REUNIONLast week I had the pleasure of attending a 10 year reunion of students who graduated from St Joseph’s School, Clare. It was a fantastic occasion with the students reminiscing about “old” times, sharing stories and speaking with pride about their old school.

From a personal point, I was amazed at how often and how widely they had travelled overseas, how successful they had been academically and at a tertiary level. They too were amazed at the changes to their school. But for me the most moving part was how they cherished many of the little things - buddies, reading at Mass, concert performances and, of course, the school camps.Whilst I did come away from the evening feeling just that little bit older, I also came away with a sense of pride of how successful, well-adjusted, confident, yet grounded, these young people were.

REMINDERWe will be holding a Pupil Free Day on Friday 1st September as our staff will be involved in an Indigenous Education Professional Development day. Clare OSHC will be available.

BUSESOnly the Blyth bus will be running on Friday 25th August as a result of CPS & CHS having Pupil Free days.

EARLY ARRIVAL TO SCHOOLRecently we have had quite a few students arriving to school very early. I need to remind you that supervision doesn’t start until 8.30am, therefore being at school before this time may place your child at risk. If you require out of school hours care in the morning, please contact the Clare OHSC on 88421430.

ABSENTEEISMThanks for your assistance in this area. The process is working extremely well with parents doing a great job in informing the admin staff of the reason for their child being absent. Saving a lot of time. Sincere thanks!

RIDE TO SCHOOL CANCELLEDTomorow’s Ride to School has been cancelled, however there will be one held in Term 4.

PARKING - VICTORIA ROADThis Thursday the Clare and Gilbert Valley Council will be changing the way parking is conducted out the front of the school on Victoria Road. As a result of a couple of accidents and some near misses, parallel parking will be the only way parking will be permitted. Whilst on the subject of parking, I have had a few complaints about people parking on the corner of Victoria Road and Temple Road. The complaints are regarding the restriction of vision therefore putting everyone in danger. Your compliance with this request would be much appreciated.

MASTER PLANIt will be great to progress to the next stage of our Master Planning. This week I will meet with the design team (reps from all parts of our school), parents, students, staff and parish - receiving feedback, suggestions and comments from them all. This information will shape the next stage of this progress.

ASSEMBLYYou are invited to come along and celebrate our students’ achievements at our School Assembly on Friday 25th at 9am.

NEw FINANCE SYSTEMYou will notice a “new look” to your school financial statements and receipts this week. The Catholic Education Office is rolling out a new finance package across the sector, and our school transferred to the new system at the beginning of August.If you have any queries regarding your fees or your statement, please don’t hesitate to contact Sarah Werfel in the front office.

CONDOLENCESPlease keep Lissy Wood and Ange Ruddenklau and their families in your thoughts and prayers on the death of their Grandma Mary Whyte.

CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Kerrie and Scott Weckert on the birth of Bobby George Weckert, born on 17th August, weighing 7lb 14 oz. A little brother to Lenny and Harry.

23RD AUGUST 2017wEEK 5 TERM 3

IMPORTANT DATES From the Principal...Dear parents & friends of St Joseph’s School, Clare,

ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL29 Victoria Road, Clare S.A. 5453EMAIL: peters@stjoclar.catholic.edu.au WEBSITE: www.stjoclar.catholic.edu.au

AUGUST

Week 5 Book Week

Fri 25th Assembly

Mon 28th SAPSASA Athletics

SEPT

Fri 1st Pupil Free Day

Wed 6th Great Book Swap!

Fri 8th Premier’s Challenge due

Fri 22nd FETE

Mon 25th SAPSASA Athletics

Fri 29th Assembly

Last Day of Term

DATES FOR THE DIARY

16th Nov School Concert TBC

8th Dec Swimming Carnival TBC

Phone: (08) 8842 3830 | Fax: (08) 8842 3410 | www.stjoclar.catholic.edu.au

St JoSeph’S SchoolProudly learning on Ngadjuri land

To live, to learn & love in all thingsTo live, to learn & love in all things

**REMINDER**Premier’s Reading

Challenge Due Friday

8th September

NEwS OLD SCHOLAR SUCCESSCongratulations to old scholar Charlotte Ruddenklau who represented South Australia for the 4th consecutive year at the National Schools Cross Country Championships which were held in Hobart this year.

