As we approach the end of the school year, we still have many opportunities to celebrate. This Thursday we will host our End-of-Year Concert. At this stage the weather for the evening looks like it will be fine, although getting a little cooler. The staff look forward to sharing the evening with you and your family. Special thanks to all those who have contributed in any way.

CYBER SAFETYLast week we invited you to attend a Cyber Safety session presented by Brett Lee, which was followed up the next day with him talking to our Year 4-7 classes. We had a great turn-out by our parents and speaking to many of them on the night, and since, it was extremely well received. Many parents have mentioned that they have already purchased the “kit” which places several restrictions on what and when selected items can be accessed.The simple take away message for me was:• communication with your kids• set clear rules and boundaries• stay up to date with apps and programs• consider and use parental controls• be the one who makes the final decision.I’d like to thank Brendan Ackland for co-ordinating the evening and all the work he does around the ICTs here at St Josephs. Brendan has uploaded more details of the presentation on the school website. I urge you to visit this and continue to work together to keep our children safe. Remember, if we are parenting together and saying “No” to what we believe is unsafe, the easier it is for one another.

THE RESILIENCE PROJECTJohn Grbin and I attended “The Resilience Project” which was presented by Martin Heppell. Martin is passionate about children (and adults) being given the opportunity to be raised in a positive manner that evokes confidence and a zest for life. Martin presented some alarming statistics about mental health, both in children and adults. He spoke about building positive emotional and cognitive capacity through music, exercise and laughter.He also spoke about the importance of gratitude, empathy and mindfulness and how these can be simply introduced to our children’s

lives e.g. using a “Gratitude Journal”. Another factor he spoke about was “failures” and the importance of students failing at school and home on a daily basis, and also parents speaking about their own daily failures. The benefits being that everyone learns from failure and those that are prepared to fail experience the most growth. He believes it encourages them to “trust the outcome” and this will result in them seeking help at critical times.Martin’s work was inspiring and John and I believe it would be beneficial to our school community to investigate the opportunity of working with him in the future. Many of the school parents who attended this session, which had been advertised by the “Mid North Schools Partnership”, have contacted me regarding their desire to have our school involved with The Resilience Project.

BOOK FAIRThank you to Ann Grbin who organised our recent Book Fair. The Book Fair was a “hit” with our students with standing room only. It was great to see our students celebrating a love for literacy. Over $3,600 worth of books sold with the school receiving a commission of $730.

P.E. WEEKThis week our students have been able to undertake a range of physical activities as part of their P.E. Week celebrations. Special thanks to our LEAD reps who have taken on the responsibility of coordinating these under the guidance of Chris Slattery. Thanks Chris!

CAMPSIncluded in this newsletter is a summary of the Year 7 trip to Canberra - a tremendously positive experience for all involved. I’d like to thank all of our staff who spend countless hours organising and preparing these camps to provide our students with these positive experiences. I can’t help relating this to Martin Heppell’s talk on gratitude. How grateful are our students and parents or is this an expectation? How do our parents and students show/demonstrate this gratitude?

15TH NOvEMBERWEEK 5 TERM 4

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

NOv

Thu 16th Ride to School

Thu 16th End-of-Year Concert

Fri 17th Concert back-up day

Mon 20th - Fri 24th

SAPSASA Cricket /Tennis

Fri 24th Yr 6/7 Girls Cricket Carnival

School Disco

Sun 19th Family Mass, 9am St Michael’s Church

Tues 28th Yr 7 Reflection Day

DEC

Mon 4th Canteen Meeting 7pm

Wed 6th Music Concert (note change of date)

Fri 8th Swimming Carnival

Clare Christmas Pageant

Tues 12th Class Parties

Wed 13th Assembly, 9am

Graduation - whole school event, 6:30pm St Aloysius

Fri 15th Pupil Free Day

JAN 2018

29th Return to school

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

FETE MEETING17th November, 9am

Staff Roomall welcome

RIDE 2 SCHOOLThursday 16th November

Meet Mr Slattery & Ms Clark at Lennon St Car-park

at 7.45am (no breakfast)

REMEMBRANCE DAYOn Saturday I had the pleasure of accompanying six year 7 students to our local Remembrance Day Service where they laid a wreath and read two of the readings so eloquently and confidently.

