Dear St Joey’s School Community,

Whilst reading on the weekend, I found

an article by author/speaker Margaret

Wheatley very interesting and would

like to share a snippet of what she

writes. A few simple practices in

attending to your personal spiritual

health:

1. Start your day off peacefully. I've

learned that I can't expect to find

peace at work. However peaceful I am

as I enter the office, that's probably

my peak peaceful experience of the

day. So I have a strong motivation to

find peace before work.

2. Learn to be mindful. Anytime you

can keep yourself from instantly

reacting, anytime you can pause for

just a second, you are practicing

mindfulness. Instead of letting your

reactions and thoughts lead you, you

step back and realise you can choose

your reaction.

3. Slow things down. If you can't slow

down a group or meeting, you can at

least slow down yourself.

4. Create your own measures. We all

would prefer to be better people. We

don't like to be angry, fearful, or to be

creating more problems for other

people. What are our personal

measures? I use the question "am I

turning toward or away" as a personal

measure of good behaviour.

5. Expect surprise. We're old enough

now to know that life will keep

interrupting our plans and surprising

us at every turn of the way. It helps to

notice this wisdom that we've been

forced to accumulate. Surprise is less

traumatic once we accept it as a fact

of life.

6. Practice Gratefulness. Most of us

have been taught this, but how often

do you take time, daily, to count your

blessings? The wonder of this process

is that as we take this daily inventory,

we grow in gratefulness. We start to

notice more and more people who

helped us, grace that appeared, little

miracles that saved us from danger.

Week 6 • 16th

May, 2016

St Mary’s Taster Day (Year 5/6) – Thursday, 19th May District Show Holiday – Thursday, 26th May Parish Sacramental Program meetings: - Monday, 30th May at 4:30pm - Saturday, 4th June at 3:30pm concluding with 6:00pm Mass - Monday, 13th June at 4:30pm School Photos –Wednesday, 1st June Under Eight’s Day – Thursday, 2nd June at 9:30am P & F Relish Bus Trip – Saturday, 4th June departing 9:00am Blessing & Opening – Friday, 10th June at 10:00am St Joseph’s P&F Trivia Night – Friday, 10th June at 6:30pm

The daily practice of gratefulness

truly changes us in wonderful

ways. And when you develop the

practice of expressing your

gratefulness to colleagues, your

relationships improve

dramatically.

On Thursday we welcome John

Hinton back to school following

his professional development

leave. We also welcome Sandra

Freeman on Thursday, to the role

of Acting APRE for the rest of the

term.

Wishing you all a great week and

remainder of Term 2.

Liam Dougherty

Renewal Leave

We wish Mr Dougherty safe

travels during his renewal leave.

$20 is now due to the office. Please

ensure prompt payment.

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P & F Pie Drive Pie drive orders and payment are due back to the office by Wednesday, 18th back to the school office by Wednesday Wednesday, 18th May, please. All pies will be delivered fresh on Monday, 30th May. Thank you for supporting the P & F.

2017 Prep Enrolment Open All current families are asked to please submit enrolment forms to the office as soon as possible. This will ensure we are aware of how many places we have to offer new families.

St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival St Joseph’s athletics carnival is being held on Friday, 17th June at the showgrounds from 9:00am to 2:00pm, with setting up being done at 7:30am. If you are able to help out on this day, please complete the slip at the bottom of the newsletter and return to the school office by 10th June, 2016.

Term 2 School Accounts All Term 2 accounts have been issued via email. If you did not receive your account, please make contact with the school office. Accounts were emailed from PCHIFinance.

Our school photos will be taken on the 1

st June 2016.

