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DIARY DATES – PLEASE SEE APP FOR MORE DETAILS

Friday 22 June Helpers needed from 11am for Feast Day

Sunday 24 June 9.15am Parish / School Mass Years 1 and 3 to provide morning tea (Deliver items to the Church from 8am or the school office on the Friday)

Monday 25 June Band Big Day Out Click here for note Thursday 28 June NRL Woy Woy Cup @ Roger’s Park 3rd time lucky??

10am Wellbeing Walk @ Umina Surf Club

Friday 29 June 12 noon Stage 2 Mass then Year 3 Reconciliation

Seasons for Growth Note due Click here

Monday 2 July Semester 1 Reports emailed

Wednesday 4 July 9am Concert Band Performance

Thursday 5 July Parent Support Group 10 – 11am @ Diggers Ettalong

Friday 6 July Last term of Term 2

Monday 23 July First day to Term 3

Thursday 26 July Grandparents Day

Going on holidays for more than 10 days – complete this form Application for Exemption (10+ days) Medication (This form must be completed by a medical practitioner if any medication is required at school) If your child is an asthmatic we require a medication form as well as an “Asthma Plan”

CATHOLIC LIFE AND MISSION…

Feast of St John the Baptist Today we are celebrating the Feast of St John the Baptist, the

patron Saint of our school and Parish, by celebrating Mass together at 12:00pm in the hall. We then have our Parish

celebrations at 9.15am Mass on Sunday 24th June wher Bishop Peter will preside over the mass.

John the Baptist was the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth. She was the cousin of Mary who visited her. One day an angel appeared to

Zechariah and announced that he was to have a son named John, who would prepare Israel for the messiah. Zechariah doubted that Elizabeth, his aged wife, could bear a child. He asked for a sign, and the angel

obliged. Zechariah was struck mute until John’s birth. When the baby was born, the old man cuddled him and celebrated with a prophetic

song as his voice had returned. St John began his ministry thirty years later. He called people to repent and baptised them in water

as a sign of purification. Jesus himself approached John for baptism “Behold the lamb of God,” John

CONTACT US

Phone: 4341 0884 Fax: 4344 5049

Email: sjbww@dbb.catholic.edu.au

Website: www.sjbwoywoy.dbb.org.au

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Parent Representative Group Email: sjbprg@gmail.com

Please check the Skoolbag App for up to date event

information. Also visit our website

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2018 TERM 2 WEEK 8

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Sunday 24th June 9.15am Parish / School Mass @ SJB Church. All families are encouraged to attend. Years 1 and 3 are rostered to provide morning tea, which can be delivered to the Church from 8am. The Bishop will be present to say mass.

“Check and Treat” this weekend please! (especially infants) Friday 6 July Last day of Term 1 Vacation Care 0481 602 082

declared to the crowds, “who takes away the sin of the world.” He resisted baptising Jesus, but agreed when Jesus explained that he wanted to set an example of righteous behavior.

Herod, the ruler of Galilee, arrested John because he feared the Baptist might generate a rebellion. John had also embittered Herod by condemning his marriage to Herodias, his half-brother’s wife.

While in prison, John was bothered with doubt about Jesus. He had expected the messiah to come more forcefully with a “winnowing fan in his hand to clear the threshing floor.” Thus, he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if he was really the messiah.

Jesus responded that he fulfilled all the messianic signs, healing the blind, the deaf, the lame, and

lepers, raising the dead, and preaching good news to the poor. Then Jesus praised John to the crowds as “more than a prophet” and as the greatest man who ever lived. One evening Herod threw a party for Galilee’s upper crust. Herodias’s daughter entertained, dancing so beautifully that Herod

offered to reward her with anything she desired. Her mother told her to ask for John the Baptist’s head on a platter. Herod kept his promise. Without even a pretense of a trial, he gave the order and

a soldier beheaded John at the prison. His feast day is the 24th of June.

O God, You raised up St. John the Baptist to prepare a perfect people for Christ.

Fill Your people with the joy of possessing His grace, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of peace and salvation.

Grant that as St. John was martyred for truth and justice, so we may energetically profess our Faith in You,

and lead others to the Way, the Truth, and Eternal Life. Amen.

What's coming up?

Week 8

Friday 22nd June: Celebration of the Feast of St John the Baptist in Hall at 12:00pm.