SCHOOL BOARDOn Monday night our School Board met for its regular meeting which included:• the final approval and therefore adoption of the School’s Strategic Plan (the staff and the Board have been working on this for the past term) which is attached to the newsletter.• approval of our ICT devices - end result will be 1:1 devices.• approval of the new Bullying & Harassment Policy.• continued stewardship of our school’s Master plan (await-ing final approval from Catholic Education Office).• staff for 2018.

As you can see, many exciting things on the horizon for St Joseph’s School. I’d like to thank the School Board for their support and dedication.

STAFFING 2018As a result of adverts being placed on the Catholic Education Website, short-listing and interviewing, I’d like to announce that Vicky Smith and Sheridan Laws have been appointed as Educational Support Officers for 2018. I’m sure you will join me in welcoming them to our staff.

AuSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONCongratulations to all of our students who participated in this year’s Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC).The AMC is for students of all standards. Students are asked to solve 30 problems in 60 minutes (Years 3–6) or 75 minutes (Years 7–12). The students are assessed in their skills and knowledge of Mathematics across the areas of:• Algebra• Geometry• Measurement• Problem Solving• Statistics & Probability

Congratulations to all of the following students on their awards:

Participation AwardRemy Worthington

NEWS AuSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMP. cont..Proficiency AwardRylee DukeLenni RodwellBrady GrayJack O’BrienZane TonkinMia FogdenRiley Rodwell

Credit AwardMax AcklandHenry FogdenMitch TregilgasElouise Nordhausen- BradleyMakayla NobleRicky SzekelyFred BarryImogen HawkerScarlett Liebelt-SeymonSam LehmannEmily Nordhausen- BradleyConnor DukeSophia MichaelLachlan TregilgasSally GriggCharlie Mitchell

Distinction AwardMatilda WorthingtonWilliam HawkerPiper AcklandSam BerryNishchay AggarwalRebecca LehmannCharlie Jones

Special Award In addition to achieving a Distinction, Matilda Worthington’s results were such that she was also awarded the Best in School Award for our school. Matilda was presented with a special Commemorative Certificate at an award ceremony held at Westminster School during the last school holidays.

An outstanding achievement Matilda. Congratulations!

THOuGHT OF THE WEEKA smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.

God bless, Peter Shearer

SCHOOL NEWS

ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2017

AuSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS

P.E. WEEK FuN!

A wonderful keepsake of ‘the year that was’ for you and your family.

Last year’s publication saw a change in format, with more photos of all the year’s events and activities. We also trialled having it professionally printed and finished. The feedback we received was extremely positive and we have decided to keep this format. This year’s publication will see more pages and improvements. The 2017 Yearbook will see a slight increase in price to cover the extra costs involved with this new format and increased size of the publication. I’m sure you will agree it is worth it. Please find an Order form on the back page of this newsletter.

RELIGIOuS EDuCATIONWEEKEND MASS ALTAR SERvERS

vALuE OF THE WEEK:value: Tact

Program Achieve Key: Getting along

Action: Think before you speak. Act kindly towards others.

The word of God: Ephesians 1:17. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ give you the

spirit of wisdom and understanding.

THOuGHT FOR THE WEEK:God has included you in His plans – have you

included Him in yours?

19th November9am, Clare

Family Mass – Volunteers per invite

19th November5pm, Clare

Alice Hart-Lamont, Charlotte & Annabelle Smith

26th November5pm, Clare

Tom Cook, Ned Ross, Ella Smith

2nd December6pm, Sevenhill

Fred Barry, Lilli & Amelie Smith

3rd December5pm, Clare

Ella Pink, Paryss & Skyy Maunder

10th December12pm, Mintaro

Annabelle Smith

10th December5pm, Clare

Rebecca Lehmann, Connor Duke, Rylee Duke

REC-Yr 2/3 MASS, FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBERA Rec-Yr 2/3 Mass will be held on Friday 24 November. Parents of children from these classes are invited to attend to support their child in their faith journey.

uNPACKING OuR JOSEPHITE CHARISMThis week in our newsletter I am continuing to bring to families’ attention another of the key points in relation to living out the Josephite Charism in our School community.The next of these that we look at and invite you to discuss at home is:

‘We will endeavour to show and share true forgiveness with each other. (With forgiveness comesthe obligation to repair and rebuild).’• Forgiving others for things they may have done to hurt us.• Asking others for forgiveness when we have hurt them.• Working to rebuild relationships when we damage them through our inappropriate actions.