LEAD MEMBERS SEMESTER 2 Well done to the new LEAD members for this semester. They have already attended 3 meetings addressing important school issues. The LEAD team are now busy preparing for a talent quest later this term and will run fitness stations on a Thursday morning for the whole school. LEAD members from left are Jack Deal, Daisy Duncan, Henry Hincks, Remy Worthington, Ben Weckert, Lilli Smith, Bridie Mitchell, Rianna Jacka, Aimee Lang, Chloe Elkhoury, Dane Palmer, Charlie Mitchell, Lenni Rodwell, Ella Coles, Sid Jacka, Tarq Liebelt-Seymon and Gemma Schultz.

SCIENCE COMPETITIONWe have received the results of this year’s International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Science.

The Science Competition assessed the students’ skills in observing and measuring, interpreting, predicting, investigating and problem solving. The paper covered content from the following key scientific areas:

• Earth & Beyond (Earth Science & Astronomy)• Energy & Change (Physics)• Life & Living (Biology & Ecology) • Natural & Processed Materials (Chemistry)

Congratulations to the following students on all their effort and commendable results!

Participation Award Ella Smith Alice Mitchell Dalton Stedall Charlotte Sabeeney Keely Pearce Imogen Hawker Fred Barry Henry Fogden Hugo Elkhoury

Merit AwardEvelyn TilleyEmily C

Credit AwardCharlie Mitchell Connor DukeTess LawsonWilliam HawkerSam BerryNishchay AggarwalBrady GrayElouise Nordhausen-Bradley

Distinction AwardCallum PikePiper AcklandScarlett Liebelt-Seymon

STUDENT SUCCESSESSunday 20th of August, Lucy Stringer competed in the State Championships for Gymnastics Level 4, under 9s. She received a silver medal for her floor routine at 9.3 out of 10 and bronze medal for vault 8.7 and came 6th overall.

Patrick Weckert flew to Darwin last week to compete in National Primary Schools Football Competition. South Australia defeated Queensland, ACT, NSW and WA however ended up going down to Victoria in the Grand Final. Patrick was a consistently good player throughout the competition.

(Patrick is second from right - top row)

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTSWell done to everyone who participated in last week’s Catholic Schools Cross Country competition.

• Senior Boys A - Royden Harrold 64• Senior Girls A - Sally Grigg 44, Paryss Maunder 10 • Under 12 Boys A - Connor Duke 6 • Under 12 Girls A - Rebecca Lehman 26, Rosie McMurray 43,

Ella Smith 45, Skyy Maunder 48 • Under 11 Boys A - James Stockman 25, Jack Deal 96, Zane

Tonkin 106, William Hawker 6 • Under 11 Girls A - Emily Nordhausen-Bradley 66 • Under 10 Boys A - Angus Ruddenklau 81, Sam Lehmann 78,

Jock Nicholls 13, Tain Mathie 44 • Under 10 Girls A - Imogen Hawker 43, Matlida G-Jones 22 • Under 10 Boys B - Fred Barry 86, Archie Jones 31, Harry

Masterman 30, Lenni Rodwell 84 • Under 10 Boys C - Charlie Tonkin 57, Mitchell Brereton 38,

Hudson Rogers 16

NEwS COMMUNITY SERVICEParyss Maunder in the Catafalt Party with the 411 Cadet Unit for the Vietnam Veterans Commemoration Ceremony held on August 18th.

THOUGHT OF THE wEEKSet a goal that makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning.

God bless, Peter Shearer

NEwS

GET READY FOR....

WHEN: Indigenous Literacy Day

Wednesday 6th September

WHY: To close the Literacy Gap by raising funds for new books

to improve literacy levels in remote communities.

