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- The Uniform Shop
- School Photo Day - Tuesday 29 March 2022
- School Sport ACT Sholarship Fund Application
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- Parenting Ideas
- Community Notices
Please go to our school calendar on the website or COMPASS for more details.
Term 1
- 3B Liturgy - (week 7)
- 3M Liturgy - (week 7)
- Maths Games Selected Yr 5-6 students (week 8)
- 6B Liturgy (week 9)
Term 2
- Term 2 Commences Wednesday 27 April
- Catholic Schools Enrolment Period - (weeks 2-5)
Please note that the first day of Terms 2 and 3 (26 April and 18 July) are both pupil free days for professional learning for staff. Students do not attend school on these days. OSHClub will be available.
Dear St John the Apostle families,
Over the past three days I have had the opportunity to participate in the annual Principals Retreat. Our Archbishop led us through a time of reflection and prayer around the theme of Mercy. Such opportunities to work closely with other Principals and to spend time in quiet thoughtfulness have been rare in recent years. As a Catholic School Principal these times are a welcome opportunity to centre on what makes our Catholic schools so distinctly unique and bring that to bear on our service to our communities.
Meet and Greet Sessions
I hope you've enjoyed the opportunity to meet your child's teacher over the week. We're really looking forward to the opportunity to have parents on site again. There is nothing like face to face meetings for both parents and teachers.
Those parents who didn't have the opportunity to meet due to staff absences will be notified soon of when they can meet their child's teacher.
RATs
The next batch of RATs have been sent home today. This batch are for use in the next two weeks. Please continue to use these regularly with your child. They have been an important and effective strategy for reducing the spread of COVID within the school and we've been very fortunate to not have many cases in recent weeks.
Next week is family week. Occurring in Week 7 each term we dedicate this week to slowing down the pace for families and do not provide homework or other school based demands on families of both staff and students. Following on from a long weekend I encourage everyone to choose one activity to do with your family that helps build part of your family story.
God bless,
Matthew Garton
Cool Little Kids: a program for parents and carers of children aged 3-6 years
Cool Little Kids is an evidence-based, group program for parents and carers of children aged 3-6 years. The program helps parents and carers to better understand the causes and consequences of anxiety, and use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies with their children to manage feelings of anxiety.
Parents and carers must attend 6 weekly sessions in a group of approximately 6 families led by two clinicians from CatholicCare. Cool Little Kids has been developed for children who experience anxiety for a range of reasons. However, the program is generally not a suitable option for children who have experienced trauma, or who have additional mental health difficulties.
Interested in attending? Please call the CatholicCare intake team on 02 6162 6111 to book an assessment. Please ensure to book your assessment at least 2 weeks prior to group commencement.
Time: 9:30-11:00am on Zoom
Dates:
- Wednesday 18th May
- Wednesday 25th May
- Wednesday 1st June
- Wednesday 8th June
- Wednesday 15th June
- Wednesday 22nd June
Cool Little Kids: a program for children aged 9-12 years and their parents and carers
Cool Kids is a group program for children aged 9-12 years with anxiety, which children and their parents/carers attend together. The program uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help children and their carers to better understand anxiety and develop strategies to manage anxiety.
Both children and careers must be able to attend 9 weekly sessions (after school hours) in a group of approximately 6 families led by two clinicians from CatholicCare.
Cool Kids has been developed for children who experience anxiety for a range of reasons. However, the program is generally not a suitable option for children who have experienced trauma, or who have additional mental health difficulties that could impact their ability to take part in the group.
The upcoming group is planned to be face-to-face, however, it may occur online should the ACT Covid regulations change. Interested in attending? Please call the CatholicCare intake team on 02 6162 6111 to book an assessment. Please ensure to book your assessment at least 2 weeks prior to group commencement.
Time and Venue: 3:30-5pm at Favier House, 51 Cooyong St, Braddon ACT
Dates:
- Thursday 28th April
- Thursday 5th May
- Thursday 12th May
- Thursday 19th May
- Thursday26th May
- Thursday 2nd June
- Thursday 9th June
- Thursday 16th June
- Thursday 23rd June
NAPLAN 2022
NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit in May each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students do.
As students progress through their school years, it’s important to check how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and numeracy.
NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time.
NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process. It doesn’t replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance, but it can provide teachers with additional information about students’ progress.
NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.
More detailed information about NAPLAN will be sent to all families in Year 3 and 5 in the next week. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Rebekah Brown
Assistant Principal and Inclusion Coordinator
What students are learning about
Prayer and Liturgy
- Zara: Candles; The Candle means the Light of God.
- Vuyo: Lent Poster; The Lent Poster means Pray and Give.
- Nelson: Sand Bottle; The Sand Bottle means how Jesus spent 40 days in the desert for us.