FAMILY/CHILDREN’S MASS, 9AM, SUNDAY 19 NOvEMBERThis weekend we will hold our last normal Family/Children’s Mass for the year as our December Family Mass is held on Christmas Eve instead of the normal third Sunday.All families are invited to join us for these Masses, which are child focused and provide many opportunities for children to play an active role.We are always looking for anyone who may be willing to join our committee and help to ensure the on-going success of our Family Mass.

GIvING TREEThis Christmas St Joseph’s School is again planning to support Moore Street Centre for the Homeless. LEAD will be helping to organize this fundraiser this year.As a school we have been supporting the group for around 15 years and they are very grateful – in fact they are overwhelmed that a country school like ours continues each year to try to make a difference.

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

Items can be sent to school during Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and early week 8, so they can be delivered for sorting into Christmas hampers. All items must be in by Tuesday 5 December.Donations of non-perishable foods and new toys, will be gratefully accepted. Gifts can be placed under the Giving Tree in the Library.

Food Suggestions:• Tinned meats and fruits• Christmas puddings /cakes• Pasta and rice• Biscuits• Jams• Nuts and dried fruit• Long-life milk• Sugar• Tinned vegetables• Drinks

Toy Suggestions:• Skipping ropes• Bats and balls• Textas and pencils• Colouring books• Stationery• Board games• Plain T-shirts for teenagers• Books

ADVENT LITURGIES, PREPARING OURSELVES FOR THE COMING OF CHRIST AT CHRISTMAS:Starting on Wednesday 29 November, we will be holding whole school Advent Liturgies in the church from 9.00am. The first of these liturgies is being led by the Yr 5/6 Class.The liturgies will be held for the following two weeks. The second liturgy will be held on Wednesday 6 December and be led by the Yr 3 Class and the final liturgy will be held on Monday 11 December and be led by the Yr 4 Class.

ADvENT LITuRGIES cont...The services will run for approximately 15 minutes. We invite all parents to come along and join with our school community in preparing ourselves for Christ’s presence in our lives at Christmas.

CHRISTMAS EVE MASS SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER, 6.00PM: The Family / Children’s Mass will be held on Christmas Eve, 6.00pm at Sevenhill.An invitation to take part in this Mass will come out in the coming weeks. If you are going to be around, this is a child-friendly Mass which helps children to understand the true meaning of Christmas.If you would like to find out more about the Children/Family Mass, please join the Facebook page,https://facebook.com/sevenhillfamilymass

ADvENT AND CHRISTMAS SERvICES 2017Sacrament of Reconciliation (Communal) Tuesday 19 December – 7.30pm RivertonWednesday 20 December – 7.30pm Clare

Christmas EveSunday 24 December 10.30am – Clare6.00pm Sevenhill – Children’s/Family Mass7.00pm MarrabelNo 5pm Mass at Clare on Sunday 24 December

Christmas DayMonday 25 December 9.00am Riverton9.30am Clare

Tuesday 26 December9.30am Saddleworth

Monday 1 January9.30am Sevenhill

CHRISTMAS GIFTSHave you thought of sourcing some of your Christmas gifts from the CVCO Bookshop in Clare? There are some great gifts for people of all ages, particularly for Kris Kindle (KK) gifts.

ENQuIRY INTO THE CATHOLIC FAITHIf you, or anyone you know, is interested in enquiring about the Catholic faith, please make contact with Fr Paul Fyfe on 0427 566 324.