HOW: Each child brings a book and a gold coin donation to their Teacher

before 6th September.

All books will be displayed in the Hall on SWAP day.Each class will have a chance to make a swap.

DID YOU KNOW?

Only 25% of Indigenous students in

very remote areas are at the minimum

reading standard, compared to 90% of

non-Indigenous students.

Let’s make it an exciting event and help the Indigenous Literacy Foundation raise over $200,000 to buy 20,000 books!!

wEEKEND MASS ALTAR SERVERS

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION VALUE OF THE wEEK:

Value: Peacefulness

Program Achieve Key: Emotional Resilience

Action: Seek peace in your own heart and give it to others.

The word of God: John 14:27 Peace I leave you, my own peace I give you.

THOUGHT FOR THE wEEK:Take pride in who you are and what you can do.

27th August10:30am

Tess Lawson, Piper Ackland, Lilli Smith, Charlotte Smith.

27th August5pm

Ella Pink, Mikayla Mason, Madison Coles.

3rd September5pm

Alice Hart-Lamont, Tom Cook, Ned Ross.

10th September5pm

Ellie Redden, Lara Degenhardt, Paryss Maunder, Skyy Maunder.

17th September9am

Taylah Schell, Connor Duke, Archie Jones, Nicholas O’Dea.

17th September5pm

Mia Fogden, Rebecca Lehmann, Aimee Treloar, Ella Smith.

24th September10.30am

Ella Pink, Mikayla Mason, Madison Coles.

24th September 5.00pm

Tess Lawson, Piper Ackland, Lilli Smith, Charlotte Smith.

RECONCILIATION CELEBRATION, 22 AUGUST Last night, eleven Students from St Joseph’s, Clare, who are members of the Sevenhill Parish, celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.The students have been preparing for this sacrament since early this year.A big thank you is extended to their teachers, Mrs Alex Roberts and Miss Sarah Linn, for the work they have done at school in preparing them for this special sacrament. Thank you must also go to Fr Paul Fyfe, and the students’ families for continuing to teach and nurture the children on their faith journey.

Pictured below celebrating Reconciliation are; Bridie Mitchell, Henry Fogden, Mitchell Butler, John Tilley, Emma Slattery, Tom Mitchell, Abby Lawson, Ellora Schell, Remy Worthington, Ruby Redden and Charlene Yeap.

NOTE: If you are unable to serve for your rostered turn, please swap with another person on the roster. Thank you.

YEAR 7 CLASS MASS: 25 AUGUSTThis Friday 25 August the Year Seven students will share a very special Class Mass, their last here at St Michael’s, as a class group. The Mass will be held at 12pm. The Year Seven students would love to see all their parents attend this Mass to support them as they continue their faith journey into their early teen years. We really hope you are able to come along.

RECEPTION LLOYD/ MENSFORTH, CLASS LITURGY 9AM, 5 SEPTEMBEROn Tuesday, 5 September the Receptions from Ms Lloyd and Mrs Mensforth Class will take part in a class liturgy at 9.00am in the Reception Classroom. We look forward to seeing as many families there as possible to help support the children in their learning about God’s love for everyone.

YEAR 3-YEAR 7 MASS, FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBEROn Friday 8 September the children from the Year 3 to Year 7 Classes will take part in the Friday Mass. We invite all family members to join us to take part in this special celebration. The Mass will be held at 12pm in St Michael’s Church, Clare.

ALTAR SERVER TRAININGOn Monday seven students commenced Altar Server Training at St Michael’s Church, Clare. A big thank you is extended to Brian Duke, Maureen Duke and Philip Smith who are volunteering their time to help the students learn about the requirements of Altar Serving. A thank you is also extended to the children training and their families, for the valuable contribution they make to Parish ministries.

