NEWSLETTER NO 19 WEEK 10 TERM 2 JUNE 28 2017

VISION STATEMENT

We at St Joseph’s Primary School Queens Park

are a faith based community which strives to

recognise and respond to the image of Christ in us all, as we grow through work and prayer.

THE ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL COMMUNITY ACKNOWLEDGES

THAT WE COME TOGETHER ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE

WHADJUK PEOPLE

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

St Joseph's Primary School acknowledges the Whadjuk people,

the Traditional Owners who walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years.

We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander peoples to this country

and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation.

NAIDOC WEEK: On Monday we commenced our celebration of NAIDOC Week with the Flag Raising

Celebration and Liturgy. I would like to thank Mrs Lewis, Mrs Martin, our Indigenous children and our

Year 6 Peer Support leadership team for their preparation of this beautiful celebration.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: Students’ last day of school for Term 2 is this Thursday June 29. I wish

all students a happy and safe holiday and look forward to them returning for Term 3 on Tuesday

July 18.

SCHOOL UNIFORM: The new sports jacket is now available in from the uniform shop. I apologies

for any inconvenience caused by the late delivery. Now that the new stock has arrived this should not be a problem

in the future. Please make sure that children do not return to school with shaved hair or fad styles. Our uniform

policy is on the school website. When purchasing school sports shoes remember that they need to be predominantly

white.

TIMELINE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW PRINCIPAL FOR ST JOSEPH'S: The Catholic Education Office has

commenced this process with the position being advertised and short listings being carried out. The announcement

should take place week 2 in Term 3.

NEON FUN RUN: This takes place tomorrow and I would encourage parents to support the P & F and their children

by sponsoring their children.

LAUDATO SI’

Given the complexity of the ecological crisis and its multiple causes, we need to realize that the

solutions will not emerge from just one way of interpreting and transforming reality. Respect must

also be shown for the various cultural riches of different peoples, their art and poetry, their interior

life and spirituality. [63]

P & F: They have made some generous contributions to the school and classes to enhance the

opportunities for the children. They have recently made the following contributions:

The purchase of new soccer and football shirts.

- $100 Pre Kindy

- $200 Each Class

- $750 Special Needs

- $750 Social Worker

- $750 Performing Arts

- $250 Gardening Club

God Bless

Peter Yensch

Principal

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RE

TERM 3 MISSION FOCUS: As a Catholic School we have a Social Justice obligation to fulfil

for the community. Each term we focus on a different area of fund raising for a Charity or

Mission. Term 1 we donate to Caritas. Term 2 is all for LifeLink. Term 3 will be Catholic

Mission and Term 4 is always food hampers for St Vincent de Paul. The Year 6 Social Justice

Leadership group are busy trying to organise a way to raise money for Catholic Mission. We

hope you will support us as best you can next term in contributing to those who are in great

need of our help.

In Faith

Kaye Savage-Morton

Assistant Principal RE

ST NORBERT COLLEGE MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications are invited for the Blessed Ricvera Music Scholarship. The

scholarship is available for students wanting to study at St Norbert College

and will be offered to students of high musical ability.

Applications and details are available by phoning the College on 9350 5433

or visiting our website www.norbert.wa.edu.au.

Applications close on Friday 21 July 2017.

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Mrs Nigli is always willing to lend a helping hand to any parents and students who need assistance with anything

MATHS! She is available in the Maths room (located between 3G and 3B) on Mondays and Tuesdays 3.15pm –

3.30pm.

Did you know.....?

In 1900, all the world’s mathematical knowledge could be written in about 80 books. The amazing fact is that today

it would fill more than 100,000 books.

Mathletics Open Month 2017

Thanks to all the students who participated and earned points for the school during the open month competition,

which earned St Joseph’s the overall position of 6th in the country with 6,143 points. Well done boys and girls!

Senior and Junior Super Mathletes

Juneyong Park (154,949 points) and Dawson Maureemootoo (65,389 points)

Mathletics Gold Certificates

The following students were Gold Certificate winners in the past fortnight. They were unable to be presented with

their certificates due to the NAIDOC assembly on Monday. They will receive their certificates during the week.

Valery T, Aidan Q, Levin B, Mia D, Nick V, Ashwa B, Julie L, Ayesha L, Ishaan A, Joyal S, Amani K, Jia C, Austin F and

Melva S.

Congratulations! Keep up the great work!

Senior and Junior Mathletes of the week

Peter Liang Thang (17,018 points) Elda Saji (7,029 points)

This Week’s Puzzle Problem

Junior: The Lowbuy store is having a grand sale. All items are half price.

Before the sale, books were $10 each and pens were $4 each.

During the sale, how much do 4 books and 3 pens cost?

Senior: The computer store is having a 25% off everything end of year sale. I buy a printer, which at full price costs

$240. When I go to pay for it, the assistant says I can have a further 5% off if I open a store card. What would be

the price be if I opened a store card?

Week 8 Puzzle answers- Junior- 44 wheels Senior – 148 km

Congratulations to the winners- An T (Junior) Lucy N (Senior)

Please remember to place your entries in the boxes in the Front Office. Good luck!