RELIGIOuS EDuCATIONSOuTHERN 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)

A Carols by Candlelight Community Event ‘Carols in the Valley’

Proudly Sponsored by the Mid North Lutheran Ministries and

Clare Valley Christian Outreach

with Clare Concert Band and ‘Valley Voices’

Vineyard Lutheran School Oval Sunday 10th December 2017 @ 8.00pm

Programs, Candles and Packed Honey Biscuits available for Gold Coin donations.

Disabled and extra Parking available on the school oval.

BYO picnic blanket, folding chair, Refreshments, Insect Repellent

CAMP NEWS

Year 6 Aquatics Camp

In week 2 of this Term, students from the Year 6 class travelled to Port Vincent to participate in their Aquatics Camp. We were blessed with fantastic weather on the first two days, and gale force winds on the Friday, however this didn’t deter us and the children had an amazing time learning to sail, kneeboard, windsurf and kayak. Many thanks to all of the terrific instructors at Port Vincent who make this such an enjoyable camp; our wonderful parent helpers, Matt Paulett and Mel Treloar, and of course to our bus driver extraordinaire, John Grbin. A great time was had by all! Brendan and Briony Ackland

CAMP NEWSYear 7 Students from St Joseph’s school recently returned from their educational tour of the national capital, Canberra. Students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with the focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist the school in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing $60 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards camp costs.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to those Year 7 parents and families who assisted in fundraising. Christmas concert BBQ, wood chopping, second-hand clothes market and the St Joseph’s Community Dinner, were just some of the fundraising initiatives, which allowed the trip to be fully funded.

Students were immersed in Australia’s history and culture with programs including the War Memorial, Parliament House, National Galleries, Australian Electoral Office, Government House (and meeting the Governor General!) and Questacon to name a few. It was delightful to see all students so engaged and excited for new learning opportunities.

Throughout our time in Canberra the students were complimented several times on their impeccable behaviour and manners, a wonderful reflection and representation of our St Joseph’s School community.

What a great opportunity we provide!

CANBERRA

CLASS NEWS

Year Four NewsIn Year Four one of our goals is to accept that mistakes are part of our learning. In fact our mistakes are often the best way we can learn. This term we have had some tough learning challenges. One such challenge was learning to draw portraits of people. We had to learn and practise how to use proportion, symmetry and shading. We had many, many tries before we began to see some resemblance to the person we were drawing.

Here are a few of them. See if you can recognise Taylor Swift, Scarlett, Brady, Scarlett (again), Rylee and Celeste. We hope you can see our improvement.

Mrs Edmondson and Mr Packer

CANTEEN - TERM 4

KIDS IN THE KITCHENKonnichiwa mina san! Let’s make Gyoza

PLEASE NOTE : 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 1 19th October

Stacey Butler – 0417 850 173 Jack Nicholls - 0408 535 477

Week 1 20th October

Rachel Brereton - 0408 646 484 Sharon Reid - 0499 510 217

Week 2 26th October

Kristy O'Dea - 0429 858 362 Kylie Sabeeney - 0431 198 704

Week 2 27th October

Bron Stedall – 0435 041 391 Natalie Sweet - 0409 509 641

Week 3 2nd November

Nicole Jaeschke – 0417 818 805 Alice Duncan - 0418 843 352

Week 3 3rd November

Karin Bammann - 0429 194 942 Sophie Millington – 0404 695 808

Week 4 9th November

Carly Bradley - 0437 776 476 Anita Fogden - 0408 214 683

Week 4 10th November

Rachel Pearce - 0438 327 574 Stephanie Bennett - 0407 240 255

Week 5 16th November

Leonie Phelps - 0407 617 514 Gabrielle Jones - 0408 991 058

Week 5 17th November

Louise Lehmann - 0427 134 630 Carly Bradley - 0437 776 476

Week 6 23rd November

Michelle Verco - 0409 091 160 Arni Kariyawasam - 0433 662 00

Week 6 24th November

Delvene Mathie - 0400 286 567 Peta Smith - 0478 406 237

Week 7 30th November

Nicola McMurray – 0429 809 240 Belinda Green – 0428 752 881

Week 7 1st December

Bernie Mastermann - 0408 121 969 Larni Ward - 0437 528 949

Week 8 7th December

No Canteen Week 8 8th December

No Canteen

Week 9 14th December

No Canteen Week 9 15th December

No Canteen

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.