- Emily: Ashes; The Ashes mean the land that Jesus has walked on, Palm leaves.
- A Purple Cloth; The Cloth means Crucifixion.
- Emilio: Cross; The Cross means He forgave us, because He died for us on the Cross.
- Adelaide: Cornerstone; The Cornerstones mean Jesus is the foundation and we build on it.
- Bhoomika: Bishop; The Bishop means the Bishop in the Church, and Their significance to Lent.
Catholic Life and Reflection
Then it occurred to me that not that long ago, not years or decades, but days, there were people in Lismore, South East Queensland and the Ukraine thinking the same thing. I would suspect that if we were to ask them if they were happy to vacuum their homes today in safety with their families it would be a resounding ‘Yes!”.
Watching the news this week I have been reminded that a house is so much more than bricks and mortar. Home is where our family is, our memories and where we feel the most ourselves. For my parents, Australian to the core, home was always their country of birth. They maintained a deep connection with the land they were not able to return to.
So, this week let’s continue to pray for all those who are displaced around the world from war or natural disaster. Pray for those families who have left loved ones behind, lost their livelihoods and at the moment, have very little hope for the future. For me I will observe the small things and be grateful for each of them in my life… even a sink full of dirty dishes.
Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
God bless you all.
Stephanie Stewart
Religious Education Coordinator
Notices from the Parish
Happy birthday to Spencer C, Abbey R, Alek S, Isabella T, Arjun P, Zak S, Cooper P and Alexis B who all celebrated a birthday during the week.
Please note that we ask students to not bring home made cupcakes to share with the class for their birthdays. This is a precautionary measure for health and hygiene. The Canteen offers a number of options to share with the class. Purchases can be made through the QKR app.
School fees
School Fees were due Friday 4th March. Prompt payment would be appreciated, unless paying by direct debit.
Fortnightly payment towards school fees is a good way to keep on top of school fees.
To calculate your fortnightly payment: divide the total four terms fees x four to get the amount due for the year and then divide by the number of fortnights left in the year.
e.g. One student fees for a term $975.00 x 4 = $3900.00 ÷ 20 fortnights left in the school year = $195.00 per fortnight.
If you need to discuss your fees please contact Debbie Milne via email finance.sjaps@cg.catholic.edu.au or phone the school.
Year 5 Chromebooks
Payments for Term One are past the due date. These payments need to be paid on QKR and are due week 5 of the term. You can pay for one term, two, three or the year. All options are on QKR.
Year 4 Chromebooks
Payments for Term One are due Friday 18th March. These payments are due on QKR. All payment options are on the QKR app. Please select Year 4 for payment.
Book club orders are due on the 23rd of March. We do not accept cash payment, please use the LOOP online ordering system. Thank you!
The Uniform Shop will be open on the following dates:
Friday 18th March 9:00am-10:00am
Parents are able to attend in person. Please make sure you check-in using the CBR Check-in QR code, wear a face mask and abide by all social distancing requirements set by ACT Health.
If you have any questions or concerns please email the uniform shop on stjohnsclothingpool@gmail.com.
After three long years in the making, School Sport ACT is very pleased to announce the launch of the SSACT Scholarship Fund.
The attached document contains the Application Form and information, including;
- The School Sport ACT Scholarship Fund aims to provide assistance to families that may choose not to have their child trial for selection or accept the selection of their child to an ACT representative team, as they are unable to meet the financial requirements of competing.
- The Scholarship Fund is open to applications from students travelling interstate to attend a School Sport Australia Championship. Students attending an ACT hosted Championship are not eligible.
- To be considered, each application must be endorsed and signed by the student’s Principal. This will include a confirmation of enrolment status, attendance and endorsement for each applicant.
- To be eligible to apply, the applicant must be able to demonstrate financial need by providing evidence, of a minimum of ONE, of the listed items.
- In its inaugural year, the fund will support 25 Scholarships of $500 each.
- Assessment of applications and the allocation of funds are to be spread across the year so students from all 17 sports have fair access to assistance.
Central Hockey Club is looking for new players this year in our teams, particularly U13 girls. We have places for players in all junior teams.
We are a family friendly and orientated club with experienced coaches for our juniors.
If your daughter is interested in trying hockey please email Kelly at girls@centralhockey.org
Training for U13 is Tuesday 5-6pm at the Lyneham Hockey centre and they play Sundays. Most junior girls team play Saturday mornings and train either Tues or Wed 5-6pm at the hockey centre.
If your son is interested please email boys@centralhockey.org. Most of the boys teams play on Sunday mornings and train at the hockey centre at Lyneham too.
If you have a U9 or U7 child who is keen to play they train and play at Nichols on Saturday mornings. Please email hookin2hockey@centralhockey.org