NAIDOC Week

The NAIDOC theme this year is “Our Languages Matter.” Prior

to European settlement over 250 Indigenous languages were

spoken. Today, only 120 languages are spoken, however

many are in danger of being lost. St Joseph’s School sits on

Noongar Land. The Noongar language is also at risk of being lost. Many Elders are

sharing their language with the next generation to maintain the Noongar language.

This week, we celebrated the Noongar Language through our Liturgy of the Word and Flag

raising ceremony. The Indigenous and Peer Support students read beautifully and performed

the Liturgy and Flag Raising ceremony with such pride. The roof was raised when all the

students sang with their amazing voices. We had the pleasure of being entertained by past

Indigenous students Isaiah, Thairon and Brandon playing the didgeridoo and performing

traditional dances. We also welcomed back two Elders, Shirley Quaresimin who performed the

water ceremony and Mrs Moylan who speaks Noongar and is passing

her language on to her grandchildren and the wider community. We

thank our guests for sharing their culture with our school. It was a spiritual start to

our NAIDOC celebration.

Students in Year 1 to 6 participated in a Virtual Reality Incursion on Tuesday and

Wednesday. The students learnt about Aboriginal people and their culture where

they walked through a rainforest virtual reality program.

I would like to thank our amazing students Mahalia, Kaia, Hallemia, Jaziah, Ayesha, Sabina,

Christopher, Emily B, Mekhi, Nicole, Patrick, Emily S, Jack, Isabella, Anetka, Kyla and Tara for their

outstanding and inspirational performance. A big thank you to Mrs Martin, Miss Palermo, Miss

Della Posta, Miss Amber Lupini, Mrs Savage Morton, Mrs Tsang, Mrs Valenti, Mr Alonzo, Ms

Eldridge, Mrs Palermo, Mrs Handcock, Ms Dragon and Mr and Mrs Vagg who made NAIDOC week

a success. I am very proud to be part of a school community that builds reconciliation between

Indigenous and Non-Indigenous people and their culture.

I have added the following Noongar words for you to practise over the school holidays:

Girl: Yok

Woman/women: Yorga

Boy: Nop

Man: Marman

ST JOE’S GROWS GARDENING CLUB: On Tuesday June 13, our Gardening Club

had two visitors from Bunnings, Skye and Alex. They talked to the students about

sustainability and did an activity which involved sowing seeds in egg cartons. The

children thoroughly enjoyed the activity and got to take their seeds home. They

then proudly showed off their vegetable garden to our visitors who were suitably

impressed with the variety of vegetables, herbs and fruit that we are growing.

Thanks to Skye and Alex for coming out to see us and to Bunnings for the seeds

and potting mix. We hope to see them again in the Spring.

Shane, Venuja, Connor, Saxon, Emmanuel, Liya, Angela, Hallemia, Renita,

Charlize, Alisha, Kuenwong and Levi.

SACRAMENTAL CHOIR: I would like to THANK the wonderful students

who participated in the Choir for our beautiful celebrations of

Confirmation and Holy Communion. What an amazing effort!! You were

absolutely wonderful! Your dedication, enthusiasm and commitment is

something to be very proud of.

I know that the Adult Parish Choir enjoy this time of the year, when we all

have the opportunity to sing together as one!

It is always wonderful to see students supporting each other, especially

when it is totally voluntary!!

THANK YOU to parents for supporting and bringing you along on Monday nights to all our rehearsals.

Staff play a big role on these special occasions and I would like to thank Mrs Beadle and Mr Alonzo for your support

on the night with the children.

Special thanks to Mrs Ward and Miss Della Posta for your support and dedication, you are amazing!!

Thank you to all staff who supported the children and myself in preparation for singing for both Sacraments! Your

support is greatly appreciated!

In the words of St Augustine “To sing well is to pray twice”.

This is something we definitely do well here at St Joseph’s.

God Bless

Keep Singing.

Mrs Palermo

23 June 2017

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Following the announcement of the Federal education funding reform policy

late last night, I am writing to all families in Catholic schools across Western

Australia to provide my assurance that Catholic Education Western Australia

(CEWA) will maintain a laser focus on affordability, to ensure accessibility for

every family seeking a Catholic education.

Our current federal funding arrangements will remain in place for 2018. As a

system we are committed to ensuring fees are as low as possible on a school

by school basis. The next 12 months will also provide CEWA with the time to

consider how the additional funding provided by the Federal Government will

be distributed across the system, meeting the needs of our students.

Yours sincerely

Dr Tim McDonald

Executive Director

Fun Run: The School fun run is coming up this Thursday June 29. You can find a link on the School Face Book page

for online fundraising. If you require another Fun Run sheet, there are spare forms in Reception.

We will start collecting fundraising money at the beginning of Term 3 at the P & F Table in the Undercover Area.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS: Entertainment books are still available to purchase. The books are $70 each and have

many great offers in them. You can purchase a book by following the link below:

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/8619m4

P & F EMAILS: If you wish to receive emails from us during the year, please send us an email

at: pandf@sjsqp.wa.edu.au and we will add you to our mailing list.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Thursday June 29 - Fun Run

Friday September 1 – Father’s Day Stall

Friday September 15 - Disco #2

Friday November 24 - Family Night