Sunday 24th June: Parish School Mass at St John the Baptist Parish – 9:15am.

Celebrating the Feast of St John the Baptist.

For the first time we as a school community have the pleasure of leading the Mass celebration for our Parish Feast Day on Sunday 24th June. We encourage all families to make

an extra effort to attend this special Mass celebration with Bishop Peter. Students in attendance will be invited to come and join in with the choir to lead the congregation.

Week 9

Friday 29th June: Stage 2 Mass in Hall at 12:00pm followed by Year 3 Reconciliation.

Sacrament of Confirmation 2018 – Friday 3rd August

Group sessions: - weeks beginning: Week 1: 11th June

Week 2: 18th June

Week 3: 25th June Week 4: 2nd July

God Bless,

Amanda Dillon

Religious Education Coordinator

Come join us for Children's Liturgy of the Word

9:15 am Mass St John the Baptist Parish, Woy Woy Peninsula For ages 5-12 years / Operates most 2nd, 3rd 4th Sundays of the month excluding Christmas holidays.

Further enquires contact Mrs Giunta @ school or Christine French 4342 4548

FROM THE PRINCIPAL….

Parent Education Night

Thank you to the wonderful turnout last Tuesday evening and thank you to Mrs

Emily Adcock for presenting our new spelling programs.

St John the Baptist Feast Day

Today we will celebrate our Feast Day. All families are invited to join us for Mass at 12pm in

the school hall, following by a sausage sizzle. Children can go home after lunch. It is very

important that their classroom teacher is advised before leaving our premises.

Feast Day note

We will also be celebrating with the whole parish at the 9.15am mass on Sunday, 24th June

with Bishop Peter. Please come along! Thank you, in advance, to the families of Years 1 and

3 who are providing morning tea.

Disco

The children who attended the school disco last Friday evening had a ball! Thank you to the

PRG members who organised the event and to the teachers who came along.

Click here for photos

Seasons for Growth

Each year we run an eight week program for children who have experienced loss through

death, separation or divorce. These small group sessions are run by teachers who are trained

facilitators in this particular program. This is an excellent opportunity for the children to

debrief and process, in a safe and caring environment, what they’ve experienced. Please see

the note below for more information and the permission slip.

Click here for note

Reports

Teachers are currently in the process of finalising reports, which will be emailed out to

parents on Monday 2nd July. Please ensure we have your correct and current email address

on file.

Grandparents Day

Please note in your diary, Thursday 26th July, where we will be celebrating the wonderful gift

of grandparents. This is in week 1 next term, so please let grandparents know the date now.

We will celebrate with mass, open classrooms and morning tea. In past years this has been a

really joyous event with lots of grandparents present.

Merit Awards

Congratulations to the children who received Merit Awards.

Click here for photos

Bronze Awards

Congratulations to the children who have reached their Bronze Awards.

Click here for photos

Silver Awards

Congratulations to the children who have reached their Bronze Awards.

Click here for photos

May we all be open to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Nicole Cumming

FROM THE PRG…

Thank you to those who have volunteered your time today to help with our

feast day. There’s still time to come along to help out as “many hands make

light work”.

LIBRARY CORNER

Recently in Library….

On DIY Thursday, the students get to be the teachers! Well done to Stella (3G) who taught a class on

the Portuguese language last week.

Year 4 used Chromebooks to access and record historical information about First Contacts. Year 6

Library Monitors started a Code Club on Monday second break.

Read More in May!

Last month we encouraged students to ‘Read More in May’ Congratulations to the following students

who completed a Library Reading Challenge in May:

Series Challenge: Harrison K, Zac C, Luke W, Marco S, Annabella G, Tilly H

Round-the-World Challenge: Lucas S.

Premier’s Reading Challenge News

To start your reading record: Logon to the PRC website.

Click Student Reading Records

Enter the PRC ID number of the book if known (on the first page of our library books)

Otherwise, Author and Title can be used. Click Add.

Cybersafety

For information about the latest game taking the world by storm, see Fortnite Battle Royale - Info

and FAQs. Please note although the live chat (ON by default) can be turned off, it is not

recommended for children under 12.

