Dear Parents,

It was wonderful to see so

many of you at our recent

Parent Teacher Information

night. Spending time with each

other at the Sausage Sizzle

before the information

component of the evening

began was also a really

enjoyable experience and time

well spent. Being informed and

working in genuine partnership

is the key to moving forward

together as a community.

Thank you for the interest,

commitment and follow up you

demonstrate by attending

nights like our Parent

Information Night and being as

involved as possible in the life

of our school.

Peace and Blessings,

Petrea

Thank you to our Y4 students for leading us through Prayer Assembly on Friday.

Week 4 • 12th February, 2018

Shrove Tuesday – 13th February Ash Wednesday Mass – 14th February at 9:00am Gymfinity Lesson 3 -Friday, 16thFfebruary Term 1 Swimming – begins in Week 7 for Years 1-6 on Monday, 5th March St Joseph’s Cross Country – Friday 9th March at the Showgrounds School Mass to celebrate St Joseph’s Feast Day – Monday, 19th March at 9:00am Swimming Carnival – 29th March St Joseph’s Athletics – Thursday, 21st June at the Showgrounds

Year 5/6 students

working with the Prep/Y1 class

Mrs Petrea Hass phass@bne.catholic.edu.au

Term 1 Swimming Swimming lessons begin on Monday, 5th March and continue on the following Mondays and Fridays as

listed below. Monday lessons will commence at 12pm and Friday lessons will begin at 11:45am. Year 1/2 will go first, then Year3/4 followed by Year 5/6. All lessons will run for 40 minutes. Mon 5th Mar NOT 9th Mar

Mon 12th Mar Fri 16th Mar Mon 19th Mar Fri 23rd Mar

Mon 26th Mar Thu 29th March - St Joseph’s Swimming Carnival

Second-hand Uniforms If any families have school uniforms that they no longer require and would like to donate them to the school please leave them at the office. They will be gratefully received.

Coles Vouchers

St Joseph’s School is collecting Coles vouchers. Any vouchers that are collected can be be left at the school office.

Parent Information Evening

Ash Wednesday – Lent - Project Compassion This coming Wednesday is Ash Wednesday: a significant day in the church calendar as it marks the beginning of Lent – the time leading up to Easter. As a school, we join parishioners for Mass in the church.

Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of blessing ashes made from palm branches blessed on the previous year's Palm Sunday, and placing them on the heads of participants.

Project Compassion is an opportunity for students to learn about life in different countries through the personal stories of people who have participated in Caritas Australia supported programs. By beginning to understand the issues of injustice and by witnessing the positive changes in the lives of people experiencing poverty, students can develop a deepening empathy and lifelong solidarity with people all around the world.

Caritas Australia’s investment in young people paves the way for “A Just Future” and allows us, in the words of Pope Francis to, “Cultivate with love the seeds of goodness, beauty and truth that God sows in every new generation.”

At Friday’s assembly we will look at a short video about our Lenten appeal for Project Compassion. The theme for Project Compassion 2018 is “For A Just Future”.

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Instrumental Lessons 2018 Instrumental lessons facilitated by strings teacher Beeke Smith are available for $190/term. Beeke is able to teach violin, viola, cello, double bass and bass and acoustic guitar. Individual lessons are 20 minutes long and small group lessons are 30 minutes long. Lessons can be scheduled on a Thursday before school, during the school day and after school. For enquiries please phone Beeke on 0415 304 869.

Tennis Hot Shots Vacancies exist each Thursday afternoon for Term 1, 2018 at the Isis Tennis club, North Street, for players to come and join Tennis Australia's National program, conducted by Bundaberg Tennis Academy Tennis Professional, Kevin Banner, with lots of fun & games to suit all levels. For futher information please contact Kevin: 4152 0753 / 0409 520753 Registration is essential Sun Smart School St Joseph’s is a Sun Smart School and as we are experiencing some very hot weather, now is a good time to remind students that they need to bring their hats to school every day so that they are protected from the harmful rays of the sun while they are in the playground. Students need to drink plenty of water throughout the day. The bubblers in the undercover area provide cooled and filtered water. Students are also encouraged to wear sunscreen.

Student of the Week

CHRISTIAN VALUES CATHOLIC FAMILY INDIVIDUAL GROWTH

Prep / Yr 1 Emmett White Jack Rogers Cooper Dowling

Year 2/3 Asha Sullivan Xavier Holland-Clark Fisher Plant

Year 4 - - Alice Banting

Year 5/6 Rikki Gilbert Danny Thurlow Cohen Holland-Clark

Arts Award Music: Luke Maroney

Date Week Subway/Tuckshop Helpers

14.02.2018 4 Tuckshop Katie Banting Tanya Gilbert

21.02.2108 5 Subway Katie Banting Tanya Gilbert

28.02.2018 6 Tuckshop Katie Banting Tanya Gilbert

School Banking School banking will be on Wednesdays this year. Please ensure that your child’s banking is handed into the office on their arrival at school. Packs are available for any new students who wish to join School Banking. Please enquire at the office. The Banking Rewards program will be running again with some great new rewards to collect.