Thank you very much for volunteering your time

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

Dipping sauce:2 tbsp soy sauce2 tbsp rice vinegar1 tsp chilli oil

Begin by boiling a few cabbage leaves in water until they are soft, then drain them well and slice up into small pieces. Finely slice the garlic, the spring onions and the ginger. Add your sliced vegetables and the minced pork meat to a bowl, then mix well with the sesame oil and the soy sauce. Try to use an equal amount of pork as your combined vegetables. Put to one side for a short while to marinate and allow the flavours to infuse.With a gyoza skin in the palm of one hand, spoon a small amount of the mix into the centre of the skin. No need to overfill here, simply add an amount approximate to a teaspoon’s worth. Dip your finger in some water and moisten the edge of the skin to make it easy to seal.Fold the filled gyoza skin in half and pinch at the top to seal it. Now start folding over the skin on the side facing you and pleating it together to achieve an effect like a folding fan when it is open. The goal is to achieve a sealed wrap which has the pleated texture on one side, but is flat on the reverse side. When you have made as many as you need, heat up a little cooking oil in a pan and gently place the gyoza in it with the flat side facing down. Cook on a high heat until the bottom of the gyoza become crispy and golden.To finish cooking the gyoza, add a small cup of water to the pan so that the gyoza are half submerged. Place a lid on top of the pan and leave the heat on medium-high. Allow the gyoza to steam until the water has evaporated, then leave them cooking on the bottom a little longer to make sure that they become crispy and delicious.Serve the gyoza on a plate with the crispy side facing up and use a combination of soy sauce, rice vinegar and Chilli Oil to make a dipping sauce. Alternatively, you can skip this and use a ready-made gyoza sauce.

200g cabbage2 garlic cloves1 spring onion2cm ginger (optional)30 gyoza skins150g minced pork meat1 tsp sesame oil1 tsp soy sauce

COMMuNITY

The Blood Service Mobile Blood Donor Centre will be visiting:

Clare Clare Sports Club, Main North Road. Wednesday 6 December 2.30pm to 7.30pm Thursday 7 December 10.00am to 6.30pm Friday 8 December 7.30am to 1.00pm

Make an appointment today.

MINDCRAFT‘build your mind, craft your future’

Personal Development workshop for students

Want to have greater self-belief, be more resourceful and resilient?

Join me at MINDCRAFT to find out how.also covers:

how the mind works, people profiling, identity beliefs, what drives all behaviour and more

Saturday 25th or Sunday 26th November 2017, 10am - 3pm

What you get:Small group session | stationery | workbook | 1 free

private coaching session (valued at $150) | Light lunch & drinks | $100 refund available

COST is $150 per student (payment plan available). For more information or to register please contact

BRON STEDALL on 0435 041 390 or bron@mindmatterscoaching.com.au.

REPLY SLIPSPLEASE RETuRN TO FRONT OFFICE WITH PAYMENT

Family Name_____________________________________________________

Class______________________________

ST JOSEPH’S CONCERT 2017 DvD - ORDER FORMNumber of DVDs @ $20 each _____________

Total Cost $____________________

2017 ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL YEARBOOK - ORDER FORMThis year’s publication will see a change in format, with a lot more photos and including all the year’s events and activities making this more of a Yearbook. The 2017 Yearbook will be printed on silk-paper and finished with heat-bound binding, giving it a more professional look. We hope this will be a wonderful keepsake of ‘the year that was’ for you and your family.

Number of Magazines @ $15 each _________

Total Cost $____________________

Payment Options: (tick one)

Cash QKR! app Cheque (payable to St Joseph’s School, Clare) Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard)

Credit Card details: _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _Expiry date: _____ / ______ Name on Card: _____________________________________________

Signature: _________________________________________________

Please return this slip to front office with payment by Monday 27th November