Explore the internet together From the Office of the E-Safety Commissioner:

Digital education and communication is essential to the safety of your kids online. This will help instil

confidence in your kids – and peace of mind for you! Exploring the internet together and talking

about the websites, games and activities they enjoy is a good way to start those conversations. Get

to know your children’s friends both online and offline and use technology-based solutions to help

protect their devices – filters, parental controls and e-security software are all great tools. Remember

- there is no substitute for your involvement because no-one loves your kids as much as you do. 3

Steps to Protecting Your Kids Online

Ann Hall

Teacher Librarian

FROM OUR FLO…

WELLBEING WALK FOR PARENTS

Now happening each month during school term!

I would like to invite all parents/carers to join me for a morning walk at 10am @ Umina Surf Club on

Thursday 28th June. Let’s get active whilst enjoying the beautiful coastline,

conversation and good company.

melissa.evans1@dbb.catholic.edu.au

SJB PARENT SUPPORT GROUP Do you have a child with additional needs or would simply like to get together

with other parents to discuss parenting, strategies, support options and anything in between?

MARK YOUR DIARY:

Thursday 5th July 10-11am @ Diggers, Ettalong

Come along for an informal chat with other parents; enjoy a cuppa, gain

support and friendship! Looking forward to seeing you there! melissa.evans1@dbb.catholic.edu.au

School Band News…

Congratulations to Lian (Yr 6), Stephen (Yr 5) and Adam (Yr 4) from

the Concert Band who have all been awarded scholarships from the

Central Coast Conservatorium.

Band Big Day Out is next Monday 25 June at Lisarow High

School. If you haven't registered, it is easier to do so before the day.

This year there will be a show bag for each student with a variety of

music merchandise/vouchers, and Central Coast Conservatorium t-shirts

will be available to buy if interested. The supervising teacher, Mrs Dillon

will be there from 8.15am for check-in, this year the meeting point is in Lisarow High School’s school

hall. The concert is at 3.15pm for parents who can make it. Training band parents, it is a great day

of music for the kids, with the opportunity to connect with other young musicians from across the

coast.

For those attending please bring: your instrument (drum kits are organised), your music

stand, pencil, recess & lunch (all clearly marked with your name & contact number).

Save the date! The Concert Band will perform an end of term concert on Wednesday 4 July 2018,

from 9am in the school hall, for Years 3 -6, parents and carers. This concert showcases what music

they have been working on this term.

CANTEEN… Open every day. Orders can be made on Flexischools

click here Summer Canteen List click here

Pru is coming to SJB!

A special Dollarmites visitor is coming to school to talk to us about the School Banking program.

Pru is excited to see you all at morning assembly on Tuesday 26th June

Remember, School Banking day is every Wednesday.

School Banking rewards – what you need to know.

The rewards still available during 2018 are:

Twister Power Handball

Sparkle Glitter Pens

Glow Light

Mighty Boom Handball (term 3)

Heat Reactor Pencils (term 3)

Slushie Maker Cup (term 4)

Zoom Flying Disc (term 4)

For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver

Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10

tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings

habits.

HOW TO REDEEM YOUR TOKENS FOR A REWARD ITEM

To redeem your reward item from School Banking:

Complete a Rewards Card slip by writing in your details and ticking the item you would like to redeem

Place the slip in your yellow Dollarmites wallet with your 10 Silver Dollarmites tokens

Hand it in with your School Banking Deposit on School Banking Day.

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Wednesday.

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

For day to day events and details visit our Skoolbag App

Please refer to the school website for more information: www.sjbwoywoy.dbb.org.au

Or click on the links below:

Our School

Faith and Mission

Learning and Teaching

Student Wellbeing

School Community

News and Events

Enrolments and Contacts

COMMUNITY NOTICES…

Thanks to the following businesses for supporting our school

JULY HOLIDAY TENNIS CAMP NOTICE 7AM BOOKINGS NOW AVAILABLE

Where: Peninsula Tennis, Umina

When: Mon 16TH JULY to Fri 20th JULY Time: 9am-3pm (gates open @ 8am) ½ day 9am-12.30pm

Cost: Wk $80, ½ Day Wk $50, Full Day $25, ½ Day $15 Included: Racquets, Sausage Sizzle Thursday, Prizes Friday Lunch orders available on the day. We are accepting Active Kids Vouchers The camp will be predominately tennis with other activities such as soccer, cricket, basketball etc to keep the

children occupied. The camps are held wet or fine with indoor activities provided. Bookings recommended

but aren’t essential. All enquiries can be made by phoning Kristy 0410 828 278.