For the convenience of our school community, school photos can be ordered and paid for online using a secure online platform. Orders placed online DO NOT require an envelope, cash/cheques or paperwork returned to school.Envelope Orders: photos can also be purchased in the traditional manner using an envelope, with cash/cheque enclosed. The preference of our school is that orders and payments be made online, as this reduces the administration and associated security issues related to the return of cash & envelopes on photo day. To place your order visit www.advancedlife.com.au and enter the code- [CCB ERC 6HL]. This code can also be found printed on your envelope. Please be aware that- Sibling/Family Photos can be ordered online or via envelope. To ensure a smoothly run photo day, online orders for Sibling/Family Photos will be cut off at 12.00 a.m. the night before our photo day to allow a list of students that require Sibling/Family Photographs taken to be compiled. Sibling photos can still be ordered after the online cut off date by collecting an envelope from the office and returning the envelope on photo day with your payment enclosed. 1.All online orders should be placed on or before our day of photography. 2The online code above may also be used to order sports and other group photos.

All orders placed online will be delivered to the school for collection

Parish Sacramental Program The first parent meeting for the Sacred Heart Parish Sacramental Program for First Communion & Confirmation will be held on Monday 30th May 2016 at 4.30pm in the St. Joseph’s school meeting room. This meeting is the enrolment meeting which will outline key information. The program is for Catholic children who have already received the Sacrament of Reconciliation and are in Year 3 or older. Dates for subsequent sessions are currently: Saturday June 4th at 3:30pm, which will include Mass at 6pm, and then Monday 13th June at 4:30pm for 1 hour. It is essential that at least one parent is present to participate in these meetings. The First Communion and Confirmation Mass will be held at the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday 18th June at 6.00pm. This will be followed by supper in the School Hall. If you have any questions, please contact St Joseph’s School Office on 4126 1866.

Above: During the Arts Enrichment program on Thursday, our young artists were exploring how to create trees and flowers without using a paintbrush. These techniques will be used in their final artwork. Next week we will include an update on the Touch program which occurs every Tuesday afternoon.

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MARCH MADNESS BANKING BLITZ COMPETITION During May we are running the March Madness Banking Blitz. Bank 3 times out of 4 weeks this month to go in the running for a Commonwealth Bank Prize Pack, there can only be one winner. So don’t forget to bank.

Workplace Health and Safety Even though the weather is cooling down, it is important that students have their hat with them at school each day to protect them from the harmful rays of the sun.

CHRISTIAN VALUES

CATHOLIC FAMILY

INDIVIDUAL GROWTH

Prep Isaac Redfern Asha Sullivan, Felecia Hammond

Yr 1/2 Slater Wilkin Isabelle Khaw Deon Kennedy

Yr 3

Yr 4 Luke Maroney Tyler Dunn, Jaisyn Klumpp

Yr 5/6 Jayde Piggott Teagan Hass Amelia Bradley

Date Week Subway/Tuckshop Helpers

18.05.16 6 Tuckshop Katie Banting, Tanya Gilbert, Meghan Wehl

25.05.16 7 Subway

01.06 16 8 Tuckshop Katie Banting, Tanya Gilbert, Meghan Wehl

Student of the Week

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY TRAVEL REBATE

Semester 1, 2016

• Does your child have a verified disability that requires transport assistance to and from school? • Has your school’s learning support teacher assessed your child’s travel capability rating as ‘semi-independent’ or more dependent? Visit our website to see if you qualify for financial assistance to help with the cost of transport and apply at www.schooltransport.com.au by 31 May 2016.

Late applications cannot be accepted.

CORPUS CHRISTI MASS and PROCESSION

The Procession will commence in the grounds of the Sacred Heart Parish, following Mass, and will continue around the external perimeter of the Parish grounds. It has been several years since a procession has been held at the Childers Parish, to celebrate Corpus Christi, and this will be a great opportunity for Parishioners and Visitors from other Parishes, to attend this special Mass and participate in the Procession.

I, ……………………………………………………..am able to help out with St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival being held on 17th June, 2016. _________________________ (Signature)

I, ……………………………………………………. am able to help with setting up at the showgrounds from 7:30am.

________________________ (Signature)

“Walking with Jesus”

Sunday 29th May 2016 commencing 10.30am