SOUTHERN CROSSThe current edition of the Catholic newspaper put out by the Archdiocese called,’ The Southern Cross,’ is available at: www.thesoutherncross.org.au

Paula ClarkAPRIM(Assistant Principal in Religious Identity and Mission)

CAMP FUN

CAMP FUN

BOOK wEEK 2017The students of St Josephs

celebrated Book Week today where books came alive in a

parade of colour, music & fun.* * more photos coming soon on our website and school yearbook

BOOK wEEK 2017

CLASS NEwS

CANTEEN

KIDS IN THE KITCHENPancakes!This week let’s make Pancakes! (Good for in the lunchbox or as snacks)

2 cups of self-raising flour2 cups milk, warmed up2 eggsbutter

Place the flour, warm milk and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Mix together until well-combined and a smooth batter has formed.

Refrigerate for 2 hours before cooking.

Heat a frying pan. Wipe the pan with a piece of buttered paper.

Pour some of the batter into the frying pan. Allow pancake to cook until little bubbles form, approximately 1-2 minutes. Flip, using a spatula, and allow the other side to cook for 1-2 minutes.

Hint: The first pancake is ALWAYS the worst one. You will get better – and so will the pancakes!

ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST SIGN IN AND OUT AT THE FRONT OFFICE.

DATE THURSDAY 9:00am – approx. 10:30am

DATE FRIDAY 9:00am – approx. 1:30pm

Week 5 24th August

Caroline Reichstein - 0428 828 944 Sharon Schultz – 0408 856 144

Week 5 25th August

Naomi Jaeschke – 0438 631 270 Mark Sims - 0409 284 970

Week 6 31st August

No Canteen Week 6 1st September

No Canteen

Week 7 7th September

Steph Maitland - 0417 822 611 Robert Pratt – 0417 848 638

Week 7 8th September

Mardi Pratt - 0429 939 938 Mandy Drew – 0417 838 241

Week 8 14th September

Leanne Lang – 0438 818 309 Carly Bradley - 0437 776 476

Week 8 15th September

Eilis Mitchell – 0409 283 971 Natalie Sommerville – 0427 507 132

Week 9 21st September

No Canteen Week 9 22nd September

No Canteen

Week 10 28th September

Rachel Bell – 0419 839 460 Ryan Wood – 0488 514 802

Week 10 29th September

Sarah Stoddart – 0407 240 713 Hollie Kain – 0427 046 764

Willing to help someone with less experience Experienced New If you need to swap your day, please call a person with the same or more experience than you from the current roster where possible.

Please let Nicola know of any changes ASAP so the roster can be kept up to date.

Thank you very much for volunteering your time, the staff, students & parents thank you.

ANY QUESTIONS, ROSTER CHANGES OR FEEDBACK, PLEASE CALL: NICOLA MCMURRAY 0429 809 240

CANTEEN ROSTER

COMMUNITY

Weikert Cottage Movie Fundraiser

September 24th at Blyth Cinema.

Movie: Paris Can Wait - Humour and romance!Annie is at the crossroads in her life. Long married to

a successful driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a trip from Cannes to Paris

with a business associate of her husband.

Cost per ticket $30available from Gerald Lally, Sue Broad, Pam Jacobsen

(Auburn), Deirdre McInerney (Manoora), and Paul McKee at Sevenhill Winery.

Meals from 6pm

Offer open to any child aged 12 years or under who opens

a new Incentive Saver account.

To take up this great offer and get the account opened before Friday the 25/08/2017. Please email your childs birth certificate and medicare card to the email below or drop a copy in to your schools front office for us to collect by Friday 25/08/2017. Alternative we can be contacted on 8842 1268 at the Clare BankSa branch. A similar offer is also going for concession accounts and adult accounts so please contact us if you are interested.

emma.ryan@banksa.com.au

EMAIL ADDRESS – An email address (correctly written) must be registered at the time of opening in branch or by phone or they WILL NOT receive a Royal Show ticket

Offer Valid from 1/7/17 - 25/8/17

St Columba’s Memorial School, Yorketown, invites you to its 60th Anniversary celebrations.

School Concert 2.00pm Saturday 23 September 2017.Reunion 4.00pm Saturday 23 September 2017.

Mass 9.00am Sunday 24 September 2017.RSVP. 8852 1461