have a number of media outlets

across Australia who contact us looking to cover local stories. They would love to hear about

your school’s involvement, big or small. If you want to see your school on TV, discussed on

radio or covered in the newspaper, for encouraging healthy and safe behaviours in students,

please register your school now by filling out the form on this

link: http://www.walk.com.au/WSTSD/register-for-publicity.asp

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OFFICE NEWSOFFICE NEWSOFFICE NEWSOFFICE NEWS

ENROLMENTS FOR 2017ENROLMENTS FOR 2017ENROLMENTS FOR 2017ENROLMENTS FOR 2017 Are now open at St. Joseph’s.

If you currently have a child attending 4 year old kinder, please call into the office and pick up an enrolment form.

To be eligible for Prep in 2017, your child must turn 5 before April 30, 2017.

AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESAND ELECTRONIC DEVICESAND ELECTRONIC DEVICESAND ELECTRONIC DEVICES Please be reminded that children mustmustmustmust hand their mobile phone and any electronic devices

to the office at the beginning of each day. Thank you.

COMMCOMMCOMMCOMMUNITY UNITY UNITY UNITY

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday to Liam & Ryan Hayes who are celebrating

their birthday this week.

ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL If your child has achieved something notable as part of a club/hobby, we would love to acknowledge it in the newsletter. Information can be sent via email to: gashdowne@sjboronia.catholic.edu.au

THANK YOU TO OUR PARENT/FAMILY COMMUNITY THANK YOU TO OUR PARENT/FAMILY COMMUNITY THANK YOU TO OUR PARENT/FAMILY COMMUNITY THANK YOU TO OUR PARENT/FAMILY COMMUNITY

who supported the Earn and Learn Program run through

Woolworths last year. With all the vouchers accu-mulated, we have been re-

ceived all the wonderful resources (pictured below) to support our student’s learning in the literacy and

maths curriculum. Your support is most appreciated.

Do you sing or play an

instrument?

We invite any school aged child

from the Boronia Parish to join our

LITTLE JOEY’S MUSIC GROUP. We will be playing/singing once a

month at the Saturday night 6pm

Mass, the next one being

SATURDAY APRIL 30.

If you could meet us in the church

at 5.30pm for a warm up/practice

before Mass begins that would be

appreciated.

For further information contact

Gayle Ashdowne 0438 610 122

or Dianne Cullinan 0422 677

COMBINED COMBINED COMBINED COMBINED PARISHES RAFFLE 2016 PARISHES RAFFLE 2016 PARISHES RAFFLE 2016 PARISHES RAFFLE 2016

Has been launched once again. As usual 3 cars are up for grabs as well as vouchers, we have sold winning tickets in the past for the vouchers, so

hopefully this year is our turn for a car or two. Raffle books are now available from the school office if Raffle books are now available from the school office if Raffle books are now available from the school office if Raffle books are now available from the school office if

you would like to participate.you would like to participate.you would like to participate.you would like to participate. All sales are to completed by the 5th May, please be aware that we have paid $5.00 per book to be in this

raffle, so it is really

important to sell as many tickets as possible.

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The Staff and CommUNITY@StJoes TeamThe Staff and CommUNITY@StJoes TeamThe Staff and CommUNITY@StJoes TeamThe Staff and CommUNITY@StJoes Team invite

All Families of St Joseph’s School CommunityAll Families of St Joseph’s School CommunityAll Families of St Joseph’s School CommunityAll Families of St Joseph’s School Community to our

Family Week BIG BreakfastFamily Week BIG BreakfastFamily Week BIG BreakfastFamily Week BIG Breakfast on

THURSDAY, 5THURSDAY, 5THURSDAY, 5THURSDAY, 5thththth MAY 2016MAY 2016MAY 2016MAY 2016

Commencing at 7.30am 7.30am 7.30am 7.30am and concluding 8.30am8.30am8.30am8.30am (Join us at any time during this period for breakfast)(Join us at any time during this period for breakfast)(Join us at any time during this period for breakfast)(Join us at any time during this period for breakfast)

St Joseph’s School (NCLC)St Joseph’s School (NCLC)St Joseph’s School (NCLC)St Joseph’s School (NCLC)

During 2016 CatholicCare Family Week2016 CatholicCare Family Week2016 CatholicCare Family Week2016 CatholicCare Family Week we would like all families to share Breakfast together.

There will be a vast selection of food and beverage available on the morning from our Cereal Station, Toast Station, Fruit Station, Egg & Bacon Sandwich Station and our Tea,

Coffee & Juice Station.

We welcome ALL our families to join us for this breakfast!We welcome ALL our families to join us for this breakfast!We welcome ALL our families to join us for this breakfast!We welcome ALL our families to join us for this breakfast!

$5.00 PER FAMILY $5.00 PER FAMILY $5.00 PER FAMILY $5.00 PER FAMILY ($1.00 of this will be given to CatholicCare)($1.00 of this will be given to CatholicCare)($1.00 of this will be given to CatholicCare)($1.00 of this will be given to CatholicCare)

Besides the many services that CatholicCare provide to families, over the past two years CatholicCare in partnership with the Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM) have provided our school with a

counsellor (Jason Ewing). Jason works two days a week with a number of our students.

To assist with catering can you please complete the slip below and return to school by To assist with catering can you please complete the slip below and return to school by To assist with catering can you please complete the slip below and return to school by To assist with catering can you please complete the slip below and return to school by Friday, 29Friday, 29Friday, 29Friday, 29thththth

AprilAprilAprilApril

oooooOOOOOooooo FAMILY WEEK BIG BREAKFASTFAMILY WEEK BIG BREAKFASTFAMILY WEEK BIG BREAKFASTFAMILY WEEK BIG BREAKFAST –––– Thursday, 5Thursday, 5Thursday, 5Thursday, 5thththth MayMayMayMay

Family Name .......................................................... Number of Adults attending .................................. Number of children attending ...............................

□ I am able to assist with the organisation of this activity prior to the day

(Please tick if able to assist)

□ I am able to help on the morning (Please tick if able to assist)

$5.00 ENCLOSED$5.00 ENCLOSED$5.00 ENCLOSED$5.00 ENCLOSED

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